"What type of animal has adult males known as ""silverbacks""?"

Gorilla | Basic Facts About Gorillas | Defenders of Wildlife Gorilla Basic Facts About Gorillas Closely linked by DNA, gorillas (family Hominidae) are one of the four species of great apes that are the closest living relatives of humans – the other three are chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. Great apes are different from monkeys for a variety of reasons: they are larger, walk upright for a longer period of time, don’t have tails and have much larger, more developed brains. There are four subspecies of gorillas: the eastern lowland or Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri); the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei); the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla); and the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehl). Like all great apes, gorillas have arms that are longer than their legs and tend to walk on all four limbs at certain times – a movement that is called knuckle walking. Adult males are known as 'silverbacks' due to the distinctive silver-colored hair on their backs. Gorillas' appearances can vary based on sub-species, but for the most part, the western subspecies tend to be brownish gray in color, while the eastern and mountain gorillas tend to have a more blackish coat. Mountain gorillas also have longer and thicker fur which is adapted to their colder mountainous habitat. The three lowland subspecies of gorillas sport short, fine hair. Eastern lowland gorillas are the largest of the four subspecies. Diet Gorillas are herbivores and eat leaves, shoots, roots, vines and fruits. Population Eastern lowland gorilla numbers have rapidly declined to below 5,000 today. Critically endangered, there are fewer than 300 Cross River gorillas. Mountain gorillas, another endangered subspecies, number at around 700. A recent survey has shown that there are around 150,000-200,000 western lowland gorillas. Range Eastern lowland gorillas are found in part of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda and Rwanda, while mountain gorillas are only found within the Virunga mountain region straddling the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda borders, as well as the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Western lowland gorillas inhabit Cameroon, Nigeria, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, eastern DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Angola. Cross River gorillas are confined to a small region in Nigeria and Cameroon.  Behavior Gorillas are ground-dwelling and live in groups of 6-12 with the oldest and largest silverback leading a family of females, their young and younger males called blackbacks. The silverback makes the decisions on when his group wakes up, eats, moves and rests for the night. Because he must protect his family at all times, the silverback tends to be the most aggressive. In such situations, he will beat his chest and charge at the perceived threat. Gorillas are shy animals that are most active during the day. At dusk, each gorilla constructs a ‘nest’ of leaves and plant material in which it will sleep. Mothers usually share their nests with nursing infants. Young males may leave their family groups as they become older and either live as solitary silverbacks or create their own family groups. The silverback has the exclusive rights to mate with the females in his group. Reproduction Mating Season: Throughout the year. Gestation: 8.5 months. Litter size: 1 baby. Gorilla infants are helpless at birth and weigh about 3-4 lbs. They learn to crawl at about 2 months and are walking by the time they are around 8 or 9 months. Mother gorillas nurse their babies for about 3 years, following which the young become more independent. Threats Gorillas are threatened by habitat loss due to increasing human populations, poaching for the bushmeat trade and diseases like ebola. Species that live in higher elevations, like mountain gorillas, are also affected by climate change , which has the potential to impact gorillas directly by altering their habitat, and indirectly by affecting agriculture yields in nearby communities, which in turn puts more pressure on remaining habitat.


What is the chemical formula of Sodium Chloride?

What is Sodium Chloride? - Definition, Structure & Formula - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com What is Sodium Chloride? - Definition, Structure & Formula Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you             succeed. Coming up next: Mole-to-Mole Ratios and Calculations of a Chemical Equation You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds 0:12 What is a Salt? 0:45 Characteristics of… Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to    track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin     adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to     assign.     Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the     entire course. Create an account to start this course today Try it free for 5 days! Lesson Transcript Instructor: John Williams Sodium chloride is a compound formed from the ionic bonding of sodium and chloride. The result is a salt that is very important biologically and commercially. This article discusses sodium chloride, its properties, and its uses. What Is a Salt? We see it on the tables of restaurants, in shakers at home, and taste it when we swim in the ocean. But what really is a salt? Salts are inorganic compounds, which means they do not contain carbon and hydrogen together in one molecule. Salts form when a positively-charged atom, called a cation, attracts a negatively charged atom, known as an anion. This positive to negative attraction is known as an ionic bond and is key in maintaining the chemical structure of salts. One of the most important salts in nature and biological systems is sodium chloride. Let's look at sodium chloride and discuss what makes it such a valuable salt in nature. Characteristics of a Sodium Chloride Sodium chloride is formed when sodium atoms interact with chlorine atoms. When this occurs, sodium will donate an electron (which is a negatively-charged particle) to chlorine. This makes sodium slightly positive and chlorine slightly negative. Opposite charges attract, right? So then, sodium ions will attract chloride ions and form an ionic bond. By the way, chloride is the term used to designate the anion form of chlorine. The result is a crystallized salt that has properties that are different from the two parent elements (sodium and chlorine). The chemical formula for sodium chloride is NaCl, which means that for every sodium atom present, there is exactly one chloride atom. Sodium chlorid


"What philosopher is credited with the phrase ""I think therefore I am""?"

"I Think, Therefore I am" Confused: What does this Phrase Mean? - Unenlightened English by centrelli We have all heard this phrase in some form or another but even when I, myself, tried typing this little sentence into google to see what would come up, I was surprised to see that no one could give an explanation that wasn’t lengthy or straightforward. So I’m going to try my hand at explaining this classic statement. Who said it? Rene Descartes is the man credited to these few words. The quote, originally written in french, comes from The Discourse on Method, but also appears written as the famous Latin, “Cogito ergo sum,” in his  Meditations on First Philosophy, which was an attempt to find foundational truths for knowledge. The book contains six meditations that attempt to discover what is real by first doubting absolutely everything and starting from scratch. In this way, Descartes starts at the bottom and works his way up into believing in the existence of worldly things.   What else do I need to know? In the First Meditations Descartes explains why he can call his beliefs into doubt, since his beliefs have deceived him before — I think we can all relate to one experience where our beliefs have been totally wrong and we feel the way old Descartes feels here. He argues that perhaps he is currently dreaming or that God is actually a deceiving demon, or that he is simply crazy. This gives him reason to be skeptical of all his beliefs, which leads us into the Second Meditations. Here is where he convinces himself that nothing of the world is real. He essentially disbelieves everything that can possibly be called into question and whittles existence down into nothing. Then, he says as follows: I have convinced myself that there is nothing in the world — no sky, no earth, no minds, no bodies. Doesn’t it follow that I don’t exist? No, surely I must exist if it’s me who is convinced of something. But there is a deceiver, supremely powerful and cunning whose aim is to see that I am always deceived. But surely I exist, if I am deceived. Let him deceive me all he can, he will never make it the case that I am nothing while I think that I am something. Thus having fully weighed every consideration, I must finally conclude that the statement “I am, I exist” must be true whenever I state it or mentally consider it. (Descartes, Meditation II: On the Nature of the Human Mind, Which Is Better Known Than the Body). Wait a minute, Where’s the quote!? It’s there, trust me! “I am, I exist,” is used here by Descartes to express the same thing. Meditation II is often called the cogitio for the reason that the words “I think, therefore I am,” can readily be explained with this passage. Essentialy, “I think, therefore I am” and “I am, I exist,” mean the same thing. Okay, So what does it mean? If you read the above quote from the Meditation II you see that Descartes has disproved everything that he is used to believing in. When there’s nothing left he still is left with himself and nothing else. Regardless of whether or not he is being deceived by some demon or his beliefs are wrong, he is able to see that even if he has the ability to doubt something he must be existing to even doubt it in the first place. The fact that he can think is what assures himself of his own existence, and a deceiving god cannot negate that. From this point on, Descartes can continue in his examination of reality without worry that he is by all means existing. Conclusion  “I Think, Therefore I am” is used in most intro classes to gets across the real meaning of what the cogito (Meditation II) means — A deceiver can’t deceive me of my existence, for if he were I wouldn’t exist! Although, the true quote comes from Descartes Discourse on Method, it is easier to explain it with this example. The Meditations on First Philosophy is a wonderful piece of literature that’s extremely interesting for anyone to read. If anything I said in this post sparks your interest, then I suggest you read this whole thing through yourself.  That’s all for now, I hope you all now have a bette


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What 17 year old Brazilian scored twice in the 1958 World Cup final?

