The Leap Year Cocktail, which consists of gin, Grand Marnier, sweet vermouth and lemon juice, was invented at which London hotel on 29th February 1928?

Leap Year Cocktail - Small Screen Network The Cocktail Spirit with Robert Hess Leap Year Cocktail The Savoy Cocktail Book touts the Leap Year Cocktail for having “been responsible for more proposals than any other cocktail that has ever been mixed.” Invented by the books author, Harry Craddock, for the Leap Year celebrations at the Savoy Hotel, London, on February 29th, 1928, the cocktail is certainly substantial enough for any celebration. Ingredients 2 oz Hendrick’s Gin 1/2 oz Grand Marnier Strain into a cocktail coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist. blair frodelius 20 Apr 2011 3:32 am If you’ve decided to forego paying your taxes this year, you might enjoy a Scofflaw cocktail as seen in Robert’s video here: http://www.smallscreennetwork.com/video/362 Cheers! 12:10 pm Nice find Robert!  I tried this one last night, and it was delightful. There’s a LOT of drinks to wade through in the Savoy book, so I appreciate the help.  Thanks! Lynn Ballintiner 29 Feb 2012 2:40 pm Hmm, only a dash of lemon juice, but you shook the cocktail. Seems like a “stirrer” to me? Robert Hess 29 Feb 2012 2:54 pm


February 30th was a real date in which Scandinavian country?

Coach Tours of Scandinavia, Russia and Iceland +44 1773-297030       Click to   Coach Tours of Scandinavia, Russia and Iceland Take a coach tour of Scandinavia and enter a land of fjords, forest and famous folklore. Tales of Norse gods and trolls still abound, as well as many other mythical creatures living on land and in water. Scandinavia consists of Denmark, Norway, Sweden. We can also use the term ‘Nordic Countries’ which then includes Finland and Iceland. Whilst Finland uses the Euro currency, all the others have different currencies all called ‘krona’ and some variation of that spelling. You can use credit cards everywhere, but you will need local currency for small purchases. Visit Copenhangen in Denmark, the home of legendary story teller Hans Christian Anderson. Learn more about the Little Mermaid Statue. The city favours cyclists and pedestrians, so it’s easy to get around and view the harbour, Tivoli Gardens and Royal Palace. Innovative Danish restaurants have emerged such as Noma - a two-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi. The top attraction in our view is the Nyhavn Canal quayside flanked by colourful wooden houses (not made of lego) and waterside cafés. Denmark is the smallest of the Nordic countries and prompts thoughts of Danish pastries, Danish bacon and the Carlsberg brewery. Besides these tasty indulgences, take a look in a toy shop and be reminded of the billions of multi coloured lego bricks that have come from this small country. Your Nordic coach holiday will usually begin in Denmark. From there you may head north to Frederikshavn for an overnight stay. Next day cross the Kattegat via a leisurely ferry crossing to Gothenburg, Sweden's second biggest city. After a view of the city, you head north through the west side of Sweden and cross another international border into Norway and the capital city of Oslo. Head far north of Scandinavia to Iceland. Encounter a place of nature’s wonders - spouting waterfalls, volcanoes and dazzling scenes every step of the way. The staggering landscape of this nation will guarantee you will need to return over and over. Start your trip in the capital Reykjavík Places you visit on most tours include the hot-springs at Geysir and the stunning Gullfoss Waterfalls, a sort of Iceland Niagara. No tour to Iceland is complete without a visit to Reykjavik's Blue Lagoon.  Whilst we are in this general region of Europe, let’s mention Finland again, but this time add the Baltic states and a small portion of Russia, namely Moscow and St Petersburg.  Finland is covered with just an overnight stay on most tours. You arrive at the capital Helsinki, your Local Specialist shows you the city's sights including Finlandia Hall, Senate and Market Squares. St Petersburg is very impressive and demands a longer stay with it’s canals and colourful buildings. The city's sights include the Tsar's Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac's Cathedral and the statue of Peter the Great. The Hermitage Museum contains one of the world's largest and most valuable art collections, so prepare to be wowed. On arrival in Moscow get ready to see the main sites of Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Kremlin. The Baltic gems of Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia have compact and charming old town centres in their respective capitals of Vilnius, Tallinn and Riga. We are sure you will enjoy your tours of all these fascinating places. Featured Tours Highlights of Scandinavia   A 12 day tour by coach around the main sights Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Visit Copenhagen's Nyhaven, drive around the Hardangerfjord and stay the night on the shores of Lake Vänern. From £1550. read more» Nordic Adventure A 20 day first class tour of Norway and Finland, starting in Oslo and ending in Stockholm, Sweden. Visit the North Cape Visitor Centre where you may see the midnight sun. Meet Santa in Rovaniemi  From £3175   read more» Northern Lights of Iceland A winter treat - Enjoy stylish Nordic culture in trendy Reykjavik and awe inspiring natural beauty of Iceland's steaming g


The town of Anthony in which US state was known as ‘The Leap Year Capital of the World’?

Anthony – Leap Year Capital of the World Home   Calculators   Anthony – Leap Year Capital of the World Anthony – Leap Year Capital of the World Anthony, Texas, in the United States, is known as the “Leap Capital of the World”. Every leap year, this tiny town hosts the Worldwide Leap Year Festival. Leap Year Festival February 29. ©iStockphoto.com/Christopher Stokes Leap Day – history & traditions Leap year birthday festivals Since 1988, Anthony throws birthday festivals every leap year for people born on February 29. People throughout the USA and overseas travel to this tiny town to take part in parades, birthday dinners, and hot air balloon lifts. Participants range from babies celebrating their first birthday to people in their 90s celebrating another leap day birthday. In 1992 a man registered his 104-year-old mother, born on a leap day, for the festival. Background In 1988 local resident Mary Ann Brown and her neighbor Birdie Lewis, both born on a leap day, approached the Chamber of Commerce with the idea of a leap year festival and a leap year birthday club for those born on a leap day. They wanted to give the town local recognition and to help raise funds for the community. In February 1988 the town’s Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor the festival and did so until 2011. The governors of both New Mexico and Texas later declared Anthony the “Leap Year Capital of the World”. Advertising


In which country in the UK did it used to be considered unlucky to be born on a Leap Day?

Leap year: 10 things about 29 February - BBC News BBC News Leap year: 10 things about 29 February 1 March 2012 Read more about sharing. Close share panel The "leap day" of 29 February exists for purely astronomical reasons, but has always prompted less scientific curiosities. Here are 10 things to consider - for one day only. Until 2016, that is. 1. The leapyear's extra day is necessary because of the "messiness" of our Solar System. One Earth year (a complete orbit around the Sun) does not take an exact number of whole days (one complete spin of the Earth on its axis). In fact, it takes 365.2422 days, give or take. 2. Until JuliusCaesar came to power, people observed a 355-day calendar - with an extra 22-day month every two years. But it was a convoluted solution to the problem and feast days began sliding into different seasons. So Caesar ordered his astronomer, Sosigenes, to simplify things. Sosigenes opted for the 365-day year with an extra day every four years to scoop up the extra hours. This is how the 29 February was born. It was then fine-tuned by Pope Gregory XIII (see below). 3. Every fourthyear is a leap year, as a rule of thumb. But that's not the end of the story. A year that is divisible by 100, but not by 400, is not. So 2000 was a leap year under the Gregorian calendar, as was 1600. But 1700, 1800 and 1900 are not leap years. "It seems a bit arbitrary," says Ian Stewart, emeritus professor of mathematics at Warwick University. But there's a good reason behind it. "The year is 365 days and a quarter long - but not exactly. If it was exactly, then you could say it was every four years. But it is very slightly less." The answer arrived at by Pope Gregory XIII and his astronomers when they introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582, was to lose three leap days every 400 years. The maths has hung together ever since. It will need to be rethought in about 10,000 years' time, Stewart warns. But by then mankind might have come up with a new system. PM's Leap Day By Eddie MairPresenter, PM All this month on PM, listeners have been asked whether they'd be prepared to take advantage of this extra day to do something different. It transpires there are a lot of people who're ready to use today to take a leap . There's the apparently mundane... "I resolve to speak Mandarin all day long"… "my partner and I are going to visit some elderly people"... "often meant to take a roof tour of Lincoln Cathedral but never got round to it". After six years one woman will finally decide the wording for her husband's headstone. Some people are at last scattering the ashes of loved ones having put it off for years. There's a woman taking up the hula-hoop after more than 50 years. One woman intends to have some chocolate today - her anorexia has been a problem for years. A man who suffers panic attacks will try to make a bus journey. And a woman in her 60s will get a tattoo. PM is on BBC Radio Four, Monday to Saturday at 17:00 GMT PM blog 4. Why isFebruary 29, not February 31, a leap year day? All the other months have 30 or 31 days, but February suffered from the ego of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, says Stewart. Under Julius Caesar, February had 30 days, but when Caesar Augustus was emperor he was peeved that his month - August - had only 29 days, whereas the month named after his predecessor Julius - July - had 31. "He pinched a couple of days for August to make it the same as July. And it was poor old February that lost out," says Prof Stewart. 5. The traditionof a woman proposing on a leap year has been attributed to various historical figures. One, although much disputed, was St Bridget in the 5th Century. She is said to have complained to St Patrick that women had to wait too long for their suitors to propose. St Patrick then supposedly gave women a single day in a leap year to pop the question - the last day of the shortest month. Another popular story is that Queen Margaret of Scotland brought in a law setting fines for men who turned down marriage proposals put by women on a leap year. Sceptics have pointed out that Margaret


Babies born on 29th February are known as what?


