What is cartoon cat Garfield’s favourite food?

Garfield's Love For Food In Comic Strips (PHOTOS) | The Huffington Post Garfield's Love For Food In Comic Strips (PHOTOS) 09/17/2013 09:19 am ET | Updated Sep 20, 2013 2.3k There are a lot of reasons Garfield is one of our favorite cartoon characters: his unique humor , the relationship he shares with his human, Jon, and the help he has offered in understanding our own felines . But most of all, we love Garfield for the way he is not afraid to declare his love for food. Known for being a slightly overweight and somewhat lazy cat , Garfield embraces his figure and the enormous amounts of food he is prone to consuming. Some of his favorite meals include lasagna, hamburgers, doughnuts and cake -- basically the well-balanced diet of champions. We collected 20 comic strips that best illustrate Garfield's not-so-hidden feelings on food, and we love him even more after compiling the below list. All comics courtesy of Garfield.com . 1


Which post in the UK did Rowan Williams take up in February 2003?

Rowan Williams: UK 'needs to do more for refugees', says former archbishop - BBC News BBC News Rowan Williams: UK 'needs to do more for refugees', says former archbishop 19 June 2016 Close share panel Image copyright PA Image caption Dr Williams was appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002, standing down in 2012 The UK government needs to do more to respond to the refugee crisis, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said. Dr Williams, who is now the chairman of the charity Christian Aid, said the rhetoric in the media which suggested the UK was "full" was "unfounded". "The UK must not turn a blind eye to this crisis. We must do more," he said. The government said it had pledged to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 - and about 1,600 had already arrived. Dr Williams, who made his comments ahead of Refugee Week which begins on Monday, said the refugee crisis was the biggest displacement of people to Europe since the Second World War. "Desperate people who have been driven out of their homes by war are being forced to make dangerous journeys in search of sanctuary. Yet many countries are closing their borders and putting up barbed wire," he said. "The UK must not turn a blind eye to this crisis. We can and must do more to respond." 'Welcoming strangers' He said the UK had a proud history of offering refuge to those in need, welcoming Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s and Kosovan refugees in the late 1990s. "The rhetoric in the media is one that suggests that the UK is 'full', and that those arriving on our shores are a drain on our economy," he said. "Not only are these assertions unfounded, but they fail to recognise the positive, life-affirming contributions that generations of refugees have made to British society - and that we ourselves are changed by welcoming the stranger." Image copyright AP Dr Williams, who was appointed the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002 and stood down in 2012, said the charity Christian Aid was founded on the belief that "all people would live together as neighbours". The charity wants the government to take on "far higher" numbers of refugees and accelerate the resettlement of the 20,000 Syrian refugees it has agreed to accept. Syria has been embroiled in a bloody armed conflict for nearly five years. More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed, and 11 million displaced from their homes - more than four million have already left the country. Vulnerable children A Home Office spokesman said: "Last month the UK announced we will resettle unaccompanied migrant children registered in Greece, Italy or France before 20 March, where this is in their best interests. "It will mean the UK can focus on the most vulnerable children already in Europe - without encouraging more to make the journey. "This builds on the further announcement that 3,000 vulnerable children and family members will be resettled direct from the Middle East and North Africa." Syrian refugees are arriving in the UK under the government's Vulnerable Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme . The Home Office also highlighted the fact that the government had pledged £2.3bn in humanitarian aid to Syria and its neighbouring countries. Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme "Paperwork" is completed before the refugees arrive. Prioritises women and children at risk, people in need of medical attention and survivors of torture and violence. All refugees settled under the scheme have undergone a two-step security screening process. People under the scheme will have access to housing, medical care and education, and they can work. The Home Office provides funding of at least £10,000 per refugee for the first year. Refugees taken into the UK under the scheme granted five years' humanitarian protection which includes access to public funds, the labour market and the possibility of family reunion , if a person was separated from their partner or child when leaving their country. After those five years they can apply to settle in the UK . A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant


The Fountain of Wealth is in which Asian city?

Fountain of Wealth (Singapore): Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor Neighborhood Profile Marina Bay More of a mini city than a neighborhood in the traditional sense, the iconic Marina Bay aims to dazzle and entertain visitors of all kinds. This is the Singapore found in glossy brochures, featuring a world-class hotel, casino, shops, restaurants, bars, and other attractions all geared towards pure entertainment. The SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands provides a stunning view of the city, a must-see photo opportunity for visitors and locals alike. The ArtScience Museum always has a top-quality exhibition, and Gardens by the Bay is a fascinating manifestation of the government’s vision of Singapore as a “city in a garden”. Enticing Marina Bay is well worth a visit.


In cooking which herb is traditionally used to make Bernaise Sauce?

Béarnaise Sauce Béarnaise Sauce by James Peterson from Fine Cooking Issue 36 Last Edit Date:        3/6/2013 4:18:45 PM To make béarnaise sauce, you use the same technique as for hollandaise sauce , replacing the lemon juice with a reduction of wine, vinegar, shallots, and tarragon. more about: 1/4 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar 4 large sprigs fresh tarragon Salt to taste 10 oz. (2-1/2 sticks) good-quality unsalted butter 3 large egg yolks 3 Tbs. water Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste To make the reduction: Combine the shallots, wine, vinegar, peppercorns, and tarragon in a heavy-based saucepan and simmer over medium high until 2 Tbs. of liquid remains. Strain and discard the solids. To make the sauce: In a heavy-based saucepan, melt the butter. Simmer it rapidly for at least 10 minutes.; the water will evaporate and the milk solids will coagulate on the bottom and sides of the pan. Let the melted butter sit for a few minutes so the solids will fall to the bottom. Skim off the foam on top and then either decant the golden liquid, leaving the solids behind, or pour the melted butter through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Put the eggs and water in a Windsor pan (a saucepan with sloped sides) or in a heavy-duty metal mixing bowl (you'll have to hold it by one edge with a kitchen towel over the burner). Off the heat, whisk the eggs and water for 30 seconds, whipping in lots of air. Cook the sabayon over very low heat, whisking constantly and scraping the bowl, until thick and voluminous. The whisk will leave tracks that hold for a few seconds. At this point, take it off the heat and whisk rapidly for 30 seconds to cool it slightly. Add the clarified butter a little at a time, whisking constantly. Be sure the butter isn't too hot or it will break the emulsion. To finish the sauce is done, whisk in 1 Tbs. of the reduction (or more to taste). Season with salt and pepper. Stir in finely chopped tarragon, if you like. Photo: Scott Phillips


British singer Stuart Goddard is better known by what name?

Adam Ant - Singer - Biography.com Adam Ant Adam Ant came to fame in the early 1980s as the lead singer of the New Wave band Adam and the Ants. IN THESE GROUPS quotes “I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.” “I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music. Because for a time there, it was like the Alamo. It really was. It got a bit sticky.” Adam Ant Synopsis Born in 1954, Stuart Goddard, also known as Adam Ant, started playing music while at art school in the 1970s. He eventually formed Adam and the Ants, a wildly successful New Wave band that featured Adam as the frontman. After the group's breakup in 1982, Ant went on to have a mixed solo career while also battling depression and a bipolar condition. He made his return to music in 2013 with Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying The Gunner's Daughter followed by Bravest of the Brave in 2016. Ant began touring again as well in support of his new work. Early Years A post-punk, New Wave superstar, Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant, was born on November 3, 1954 in London, England. An only child, his parents, Leslie Goddard and Betty Kathleen Smith, divorced when he was 7 years old. Troubled by the divorce and affected by his father's alcoholism and abusive nature, Goddard struggled in school and flashed his own temper, until a teacher took him under his wing and introduced him to the arts. Able to turn around his academic performance, Goddard graduated with high marks and enrolled at the prestigious Hornsey College of Art, where he planned to study graphic design. While at Hornsey, Goddard met and fell in love with a fellow student, Carol Mills. By this time, he had jumped into music, playing bass for a band called Bazooka Joe. To support her young husband, Carol designed rubber outfits for him, an idea that Goddard had picked up from fetish magazines. But confusion greeted Goddard at college. He was unsure whether he should study art or music, and he was confused about his marriage. In his final year of college, he became anorexic. "I just didn't eat," he later said. "I wasn't attempting to slim, I was attempting to kill myself." After overdosing on pills, Goddard was committed to a mental hospital in London. Upon his release, he changed his name to Adam Ant; Carol, who was entrusted to take care of Ant, became known as Eve. But their marriage was on the rocks, and in 1976, the couple divorced. Adam and the Ants Committed to making music, Ant reconnected with a few former band mates after his release from the hospital and formed a new band, at first called The Ants. Later they renamed themselves, Adam and the Ants. While the band's original incarnation proved to be a flop, after a reshuffling of the lineup, the Ants, backed by the playing of new guitar player, Marco Pirroni, rose to the top of the charts, first in Britain and later, America. The group's two albums, Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980) and Prince Charming (1982) that produced an astounding 16 hits and sole more than 15 million records. In 1981 alone,  the Ants had an astonishing seven singles, including Stand and Deliver, in the UK  top 40 at the same time. As their popularity crossed the Atlantic, Adam, donning David Hemmings' jacket from the 1968 film, The Charge of the Light Brigade, and a white stripe across his face, became the face of New Wave music. The theatrical band arrived in New York by sailing up the Hudson River on a replica 18th century schooner. Ant embraced his celebrity with a deep commitment to his work and a zero-tolerance policy toward drug use. If he caught bandmates taking drugs, he fired them. Soon, however, the grind of touring—the group performed 300 gigs a year—took its toll, and in early 1982, Ant broke up the band. Later Career In 1982, Ant released his first solo album, Friend or Foe. Though Ant anticipated a successful solo career, the record and his subsequent work, including the albums Manners and Physique (1990) and Wonderful (1995), failed to match his earlier success. Shortly after 1985's Live Aid concert, Ant distinguis


On which part of the body would a piece of armour called a brassard be worn?

