Which UK comedy drama was set mostly in the fictional Lancashire mining town of Utterley in the 1930’s?

Brass TV Series : Comedy-drama, Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, Barbara Ewing, David Ashton, James Saxon, English language, Granada Television, ITV, Television: Amazon.es: Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster: Libros en idiomas extranjeros Libros en idiomas extranjeros AÃ±adir a la Lista de deseos Â¿Tienes uno para vender? Volver atrÃ¡s Ir adelante Escuchar Reproduciendo... Interrumpido   EstÃ¡s escuchando una muestra de la ediciÃ³n de audio Audible. MÃ¡s informaciÃ³n Ver esta imagen Brass (TV Series): Comedy-drama, Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, Barbara Ewing, David Ashton, James Saxon, English language, Granada Television, ITV, Television (InglÃ©s) Tapa blanda – 15 dic 2010 Tapa blanda, 15 dic 2010 "Vuelva a intentarlo" DescripciÃ³n del producto Reseña del editor Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Brass was a British television Comedy-Drama, made by Granada Television for ITV. Set mostly in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, Brass was a comedy satirising the working-class period dramas of the 1970s (most significantly When the Boat Comes In) and the American supersoaps such as Dallas and Dynasty. Unusually for ITV comedies of the time, there was no laughter track and the humour deliberately kept extremely dry, using convoluted wordplay and subtle commentary on popular culture. Brass is northern English slang for ''money'' as well as for effrontery". The series also gleefully parodied the BBC dramatisation of Dickens'' "Hard Times", which also starred Timothy West. " No es necesario ningÃºn dispositivo Kindle. DescÃ¡rgate una de las apps de Kindle gratuitas para comenzar a leer libros Kindle en tu smartphone, tablet u ordenador. Apple


Which US President was born William Jefferson Blythe III?

William J. Clinton | whitehouse.gov Air Force One William J. Clinton Bill Clinton is an American politician from Arkansas who served as the 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001). He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first baby-boomer generation President.  During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare rolls. He proposed the first balanced budget in decades and achieved a budget surplus. As part of a plan to celebrate the millennium in 2000, Clinton called for a great national initiative to end racial discrimination. After the failure in his second year of a huge program of health care reform, Clinton shifted emphasis, declaring "the era of big government is over." He sought legislation to upgrade education, to protect jobs of parents who must care for sick children, to restrict handgun sales, and to strengthen environmental rules. President Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a traffic accident. When he was four years old, his mother wed Roger Clinton, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high school, he took the family name. He excelled as a student and as a saxophone player and once considered becoming a professional musician. As a delegate to Boys Nation while in high school, he met President John Kennedy in the White House Rose Garden. The encounter led him to enter a life of public service. Clinton was graduated from Georgetown University and in 1968 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973, and entered politics in Arkansas. He was defeated in his campaign for Congress in Arkansas's Third District in 1974. The next year he married Hillary Rodham, a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School. In 1980, Chelsea, their only child, was born. Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General in 1976, and won the governorship in 1978. After losing a bid for a second term, he regained the office four years later, and served until he defeated incumbent George Bush and third party candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential race. Clinton and his running mate, Tennessee's Senator Albert Gore Jr., then 44, represented a new generation in American political leadership. For the first time in 12 years both the White House and Congress were held by the same party. But that political edge was brief; the Republicans won both houses of Congress in 1994. In 1998, as a result of issues surrounding personal indiscretions with a young woman White House intern, Clinton was the second U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges brought against him. He apologized to the nation for his actions and continued to have unprecedented popular approval ratings for his job as president. In the world, he successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He became a global proponent for an expanded NATO, more open international trade, and a worldwide campaign against drug trafficking. He drew huge crowds when he traveled through South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, and China, advocating U.S. style freedom. The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Frank Freidel and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2006 by the White House Historical Association. For more information about President Clinton, please visit


The Straddle Technique was a style performed in which athletics event?

History of the High Jump - Ben Challenger Ben Challenger Contact History of the High Jump The high jump is one of three athletic jumping events. Unlike the pole vault , competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without any assistance. Athletes have three chances to jump over the bar. If they succeed, the bar is raised and they get another three attempts to clear the next height. While it’s possible to pass at any point, competitors only have the number of jumps left at that height to get over the higher bar. Clearing the bar at the first attempt is ideal not only because it’s less tiring and boosts confidence, but also because any failed jumps count against in the event of a tie for medal places. Evolution of the high jump Ethel Catherwood scissors over the bar at the 1928 Olympics ( Source ) Though contested since the Olympic Games of ancient Greece , increasingly effective techniques have been pioneered by athletes in the centuries since. Early jumpers either approached the bar straight on or used a scissors technique, in which the bar is approached diagonally and the jumper throws both legs over the bar in a scissoring motion. Later athletes developed this into a more efficient straddle technique . Straddle jumpers take off at a diagonal as with the scissors technique, but use the inner leg to take off before thrusting the outer leg up to lead the body sideways over the bar. In the parallel straddle the head and body pass the bar at the same time, while in the diving straddle the athlete rotates his torso around the bar for more efficient clearance. Ben jumps over the bar using the Fosbury Flop Jumpers had to land carefully to prevent injury in the sawdust or low matting previously used landing pits. But the introduction of raised, softer landing mats allowed Dick Fosbury to pioneer a new technique by throwing himself over the bar head and shoulders first and landing on his back. After he brought attention to his innovation by winning gold at the 1986 Olympic Games, the Fosbury Flop was rapidly adopted by high jumpers and is now used universally, though athletes still use the other techniques to help warm up and train. More about the high jump


British television puppet Lenny the Lion belonged to which ventriloquist?

Terry Hall | British ventriloquist | Britannica.com British ventriloquist Originally published in the Britannica Book of the Year. Presented as archival content. Alternative Title: Terence Hall Coventry , England Terry Hall (Terence Hall), (born Nov. 20, 1926 , Oldham , Lancashire, Eng.—died April 4, 2007 , Coventry , West Midlands , Eng.), British ventriloquist who charmed British audiences for more than 20 years with his bashful “sidekick,” Lenny the Lion, whose shy demeanour, falsetto voice , and endearing inability to pronounce the letter r delighted children with such television programs as The Lenny the Lion Show (1957), Lenny’s Den (1959–61), and Pops and Lenny (1962–63). The latter famously featured an early performance by the Beatles. Hall, a highly skilled ventriloquist, was one of the first to use an animal puppet rather than a human dummy. In 1958 he and the easily “embawassed” Lenny made a guest appearance on the American Ed Sullivan Show. Hall also wrote educational storybooks, many of which were later featured on Reading with Lenny (1977–80). EXPLORE these related biographies: Dame Helen Mirren (British actress) British actress especially known for her role as Detective Jane Tennison on the television series Prime Suspect (1991–96, 2003, 2006) and for her subtle and sympathetic portrayal of Elizabeth II in The Queen (2006), for which she won an Academy Award. Mirren was born in London of a Russian-born father and a Scottish mother. (The family’s last name... Dame Julie Andrews (British actress and singer) English motion-picture, stage, and musical star noted for her crystalline four-octave voice and her charm and skill as an actress. At the age of 10, Andrews began singing with her pianist mother and singer stepfather (whose last name she legally adopted) in their music-hall act. Demonstrating a remarkably powerful voice with perfect pitch, she made... Vanessa Redgrave (British actress) British actress of stage and screen and longtime political activist. Called “the greatest actress of our time” by the playwright Tennessee Williams, Redgrave came from a legendary theatrical family. Her father, Sir Michael Redgrave, was one of Britain ’s most popular and respected actors, and her mother, Rachel Kempson, was a noted stage actress. Her... You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 30, 2007 URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terry-Hall Access Date: January 19, 2017 Share


In the game of bridge, which card is known as the Beer Card?

Bridge: rules and variations of the card game Home Page > Classified Index > Trick Taking Games > Boston group > Bridge Contract Bridge When this page was first written (in late 1995), there was already a fair amount of Bridge-related information on the Internet, but most of it was aimed at people who already knew how to play. This page was produced to fill the gap by explaining how Bridge is played. The explanation is intended for people who have some experience of cards and card games, but no knowledge of Bridge. In the following years, several other sites with information of use to Bridge beginners appeared. Some of these appear among the links at the end of this page. Bridge Equipment Suppliers and other Bridge related pages Types of Bridge Contract Bridge was invented in the 1920's and in the following decades it was popularised especially in the USA by Ely Culbertson. Bridge currently occupies a position of great prestige, and is more comprehensively organised than any other card game. There are clubs, tournaments and championships throughout the world. Rubber Bridge is the basic form of Contract Bridge, played by four players. Informal social Bridge games are often played this way, and Rubber Bridge is also played in clubs for money. Duplicate Bridge is the game normally played in clubs, tournaments and matches. The game is basically the same but the luck element is reduced by having the same deals replayed by different sets of players. At least eight players are required for this. There are some significant differences in the scoring. Two types of Duplicate Bridge will be covered: pairs Chicago is a version of Bridge played by four people over four deals. Contract Bridge developed in the 1920's from Auction Bridge, which is different mainly in the scoring. In Auction Bridge, overtricks count towards making game, so it is only necessary to bid high enough to win the contract - there is no incentive to bid all the tricks you can make. Before Auction Bridge there was Bridge-Whist or Straight Bridge (at the time this game was just called Bridge). Here is a link to the earliest published rules of Bridge , which appeared in 1886 under the name Biritch or Russian Whist. In Bridge-Whist there is no bidding at all - the dealer either names a trump suit or passes, in which case the dealer's partner must choose trumps. In either case the dealer's partner is dummy. Either opponent may double before the lead to the first trick, and if doubled, the dealer's side may redouble. In the earliest form of the game, after any redouble, the other side can redouble again, and this can continue indefinitely. The duplicate format, in which the same cards are played at more than one table, has been in use since the 19th century for competitions in Auction Bridge, Straight Bridge, their ancestor Whist , and several other four-player card games, as well as for Contract Bridge from its invention to the present day. Rubber Bridge Players and Cards There are four players in two fixed partnerships. Partners sit facing each other. It is traditional to refer to the players according to their position at the table as North, East, South and West, so North and South are partners playing against East and West. The game is played clockwise. A standard 52 card pack is used. The cards in each suit rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Deal The cards are shuffled by the player to dealer's left and cut by the player to dealer's right. The dealer deals out all the cards one at a time so that each player has 13. Turn to deal rotates clockwise. It is traditional to use two packs of cards. During each deal, the dealer's partner shuffles the other pack and places it to the right. The dealer for the next hand then simply needs to pick up the cards from the left and pass them across to the right to be cut. Provided all the players understand and operate it, this procedure saves time and helps to remember whose turn it is to deal, as the spare pack of cards is always to the left of the next dealer. Bidding There is next an auction to decide who