Sadie Hawkins Day, usually celebrated in the US on 29th February, is named after a character in which Al Capp comic strip?

What is Sadie Hawkins Day? Updated February 16, 2016. Question: What is Sadie Hawkins Day? Is It the Same Day as Leap Day? Sadie Hawkins Day is a holiday that turns the tables on male/female relationships as women take the lead in pursuing men. Answer: Named after a fictional character, Sadie Hawkins Day celebrates role reversal by sanctioning women to ask men out on a date or even propose marriage. There's a common misconception that February 29th (better known as Leap Day) is Sadie Hawkins Day. Although that isn't the case, February 29th does hold significance for women thanks to an old Irish tradition called St. Bridget's Complaint , which granted women permission to propose marriage on that day. Sadie Hawkins Day is rooted in the story of Sadie Hawkins, a character created by Al Capp in the comic strip Li'l Abner. Sadie Described as "the homeliest gal in the hills," Sadie was unable get a date; so her father, a prominent citizen in the town of Dogpatch, named a day after her to help Sadie get a man. On Sadie Hawkins Day, a footrace was held in Dogpatch so the women could pursue the town's eligible bachelors. According to the Li'l Abner website, Sadie Hawkins Day is an unspecified date in November which Al Capp observed in his comic strip for four decades.


In which European country is it considered unlucky to marry on a Leap Day?

Leap Year Babies and Weddings - Abhijit Bhaduri's Official Website Leap Year Babies and Weddings POSTED ON February 28, 2015 SHARE LinkedIn6 Today we are celebrating my friend’s birthday. If you really want to get technical about it, Sudhir’s birthday is actually on 29th of February. Yes, my friend is what we call a “leaping year baby”. Yes, that’s what they are called. I have never been able to call him that. Leaping year sounds the same as “leaping ear” and feels weird to visualize. We all know that if the year is divisible by 4, it will be a Leap Year. Next year we will get to celebrate Sudhir’s birthday on 29th February and not have to make do with celebrating it a day early or a day later – yes, we have done that. It is this inconsistency that drives me mad. This is the only birthday which has the potential to be celebrated on three possible dates while the rest of us have to make do with just one. Every year I have make it a point to mark his birthday on a different date. Not always so simple Can you do the math and tell me if there was a 29th February in the year 1800? If you said yes, like most people who quickly did the math, and divided 1800 perfectly by 4, I have to tell you that you are wrong. Years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a leap day; thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 did not contain a leap day while 1600 and 2000 did. The Chinese people have an extra day tucked in to February for the years of the monkey, dragon and rat. According to Wikipedia, in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, if a person born on February 29 turns 18 in a non-leap year, they are considered to have their birthday on March 1 in the relevant year. Can the world not have one common date to celebrate the coming of age of these folks? Why must every country and every culture celebrate it their own way? How about weddings If you are thinking about the complexity of celebrating birthdays on 29th February, getting married on this day is not easy either. In Greece it is considered unlucky to marry on leap day. Shouldn’t everyone in the world be encouraged to marry on 29th Feb? After all they will experience the seven year itch after 28 years of being together. On second thoughts, is that good or bad? The Irish saint Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every four years. So the Irish tradition allows women to propose to men on 29th Feb. It is a kind of role reversal aimed at restoring balance. The lawyer in me wants to know what happens if the man spurns the woman’s proposal? I learn that in many European countries, tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman’s proposal on February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. Why so many gloves you may ask. The intention is that the woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an engagement ring. Inspired by this knowledge, may I propose that Sudhir should start celebrating his birthday on 28th February, followed by another riotous round of celebration on 29th February and then again on 1st March. One cannot have too much of a good thing for these unique folks. ————–


Which Roman Emperor was said to be behind the origin of the Leap Year?

The History | Origin of New Years Day / December 31rst / Ball Dropping In Times Square EVENTS A History of New Years   In 46 B.C.E. the Roman emperor Julius Caesar first established January 1 as New Year’s day. Janus was the Roman god of doors and gates, and had two faces, one looking forward and one back.  Caesar felt that the month named after this god (“January”) would be the appropriate “door” to the year.  Caesar celebrated the first January 1 New Year by ordering the violent routing of revolutionary Jewish forces in the Galilee.  Eyewitnesses say blood flowed in the streets.  In later years, Roman pagans observed the New Year by engaging in drunken orgies—a ritual they believed constituted a personal re-enacting of the chaotic world that existed before the cosmos was ordered by the gods. As Christianity spread, pagan holidays were either incorporated into the Christian calendar or abandoned altogether.  By the early medieval period most of Christian Europe regarded Annunciation Day (March 25) as the beginning of the year.  (According to Catholic tradition, Annunciation Day commemorates the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she would be impregnated by G-d and conceive a son to be called Jesus.)     After William the Conqueror (AKA “William the Bastard” and “William of Normandy”) became King of England on December 25, 1066, he decreed that the English return to the date established by the Roman pagans, January 1.  This move ensured that the commemoration of Jesus’ birthday (December 25) would align with William’s coronation, and the commemoration of Jesus’ circumcision (January 1) would start the new year - thus rooting the English and Christian calendars and his own Coronation).  William’s innovation was eventually rejected, and England rejoined the rest of the Christian world and returned to celebrating New Years Day on March 25.     About five hundred years later, in 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (AKA “Ugo Boncompagni”, 1502-1585) abandoned the traditional Julian calendar.  By the Julian reckoning, the solar year comprised 365.25 days, and the intercalation of a “leap day” every four years was intended to maintain correspondence between the calendar and the seasons.  Really, however there was a slight inaccuracy in the Julian measurement (the solar year is actually 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds = 365.2422 days).  This slight inaccuracy caused the Julian calendar to slip behind the seasons about one day per century.  Although this regression had amounted to 14 days by Pope Gregory’s time, he based his reform on restoration of the vernal equinox, then falling on March 11, to the date had 1,257 years earlier when Council of Nicaea was convened (March 21, 325 C.E.).  Pope Gregory made the correction by advancing the calendar 10 days.  The change was made the day after October 4, 1582, and that following day was established as October 15, 1582.  The Gregorian calendar differs from the Julian in three ways:  (1) No century year is a leap year unless it is exactly divisible by 400 (e.g., 1600, 2000, etc.); (2) Years divisible by 4000 are common (not leap) years; and (3) once again the New Year would begin with the date set by the early pagans, the first day of the month of Janus - January 1.     On New Years Day 1577 Pope Gregory XIII decreed that all Roman Jews, under pain of death, must listen attentively to the compulsory Catholic conversion sermon given in Roman synagogues after Friday night services.  On New Years Day 1578 Gregory signed into law a tax forcing Jews to pay for the support of a “House of Conversion” to convert Jews to Christianity.  On New Years 1581 Gregory ordered his troops to confiscate all sacred literature from the Roman Jewish community.  Thousands of Jews were murdered in the campaign.     Throughout the medieval and post-medieval periods, January 1 - supposedly the day on which Jesus’ circumcision initiated the reign of Christianity and the death of Judaism - was reserved for anti-Jewish activities: synagogue and book burnings, public tortures, and simple murder.     The Is


In Scotland, what colour petticoat should women wear, and make sure it is partly visible, to ensure success when they propose to a man?