Armor Glossary Armor Glossary July 27, 2013, 12:27 am 2.5k Views A Ailette A flat plate of leather or parchment which tied to the point of the shoulder. Worn between 1250-1350 to display the owner’s coat of arms. Aketon A padded and quilted garment, usually of linen, worn under or instead of plate or mail. Almain Rivet A munition-grade half-armor imported from Germany in the early 16th Century. Anime Splinted armor of overlapped horizontal plates for the torso. Armet Originating in the fifteenth century, a helmet of Italian origin consisting a skull, two hinged cheek pieces which lock at the front, and a visor. Arming doublet Quilted garment worn under armor from the early fifteenth century, equipped with points to attach mail gussets and pieces of armor. See also arming points. Arming points Ties (usually of flax or twine) by which armor was secured in place to the arming doublet. See also arming doublet. Aventail A curtain of mail attached by means of vervelles around the base of a helmet (typically the bascinet), protecting the neck and covering the shoulders. See also bascinet, vervelles. B Piece of plate armor protecting the back half of the torso. Banded Maille A largely discounted Victorian concept of maille with leather “bands” woven through it. The origin of the term seems to stem from misinterpretations of artistic shortcuts in representing maille armor in illustrations and effigies. See also maille. Barbote A high bevor with a falling lame containing eyeslits; used in Spain. See also bevor. Barbute Also called barbut, barbuta. An open-faced, usually shoulder-length Italian helmet, made in one piece, with a T-shaped face opening. Barbuta is the Italian term. A Bard A full horse armor, which could include a crinet, crupper, flanchard, peytral, shaffron. Bascinet, Basinet An open-faced helmet with a globular or conical skull enclosing the sides of the face and neck. Usually worn with and aventail, and occasionally a visor. See also aventail, hunskull, visor. Bellows Visor A modern term for a visor with horizontal ridges, such as on ‘Maximilian’ German fluted armors of the early sixteenth century. Besagew Defensive circular plate suspended over the wearer’s armpit. Bevor Also called bavier or buffe. A chin-shaped defense for the lower face, incorporating a gorget plate. The buffe was an early sixteenth century variant, worn strapped to an open-faced helmet such as the burgonet. Birnie Also called byrnie. A mail shirt. See also hauberk. Bishop’s Mantle Modern term for the cape of mail worn (largely in Germany) in the early sixteenth century. Blueing An oxidized blue surface on plate armor, produced through heat treatment. Bouche The notch cut in the top (dexter) corner of a shield, to rest the lance when jousting. Bracer Early fourteenth century form of defence for the lower arm; also a term for an archer’s arm guard to protect the forearm from the bowstring. Breast Plate Piece of armor that protects the front of the torso. Breaths Holes or slits in the visor of a helmet or the lames of a falling buff or bevor, for ventilation; also usually permitting a degree of extra vision. Brigandine A flexible body defence consisting of a large number of metal plates riveted inside a cloth covering. Buckler Small round shield carried by infantry. Buffe see bevor and falling buffe. Burgonet A light, open-faced helmet popular in the sixteenth century as an alternative to the close-helmet for light cavalry. It was usually furnished with a peak over the brow, a combed skull, and hinged ear pieces. The face opening could be closed with the addition of a falling buffe. Byrnie C Cabacete A type of Spanish war hat (popular thoughout fifteenth century Europe) with a turned-down brim and an almond-shaped skull ending in a stalk. See also morion. Cabasset see aventail. Cannon Individual plate armor defence, of tubular form, for the upper and lower arm. See also vambrace and rerebrace. Case-hardening A method (described in the twelth century treatise ‘De Diversis Atibus’ by Theophilus the Monk) for surface hardening wrought iron(or low ca


An autotonsorialist is a person who cuts their own what?

Expert tips on cutting your own hair - NY Daily News If you're tempted to cut your own hair, be sure to follow our experts' tips Expert tips on cutting your own hair If you’re not careful when you cut your own hair, you could run into problems. (VladimirFLoyd/Getty Images/iStockphoto) NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, July 13, 2014, 2:00 AM Dame Helen Mirren hacks at her own hair — something many New York women have been tempted to do, especially during hot, humid months. And it almost always ends in disaster. “I can’t handle going to the hairdresser every six weeks, so I only go about once a year,” Mirren, 68, tells the August issue of Redbook magazine. “In between, I get out the scissors and do something, usually rather disastrously. “Sometimes I’ll even chop my hair the morning of a big red carpet event.” If you’re a woman, chances are you’ve done the same at at some point in your life — often resulting in tears and a swift trip to the hairdresser for a fix-up. “I thought I could pull it off,” says Linda Charles, from the Bronx. “It was like a bad buzz cut from the Army. I went into hiding. I would never do it again.” Katherine White, 22, of the Upper East Side, cuts her own hair often. “It was at college and I didn’t want to spend money,” she says. “Sometimes it’s a little screwy in the back.” Don’t expect perfection" “People can cut their own hair as long as the end goal isn’t a perfect, crisp, polished look." You get what you pay for. But with summer here, some gals just want to get their hair out of their face as soon as possible, and can’t always wait for a salon appointment. If you’re going to chop your own locks, follow these tips from the experts. ----- Don’t wet your hair: Cut it while it’s dry. Most stylists agree. Helen Mirren says she sometimes resorts to cutting her own hair, even before red-carpet events. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images) Use tiny scissors: Forget about professional haircutting shears. “Use something like cuticle scissors or baby nail-trimming shears, with very small blades,” says Donna Williams, stylist at Tomahawk Salon in Bushwick. “You don’t want a professional scissor — that blade is too long to control what you’re doing.” Be realistic: Don’t expect perfection. “People can cut their own hair as long as the end goal isn’t a perfect, crisp, polished look,” says Michael Angelo, founder of Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor in the West Village. Don’t cut while tipsy: You’ll need steady hands and good judgment. Angelo, who’s done his share of fix-ups, says many disasters occur when the self-stylist has had a few glasses of wine. “We should always do things like this when we’re stone-cold sober,” he says. Cut only what you can see : Don’t try to use a mirror for trimming the back. “Never,” says Donna Williams of Tomahawk Salon in Bushwick. “If you can’t pull the hair around and look at those ends, then don’t try to cut it.” Keep your style. “Don’t try to re-do a haircut,” or invent a new one at home, Williams says. “You don’t ever want to take on layers yourself.” Basic maintenance is what you’re looking for. Do the twist: Beauty blogger Nuccia Ardagna did a YouTube tutorial on trimming split ends yourself. The technique involves tightly coiling dry one-inch sections of hair around your own index finger. Any ends that pop up when you’re done twisting are split ends — trim them off. When you trim your own hair, experts says it’s best to do it with small scissors, when you’re sober, and when the hair is dry. (Goodshoot/Getty Images) ----- TRIMMING YOUR BANGS Aim high: For cutting bangs, point the end of the scissors towards the ceiling, not straight across, for a softer look, says Angelo. Pull it together: With dry hair, “Pull your bangs down, then twist them all together, and then you cut it — the whole section,” says Jessica Ruby Whalen, stylist at Fringe on the Lower East Side. Just the basics: If you want to do something “really specialized” — like supershort baby bangs, or a blunt cut — don’t try this at home, advises Williams. - with Jenna O’Donnell


What is the name of the stainless steel sculpture, by William Pye, in London’s Greenland Dock?

Links with Hidden Text Descriptions Top of Page Foreword The practical     issues embodied in the regeneration of London Docklands inevitably meant     that the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) had to concentrate     on the major elements - transport and access issues, physical regeneration     in the form of new commercial and residential developments, environmental     improvements and so on. As part of this process of change, the LDDC also     had to take into account issues involving the community and the impact     of these changes for people living, working and visiting the area. Quality     of life became another significant factor and the role of the arts as     a force for regeneration increased in importance. In the early years, this role was undervalued, but it     came to be understood as a strong and positive influence particularly     during the last ten years of the LDDC remit. The arts were able to provide     links between the many elements in a number of ways, providing performance     space and venues; improving the environment with public art; encouraging     co-operation between local authorities, the LDDC and the arts funding     bodies; introducing new organisations into the area; fostering ideas and     cross-cultural understanding through education and training programmes     and assisting community initiatives. Attention was drawn to the Docklands     area by the use of high-profile international events. The beauty and use     of existing warehouses and other buildings were as important as developing     new spaces. The use of arts and other events helped to generate interest     in the area, reassure organisations contemplating relocation and generate     a sense of pride in the place. Over recent years, there has been an underlying determination     to provide a legacy from the arts, both physical and structural. The LDDC     has used its resources to pump-prime activities so that there is a good     chance for continuation of funding and activities in the area long after     the LDDC has ceased operating. The results are encouraging. This monograph, by the well known arts writer Robert     Maycock, can only provide an overview of the role the arts played in the     regeneration of London Docklands between 1981 and 1998 but the evidence     is there for all to see. The redevelopment of the Docklands area was one     of world's largest regeneration projects; the use of the arts can be identified     as a key factor in that process. LDDC March 1998 Top of Page Introduction Like the regeneration of London Docklands itself, the     London Docklands Development Corporation's (LDDC) arts programme has all     the elements of a great adventure. It comes to an end with a tantalising     mix of proven achievements and continuing business. It leaves a permanent     mark on the physical environment and a still-changing one on the cultural     map. While     the LDDC's arts activities began with undeniable vision and enthusiasm,     acknowledgment of the full benefits of regeneration took time to take     root within mainstream policy. In the process the programme's goals slowly     evolved from a means of showcasing the area's potential into one of the mainstays of the regeneration process, the prime vehicle for enhancing     cultural life in the new community. A whole spectrum of attitudes and agendas, put into action     over a decade and more, ensured that the activity covered a far wider     range than any one impresario or arts mandarin could have achieved. The programme had several strands: public art, an incentive     and development scheme, finding new uses for old buildings, capital projects     and education and training. Sculptures and specially commissioned street     furniture sprang up in almost any style from user-friendly realism that     give


Who is generally credited with building the first reflecting telescope?