World Cup 1958 Final - Sweden 2:5 Brazil - YouTube World Cup 1958 Final - Sweden 2:5 Brazil Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Oct 30, 2007 1:0 Nils Liedholm (4.) 2:4 Agne Simonsson (80.) 2:5 Pelé (89.) The 1958 World Cup Final took place in Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden. Brazil won the World Cup against Sweden. This was Brazil's first victory in the history of the World Cup. Newsreel footage shows Robert F. Kennedy in attendance at the game. Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Liedholm. The lead didn't last long however as Vavá equalised just 5 minutes later. On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 21 at the break. 10 minutes into the second half, Brazil went further in front thanks to a brilliant goal scored by Pelé. He took control of the ball inside the penalty area, chipped the ball over the defender then smashed it past a helpless Kalle Svensson. Halfway through the second half Brazil went 4-1 up with a goal scored by Mário Zagallo. Simonsson pulled one back for Sweden with 10 minutes remaining but it was far too late. Pelé sealed the 52 win with a header in injury time and Brazil were able to celebrate their first World Cup title. The World Cup Final in 1958 is the Goal Richest final in the history of the World Cup. There haven't been any other World Cups where it has been over 7 goals (except for 1994 and 2006 where it was penalty shoot out). The final is also the biggest victory in a World Cup final (together with the 1970 final and 1998 final) with a victory with over 3 goals.


Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar in 2014 for his role in what movie?

Oscars 2014: Matthew McConaughey wins Best Actor – EW.com Pinterest Kevin Winter/Getty First-time nominee Matthew McConaughey won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club, the role for which he lost a great amount of weight to play a man who battled AIDS for seven years after being told he had only 30 days to live. McConaughey beat out fellow nominees Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. After a prolonged kiss from his wife, Camila Alves, and a kiss on the cheek from DiCaprio, McConaughey took the stage to thank the 6,000 members of the Academy, as well as the other nominees. He then spoke about the three things that he needs each day: Something to look up to, something to look forward to, and someone to chase. McConaughey continued on to thank God, his father — who’s dancing in his underwear up in heaven with some gumbo — his mother, and his wife and kids, who are “the four people in my life that I want to make the most proud of me.” Through tear-filled eyes, McConaughey ended by talking about his “someone to chase.” He spoke about continuing to strive to be his own hero, 10 years at a time. He wrapped things up with a little “Alright, alright, alright,” and his life motto: “Just keep living.”


"What real-life person is the inspiration for the character Napoleon in the book ""Animal Farm""?"

SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Character List Character List Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Napoleon -  The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, Napoleon proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball. Read an in-depth analysis of Napoleon. Snowball -  The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Leon Trotsky, Snowball is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, and less subtle and devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. Snowball seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power. Read an in-depth analysis of Snowball. Boxer -  The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Quick to help but rather slow-witted, Boxer shows much devotion to Animal Farm’s ideals but little ability to think about them independently. He naïvely trusts the pigs to make all his decisions for him. His two mottoes are “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right.” Read an in-depth analysis of Boxer. Squealer -  The pig who spreads Napoleon’s propaganda among the other animals. Squealer justifies the pigs’ monopolization of resources and spreads false statistics pointing to the farm’s success. Orwell uses Squealer to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth and gain and maintain social and political control. Read an in-depth analysis of Squealer. Old Major -  The prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion. Three days after describing the vision and teaching the animals the song “Beasts of England,” Major dies, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to struggle for control of his legacy. Orwell based Major on both the German political economist Karl Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin. Read an in-depth analysis of Old Major. Clover -  A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer’s close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments. Moses -  The tame raven who spreads stories of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals supposedly go when they die. Moses plays only a small role in Animal Farm, but Orwell uses him to explore how communism exploits religion as something with which to pacify the oppressed. Mollie -  The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s carriage. Mollie craves the attention of human beings and loves being groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes. She represents the petit bourgeoisie that fled from Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution. Benjamin -  The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs. Muriel -  The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to Clover whenever Clover suspects the pigs of violating their prohibitions. Mr. Jones -  The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food; he thus represents Tsar Nicholas II, whom the Russian Revolution ousted. Mr. Frederick -  The tough, shrewd operator of Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. Based on Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Frederick proves an untrustworthy neighbor. Mr. Pilkington -  The easygoing gentleman farmer who runs Foxwood, a neighboring farm. Mr. Frederick’s bitter enemy, Mr. Pilkington represents the


"Who painted ""The Night Watch"" in 1642?"

The Night Watch by Rembrandt – Facts & History about the Painting The Three Trees Rembrandt painted The Night Watch in 1642 and is known as one of his most famous paintings. It is also been recognized as one of Rembrandt’s most debatable and controversial works of art. The Night Watch is the largest painting (at 142.9 in x 172.0 in) in Rembrandt’s line of work. The light and dark contrast in the military portrait is very well recognized. The captain of the civic militia guards and 17 of its members are thought to have commissioned the painting and paid Rembrandt 1,600 guilders to paint The Night Watch. This was considered a great deal of money in that era. There are thirty-four figures that appear in The Night Watch. The painting is an oil painting on a canvas that depicts militiamen lead by Willem van Ruytenburch and Frans Banning Cocq, located in the front area of the painting. At the time of the painting of The Night Watch, it was very common for militia units to commission painters for their portraits. At this time in history the 30 Years’ War from 1618-1648 was halfway through, and it was a time when the Netherlands sought independence from Spain. In the painting, the mayor of Amsterdam and Captain Franz Banning Cocq are seen standing next to the lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch. The light of the painting shines mostly on Cocq and Ruytenburch with them being the main focal point and the rest of the men surrounding them. Also in the light, a little girl clothed in yellow is seen behind Cocq. The eye is naturally led to these three main characters shining out of the crowd. This is because of the sunlight and shadow features that Rembrandt uses in the most effective ways in the painting. Behind these three characters is the ensign whose name is Jan Vissher Cornelissen. He carries the company’s colors with him in the painting. There were changes made to the first painting such as cutting it to fit into the town hall in Amsterdam in 1715. All four sides of the painting were cut before moving it to the town hall and later the painting was again moved to Trippenhuis or what was later called Rijksmuseum. In 1939 when World War II began, it was moved to Medemblik, and rolled into a cylinder form. The painting was brought back to Rijksmuseum when the war ended. Considering the very large size of the painting, and how many times it was moved, it remained in astonishing condition. The Night Watch is also known to have recovered from at least two vandalism attacks. One of the attacks occurred in 1975 when someone left zigzag marks by using a butter knife on the painting. Another horrible incident occurred in 1990 by a man spraying acid on this great work of art. The painting still shows some of the zigzag marks even though the painting has been fully restored. The Night Watch painting is today displayed in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is considered to be the most famous painting displayed there. 2 responses to “The Night Watch”


"What weapons are known as ""poor man's grenades""?"

Poor man's grenade - definition of Poor man's grenade by The Free Dictionary Poor man's grenade - definition of Poor man's grenade by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Poor+man%27s+grenade Molotov cocktail n. A makeshift bomb made of a breakable container filled with flammable liquid and provided with a usually rag wick that is lighted just before being hurled. [Translation of Finnish Molotovin koktaili, after Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (so called because Finnish soldiers used such bombs against Soviet tanks during the 1939-1940 Soviet invasion of Finland, which began after Molotov announced Soviet demands for the annexation of certain Finnish territories ).] Molotov cocktail


Which country has the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag?

Only Non-Quadrilateral Flag in the world | Explore Nepal | Nepal Tourism News, Events, Travel Tips, Views, Photo Gallery Only Non-Quadrilateral Flag in the world Posted by Nepal Tourism on September 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment   The national flag of Nepal is the world’s only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, the country’s national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war. The blue border is the colour of peace. Red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle bears a white 12-pointed sun is the actual shape and size of nepal flag. The Nepal flag  came into being on December 16, 1962. The Nepal flag  is the only national flag which is not rectangular or square in shape. It comprises of a sun and a moon which had previously human faces but the images were removed when the flag was modernized in 1962. It is being said that the national flag of Nepal  anticipates, that the nation will last as long as the sun and moon is there on earth. The blue border on the flag of Nepal signifies peace, red stands for the color of rhododendron, the national flower of Nepal. The curved moon is symbolic of the royal house and the sun represents the Rana dynasty. |


A crash is the name for a group of what endangered African animal?

Animal Groups A pride of lions, a murder of crows, a crash of rhinos, and every other collective noun for animals. This is a listing of every animal congregation I could find after scouring the web. If you see any missing, let me know.


What famous bluesman has a guitar named Lucille?