February 29th and Leap Year superstitions By  Ellen Castelow , Contributing Writer  |   Comments Thirty days hath September,  All the rest have thirty-one,  Excepting February alone  Which hath but twenty-eight, in fine,  Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.  - old saying Our everyday calendar is an artificial medium that has been juggled with through the centuries in an effort to make it more accurate and more useful. The time it takes for the earth to rotate is 365 ¼ days but the calendar year is 365 days, hence once every four years to balance this, we have a leap year and an extra day, February 29th. Because such years are rarer than normal years, they have become lucky omens. Indeed the 29th February itself is an especially important day. Anything started on this day is sure of success. Certainly February 29th in the leap year of 1504 was very successful for one Christopher Columbus. The famous explorer had been marooned for several months on the small island of Jamaica. Though the island natives had initially offered food and provisions, Columbus'  arrogant and overbearing attitude had so annoyed the natives that they stopped this altogether. Facing starvation, Columbus came up with an inspired plan.  Consulting a shipboard almanac and finding that a lunar eclipse was due, he called together the native chiefs and announced to them that God would punish them if they did not supply his crew with food. And as an omen of God’s intent to punish them, there would be a sign in the sky: God would darken the Moon.  Right on cue, the lunar eclipse started. Columbus dramatically disappeared into his cabin as the natives began to panic and begged him to restore the Moon. After more than an hour, Columbus emerged from his cabin and announced that God was prepared to withdraw his punishment if the natives agreed to supply him and his crew with everything they needed. The native chiefs immediately agreed, and within minutes the Moon started emerging from shadow, leaving the natives in awe of Columbus’ power. Columbus continued to receive food and supplies until he was rescued in June 1504. For women, February 29th can also be a very successful day, as once every four years on the 29th February they have the “right” to propose to a man. The right of every women to propose on 29th February each leap year goes back hundreds of years when the leap year day had no recognition in English law (the day was 'leapt over' and ignored, hence the term 'leap year'). It was decided that the day had no legal status, meaning that a break in tradition on this day was acceptable. So on this day, women can take advantage of this anomaly and propose to the man they wish to marry. In Scotland however, to ensure success they should also wear a red petticoat under their dress - and make sure that it is partly visible to the man when they propose. For those wishing to take advantage of this ancient tradition,  29th February is your day!   Tweet If you enjoyed this article, you might also like... British Superstitions - Different parts of the country have their own particular superstitions designed to bring good fortune, health and wealth to their house and occupants. Even outside the home certain things had to be done first. For example, to protect the house from witches... Traditions and folklore of Wales - Wales is a country steeped in tradition. Even the Methodist Revival in the 18th century, whose stern Puritanism banished the ancient Celtic traditions, was unable to stamp out all remains of their traditions. Nursery Rhymes - Every child has heard of Little Jack Horner, and has played, at some time, Ring a Ring O'Roses, little realising that these seemingly childish rhymes are based on fact. Little Jack Horner lived in the 1530's... Give us our eleven days - ‘Give us our eleven days!’ The English calendar riots of 1752. The eleven days referred to here are the ‘lost’ 11 days of September 1752, skipped when Britain changed over from the Julian calendar to... Popular This Month


A Leap Year occurs every how many years?

Leap Year Explained Leap Year Explained Leap years synchronize the calendar year with the solar year by Ann Marie Imbornoni & Mark Hughes Related Links More Leap Year Birthdays Why do we need leap year? The Gregorian calendar, which now serves as the standard calendar for civil use throughout the world, has both common years and leap years. A common year has 365 days and a leap year 366 days, with the extra, or intercalary , day designated as February 29. A leap year occurs every four years to help synchronize the calendar year with the solar year, or the length of time it takes the earth to complete its orbit about the sun, which is about 365¼ days. The length of the solar year, however, is slightly less than 365¼ days—by about 11 minutes. To compensate for this discrepancy, the leap year is omitted three times every four hundred years. In other words, a century year cannot be a leap year unless it is divisible by 400. Thus 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but 1600, 2000, and 2400 are leap years. What are your chances of being born on leap day? About 1 in 1,500. When is the birthday party? If you are born on a Leap Year, do you get your driver's license on February 28th or March 1st? It is an ambiguous question that is decided by each state. Most states, however, consider March 1st the official day. For instance, the Michigan Vehicle Code states that people born on February 29th "are deemed to have been born on March 1st." How many people were born on leap day? There are about 187,000 people in the US and 4 million people in the world who were born on Leap Day. The rules for determining a leap year Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years. Exception: Century years are NOT leap years UNLESS they can be evenly divided by 400. When did leap year originate? The Gregorian calendar is closely based on the Julian calendar, which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC. The Julian calendar featured a 12-month, 365-day year, with an intercalary day inserted every fourth year at the end of February to make an average year of 365.25 days. But because the length of the solar year is actually 365.242216 days, the Julian year was too long by .0078 days (11 minutes 14 seconds). This may not seem like a lot, but over the course of centuries it added up, until in the 16th century, the vernal equinox was falling around March 11 instead of March 21. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII adjusted the calendar by moving the date ahead by 11 days and by instituting the exception to the rule for leap years. This new rule, whereby a century year is a leap year only if divisible by 400, is the sole feature that distinguishes the Gregorian calendar from the Julian calendar. Following the Gregorian reform, the average length of the year was 365.2425 days, an even closer approximation to the solar year. At this rate, it will take more than 3,000 years for the Gregorian calendar to gain one extra day in error. For even more information, read: Leap Year 101 Did you know?


Who played the role of dance instructor, Mrs Wilkinson, in the 2000 film Billy Elliot?

Billy Elliot (2000) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2012 a list of 40 titles created 08 Aug 2013 a list of 42 titles created 09 Mar 2014 a list of 40 titles created 30 Aug 2014 a list of 49 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Billy Elliot " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     3     Oscars. Another    54 wins & 63 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity. Director: Peter Cattaneo The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism and joins a football team. Director: Gurinder Chadha A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval. Directors: Stephen Daldry, Brett Sullivan Stars: Elliott Hanna, Ollie Jochim, Bradley Perret The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. Director: Stephen Daldry A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy. Directors: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz Stars: Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette Edit Storyline County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. Written by KGF Vissers See All (248)  » Taglines: Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it. Genres: Rated R for language | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 10 November 2000 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: £1,541,109        (UK) (29 September 2000) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Julie Walters admittedly went through the menopause during the production and considered the filming of the dance sequences to be painful. She needed several breaks because she experienced hot flashes. See more » Goofs When Jackie is inside the bus leading to the mine, an egg hits his window (at around 1h 14 mins), but when the bus is viewed from outside, the window is clean (01:14:44). See more » Quotes (Odessa, Ukraine) – See all my reviews I have been looking for Billy Elliot for more than two years. I heard that it should be very good or even excellent film and another reason for watching it was that I have seen several Working Title films before (About a Boy, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and I found all of them much more sincere and emotional than average Hollywood products. Also these British films have something to offer that you rarely can find in Hollywood movies: a charming heartwarming mixture of sweet and funny comedy and inspiring and touching drama. Last month, finally, I found the tape. From very first moments of the movie my eyes were riveted to the screen and when the movie ended feelings and emotions overflowed me. Billy Elliot in my opinion Billy Elliot is a brilliant movie, easily one of the best movies of the year a


Which famous London building was destroyed by fire in 1834?

The Great Fire of 1834 - UK Parliament The Great Fire of 1834 Churchill and the Commons Chamber The Great Fire of 1834 In 1834, the Exchequer was faced with the problem of disposing two cart-loads of wooden tally sticks. These were remnants of an obsolete accounting system that had not been used since 1826. When asked to burn them, the Clerk of Works thought that the two underfloor stoves in the basement of the House of Lords would be a safe and proper place to do so. Parliament on fire in 1834 On 16 October, a couple of workmen arrived in the morning to carry out his instructions. During the afternoon, a party of visitors to the House of Lords, conducted by the deputy housekeeper Mrs Wright, became puzzled by the heat of the floor, and by the smoke seeping through it. But the workmen insisted on finishing their job. The furnaces were put out by 5pm, and Mrs Wright, no longer worried, locked up the premises. Fire! At 6pm, Mrs Wright heard the terrified wife of a doorkeeper screaming that the House of Lords was on fire. In no time, the flames had spread to the rest of the Palace. It was a great sight for the crowds on the streets (who were kept back by soldiers) and a great opportunity for artists such as J.M.W. Turner who painted several canvases depicting it. Both Houses of Parliament were destroyed along with most of the other buildings on the site. Westminster Hall was saved largely due to heroic fire fighting efforts, and a change in the direction of the wind during the night. The only other parts of the Palace to survive were the Jewel Tower, the Undercroft Chapel, the Cloisters and Chapter House of St Stephen's and Westminster Hall. With Restoration and Renewal of the Houses of Parliament in the news, Dr Caroline Shenton looks back at the petitions which occurred when the building was originally constructed in the nineteenth century.


Which English snooker player is nicknamed ‘The Rocket’?

Ronnie O'Sullivan - Snooker UK Ronnie O’Sullivan Posted June 5, 2013   |   Comments are disabled Ronald Antonio “Ronnie” O’Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style, and is nicknamed “The Rocket”. He is the reigning World Snooker Champion and has been World Champion on five occasions (2001, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2013) and, with career earnings of over £7 million is second after Stephen Hendry on snooker’s all-time prize-money list. He has been the world’s no. 1 player on five occasions, and has won a total of 25 ranking titles.


Which word represents the letter ‘E’ in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?

