The Cornish cheese yarg is wrapped in what?

Yarg: The Cornish cheese that's conquered America | The Independent Features Yarg: The Cornish cheese that's conquered America It dates back to the 13th century and comes wrapped in stinging nettles. Anna Hart discovers its long and rinding road to success Monday 4 August 2014 23:00 BST Click to follow Indy Lifestyle Online Whey to go: Yarg cheese is covered in mouldy stinging nettles, but has finally made it into the US It took 10 hours for the nettle-wrapped, creamy Cornish cheese wheel to win over the two FDA inspectors – but it succeeded, and now Yarg, a semi-hard cow's milk cheese made from a recipe thought to date back to the 13th century, is finally being sold in the US. "The process was fairly gruelling," says Catherine Mead, a cheesemaker at Lynher Dairies. "Being audited by US inspectors was very different to audits within the European dairy industry. For a start, the US inspectors had never seen stinging nettles before, so we had to explain what they were, then explain that we paint them on to the cheese after sterilising them with lemon juice." At one point, the two FDA officials brought out a manual on pasteurisation numbering 1,700 pages. "We all thought, 'Wow, that is a lot of procedure on pasteurisation'," says Mead. And finally, they tasted it. "I think they liked it, but taste wasn't part of their job description," says Mead. The FDA was visiting Lynher Dairies at Pengreep Farm to determine if Yarg – which was to be exported into the US by Neal's Yard Dairy – complied perfectly with US food production standards, following President Obama's FDA Food Safety Modernisation Act. The FDA is notoriously stringent, and last month caused widespread outcry among artisan cheesemakers by floating the possibility of a ban on the use of wooden shelves for cheesemaking (it has since backed down on this policy). The US also has strict quotas for cheese imports, creating "an unnatural limit on British cheese sales in the US," as Nigel White, the secretary of the British Cheese Board puts it. "But demand is there, and tastebuds are changing, particularly in urban areas on the East and West coasts, where specialist food retailers like Whole Foods have been key in bringing so-called 'farmstead cheeses' to the attention of consumers." And they clearly have a taste for Yarg. Carol Naden, who runs the popular CheeseTart blog, says, "Taste-wise, Yarg is often described as a cross between a Caerphilly and a good Cheddar – creamy but light. The nettles add a mild herby flavour, but the Yarg covered in wild garlic leaves makes the cheese more moist and whacks in a good fresh garlic taste." Americans have long been maligned for being a nation whose taste for cheese doesn't stretch beyond a bright yellow Kraft slice. Many commentators argue that the country doesn't have a cheesemaking industry, but rather a cheese-manufacturing industry. According to White, this generalisation is increasingly invalid. "Over the past five years, Americans have seen a mini cheese revolution, and now consumers really do appreciate artisan or farmstead cheeses; specialist cheeses with a very different texture to what had previously sold well," says White. "And an important factor is that they've got the money to buy quality cheeses. Here, at Neal's Yard, we'll see cheese sold for an affordable £45 per kilo. In the US, in specialist deli shops, you'll find locally made cheeses and imported artisan produce going for around $50 a pound." The original makers of Yarg could hardly have dreamed that one day their creamy, herby cheese would conquer America and find its way on to the cheeseboards of trendy NYC restaurants and posh delis in LA. Cornish Yarg was first made commercially on Bodmin Moor in the early 1980s by two artisan cheesemakers, Alan and Jenny Gray. As authentically Cornish as the name sounds, it is simply the surname "Gray" backwards. "The story goes that Alan found the recipe in a dusty old book in the attic, and we've since worked from a recipe in a 1615 volume by Gervase Markham," says Mead. The so-called Yarg recipe has changed little over


What is the alternative name for pimento or Jamaican pepper?

What is Allspice, Pimento, Jamaican Pepper? | Chef and Steward® Chef and Steward® What is Allspice, Pimento, Jamaican Pepper? February 1, 2011 By chefandsteward Our Trinidadian friend, Cheryl, who has subscribed to this blog (over left column) wrote asking me, “Kari, what on earth is allspice or pimento and where can I get it?”  I replied, “It is a native Jamaican seasoning that looks very similar to black pepper berries and outside of my cupboard, you can find it in Choithrams (I know the Jumeira store has it) as ‘Jamaican Pepper.’ ”  Since she brought it up, and we have so many recipes with it, I decided to clarify the issue and post a pic.  Let me know where else you can find it.  I know it is also available online at  St. Mary Market . According to them: To most English speaking people the tree is called “pimento” and the berries “allspice”. The name allspice originated from the popular notion that the pimento berry contains the characteristic flavour and aroma of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper, all combined in one spice.


Whose head is to appear on a new £2 coin to commemorate the start of World War I?

Learn more Close The 100th Anniversary of the First World War In 2014, as Britain marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, The Royal Mint proudly strikes the first coin in a five-year programme of commemoration – the first time that the First World War has featured on a United Kingdom coin, and the first time The Royal Mint has undertaken such a programme on the £2 coin. Experienced coinage artist John Bergdahl has turned to one of the most iconic images for inspiration, recreating the famous image of Lord Kitchener: steely gaze and pointing finger informing the young men of Britain, ‘Your country needs you’. The image has become a symbol for the optimism of the first days of war, a war felt by so many to be sure to be ‘over by Christmas’. Men responded to Kitchener’s call to arms in their thousands. Many would never return from the battlefields, lending a poignancy that comes only with hindsight to this important coin. This specially designed pack contains a sparkling Brilliant Uncirculated UK £2 coin – produced by The Royal Mint, as were the medals presented to those who fought so long ago. Your coin is presented with fascinating information about the country at the outbreak of war, Kitchener’s campaign and the men who volunteered to fight with Britain from across the Commonwealth. Although no veteran who lived through the First World War is here today to receive the thanks of a grateful nation, a full century later Britain remembers, and marks, this important anniversary.


In Botticelli’s famous Birth of Venus – in what is Venus standing?

The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli – Facts about the Painting Complete Works More than 500 years after its creation, The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is one of the most iconic paintings ever produced, and remains among the most renowned and priceless masterpieces in the world. Painted in 1486, The Birth of Venus has been the subject of endless intellectual speculation and interpretations of meaning. The painting depicts a voluptuous nude female standing gracefully upon a large seashell which appears to emerge onto shore from the ocean. To her left is a male angel floating in the air and clutching a woman in a tight embrace. To the right of the Venus is another woman in flowing garments, appearing to hail the arrival of the “goddess.” The Meaning Behind the Painting It’s a gorgeous vision, certainly, and stunning to behold. But art critics and historians can’t help but ponder the greater meaning behind The Birth of Venus. Perhaps the most dominant view is that the painting was inspired by Neoplatonic thought. This latter body of philosophy was a revival and slight reinterpretation of the works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. In the Middle Ages, intellectuals across Europe were rediscovering the works of the ancient Greeks with great enthusiasm after the long oppression of the Dark Ages. They were also applying their own meanings to what the Greek masters were talking about. Artists such as Botticelli were inspired by this and also Greek mythology. This was a break from the long dominance of art based on Christian themes and the dogma of the Catholic Church. Physical Beauty and Intellectual Love According to Neoplatonism, great physical beauty was a direct springboard to spiritual beauty and intellectual love. The stunning Venus perched on a half-shell is a ravishing beauty with lengthy locks of luxurious reddish-blonde hair. Her skin is pale and her stance is rather demure. Her head is tilted coquettishly. She shyly covers her genitals with a flourish of her tresses. Her right hand is poised at her breasts. Those who viewed the painting in the 15th Century may have had their minds lifted to the ideal of Plato’s higher forms of love, as prompted by the physical beauty of the female body. Inspired by Lorenzo de Medici Over the years, many have offered other views, and some have even questioned the predominance of Neoplatonic thought as being influential on the scene of late 1400s Italy. Thus, others have suggested that the painting is about Lorenzo de’ Medici, the man who commissioned the painting. The images of the painting are purported to be a symbolic reflection of de Medici’s virtues. Lorenzo de’ Medici was a powerful and extremely wealthy Italian statesman. In effect, he was the ruler of the Florentine Republic. The Medici family itself had gained great wealth in their era as bankers and captains of industry. They controlled just about every aspect of local society through their monopoly on the monetary system. Lorenzo de’ Medici was an extreme lover of the arts, and contributed huge portions of his great wealth toward commissioning paintings by the greatest artistic masters of the day, one of whom was Botticelli. Botticelli’s Biography Botticelli’s full name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, but he was commonly known as Sandro. His work is assigned to the “Florentine school” and he is known for the “linear grace” of his work. He was born around 1445 and achieved his peak in the decade of 1480s when he produced The Birth of Venus, and another masterpiece, Primavera. By 1502, Botticelli’s skill, career and talent was considered to have faded, his best years well behind him. However, with works such as The Birth of Venus under his name, Botticelli had gained an enduring reputation as one of the great masters of the “Golden Age” of Renaissance painting. Although his works fell out of favor among art experts in the 19th Century, Botticelli has never really lost his position as a timeless genius. It should be noted that the interpretation of The Birth of Venus as extolling the virtues of Lore


Which 1960’s art vogue was based on optical illusion?

