Athlete Germaine Mason won a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in which event?

2008 Beijing Olympics: Germaine Mason soars to surprise Olympic high jump silver in Beijing - Olympics - Telegraph Advertisement Germaine Mason soars to surprise Olympic high jump silver in Beijing A high jumper who was axed from the Lottery funding programme last year because his performances were not measuring up was the unlikely source of Britain's first athletics medal of the 2008 Games. Shining example: Germaine Mason proudly shows off his Olympic high jump silver medal  Photo: AFP By Simon Hart in Beijing 9:25PM BST 19 Aug 2008 Germaine Mason, who won a junior world bronze for Jamaica six years ago but who had failed to hit the heights since switching allegiance in 2005, equalled his personal best of 2.34 metres to win a surprise silver medal behind Russia's Andrei Silnov. "I am a bit speechless, very happy and overwhelmed," he said, before underlining his British credentials by adding: "I am so super-duper right now." Although Mason's defection caused outrage in Jamaica, the Union Jack that he draped around his shoulders to celebrate is not a mere flag of convenience. Confusingly, he has a British father who lives in Jamaica and a Jamaican mother who lives in west London. He has also held a UK passport all his life and when he was struck by a serious knee ligament injury in 2004 he took the opportunity to serve out the obligatory two-year period of ineligibility for any athlete wanting to switch countries. Before making his British debut in the 2006 European Cup, he declared that it was his aim to win an Olympic medal for his new country. Related Articles Images of the day 19 Aug 2008 "I feel very British," he said yesterday. "Britain is my home and that is where it is going to be forever." Well, almost. The 25-year-old actually still spends six months of the year in Jamaica training with his old high school coach, Steven Francis, Asafa Powell's coach. And judging by the warm hug he received from Usain Bolt, who finished his 200 metres semi-final just as Mason was celebrating his medal, his Jamaican connections still run deep. Bolt said: "We've been friends since 2002 and I'm very happy for him. He had knee surgery and he's coming back now, so I'm happy for him. To me, it doesn't really matter who he runs for." Mason said his loss of Lottery funding had hit him hard. "That is one of the things that motivated me. Track and field is not a sport that pays a lot. It was very tough." Andy Baddeley faded in the final of the 1500m and finished ninth, behind winner Rashid Ramzi, of Bahrain. Sarah Claxton was eighth in the final of the women's 100m hurdles, in which American favourite Lolo Jones stumbled over the penultimate hurdle and went from first to seventh. Dawn Harper claimed the gold. Martyn Rooney produced a personal best of 44.60sec to reach the final of the 400m, with Christian Malcolm making the final of the 200m. Andy Turner and Allan Scott failed to make the semi-finals of the 110m hurdlers, while Jo Pavey pulled out of the 5,000m heats with a stomach problem.


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In the game of Scrabble how many points is a letter ‘H’ tile worth?

Stefan Fatsis is the author of Word Freak and A Few Seconds of Panic  and is a panelist on Hang Up and Listen . Follow him on Twitter. Any Scrabble player can tell you that the X is actually worth eight points. But as Butts was creating the game, in a fifth-floor walkup in Queens, he tinkered—with the layout of the board, with the total number of tiles, with their distribution, and with their respective point values. “It’s not hit or miss,” Butts said long afterward. “It’s carefully worked out.” Seventy-five years later, Butts’ carefully worked out point values are under attack. Late last month, a University of California–San Diego, cognitive science postdoc and casual player named Joshua Lewis conducted a computer analysis to recalibrate Scrabble’s letter values based on the game’s current lexicon. Lewis reposted his findings to Hacker News, and they were picked up by Digg and went viral. Around the same time, Sam Eifling, writing for Deadspin, asked a programmer friend to do the same . Both were inspired by the fact that while the language had changed dramatically from the time Butts performed his calculations, the game of Scrabble had not. Advertisement It’s a fair observation. Since Scrabble was adopted in chess parlors in New York in the 1950s, competitive players have dissected its strategic quirks. One early realization was that short words have outsized value, so players scoured the preferred source (the now-defunct Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary) and compiled lists of two- and three-letter words. They also recognized that the most common letters showed up in a lot of words, so they recorded and memorized seven- and eight-letter words—ones that would earn the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles at once—that contained A, E, I, N, R, S, and T, among other single-point letters. You didn’t need a computer to see that the Q, though worth the most points, was a pain in the rack but the Z not so much. Since the publication in 1978 of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, a compilation of several standard college dictionaries, the game’s word list has grown by tens of thousands of words. From a playing vantage, the addition of QI (a Chinese life force) and ZA (short for pizza) in the last lexicon update, in 2006, were game-changers. Players feared the new words would cheapen Scrabble, boosting scoring and elevating the role of chance. It didn’t happen. The Q became less of a hindrance, a slightly fairer tile than before, and players adjusted strategy to account for the new gimmes. That need to adjust validates Lewis’ and Eifling’s suspicion that the values assigned to letters aren’t in perfect harmony with the frequency of their use in English or in its narrower subset, the Scrabble word list. The two approached the problem differently. Eifling and software developer Kyle Rimkus totaled the number of letters in Scrabble-eligible words (1.58 million), isolated the frequency of each letter, and then calculated how overvalued or undervalued each letter was compared to its existing point value. Lewis’ approach was more complicated. He weighted letters not only by appearance in the Scrabble lexicon but also by the frequency with which they appear in words of different lengths (with emphasis on two-, three-, seven-, and eight-letter words) and by their ability to “transition” into and out of other letters. The findings don’t differ much. In both analyses, the values of about half the letters change by one or two points. One or the other found that B, C, F, H, K, M, P, X, Y, and Z are overvalued, which makes some intuitive sense. For instance, the X (eight points) and the Z (10) can be easy money, especially since they occur in a number of short words; bumping them down to six points apiece is a logical move. Similarly, the H was set by Butts at four points, but it now appears in nine two-letter words and combines beautifully with other letters, while the M appears in 12 two-letter words. Living-room players detest the C, but they haven’t studied seven- and eight-letter “bingos,” in which C’s abound. The c


What is the title of the first feature film in which Tom Hanks appeared with Meg Ryan?

Tom Hanks - Biography - IMDb Tom Hanks Biography Showing all 189 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (1) | Trivia  (112) | Personal Quotes  (53) | Salary  (16) Overview (3) 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (2) Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His father had English, and some German, ancestry, while his mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese. Tom grew up in what he has called a "fractured" family. He moved around a lot after his parents' divorce, living with a succession of step-families. No problems, no abuse, no alcoholism - just a confused childhood. He had no acting experience in college and, in fact, credits the fact that he couldn't get cast in a college play with actually starting his career. He went downtown, auditioned for a community theater play, was invited by the director of that play to go to Cleveland, and there his acting career started. He met his second wife, actress Rita Wilson on the set of his television show Bosom Buddies (1980) - she appeared in one episode in the second season (1981), Bosom Buddies: All You Need Is Love (1981). They have two children, and Tom has another son and daughter by his first wife, Samantha Lewes . In 1996, he made his first step behind the camera, directing and writing as well as starring in the film, That Thing You Do! (1996). Frequently plays ordinary characters in extraordinary situations Trivia (112) Is a frequent guest host on Saturday Night Live (1975). Received the Distinguished Public Service Award, the U. S. Navy's highest civilian honor, on Veterans Day 1999 for his work in the movie Saving Private Ryan (1998). Entertainment Weekly chose him as the only actor worthy of $20 million. Dislocated his shoulder when he fell through a rotting floor in a building in Germany while scouting locations with Steven Spielberg for the HBO series Band of Brothers (2001) (1999). Second actor to win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, for his work in Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). The first was Spencer Tracy , for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). Ranked #17 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997). Attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California. Attended Chabot College in Hayward, California. Attended California State University, Sacramento. Voted best actor by the readers of "Us" magazine (1995). Younger brother of Sandra Hanks and Larry Hanks and older brother of Jim Hanks . After a one-shot guest appearance on Happy Days (1974), producer Ron Howard asked him to read for a secondary part in Splash (1984), and he got the lead instead. Married his first wife Samantha Lewes (real name: Susan Dillingham) two months after their son Colin's birth. Hanks cited the help of a nearby ice cream shop which helped him gain 30 pounds for his role in A League of Their Own (1992). Received emergency treatment for serious staph infection in leg after returning from overseas location shoot (1999). Was asked to play the title role in Jerry Maguire (1996). Born at 11:17 AM His Oscar acceptance speech for 1993's Philadelphia (1993) led to the plot of the movie In & Out (1997). Hanks thanked a gay teacher in his speech. Has another brother who is a professor at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL. Received American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, presented by fellow Oscar winner Steven Spielberg , the youngest ever to receive that award (12 June 2002). Returned to his old high school, Skyline High School in Oakland, California, to dedicate a renovated theater named for Rawley T. Farnsworth, the retired drama teacher he thanked in his Philadelphia (1993) Oscar speech. Oakland Tribune reports Hanks donated about 1/4 of the $465,000 cost of the project. Then he led the audience of some 1000 people in a chorus of "There's No Business Like Show Business" (6 March 2002). Is a member of the International Thespian Society (a group supporting theatre


The Euroscar European Player of the Year Award is awarded for which sport?