Who Invented the Telescope? Who Invented the Telescope? By Lauren Cox, SPACE.com Contributor | July 13, 2013 11:40am ET MORE The telescope is one of humankind's most important inventions. The simple device that made far away things look near gave observers a new perspective. When curious men pointed the spyglass toward the sky, our view of Earth and our place in the universe changed forever. But who invented the telescope? The answer remains a mystery today. It is highly probable that as glassmaking and lens-grinding techniques improved in the late 1500s, someone held up two lenses and discovered what they could do. Hans Lippershey, credited with invention of the telescope. Credit: Public domain The first person to apply for a patent for a telescope was a Dutch eyeglass maker named Hans Lippershey (or Lipperhey). In 1608, Lippershey tried to lay claim on a device with three-times magnification. His telescope had a concave eyepiece aligned with a convex objective lens. One story goes that he got the idea for his design after observing two children in his shop holding up two lenses that made a distant weather vane appear close. Others charged at the time that he stole the design from another eyeglass maker, Zacharias Jansen. Jansen and Lippershey lived in the same town and both worked on making optical instruments. Scholars generally argue, however, that there is no real evidence that Lippershey did not develop his telescope independently. Lippershey, therefore, gets the credit for the telescope, because of the patent application, while Jansen is credited with inventing the compound microscope. Both appear to have contributed to the development of both instruments. Compounding the confusion, yet another Dutchman, Jacob Metius, applied for a patent for a telescope a few weeks after Lippershey. The government of the Netherlands eventually turned down both applications because of the counterclaims. Also, officials said, the device was easy to reproduce, making it difficult to patent. In the end, Metius got a small reward, but the government paid Lippershey a handsome fee to make copies of his telescope. A 1754 painting by H.J. Detouche shows Galileo Galilei displaying his telescope to Leonardo Donato and the Venetian Senate. Credit: Public domain Enter Galileo In 1609, Galileo Galilei heard about the "Dutch perspective glasses" and within days had designed one of his own — without ever seeing one. He made some improvements on his initial design and presented his device to the Venetian Senate. The Senate, in turn, set him up for life as a lecturer at the University of Padua and doubled his salary, according to Stillman Drake in his book "Galileo at Work: His Scientific Biography" (Courier Dover Publications, 2003). Galileo's ink renderings of the moon: the first telescopic observations of a celestial object. Credit: NASA Galileo was the first to point a telescope skyward. He was able to make out mountains and craters on the moon, as well as a ribbon of diffuse light arching across the sky — the Milky Way . He also discovered the sun had sunspots, and Jupiter had its own set of moons . The British ethnographer and mathematician Thomas Harriot also used a spyglass to observe the moon. Harriot became famous for his travels to the early settlements in Virginia to detail resources there. His August 1609 drawings of the moon predate Galileo's, but were never published. The more he looked, the more Galileo was convinced of the sun-centered Copernican model of the planets. Galileo wrote a book “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican” and dedicated it to the Pope Urban VIII. But his ideas were considered heretical, and Galileo was called to appear before the inquisition in Rome in 1633. He struck a plea bargain and was sentenced to house arrest where he continued to work and write until his death in 1642. Elsewhere in Europe, scientists began improving the telescope. Johannes Kepler studied the optics and designed a telescope with two convex lenses, which made the images appear upside down. Working fr


Persephone is the Greek goddess of which season?

Persephone, Queen of the Underworld - Greeka.com Myths Persephone, Queen of the Underworld The story of Persephone, the sweet daughter of goddess Demeter who was kidnapped by Hades and later became the Queen of the Underworld, is known all over the world. It is actually the way of the ancient Greeks to explain the change of the seasons, the eternal cycle of the Nature's death and rebirth. Persephone is understood in people's mind as a naive little girl who flows between the protection of the mother and the love of her husband. The myth of Persephone was very popular in the ancient times and it is said that her story was represented in the Eleusinian Mysteries, the great private and secret celebrations of ancient Greece. Want to discover more myths? Discover the myth of Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld The abduction from Hades According to Greek Mythology, Persephone, the queen of the underworld, was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. She was also called Kore, which means "maiden" and grew up to be a lovely girl attracting the attention of many gods. However, Demeter had an obsessed love for her only daughter and kept all men away from her. The most persisting suitor of Persephone was Hades, the god of the Underworld. He was a hard, middle-aged man, living in the dark, among the shadows of the Dead. But his heart softened when he saw Persephone and was amazed by his youth, beauty and freshness. When he asked Demeter to marry her daughter, Demeter got furious and said there wasn't the slightest chance for that to happen. Hades was heart-broken and decided to get Persephone no matter what. One day, while the young girl was playing and picking flowers along with her friends in a valley, she beheld the most enchanting narcissus she had ever seen. As she stooped down to pick the flower, the earth beneath her feet suddenly cleaved open and through the gap Hades himself came out on his chariot with black horses. Hades grabbed the lovely maiden before she could scream for help and descended into his underworld kingdom while the gap in the earth closed after them. Desperately looking for Persephone The other girls had not seen anything because everything happened very quickly. They didn't have a clue for the sudden disappearance of Persephone. The whole incident, however, had been witnessed by Zeus, father of the maiden and brother of the abductor, as well as by Helios, god of the Sun. Zeus decided to keep silent about the whole thing to prevent a fight with his brother while Helios wisely thought it better not to get involved in anything that didn't concern him. A distraught and heartbroken Demeter wandered the earth looking for her daughter until her good friend Hecate, goddess of wilderness and childbirth, advised her to seek for the help of Helios, the all-seeing Sun god, in order to find her daughter. Helios felt sorry for Demeter, who was crying and pleading him to help her. Thus she revealed her that Persephone had been kidnapped by Hades. When she heard that, Demeter got angry and wanted to take revenge but Helios suggested that it was not such a bad thing for Persephone to be the wife of Hades and queen of the dead. Trying to find a solution Demeter, however, could not let it gone. She was furious at this insult and deeply believed that Hades, who after all had only dead people for company, was not the right husband for her sweet daughter. She also got angry at Zeus for not having revealed this to her. To punish gods and to grief, Demeter decided to take a long and indefinite leave from her duties as the goddess of harvest and fertility, with devastating consequences. The earth began to dry up,harvests failed, plants lost their fruitfulness, animals were dying for lack of food and famine spread to the whole earth, resulting in untold misery. The cries of the people who were suffering reached Olympus and the divine ears of Zeus. The mighty god finally realized that if he wouldn't do something about his wife's wrath, all humanity would disappear. Thus he tried to find another solu


The Prince Edward Islands in the Indian ocean are part of which country?

Prince Edward Island | island, South Africa | Britannica.com Prince Edward Island Saint Paul Island Prince Edward Island, one of the two Prince Edward Islands (the other being Marion Island ) in the southern Indian Ocean . The subantarctic island lies about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southeast of Cape Town and 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Marion Island and covers an area of 18 square miles (47 square km). Discovered in January 1772 by the French explorer Marion du Fresne, the island was given its present name by the British navigator James Cook , who explored the area in 1776. In the 19th and 20th centuries it was frequented by whaling ships and seal hunters. South Africa claimed the island in 1947, annexing it in 1948. Prince Edward Island is volcanic in origin. It has steep escarpments on its northwest and southwest coasts, rising to 2,370 feet (722 m) in the centre of the island. The climate is cool and stormy; dominant westerly winds bring heavy rain (on an average of 300 days a year) and snow. The mean annual temperature is 40° F (4.4° C); yearly rainfall averages 100 inches (2,500 mm). Plants include the Kerguelen cabbage, peculiar to that part of the world. The island is uninhabited except for occasional biological research teams. Learn More in these related articles:


Steve Halliwell plays which character in the UK television soap ‘Emmerdale’?

Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell - I want Zak and Lisa to get back together - Spoilers! Emmerdale star Steve Halliwell - I want Zak and Lisa to get back together Is there going to be a Dingle reunion? ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW By David Brown Tuesday 2 August 2016 at 8:13AM Emmerdale stalwart Steve Halliwell as admitted that he wants to see his character Zak Dingle reunited with ex-wife Lisa. "It's because of the long tradition of the Dingles and the fact that Zak and Lisa were a symbol of loyalty and family values," says the actor. "It's what the viewers would like. And it's what I would like too." Next week's episodes of the ITV soap will see Zak's wedding day to Joanie arrive, but Halliwell says that he's still getting flak from fans about him having split from Lisa in the first place: "People do shout out at me, 'what are you doing, you naughty man? Get back with Lisa!' And I tell them that's in the hands of the writers. I don't know whether he will get back with her, but I think he could. Viewers say to me that Joanie's all right, but she's not Lisa." And regular Emmerdale watches might just get the first sign of any reconciliation in an upcoming episode when Zak learns that Lisa isn't coping well with the idea of her ex marrying another woman. "Because Lisa’s been quite kind about the wedding and has even wished them luck, Zak assumes she’s dealing with it well. "And when he finds out that she’s not, he feels he has to tell her that he’ll always be there for her if she needs her." So could this be a hint of a Zak and Lisa reunion? You'll have to watch all the drama on next week's Emmerdale to find out! You can watch a 60-second rundown of next week's episodes of Emmerdale below And visit our dedicated  Emmerdale page  for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers


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In which country were the first Olympic Games held in the Southern Hemisphere?

