Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is in which country?

Kilimanjaro: Facts about Africa's Highest Peak Kilimanjaro: Facts About Africa's Highest Peak By Kim Ann Zimmermann, Live Science Contributor | September 24, 2012 05:14pm ET MORE Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa at 19,341 feet (5,895 meters), but it isn't a mountain in a traditional sense. It is a giant stratovolcano that began forming about a million years ago and is composed of many layers of hardened volcanic ash, lava, pumice and tephra — fragmental material that is the fallout from a volcanic eruption. One of the Seven Summits (the highest peaks on the seven continents), Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania in east Africa. Credit: Graeme Shannon shutterstock A number of theories exist about the meaning and origin of the name. One theory is that the name is a mix of the Swahili word Kilima, meaning "mountain," and the KiChagga word Njaro, loosely translated as "whiteness." Another is that Kilimanjaro is the European pronunciation of a KiChagga phrase meaning "we failed to climb it." One of the Seven Summits (the highest peaks on the seven continents), Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania in east Africa. Kilimanjaro lies within the 292-square-mile (756 square kilometers) Kilimanjaro National Park. Kilimanjaro rises from its base approximately 16,732 feet (5,100 meters) from the plains near the Tanzanian municipality of Moshi, making it the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. There are three volcanic cones that make up Kilimanjaro: Kibo is the summit; Mawenzi at 16,893 feet (5,149 meters); and Shira at 13,000 feet (3,962 meters). Uhuru Peak is the highest summit on Kibo's crater rim. Uhuru, Swahili for "Freedom," was named in 1961 when Tanganyika gained its independence . Tanganyika later joined with the islands of Zanzibar to form Tanzania. While the other two volcanic formations are extinct — meaning that they are highly unlikely to erupt again — Kibo (the highest peak) is merely dormant, so there is the possibility that it could erupt. Estimates have the last major eruption dated to 360,000 years ago, but volcanic activity was recorded just 200 years ago. While Kibo is dormant, gas is emitted into the crater, causing several collapses and landslides, with the most extensive ones creating the area known as the Western Breach. While the name Kilimanjaro has its origins in the KiChagga word for "white," it is becoming increasingly less so. While it still covered with ice caps and glaciers at higher levels, global warming is quickly changing the climate and scientists expect the famed snows of Kilimanjaro to disappear sometime between 2022 and 2033. Climbing Kilimanjaro About 30,000 people climb Kilimanjaro each year and about three-quarters of those reach the summit. It is a relatively safe climb, and most climbers who fail to summit experience altitude-related issues or harsh weather near the peak. Temperatures at the peak can be 0 degrees F (minus 18 C), and if the winds are blowing, the wind chills reach dangerous levels. The climb can be done any time of year but the rainy winter season make the summer and early fall a popular time to climb. Kilimanjaro has five climbing routes to the summit: Marangu Route; Machame Route; Rongai Route; Lemosho Route; and Mweka Route. The popular Machame and Lemosho routes are scenic, while the busy Marangu is the easiest until the difficult final ascent to the rim of the crater. In 1861, the German officer Baron Carl Claus von der Decken and British geologist Richard Thornton  made a first attempt to climb Kibo, but had to turn back at 8,200 feet (2,500 meters). Von der Decken tried a second time the following year, and with Otto Kersten got as far as 14,000 feet (4,280 meters). In 1887, during his first attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, German geology professor Hans Meyer reached the base of Kibo, but was not properly equipped to handle the deep snow and ice and retreated. On Oct. 5, 1889,  Meyer, Marangu scout Yoanas Kinyala Lauwo and Austrian Ludwig Purtscheller were the first team to reach the summit. They were the first to confirm that Kibo has a crater, which was filled with ic


Which day of the week features in the title of a novel by G K Chesterton?

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For what does the W stand in the name of Rev W Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine?

Thomas the Tank Engine :: Fun Facts Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information What type of engine is Toby? Tram. Henrietta is his coach. Which engine helped Henry pull the train in the episode 'Fish'? Duck. The tail-lamp fell of the back of the brake-van and Duck crashed into it. Sir Topham Hatt is also known as whom? the fat controller . He drives a saloon car. In 'The Sad Story of Henry', why did Henry go into the tunnel and refuse to come out? He was afraid the rain would spoil his lovely green paint. The passengers on the train he was pulling tried to push him out. They tried to pull him out. In the end they tore up the rails and bricked him up. What is the name of the Helicopter that flies around the Island of Sodor? Harold. He once dropped hot drinks down to Percy's driver and fireman when Percy was wheel-deep in water. Percy thought he was throwing things. What does the W. stand for in Rev. W. Awdry? Wilbert. He wrote 'The Railway Series'. This is the series of the books that Thomas the Tank Engine is based on. What is Trevor? a traction engine . He was saved from scrap by Edward and is now living with the Vicar. Which direction would you travel to get from England to the Island of Sodor? northwest. The Island of Sodor is not real, but is supposedly in the Irish Sea. Which company owns the rights to Thomas The Tank Engine? Britt Allcroft. In Australia, Thomas is broadcast on the ABC. Who is Bulgy? a double decker bus. He is now living as a hen house! I was saved from scrap. I once had a cricket ball hit into one of my trucks. I then was chased by Caroline the Car. When she caught up to me at a station I had to tow her back to the game. My driver, fireman and me watched the game afterwards. Who am I? Stepney. Stepney is orange. What is unique about Peter Sam? special funnel. He got the funnel after going through a tunnel and losing his original one. He had the use a drain pipe for a while! What is unique about Sir Handel? Steam Roller wheels. He was once teased about his wheels. He was then told about George, a nasty steam roller. He went and taught George a lesson! Where did Henry go to get a new shape and larger firebox? Crewe. He got sent to Crewe after he crashed while pulling 'The Flying Kipper'. What type of coal did Henry have to use for a while until he got a new shape and fire box? Welsh Coal. He crashed and got fixed up. What mode of transport does Sir Topham Hat use to go to work? car. Sir Topham Hat prefers to travel by train, but he still needs his trusty Saloon Car to get to work everyday. What do the three Great Western Engines have in common? green. The Great Western Engines are Duck, Oliver and City of Truro. What is the name of the celebrity in 'Gordon and the Famous Visitor'? City of Truro. He is a Great Western Engine like Duck and Oliver. Who saved Stepney from scrap? Rusty. Rusty was looking for a Bluebell engine for the line that he travelled along because it was closing down. What is the very first episode of Thomas? Thomas And Gordon . It was originally released as 'Thomas and Gordon' but was then changed in the US to 'Thomas Gets Tricked'. What is the name of Oliver's brake van? Toad. They were both saved from scrap by Douglas. What is the name of the big station? Knapford. This is where the Express goes. What is Duck's real name? Montague. Duck is green. Who was the Engine that Douglas rescued from scrap? Oliver. They escaped from the railway where the Diesels work by pretending that Oliver was to be taken for scrap by Douglas. Oliver is Number 11 and helps Duck on his Branch Line. What does Percy use as a scarf? The Fat Controller's Trousers. Percy crashed into a trolley that porters were carrying across the line. The trousers wrapped around his funnel. What was the name of the Diesel that Bill and Ben try to rescue their trucks from? Boco. The twins are eventually stopped by Edward. Who was the first Engine that Duck met? Percy. Duck the Great Western Engine is Number 8. His real name was Montague, but he liked Duck better. Who comes to the railway when Henry, Gordon and James go on


In cookery, what is the main flavouring of aioli?

Aioli Recipe - Allrecipes.com La 4/23/2008 Reading the reviews is very important on Allrecipes. It made sense to me that cold ingredients might work better. Mine worked perfectly with EASY tweaks as follows. 1) I CHILLED the oil first i... JAZERETH 4/14/2002 This is a wonderful recipe. I am vegan and found if you use 1/4 cup of Nayonnaise instead of the eggs, it is fantastic and my non-vegan guests were none the wiser!! PICKY_EATER 6/12/2002 I added more garlic gloves than specified, and it increased the intensity. The recipe makes quite a bit of aioli, so I would probably half it the next time. I served it on crab cakes and it was... TERESA70 2/23/2007 There is an old wives tale from Spain that says, when beating in the olive oil 1) always go in the same direction and 2) don't look at it while beating it, look away. Else the mixture will be t... oliastacey 7/12/2004 nice simple base. i roasted my cloves of garlic in the oven in their jackets, then squeezed them out, gave a nice little variation. Gisela Voldman de Benaim 11/3/2008 This is very good!! The best way to make alioli is using a blender. Mix the eggs, garlic and salt in the blender for a few seconds and then start adding the oil in a fine stream with the blender... PONYGIRL64 1/13/2001 This was very good: I made it to go with a Crab Cake recipe I also found on this site..Thanks!! Desi's Delectables 12/30/2005 Tastes like home. I like to use an electric hand mixer its so much faster and gives the exact same taste and texture. Granted the traditional recipe does not have eggs but it is a lot harder to ... kelcampbell 2/7/2005 This was my first attempt at making aioli from scratch - and I don't know whether I messed something up, or if this is just a gross recipe, but considering I'm a pretty good cook, I believe this...


In which country will the 2010 Winter Olympic Games be held?