Kirilenko Honored With Euroscar European Player of the Year Award | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES Kirilenko Honored With Euroscar European Player of the Year Award Submitted by mremme on Wed, 2013-02-06 16:54 Mark Remme Email / Twitter Timberwolves forward Andrei Kirilenko was awarded the Euroscar European Player of the Year Award and will receive the award in a pregame ceremony before the Wolves’ matchup with San Antonio tonight at Target Center. Kirilenko, now in his 11th year in the league, won the Euroscar award for the first time in his career. It is presented by the Italian Newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, to the best European basketball player regardless of where he plays in the world. He joins an impressive group of players to receive the award, including six-time winners Dirk Nowitzki and Arvydas Sabonis, five-time winner Toni Kukoc, four-time winner Drazen Petrovic and three-time winner Pau Gasol. This is the 34th time the award was given out. “It's very nice to have, but basketball is a team sport,” Kirilenko said. “It's a team effort. It's nice to have. There are a lot of guys who deserve it as well, a lot of good awards, but it's nice to have.” Last season, Kirilenko played for CSKA Moscow in his native Russia while uncertainty surrounded the lockout-shortened NBA season. During his time in Russia, he averaged 14.1 points per game, shot 59 percent from the floor, corralled 7.5 rebounds and was named the 2012 Euroleague MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. Returning to the NBA, he’s played like he hasn’t missed a beat. Though he’s injured tonight with a strained right quad, Kirilenko has been a rock for Minnesota this season. He’s played in all but four of the team’s games, he’s boasting his best points (13.3) and rebounds (6.3) per game since 2006, and he’s been a pivotal piece in making plays that don’t show up on the stats sheet. Kirilenko continues to be a leader by example every night he’s on the floor. Still, for him, it’s the players who are around him that helped him earn the Euroscar Award. “All I can say is that I had that previous season with the Russian National Team and the Olympics and the Russian team last year in the Euroleague,” Kirilenko said. “I guess it's a tribute to all the teams we had last year. Different players played on different teams. I think Tony Parker had a great season, Pau had a great season last year with the national team, but it's nice to have.” Now, the next step is translating that individual honor into team success. Kirilenko said that’s the most important thing to him. “. It means you did a good job,” Kirilenko said. “But it's all indication that teammwork, because we got a bronze medal with the national team, those results are how we did. We did a pretty good job during the season.” For more news and notes on the team follow the Minnesota Timberwolves and Mark Remme on Twitter, and join the conversation at WolvesNation.com . Related Articles:


The title of the 1987 film ‘The Lost Boys’ was borrowed from which novel?

Lost Boys – Neverpedia, the Peter Pan wiki (not to be confused with other things called "Lost Boys" ) The Lost Boys, ill. by Raquel Jaramillo The Lost Boys are Peter's companions in Neverland , and he is their leader. As pre-teen boys lacking any adult supervision, they are often ill-behaved, and enjoy the freedom their wild lifestyle offers, but they usually have a hidden (or not-so-hidden) desire for a "mother" (even when they don't know exactly what those are). They were introduced in J. M. Barrie 's play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up , developed further in the novel Peter and Wendy , and appear in most adaptations and extensions to the story. The Lost Boys – as well as Peter – were inspired by the Llewelyn Davies boys , whom Barrie befriended in 1897. The Lost Boys are widely known for their animal pajamas/costumes, as seen in the 1953 Disney adaptation (though these did not appear in the original play). Contents 13 Cultural references Peter and Wendy The Lost Boys, Peter, John, and Michael, greet Wendy after building a house for her, illustrated by Alice B. Woodward In the novel, Barrie explains that the Lost Boys are boys who fell out of their prams while their nannies are looking the other way, in places such as Kensington Gardens . After going unclaimed for seven days, they are whisked off to Neverland , where they live with Peter Pan. There are no "Lost Girls", because (as Peter explains) girls are too clever to be lost in this manner. Although it's popularly thought that they remain boys forever (and Barrie states that time operates differently in Neverland), Barrie comments about them routinely getting killed, or they "seem to be growing up" and Peter "thins them out" when they do that. (After all, if they never grew up, and new boys continued to be lost by their nannies, Neverland would eventually overwhelmed with them). The six Lost Boys in Barrie's story are: Tootles - the least fortunate and most humble, always missing adventures that happen when he's not around Nibs - "gay" and debonair Curly - gets into trouble so much that he habitually takes the blame even when he didn't do it Slightly - the most conceited, because he believes he remembers his life before being lost First Twin - indistinguishable from his brother, and Peter isn't quite sure what twins are Second Twin - ditto Silent film Herbert Brenon's 1924 silent film introduces animal costumes for the Lost Boys. They don't wear these outfits all the time, however: just when they're playing at being animals. Disney films Nibs, the Twins, "Cubby", Slightly, and Tootles, in Disney's 1953 animated film, at attention and saluting The Lost Boys gained distinctive animal costumes but lost most of their individual characterization in the Disney movie , acting mostly as a group. Likewise, in some related Disney material, they are named for the animal costumes they wear rather than their somewhat more proper names: Foxy = Slightly Cubby = Curly (actually named Cubby throughout) the Raccoon Twins = the Twins In Return to Neverland they are again named as their book counterparts, with the exception of Curly, who remains Cubby (a name The Walt Disney Company seems inordinately fond of). Skunk/Tootles is the only Lost Boy to never speak in either of the films (but arguably makes up for that by being the only one of the group to appear (as an old man) in the film Hook ). A big difference between their Disney treatment and the original work is that the Lost Boys do not leave Neverland with the Darlings and grow up. They are tempted to do so, but change their minds and remain with Peter Pan. In Return to Neverland , which takes place many years later, they are still with Peter and have remained children, reinforcing the notion that living in Neverland automatically means never growing up. Питер Пэн in the 1987 Soviet adaptation In the 1987 made-for-Soviet-TV adaptation Питер Пэн by Belarusfilm, the original Lost Boys are portrayed by six young boys, presumably Russian or Belarusian. They are credited as: Малыш (Malish/Little Boy) - Максим Т


Ewart was the middle name of which British Prime Minister?

Behind the Name: User Comments for the name Ewart Key: Meaning/History Usage Pronunciation Famous Bearer Personal Impression Other Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy. The middle name of British Prime Minister William Gladstone (1809-1898) William Ewart Gladstone.


British MP Edwina Currie wrote the novel ‘Chasing ‘what’?

Chasing Men: Amazon.co.uk: Edwina Currie: 9780751531039: Books Edwina Currie Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Sphere; New Ed edition (28 Jun. 2001) Language: English Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description Amazon Review There is an avalanche of books dealing with the sexual problems of twenty-something and thirty-something women, so many will applaud Edwina Currie tackling a typical modern woman who just happens to be approaching mid-life. Of course, being written by the unblushing Ms. Currie, Chasing Men is anything but a sociological study--more a raunchy narrative in the style of her A Parliamentary Affair and A Woman's Place but with erotic scenes that make her previous work look like something written for a ladies' sewing circle. Even before the book was available, there was much word of mouth on a three-page sequence in which Currie's heroine Hetty vigorously investigates the joys of masturbation and this is a pretty solid indicator of what curious readers might expect (in other words, if sexual discretion in novels is your preference, this is not for you). But those in search of a an exuberant and fiery tale about a woman deciding to re-establish her own sexual identity will definitely find this unputdownable. Hetty Clarkson, attractive and single, is stuck in a flat she is not happy with and finding it difficult to get that elusive job in the media. But unlike the thousands of young women facing this situation, Hetty is that awkward creature, the mid-life single woman. After a failed marriage, she is being advised by friends and family to chase men--but Hetty isn't convinced. Needless to say, for she decides to alter her life and she is soon sampling an interesting range of men who offer a very diverse range of sexual experiences. Currie has ensured that her sympathetic heroine is surrounded by a satisfyingly characterised group of soul mates: a priest with a taste for the bawdy, an ageing professor and the gay couple upstairs (The treatment of the latter couple reminds one that in her days as an MP, Currie upset many in her party by her distinctly liberal views). All of the characters have challenged convention in one way or another--but does Hetty have what it takes to defy society's hidebound rules and find what she is looking for? As in the earlier books, Currie knows precisely how to keep the reader hanging on for that next paragraph: Hetty sat on the edge of the bed, lifted the whisky glass to her lips and drank. She shook her head as if to disperse the alcohol more quickly, then poured herself another. The bedside light's pink shade cast a rosy glow over the duvet, the pillows, the library copy of Anais Nin ... and the copy of Hot Sex left on the studio canteen table, which nobody had claimed. She took off her clothes with calm deliberation, let them fall unhindered to the floor. And sat facing the mirror. It needed more whisky: she had never done this before. Never needed to before ... --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review


In which direction can a bishop move on the board during a game of chess?