The Legacy of Lucille: The Surprising Story Behind B.B. King's Guitar - Rolling Stone The Legacy of Lucille: The Surprising Story Behind B.B. King's Guitar The Legacy of Lucille: The Surprising Story Behind B.B. King's Guitar After it was rescued from a fire, the guitar became an icon B.B. King and his guitar, Lucille, were virtually inseparable for more than a half-century. Credit: Paul Natkin/Getty Eric Clapton had "Blackie" and "Brownie"; Willie Nelson has "Trigger" ; Keith Richards, "Micawber." But before all of them, B.B. King  had "Lucille." More News B.B. King, Blues Legend, Dead at 89 Brilliant bluesman who inspired a generation of guitarists and singers dies after decades-long battle with diabetes For more than a half-century, the bluesman and Lucille have been virtually inseparable — few, if any, relationships between man and guitar have persevered for as long or proven more fruitful. Lucille is the stinging single-note lines that punctuate "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Sweet Little Angel"; the embodiment of the whole of American blues music on U2's "When Love Comes to Town"; and, more generally speaking, the sound that has stirred and inspired guitarists for generations. Lucille also serves as B.B. King's voice, as much as the bluesman's actual voice. "The minute I stop singing orally," he once said , "I start to sing by playing Lucille." One thing that Lucille is not — unlike Blackie, Trigger or Micawber — is a one-of-a-kind instrument. Through the years, there have been many Lucilles. Today, Lucille is widely recognized as a black-with-gold-hardware Gibson ES-355–style guitar. But she came into being as a much different instrument, one born — in a origin story befitting a blues icon — in a burst of fighting and fire. Related PHOTOS: 10 Legendary Acts That Wouldn't Exist Without B.B. King From Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan, King's impact is large and undeniable Lucille's beginnings date to 1949, when King, then in his early 20s, was performing at a nightclub in Twist, Arkansas, in the dead of winter. To heat the cold room, King recalled in a video interview , "they would take something that looked like a big garbage pail, half fill it with kerosene, light that fuel [and] set it in the middle of the dance floor." All well and good, but on this night, a fight broke out between two men, and the pail was knocked over. "It spilled on the floor, it looked like a river fire," the guitarist said. "And everyone started to run for the front door, including B.B. King." The blueseman managed to make it to safety outside — only to realize he had left his guitar behind. He raced back inside to retrieve it even as the wooden building, he said, "started to fall in around me." The next day, he learned that two men had died in the blaze and that the fight that had set off the tragic chain of events had been over a woman who worked at the club. Her name was Lucille.  Werner B.B., who claimed he "almost lost [his] life" rushing back into the nightclub, christened his guitar after her, he said, "to remind me never to do a thing like that again." The original Lucille — the guitar King rescued that night in the fire — was an inexpensive, small-bodied Gibson L-30 archtop. The singer would go on to play a range of guitars over the ensuing years, attaching the Lucille name to each one. He was particularly drawn to Gibsons of the semi-hollow "ES" (Electric Spanish) variety, such as the ES-335 model that can be heard on his legendary 1965 disc, Live at the Regal. He eventually arrived at the ES-355, a top-of-the-line model boasting stately looks (gold-plated hardware, multi-layered binding, big mother-of-pearl fretboard markers) and a sharp but sweet tone bolstered by dual humbucking pickups and stereo and mono outputs. The ES-355 remained B.B.'s instrument of choice until the early Eighties, when he collaborated with Gibson to create his own signature model. Known as the Gibson "Lucille," the guitar was essentially a 355 outfitted with several modifications, some of them aesthetic (the personalized "Lucille" headstock), and others mor


What relation are TV characters Phineas and Ferb to each other?

Phineas and Ferb's relationship | Phineas and Ferb Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Phineas and Ferb's relationship Share Now, just to make sure I didn't forget anything in my haste. Parts of this page have been identified as no longer being up to date with recently released material. Make sure to include information on Season 1-3 in this page. (July 15, 2011) It has been suggested that this page, or a section of it, be extended. Once the points are expanded, the user may remove this tag. (December 8, 2011) Phineas tells Ferb that they're gonna build a rollercoaster! Phineas and Ferb are step-brothers, but they treat each other more like best friends. They first met when Linda Flynn married Lawrence Fletcher when they were both toddlers (" Phineas and Ferb Get Busted! "). Contents Phineas's Opinion of Ferb Phineas and Ferb with Candace. Phineas has stated he sees Ferb as a man of action. He once said that "I couldn't ask for a better brother than Ferb." (' Rollercoaster "). Phineas only mentioned Ferb not talking much four times (" Rollercoaster ", " A Hard Day's Knight ", " The Chronicles of Meap ", " Misperceived Monotreme ", " Interview With a Platypus "), and appears to consider it a virtue (" Misperceived Monotreme "). He often takes speaking roles for Ferb or writes things on notes if they separate so Ferb doesn't need to speak to others. While doing Big Ideas Phineas relies on Ferb to handle a lot of the more technical aspects of Big Ideas such as wiring and welding, while lending support where he can. He values Ferb's intelligence and thinks highly of his skills; shown in " Ready for the Bettys " when he assumes Ferb built Perry's underground headquarters and Doofenshmirtz's lab. Phineas usually recieves credit for the inventions; for instance, when Isabella found out that Phineas and Ferb were The Beak , she gave Phineas most of the credit, even though Ferb controlled all the weapons and gadgets (" The Beak "). Despite this, Phineas primarily names inventions after Ferb or both of them, giving his brother as much credit as possible and occasionally redirecting praise to him. During the song Everything's Better with Perry Phineas and Ferb hug with Perry in between them ("like we're a cheese sandwich and he's the cheddar!"). ( Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension ) They also hugged for a brief moment when the two were scared (" That's the Spirit ") and when catapulted in the air (" Bad Hair Day "). Ferb's Opinion of Phineas Ferb is Phineas's step-brother. He and Phineas are best friends, having known each other most of their lives. Since Ferb doesn't talk much his opinion of Phineas has never been stated, but they're obviously close and get along extremely well. The two boys are very comfortable around each other; having spent most of their childhood together and rarely being apart; it is implied that Ferb talks more around Phineas than he does with other people (" Out to Launch ", " The Chronicles of Meap ", " Phineas and Ferb Interrupted "). Rather humorusly, Ferb will occasionally appear as though he is about to speak before moving for Phineas to take over (" Rollercoaster ", " Candace Loses Her Head "). They often complete one another's thoughts - they had exactly the same idea when it came to naming their pet ( Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension ), and are usually on the same page when it comes to building things (" Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! "). It is shown that Ferb writes about Phineas on his blog (" My Fair Goalie "). While doing Big Ideas Ferb often does the building for the day's project, while Phineas makes the blueprints. Phineas receives most of the credit from others for their inventions but Ferb doesn't seem to mind and easily gives Phineas the spot-light. Ferb's name is used most for titling inventions or in conjunction with Phineas'. While they are almost always in complete agreement when it comes to ideas Ferb didn't like Phineas's elements the Beak suit that had to do with " Bulgarian folk dancing". (" The Beak ")


Which country contains the cities of Bacolod, Cebu, and Davao?