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights Official Reports arrow The venues for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games stretched over a 120-kilometre zone from Richmond, through downtown Vancouver and north to the mountain resort of Whistler. Drawing on both new and existing facilities, VANOC’s goal was to create spectacular theatres for sport that provide top conditions for athletes and a welcome place for spectators to experience the excitement of competition. Vancouver Venues Overview The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games events in Vancouver included curling, figure skating, ice hockey, sledge hockey, short-track speed skating and wheelchair curling. Speed skating took place in Richmond, while the snowboard and freestyle skiing events were hosted at Cypress Mountain in the District of West Vancouver. The Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, as well as the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, were staged indoors at BC Place in Vancouver city centre. Whistler Venue Overview For the 2010 Winter Games, Whistler hosted Olympic and Paralympic Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and biathlon, as well as Olympic Nordic combined, ski jumping, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton. Olympic and Paralympic Villages and media facilities were located in Vancouver and Whistler. Quick Facts about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games 17 days of Olympic Games events 2566 athletes 10,000 media representatives 3 billion television viewers worldwide The city of Vancouver was elected host city of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 at the 115th IOC Session in Prague on 2 July 2003. Eight cities applied to host the Games: Andorra la Vella (Andorra), Bern (Switzerland), Harbin (China), Jaca (Spain), PyeongChang (Republic of Korea), Salzburg (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina) and Vancouver (Canada). The following cities were accepted as Candidate Cities to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on 28 August 2002 (in the order of drawing of lots): Vancouver (Canada) PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) Bern (Switzerland) On 27 September 2002, the city of Bern withdrew its candidature to host the XXI Olympic Winter Games. 115th IOC Session, 2 July 2003, Prague: Election of the Host City of the XXI Olympic Winter Games: Rounds 40 56 On the obverse, the Olympic rings marked in relief accompanied by Aboriginal designs taken from the orca work produced by laser and giving the impression of additional texture. On the reverse, the official name of the Games in English and French, the two official languages of Canada and the Olympic Movement. Also present are the  2010 Olympic Winter Games  emblem and the name of the sport and event concerned. The undulating shape of the medals was devised by Omer Arbel, a Canadian industrial designer and architect originally from Vancouver. This distinctive look requires the medal to be struck nine times as part of the 30-step fabrication process. The inspiration for these medals came from a large artwork by Corrine Hunt, a Vancouver-based artist of Komoyue and Tlingit heritage. Each of the medals has a hand-cropped section of the artwork, thus making each medal one of a kind. More info Quatchi and Miga The Vancouver Games mascots were creatures inspired by the fauna and tales of the First Nations on the West Coast of Canada. Number of torchbearers: around 12 000 in Canada and 560 in Greece Total distance: around 45 000 km in Canada and 2 180 in Greece Countries crossed: Greece, Canada More info The official report of Vancouver 2010 has a unique format: an official commemorative book published by Wiley, “With glowing hearts” and a multimedia set, “Post-Games report guide: the official report of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games”. This set contains an explanatory brochure, two CD-ROMs containing the official results and texts, as well as a commemorative film on DVD, “The Canada that now is”. The two volumes are fully bilingual – French and English.


Which luxury car marque produces the Veyron?

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Of which Verdi opera is Violetta the heroine?

Verdi's La traviata: Falling for the fallen women | Music | The Guardian Opera Verdi's La traviata: Falling for the fallen women Europe was already convulsed by questions of moral duplicity when La traviata’s Violetta took to the stage. Ahead of a new documentary about Verdi’s masterpiece, Tom Service examines why the tragic heroine caused such a stir ‘Verdi’s Violetta is much more than Dumas’s consumptive heroine’. Corinne Winters as Violetta with Ben Johnson as Alfredo, far left, in a modern-dress production at English National Opera. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian Tuesday 16 June 2015 12.51 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 16 June 2015 12.54 EDT Share on Messenger Close “A whore must always be a whore,” wrote Giuseppe Verdi , a furious response to the censors in Rome who had demanded changes to his opera La traviata to make the story of the courtesan Violetta more palatable to a conservative public, and a startling statement of his radical vision of his opera. At the height of his self-confidence and compositional maturity in his 40th year, Verdi had turned away from biblical stories and historical dramas to confront his audiences with a drama that dealt with some of the great moral and social dilemmas of the 19th-century world: prostitution, disease, and human passion. Or as Verdi put it in his first title for La traviata (“The Fallen Woman”): Love and Death. But it wasn’t just in Rome that there was controversy. First performed in Venice in 1853, La traviata came to London in 1856. And here too, the reaction from the great and the good – well, the Times and Illustrated London News – was of self-righteous moral indignation: “An exhibition of harlotry upon the public stage. It is the poetry of the brothel … All the interest is concentrated upon the death-struggles of this wretched girl. It is for her that pity is asked, and it is to her that pity is given. Now, we say that, morally speaking, this is most hideous and abominable.” His opera’s music didn’t go down well with some of those London critics either: “The claims of the Traviata, as a musical work, are poor indeed, and it required something extraordinary in the way of representation to lift it from the oblivion to which it was evidently doomed.” One of the most popular and most performed operas in the world today, the anonymous author of those words would have to do more than a Paddy Ashdown , and eat an entire millinery. La Traviata exposed an open wound of hypocrisy, misogyny, and sexual politics at the heart of European society But La traviata didn’t just touch a nerve with the leader writers, those self-appointed guardians of the moral compass of the British Empire. There was a feeling at the time that the entire imperial edifice was under threat from the contagion of sexual promiscuity and its concomitant physical diseases. La traviata exposed an open wound of hypocrisy, misogyny and sexual politics at the heart of European society. And in revealing it for his audiences, in creating that problematic but indelible “pity” for Violetta through his music, Verdi confronted head-on some of the social difficulties in his own life as well. Pinterest Verdi’s journey towards La traviata begins in a theatre in Paris in 1852, where he and his partner, the soprano Giuseppina Strepponi – the mother of at least four illegitimate children, a woman who had reached the end of her career by the time she was in her early 30s, whose then unmarried relationship with Verdi scandalised the good burghers of his home town Busseto – saw the theatrical sensation of the season, Alexandre Dumas’s La Dame aux camélias. A fictionalised account of Dumas’s affair with the real-life courtesan, Marie Duplessis, the play was based on his novel, which in turn built on Marie’s fame. Dead at just 23, she was one of the most feted figures of the demi-monde, whose funeral in 1847 was attended by a glittering array of French aristos – who had rented her out on a nightly basis and bought shares in her body. Verdi put on stage the waltzes and polkas which were thought to encourage moral corr


"From which Shakespeare play does the, line ""I am a man more sinned against than sinning"" come?"

Essay about I Am a Man More Sinned Against Than Sinning . to What Extent Does the Character King Lear Suffer Out of All Proportions to His Initial A an More Sinned Against Than Sinning Essay ..."A man more sinned against than sinning" How far do you agree with this statement? King Lear is one of Shakespeare's more complex plays and within it many different themes are addressed and explored. King Lear is the somewhat unfortunate vehicle that Shakespeare uses to explore many of these themes creating a complex... 1824  Words | 5  Pages King Lear More Sinned Against Then Sinning Essay ..."I am a man, More sinn'd against than sinning" How far do you agree with King Lear's statement? From first view of the play 'King Lear', it appears that Lear has caused, either directly or indirectly, the sins against him as well as sinned himself. Lear sinned: -That... 1103  Words | 3  Pages King Lear--a Man More Sinned a Essay ...King Lear—A Man More Sinned Against Than Sinning?  A King is supposed to have all that he needs without having to worry about anything in his late years. Yet King Lear, in Act 3, Scene 2, cried out in pitifully: “I am a man /... 1443  Words | 4  Pages Consider the Accuracy of Lear s Claim That He Is "A Man More Sinned Against Than Sinning" Essay ...King Lear is throught the whole play a man who is a sinner and the victim of the evil deeds of those who surround him, those he keeps most close mostly are the worst sinners against him. He thinks he does the right good things but has to find out that almost everything he did out of meaning well by the people he considered as the good ones at the time he did it were the wrong moves. When... 1499  Words | 4  Pages Essay about King Lear ...King Lear -- Sympathetic Characters A sympathetic character, is a character that the writer expects the reader (in this case watcher) to identify with and care about. In Shakespeare's play King Lear, the characters Gloucester and King Lear both start out not being liked by the reader because they come off as mean and cold. By the... 943  Words | 3  Pages Tess More sinned against than sinning Essay ...The main emphasis of the subject "Tess: More sinned against than sinning" is that the protagonist who is sinned against more than commits sin is ultimately the victim in the narrative. In Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Tess is usually judged on the purity of her intentions, and how much she was taken advantage of. A conservative reading from the era would seem to suggest... 1076  Words | 3  Pages The Character of the Fool in King Lear Essay ...include a fool as one of its characters is that he is used to provide entertainment to the play. Such an impression isn't, by any mean, correct. Shakespeare, in fact, usually used such characters to say something about human psychology and the way they react to life. In addition, he had that gift of a great writer who had a penetrating understanding of his audience's intellectual level. Accordingly he was always keen to fill his plays... 2107  Words | 6  Pages King Lear Character Notes Essay ...summary King Lear opens with a conversation between the earls of Kent and Gloucester, in which the audience learns that Gloucester has two sons: Edgar, who is his legitimate heir, and Edmund, his younger illegitimate son. This information will provide the secondary or subplot. Next, King Lear enters to state that he intends to remove himself from life's duties and concerns. Pointing at a map,... 4825  Words | 12  Pages