Why Winter Olympics Bypass the Southern Hemisphere Why Winter Olympics Bypass the Southern Hemisphere By Laura Poppick, Live Science Contributor | February 5, 2014 04:54pm ET MORE The Northern Hemisphere has considerably more landmass, and more people, than the Southern Hemisphere does. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC Of the 22 Winter Olympics that have been held since 1924, none have been hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. Nearly the same is true of the Summer Olympics — only two games have been held down south, both in Australia (1956 and 2000), though the 2016 games are scheduled for Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. A number of factors play into the Northern Hemisphere's  grip on the games, including various political and socio-economic reasons: Lots of financial resources go into planning and holding the games, and many of the world's wealthiest nations are located in the Northern Hemisphere. This year's Sochi Games are expected to cost Russia more than $50 billion — a bill that not many countries would be able or willing to foot. But in the case of the Winter Olympics , geology and climate also play major roles in the northern monopoly. [ Images: World's Snow Cover Seen from Space ] "To have a Winter Olympics, you need a place with snow," Richard Seager, a geologist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in New York, told Live Science. "In the Southern Hemisphere, that would pretty much limit you to the Andes." That is, of course, excluding Antarctica , which receives plenty of snow, but has too extreme an environment to hold the Olympics. Chart shows average high and low temperatures of Olympics sites since 1924. Credit: by Ross Toro, Infographics Artist The Northern Hemisphere has greater snow accumulation rates than the Southern Hemisphere because more landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere are located at high latitudes, and therefore receive less direct sunlight in the winter and become colder — and more snow-prone — than landmasses in the Southern Hemisphere. Land in the Southern Hemisphere is concentrated closer to the equator, where more direct sunlight increases heat and lowers the chances of snow accumulation. Still, other Southern Hemisphere locations get a fair amount of snow, including parts of southern Australia and New Zealand. But Australian snowfall is not consistent enough for the games, and New Zealand is a small country that is relatively isolated and difficult to get to — though it could feasibly be a good candidate in the future, Seager said. In addition to its high latitudes, land in the Northern Hemisphere is also simply more abundant than land in the Southern Hemisphere, which affects regional and global climate patterns in a way that can slightly favor snowfall in the north. "Northern Hemisphere winters do tend to be cold and snowy since the large landmasses — away from the moderating influences of the ocean — tend to get very cold," Seager said. Snowfall requires both cold air and moisture, Seager pointed out. "The large ocean areas in the Southern Hemisphere prevent winter from getting too cold, except in Antarctica. Hence, the snow falls in high and cold places — the Andes and the New Zealand Alps — where there is also abundant moisture supply from the ocean." Seager listed Chile and New Zealand as the two most feasible candidates to host the Winter Olympics in the future. Follow Laura Poppick on Twitter . Follow us @livescience , Facebook  & Google+ . Original article on  Live Science . Editor's Recommendations


How many players are on the field in a rugby union team?

How many players are on a rugby team? | Reference.com How many players are on a rugby team? A: Quick Answer In rugby, each team has 15 players on the field and seven substitutes. Rugby is closely related to soccer and American football. Full Answer In 1823, a school in Rugby, England created a modified version of football, the precursor to soccer and American football. In 1871, the Rugby Football Union was formed, and in 1886, the International Rugby Football Board established some rules for the sport. Rugby was recognized as a professional sport in 1995. Rugby is similar to soccer and American football, as it is played on a grass field with a goal on each end. It begins with a kick-off, and the ball can be passed only laterally or backwards. The ball can be kicked, and tackling is permitted. Scoring is called a "try" and is executed much like a touchdown. Rugby sevens is another form of rugby in which each team has seven players.


Mittwoch is German for which day of the week?

Learn About Months, Dates, Seasons, and Days in German By Hyde Flippo Updated August 01, 2016. After studying this lesson, you'll be able to: (1) say the days and months in German, (2) express calendar dates, (3) talk about the seasons and (4) talk about dates and deadlines (Termine) in German. Luckily, because they are based on Latin, the English and German words for the months are almost identical. The days in many cases are also similar because of a common Germanic heritage. Most of the days bear the names of Teutonic gods in both languages. For example, the Germanic god of war and thunder, Thor, lends his name to both English Thursday and German Donnerstag (thunder = Donner). The German Days of the Week (Tage der Woche) Let's start with the days of the week (Tage der Woche). Most of the days in German end in the word (der) Tag, just as the English days end in "day." The German week (and calendar) starts with Monday (Montag) rather than Sunday. Each day is shown with its common two-letter abbreviation. Tage der Woche "sun day"   The seven days of the week are masculine (der) since they usually end in -tag (der Tag). The two exceptions, Mittwoch and Sonnabend, are also masculine. Note that there are two words for Saturday. Samstag is used in most of Germany, in Austria, and in German Switzerland. Sonnabend ("Sunday eve") is used in eastern Germany and roughly north of the city of Münster in northern Germany. So, in Hamburg, Rostock, Leipzig or Berlin, it's Sonnabend; in Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich or Vienna "Saturday" is Samstag. Both words for "Saturday" are understood all over the German-speaking world, but you should try to use the one most common in the region you're in. Note the two-letter abbreviation for each of the days (Mo, Di, Mi, etc.). These are used on calendars, schedules and German/Swiss watches that indicate the day and date. Using Prepositional Phrases With Days of the Week To say "on Monday" or "on Friday" you use the prepositional phrase am Montag or am Freitag. (The word am is actually a contraction of an and dem, the dative form of der. More about that below.) Here are some commonly used phrases for the days of the week: Day Phrases der EXAMPLES: am Dienstag (on Tuesday, dative), jeden Tag (every day, accusative) NOTE: The masculine (der) and neuter (das) make the same changes (look the same) in the dative case. Adjectives or numbers used in the dative will have an -en ending: am sechsten April. Now we want to apply the information in the chart above. When we use the prepositions an (on) and in (in) with days, months or dates, they take the dative case. Days and months are masculine, so we end up with a combination of an or in plus dem, which equals am or im. To say "in May" or "in November" you use the prepositional phrase im Mai or im November. However, some date expressions that do not use prepositions (jeden Dienstag, letzten Mittwoch) are in the accusative case. The Months (Die Monate) The months are all masculine gender (der). There are two words used for July. Juli (YOO-LEE) is the standard form, but German-speakers often say Julei (YOO-LYE) to avoid confusion with Juni- in much the same way that zwo is used for zwei.     The Four Seasons (Die vier Jahreszeiten) The seasons are all masculine gender (except for das Frühjahr, another word for spring). The months for each season above are, of course, for the northern hemisphere where Germany and the other German-speaking countries lie. When speaking of a season in general ("Autumn is my favorite season."), in German you almost always use the article: "Der Herbst ist meine Lieblingsjahreszeit." The adjectival forms shown below translate as "springlike, springy," "summerlike" or "autumnal, falllike" (sommerliche Temperaturen = "summerlike/summery temperatures"). In some cases, the noun form is used as a prefix, as in die Winterkleidung = "winter clothing" or die Sommermonate = "the summer months." The prepositional phrase im (in dem) is used for all the seasons when you want to say, for instance, "in (the) spring" (im Frühling). This is the same a


What is the name of the Indian python in Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’?

The Jungle Book Essay - Critical Essays - eNotes.com The Jungle Book Essay - Critical Essays link Link Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Books in Vermont, where snow sometimes accumulated in drifts as high as the window sill. Usually classified as literature for children, the Jungle Books have many characteristics common to fiction written for children and young adults. The primary characters are children or animals, and the language, content, length of stories, and readability levels are suitable for young readers. All the stories show animals in an ordered existence, with a society, language, and law of their own. Humans often figure as authority and power figures, and within the animal world the larger and stronger animals dominate. Kipling’s work kept alive the magic and mystery that characterized the age of the British Empire. Critics estimate that Mowgli would have been born around 1860, and the stories take place from that time through the following seventeen years. The Jungle Books tell of a world full of grandiose events, deadly enemies, parents who are humans, and parent surrogates who are animals. Mowgli’s world is filled with father figures: Kaa the python, Bagheera the panther, Baloo the bear, Father Wolf, and Hathi the elephant. Women are relegated to the background and play less heroic roles. Mowgli’s stories are by far the most popular tales of the Jungle Books. Mowgli reappears in the story “In the Rukh” published in 1896 and included in some later editions of the Jungle Books. In this story, Mowgli is a grown man and marries the daughter of Abdul Gafur. In the Jungle Books, the stories of Mowgli’s jungle adventures are complete: The first book begins with baby Mowgli being nursed by wolves, and the second ends with Mowgli leaving the jungle. “In the Rukh” brings the Mowgli story full circle by showing Mowgli’s son playing with wolves.


Which word is used for the score of zero in a game of tennis?

