The island of Corsica belongs to which country?

Corsica @ National Geographic Magazine By Peter Ross Range Photographs by Bruno Barbey On the map, the Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to France. In their hearts, many Corsicans aren't so sure. Get a taste of what awaits you in print from this compelling excerpt. François Santoni's funeral was not what I'd come to Corsica to see. But here it was, the story of Corsica and France all laid out before me, just as Santoni himself was laid out in his home above a sun-hammered mountain hamlet, awaiting burial. After a few days on the island I was already confronting the history and the politics, the vendettas and the violence, the tangled drama of Corsican life and its uneasy relationship with France 234 years after being annexed by the mother country. The island's split culture, part French, part Corsican, and its habit of settling scores by violence, was summed up in a tense village funeral at the end of a high granite valley where, on this day, everything operated according to the rules of classical drama. We were all playing our roles. Old widows in black stood silently on scrubbed doorsteps. Gnarled men in stiff suits whispered under acacia trees. Prolific families slid silently into the meager August shade of the hard stone church. As though sent from Mediterranean central casting, thick-necked friends of the dead man patrolled the streets, scowling like ravens at journalists and photographers. And François Santoni, the murdered mafioso, the small-time extortionist, a tough guy in Corsica's clandestine separatist movement, did his part by being, at 41, stone-cold dead. A burly man with an engaging smile, Santoni had met his end three nights before when his enemies in the murky underworld of Corsican nationalism had gunned him down. Revenge, it was said, for two books he'd written about some of his former friends. The church bell began to toll. The man pulling the bell rope seemed as ancient as the stones themselves. As he pulled, the village was so still I could hear my own heart beat. Suddenly the bell ringer stopped, and shooting tore the air. RRRRRRP! Again RRRRRRRP! It was a machine-gun salute from atop the hill, near Santoni's house, to a fallen soldier in Corsica's long-running turf and identity wars. The drama was being played out today just as it had been for decadeseven centuries beforein a setting of soaring mountain ridges and fragrant wild shrub called maquis. The venue would have been perfect for a wedding. That's the surprise of Corsica. The island leads two lives: one as offshore paradise where couples often come to be married, the other as France's perennial problem child. French vacationers flock to Corsica's mountains and beaches, but the island is also home to a small but violent separatist movement that has kept the political pot boiling for a quarter century. Get the whole story in the pages of National Geographic magazine . Corsica's persistent and violent movement to separate from France has made its way to the top of the country's political agenda. What are the pros and cons of Corsica becoming an independent nation? Share your thoughts . In More to Explore the National Geographic magazine team shares some of its best sources and other information. Special thanks to the Research Division. Napoleon Bonaparte's relationship with Corsicahis birthplacewas a defining factor in his life from childhood to death. He spent his youth hoping for Corsica's freedom and despising the French, the island's new rulers.  "On Corsica I was given life, and with that life I was also given a fierce love for this my ill-starred homeland and fierce desire for her independence," he once said. The child who would become the emperor of France spent his adult life trying to reconcile his hositility toward the island. Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, only three months after France defeated Corsican patriots led by Pasquale Paoli, a good friend of Napoleon's father, Carlo. While many Corsicans continued their fight for independence, Carlo embraced the French and their way of life. He also began to flaunt his f


Top hat, iron, dog and ship are all pieces in which board game?

Monopoly Pieces | eBay Monopoly Pieces | 2+ sold From Various Editions. Individual Pieces to Choose From. From a smoke Free home. The second hand toys are rated according to their condition this should be used as a guide only and your opinion of the... Buy it now + £3.00 P&P Deluxe Monopoly by Waddingtons. Complete, no instructions. Really nice version with wooden pieces and a rotating carousel that holds the title deeds cards. Used but decent condition. Some storage wear... Buy it now Free P&P The game is in good condition for its age. There are 6 metal playing pieces. the grey motorbike piece has lost his head which I have tried to capture in the photos. All the deed cards are here but I h...


Keith Lemon and Avid Merion are alter-egos of which British comedian?

What Went Wrong With… And What Is Wrong With… Keith Lemon & Leigh Francis? – WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…? • ( 10 Comments ) Leigh Francis seems to be the type of comedian who masks his sexism and racism behind various cartoonish characters including that of “Keith Lemon”. Judging from his continual one-dimentional comedy however, it’s conveniently impossible to tell where Leigh Francis ends and Keith Lemon begins. Even as far back as his appearances on Big Brother as Avid Merion as well as his various celebrity characters in Channel 4 ‘s Bo Selecta! you could see a worrying pattern in his comedy; a penchant for out-of-date, crass, and all round cheap jokes regarding race, sex, and sexual orientation. During the godforsaken decade known as the noughties , Bo Selecta! was incessantly watched by all puerile prats and every lover of prejudice. Along with Sacha Baron Cohen , Leigh Francis’ hyper stereotypes were lapped up by all and the public’s excuse for the obvious bigotry was somewhere along the lines of satire, irony, and the idea of “pushing the envelope” (which seemed to be continually pushed towards people of colour). Francis’ characters in Bo Selecta! included Michael Jackson (and the rest of the Jacksons) jive-talking, Trisha Goddard shouting “rice and pea” with a horridly generic West Indian accent, and Oprah Winfrey showing her love of fried chicken whilst speaking in an uneducated non-specific southern American accent. It was quite strange that only the characters who were of colour seemed to conform to stereotypes, that was of course unless they were gay. The stereotypically homophobic characterisations of George Michael (searching for “crack” in public toilets) and Elton John (saying he loves to “bum” boys) were particularly offensive, although the way Elton John seems to condone this type of crap (as he did with Eminem ) I’m not surprised there wasn’t more widespread criticism of Francis’ prejudice. To be fair, a few people did call out Leigh’s characters for being offensive even during the openly hateful noughties , he then defended his apparent unintentional racism in a 2006 Guardian article. His illogical comeback in this interview has to be read to be believed, if you check out the article you’ll witness him strangely stating that it wasn’t him being racist but instead it was the “people who are worrying about it, they’re the racists!”. Amazing logic there, I’d like to see him explain that bullshit on a whiteboard. In the same article he also said that his so-called unintentional racism “didn’t kill anyone”, a great excuse, but Bernard Manning’s comedy never killed anyone either, but it didn’t stop all his crap being racist did it? These days we have Francis in perpetual Keith Lemon mode and Leigh seems unable to detach himself from his latest character. Essentially Francis is now Lemon 24/7, from the tacky panel show Celebrity Juice, the rebooted Through The Keyhole, not to mention his appearances on various talk shows. On the topic of Lemon’s various shows it has to be acknowledged that The Keith Lemon Sketch Show is the most repetitive, most unfunniest, painfully humourless, most amateur-looking, shittiest shite ever to be broadcast on British television! Sorry about outburst, on with the write-up… The character of Keith Lemon gives Leigh Francis the excuse to tell recycled 70’s jokes about ethnic stereotypes and the objectification of women, it’s either “mock the foreigner” or “let’s gawp at some woman’s bangers”, are we sure we’ve not been transported to the worst part of the seventies? So in recent years on one channel we have shows like It Was Alright In The 1970’s mocking and deriding the past as though society today has evolved into a bigot-free land of amazingness, and on the other side there’s Keith Lemon telling 1970’s throwback jokes. These days we have to contend with society barking at us, harping on about how we’re so mature whilst his oafish twat simultaneously mocks people of colour whilst giving a bad name to northerners, what a great example of our contradictory contemporary society. Despite


Which Scottish photographer took the famous 1969 photo of The Beatles on a zebra crossing on Abbey Road?