In an Edward Lear poem, who has a Luminous Nose?

Edward Lear, The Dong with a Luminous Nose When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain,   Through the long, long wintry nights;-- When the angry breakers roar As they beat on the rocky shore;--   When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore:-- Then, through the vast and gloomy dark, There moves what seems a fiery spark,   A lonely spark with silvery rays   Piercing the coal-black night,--   A Meteor strange and bright:-- Hither and thither the vision strays,   A single lurid light. Anon it sparkles,--flashes and leaps; And ever as onward it gleaming goes A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws. And those who watch at that midnight hour From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as the wild light passes along,--     'The Dong!--the Dong!   'The wandering Dong through the forest goes!     'The Dong! the Dong!   'The Dong with a luminous Nose!'     Long years ago   The Dong was happy and gay, Till he fell in love with a Jumbly Girl   Who came to those shores one day, For the Jumblies came in a sieve, they did,-- Landing at eve near the Zemmery Fidd     Where the Oblong Oysters grow,   And the rocks are smooth and gray. And all the woods and the valleys rang With the Chorus they daily and nightly sang,--     'Far and few, far and few,     Are the lands where the Jumblies live;     Their heads are green, and their hands are blue     And they went to sea in a sieve.' Happily, happily passed those days!     While the cheerful Jumblies staid;   They danced in circlets all night long,   To the plaintive pipe of the lively Dong,     In moonlight, shine, or shade. For day and night he was always there By the side of the Jumbly Girl so fair, With her sky-blue hands, and her sea-green hair. Till the morning came of that hateful day When the Jumblies sailed in their sieve away, And the Dong was left on the cruel shore Gazing--gazing for evermore,-- Ever keeping his weary eyes on That pea-green sail on the far horizon,-- Singing the Jumbly Chorus still As he sate all day on the grassy hill,--     'Far and few, far and few,     Are the lands where the Jumblies live;     Their heads are green, and their hands are blue     And they went to sea in a sieve.' But when the sun was low in the West,   The Dong arose and said;-- --'What little sense I once possessed   'Has quite gone out of my head!'-- And since that day he wanders still By lake or forest, marsh and hill, Singing--'O somewhere, in valley or plain 'Might I find my Jumbly Girl again! 'For ever I'll seek by lake and shore 'Till I find my Jumbly Girl once more!'     Playing a pipe with silvery squeaks,     Since then his Jumbly Girl he seeks,     And because by night he could not see,     He gathered the bark of the Twangum Tree       On the flowery plain that grows.       And he wove him a wondrous Nose,--     A Nose as strange as a Nose could be! Of vast proportions and painted red, And tied with cords to the back of his head.     --In a hollow rounded space it ended     With a luminous Lamp within suspended,       All fenced about       To prevent the wind from blowing it out;--     And with holes all round to send the light,     In gleaming rays on the dismal night. And now each night, and all night long, Over those plains still roams the Dong; And above the wall of the Chimp and Snipe You may hear the sqeak of his plaintive pipe While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain To meet with his Jumbly Girl again; Lonely and wild--all night he goes,-- The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night,--     'This is the hour when forth he goes,     'The Dong with a luminous Nose!     'Yonder--over the plain he goes,       'He goes!


Neopolitan ice cream is traditionally made up of how many flavours?

What is Neapolitan Ice Cream? (with pictures) What is Neapolitan Ice Cream? Written By: Mandi R. Hall Edited By: W. Everett Last Modified Date: 17 January 2017 Copyright Protected: 10 most extreme places on Earth The term Neapolitan ice cream typically refers to a layered frozen dessert made up of three flavors: chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream , and strawberry ice cream . It may also be made with gelato , though it would then be called Neapolitan gelato, instead. Served in brick-like slices with equal amounts of each flavor, this ice cream dates back to the 19th century in America. It is called “Neapolitan” ice cream due to its roots in Naples, Italy. When Neapolitan immigrants began arriving in America in the 19th century, they introduced a treat called spumoni. Though the Neapolitans experimented with different flavor combinations, they soon realized that chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams were the most popular in America due to their abundant availability.  Over time, this tri-colored “Neapolitan-style” ice cream simply came to be called just that: Neapolitan ice cream. Spumoni went on to exist as a different type of dessert all together. In modern times, Neapolitan ice cream is quite different than spumoni. Both desserts are made with a variety of flavors, though the similarities really stop there. Neapolitan is traditionally made in a rectangular or square mold, however, while classic spumoni is made in a round mold. Additionally, Neapolitan ice cream molds are made up of about one-third of each flavor. Ad The spumoni-making process is not so exact. This dish has three varying flavors, which might include chocolate, pistachio , and cherry or vanilla. It is also layered with nuts and cherry bits. Traditional Neapolitan, on the other hand, is prepared and served without toppings or additional flavors. Neapolitan is generally served on a plate to accent the presentation created by three different colors of ice cream, while spumoni is often served in a round dish. Neapolitan ice cream is manufactured by many companies and sold year-round at most grocery stores. Spumoni is more of a niche dessert. It is often found on the dessert menu at Italian restaurants and thus considered more of a delicacy than Neapolitan ice cream. Spumoni is also marketed during the holidays, most likely because of its green and red color combinations reminiscent of Christmas. When associated with dessert, the term Neapolitan typically refers to a dessert with three distinct layers. Neapolitan gelatin molds and Neapolitan cakes are also popular in America and across the world. When referring to such non- ice cream desserts , however, it is important to note that although the term Neapolitan has been borrowed, the goodies aren’t necessarily Italian-made. Ad


What is the maximum length, in metres, of a bowling green?

Lawn Bowling Rules and the Object of the Game Lawn Bowls - The Object of the Game Introduction I cannot provide a full description of the rules and objectives of Lawn Bowls here but hopefully I can provide a brief insight into our game of bowls and how it is played. You can also read a bit about the history of the game at our Lawn Bowls History page . You can also download the full copy of World Bowls' the Laws of the Game of Bowls as a PDF. Like most sports bowls uses its own language so I have provided a glossary of common lawn bowls language at the bottom of this page. I have also included a Lawn Bowls Frequently Asked Questions page. The answers to these questions refer to the Scottish Bowling Association rules but will be broadly similar in other national associations. Have a look at them, some of them may surprise even the most experienced bowlers. Playing the Game of Lawn Bowls It is said that Lawn Bowls is a game that can be played by anyone aged from nine to ninety and in my time in the game I have come across several nonagenarian players. It does tend to have a crusty, "old people's game" image due largely to the use of sponsors like Saga and over 55's insurance companies. The reality is somewhat different and at county level in Scotland the average player's age is probably somewhere in the thirties. Competitive bowling can be an exhausting game and in matches players are expected to perform for three to four hours without a break. During these games they can walk two or three miles and bend up and down more than a 100 times. It's no wonder that bowlers traditionally suffer from both back and knee injuries. Add to that the concentration and effort required and you can see why we need a seat and a few beers after the match! The Game is played on a Bowling Green. The surface is generally grass but in some of the hotter, drier countries artificial surfaces are increasingly being used. In countries with long winters, like the UK and Canada, many indoor bowling centres have sprung up where the game is played on a carpet like surface. While the weight required to deliver the bowl changes on these surfaces the rules and objectives of the game are essentially the same. Lawn Bowls are available in different sizes with a mid sized men's bowl being between 116mm and 131mm in diameter. They are made of a hard plastic material which is able to withstand the constant contact between bowls during play. Their weight should not exceed 1.59kg. Until 2001 all lawn bowls were either black or brown in colour. The rules have now been changed to allow bowls in virtually any colour and the manufacturers have taken up the challenge by producing bowls in just about every colour imaginable, even pink! The bottom line is that the colour of the bowl will not help you play any better! During a game players deliver (roll) their bowls up the green in turn trying to finish closest to a smaller white ball called the "Jack". A bowling green is normally square and the Scottish Bowling Association rules say that it shall be not less than 34 metres and no more than 40 metres in the direction of play. It is surrounded by a shallow ditch. The perimeter of the ditch is surrounded by a bank, which should be not less than 230 mm above the surface of the green. The green is normally divided into six "rinks" allowing six games to take place concurrently. The rinks should be not less than 5.5 metres nor more than 5.8 metres wide. Surface wear is spread by moving the rink settings laterally and by changing direction of play every two or three days, playing either across the green or up and down. Rink extremities are marked off by boundary markers with the centre of each being indicated by a "pin" which also carries a number for the rink. The rinks are numbered 1 through 6. Players deliver their bowls from one end to another during an "end" then, when the end is complete, they turn around and play back again. Lawn bowls are not spherical, they are shaped on one side such that they follow a curved track to the jack. They carry a mark to indicate to which side


A Sachertorte is a type of chocolate cake which originated in which country?