What does NATO phonetic alphabet mean? Definitions for NATO phonetic alphabet This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word NATO phonetic alphabet Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: NATO phonetic alphabet(ProperNoun) Informal name for a spelling alphabet officially known as the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet. Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: NATO phonetic alphabet The NATO phonetic alphabet, more accurately known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet and also called the ICAO phonetic or ICAO spelling alphabet, as well as the ITU phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used spelling alphabet. Although often called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets do not have any association with phonetic transcription systems, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet. Instead, the International Civil Aviation Organization alphabet assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet so that critical combinations of letters and numbers can be pronounced and understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language or the presence of transmission static. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. Some of the 26 words have altered pronunciations: Charlie can be either "char-lee" or "shar-lee", and Uniform is either "you-nee-form" or "oo-nee-form", neither of which is the English pronunciation of the word. Oscar is pronounced "oss-cah" and Victor as "vik-tah" without the 'r', even by people who would normally pronounce it. Papa is pronounced "Pa-PAH" with the accent on the second syllable instead of the first. The code word Quebec is pronounced as French "keh-beck". The ICAO and FAA use the standard number words of English with four altered pronunciations, whereas the ITU and IMO use ten code words for numbers. Numerology The numerical value of NATO phonetic alphabet in Chaldean Numerology is: 3 Pythagorean Numerology


Who played the role of Mrs Lovett in the 2007 film ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’?

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) R | From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, AKA Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Director: a list of 36 titles created 26 Nov 2010 a list of 24 titles created 20 Nov 2012 a list of 21 titles created 05 Aug 2014 a list of 33 titles created 20 Mar 2015 a list of 24 titles created 23 Sep 2015 Title: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    33 wins & 72 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation. Director: Tim Burton Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. Director: Tim Burton An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection. Director: Tim Burton A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Director: Tim Burton A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life. Director: Tim Burton Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor. Director: Tim Burton Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Stars: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director: Tim Burton A writer is accused of plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice." Director: David Koepp In Victorian Era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders by Jack The Ripper. Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger. Director: Neil Jordan An ambitious but troubled movie director tries his best to fulfill his dream, despite his lack of support. Director: Tim Burton Edit Storyline In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy swallowed arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Never Forget. Never Forgive. See more  » Genres: Rated R for graphic bloody violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 21 December 2007 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $13,635,390        (USA) (21 December 2007) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia As of March 2010, Helena Bonham Carter still had not seen the film because she does not like watching her own performances, although she had said she "will get


Which island was previously named Van Dieman’s Land?

Van Diemen's Land Van Diemen's Land 'Up stream Upper Nile Bridge' by John Glover, 1840 (ALMFA, SLT) Tasmania's cultural history was pre-determined for more than a century by its colonial origins and, in particular, by the whole emotive package conjured up by its former name, Van Diemen's Land. In 1642, in the manner of the time, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman had innocently bestowed this name to honour, and perhaps accrue favour from, a powerful figure in his world, Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. For English convicts, however, and indeed for free settlers, it resonated with more sinister suggestions. In a colony where transported felons often outnumbered free settlers, where law and order were fragile and relative concepts, and brutality the resort of prisoner and gaoler alike, 'demons' were in plentiful supply, augmented by a lurking fear of those shadows in the bush, the original inhabitants. After a false start at Risdon in 1803, Hobart Town was established the following year by Lt-Governor David Collins as Governor King's proposed solution to two perceived problems ï¿½ French expansionism and English felons. Its dual purpose was to deter the French exploratory expeditions from laying claim to any part of New Holland and to act as a supplementary gaol for excess contingents of convicts shipped to New South Wales. The first of these roles was short-lived: the French departed the scene leaving the island characterised not only as a prison but as the place of most severe and soul-destroying punishment. A stanza from 'The Female Transport', an anonymous street ballad of the time, encapsulates the dread associated with the name that was soon to become synonymous with a convict hell. Every night when I lay down I wet my straw with tears, While wind upon that horrid shore did whistle in our ears, Those dreadful beasts upon that land around our cots do roar, Most dismal is our doom upon Van Diemen's shore. The immediate and acute problem confronting the free settlers and convicts alike was survival. By 1806 the colony was starving. Few ships visited and for eighteen months everyone from Collins down was without bread, vegetables, tea, sugar and alcohol. In these circumstances the longer-term need to clear, till and plant an allocation of land was by-passed in favour of securing the one plentiful food source ï¿½ kangaroos. Even convicts were armed and sent out to hunt, initiating a lawlessness that could only be checked, too late, by the most draconian measures. Shooting kangaroos was simple: the consequences were complex and prolonged. Convicts soon realised that, armed, they could survive very well beyond the settlement and escaped prisoners formed bands of bushrangers, terrorising outlying farms and travellers. The unprecedented slaughter of the kangaroos also had a dramatic effect on the local Aborigines whose traditional hunting grounds had been summarily appropriated. The struggle for land rights had begun. The starvation problem was soon solved as, especially in the Midlands, cleared land proved highly productive. Under Lt-Governor Arthur the economy soared. Exports rose from £45,000 to £540,00 and by 1830 wheat and wool production along with land values were booming. But the first decade of struggle for survival spawned consequences that plagued Van Diemen's Land for half a century and haunted it for a century more. Initially the colonists were sustained largely by necessity. Having poured their life savings into emigrating from Britain, few could have afforded to return. Yet once the starvation years were past these mostly working-class immigrants had many advantages over their counterparts in England and mainland Australia; ticket-of-leave men were better off here than in the highly-competitive, criminal underworld from which they had been transported; and the prospects for most convicts were far rosier than for felons aboard prison hulks on the Thames. In most areas there was adequate rainfall, the climate was more conducive to growing the crops they were used to and, overall, the lan


Late opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was born in which Italian city?

Luciano Pavarotti - Biography - IMDb Luciano Pavarotti Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (17) Overview (4) The King of the High C's Big P 5' 10¾" (1.8 m) Mini Bio (1) Luciano Pavarotti was the best-selling classical singer and humanitarian known for his most original and popular performances with the 'Three Tenors' and 'Pavarotti & Friends'. He was born on October 12, 1935, in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy. He was the first child and only son of two children in the family of a baker. His father, Fernando Pavarotti, was a gifted amateur tenor, who instilled a love for music and singing in young Luciano. His mother, Adele Venturi, worked at the local cigar factory. Young Pavarotti showed many talents. He first sang with his father in the Corale Rossi, a male choir in Modena, and won the first prize in an international choir competition in Wales, UK. He also played soccer as a goalkeeper for his town's junior team. In 1954, at the age of 19, Pavarotti decided to make a career as a professional opera singer. He took serious study with professional tenor Arrio Pola, who discovered that Pavarotti had perfect pitch, and offered to teach him for free. After six years of studies, he had only a few performances in small towns without pay. At that time Pavarotti supported himself working as a part-time school teacher and later an insurance salesman. In 1961 he married his girlfriend, singer Adua Veroni, and the couple had three daughters. Pavarotti made his operatic debut on April 29, 1961, as Rodolfo in La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini , at the opera house in Reggio Emilia. In the following years he relied on the professional advise from tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano , who prevented Pavarotti from appearances when his voice was not ready yet. Eventually Pavarotti stepped in for Di Stefano in 1963, at the Royal Opera House in London as 'Rodolfo' in La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini , making his international debut. That same year he met soprano Joan Sutherland and the two began one of the most legendary partnerships in vocal history; Pavarotti made his American debut opposite Sutherland in February of 1965, in Miami Opera. Pavarotti was blessed with a voice of a rare range, beauty and clarity, which was best during the 60s, 70s and 80s. In 1966 he became the first opera tenor to hit all nine "high C's" with his full voice in the aria 'Quel destin' in 'La Fille du Regiment' (aka.. The Daughter of the Regiment) by Gaetano Donizetti . He repeated this feat in his legendary 1972 Met performance and was nicknamed "King of the High C's" in rave reviews. Pavarotti's popularity was arguably bigger than that of any other living tenor in the world. His 1993 live performance in the New York's Central Park was attended by 500,000 fans while millions watched it on television. During the 1990s and 2000s Pavarotti was still showing his ability to deliver his clear ringing tone in the higher register, albeit in fewer performances. Luciano Pavarotti was known for his humanitarian work. He was the founder and the host of the 'Pavarotti & Friends' annual charity concerts and related activities in Modena, Italy. There he sang with international stars of all styles to raise funds for several worthy UN causes. Pavarotti sang with Bono and U2 in the 1995 song Miss Sarajevo and raised $1,500,000 in his charity project 'Concert for Bosnia'. He also established and financed the Pavarotti Music Center in Bosnia, and raised funds in charity concerts for refugees from Afghanistan and for refugees from Kosovo. Pavarotti made two Guinness World Records: one was for receiving the most curtain calls at 165; and the other was for the best selling classical album of 'The Three Tenors in Concert' with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras . In March 2004 Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera as the painter Mario Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's 'Tosca' at the New York Metropolitan Opera. In 2005 Luciano Pavarotti started a 40 city farewell tour. He sang his signature aria 'Nessun Dorma' from 'Turandot' by Giacomo Pu


Billund Airport is in which European country?