8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photography session | The Beatles Bible The Abbey Road cover photography session The Abbey Road cover photography session Friday 8 August 1969 Photography 51 Comments All four Beatles gathered at EMI Studios on the morning of Friday 8 August 1969 for one of the most famous photo shoots of their career. Photographer Iain Macmillan took the famous image that adorned their last-recorded album, Abbey Road . Here is a photograph taken on the same day, showing the empty crossing. Iain Macmillan was a freelance photographer and a friend to John Lennon and Yoko Ono . He used a Hasselblad camera with a 50mm wide-angle lens, aperture f22, at 1/500 seconds. Prior to the shoot, Paul McCartney had sketched his ideas for the cover, to which Macmillan added a more detailed illustration. As the group waited outside the studio for the shoot to begin, Linda McCartney took a number of extra photographs. A policeman held up the traffic as Macmillan, from a stepladder positioned in the middle of the road, took six shots as the group walked across the zebra crossing just outside the studio. The Beatles crossed the road a number of times while Macmillan photographed them. 8 August was a hot day in north London, and for four of the six photographs McCartney walked barefoot; for the other two he wore sandals. Shortly after the shoot, McCartney studied the transparencies and chose the fifth one for the album cover. It was the only one when all four Beatles were walking in time. It also satisfied The Beatles' desire for the world to see them walking away from the studios they had spent so much of the last seven years inside. Macmillan also took a photograph of a nearby tiled street sign for the back cover. The sign has since been replaced, but was situated at the corner of Abbey Road and Alexandra Road. The junction no longer exists; the road was later replaced by the Abbey Road housing estate, between Boundary Road and Belsize Road. Latest Comments shivabeach Wednesday 15 February 2012 The vast number of stories about that shoot are funny to think of now. Paul was dead because he wasn’t wearing shoes, I buried Paul on the album, innumerable facts about the cars etc and none of it is true. The shoot was just taken, nothing set up Bless the Beatles forever BID316 Wednesday 8 August 2012 Well, of course the photo was “set-up.” The Beatles used “deceit” as a means of drawing publicity. All of the “Paul is dead” clues were “a coincidence (according to The Beatles).” Do you believe that (maybe) the four most famous guys in the world couldn’t find four red carnations during the filming of Magical Mystery Tour and Paul just “happened” to wear the only black carnation? According to The Beatles, that’s what happened. We’re still talking (writing) about it 45 years later!! Reply iselliot Sunday 12 August 2012 They probably gave Paul the black carnation in MMT because at that point they WISHED he was dead. The Beatles had much better (and worse) things to deal with in this period than to try to perpetuate an absurd fan rumor. Reply iselliot Sunday 12 August 2012 I think what people forget is the Beatles more than anyone understood the value/ non-value of “meaning”. John’s writing in 67 was absurdist and confounding because he understood that no matter what he said it would be parsed for deeper meaning. So the Beatles became masters of the random- i.e. Strawberry Fields and Walrus. They did whatever they did and let other people make stuff up because that was what they were going to do anyway. And we’re still doing it. But of course it’s all a moot point because they never really existed. Laura Nelson Saturday 27 June 2015 Huh????? It’s all fun, Let It Be. embrasure Wednesday 28 November 2012 And John was the black wizard in MMT! The other three being in red Pintpot Thursday 29 September 2016 Yes, I’m going to start a rumour that John is dead George Edwards Sunday 13 March 2016 Everything is a cosmic set up. Didn’t you learn that from the 60’s “experience”? Reply islander5160 Wednesday 15 February 2012 The fact that Paul


What were the first names of British politician Rab Butler?

Rab Butler : definition of Rab Butler and synonyms of Rab Butler (English) Conservative a. ^ Office vacant from 6 April 1955 to 13 July 1962. b. ^ Office vacant from 18 October 1963 to 4 May 1979. c. ^ Office vacant from 18 October 1963 to 16 October 1964. Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG CH DL PC (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician . Butler was one of only two British politicians (the other being John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon ) to have served in three of the four Great Offices of State ( Chancellor of the Exchequer , Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary ) but never to have achieved the Premiership , for which he was twice passed over. Contents 15 External links   Early life Butler was born in Attock Serai, Attock in India (now Punjab, Pakistan ) to Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler and his wife, Anne Gertrude (née Smith). His maternal uncles were Charles Aitchison Smith , Sir George Adam Smith and Sir James Dunlop Smith . His father later remarried and thus he gained a half-sister, Iris Mary Butler, who became Iris Portal upon her marriage. Butler's was a family of Cambridge dons and Indian Governors; as a child his right arm was injured in a riding accident, leaving his hand never again fully functional. His limp handshake and inevitable lack of military experience (and stooping donnish manner at a time when many politicians were former officers) were political handicaps in later life. [1] He was educated at Marlborough College and Pembroke College, Cambridge , where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society in the summer term of his third year; in March 1924, as a newly-elected President, he entertained the Opposition Leader Stanley Baldwin at a debate. While at Cambridge he read French (in which he obtained a First), German and, in his fourth year, History and International Relations, in which he obtained one of the highest Firsts in the University. He specialised in the study of Sir Robert Peel , a man whose actions had split the Conservative Party and who may have greatly influenced Butler's later political trajectory. Butler also took part in the ESU USA Tour , the debating tour of the United States run by the English-Speaking Union . After a brief period as a Cambridge don, teaching nineteenth century French history, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden in the 1929 general election . Butler held this seat until his retirement in 1965.   Member of Parliament In his autobiography "The Art of the Possible", Butler attributes his political gifts to his grandmother Mary Kendall of Pelyn, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. He wrote a lengthy paragraph on the Kendall family who for many generations past had been active in the politics of Cornwall and England. [2] It has been remarked of this family, that they have perhaps sent more members to the British Senate than any other in the United Kingdom. [3] Butler held a series of junior Ministerial posts throughout the 1930s, often enacting controversial policy decisions. After a brief period as Parliamentary Private Secretary (i.e. personal assistant) to the India Secretary Samuel Hoare , he was given his first ministerial job as Under-Secretary of State for India (1932–37) at the time the Indian Home Rule Act was being debated in Parliament amidst massive opposition, led by Winston Churchill , from rank-and-file Conservative supporters. In 1937-8 he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour. Subsequently he was (appointed 1938) Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Neville Chamberlain 's government. Butler's close association to the government's policy of appeasement of Nazi Germany may have been instrumental in limiting his political career. Butler himself would later claim that appeasement had been aimed at buying time for Britain to rearm and that he had little input into the direction of foreign policy and that power was really held by Chamberlain and Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax , with t


Who wrote the novel ‘The Hunt For Red October’?

The Hunt for Red October (1990) - 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 The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) PG | In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 30 titles created 16 Apr 2012 a list of 45 titles created 07 Oct 2012 a list of 25 titles created 23 Mar 2013 a list of 48 titles created 09 Dec 2013 a list of 35 titles created 5 months ago Title: The Hunt for Red October (1990) 7.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Videos When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge. Director: Phillip Noyce CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. Director: Phillip Noyce On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so. Director: Tony Scott Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt. Director: Andrew Davis CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo Nazis faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's newly elected president by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore. Director: Phil Alden Robinson A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco. Director: Michael Bay Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them. Director: Wolfgang Petersen A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. Director: Tony Scott An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief. Director: Jon Amiel US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), who has been accused of a double-murder. Director: Stuart Baird Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Director: Guy Hamilton A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Director: Terence Young Edit Storyline Soviets create a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system. Russian sub captain defects, goal of taking it to the U.S.A. to prevent the Russians from using the sub to wreak nuclear (missile) war against the U.S. Lots of plot turns and twists in this high-tech thriller. Written by Anonymous The hunt is on. See more  » Genres: 2 March 1990 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Jagd auf 'Roter Oktober' See more  » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby SR (35 mm prints) Color: Natalia Ramius died on November 23, 1983. See more » Goofs When Admiral Greer asks Ryan when's the last time he slept, Ryan says he has no idea because his watch is still on London time. If his watch is still on the same time as the place he last slept, he should know exactly how long it's been. See more » Quotes [telling young Sonarman Beaumont about Jones's most embarrassing moment] Watson : Seaman Jones here is into music in a big way, and he views this whole boat as his own personal, private stereo set. W


Carrageenan is a substance extracted from red and purple what?

Is Carrageenan Safe? - Healthy Eaton | Healthy Eaton Is Carrageenan Safe? July 19, 2014 2 Flares 2 Flares × How many of you have heard of the ingredient: Carrageenan? You might have noticed it on the labels of foods like non-dairy milks, ice cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, deli meat, etc. This hard-to-pronounce little additive is actually a bit controversial in the health world. What is Carrageenan? According to the Oxford dictionary: A substance extracted from red and purple seaweeds, consisting of a mixture of polysaccharides. It is used as a thickening or emulsifying agent in food products. There are plenty of perfectly good edible seaweeds, like kelp and Nori. This must be the same, right? Well…not so much. Carrageenan is not digestible and has no nutritional value. The USDA and food manufacturers justify the use of this additive because it is naturally derived, despite the controversial studies that have been done. It is often used to thicken and emulsify products to improve their texture, and it is even often found in organic and “natural” products – including the Tom’s Toothpaste I used to use! There are actually two different kinds of carrageenan: degraded and undegraded. Undegraded is approved for human consumption while degraded (also known as poligeenan) is not. In 2001, studies with animals showed a link to cancer from giving high doses of poligeenan. They also linked it to intestinal damage. A rat study showed no ulcerations or lesions after 90 days of exposure and after 83 days, and being given carrageenan at 5%, pigs showed abnormalities in the intestines but no ulcerations or tumors. Limited human studies showed an increase in inflammation (which is the root cause of many serious diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and cancer) wreak havoc on gut health, potentially causing autoimmune reactions similar to colitis, as well as other health complications like intestinal irritation and colon ulcers. A study published in Nature, from researchers at Georgia State University, found that it altered the balance and composition of gut bacteria and also produced an inflammatory effect in the bowels. Bottom Line: Carrageenan reacts differently within different species making it difficult to understand the effects in humans. There have not been enough studies done to make a ruling one way or another. I’m yet to see any research touting its health benefits. Personally, I am not willing to take that risk when there are other options. If you agree, be sure to know where to look for it. When you start reading labels, you’ll be amazed at the number of products that have it. Here are some brands that are carrageen-free! Ice Cream: Alden’s, Castle Rock Organic Farms, Crystal Ball Farms, Green and Black’s Organic, Publix, Stonyfield, Strafford Organic Creamery, Strauss Family Creamery, Three Twins Non-Dairy Milk: 365 Whole Foods, (some) Trader Joe’s, Organic Valley, Soy Dream, Earth Balance, Tofu Shop, or Make Your Own! Yogurt: Hawthorne Valley Farm, Horizon, Kalona Supernatural, Organic Valley, Wallaby Organic, (some) Trader Joe’s, Stonyfield Cottage Cheese: Kalona Supernatural, Nancy’s, Organic Valley Sour Cream: 365 Whole Foods, Horizon, Organic Valley, Wallaby Organic, Nancy’s


What type of paper changes colour when testing whether a substance is acid or alkali?