Why is a score of 0 called 'Love' in tennis and other racquet games? - Quora Quora Sports Why is a score of 0 called "Love" in tennis and other racquet games? Tennis, Badminton, Table tennis, Squash (not exhaustive list) all these games start at "Love all" and a player remains in love until he scores a point. At the same time this type of scoring is mainly in racquet games. If Brazil wins Spain 3-0 its called "Three nil" and not "Three Love" What is the association of Love with no score and racquet games. Written Jun 23, 2013 Great question. The actual origin of the word "love" in racket sports is disputed. It was likely from French origin, and the most widely accepted theory is that it derives from the French word for an egg ( l'ouef ), because an egg looks like the number zero. This is similar to the origin of the term 'duck in cricket, as in a duck's egg, which implies that the batsman got out without scoring. "Love" might also derive from l'heure "the hour" in French, or come from the Dutch expression iets voor lof doen, meaning to do something for praise, and not for monetary benefit. Another theory on the origins of the use of love comes from the acceptance that, at the start of a match, when the scores are still zero, the players still have "love for each other." Written Nov 30, 2015 Many of the words used in Tennis today came from French Language. The word Love (for zero score) comes from French word l'oeuf - which means egg which is the shape of zero. The word Tennis itself originated from the French word tenez - which means to receive. The word Deuce comes from French words à deux le jeu - which means both players have the game, anyone can win. That is score is tied. See these articles about history of tennis terminology - Written Nov 19, 2015 I've read that the reason "love" means "zero" in tennis is that it is a corruption of the French words "l'oeuf," meaning "the egg."  Just as in other sports fans and commentators jocularly use metaphors for zero like "wearing the collar," in tennis "l'oeuf" came to mean zero, and in English it sounded like love. Written Jul 10, 2013 Although the theory is often heard that it represents the French word l'oeuf an 'egg' (from the resembance between an egg and a nought) this seems unlikely. The term "love" is said to come from the English phrase "neither for love nor for money", indicating nothing. (Taken from the book entitled The Guinness Book of Tennis Facts & Feats and Fifteen Love). Also, it can be traced to the 17th-century expression "play for love," meaning 'to play without any wager, for nothing'. It is this meaning of 'nothing' that love takes on when used in tennis--and in certain card games, as well as in the occasional British football commentary . The proper way to describe a score of zero to zero is to say love-all. Source(s): Written Jul 3, 2013 There are a couple theories, according to good ole Wikipedia  ( Tennis score ) The origin of the use of "love" for zero is also disputed. It is possible that it derives from the French expression for "the egg" (l'œuf) because an egg looks like the number zero. [2] [3] This is similar to the origin of the term "duck" in cricket , supposedly from "duck's egg", referring to a batsman who has been called out without completing a run. "Love" is also said to derive from l'heure "the hour" in French[ citation needed ]. A third possibility comes from the Dutch expression iets voor lof doen, which means to do something for praise, implying no monetary stakes. [4] Another theory on the origins of the use of "love" comes from the acceptance that, at the start of any match, when scores are at zero, players still have "love for each other". [5]


How many months of the year have only 30 days?

12 Months of the Year Calendar with holidays worldwide Tracking the Moon's Orbit The months of the year originated as a way to mark time and break up the seasons into shorter periods based on the Moon’s orbit around the Earth. Months were invented and first used in Mesopotamia to measure the natural period related to the cycle of the moon. Names of full moons The addition of January and February moved the months September , October , November , and December to later in the year so they no longer correspond with the original meaning of their names. In the Roman calendar their original names in Latin mean the “seventh”, “eighth”, “ninth”, and “tenth” month. Is there a perfect calendar? There are many calendars that use months to divide up the year. The Islamic calendar, the Hebrew calendar, and the Hindu calendar are a few examples. Although the Gregorian calendar is the most commonly used calendar today, other calendars are still used to calculate certain holidays and annual feasts to correspond with the Gregorian calendar. Old Names of Months Months in the ancient Roman calendar include: Mercedonius - an occasional month after February that would be used to realign the Roman calendar. Today we use Leap Day for this alignment. Quintilis - renamed July in honor of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. Sextilis - renamed August in honor of Roman Emperor Augustus in 8 BCE. How Many Have 28, 30, or 31 Days? The Gregorian calendar has 4 months that are 30 days long and 7 months that are 31 days long. February is the only month that is 28 days long in common years and 29 days long in leap years. The 12 Months of the Year The Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar both consist of the following twelve months:


Who played Fred Flinstone in the 1994 film ‘The Flintstones’?

The Flintstones (1994) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error In this live-action feature of the cartoon show, Fred Flintstone finally gets the job he's always wanted, but it may just come at a price. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 44 titles created 30 Jan 2013 a list of 21 titles created 18 May 2013 a list of 30 titles created 15 Jul 2015 a list of 39 titles created 26 Sep 2015 a list of 33 titles created 7 months ago Search for " The Flintstones " 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. 6 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards  » Videos In this live-action prequel to the 1994 comedy hit, the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller. Director: Brian Levant The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall. Director: Randal Kleiser A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one. Director: Brad Silberling The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles. Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl A rich young boy finds his family targeted in an inside job and must use his cunning to save them. Director: Donald Petrie The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. Director: Joe Johnston When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town. Director: Nick Castle Wayne Szalinzki a wacky, absent-minded inventor, is back again but only this time he decides to use his infamous shrink machine just one more time. After when his wife Diane asks him to get... See full summary  » Director: Dean Cundey A woman kidnaps puppies to kill them for their fur, but various animals then gang up against her and get their revenge in slapstick fashion. Director: Stephen Herek Alfalfa is wooing Darla and his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. Director: Penelope Spheeris A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress. Director: Sam Weisman A slobbering St. Bernard becomes the center of attention for a loving family, but must contend with a dog-napping veterinarian and his henchmen. Director: Brian Levant Edit Storyline The Flintstones and the Rubbles are modern stone-age families. Fred and Barney work at Slate and Company, mining rock. Fred gives Barney some money so he and Betty can adopt a baby. When Fred and Barney take a test to determine who should become the new associate vice president, Barney returns the favor by switching his test answers for Fred's, whose answers aren't very good. Fred gets the executive position, but little does he know that he's being manipulated by his boss to be the fall guy for an embezzlement scheme. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com> Rated PG for some mild innuendos | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 27 May 1994 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: The Flintstones: The Live-Action Movie See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The "Bowling Alley" scene, (that was Fred Flintstone's favorite hobby) was almost not in the movie, it was added at the last moment, especially to add five minutes to the length of filming, so it would surpass 90 minutes, (without the Opening Credits & Closing Credits) because Fred's "Twinkle Toes" bowling style was such a big part of the series, they felt they couldn't leave it out. S


Dr Robert Langdon is a fictional character in a series of novels by which author?

Robert Langdon (Character) - Biography biography The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more. Character Biography History Discuss Robert Langdon (June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States) is a fictional professor of religious iconology and symbology at Harvard University who appeared in the Dan Brown novels Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), and Inferno (2013). Tom Hanks portrayed Robert Langdon in the 2006 film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, reprised the role in the 2009 film adaptation of Angels & Demons, and will play the role again in the 2016 film adaptation of Inferno. Little background detail is given by Brown about Robert Langdon. In The Da Vinci Code, he is described as looking like "Harrison Ford in Harris tweed". He was a diver at Phillips Exeter in prep school and played water polo collegiately as well. He suffers from claustrophobia, the fear of enclosed spaces. In the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, Professor Langdon has nearly an eidetic memory and phenomenal problem-solving talents. Robert Langdon was named after John Langdon, a professor of typography at Drexel University who is known for his creation of ambigrams, typographical designs that can be read in multiple ways; for example, both right side up and upside down. An example of Langdons ambigrams appeared on the cover of the first edition of Browns novel Angels & Demons. On the acknowledgments page, Brown calls Langdon one of the most ingenious and gifted artists alive who rose brilliantly to my impossible challenge and created the ambigrams for this novel. John Langdon also created the logo for the Depository Bank of Zurich, which appears in The Da Vinci Code film. Angels and Demons: Robert Langdon is called to CERN headquarters in Switzerland to find out about the religious symbological implications of the death of CERN's finest and most well known scientist, Leonardo Vetra. When he starts to investigate the murder, his obsession for the subject history comes into play. Langdon is later joined in the investigation by Vittoria Vetra (Leonardo's daughter) and they start their journey to the Vatican to unlock the mystery behind the Illuminati, an anti-Christian secret society which, according to the plot, has deeply infiltrated many global institutions, political, economical and religious. Langdon and Vetra solve the mystery of the Illuminati by following the Path of Illumination and in so doing to explain the disappearances of four Cardinals during a papal conclave, the murder of Leonardo Vetra, and the theft of antimatter (a weapon that can be used for mass destruction). At the end of the novel Langdon ends up having a relationship with Vittoria Vetra. This relationship, however, is only mentioned briefly in the Da Vinci Code, mentioning the fact that Langdon had recently felt as though he was drifting apart from Vittoria. In the last few sentences of Angels and Demons, Vittoria Vetra asks him if he has ever had a divine experience. When he replies in the negative, Vittoria strips and quips, "You've never been to bed with a yoga master, have you?" Their relationship, however, is only referred to in The Da Vinci Code, mentioning the fact that Langdon had last seen Vittoria a year previously. The Da Vinci Code: Langdon is in Paris to give a lecture on his work. Having made an appointment to meet with Jacques Sauniï¿½re, the curator of the Louvre, he is startled to find the French police at his hotel room door. They inform him that Sauniï¿½re has been murdered and they would like his immediate assistance at the Louvre to help them solve the crime. Unknown to Langdon, he is in fact the prime suspect in the murder and has been summoned to the scene of the crime so that the police may extract a confession from him. While he is in the Louvre, he meets Sophie Neveu, a young cryptologist from the DCPJ. When Langdon and Sophie get the c


Ombrophobia is an irrational fear of which weather condition?