History Of Cookies, Whats Cooking America 0 0 After reading all about cookies, be sure to check out What’s Cooking America’s many Cookie Recipes and  How To Make Perfect Cookies – Secrets To Making Perfect Cookies .   In America, a cookie is described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake.  By definition, a cookie can be any of a variety of hand-held, flour-based sweet cakes, either crisp or soft.  Each country has its own word for “cookie.”  We know as cookies are called biscuits in England and Australia, in Spain they’re galletas.  Germans call them keks or Plzchen for Christmas cookies, and in Italy there are several names to identify various forms of cookies including amaretti and biscotti, and so on.  The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning “small or little cake.”  Biscuit comes from the Latin word bis coctum, which means, “twice baked.” According to culinary historians, the first historic record of cookies was their use as test cakes.  A small amount of cake batter was baked to test the oven temperature.     7th Century A.D. – The earliest cookie-style cakes are thought to date back to 7th century Persia A.D. (now Iran), one of the first countries to cultivate sugar (luxurious cakes and pastries in large and small versions were well known in the Persian empire).  According to historians, sugar originated either in the lowlands of Bengal or elsewhere in Southeast Asia.  Sugar spread to Persia and then to the Eastern Mediterranean.  With the Muslim invasion of Spain, then the Crusades and the developing spice trade, the cooking techniques and ingredients of Arabia spread into Northern Europe. From the web site, How Sweet It Was:  Cane Sugar from the Ancient World to the Elizabethian Period, by Brandy and Courtney Powers: In 510 BC , hungry soldiers of the Emperor Darius were near the river Indus, when they discovered some “reeds which produce honey without bees.” Evidently this early contact with the Asian sources of sugar cane made no great impression, so it was left to be re-discovered in 327 BC by Alexander the Great, who spread it’s culture through Persia and introduced it in the Mediterranean.  This was the beginning of one of the best documented products of the Middle Ages. By the end of the 14th century, one could buy little filled wafers on the streets of Paris.  Renaissance cookbooks were rich in cookie recipes. 1596 – From the 1596 cookbook called Goode Huswife’s Jewel by Thomas Dawson.  One of the earliest cookery books for the growing middle classes in Elizabethan England.  This is a square short-cookie enriched with egg yolks and spices, baked on parchment paper. To make Fine Cakes.- Take fine flowre and good Damaske water you must have no other liqeur but  that, then take sweet butter, two or three yolkes of eggs and a good quantity of Suger, and a few cloves, and mace, as your Cookes mouth shall serve him, and a lyttle saffron, and a little Gods good about a spoonful if you put in too much they shall arise, cutte them in squares lyke unto trenchers, and pricke them well, and let your oven be well swept and lay them uppon papers and so set them into the oven.  Do not burne them if they be three or foure days olde they bee the better.     As people started to explore the globe, biscuits (hardtack) became the ideal traveling food, because they stayed fresh for long periods Hardtack proved a portable food that had a long storage life and was perfect for traveling.  For centuries, a ship’s biscuit, an iron-like cracker, was aboard any ship that left port because it could last for months (even years under the right conditions). During the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe, baking was a carefully controlled profession, managed through a series of Guilds or professional associations.  To become a baker, people had to complete years of an apprenticeship – working through the ranks of apprentice, journeyman, and finally master baker.  By having guilds, authorities could easily regulate the amount and quality of goods baked.  As technology improved during the Industrial Revolution in the 19t


Which army rank does actor Windsor Davies play in the UK television series ‘It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’?

BBC - Windsor Davies Windsor Davies Full site A-Z index Windsor Davies Born in London to Welsh parents, Windsor Davies is best known for his role as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the TV sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. He was born in Canning Town in east London on 28 August 1930, but returned to his parents' native Ogmore Valley at the outbreak of World War Two. Davies attended Ogmore Grammar School and Bangor Teacher Training College, and worked as a teacher and miner before enrolling on a drama course at Richmond College in 1961. Davies' first on-screen appearance was in the 1962 film The Pot Carriers. A range of television and film roles followed, including various parts in Dixon Of Dock Green and Z Cars between 1965 and 1974. Created by David Croft and Jimmy Perry as the follow-up to Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum ran on the BBC from 1974 to 1981. It followed the exploits of a Royal Artillery Concert Party entertaining British troops in India and Burma towards the end of World War Two. The role of the bombastic Sgt Major Williams was originally offered to Leonard Rossiter, who felt the script's depictions of life in India were too crude and caricatured. Controversy surrounding the blacking up of white actor Michael Bates to play an Indian native meant the show is rarely shown in the 20th century. Windsor Davies became the show's stand-out performer, with catchphrases including "Shut up!" and the sardonic "Oh dear, how sad, never mind". He described the show as "my saviour," adding that it "saved me from being a great actor". With his series co-star Don Estelle, Davies had a number one hit single in the UK in 1975 with a version of the old standard Whispering Grass. He also took two roles in Carry On Behind (1975) and Carry On England (1976), the latter as Sgt Major "Tiger" Bloomer. From 1983 to 1986 he voiced the part of Sgt Major Zero in Gerry Anderson's Terrahawks. However, perhaps eager to avoid becoming typecast, he took the role of the antique dealer Oliver Smallbridge in the television series Never The Twain, which ran between 1981 and 1991. Davies also undertook a range of radio and voice-over work, although in 1984 he failed an audition to become the voice of the speaking clock. His acting roles became less frequent in the 21st century, although he made appearances in the television series 2point4 Children, Casualty and My Family. Bookmark this page:


Stringhalt is a nervous disorder which affects the legs of which animal?

Stringhalt Stringhalt What is stringhalt? Stringhalt or springhalt is an involuntary, greater-than-normal flexion of the hock while the horse is in motion and may affect one or both hind limbs. How is this caused? The true cause is unknown, but the condition is associated with nervous disorders, degeneration of the sciatic and peroneal nerves which supply the muscles of this area, and affectations of the spinal cord. At any rate, the condition is considered to involve some pathology of the lateral digital extensor muscle. How does stringhalt affect the horse? The effects are quite variable, but the disease is easy to diagnose from the signs. Because the syndrome is erratic, it is often not obvious during examination. Stringhalt is apparently not painful and does not cause lameness in the usual sense. Some horses show a very mild hyperflexion of the hock during walking, while others jerk the leg up so violently that it strikes the abdomen and then pounds to the ground. Some horses show signs at each step, others only occasionally. In nearly all cases the signs are exaggerated when the horse is turning or backing. It usually is most noticeable after the horse has rested. The flexion may increase in cold weather and decrease or even disappear in warm weather. This syndrome is not characteristic of any particular breed or breeds of horses. Does stringhalt prevent the horse from being usable? Although regarded as a gross unsoundness, stringhalt may not materially hinder the horse's capacity for work, except in severe cases where the constant concussion gives rise to complications. The judgment of a veterinarian will be valuable in deciding whether or not a horse may continue to compete in horse show performance classes. The veterinarian may or may not consider treatment of the syndrome necessary. What is the treatment for stringhalt? It is a surgical procedure to cut the tendon of the lateral digital extensor muscle. This may alleviate the condition and involves removing a section of the tendon and sometimes part of the muscle. The prognosis after surgery is guarded to favourable.


What was the family name of the famous British aristocratic sisters Unity, Jessica, Nancy, Diana, Pamela and Deborah?