Car rental Billund Airport | Europcar Denmark Car rental in Billund Airport Navigating a whole new area on your own schedule was never easier than with a cheap car rental from Billund Airport. As soon as you arrive at Billund Airport, Denmark, you can look forward to exploring straight away. As well as having the freedom to drive to exciting new locations on a whim, you can plan day trips and excursions to nearby attractions that capture your interest. With a simple booking system and a great selection of vehicles, Europcar is the perfect choice for your Billund Airport car rental. Book online before you go and discover a range of options; we have hourly, daily, short term, weekly, monthly and long term deals available in this location, and you can talk to us to find out which one will be best suited to your trip. Rent a car in Billund Airport and prepare to hit the road for a whole new heap of memories Remember to always bring your driver’s license, valid credit card and additional proof of identity (such as a passport if you are renting abroad). Why choose Europcar in Billund Airport Express pick-up service available Easy 3-step online booking: search, select, book New, comfortable rental car fleet Award-winning car rental company


Which popular board game was originally called ‘Criss Cross Words’?

Scrabble | board game | Britannica.com board game go Scrabble, board-and-tile game in which two to four players compete in forming words with lettered tiles on a 225-square board; words spelled out by letters on the tiles interlock like words in a crossword puzzle . Players draw seven tiles from a pool at the start and replenish their supply after each turn. Tiles in the pool and those of other players are kept secret so that a player can see only those tiles on the board and his own. A player may forfeit his turn and exchange any or all of his tiles for those in the pool. There are 100 letter tiles, each imprinted with a point value for different letters, approximately corresponding to the frequency of occurrence of the letter in English words. Words are scored by adding up the point values of their letters, multiplied by any of 61 premium squares that may be covered, such as double letter, triple letter, double word, and triple word. Scoring as the game advances is possible both horizontally and vertically, with higher scores registered by forming two or more interlocking words at the same time. At the end of the game, when one player has no tiles or the board is deadlocked, the player who has scored the greatest number of points is the winner. Values of unused letters left to players are totalled and deducted from their scores. Originally called Criss Cross, the game, which was based on the crossword puzzle and anagrams, was developed by Alfred M. Butts, an architect, in 1931. It was redesigned, renamed as Scrabble, and marketed by James Brunot in 1948. It was first sold in Great Britain in 1954. Scrabble was later produced in many foreign languages, Braille, and magnetic editions and continued to be one of the leading board-and-tile games in the United States . Tournaments have been held in the United States since 1973. Similar Topics


Which Asian city was previously known as Edo?

History of Tokyo (Edo) - Wa-pedia History of Tokyo Tokyo Imperial Palace (formerly Edo Castle). Tokyo was initially established in 1457. The city was then known as Edo (江戸, literally "bay-entrance" ). Tokyo is therefore a new city by Eurasian standards, far more recent than most European cities and almost as recent as the first European colonies in the Americas. The Tokugawa shōgunate was established in 1603 with Edo as its seat of government - the de facto capital of Japan, although the Emperor's residence remained in Kyoto, which had been the actual capital until that time. In September of 1868, when the shōgunate came to an end, Emperor Meiji ordered Edo to be renamed "Tokyo" (東京), meaning "Eastern Capital." The new name was meant to emphasize Tokyo's status as the new capital of Japan, both temporally and spiritually. Tokyo has been generally accepted as the sole capital of Japan since 1869, when the Emperor took up permanent residence there. However, the capital was never legally "transferred" to Tokyo, leading some to question whether Kyōto may still be the capital, or a co-capital. The Great Kanto earthquake struck Tokyo in 1923, killing approximately 70,000 people; a massive reconstruction plan was drawn up, but was too expensive to carry out except in part. Despite this, the city grew until the beginning of World War II. During the war, Tokyo was heavily bombed, much of the city was burned to the ground, and its population in 1945 was only half that of 1940. Following the war, Tokyo was under military occupation and governed by the allied forces. General Douglas MacArthur established the occupation headquarters in what is now the Dai-Ichi Seimei building overlooking the Imperial Palace. The American presence in Tokyo made it an important command and logistics center during the Korean War. Tokyo still hosts a number of U.S. military bases, including Yokota Air Base. During the 1950s and mid-1960s, Japan experienced what is widely described as the "economic miracle", which transformed the nation from wartime devastation to the world's second-largest economy by 1966. During this period, Japanese government policy placed priority on the development of infrastructure and manufacturing industries over social welfare. As a result, Japan came to dominate a range of industries including steel, ship-building, automobiles, semiconductors, and consumer electronics. Tokyo's re-emergence from wartime trauma was complete at the 1964 Summer Olympics, which publicized the city on an international stage and brought global attention to the "economic miracle". Beginning in the 1970s, Japanese cities experienced a massive wave of expansion as laborers began migrating from rural areas, and Tokyo was one of the most dramatic examples. As it grew steadily into the economic bubble of the late 1980s, Tokyo became one of the most dynamic cities on Earth, with a tremendous range of social and economic activities, myriad restaurants and clubs, a major financial district, tremendous industrial strength, a wealth of shops, and world-class entertainment opportunities. The construction boom of the bubble years was one of the greatest in world history (as judged by the level of building expenditures in relation to the size of the economy), leading Tokyo to have an enormously more modern capital stock of buildings than similar metropolises such as London and New York City. Although the recession following the bursting of the "bubble economy" in the early 1990s hurt the city, Tokyo remains the predominant economic center of East Asia, rivaled only by Hong Kong and Singapore. On March 20, 1995, Tokyo became the focus of international media attention in the wake of the Aum Shinrikyō cult terrorist organisation attack with Sarin nerve gas on the Tokyo subway system (in the tunnels beneath the political district of central Tokyo) in which 12 people were killed and thousands affected (see Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway).


In medicine, dystocia is difficulty in doing what?

Shoulder dystocia - BabyCentre Shoulder dystocia How can I recover after a birth with shoulder dystocia? What is shoulder dystocia? Shoulder dystocia can happen after your baby's head has been born. If one of her shoulders becomes stuck, and you need extra help for her body to be born, it’s called shoulder dystocia (RCOG 2012, 2013a, Simkin and Ancheta 2011). It is an unusual complication that can happen during the end of the second stage of labour (RCOG 2012, Simkin and Ancheta 2011). It's all to do with how your baby moves down through your pelvis and out into the world. Your baby's shoulder may get stuck if: Your baby is big (macrosomia) (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012). However, if you’re having a big baby, don’t panic as most big babies don’t get stuck at all. About half of cases of shoulder dystocia happen with babies that are not large (RCOG 2012, Rodis 2015). Your baby hasn’t moved into the best position for her shoulders to be born (Simkin and Ancheta 2011). The position that you’re in restricts the room in your pelvis (Rodis 2015). Changing position may increase how much room your baby has to move through your pelvis (Reitter et al 2014). To understand shoulder dystocia, it helps to know how vaginal birth usually progresses . During birth your baby moves from your womb (uterus), down through the cradle of bones that make up your pelvis. At the front of your pelvis is your pubic bone. You can feel your pubic bone just behind the top of your pubic hair. At the back of your pelvis is the sacrum with the tailbone (coccyx) at the bottom. You can feel these bones between your buttocks. Normally when you start pushing , your baby is facing away from your pubic bone towards your sacrum. Usually, after your baby's head is born, her head and body will turn sideways. This allows her shoulders and body to pass comfortably through your pelvis on the next contraction. With shoulder dystocia, one of her shoulders gets stuck, preventing her body being born (Tower 2011 ). It's usually the front (anterior) shoulder that gets stuck behind your pubic bone, although it is also possible for the back (posterior) shoulder to get stuck on the sacrum. The illustration below shows what happens with an anterior shoulder dystocia: If this happens, your baby needs to be born fairly quickly to make sure she continues to get enough oxygen (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012), particularly if there have already been signs of problems with her heart-rate (RCOG 2012). While your baby is stuck, the umbilical cord may be squashed, which means less oxygen is reaching her. Meanwhile, her lungs are still compressed, so she can't get oxygen by breathing yet. For this reason, shoulder dystocia is an emergency complication that needs resolving calmly but swiftly. This may all sound alarming, but be reassured that your doctor and midwife will be on hand to help your baby out in good time, while avoiding injury to you or your baby. What causes shoulder dystocia? Shoulder dystocia is unusual. It happens in about one out of every 150 births (Ouzounian et al 2012, RCOG 2012, 2013a). It isn’t possible to predict shoulder dystocia (RCOG 2012, Revicky et al 2012, Rodis 2015). We do know that the risk is increased if: You experienced shoulder dystocia in a previous labour (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012). You’re having a big baby (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012, Revicky et al 2012). You have diabetes (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012). You are very overweight or you’ve gained a lot of weight during pregnancy (Allen 2014, RCOG 2012). Your baby's body is disproportionately larger than her head (Allen 2014, Larson and Mandelbaum 2013). Your labour is induced (RCOG 2012). If you’re obese you’re more likely to develop gestational diabetes (NICE 2015, RCOG 2013b). Uncontrolled diabetes slightly increases the chance of your baby getting stuck because your baby is more likely to put weight on across her torso (NICE 2015, Rodis 2015). Interventions in your labour, once it’s underway, can also increase the risk of shoulder dystocia, such as the use of ventouse or forceps (Allen 2014, Revicky et al 2012). How your labour p


The island of Lampedusa belongs to which European country?