Ombrophobia – Symptoms and Causes of Ombrophobia – Treatment Share your stories and support others... Ombrophobia Tweet Most of us are familiar with the idea of a “rainy day.” Rain is usually seen as a threat to our entertainment, forcing us to stay indoors and away from the inclement weather. However, some people may have even more of an issue with the idea of a rainy day. Ombrophobia is an abnormal fear of rain that may cause a person to experience symptoms very similar to severe anxiety attacks . Symptoms of Ombrophobia Symptoms that are commonly associated with an immense fear of the rain usually run parallel to most panic attacks or anxiety disorders . When placed in a stressful situation, presented with rain or images of rain, a sufferer may experience one or more of the following: Inability to think or speak clearly Trembling or muscle tension Causes of Ombrophobia There are several reasons why a person may develop an irrational fear or rain. Ombrophobia is commonly associated with a fear with either disease or sickness. These people may have been told, at a young age, that going outside into the rain would make them sick. Later in life, this fear can manifest itself and turn into a complete phobia. Another common cause for ombrophobia is the feeling of depression most people associate with a cloudy day or a gray sky. In this case, the person usually fears the effects of depression and worry that rain will slowly deteriorate their mental balance. Ombrophobia can also be onset by a traumatic event experienced during their lifetime. In this case, the sight or idea of rain will trigger the repressed traumatic event and cause the person to relive the moment. Unfortunately, this phobia will likely worsen over time if it is not properly treated by either professional or self-help methods . If you allow ombrophobia to manifest itself, the fear may slowly become more intense and other severe symptoms, such as depression, may begin to appear. Treatment of Ombrophobia Professional methods may include exposure therapy, group therapy or the solution may be as simple as learning new breathing techniques to better manage your stress when presented with rain. The most important part of choosing a treatment method is finding one that you will be able to stick with and can easily adapt to your lifestyle. If you are tired of living with an irrational fear of rain and are looking for a way to overcome your ombrophobia, it may be time to start researching different treatment options available to you. View Resources


Athlete Francis Morgan Thompson is better known by what name?

Daley Thompson | British athlete | Britannica.com British athlete Alternative Title: Francis Morgan Thompson Daley Thompson Daley Thompson, byname of Francis Morgan Thompson (born July 30, 1958, London , England ), British decathlete who became only the second competitor in history to win the decathlon at two Olympic Games , capturing gold medals in 1980 and 1984. Daley Thompson executing his long jump en route to successfully defending his Olympic decathlon … Tony Duffy—Allsport/Getty Images The son of a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother, Thompson made his debut in the decathlon at age 16, winning a competition in Cwmbrân , Wales . Thompson’s score of 6,685 points was a British junior record, and in that same year, 1975, he qualified for the British Olympic team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Thompson finished 18th; in 1978 he finished second at the European championships. He would not lose another decathlon for nine years. In 1980, after setting a world record in May with 8,622 points, Thompson dominated the competition at the Olympics in Moscow to win the first of his gold medals. Particularly strong in the shorter distance runs and jumping events, Thompson twice set world records in 1982 and placed first in the 1983 world championships. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles , Thompson successfully defended his title, equaling the achievement of the American Bob Mathias , who won Olympic decathlon gold medals in 1948 and 1952. Although Thompson’s total of 8,797 points fell one point short of the world record, when the scoring tables for the decathlon were adjusted in 1985, his Olympic point total was changed to 8,847, and he was awarded the world record. Thompson, who attracted publicity for his colourful personality, was hindered by injuries at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea , and finished fourth. Learn More in these related articles:


The Brix Scale is a system used in the US to measure the content of what in grapes and wine?

What is Brix? Winemaking Secrets | Wine Folly What is Brix? Winemaking Secrets Articles , Intermediate , Winemaking If you’ve ever traveled to wine country or glanced at a wine bottle tech sheet then you’ve probably come across the words “Brix” with a number after it, such as 19.5, 23 or sometimes up to 26. Brix measures must levels (sugar) in wine grapes that ultimately determines how much alcohol a wine will have. Learn the secrets to what Brix tells you on a wine stat sheet. What is Brix? Brix (°Bx) is a way to measure the potential alcohol content of a wine before it’s made by determining the sugar level in grapes. Each gram of sugar that’s fermented will turn into about a 1/2 gram of alcohol. Of course, different winemaking techniques will affect the final alcohol content, which is why Brix is interesting to us inquisitive wine explorers. Brix Measures Alcohol Potential Brix correlates to the potential alcohol content of a dry wine. If everything ferments perfectly at the winery, the Brix-to-alcohol chart looks like this: Alcohol content is determined with an alcohol conversion factor of 0.59 and rounded to the nearest tenth. It’s common to see conversions from 0.55 – 0.65 depending on grape type, yeast strain, data collection error, etc. The Secrets Brix Can Tell You About a Wine If a Wine Has Lower Alcohol Than the Brix Scale Suggests WINE WAS ‘WATERED BACK’: If the wine is dry and has less alcohol than the Brix scale suggests then the wine was most likely ‘watered back’ during vinification . ‘Watering back’ simply means some of the sweet grape juice is drained off and replaced with plain water. The leftover pink-tinted grape juice is used to create a rosé wine called Saignée . This technique is commonly practiced in warm climate regions where grapes become very sweet by the time they’re ready to be picked. WINE IS SWEET: Another possibility is that the wine is sweet! For example, German law requires that all Spätlese Riesling wines have a minimum Brix level 20, but many of the wines only have 7.5% alcohol by volume (ABV). In this example, you could assume that the wine would have about 75 g/L of leftover grape sugar, called residual sugar (RS). By the way, 75 grams per liter RS is equal to about 3 teaspoons of sugar per 5 ounce (150 ml) serving. If a Wine Has Higher Alcohol Than the Brix Scale Suggests WINE WAS CHAPTALIZED: If the wine has higher alcohol than the Brix scale, then it’s possible that the winemaker added sugar or concentrated grape must to the fermentation to get the wine to have a higher alcohol level. This technique is called Chaptalization and it’s commonly practiced in cooler climate countries such as France where it’s very hard to ripen grapes properly. For example, before 2011, Bourgogne Blanc (a.k.a. French Chardonnay) allowed a minimum must weight 153 g/L which would only make a wine with 8.5% ABV. Oddly enough, the minimum alcohol level was 10.5% ABV. Fortunately, France increased the minimum must weight to 170 g/L. Just so you know, French wine has some of the most rigid regulations in the world, so it’s nice to see that they adjusted the rules to ensure quality. Thank you France, that was nice of you. How Brix is Measured IN THE VINEYARD: Brix levels are collected in vineyards right before the harvest to determine whether the grapes are ready to get picked. In the vineyards, winemakers use a device called a refractometer where they can crush single grapes from different sections of their vineyard to see what sections are ripening first. IN THE WINERY: Brix levels are collected again after the grapes have been pressed at the winery to analyze the final sugar content and the potential alcohol level of the wine.  At this point, winemakers usually use a hydrometer, which is a simple mechanical tool that floats at a certain density similar to a cartisian diver or Galileo’s thermometer. LIKE WINE FOLLY TO GET OUR TOP STORIES Do you like this post?


The Painted Desert is in which US state?

Painted Desert | desert, Arizona, United States | Britannica.com Painted Desert Atacama Desert Painted Desert, section of the high plateau in north-central and northeast-central Arizona , U.S. The Painted Desert extends from the Grand Canyon in a southeasterly direction along the north side of the Little Colorado River to Holbrook. It is approximately 150 miles (240 km) long and 15 to 50 miles (25 to 80 km) wide and covers an area of some 7,500 square miles (19,400 square km). Painted Desert, north-central Arizona. Jon Sullivan The name was first used in 1858 by a government explorer, Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives, to describe the area’s brilliantly coloured shales, marls, and sandstones, which are banded with vivid red, yellow, blue, white, and lavender. At times the air glows with a pink mist or purple haze of desert dust. Elevations range from about 4,500 to 6,500 feet (1,370 to 1,980 metres). The rolling surface is broken by isolated buttes and is bounded on the north by vermilion cliffs, rising to broad, flat-topped mesas. Marks of volcanic activity are abundant and widely scattered. The region is barren and arid, with 5 to 9 inches (127 to 229 mm) of annual precipitation and yearly temperature extremes of −25 to 105 °F (−31 to 41 °C). Painted Desert, Arizona, U.S. David Muench/EB Inc. Part of the southeastern section of the desert is within the northern portion of Petrified Forest National Park . Notable there is the Black Forest Bed, one of four remarkable areas of petrified trees of Triassic age (i.e., dating from about 252 million to 201 million years ago). The rocks in that formation are some 213 million years old. Navajo and Hopi reservations occupy a large part of the Painted Desert, and the Navajo use the variegated brightly coloured sands for their famous ceremonial sand paintings . Learn More in these related articles:


In religion, according to Islam, who was the last of the prophets?