The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family: Mary S. Lovell: 9780393324143: Amazon.com: Books 5.0 out of 5 stars The Mitfords make fascinating reading By A. Woodley on June 4, 2002 The Mitfords - six sisters, their brother and two parents make for fascinating reading and there have been a few biographies, autobiographies and of course the semi-autobiographical novels of Nancy which have managed to fuel the publics desire to hear more. Lovell's biography of the family is more than just the most recent book. It makes use of all the sisters letters and notes (access hasn't always been allowed in the past - especially to Decca's private papers) and it also helps to shed light on the positives and negatives of all the works which have been published in the Mitford collection. Lovell , whose work I very much admire, has the art of discussing with judging - either her subjects or their previous biographers. I feel she leaves the judgement to the reader to make, and in this case it is a very good thing. The Mitford family had a very controversial set of characters. Nancy with her 'teases' was perhaps the most outrageous within the family, but publically there was the divorce of Diana in the 1930's followed by her seemingly long affair with Moseley (the leader of the British Fascists) and her later marriage and unapologetic support for him and their cause. Unity Mitford is famous, or should I say infamous, for her long friendship with Hitler. Decca ran away from home with her cousin at the age of about 18 and went to Spain to support the Communists in the Spanish Civil War of 1936. She later married her cousin Esmond and went to live in America where she remained very much cut off from her family - mostly it seems for reasons of her own. The other two sisters, Pamela and Debo led quieter lives and in Debo's case only marginally less interesting. All in all the girls were just fascinating indeed. Lovell starts her book with a brief summary of what isn't going to be in it. The introduction covers the material which has been done before (try the biography by Jonathon Guiness, Diana's son, if you want to read more on this) and then the material which _will_ be in it. Much of the book is rehashed to some extent - well it has to be doesn't it as there is only so much new material and much of the old stuff is just as interesting. It also needs to be there to shed light on the new material which Lovell includes later. Each chapter is done in date order so all the sisters are followed up in each section, although for obvious reasons some are mentioned more than others - for instance, Unity dominates the early thirties, Decca, the later thirties, This new material includes the use of Decca's papers and letters, and much of this is made use of in the latter portion of the book. Whereas there seems to be very little about Debo, the Duchess of Devonshire or Pamela the quiet 'rural' Mitford. I suppose with the Duchess still alive there might be problems with using too much material on her or maybe, like Pamela there is not that much controversial which would make it interesting. Nevertheles, what is used is well worth it as it gives insight into the problems the landowning peers had in the 1930's with death taxes and inheritance. If nothing else this family is deadly funny. Nancy showed that in her novels Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate ( and her other novels of course but those two really are her very best work). The family seem to have an inordinate amount of charm, shart intellegence and wit which was present from their childhood. Despite none of them having more than a cursory formal education, they were taught by a series of governesses with varying levels of commitment (one spent the whole time teaching them to play a card game called Racing Demon) - they all seemed to have taken on very formidable careers and excelled at them. Lovell is unable to show quite why they all excelled as they did - perhaps it was all hereditary as they had exceptional grandparents - but she certainly does expose a very talented family and a fun


Tennis player Yannick Noah was born in which country?

Yannick Noah - Biography | Billboard Yannick Noah Sedan, Ardennes, France 1960 While much of the globe remembers Yannick Noah as the dreadlocked tennis champion who claimed the 1983 French Open title, in his native France he is also a major pop music star. The son of famed footballer Zacharie Noah, he was born in Sedan, France, on May 18, 1960, but spent much of his childhood in his father's native Cameroon. Despite his affection for Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley, Noah chose to pursue sports over music, proving especially gifted as a tennis player. In time he captured the attention of American tennis legend Arthur Ashe, who in 1971 installed him in Nice's French Tennis Federation development program. Upon turning professional in 1977, it took Noah just a year to claim his first singles title in Manila. A flamboyant player renowned for his blistering forehand, he achieved immortality in 1983 when he defeated reigning champion Mats Wilander to become the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the French Open (and, as of this writing, he remains the last Frenchman to claim the honor as well). In a career spanning close to two decades, Noah captured 23 total singles titles and 16 doubles honors, and in 1986 was the world's third-ranked men's singles player. An 11-year member of the French Davis Cup squad, in 1991 Noah captained the national team to its first championship in 59 years, upsetting a heavily favored U.S. lineup 3-1; he repeated the feat five years later, and in 1997 also led France's Fed Cup team to its first-ever top finish. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. With his tennis career waning, Noah began his recording career in 1990 with the single "Saga Africa." Thanks in large part to his record label's negotiations with private television network TF1, the accompanying video became a broadcasting staple and vaulted the record to the top of the French charts. Its success swiftly established Noah as France's first former athlete to enjoy genuine commercial success as a pop singer, and set the stage for the 1991 release of his first LP, Black et What, which featured lyrics in French, English, and Cameroonian alongside guest contributions from Manu Dibango and Idrissa Diop. Despite another massive promotional campaign, Noah's 1993 follow-up, Urban Tribu, proved a commercial disaster, and in the years to follow he turned his focus back to music, concurrently writing a 1997 memoir Secrets Etc... Later that same year he also resumed his recording pursuits with "Oh Rêve," a controversial pacifist reworking of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise." Only in 2000 did Noah finally issue his third LP, a self-titled effort informed by the music and culture of his African heritage. Dubbed "Afro-reggae" by the singer himself, his new sound revitalized his chart stature, and the single "Les Lionnes" rocketed to number one. Pokhara hit retail in 2003, and sold in excess of a million copies. Its half-live/half-studio follow-up, Métisse(s), highlighted by a duet with reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, trailed two years later. In 2005 Noah reinvigorated his musical career with a performance at the Paris instalment of Bob Geldof's Live 8 concerts. The following year he released Charango, which included French chart topping single Aux Arbres Citoyens. The schedule of extensive touring to promote the record culminated in 2009 where he played his first New York show at the popular Central Park SummerStage, which was hosted in the global celebration of French music, Fête de la Musique. His eighth release, 2010s Frontières, was crowned by a sold out show at the 80,000 capacity Stade de France stadium in Paris. In 2012 Noah released Hommage, which saw him tackle 11 of one of his greatest inspirations in both his music and sport careers, Bob Marley. The record features renditions of classics Buffalo Soldier, I Shot the Sheriff and Redemption Song. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi Related Artists


Who wrote the 19th Century ‘The Palliser’ series of novels?

A Select Bibliography of Editions and Secondary    Literature on Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire and Palliser    Novels G. H. Thomas, "Mr Crawley Before the Magistrates", The Last Chronicle of Barset In General Aitken, David. '"A Kind of Felicity": Some Notes about Trollope's Style', Nineteenth-Century Fiction, 20 (1966), pp. 337-54. Bareham, Tony, The Barsetshire Novels: A Casebook. London: The Macmillan Press, 1983. This compilation includes some of the best essays written on the series and on each of the six novels thus far, both in the 19th and 20th century, e.g., pieces by E. S. Dallas, R. H. Hutton, Henry James, and Leslie Stephen; A. O. J. Cockshut, 'Nothing Is Sentimentalised' (The Warden), Elizabeth Bowen, 'Suspense Without Mystery' (Dr Thorne), P. D. Edwards, 'Broadening the Boundaries of Barset' (Framley Parsonage. Biggs, Asa. "Trollope and Baghehot," Victorian People. New York: Harper and Row, 1955. Cadbury, William. 'Shape and Theme: Determinants of Trollope's Forms', PMLA, 78 (September 1982), pp. 326-32. Cohn, Dorrit. 'Narrated Monologue: Definition of a Fictional Style', Comparative Literature, 18 (1966), pp. 97-122. Dabney, Ross, 'Facing Facts, Losing Gracefully', Trollopiana, 42 (1998), pp. 4-18. Davies, Hugh Sykes. 'Trollope and His Style', Review of English Studies, 1 (1960), pp. 73-85. Durey, Jill Felicity. Trollope and the Church of England. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Hall, N. John. Trollope and His Illustrators. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Hall discusses and reprints the illustrations for Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, The Last Chronicle of Barset. Harvey, G. M. 'Heroes in Barsetshire', Dalhousie Review, 52 (1970), pp. 458-68. Heil, Elissa. The Conflicting Discourses of the Drawing-Room: Anthony Trollope and Edmond and Jules de Goncourt. Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature, No. 7. New York: Peter Lang, 1997. Chapter Two, 'Victorian Barsetshire', pp. 27-50. Hennedy, Hugh L. Unity in Barsetshire. The Hague: Mouton, 1971. James, Henry. 'Anthony Trollope'. Henry James: Essays on Literature: American Writers, English Writers. New York: The Library of America, 1984, pp. 1330-54. First appeared in Century Magazine, July 1883, reprinted in Partial Portraits, 1888. Kahn, John E. 'The Protean narrator, and the case of Trollope's Barsetshire novels', Journal of Narrative Technique, 1980 (10), pp. 7-98. Kincaid, James. 'Anthony Trollope and the Unmannerly Novel' and 'The Power of Barchester Towers, Annoying the Victorians, New York and London: 1995. Markwick, Margaret, "The Diocese as Circus," Cahiers Victoriens et �douardiens, No 58, "Studies in Anthony Trollope", Octobre 2003. Nardin, Jane. He Knew She Was Right: The Independent Woman in the Novels of Anthony Trollope. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989. Picton, Herv�, "Trollope and Tractarianism," Cahiers Victoriens et �douardiens, No 58, "Studies in Anthony Trollope", Octobre 2003. Robbins, Frank E. 'Chronology and History in Trollope's Barset and Parliamentary Novels', Nineteenth-Century Fiction, 5 (1951), pp. 303-17. Now Nineteenth-Century Literature. Smithers, David Warren. 'The Barsetshire Doctors', Trollopiana, 39 (1997), pp. 17-22. Vann, J. Don. Victorian Novels in Serial. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1985. This book includes detailed explanatory analysis of the divisions of many novels published during Trollope's era in their original instalment and book publications. For Trollope the reader will find the instalment and volumed publication of 34 of Trollope's novels from Framley Parsonage through to The Landleaguers, including all the novellas that were so published. This is an extremely useful book. Vincent, C. J. 'Trollope: A Victorian Augustan', Queen's Quarterly, 52 (1945), pp. 415-28. Wall, Stephen. 'Trollope, Balzac, and the Reappearing Character', Essays in Criticism, 25 (1975), pp. 123-44. -------------. Trollope: Living with Characters. New York: Henry Holt, 1988. Chapter Two: 'Reappearing Characters: Barsetshire Revisited', p


In the UK television series ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, what is Patsy’s surname?