About Us | Sun.Star About Us | Sun.Star Sun.Star website: www.sunstar.com.ph The Sun.Star website empowers Philippine communities by providing news and information from the provinces to a national and global audience. It is in the list of top websites in the country based on Effective Measure reports, the media organizations industry provider of standard audience measurement. It placed number 68 as of March 2012 ranking. Sun.Star brand of journalism carried over the Internet makes the website a reliable source of news in the surfeit of information online. The website was first uploaded as Sun.Star Cebu website at www.sunstar.com.ph in October 1996, making it the first Philippine community newspaper to go online. On May 10, 2000, the website at the same URL was converted into the Sun.Star Network Online, Internet home to the only network of community newspapers in the Philippines. It pools news and information from Sun.Star newspapers and networks in 12 major cities around the country. The website covers Manila, Baguio, Pampanga and Pangasinan in Luzon; Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Dumaguete, and Tacloban in the Visayas; and Davao, Cagayan de Oro and Zamboanga in Mindanao. News and information on the website have interactive links that allow viewers to be part of online communities and to interact with other readers. Updated 24 hours a day, www.sunstar.com.ph also carries breaking news and interactive special sections and blogs that allow readers to share stories, photos and videos. It has links to Bisaya news (news in the Visayan dialect), an archive of past issues and breaking news from the Philippines and around the world. It also has social media accounts like Facebook: Sun.Star -- Philippine news Twitter: @sunstaronline, YouTube (sunnexdesk channel), Google+ (Sun.Star Philippines) and LinkedIn (Sun.Star Philippines). The Sun.Star website at www.sunstar.com.ph won as Best Website (newspaper category) in the 4th Digital Filipino Web Awards given in Manila in 2010. It also won as Best Website (corporate category) in the Catholic Mass Media Awards of 2009 given by then Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal. In the Effective Measure report of March 2012, Sun.Star at no. 68 ranked higher than Yugatech.com, Friendster.com, Philboxing.com, Manilastandardtoday.com, Abante.com.ph, Journal.com.ph, Bworldonline. com, and Malaya.com.ph. The number 1 website was Facebook.com. In the portals category for March 2012, Sun.Star came at number 7 after news websites Abs-cbnnews.com (no. 2), Inquirer.net (no. 3), Philstar.com (no. 4) and GMAnetwork.com (no. 5). The website is managed by the Sun.Star Network Exchange (Sunnex), a department of the Sun.Star Publishing Inc. with headquarters in Cebu City, Philippines. Editor-in-Chief - Nini Cabaero - ninicab (at) sunstar (dot) com (dot) ph Managing Editor - Laureen Mondoñedo-Ynot - jrmondonedo (at) sunstar (dot) com (dot) ph Multimedia Editor - Jay Ann Clamohoy-Ramirez Content Editor - Daryl Anunciado - ddanunciado (at) sunstar (dot) com (dot) ph Assistant Content Editor - Vanessa Almeda Assistant Content Editor - Nicko Tubo Assistant Content Editor - Ileana Cortes Assistant Content Editor - Pia Noreen Bilar Assistant Content Editor - Franz Correa Assistant Content Editor - Joann Sablad Assistant Multimedia Editor - Ojharra Catherine Manlosa Manila Editor - Ariel Catubig - abcatubig (at) sunstar (dot) com (dot) ph Assistant Content Editor (Manila) - Jauhn Etienne Villaruel Manila Reporter - Glaiza Jarloc Manila Reporter - Third Anne Malonzo Manila Reporter - Ruth Abbey Gita Manila Reporter - Keith Calayag Web Technology Officer - El Mundo Camba Web Developer - Cirilo T. Benolirao Jr. Web Technology Support - Daryl Barbajo Web Technology Support - Henry James Cinco Web Technology Support - James Michael Laran Web Technology Support - Hershey Claire Zaspa Web Technology Support - Eric Areglado Administrative Assistant (Cebu) - Leah Y. Capuyan - lfybanez (at) sunstar (dot) com (dot) ph Administrative Assistant (Manila) - Arlene B. Dionisio I.T. Consultant - Dino Simeon Madarang I.T. Consultant - F


In which sea would you find the Gulf of Bothnia?

Gulf of Bothnia | gulf, Baltic Sea | Britannica.com Gulf of Bothnia Alternative Titles: Bottniska Viken, Pohjan Lahti Similar Topics Gulf of Venezuela Gulf of Bothnia, Swedish Bottniska Viken, Finnish Pohjan Lahti, northern arm of the Baltic Sea , between Sweden (west) and Finland (east). Covering an area of about 45,200 square miles (117,000 square km), the gulf extends for 450 miles (725 km) from north to south but only 50 to 150 miles (80 to 240 km) from east to west; it is nearly closed off by the Åland (Ahvenanmaa) Islands (south). Its maximum depth is 965 feet (295 metres) in the west-central portion; its average depth is only about 200 feet (60 metres). Because it receives the water of so many rivers, including the Ångerman, Ume, Lule, Torne, Kemi, and Oulu , its salinity is extremely low, and, in consequence, ice cover is maintained for up to five months in the winter. There are many small islands, making navigation difficult. The main gulf ports are Pori , Vaasa (Vasa), and Oulu in Finland and Luleå , Härnösand, Sundsvall , and Gävle in Sweden. Many coastal sawmills process the vast forest resources of the hinterland, which was formerly called Bothnia (Botten), whence the gulf’s name. Tjuvholmen island in the Gulf of Bothnia, with Sundsvall in the foreground, Medelpad province, Swed. Henrik Sendelbach Örnsköldsvik, Swed., on the Gulf of Bothnia. Petey21 in Finland: Relief ...released from the weight of the ice sheets have risen and continue to rise, and Finland is still emerging from the sea. Indeed, land rise of some 0.4 inch (10 mm) annually in the narrow part of the Gulf of Bothnia is gradually turning the old sea bottom into dry land. More about Gulf of Bothnia 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References 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 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 Article Title: Gulf of Bothnia Website Name: Encyclopædia Britannica Date Published: January 21, 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/Gulf-of-Bothnia Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share


What is the name of the Islamic month of fasting?

Ramadan- a Month of fasting Ecards at www.soundvision.com             Ramadan -a month of  obligatory daily fasting in Islam is the ninth month in the Islamic lunar  calendar. Daily fasts begin at dawn and end with sunset. Special nightly prayers  called, Taraweeh prayers are held. The entire Quran is recited in these prayers  in Mosques all around the world. This month provides an opportunity for Muslims  to get closer to God. This is a month when a Muslim should try to: See not what displeases        Allah Speak no evil Do no evil Look to Allah with fear and        hope "O you who believe! Fasting is  prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may  become God-fearing." (The Quran, 2:183) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon  him) said: Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from  Allah will have his past sins forgiven. Whoever prays during the nights in  Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins  forgiven. And he who passes Lailat al-Qadr in prayer with faith and seeking his  reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven (Bukhari, Muslim). Ramadan ends with a day long celebration known as Eidul-Fitr. Eidul-Fitr  begins with a special morning prayer in grand Mosques and open grounds of towns  and cities of the world. the prayer is attended by men, women and children with  their new or best clothes. A special charity, known as Zakatul-Fitr is given out  prior to the prayer. The rest of the day is spent in visiting relatives and  friends, giving gifts to children and eating.


Which Cluedo character was originally named Colonel Yellow?

Clue (board game) | Clue Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Genre Murder-Mystery Clue (Cluedo outside the U.S.) is a popular murder-mystery board game. It was originally published in Leeds, England in 1949. It was devised by Anthony E. Pratt, a so ly move around the game board (a mansion), as of one of the game's six suspects (or, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Mr. Boddy ( Dr. Black , outside of U.S.), and with which weapon and in what room. Several games, books, and a film have been released as part of the Cluedo franchise. The board game forms a chronology. Overall, several spinoffs have been released, some featuring extra characters, and for some, different game play. More recent editions have restored the name Boddy Mansion to the mansion, and say the mansion is located in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1954 (located in Hampshire, England outside of the U.S.). Contents Edit In 1944, Anthony E. Pratt, an English solicitor's clerk, filed for a patent of his invention of a murder/mystery-themed game, originally named "Murder!" The game was originally invented as a new game to play during sometimes lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers. Shortly thereafter, Pratt and his wife presented the game to Waddingtons' executive, Norman Watson, who immediately purchased the game and provided its trademark name of "Cluedo" (a play on "clue" and "Ludo", which is Latin for "I play"). Though the patent was granted in 1947, due to post-war shortages, the game was not officially launched until 1949, at which time the game was simultaneously licensed to Parker Brothers in the United States for publication, where it was re-named "Clue" along with other minor changes. However, there were several differences between the original game concept and that initially published in 1949, In particular, Pratt's original design calls for ten characters, one of whom was to be designated the victim by random drawing prior to the start of the game. These ten included the eliminated Mr. Brown, Mr. Gold, Miss Grey, and Mrs. Silver, with Nurse White, and Colonel Yellow. The game allowed for play of up to eight remaining characters, providing for nine suspects in total. Originally there were eleven rooms, including the eliminated "gun room" and cellar. In addition there were nine weapons including the unused axe, bomb, syringe, poison, shillelagh (walking stick/cudgel), and fireplace poker. Some of these unused weapons and characters would appear in later spinoff versions of the game. Some gameplay aspects were different as well. Notably, the remaining playing cards were distributed into the rooms to be retrieved, rather than dealt directly to the players. Players also had to land on another player in order to make suggestions about that player's character through the use of special counter-tokens, and once exhausted, a player could no longer make suggestions. There were other minor differences, all of which would be updated by the game's initial release and remain essentially unchanged in the standard classic editions of the game. Equipment Edit The game's current equipment consists of a board which shows the rooms, corridors and secret passages of an English country house called Boddy Mansion, although previously named variously as Tudor Close or Tudor Hall, and in some editions Tudor Manor or Tudor Mansion). The game box also includes several colored playing pieces to represent characters, miniature murder weapon props, one or two six-sided dice, three sets of cards, each set describing the aforementioned rooms, characters and weapons, Solution Cards envelope to contain one card from each set of cards, and a Detective's Notes pad on which are printed lists of rooms, weapons and characters, so players can keep detailed notes during the game. Suspects Edit Depending on edition, the playing pieces are typically made of colored plastic, shaped like chess pawns, or character figurines. Occasionally they are made from wood or pewter. The standard edition of Cluedo comes with six basic tokens rep


The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which Australian state?