Acid or alkali? Acidic or alkaline?- Learn Chemistry Home  >  Resources  >  Acid or alkali? Acidic or alkaline? Acid or alkali? Acidic or alkaline? Description This simple experiment involves testing a variety of substances to see if they are acidic or alkaline, using litmus paper as the indicator. This simple experiment involves testing a variety of substances to see if they are acidic or alkaline, using litmus paper as the indicator. Subjects : Credits : This is an experiment from the Practical Chemistry project, developed by the Nuffield Foundation and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Acid or alkali? Acidic or alkaline? Class practical This simple experiment involves testing a variety of substances to see if they are acidic paper is used as the indicator. Lesson organisation This experiment is most suitable for introductory level chemistry and could be done as a circus with pairs/small groups of students moving from one ‘station’ to another. A discussion of the meaning of the words ‘acid’, ‘alkali’ and ‘neutral’ could be a good way to introduce the experiment. The idea of an ‘indicator’ should be introduced as a means of distinguishing between the three possibilities, using litmus as the indicator. Apparatus Watch glasses, 1 per sample (Note 1) White tiles, 1 per sample (Note 1) Red and blue litmus paper, 3 pieces of each per working group Access to small amounts of common everyday substances such as (Note 2) fizzy drinks Refer to Health & Safety and Technical notes section below for additional information.   Wear eye protection.  1  Provide small amounts of the samples on watch glasses. The watch glasses can be placed on a white tile marked with the name of the substance - use a waterproof marker. The samples can be arranged around the room so that the students visit each in turn. If any solid sample is used, moisten it with a little de-ionised water. 2 Check hazard labels on any household substances provided. If this activitiy is set as homework, especially on substances not listed above, pupils should be warned that there are many hazardous chemicals in the home. It is recommended that if chemicals such as: ‘bleach, drain clear, scale remover’ are to be investigated that this is done by the teacher in school. Thick rubber gloves should be worn if planning to do this due to their hazards. Procedure a  Tear each piece of litmus paper into 3 smaller pieces so that you can test at least 9 substances. b  Take one small piece of red litmus paper. Dip it into one of the substances to be tested. Repeat with a small piece of the blue litmus paper. c  Record all observations in a suitable table. Then dispose of the pieces of litmus paper in the waste bin. Teaching notes The substance is acidic when: the blue Litmus paper turns red and the red Litmus paper is unaffected  The substance is alkaline when: the red Litmus paper turns blue and the blue Litmus paper is unaffected  If neither red nor the blue paper changes colour, the substance is neutral. Students should make three lists of substances under the headings ‘acidic’, ‘alkaline’, ‘neutral’. Encourage the students to use the terms correctly. ‘Acid’ and ‘alkali’ are nouns; the words ‘acidic’ and ‘alkaline’ are adjectives. ‘A solution of vinegar is acidic. Vinegar is an acid.’ Health & Safety checked, 2016 Credits


What is the method of hair removal called in which strands of cotton are used to pluck unwanted hair?

pi Plucking or threading is performed by rapid shrinkage and expansion of the thread so you can get a hold of even the smallest hair and pull them from the roots. This treatment is completely hygienic because the thread which was used is thrown away after touching the facial area. This method can work even on the shortest hair and eyebrows that are not easy to tame.  During the procedure no chemicals are used, so threading is ideal for people with sensitive skin. 1. Use only natural cotton thread. You can probably find one in your mothers/grandmothers sewing kit. Make sure you use a good quality one, strong thread. There is no special thread for threading, you can use any thread as long as it is strong and doesn’t snap easily. 2. Loosely tie a loop of thread around your neck and tie a knot – don’t worry, it won’t harm you. 3. Form a triangle. Hold the loose string in one hand and with the other hold a string around your forefinger and thumb. Then twist the triangle about 7 times. 4. Lower and raise the loose end of the string while holding your triangle tot to create a rolling instrument. This movement will catch few hairs in the twists and pluck them out. 5. Find a volunteer and firmly place the line of twists to the area to be threaded. Move up and down while pulling the loose end of the string. Slightly pull your neck from the area being threaded. The straight line of twists will catch any hair in its path and it’s especially helpful while taming wild eyebrow to create a neat, elegant look. Best practice is achieved on your own leg, it’s easily reachable. You have to strain too much to look for hair or to reach it, and don’t need a mirror either. While sitting comfortably on a chair, prop up one leg and identify the area from which you want to remove hair. Place the thread on this portion. One end of the hair should be wound part, and the thread from the other side should be on both sides of the hair you want to pluck. Now, relocate the wound portion to the other side as you make sure it catches the hair you marked. As it moves back and forth, it will lift the hair from the root and pluck it out. Practice is essential – you have to put some effort into it to manage this ancient skill. And if you know how to thread your upper lip yourself, you can run thread through it for a couple of minutes every other day so your upper lip is always completely hair free. Waiting for waxing session at the parlor becomes history. This is how it’s done. Now you can easily get rid of unwanted hair in places no hair should ever be. Remember to always use a different string of cotton thread and apply some talc on the area you plucked. Enjoy! RECOMMENDED for YOU


Fray Bentos is a port in which South American country?

A Guide To Uruguay’s Culture And Heritage Sites A Guide To Uruguay’s Culture And Heritage Sites Culture Trip Located on the picturesque shores of the De La Plata River, the City of Colonia del Sacramento is the only cultural site in Uruguay to have attained UNESCO World Heritage Status. However, this South American country contains a wealth of cultural and historical sites worth exploring.   Montevideo, Uruguay | © Jimmy Baikovicius/ Flickr The Bay and the Islands of Colonia del Sacramento The Bay and the Islands of Colonia del Sacramento encompass the entire region of Portuguese settlement surrounding the Colonia del Sacramento. The surrounding bays and islands are of similar cultural significance, although they only feature on the UNESCO Tentative World Heritage list. The bay has been described as a ‘reservoir of historic testimonies of rural life’ that paints a clear and revealing portrait of life at the time of the Portuguese settlement. It has been suggested that ‘the area forms, as a whole, a singular example of the daily colonial life carried out in the sea, the city and the country’. It was the development and use of this bay as a crossroads for merchants and entrepreneurs which would ultimately establish Colonia del Sacramento as a commercially prosperous area of trading and economic growth.   The City of Colonia del Sacramento Colonia del Sacramento is the second oldest city in Uruguay and once played host to a century-long dispute for control between Spanish and Portuguese colonials. It was through Antonio Pedro de Vasconcellos’ role as Governor that the city became a powerhouse for commercial and cultural enterprise in 1722, and it was this commercialism and heavy focus on trade which played such a key role in shaping Buenos Aires into the region that we recognise today. Spain and Portugal fought for control over Sacramento nine times in 100 years, so it is little wonder that the architecture of the city is a blend of Spanish and Portuguese styles. Flat-roofed, white-walled Portuguese buildings line streets of Spanish influence, streets which are slightly lower on the side and higher in the middle in typical Spanish style.   Colonia del Sacramento © Philip Choi/Flickr Chamangá, A Rock Paintings Area Recently, this natural rock formation has become an area of real interest to the Uruguayan government and academic researchers alike. Although its position as a World Heritage site is pending, Chamangá, located in the Province of Flores in Southwest Uruguay, is a place of palpable historical significance. The area is scattered with naturally formed granite blocks that play host to 40 rock paintings (more are being discovered all the time), some of which have been estimated to be over 2000 years old. Chamangá is thus characterised as having the highest concentration of pictographic sites in all of Uruguay, while the discovery and study of these paintings has led to archaeologists digging deeper into the region. Although the archaeological investigations are not currently sufficient to secure Chamangá as a World Heritage site, the discoveries which they have uncovered indicate the existence of an ‘archaeological register’, giving real insight into the region’s cultural history.   Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo A district of Montevideo under heritage protection, Ciudad Vieja is considered one of Uruguay ’s cultural heritage sites, with La Rambla Promenade running directly through it. This barrio ( Spanish for neighborhood) is the oldest area of Montevideo, hence its name the ‘Old City’. Despite its historic roots, the city has seen a transformation in recent years, one which came about as a direct result of the campaigning and influence of the Municipal Intendant of Montevideo. Ciudad Vieja was surrounded by a defensive wall until 1829 when the majority of it was torn down, leaving only The Gateway of the Citadel standing; this structure now acts as the emblem for this region. Its recent emergence as the area of Montevideo with the most bustling nightlife means that there is a real blend of old and new, with both contempor


What is the title of the theme tune to the BBC radio show ‘The Archers’?

Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ The Archers - YouTube Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ The Archers Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 29, 2009 This is "Barwick Green" and is the theme music to the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. It is a "maypole dance" from the suite My Native Heath, written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood, and named after Barwick-in-Elmet. This recording used between 1950 and the 1990s was played by Sidney Torch and his Orchestra The Sunday omnibus broadcast of The Archers starts with a more rustic, accordian -arranged rendition by The Yetties Category


Which tennis player beat Andre Agassi in the Men’s Wimbledon Singles Finals in three straight sets in 1999?