BBC - Absolutely Fabulous - Character Guide Absolutely Fabulous Contact Us The Monsoon family tree - click on the images to find out more about the characters.... Patsy Stone is Edina’s best friend. She works for a British fashion magazine in the newly elevated position of Managing Editor. Patsy, who makes no secret of the fact that her CV got to the top of the pile after she slept with the publisher, now even has less work to do than before. She lives on champagne, cigarettes and a variety of banned substances and is usually responsible for convincing Edina that a bad idea is a good idea.


In the human body, sudorific relates to or causes what?

Sudorific - definition of sudorific by The Free Dictionary Sudorific - definition of sudorific by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sudorific Related to sudorific: sensible perspiration su·do·rif·ic n. A sudorific medicine. Also called sudatory. [New Latin sūdōrificus : Latin sūdor, sweat; see sweid- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + Latin -ficus, -fic.] sudorific (Physiology) producing or causing sweating; sudatory n [C17: from New Latin sūdōrificus, from sudor + Latin facere to make] su•dor•if•ic [1620–30; < New Latin sūdōrificus, derivative of Latin sūdōr-, s. of sūdor sweat] sudorific medicament , medication , medicinal drug , medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease Adj. su·do·rif·ic a. sudorífico-a, que promueve el sudor. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: QUIZ Roots powder of Anacyclus pyrethrum is well known as sternutatory, sudorific and anti infectious (Doudach et al. Phytochemical study of Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) of middle atlas (morocco), and in vitro study of antibacterial activity of pyrethrum Safrole is often used in sudorific, anti-rheumatic, anti-syphilitic and diuretic medicinal preparations as well as in insect repellents and perfume fixatives (LORENZI; MATOS, 2002).


Barouche, Phaeton, Surrey and Curnicle are all types of what?

1000+ images about Horse Carriages on Pinterest | Horse drawn, Horse carriage and Surrey Forward Ulysses S. Grant purchased this carriage from Meeks Carriage and Wagon Repository during his first term in the White House and rode in it to his second inauguration in 1873. Meeks bought back the carriage after Grant left office, and it was used in several parades and historic celebrations before being donated to the Smithsonian in 1968. Gift of Fearson S. Meeks. #inaug2013 See More


How many crowned Tudor monarchs did England have?

The Tudors - Monarchs | HistoryOnTheNet The Tudors The Tudors - Monarchs Last Updated: 08/04/2014 - 09:09 The Tudors reigned from 1485 until 1603. There were 5 crowned monarchs and Lady Jane Grey reigned as Queen for just 9 days. The Tudor kings and queens were very powerful and they are noted for the numbers of people executed during the period. Henry VII came to the throne after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. He was a serious man and faced many challenges to his place on the throne, the most notable being from Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. He married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV uniting the houses of Lancaster and York and ending the Wars of the Roses. Henry successfully established the Tudor dynasty and when he died in 1509, his son's succession was not challenged and England was a rich and prosperous country. Henry VIII is the best known of the Tudor Monarchs, he was the second son of Henry VII and became King because his brother, Arthur had died. He married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon when he became King, but divorced her when she did not produce a male heir to the throne. In order to gain his divorce, Henry had to establish the Church of England and end Catholicism. Henry went on to marry another five wives - Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr. Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard were executed for treason. He died in 1547. Edward VI came to the throne at the age of 9 years. He was a sickly child and the country was run by his protectors: firstly, the Duke of Somerset, his mother's brother, then by the Duke of Northumberland. Edward died at the age of 15 in 1553. Lady Jane Grey was chosen to be Queen by the Duke of Northumberland in an attempt to keep England a Protestant country. Next in the line of succession was Henry VIII's eldest daughter, Mary. Mary was a Catholic and had sworn to return England to Catholicism. The public did not approve of Jane's succession and supported Mary's claim to the throne. Queen Jane reigned for just 9 days before Mary successfully took the throne. Jane and her husband, Guildford Dudley, son of the Duke of Northumberland, were beheaded. Mary I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon and was a committed Catholic . When she came to the throne she vowed to return England to Rome and Catholicism. She is known as Bloody Mary because of the numbers of people who were executed for being Protestants. She made herself even more unpopular by marrying Philip of Spain and losing Calais, England's last possession in France. Mary died in 1558, probably of cancer of the womb. Elizabeth I became Queen after her sister Mary I died without an heir. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She upheld Protestantism in England and her will was the law. She did not marry and was known as the Virgin Queen. During Elizabeth's reign the age of exploration began with explorers such as Francis Drake claiming new lands for England and introducing new materials and foods. The American State , Virginia, is named after her. When Elizabeth died in 1603 the Tudor line ended. Quiz:


What is a male bee called? | Reference.com What is a male bee called? A: Quick Answer A male bee is called a drone. Male honeybees do not have stingers and are the product of an unfertilized egg. The female worker bees collect nectar and pollen, but the sole purpose of a drone's life is to mate with the queen and produce offspring. Full Answer Mating occurs mid-air and is very violent for the drone. After copulation occurs, the drone's phallus rips from his body and stays inside the queen. The drone dies quickly afterwards. The queen bee mates with multiple drones during her flight and stores the sperm for later use. Drones that do not die are driven from the hive before the winter.


What was the name of the Greek musician who rescued his wife Eurydice from the underworld, but lost her again when he turned back to look at her before they reached the upperworld?

HADES (Haides) - Greek God of the Dead, King of the Underworld (Roman Pluto) Pluto, Dis Hades and Persephone, Apulian red-figure vase C4th B.C. HAIDES (Hades) was the king of the underworld and god of the dead. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial. Haides was also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain, to the mined wealth of gold, silver and other metals. Haides was devoured by Kronos (Cronus) as soon as he was born, along with four of his siblings. Zeus later caused the Titan to disgorge them, and together they drove the Titan gods from heaven and locked them away in the pit of Tartaros. When the three victorious brothers then drew lots for the division of the cosmos, Haides received the third portion, the dark dismal realm of the underworld, as his domain. Haides desired a bride and petitioned his brother Zeus to grant him one of his daughters. The god offered him Persephone , the daughter of Demeter. However, knowing that the goddess would resist the marriage, he assented to the forceful abduction of the girl. When Demeter learned of this, she was furious and caused a great dearth to fall upon the earth until her daughter was returned. Zeus was forced to concede lest mankind perish, and the girl was fetched forth from the underworld. However, since she had tasted of the pomegranate seed, she was forced to return to him for a portion of each year. Haides was depicted as a dark-bearded, regal god. He was depicted as either Aidoneus, enthroned in the underworld, holding a bird-tipped sceptre, or as Plouton (Pluton), the giver of wealth, pouring fertility from a cornucopia. The Romans named him Dis, or Pluto, the Latin form of his Greek title Plouton, "the Lord of Riches." FAMILY OF HADES PARENTS [1.1] KRONOS & RHEA (Hesiod Theogony 453, Homer Iliad 15.187, Apollodorus 1.4, Diodorus Siculus 5.68.1, Hyginus Pref) OFFSPRING [1.1] THE ERINYES (by Persephone ) (Orphic Hymns 29.6 70.3) [1.2] THE ERINYES (Statius Thebaid 12.557 & 11.47) [2.1] ZAGREUS (Aeschylus Frag 124) [3.1] MELINOE (by Persephone ) (Orphic Hymn 71) [4.1] MAKARIA (Suidas s.v. Makaria) ENCYCLOPEDIA HADES or PLUTON (Haidês, Ploutôn or poetically Aïdês, Aidôneus and Ploutens), the god of the lower world. Plato (Cratyl. p. 403) observes that people preferred calling him Pluton (the giver of wealth) to pronouncing the dreaded name of Hades or Aides. Hence we find that in ordinary life and in the mysteries the name Pluton became generally established, while the poets preferred the ancient name Aides or the form Pluteus. The etymology of Hades is uncertain: some derive it from a-idein, whence it would signify "the god who makes invisible," and others from hadô or chadô; so that Hades would mean "the allembracer," or "all-receiver." The Roman poets use the names Dis, Orcus, and Tartarus as synonymous with Pluton, for the god of the lower world. Hades is a son of Cronus and Rhea, and a brother of Zeus and Poseidon. He was married to Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. In the division of the world among the three brothers, Hades obtained "the darkness of night," the abode of the shades, over which he rules. (Apollod. i. 1. § 5, 2. § 1.) Hence he is called the infernal Zeus (Zeus katachthonios), or the king of the shades (anae enerôn, Hom. Il. ix. 457, xx. 61. xv. 187, &c.). As, however, the earth and Olympus belonged to the three brothers in common, he might ascend Olympus, as he did at the time when he was wounded by Heracles. (Il. v. 395; comp. Paus. vi. 25. § 3; Apollod. ii. 7. § 3; Pind. Ol. ix. 31.) But when Hades was in his own kingdom, he was quite unaware of what was going on either on earth or in Olympus (Il. xx. 61, &c.), and it was only the oaths and curses of men that reached his ears, as they reached those of the Erinnyes. He possessed a helmet which rendered the wearer invisible (Il. v. 845), and later traditions stated that this helmet was given him as a present by the Cyclopes after their delivery from Tartarus. (Apollod. i. 2. § 1.) Ancient story mentio


The city of New York was named after the brother of which English monarch?