Op Art - 1960s Art Style Known to Trick the Eye Share By Shelley Esaak Flashback to 1964. In the United States, we were still reeling from the assassination of our President, escalating the Civil Rights movement, being "invaded" by British pop/rock music and, in general, pretty much done with notions of achieving idyllic lifestyles (despite that which was touted in the 1950s). Given the circumstances, it was a perfect time for a new artistic movement to burst on the scene.In October of 1964, in an article describing this new style of art, Time Magazine coined the phrase " Optical Art " (or "Op Art", as it's more commonly known). The term referenced the fact that Op Art is comprised of illusion, and often appears - to the human eye - to be moving or breathing due to its precise, mathematically-based composition. After (and because of) a major 1965 exhibition of Op Art entitled The Responsive Eye, the public became enraptured with the movement. As a result, one began to see Op Art showing up everywhere: in print and television advertising, as LP album art and as a fashion motif in clothing and interior decoration. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World Although the term was coined and the exhibition held in the mid-1960s, most people who've studied these things agree that Victor Vasarely pioneered the movement with his 1938 painting Zebra. M. C. Escher - whose style has sometimes caused him to be listed as an Op artist - created works with amazing perspectives and use of tessellations that certainly helped point the way for others. And it can be argued that none of Op Art would've been possible - let alone embraced by the public - without the prior Abstract and Expressionist movements that de-emphasized (or, in many cases, eliminated) representational subject matter. As an "official" movement, Op Art has been given a life-span of around three years. This doesn't mean, though, that every artist ceased employing Op Art as their style by 1969. Bridget Riley is one noteworthy artist who has moved from achromatic to chromatic pieces, but has steadfastly created Op Art from its beginning to the present day. Additionally, anyone who has gone through a post-secondary fine arts program probably has a tale or two of Op-ish projects created during color theory studies. It's also worth mentioning that, in the digital age, Op Art is sometimes viewed with bemusement. Perhaps you, too, have heard the (rather snide, in my opinion) comment: "A child with the proper graphic design software could produce this stuff." Quite true, of a gifted child, with a computer and the proper software at his or her disposal, in the 21st century. This certainly wasn't the case in the early 1960s, and the 1938 date of Vasarely's Zebra speaks for itself in this regard. Op Art represents a great deal of math, planning and technical skill, as none of it came freshly-inked out of a computer peripheral. Original, hand-created Op Art deserves respect, at the very least.   What are the key characteristics of Op Art? First and foremost, Op Art exists to fool the eye. Op compositions create a sort of visual tension, in the viewer's mind, that gives works the illusion of movement. For example, concentrate on Bridget Riley's Dominance Portfolio, Blue (1977) - for even a few seconds - and it begins to dance and wave in front of one's eyes. Realistically, you know any Op Art piece is flat, static and two-dimensional. Your eye, however, begins sending your brain the message that what it's seeing has begun to oscillate, flicker, throb and any other verb one can employ to mean: "Yikes! This painting is moving!" Because of its geometrically-based nature, Op Art is, almost without exception, non-representational. The elements employed (color, line and shape) are carefully chosen to achieve maximum effect. The critical techniques used in Op Art are perspective and careful juxtaposition of color (whether chromatic [identifiable hues] or achromatic [black, white or gray]). In Op Art, as in perhaps no other artistic school, positive and negative


To west country folk what people are ‘emmets’ and ‘grockles’?

grockle - Wiktionary grockle Etymology[ edit ] A very old word of uncertain origin common for centuries in the New Forest area of Hampshire for people from outside it. In more recent times it has spread to other parts of the south coast and indeed elsewhere, including the former colonies of Northern and Southern Rhodesia as a term for a foreigner. The term is widely used in Devon where it refers to tourists or people recently relocated from elsewhere. The word was imported to the Isle of Man in 1970 by Capt McKenzie who had learned the word in Plymouth. Commonly referred to tourists in cars who can be easily identified because all Manx number plates have either MN or MAN in them. It has also been said to have derived from the eponymous dragon in the obsolete The Dandy comic strip "Jimmy and his Grockle", popularised by the movie The System. However its use in the New Forest area and local areas of Dorset and Wiltshire is well-attested by long-term residents of those areas.


In the words lithograph, lithium and Paleolithic – what does ‘lith’ mean?

What does lithograph mean? definition, meaning and pronunciation (Free English Language Dictionary) A print produced by lithography Classified under: Hypernyms ("lithograph" is a kind of...): print (a picture or design printed from an engraving) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lithograph"): photolithograph (a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates) Sense 2 lithograph [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: Duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern Classified under:


The vessel had two sister ships the Olympic and which other?

Titanic Sister Ships Titanic Sister Ships The Titanic and her Sisters Assembled by the Harland Wolff Company, the Titanic was the most luxurious and celebrated vessel of her time. Built to be the apex of sophistication, the massive cruise liner was an industrial marvel and would become what is likely the most famous vessel of all time. What people might not know, is that the Titanic was actually the second of an entire line of similar cruise vessels. Each Titanic sister ship had similar composition to the maritime beast and was crafted with the same luxury in mind. The Titanic sisters were the Titanic sister Olympic and the Titanic sister Britannic. Since tragedy befell the Titanic on the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic’s sisters missed much recognition. Although smaller than the Titanic, the Britannic and Olympic were undoubtedly engineering feats of their time. First to be built was the RMS Olympic followed by the Titanic, and the last Titanic sister by the name of the HMHS Britannic. When exploring the history of the legendary vessel, it’s important to remember that the Titanic was not the only highly luxurious and massive cruise liner run by White Star, simply the most famous. Each of the Titanic sister ships have their own unique story complete with triumph and tragedy. First Titanic Film Came Out One Month After Sinking The Sad Story Under the command of Edward Smith, the ship leaved Southampton with 2224 passengers aboard, including some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of poor emigrants from Europe seeking a new life in North America. The ship had advanced safety features, but there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Only 1,178 people can be carried in lifeboats. Four days into the crossing and about 375 miles (600 km) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm ship's time. The glancing collision caused Titanic's hull plates to buckle inwards along her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea; the ship gradually filled with water. Meanwhile, passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were launched only partly loaded. By 2:20 AM, the giant ship broke apart and foundered, with over 1000 people still aboard. Just under two hours after the sinking, the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia arrived and brought aboard about 705 survivors. Small Numbers 74: The number of years it took to find the wreck of the Ship in the Atlantic Ocean. 64 : The number of lifeboats supposed to be aboard the ship. 20 : The number of lifeboats she actually carried. 65: Maximum capacity of a lifeboat. 28 : The number of people on board the first lifeboat. 2 : The number of workers killed during the construction process. Now On Sale   The Unsinkable Ship ! Who doesn’t know about Titanic? The famous British ship that was designed to be unsinkable, but it finally sank on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during its long trip from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. About 1,500 people died, and the largest ship made at the time led to one of the biggest disasters in modern history. Big Numbers $7,500,000 : The total cost of building the RMS Titanic. 12,600 feet : The depth at which the wreck of the ship lays. 882 feet : The length of the ship. 3,547 : The maximum number of people the ship could carry. 2,223 : The number of people aboard, including passengers and crew. 1,178: The number of people that could be carried in the lifeboats. 705 : The number of people who survived the tragedy.


At which port did the passengers embark?