How to Play Chess - Chess Instructions Online from Classic Chess And Games .com How To Play Chess Chess instructions with pictures / diagrams to learn how to play the game of  chess while online. The game  of chess is played between two people. One  person uses the light pieces, and the other person uses the dark pieces. At the beginning of the game, the pieces are set up as pictured below. This  information will help you to remember the board setup. The Light Queen goes on a light square, the Dark Queen on a dark square ("Queen  on color"). The square in the lower right hand corner is a light one, i.e. "light on right". The opposing Kings and Queens go directly opposite of each other. Light moves first, and then each player takes a turn moving. During each players turn, only one piece may be moved. Castling is the only exception to this rule (this move will be explained later). The Knight is the only piece that can jump over other pieces. All other pieces can only move along unblocked lines. You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces. But you can capture an enemy piece that stands on a square where one of your  pieces can move. Simply remove the enemy piece from the board and put your own piece in its place. The  Pieces The  Queen The Queen is the strongest piece. It can move an unlimited number of squares in one direction, i.e. horizontal,  vertical, or diagonal, as long as she isn't blocked by any other piece. The Queen can move to any of the squares with dots in this picture. The Rook The Rook is the next most powerful piece. The Rook can move an unlimited number of squares in one direction, vertically  or horizontally, provided its path isn't blocked by another piece. The  Bishop The Bishop can move an unlimited number of squares diagonally  if its path is not blocked. In the picture below, the Bishop starts on a light  square and can move only to other light squares. The  Knight The Knight can jump over other pieces between its old  position and it's new position. The Knight always forms an "L" moving a total of three spaces. The square the Knight lands on is always the opposite color of it's original  square.. The  King If you lose your King, you lose the game. The King moves one square in any direction. The King may never move onto a square which the opponent can capture it on (this  is called check). The King can move to any of the squares with dots on them in this picture. The King can "castle" which is explained later. The Pawn The Pawn only moves forward, but it captures diagonally. It moves one square at a time, but on its first move it can move forward one  or two squares. The squares on which these pawns may capture are indicated by an X. If a pawn advances to the opposite end of the board, it is immediately " promoted"  to another piece, usually a Queen (never a King or Pawn). Therefore, it is possible for each player to have more than one Queen or other  pieces on the board at the same time. Special  Moves Castling can only be done once by each player. Castling lets a player move the King and one Rook. In castling, the King moves two squares to its left or right toward one of his  Rooks. At the same time, the Rook involved goes to the square beside the King and toward  the center of the board. Neither the King, nor the Rook involved may have moved before. Also, the King may not castle out of check, into check, or through check. No pieces of either color can be between the King and the Rook. Castling allows you to place your King in a safe location, and also allows the Rook to become more active. Each player can castle either on the King side or Queen side. King Side Castling . ................................... .......... Queen  Side Castling . ................. En  Passant In French it means "in passing," and it occurs when one player moves a pawn  two squares forward to try to avoid capture by the opponent's pawn. The capture is made the same as if the player had moved the pawn only one square  forward. If the


In mobile phone use, what is ‘app’ short for?

What the Heck is an "App"? Email this Article Print This Article Recently I spoke at an event and used the word “app” in my remarks.  Afterward, someone approached me and said,  “I enjoyed your talk … but, can you please explain, what is an ‘app’?” Talk about a reality check!  It was like getting a bucket of cold water in my face.  It was a perfect reminder of a lesson I know to be true and often preach, but in this case didn’t live up to.  That lesson is:  we sometimes throw about the latest tech words that we assume others will know, because we spend much time online and dealing with technology and the words are common to us.  But the general population may still consider words such as “app” to be unintelligible lingo. In January 2011, the American Dialect Society named “app” the word of the year for 2010.  That action alone says a lot.  Being named word of year signifies that a term is trendy and growing in popularity.  However, just because the use of a word is growing, we shouldn’t assume that everyone knows it — yet.  That’s because being named word of the year also implies that the word is newly prominent.  If the word were utterly commonplace like “dog” or “cat” it wouldn’t have been singled out.  Therefore, we should recognize that not everyone will know the word “app” at this point. So I am going to try to explain what an app is. And it’s one of those words that sounds harder to understand than it really is. Defining “App” The word app is a noun, and it’s short for “application.”  Application in this case refers to a software application — in other words, an app is a software program. But an app is not just any old software program — it’s a special type of software program. An app typically refers to software used on a smartphone or mobile device such as the Android, iPhone, BlackBerry or iPad, as in “mobile app” or “iphone app.” But the  phrase “Web app” or “online app” is also used in a business setting as an abbreviation for “Web application” or “online application” — meaning software that you access and use while online, via a browser, instead of software residing on your computer (such as Microsoft Word). We could get more esoteric, as this definition does , preferring to think of an app (at least in the sense of an app used on a mobile device) as being a “shortened” or narrow software application, that perhaps does just one function or that provides a small bit of entertainment.  While that definition holds some appeal when referring to mobile devices, it doesn’t really address the word “app” when used in the sense of an online software service. For small-business purposes, we don’t need to get complicated. For most of us, it’s sufficient to think of an app this way:  an app is a software program that you use online or on mobile devices.   Apps often have a specific narrow use, such as a “shopping app” for your smartphone. But that’s not always the case.  Some are very broad and perform a lot of tasks.  However, they all share one thing in common.  They are all a piece of software that you use. Why An App Is Important Now that we’ve got that figured out, the next question you’re probably asking is “why should I care about apps?”  Two good reasons: (1) Web apps or online apps can be a faster, cheaper, more efficient way of deploying software in your business.  Rather than buying a software license, having to install it on your servers or local computers, keeping up with updates — all of which can be expensive and take time — you can simply go online and sign up for an account.  In a few minutes you are using the software.  And typically you pay a monthly fee, meaning that you don’t have to pay license fee up front.   For more on what you can do with Web applications, read:  How Small Businesses Use Web Apps – and What to Look For . (2) Mobile apps extend the reach and productivity of your business.  Once you equip your mobile device and/or your employees’ mobile devices with apps, then you and they can perform all sorts of business functions while out of the office traveling, on sales calls, making service


In the UK television game show ‘Tipping Point’ how many counters does each contestant have at the start of the game?

Tipping Point | British Game Show Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia British Game Show Wiki Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Host ITV: 2 July 2012–present ITV: 9 June 2013–present Packager A Q&A game featuring contestants trying to remove counters from a giant coin pusher. Contents Edit Contestants must answer questions to win counters worth £50 each to drop into the coin pusher machine, dropping them into their choice of four drop zones and hoping to push piles of them off a pair of moving shelves and onto a lower red zone (referred to by Shephard as the "win zone"); the more they collect, the greater the eventual prize fund. The player who has 'won' the least amount of money in each round is eliminated until only one player remains. In series 2, a new element was added: three "mystery" counters, coloured black and bearing a question mark (?) logo are present in the machine (two on the upper shelf, one on the lower) at the start of the game. If one of these counters enters the win zone, the player in control of the machine wins the mystery prize. Such prizes have included cases of wine, short holiday breaks, etc. If any counters enter the win zone when not in play (excluding the final round), they are declared null and void and are removed from the machine, they are called an ambient drop. As of series 5 a new feature has been added in which two tokens (one on top shelf, one on bottom) has x2. Whatever falls in that turn when the x2 falls that total will be doubled. E.G. If 6 tokens fall including the x2 = £300, that will be doubled so £600 for that turn. Round 1 Edit In Round 1, the four players are each given three counters. Questions are then asked and the first to sound their buzzer may answer. If they answer correctly, they must choose either to play one of their own counters if they feel the machine will pay out or, if they feel the machine won't pay out, may instead nominate an opponent, forcing them to use up one of their own counters. In either case, the relevant player chooses which of the four drop zones they want to drop a counter down and then presses their buzzer to release the counter into the machine. In the event of an incorrect answer, one of the player's counters goes into a penalty pot. At the end of the round, all the counters in the penalty pot are put up for grabs on a final question 'on the buzzer'. If two players are tied for third place, three players are tied for second place, or all four players are tied for first place, a sudden death question is asked on the buzzer with no counters. If a player answers correctly, they move on to the next round but if they answer incorrectly, they are eliminated. Round 2 Edit In Round 2, whoever is in the lead of the three remaining players (or if there is a tie, whoever was first to give a correct answer) decides the order of play. In turn, each player is given 30 seconds of rapid-fire general knowledge questions, with each correct answer earning one counter When the time is up, the players use their accumulated counters to try to win more money in the machine by moving counters over the Tipping Point, at the usual rate of £50 each. As before, if two players are tied for second place or all three players are tied for first place, a sudden death question is asked. Round 3 Edit In Round 3, the two remaining players are asked six questions alternately, three to each player. A player can opt to answer the question themselves or, if they feel they don't know the answer, can pass it to their opponent. A correct answer gives control of the counter to the player, while a wrong answer hands control to their opponent. Counters are still worth £50 each. Again, if both players are tied for first place, a sudden death question is asked. Only the winner keeps their money. Final Round Edit In the final round, the wi


What is the first name of inventor Dyson, who invented his own brand of vacuum cleaner?