The Dutch Surrender New Netherland - History in the Headlines The Dutch Surrender New Netherland September 8, 2014 By Jesse Greenspan 1660 Map of New Amsterdam Share this: The Dutch Surrender New Netherland Author The Dutch Surrender New Netherland URL Google On September 8, 1664, the Dutch surrendered the colony of New Netherland to the English, who subsequently renamed it New York after the king’s brother, the Duke of York. Yet despite losing power over 350 years ago, Dutch cultural influence persists to this day. Here are six things you may not know about their often-overlooked mid-Atlantic settlements, which developed concurrently with Jamestown to the south and Plymouth to the north. 1. An Englishman gave the colony its start. Hired by English merchants, explorer Henry Hudson twice entered the Arctic Ocean in an attempt to find a Northeast Passage to Asia, only to be stymied each time by sheets of sea ice. Though unable to gain additional backing in his home country, the state-sponsored Dutch East India Company soon jumped in to green-light a third voyage. In April 1609, Hudson set off on his ship, the Halve Maen (Half Moon), but quickly reached treacherous, ice-filled waters above Norway. Choosing to disobey his instructions rather than admit defeat, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Nova Scotia and then roughly followed the coastline south to North Carolina before reversing course again and heading up what’s now called the Hudson River. In the end, shallow waters forced him to turn around, by which time he realized the river would not be a Northwest Passage to Asia. Based on his voyage, however, the Dutch claimed parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Delaware for the colony of New Netherland. Hudson, meanwhile, died in 1611 following a mutiny in which he was set adrift on a small lifeboat in the Canadian Arctic. 2. The Dutch settled tiny Governors Island before Manhattan. Fur-trading expeditions up the Hudson River got going almost immediately after Hudson’s voyage, but the colony grew at a snail’s pace. The first major group of settlers did not arrive until 1624, when 30 French-speaking Protestant families from present-day Belgium came over, fleeing oppression. Most were sent to Albany, whereas others set up on the Delaware River, on the Connecticut River and on Governors Island, a small landmass at the Hudson River’s mouth that is now largely parkland. On Governors Island, they built a fort, a windmill and likely other structures as well. But they quickly outgrew it, and by 1626 had founded New Amsterdam on the southern tip of nearby Manhattan Island. For safety purposes, the families elsewhere in the colony also moved to New Amsterdam following a war between the Mohawk and Mahican Indians that the Dutch became involved in on the losing side. From that point forward, the city was New Netherland’s largest and most important settlement. Peter Minuit's "purchase" of Manhattan, May 1626. 3. Contrary to legend, the Dutch didn’t buy Manhattan for $24. As part of their settlement of Manhattan, the Dutch purportedly purchased the island from the Native Americans for trade goods worth 60 guilders. More than two centuries later, using then-current exchange rates, a U.S. historian calculated that amount as $24, and the number stuck in the public’s mind. Yet it’s not as if the Dutch handed over a “$20 bill and four ones,” explained Charles T. Gehring, director of the New Netherland Research Center at the New York State Library. “It’s a totally inaccurate figure.” He pointed out that the trade goods, such as iron kettles and axes, were invaluable to the Native Americans since they couldn’t produce those things themselves. Moreover, the Native Americans had a completely different concept of land ownership. As a result, they almost certainly believed they were renting out Manhattan for temporary use, not giving it away forever. Due in part to such cultural misunderstandings, the Dutch repeatedly found themselves at odds with various Native American tribes, most notably in the brutal


Who wrote the 19th Century book ‘Notes on Nursing. What It is and What It Is Not’?

The History of Nursing The History of Nursing The History of Nursing The nursing profession has developed throughout history, seeing a transformation in practice, types of caregivers, roles, and policy changes, but nursing remains a profession of caring and service to those in need. Many notable nurses have worked to revolutionize this career and have allowed nursing to evolve while simultaneously providing better care and circumstances in many situations. The earliest nurses never attended nursing school; they were often nuns or other women who provided care for the sick, poor, or homeless without family support. Women were frequently called in to work as midwives to help deliver babies, or as wet nurses to breastfeed. During the Middle Ages, early hospitals were operated by nurses who were often affiliated with religious organizations. Many of these institutions were places for patients to die, with nurses providing comfort during the final hours. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the nursing profession expanded to include care of soldiers during many prominent wars. In 1853, Florence Nightingale served as a nurse during the Crimean War, during which she not only cared for the injured, but set standards of cleanliness in the areas where she worked; her sanitary reforms reduced the overall incidence of infection where they were implemented. Nightingale moved on to author a book called Notes on Nursing, which was written as a set of guidelines for other nurses. She eventually opened one of the first nursing schools, the Florence Nightingale School for Nurses in London in 1860. Many nurses worked during the American Civil War; their stories and letters paid tribute to their circumstances and the large volume of casualties. Later, in 1881, Clara Barton developed a humanitarian program designed to meet the needs of those affected by disaster. Barton had served during the Civil War and understood the necessity of volunteer cooperation to meet the needs for food, clothing, and shelter for those in trouble. The organization was known as the Red Cross, and Barton served as its leader for over 20 years. At the end of the 19th century, more nurses began to work toward changing policy in leadership and education in nursing schools, recognizing their role as more than that of a bedside caregiver. By implementing change, many nurses went beyond the scope of care to educate those in leadership about the need for prevention and to reach some groups of people that may have fallen through the cracks. In 1893, Lillian Wald began promoting the role of the public health nurse to help those living outside of the hospital setting; and in 1925, Mary Breckinridge started the Frontier Nursing Service to help some of the poor and destitute living in rural parts of America. During the 20th century, nursing continued to evolve, with the addition of new programs and professional organizations designed to specifically address some of the challenges of the nursing profession. The American Nurses Association began publishing the American Journal of Nursing, which continuously provides new information about research and trends in current practice. Nursing programs changed to offer students new courses to become licensed practical nurses and to require certification and testing to become registered nurses. Nursing schools began to evolve from traditional hospital-based programs to university-level curricula. Nurses began to gain further education in the form of advanced degrees. In 1956, Columbia offered the first program for a master’s degree in nursing, and in 1979, Case Western offered the first doctoral program. Nursing skills developed during the 20th century as nurses filled greater roles with more critical functions. The rise of intensive care units and specialty areas saw the expansion of many areas of expertise in nursing. Nurses began to work in more specialized care settings and studied care of patients in their respective fields. Nursing schools taught skills in areas such as orthopedics, pediatrics, critical care, trauma and flight nursing, n


The Scottish dish Kilted Sausages is sausages wrapped in what?

Kilted Sausages - BigOven Kilted Sausages 2 pkgs Wieners, small; I get the all beef ones 1 pkg Bacon ; cut into thirds 1 ea Brown sugar ; to sprinkle Original recipe makes 6 Servings Servings Preparation Preheat oven to 325 Take sausages out of packages and rinse and dry them (they get kind of slimy in there) Take uncooked bacon and cut into 3rd's Wrap two sausages with one piece of the bacon and put on the baking dish (one with sides!), seam side down Continue until all sausages are wrapped and placed Take brown sugar and generously sprinkle it on each one. Some will fall onto the baking dish, it's no problem Bake at 325 for about 45 minutes - you want the bacon to be crisp and the brown sugar to be carmelized.


Film actor Jeanne Claud van Dam is nicknamed The ‘what’ From Brussels?

Jean-Claude Van Damme - Biography - IMDb 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (1) Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, Van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a spot on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In 1976 at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career. Over the next 6-years, he competed in both full-contact and semi-contact matches. He debuted under his birth name of Jean Claude Van Varenberg. In his first match, Jean-Claude was staggered by a round-house kick thrown by fellow countryman, Toon Van Oostrum in Brussels, Belgium. Van Damme was badly stunned, but came back to knockout Van Oostrum moments later. In 1977, at the WAKO Open International in Antwerp, Belgium, Jean-Claude lost a decision to fellow team mate Patrick Teugels in a semi-contact match. At the 1978 Challenge De Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials),Jean-Claude placed 2nd in the semi-contact division. He defeated twenty-five opponents during the week long tournament, but lost in the finals to Angelo Spataro from the Naha Club. Later in 1978, Jean-Claude lost a 3-round match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship (semi-contact) to his fellow team-mate to Patrick Teugels. In 1979, Jean-Claude traveled to the United States of America, to Tampa, Florida. In his first and only match against a United States opponent, Van Damme faced 'Sherman 'Big Train'Bergman', a kick-boxer from Miami Beach, Florida. For the first and only time in his career, Jean-Claude was knocked to the canvas after absorbing a powerful left hook from Bergman. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out in 56 seconds of the first round. Jean-Claude was a member of the Belgium team which competed on December 26, 1979 at the La Coupe Fancois Persoons Karate Tournament which was sanctioned by the Federation bruxelloise de Karate. Van Damme's final match victory enabled his team to win the European Team Karate Championship. In Full-Contact karate, Jean-Claude knocked out England's Micheal Heming in 46 seconds of the first round. In 1980, Van Damme knocked out France's Georges Verlugels in 2 rounds of a match fought under kick-boxing rules. Jean-Claude wanted to defeat his rival Patrick Teugels. At the Forest Nationals in Brussels, on March 8, 1980, Jean-Claude knocked Teugels down and Teugels suffered a nose injury and was unable to continue. Jean-Claude was awarded a first round victory. Jean-Claude retired from martial arts in 1982, following a knockout over Nedjad Gharbi in Brussels,Belgium. Jean-Claude posted a 18-1 (18 knockouts) Kickboxing record, and a Semi-Contact record of 41-4. He came to Hong Kong at the age of 19 for the first time and felt insured to do action movies in Hong Kong. In 1981 Van Damme moved to Los Angeles. He took English classes while working as carpet layer, pizza delivery man, limo driver, and thanks to Chuck Norris he got a job as a bouncer at a club. Norris gave Van Damme a small role in the movie Missing in Action (1984), but it wasn't good enough to get anybody's attention. Then in 1984 he got a role as a villain named Ivan in the low-budget movie No Retreat, No Surrender (1986). Then one day, while walking on the streets, Jean-Claude spotted a producer for Cannon Pictures, and showed some of his martial arts abilities which led to a role in Bloodsport (1988). But the movie, filmed in Hong Kong, was so bad wh


Egyptian actor Michel Demitri Chalhoub is better known by what name?