Embarking - definition of embarking by The Free Dictionary Embarking - definition of embarking by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/embarking Also found in: Thesaurus , Legal , Idioms . em·bark v. em·barked, em·bark·ing, em·barks v.tr. 1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers. 2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise. v.intr. 1. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey. 2. To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a world tour. [French embarquer, from Late Old French, probably from Medieval Latin imbarcāre : Latin in-, in- + barca, boat; see bark3.] em′bar·ka′tion, em·bark′ment n. embark vb 1. to board (a ship or aircraft) 2. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to commence or engage (in) a new project, venture, etc [C16: via French from Old Provençal embarcar, from em- + barca boat, barque] ˌembarˈkation, ˌembarˈcation n 1. to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey. 2. to start or partake in an enterprise: to embark on a business venture. v.t. 3. to board (passengers) onto a ship, aircraft, or the like. 4. to start up or invest in an enterprise. [1540–50; < Middle French embarquer < Sp embarcar] em`bar•ka′tion, n. em•bark′ment, n. I will have been embarking you will have been embarking he/she/it will have been embarking we will have been embarking you will have been embarking they will have been embarking Past Perfect Continuous debark , disembark , set down - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" 2. enter begin , commence , set out , start , start out , set about , get down , get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration" 3. embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" go , proceed , move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" embark verb go aboard , climb aboard, board ship, step aboard, go on board, take ship They embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown. verb To go about the initial step in doing (something): leistissėdimas į laivąsėsti į laivąsodinimas į laivąsodinti į laivą kāpt uz kuģakraut kuģī A. VT → embarcar B. VI (Naut, Aer) → embarcarse (for, on con rumbo a en) to embark on [+ journey] → emprender ; [+ business venture, explanation, discussion] → lanzarse a , embarcarse en embark vt [+ ship] → embarquer embark on embark upon vt fus (= begin) [+ journey] → entreprendre ; [+ course of action] → se lancer dans ; [+ sth risky, dubious] → s'embarquer dans embark vt → einschiffen ; goods also → verladen vi (fig) to embark up(on) something → etw anfangen , etw beginnen embark embark on vi + prep (journey) → intraprendere ; (business venture, explanation, discussion) → imbarcarsi in embark (imˈbaːk) verb to go, or put, on board ship. Passengers should embark early. aan boord gaan يَرْكَبُ سَفينَةُ качвам се на кораб embarcar nalodit (se) sich einschiffen gå ombord επιβιβάζομαι embarcar laevale minema, lastima سوار شدن؛ بارگیری کردن nousta laivaan embarquer לַעֲלוֹת לָאָנִייָה चढ़ना ukrcati behajóz naik kapal setja/fara um borð imbarcare , imbarcarsi 乗船する 배에 태우다 sėsti/sodinti į laivą kraut kuģī; kāpt uz kuģa menaiki kapal aan boord gaan gå om bord , ta om bord wsiadać na statek په بيړۍ كېاچول، بيړۍ ياالو تكى ته ختل، په بيړۍ كې سپرېدل: لګيا كېدل embarcar a (se) îmbarca садиться на корабль nalodiť (sa) vkrcati (se) ukrcati se gå (ta) ombord ลงเรือ binmek 上船，裝上船 вантажити на корабель; сідати на пароплав جہاز یا طیارے پر سوار ہونا lên tàu 上船、上飞机等，装载上船 ˌembarˈkation (em-) noun inskeping رُكوب السَّفينَه، مُباشَرَة السَّفَر товарене embarcação nalodění die Einsc


Which vessel was the first to reach the disaster scene and pick up survivors?

5 Things You May Not Know About Titanic’s Rescue Ship - History in the Headlines 5 Things You May Not Know About Titanic’s Rescue Ship April 10, 2012 By Steven Cohen Arthur Rostron, captain of Carpathia, receives a trophy from Titanic survivor Molly Brown in May 1912. Share this: 5 Things You May Not Know About Titanic’s Rescue Ship Author 5 Things You May Not Know About Titanic’s Rescue Ship URL Google As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the most famous of all maritime catastrophes—the sinking of the White Star liner Titanic early in the morning of April 15, 1912—the heroic and perilous rescue effort that took place in response remains something of a footnote. Titanic, after all, was the largest and perhaps most opulent ocean liner of its day, while Cunard’s Carpathia was a relatively modest ship launched 10 years earlier that was coasting toward eternal obscurity when disaster struck. Explore five things you may not know about the only vessel to rescue any Titanic survivors from the icy waters of the North Atlantic. 1. The Titanic disaster launched Carpathia’s captain on a trajectory to a distinguished career. Captain Arthur Henry Rostron—who was sufficiently anonymous at the time for many newspapers to misspell his name as “Rostrom”—spent virtually his entire life at sea after turning 17. Born near Liverpool in 1869, Rostron embarked on his maritime exploits just after completing high school, joining the ranks on a naval school ship. After serving on a variety of vessels including barques and iron clipper ships, Rostron joined the Cunard Line in 1895, soon serving as fourth officer on RMS Umbria. He then served on a number of Cunard ships and worked his way up to first officer before becoming captain of the Brescia. Leaving Cunard in 1904 for service in the Royal Navy, he returned in 1905 and became captain of the then 3-year-old Carpathia. Rostron achieved universal praise and celebrity as a result of his legendary efforts to rescue survivors of Titanic’s sinking, testifying in the British Board of Trade inquiry, traveling to the United States to appear before the Senate and receiving the Congressional Gold Medal from President William Taft. Rostron went on to command some of Cunard’s most illustrious ships, including Mauritania and Lusitania, and in 1928 he was made commodore of the Cunard fleet. He was named a commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919, and in 1926 became Sir Arthur as a knight commander of the Order of the British Empire. 2. The most prestigious captain in the history of the Cunard Line was a firm believer in sea serpents. Captain Rostron wasn’t shy about his affinity for cryptozoology, the study of creatures whose existence has not been proven. (Think of Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster, among many others.) In fact, while serving as chief officer on Campania in 1907, Rostron claimed to have sighted a sea serpent, which he later wrote about in detail in his memoir “Home from the Sea.” On the bridge while steaming off the Irish coast, Rostron warned his junior officer to steer clear of an object in the water but, he recounted, “gradually drew nearer so that we were able to make out what the unusual thing was. It was a sea monster!” Lamenting his lack of a camera, Rostron began to sketch what he saw. “I was unable to get a clear view of the monster’s features, but we were close enough to realize its head rose eight or nine feet out of the water, while the trunk of the neck was fully twelve inches thick,” he wrote. Rostron never backtracked on his account, but it certainly did not appear to impede his career advancement in any way. Today’s airline pilots reporting on UFOs might not be so fortunate. 3. Carpathia’s rescue preparations were a masterpiece of multitasking. From the moment Captain Rostron was informed of the distress messages received from Titanic, every order he issued was intended to get to the stricken ship as quickly as possible, all the while preparing his own ship to receive the survivors and give them the care they needed. Top speed for Carpathia was about 14.5 kn


What is special about the species of mammal called monotremes?

Introduction to the Monotremata Echidna. Photo by Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles © 2001 California Academy of Sciences.   There are only five living monotreme species: the duck-billed platypus and four species of echidna (also known as spiny anteaters). All of them are found only in Australia and New Guinea. Monotremes are not a very diverse group today, and there has not been much fossil information known until rather recently. In some ways, monotremes are very primitive for mammals because, like reptiles and birds , they lay eggs rather than having live birth. In a number of other respects, monotremes are rather derived, having highly modified snouts or beaks, and modern adult monotremes have no teeth. Like other mammals , however, monotremes have a single bone in their lower jaw, three middle ear bones, high metabolic rates, hair, and they produce milk to nourish the young. Click on the buttons below to learn more about Monotremes Read about monotremes at the University of Tasmania, who have one of the best sites on the web about living monotremes. Try the University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web for more information about living monotremes. The Tasmanian Mammals page includes distributional information on monotremes.


Who were the first ever winners of the English Football League in 1889?

The FA Cup Finalists 1880-1889 - Historical Football Kits English League Teams > FA Cup Finals English FA Cup Finalists 1880 - 1889 The dominance of the southern public school, army and university teams came to an end as the game took root in the industrial midlands and north-west. The 1881 final between Old Carthusians (left) and Old Etonians was the lasted contested by public school teams. With the participation of the working class, both as players and spectators, the game ceased to be the exclusive pursuit of the genteel upper and middle classes and became a mass spectator sport. The new breed of clubs built enclosed grounds, charged admission and were run for profit. Intense competition led to players being poached by one club from another and financial inducements, forbidden by the FA's strict rules on amateurism, became commonplace. In 1885 the FA bowed to the inevitable and recognised professionalism and the balance of power shifted decisively north - no amateur side has appeared in the final since then. In 1888 the Football League was formed and members have enjoyed a monopoly of the FA Cup (with one notable exception) ever since. 1879 - 1880 Blackburn Olympic 2 Old Etonians 0 (Extra Time played) venue Kennington Oval date 31 March 1883 The FA Cup went north for the first time but it was the unknown working men's team of Olympic rather than the former grammar school boys of Rovers that achieved the honour. Both sides changed shirts because of a colour clash. With the game scoreless after 90 minutes, Olympic showed superior stamina (they were the first team to train specifically for their cup ties) and scored twice in extra time. Their success proved to be the seed of their downfall, however, as their best players were poached the following season by their rivals and in 1889, Olympic closed down. This was the last final in which any of the old former public school sides would appear.   Blackburn Rovers 2 West Bromwich Albion 0 (Replay after 0-0 draw) venue Kennington Oval: Replayed at The Racecourse Ground, Derby date 3 & 10 April 1886 Blackburn Rovers appeared in their third successive final where they were nearly beaten by strong West Bromwich side. The replay took place in Derby, the first time that the final had been played outside London. Rovers led at half-time and could have had a third but the scorer, Sowerbutts, thinking that he was offside, did not appeal to the referee who, later turned out would have awarded the goal. The FA awarded Blackburn a silver shield to commemorate their achievement in winning the competition for the third time in succession. West Brom played in a change kit but Rovers declined to have a team photographs taken before the match so I have not been able to confirm their kit.   West Bromwich Albion 2 Preston North End 1 venue Kennington Oval date 24 March 1888 Preston, with a side full of Scottish imports, demolished Hyde FC 26-0 on their way to their first final, still an English record. With 434 consecutive victories under their belt, Proud Preston were confident that they would easily beat Albion. Indeed, it is said that their captain asked for the team to be photographed with the cup before the match kicked off. In the event, it was West Brom who took the honours in their third successive final appearance. For the first time the Oval's gates were locked as 17,000 crammed into the ground.