Belief in the Prophets - The Religion of Islam The Six Pillars of Faith and Other Islamic Beliefs Belief in the Prophets    Font size: Description: The purpose and role of the Prophets, the nature of the message that they brought to humanity, and the emphasis that they were mere humans with no divine attributes. Category: Published on 16 Jan 2006 Last modified on 04 Jan 2015 Printed: 1048 Viewed: 85302 (daily average: 21) Rating: 4.1 out of 5 Rated by: 34 Best Rate it Belief in certain prophets who God chose to relay His message to humans is a required article of Islamic faith. "The Prophet (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers.� Each one believes in God, His Angels, His Books, and His prophets.� (They say,) �We make no distinction between one another of His prophets...�" (Quran 2:285) God conveys His message and relates His will through human prophets.� They form a link between the earthly beings and the heavens, in the sense that God has picked them to deliver His message to human beings.� There are no other channels to receive divine communications.� It is the system of communication between the Creator and the created.� God does not send angels to every single individual, nor does He open the skies so people can climb up to receive the message.� His way of communication is through human prophets who receive the message through angels. To have faith in the prophets (or messengers) is to firmly believe that God chose morally upright men to bear His message and pass it to humanity.� Blessed were those who followed them, and wretched were those who refused to obey.� They faithfully delivered the message, without hiding, altering, or corrupting it.� Rejecting a prophet is rejecting the One who sent him, and disobeying a prophet is disobeying the One who commanded to obey him. God sent to every nation a prophet, mostly from amongst them, to call them to worship God alone and to shun false gods. "And ask (O Muhammad) those of Our prophets whom We sent before you: �Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Most Merciful (God)?�" (Quran 43:45) Muslims believe in those prophets mentioned by name in Islamic sources, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, to name a few.� A general belief is held in those not mentioned by name, as God says:  "And, indeed We have sent prophets before you (O Muhammad), of some of them We have related to you their story, and of some We have not related to you their story..." (Quran 40:78) Muslims firmly believe the final prophet was the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, and there will be no prophet or messenger after him. To appreciate this fact, one must understand that the teachings of the last prophet are preserved in original language in their primary sources.� There is no need for another prophet.� In the case of earlier prophets, their scriptures were lost or their message was corrupted to the point that truth was hardly distinguishable from falsehood.� The message of the Prophet Muhammad is clear and preserved and will remain so till the end of time. The Purpose for Sending Prophets We can identify the following main reasons for sending prophets: (1)� Guiding humanity from the worship of created beings to the worship of their Creator, from being in a state of servitude to the creation to the freedom of worshipping their Lord. (2)� Clarifying to humanity the purpose of creation: worshipping God and obeying His commands, as well as clarifying that this life is a test for each individual, a test of which its results will decide the type of life one will lead after death; a life of eternal misery or eternal bliss.� There is no other definite way to find the true purpose of creation. (3)� Showing humanity the right path that will lead them to Paradise and to salvation from Hellfire. (4)� Establishing proof against humanity by sending prophets, so people will not have an excuse when they will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.� They will


What are the two inferior planets in our solar system?

An Overview of the Solar System, it's alignment and pictures The inner solar system contains the Sun , Mercury , Venus , Earth and Mars : The main asteroid belt (not shown) lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The planets of the outer solar system are Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , and Neptune ( Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet): The first thing to notice is that the solar system is mostly empty space. The planets are very small compared to the space between them. Even the dots on the diagrams above are too big to be in proper scale with respect to the sizes of the orbits. The orbits of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus, though all except Mercury are very nearly circular. The orbits of the planets are all more or less in the same plane (called the ecliptic and defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit) . The ecliptic is inclined only 7 degrees from the plane of the Sun's equator. The above diagrams show the relative sizes of the orbits of the eight planets (plus Pluto) from a perspective somewhat above the ecliptic (hence their non-circular appearance). They all orbit in the same direction (counter-clockwise looking down from above the Sun's north pole); all but Venus, Uranus and Pluto also rotate in that same sense. (The above diagrams show correct positions for October 1996 as generated by the excellent planetarium program Starry Night ; there are also many other similar programs available, some free. You can also use Emerald Chronometer on your iPhone or Emerald Observatory on your iPad to find the current positions.) Sizes The above composite shows the eight planets and Pluto with approximately correct relative sizes (see another similar composite and a comparison of the terrestrial planets or Appendix 2 for more). One way to help visualize the relative sizes in the solar system is to imagine a model in which everything is reduced in size by a factor of a billion. Then the model Earth would be about 1.3 cm in diameter (the size of a grape). The Moon would be about 30 cm (about a foot) from the Earth. The Sun would be 1.5 meters in diameter (about the height of a man) and 150 meters (about a city block) from the Earth. Jupiter would be 15 cm in diameter (the size of a large grapefruit) and 5 blocks away from the Sun. Saturn (the size of an orange) would be 10 blocks away; Uranus and Neptune (lemons) 20 and 30 blocks away. A human on this scale would be the size of an atom but the nearest star would be over 40000 km away. Not shown in the above illustrations are the numerous smaller bodies that inhabit the solar system: the satellites of the planets; the large number of asteroids (small rocky bodies) orbiting the Sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter but also elsewhere; the comets (small icy bodies) which come and go from the inner parts of the solar system in highly elongated orbits and at random orientations to the ecliptic; and the many small icy bodies beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt . With a few exceptions, the planetary satellites orbit in the same sense as the planets and approximately in the plane of the ecliptic but this is not generally true for comets and asteroids. The classification of these objects is a matter of minor controversy. Traditionally, the solar system has been divided into planets (the big bodies orbiting the Sun), their satellites (a.k.a. moons, variously sized objects orbiting the planets), asteroids (small dense objects orbiting the Sun) and comets (small icy objects with highly eccentric orbits). Unfortunately, the solar system has been found to be more complicated than this would suggest: there are several moons larger than Pluto and two larger than Mercury; there are many small moons that are probably started out as asteroids and were only later captured by a planet; comets sometimes fizzle out and become indistinguishable from asteroids; the Kuiper Belt objects (including Pluto) and others like    Chiron don't fit this scheme well The Earth/Moon and Pluto/Charon systems    are sometimes considered "double planets". Other classification


British actor Henry Cavill has been chosen to play which superhero in a film due to be released in 2013?

BREAKING: Henry Cavill Lands Superman; Macho British Actor To Play American Icon; Past Contender For Batman & James Bond  | Deadline BREAKING: Henry Cavill Lands Superman; Macho British Actor To Play American Icon; Past Contender For Batman & James Bond McG EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures have found their new Man of Steel. Deadline had been hearing for the past weeks that British actor Henry Cavill was the frontrunner for the much coveted Clark Kent/Superman role in this much anticipated reboot. But as of last week, Warner Bros film chief Jeff Robinov hadn’t seen Cavill’s or the other screentests and made his decision in recent days. Repped by CAA, Cavill, known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon on Showtime’s The Tudors, just wrapped production on The Cold Light of Day and stars in the upcoming Immortals opening this fall. Directed by Tarsem Singh, Caville in Immortals plays the he-man Greek  warrior Theseus who battles mythological gods including Poseidon, Zeus, Minotaur, and Herecles. Given that set up, Warner Bros clearly has chosen a more macho leading man for Superman than the previous Brandon Routh or even Christopher Reeve. “He’s got an amazing quality. He doesn’t look too much like Reeve and Routh but he’s big and strong and he has a very modern feel to him,” a Warner Bros exec just told us. “We’re really going to try and make Superman as contemporary as possible.” And just like it did with Christian Bale in the Batman reboot, the studio has gone with a British actor.  In fact, Cavill also auditioned for the Batman role but lost out to Bale in 2005. He also was a contender for James Bond but was deemed too young and lost out to Daniel Craig. Clearly, Cavill is a franchise waiting to happen. He also has a past with Superman. Before Bryan Singer came on to direct Superman Returns and cast Brandon Routh, Cavill had been one of the frontrunner choices for directers Brett Ratner and McG when they were going to helm the picture. That Superman was younger, and this time, the intention was to cast an actor near 30. Cavill, who will be 28 this year, was born in the Channel Islands and his film credits include The Count Of Monte Cristo. The new film from Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures is being produced by Christopher Nolan  ( It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s Chris Nolan! He’ll Mentor Superman 3.0 ) and directed by Zack Snyder, who made this statement: “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry. He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.” Warner Bros, Nolan, and Snyder cast a “wide net” to find the next Man of Steel. Last November, insiders told Deadline that the studio was open to creating a star as it rebooted the Superman franchise: specifically, that the actor would either be a discovery or on TV but likely someone who isn’t well known yet. And he’d be in the age range of 28-to-32. The studio considered hundreds of young actors before making a decision just like Sony Pictures did before choosing Andrew Garfield. There was buzz on actors like Armie Hammer, the strapping 6’5″ actor from The Social Network who was eyed to play Batman in a Justice League movie that Mad Max helmer George Miller was poised to direct, and True Blood’s Joe Manganiello, who claimed during a recent movie junket that he’d been considered, and Ian Somerhalder of The Vampire Diaries. While the Batman films have been populated by established stars Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and now Christian Bale, Superman has always lent itself to discoveries. Christopher Reeve was a find in the Salkind franchise, as was Brandon Routh in the Bryan Singer-directed Superman Returns. (Before Routh got the job, Matt Bomer was eyed seriously by almost-directors McG and Brett Ratner.) Even on the small screen, the original Superman TV series star George Reeves and Smallville’s Tom Welling and Lois


The full moon seen closest to the time of the Autumn Equinox is commonly known as what?

