‘White Teeth’ was the award-winning 2000 debut novel of which British author?

Award-winning British author Zadie Smith to read, discuss her work Nov. 21  - University of Richmond Award-winning British author Zadie Smith to read, discuss her work Nov. 21 November 13, 2013 Zadie Smith, an award-winning British novelist and short-story writer, will read from and speak about her work on Nov. 21, 7 p.m., at the University of Richmond’s Brown-Alley Room in Weinstein Hall. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow. Smith published her debut novel “White Teeth” in 2000 to critical acclaim, with the book later being named to Time magazine’s list of the “100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.” She has since written three more novels, and won the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction in 2006, the same year she was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. She was twice named as one of the 20 Best Young Authors by Granta magazine. Smith’s latest novel, “NW,” was published in 2012. The event is part of the university’s 2013-14 Writers Series, sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences. The series’ mission is “to expose Richmond students, the greater university community and city residents to some of today’s most celebrated writers.” For more information, contact Emily Tarchokov at 804-289-8287 or etarchok@richmond.edu . ###


Taurophobia is the abnormal fear of which animal?

The Phobia List Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car. Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched. Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia) Androphobia- Fear of men. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)  Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness. Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc. Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry. Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers. Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society. Antlophobia- Fear of floods. Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single. Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity. Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia) Apiphobia- Fear of bees. Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations. Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders. Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers. Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty. Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer. Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart. Carnophobia- Fear of meat. Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed. Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places. Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas. Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) Chaetophobia- Fear of hair. Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia) Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals. Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety. Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched. Chirophobia- Fear of hands. Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera. Chorophobia- Fear of dancing. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors. Chronophobia- Fear of time. Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia) Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces. Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place. Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing. Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs. Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed. Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed. Cnidophobia- Fear of stings. Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions. Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements. Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations. Dementophobia- Fear of insanity. Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons. Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia) Dendrophobia- Fear of trees. Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions. Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease. Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body. Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes. Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school. Dikephobia- Fear of justice. Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools. Diplophobia- Fear of double vision. Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking. Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone. Disposophobia- Fear of throwing stuff out. Hoarding. Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia) Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals. Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise. Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets. Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch. Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity. Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things. Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning. Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched. Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed. Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure. Heliophobia- Fear of the sun. Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms. Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood. Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation. Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things. Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia) Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666. Hierophobia- Fe


‘Dogsbody’ was the radio call sign for which World War II British fighter pilot?

Douglas Bader, British Ace of World War Two British Ace of World War Two By Stephen Sherman , Dec. 2002. Updated July 5, 2011. The Bristol Bulldogs roared over the RAF Woodley airstrip as three pilots put the biplanes through their paces. As the third pilot, a 21 year-old whiz named Douglas Bader, came in for a landing that December morning in 1931, he did a low roll and caught a wing. The plane crashed in a smashed-up heap; the pilot was critically injured. Rushed to the hospital, the doctors amputated his right leg. He barely survived the shock of the accident and the amputation, and two days later, his left leg was also amputated. Despite this terrible loss, Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was determined to fly again and he began a long struggle to resume flying with the RAF. He first learned to walk with aluminum alloy artificial legs and then to drive a car. He next passed a flight test at Central Flying School, only to be rejected by the Medical Board. Apparently, there was "nothing in regulations" to cover a pilot with artificial legs. After a brief assignment to the Transport section at Duxford fighter station, Bader was forcibly retired from the RAF on medical grounds, with a disability pension of 200 pounds. During his convalescence, he met and fell in love with Thelma Edwards. Because of his poor financial circumstances, they were secretly married and she continued to live with her parents. By October, 1933, he was working for Asiatic Petroleum Company at 250 pounds a year, but still could not afford a flat until 1937. By that time, he had mastered golf and even tennis; and he was financially secure enough to marry Thelma in a church service. In September 1938, as war clouds gathered over Europe, he re-applied to the Air Ministry, who offered him a desk job. He wasn't interested; he wanted to fly. He kept trying. In early 1939, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal wrote him that, in the event of war, the RAF would "almost certainly" let him fly, if the doctors agreed. War When World War Two started in September, 1939, he continued to lobby to serve with the RAF. He was ordered to report for a medical, but once again, the RAF wanted him for ground duties. He eventually passed the medical, with a helpful recommendation from Air Vice-Marshal Halahan, and reported again to Central Flying School in October. An old friend Squadron Leader Rupert Leigh tested him; after seven years, his flying skills hadn't deserted him. He soloed on November 27, 1939. With the war on, his flying career moved along rapidly: Flying Officer with No 19 Sqn in Feb. 1940, Flight Lieutenant with 222 Sqn in April, and his first combat in May. Dunkirk 222, a Spitfire squadron, had been held in reserve, in the north, at Kirton-on-Lindsay. In the last days of May, when the beaten British armies pulled back toward the beachhead at Dunkirk, 222 Sqn was sent south, to Martlesham, near the Suffolk coast. From there, the squadron helped to cover the beaches and the pilots could see the desperate situation on the ground. On the morning of the 31st, Bader shot down a Bf 109 (Me.109), got separated from his comrades, and returned to base by himself. Later in the day, on a second sortie, he flamed a Heinkel He 111, a twin-engine German bomber. 242 Squadron The mostly Canadian pilots of 242 Sqn had taken a beating in the Battle of France; half its men were casualties; its equipment was porly maintained; its morale was rock-bottom. When "the legless wonder," Douglas Bader, was made Acting Squadron Leader it June, 1940, the pilots thought it would be more of the same. But Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory had purposefully selected the indomitable Bader for the challenge of leading the Hurricane pilots of 242 Sqn. Powered by 1030 HP Merlin engines, their Mark I Hawker Hurricanes could reach 320 MPH, not quite as fast as contemporary Bf 109s, but with a tighter turning radius, the Hurricanes could hold their own. Bader made his mark immediately, by sacking two flight leaders, by enforcing discipline, and by raising a holy ruckus when he had difficulty getting


The Giant panda is native to which country?

Habitat: the land of the panda | WWF Clic to discover the results of the last panda survey in China © naturepl.com / Eric Baccega / WWF A shrinking refuge The giant panda was once widespread throughout southern and eastern China, as well as neighbouring Myanmar and northern Vietnam. But due to expanding human populations and development, the species is now restricted to around 20 isolated patches of bamboo forest in six mountain ranges in China's Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Most of the remaining wild pandas live in the Minshan and Qinling mountains. And it is here that WWF has focussed its giant panda conservation work, supporting the Chinese government's efforts to conserve the species. Since habitat loss is the most serious threat to the panda, establishing new reserves and extending existing ones are crucial to its survival. After a significant increase in recent years, China now boasts a network of 67 panda reserves, which safeguard more than 66% of the giant pandas in the wild and almost 54% of their existing habitat. The Chinese government, in partnership with WWF, has also developed bamboo corridors to link isolated pockets of forest, allowing the pandas within them to move to new areas, find more food and meet more potential breeding mates. Sign up for email updates * indicates required Subscribe to WWF Minshan Mountains The mountains form a natural barrier between the densely populated southern and eastern provinces of China and the great wilderness of the Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest in the world. Spreading through the provinces of Sichuan and Gansu, the Minshan mountains run along the north of the Great Sichuan plain and to the east of the Tibetan Plateau, and form part of one of the most important watersheds in China. They are also home to hundreds of giant pandas with PingWu county boasting the highest density of wild pandas in the world. But the Minshan mountains' magnificent forests are a critical habitat not only for giant pandas but also for a wealth of other species, including the dwarf blue sheep and beautiful multi-coloured pheasants. Giant panda in Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province © Susan A. Mainka / WWF The Qinling Mountains. Shaanxi, China. © WWF / Michel GUNTHER Qinling Mountains The mountains are part of China's most critical watershed, channeling rainwater into both of the country's great rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow. Located in Shaanxi Province, the Qinling mountains form a natural barrier between northern and southern China, protecting the south from the cold northern weather. And the warm rains on the southern slopes support a rich variety of plants and animals. Along with a few hundred pandas, the mountains are also home to other endangered species, including the golden monkey, takin and crested ibis. As well as being fantastically rich in natural resources, the mountains also boast a long human history, dating back thousands of years. Qinling sub-species Scientists have discovered that the giant pandas in the Qinling Mountains are actually a different subspecies from the other giant pandas. © naturepl.com / Edwin Giesbers / WWF


The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny took place in which country?

Where did the Sepoy Rebellion take place? | Reference.com Where did the Sepoy Rebellion take place? A: Quick Answer The Sepoy Rebellion began in Meerut, India in May 1857 and continued until it was suppressed in April 1859. During this time, the rebellion spread to Delhi, the Ganges Valley, central India and parts of Bengal. Full Answer The Sepoy Rebellion was sparked by the British troops' introduction of the Enfield rifle. To load the rifle, soldiers had to bite the end of a greased cartridge. Because Hindus feared the grease came from sacred cows and Muslims feared it came from unclean pigs, the sepoys rebelled against the British. During the Sepoy Rebellion, the sepoys murdered hundreds of Europeans. This rebellion was seen by some as the start of India's fight for independence from colonial powers.


Bohol, Masbate, Luzon and Jolo are all part of which island group?