In 1956 who became the first European Footballer of the Year?

footballsite - European Footballer of the Year 1956   Stanley Matthews That the first European Footballer of the Year award went to a   41-year old who played for a far from glamorous club is a testament to the   regard that Europe held  for the 'Master of the Dribble', Stanley   Matthews.    1956 Winner: Stanley   Matthews (Blackpool & England) Sixteen representatives from the countries of Austria, Belgium,   Czechoslovakia, England, France, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Portugal,   Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia   voted for the first European Footballer of the Year. Despite the fact that    Europe finally knew who its best club was - Real Madrid had won the first    European Cup final in June 1956 - the first award went to a man who would    never kick a ball in European club competitions, Stanley Matthews. Top 11 positions -


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Chimera Chimera by Micha F. Lindemans In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster, depicted as an animal with the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon (sometimes it has multiple heads). It is a child of Typhon and Echidna . It terrorized Lycia (in Asia Minor), but was eventually killed by the Corinthian hero Bellerophon . Article details:


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Who plays Lee Mack’s father in Not Going Out?

"Not Going Out" Absent Father Christmas (TV Episode 2009) - 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 Lee gets a surprise visit from Frank, the father who walked out on his family thirty-five years earlier and who never paid any maintenance. Lee is hostile but Lucy urges him to forgive and ... See full summary  » Director: a list of 202 titles created 2 months ago Title: Absent Father Christmas (23 Dec 2009) 8.6/10 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. Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Storyline Lee gets a surprise visit from Frank, the father who walked out on his family thirty-five years earlier and who never paid any maintenance. Lee is hostile but Lucy urges him to forgive and forget. It is Christmas after all and Frank has terminal cancer and a hospital letter to prove it. But can Lee trust the man who ate his goldfish and made him take a drink-driving rap aged twelve? At least he gets to kiss Lucy under the mistletoe, which is the best Christmas present of all. Written by don @ minifie-1 23 December 2009 (UK) See more  » Company Credits (Swansea, United Kingdom) – See all my reviews Lucy's unimpressed with Lee, he's behaved badly at Christmas dinner with her parents. Barbara has suggested he tones down his laddish behaviour, and that he has a softer side. A soft lit, romantic evening is disturbed when Lee's father Frank turns up at the door. Lee is sceptical by Frank's return, Lucy convinces him to give Frank a second chance. Lee throws him out, but Frank tells Lee he's dying. Lee gives Frank a day doing what he wants, but soon discovers the truth. What an inspired bit of casting getting Bobby Ball into the show was, I utterly love Bobby Ball, he's a true funnyman, he bounces off Lee Mack so well, they make a great combination. Some utterly painfully hilarious lines, Not going out is famed for its Christmas specials, and this was the first of the really brilliant ones. Just fabulous. 9/10 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Who plays Miranda Hart’s mother in her comedy series Miranda?

Patricia Hodge, Miranda Hart and her real-life mother: What happened when they met | Daily Mail Online comments Everywhere Patricia Hodge goes, people quote her giddy catchphrase – ‘Such fun!’ – at her. It comes from her role as Miranda Hart’s pushy and downright embarrassing mother, Penny, in the eponymous BBC2 sitcom – a runaway hit that has triumphed at the British Comedy Awards and is due to return for a third series later this year. ‘It makes me smile,’ says Patricia. ‘Except when they get it wrong and say, “What fun!” Now that’s irritating. I want to stop them and say, “No, it’s such fun! But I don’t really mind, because it’s all rather wonderful for me. To be able to make people laugh is like finding a bar of 24-carat gold at the end of the rainbow.’ Not many serious actresses with a CV like Patricia’s – who had cornered the market in playing upper-class ice-maidens – find themselves becoming a cult comedy figure at the age of 65. She’s worked with our biggest knighted theatre directors – Peter Hall, Nicholas Hytner and Trevor Nunn – and is about to open in a classic comedy, Dandy Dick. Such fun! Patricia with Miranda on the set of the sitcom where she plays her embarrassing mother, Penny The show is in Brighton at the start of an eight-week tour and there are plans to transfer to London’s West End later this year. Then there’s her formidable list of TV dramas, ranging from doomed romantic novelist Mary Fisher in The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil and the title role in Jemima Shore Investigates, to young barrister Phyllida Erskine-Brown in John Mortimer’s Rumpole Of The Bailey. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share But it’s as the eccentric Penny Hart, loosely based on Miranda’s real mother, Dee Hart-Dyke (‘the catchphrase is hers, and some of the eccentricities, but, unlike Penny, she’s definitely never wanted to marry me off or been disappointed in me,’ Miranda has said) that Patricia has found herself elevated to national treasure status. She fell for the 6ft 1in comedienne’s self-deprecating scripts, which she says made her laugh out loud, when the show was a fledgling comedy on Radio 2. Since the show transferred to television in 2009, Patricia says the most difficult thing has been keeping a straight face on set. ‘There have been appalling moments when we’ve had to stop recording because we’re all so convulsed in giggles none of us can utter a line. You have to crash through finding it funny yourself because it’s hard work making people laugh. Humour’s a very serious business.’ There’s no escaping the comparisons between Patricia and Penny, though. When the cast went out for afternoon tea at a fashionable London restaurant to celebrate Miranda’s birthday, all conversation stopped when Patricia picked up the teapot. ‘We wanted to see whether she did it the correct way – tea first, milk second – just as my TV mum would,’ recalled Miranda. ‘Then, when the scones arrived, everyone held their breath to see if she put the jam or the cream on first.’ Nervous meeting: When the actress met Miranda's real mother, Dee, right, on whom her character was based Patricia herself was blissfully unaware she was being watched. ‘I just did things the way I always do them,’ she insists. Refreshment, it seems, is important to the Miranda team. After the British Comedy Awards they all went back to Miranda’s place – ‘and toasted ourselves with cups of tea and chocolate creme eggs.’ Patricia is a huge fan of Miranda Hart. Even on the radio she was in awe of the magic she worked on the show’s studio audience ‘without all the physical stuff she does on TV’. Patricia reveals it was doing the role on radio that she learnt to ‘go with the madness of it all’. And on TV, she says, ‘It’s become like a rock concert with queues of people trying to get into the recordings. As soon as Miranda appears, they go mental. People fall off their seats laughing, so we have to stop filming. One woman became hysterical – almost ill with laughter. They had to ask her to keep it down a bit so we could carry on.’ Much has been made of the physical resemb


Who plays Vic Reeves aka Jim Moir’s wife in the comedy Hebburn?

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What is the common name of the carambola?