2016's close and large Harvest Moon | Astronomy Essentials | EarthSky EarthSky’s 2017 lunar calendars are almost here! Harvest Moon sunset and moonrise – September 19, 2013 – as seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Andy Somers in Noumea, New Caledonia. One of the characteristics of the Harvest Moon is that it rises around the time of sunset for several evenings in a row. Thank you, Andy. What is a Harvest Moon? In skylore, the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. Depending on the year, the Harvest Moon can come anywhere from two weeks before to two weeks after the autumn equinox. Harvest Moon is just a name. But this full moon has special characteristics, related to the time of moonrise. Nature is particularly cooperative in giving us full-looking moons near the horizon after sunset, for several evenings in a row, around the time of the Harvest Moon. Here’s what happens. On average, the moon rises about 50 minutes later each day. But when a full moon happens close to the autumn equinox, the moon (at mid-temperate latitudes) rises only about 30 to 35 minutes later daily for several days before and after the full Harvest moon. It happens because the ecliptic – or the moon’s orbital path – makes a narrow angle with the evening horizon near the autumn equinox. The difference between 50 minutes and 35 minutes may not seem like much. But it means that, in the nights after the full Harvest Moon, at northerly latitudes, you’ll see the moon ascending in the east relatively soon after sunset. The moon will rise during or near twilight on these nights … making it seem as if there are several full moons – for a few nights in a row – around the time of the Harvest Moon. In autumn, the angle of the ecliptic – or sun and moon’s path – makes a narrow angle with the horizon. Image via classicalastronomy.com. The narrow angle of the ecliptic means the moon rises noticeably farther north on the horizon, from one night to the next. So there is no long period of darkness between sunset and moonrise. Image via classicalastronomy.com. Amy Simpson-Wynne in Virginia posted this beautiful twilight photo of the Harvest Moon in 2013. Thank you, Amy! Best photos of past Harvest Moons . Is the Harvest Moon bigger, or brighter or more colorful? Not necessarily. It’s different every year. But the 2016 Harvest moon does count as a bigger-than-average full moon. That’s because this full moon is near perigee, the closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. This full moon comes on September 16 at 1905 UTC; translate to your time zone . Perigee comes on September 18 around 1700 UTC . So it’s not the biggest possible moon on our sky’s dome, but it’s slightly bigger than usual. Still, in any year, you might think the Harvest Moon looks bigger or brighter or more orange. That’s because the Harvest Moon has such a powerful mystique. Many people look for it shortly after sunset around the time of full moon. After sunset around any full moon, the moon will always be near the horizon. It’ll just have risen. It’s the location of the moon near the horizon that causes the Harvest Moon – or any full moon – to look big and orange in color. The orange color of a moon near the horizon is a true physical effect. It stems from the fact that – when you look toward the horizon – you are looking through a greater thickness of Earth’s atmosphere than when you gaze up and overhead. The atmosphere scatters blue light – that’s why the sky looks blue. The greater thickness of atmosphere in the direction of a horizon scatters blue light most effectively, but it lets red light pass through to your eyes. So a moon near the horizon takes on a yellow or orange or reddish hue. The bigger-than-usual size of a moon seen near the horizon is something else entirely. It’s a trick that your eyes are playing – an illusion – called the Moon Illusion. You can find many lengthy explanations of the Moon Illusion by googling those words yourself. Is this Harvest Moon a supermoon ? That depends on your definition of supermoon. Read about the disagreement on whether th


Which English football club won the FA Cup in 2009?

FA Cup final 2009: Everton dared to dream of beating Chelsea - Telegraph Chelsea FA Cup final 2009: Everton dared to dream of beating Chelsea For 20 minutes most of England dreamed. They dreamed that there was still  magic in the FA Cup, they dreamed that the workers could overthrow the  plutocrats. Not their day: the Everton fans were hoping of an upset after Louis Saha scored after 25 seconds Photo: PA By Mark Reason 11:27PM BST 30 May 2009 They dreamed that there was still a point to the world's oldest cup competition. Then Didier Drogba appeared like the dark lord in the middle of Everton's mortal defence and put an end to such fanciful nonsense. When Louis Saha had scored the fastest goal in FA Cup history after just 25 seconds it was like the hope diamond. The Everton fans surged up. All the way to Wembley they had sung their songs in vocal defiance of Chelsea's pitifully muted support. But now they really believed. They believed it was possible to beat a richer and better team. The Everton players ran around like wild men. When has Saha ever worked this hard. Steven Pienaar was heroic and Marouane Fellaini was giving Chelsea no end of bother. Then little by little, Everton started to come apart at the seam. It was the right hand seam of the team and it was starting to fray. Related Articles Terry denies Makelele claims 29 May 2009 You wouldn't wish it on anyone but Tony Hibbert, the Everton right back, was freezing in the sunshine. Slow to see the problem Phil Neville was not covering far enough across from his central position and Leon Osman was not working hard enough to get back. It proved Everton's downfall. Once again Chelsea found room down their left and Florent Malouda, the game's outstanding player, curled in a cross that Drogba headed in. That was it. Everton's manager David Moyes tried to plug the gap at half-time. He pulled Hibbert off, told Osman to sit deeper and moved Neville further across, filling in for his captain with Fellaini. Futile. It was like building the Thames barrier out of Lego. Even the switch contributed, in a mocking way, to Chelsea's winning goal. When Frank Lampard turned on the edge of the box Neville would have been there in the first half. But having to scramble across from his wider position, he was wrong footed and Lampard does what he does best. Shoot. The sight of Roman Abramovich smiling like the white witch will have done little to soften the misery of the Everton fans as Chelsea crushed their team and powered on to deserved victory. But at what cost to football. There was a posse of Everton fans heading towards the stadium before the start wearing blue T-shirts with the script: "Rage like lions after slumber, in unvanquishable number, shake your chains to earth like dew, which in sleep had fallen on you, ye are many, they are few." It's not often you walk down Wembley Way and get an eyeful of Percy Bysshe Shelley, but you could see where the northern lads were coming from. There was hardly a Chelsea fan in sight in the hours leading up to the kick-off. They were probably all still in the boozers off the King's Road. The Chelsea fans were the few. There seemed a feeling of "just another cup final" coming out of West London. The fans just about turned up in time for kick-off, sending a huge blue "Chelsea FC Thank You Guus" rippling across their outstretched hands, but they didn't have a lot to say for themselves. When the London Gospel Community Choir, decked out in the type of white suits that Liverpool players used to wear to Cup finals, gave a thrilling rendition of Abide with me it almost sounded like a personal plea from Abramovich. Unfortunately a lot of neutrals, who used to love the strollers from Stamford Bridge in the days of Charlie Cooke and Peter Osgood, can't abide Chelsea any more. They can't abide the fact that the FA Cup has been turned into the personal property of the big four. Once the glory of English football, the FA Cup is now a second rate, four team play-off that lags f behind the Champions League. OK, so occasionally miracles do happen. Last y


Which notorious murderer is depicted in the 2001 film ‘From Hell’?

From Hell (2001) - IMDb IMDb 18 January 2017 5:37 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 In Victorian Era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders by Jack The Ripper. Directors: Albert Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers), Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers) Writers: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC 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 25 Jan 2011 a list of 38 titles created 26 Mar 2011 a list of 27 titles created 11 Sep 2013 a list of 21 images created 28 Jul 2014 a list of 39 titles created 28 Mar 2015 Search for " From Hell " 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. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. Director: Roman Polanski A writer is accused of plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice." Director: David Koepp Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Director: Tim Burton The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Director: Tim Burton Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general. Director: Robert Rodriguez The story of George Jung, the man who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s. Director: Ted Demme A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation. Director: Tim Burton A psychiatrist must cure a young patient that presents himself as Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Director: Jeremy Leven A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community. Director: Lasse Hallström An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter. Director: John Badham After an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were. Director: Rand Ravich The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Director: Michael Mann Edit Storyline It is 1888 in London, and the unfortunate poor lead horrifying lives in the city's deadliest slum, Whitechapel. Harassed by gangs and forced to walk the streets for a living, Mary Kelly and her small group of companions trudge on through this daily misery, their only consolation being that things can't get any worse. Yet things somehow do when their friend Ann is kidnapped and they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Polly, and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one. Sinister even by Whitechapel standards, the murder grabs the attention of Inspector Fred Abberline, a brilliant yet troubled man whose police work is often aided by his psychic abilities. Abberline becomes deeply involved with the case, which takes on personal meaning to him when he and Mary begin to fall in love. But as he gets closer to the truth Whitechapel b


Southern California Species | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Grunion Leuresthes tenuis Spend a night sitting on Southern California's sandy shore waiting for the ï¿½grunion run.ï¿½  While it may sound like some kind of ï¿½snipe hunt,ï¿½ a grunion run is a unique experience.  From March through August, the small grunion wash themselves up on the beach 3-4 nights after the new and full moon.   Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) is a member of the Silversides family of fish, which include the topsmelt and jacksmelt.  Grunion range from San Francisco to Baja and are mostly found south of Point Conception.  The unique thing about the grunion is not that its common name comes from a Spanish word that refers to a grunting sound they are supposed to make when spawning.  The curious fact is that 1-3 hours after the high tide, female grunion and their male suitors wash up on the shore en masse while the females wriggle tail first into the sand laying some 1-3,000 eggs while the males encircle them depositing milt along her body fertilizing the eggs below the sand surface.  In this protected pod the eggs develop for some ten days when the next high tide agitates and hatches the baby grunion out.  They will mature in one year or at 5ï¿½ and will complete the cycle.  Grunion live for 3-4 years and females may spawn 4-8 times per season. Grunion may be eaten by many kinds of fish including halibut and croakers; and probing shorebirds, sand worms, beetles and beach hoppers eat their eggs.  Humans may only capture grunion with their bare hands (except during closed season-April and May) and grunion hunters over 16 must have a fishing license.  Native Chumash and Tongva peoples feasted on grunion runs but the most curious question that is not fully answered is how do the grunion know when it is time to do the ï¿½grunion dance?ï¿½  Is it the pull of the tides?  The glow of the moon?  Or something more subtle?  Regardless of what draws you to the shore, this fish behavior is truly a Southern California phenomenon and a longstanding part of the Aquarium's programs history.  Come join us as we celebrate this seaside ritual! - Steve Vogel, Former Education Curator Share