About the Philippines - Travel Website Travel Website About the Philippines ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES The Philippine archipelago consist of 7,107 islands with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers or 115,830.60 square miles (about the same size as Italy). The 11 largest islands contain 94% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 km². It is where the capital city of Manila is located. The next largest island is Mindanao at about 94,600 km². The Philippines is approximately 800 km from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo.   The Philippine islands are divided into three groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Luzon islands include Luzon itself, Mindoro, Palawan, Masbate, and other smaller islands. The Visayas is a group of several small islands, the largest of which are: Panay, Bohol, Negros, Cebu, Leyte, and Samar. Mindanao island includes Mindanao island itself and the Sulu Archipelago, composed of Tawi-Tawi, Basilan and Sulu. Each island group has a Philippine destination worth visiting.  Climate in the Philippines is hot, humid, and tropical. The average yearly temperature is around 26.5° Celsius. Filipinos generally recognize three seasons: Summer: March to May Capital City: Manila (Metro Manila is the National Capital Region or NCR)   The National Capital Region comprises the cities and municipalities of: the City of Manila, Caloocan City, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque City, Pasay City, Patros, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, Quezon City and Valenzuela.   Form of Government: Republic with three (3) equal branches of government namely: the Executive, the Legislative and the Judiciary. The islands of the Philippine archipelago are volcanic in origin and are mountainous. The islands are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Mt. Apo (2,954 meters above sea level) in Mindanao is the highest peak, while the second highest peak is Mt. Pulog in Luzon. It rises 2,842 meters above sea level. The Philippines have numerous rivers, volcanoes, streams, narrow coastal plains and beautiful sandy beaches which foreign and local tourist enjoy. The country has a total of 36,289 kilometers of coastline.   Travel within the Philippines not difficult, if you don't mind riding the sometimes rickety public transportation. There are all kinds of transportation available to tourist and locals: Airplanes and ferries for inter-island transfers, buses & taxis ply in major cities all over the Philippines and the ubiquitous jeepney can be found everywhere. In Metro Manila, modern light rail transit is available on main roads. In tertiary roads & small rural towns the tricycle is the transport of choice. The official languages in the Philippines are Filipino and English. Filipino which is based on the Tagalog dialect (the dialect of national capital region), is the national language. English is also widely used and is the medium of instruction in higher education in the Philippines. There are also 76 major local languages and more than 500 different minor dialects throughout the archipelago. 83% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic. The rest are made up of smaller Christian denominations, Moslems and Buddhist. TRAVEL GUIDE    Foreign nationals are allowed to enter and  travel  within the Philippines for 21 days without a visa  provided that they have valid tickets for their return journey to their port of origin or to their next travel destination port and that their passports are valid for a period of at least six (6) months. Extension of stay is available at the  Philippine Bureau of Immigration  after paying a minimal fee. For stays longer than 21 days, a Temporary Visitors Visa is required. Exceptions: Passport holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), British National Overseas (BNO) and Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport holders are only allowed up to 7 days stay without a visa. Foreign nationals from Brazil and Israel are allowed up to 59 days without a visa.


Which US boxer, born February 1977, has the nickname ‘Pretty Boy’?

Floyd Mayweather Biography (Boxer) Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan Best known as: The superstar boxer who went undefeated from 1996-2015 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the superstar boxer who used mettle and defensive prowess to go undefeated in 48 pro fights from 1996-2015. Boxing runs in Mayweather’s family: his father, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., had 35 pro fights as a welterweight. But Mayweather Sr. also served time in prison for selling cocaine, and Mayweather Jr. had a rough childhood in Michigan before dropping out of high school to focus on boxing. He was 19 when he won a bronze medal as a featherweight in the 1996 Olympics. He turned pro after the Olympics, knocking out Roberto Apodaca in his first pro fight on 11 October 1996. From there, Mayweather went undefeated for over 18 straight years, going 47-0 as he gradually rose through weight classes from super featherweight through light middleweight. Along the way he became known as a savvy technician and strategist who wore out rather than knocked out his opponents. He also earned the nickname “Money,” a tribute both to his reliable earning power and his extravagant lifestyle. (USA Today reported in 2015 that Mayweather had bought 100 cars, including 16 Rolls Royces, from one Las Vegas dealership in 18 years.) By 2012 he was one of boxing’s biggest draws; that year he earned $85 million and replaced Tiger Woods at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s best-paid athletes. In 2015 he agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao in a long-anticipated match that was called, naturally, the Fight of the Century. Mayweather won by unanimous decision, running his record to 48-0 and earning more than $150 million for that one fight alone. Extra credit: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is 5’8″ tall… Mayweather spent three months in jail in 2012 after pleading guilty to committing misdemeanor domestic battery against a former girlfriend, Josie Harris, in 2010. Harris is the mother of three of Mayweather’s children. He has also been convicted of domestic violence (in 2002) and also of misdemeanor battery (in 2004) after a fight with two women in a nightclub, and pled no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge (in 2005) after slugging a bouncer in 2005… Floyd Mayweather has never been married but has four children by two women: sons Koraun (born circa 2000) and Zion (born c. 2001) and daughters Iyanna (born c. 2001) and Jirah (born c. 2004). An April 2010 report in The New York Times gave the children’s ages as Koraun, 10, Iyanna, 9, Zion, 9, and Jirah, 6… Mayweather retired from boxing in 2007 but then returned to the ring in 2009… He appeared on Dancing With the Stars in 2007; he was paired with Karina Smirnoff and finished ninth… He has his own fashion brand, TMT, which stands for The Money Team, and also uses the acronym TBE for The Best Ever. In years past he was also known as Pretty Boy Floyd. Copyright © 1998-2017  by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. Advertisement Advertisement


Which English coastal resort is known as ‘London-by-the-sea’?

English seaside resorts specific towns resorts English Seaside Resorts: Specicfic Towns Figure 1.--This is the Promenade along the beach at Fleetwood. Note Pharos Lighthouse. This postcard is undated, but we would guess the photograph was taken about 1910. Britain is an island. As a result there are quite a number of beach resort towns scattered all along the coast. Some of course are much better known than others. We have begun to compile information on quite a number of the different resorts.  our British readers will provoide us some information on their experiences at these resorts. They appear to have been very popular during the late 19th abd early 20th centurues. We note people dressed rather formaslly during thos era. The British today ofcourse take off for the Canary Ilands and other foreign resorts where the water is a good bit warmer. Blackpool (Lancashire*) Blackpool is another very well known resort along the northwestern Irish Sea coast. It is perhaps the busiest holiday resort on England. Blackpool was traditionlly part of Lancashire but since 1998 has been an independent unitary authority. There are many nearby towns with popular beach resorts (Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Thornton, Poulton-le-Fylde and Lytham St Anne's). Blackpool was enormously popular in the first half of the 20th century. Geographically it was accesable to the industrial Midlands, northern England, and Glasgow. Factory workers took their annual holidays in Blackppol and other neaby resorts. Huge number of inexpessive accomodations were built for working-class families. Photograph from that era show working-class families and huge crowds on the beach and promenade. One source reports that Blackpool still has more accomodations than the entire country of Portugal. Blackpool itself is the most heavily urbanised of the Irish Coast resort. English seaside resorts are famous for their holiday piers with a range of attractions. Blackpool has three piers. The North pier is the oldest built in 1863. The Central Pier was built soon after in 1868. The South pier is the newest, built in 1893. Blackpool also has a Tower, built in 1894. The Blackpool Tower is a 518-foot replica of Paris' Eiffel Tower. It was painted gold in 1994 as part of a centenary celebration. Blackpool has a popular tramway (trollie) that runs along to the coastvto some of the other beavh communities. The Blackppol Tramway was for many years England's only working tramway. There has been a revival of tramways in England and several other cities in recent years have rebuilt their tramways. Blackpool and other English resorts were adversely affected when cheap air travel became available in the 1960s. Until the 60s working class Britons did not commonly cross the Channel. This changed dramatically when the average Briton found that for aout the same cost he could vacation abroad (especially Spain) where the water was actually warm! Blackpool was especially affected because it was such at important beach resort and the economy was so completely devoted to tourism. There has in recent years, however, been a recival. Blackpool can't compete woth the Mediterrean weather. Onstead to foucus now is on entertainment. Blackpool specializes as a summer entertainment venue. There are popular variety shows. And it is no longer just a summer vacation resort. Blackpool's Winter Gardens routinely hosts conferences and is especially known for political events. The Blackpool Illuminations (fireworks) held during September and October are extremely popular even after the main tourist season. Brighton (East Sussex*) Brighton is perhaps the most well known English beach resort. It is located south of London in East Sussex. (Sussex has been divided into two portions, East and West and these are administered as two separate counties. Some little while ago, Brighton was amalgamated with its next door neighbour and great rival--Hove. The two became known as the City of Brighton & Hove, on top of that, the city is what is known as a Unitary Authority, which mea


What was the middle name of US inventor Thomas Edison?