CARAMBOLA Fruit Facts Common Names: Carambola, Starfruit. Related Species: Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi L.). Origin: The carambola is believed to have originated in Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, but it has been cultivated in southeast Asia and Malaysia for many centuries. Adaptation: The carambola is classified as subtropical because mature trees can tolerate temperatures as low as 27° F for short periods of time with little damage. Like many other subtropicals, however, young plants are more susceptible to frost and can be killed at 32° F. Carambolas can be severely damaged by flooding or prevailing hot, dry winds. The small trees make good container plants. DESCRIPTION Growth Habit: The carambola is a slow-growing, short-trunked evergreen tree with a much-branched, bushy canopy that is broad and rounded. Mature trees seldom exceed 25-30 feet in height and 20-25 feet in spread. Trees are very unlikely to reach this size in California. In a spot to its liking carambolas make handsome ornamentals. Container grown plants are equally attractive and have the additional advantage of being movable. Foliage: The spirally arranged, alternate leaves are 6 - 10 inches long, with 5 - 11 nearly opposite, ovate-oblong leaflets that are 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches in length. They are soft, medium-green, and smooth on the upper surface, faintly hairy and whitish on the underside. The leaflets are sensitive to light and more or less inclined to to fold together at night or when the tree is shaken or abruptly shocked. Flowers: The fragrant, pink to lavender flowers are 3/8 inch in diameter, perfect, and borne in clusters in axils of leaves on young branches, or on older branches without leaves. There are several flushes of bloom throughout the year. Fruit: Carambola fruits are ovate to ellipsoid, 2-1/2 to 5 inches (6 to 13 cm) in length, with 5 (rarely 4 or 6) prominent longitudinal ribs. Slices cut in cross-section are star shaped. The skin is thin, light to dark yellow and smooth with a waxy cuticle. The flesh is light yellow to yellow, translucent, crisp and very juicy, without fiber. The fruit has a more or less oxalic acid odor and the flavor ranges from very sour to mildly sweet. The so-called sweet types rarely have more than 4% sugar. There may be up to 12 flat, thin brown seeds 1/4 - 1/2 inch long or none at all. Seeds lose viability in a few days after removal from fruit. CULTURE Location: Carambolas do best in a frost-free location. They are tolerant of wind except for those that are hot and dry. The tree needs full sun. Soils: The carambola is not too particular as to soil, but will grow faster and bear more heavily in rich loam. It prefers a moderately acid soil (pH 5.5 - 6.5) and is sensitive to waterlogging. The plant often becomes chlorotic in alkaline soils. Irrigation: The carambola need moisture for best performance. This means regular watering during the summer months and must be watered even in winter during dry spells. Fertilization: In soils of low fertility young trees should receive light applications every 60 to 90 days until well established. Thereafter, they should receive one or two applications a year in deep soils or three or more applications in shallow soils where nutrients are lost by leaching. Application at the rate of 2 lbs per year for every inch of trunk diameter is suggested. Fertilizer mixtures containing 6-8% nitrogen, 2-4% available phosphoric acid, 6-8% potash and 3-4% magnesium are satisfactory. In the more fertile soils of California, this program can be reduced. The tree is prone to chlorosis in many western soils but responds to soil and foliar application of chelated iron and other micronutrients. Frost protection: Since it is a small tree, winter protection can be fairly easily given prior to any anticipated cold spell. Carpeting, sheets and such can be spread over a frame, with light bulbs for added warmth. Pruning: Carambolas seldom need pruning. Pests and Diseases: No serious diseases are known to be of sufficient importance to require control measures. The fruit is subject


Whose charity work featured in the book Something Beautiful For God?

Something Beautiful for God Study Guide - 7sistershomeschool.com 7sistershomeschool.com Homeschool Help and Curriculum When you sign up for our email list, remember to then add "sabrina@7sistershomeschool.com" to your email Contact List or Address Book so you don't miss any of our real-value-no-spam messages! 7sistershomeschool.com » Literature Guides » High School Great Christian Writers Literature Study Guides » Something Beautiful for God Study Guide Something Beautiful for God Study Guide Written to accompany British author Malcolm Muggeridge’s 1971 account of Mother Teresa’s contagious compassion, this 9-page literature study guide by Sabrina Justison helps you get the most out of Something Beautiful for God. Literature study guides from 7SistersHomeschool.com inspire students rather than tire them with busywork that kills the story. Instead of attempting to examine every element of a book on the first reading, our study guides choose two or three respected literary devices and use them as a focal point. Our guides are easy to adapt for use at an Average High School, Honors level by choosing to include or omit the enrichment activities and suggested writing assignments. What better time than high school to study the lives of Christian role models? Mother Teresa, whose life exemplified service and sacrifice as she ministered to the poorest of the poor in Calcutta, India, is a remarkable example of a fully dedicated follower of Christ. In Something Beautiful for God, Malcolm Muggeridge captures the story of Mother Teresa’s life and driving passions. It is truly a book to shape your teen's heart and mind! The 7 Sisters study guide, written by Sabrina Justison, helps your student understand the work of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity and think about ways God may lead him/her, also. Something Beautiful for God Study Guide focuses on the following literary devices: interpretational reading The suggested writing assignments encourage a personal response to the text This NO-busywork study guide enriches the reading of the book for your homeschooled high school student. Something Beautiful for God Study Guide is EBook curriculum complete with background information,


Which fictional sleuth made his debut in Pietr The Latvian?

Gecko's Progress: Mr Bean as Maigret Narrowboat Gecko has been our home for ten years. As we cruise the inland waterways some of our thoughts find their way into this blog. Margaret & Peter Sunday, 27 March 2016 Mr Bean as Maigret This evening Rowan Atkinson (aka Mr Bean aka Blackadder) is portraying Maigret in the first of two feature-length stories on TV. Whatever wonders the make-up and wardrobe departments manage I will not be able to watch those eyes and see them as Jules Maigret. For me the archetypal Maigret was Rupert Davies in the 1960s, enhanced, I am  sure, by the monochrome film medium. When he struck that match on the wall and the accordion music started I was transported to Paris in an era before la Grande Arche. I suppose to film appropriate architecture nowadays they would have to go to Prague or somewhere, but when Rupert Davies was driving around Paris in his Citroen Traction Avant much of the city was relatively unchanged from the 1930-50 era in which the stories were set. If you would like to view the last Maigret story involving Rupert Davies  Maigret' Little Joke - click here. However, you will not see the Citroen as it does not feature in this episode. After the series was complete, Rupert Davies bought the car and we used to see him driving it around Amersham. The Citroën Traction Avant was the first front-wheel drive, steel monocoque car ever put into wide-scale production. In many ways the Traction Avant was revolutionary. Itwas designed by André Lefébvre and Flaminio Bertone (remember his unrelated curves in Italian car design?). It was incredibly successful over more than two decades of production, with 750,000 units distributed worldwide between 1934 and 1956. Other cars produced at the time were essentially a chassis under a box. The Citroën was far more advanced, boasting an all in one body with independent front torsion bar suspension and hydraulic brakes.    After Rupert Davies's death in 1976, the Maigret car was owned by his wife. It has changed hands since then and the last time I can trace, which was January 2015,  it was looking decidedly sad. When I worked in Paris we used to frequent a cafe not far from the Citroen factory in Levallois  - J'ai Deux Amours -  which was  the title of a song made famous by Josephine Baker.  Co-incidentally I came across the following photograph and article in France Today. I am reproducing it in full for the Maigret nerds amongst you. Georges Simenon & wife, Tigy, with Josephine Baker and fiance Georges Simenon's Paris: Following in the Footsteps of his Fictional Sleuth, Jules Maigret by Thirza Vallois March 16, 2016 No wonder Georges Simenon set most of the Maigret stories in Paris – 63 out of 75 of them in fact. Because Paris is a compact city, it provides an unrivalled stage for crime fiction, where the investigation can progress at speed. But the Maigret stories also make wonderful guides to the flip-side of pre-gentrified Paris, the Paris of black and white photos, a shabby conglomerate of closely-knit communities, yet alive with the pulse of authenticity. Simenon crisply encapsulates that Paris of neighbourhood bars and bistros, of payphones and platform buses, sparing us neither the gloom of November nor the heat of August. He even takes us past the loge of the concierge into private homes, and gratifies us with the smell of floor polish or the cooking smells of ragoût de mouton, blanquette de veau or tripes à la mode de Caen. With a Maigret in hand you can comb every bit of Paris. Be aware, however, that Simenon fiddles with street numbers and place names, throwing in existing ones alongside those he invents, or shifting places around. And to complicate it further, many of the real-life places have since disappeared. He also throws bits of his own life into Maigret’s, the devotion to pipes and beer not least. Maigret’s persona, on the other hand, is largely inspired by real-life Commissaire Guillaume, le grand patron of the Police Judiciaire (PJ, pronounced pé’ji), who was in charge of the most famous criminal investigat