Omar Sharif | Egyptian actor | Britannica.com Egyptian actor Alternative Titles: Michael Demitri Shalhoub, Michel Demitri Chalhoub Omar Sharif Bob Hope Omar Sharif, original name Michael Demitri Shalhoub, Michael also spelled Michel, Shalhoub also spelled Chalhoub (born April 10, 1932, Alexandria , Egypt —died July 10, 2015, Cairo ), Egyptian actor of international acclaim, known for his dashing good looks and for iconic roles in such films as Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). Omar Sharif, 1976. AF Archive/Alamy Shalhoub was born in Alexandria, the only son of a prosperous lumber merchant. When he was four years old, he moved with his family to Cairo, where he attended English schools. With early aspirations of being an actor, Shalhoub participated in theatre productions in secondary school. At the urging of his father, he worked for the family’s lumber business after graduating. In 1953 his acting dreams were realized when he was cast opposite Egyptian star Faten Hamama in Siraa fil-wadi (1954; “Struggle in the Valley”). He began his acting career using a pseudonym, which went through several variations and eventually was rendered consistently in English as Omar Sharif. Sharif went on to star in several more films with Hamama, whom he married in 1955 (the couple divorced in 1974). Sharif quickly rose to stardom in his native Egypt, appearing in more than 20 films before garnering international acclaim as Sherif Ali in David Lean ’s epic Lawrence of Arabia . His portrayal of the loyal Arab chief earned him an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. Following this breakthrough role, Sharif was much in demand to play a variety of characters, including a Spanish priest in Behold a Pale Horse (1964) and the Mongolian conqueror in Genghis Khan (1965). Among Sharif’s most famous roles is the title character in Doctor Zhivago , Lean’s adaptation of Boris Pasternak ’s novel of the same name. Starring opposite Julie Christie , Sharif portrayed a poet-doctor in the middle of a love triangle. He later was cast as a German military man in The Night of the Generals (1967), Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in Mayerling (1968), and revolutionary Che Guevara in Che! (1969). Sharif was also well known for his portrayal of Nick Arnstein, husband to Barbra Streisand ’s Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1968); he reprised the role of Arnstein in the film’s sequel, Funny Lady (1975). Peter O’Toole (left) and Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Columbia Pictures/Getty Images Omar Sharif (foreground, left) and Julie Christie in Doctor Zhivago … © 1965 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968), directed by William … © Columbia Pictures Corporation


Which US space probe completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter?

Target: Jupiter - 9 Missions to the Solar System's Largest Planet Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter NASA most advanced probe yet to study the planet Jupiter is on its way to the gas giant, but the new mission (called Juno) stands on the shoulders of giants, its managers said — specifically the eight robotic spacecraft that visited the gas giant planet previously. "Each of the missions that we do are providing unique and very important information," said Juno's principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, just before Juno's August 2011 launch. "Some of those earlier missions were reconnaissance, so we could figure out what are the right questions, and they essentially led us to ask the questions that we have with Juno." [ Photos: NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter ] Here's a rundown of all the manmade objects sent to visit Jupiter so far: 2 of 11 Credit: NASA Pioneer 10 The first spacecraft ever to make it as far as Jupiter was NASA's Pioneer 10 probe, launched in March 1972 on a mission to study the asteroid belt, the atmosphere of Jupiter and the outer solar system. About a year-and-a-half later, in December 1973, Pioneer 10 encountered Jupiter. The craft flew within 124,000 miles (200,000 kilometers) of the tops of the clouds covering the gas giant. It made a number of revelations about the gas giant, including measurements of the intense radiation in the environment of Jupiter. Pioneer 10 is currently on a trajectory to leave the solar system, traveling toward the outskirts of the Milky Way in the direction of the star Aldebaran. Communication with the spacecraft was lost in 2003. 3 of 11 Credit: NASA Ames Research Center Pioneer 11 A sister ship to its predecessor, Pioneer 11 was launched in April 1973. This craft became the second to fly through the asteroid belt and passed Jupiter in December 1974. Pioneer 11 went on to become the first spacecraft to encounter Saturn in July 1979. This probe captured detailed images of the Jovian Great Red Spot, as well as the planet's poles, and measured the mass of Jupiter's moon Callisto. Humans lost the ability to communicate with Pioneer 11 in 1995, but the probe is still traveling toward the center of the galaxy in the direction of the constellation Scutum. 4 of 11 Credit: NASA Voyager 1 Launched in September 1977, Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter in March 1979, taking more than 18,000 images of the gas giant and its satellites. The vehicle made its closest approach at a distance of about 217,000 miles (349,000 kilometers) of the planet's center. Among Voyager's discoveries was the presence of volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io. Voyager 1 is now on its way out of the solar system and is currently the most distant manmade object from Earth , at about 69 times the distance from the sun to our own planet. 5 of 11 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Voyager 2 Voyager 2 was launched in August 1977, before its twin spacecraft Voyager 1, but actually reached Jupiter later, in April 1979. It took just as many detailed photos of the Jovian system as its sibling, and helped discover three new moons as well as a small ring around Jupiter. The probe is still operating on an extended mission to study the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. [ 5 Facts About NASA's Voyager Spacecraft ] 6 of 11 Credit: NASA Galileo Galileo was the first mission sent to orbit Jupiter. The vehicle launched in October 1989 and arrived in orbit around the planet in December 1995. While in orbit, Galileo dropped a probe down to the surface that measured the temperature, wind speeds and pressure of Jupiter's atmosphere as it descended. Galileo's mission was extended to study Jupiter's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and it revealed a trove of secrets about these satellites, including the presence of a salty ocean under Europa's surface and an iron core and magnetic field on Ganymede. Galileo studied Jupiter until 2003, when it was decommissioned and sent on a suicide mission to crash into Jupiter's surface in order to avoid contaminati


In 1933, US President Franklin D Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102 which banned US citizens from hoarding what?

Governments Still Heavy-Handed 80 Years After FDR's Gold Confiscation Governments Still Heavy-Handed 80 Years After FDR's Gold Confiscation {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Executive Order 6102 issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 equiring citizens to surrender their gold for which they were reimbursed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Of two men walking down Main Street, one with a gold coin in his pocket and the other carrying a bottle of booze, the first was now breaking the law and the second was an upstanding citizen. Or so went the joke in 1933, no funnier than it is today, with the Cyprus deposit-seizure fiasco neatly marking 80 years since President Franklin D.Roosevelt signed his infamous Executive Order 6102 on April 5, 1933. FDR's gold confiscation meant private owners were obliged to take their coins, bars or gold certificates to a bank, and exchange them for dollars at the prevailing rate of $20.67 per ounce. Over the next year, the president then raised his official gold price to $35 per ounce, effectively cutting 40% off the dollar in a bid to stoke inflation and spur the economy.  We hear echoes of this in Japan today.  Of course, for FDR, it took WWII to get things moving again, but the national emergency the president invoked in 1933 sounds very familiar here in 2013. The banks were shut, on the verge of collapse. The government, too, after close-fought elections, was struggling to cover its debt repayments. Mass unemployment threatened civil unrest. The radical and shocking solution was to grab private wealth, and use it to try and reboot the system. Could the same thing happen today? The first, disastrous bail-in proposal in Cyprus, followed by the euro zone's first-ever exchange controls, only serve to heighten fears that private wealth can, under certain circumstances, simply be appropriated. Governments change laws from time to time, and yes it's possible that under the right circumstances some governments might try to confiscate their citizens' gold. But it is important to realize that the motivation for confiscating gold which existed for FDR in 1933 has largely disappeared. Back then the U.S. was still on the gold standard (the U.K. had been forced off 18 months earlier). So seizing private gold and then devaluing the currency was in fact a 1930s version of quantitative easing. Saving our banks from their stupidity still means swelling the money supply, and hurting cautious savers by devaluing their wealth. While gold is still hoarded by governments (and increasingly by fast-growing emerging economies), it is only tenuously tied to our currency system as the "foundation" of sovereign reserves. Gold also makes a disappointing asset to grab, especially in the rich but troubled West. Because few people own it compared for instance to real estate (a sitting duck for local government levies and the new talk of "wealth taxes") or readily-captured financial assets such as pension pots (already so enticing to distressed governments in Argentina , Hungary and Portugal ). People can also own gold in ways which make it inaccessible to government decree. In our opinion, a good way to own gold is directly (i.e. not through a trust), in allocated physical form, and offshore, in a place with a strong tradition for protecting international investors' property.  This makes it a tough target for confiscation by your government, and one that would upset other countries for little reward.  BullionVault stores gold in four separate jurisdictions, all of which have a reasonable (if imperfect) tradition of defending private property rights: London, New York , Zurich and Singapore . There are clear potential benefits to diversifying physical property across international jurisdictions.