Where is the Great Barrier Reef Located? Queensland, Australia Cairns Dive Adventures > Reef Info > Where is the Great Barrier Reef Located? Where is the Great Barrier Reef Located? The Great Barrier Reef is in the Coral Sea, on Australia’s north-eastern coast. It stretches more than 2,300km along the state of Queensland’s coastline, beginning at the tip of Cape York Peninsula in the north and extending down to Bundaberg in the south. The Great Barrier Reef is ideal for Cairns Scuba Diving . The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area encompasses approximately 348,000km2 and extends from the low water mark of the mainland to include all islands, internal waters of Queensland and Seas and Submerged Lands Act exclusions. Visible from outer space, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living organism and is a place of remarkable natural beauty and biodiversity. Its physical size, when taken as a single unit, is larger than Switzerland, Holland and the United Kingdom combined. In Australian terms, its area is larger than Tasmania and Victoria combined. It is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and a critical global resource, as was recognized when it was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) World Heritage list as a natural site on 30 October 1981. To be added to the list, the Great Barrier Reef met all four natural criteria. Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Values The Great Barrier Reef provides a habitat for rare and threatened species of plants and animals and for in situ conversation of biodiversity. The Great Barrier Reef has outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. The Great Barrier Reef has outstanding examples representing major stages of the earth’s history including: the record of life; significant geomorphic and physiographic features; ongoing geological processes in the development of landforms. The Great Barrier Reef contains superlative natural phenomena and areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. Great Barrier Reef – Significant Features and Highlights Include: Over 2,000km2 of mangroves, including 54% of the world’s mangrove diversity Over 2,900 coral reefs, built from 360 species of hard corals Over 3,000 km2 of sea grasses Provides a safe breeding ground for Humpback and other whale species Approximately 2,000 fish species 800 echinoderm species (sea stars etc), representing 13% of the world’s total species Six (6) turtle species – of the world’s seven (7) known species The world’s largest dugong population Over 1/3 of the world’s soft coral and sea pen species Over 175 bird species Approximately 2,200 native plant species (25% of Queensland’s total) In recent years, post-World Heritage listing, Australia’s state and federal governments increased the level of protection afforded to Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to include subsoil beneath the seabed to a depth of 1,000m and the airspace above the waters to 915m. Occupying such a large tract of space, it is little wonder that the Great Barrier Reef contains more than just coral reefs. Other natural features include: mangrove estuaries; sandy and coral cays; continental islands; sea grass beds; algal and sponge gardens; sandy and muddy bottom communities; continental slopes and deep ocean troughs.


"In the film ""Cast Away"", what company does Tom Hanks work for?"

Cast Away (2000) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 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 A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 36 titles created 24 Dec 2013 a list of 47 titles created 12 Jan 2014 a list of 40 titles created 22 May 2014   a list of 30 titles created 07 Apr 2015 a list of 25 titles created 17 Aug 2015 Search for " Cast Away " 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     2     Oscars. Another    15 wins & 33 nominations. See more awards  » Photos An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. Director: Steven Spielberg The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Director: Paul Greengrass A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years -- which could shake the foundations of Christianity. Director: Ron Howard NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy. Director: Ron Howard When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Director: Jonathan Demme A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond. Director: Edward Zwick A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor. Director: Gabriele Muccino The true story of Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. Director: Steven Spielberg Two business rivals who despise each other in real life unwittingly fall in love over the Internet. Director: Nora Ephron Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. Director: Ron Howard An adventurous mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive. Director: Danny Boyle Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. Director: Francis Lawrence Edit Storyline A man is marooned on an island after his plane crashes into the ocean. Far away from home, his girlfriend, and any human contact, he engages in a battle of wits with himself as he is tested mentally, physically, and emotionally in order to survive. Written by Amthermandes At the edge of the world, his journey begins. Genres: Rated PG-13 for intense action sequences and some disturbing images | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 22 December 2000 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $39,852,075        (USA) (22 December 2000) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Some of the 'desert island' footage was shot on the mainland with a highway in the background that had to be removed. See more » Goofs During the staying in the island, Chuck's hair looks golden blond, afte


What is the largest landlocked country in the world?

Landlocked Countries: 44 Countries Have No Ocean Access By Matt Rosenberg Updated November 15, 2016. Approximately one-fifth of the world's countries are landlocked, meaning they have no access to the oceans. There are 44 landlocked countries that do not have direct access to an ocean or ocean-accessible sea (such as the Mediterranean Sea).  Why Is Being Landlocked an Issue? While a country such as Switzerland has thrived despite its lack of access to the world's oceans, being landlocked has many disadvantages. Some landlocked countries rank among the poorest in the world. Some of the issues of being landlocked include: Lack of access to fishing and oceanic food sources High transportation and transit costs because of a lack of access to ports and world shipping operations Geopolitical vulnerabilities from dependence on neighboring countries for access to world markets and natural resources Military limitations because of the lack of naval options What Continents Have No Landlocked-Countries? North America has no landlocked countries, and Australia is rather obviously not landlocked. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World Within the United States, over half of the 50 states are landlocked with no direct access to the world's oceans. Many states, however, do have water access to the oceans via the Hudson Bay, Chesapeake Bay, or Mississippi River.  Landlocked Countries in South America: South America has just two landlocked countries: Bolivia and Paraguay. Landlocked Countries in Europe: Europe has 14 landlocked countries: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Vatican City. Landlocked Countries in Africa: Africa has 16 landlocked countries: Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho,  Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Lesotho is unusual in that it is landlocked by just one country (South Africa). Landlocked Countries in Asia: Asia has 12 landlocked countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Note that several of the countries in western Asia border the landlocked Caspian Sea, a feature that does open some transit and trade opportunities. Disputed Regions that Are Landlocked: Four regions that are not fully recognized as independent countries are landlocked: Kosovo, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Transnistria.  What Are the Two Doubly-Landlocked Countries? There are two, special, landlocked countries that are known as doubly-landlocked countries, completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. The two doubly-landlocked countries are Uzbekistan (surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and, Turkmenistan) and Liechtenstein (surrounded by Austria and Switzerland). What Is the Largest Landlocked Country? Kazakhstan is the world's ninth largest country but is the world's largest landlocked country. It's 1.03 million square miles (2.67 million km2) and is bordered by Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea . What Are the Most Recently Added Landlocked Countries? The most recent addition to the list of landlocked countries is South Sudan which gained independence in 2011. Serbia is also a recent addition to the list of landlocked countries. The country formerly had access to the Adriatic Sea, but when Montenegro became an independent country in 2006, Serbia lost its ocean access. This article was edited and expanded significantly by Allen Grove in November 2016.


"What famous novel invented the terms ""thoughtcrime"" and ""doubleplusgood""?"