Andre Agassi | Wimbledon's top 50 male players in the Open Era - Tennis Tennis Previous slide Next slide 40 of 51 View All Skip Ad 12. Andre Agassi (USA) One of the best returners the game has ever seen, Agassi’s long-flowing blonde locks brought him plenty of admirers during his breakthrough slam success in 1992 with a five-set win over Goran Ivanisevic. The baseline terrier remained a fans’ favourite and reached a second SW19 final seven years later only to fall in straight sets to Sampras. Credit:  Andy Hooper/Daily Mail / Rex


What is the first name of fictional diarist Adrian Mole’s mother?

h2g2 - Adrian Mole - Fictional Diarist - Edited Entry 5 Conversations Adrian Albert Mole, born 2 April, 1967, is one of Britain's most beloved fictional characters. The brainchild of novelist Sue Townsend, Adrian Mole is the central character, or rather the narrator, of one of the longest-running sagas in British literature, as well as an acute commentary on British society from the 1980s to the late '90s. The Leicester born-and-bred Adrian Mole is the fictional author of a grand total of seven diaries, following him from 'age 13 and 3/4' to age 31: in order of publication, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 and 3/4, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole; The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibian (the latter only available in the collection Adrian Mole: from Minor to Major), Adrian Mole: the Wilderness Years and Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years. Bridget Jones 1 , eat your heart out... The Character of Adrian Mole The first-born (and, at the start of the saga, only) child of George and Pauline Mole, Adrian likes to call himself 'an intellectual'. Much of the humour in the books stems from Adrian's exaggerated perception of his intellectual capabilities, derived largely from his love of literature, which seems to have improved his vocabulary but not his overall intelligence. Adrian often comes across as pedantic, dim-witted, hapless, jingoistic and callous, but despite his many flaws it is easy to sympathise with him. His personal habits and little fixations are quintessentially, traditionally British; and while the world around him evolves and moves towards the 21st Century, Adrian clings stubbornly to them. His imperviousness to change becomes a great source of humour in the later books of the saga. He does, however, possess a caring heart, which endears him to the reader despite his occasional obnoxiousness. The Ongoing Story and Principal Characters It is rather hard to summarise the whole Adrian Mole saga, which starts out, as already mentioned, in 1981, two years after the Thatcher government came to power. Adrian is a schoolboy at a Leicester comprehensive school; his best friends are the beautiful, sophisticated Pandora Braithwaite (soon to become his first girlfriend and one true love of his life) and Nigel (the most dynamic and ever-changing of all characters). His family are his mother, Pauline Mole née Sugden, a flighty, wanton and free-spirited woman who married her way out of the potato fields of Norfolk; his father, George Mole, an insecure and rather inept man; his grandmother, Edna May Mole, a bossy, old-fashioned lady; his Auntie Susan Mole, a prison guard; and the rarely-seen but very funny Sugdens, Pauline's family from the potato fields. Adrian lives a relatively quiet and uneventful life, exploring adolescence and its changes and observing the world around him with a mixture of wile, obtuseness and resilience. His parents all but neglect him; both of them have affairs, which later result in the birth of a half-brother (Brett, from his father's adulterous relationship with Doreen 'Stick Insect' Slater) and possibly also in the birth of Rosemary Germaine Mole, Adrian's little sister, whose paternity is never fully cleared (her father, in fact, may not be George Mole, but possibly 'Rat Fink' Lucas, the Moles' neighbour and Pauline's ex-lover). Meanwhile, Adrian finds love in Pandora, but as the pair grow they also grow apart. Pandora goes to college in Oxford, where she studies Russian, Serbo-Croat and Mandarin, graduates, marries her first husband (who is openly gay), has several liaisons and gradually leaves Adrian behind, eventually moving in with an ageing professor of linguistics, Jack Cavendish. Pandora later takes up politics and becomes a Labour MP for the Ashby-de-La-Zouch constituency in Leicestershire. Conversely Adrian, having failed most of his A Levels, ends up working as a librarian first, then as a clerk at the Department of the Environment. His repeated attempts at writing and publishing his ludicrous novel (provisionally called Lo! The Flat Hills


Bird - definition of bird by The Free Dictionary Bird - definition of bird by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bird n. 1. a. Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings. b. Such an animal hunted as game. c. Such an animal, especially a chicken or turkey, used as food: put the bird in the oven. 4. Slang A rocket, guided missile, satellite, or airplane. 5. Slang A person, especially one who is odd or remarkable: a sly old bird. 6. Chiefly British Slang A young woman. 7. Slang a. A loud sound expressing disapproval; a raspberry. b. Discharge from employment: lost a big sale and nearly got the bird. 8. An obscene gesture of anger, defiance, or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward. intr.v. bird·ed, bird·ing, birds 1. To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings. 2. To trap, shoot, or catch birds. Idiom: [Middle English, from Old English brid, young bird.] bird′ing n. (bɜːd) n 1. (Animals) any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird. 2. informal a person (usually preceded by a qualifying adjective, as in the phrases rare bird, odd bird, clever bird) 3. slang chiefly Brit a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend 4. slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird; shortened from birdlime, rhyming slang for time) 5. a bird in the hand something definite or certain 6. the bird has flown informal the person in question has fled or escaped 7. the birds and the bees euphemistic or jocular sex and sexual reproduction 8. birds of a feather people with the same characteristics, ideas, interests, etc 9. get the bird informal a. to be fired or dismissed b. (esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided 10. give someone the bird informal to tell someone rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss 11. kill two birds with one stone to accomplish two things with one action 12. like a bird without resistance or difficulty 13. a little bird a (supposedly) unknown informant: a little bird told me it was your birthday. 14. for the birds strictly for the birds informal deserving of disdain or contempt; not important [Old English bridd, of unknown origin] ˈbirdlike adj (Biography) nickname of (Charlie) Parker bird (bɜrd) n. 1. any warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, having feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, and a beak. 2. a fowl or game bird. 5. Slang. a person, esp. one having some peculiarity: He's an odd bird. 6. Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile. 7. a thin piece of meat rolled around a stuffing and braised: veal birds. 8. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a girl or young woman. 9. the bird, Slang. a. hissing, booing, etc., to show disapproval. b. a gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger. 10. Archaic. the young of any fowl. v.i. 11. to catch or shoot birds. 12. to bird-watch. 1. birds of a feather, people with similar attitudes, interests, or experience. 2. for the birds, Informal. worthless; not to be taken seriously. [before 900; Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d) young bird] bird′like`, adj. bird (bûrd) Any of numerous warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals that have wings for forelimbs, a body covered with feathers, a hard bill covering the jaw, and a four-chambered heart. Did You Know? Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? Most scientists who research the origin of birds think so, and they have lots of evidence to support this view. Small meat-eating dinosaurs and primitive birds share about 20 characteristics that neither group shares with other kinds of animals. Just a few of these include hollow bones, the position of the pelvis, the structure of their eggs, the shape of the shoulder blade, and a collarbone shaped into a wishbone. Dinosaurs had scales, and birds have modified scales—their feathers—and scaly feet. And it may be that at least some dinosaurs had feather


Which month in the Gregorian calendar was originally the seventh month of the Roman calendar?

The Roman Calendar Home   Calendar   The Roman Calendar The Roman Calendar The ancient Roman calendar, or “pre-Julian” calendar, is believed to have been a lunar calendar. The calendar originally consisted of hollow months that were 29 days long or full months that had 30 days. The Colosseum in Rome. The Colosseum in Rome is one of the most famous ruins from the Roman era. ©iStockphoto.com/matthewleesdixon King Romulus The original Roman calendar was said to be invented by Romulus, the first king of Rome, around 753 BCE . The calendar started the year in March (Martius) and consisted of 10 months, with 6 months of 30 days and 4 months of 31 days. The winter season was not assigned to any month, so the calendar year only lasted 304 days with 61 days unaccounted for in the winter. Calendar of Romulus: December - 30 Days Calends, Nones, and Ides Unlike the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the Roman calendar had a different system for numbering the days of the month. The months were divided into day markers that fell at the start of the month, the fifth or seventh day, and in the middle of the month. These 3 markers were called Calends, Nones and Ides. Calends (Kalendae, Kalends) signify the start of the new moon cycle and was always the first day of the month. It is derived from the Greek word καλειν, “to announce” the days of the full and new moon. Nones (Nonae) were known to be the days of the half moon which usually occur 8 days before the Ides. Ides occurred on the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months. They are thought to have been the days of the full moon. Each day was referred to by how many days it fell before the Calends, Nones or Ides. For example, March 11 would be known as “Five Ides” to the Romans because it is four days before the Ides of March (March 15). Adding January and February The 304-day Roman calendar didn’t work for long because it didn’t align with the seasons. King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar around 700 BCE by adding the months of January (Ianuarius) and February (Februarius) to the original 10 months, which increased the year's length to 354 or 355 days. The addition of January and February meant that some of the months' names no longer agreed with their position in the calendar (September - December). The month Quintilis was renamed July in honor of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE and Sextilis was renamed August in honor of Augustus in 8 BCE. The Intercalary Month The Roman calendar was still flawed after adding January and February, as well as the days and months needed to keep the calendar in line with the seasons. Many attempts were made to align the calendar with the seasons but all failed. An extra month was added to the calendar in some years to make up for the lack of days in a year. The insertion of the intercalary month was made by the pontifex maximus, the high priest of the College of Pontiffs in ancient Rome. However this system was flawed because the Roman calendar year defined the term of office of elected officials, thus a pontifex maximus could control the length of the year depending on their political agenda. When Julius Caesar became pontifex maximus, he reformed the calendar by getting rid of the intercalary months. The Julian calendar was created, then completed during his successor Augustus' reign. Roman Calendar Months


Which luggage company is named after a Biblical strongman?