Dupion, Habotai and Noil are all types of which fabric?

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Not including the centre square, how many Double Word squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?

Scrabble | Letter Tile Games Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Letter Tile Games Wiki Scrabble brand logo by Mattel, Inc., used throughout the rest of the world |250px]] No Title No information Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary . Official reference works (e.g. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary ) provide a list of permissible words. The Collins Scrabble checker can also be used to check if a word is allowed. [1] The name Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. in the United States and Canada. Elsewhere, Scrabble is trademarked by Mattel . The game is sold in 121 countries; there are 29 different language versions. One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold worldwide, and sets are found in roughly one-third of American homes. [2] [3] [4] Contents File:Alfred Butts letter frequencies.JPG In 1938, architect Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko . The two games had the same set of letter tiles, whose distributions and point values Butts worked out meticulously performing a frequency analysis of letters from various sources including The New York Times . The new game, which he called "Criss-Crosswords," added the 15-by-15 game board and the crossword-style game play. He manufactured a few sets himself, but was not successful in selling the game to any major game manufacturers of the day. [5] In 1948, James Brunot, [6] a resident of Newtown, Connecticut – and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game – bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. Though he left most of the game (including the distribution of letters) unchanged, Brunot slightly rearranged the "premium" squares of the board and simplified the rules; he also changed the name of the game to "Scrabble," a real word which means "to scratch frantically." In 1949, Brunot and his family made sets in a converted former schoolhouse in Dodgingtown , a section of Newtown. They made 2,400 sets that year, but lost money. [7] According to legend, Scrabble's big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy's , played the game on vacation. Upon returning from vacation, he was surprised to find that his store did not carry the game. He placed a large order and within a year, "everyone had to have one." [8] In 1952, unable to meet demand himself, Brunot sold manufacturing rights to Long Island-based Selchow and Righter (one of the manufacturers who, like Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley Company , had previously rejected the game). Selchow & Righter bought the trademark to the game in 1972. [9] JW Spears began selling the game in Australia and the UK on January 19, 1955. The company is now a subsidiary of Mattel , Inc. [5] In 1986, Selchow and Righter sold the game to Coleco , who soon after went bankrupt. The company's assets, including Scrabble and Parcheesi , were purchased by Hasbro . [9] In 1984, Scrabble was turned into a daytime game show on NBC . Scrabble ran from July 1984 to March 1990, with a second run from January to June 1993. The show was hosted by Chuck Woolery . The tagline of the show in promo broadcasts was, "Every man dies; not every man truly Scrabbles." In 2011, a new TV variation of Scrabble, called "Scrabble Showdown", aired on "The Hub" cable channel, which is a is a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Inc. and Hasbro. Game details File:Scrabbletileset.png The game is played by two to four players on a square (or nearly square) board with a 15-by-15 grid of cells (individually known as "squares"), each of which accommodates a single letter tile. In official club and tournament games, play is always between two players (or, occasionally, between two teams each of which collaborates on a single rack). The board is marked with "premium" squares, which multiply the number


What does the Latin phrase ‘Suum cuique’ translate to in English?

suum - translation - Latin-English Dictionary - Glosbe la sed qui vallum legionum temptabant facile pelluntur; Thraecum auxilia repentino incursu territa, cum pars munitionibus adiacerent, plures extra palarentur, tanto infensius caesi quanto perfugae et proditores ferre arma ad suum patriaeque servitium incusabantur. latin-ancient en Those however who tried to storm the entrenchment of the legions were easily repulsed; the Thracian auxiliaries were dismayed by the suddenness of the onset, for though some were lying close to their lines, far more were straggling beyond them, and the massacre was all the more savage, inasmuch as they were taunted with being fugitives and traitors and bearing arms for their own and their country's enslavement. la initium atrocis in Caecinam sententiae a L. Vitellio factum; dein ceteri composita indignatione, quod consul rem publicam, dux imperatorem, tantis opibus tot honoribus cumulatus amicum prodidisset, velut pro Vitellio conquerentes, suum dolorem proferebant. latin-ancient en A savage resolution against Caecina was moved by Lucius Vitellius; the rest affected indignation at the idea that a consul had betrayed the State, a general his Emperor, a man loaded with wealth so vast and honours so numerous his benefactor, and seemed to deplore the wrongs of Vitellius, while they uttered their private griefs. la sed Otho ne vulgi largitione centurionum animos averteret, fiscum suum vacationes annuas exoluturum promisit, rem haud dubie utilem et a bonis postea principibus perpetuitate disciplinae firmatam. latin-ancient en It was undoubtedly a salutary reform, and was afterwards under good emperors established as a permanent rule of the service. la Magno dolore Aedui ferunt se deiectos principatu, queruntur fortunae commutationem et Caesaris indulgentiam in se requirunt, neque tamen suscepto bello suum consilium ab reliquis separare audent. latin-ancient en The Aedui are highly indignant at being deprived of the chief command; they lament the change of fortune, and miss Caesar's indulgence toward them; however, after engaging in the war, they do not dare to pursue their own measures apart from the rest. la hos corripi dilato ad tempus Sabino placitum, immissusque Varro consul qui patennas inimicitias obtendens odiis Seiani per dedecus suum gratifcabatur. latin-ancient en The two, it was decided, were to be attacked, but Sabinus was to be put off for a time. Varro, the consul, was let loose on them, who, under colour of a hereditary feud, humoured the malignity of Sejanus to his own disgrace. la Mihi hortum suum monstravit. tatoeba en She showed me her garden. la Suum cuique. tatoeba en To each his own. la Gradus quin etiam et ipse comitatus habet judicio ejus, quem sectantur: magnaque et comitum aemulatio, quibus primus apud principem suum locus, et principum, cui plurimi et acerrimi comites. latin-ancient en It is no shame to be seen among a chief's followers. Even in his escort there are gradations of rank, dependent on the choice of the man to whom they are attached. la Terra dedit fructum suum. tatoeba en The earth hath yielded her increase. la Cassius eos qui nominati erant conscii caedis iubet comprehendi; +legiones V in castra remittit cohortibus XXX retentis.+ Indicio Minuci cognoscit L. Racilium et L. Laterensem et Annium Scapulam, maximae dignitatis et gratiae provincialem hominem sibique tam familiarem quam Laterensem et Racilium, in eadem fuisse coniuratione, nec diu moratur dolorem suum quin eos interfici iubeat. latin-ancient en Cassius ordered all the accomplices of the conspiracy to be seized, and sent back the fifth legion to the camp, retaining the other three. By the confession of Minutius, he learned, that L. Racilius, L. Laterensis, and Annius Scapula, man of great authority and credit in the province, and equally in his confidence with Laterensis and Racilius, were concerned in the plot: nor did he long defer his revenge, but ordered them to be put to death. la Caesar re praeclarissime gesta, cum subitum adventum suum iudicaret magnum terrorem Alexandrinis iniecturum, pro


Spessartine (or Spessartite) is what type of gemstone?

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Yellowstone National Park is located primarily in which US state?

Yellowstone | National Park Foundation National Park Foundation Sign Up for the Newsletter There was an error with your submission. Please try again. First Name * By submitting my email, I agree to receive correspondence from National Park Foundation. Submit Yellowstone National Park Anchors In Yellowstone, the wonders surrounding you are unlike anything else. Our first national park is a true marvel to behold; visiting Yellowstone is like stepping into another world. About Yellowstone Information Yellowstone offers truly unique experiences like spectacular hiking trails, beautiful views, Old Faithful, and geysers shooting water 100 feet into the air. Yellowstone offers truly unique experiences like spectacular hiking trails, beautiful views, Old Faithful, and geysers shooting water 100 feet into the air. "National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst." — Wallace Stegner When the first visitors to Yellowstone tried to report what they saw, news magazines responded, “Thank you, but we do not print fiction.” Peppered with colorful hot springs, mudpots, and breathtaking waterfalls, it is easy to understand how one might think it otherworldly. Nothing else on Earth is quite like Yellowstone--and there is something for everyone, from children to grandparents. Established in 1872 and located primarily in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park was America's first national park. To this day, Yellowstone remains one of the country's most popular national parks with millions of annual visitors. Yellowstone spans almost 3,500 miles, and extends into parts of Montana and Idaho, making it one of the largest national parks in the US. Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a dormant volcano and is home to more geysers and hot springs than any other place on earth. Wonders abound at this truly unique national park, from sites like the Yellowstone Grand Canyon to wildlife like America’s largest buffalo herd, grizzly bears, and wolves. Approximately 50 percent of the world’s hydrothermal features are at Yellowstone National Park, creating an effect that makes the ground appear to be on fire. The most famous of all the geysers is Old Faithful, one of the most popular and recognized natural wonders in the United States. Making an Impact