Displaced Person Transportation post World War II Displaced Person Transports:   Cargo of Hope It was a short note, just a request   for information about a troopship listed on this website. The author mentioned   he came to the United States as a Displaced Person (D.P.), and that he has   taken "many cruises on some of the world's biggest cruise ships, but   this was one of the best." "By today's standards the   food was probably not great, but is was the best we had eaten in years. For   the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles   out of a machine, and in the evening we saw black-and-white American movies   where beautiful actresses wore strapless dress and gowns. "Although about half the bunks   were not used and remained folded up it was quite crowded. The crossing was   long and rough. Many passengers were seasick. We learned to avoid being downwind   from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes." This letter brought a rush of memories,   since I too came to the United States as a Displaced Person in 1949. Although   at 6 years of age I was too young to form strong opinions about the cuisine,   I distinctly remember eating the first orange of my life aboard the USAT General   R. L. Howze. I also remember the terrible smells, since nearly all were sick   during a fierce North Atlantic storm that extended our planned 10-day voyage   by 4 days. In July 1948, the U. S. Immigration   Bureau announced that 205,000 D.P.'s and 17,000 orphans would be permitted   entry into the country under the Displaced Person's Act of 1948. According   to Watson B. Miller, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, "A   board set up in Hamburg, Germany will carefully screen all D.P.'s to sift   out Communists and other subversives." [I guess I passed the test.] Displaced Persons were mostly Eastern   Europeans: people who were unable or unwilling to return to their native countries   after World War II. Some were "ostarbeiter" [eastern-workers] --   people forced to work in German factories and farms, some were survivors of   concentration camps, and others fled to Germany to escape Communist rule.   After the war they were housed in camps administered by the International   Refugee Organization. Eventually, the United States,   Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Australia opened their doors   to the refugees. To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor   who arranged for housing and employment [which could not replace an American   worker]. For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others   left via Italy or Shanghai. In 1947, USAT General S. D. Sturgis   was the first American troopship to carry European refugees to their new homes   in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they could become farmers or factory workers.   Army Transport Service and its successor, Military Sea Transportation Service,   operated some of the refugee ships; others were operated under charter by   private companies. These C-4 Maritime Commission ships were built to transport   3,485 GI's, but usually carried fewer than 700 refugees. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons "We watched them come aboard   at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully   meager belongings. First came the orphans, then the aged and finally the families...   Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering   families together. The 374 men bunked aft, the 316 women forward, with cabins   reserved for the aged and for mothers with small children." "As we moved up the Weser   River towards the sea, the passengers gradually fell silent. They realized   they were leaving their mother continent, probably never to return again.   As long as land was in sight, the D.P.'s stood there on deck watching their   past fade into oblivion..." wrote a member of t


The Crypto-Currency - The New Yorker The Crypto-Currency Bitcoin and its mysterious inventor. By Joshua Davis It’s not clear if bitcoin is legal, but there is no company in control and no one to arrest.CreditIllustration by Grafilu There are lots of ways to make money: You can earn it, find it, counterfeit it, steal it. Or, if you’re Satoshi Nakamoto, a preternaturally talented computer coder, you can invent it. That’s what he did on the evening of January 3, 2009, when he pressed a button on his keyboard and created a new currency called bitcoin. It was all bit and no coin. There was no paper, copper, or silver—just thirty-one thousand lines of code and an announcement on the Internet. Nakamoto, who claimed to be a thirty-six-year-old Japanese man, said he had spent more than a year writing the software, driven in part by anger over the recent financial crisis. He wanted to create a currency that was impervious to unpredictable monetary policies as well as to the predations of bankers and politicians. Nakamoto’s invention was controlled entirely by software, which would release a total of twenty-one million bitcoins, almost all of them over the next twenty years. Every ten minutes or so, coins would be distributed through a process that resembled a lottery. Miners—people seeking the coins—would play the lottery again and again; the fastest computer would win the most money. Interest in Nakamoto’s invention built steadily. More and more people dedicated their computers to the lottery, and forty-four exchanges popped up, allowing anyone with bitcoins to trade them for official currencies like dollars or euros. Creative computer engineers could mine for bitcoins; anyone could buy them. At first, a single bitcoin was valued at less than a penny. But merchants gradually began to accept bitcoins, and at the end of 2010 their value began to appreciate rapidly. By June of 2011, a bitcoin was worth more than twenty-nine dollars. Market gyrations followed, and by September the exchange rate had fallen to five dollars. Still, with more than seven million bitcoins in circulation, Nakamoto had created thirty-five million dollars of value. And yet Nakamoto himself was a cipher. Before the début of bitcoin, there was no record of any coder with that name. He used an e-mail address and a Web site that were untraceable. In 2009 and 2010, he wrote hundreds of posts in flawless English, and though he invited other software developers to help him improve the code, and corresponded with them, he never revealed a personal detail. Then, in April, 2011, he sent a note to a developer saying that he had “moved on to other things.” He has not been heard from since. When Nakamoto disappeared, hundreds of people posted theories about his identity and whereabouts. Some wanted to know if he could be trusted. Might he have created the currency in order to hoard coins and cash out? “We can effectively think of ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ as being on top of a Ponzi scheme,” George Ou, a blogger and technology commentator, wrote. It appeared, though, that Nakamoto was motivated by politics, not crime. He had introduced the currency just a few months after the collapse of the global banking sector, and published a five-hundred-word essay about traditional fiat, or government-backed, currencies. “The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work,” he wrote. “The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve.” Banks, however, do much more than lend money to overzealous homebuyers. They also, for example, monitor payments so that no one can spend the same dollar twice. Cash is immune to this problem: you can’t give two people the same bill. But with digital currency there is the danger that someone can spend the same money any number of times. Nakamoto solved this problem using innovative crypt


Snape Maltings Hall is home to which annual festival, first held in 1948?

The history of Snape Maltings - Snape Maltings The history of Snape Maltings A place of energy and industry for over 175 years Home About us The history of Snape Maltings With a history as an industrial site stretching back over 175 years, the roots of Snape Maltings as it exists today were planted by the composer Benjamin Britten and landowner George Gooderham, who both recognised the potential of the striking Maltings buildings and their stunning location. The Early Maltings Having bought the already busy shipping port at Snape Bridge in 1841, Victorian industrial entrepreneur Newson Garrett built Snape Maltings over the following decades in order to malt barley and ship it by Thames barge to breweries in London and elsewhere. The business expanded quickly and thrived throughout for decades as demand from breweries increased. A purpose-built branch of the East Suffolk railway line was built to Snape Maltings to support the business and from 1859 to 1960 up to three trains a day would run to and from the Maltings. At full industrial use Snape Maltings grew to some seven acres of buildings and was one of the largest flat floor maltings in the country. The Maltings Closes In 1965, after 120 years, the malting of barley ceased, the direct result of inefficiencies of a large complex and the site was purchased by Suffolk farmer George Gooderham. Meanwhile the composer Benjamin Britten had founded the Aldeburgh Festival, five miles from Snape, in 1948 and the festival quickly established an international reputation, outgrowing its small venues in Aldeburgh and other locations around the Suffolk coast. In the course of the 1950s and 60s Britten explored ways to build a larger venue to host the festival, and in 1965 he leased the largest building at Snape Maltings from George Gooderham to convert into the 830-seat Snape Maltings Concert Hall, which was opened by HM Queen Elizabeth in 1967. The Hall suffered serious fire damage two years later, re-opening in time for the Aldeburgh Festival in 1970. The conversion of the building was undertaken by Arup Associates, with the acoustics supervised by Derek Sugden. From 1967 to 2015 there were parallel developments on the site, with the Gooderham family gradually creating an independent retail complex and Britten and his successors expanding beyond Snape Maltings Concert Hall to create a musical campus that would enable his vision of a place for not only an international performance programme but also work with young artists, education and community engagement. The retail and residential complex went under the banner of Snape Maltings, while the organisation running the music and arts activity became known as Aldeburgh Music, making clear that the work was the year-round expansion of the ideas and vision at the heart of Britten’s Aldeburgh Festival. Developing young talent The development of young musical talent had been part of the original idea of the Aldeburgh Festival from the beginning. As early as 1953, Britten and Pears, committed to the musical development of young people, formed the idea of having a school of music at Snape. The fundamental concept was ‘to prepare and promote young singers or string players for professional life at the very highest level.’ It took until September 1972 for the first masterclasses to be given, by Pears, and in 1975 a Snape Maltings Training Orchestra rehearsed and performed at the Hall for the first time. Following the death of Britten in 1976, the Benjamin Britten Memorial Appeal was launched, and the barley store adjacent to the Concert Hall was converted by Arup Associates into the Britten–Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies (today named the Britten–Pears Building). Opened on 28 April 1979 by HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the School incorporated a 120-seat recital room (today named the Peter Pears Recital Room), a top-floor Seminar Room, with many practice rooms in between and a reference library, the Holst Library. The aim remains to bridge formal musical education and the professional life, exposing developing artists in a saf


Jason Voorhees features in which film series?