Samsonite Luggage, Suitcases & Bags | Luggage Pros Receive Samsonite Email Alerts About Samsonite For almost 100 years, Samsonite has been regarded as a top-quality luggage producer and retailer. Named after the Biblical strongman, the company emerged as a travel trunk manufacturer during an age when travel was reserved for the elite few. The customers of those days were selective about their gear, choosing only the most attractive and most durable equipment to haul their wares with them near and far. It's because of that dedication to quality that Samsonite has survived—and thrived—through economic depressions, recessions, and global financial crises when others could not. Today, the Samsonite brand remains a top contender in luggage and travel gear. Its line of products has broadened to include everything from rolling luggage to briefcases to travel accessories, yet their products continue to encapsulate the strength and boldness required to be Worldproof®. First-time purchasers soon become lifelong fans, and it's no mystery why: The company was and still remains one of the best-known manufacturers of quality travel gear in the world. Samsonite's forward-thinking designs, innovative materials, and dedication to their Golden Rule motto - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - speaks to a brand that will remain relevant and fashionable for decades to come. Award Winning As a winner of numerous awards, Samsonite looks ahead with its designs and innovations to assure their products stay ahead of the game. Rigorous testing processes ensure each and every one of their products meets or exceeds buyers' expectations in durability, usability, comfort, and style. Innovative materials—including their exclusive Curv® technology, used in designing their best-selling Cosmolite Collection of lightweight, extra durable rolling luggage - assures that Samsonite products will continue to remain longstanding icons and favorites of the travel equipment industry for years to come. Warranty In the rare case that a product is found to be defective in material or workmanship, the company offers a variety of limited warranties to assist the customer in repairing or replacing the defective gear. (The length of warranty depends on the product type purchased. Learn More ) Construction Quality All Samsonite products are thoughtfully engineered and integrate compact and streamlined appeal with space-saving pockets and compartments that won't get in the way of practical day-to-day use. On top of that, the company's designers have tacked on spinner wheels to most of their rolling products, allowing users to easily maneuver their belongings through airports, offices, hallways, hotels, or anywhere else they plan (or don't plan) to go. Selection Though Samsonite remains one of the world's greatest names in luggage, behind the science of remaining practical and new the company strives to stay mindful of their customers' individuality. That's why they offer up a variety of colors or patterns to coordinate with even the most particular tastes, and tack on a wide variety of accessories - from umbrellas and toiletry sets, to travel pillows and outlet adapters - to solidly prepare even the most adventurous user. Whether you're in need of new travel and business gear, or are seeking accessories for current equipment, Samsonite's got you covered. In addition to its traditional luggage offerings, you can find gear like totes, backpacks, duffel bags, and even kid-friendly lines and accessories featuring Disney®, Star Wars®, and Marvel® characters. Samsonite Luggage Items 1 to 24 of 132 total 1


The ‘Great Bells of Bow’ church were used to time the executions at which London prison?

Oranges and Lemons and the bells of old London Town | Inspiring City Random Wanderings around London looking at Street Art and other things Oranges and Lemons and the bells of old London Town by inspiringcity One of the most recognised English language nursery rhymes is the famous Oranges and Lemons. The rhyme works its way through a number of famous old London churches and I’ve often wondered where those churches were. Every morning I walk past a pub called the Bow Bells which is a great, traditional, quite earthy east end boozer painted bright orange and with the full nursery rhyme written outside stuck to the wall on a green board. The pub is also just down the road from ‘Bow Church’ which is thought by some to be the location of the ‘Great bell of Bow’. This is the last bell to be mentioned in the nursery rhyme. Unfortunately for Bow Church however the common consensus has it that the real location of the Great Bell of Bow is actually at the St Mary le Bow church on Cheapside in the city which is about 3 miles the other way. Bow church though is old enough to have been around when the rhyme was written and its bells would certinaly have been heard by many. But then that’s part of the fun of the nursery rhyme. What does it mean and where did those lines come from? The words were written at a time when London was very different and the churches of the city would have been utterly dominant not only in terms of their impact on the skyline but in terms qof their influence on social life as well. In terms of genealogy it appears that the first recorded version of the rhyme appeared in 1744 but not in the form that it is known now. Prior to that it is likely that it will have been well known and there is evidence that a dance known as oranges and lemons dates back to 1655. So let’s go through the rhyme, the rest of this blog post will look at the churches, where they are and what the words refer to. There are lots of theories about why the song was written in the first place and a quick search of google will come up with loads of them. My favourite is that the the rhyme simply developed over time as a means to remember the different areas of London which will have been defined by their churches. So onto the rhyme and in homage to the Bow Bells pub, the version I’ll be using is the version written on the outside of the pub. ‘Happy go up, and happy go down To ring the bells of London Town’. ‘oranges and lemons say the bells of St.Clements’ St. Clements Church on Eastcheap is where we start our journey. There is some debate over whether the true 'oranges and lemons' church was here or St. Clements Dane in the Strand. It would seem however that the majority of opinion places the iconic bells here on Eastcheap. The oranges and lemons of the song refer to the cargo that would have been offloaded close to the church when the Thames was a lot further in than it is today. ‘Bullseyes and targets say the bells of St. Margarets’ In the heart of the city and next door to the bank of England, St Margaret Lothbury sits unobtrusively amongst the buildings around it. The church was burnt down in the great fire but rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in 1690. It is thought that the bullseyes and targets refer to the fact that archery was practised in fields nearby. ‘Brickbats and tiles say the bells of St. Giles’ Bang in the heart of the Barbican, St. Giles looks striking against the brutalist backdrop of the Barbican high rises. The reference to brickbats and tiles are thought to refer to materials used by builders nearby. As a church its probably also one of the most interesting. Oliver Cromwell was married here. Sir Martin Frobisher, John Speed and John Milton are buried here and Ben Johnson, John Bunyan and Daniel Defoe were baptised here. ‘Halfpence and farthings say the bells of St. Martins’ St. Martins Orgar on Martin Lane was pretty much destroyed in the Great Fire of London leaving only the bell tower which is now occupied by a firm of solicitors. It is thought that the reference to halfpence and farthings is a nod to


Arboreal animals live in or among which habitat?

What are Some Arboreal Animals? (with pictures) What are Some Arboreal Animals? Last Modified Date: 04 January 2017 Copyright Protected: These 10 animal facts will amaze you Arboreal animals are animals that spend most or all of their time in trees. Many of them exist, and some are quite famous — the koala , lemur, flying squirrel , New World porcupine, tree sloth, spider monkey , tarsier, leopard , orangutan, chameleon , gecko, fruit bat, and many tree frogs, snakes, birds, and lizards. Animals of this type live in all the forests of the world, but are the most common in tropical forests, where the lush foliage and the canopy level creates a veritable floor of trees and leaves. In the nooks and crannies of trees, water collects in small pools, providing a source of moisture for a whole mini- ecosystem . To climb in trees consistently and without falling, arboreal animals display a wide variety of adaptations, many of them shared between them. These include lithe bodies, clawed or sticky feet, and prehensile tails. Some, like tree sloths, have huge claws that let them hang from trees without expending any energy whatsoever. Some tree sloths cling so tenaciously to trees that they continue hanging for days after death. Ad The primary biodiversity hotspots for arboreal animals are the world's four largest rainforests — the Amazon, Congo, Madagascar, and Southeast Asia. The reason for the evolution of the arboreal lifestyle is obvious — trees are rich in animals and fruits, and allow their occupants to avoid predators on the ground. In fact, some animals, such as sloths, are so fearful of the ground that if their offspring accidentally falls, they will avoid going down to recover them. In rainforests, thick tree branches often rise 100 ft (30 m) or more above the ground, providing ample room to live and eat. Some animals spend their entire lives jumping from tree to tree, never touching the ground. One of the most interesting adaptations displayed by arboreal animals are stretchy membranes between their legs or toes that allow for extensive gliding. While flight has only evolved independently four times in the history of nature (insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats), gliding has evolved dozens of times. Some gliding animals include the flying squirrel (found across Eurasia and North America, American species rarely seen due to their nocturnal lifestyle), flying frogs (a trait which has evolved independently in more than 3,400 species), and Draco lizards, which can glide for up to 100 m (328 ft) under optimal conditions. Ad anon312236 Post 9 This was really helpful. Oh, and save the rainforest! By the way, you should look up red pandas even though they live in the taiga. JackWhack Post 8 I'm a little surprised that tree frogs are arboreal animals, because even though they have the word “tree” in their name, I frequently see them hanging out in other locations. My pond is just full of them, and they seem to gather there at twilight to sing noisy songs together. I've also seen them clinging to the outside of my windows. I can see their little suction cups on their feet. kylee07drg Post 7 Some bears are arboreal animals. I've read that certain kinds will build nests in trees and sleep there. It's also common for bear cubs to sleep in trees. This keeps them from being vulnerable to predators. feasting Post 6 @DylanB – Sugar gliders cannot be happy in a cage, even the big tower cages that people often keep them in. They cannot glide through the air very far at all. One big drawback to owning a sugar glider is that they prey on small animals like birds and gross insects like spiders and grubworms. So, you have to feed them live food. I don't know if your son would be queasy about this or not, but for me, it was all it took to convince me not to get one. They also like to suck on trees to get sap. Unless you have the means to grow a live tree in your home, you can't give him this opportunity. DylanB Post 5 Does anyone here have any experience with sugar gliders? My son wants one of these arboreal animals, but s


Who played Queen Victoria in the 1997 film ‘Mrs Brown’?