Garfield (Comic Strip) | Garfield Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Paws, Inc. (current) (1994-present) (recolored comic strips) Universal Press Syndicate (current) (1994-present)United Feature Syndicate (former) (1978-1993) Publisher Random House (under Ballantine Books), occasionally Andrews McMeel Publishing Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis . Published since June 19, 1978 , it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield (named after Davis's grandfather); his owner, Jon Arbuckle ; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though this is never mentioned in print, Garfield is set in Muncie, Indiana, the home of Jim Davis, according to the television special Garfield Goes Hollywood. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, and hatred of Mondays and diets. The strip's focus is mostly on the interactions among Garfield, Jon, and Odie; recurring minor characters appear as well. Originally created with the intentions to "come up with a good, marketable character," Garfield has spawned merchandise earning $750 million to $1 billion annually. In addition to the various merchandise and commercial tie-ins, the strip has spawned several animated television specials, two animated television series, two theatrical feature-length live-action films and three CGI animated direct-to-video movies. Part of the strip's broad appeal is due to its lack of social or political commentary; though this was Davis's original intention, he also admitted that his "grasp of politics isn't strong," remarking that, for many years, he thought "OPEC was a denture adhesive." Contents [ show ] History In the 1970s the comic strip artist Jim Davis, authored a strip, Gnorm Gnat , which met with mostly negative reviews. One editor said that "his art was good, his gags were great," but "nobody can identify with bugs." Davis took his advice and created a new strip with a cat as its main character. The strip originally consisted of four main characters. Garfield, the titular character, was based on the cats Davis was around growing up; he took his name and personality from Davis's grandfather James A. Garfield Davis, who was, in Davis's words, "a large cantankerous man". Jon Arbuckle came from a coffee commercial from the 1950s, and Odie came from a radio advertisement Davis had written for Oldsmobile-Cadillac. The fourth character, Lyman, was Odie's original owner; he was written in to give Jon someone to talk with. Davis later realized that Garfield and Jon could "communicate nonverbally", and Lyman was written out. The strip was originally rejected by King Features Syndicate and Chicago Tribune-New York News; United Feature Syndicate, however, accepted it in 1978. It debuted in 41 newspapers on June 19 of that year. In 1994, Davis's company, Paws, Inc., purchased all rights to the strips from 1978-1993 from United Feature. The strip is currently distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, while rights for the strip remain with Paws. The appearance of the characters gradually changed over time. The left panel is taken from a 1980 strip; the right is from a 1990 strip. Garfield quickly became a commercial success. In 1981, less than three years after its release, the strip appeared in 850 newspapers and accumulated over $15 million in merchandise. To manage the merchandise, Davis founded Paws, Inc. By 2002, Garfield became the world's most syndicated strip, appearing in 2,570 newspapers with 263 million readers worldwide; by 2004, Garfield appeared in nearly 2,600 newspapers and sold from $750 million to $1 billion worth of merchandise in 111 countries. As it progressed, the strip underwent stylistic changes. The appearance of Garfield was probably the most notable; he underwent a "Darwinian evolution" in which he began walking on his hind legs, "slimmed down", and "stopped looking [...] through squinty little eyes". His evolution, according to Davis, was t


Which journalist presents This Week on BBC One?

BBC One - This Week - About This Week About This Week Find out more about This Week When is This Week on? We are on air 35 times a year on Thursday nights live from 11.35pm from the BBC Westminster studio (also used for Daily Politics and some BBC Parliament shows). Programmes in late 2014 have come from the studio best known for the One Show at New Broadcasting House, while our usual studio is being upgraded for HD broadcasts. When did the show start The first episode was in 2003 - most shows have seen Andrew Neil host the panel of Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott. She left the show in 2010, but later returned to alternate the role with Alan Johnson. How can I watch? We are on BBC One from 11.35pm on Thursdays - viewers in Northern Ireland often see the show with a 30-min delay. It is repeated on BBC Parliament at 10.15pm on Fridays, and also on the iPlayer for 12 months (for UK viewers). What if I miss those? Selected clips are on our BBC website , Facebook page and twitter sites . Unlike the iplayer versions, these clips are available outside the UK and should not expire. Most can be embedded on blogs. Sometimes, material is restricted for copyright reasons. We do not have the resources to provide transcripts of shows. Can I have/buy a mug? You are watching the wrong show, and probably thinking of the Daily Politics. This Week offers no prizes or merchandise to buy, steal or win! How do I make a complaint If you think we got something wrong, you can start a formal complaint, online , by telephone on 03700 100222 or via a letter to BBC Complaints, PO Box 1922, Darlington, DL3 0UR Can I come on the show? People often ask to come on This Week, however most of our guests are politicians, or famous people and we approach them to join us. Also, we don't have an audience in the tiny studio, but some still ask to come and watch but our studio is not open to the public. We have had the audience join us at outside venues in London and Edinburgh in 2013 and 2014. We'll talk about dates and venues on-air if we do any more. What is the format of the show? We stick to the same format most weeks (not the last one before Christmas or the summer break though). We start with a film about a big issue of the week by a guest who will then debate it with our panel. A print or broadcast journalist presents a look at the political headlines of the week with a sketch film, before the panel debate the week's biggest stories. And we end with our spotlight section, where a famous face debates an item which is often more light-hearted, but sometimes has a serious tone.


BBC - Comedy - Frank Skinner Profile Contact Us Frank Skinner Chris Collins played his first gig, in December 1987, at the Birmingham Anglers' Association. As there was already a Chris Collins in Equity, he used the name of a chap on his dad's dominoes team. Frank Skinner's down-to-earth brand of humour won him the 1991 Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, beating Jack Dee and Eddie Izzard to the prize. Since then he has gone on to become a household name. As talented a stand-up comedian as he is a razor sharp talk show host, Frank Skinner has earned his place at the top of the comedy game. His friendship with David Baddiel produced the Fantasy Football and Unplanned series. But some would say that their ultimate achievement was co-writing and co-singing football song Three Lions which became a favourite on the terraces in the European Championship in 1996.    2000 Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned (Live/TV)    1995 The Frank Skinner Show (TV)    1994 Fantasy Football League (TV)


Which chemical element (atomic number 36)'derives its name from the Greek meaning hidden?

Table of Elements in Greek and Latin (Rome) Language. Sidebar Periodic Table of Elements The Greek language and Greek myth have contributed greatly to the sciences, including chemistry. This is most apparent in the Periodic Table of Elements. A table of the elements with mythological influences, or at least have the Greek language to thank for their names, is below. For kicks, I have included the Latin (Roman) terms also. (Please note: this is not the complete table of elements, only those with Greek or Latin influences.) Actinium From the Greek wordaktinos (ray) Aluminum From the Latin wordalumen, or"bitter". Antimony From the Greek words anti (opposed) and monos (solitude) Argon From the Greek wordargon (inactive) Arsenic From the Greek wordarsenikos and the Latin wordarsenicum, meaning "yellow orpiment". Astatine From the Greek wordastatos (unstable) Barium From the Greek wordbarys (heavy) Bromine From the Greek wordbrômos (stench) Cadmium Symbol: Cd Atomic Number: 48 From the Greek wordkadmeia (ancient name for calamine) and from the Latin word cadmia.Cadmus, in Greek myth, was the founder of Thebes. Calcium From the latin wordcalcis (lime) Carbon Ceres (asteroid), and the Roman version of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. Cesium From the Latin wordcaesius (sky blue) Chlorine From the Greek wordkhlôros (green) Chromium From the Greek wordchrôma (color) Copper From the Latin wordcyprium, after the island of Cyprus and birthplace of Aphrodite. Dysprosium From the Greek worddysprositos (hard to get at). Fluorine From the Latin wordfluo (flow) Gold From the Latin wordaurum (gold). In Roman mythology, Aurora was the goddess of dawn--golden indeed. Helium From the Greek wordhêlios (sun); Helios in Greek mythology was the god of the Sun. Hydrogen Symbol: H Atomic Number: 1 From the Greek words hudôr (water) and gennan(generate). Heracles fought the Hydra of Lerna (a sea town) for his second labor. Iodine From the Greek wordiôdes (violet). Iridium Symbol: Ir Atomic Number: 77 From the Latin wordiridis (rainbow). The Greeks had a messenger goddess, Iris, whose colorful cape flowed behind her. Iron From the Latin wordferrum (iron) Krypton Symbol: Kr Atomic Number: 36 From the Greek wordkryptos (hidden). In modern language, words such as "encrypt" can be discerned from the Greek. Lanthanum From the Greek wordlanthaneis (to lie hidden). Lead Symbol: Pb Atomic Number: 82 Name Origin: From the Greek word protos (first). Some Greeks believd that the first god ever was Protogonus, or "first born". Symbol Origin: From the Latin wordplumbum (lead) Lithium From the Greek wordlithos (stone) Manganese From the Latin wordmangnes (magnet) Molybdenum From the Greek word molubdos (lead) Neodymium Symbol: Nd Atomic Number: 60 From the Greek words neos (new) anddidymos (twin). Twins appear regularly in Greek myth, from the Dioscuri (Castor & Polydeuces) to the divine twins (Artemis & Apollo). Neon Form the Greek word neos (new) Neptunium After the planet Neptune, the Roman sea god, identified as Poseidon in Greek myth. Niobium Symbol: Nb Atomic Number: 41 After Niobe, daughter of mythical king (Tantalus). She had bragged about her set of seven girls and seven boys, scoffing at Leto for only having two children. Apollo and Artemis promptly killed her offspring. Niobe, in despair, was turned to stone by the gods. Osmium From the Greek word osmë (odor) Oxygen From the Greek words oxus (acid) andgennan (generate) Palladium From the Greek goddess (Pallas) and after an asteroid Phosphorous Symbol: P Atomic Number: 15 From the Greek words phôs (light) andphoros (bearer), Phosphoros was a god of light in Greek myth. Plutonium After the planet Pluto and the Latin god of the Underworld (Hades in Greek). Potassium Symbol Origin: From the Latin word kalium Praseodymium From the Greek words prasios (green) anddidymos (twin) Promethium From the Titan Prometheus who stole fire of the sky and gave it to man. Protactinium From the Greek word protos (first) [see name origin for lead]. Radium From the Latin word radius (ray) Rhodium From the Greek word rhodon


Of which Puccini opera is Mimi the heroine?