Lampedusa: the Gate of Europe - OneEurope Lampedusa: the Gate of Europe The vibrant multicultural artistic scene of the island of Lampedusa - the positive effects of cross-cultural encounter 24 Oct 2013 | tags: Europe , Italy , integration , Culture , refugees , Lampedusa and illegal immigration "La porta d'Europa", work of the artist Mimmo Paladino. After the last tragic shipwreck of migrants, Europe and the rest of the world discovered the existence of the little island of Lampedusa .  Nowadays inhabitants of Lampedusa are called to face a big challenge: to overcome their isolated status and to open up to a likely integration process. Integration is not easy, of course, but it could be a good stimulus for Lampedusa, and lead to excellent cultural results. But the question is: is it really possible for a “lost rock” in the middle of the sea to become a meeting point for different cultures and art expressions? Can Lampedusa become a inter-socio-cultural hub between the North and South sides of the Mediterranean Sea ? While the majority of Europeans consider the shipwreck on 3rd October just a single tragic episode, for all Lampedusani (the inhabitants of Lampedusa), it was an almost daily tragic event. As a matter of facts, shipwrecks began more than ten years ago, when migration fluxes started to flood the southern area of the Mediterranean Sea , but in all these years nobody has really paid attention to that issue. If Italian politics were too occupied in approving a couple of discriminatory bills against immigrants, the rest of Europe ignored the situation, following the idea that every country should solve its own problems. In this way, inhabitants of Lampedusa and Sicily have been left to solve the matter of migration by themselves, although migration is not just an Italian issue, since there are important migratory fluxes towards many other European countries.  In all Europe only Malta risks the same problems in the same way as Lampedusa. In fact, sometimes there are diplomatic incidents between Malta Malta have difficulties in deciding the local competence of receiving migrants. There are many different causes that provoke migration fluxes, but the political crisis which afflicts many countries in Africa and in the Middle East has worsened the situation. It is not so easy to find working solutions for migration problems and difficulties, but history taught us that culture and education can be a positive way to make people meet and get to know each other, enriching the culture of the local area, too. Inhabitants of Lampedusa don’t want to be regarded as “pitiful” just because of the situation in which they have been involved. But at the same time Lampedusani want to live a normal life, without forgetting those tragedies, but without fishing corpses as well. Those sea tragedies sensitized different artists and creative people, who felt the necessity to express themselves and create something for the inhabitants of the island, stimulating people of different cultures to accept and integrate each other. For this reason the little island of Lampedusa could take advantage of the mass migration and its positive consequences to become a good example for the rest of Europe . But before continuing with the article, it would be better to give some information about Lampedusa. The Italian Island is the largest one of the Pelagies, an archipelago in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea (very close to Malta) and it belongs to the Autonomous Region of Sicily (province of Agrigento). Lampedusa is the town hall of its municipality, which includes all the three islands of the archipelago (for a total of 6.304 inhabitants). This archipelago is closer to the African coasts rather than to the Italian ones. Distances: Lampedusa-Tunisia: 127 km . In the last years the culture sector has been increasingly developed in Lampedusa, creating events, founding institutions, promoting works of art. All of them have been created with the same aim: to enrich the culture of the island, supporting immigrants and local inhabitants. Askavusa: Cultural


What was the name of Jim Carrey’s pet Jack Russell Terrier in the 1994 film ‘The Mask’?

The Mask (1994) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask. Director: Chuck Russell (as Charles Russell) Writers: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 24 titles created 14 Mar 2011 a list of 41 titles created 18 Jun 2011 a list of 37 titles created 16 Jun 2012 a list of 21 titles created 30 Mar 2015 a list of 25 titles created 4 months ago Search for " The Mask " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    6 wins & 18 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team. Director: Tom Shadyac A fast-track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after he turns his son down for the last time. Director: Tom Shadyac A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world. Director: Tom Shadyac The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends. Directors: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly Stars: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa. Director: Steve Oedekerk A nice-guy cop with dissociative identity disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates. Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Director: Peyton Reed A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences. Director: Ben Stiller Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare. Director: Jay Roach When an affluent couple lose all their money following a series of blunders, they turn to a life of crime to make ends meet. Director: Dean Parisot All hell breaks loose when the Byrnes family meets the Focker family for the first time. Director: Jay Roach A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly Stars: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon Edit Storyline Stanley Ipkiss ( Jim Carrey ) is a bank clerk that is an incredibly nice man. Unfortunately, he is too nice for his own good and is a pushover when it comes to confrontations. After one of the worst days of his life, he finds a mask that depicts Loki, the Norse night god of mischief. Now, when he puts it on, he becomes his inner, self: a cartoon romantic wild man. However, a small time crime boss, Dorian Tyrel ( Peter Greene ), comes across this character dubbed "The Mask" by the media. After Ipkiss's alter ego indirectly kills his friend in crime, Tyrel now wants this green-faced goon destroyed. Written by Ian Pugh <skypilot@ezaccess.net> From zero to hero See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for some stylized violence | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 29 July 1994 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: £11,021,329        (UK) (9 September 1994) Gross: DTS | Dolby (Dolby Stereo)| Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Color: Milo, Stanley Ipkiss's dog, is a Jack Russell Terrier. See more » Goofs Obvious double when Tina is dancing with Stanley. See more » Quotes Dorian\Mask : This party's over [bends down to time bomb] Dorian\Mask : in 10 minutes. [starts time bomb] See more » Crazy Credits When all the credits have finished some jazz drumming is heard. Then the f


What is the name of the Tropic which lies approximately 23.5 degrees south of the Equator and runs through Australia, Chile, Brazil and South Africa?

The Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn By Matt Rosenberg Updated August 31, 2016. Three of the most significant imaginary lines running across the surface of the Earth are the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. While the equator is the longest line of latitude on the Earth (the line where the Earth is widest in an east-west direction), the tropics are based on the sun's position in relation to the Earth at two points of the year. All three lines of latitude are significant in their relationship between the Earth and the sun. The Equator The equator is located at zero degrees latitude . The equator runs through Indonesia, Ecuador, northern Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Kenya, among other countries . It is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers) long. On the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon on the two equinoxes - near March and September 21. The equator divides the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. On the equator, the length of day and night are equal every day of the year - day is always twelve hours long and night is always twelve hours long. continue reading below our video Overview of the Four Seasons The Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn each lie at 23.5 degrees latitude. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5° North of the equator and runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia , India, and southern China. The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5° South of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil (Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and a tropic), and northern South Africa . The tropics are the two lines where the sun is directly overhead at noon on the two solstices - near June and December 21. The sun is directly overhead at noon on the Tropic of Cancer on June 21 (the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere) and the sun is directly overhead at noon on the Tropic of Capricorn on December 21 (the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere). The reason for the location of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5° north and south respectively is due to the axial tilt of the Earth. The Earth is titled 23.5 degrees from the plane of the Earth's revolution around the sun each year. The area bounded by the Tropic of Cancer on the north and Tropic of Capricorn on the south is known as the "tropics." This area does not experience seasons because the sun is always high in the sky. Only higher latitudes, north of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the Tropic of Capricorn, experience significant seasonal variation in climate. Realize, however, that areas in the tropics can be cold. The peak of Mauna Kea on the big island of Hawaii stands nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, and snow is not unusual. If you live north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun will never be directly overhead. In the United States, for example, Hawaii is the only location in the country that is south of the Tropic of Cancer, and it is thus the only location in the United States where the sun will be directly overhead in the summer.. Prime Meridian While the equator divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres , it is the Prime Meridian at zero degrees longitude and the line of longitude opposite the Prime Meridian (near the International Date Line ) at 180 degrees longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres . The Eastern Hemisphere consists of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia while the Western Hemisphere includes North and South America . Some geographers place the boundaries between the hemispheres at 20° West and 160° East so as to not run through Europe and Africa. Unlike the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, the Prime Meridian and all lines of longitude are completely imaginary lines and have no significance w


Who was the original presenter of the UK tv show ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’?

Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com Never Mind the Buzzcocks EDIT Unsympathetic to the precious pomposity of the rock and pop industry, 'Buzzcocks' takes a sledgehammer to the delicate egos of the biggest and most famous names in music - often whilst they are guests on the programme. The scathing wit of Mark Lamarr and later Simon Amstell, has literally caused guests to walk off the show.  From 2009 to 2013, the show was presented by different guest hosts each week. In July 2014 it was revealed that Rhod Gilbert would become the show's third regular host from the 28th series. This would turn out to be the final series as the BBC announced in May 2015 that the show had been axed. In 2013, the BBC aired a series called What a Load of Buzzcocks which is narrated by Blur's Alex James and looks at the best bits of a certain year of music including moments from 'Buzzcocks'.