New 'Friday the 13th' TV Series Features Jason and His Family - /Film /Film New ‘Friday the 13th’ TV Series Will Feature Jason Voorhees and “His Wacky Family” Posted on Thursday, April 24th, 2014 by Russ Fischer Jason Voorhees isn’t just getting a new movie; he’s getting a TV series, too. While there was a Friday the 13th TV series in the ’80s, that show didn’t feature Jason. Instead it was about a group of people seeking to find and preserve magical artifacts — like a haunted Antiques Roadshow. (David Cronenberg even directed an episode!) This new Friday the 13th TV series, however, will be oriented squarely around Crystal Lake, the people who live there, and Jason. Oh, and Jason’s “wacky” family. Deadline reports on the show, which is envisioned as an hour-long drama, and comes from Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films and Crystal Lake Entertainment, with original Friday the 13th director Sean S. Cunningham as executive producer. Here’s where it gets weird, and seemingly very derived from Sleepy Hollow, not to mention primed for the CW. Bill Basso and Jordu Schell are scripting, and the basic mandate is a story that “re-imagines Jason in multiple time periods.” And Deadline says this, which really has the Friday fan in me giving the side-eye: The series is contemporary, focusing on the eclectic characters of Crystal Lake who are forced to confront the return of the killer, as new secrets about his wacky family are revealed. “His wacky family.” Is that a phrase that Deadline just cooked up, or one which came from conversations with producers? That said, the idea of looking at Jason as a recurring phantom that terrorizes multiple generations of Crystal Lake residents could be fun, so long as we don’t see too many secrets of the Voorhees family. Frankly, I don’t want to know that stuff. I see Friday the 13th movies to see Jason kill people in inventive ways, and that’s about it. The “mythology” that has built up over many sequels is fun, but it’s not really the point. Roy Knyrim (Gods And Monsters) of SOTA FX will oversee makeup effects for the show.


Karl Elsener invented which multitool in 1894?

Choosing the Best Swiss Army Knife | BestPocketKnifeToday.com Choosing the Best Swiss Army Knife Google+ Swiss Army knives have been around for well over a century and it seems most of us have owned at least one one at some point in our lives.  I’m often asked what is the best Swiss Army Knife…and it’s difficult to single out one model in particular so below I’ve listed my top 5 favorite SAK’s. Model $$$$ History Some believe that the Swiss Army knife was first introduced and manufactured by Wenger as part of a contract to produce knives for the Swiss Army back in the late 1800’s. However, it was Victorinox (Karl Elsener) that invented the Swiss Army knife, and the first to manufacture it. Victorinox (in existence since 1884, but under a different name) got their first contract for military pocket knives in 1891, while Wenger didn’t show up until 1893. In fact, when Victorinox and Wenger were two different companies and in competition with each other.  In 1908 the Swiss Army chose to give half of the business to Wenger and half to Victorinox.  Victorinox was allowed to use the term “Swiss Army” on ALL of their products. Wenger could use “Swiss Army” ONLY in relation to their pocket knives (for example, timepieces sold by Victorinox are branded “Swiss Army”. Wenger timepieces were branded as “Swiss Military”).  For the Swiss Army Knives, Victorinox used the term Original Swiss Army Knife whereas Wenger advertised as Genuine Swiss Army Knife. While arguments go back and forth as to which company made the better knife, they were both excellent knives, but it seems Victorinox somehow had better advertising or a larger loyal customer base.   Fast forward to the 21st century and Victorinox was a much more dominant player than Wenger and in 2005 they acquired Wenger and became the single supplier of knives to the Swiss Army.  Victorinox allowed Wenger to continue producing Swiss Army knives until early 2013 when they announced that the Wenger brand would be merged into the single Victorinox brand. Interestingly, the term “Swiss Army knife” was originally used by American infantry during World War II as they struggled to pronounce the German term Schweizer Offiziersmesse.  It can be considered to be one of the first ever multi-tools and is still going strong as a popular utility tool today.  There is a wide selection of different Swiss Army knives today each with differing tool-sets and purposes but generally each is meant to be considered an Every Day Carry (or “EDC”) tool. Today Swiss Army knives comprise a broad range of tools including the following: – knife blades – bottle opener – keyring In recent times some higher tech components have been included such as USB drives, LED flashlights and digital clocks.   The Swiss Army knife is generally most recognizable in it’s red form though as you would expect there are plenty of other styles available today and black is increasingly popular.  Many variants also come with an aluminum oxide (alox) handle which is typically the best choice for most outdoorsmen. Swiss Army knives are generally regarded as low-priced, value based products in the knife community and cannot really compete with the single blade tactical knives seen elsewhere on this site in terms of quality or performance.  Still, they do serve a purpose and can represent good value for money when compared to other multi-tools.  Many consider them to be a good ‘starter knife’ for junior enthusiasts and they can make great gifts. Notable models Below we have listed some candidates for the best swiss army knife. Classic What more can be said about the Classic Swiss Army knife?  Every household should not be without one and it’s the perfect gift for any junior outdoorsman or cub scout.  On the Classic you get the main blade, scissors, file with screwdriver, toothpick, and tweezers. What’s more it now comes in a wide range of colors and designs.  Sure, red is the real classic but why not black or perhaps the silver alox?  The package is all very small and light at only 2.3 inches long and weighing 0.7 oz.  Again, for the pric


What are the single most identifiable symbols in masonry?

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Which Biblical story provides the basic theme for Masonic allegorical rituals?

Section 1 BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY ON FREEMASONRY At the 1985 Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, Charles Z. Burchett of  Kirbyville, Texas, introduced a resolution: "Free-masonry [sic] Not  Compatible with Baptist Faith and Message, Bold Mission Thrust, or  Cooperative Program." The resolution was referred to the Home Mission Board  (HMB) for study. (1) The HMB reported back to the 1986 Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta  that "after a thorough study by the Interfaith Witness Department, it is the  Board's conclusion that Freemasonry does not fall within the scope of  assigned responsibility of the Home Mission Board." (2) The HMB report was  accepted by the messengers to the Convention. The Christian Index reported  that HMB leaders had concluded, "The Department of Interfaith Witness does  not recognize Freemasonry as a religion." (3) During the 1992 Southern  Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, James L. Holly of Beaumont, Texas,  introduced a motion on Freemasonry: The Southern Baptist Convention in annual session June 9-11, 1992, at  Indianapolis, Indiana, directs the president elected at this convention, to  appoint an ad hoc committee for the study of the compatibility with  Christianity and Southern Baptist doctrine of the organization known  variously as the Masonic Lodge, Masonry, Freemasonry and/or Ancient and  Accepted Rite of Freemasonry. This study is to encompass any and all  branches and/or lodges thereof. Furthermore, the Convention directs the  president to appoint this committee within thirty days of the conclusion of  this convention and to charge this committee with the responsibility of  bringing a report with recommendation to the convention which is to meet in  Houston, Texas, June 1993. (4) Alvin Rowe of Rockledge, Fla., moved to amend the motion. His amended  motion passed: (1) "Proceedings," 1985 Annual of the Southern Baptist Convention  (Nashville: Executive Committee, Southern Baptist Convention, 1985), p. 69. (2) "One Hundred Forty-First Annual Report, Home Mission Board," 1986  Annual of the Southern Baptist Convention (Nashville: Executive Committee,  Southern Baptist Convention, 1986), p. 175. (3) The Christian Index, April 3, 1992, p. 2. (4) "Proceedings," 1992 Annual of the Southern Baptist Convention  (Nashville: Executive Committee, Southern Baptist Convention, 1992), pp.  60-61. The Southern Baptist Convention in annual session June 9-11, 1992, at  Indianapolis, Indiana, directs the Interfaith Witness Department of the Home  Mission Board to study the compatibility with Christianity and Southern  Baptist doctrine of the organization known variously as the Masonic Lodge,  Masonry, Freemasonry, and or Ancient and Accepted Right [sic] of  Freemasonry. The study is to encompass any and all branches and or lodges  thereof. Furthermore, the convention charges the Home Mission Board with the  responsibility of bringing a report with recommendation to the Convention  which is to meet in Houston, Texas, June 1993. (5) Messengers at the 1992 Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution "On Christian Witness and Voluntary Associations." While not mentioning  Freemasonry, many observers concluded its intent was directed at  Freemasonry. Resolutions are not binding on local churches, but represent  the opinions of the messengers present and voting. Still, resolutions are  often used as guides by local churches. The resolution stated: WHEREAS, We are called to be in the world but not of the world; and WHEREAS, We are called to maintain biblical standards of holiness and to  avoid compromise of our Christian witness, or cooperation which would  threaten that witness: and WHEREAS, We are called to maintain Christian witness openly before the  world; and WHEREAS, We recognize the value of many social, fraternal, and  philanthropic organizations. Therefore, Be it RESOLVED, That we, the messengers to the 135th session  of the Southern Baptist Convention, call upon all Christians to maintain  persona


Who is the Great Architect of the Universe in Masonic ritual?