Puccini Heroine Mimi | Puccini's Mimi still Baltimore's most glorious heroine of them all - tribunedigital-baltimoresun Puccini's Mimi still Baltimore's most glorious heroine of them all May 07, 2000|By Joseph R. L. Sterne GET OUT the hankies. Mimi is back in town. After an absence of only five years, the most beloved and maudlin of Puccini's heroines is once again packing them in at the Lyric Opera House. As the curtain falls on the final act, Rodolpho's anguished cry over his dead Mimi brings tears to the eyes of Baltimore opera lovers. It is a scene repeated all over the world because "La Boheme" is far and away the most popular opera in the repertory. It is easy to explain Boheme's allure. It transports audiences into the naughty, sentimental life of the Latin Quarter in 19th century Paris. Its melodies are as irresistible as the notion of innocent, blighted love. "They call me Mimi ... ," sings our sweet waif by way of introducing herself. "I love all things that have gentle magic, that talk of love, of spring. That talk of dreams and fancies." In an instant she captures our hearts. Yet, if truth be told, Mimi is a bit of a bore. She is passive, lacking in lilt, a victim of Rodolpho's suspicions and abuse. Until she meets her poet and immediately succumbs to the prospect of a night on the town, she spends her time all alone in a little white room embroidering silk and satin "false flowers." At least, that's the way she tells it. But with delicious ambiguity, Puccini has her described as a flirt who perhaps, just perhaps, becomes the mistress of a rich viscount after she and Rodolpho split up. Like Violetta, in Verdi's "La Traviata," Mimi suffers from consumption and is prone to fits of coughing. The audience is tipped off early to the tragedy that will come at the end. Violetta, however, knows her own mind and controls her own life. Mimi does neither, and thus falls short of other Puccini heroines. Take Floria Tosca, the best of them all. Her lover, Mario Cavaradossi, is an accomplished artist with the courage to resist torture in pursuit of a revolutionary cause. In a dramatic attempt to save him, she stabs the dictator of Rome, the malevolent Scarpia, then flings herself from a castle when her escape plan is thwarted and Cavaradossi is shot. "Love and music I have lived for, never have harmed a living being," she tells Scarpia after he falsely promises to free Cavaradossi in exchange for her body. "Die, accursed one, perish," she cries with hands reeking with Scarpia's hot blood. What a woman! Fearless, bold, quick thinking, constant in her love. Equally strong though a lot less loveable is Turandot, the "ice princess" of Puccini's last opera. She is a feminist before her time. Determined to avenge an ancestor who defied in vain "the abhorred tyranny of man," she orders the beheading of a series of nobles who fail to win her hand by answering her riddles. When Calaf (a bit of a cad) comes along and wins the jackpot, Turandot decries the impending loss of her virginity before falling in love with her suitor and being woman enough to admit it. Then there is Minnie, "The Girl of the Golden West." She runs a saloon in a mining camp, hardly a place for a lady yet to be kissed. But the miners and cowboys love her like a sister -- all but the lascivious sheriff, Jake Rance, who has more carnal things in mind. Minnie rebuffs Rance and falls for a desperado named Dick Johnson. It looks like it's all up for Johnson when Rance catches him and prepares an execution. But Minnie cashes in her chits for kindness with her cowboy pals, and together she and her lover ride off into the sunset. A sadder fate awaits poor Butterfly, Cio-Cio-San. Like Mimi, she is winsome and modest. Also principled. When an American Navy officer named Pinkerton decides to "marry" her, the circumstances are set for Puccini's most touching tragedy. Cut off by her Japanese relatives, left by Pinkerton who is transferred back to the States, Butterfly gives birth to a son and pines away for that "one fine day" when he will return. This he does, with an Amer


"Which number 1 hit from 1995 begins ""I guess now it's time for me to give up, I feel it's time. Got a picture of you beside me, got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup"""

Take That - Back For Good Lyrics | MetroLyrics Back For Good Lyrics New! Highlight lyrics to add Meanings, Special Memories, and Misheard Lyrics... Submit Corrections Cancel I guess now it's time for me to give up I feel it's time Got a picture of you beside me Got your lipstick mark still on your coffee cup Oh yeah Got fist of pure emotion Got a head of shattered dreams Gotta leave it, gotta leave it all behind now Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn't mean it I just want you back for good (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) Whenever I'm wrong Just tell me the song and I'll sing it You'll be right and understood (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) I want you back for good Unaware but underlined I figured out this story (no no) It wasn't good (no no) But in a corner of my mind (corner of my mind) I celebrated glory But that was not to be In the twist of separation You excelled at being free Can't you find (can't you find) a little room inside for me Whatever I said, whatever I did I didn't mean it I just want you back for good (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) see, I want you back for good Whenever I'm wrong Just tell me the song and I'll sing it You'll be right and understood (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) I want you back for good And we'll be together This time is forever (forever) We'll be fighting, and forever we will be So complete in our love We will never be uncovered again Whatever I said, whatever I did I didn't mean it I just want you back for good (want you back, want you back, want you back for good) Whenever I'm wrong Just tell me the song and I'll sing it You'll be right and understood (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) See, I want you back for good Whatever I said, whatever I did I didn't mean it I just want you back for good (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) I want you back for good Whenever I'm wrong (whenever I'm wrong) Just tell me the song and I'll sing it You'll be right and understood I want you back (want you back, want you back, want you back for good) See, I want you back for good Oh yeah


In cookery, which herb is the traditional main ingredient of pesto?

Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com Fresh Basil Pesto Recipe Prep time: 15 minutes Yield: Makes 1 cup Basil pesto darkens when exposed to air, so to store, cover tightly with plastic wrap making sure the plastic is touching the top of the pesto and not allowing the pesto to have contact with air. The pesto will stay greener longer that way. Ingredients 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed (can sub half the basil leaves with baby spinach) 1/2 cup freshly grated Romano or Parmesan-Reggiano cheese (about 2 ounces) 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/3 cup pine nuts (can sub chopped walnuts) 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 3 teaspoons) Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Special equipment needed: A food processor Method 1 Place the basil leaves and pine nuts into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a several times. Add the garlic and Parmesan or Romano cheese and pulse several times more. Scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. 2 While the food processor is running, slowly add the olive oil in a steady small stream. Adding the olive oil slowly, while the processor is running, will help it emulsify and help keep the olive oil from separating. Occasionally stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor. Stir in some salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Toss with pasta for a quick sauce, dollop over baked potatoes, or spread onto crackers or toasted slices of bread. Hello! All photos and content are copyright protected. Please do not use our photos without prior written permission. If you wish to republish this recipe, please rewrite the recipe in your own unique words and link back to Fresh Basil Pesto on Simply Recipes. Thank you! If you make this recipe, snap a pic and hashtag it #simplyrecipes — We love to see your creations on Instagram , Facebook , & Twitter ! Links: How to Freeze Basil - great tips from Kalyn's Kitchen You might also enjoy...


"Who said, ""The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil."""