Mrs Brown (1997) - 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 Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but ... See full summary  » Director: a list of 39 titles created 07 May 2011 a list of 31 titles created 01 Jan 2013 a list of 25 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 49 titles created 18 Feb 2015 a list of 26 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Mrs Brown " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     2     Oscars. Another    12 wins & 23 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he ... See full summary  » Director: Nicholas Hytner True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease. Director: Richard Eyre Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues. Director: Stephen Frears A film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch. Director: Shekhar Kapur An orphaned Italian boy is raised among a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during the Second World War. Director: Franco Zeffirelli     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X   An impoverished woman who has been forced to choose between a privileged life with her wealthy aunt and her journalist lover, befriends an American heiress. When she discovers the heiress is attracted to her own lover and is dying, she sees a chance to have both the privileged life she cannot give up and the lover she cannot live without. Director: Iain Softley Edit Storyline Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely to lead to monarchy crisis. Written by Anonymous See All (57)  » Taglines: Queen Victoria, the world's most powerful woman. John Brown, a simple Scottish Highlander. Their extraordinary friendship transformed an empire. Genres: Rated PG for a beating, language and brief nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 3 October 1997 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown See more  » Filming Locations: $76,268        (USA) (18 July 1997) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Actor Geoffrey Palmer , who plays Henry Ponsonby, plays opposite Dame Judi Dench as he did for years in As Time Goes By (1992) and again in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). See more » Goofs The scene in Parliament, preceded immediately by the on screen prompt "1867," where the speaker raises the question of the "Disestablishment of the Irish Church" did not happen under the government of Benjamin Disraeli, as depicted, nor did it happen in 1867 at all. Known officially as The Irish Church Act 1869, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed during William Ewart Gladstone's administration, which was after Disraeli's first ministership (which ended on December 1, 1868) and before his second ministership (which began on February 20, 1874). See more » Quotes John Brown : God save the Queen! [shoots into the dark] (Pasadena, California) – See all my reviews This is a phenomenal movie, but I am rather peeved at the way it has been marketed. When I rented the movie, the blurb on the box luridly touted th


Which US animated television series 90 second pilot episode clip was called the ‘Flagstones’?

The Flintstones | The Cartoon Network Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Ended Wiki The Flinstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that was broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, on ABC. The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The Flintstones was about a working-class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. The show's continuing popularity rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. The Flintstones was the most financially successful network animated franchise for three decades, until The Simpsons debuted. The original pilot episode clip was called The Flagstones (which first appeared in 1959 as a 90-second promotion to draw advertisers to the show) and was later reincorporated into the show's first episode (third episode in original air date order). The show's name was changed to The Flintstones shortly thereafter. In 1992 reruns of the series began airing on Cartoon Network . Currently The Flintstones airs on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang . Contents [ show ] Overview The Flinstones follows two Stone Age families, the Flintstones and their neighbors, the Rubbles. Much of the humor was based on its comic portrayals of modern conveniences, reinterpreted using Stone Age 'technology.' Most notably were their cars, complete with absence of floorboards to allow them to be 'foot-powered.' The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock. (In some of the earlier episodes, it was also referred to as "Rockville".) In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen. Like their mid-20th century counterparts, these cavemen listen to records, live in split-level homes, and eat out at restaurants, yet their technology is made entirely from pre-industrial materials and largely powered through the use of animals. For example, the cars are made out of stone, wood, and animal skins, and powered by the passengers' feet (as in the theme song, "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet"). Often the "prehistoric" analog to a modern machine uses an animal. For example, when a character takes photographs with an instant camera, inside the camera box, a bird carves the picture on a stone tablet with its beak. In a running gag, the animal powering such technology would frequently break the fourth wall, look directly into the camera at the audience and offer a mild complaint about his job. Other commonly seen gadgets in the series include a baby woolly mammoth used as a vacuum cleaner; an adult woolly mammoth acting as a shower by spraying water with its trunk; elevators raised and lowered by ropes around brontosauruses' necks; "automatic" windows powered by monkeys on the outside; birds acting as "car horns", sounded by the driver pulling on their tails or squeezing their bodies; an "electric" razor made from a clam shell, vibrating from a honey-bee inside; a pelican as a washing machine, shown with a beakful of soapy water; and a woodpecker whose beak is used to play a gramophone record. In most cases, "The Man of a Thousand Voices", Mel Blanc, contributed the animals' gag lines, often lowering his voice one to two full octaves, far below the range he used to voice the character of Barney Rubble. In the case of the Flintstones' cuckoo clocks, which varied from mechanical toys to live birds announcing the time, when the hour approached 12:00, the bird inside the clock "cuckooing" usually just ran out of steam and gave up vocally, physically, or both. Cast Fred Flintstone – Alan Reed (speaking voice only) Wilma Flintstone/Pebbles Flintstone – Jean Vander Pyl Barney Rubble – Mel Blanc; Daws Butler (season 2; episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9 only) Betty Rubble – Bea Benaderet (seasons 1–4); Gerry Johnson (seasons 5–6) Bamm-Bamm Rubble/Hoppy/Arnold – Don Messick Mrs. Slaghoople – Verna Felton and Janet Waldo The Great Gazoo – Harvey Korman Films & Subsequent Television Series Following the show's cancellation in 1966, a film base


The English city of Norwich lies on which river?

Breathing new life into a river Norwich turned its back on - Politics - Eastern Daily Press Breathing new life into a river Norwich turned its back on @dangrimmer24 14 February, 2015 - 10:43 The City of Norwich viewed from the River Wensum. The Lady Julian Bridge at Riverside. Picture: Denise Bradley Archant Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Organisations join forces to find ways to unlock river’s potential For years, there have been calls for more to be done to make the most of the River Wensum. And now a string of organisations have joined forces to develop a strategy for the river. They want to use it as a focus for tourism, leisure and business and hope the formation of a new partnership could help to secure funding, such as National Lottery cash, to breathe new life into the river. Norwich City Council is leading the development of a joint strategy for the river, working in partnership with the Broads Authority, Norfolk County Council and the Wensum River Parkway Partnership. The strategy will manage the River Wensum and surrounding area for the benefit of the city and its residents, while also increasing access to, and use of, the river itself. Grants – including National Lottery cash – could be brought in to help transform the river, to emulate cities such as Cambridge, York and Bath. How do you think the River Wensum could be improved? Write, giving full contact details, to Letters Editor, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE. The city grew around the winding river. Until the arrival of the railway and modern roads, it was how goods and trade came to the city, which was once England’s second largest. The stone to build the cathedral arrived by boat. The river was the very lifeblood of the city. But about 200 years ago, everything changed, with families who used to live in riverside homes moving to the suburbs. The river became a backwater. The new strategy, developed by Norwich City Council, the Broads Authority, Norfolk County Council and the Wensum River Parkway Partnership, aims to change that. Proposals for Generation Park. Alec Hartley, chairman of the Wensum River Parkway Partnership, is optimistic that Norwich can become a river city once more. He said: “At the moment there are hardly any access points to the river. There are two pontoons which are not used and two slipways which are too steep.” Mr Hartley said the development of Friars Quay in the 1970s was an example of how to get housing development right. But he said: “If you want an example of bad practice, then there’s Read’s Flour Mill, which has cut the river off. Wensum River Parkway Partnership chairman Alec Hartley near Whitefriars bridge. He is calling for a debate on how best to breathe new life into the area along the river that passes through the entire of Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams “The proposals for Generation Park are another example of getting it right, with the housing set back some distance from the river.” And what of the Riverside complex, so often viewed as a missed opportunity, given that most of the buildings have their backs to the river. Mr Hartley said: “It would be quite easy to turn it to face the river. And it would be good to have moorings there, although they would need to be secure.”


Sevruga, Sterlet and Ossetra are all types of which delicacy?