The Inventor Thomas Alva Edison | Owlcation The Inventor Thomas Alva Edison The Inventor Thomas Alva Edison Updated on September 12, 2016 Joined: 2 years agoFollowers: 88Articles: 68 1 Young Thomas Edison Early Years The prolific American inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. He was the youngest of a brood of seven children. His father was Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr., a native of Nova Scotia, Canada who fled to the United States after taking part in the Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837. His mother was Nancy Matthews Elliott from New York. Thomas and his siblings grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. The family moved there when business declined due to the bypassing of their hometown Milan by the railroad in 1854. Like all young boys and girls in his community, Thomas was sent to school by his parents. However, the young Thomas was a distracted student. Reverend Engle, one of his teachers called him “addled” which made his parents decide that he would then be schooled at home under the tutelage of his mother. He spent his childhood reading “School of Natural Philosophy” by R.G. Parker and many other books. One of the earliest health problems encountered by Thomas Edison at a young age concerned his hearing. He suffered from recurrent middle-ear infections, which went untreated. He also caught scarlet fever, which might have contributed to his loss of hearing which affected him the rest of his life. As a young man, Thomas earned his living vending food and candy on trains running from Port Huron to Detroit. He also started delving into chemistry experiments. Later on, he obtained the rights to sell newspapers. Edison printed the Grand Trunk Herald and sold it on the road with the help of four assistants. Advertisement Work at the railroad and as telegraph operator Thomas Edison amassed plenty of experience as a telegraph operator. His first job posting was in Ontario, at the Grand Trunk Railway in Stratford Junction. He ventured into this line of work after a nearly fatal incident at the railroad. He learned how to operate the telegraph from a train station agent named J.U. MacKenzie. Edison saved Jimmie, MacKenzie’s three-year old son from a runaway train. To express his gratitude, he taught Thomas Edison the skills that he would need to work as a telegraph operator. In 1866, Thomas was assigned to the Associated Press bureau news wire in Louisville, Kentucky. He was an employee of Western Union at that time. While working the night shift, he continued his preoccupation with experimentation and read many books. His experience as a telegraph operator contributed much to his future endeavors involving telegraph machines, which not only cemented his reputation as an inventor. His invention of the stock ticker and the two-way telegraph, earned him a small fortune, which he used to further technological developments. Edison's Stock Ticker Telegraph Edison Quote Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Advertisement The Entrepreneur Aside from the devices that he invented, he was a pioneer in the entrepreneurial approach of mass production. He was also one of the originators of the idea of teamwork on a large scale to move the process of invention. Because of these principles that he espoused during his lifetime, he is credited as the creator of the first industrial research laboratory. During his lifetime, Edison founded 14 companies. One of the most prominent of these is General Electric, which grew to be one of the biggest publicly traded enterprises in the world. Some of Edison’s first inventions were telegraphic devices and the automatic repeater. Thomas Alva Edison held patents in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. In the United States alone, he held 1,093 patents for processes and inventions that are chemical, mechanical, and electrical in nature. Edison’s first patent was an electric vote recorder which was granted to him on June 1, 1869. Majority of the patents under Edison’s name were u


Which year saw the first commercial Concorde flight?

First Concorde Commercial Flight 30 Years Ago - Airliners.net Airliners.net Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:18 am Tuesday January 21st 1976 - Saturday January 21st 2006. 30 years ago ... On that day, the two sole operators of the Supersonic Jetliner Concorde, Air France and British Airways, inaugurated their supersonic flights from London-Heathrow to Bahrein for B.A, and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Rio de Janeiro, via Dakar, for A.F. Air France Concorde 085 took off at 12:40PM. The 100 lucky passengers boarded Air France Concorde F-BVFA from the Satellite 5 at the brand new CDG airport, just opened two years previously. 77 of them were French, 8 Americans, 6 Germans, 2 Spanish, 2 Scandinavians, 4 Italians, 1 Swiss. The oldest passenger was an 82 years old lady from Toulouse, who booked her seat several years in advance. To symbolize 13 years of Franco-British cooperation, the two BA & AF Concorde took off at the same time. Captain Pierre Chanoine landed F-BVFA at Dakar-Yoff airport at 3:27PM, welcomed by the President Leopold Sedar-Senghor. They took off again at 4:45PM , to land in GIG at 8:06PM (Paris time). It took exactly 7 hours 26minutes (including the 1h18mn stopover in DKR ) to cover the 9200km/57736mi between Paris and Rio. Concorde F-BVFA was donated by Air France in May 2003 to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, at Washington Dulles Airport. Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:28 am Backfire, cannot remember! But, my school was a few miles from LHR , it was only 4 storeys high, but you got a decent view. Our teacher, Mr Morris, was it seems an aerospace buff. The previous year he had got us into the assembly hall to watch live TV coverage of the Apollo/Soyuz link-up. Projects included painting what we thought some of the planets in the Solar system might look on the surface, "but no 25 headed monsters please". Why '2001' was a great space film, (not that us 8-10 year olds would like it, or had even seen it). So the first supersonic service nearby was very anticipated, for good measure, Mr Morris brought in his airband radio, to help with tracking movements. It was a wet day, visibility was not great, I do remember a Trident taxing and taking off first, at least that is what Mr Morris gleaned from his radio. Then came G-BOAA, even at that distance, on a grey day, the arrow like shape was just visible at it took off for Bahrain, our collective eyes were fixed on it straining to see. Not long after, I often started to cycle to the crossing at the BA Long Haul Engineering base, waiting for the then siren to sound before an aircraft crossed over. B747-136's, VC -10's, B707's, the odd L1011, less often but magically, Concorde. My interest in aviation started here. Quoting EGTESkyGod ( Reply 6 ): Would have loved to add to this thread, yesterday, but I was flying from Exeter to Filton to see G-BOAF, in the glorious sunshine. She looks wonderful. Certainly a poignant day for anyone associated with Concorde. Even though I wasn't born yet to have witnessed the '76 event, I must say that I first went on board Concorde G-BOAD (U.S.S. Intrepid) last spring and it was amazing. I will never forget the morning that I was taking the "A" train (subway) across Jamaica Bay when AF002 was taking off 31L. I didn't know it was even in line for take-off until the train literally started to rattle (afterburners/reheats must have been on, but quickly shut off as it was passing overhead when I was headed for Howard Beach.) It sounded like a B-1 bomber taking off 300 feet above over our train. All I can say it was not only an awesome site, but an awesome sound when I turned my head to look out the window to see AF002 taking off in all her glory. Truly made my day as any one of ours!     Quoting Afconcorde1 ( Reply 7 ): Truly made my day I know how you feel. It made my day when G-BOAC (my favourite Concorde) did a flypast of my first cricket match as Captain in 1999. I last saw a Concorde departure from runway 08 at Exeter, G-BOAA, on 15th July 2000.... Just 10 days before the disaster in Paris. I'll never forget the sound. However, I made it


In medicine, a spirometer is an instrument for measuring the air capacity of which part of the body?

Spirometric - definition of spirometric by The Free Dictionary Spirometric - definition of spirometric by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spirometric Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Wikipedia . spi·rom·e·ter An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs. spi′ro·met′ric (-rə-mĕt′rĭk) adj. spi·rom′e·try n. spirometer (Medicine) an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs. Compare pneumatometer spirometric adj an instrument for determining lung capacity. [1840–50; < Latin spīr(āre) to breath + -o - + -meter ] spi`ro•met′ric (-rəˈmɛ trɪk) spi`ro•met′ri•cal, adj. spi•rom′e•try, n. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: 1. spirometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs measuring device , measuring instrument , measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something Translations spiromètre spi·rom·e·ter n. espirómetro, instrumento que se usa para medir la cantidad de aire que se inhala y la que se expele del pulmón. spirometer n espirómetro; incentive — espirómetro incentivado Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: References in periodicals archive ? The primary outcome measures were change in spirometric measures and 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) at 6 months. Current research and opportunities to address environmental asbestos exposures Resting spirometric measurements including forced vital capacity (FVC), vital capacity (VC), and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) were performed on a hand-held spirometer (Sensormedix, Vmax29, Yorba Linda, CA, USA) in a sitting position. Oxygen multistep therapy enhancing intracellular oxygen: a case study Tiotropium as add-on therapy to ICS+LABA in patients with symptomatic severe asthma: spirometric assessment over 24 hours Germany : New once-daily Striverdi (olodaterol) Respimat gains approval in first EU countries Spirometric analyzes included the assessment of FEV1, FVC, and TLC. Morphometric evaluation of nitric oxide synthase isoforms and their cytokine regulators predict pulmonary dysfunction and survival in systemic sclerosis Among the topics: a human spine simulation system, measuring the hand-eye coordination of mentally ill patients, rehabilitation of lower limbs based on functional electrical stimulation systems, eye movement input device for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients, body awareness in prosthetic hands, a review of interventions to improve impaired gait, and a Bayesian approach to automated detection of asthma using clinical and spirometric information, among others.


How many legs does a bee have? | Reference.com How many legs does a bee have? A: Quick Answer Honeybees and bumblebees both have three pairs of legs, for a total of six, connected to their thorax. Each leg is made up of five segments separated by joints. The closest segment to the body, called the coxa, is followed in descending order by the trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus. Full Answer Bee legs are typically equipped with specialized features, such as basket-like hairs for pollen collection, a claw for manipulating objects, a tool for removing pollen from antenna and a pollen press. Bumblebee legs differ from honeybee legs in that bumblebees have pollen baskets, special cavities on their hind legs for the collection of pollen and nectar, and honeybees do not.