Dyson Vacuum Cleaner History - Invention of the Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Invention: Dyson       vacuum cleaner Definition: noun /       floor cleaning appliance Function: Cyclone       technology uses 150,000 g's of centrifugal force in the cyclones to       filter dust and remove dirt from the airflow efficiently. Because       there is nothing to obstruct the airflow, the Dyson doesn't clog and       doesn't lose suction. Patent: 4,377,880       issued 1983 for vacuum cleaning appliances 5,090,976 issued 1992 for Dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner Inventor: James Dyson Birth: 1947 in Norfolk, Great       Britain Nationality: British Milestones: 1974 Strikes out on his own to     develop the Ballbarrow. Designs a water-filled plastic garden roller 1977 The Ballbarrow wins the Building Design Innovation Award. 1978 James invents the Trolleyball - a boat launcher with ball wheels. 1978 James stumbles across the idea of a bagless cleaner while     renovating his country house 1979 Spends five years developing the cleaner, and builds 5,127     prototypes of the Dual Cycloneï¿½ . 1981 Files U.S. Patent application 1983 Dyson produces his first prototype vacuum cleaner, a pink machine     called the G-Force 1982 James Dyson spends two years trawling, looking for someone to     license the product. 1985 Dyson takes his product to Japan where he begins to work with a     company that imports Filofax. 1986 The Japanese start to sell the G-Force 1995 The Dyson DC01 becomes the best-selling vacuum cleaner in the UK. 1995 The Dyson Dual Cycloneï¿½ DC02 is launched, and becomes the second     highest seller 1996 Launches DC02 Absolute, the first with both HEPA filtration and a     bacteria-killing screen. 1997 James Dyson's autobiography 'Against the Odds' is published 2001 New Root8Cyclone technology is the most powerful upright     vacuum cleaner on the market. 2005 The Dyson DC15 (The Ballï¿½) replaces conventional wheels with a     ball. 2002 Duson brings Western Europe's top-selling vacuums to the United     States  invention, history,      inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating      facts. The Story: You know the feeling when some everyday product lets you down. You wish   someone could solve the problem. James Dyson does that. He is a man who   likes to make things work better. With his research team he has developed   products that have achieved sales of over $10 billion worldwide. In 1978, while vacuuming his home, James Dyson realized his bag vacuum   cleaner was constantly losing suction power. He noticed how dust quickly   clogged the pores of the bag and blocked the airflow, so that suction   dropped rapidly. He set to work to solve this problem. Five years and 5,127   prototypes later, the world's first cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner arrived. James Dyson offered his invention to major manufacturers. One by one they   turned him down, apparently not interested in new technology. They seemed   determined to continue selling bags, worth $500 million every year. Later,   Hoover's vice president for Europe, Mike Rutter, said on U.K. national TV, "I do regret that Hoover as a company did not take the product technology   off Dyson; it would have lain on the shelf and not been used." TO   LEARN MORE


What is the title of the 1996 film in which George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer play single parents Alex and Mae?

One Fine Day (1996) - 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 The lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City. Director: a list of 32 titles created 24 Dec 2010 a list of 27 titles created 18 May 2011 a list of 48 titles created 10 Jun 2011 a list of 22 titles created 17 Dec 2011 a list of 41 titles created 03 Feb 2015 Title: One Fine Day (1996) 6.5/10 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. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    4 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards  » Videos An ambitious young woman, determined to build a career in TV journalism, gets good advice from her first boss, and they fall in love. Director: Jon Avnet Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage. Director: Rob Reiner An ex-Marine turned teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city school. Director: John N. Smith The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later, living in the same town, where his family had just moved. Director: Ulu Grosbard Edit Storyline Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander. Written by John H. Henderson <johnh@eng.auburn.edu> She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it. Genres: Rated PG for language and mild sensuality | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 20 December 1996 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Un beau jour See more  » Filming Locations: $6,226,430        (USA) (20 December 1996) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia When Maggie Taylor forgets the kitten's name, it was not a part of the script. Mae Whitman actually forgot the kitten's name and stayed in character. The director thought that it was so cute that he kept it in the movie. See more » Goofs The plastic wrap on the fishbowl changes between shots. When Melanie first leaves her apartment to go to Maggie's there is no wrap on it. When she's on the street and arrives at school it is covered with wrap and a rubber band. Maggie removes the wrap at "breakfast" and it remains uncovered when Jack takes it to his office. See more » Quotes Jack Taylor : You are like Roy Scheider at the end of Jaws, the moment I open the mouth you are gonna drop a bomb.


What is the minimum age a person can legally get married in the US state of Oregon?

Legal Age to Marry, State by State States A-F ~~ States G-L ~~ States M ~~ States N-O ~~ States P-Z Teen Marriage Law Trends As a teenager considering marriage, do you know how old you have to be to legally get married? You need to know the legalities and requirements concerning teen marriage in the locale where you want to get married. Many states' teen marriage laws are making it harder for teens to marry. There are recent studies that indicate that teen marriage is simply not a good idea. Marriage license laws in the United States are reflecting that belief. In the United States, all but one state requires that a couple be 18 in order to marry without parental permission. Nebraska sets the age of majority at 19. Although a few states will waive this requirement if there is a pregnancy, teenage couples may still have to have court approval. continue reading below our video How to Apply for a Marriage License in Florida A few states allow pregnant teens or teens who have already had a child to get married without parental consent but these couples must have permission from a court. Even with parental approval, many states require court approval when a person is 16 years old or less. State-by-State Teen Marriage License Laws Alabama : If either of you are under eighteen (18), you will need a certified copy of your birth certificate. Both parents must be present with identification, or if you have a legal guardian they must be present with a court order and identification. The state requires a $200 bond to be executed, payable to the State of Alabama. If one or both parents are deceased, proper evidence of such must be provided.     Individuals under the age of 14 may not marry. Alaska : If either of you are under eighteen (18), you will need certified copy of birth certificate, both parents must be present with identification, or if you have a legal guardian they must be present with a court order and identification. Arizona : If you are 16 or 17 years old, you must have the notarized consent of your parents or legal guardian. If you are under sixteen (16), you must have the notarized consent of your parents or legal guardian as well as a court order. Arkansas : Parental consent is needed if under eighteen (18) years of age. You need to present a state certified copy of your birth certificate, an active Military ID card, or a valid passport. Your parent must be present to sign the marriage book with the applicants when the license is issued. If a parent is unable to sign, due to death, separation, divorce or other circumstances, you must produce certified papers for verification of those circumstances. Males under the age of seventeen (17) and females under (16) cannot marry without a court order. This is usually given only in extreme circumstances, such as if the female teen is pregnant or the teenage couple already has a child together. California : If either of you is under eighteen (18) years of age, you will need to make an appointment with a counselor, appear before a superior court judge, show certified copies of your birth certificates, and have one parent appear with you when you apply for the marriage license. Colorado : If you are sixteen (16) or seventeen (17), you need consent of both parents (or parent having legal custody), or guardian, or seek judicial approval. If you are under sixteen (16), a Judicial Court Order along with parental consent is necessary. As of 6/15/06, there is a controversial ruling regarding minimum age in Colorado. Connecticut : If under sixteen (16) years of age, a written consent of the judge of probate for the district where the minor teen resides must be obtained. Written parental consent is needed if under eighteen (18) years of age. Delaware : You need signed parental consent forms provided by the Clerk of the Peace office if you are under eighteen (18) years of age. District of Columbia : You need signed parental or guardian consent forms if you are under eighteen (18) years of age. If you are under sixteen (16) years of age, you cannot marry in the District of Columbia. F


In 2009, which UK television presenter was appointed Chief Scout, at the age of 35, by the Scout Association?

Bear Grylls — The Movie Database (TMDb) Report Biography Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011), originally titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls in the United Kingdom. Grylls is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout in the UK at age 35. Grylls was born in Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland.He grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four, when his family moved to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. He is the son of Conservative politician Sir Michael Grylls, who was implicated in the cash-for-questions affair, and Lady Sarah Grylls. Lady Grylls is the daughter of politician Patricia Ford, briefly an Ulster Unionist Party MP, and cricketer and businessman Neville Ford. Grylls has one sibling, an elder sister, Lara Fawcett, a cardio-tennis coach, who gave him the nickname 'Bear' when he was a week old. Grylls was educated at Ludgrove School and Eton College, where he helped start its first mountaineering club, and Birkbeck, University of London, where he graduated with a degree, obtained part-time, in Hispanic studies in 2002. He graduated from the University of West of England. From an early age, he learned to climb and sail with his father, who was a member of the prestigious Royal Yacht Squadron. As a teenager, he learned to skydive and earned a second dan black belt in Shotokan karate. At age eight he became a Cub Scout. He speaks English, Spanish, and French. He is a Christian, and has described his faith as the "backbone" in his life. Grylls married Shara Cannings Knight in 2000. They have three sons. In August 2015, it was reported that Grylls had deserted his young son, Jesse, on Saint Tudwal's Island along the North Wales coast, as the tide approached, leaving him to be rescued by the RNLI. The RNLI later criticised him for the stunt, saying its crew "had not appreciated" that a child would be involved.


In cooking, what is the term for plunging vegetables into boiling water for a short time, and then plunging them into cold water until they are cold?