Russian Caviar – from $32.11 – Marky’s Gourmet Store Pages: 1 2 3 4 »   View All The kinds of Russian black caviar The most expensive kind of the Russian caviar is the Russian Beluga caviar. Beluga has nearly extinguished because of overfishing, poaching, and water pollution, thus, the industrial fishing of this species is strictly limited and controlled, which has highly influenced its price and has stimulated the farming of this species after the official ban on import of the Caspian sea caviar. Only now after 10 years, we may see the results and we are expecting the Beluga to be supplied to our stock for we could offer it to our valued customers. The Russian Beluga caviar is considered to be the most delicious ones in the world. Its big pearlescent beads have the most delicate and subtle flavor that makes the gourmet lose their mind. The most popular and sought after is the Russian Osetra. Indeed, the Russian Osetra caviar makes an ideal balance of the flavor, the size, and the price. So if you want to buy Russian caviar most probably you'll buy the Russian Osetra. Though this Royal delight is pretty expensive, the price will be compensated by the incredible sea flavor, tender texture and luxurious appearance. There are many different types of the Russian Osetra sorted by grades, by the manufacturer, by the size, and by the color, but all you need to know is they are all perfectly delicious for you and are worth every single cent spent on it! Furthermore, you can save by ordering the Russian caviar online at the Marky's Gourmet shop. The closest analog to the Russian Beluga caviar is the Kaluga. This species is very similar to Beluga but just a little bit smaller and sometimes called the 'river Beluga' for its life cycle that includes a very long period of life in the rivers, unlike the Beluga that goes to the rivers only during the spawning period. Kaluga and all of its types have the flavor and texture very close to the Russian Beluga caviar. Very tender and delicious with the inherent nuttiness and butteriness, these big pearlescent beads will make your dinner unforgettable. Despite its smaller size, the Sevruga is the most flavorful caviar in the Sturgeon family and sometimes it is called 'Strong Sturgeon'. The small pearlescent black beads conceal a briny juice with a complex sea flavor that makes the connoisseurs' taste buds tremble in expectancy of the highest delight of enjoying the nutty and buttery flavor Russian Sevruga caviar and Sterlet caviar offered by Marky's Caviar are produced on domestic Sturgeon AquaFarm - the only aqua farm in North America to raise Beluga, Sterlet and Sevruga sturgeon


In poetry, a sonnet consists of how many lines?

Shakespearean Sonnet Basics: Iambic Pentameter and the English Sonnet Style   Shakespearean Sonnet Basics: Iambic Pentameter and the English Sonnet Style Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An iamb is a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be good BYE. A line of iambic pentameter flows like this: baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM. Here are some examples from the sonnets: When I / do COUNT / the CLOCK / that TELLS / the TIME ( Sonnet 12 ) When IN / dis GRACE / with FOR / tune AND / men�s EYES I ALL / a LONE / be WEEP / my OUT/ cast STATE ( Sonnet 29 ) Shall I / com PARE/ thee TO / a SUM / mer's DAY? Thou ART / more LOVE / ly AND / more TEM / per ATE ( Sonnet 18 ) Shakespeare's plays are also written primarily in iambic pentameter, but the lines are unrhymed and not grouped into stanzas. Unrhymed iambic pentameter is called blank verse . It should be noted that there are also many prose passages in Shakespeare�s plays and some lines of trochaic tetrameter , such as the Witches' speeches in Macbeth . Sonnet Structure There are fourteen lines in a Shakespearean sonnet. The first twelve lines are divided into three quatrains with four lines each. In the three quatrains the poet establishes a theme or problem and then resolves it in the final two lines, called the couplet. The rhyme scheme of the quatrains is abab cdcd efef. The couplet has the rhyme scheme gg. This sonnet structure is commonly called the English sonnet or the Shakespearean sonnet, to distinguish it from the Italian Petrarchan sonnet form which has two parts: a rhyming octave (abbaabba) and a rhyming sestet (cdcdcd). The Petrarchan sonnet style was extremely popular with Elizabethan sonneteers, much to Shakespeare's disdain (he mocks the conventional and excessive Petrarchan style in Sonnet 130 ). Only three of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets do not conform to this structure: Sonnet 99 , which has 15 lines; Sonnet 126 , which has 12 lines; and Sonnet 145 , which is written in iambic tetrameter. _____ How to cite this article: Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespearean Sonnet Basics: Iambic Pentameter and the English Sonnet Style. Shakespeare Online. 30 Aug. 2000. < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/sonnetstyle.html >. ______


What is the name of the twin sister of the Disney character Donald Duck?

Donald Duck Carl Barks Donald - Made in Italy In the same time as the Barks' stories, the Italian production with authors like Guido Martina, Giovan Battista Carpi, Luciano Bottaro, Romano Scarpa, Pier Lorenzo and Massimo DeVita, Giorgio Cavazzano, Marco Rota and several others continued to develope the character of Donald and remaining almost always faithful to the Disney spirit of Gottfredson, Taliaferro but over all of Barks, they created great adventures reprinted, translated and published in several countries, creating new characters to what has been called "The big duck family". Of these stories made in Italy, the ones called parodies are probably the most characteristic ones which have seen Donald playing several famous historical literature characters like PAPERINO DON CHISCIOTTE 1955, IL DOTTOR PAPERUS 1958, PAPERIN DI TARASCONA 1957, EL KID PAMPEADOR 1959, PAPERIN FURIOSO 1966 PAPERIN FRACASSA 1967, PAPERIN DE PAPERAC 1967, PAPERIN ALÌ 1985 and much more. Paperin De Paperac Paperin Furioso DUCK AVENGER the devilish avenger In 1969 the same Italian artist group had created Donald's secret identity and alter-ego Paperinik (for which the most appropriate English translation is "DUCK AVENGER"). With a black costume which originally belonged to the gentleman thief FANTOMALLARD and a mask to hide (but not much) his identity, Donald had Gyro create a secret hideout under his house, while having him modify his car with several special devices to accomplished his night revenge missions. His adventures had a big success and have been reprinted in several other countries. Always in Italy in 1996 the hyper-technological super-hero version of Paperinik was created called PK (in the beginning short form for Paperinik than transformed in that for the scientific latin name Platyrhynchos Kineticus "energized duck" but in USA also known as Duck Avenger). This character which has nothing to do with the original Paperinik, lives in a futuristic habitat similar to the one of some American super heros where he acts in interdimensional complex and charming adventures but that are completely out of the classical Disney universe. PK "Platyrhynchos Kineticus" In Italy in the 2008 was also created by Max Monteduro another secret identity of Donald named Doubleduck. In this identity he is a Special Agent working from a misterious Intelligence Agency so secret that it has no name. The character is based on the British Agent James Bond 007 by Fleming, Also in this case because of his psico-phisic quality and the tipology of adventures, this character is completelly out of the classical being more likely his spy-story parody. Miquel Pujol Among the various authors who have written Donald stories worth mentioning in various countries, are those had worked for the Disney "Studio Program", (the Disney project for export comics) such as Dick Kinney and Al Hubbar creators of Donald's cousin Fethry Duck 1964, Tony Strobl, Jack Bradbury and important great artists like the Chilean Victor Arriagada Rios, better known as Vicar, who takes much from Barks reference, or the Argentinian Daniel Branca (both collaborators of the Danish publisher Egmont). The Spanish José Cardona, Miquel Pujol and José Maria Colomèr Fonts, the Olands Daan Jippes and Fred Milton, and the Brasilians Carlos Herero, Irineu Soares and Roberto Fukue. Daan Jippes But who mainly took over Donald according to Barks' stories, are the American artists William Van Horn and Don Rosa. Of the former, one story drawn worth mentioning is the famous HORSING AROUND WITH HISTORY 1998, a ducks adventure written by Barks himself when he was 93 years old. William Van Horn Don Rosa while Don Rosa is for sure the author able to better interprete spirit of Barks' stories, his great works about Scrooge McDuck's life story THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MC DUCK 1994-1996 (where the most credible logical and reasonable correct version of Donald birth and youth has been represented) and his marvelous and well thought duck family tree are the most evident proof. No longer used in the cartoons (in the se


How many points is a conversion worth in a game of rugby union?

BBC SPORT | Rugby League | Laws & Equipment | How to score points How to score points There are four main ways to score in rugby league: Try - four points A try is worth four points - the maximum number of points you can score in one go in rugby league. It is scored when a player puts the ball on the ground with "downward pressure" (very important) inside the opposition's in-goal area between the try line and dead ball line. If a defender makes an offence while the opposition are about to score a try, then the referee can award a penalty kick in front of the posts after the conversion kick. This means the opposition can score eight points if they are successful in scoring the try, the goal kick and the penalty kick. But if the try was not scored because of the offence, the referee will award a penalty try in front of the posts, as well as the extra penalty kick. Goal kick - two points A team is awarded a goal kick after a try has been scored. The team has the chance to "convert" the kick at goal for two further points. The kick is taken from a point level with where the try was scored. The kick is successful if the ball goes between the opposition's goalposts and above the crossbar. Penalty - two points The referee will award a penalty when an offence has occurred. A player can punt, drop kick or take a place kick anywhere behind where the offence took place. They also have the choice of kicking for goal or for touch. A kick for goal is worth two points if successful. But to be successful, the ball has to go through the opposition's goalposts, above the crossbar. Two touch judges will raise their flags if the penalty is successfully kicked. If the team who gave away the penalty argue or commit further offences, the referee will punish them by taking the penalty 10 metres forward towards their goal-line. The team kicking also gets a new set of six tackles to play with. Play is re-started by placing the ball on the ground 10 metres into the field of play, parallel to where the ball went out to touch. Teams can kick in any direction even backwards if they want to find space for a set play. Drop goal - one point A drop goal can be a spectacular way of scoring. If successful it will add one point to a team's score. A drop goal is scored when a player kicks the ball from hand through the opposition's goal posts, above the crossbar. However, the ball must touch the ground between being dropped and kicked.


A purfle is an ornamental border, typically inlaid on which musical instrument?