What is the middle name of British singer David Bowie?

David Bowie dead at 69: Singer, actor, songwriter dies of cancer Email a friend MUSIC lovers around the world have shared their grief over the unexpected death of David Bowie overnight, who reportedly suffered from six heart attacks in his final year. Fans have created makeshift shrines to the iconic singer outside his New York apartment building, while others have gathered to lay flowers beside a mural of the music legend in Brixton, the south London neighbourhood where the singer was born in 1947. Grief ... Fans gathered to lay floral tributes to the singer near a mural by Australian street artist Jimmy C, in Brixton, South London. Picture: AP Photo/Tim IrelandSource:AP Fish-and-chip shop owner Roland Lowery, 59, came with his 21-year-old daughter, a lifelong Bowie fan. Lowery said he first heard Bowie when he was 15 years old. “I was going out with a girl then and she was mad on this strange-looking fellow, and I thought, ‘Oh, yeah I’ll go along”’ to a concert, Lowery said. “I was just blown away with what he did.” AUSSIE FAN: David Bowie’s passion for our country Sing it out ... Fans in full voice near the David Bowie mural in Brixton. Picture: AP Photo/Tim IrelandSource:AP He said Bowie would be remembered for “the way he influenced people to just get up in the morning and put on what you want to put on and be who you want to be.” “We are mourning in a way, but it is more a celebration of his life.” SHOCKED: Celebrity tributes flow for David Bowie Bowie died two days after his 69th birthday. He had only released his 25th album, Blackstar, on Friday January eight. Tribute ... Crowds gathered in Brixton to pay tribute to the legend, David Bowie. Picture: AFP Photo/Niklas Halle’nSource:AFP His publicist revealed the surprise news that the reclusive musician had lost his battle with cancer. The statement read “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.” But it has also been revealed by his biographer, Wendy Leigh, that he suffered from six heart attacks during his cancer fight — but fought back from each of them, The Mirror reports . “He didn’t just battle cancer if that’s not enough — he had six heart attacks in recent years,” she told BBC News . Leigh also said that she believed the star had “orchestrated the timing of his own death”. “David made sure he died on a Monday morning so that people in England, the England he loved, found out first. “David was close to the edge, but I truly believe he art-directed his life and his death.” Many fans hoped Bowie’s social media had been hacked when news of his death first broke or that the musical chameleon was pulling off an elaborate stunt. Alas, his film director son Duncan Jones tweeted a photo of he and his father with the caption “very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all.” Sad news ... Duncan Jones — son of David Bowie tweets: “Sorry and sad to say it's true. I'll be offline for a while. Love to all.”Source:Twitter His wife Iman posted a cryptic tweeted on January 11 which hinted at the nearing end. — Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) January 10, 2016 On January 9 she posted this. — Iman Abdulmajid (@The_Real_IMAN) January 9, 2016 On January 8, Bowie’s 69th birthday, Iman shared a poignant image of a smiling and besuited Bowie standing in a doorway, in what would turn out to be the star’s final photo. Bowie's final shot The secrecy Bowie thrived on meant he kept his illness private, with the singer rarely spotted in public over the last decade. While rumours of illness had surrounded him over the past few years, the respect Bowie earned meant that those in his inner sanctum kept even his return to making music quiet, let alone any news of his health. Reflecting ... A fan pays her respects outside a house, believed to be the childhood home of British singer David Bowie, following the announcement of Bowie's death. Picture: AFP Photo/Chris RatcliffeSource:AFP T


The painting entitled ‘The View if Tinherir’ is a work by which British Prime Minister?

History of 10 Downing Street - GOV.UK GOV.UK Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office Introduction – by Sir Anthony Seldon 10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era. Behind its black door have been taken the most important decisions affecting Britain for the last 275 years. In the 20th century alone, the First and Second World Wars were directed from within it, as were the key decisions about the end of the empire, the building of the British nuclear bomb, the handling of economic crises from the Great Depression in 1929 to the great recession, and the building up of the welfare state. Some of the most famous political figures of modern history have lived and worked in Number 10, including Robert Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. Number 10 has 3 overlapping functions. It is the official residence of the British Prime Minister: it is their office, and it is also the place where the Prime Minister entertains guests from Her Majesty The Queen to presidents of the United States and other world leaders. The Prime Minister hosts countless receptions and events for a whole range of British and overseas guests, with charitable receptions high up the list. The building is much larger than it appears from its frontage. The hall with the chequered floor immediately behind the front door lets on to a warren of rooms and staircases. The house in Downing Street was joined to a more spacious and elegant building behind it in the early 18th century. Number 10 has also spread itself out to the left of the front door, and has taken over much of 12 Downing Street, which is accessed by a corridor that runs through 11 Downing Street – the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Explore 10 Downing Street Downing Street Approach Entrance Hall Many famous feet have trodden across this entrance hall: from world leaders to sporting heroes. But this is also where the PM's staff enter each day to work among the myriad corridors and staircases which snake around the building. 10 Downing Street fulfils many roles – as meeting place, home and office. The Prime Minister does not have keys to Number 10 but there is always someone on duty to let him in. Grand Staircase Sir Robert Walpole took up residence as Prime Minister in 1735 and wanted the design of Number 10 to match his status. He employed a famous architect of the day to renovate the crumbling building and many of the features he installed, including the central staircase, still exist. Portraits of every Prime Minister line the walls in chronological order, with the most recent incumbents at the top and group photographs from past Cabinets and Imperial Conferences at the bottom. White Drawing Room Until the 1940s Prime Ministers and their wives kept the White Room for their private use. It was here that Edward Heath kept his grand piano. The room contains works by one of the most important English landscape painters of the nineteenth century, J M W Turner. These days it is often used as the backdrop for television interviews and is in regular use as a meeting room for Downing Street staff. The room links through to the Terracotta Room next door. Cabinet Room Gordon Brown held Cabinet meetings every Tuesday but they were previously held on Thursday mornings. The only exceptions were during the Second World War and when the house was being renovated. The room was extended in 1796 by knocking a wall down and inserting columns to carry the extra span. The Cabinet room is separated from the rest of the house by soundproof doors. A terrorist bomb exploded in the garden of Number 10 in 1991, only a few metres from where John Major was chairing a Cabinet meeting. Terracotta Room This was used as the dining room when Sir Robert Walpole was PM. The name of this room changes according to the colour it is painted. When Margaret Thatcher came to power it was the Bl


A caldera is a feature of which natural structure?

How Volcanoes Work - Calderas CALDERAS When an erupting volcano empties a shallow-level magma chamber, the edifice of the volcano may collapse into the voided reservoir, thus forming a steep, bowl-shaped depression called a caldera (Spanish for kettle or cauldron). These features are highly variable in size, ranging from 1-100 km in diameter. In most cases, they can be readily differentiated from summit craters , which are generally much smaller and form by explosive erosion of the central vent. Felsic calderas are surrounded by thick blankets of pumice derived from the eruption of voluminous pyroclastic sheet flows . Variations in form and genesis allow calderas to be subdivided into three types: Crater-Lake  type calderas associated with the collapse of stratovolcanoes Basaltic  calderas associated with the summit collapse of shield volcanoes Resurgent  calderas which lack an association with a single centralized vent CRATER-LAKE TYPE CALDERAS This caldera type is generated after the main phase of a Plinian eruption , during collapse of a stratovolcano into the void of the underlying, depleted magma chamber. Although the waning phase of a Plinian eruption is often associated with the generation of pyroclastic flows, piston-like collapse of the volcanic edifice can generate the additional eruption of voluminous, pumice-dominated sheet flows along ring fractures surrounding the collapsing mass. These sheetflows form thick deposits of ignimbrite , the hallmark of both Crater-Lake type and resurgent calderas.    Crater Lake   caldera  Aniakchak caldera Crater Lake, Oregon, is the namesake of this caldera type. With a water depth of 600 m, Crater Lake is the deepest fresh-water lake in North America. The caldera walls rise above the lake level an additional 600 m. This large depression formed from the violent eruption and collapse of the ancestral stratovolcano Mt. Mazama about 6850 years ago. The massive eruption generated ~50 times more tephra than the Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. About 30 km of pyroclastic material erupted during the main plinian phase, thus depleting the magma chamber and leaving its roof unsupported. As ignimbrites erupted toward the end of the plinian phase, the volcano edifice began to collapse along ring fractures. The collapse generating additional pyroclastic sheet flows and a 10-km-wide caldera (see Mazama ignimbrite ). The caldera has since been the site of several small eruptions which have covered parts of the caldera floor with andesitic to rhyolitic lava. The most voluminous of these post-caldera eruptions have built the volcanic cone of Wizard Island on the western side of the lake. These eruptions ceased about 2000 years ago. Geologic map of the  Shaded color-relief   bathymetry map of the Crater Lake Caldera floor The two most recent eruptions associated with the generation of Crater-Lake type calderas are both from Indonesia -- the colossal eruption of Tambora in 1815, and the equally spectacular eruption of Krakatau in 1883. BASALTIC SHIELD VOLCANO CALDERAS The summit regions of many active shield volcanoes are marked by calderas. Hawaiian examples include the Mokuaweoweo caldera on Mauna Loa and the Kilauea caldera on Kilauea. Others include the Erta Al caldera in Ethiopia, the summit caldera of Piton del la Fournaise on Reunion Island, and the spectacular basaltic calderas on the shield volcanoes of the Galapagos Islands. Most basaltic shield volcano calderas on earth are 1-5 km in diameter. Those observed on Mars, however, are extraordinarily large, the largest being the Olympus Mons caldera, with a diameter of more than 60 km!    Kilauea caldera  Erta Al caldera Whereas Crater-Lake type calderas are associated with the explosive eruption felsic magma, generating voluminous pyroclastic sheet flows, basaltic calderas are not produced by such catastrophic events. Instead, they subside in increments to produce a nested structure of pits and terraces, as shown in the photos above for the Kilauea caldera and the Erta Al caldera . Basaltic calderas like these are gradually enlar


In the US, National Ice Cream Day, the third Sunday in July, was designated by which President?