Who Rules America: The Rise and Fall of Labor Unions in the U.S. The Rise and Fall of Labor Unions In The U.S. The Rise and Fall of Labor Unions In The U.S. From the 1830s until 2012 (but mostly the 1930s-1980s) by G. William Domhoff The heart of this document focuses on the unlikely set of events leading to the passage of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA). The NLRA was a major turning point in American labor history because it was supposed to put the power of government behind the right of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with their employers about wages, hours, and working conditions. Whatever the NLRA's shortcomings and long-term failures, it changed the American power structure for the next 50 years. In telling this story, the document shows that corporate moderates had more of a role in creating the legislation than is usually understood, even though they fiercely opposed its final form. Then the document goes on to explain how and why the act was all but dead by 1978 due to an all-out and unrelenting battle against it by the entire corporate community from the day it was passed, and then finally killed in the 1980s. The account ends in 2012 through a quick overview of a failed legislative issue initiative in 2009 and information on the declining figures on "union density" (the percentage of wage and salary workers in unions). By then the figure was as low as it was in 1916. But why do workers want unions in the first place, and why do business owners resist them so mightily? Workers originally want unions primarily for defensive purposes -- to protect against what they see as arbitrary decisions, such as sudden wage cuts, lay-offs, or firings. They also want a way to force management to change what they see as dangerous working conditions or overly long hours. More generally, they want more certainty, which eventually means a contract that lasts for a specified period of time. In the United States, as we will see, the early trade unionists also wanted the same kind of rights at work that they already had as independent citizens. And if unions grow strong, then, well, they try to go on the offensive, by asking for higher wages. Business owners, on the other hand, don't like unions for a variety of reasons. If they are going to compete successfully in an economy that can go boom or bust, then they need a great deal of flexibility in cutting wages, hiring and firing, and adding extra hours of work or trimming back work hours when need be. In fact, wages and salaries are a very big part of their overall costs, maybe as much as 80% in many industries in the past, and still above 50% in most industries today, although there is variation. And even when business is good, small wage cuts, or holding the line on wages, can lead to higher profits. More generally, business owners are used to being in charge, and they don't want to be hassled by people they have come to think of as mere employees, not as breadwinners for their families or citizens of the same city and country. Thus, the nature of the economic system means that there is going to be at least some degree of conflict over a wide range of issues between owners/managers and employees/workers. These conflicts are therefore best described as class conflicts because the two sides have many conflicting objectives even though they have to cooperate to keep the company going. The conflicts that these disagreements generate can manifest themselves in many different ways in a step-by-step escalation: workplace protests, strikes, industry wide boycotts, massive demonstrations in cities, pressure on Congress, and voting preferences. All this soon leads to more general disagreements over the rate and progressivity of taxation, the usefulness of labor unions, and the degree to which business should be regulated by government. Employees want businesses to pay higher taxes to government, and they often want government to regulate businesses in ways that help employees. Most businesses reject these policy objectives -- they are for low taxes on busi


In the Bible who was the mother of John the Baptist?

Elizabeth - The Mother of John the Baptist By Jack Zavada Updated September 22, 2015. The inability to bear a child is a common theme in the Bible. In ancient times, barrenness was considered a disgrace. But time and again, we see these women having great faith in God, and God rewards them with a child. Elizabeth was such a woman. Both she and her husband Zechariah were old, she past child-bearing years, yet she conceived through the grace of God. The angel Gabriel told Zechariah the news in the temple, then made him mute because he did not believe. Just as the angel foretold, Elizabeth conceived. While she was pregnant, Mary , the expectant mother of Jesus , visited her. The baby in Elizabeth's womb leaped for joy on hearing Mary's voice. Elizabeth gave birth to a son. They named him John, as the angel had commanded, and at that moment Zechariah's power of speech returned. He praised God for his mercy and goodness. Their son became John the Baptist , the prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ . Elizabeth's Accomplishments: Both Elizabeth and Zechariah were holy people: "Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly." (Luke 1:6, NIV ) Elizabeth bore a son in her old age and raised him as God had commanded. Elizabeth's Strengths: Elizabeth was sad but never became bitter because of her barrenness. She had enormous faith in God her entire life. She appreciated God's mercy and kindness. She praised God for giving her a son. Elizabeth was humble, even though she played a key role in God's plan of salvation . Her focus was always on the Lord, never herself. Life Lessons: We should never underestimate God's tremendous love for us. Even though Elizabeth had been barren and her time for having a baby was over, God caused her to conceive. Our God is a God of surprises. Sometimes, when we least expect it, he touches us with a miracle and our life is changed forever. Hometown: Unnamed town in the hill country of Judea. Referenced in the Bible: Kinswoman - Mary, the mother of Jesus Key Verses: Luke 1:13-16 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born. He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God." ( NIV ) Luke 1:41-45 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!" ( NIV )


Who won a Best Actor Oscar in 1993 for Scent of a Woman, after four previous nominations in the same category?

Academy Awards Best Actor The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) );      two were consecutive nominations (from 1930/31-1931/32) Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins (Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)); two were      consecutive nominations (from 1993-1994) Sean Penn (5) - with two wins (Mystic River (2003) and Milk (2008)); nominations were from 1995-2008 The Most Best Actor Nominations: Actors with the highest number of Best Actor acting      nominations (in parentheses) include: Spencer Tracy (9) - with two wins Laurence Olivier (9) - with one win (Hamlet (1948)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1939-1940) Jack Nicholson (8) - with two wins Paul Newman (8) - with one win (The Color of Money (1986)); two were       consecutive nominations (from 1981-1982) Peter O'Toole (8) - with no wins; two were consecutive      nominations (from 1968-1969); nominations from 1962-2006 Marlon Brando (7) - with two wins Dustin Hoffman (7) - with two wins Jack Lemmon (7) - with one win (Save the Tiger (1973)); two were consecutive nominations (from 1959-1960, and from 1979-1980) Paul Muni (6) - with one win (The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)); three were consecutive      nominations (from 1935-1937) Richard Burton (6) - with no wins; three were consecutive      nominations (from 1964-1966) Gary Cooper (5) - with two wins Tom Hanks (5) - with two wins Fredric March (5) - with two wins Sean Penn (5) - with two wins Daniel Day-Lewis (5) - with three wins James Stewart (5) - with one win ( Anthony Hopkins (3) - with one win ( The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ); nominations from 1991-1995 Russell Crowe (3) - with one win (Gladiator (2000)); three were      consecutive nominations (from 1999-2001) Jeff Bridges (3) - with one win (Crazy Heart (2009)); nominations from 1984-2010 George Clooney (3) - with no wins; nominations from        2007-2011 Consecutive Best Actor-Winning Performers: There are only two actresses       (Luise Rainer and Katharine Hepburn) who have received two consecutive Best Actress awards, as there are only two actors who have received     two consecutive Best Actor statuette wins: Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938)) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)) [Note: Jason Robards won two consecutive Best Supporting         Actor Oscars in 1976 and 1977.] Winners of Both a Lead and Supporting Actor Oscar: In 1997, Jack Nicholson tied Walter Brennan for the      most wins (3) for a male performer (Brennan has three Best Supporting      Actor trophies, Nicholson has two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting     Actor). The only stars to win both a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor (BSA) Oscar are the following: Jack Nicholson (BA for Gene Hackman (BA for The French Connection (1971) , BSA for Unforgiven (1992) ) Kevin Spacey (BA for American Beauty (1999), BSA for The Usual Suspects (1995)) Denzel Washington (BA for Training Day (2001), BSA for Glory (1989)) The Only Best Actor Tie: In the Best Actor category, an unusual tie (the only      occurrence among male acting performances) occurred in 1931/32 between      Wallace Beery and Fredric March, for their respective performances in The Champ (1931/32) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931/32). The Most Best Actor Oscar Nominations - Without Winning: Peter O'Toole is the only star with eight Best Actor       Oscar nominations without a single win. His record extends 44 years,       from 1962 to 2006. Richard Burton was nominated seven times (and never won), although his first nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for My Cousin Rachel (1952) -- his last six nominations were as Best Actor. Oscar-Winning Actor Roles and Trends: Biographies of remarkable, real-life individuals (military      figures or soldiers, law-and-order enforcers, historical figures) and      portrayals of the mentally ill are heavily represented among male Oscar      winners, particularly in the acting awards. It helps an


Which is the largest organ of the human body?

Human Body Organs: Largest Organs of the Body With Names and Functions Organs of the Body & Organs Systems of the Body Organs and Organ Systems of the Human Body: Do you know how the functions like communication, transportation, reproduction and growth are executed through the collective effort of different organs of the body? Though you would already be having a vast pool of information about your body, this article aims at revealing some stunning facts which may not be known to you. In biology, a cell is known as the basic building block and the smallest unit of life. When similar cells combine into a group, they form a tissue. Two or more tissues, on the other hand, combine to form an important entity, called an organ. The grouping of different organs results in the formation of organ system. There are as many as 78 organs which form groups and work in coordination with one another to accomplish a particular task. A group of organs assigned to complete a specific function, on the other hand, is called an organ system. For example, heart, blood, blood vessels and lungs are the major components of the blood circulatory system. Do you know how many organ systems are there in your body? Well, there are nearly a dozen organ system, each made up of multiple individual organs working in coordination with one another. At the same time, there is coordination and linkage between different organ systems which combine to form an individual. Among them, brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys are considered as the major or vital organs of the human body. The master organ, the brain, serves as CPU or control center, while beating of heart is considered as the sign of life in an individual. The lungs assist in the supply of oxygen to every individual cell and the removal of carbon dioxide outside the body. The liver attaches with itself at least three superlative degrees, i.e. it is the largest, heaviest and hottest internal organ. Kidney serve as an important component of the excretory system which is responsible for the removal of the excess, unnecessary materials from the body fluids. Major Organs of the Body: All the organs of the body are not essential for the survival of an individual. There are certain organs, like arms, legs, stomach, large intestine, and tongue the complete removal of which will not put your life at risk. The other organs, like brain, heart, kidney, lungs and pancreas, etc. are indispensable for your survival. They are called the major or vital organs of your body. You can have a bird eye view of the shape, size and functioning of the major body organs through the following description: The Master Organ: Lying on the top of the body and enclosed in an incredibly hard protective cover of skull, the brain serves as the control center for all the functions of the body. Nearly 1.4-kilogram mass of brain occupies over 1200 cubic centimeter of space and accounts for about two percent of the total body weight. Just like the brain of other mammalian species, it is distinguishable into three basic divisions of forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. In absolute terms, the human brain is smaller than those of large mammals, like whales and elephants. But, when you take into account the measure of relative brain size, it happens to be twice as large as that of the bottlenose dolphin. The Pumping Organ: One of the most vital organs in the body, the heart is assigned the role of pumping blood with such a force that it reaches every individual cell. The blood carries with it nutrients as well as oxygen which are to be delivered to all the cells. Another important function of blood is to transport waste substances and gases for elimination out of body. Measuring 5 inches in length, 3.5 inches in width and 2.5 inches in thickness, the human heart appears to be the size of a fist. However, an athlete’s pumping organ may grow much larger in size due to excessive exercise. There are four chambers in it, with the upper two being atria and the lower ones termed as ventricles. The Respiratory Organ: Lungs are the respiratory organs as


Frederick Gibberd won the competition to design which Liverpool building?