A look at Orwell's Newspeak | OxfordWords blog Home > A look at Orwell’s Newspeak A look at Orwell’s Newspeak George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four astounded the literary world when it first was published in 1949, and its significance and cultural impact have only grown stronger in the years since. Orwell’s warnings against totalitarian authority and omnipresent surveillance are as relevant as ever. Beyond the familiar message that “Big Brother is always watching you,” what many readers of Orwell’s dystopian novel may remember most is the fictional language he created, called Newspeak. Newspeak is a fascinating fictional language; rather than being an entirely new language like those of many science-fiction or fantasy works, Newspeak is an altered form of regular English designed and controlled by the state in order to suppress free thought, individualism, and happiness. Orwell’s language is a study in where linguistics and psychology meet, despite Orwell having expert knowledge in neither field. A quick analysis of Newspeak reveals the ways in which Orwell’s fictional language can subtly take control of characters’ actions, their moods, and even their minds. The rules of Newspeak The primary aim of Newspeak is to reduce the meaning of language as well as the number of words possible. To this end, Newspeak removes all synonyms and antonyms. Bad instead becomes ungood, warm becomes uncold, and so on. Notably, ungood or uncold are used and yet unbad or unhot are not; the fictional “Party” controls which antonym of a word is used (e.g. warm and hot are both antonyms of cold). By choosing which words the populace can use, The Party can choose to shift thought in a more positive or negative direction to suit their needs; ungood, for example, makes the populace feel less negative than bad would, and conversely, most associate more negative emotions with the word cold (and therefore, uncold, which actually means hot) than with the word warm. Synonyms do not exist; words like satisfying, great, or excellent, for example, would all revert merely to some form of the word good. Comparative and superlative adjectives are dispatched in a similar manner: for example, there is no word for better or best in Newspeak. Instead, the prefix plus- or doubleplus- is added to intensify words; better becomes plusgood and best would become doubleplusgood. By reducing the number of words available, as well as reducing the intensity and emotion behind the words that people in Nineteen Eighty-Four can use, The Party is able to further suppress their population’s thought and emotions. Newspeak also has different rules when it comes to forming adverbs and certain adjectives . To create an adjective one would add the suffix –ful to a noun; for example, instead of rapid, quick, or fast, one would say speedful, and instead of sick, ill, or diseased one would say diseaseful. Similar rules create adverbs with the suffix –wise, as quickly or rapidly would become speedwise and sickly would become diseasewise. As with any language, there are some exceptions to this rule, as certain adjectives like good, soft, and strong remain in Newspeak, but this is uncommon. In this fashion, a single base word can convey any part of speech. In the same vein, tenses require a smaller number of words; in Newspeak the suffix –ed is the only way to change a word to the past tense. For example, the irregular past tenses drank or ran would no longer exist, and in their place drinked and runned would be used. By limiting the number of ways to describe the world, The Party is able to limit the population’s very perception of the world. Newspeak goals and real-world ramifications Newspeak intended not only to force the populace to conform their thoughts and ideologies towards those of The Party, but to make it impossible to even conceive of any other point of view. For example, one character in the novel mentions that one of The Party’s most chiefly known slogans, “Freedom is Slavery,” will eventually change; for when Newspeak has reached its goals, the very idea of Freedom a


"What Scottish poet wrote ""Auld Lang Syne""?"

Auld Lang Syne - Poems | Academy of American Poets Academy of American Poets The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. For over three generations, the Academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world; Poets.org, the Academy’s popular website; American Poets, a biannual literary journal; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events. Since its founding, the Academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization. browse poems & poets sign up to receive a new poem-a-day in your inbox sign up Pirate Story by Robert Louis Stevenson Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson Loneliness by Trumbull Stickney poem About this poet Born in Alloway, Scotland, on January 25, 1759, Robert Burns was the first of William and Agnes Burnes' seven children. His father, a tenant farmer, educated his children at home. Burns also attended one year of mathematics schooling and, between 1765 and 1768, he attended an "adventure" school established by his father and John Murdock. His father died in bankruptcy in 1784, and Burns and his brother Gilbert took over farm. This hard labor later contributed to the heart trouble that Burns' suffered as an adult. At the age of fifteen, he fell in love and shortly thereafter he wrote his first poem. As a young man, Burns pursued both love and poetry with uncommon zeal. In 1785, he fathered the first of his fourteen children. His biographer, DeLancey Ferguson, had said, "it was not so much that he was conspicuously sinful as that he sinned conspicuously." Between 1784 and 1785, Burns also wrote many of the poems collected in his first book, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, which was printed in 1786 and paid for by subscriptions. This collection was an immediate success and Burns was celebrated throughout England and Scotland as a great "peasant-poet." In 1788, he and his wife, Jean Armour, settled in Ellisland, where Burns was given a commission as an excise officer. He also began to assist James Johnson in collecting folk songs for an anthology entitled The Scots Musical Museum. Burns' spent the final twelve years of his life editing and imitating traditional folk songs for this volume and for Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs. These volumes were essential in preserving parts of Scotland's cultural heritage and include such well-known songs as "My Luve is Like a Red Red Rose" and "Auld Land Syne." Robert Burns died from heart disease at the age of thirty-seven. On the day of his death, Jean Armour gave birth to his last son, Maxwell. Most of Burns' poems were written in Scots. They document and celebrate traditional Scottish culture, expressions of farm life, and class and religious distinctions. Burns wrote in a variety of forms: epistles to friends, ballads, and songs. His best-known poem is the mock-heroic Tam o' Shanter. He is also well known for the over three hundred songs he wrote which celebrate love, friendship, work, and drink with often hilarious and tender sympathy. Burns died on July 21, 1796, at the age of 37. Even today, he is often referred to as the National Bard of Scotland. Selected Bibliography


"What song starts ""The warden threw a party in the county jail""?"

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock lyrics | LyricsMode.com Jailhouse Rock lyrics To explain lyrics, select line or word and click "Explain". Create lyrics explanation Select some words and click "Explain" button. Then type your knowledge, add image or YouTube video till "Good-o-meter" shows "Cool" or "Awesome!". Publish your explanation with "Explain" button. Get karma points! OK, got it! New! Read & write lyrics explanations Highlight lyrics and explain them to earn Karma points. Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock lyrics (Words & music by Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller) The warden threw a party in the county jail. The prison band was there and they began to wail. The band was jumpin' and the joint began to swing. You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock. Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone. The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang, The whole rhythm section was the purple gang. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock. Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. Number forty-seven said to number three: You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see. I sure would be delighted with your company, Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock. Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. The sad sack was a sittin' on a block of stone Way over in the corner weepin' all alone. The warden said, hey, buddy, don't you be no square. If you can't find a partner use a wooden chair. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock. Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. Shifty Henry said to Bugs, for heavens sake, No ones lookin', now's our chance to make a break. Bugsy turned to shifty and he said, nix nix, I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock. Everybody in the whole cell block Was dancin' to the jailhouse rock. Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/e/elvis_presley/jailhouse_rock_lyrics.html


"""Grande Fratello"" is the Italian version of what television franchise?"

grande fratello : definition of grande fratello and synonyms of grande fratello (English) This article does not cite any references or sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2010) Grande Fratello, the Italian version of reality television franchise Big Brother, began in September 2000, and has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon in Italy. There have been eleven completed seasons. Based on the Original Dutch Version created by Endemol , the show sees a number of different Housemates, divided by gender, social backgrounds and geographical locations locked up together in a House, where the viewing Public can watch them twenty-four hours a day, and vote them out of the House as they choose to. The Housemates can visit the "Confessional" at any time during the day, either to talk to psychologists if they need to, talk to Big Brother, or to Nominate. The title is inspired by the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four . The novel tells of a Big Brother , head of the totalitarian state of Oceania that constantly monitors its inhabitants via camera in an attempt to suppress their free will. The tag line of the novel is "Big Brother is watching you", which inspired the show, as it is Big Brother who now has total control over the situation in the House. The Housemates live in a House 24 hours a day, bugged by numerous cameras and microphones which capture their every move. Every week the Housemates participate in tasks that determine their food budget for that Week, or could even affect that week's Nominations. The overall goal is to survive to be the final surviving Housemate, and claim the prize fund. Contents Alessia Marcuzzi (editions: 6-7-8-9-10-11-12)   Popularity The program has broken several records, including exceeding a 50% share of the ratings (with peaks of 60% during Season One). The fifth season recorded a decline in ratings; which has been put down to both the competition from rival reality television shows and the season's poor and hasty production. On the contrary, by the ninth edition, the show has recorded increasing ratings which took the program back to its original popularity. In Italy Big Brother is a cultural phenomenon that has grasped the attention of both audience and press. The show is seen as a sociological experiment, an icon and symbol of the modern world, and derives its success from these factors. Despite viewing figures declain over the years (especially in twelfth series) is Grande Fratello still one of most successful reality shows worldwide.   External links


According to the nursery rhyme, how many men did the Grand Old Duke of York have?