July is National Ice Cream Month | International Dairy Foods Association July is National Ice Cream Month July is National Ice Cream Month July is National Ice Cream Month In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by over 90 percent of the nation's population. In the proclamation , President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities." The International Ice Cream Association (IICA) encourages retailers and consumers to celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month. In 2016, National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 17. About 10 percent of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream, contributing significantly to the economic well-being of the nation's dairy industry. Founded in 1900, IICA is the trade association for manufacturers and distributors of ice cream and other frozen dessert products. The association's activities range from legislative and regulatory advocacy to market research, education and training. Its 60 member companies manufacture and distribute an estimated 85 percent of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States. IICA is a constituent organization of IDFA. International Dairy Foods Association Milk Industry Foundation • National Cheese Institute • International Ice Cream Association 1250 H Street, NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005


Bayer Designations relate to which celestial bodies?

Naming of Astronomical Objects | IAU Naming of Astronomical Objects Naming of Astronomical Objects Naming of Astronomical Objects Celestial nomenclature has long been a controversial topic. At its inaugural meeting in 1922 in Rome, the IAU standardized the constellation names and abbreviations . More recently IAU Committees or Working Groups have certified the names of astronomical objects and features. In the following links you can find further information on how different objects and features are named. Quick links:   Spelling of Names Questions have been asked about the proper English spelling of names of astronomical objects, especially as regards capitalization of such names. The IAU formally recommends that the initial letters of the names of individual astronomical objects should be printed as capitals (see the IAU Style Manual, Trans. Int. Astron. Union, volume 20B, 1989; Chapter 8, page S30 – PDF file ); e.g., Earth, Sun, Moon, etc. "The Earth's equator" and "Earth is a planet in the Solar System" are examples of correct spelling according to these rules. It is emphasized, however, that language conventions are the responsibility of individual nations or groups of nations. While the IAU is willing to help to achieve a minimum degree of orthographic consistency as regards astronomical terms, it cannot undertake to do so for all languages, nor is it in the power of the IAU to enforce the application of any such conventions. Naming of Solar System Objects and Features The IAU has been the arbiter of planetary and satellite nomenclature since its inception in 1919. The various IAU Working Groups normally handle this process, and their decisions primarily affect the professional astronomers. But from time to time the IAU takes decisions and makes recommendations on issues concerning astronomical matters affecting other sciences or the public. Such decisions and recommendations are not enforceable by any national or international law; rather they establish conventions that are meant to help our understanding of astronomical objects and processes. Hence, IAU recommendations should rest on well-established scientific facts and have a broad consensus in the community concerned. Major Planets and the Moon The eight major planets in our Solar System and Earth's satellite have official IAU names. The names of the major planets were already in common use when the IAU formed in 1919 (e.g. scientifically, in professional and amateur astronomy literature, in nautical almanacs, etc.). However, the names of the planets have been included in wording for IAU resolutions multiple times since the IAU's founding and these names can be considered formally adopted by the IAU membership. While there are cultural names for the planets and Earth's satellite in other languages, there are classic names for the major planets and Moon which appear in English language IAU resolutions and the IAU Style Manual (which was approved by an IAU resolution in 1988). What follows is a partial list of instances of use of these planet names, but it is by no means exhaustive. This compilation demonstrates, however, that the names of the planets and Moon have appeared in IAU resolutions (or in wording of documents approved by IAU resolution) approved by IAU General Assemblies multiple times, and continue to be in ubiquitous use. 1976: The names of the then major planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) and the Earth's satellite (Moon) appear in IAU Resolution No. 10, which was approved by the XVIth General Assembly of the IAU in Grenoble, France in 1976. 1988: The IAU XXth General Assembly — which met in Baltimore in 1988 — approved IAU Resolution A3 on the Improvement of Publications, which recognized "the importance of identifying astronomical objects by clear and unambiguous designations" and recommended "that the authors and editors of the astronomical literature adopt the recommendations in the IAU Style Manual". The "IAU Style Manual (1989): The Preparation of Astronomical Papers and Reports" by George A. Wilkins


Bump, Campfire, Joust and Pancake are all terms used in which sport?

Glossary of Volleyball Terms Glossary of Volleyball Terms Just heard a word that is unfamiliar? Find the definitions of several common volleyball terms here. Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters Thanks, You're in! Health Tip of the Day Recipe of the Day There was an error. Please try again. Please select a newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. Did you mean ?


According to the television advert, which website gets confused with ‘Compare The Market’?

Compare The Meerkat Advert NEW (Compare The Market), Cheap Car Insurance - YouTube Compare The Meerkat Advert NEW (Compare The Market), Cheap Car Insurance Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 2, 2009 Compare The Meerkat (comparethemeerkat.com) advert which advertises the price-comparison website, Compare The Market (comparethemarket.com). This is the new shorten advert! Compare The Market.com compares prices on a number of items including car insurance, home insurance, as well as credit cards, loans and mortgages. It aims to give you the cheapest quote from a number of big companies, including the AA, the Post Office and HSBC. The reason for this advert is the constant mis-spelling of Compare The Market, with users inputting Compare The Meerkat instead. The advert features a russian meerkat called Alexsandr (somtimes spelt as Alexander) who is the founder of Compare The Meerkat. He complains about the number of cheaper car insurance requests and plays the jingles for both of them. On his website, you can compare meerkats by size, their favourite hobbies and their location. Certainly one of the best advertising campaigns in recent time. But remember, if you want cheap car insurance, it's CompareTheMarket.com. Category


How many cards are in each suit in a standard deck of cards?

Playing Card Frequencies We use MathJax Playing Card Frequencies A standard deck of 52 playing cards consists of 4 suits, with 13 kinds in each suit. In many card games, the kinds are ranked, and are often referred to as the ranks of the cards. In some games, the suits are also ranked. Image from www.jfritz.com/cards In the picture above, the four rows are the four suits. The clubs are all in the first row, followed by the spades, then the hearts, and last the diamonds. Among the 13 kinds, we find the numbers 2 through 10, and four other kinds. The A stands for ace, the J for jack, the Q for queen, and the K for king. The jack, queen, and king are often referred to as face cards. In many card games, a player has a number of cards, and this is referred to as his hand. In a few card games, the order in which the cards are received will matter, but more often a player receives all of the cards for his hand at one time. It should be noted that when cards make up a hand,  the same card cannot appear twice. In other words, selections of cards to create a hand are done "without replacement" (that is, without returning the first card to the deck and replacing it with a second). Determining Frequencies of Different Events The number of ways any particular event can happen will depend upon the number of cards that form a hand. Let us begin with the simplest possible hand, a single card. (Most players would not even consider this a hand, since it has only one card, but mathematicians always include the extreme cases when creating their definitions.) The number of ways to have a heart is 13, since there are 13 hearts. The number of ways to not have a heart is 39, since there are 39 cards that are not hearts. The number of ways to have a queen is 4, since there are 4 queens. The number of ways to not have a queen is 48, since there are 48 cards that are not queens. The number of ways to have a face card is 12, since there are 3 kinds that are face cards, in four suits each. When a hand consists of multiple cards, the events are much more interesting. Suppose a hand consists of three cards. There are   ${}_{52} C_3 = 22100$ ways to choose such a hand. Let us consider a single suit, say hearts. The number of ways to have three hearts is   ${}_{13} C_3 = 286$,   since any three hearts can be chosen from the 13 available hearts to make up the hand. The number of ways to have two hearts and one other card that is not a heart is   $({}_{13} C_2)({}_{39} C_1) = 78 \times 39 = 3328$.   In this computation, we chose 2 of the 13 available hearts, and one of the other 39 cards to make up the hand. The number of ways to have one heart and two other cards is   $({}_{13} C_1)({}_{39} C_2) = 13 \times 741 = 9633$.   We chose 1 of the 13 hearts, and two of the other 39 cards to make up the hand. The number of ways to have no hearts at all is   ${}_{39} C_3 = 9139$,   where we have chosen all 3 cards from the 39 that are not hearts. It can be verified that the four results above in fact add to 22100, the total number of ways that something can happen. The fact that we used hearts as the suit was irrelevant, the same frequencies would occur if the suit had been spades (or diamonds, or clubs). We can do variations on that theme as well. The number of ways to have two hearts and one diamond is   $({}_{13} C_2)({}_{13} C_1) = 78 \times 13 = 1014$.   Here, we chose 2 of the 13 hearts, and one of the 13 diamonds. The number of ways to have at least two hearts is   $({}_{13} C_2)({}_{39} C_1) + {}_{13} C_3 = 78 \times 39 + 286 = 3328$.   To do this problem, we had to break "at least two" into the cases "exactly two" and "exactly three". The number of ways to have at least one heart is   ${}_{52} C_3 - {}_{39} C_3 = 22100 - 9139 = 12961$.   Rather than to break this problem into three cases ("one heart", "two hearts", "three hearts"), we decided it would be easier to recognize "at least one" as the complement of "no hearts", so we subtracted the "no heart" case from the "anything" case. We can also count various grouping


What is the name of cartoon character Mickey Mouse’s pet dog?