Apart from the moon, which planet in our solar system is the brightest natural object in the night sky?

The Most Extreme Skywatching Objects in Night Sky Credit: George Tucker Extreme Night Sky Targets The night sky is full of uncountable wonders, as any dedicated stargazer knows. Here's a brief rundown of some of the most extreme night sky sights, from the brightest planet to the most distant object detectable with the naked eye. FIRST STOP: The Brightest Planet 2 of 7 Credit: Cory Poole The Brightest Planet Earth's hellishly hot "sister planet," Venus , takes this title because of its highly reflective clouds and proximity to Earth. It's about six times more luminous than the runners-up, Mars and Jupiter. Venus is brighter than pretty much any object in our sky apart from the sun and moon, shining at a maximum apparent magnitude of -5 or so. For comparison, the full moon blazes at magnitude -13, making it roughly 1,600 times brighter than Venus. (In astronomy, lower magnitudes signify brighter objects.) [ Amazing Photos of Venus and the Moon ] NEXT: The Largest Star Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Humphreys (University of Minnesota) The Largest Star The largest known star is probably VY Canis Majoris, a red M-type star that lies about 3,800 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major, The Big Dog. Researchers estimate that VY Canis Majoris could be more than 2,100 times the size of the sun. If placed in our solar system, the monster star's surface would thus extend out past the orbit of Saturn. But VY Canis Majoris may not even have a discernible surface, since the star appears to be about 1,000 times less dense than Earth's atmosphere at sea level. VY Canis Majoris is the source of considerable controversy, since the estimates of its size fall outside the bounds of current stellar theory. Astronomers think VY Canis Majoris will die in a "hypernova" explosion sometime within the next 100,000 years, producing a burst of energy substantially higher than that generated by typical supernovas. NEXT: The Brightest Star Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Bond (STScI), and M. Barstow (University of Leicester) The Brightest Star In 1997, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope identified what may be the most luminous star known — a celestial mammoth 25,000 light-years away that releases up to 10 million times the energy of the sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. Researchers have suggested that this powerhouse star — found in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius — also created a surrounding cloud of glowing gas that has been dubbed the Pistol Nebula. As such, it's called the "Pistol Star." Unfortunately, this amazing star is not visible to skywatchers here on Earth; it's hidden behind the great dust clouds along the Milky Way. The brightest visible star is currently Sirius, the Dog Star, which is found in the constellation Canis Major. Sirius shines with an apparent magnitude of -1.44. [ More on the Pistol Star ] NEXT: Most Colorful Star Credit: Francesco Malafarina The Most Colorful Star Many stars are known for their beautiful colors, such as the double star Albireo (blue and orange) and Antares (fiery red). But the most colorful of all stars visible to the naked eye may be the reddish-orange Mu Cephei, which is sometimes known as Erakis. The red giant Mu Cephei — dubbed "The Garnet Star" by famed British astronomer William Herschel — resides in the constellation Cepheus (The King). Mu Cephei is a pulsating variable star and cycles from a maximum magnitude of 3.7 down to about 5.0 before brightening back up again. And the star's color can vary, too. Most of the time, Mu Cephei appears a deep orange-red, but on occasion it has seemed to take on a weird purplish tint. While The Garnet Star is slightly dim, its ruddy cast is apparent even to the unaided eye on a dark night, and it’s stunning in good binoculars. NEXT: Most Distant Naked-Eye Object 6 of 7 Credit: Johannes Gligoris Most Distant Naked-Eye Object This superlative goes to the Andromeda galaxy , a collection of 400 billion stars that was spotted as early as the 10th century by Persian astronomer Al Sufi. He described it as a "little clo


Daisy, Rose and Violet are fictional sisters in which UK tv comedy series?

Daisy | Keeping Up Appearances Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Keeping Up Appearances Wiki The Pageant Daisy is a fictional character in the British situation comedy, Keeping Up Appearances, portrayed by actress Judy Cornwell. Daisy is the lower-class sister of social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket , who lives with her apathetic slob husband, Onslow , promiscuous sister Rose , and her senile father . Daisy is full of life and always smiling, despite picking up her husband's bad habits of sleeping until noon and watching television all day. She persists in trying to get her apathetic husband to have sex with her (she recalls their first time was in a bus shelter on Milton Street, though Onslow disagrees - A Barbecue At Violet's ), and tries to share romantic moments with him, however, her efforts always fail (see especially The Boy Friend) as Onslow prefers to drink beer and watch "racing on the telly." As a result, Daisy tends to lose herself in Mills & Boonromance novels. Onslow and Daisy have one daughter, Stephanie , who has a daughter named Kylie (whose father is unknown even to Stephanie, who is in a polyamorous relationship), and only appears in the final episode of series one, The Christening . Daisy's care-free, dirt-infested way of living is condemned by her elder sister Hyacinth; nevertheless, it is Hyacinth that Daisy always turns to when worried about Onslow, Rose, or her senile father who frequently causes embarrassing problems that Hyacinth has to always solve. Daisy, like Hyacinth, has to help deal with their father's constant shenanigans, such as getting engaged to a succession of different women. Often he sneaks out without anyone noticing, and Daisy must track him down. She pushes frequently reluctant Onslow in dealing with her father. It is briefly mentioned in series four, that Daisy is a Liverpool F.C. supporter, and once went with her uncle to the games. Her support for Liverpool F.C. caused a huge problem with Onslow when they first met, because she did not reveal her allegiance until the wedding night. The football club which Onslow supports is unnamed, but since Onslow is a Scouser himself, it is presumably Everton F.C. or Tranmere Rovers. According to the book Hyacinth Bucket's Hectic Social Calendar, Daisy's birthday is July 18th.


Aquae Sulis was the Roman name for which English city?

City of Bath : the Roman city of aquae sulis. (Book, 1988) [WorldCat.org] The E-mail message field is required. Please enter the message. E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19922033 Title: City of Bath : the Roman city of aquae sulis. Author: Jane Wilton-Smith Publisher: Pitkin, ©1988. ISBN/ISSN: 0853724385 9780853724384 OCLC:19922033 The ReCaptcha terms you entered were incorrect. Please try to match the 2 words shown in the window, or try the audio version.


Balestra, Derobement and Florentine are terms used in which sport?

Fencing Glossary - Dictionary of Fencing Terms Absence of blade: when the blades are not touching; opposite of     engagement. Advance: a movement forward by step, cross, or balestra. Aids: the last three fingers of the sword hand. Analysis: reconstruction of the fencing phrase to determine priority of touches. Assault: friendly combat between two fencers. Attack: the initial offensive action made by extending the sword     arm and continuously threatening the valid target of the     opponent. Attack au Fer: an attack that is prepared by deflecting the opponent's     blade, eg. beat, press, froissement. Backsword: an archaic, edged, unpointed sword used in prizefighting;     also singlestick. Balestra: a forward hop or jump, typically followed by an attack     such as a lunge or fleche. Bayonet: a type of electrical connector for foil and sabre. Beat: an attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by     using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible. Baudry point: a safety collar placed around a live epee point to prevent     dangerous penetration. Bind: an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the     diagonally opposite line. Black Card: used to indicate the most serious offences in a fencing     competition. The offending fencer is usually expelled from the     event or tournament. Bout: an assault at which the score is kept. Broadsword: any sword intended for cutting instead of thrusting; sabre. Broken Time: a sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used     to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time. Button: the safety tip on the end of practice and sporting swords. Change of Engagement: engagement of the opponent's blade in the     opposite line. Commanding the blade: grabbing the opponent's blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing. Compound: also composed; an action executed in two or more movements; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints. Conversation: the back-and-forth play of the blades in a fencing match,     composed of phrases (phrases d'armes) punctuated by gaps of no     blade action. Counter-attack: an offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack. Counter-disengage: a disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive     the counter-parry. Counter-parry: a parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie.     the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the     opponent's blade. Counter-riposte: an attack that follows a parry of the opponent's     riposte. Counter-time: an attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack,     typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack. Corps-a-corps: lit. "body-to-body"; physical contact between the     two fencers during a bout, illegal in foil and sabre. Coule': also graze, glise', or glissade; an attack or feint that slides     along the opponent's blade. Coup lance': a launched hit; an attack that starts before a     stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not     valid at end of time. Coupe': also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the     opponent's tip. Croise: also semi-bind; an action in which the opponent's blade is     forced into the high or low line on the same side. Cross: an advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other;     also passe' avant (forward cross), passe' arriere (backwards cross). Cut: an attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, normally     landing with the edge. Deception: avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see     disengage, coupe' Derobement: deception of the attack au fer or prise de fer. Direct: a simple attack or riposte that finishes in the same line in     which it was formed, with no feints out of that line. Disengage: a circular movement of the blade that deceives the     opponent's parry, removes the blades from engagement, or changes the     line of engagement. Displacement


Who wrote the short story ‘The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner’?