Glossary (talk like a chef) Glossary (talk like a chef) Glossary (talk like a chef) 741,471 times    10comments     note : 3.9 / 5 1 Noter You have probably noticed that many recipes given by chefs are full of incomprehensible jargon. This is because chefs have their own "language". Here is a small glossary of words and expressions that you are likely to find in recipes . Words Filling a receptacle with liquid, until the contents are just covered. Example: "Add red wine to cover." Meaning: Add enough red wine to just cover pan contents. Al dente "Al dente" ("at the tooth" in italian) is a term that mean: the optimum cooking pasta. Example: "Cook spaghettis al dente." Meaning: Cook spaghettis in a big pan of boiling salted water until they are cooked, but stay firm. Note: only tasting can allow you to check that. Arrange on plate Serving up a dish on a plate which will go directly onto the table in front of your guests. To arrange on the plate. Example: "Arrange salad on a plate." Bain-marie Method of gently heating something over hot water without direct contact with heat. Example: "Melt chocolate in a bain-marie ." Meaning: Break chocolate into small pieces, put in a bowl and proceed as indicated here . Base Concentrated stock of various meats, vegetables and spices usually used as a base for sauces. There are several kinds of "fond" (white=poultry, brown=beef and veal fond). Example: "Add 20 cl white stock base (fond)." Meaning: Add 20 cl white (poultry) stock base (fond). Blanch Blanching. Plunging an ingredient (usually vegetables) into boiling salted water for a very short time (a few seconds), and then into very cold water. Example: "Blanch the green beans." Meaning: Bring a large pan of water to the boil, tip in green beans for one minute, remove with a strainer and put into very cold water (if possible with ice cubes). Leave to cool then drain. This is ofen done to preserve the couleur of the ingredient in the final dish. Blanch (almonds etc.) For almonds (or other nuts), blanching is the process of plunging in boiling water in order to remove the skins easily. Example: "Unblanched almonds" Meaning: Almonds still in their skins Note:Can be used as a verb: "blanch the almonds", for example, means "remove the skin from the almonds". A similar method can be used to peel tomatoes easily. Boil in water Cooking in a large pan of salted water. English way of cooking. Example: "Boil broad beans in salted water." Meaning: Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add about a tablespoon of coarse salt per litre of water, add broad beasns and cook until they are tender. Broken pieces or crumbs Remaining parts of a product , after cutting, which are edible but not very attractive. Example: "Save broken mushroom pieces to make stuffing." Meaning: Keep to one side all unused broken pieces of mushroom, they will be used to make stuffing. Brunoise (tiny diced vegetables as garnish) Cutting a product into very small dice. Example: "Add a brunoise (tiny dice) of potatoes." Meaning: Add potatoes, peeled, washed, and cut in small even dice. Checking seasoning Tasting to see if the preparation has enough salt and pepper. Example: "Put over low heat and check seasoning" Meaning: Taste the preparation, and add salt and pepper if there is not enough already (sometimes also called "adjusting" seasoning). Clarify Removing the solids from a mixture to obtain a clear liquid. To clarify. Example: "Clarify stock by filtering." Meaning: Filter solids from stock to keep only the liquid. Clean (trim) Covering with a plastic film to protect from air. Example: "Cover bowl with plastic film overnight." Meaning: Cover bowl with plastic film to protect from air, and leave overnight. Note: See also the page dedicated to films and papers used in cooking. Cut or snip Cut in fairly thin slices or strips. Example: "Chop (or cut) coriander." Meaning: Cut coriander leaves into fine strips. Deglaze Deglazing. Pouring a little liquid into a pan where cooking has left a deposit on the bottom, then scraping to free all the juices and mix them with the liquid. Exa


Lythari, Avariel, Drow and Snow are all types of which mythical creature?

Elf subraces - 1d4chan Elf subraces J. R. R. Tolkien 's Lord of the Rings books (and related stories, like The Hobbit and The Silmarillion ) included the following elf taxonomy: Quendi, aka "Elves" Eldar: those who left Cuivienen Vanyar Falmari (Teleri who made it to the Undying Lands) Nandor (Teleri who got lost during the journey to the Undying Lands) Silvan Elves Laiquendi Sindar (Teleri who made to the west coast of Middle-Earth but stayed behind when their king disappeared. Later rulers of the Silvan Elves) Avari, who stayed at Cuivienen The Half-elven, which are neither a race nor common, but the name is used for only one family (most well known of them is Elrond). Some terms that appear in later works originate with Tolkien, but are not used to describe distinct races so much as specific groups. "Dark Elf" is used as a pejorative for Avari, Silvan elves are sometimes called "Wood-elves", and the Sindar are also called the "Grey Elves". "High Elves" is used to describe those who had seen the Two Trees of Valinor. Grugach (wild elves from MM) High elf (see MM) Snow elf (tall, reclusive elves from the arctic; from Dragon Magazine 155) Valley elf (human-sized gray elf offshoot) Wood elf (see MM) Aquatic elf ( Alu'Tel'Quessir,two cultures: Great Sea and Sea of Fallen Stars) Avariel (aka winged elves, Aril'Tel'Quessir, see 'Races of Faerun') Drow (aka dark elves, same as in Monster Manual) Fey'ri ( aka elven Tiefings; from races of Faerun) Lythari (elven werewolves) Marels (evil aquatic elves found in the Moonsea; from 'The Moonsea', AD&D2E) Moon elf (aka silver elf, Tue'Tel'Quessir, the 'high elves' of Toril) Poscadar elf (Native American-style elves from Anchorome, the continent north of Maztica; from 'The City of Gold') Celadrin (aka Surin'Tel'Quessir, elven Aasamar; from dragon mag) Star elf (aka mithral elf, Ruar'Tel'Quessir, mysterious elves from a demiplane in the Ethereal, from 'Unapproachable East') Sun elf (aka gold elf, Ar'Tel'Quessir, the 'gray elves' of Toril) Wild elf (aka green elf, Sy'Tel'Quessir) Wood elf (aka copper elf, Or'Tel'Quessir, descended from a mix of moon, sun, and wild elves) Zakharan elf (from the Al-Qadim campaign setting; fully integrated into 'enlightened' Zakharan society) Armachnesti (Silvanesti offshoot found on Taladas, the northern continent) Cha'asii (primitive jungle-dwelling elves from Taladas) Dargonesti (aka Quoowahb among themselves; aquatic elves who can turn into dolphins) Dimernesti (aquatic elves who can turn into sea otters) Drow (the demoness Jialuthi from Krynn once posed as Lolth to convince many drow from different worlds to come to Krynn; she was killed and the drow were driven back to their own worlds. From 'Wild Elves') Elf of the Host (I only know the name. Apparently from some novel? 'Riverwind the Plainsman'? tell me if I'm wrong) Hulderfolk (reclusive 'wild elves' from Taladas) Kagonesti (the 'wild elves' of the southern continent, Ansalon) Lucanesti (I know virtually nothing about these elves except that they were introduced in 'Dark Queen of Krynn', a computer game?) Mahkwahb (evil aquatic elves who turn into sharks) Qualinesti (the 'high elves' of Ansalon) Silvanesti (the 'gray elves' of Ansalon) Tamirnesti (aka Hosk'i Imou Merkitsa; savage elves from Taladas) Mystara[ edit ] Aquarendi (aquatic elves, probably from 'The Sea Peoples') Blacklore elf (magic-users whose culture I believe died out in ancient Blackmoor; placed in the Hollow World by the Immortals to preserve their culture) Blackmoor elf (from Dave Arneson's Blackmoor setting; extinct, forerunners of the Blacklore elves) Ee'ar (same as the avariel of other worlds) Eldar (mentioned in a novel?) Eusdrian elf (from the Viking kingdom of Eusdria on the Savage Coast) Forest elf (the most common subrace; essentially the equivalent of high elves) Gentle folk (primitive elves found in the Hollow World) Grunland elf (probably extinct; from the old elven homeland, destroyed in Blackmoor's fall) Icevale elf (primitive elves found in the Hollow World) Savage Coast elf (native to the western lands of the Savag


In many Spanish-speaking countries which day of the week is considered unlucky if it falls on the 13th of the month?