Mickey Mouse - The Ageless Icon | Cartoon Characters | Cartoon Characters Mickey Mouse ← prev As the official mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey Mouse is certainly a known figure to almost every kid in the world. He has easily become one of the most easily recognized cartoon characters, with his iconic white gloves, red shorts, and huge yellow shoes. Mickey has been featured not just on film and television, but even on comic books, video games, and every Disney merchandise imaginable. Get to know more about this famous cartoon character as you read along. Contents Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks Species: Mickey Mouse History Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Mickey Mouse’s history goes a long, long way in the history of animation. However, he is not the first cartoon character created by Disney Studios. In fact, he was created only as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. But because of a misunderstanding between Walt Disney and Universal Studios, which owned the Oswald cartoon, the two companies separated and Disney established the new Disney Studio, together with a few employees that remained loyal to the animation company. The new Disney Studio essentially started from scratch as the remaining employees thought of ideas for a new cartoon character that will carry the name of the animation studios. Several ideas cropped up, including cats, dogs, cows, horses, and even frogs. But at last, Walt Disney got inspired by a tame mouse at his desk, so Ub Iwerks started creating a new mouse character that was eventually named Mortimer Mouse. The name Mickey Mouse was given due to the insistence of Disney’s wife, Lillian. How Old is Mickey Mouse? Mickey’s birthday can be traced back to when Mickey was created. The preliminary sketches of Hugh Harman that led to Iwerks’ eventual conceptualization of the character began in 1925. Mickey’s screen testing started in May 1928 for the cartoon short Plane Crazy, although this one failed to impress the audiences. The second Mickey Mouse short did not even push through due to lack of distributor. Steamboat Willie The first Mickey short that had a distributor was titled, Steamboat Willie, a parody of Steamboat Bill Jr., a silent comedy film released in May 1928. Steamboat Willie was released a few months later on November 18, 1928. Since Iwerks incorporated sound in this short film, audiences and critics alike were impressed by this innovative idea in an era of silent films. Because of Steamboat Willie’s success, November 18, 1928 was officially declared as Mickey Mouse’s onscreen debut or birthday. He quickly rose to popularity as one of the most prominent cartoon characters of that era. Old Mickey Mouse Vintage Mickey Mouse The Mickey Mouse being seen today is not the vintage Mickey that Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney created in the past. There are differences when it comes to the littlest details, although the old Mickey can still be easily recognized by today’s generation. For instance, Mickey’s head has always been featured as having a circular design, especially in his ears. In fact, the symbol of three circles used to depict Mickey back then is still being used until now by the Disney Company. It has certainly become his personal trademark and this design extends up to the present generation. Originally, Mickey’s body was also circular in nature, but he was later redesigned by animator Fred Moore to have a pear-shaped body—a move which Walt Disney himself approved of. Mickey Mouse with Gloves Mickey’s hands only had three fingers and one thumb. However, his white gloves were given to him only in the 1929 Mickey Mouse film, The Opry House, as a way of contrasting his hands from his black body. This was very helpful during the time of black and white screens. The first two Mickey shorts featured the cartoon character with large white eyes outlined in black. The black outlines were then removed in Steamboat Willie. In 1938, Fred Moore reimagined Mickey’s eyes as small and white with black pupils, and his face was given a Caucasian skin tone in contrast to his previously plain white face. Mickey


Who sang the 1964 hit single ‘Chapel of Love’?

The Dixie Cups, best known for the 1964 hit Chapel of Love | OldiesMusicBlog The Dixie Cups Posted by diana Nov - 12 - 2010 0 Comment The Dixie Cups are an American pop music girl group of the 1960s. They are best known for their 1964 million selling disc, “ Chapel of Love “. The group hit the top of the charts in 1964 with “Chapel of Love,” a song that Phil Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich had originally written for The Ronettes. The trio consisted of sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Lee Hawkins, plus their cousin Joan Marie Johnson, . They first sang together in grade school. Originally they were to be called Little Miss and the Muffets :), but were named The Dixie Cups just prior to their first release. By 1963 the trio had decided to pursue a career in music and began singing locally as the Meltones. Within a year Joe Jones, a successful singer in his own right with the Top Five 1960 single “You Talk Too Much,” became their manager. After working with them for five months, Jones took them to New York, where record producers / songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller signed them to their new Red Bird Records. Their first release, “Chapel of Love,” proved to be their biggest hit, although they had other hits with “People Say” (no. 12, 1964), “You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me” (no. 39, 1964), “Iko Iko” (no. 20, 1965), and “Little Bell” (no. 51, 1965). “Chapel of Love” sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Source: wikipedia.org


Who played the chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 film ‘Mary Poppins’?

Bert | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “Wind's in the East...mist coming in. Like something is brewing, about to begin. Can't put my finger...on what lies in store, but I fear what's to happen all happened before.” ―Bert's famous prediction that Mary Poppins will arrive again Bert (Herbert Alfred on Sundays, and called, The Match Man in the books) is the deuteragonist in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins . Contents [ show ] Background Bert is a jack-of-all-trades with a Cockney accent. He never stays with one trade too long, and adapts to current conditions. He is a long time friend of Mary Poppins , though their relationship is noted to be strictly platonic (but there are hints to suggest a more romantic interest between them). He is shown to be very much at ease with her magic, and implies that she has helped numerous families using her powers. He is incredibly energetic and easygoing, never losing his temper or raising his voice with anyone at all and always looking on the bright side. However, he shows a deeply empathetic side to his personality when Jane and Michael run from the bank - he expresses his sympathy for their father, in that he is shaped and pressured immensely by the financial world that has imprisoned him. Nevertheless, he compassionately looks after the children until George Banks returns. Physical appearance Bert is a slender man with dark hair, blue eyes, and has fair skin. He usually wears worn-out clothing. While working as a chimney sweep, his face is covered in soot. While in the street picture of the English country side, he wears a red, orange, and yellow suit with a blue bow tie. He also sports a straw hat. Role in the film Bert appears at the beginning of the film, trying to earn money as a one-man-band. After impressing the crowd with various songs, as well as impromptu poetry, he notes a change in the weather, which he notes as a sign of events to come. He then notices the viewer. After being asked, he shows the viewer the route to 17 Cherry Tree Lane, home of the Banks family. Along the way, he introduces the viewer to some of the residents, and is warned by Admiral Boom and Mr. Binnacle , that the Banks residence is dealing with "heavy weather". Upon arrival, he is surprised to hear loud arguing coming from the house. Later, Bert is shown trying to earn money as a street artist. He has drawn pictures depicting his adventures with Mary Poppins. Soon, Mary appears along with the Banks children, Jane and Michael , for whom she has been employed as a nanny. They tell him that they are on their way to the park. He scoffs at the mundane outing, and is able to successfully goad Mary into transporting the group into one of his pictures, a depiction of the English countryside. While Jane and Michael go to a nearby fair, Bert and Mary enjoy a stroll through the countryside and eat lunch at a small cafe. They talk of their long relationship, which is shown to be platonic. Afterwards, they join the children for a ride on Mary's private carousel. At Mary's word, the horses jump off the carousel, and the group enjoys a horseback ride. Along the way, Bert notices a fox running from hunters, and saves it by putting it onto his horse. They end up in a horse race, where they see Mary easily win it. After being asked for a word to describe herself, she tells them of her special word, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious , and Bert contributes by noting that he used to say the word to save his nose from being tweaked by his father for being rude for not speaking. Soon, it begins to rain, which washes off the drawing, and the group is forced to cut the outing short. Though Mary laments the loss of the pictures, Bert notes that are more of them coming soon and that he intends to take advantage of the rain and change businesses by selling hot chestnuts. Bert appears the next day, at the home of Mary's Uncle Albert , who is "suffering" from a strange sickness. Apparently he has laughed too much, and is floating in the air, unable to come down. Bert warns the children not to laugh, as the condition is contagio


Harry Redknapp is associated with which British sport?

Harry Redknapp talks about why he has no faith in the FA - BBC Sport BBC Sport BBC Sport - Harry Redknapp talks about why he has no faith in the FA Harry Redknapp: ‘Why I have no faith in the FA’ 28 Jun 2016 From the section Football Harry Redknapp says he has lost faith in the Football Association and backs Glenn Hoddle to be next England manager. Redknapp said: "I don’t really have a lot of faith in them, we’ve had Sven-Goran Eriksson. It’s scary, they’re going to make the right decision someday but I won’t be alive to see it.” This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Tuesday 28 June 2016.