7 Facts About The Grand Old Duke of York: A British Military Reformer 7 Facts About The Grand Old Duke of York: A British Military Reformer The grand old Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them down again. – British nursery rhyme Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York, is widely remembered as an absurd figure mocked in a nursery rhyme. It’s an unfortunate way to have immortalised an important commander, who according to military historian Sir John Fortescue did “more for the Army than any one man has done for it in the whole of its history”. 1. A Royal Upbringing Frederick Augustus was born in 1763, the second son of British King George III. At the time, it was common for second sons of any British noble family to go into the military. Primogeniture meant that they would not inherit any of the family’s lands and power, but money could buy a prominent position in the army, providing income and status for life. His family, though rulers of Britain, were of Hanoverian descent, and still held territory in Germany. As a result, his early career involved military service in both the British and Hanoverian armies. In 1784, he was made Duke of York and Albany, the Duchy of York often having been granted to the second sons of English monarchs. In 1791, he married a princess from another German royal house – the daughter of Frederick William II of Prussia. The Duke of York, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. 2. A Revolutionary Time The Duke of York served during a transformative period for armies in Europe. The French revolutions of the 1780s and 1790s led to a series of wars between France and almost every other nation on the continent. The French were eager to spread revolutionary reforms, while neighbouring monarchies wanted to put the genie of republicanism back in the bottle. Once France became an empire under Napoleon I, she continued to fight her neighbours until her armies were finally exhausted in 1815. This was a war like none that had come before. The combination of egalitarian ideals and an existential threat led the French government to introduce conscription for the first time, fielding armies of unprecedented size. Other nations were forced to increase their own forces to match her. As the same time, Napoleonic strategy and technological advances led to transformations in the ways these armies fought. The British army, like every army in Europe, had huge changes to deal with. The Duke of York in 1822. 3. Inspiring the Nursery Rhyme York’s achievements as a commander were closely tied to the wars with France. Yet his involvement in those wars started inauspiciously. When war broke out between Britain and France in 1793, York was put in charge of a military expedition to Flanders. He took control of the port of Dunkirk but was then pushed back in a battle at Hondschoote on 6 September. His troops – a mixture of British and Hanoverian forces – performed well but were outnumbered three to one, losing their siege guns during the retreat. Over the following months, he marched his army back and forth between ineffective minor actions, inspiring the nursery rhyme. Meanwhile, Britain and her allies lost control of Flanders, and in July 1794 York and his troops were evacuated.


"With which crooner did Lady Gaga collaborate on the 2014 album ""Cheek To Cheek""?"

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Cheek To Cheek Album Review | Contactmusic.com Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Cheek To Cheek Album Review By Alex Carson on 09 October 2014 "Extraordinary" Review of Cheek To Cheek Album by Tony Bennett One of the biggest trends in music today is that new rhythms, beats and backing vocals are sounding more and more like the old ones. Vintage and retro have defined some of the big hits of the last few years, from Pharrell's 'Get Lucky' and 'Happy' to Meaghan Trainor's 'All About That Bass'. Most of these sounds only call back to the 1970s and maybe the 50s and 60s for their funk and their groove, and for some people that's just not enough. So leave it to Lady GaGa , never one to go halfway on anything, to team up with good old-fashioned showman Tony Bennett to deliver us all the way back to the Roaring 20s and the era of swing with their collaboration album titled 'Cheek To Cheek'. If you've come into this album thinking that this will be a blend of Lady Gaga's pioneering pop methods and Tony Bennett's timeless style, I regret to inform you that it has missed the opportunity to feature Tony Bennett's cover of 'Bad Romance'. 'Cheek To Cheek' plays it straight, with Lady Gaga ditching her usual brand in favor of a 20s crooner. This is all Bennett's wheelhouse, and she really fits right in. Lady Gaga fits effortlessly into the role of the saucy dame, best seen in 'Goody Goody' where she cops her native New York accent to complain that she is no "goody goody", adopting a sly attitude as Bennett tries to romance her in all the wrong (yet right) ways. Bennett and Gaga are both at their best in the call-and-reply songs, employing fitting referential metaphors in 'They All Laughed', convincingly affectionate back-and-forth in 'Cheek To Cheek' and, what must be one of the most comical lines, fitting the words "silly gigolos" into the album opener 'Anything Goes'. Gaga and Bennett also deliver two solos each, although Bennett's 'Sophisticated Lady' and Gaga's 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye' and 'Lush Life' sound a bit too similar as slow-paced piano ballads in comparison to Bennett's string-dominated 'Don't Wait Too Long'. Other songs pack more instrumental flair, with the manic energy of 'Firefly' and the jazzy overtones of 'I Can't Give You Anything' conjuring images of smoke-filled old boys clubs. And, of course, the duo's rendition of 'It Don't Mean a Thing' closes the album with a bang. There's little to criticize about the album. The album's songs have a tendency to sound a bit like each other, and while the short length of most of the songs keeps that tendency from getting in the way of the music, it also leads to songs ending right as a listener is getting into them. As a whole, though, the thing that is most striking about this album is its authenticity. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have great chemistry as performers and both clearly have a passion for the genre and its legacy in popular music. They successfully bring to life an entire style of music that hasn't entered, let alone dominated, the public perception in decades. If you're a big band fan or if you just have an open mind, 'Cheek To Cheek' has that swing you may not have even known you were looking for. 4.5/5


"Who owns Springfield's local tavern in ""The Simpsons""?"

Moe's Tavern | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Moe's Tavern, or simply called Moe's, is the local tavern in Springfield . The bar is named after its owner: Moe . It is the only known tavern in Springfield , though there is a Joe's Tavern in Shelbyville . Moe's is located right next to King Toot's Music Store ; however, it will vary occasionally, and has been featured opposite both Bart's factory, It Blows (the downtown air conditioner store) and a celebrity club. In the episode Brake My Wife, Please , Moe's Tavern is shown to be only a brief walking distance away from 742 Evergreen Terrace . It’s also hinted that it was only kept in business because Moe frequently bribes Mayor Quimby whenever he pays an inspection visit. Contents Moe's best customer, Barney Gumble . Moe's is said to be one of the places where "everyone knows your name." You can often find Homer Simpson , Lenny Leonard , Carl Carlson and Barney Gumble here, as well as other background characters and the owner Moe Szyslak . The tavern is notable in many ways. Located on Springfield's Walnut Street, it has the owner's office in the female toilet, which is what Moe used as an office where he managed Homer's boxing career in " The Homer They Fall ." The backroom often trades in endangered species and harbors fugitives, as well as being taken over by a pack of raccoons. The bar itself has supposedly never been cleaned; this was confirmed in the episode Mayored to the Mob when Homer and Mayor Quimby were in the bar and some cockroaches nearly walked away with Mayor Quimby's "change" (with Moe claiming that they were "taking care of the roach problem", although Mayor Quimby simply stated that Moe "should have seen the hospital", implying that the hospital's health hazards were even worse.). The tavern also includes a safe room which Moe uses when held up by Snake and once a whale. The Tavern originally didn't have a designated driver policy, but Moe ended up implementing one after its drunken patrons managed to cause an increase in car crashes. [1] (On St. Patrick's Day, Moe often tells the designated drivers to beat it due to not wanting any cheapskates on the biggest drinking day of the year.) [2] It is also open every day of the week except Wednesday, because it is on this day that Moe Szyslak goes to the local homeless shelter to read to the people there, or to the hospital to read to sick kids. The tavern is often robbed by Snake Jailbird . Moe also possesses a pump shotgun behind the counter. Prank Calls The tavern has been the ongoing victim of Bart's prank calls in the earlier seasons to which he calls Moe for gag names that gets him laughed at by the patrons and ends with Moe threatening bodily harm to whoever prank called him. One prank call backfired on Bart , Hugh Jass , for there was a patron of the same name in Flaming Moe's. Some of the names include: I.P. Freely (I pee freely) Jacques Strap (Jock Strap) Al Coholic (Alcoholic) Oliver Clothesoff (All of her clothes off) Seymour Butz (See more butts) Homer Sexual (Homosexual) Lotta Cooties (A lot of cooties) Anita Bath (I need a bath) Amanda Hugginkiss (A man to hug and kiss) Banned patrons Homer had been banned from the tavern at least twice. The first time was for an incident where he played a prank where he unscrewed a pot of sugar that split onto the bar, causing everyone to vote to ban Homer from Moe's [3] . The second time was for an undisclosed incident where Homer had been late for his tab payment, requiring that he either pay the tab or at least clean up a mess in the bathroom that Homer somehow caused, although this particular ban was overlooked when Homer became a bodyguard for Mayor Quimby and accompanied him to the tavern. [4] Employees Moe's patrons (there are two Larrys visible, an error). Trivia In " Moe Letter Blues " Moe mentions moving to Springfield because its zip code on a calculator spells "boobs". This means the zip code for Moe's Tavern is 80085, also in an episode Homer walks to Moe's Tavern and his proud of himself only to find Bar


Pilsner lager takes its name from a city in which country?