Friday the 13th Home   Calendar   Holidays   Worldwide Holidays   Friday the 13th Friday the 13th Friday the 13th is believed to be an unlucky day in many countries, but a lucky one in others. Black cats and Friday the 13th are considered unlucky by many. Black cats and Friday the 13th are considered unlucky by many. ©iStockphoto.com/Seregraff What do People do? For most people who consider Friday 13th unlucky , it is more a question of what they avoid doing, rather than what they do on this day. The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia - "Frigg" is the Norse goddess whom Friday is named after and "triskaidekaphobia" means the fear of "13". It's also known as paraskevidekatriaphobia, partly from the Greek word for Friday. Truly Frightning It is a real fear - some people who have this disorder are even too afraid to say the words “Friday the 13th”. Others avoid flying on a plane, going to work, or even getting out of bed. According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, millions of Americans are afraid of Friday the 13th. Symptoms of this fear range from mild anxiety and a nagging sense of doom to full-blown panic attacks. August the Worst In Brazil , Friday 13 in August is considered unluckier than any other Friday 13, especially as agosto (August) rhymes with desgosto (sorrow). Some charities use Friday 13 for fund raising events. At Port Dover in Ontario, Canada, there is a big celebration for motorcyclistscalled PD13, which attracts large crowds. Other choose to have parties with unlucky or creepy themes similar to Halloween . Famous Horror Film “Friday the 13th” is also the name of a commercially successful Hollywood movie series. An image of a hockey mask donned by the film's character Jason is often associated with the film. In many Spanish speaking countries, Friday 13th is a lucky day. In fact, the Spanish edition of “Friday the 13th” was renamed “Tuesday the 13th” (“Martes 13”), because this is believed to be the unluckiest day of the year. It is also a common belief that Friday 13 is a particularly lucky day for children to be born. Super Lucky Some people have won millions of dollars in lotteries on Friday 13. According to CNN.com, one British couple won $17 million after buying their lottery ticket on Friday 13. The same day, their mirror at home fell and broke, which according to superstition leads to seven years of bad luck. Judas – 13th guest at Last Supper Some say that the concept of Friday and the number 13 being unlucky may be linked to stories from the Bible. For example, Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, has been labelled "the 13th guest" at the Last Supper. Other biblical events that supposedly occurred on a Friday, include the great flood during the time of Noah, the confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel, the day Eve tempted Adam with the apple, and Good Friday , the day Jesus was crucified. On Friday 13, October 1307, a warrant was issued for the Knights Templar to be arrested. Masses of Templars were tortured or executed. Loke – Norse Party Crasher The superstition surrounding Friday 13 could also be linked to Norse mythology. According to one legend, 12 gods were at a banquet at Valhalla when Loke, the demi god of mischief who was not invited, turned up, bringing the total number of guests to 13. He was responsible for the chaos that led to the death of one of the good gods – Balder – so all the gods grieved. Egyptian Afterlife The ancient Egyptians thought the number 13 was lucky because they believed that the 13th stage of life was related to the afterlife. After the decline of the ancient Egyptian civilization, the number 13 was still associated with death and fear. Symbols Some people believe that the number 13 and black cats, which are associated with Friday 13, are symbols of femininity. Friday the 13th Observances


Which US actor and comedian is the voice of Bernard in the 1977 Disney film ‘The Rescuers’?

Bob Newhart, Comedian • Biography & Facts Bob Newhart Comedian George Robert "Bob" Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery, Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart was a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the Billboard pop album chart—it remains the 20th best-selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! was also a massive success, and the two albums held the Billboard number one and number two spots simultaneously.Newhart later went into acting, starring in two long-running and award-winning situation comedies, first as psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and then as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the 1980s sitcom Newhart. He also had two short-lived sitcoms in the nineties titled Bob and George and Leo. Newhart also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22 and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers (1977) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990). In 2004 he played the library head Judson in The Librarian, a character which continued in 2014 to the TV series The Librarians. In 2011, Newhart made a cameo in the film Horrible Bosses, and in 2013 he guest starred in three episodes of The Big Bang Theory, for one of which he won his first Primetime Emmy Award on September 15, 2013. Personal facts


Dementophobia is the irrational fear of what?

Understanding Dementophobia Understanding Dementophobia written by: renasherwood      • edited by: Paul Arnold      • updated: 2/21/2011 Dementophobia is the specific fear of insanity or becoming certifiably insane to the point where a patient cannot enjoy normal life. A person can get dementophobia even if there is no cause for that person to believe he or she has mental illness. slide 1 of 5 Dementophobia is the fear of insanity or of becoming insane. The dementophobic may be fully aware that they have no reason to fear going insane but that still does not stop the fear or the painful panic attacks it can cause. As a result, the dementophobic may miss many necessary activities in order to avoid situations that may trigger panic attacks. slide 2 of 5 What Is a Specific Phobia? The word “phobia" is derived from the name of Phobos, the Greek god of fear. Appropriately, Phobos was the son of Ares, the Greek god of war. Keeping these two Greek gods in mind gives us some idea of what goes on inside the mind and bodies of a person that suffers from a specific phobia, such as a fear of insanity. Any simple or specific phobia like dementophobia has five main characteristics, according to “Mastering Anxiety: The Nature and Treatment of Anxious Conditions" (Plenum Publishing Corporation; 1991): The fear is persistent, meaning it can come on a daily basis The fear is irrational and the panic response is way out of proportion to the lack of threat to the patient The patient will know that the fear is irrational but is afraid anyway The patient will do anything he or she can to avoid the fear or supposed cause of fear The fear causes a person to avoid many normal situations in order to avoid the fear and the physical response the fear brings slide 3 of 5 How this Applies to Demetophobia Dementophobics are so afraid of becoming insane that they may be scared to leave the house because outside of their comfort zones they may encounter some feared but unknown event that causes them to lose their sanity. For example, a dementophobic may have an intense fear of head injuries because she may believe that all head injuries cause brain damage which can cause insanity. Crucially, there is no definitive evidence supporting the belief, and the person knows it, but the dementophobic will still feel fear. Fearing head injuries, the dementophobic may avoid all public transportation, amusement parks, team sports, bike rides, car rides or even sweeping the floor because she may accidentally strike her head on a shelf when bending down to remove the piles of dirt. slide 4 of 5 Physical Symptoms Intense fear may bring on panic attacks which cause physical symptoms that are difficult to ignore. These symptoms include heart palpitations, headaches, breathing problems, feeling faint, breaking out into a sweat, tightness in the chest, dizziness, nausea and loss of bladder or bowel control. Unfortunately, the dementophobic may fear that having a panic attack in public may be a sign of insanity or that everyone they know will judge him to be insane. This only reinforces the phobia and makes everyday tasks like going to the shops, visiting family members or going for a job interview nearly impossible. slide 5 of 5 Sources


What was the nickname of the legendary 17th Century highwaywoman Katherine Ferrers?

The Silvered Heart by Katherine Clements | Review | Historical Novels Review Find & buy on The Silvered Heart is Katherine Clements’ follow-up to her critically lauded debut, The Crimson Ribbon. With this new story she returns to the Civil War era, using a real person as a springboard for her storytelling. This is the fictionalised account of Lady Katherine Ferrers, a 17th-century heiress and legendary highwaywoman who lost her land during Cromwell’s rule and was rumoured to have become a highwaywoman in order to survive. Clements makes the legend her own, bringing the “wicked lady” of folktale to vivid life as a real and sympathetic character as we follow her from childhood, with her mother’s untimely demise, to her own very young and unhappy marriage, and finally to finding friendship, love, and happiness. The research is impeccable and the storytelling first-rate. You feel the hunger of Lady Katherine and her faithful retainers through the lean years and smell the dirt and filth of the age. The book brilliantly highlights the dangerous times in which she lived, when even a king could be put on trial, as we watch the political fortunes of those around her shift with the wind and her husband’s often feeble attempts to switch allegiance and save his neck. There is a wonderful portrayal of the friendship between Lady Katherine and her lady’s maid, Rachel, and the close bonds that can be formed between women while their destinies are decided by the men around them. This is powerful historical fiction at its best. Advertisement


The 1998 autobiography ‘The Devil Rides Out’ is by which UK comedian and television presenter?

At My Mother's Knee ...: Amazon.co.uk: Paul O'Grady: 9780593059258: Books At My Mother's Knee ... Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Apple To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. or Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . Product details Publisher: Bantam Press; 1st Edition 1st Printing edition (24 Sept. 2008) Language: English Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 2.8 x 24.1 cm Average Customer Review: Product Description Amazon Review Paul O'Grady, apart from being one of Britain's best loved entertainers, is a classic example of reinvention, as At My Mother’s Knee demonstrates. The young Liverpool entertainer, an altar boy from Irish Catholic Birkenhead, becomes the acid-tongued and outrageous drag queen Lily Savage, and moves from gay pubs to national television, creating something of a British comic institution en route (O'Grady's caustic drag character was a world away from safer predecessors such as Danny La Rue). But O'Grady (like other comic performers such as John Cleese) realised that comic creations can have a limited shelf life, and reinvented himself as ‘Paul O'Grady’, coming out from behind the false breasts and towering wigs as a toned-down (but still camp), more audience-friendly TV presenter (wisely, he retained the abrasive voice and a Scouse accent that could be cut with a knife). At My Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints is an entertaining autobiography from someone who really does have a life that is worth writing about. Gossipy, sharp and colourful, the cast of characters in Paul O'Grady's life includes rogues and rascals galore, all of whom are evoked here with great comic skill. O'Grady was variously a boxer, a civil servant, a conman and even a cat burglar - all of these failed careers are on display here, as is a surprisingly pungent picture of the Liverpool nightclub scene. When so many showbiz autobiographies these days are written by people who have a barely had a life outside of their fame, it's refreshing to encounter one by somebody whose story would be interesting even if he were not a major TV star. --Barry Forshaw Review Paul speaks with warmth and hilarity about a childhood filled with poverty, and reveals a cast of characters with whom he could have created an entire comedy series. Hugely interesting and entertaining. --Jo Hoare, Heat Magazine At My Mother's Knee distinguishes itself on every level --Carol Ann Duffy, The Observer While most celeb memoirs are as memorable as an air kiss, O'Grady's is a proper snog --The Scotsman


Which English county is known as ‘God’s Own County’?