Ancient Sports: Pentathlon Side A: trainer watching wrestlers Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology This was a 5-event combination of discus, javelin, jumping, running and wrestling. Aristotle describes a young man's ultimate physical beauty: "a body capable of enduring all efforts, either of the racecourse or of bodily strength...This is why the athletes in the pentathlon are most beautiful." (Aristotle, Rhetoric 1361b) Discus Tondo: discus thrower Photograph courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The ancient Greeks considered the rhythm and precision of an athlete throwing the discus as important as his strength. The discus was made of stone, iron, bronze, or lead, and was shaped like a flying saucer. Sizes varied, since the boys' division was not expected to throw the same weight as the mens'. Javelin Side A: athletes From Caskey & Beazley, plate XXXVII. With permission of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The javelin was a man-high length of wood, with either a sharpened end or an attached metal point. It had a thong for a hurler's fingers attached to its center of gravity, which increased the precision and distance of a javelin's flight. Harvard 1977.216.2244 Side B: youth with javelin, from the waist up Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of Harvard University Art Museums Jump Side A: jumper Photograph courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Athletes used lead or stone jump weights (halteres) shaped like telephone receivers to increase the length of their jump. The halteres were held in front of the athlete during his ascent, and forcibly thrust behind his back and dropped during his descent to help propel his body further. Philadelphia MS2444 Side A: diskos bag and halteres above wrestlers Photograph by Maria Daniels, courtesy of The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Jump weights also doubled as weight lifting equipment during training. Running


In the children’s novel ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll, which birds are used as croquet mallets?

SparkNotes: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Chapter 8: The Queen’s Croquet Ground Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Chapter 8: The Queen’s Croquet Ground → Chapter 7: A Mad Tea Party Chapter 9: The Mock Turtle’s Story Summary Alice enters the garden and meets three gardeners in the shape of playing cards. The gardeners Two, Five, and Seven bicker with each other as they paint the white roses on the rose trees red. Upon noticing Alice, the gardeners explain that they have planted white rose trees by mistake and must paint them red before the Queen of Hearts finds out. Just then, the Queen arrives, surrounded by a great entourage of living playing cards. The gardeners scramble to their bellies to bow before the Queen, who asks for Alice’s name with great severity. Alice answers the Queen graciously and realizes she should not be afraid, as they are simply a pack of cards. The Queen asks Alice about the trembling gardeners. Alice responds flippantly, prompting the Queen to call for Alice’s beheading until the King calms her down. Upon discovering what the gardeners were doing, she orders their decapitation and moves on. Alice saves the gardeners by hiding them in a flower pot and going off with the Queen to play croquet. When she arrives at the croquet match, Alice finds out from the White Rabbit that the Duchess is under sentence of execution for boxing the Queen’s ears. Alice has a difficult time adjusting to the curious version of croquet played by the Queen. The croquet ground is ridged, the croquet balls are live hedgehogs, and the mallets are live flamingos. The various playing cards stand on all fours to form the arches that the balls are hit through. As she plays, the Queen apoplectically shouts for everyone’s decapitation. Alice attempts to slip away from the croquet match, but catches sight of the Cheshire Cat’s grin. The Cheshire Cat asks her how she is getting on, and Alice begins to complain about the Queen’s unusual behavior. The King notices the conversation and attempts to bully the Cheshire Cat, but it refuses to give in to the King’s taunts. The King becomes aggravated and calls for the Queen to remove the Cheshire Cat. The Queen carelessly orders its decapitation, but the executioner and the King cannot agree on how to execute the Cheshire Cat, who at this point is only a head floating in midair. They appeal to Alice, who suggests that they get the advice of the Duchess, who owns the Cheshire Cat. By the time the Duchess arrives, the Cheshire Cat has completely vanished. Analysis When Alice reaches the garden, she hopes that it will fulfill her desires, but her experience in the garden proves to be as frustrating as the rest of Wonderland. Alice has sought out the garden since she first glimpsed it in chapter one. The garden occupies a central role not only in Alice’s quest but also in Wonderland. The garden is the seat of power for the King and Queen of Hearts, and the use of the card suit of hearts underscores the idea that the garden is the heart of Wonderland. Alice quickly discovers that the garden provides no great experience of enlightenment. The rules and practices of the garden are just as idiosyncratic and maddening as the rest of the locales she has visited. The beds of bright flowers she pined for are nothing more than ridges and furrows, and the roses are painted red rather than being naturally beautiful. The garden is not an idyllic place of calm pastoral beauty, but an artificially constructed space that becomes a source of anxiety and fear for Alice. Alice has grown accustomed the unusual social hierarchy of Wonderland, but the discovery that an inanimate object rules as Queen shakes Alice’s fragile understanding of her surroundings. Before her arrival in the garden, Alice experienced an inverted hierarchy in which animals have a measure of authority and treat her as an inferior. Alice has become accustomed to following the orders of the likes of the White Rabbit. She discovers in the garden that all of these animals are the subjects of an inanimate object, a Queen who is a


Which is the only bird in the Chinese Zodiac?

Animals of the Chinese Zodiac | EDSITEment Animals of the Chinese Zodiac Tools Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Chinese lunar calendar dates back to the second millennium BCE. Unlike our calendar, which numbers the years progressively from a given time (the birth of Christ), the Chinese calendar is cyclical. Each cycle is made up of 12 years; after the 12th year, the cycle is repeated. The Chinese associate each year of a 12-year cycle with an animal, and they refer to the years as "the year of the dragon," "the year of the ox," and so forth. The 12 animals and the years associated with them are often represented on a circular chart, and for this reason they are known as animals of the zodiac. The use of the animal names in the calendar led to the development of Chinese astrology. Astrology can be defined as a pseudo-science linking human destinies to charts associated with heavenly bodies or the recording of time. The Chinese believed the characteristics of a given zodiac animal influenced the personality of every person born in that year. They used this information to create horoscopes, daily predictions based upon the year of one's birth. Although the reading of horoscopes is popular in modern Chinese culture, few people take the predictions seriously. In this lesson plan, students will learn about the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. In the introductory first lesson, they will see how animals are often used as symbols. In the second lesson, they will hear one of several versions of how the 12 animals were chosen. They will then focus upon a few of the animals in the story and see how they can be used as symbols of certain human characteristics. In the third lesson, they will be introduced to the other animals of the zodiac, and they will be given a chart on which they will assign traits to each animal. Then they will consult a number of websites to find the traits traditionally associated with the animals, which they will add to their list. Then, they will come up with a number of ways to compare and contrast the animals in the list. In the third lesson, they will focus upon the animal associated with the year of their birth, learning about its traits and discussing whether or not these apply to themselves and their peers. Finally, each student will make an acrostic, combining the letters of his or her first name with adjectives that relate to his or her zodiac sign. Guiding Questions How does the Chinese calendar work? What are the 12 animals of the zodiac and how were they chosen? What traits are associated with them? How are the animals used as symbols? What is your animal sign, and what traits does it represent? Learning Objectives After completing this lesson, students will know what a symbol is understand that the Chinese calendar is divided into cycles of 12-years, in which each year is represented by an animal be familiar with the story explaining the choice of the 12 zodiac animals understand that each animal of the calendar symbolizes certain character traits know that the Chinese associate the traits of each zodiac animal with people born in that year know their own signs within the Chinese zodiac Preparation Instructions Gather together seven or eight pictures of animals/insects/birds from picture books or magazines. Try to include an owl, a bee, an ox, and others commonly associated with specific adjectives (i.e., wise as an owl, busy as a bee, strong as an ox, sly as a fox, slippery as an eel, etc.). Download the chart in Activity 3 and make copies for each of your students. Review the information in the introduction. Then access and become familiar with the EDSITEment-reviewed websites referred to the Lesson Activities. They provide additional data about the Chinese calendar, Chinese astrology, and the characteristics associated with the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. There is an interesting folktale about how the order of the 12 animals was determined. You may enjoy reading this Zodiac story aloud.  This good source on the Chinese  Zodiac and the Chinese New Year is within the China Travel Guide  ava


How many ‘Steps’ are there in the novel by John Buchan?