About: Pilsner About: Pilsner An Entity of Type : Creativity105624700 ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org Pilsner (also pilsener, pilsen or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the city of Plzeň, Bohemia, Czech Republic, where it was first produced in 1842. The world’s first-ever blond lager was the Pilsner Urquell, making it the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today (which are still called pils, pilsner and pilsener). The original Pilsner Urquell beer is still produced there today. Property abstract Pils(e)ner Bier, auch Pils oder Bier nach Pils(e)ner Brauart, ist ein nach der böhmischen Stadt Pilsen (tschechisch Plzeň) benanntes, untergäriges Bier mit im Vergleich zu anderen Biersorten erhöhtem Hopfengehalt (und auch starkem Hopfenaroma) und höchstens 12,5 °P Stammwürzegehalt.Nach Pilsner Brauart hergestellte Biere bilden heute den Großteil der in Deutschland produzierten und verkauften Biere. (de) Pilsner (also pilsener, pilsen or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the city of Plzeň, Bohemia, Czech Republic, where it was first produced in 1842. The world’s first-ever blond lager was the Pilsner Urquell, making it the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today (which are still called pils, pilsner and pilsener). The original Pilsner Urquell beer is still produced there today. (en) La bière pils, également appelée pilsener, pilsen ou pilsner, du nom de la ville Plzeň en République tchèque (Pilsen en allemand), est un type de bière blonde et limpide, de fermentation basse apparenté au type lager. Elle titre environ 5 degrés d'alcool et possède une amertume moyenne, dépendant du type de houblon utilisé. La pilsener se boit plus fraîche qu'une bière de fermentation haute, mais non glacée, généralement entre 10 et 12 degrés, afin d'en faire ressortir les arômes. (fr) Pilsener (también pilsen, pils, o pilsner) es el tipo de cerveza pale lager elaborada originalmente en la ciudad de Pilsen, al oeste de Bohemia (República Checa). Están hechas con maltas de Moravia tipo pilsen, agua de baja dureza y sobre todo con lúpulo checo de Zatec (Saaz) que varía del 2 al 5% de alfa ácidos, y es fermentado con levadura de baja fermentación. Es una bebida de color claro y su contenido de alcohol es medio (de entorno a 3 al 5%) al igual que su extracto. (es) Pilsener o pilsner, talvolta abbreviata in pils, è una tipologia di birra, sviluppata nella città di Plzeň (Pilsen in lingua tedesca), nella regione della Boemia in Repubblica Ceca. Si distingue dalle altre lager per il ruolo marcato del luppolo, in particolare per l'uso del rinomato luppolo Saaz (Žatec), dall'omonima città della Boemia occidentale. (it) Pils (ook pilsener of pilsner genoemd) is een soort bier dat voor het eerst door de Duitser Josef Groll in de stad Pilsen (Tsjechisch: Plzeň) in het voormalige Oostenrijk-Hongarije en het huidige Tsjechië werd gebrouwen. De naam is afgeleid van de naam van de stad. Pils bevat ongeveer 5% alcohol. Het is een ondergistend bier met een goudgele kleur. Pils komt het beste tot zijn recht bij een temperatuur van 4 graden Celsius. Pils wordt gebrouwen uit mout, water, hop en gist. Soms worden suiker en ongemoute granen (maïs, gerst en anderen) toegevoegd. Deze laatste ingrediënten verhogen wel het alcoholgehalte, maar voegen weinig toe aan de smaak. Soms wordt er karamel toegevoegd om de kleur wat donkerder te maken. Het toevoegen van hulpstoffen is echter hoogst ongebruikelijk in Duitsland (Reinheitsgebot). Na het lageren wordt het bier meestal gefilterd, waardoor een heldere vloeistof ontstaat en een groot deel van de smaak verloren gaat. Pils heeft de reputatie een vrij zwakke smaak te hebben. Zeker de grote merken gebruiken een commerciële receptuur die een zo groot mogelijk publiek moet aanspreken en daardoor weinig karakteristiek is. Kleinere pilsbrouwers komen vaker met uitgesproken hoppige, ongefilterde pilseners, die ook door liefhebbers van speciaalbier worden gewaa


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"What German loan word means ""spirit of the age""?"

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What supermodel married Tom Brady in 2009?

Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen Get Married! Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen Get Married! Pinterest Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen quietly got married in a small, private ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., on Thursday, sources tell PEOPLE. The New England Patriots quarterback and the Brazilian supermodel wed just before 6 p.m. at St. Monica Catholic Church, less than a mile from the beach. Brady’s 1 ½ son, John Edward Thomas, was present at the wedding. They followed the wedding with a small gathering at their Brentwood home. Brady, 31, and Bündchen, 28, got engaged last month. “He asked and she accepted,” a source close to the couple told PEOPLE at the time. The is the first marriage for both. Reps for Brady and Bündchen could not be reached for comment. RELATED ARTICLES:


ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts (Roman Minerva) Athena, Athenian red-figure lekythos C5th B.C., Museum of Fine Arts Boston ATHENE (Athena) was the Olympian goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of towns, heroic endeavour, weaving, pottery and various other crafts.  She was depicted as a stately woman armed with a shield and spear, and wearing a long robe, crested helm, and the famed aigis--a snake-trimmed cape adorned with the monstrous visage of the Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). MYTHS The more famous myths featuring the goddess Athene include:-- Her birth from the head of Zeus, fully-grown and arrayed in arms. << More >> Her contest with Poseidon for dominion of Athens in which she produced the first olive tree and he the first horse. << More >> The War of the Giants in which she buried Enkelados (Enceladus) beneath Mount Etna and made her aigis from the skin of Pallas. << More >> The attempted violation of the goddess by Hephaistos (Hephaestus), who spilled his seed upon the earth and produced Erikhthonios (Erichthonius), who she then adopted as her own son. << More >> The assisting of Perseus in his quest to slay the Gorgon and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. << More >> The assisting of Herakles (Heracles) with his twelve labours. << More >> The weaving contest with Arakhne (Arachne) who was transformed by the goddess into a spider . << More >> The blinding of Teiresias (Tiresias) for seeing her naked while bathing. << More >> The Judgement of Paris in which she competed with Hera and Aphrodite for the prize of the golden apple. << More >> The Trojan War where she sided with the Greeks in battle, but attacked their ships with a storm when they failed to punish Oilean Aias (Ajax) for violating her Trojan shrine. << More >> Many other myths are detailed over the following pages. ATHENA PAGES ON THEOI.COM This site contains a total of 9 pages describing the goddess, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content is outlined in the Index of Athena Pages (left column or below). FAMILY OF ATHENA [1.1] ZEUS & METIS (Hesiod Theogony 887, 924; Apollodorus 1.20) [1.2] Born from the head of ZEUS (Hesiod Theogony 887, 924; Apollodorus 1.20, others) OFFSPRING NONE (she was a virgin goddess) CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES I) THE HOMERIC HYMNS Homeric Hymn 11 to Athena (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "Of Pallas Athena, guardian of the city, I begin to sing. Dread is she, and with Ares she loves the deeds of war, the sack of cities and the shouting and the battle. It is she who saves the people as they go to war and come back. Hail, goddess, and give us good fortune and happiness!" Homeric Hymn 39 to Athena : "I begin to sing of Pallas Athena, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, inventive, unbending of heart, pure virgin, saviour of cities, courageous, Tritogeneia. From his awful head wise Zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed. But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympos began to reel horribly at the might of the grey-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion [Helios the Sun] stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athena had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders. And wise Zeus was glad.  Hail to you, daughter of Zeus who holds the aigis!" II) THE ORPHIC HYMNS Orphic Hymn 32 to Athena (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "Only-begotten, noble race of Zeus, blessed and fierce, who joyest in caves to rove: O warlike Pallas, whose illustrious kind, ineffable, and effable we find : magnanimous and famed, the rocky height, and groves, and shady mountains thee delight: in arms rejoicing, who with furies dire and wild the souls of mortals dost inspire. Gymnastic virgin of terrific mind, dire Gorgon's bane, unmarrie


What American politician won a Nobel Peace Prize for his climate change activism?

1000+ images about Nobel Peace Prize Winners on Pinterest | The head, Mother teresa and Prime minister Forward Irena Sendlerowa lived most of her young life in Otwock Poland and led the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto (and those hiding in the Warsaw area), during the Holocaust in World War II. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but lost to Al Gore...I still cannot fathom why. She died at the age of 98 in 2008. See More