The Great Architect THE GREAT ARCHITECT by Bro. Wallace McLeod. December, 2000 Published in The Tracing Board, GRS, March, 2001 This discussion piece was taken from a 'Short Talk Bulletin', Vol. 78, No. 12 of the Masonic Service Assn. Of North America, December, 2000, written by Bro. Wallace McLeod, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario. In the Masonic Ritual, God is called "The Great Architect   of the Universe." For me, this is a simple metaphor; the universe is like an   immense mansion or temple, and the Creator of the universe is compared to   the builder. Nothing secret or disrespectful about that! But in 1986, a   Canadian religious magazine called The Presbyterian Record published an   attack on Freemasonry, saying that the Great Architect of the Universe was   the name of the false god "that the Masons worship at their altar." And   eight years ago, Dr. James Larry Holly, the man who orchestrated the   Southern Baptist Convention campaign against the Masons, said that to call   God a "Great Architect" is derogatory to the True God's creative   omnipotence. An architect only puts together from the materials already at   hand. God creates from nothing." Actually a bit of research discloses that   the term "Great Architect" was introduced into Freemasonry in 1723 by a   Presbyterian Minister, Rev. James Anderson, and that he got it from the   works of John Calvin, one of the founders of Presbyterianism. The modern   dogmatists are attacking an expression that was used by one of the great   theologians of all time! Another anti-Mason, Ed Decker, tells us that when the new Masons say he   wants "Light" and it is given to him at the command of the Worshipful   Master, this is wrong, because Light is salvation, and comes only through   Jesus. See John 8:12 "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me   shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." The   evangelist Pat Robertson says that the Masonic All-Seeing Eye is found in   the Great Seal of the United States on the back of the dollar bill. This, he   tells us, is "the eye of an ancient Egyptian Deity, Osiris, who is revered   in ... the sacred rites of the Masonic Order. It follows that Masonry still   preserves the pagan mysteries, and is incompatible with Christianity or   Judaism, because the All-Seeing Eye belongs to an Egyptian god." These   interpretations are every bit as plausible as the others, but they are all   contrary to the spirit of Masonry as it is reflected in the symbols that are   explained in the ritual, and they are all anti-Masonic. There is a real problem here. If a symbol in one part of the world resembles   another in a different part of the world, does that mean they are related,   or that they mean the same thing? If we look at an ancient Greek statue and   see that its pose resembles a modern masonic gesture, does that mean that it   portrays a Mason? If we find that the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen was   buried wearing an apron, does that mean he was a Mason? I could refer you to   written texts that say he was. To me, this is obvious preposterous. But in the very same way, the anti-Masons confuse similarity with identity,   and accept only one interpretation for any symbol.


Which composer attempted suicide by throwing himself into the river Rhine?

Who Is / Was the Craziest Most Insane Composer of All Time Who Is / Was the Craziest Most Insane Composer of All Time Welcome to Talk Classical - A community covering every aspect of classical music! You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our community you will have access to post topics, upload content and access many other features. Registration is absolutely free so please, join our classical music forums ! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us . 17 Who Is / Was the Craziest Most Insane Composer of All Time Most Genius composers were/ are either somewhat crazy, totally crazy or even evil crazy. Who is your pick as the craziest- either musically/ or personally? I'll start of by Nominating some: Richard Wagner - In 1839 he was forced to flee Riga, Russia(money issues) then flee Germany because there was a warrant out for his arrest (revolt) etc affairs with married women and on and on... Robert Schumann - attempted suicide, angelic visions / demonic visionsSchumann finally confined to a mental institution after he attempted suicide by throwing himself from a bridge into the Rhine River. Rescued by boatmen he asked to be taken to an asylum for the insane. Alessandro Stradella - hired assassin took care of him Smetana - Spent his last months in the Prague Insane Asylum Hugo Wolf - Attempted to drown himself ended up in a insane asylum - seems a very familar theme Mozart and Salieri ???? 5 Originally Posted by EddieRUKiddingVarese I think I get it now- but wait I have a thought "There is an idea, the basis of an internal structure, expanded and split into different shapes or groups of sound constantly changing in shape, direction, and speed, attracted and repulsed by various forces." I'm I crazy too Cognitive therapy may help........ But that's not irrational, it's just a visualization, a visual metaphor, of a musical idea, it's subjective by nature, although it may be or not be understood in a more direct way. Art is not irrational, it is just art. Irrational would be, for example, saying that there's a god who created the world without giving any philosophical or scientific support for that affirmation. Last edited by aleazk; Jan-14-2013 at 07:10. 17 Originally Posted by aleazk But that's not irrational, it's just a visualization, a visual metaphor, of a musical idea, it's subjective by nature, although it may be or not be understood in a more direct way. Art is not irrational, it is just art, rational thinking is not a central thing. Irrational would be, for example, saying that there's a god who created the world without giving any philosophical or scientific support for that affirmation. Very good point you make - and I course I will agreed with it - why wouldn't I, unless I was crazy. Note the quote I'm made was not from my current reincarnated form but from the original Edgard Varese (thought i'd better share that). "Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes" and I need the knits, the double knits!


Which composer of the Baroque period had 20 children?

Baroque Baroque Musical notes for school children Baroque What is baroque music? First things first though! How on earth do you say this funny word ‘baroque’? ‘Baroque’ is said like ‘Ba-rock’. Think of a sheep sitting on a rock. Then you will know how to say it! So now we know how to say it, what is it? The word ‘baroque’ is used to describe a style of ‘art’ from a certain period of history. ‘Art’ here means all sorts of things, like paintings, buildings (architecture) or music. The baroque period of history is from about the year 1600 to about 1750 (in other words, it is a long time ago!). This means that baroque art is art painted sometime around 1600 to 1750. Baroque architecture are buildings built sometime around 1600 to 1750. And baroque music is music written sometime around 1600 to 1750. The greatest baroque composer was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Other famous baroque composers include Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706). It is important to remember that baroque music is a style of music. It is not an exact period of time. This means that some composers lived during the baroque period, but their music wasn’t always very ‘baroque’ in style. One example is Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). On the other hand, Handel’s music was always baroque—even though he died after 1750. So what is the baroque style? Well, like classical music in general, it is not easy to describe (see the Classical Music page). The best way to understand what baroque is, is to listen to the great baroque composers. If you listen to a lot of baroque music you will begin to recognise the style, even if you can’t describe it. And if you study the music very carefully you will begin to notice common features. Two of the most common features are: Lots of ‘twiddly bits’ (as my mum calls them!). Baroque music has lots of quick wiggles backwards and forwards on a single note. These wiggles don’t really add anything to the tune. They are simply there as decoration. Lots of different lines of music (or ‘tunes’) all going their own way. These single tunes weave together to make the whole music. I think that will do. Enjoy listening to baroque music! Here is a video to set you on your way. It’s the end of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3. 4th and 5th movements of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 Choose another type of music . Picture credits: An example of baroque art. This painting is called ‘Adoration of the Magi’ and was painted in 1624 by Peter Paul Rubens. The image is in the public doman. Click here for the source of this image, along with the relevant copyright information. Video credits: Bach – Bwv1068 Orchestral Suite – 04-05 – Bourrée-Gigue. Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra – Buy this dvd from : http://amzn.to/qEoY0G. { 24 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Melinda 21st September 2013 Hi, Just a comment about your pronunciation. That is not the correct way to say it. It isn’t rock but rather like the “roke” in broke. Melinda 2 Malcolm Pullan 22nd September 2013 Thank you for your comment Melinda. I know some people pronounce “baroque” like you say, i.e. “ba-roke”. However in Europe where I am, everybody says it like “ba-rock”. 3 channon 28th November 2014 This was a very helpful website and has helped me a lot for my homework:-)xx 4 Marie 21st January 2015 Thanks this helped me loads with my homework. I love baroque music and I’ve never even heard of it before. 5 Emma 9th March 2015 Thanks a lot, this really helped with my homework. By the way, this was my first encounter with Baroque music so I learnt a lot. Thanks 6 Vicky 9th March 2015 Dear Sirs, I need to find “simple baroque” music from Vivaldi and Bach for my 4 year old daughter. Would you kindly orient me what I should buy? 7 Malcolm Pullan 10th March 2015 How about Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Bach’s “Brandenburg Concertos”. This music can be enjoyed by anyone. 8 Sophie 23rd April 2015 helped with my work thanks! 9 louise 3rd May 2015 i am tryng to study for my exam and this is the only website that has information for kids 10 Tiana 30th August 2015 This website helped me do my hom