The Thirty-Nine Steps eBook by John Buchan - 9786050311983 | Kobo Show more Show less The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations. The novel is set during May and June 1914; Europe is close to war and spies are everywhere. Richard Hannay has just returned to London from Rhodesia in order to begin a new life, when a freelance spy called Franklin P. Scudder calls on him to ask for help. Scudder reveals to Hannay that he has uncovered a German plot to murder the Greek Premier and steal British plans for the outbreak of war. Scudder claims to be following a ring of German spies called the Black Stone. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940) was a Scottish novelist and historian. Buy the eBook


Cube Root of 1000 - Cbrt 1000 - What is the Cube Root of 1000 Home › Cube Roots › Cube Root of 1000 Cube Root of 1000 Posted on by admin — No Comments ↓ The cube root of 1000 is the number, which multiplied by itself three times, is 1000. In other words, the cube of this number equals thousand. If you have been looking for cube root of thousand then you are right here, too. On this page you can also find what its parts are called, and in addition to the terminology of cbrt 1000 we also have a calculator you don't want to miss. Read on to learn everything about the 3rd root of 1000. Thus, the cube root of 1000 is the inverse operation of ^3: The term can also be written as In contrast to square roots, which have two roots, a cube root like 1000 only has only one real number value, sometimes called the principal cube root of thousand. If you like to know how to find the cube root of 1000, then visit our page cube root, and follow the instructions there. Here you can find the square root of 1000 . What is the Cube Root of 1000 You already know the answer to the question what is the cube root of 1000, but reading on you can learn how its parts are called. n = index, 3 is the index. a = radicand, the radicand is the number below the radical sign, 1000 is the radicand here. b = root = 10 √ is called radical symbol or radical only. Now you already know all about the , its parts and the inverse operation. If you like to know the cube root of any other number use our calculator below. Just enter the number for which you want to learn the cube root (e.g. 1000), next hit the calculate button. Number: Cube Root: If this calculator has been useful to you then bookmark it now. Besides 3√1000, frequent cube roots on our site include: Cube Root of 900 The Cube Root of 1000 If you have been searching for whats the cube root of 1000 or cube root 1000 then you have come to the right site, too. The same is true if you typed third root of 1000 or 1000 cube root in the search engine of your preference, just to name a few similar terms. To sum up, There is only one real cube root of 1000, there are no such things as multiple cube roots of 1000 in . And make sure to understand that cbrt 1000 and 1000 cubed , 1000 x 1000 x 1000 = 1000000000, are not the same. Further information can be found on our page cube root which you can find in the header menu. Note that you can also find frequents cube roots including cbrt 1000 by using the search form in the sidebar of this website. If you have any question about the cubic root of 1000 then place a comment in the form below. If our article about the cubed root of 1000 has been useful to you, then please give us a like or press all social buttons. Thanks for visiting our website.


By what name is British DJ Norman Cook better known?

Fatboy Slim - Music on Google Play Fatboy Slim About the artist Norman Quentin Cook, also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English DJ, musician and record producer/mixer. As a solo electronic act, he has won ten MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards. His records as Fatboy Slim also helped to popularise the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Cook first rose to fame in the 1980s as the bassist of the indie rock band The Housemartins who scored a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley's "Caravan of Love". After the band split, Cook formed Beats International whose début album spawned their signature hit, "Dub Be Good to Me" which was another UK number-one as well as going on to become the seventh best-selling single of 1990 in the UK. Cook then went on to join numerous other acts including Freak Power, Pizzaman and The Mighty Dub Katz to moderate success. Cook adopted the Fatboy Slim moniker in 1996 and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. 1 $9.49 Palookaville is the fourth studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 4 October 2004, approximately four years after the previous one. Football club Brighton and Hove Albion... 1 1 $8.99 Better Living Through Chemistry is the debut studio album by the English big beat producer Fatboy Slim, released on 23 September 1996 by Skint Records internationally and by Astralwerks in the Unit... 1 1 $16.49 Here Lies Love is a concept album and rock musical made in collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos along with the... 1 The Chemical Brothers 0 The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo composed of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, originating in Manchester in 1989. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fel... 0 The Prodigy 0 The Prodigy are an English electronic music group from Braintree, Essex, formed by Liam Howlett in 1990. The members were originally Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Maxim, Leeroy Thornhill, and a female... 0 Basement Jaxx 0 Basement Jaxx are an English electronic music duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. The pair got their name from the regular night club they held in their hometown of Brixton, London,... 0 0 Pizzaman were a British electronic music duo consisting of John Reid and Norman Cook. Their debut album, 'Pizzamania', was released in 1995. The album spawned three singles; all of which reached th... 0 Groove Armada 0 Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The group has released ... 0 Apollo 440 0 Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced five albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as am... 0 Propellerheads 0 Propellerheads were a British big beat musical ensemble, formed in 1995 and made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. The term propellerhead is slang for a nerd, and when Gifford... 0 Armand Van Helden 0 Armand van Helden is an American DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. He was one of the main proponents of the speed garage genre, remixing various artists such a... 0 Utah Saints 0 Utah Saints are an English electronic music group based in Leeds, Yorkshire. The band's members, Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, were joined on-stage by additional musicians when they played live from ... 0 Leftfield 0 Leftfield is a British electronic music group formed in 1989. It began as the duo of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley. In January 2010 Barnes resurrected Leftfield without Daley and, after touring for a ... 0 Audio Bullys 0 Audio Bullys are an electronic music act from London, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by the DJ and presenter George Lamb. Franks and Dinsdale re...


Who plays Stephen in the 2012 film ‘Django Unchained’?

Django Unchained (2012) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 37 titles created 25 Sep 2012 a list of 35 titles created 16 Dec 2012 a list of 22 titles created 18 Jul 2013 a list of 31 titles created 15 Jan 2014 a list of 40 titles created 3 months ago Search for " Django Unchained " 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. Won     2     Oscars. Another    54 wins & 144 nominations. See more awards  » Videos In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Director: Quentin Tarantino Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort , from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Director: Martin Scorsese A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. Director: Christopher Nolan An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice. Director: Christopher Nolan Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Director: David Fincher     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X   Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director: Christopher Nolan An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. Director: Martin Scorsese After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. Director: Quentin Tarantino In 1954, a U.S. marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline Former dentist, Dr. King Schultz, buys the freedom of a slave, Django, and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of Django's wife who is under the hands of Calvin Candie, a ruthless plantation owner. Written by BenLobel Life, liberty and the pursuit of vengeance. See more  » Genres: Motion Picture Rating           ( MPAA ) Rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 25 December 2012


An Austringer is a person who hunts with which creature?

Hunting mythical creatures | Stuff.co.nz Hunting mythical creatures Last updated 00:51 27/01/2008 Relevant offers Big cats, `extinct' songbirds, moa, native otters there's a zoo-ful of shy and mysterious creatures roaming the countryside if New Zealand's cryptozoologists are to be believed. Are they just chasing dreams or is the truth out there? Kim Knight reports.     It was a dark and stormy night. OK, says Vicki Hyde, president of the New Zealand Skeptics, so it wasn't stormy. But it was dark. And there was something out there. Big, black, bulky. Just sitting there, watching. "We stared. It stared back." She threw a shoe. It didn't move. "Too big for an ordinary cat. Too still for a dog. Too quiet for a possum." A quick dash inside and the outside lights went on to reveal: an upended bucket. "Did we feel silly? You bet." It can happen to anyone, says Hyde. Mistaken identification leads to incorrect assumptions and misperceptions, she writes in her new book Oddzone. "It doesn't mean you're foolish or stupid or insane. Just human." And humans love a good mystery. Is there a yeti in the Himalayas? A Nessie in the Loch? A moose in Fiordland? The hunt for a remnant population of moose liberated in New Zealand bush in the early 1900s is more than three decades old. So is the search for the South Island kokako, last reliably sighted in the 1950s and 60s. Student filmmakers recently went on the trail of a mysterious black cat in Canterbury. And now moa are back in the headlines, with news that next month, an Australian researcher will cross the ditch to find a colony of the giant birds in Te Urewera. Who are these people who devote lifetimes to the hunt for the unknown? Ken Tustin, 62, has amassed around 600 nights in the Fiordland bush trying to prove the existence of moose. The closest he has come is the collection of stray hairs, DNA-tested by scientists in Canada, who say his theory is almost certainly correct. "I read articles saying I'm obsessed," says Tustin. "I think [my story] tells kids, hey, in 2008, there are some great adventures still to be had. There are unsolved things and wonderful mysteries out there." He knows he'll need photographs to silence the critics some people say the hairs prove nothing more than that the hunter has been hoaxed. Tustin, and his wife Marg, have had remote cameras in the bush for years. "We've probably put about 10,000 camera nights into it." So far, no moose "and about 2000 red deer". He says it's a lovely personal challenge. Ad Feedback "Man thinks he controls the planet but, in effect, we're being outfoxed by a very large, charismatic animal." For researchers like Tustin, and 60-year-old Rhys Buckingham, who is convinced the South Island kokako still exists, the common thread is begrudging admiration for their prey. "How come you can't find a thing the size of a horse?" Buckingham asks Tustin. "How is it you can't find a stupid squawking crow?" retorts Tustin. What keeps the pair going? "You've got to have some mystery in your life," says Buckingham who is fitting in a phone interview around two three-day dance parties. He says the South Island kokako is an incredible songbird and he believes he has collected numerous tape recordings of the bird that's been dubbed "the grey ghost". Naysayers reckon he's simply recorded tui. "I used to be more obsessed when I thought there was a chance to save it from extinction," says Buckingham. "I'm getting more disillusioned now, with what appears to be a calamity facing much more common birds, with stoat and rat plagues. I think I'm too late, I haven't been successful... it would be so magnificent to save it from extinction." THE MOOSE and the kokako did, at least, once exist. But are there other, more mysterious creatures roaming New Zealand? In 1966, the Encyclopaedia of New Zealand included a section headed "Animals, Mythical". "Numerous tales of monsters, ogres, goblins and fairies, and weird `hairy men' who devoured unwary travellers and waylaid hunting parties have long been part of Maori lore," it said. "In all probability, such tales of