God's Own County - A Tribute to Yorkshire Heritage God's Own County By tejvan on January 18, 2017 in Photos Some photos of rainbows in  Yorkshire   By Hortoris on January 17, 2017 in Our Yorkshire , Yorkshire Sport and Pastimes   I put the registration number of a canal barge into a search engine and this is what I discovered ‘Length 15.25 metres (50 feet ) – Beam 1.99 metres (6 feet 6 inches ) – Draft 0.92 metres (3 feet ) Metal hull power of 60.’ Then as is the way with searches I discovered one place of its berth – ‘The Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal connects not only the Aire and Calder Main Line with the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal, but also Sheffield with the River Trent via the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. Construction was authorised in 1891 to increase the scope of the coal trade carried in “Tom Puddings”. Work started in 1896 and it was opened in 1905.’ This is courtesy of Jim Shead who has a great deal more information and history on his site Barge spotting is a more leisurely pastime than plane or train spotting as the speed tends to be steady enough for even the slowest to catch the details. Since the river banks and canal sides are not thronged with young kids with pen and paper recording the numbers it isn’t catching on just yet. One thing that did impress me was the Sat Nav on this barge and it brought to mind the stories of lorries being sent down totally unsuitable roads, so expect to see a barge in a puddle near you next time it rains – that will boost barge spotting. By Hortoris on January 16, 2017 in Yorkshire Sport and Pastimes After a long walk my favourite dog is a large Bordeaux Collie. It makes a change from ‘Hair of the Dog’ brew dog beer and Laika,  a fine Russian Imperial Stout named after the first dog to orbit the earth. We get rolling stones at Brimham rocks and on the East Coast, both great places to take your dog for a walk. Perhaps when you are out walking you already chant like Mick Jagger……………. ‘Baby back, dressed in black Silver buttons all down her back High hose, tippy toes Drop In To A Yorkshire Cafe By hortoris2 on January 15, 2017 in Uncategorized The catchy upper windows at this cafe caught my attention in Idle.  The steamy windows hinted at a warm welcome to augment the smiley faces. It was then that the name sank in and I thought a drop of tea would be what I got if I wasn’t careful. I played cricket for Idle Congs in the 1960’s and was having a nostalgia walk to see how the village had changed – not much although some licensed premises were shuttered and closed, only temporarily I hope. Over 50 years ago I probably thought I was a good fielder and claimed many catches to my name but perhaps I was not so good more like my batting and bowling. Still I don’t remember being called butter-fingers all that often. I was interested in the derivation of the name Butterfingers and extrated this note from a larger item on the subject at http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/butterfingers.html Before Charles Dickens used the phrase in Pickwick Paper there was a reference to ‘butter-fingers’ in the Yorkshire newspaper The Leeds Intelligencer dated May 1823. ‘The English Housewife. Delving again, I found that the book, written by the English writer Gervase Markham in 1615, scarce as it may have been in 1823, is still available today. Markham’s recipe for a good housewife was: ‘First, she must be cleanly in body and garments; she must have a quick eye, a curious nose, a perfect taste, and ready ear; she must not be butter-fingered, sweet-toothed, nor faint-hearted – for the first will let everything fall; the second will consume what it should increase; and the last will lose time with too much niceness.’ Here’s the tea pot short and stout Here’s my handle here’s my spout pick it up and ooops – butterfingers By Hortoris on January 14, 2017 in Our Yorkshire , Villages, Towns and Cities Mary Portas is called the Queen of Shops and publishes books and a newspaper column in the Daily Telegraph. For some reason she chose to take a side swipe at Huddersfield in


Which English singer/songwriter, born in 1950, was labelled ‘Looney de Small’ by the late Spike Milligan because of her sharp sense of humour?

Lynsey de Paul - News, Photos, Videos, Bio. Free music downloads at MP3.com http://ad.doubleclick.net/N8264/adj/aw-mp3/artist/overview;ar=lynseydepaul;ar=lulu;ar=leosayer;ar=sandieshaw;ar=gilbertosullivan;ar=captaintennille;ar=alberthammond;ar=helenreddy;ar=andrewgold;ar=lobo;ar=petulaclark;tag=70s;tag=pop;tag=femalevocalists;tag=oldies;tag=singersongwriter;tag=1970s;tag=lynseydepaul;tag=glam;tag=femalesingers;tag=sugar;loc=top;tile=1;dcopt=ist;sz=728x90,970x66,970x250,880x150; Lynsey de Paul Genres: 70s , pop , female vocalists , oldies , singer-songwriter Biography Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin, on 11 June 1950 in London, UK – died 1 October 2014) is an English singer-songwriter. Renowned for her keyboard skills, ability to write catchy songs and sultry looks, de Paul first hit the UK charts in 1972, initially as the writer of the Fortunes hit, "Storm in a Teacup". A few months later she was propelled into the limelight as the performer of her very own song hit song "Sugar Me", which rapidly found it's way into the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart as well as the top of the singles charts in Holland and Belgium. Read More... She was the first woman to be awarded an Ivor Novello Award for her ballad, "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", another UK Top 20 hit. The BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Ed Stewart spoke the words "May I Have The Pleasure Of This Dance" near the end of the record (he often played the record on his Junior Choice programme on Saturday mornings) although Tony Blackburn said it when she appeared on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. De Paul recorded the female lyric to Mott The Hoople's hit, "Roll Away the Stone", but did not perform the song with the band when they were promoting the single. In 1973, when Mick Ralphs left Mott the Hoople, his replacement Luther Grosvenor was contractually obliged to change his name - de Paul suggested Ariel Bender. After appointing Don Arden, her new manager, de Paul released "Ooh I Do", which hit the charts in the UK, Netherlands and Japan. A second Ivor Novello award followed a year later for "No Honestly", which was also the theme tune to a hit ITV comedy of the same name, and provided her with another UK Top 10 hit, peaking at #7.[The TV series No Honestly was followed by Yes Honestly, and although Georgie Fame wrote and performed the theme tune to the first series of Yes Honestly, an instrumental version of de Paul's "No Honestly" was chosen as the theme for the second series. De Paul continued to release a number of singles through the 1970s and early 1980s. A prolific songwriter, de Paul also continued to write songs for a wide range of recording artists as well as composing the theme music to the 1970s documentary television programme Pilger (John Pilger) for ATV. In a five year period (1972–77) she wrote a total of fourteen UK Singles Chart hits most notably "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" which was a hit for co-writer Barry Blue as well as Flash Cadillac and bond. De Paul's songs have reached the charts in many territories, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Canada and Australia. She also has performed producing and arranging duties on many of these recordings. In 1976 she was the recipient of the 'Woman Of The Year Award For Music' from the Variety Club of Great Britain] "Rock Bottom", which she wrote with Mike Moran, was the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. Although it came second in the Eurovision Song Contest, it went on to become a Top 20 hit in many European countries including France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where it reached the top of their singles chart. De Paul and Moran went on to write a number of songs, such as "Let Your Body Go Downtown" (1977), a #38 UK hit for the Martyn Ford Orchestra and the follow-up "Going to a Disco", as well as "Without You", and "Now and Then", which appeared on the albums Tigers and Fireflies and Just a Little Time, respectively. De Paul also wrote and performed the theme music for the 1977 revival by London Weekend Television of th


What was the only UK number one hit single for rock band Foreigner?

Foreigner | The Official Website Foreigner, Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham Tour Set to Launch July 11th in Syracuse, New York TICKETS GO ON SALE JANUARY 13 AT LIVENATION.COM ! FOREIGNERï¿½S 40TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM SET FOR RELEASE MAY 5th!  FOREIGNER, the band behind these classic and iconic songs, is turning 40 this year and theyï¿½re bringing their friends along for the year-long celebration.  First up is a mammoth worldwide tour, set to launch in Syracuse, NY on July 11th. For the US shows presented by Live Nation, Foreigner will be alongside Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick ï¿½ who Read This Article 12/06/2016 Foreigner Original Band Members Reunited For Platinum Plaque Ceremony To Commemorate Sales Of ï¿½No End In Sight: The Very Best Of (December 6, 2016) A long-awaited FOREIGNER reunion took place December 5, 2016 to celebrate the RIAA Platinum certification of 2008ï¿½s NO END IN SIGHT: THE VERY BEST OF FOREIGNER (Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment), a double-disc collection featuring the bandï¿½s biggest hits, including ï¿½Feels Like The First Time,ï¿½ ï¿½Cold As Ice,ï¿½ ï¿½Hot Blooded,ï¿½ and ï¿½I Want To Know What Love Is.ï¿½ It also includes a brand new song, ï¿½Too Late,ï¿½ as well as live performances by the current line-up that includes founding member Read This Article 11/23/2016 Foreigner Set To Release 'The Flame Still Burns' EP as Part of Record Store Day's Black Friday Event on Friday November 25 Digital Single Of New Foreigner Song ï¿½The Flame Still Burnsï¿½ Available November 21! See An Exclusive Premiere Of ï¿½The Flame Still Burnsï¿½ Here (November 23, 2016) On Record Store Dayï¿½s Black Friday event on November 25--the same month the band entered Atlantic Recordï¿½s studio to record their first album in 1976 ï¿½Foreigner will release a 10ï¿½ vinyl EP, THE FLAME STILL BURNS (via Rhino Records). The highly collectible EP features a bran Foreigner Celebrate 40 Years of Hits With Intimate iHeartRadio ICONS Performance Foreigner and Mick Jones have carved their visage into the Mount Rushmore of rock with some of the biggest hits in music over the past 40 years, solidifying their title as the worldï¿½s best-selling band of all time. The luminaries celebrated their 40th anniversary and the release of their brand new Record Store Day exclusive EP ï¿½The Flame Still Burnsï¿½ with an acoustic performance of selections from their legendary catalog for iHeartRadioï¿½s ICONS series presented by Citi MasterPass on November 21st in New Yor