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Frederick Gibberd | Liverpool | United Kingdom | MIMOA Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral haaijk The competition to design the cathedral was held in 1959. The requirement was for a congregation of 2.000 to be able to see the altar, in order that they could be more involved in the celebration of the Mass, and second, for the Lutyens crypt (remnant of the unfinished, pre-war, neo-gothical design) to be incorporated in the structure. Gibberd achieved these requirements by designing a circular building with the altar at its centre, and by transforming the roof of the crypt into an elevated platform, with the cathedral standing at one end of it. The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland-stone cladding and a lead covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 59 m, with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. The building is supported by 16 boomerang-shaped, concrete trusses which are held together by two ring beams. (0)


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Which tree, common in Britain, has the Latin name Larix Decidua?

medicinal herbs: LARCH - Larix decidua medicinal herbs Family: Pinaceae (Pine Family) Medicinal use of Larch: The bark, stripped of its outer layer, is astringent, balsamic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant and vulnerary. Its main application is as an expectorant in chronic bronchitis and has also been given internally in the treatment of haemorrhage and cystitis. A cold extract of the bark is used as a laxative. As an external application, it is useful in the treatment of chronic eczema and psoriasis. The powdered bark can be used on purulent and difficult wounds to promote their healing. The bark is harvested in the spring and should be dried rapidly. The turpentine obtained from the resin is antiseptic, balsamic, diuretic, haemostatic, rubefacient and vermifuge. It is a valuable remedy in the treatment of kidney, bladder and rheumatic affections, and also in diseases of the mucous membranes and the treatment of respiratory complaints. Other reports say that it is contraindicated for anyone with a kidney complaint. Externally, the turpentine is used in the form of liniment plasters and inhalers. It has also been suggested for combating poisoning by cyanide or opium. The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are "Lack of confidence", "Anticipation of failure" and "Despondency". Description of the plant: Forms extensive open forests at high altitudes. Edible parts of Larch: Inner bark - it can be eaten raw or can be dried, ground into a powder and used with cereal flours in making bread etc. A sweet-tasting manna is obtained from the trunk, it can be eaten raw but is mainly used medicinally. Another report says that "Briancon manna" is exuded from the leaves in the summer. It is white, sweet and almost odourless. Other uses of the herb: Large quantities of resin are obtained by tapping the trunk. Small holes are bored into the trunk, most resin being obtained from near the centre of the trunk. When properly made, the same borehole can be used for 20 - 30 years. The resin has a wide range of uses including wood preservatives, varnish, medicinal etc. It needs no preparation other than straining through a cloth to remove plant debris etc. The hole is made in the spring and the resin extracted in the autumn. Resin can be extracted from May to October. The yield is about 40 grams per tree. A fast-growing tree that establishes itself rapidly and is also said to improve the quality of the soil, the larch can be used as a pioneer species on cleared and exposed land in order to assist the establishment of other woodland trees. The bark contains tannin. This is much utilized in N. Europe, though in Britain the oak is considered to be a better source. On a 10% moisture basis, the bark contains 11.6% tannin. Wood - durable, tough, elastic, easy to split, takes a good polish. Larch produces one of the toughest woods obtained from conifers and is also resistant to woodworm. It is widely used in construction, for railway sleepers, cabinet work etc. Propagation of Larch: Seed - sow late winter in pots in a cold frame. One months cold stratification helps germination. It is best to give the seedlings light shade for the first year. As soon as they are large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots. Although only a few centimetres tall, they can be planted out into their permanent positions in the summer providing you give them an effective weed-excluding mulch and preferably some winter protection for their first year. Otherwise grow them on in the cold frame for their first winter and plant them out in early summer of the following year. The seed remains viable for 3 years If you are growing larger quantities of plants, you can sow the seed in an outdoor seedbed in late winter. Grow on the seedlings in the seedbed for a couple of years until they are ready to go into their permanent positions then plant them out during the winter. Cultivation of the herb: Forms extensive open forests at high altitudes. Known hazards of Larix decidua: None known


Which English novelist won the Nobel prize for literature in 2007?

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 Doris Lessing The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 Photo: U. Montan Doris Lessing Prize share: 1/1 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007 was awarded to Doris Lessing "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny". Photos: Copyright © The Nobel Foundation Share this: To cite this page MLA style: "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2007". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 17 Jan 2017. <http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2007/index.html>


"In physics, whose third law of motion states that ""for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction""?"

Equal & Opposite Reactions: Newton’s Third Law of Motion Equal & Opposite Reactions: Newton’s Third Law of Motion By Jim Lucas, Live Science Contributor | June 26, 2014 06:19pm ET MORE Credit: NASA Wallops Flight Facility Isaac Newton’s  Second Law of Motion  describes what happens when an external force acts upon a massive body at rest or in uniform linear motion. What happens to the body from which that external force is being applied? That situation is described by Newton’s Third Law of Motion. It states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”  Forces always occur in pairs; when one body pushes against another, the second body pushes back just as hard. For example, when you push a cart, the cart pushes back against you; when you pull on a rope, the rope pulls back against you; and when gravity pulls you down against the ground, the ground pushes up against your feet. The simplified version of this phenomenon has been expressed as, “You cannot touch without being touched.” If body A exerts a force F on body B, then body B exerts an equal and opposite force −F back on body A. The mathematical expression for this is: FAB = −FBA The subscript AB indicates that A exerts a force on B, and BA indicates that B exerts a force on A. The minus sign indicates that the forces are in opposite directions. Often FAB and FBA are referred to as the action force and the reaction force; however, the choice of which is which is completely arbitrary.  If one object is much, much more massive than the other, particularly in the case of the first object being anchored to the Earth, virtually all of the acceleration is imparted to the second object, and the acceleration of the first object can be safely ignored. For instance, if you were to plant your feet and throw a baseball to the west, you would not have to consider that you actually caused the rotation of the Earth to speed up slightly while the ball was in the air. However, if you were standing on roller skates, and you threw a bowling ball forward, you would start moving backward at a noticeable speed.  One might ask, “If the two forces are equal and opposite, why do they not cancel each other out?” Actually, in some cases they do. Consider a book resting on a table. The weight of the book pushes down on the table with a force mg, while the table pushes up on the book with an equal and opposite force. In this case, the forces cancel each other because the book does not accelerate. The reason for this is that both forces are acting on the same body, while  Newton’s Third Law  describes two different bodies acting on each other.  Consider a horse and a cart. The horse pulls on the cart, and the cart pulls back on the horse. The two forces are equal and opposite, so why does the cart move at all? The reason is that the horse is also exerting a force on the ground, which is external to the horse–cart system, and the ground exerts a force back on the horse–cart system causing it to accelerate.  How, then, can a rocket move through space if there is nothing for it to push against? When the fuel is ignited in the rocket nozzle, the gas expands rapidly in all directions. Some of it goes backwards and has no effect on the rocket; however, some if it goes forward and crashes into the back of the rocket exerting a force that causes the rocket to accelerate in the forward direction. This is why Newton’s Third Law is considered to be the fundamental principle of rocket science.  Jim Lucas is a freelance writer and editor specializing in physics, astronomy and engineering. He is general manager of  Lucas Technologies .  See also:


The Battle of Blenheim was fought during which war?