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | film by Richardson [1962] | Britannica.com The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner film by Richardson [1962] The Wizard of Oz The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, British film drama, released in 1962, that was directed by Tony Richardson and featured the impressive screen debut of Tom Courtenay. Courtenay played Colin Smith, a troubled young man sent to a reform school after he robs a bakery. A gifted runner, he is chosen to represent the institution in a key long-distance race against a prestigious school. Much of the story is told in flashback and inner monologue, revealing the thoughts of the young man as he struggles with his identity while incessantly practicing in preparation for the big race. The finale finds him enacting a startling gesture of defiance: he stops near the finish line and lets the other runners pass. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was based on a short story by Alan Sillitoe , who also wrote the screenplay. It is a notable example of the “Angry Young Men” films that were popular in British cinema after World War II. Production notes and credits Director and producer: Tony Richardson Writer: Alan Sillitoe The British film drama The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) was directed by Tony Richardson. The movie featured the impressive screen debut of Tom Courtenay. Article Contributors Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Film by Richardson [1962] 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


Which playing card is known as ‘Big Casino’?

Rules of Card Games: Casino Software Introduction Casino is the only fishing game to have become popular in English speaking countries. Although it is traditionally supposed to have originated in Italy, there is no direct evidence of it having been played there, at least under that name, though many other Italian fishing games are known. Casino first appears in the card game literature at the end of the eighteenth century in London, and shortly afterwards in Germany. In the late nineteenth century it became fashionable in America and a number of new variations were developed. There is a dispute about the correct spelling of the name - the earliest sources use the spelling Casino, but a tradition has grown up among later writers to spell it with a double 's': Cassino. The aim in Casino is to capture cards from a layout of face up cards on the table. A card is captured by playing a matching card from hand. It is also possible to capture several cards at once if their values add up to the value of the card played. Captured cards are stored face down in front of the player who captured them and scored at the end of the play. Cards from hand can also be combined with table cards into builds, which can only be captured as a unit. This page describes the most usual Anglo-American version of Casino in which picture cards, not having a numerical value, can only capture an equal picture. There are many variants in which picture cards also have numerical values. In English-speaking countries this type of game is known as Royal Casino, and interesting versions of it are popular in various parts of the world. On other pages of this site there are descriptions of: Royal Casino and the version played in the Dominican Republic , which features different scoring in the endgame; Casino in Southern Africa (Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa), where cards can be from opponents' capture piles can be reused in builds; Casino (Kasino) in Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway and Finland) which is usually played without building; Krypkasino , a reverse variant from Sweden in which the aim is to avoid capturing cards. Players and Cards The game works best with from 2 to 4 players, though in theory more could take part. It has the distinction of being one of the few games which will deal out evenly to two, three, or four players. Four players can play in partnerships, two against two, with partners sitting opposite each other. A regular 52 card deck is used. Each numeral card (ace-ten) is counted as its numerical value (ace = 1, two = 2, etc). Picked up cards are accumulated in a pile to be counted at the end of the round. The Deal The dealer deals four cards to each player and four cards face up in the centre (these centre cards are laid out separately so that all are visible). Traditionally, the deal is in twos: two cards to each other player, two to the table, then two to the dealer, then repeat. However, some players prefer to deal the cards singly. The remainder of the deck is temporarily put aside. After everyone has played their four cards, another hand of four cards is dealt to each player from the remaining cards, but no more cards are dealt to the table after the first deal. After these cards have been played there is another deal, and this continues until all 52 cards have been dealt (this takes 6 deals for 2 players, 4 deals for three players, 3 deals for 4 players). The dealer must announce "last" when dealing the last cards. After the last cards have been played and the hand scored, the deal passes to the left for the next round. The Play Starting with the player to the left of the dealer and continuing clockwise, each player in turn must play one card out from hand face up on the table. This card may or may not capture one or more cards from the table. In case of a capture, when the other players have had an opportunity to see the capturing card, the player picks up this card and the captured cards and stores them all face down in a pile. If there is no capture the played card remains face up on the table. Irrespective of whether


Who was TV puppet Lenny the Lion’s human partner?

The Lenny the Lion Show (TV Series 1957–1961) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:05 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Lenny the Lion Show  30min a list of 120 titles created 06 May 2012 Title: The Lenny the Lion Show (1957–1961) 7.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews What - doesn't anyone remember Lenny The Lion? Shame on you. Well now; Lenny The Lion and his partner Terry Hall were amongst the most popular characters of early British children's television. They appeared around the time that Sooty began to make good, and would seem to have been presented as an alternative. In fact, Lenny was much more of a character because - unlike Harry Corbett - Lenny's partner, Terry Hall, was a ventriloquist. And he gave Lenny a very identifiable and quirky voice as well as an interesting and humorous personality. Lenny was a big puppet - an armful - with a hand and a movable face, eyes and lower jaw. In short, there was a great deal more entailed in his act compared to the silent glove-puppet of Sooty and the rabid squeaking of Sweep. At his peak, Lenny had his own show with variety guest appearances on prime-time kids' telly, but he doesn't seem to have lasted. Ceertainly he hasn't been anything like as enduring as Sooty & Sweep. And for the life of me I cannot think why? After the show he continued to make many guest appearances before being relegated to the pantomime circuit. It wasn't fair, but I guess that's showbiz. Late 50's early 60's saw a lot of ventriloquist acts come and go. Comic impersonators seemed to banish them all by the 1970's. But in 1957 Lenny was certainly worth the Lion's share in Puppetry and ventriloquism. What a pity he's just faded into obscurity. 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Ricin is a highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed beans of which plant?

Science Everything You Need To Know About Ricin, The Poison Mailed To President Obama Ricin is one of the most poisonous substances on Earth, it's scarily easy to make, and somebody is mailing it to the President and at least one U.S. senator. What it is, how it works, and more, inside. By Dan Nosowitz posted Apr 17th, 2013 at 2:30pm via Breaking Bad Wiki Ricin (on Breaking Bad) Yesterday, an envelope addressed to Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, was found to contain a white granular substance that was identified as ricin. Today, a similar letter addressed to President Obama was found. These envelopes were intercepted off-site--they never got anywhere near their targets--but as a precaution, Capitol Police have shut down mail service until they can figure out what's going on. In the meantime, let's talk about ricin! How poisonous is it? Oh, man. Very. It's dangerous in just about any way it gets into your system, though ingesting (eating) it is about the least dangerous way. Injecting or inhaling requires about a thousand times less ricin to kill a human than ingesting, and that's a very small amount indeed. An average adult needs only 1.78mg of ricin injected or inhaled to die; that's about the size of a few grains of table salt--which ricin resembles visually. Wikimedia Commons The seeds of the castor plant, from which castor oil (and ricin) are extracted. How does it work? Ricin, a toxic protein, infects cells, blocking their ability to synthesize their own protein. Without cells making protein, key functions in the body shut down; even in survivors, permanent organ damage is often the result of ricin poisoning. It's a highly unpleasant way to be poisoned: within six hours, according to the Center for Disease Control, victims who have ingested ricin will feel gastrointestinal effects like severe vomiting and diarrhea, which can lead to serious dehydration. Then the ricin infects the cells of the vital gastrointestinal organs as they pass through the body, leading to the failure of the kidneys, liver, and pancreas. Inhalation of ricin has a different effect, since the ricin proteins aren't interacting with the same parts of the body. Instead of gastrointestinal problems, you'll develop a vicious, bloody cough, your lungs will fill with fluid, and eventually you'll lose your ability to breathe, causing death. Injection, too, is different, depending on where you've been injected, but will generally result in vomiting and flu-like symptoms, swelling around the place of injection, and eventually organ failure as your circulatory system passes the protein around the body. Death from inhalation or injection usually occurs about three to five miserable, agonizing days after contact. Interestingly, there aren't any immediate symptoms, and indeed there can be a significant delay before symptoms show themselves, up to a day or two. Exposure on the skin is generally not fatal, though it may cause a reaction that can range from irritation to blistering. That sounds...horrible. Is there an antidote, at least? Haha. No. The US and UK governments have been working on an antidote for decades-- here's a nice article describing the progression of one such antidote--but there isn't one available to the public. The CDC's website states bluntly, "There is no antidote for ricin toxicity." There are some steps you can take if you get to a hospital immediately; for ingestion, a stomach pump can sometimes prevent the ricin from reaching the rest of the gastrointestinal system at its full force. But...that's about it, really. Wikimedia Commons Castor Leaf How does it stack up against other poisons? Well, that depends on what your aim is. Ricin is much easier to produce than other popular biological weapons like botulinum, sarin, and anthrax, but it is not as potent as any of those, which limits its effectiveness as a weapon. It also is not very long-lived; the protein can age and become inactive fairly quickly compared to, say, anthrax, which can remain dangerous for decades. There were experiments back around World War I attemp