What Is Sulfur Powder? (with pictures) What Is Sulfur Powder? Originally Written By: Marlene Garcia Revised By: C. Mitchell Last Modified Date: 17 December 2016 Copyright Protected: Top 10 amazing movie makeup transformations Sulfur powder is a refined and processed form of sulfur, a naturally occurring element that is bright yellow in color and is often known for the strong odor it gives off when burned. Many people compare the smell to rotten eggs. Powdered forms usually have a bit of this smell, but it isn't normally very intense. The powder is commonly used as a dietary supplement, usually to improve joint health and muscular function, and it is widely believed to have clarifying properties for the skin. It has a number of more industrial uses, too, particularly as an additive to fertilizers and insecticides, and some cultures believe it has mystical or magical properties, particularly when burned. Where it Comes From Getting sulfur powder is typically at least a two-step process that starts with elemental, or mineral, sulfur; once this has been identified, it must be refined and ground down into a fine dust. Sulfur can be found in nature, and has traditionally been mined from volcanoes and salt domes. In modern times the element is more readily collected as a residue or by-product of petroleum mining and oil refining, though. The latter is sometimes strictly considered “natural” while the former called “synthetic,” but either will make a powder when processed. Sulfur occurs in various forms in most organic life as well. It is present in most human cells, at least in trace amounts, and amino acids require it for many enzyme functions. Garlic contains ample amounts of the element, as do Brussels sprouts, onions, cabbage , and turnips. Wheat germ and some beans, including soybeans, also contain it. Actually extracting the mineral from these sources can be difficult, though. As a result, they aren’t typically good sources of sulfur powder, even if they are good sources of sulfur generally when eaten. As a Dietary Supplement One of the more popular uses for the powder is as a dietary supplement, particularly for people who don’t feel like they’re getting enough of it in their diet or who think that they may have a deficiency. Many health food stores and holistic, natural healing clinics sell it in capsules, pressed crystals, or as a loose powder that can be added to food or drink. Sulfur is widely regarded as essential to life, and is a critical component of most plant and animal’s growth and metabolic function. Some experts say that augmenting the body’s stores with supplements can help boost overall health and can especially help strengthen muscles and joints. It can stimulate the production of bile and boost the immune system by protecting the body from pollution and radiation exposure. The powder has also made up the base for sulfa drugs used as a primary antibiotic for decades. Historically, it was used as a laxative and diuretic and to treat gout, scurvy, spasms, and rheumatism, and it was also used to treat viral infections and parasites. While the powder can still be useful against these ailments today, most experts recommend different treatments that can get better, faster results. Cosmetic and Topical Uses The powder can be purchased in its pure form and mixed with cream or bought as a ready-to-use ointment to put directly on the skin, usually for the treatment of acne , dry skin , or eczema . Traditional Chinese medicine has incorporated the powder into a number of topical skin treatments for centuries, including use as a mask believed to pull impurities out of the skin on the face, particularly the sensitive area around the eyes. The powder is also an ingredient in many over-the-counter acne solutions and facial scrubs. Industrial Applications The powder has wide use in industry as well. It is a very popular additive to fertilizers and planting soils in part because of how well the mineral helps plant roots develop. It is sometimes sold in gardening supply stores as a way to prevent mold and mildew on plants


In 2013 which British politician was challenged to fulfil his claim that he could live on 53 pounds sterling a week?

Britain votes to leave European Union, Cameron resigns | GulfNews.com Britain votes to leave European Union, Cameron resigns Markets in turmoil as investors responded with a mix of shock, fear and excitement; second independence vote 'on the table': Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Britain votes to leave European Union.Image Credit: Reuters Nigel Farage (front), leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) reacts with supporters following Image Credit: Reuters Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon Image Credit: Reuters President Barack Obama issued a statement in response to the success of the Brexit vote. Image Credit: AP British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to the press in front of 10 Downing street in central London.Image Credit: AFP Leave supporters cheer results at a Leave.eu party after polling stations closed in the Referendum on the EuroImage Credit: Reuters Britain votes to leave the European UnionImage Credit: AFP & Reuters Supporters of the 'Stronger In' Campaign react as results of the EU referendum are announced at a resuImage Credit: AFP A supporter of leaving the EU celebrates in central London.Image Credit: AP Leave.eu supporters celebrate the result in Sunderland after polling stations closed on June 23, 2016.Image Credit: Reuters UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage speaks to journalists.Image Credit: AFP ‹ › Published: 08:45 June 25, 2016 Gulf News Web Report Britain has voted to break out of the European Union (EU), striking a thunderous blow against the bloc and spreading panic through world markets. Gulf News reports the events as they happened.   UAE respects decision of British people: Mohammad His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Friday said the UAE respects the decision of Britons and remains committed to its partnership with the United Kingdom. “As the British people voted to leave Europe, we respect their choice and remain committed to our long and close partnership with the UK,” Shaikh Mohammad tweeted. “We also reaffirm our commitment to further develop our historical, strong relations with UK on all political and economic levels, a country that has been developing over the past four decades,” he added.   As the British people votes to leave Europe, we respect their choice and remain committed to our long and close partnership with the UK.— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) June 24, 2016   We have woken up in a different country We respect their decision: Obama on Brexit US President Barack Obama said in a statement on Friday he respects the UK vote to leave the European Union. “The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision,” he said. “The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is enduring, and the United Kingdom’s membership in Nato remains a vital cornerstone of US foreign, security, and economic policy. So too is our relationship with the European Union, which has done so much to promote stability, stimulate economic growth, and foster the spread of democratic values and ideals across the continent and beyond."  “The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the United States” — @POTUS pic.twitter.com/gI76eRleD0 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 24, 2016 At the same time, the shock result from the British referendum left many in Washington contemplating whether a similar wave of voter populism could elect Donald Trump in November. Key 'Leave' campaign promise not true: Farage A major claim made by the "Leave" campaigners was that £350 million ($479 million) per week that Britain was sending to the EU would instead be put toward the National Health Service (NHS), a publicly funded health care system. But, on Good Morning Britain on Friday, UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage said that claim is untrue. WATCH: @Nigel_Farage tells @susannareid100 it was a 'mistake' for Leave to claim there'd be £350M a week for NHS https://t.co/JNkl5k8IlK — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) 24


Tobomory is the capital of which Scottish island?

Tobermory Isle of Mull Scotland Website Tobermory was built as a fishing port in the late 18th century and is now the main town on Mull. It is a picture-postcard of a place with the brightly painted buildings along the main street to the pier and the high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay. The town has a good variety of shops , hotels , and other accommodation as well as being the administrative centre for the island. The harbour is always busy with fishing boats, yachts and the ferry to and from Kilchoan.  In recent years, the island has become very popular for weddings in a romantic atmosphere. There is reputed to be the wreck of a Spanish galleon somewhere in the mud at the bottom of the bay. The ship was part of the defeated Armada of 1588 and was fleeing the English fleet when she anchored in Tobermory to take on provisions. Following a dispute over payment the ship caught fire which caused the gunpowder to explode. She was supposed to have been carrying millions of gold coins when she went to the bottom but no-one has ever managed to find any significant treasure. More recently, Tobermory has been the setting for the children's programme Balamory .  After the initial success of these programmes in Britain, Balamory is now reaching a new audience in Australia. The Isle of Mull and Iona have become one of the premier destinations for wildlife  watching in the United Kingdom in the last few years. Thousands of people are attracted to the islands in the hope of catching a glimpse of the rare and unusual Golden and White-tailed Eagles , Otter, Corncrake and an abundance of other birds and mammals. The seas off the coast of Mull are important feeding areas for whales, dolphins and basking sharks . The colourful and picturesque island capital of Tobermory is an ideal location from which to make the very most of your wildlife watching on the Isle of Mull.   The island is home to the most famous pair of White-tailed Eagles in the world, as featured on numerous television and radio broadcasts. The re-introduction of these iconic birds of prey has been so successful that breeding pairs can now be seen throughout the length and breadth of the island, including Tobermory. A great opportunity exists to come and see the White-tailed Eagles who begin to lay their eggs from early March onwards. Incubation takes place after the first egg is laid and lasts for an average of 38 days. Both sexes share responsibility for sitting on the eggs, although the bulk of the incubation duty is carried out by the female. The Sea Eagle Hide is open all year round but booking is essential. Tel: 01680 812556.