Battle of Blenheim in the War of Spanish Succession 56,000 men, 90 guns Battle of Blenheim - Background: In 1704, King Louis XIV of France sought to knock the Holy Roman Empire out of the War of Spanish Succession by capturing its capital, Vienna . Eager to keep the Empire in the Grand Alliance (England, Habsburg Empire, Dutch Republic, Portugal, Spain, & the Duchy of Savoy), the Duke of Marlborough made plans to intercept the French and Bavarian forces before they could reach Vienna. Executing a brilliant campaign of disinformation and movement, Marlborough was able to shift his army from the Low Countries to the Danube in only five weeks, placing himself between the enemy and the Imperial capital. Reinforced by Prince Eugène of Savoy, Marlborough encountered the combined French and Bavarian army of Marshall Tallard along the banks of the Danube near the village of Blenheim. Separated from the Allies by a small stream and marsh known as the Nebel, Tallard arrayed his forces in a four mile-long line from the Danube north towards the hills and woods of the Swabian Jura. Anchoring the line were the villages of Lutzingen (left), Oberglau (center), and Blenheim (right). On the Allied side, Marlborough and Eugène had decided to attack Tallard on August 13. Battle of Blenheim - Marlborough Attacks: Assigning Prince Eugène to take Lutzingen, Marlborough ordered Lord John Cutts to attack Blenheim at 1:00 PM. Cutts repeatedly assaulted the village, but was unable to secure it. Though the attacks were not successful, they caused the French commander, Clérambault, to panic and order the reserves into the village. This mistake robbed Tallard of his reserve force and negated the slight numerical advantage he possessed over Marlborough. Seeing this error, Marlborough altered his orders to Cutts, instructing him to simply contain the French in the village. At the opposite end of the line, Prince Eugène was having little success against the Bavarian forces defending Lutzingen, despite having launched multiple assaults. With Tallard's forces pinned down on the flanks, Marlborough pushed forward an attack on the French center. After heavy initial fighting, Marlborough was able to defeat Tallard's cavalry and routed the remaining French infantry. With no reserves, Tallard's line broke and his troops began fleeing towards Höchstädt. They were joined in their flight by the Bavarians from Lutzingen. Trapped in Blenheim, Clérambault's men continued the fight until 9:00 PM when over 10,000 of them surrendered. As the French fled southwest, a group of Hessian troops managed to capture Marshall Tallard, who was to spend the next seven years in captivity in England. Battle of Blenheim - Aftermath & Impact: In the fighting at Blenheim, the Allies lost 4,542 killed and 7,942 wounded, while the French and Bavarians suffered approximately 20,000 killed and wounded as well as 14,190 captured. The Duke of Marlborough's victory at Blenheim ended the French threat to Vienna and removed the aura of invincibility that surrounded the armies of Louis XIV. The battle was a turning point in the War of Spanish Succession, ultimately leading to the Grand Alliance's victory and an end of French hegemony over Europe.


The Supper at Emmaus, painted in 1601 and now part of the National Gallery's collection, is by whom?

Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 [HD] - YouTube Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 [HD] 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. Published on Jul 3, 2014 Experience Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0" together with beautiful classical music, in HD quality! Painting title: Detail from: Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus; painted for Ciriaco Mattei in 1601-0 Painting date: um 1600 Painting artist: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Music: Mozart, String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, 1st Mvt. Performer: Musopen String Quartet You can download the classical music piece for free, at www.hdclassicalmusic.com . Audio ID: PA7 Video ID: CH478 From our research, this digital picture should be part of the Wikipedia Yorck Project public domain collection. If that is not the case, and we have made a mistake, please contact us at documentaries.pd@gmail.com . Also, if you have any suggestions regarding what paintings to publish next, or any other feedback, you can contact us at the same address! :) Category


Who created The Office and Extras with Ricky Gervais?

Extras (TV Series 2005–2007) - 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 Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to working as an extra with a useless agent, Andy's attempts to boost his career invariably end in failure and embarrassment. Stars: Andy is unhappy with the fame he has achieved. When a new agent approaches him, Andy fires Darren and quits 'When The Whistle Blows'. Meanwhile, Maggie has hit rock bottom, having given up working as... 9.0 Andy and Maggie work on a Holocaust film that stars Kate Winslet. 8.9 First comes the success, then the backlash and the British press aren't about to change the rules. Andy has incurred their wrath and needs an experienced P.R. guru to help him. On the set of his new ... 8.8 Check out India Spotlight Related News a list of 30 titles created 18 Feb 2011 a list of 28 titles created 22 Dec 2013 a list of 28 titles created 21 May 2014 a list of 44 titles created 15 Aug 2015 a list of 22 titles created 1 month ago Search for " Extras " 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. Won     1     Golden Globe. Another    13 wins & 45 nominations. See more awards  » Photos The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager Brent as they continue their daily lives. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook Derek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Kerry Godliman, David Earl The show centers on Warwick Davis in his day-to-day life, complete with the frustrations he faces. Stars: Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant Brit Karl Pilkington has led a sheltered life. Not having done any traveling, he enjoys living within the comforts of what he knows, basically that being what is purely British. As such, ... See full summary  » Stars: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant Alan Partridge a failed television presenter whose previous exploits had featured in the chat-show parody Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, and who is now presenting a programed on local radio in Norwich. Stars: Steve Coogan, Phil Cornwell, Simon Greenall Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school. Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant talk to Karl Pilkington about important things in life whilst Karl provides anything but intelligent answers. Comedy at its finest with wonderful animation. Stars: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life. Stars: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford. Stars: Jessica Hynes, Simon Pegg, Julia Deakin The comedic adventures of a rag-tag group of technical support workers at a large corporation. Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson Karl is faced with the different aspects of life by travelling around the world and discovering how different people face life's challenges. Stars: Karl Pilkington, John Montgomery, Richard Yee Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Edit Storyline Andy Millman is an actor with ambition and a script. Reduced to wor


"Who said, ""If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."""

What did Albert Einstein mean by this quote 'If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.'? - Quora Quora What did Albert Einstein mean by this quote "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."? Especially the 'z' part Updated Aug 9, 2011 This quote says that being successful means being useful in three important ways. x and y are simply about having a life. The more good things you do, the more you get paid, and the more successful you are at life. Play is fun. z is important because speech is so common. As a lever of influence, it has a high impact on your sum total of usefulness. z means it's hard to say something useful: talking is useless by default. Taken literally, it means that you can only become less successful by talking. Talk only hurts, it never helps. Taken as a poetic license, it means that the odds of saying something useful are against you.  Talking sends information into the world. The conversation is overtly about the things in the world, but covertly about the speaker. Even assuming that the talk about the world is useful to the listener, the covert message about yourself is noise, vanity, or masochism. Speakers who leak vanity risk being preyed upon by good listeners with an agenda. Those who leak masochism invite others to play 'Kick Me'. Even if the covert channel sends just noise, it is diluting the useful information on the overt channel. Therefore, talk is best reserved for short windows of opportunity to put in a key bit.   An experienced conversationalist from a healthy social environment tends to be short and sweet. Highly successful people are known for what they did, rather than what they said. Written Aug 16, 2011 It has been said that you have two ears for a reason, to listen twice as much as you talk. I agree with Stefan, great leaders are known for what they did, not for what they said. The same is true with raising children, they may not listen to what you say, but they watch and repeat what you do - which is why the cliche, "actions speak louder than words" is so popular. I also think this quote of Einstein's shows that successful people will have a balance in their lives, not more work than play, not more play than work, and always more listening than talking. I also see it as a statement about one knowing their limits in all areas of life to bring success to any venture.


Which director won his first Oscar in 2007, after five previous nominations in the best director category, for The Departed?

'The Departed' wins Oscar best picture 'The Departed' wins Oscar best picture (Agencies) Updated: 2007-02-26 13:25 Martin Scorsese accepts his Oscar for best director for 'The  Departed' at the 79th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California,  February 25, 2007.  [Reuters] Los Angeles - The mob saga "The Departed" won the best-picture Academy Award on Sunday, a triumph for a homegrown American film in an evening that featured the most internationally diverse field of nominees in the history of Hollywood's highest honors. Related readings: "Dreamgirls" no  sure thing for Oscar song  win Martin Scorsese finally won the best-director Academy Award that had eluded him throughout his illustrious career, taking the prize for his mob epic "The Departed" after five previous losses. Forest Whitaker earned the best-actor Oscar for "The Last King of Scotland," in which the soft-spoken actor played an uncharacteristically flamboyant role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Helen Mirren reigned, winning best actress for her portrayal in "The Queen" of British monarch Elizabeth II facing ebbing loyalty after the death of Princess Diana. Jennifer Hudson won the supporting-actress Oscar for "Dreamgirls," though her co-star and fellow front-runner Eddie Murphy lost the supporting-actor prize to Alan Arkin of "Little Miss Sunshine." "More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth and connection," said Arkin, who plays a foul-mouthed grandpa with a taste for heroin in the road comedy. Hudson won an Oscar for her first movie, playing a powerhouse vocalist who falls on hard times after she is booted from a 1960s girl group. The role came barely two years after she shot to celebrity as an "American Idol" finalist. "Oh my God, I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. Look what God can do. I didn't think I was going to win," Hudson said through tears of joy. "If my grandmother was here to see me now. She was my biggest inspiration." "Little Miss Sunshine," which came out of the low-budget independent world to become a commercial hit and major player in Hollywood's awards season, also won the original screenplay Oscar for first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt. The film follows a ghastly but hilarious road trip by an emotionally messed-up family rushing to get their darling girl (10-year-old supporting-actress nominee Abigail Breslin) to her beauty pageant. "When I was a kid, my family drove 600 miles in a VW bus with a broken clutch," Arndt said, describing a road trip that mirrored the one in the film. "It ended up being one of the funnest things we did together." The nonfiction hit "An Inconvenient Truth," a chronicle of Al Gore's campaign to warn the world about global warming, was picked as best documentary. "People all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue. It's a moral issue," Gore said, joining the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, on stage. "An Inconvenient Truth" also won original song for Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up." "Mostly, I have to thank Al Gore for inspiring me, showing me that caring about the earth is not Republican or Democrat, it's not red or blue. It's all green," Etheridge said. Earlier, Gore appeared with best-actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio to praise organizers for implementing environmentally friendly practices in the show's production. DiCaprio set up a gag with Gore, asking the 2000 presidential candidate if there was anything he wanted to announce. "I guess with a billion people watching, it's as good a time as any. So my fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity here and now to formally announce my intentions ...," Gore said, his voice trailing away as the orchestra cut him off. Composer Gustavo Santaolalla won his second straight Oscar for original score for "Babel," a film "that helped us understand better who we are and why and what we are here for," he


Harvey Lonsdale Elmes won the competition to design which Liverpool building?