Purfling: Definition with Purfling Pictures and Photos Literary usage of Purfling Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature: 1. Violins and Other Stringed Instruments: How to Make Them ; with Numerous by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1907) "Another purfling Gauge. the instrument, being very careful not to cut too deep ... The wood between the lines can then be picked out with a bent purfling ..." 2. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890) "Only a single strip of purfling is usually employed ; but double purfling, which in general injures the tone without improving the looks of an instrument, ..." 3. The Contemporary Review (1873) "The purfling consists of three thread-like pieces of wood, two of ebony, the centre one of sycamore, inlaid near the edge and following the lines of the ..." Other Resources Relating to: Purfling Words people are searching for today:


Which English town was called Camulodunum in Latin?

Camulodunum - definition of Camulodunum by The Free Dictionary Camulodunum - definition of Camulodunum by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Camulodunum Also found in: Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Col·ches·ter  (kōl′chĕs′tər, -chĭ-stər) A borough of southeast England near the North Sea. It was an important pre-Roman city and the site of the first Roman colony in Britain. Colchester (ˈkəʊltʃɪstə) n (Placename) a town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop: 104 390 (2001). Latin name: Camulodunum Col•ches•ter n. a city in NE Essex, in E England. 149,100. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Maldon References in periodicals archive ? THE Emperor Claudius spent just 16 days in Britain, long enough to lead his troops into Camulodunum and have his army build a huge fortress. Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


‘Happy Rabbit’ was the original name for which cartoon character?

Happy Rabbit | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Happy Rabbit (simply known as: Prototype-Bugs Bunny, Prototype-Bugs, or simply just Proto-Bugs) is a character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series who later evolved into the Warner Bros. cartoon studio 's most famous character, Bugs Bunny . Created by Ben Hardaway in 1938, Happy Rabbit first appeared in the short Porky's Hare Hunt . Happy Rabbit is more like Bugs Bunny in this short, except he has apricot-colored gloves and mouth, furrier tail, black nose, black-tipped ears, and a different voice. Happy's voice sounds "rural", and at times sounds rather like Daffy Duck's early voice. The laugh at the end of the cartoon, "Heh-heh-heh-HEH-heh!", is similar to the early version of Woody Woodpecker. Like most of the other Looney Tunes characters, Happy Rabbit was voiced by Mel Blanc and later Joe Alaskey . No one remembered the name of the Bugs Bunny prototype until Blanc spoke of Bugs' origins in a 1970s interview. History Happy Rabbit made his screen debut in the 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon Porky's Hare Hunt , directed by Ben Hardaway. Similar in tone and execution to the previous year's Porky's Duck Hunt , which introduced Daffy Duck , Porky's Hare Hunt involves Porky hunting a white rabbit whose wild antics drive him mad. Mel Blanc would later use his "Happy Rabbit" voice characterization as the voice of Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker. Charles Jones used Happy Rabbit as a foil in his 1939 short, Prest-O Change-O , which marked the rabbit's second appearance. Happy was the focal point of his fourth cartoon, Hare-um Scare-um (1939), for which he was redesigned as a gray rabbit with large buck teeth. Happy Rabbit made his sixth appearance in Elmer's Candid Camera (1940), a cartoon which marked the first appearance of the "official" version of Elmer J. Fudd . The cartoon set into play the antagonistic relationship that would develop between Elmer and Happy's successor, Bugs Bunny, over the years. Throughout Elmer's Candid Camera, Happy Rabbit is very similar in appearance and personality to Bugs; the only major differences between the two were that Happy had apricot-colored gloves and muzzle, a furrier tail, a black nose, black-tipped ears, and a different voice. Happy appeared one last time with a cameo role in 1940's Patient Porky . The same year, Tex Avery directed A Wild Hare , a cartoon featuring Elmer Fudd hunting a rabbit, he had Happy Rabbit redesigned and revised with a new personality and even a different voice. The resulting rabbit character was given a new name - Bugs Bunny - in Chuck Jones' 1941 follow-up to A Wild Hare, Elmer's Pet Rabbit . Happy Rabbit appeared in the deleted scenes of the 2003 film Looney Tunes: Back in Action .


Comma, Peacock and Swallowtail are all types of which insect?

Iggy Biggy Buggy Fun Facts About Caterpillars Caterpillars sense touch through their antennae and also through their tiny hair, called setae, which are all over their bodies. Caterpillars breathe through little holes on the sides of their bodies called spiracles, not through its mouth.  The mouth and strong jaws, called mandibles are just for chewing their food! The life cycle of butterflies and moths is called complete metamorphosis.  Butterflies and moths have four stages of life:  egg, larva, pupa, and adult.  Butterflies lay eggs on plant leaves. As soon as a caterpillar is born, it is called a larva of either a butterfly or a moth.  It eats and eats and eats.  Sooner than later, it turns into a pupa.  The pupa stage is where it goes into a chrysalis (caterpillar) or a cocoon (moth.)  In the pupa stage, a lot is happening! This is when the caterpillar body transforms into a butterfly or a moth, antennae are formed, wings are finishing forming, and mouthparts are transformed.   Eventually, a beautiful butterfly or moth emerges and the adult stage begins, but it cannot fly right away since its wings are wet and small. When the wings are dry and the muscles are exercised, it can fly off the host plant. Most caterpillars are herbivores, which mean they only eat plants, such as leaves and fruit, while some species of caterpillars will eat other insects or insect eggs, or even other caterpillars, such as the Zebra Swallowtail caterpillar. Most caterpillars shed just like snakes.  Caterpillars grow so much and so quick, its skin becomes too tight.  When this happens, it will shed its old skin, just like snakes do.  This is called “molting.”  Then the same thing will happen again, and again.  Shedding of the skin usually happens about 4-5 times.  Right before a caterpillar sheds for the last time, it may not look anything like how it looked when it was a baby! It’s much bigger, may be fuzzy now and grown hair, have different colors, bristles, tufts called “pencils,” or even spines. Did you know that it is a myth that caterpillars eat everything?  They are actually extremely picky eaters.  Most species of butterflies eat only leaves of a single type of plant or fruit, or a group of closely related plants.  The main plant a caterpillar consumes is called the host plant for that butterfly or moth species. For example, Monarch butterflies will only eat milkweed plants, Tiger Swallowtail butterflies will only eat the leaves from black cherry trees, and Black Swallowtail butterflies eat only parsley, dill, fennel and rue. Caterpillars have something called a spinneret, which is a silk stranding.   This is what it uses to drop and swing, and lets it go even when it walks, and is also used as a wrap to make its chrysalis or cocoon. Believe it or not, some caterpillars are actually poisonous!  Caterpillars get their toxicity from the food it eats. For instance, when the Monarch caterpillar eats their food, milkweed plants, the plants themselves have toxins in them.  So when the caterpillar ingests the plants, they ingest the toxins.  The toxins do not harm the caterpillars, but actually helps them by helping to keep predators away.  If a caterpillar is brightly colored, it is probably poisonous, so be careful.   The most well-known and famous caterpillar/butterfly in North America is the Monarch caterpillar/butterfly.  The caterpillar is usually has yellow, black, and white stripes, and when it changes into a butterfly, it is orange and black with small white spots in certain areas. To purchase books, click here! To purchase


According to the nursery rhyme, what did Tom the Piper’s son steal?

Tom Tom the Pipers Son - Nursery Rhymes Nursery Rhymes Tom, Tom, the piper's son,  Stole a pig, and away did run;  The pig was eat And Tom was beat,  And Tom went crying Nursery Rhymes › People And Children Songs › Tom Tom The Pipers Son Viewed By 1993 Kids NurseryRhymes.com is a free site offering lyrics and music to hundreds of popular nursery rhymes that have been passed down through the ages. Use our site to keep kids entertained, find lyrics to a nursery rhyme that you can't remember, or bring you back to a happy time when you were child.


What is the title of the 1944 film in which Lauren Bacall made her movie debut?

To Have and Have Not (1944) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error To Have and Have Not ( 1944 ) Not Rated | During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV a list of 29 titles created 10 Nov 2014 a list of 23 titles created 28 May 2015 a list of 49 titles created 30 Aug 2015 a list of 49 titles created 1 month ago a list of 29 titles created 3 weeks ago Title: To Have and Have Not (1944) 8/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. Director: John Huston Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Director: Howard Hawks A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence. Director: Delmer Daves After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort. Director: Raoul Walsh A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts... Director: Nicholas Ray In Africa during World War I, a gin-swilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. Director: John Huston A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Director: Jacques Tourneur A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Director: John Huston Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Director: John Huston A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Director: Howard Hawks At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract. Director: Howard Hawks When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. Director: George Cukor Edit Storyline Harry Morgan and his alcoholic sidekick, Eddie, are based on the island of Martinique and crew a boat available for hire. However, since the second world war is happening around them business is not what it could be and after a customer who owes them a large sum fails to pay they are forced against their better judgment to violate their preferred neutrality and to take a job for the resistance transporting a fugitive on the run from the Nazis to Martinique. Through all this runs the stormy relationship between Morgan and Marie "Slim" Browning, a resistance sympathizer and the sassy singer in the club where Morgan spends most of his days. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk> ...the screen's most masculine he-man meets the year's sexiest feminine discovery! See more  » Genres: 20 January 1945 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Ernest Hemingway's To Have and Have Not See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The movie's line "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow" was voted as the #34 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 10