Harvey Lonsdale Elmes (1813-47) Harvey Lonsdale Elmes (1813-47) [ Victorian Web Home —> Visual Arts —> Architecture —> Classical Revival —> Liverpool —> St. George's Hall —> Next ] Harvey Lonsdale Elmes (1813-47) was only in his mid-twenties when his design for St George's Hall, Liverpool , was selected from amongst seventy-five competition entries. This is a little less astonishing when his background is taken into account. Born in Oving, West Sussex, just to the east of Chichester, Elmes was the only son of the architect James Elmes (1782-1862). His father was a friend of Sir John Soane, C. R. Cockerell and others. Like his father, Elmes attended the Royal Academy Schools, where he was further imbued with Soane's influence, and classical ideals. Soon after the original competition, Liverpool's corporation held another one for new Courts of Assize, and again Elmes won, this time from among eighty-nine entrants. As Neil Sturrock has pointed out in his essay on St George's Hall , the two designs were then adjusted to produce the current complex, so the final plan was the work of a rather more mature hand than either of the original ones. Indeed, it could be that Cockerell played some part in this plan (see Watkin). Be that as it may, it produced a masterpiece which has since been compared to London's St Paul's and the British Museum in monumental grandeur. Reginald Turnor describes it as having "a greater monumental scale than any other nineteenth-century building." Turnor continues, "It might seem that any architect of taste could have combined splendour with simplicity in the Corinthian medium with as much power; but in fact none of Elmes' time would have been at all likely to do so" (39). A more recent architectural historian, James Steven Curl, also considers it "perhaps the finest Neoclassical public building in England" (76). Sadly, less than ten years later, and without having achieved anything else on this scale, Elmes died of consumption in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where he was trying to regain his health. He was thus prevented from having the kind of career promised by this early and celebrated double commission. The only other building of note that he produced was the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, the execution of which was given over to a local surveyor. Yet to leave behind one "internationally renowned" building (Lewis 105) is no mean legacy . Turnor feels that Elmes's sad story may have made St George's Hall seem all the more remarkable, but concludes that "it is fine by any standard" (39). He also points out that with Elmes's and George Basevi's tragically early deaths, neo-classicism lost two of its finest exponents, leaving the Gothic Revival an open field. — Jacqueline Banerjee . Works


In which year did the following happen - Pope John Paul II visited Britain, compact discs went on sale to the public and Grace Kelly died?

CELEBRITY NEWS | AP Archive FILE: Monaco, 1956 1. Various Grace Kelly arriving in Monaco ahead of her wedding VOICEOVER (English): "Prince Rainier Jacques bears his yacht in triumph into the harbour of Monaco. A few hours earlier Grace Kelly of Philadelphia and Hollywood stepped aboard the (inaudible) from the latter constitution which carried her across the Atlantic. A picture queen who will become a princess greets her new subjects and is greeted by them in turn as she goes ashore to a tumultuous welcome." AP Television London, UK, 10 May 2010 2. Set up shot Richard Dennan 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Dennan, Tatler Magazine: "In 1955 she gets asked to lead the American delegation to the Cannes film festival and as part of that, for a photo-shoot for Paris Match magazine, she is invited to the Royal Palace in Monaco to do a sort of publicity photo-shoot with Prince Rainier of Monaco, a minor European prince who actually she probably hadn't heard too much about before" AP Images +++ NO ACCESS INTERNET, CANADA +++ 4. Various still photos of wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier AP Television London, UK, 10 May 2010 5. Wide shot entrance to Grace Kelly exhibition 6. Mid shot Grace Kelly dress by Maggy Rouff worn in 1959 7. Zoom out Point de Vue magazine cover (21 April 1958) depicting Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier to white lace dress by Helen Rose worn in 'The Swan' (1955) 8. Various details of white lace dress 9. Mid shot white lace dress with 'The Swan' poster in background AP Television Los Angeles, 7 May 2010 10. Set up shot Jeanne Wolf 11. Close up computer screen showing Parade Web site 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeanne Wolf, Parade magazine: "The world press treated it like it was a living movie. Royalty getting together with Hollywood's most beautiful movie star. He was a man on the throne who didn't have a wife, who didn't have an heir to the throne. She was desired by every man in the world. So it was just a fairy tale." AP Television London, UK, 10 May 2010 13. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses: (left) floral pattern dress made from a home sewing pattern by McCall's Pattern Co. worn at her first encounter with Prince Rainier in 1955, (right) Branell dress worn in 1956 when Kelly announced her engagement to Prince Rainier 14. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses: (left) black dress by Edith Heath worn in 'Rear Window' (1954), (right) white lace dress by Helen Rose worn in 'The Swan' (1955) 15. Pan from 'Rear Window' film poster to black dress 16. Mid shot panel showing photo from 'Rear Window' of Grace Kelly and James Steward 17. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses from 'High Society' (1956) 18. Tilt up grey and pink dress by Helen Rose worn in 'High Society' (1956) 19. Close up embroidery on dress 20. Close up photo from 'High Society' showing Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra 21. Close up Oscar statue 22. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses with 'High Society' dress in the middle, in which she accepted her Oscar in 1955 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Dennan, Tatler Magazine: "Grace Kelly's style obviously goes through two sort of main stages. A sort of super famous American actress, it's very classic, it's very demure. Time Magazine called her the Lady in white gloves, I think. You know, it's this real return to lady-like fashion." 24. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses: (middle) evening dress by Christian Dior worn in 1971 at Frank Sinatra's farewell concert, (right) evening dress by Christian Dior worn in 1966 25. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses: (left) coat-dress by Coco Chanel from 1966, (right) suit by Coco Chanel from 1969 26. Mid shot panels showing photos of Grace Kelly in Chanel dresses 27. Wide shot Grace Kelly dresses: (2nd from left) dress by Madame Cres from 1975, (3rd from left) dress by Madame Cres from 1972, (right) dress by Madame Cres from 1978 28. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Dennan, Tatler Magazine: "Then of course she puts her own imprint on the wardrobe of a royal. That's when the Grace style really comes into its own, although she moves away from the American designers to the much more serious haute couture of Paris


Which native British tree has the Latin name Taxus Baccata?

Taxus Baccata (Common Yew / English Yew) Taxus Baccata (Common Yew / English Yew) Taxus baccata is a medium sized, evergreen conifer, native to Britain, much of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. It is tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions including shade and chalk but not waterlogged or poor draining soil. It is widely used in landscaping as its relatively slow growth and tolerance of pruning make it an ideal plant for hedging and topiary. Bright red, berry like fruits ripen in the autumn and are attractive to birds during the winter. Most parts of the plant are toxic, particularly if foliage is eaten by animals. Fatal poisoning is uncommon in humans though unless excess volumes of foliage are consumed! Taxus baccata is the longest living plant in Europe with estimated ages between 2000 and 4000 years. However, no one can determine the exact ages as the trunk hollows with age, making a ring count impossible. This does not make the plant unstable though as once it reaches a certain size, new shoots appear at the base and grow, fusing into the main truck and acting like buttresses. Common Name: Common, English or European Yew Family: Taxaceae Demands: Tolerant of most conditions and soil types as long as well drained Foliage: Needles are lanceolate, flat and dark green Bark: Reddish-brown, flaking in small pieces Fruit: Seeds are surrounded by a red, berry-like fruit. Taxus baccata info sheet FACT: Most commonly, people associate Yews with churchyards. Ancient Britons planted them near temples and when Christianity came to Britain, the tradition continued. Some churches were built by existing plants. Around 500 churchyards in England have a yew tree which is older than the church itself, they are meant to be a symbol of everlasting life and resurrection. Yew has a long history in England as the wood of choice for bow making. The heartwood is on the inside of the bow as it resists compression. The sapwood is on the outside as it resists stretching. Once all the British supplies had been exhausted, the wood was imported from Europe. Once the European supplies were exhausted, longbows were replace with firearms! Taxus baccata clipped cones


What is the derived SI unit of electrical resistance?

Electric resistance unit conversion - SI derived quantity Electric resistance unit conversion - Discussion Forum ›› SI derived quantity: electric resistance This category of measurement units is defined by the "electric resistance" type, which is an SI derived quantity. ›› SI unit: ohm The SI derived unit for electric resistance is the ohm. ›› Convert ohm to another unit Convert ohm to I'm feeling lucky, show me some random units ›› Convert between two electric resistance units Convert   ›› Definition: Ohm The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI unit of electrical impedance or, in the direct current case, electrical resistance, named after Georg Ohm. It is defined as the resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt, applied to these points, produces in the conductor a current of 1 ampere, the conductor not being the seat of any electromotive force.