Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of which country in 1877?

Internet History Sourcebooks Project Field Marshal Lord Roberts: When Queen Victoria Became Empress of India, 1877 [Tappan Introduction] THE PRINCE OF WALES, afterwards King Edward VII, paid a visit    to India as a mark of honor to the native princes who had aided the English in their    efforts to govern the land. This visit was followed by Queen Victoria's assumption of the    title of Empress of India. IN the autumn of 1876 preparations were commenced for the "Imperial   Assemblage," which it was announced by the Viceroy would be held at Delhi on the   first day of January, 1877, for the purpose of proclaiming to the Queen's subjects   throughout India the assumption by Her Majesty of the title of "Empress of   India." To this assemblage Lord Lytton further announced that he proposed "to   invite the governors, lieutenant-governors, and heads of administration from all parts of   the Queen's Indian dominions, as well as the princes, chiefs, and nobles in whose persons   the antiquity of the past is associated with the prosperity of the present, and who so   worthily contribute to the splendor and stability of this great empire." Delhi was selected as the place where the meeting between the Queen's representative   and the great nobles of India could most appropriately be held, and a committee was   appointed to make the necessary arrangements. As a member of the committee I was deputed   to proceed to Delhi, settle about the sites for the camps, and carry out all details in   communication with the local authorities. The Viceroy impressed upon me that the   assemblage was intended to emphasize the Proclamation Lord Canning issued eighteen years   before, by which the Queen assumed the direct sovereignty of her Eastern possessions, and   that he wished no trouble or expense to be spared in making the ceremony altogether worthy   of such a great historical event. I returned to Simla in October, when my wife and I accompanied the commander-in-chief   on a very delightful march over the Jalauri Pass through the Kulu Valley to Chamba and   Dalhousie. Our party consisted of the chief, his doctor (Bradshaw), Persian interpreter   (Moore), General and Mrs. Lumsden, and ourselves. The first slight shower of snow had just   fallen on the Jalauri Pass, and as we crossed over we disturbed a number of beautiful   snow-pheasants and minals busily engaged in scratching it away to get at their food. The   scenery on this march is very fine and varied; for the most part the timber and foliage   are superb, and the valleys are very fertile and pretty, lying close under the snow-capped   mountains. Having inspected the "Hill stations," we proceeded to Peshawar, where   the Viceroy had arranged to hold a conference with the lieutenant-governor of the Punjab   and the commissioner of Peshawar about frontier affairs. Early in December I was back again at Delhi, where I found the arrangements for the   several camps progressing most satisfactorily, and canvas cities rising up in every   direction. I had previously chosen the site of the old cantonment for the camps of the   Viceroy, the commander-in-chief, and the principal officials, while for the assemblage   itself I had selected ground about three miles off. The chiefs and princes were all settled in their several camps ready to meet the   Viceroy, who, on his arrival, in a few graceful words welcomed them to Delhi, and thanked   them for responding to his invitation. He then mounted with Lady Lytton, on a state   elephant, and a procession was formed, which, I fancy, was about the most gorgeous and   picturesque which has ever been seen, even in the East. The magnificence of the native   princes' retinues can hardly be described; their elephant-housings were of cloth of gold,   or scarlet-and-blue cloths embroidered in gold and silver. The howdahs were   veritable thrones of the precious metals, shaded by the most brilliant canopies, and the   war-elephants belonging to some of the Central India and R


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Which Cornish castle is said to be the birth place of King Arthur?

King Arthurs Camelot Castle | King Arthur | Tintagel | North Cornwall King Arthur's page is sponsored by Camelot Castle Hotel in Tintagel The above view was taken from Camelot Castle Hotel at  Tintagel in North Cornwall. King Arthur's Castle is shown above. Both the mainland   and the island are shown. If you look you can see Arthur's profile clearly   defined in the cliff face of the Castle Island. Castle cove at Tintagel is shown below at high tide. Merlin's cave   is located to the left of the picture right on the tide line. Below left, is a close up of Merlin's cave   entrance at high tide. Below right is a shot across from Barras showing the   beach and the island bridge. At low tide you can walk through the   cave and if you look closely you will find a hidden seam where the smugglers   used to hide. It is well worn now, but you can still hide and not be seen by   all the people who traverse the cave.         Below is an aerial shot of Castle Island. In the centre   is a fresh water well. If you look closely at the right hand bottom corner   of the picture, you can see the impressions of a civilisation that once   dwelled here long before the island became such a grand and opulent location.   Slaughter bridge is famous for being the location of  Arthur's last battle. There is an interesting alternative name for Slaughterbridge, that of ï¿½Slovens  bridgeï¿½. It is possibly a corruption of ï¿½Sloe-vaen, from loe, a tumulus, and  vaen, a stone, preceded by is ï¿½ under, or below ï¿½ . (JIRC 1850: 39) The JIRC  suggests that the stone may have stood upon the ï¿½follyï¿½ mound above where it  now lies. In 823AD there was an actual known battle in this area between the Saxon King Egbert  and the Cornish Britons. Camelford had a chancery chapel established so that a   priest, could say masses for the souls of the slain. Castle Cove Timelapse   Here is where it all began. Castle Island at Tintagel in North Cornwall. The Legendary birthplace of King Arthur. Can you see the profile of King Arthur in the cliff face? Several years ago a new footbridge replaced the old bridge after it  fell to the sea.     St   Knightons Keive (St Nectan's Glen) above. St Knightons Keive is said to be   the place were men became Knights by passing through the lower circle to be   reborn again cleansed in the pool below. The Keive itself was seen has a   potent Pagan symbol of Gaia and has been a place of reverence since before   the times of Christ.   The 6th century ï¿½Arthurï¿½s   Stoneï¿½ is inscribed with ogham and latin. The stone   is alleged to mark the spot near Slaughterbridge, where King Arthur fell mortally wounded after the battle of Camlann.   24. Mordrede Below are a couple of picture of  Dozmary Pool on the edge of Bodmin Moor. Arthur was carried away over Dozmary pool in the vessel of the Lady of the Lake. King Arthur - The Mythology and the  Legend. King Arthur King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where  he appears as the ideal of kingship both in war and peace. He is the central  character in the cycle of legends known as the Matter of Britain, which  portrays him as a leader of the Sub-Roman Britons during the Saxon invasions  of the 5th and 6th centuries. Originally celebrated as a culture hero by the Brythonic peoples, by the 12th century his fame had spread to the Briton's  relatives in Brittany, and from there to France, Anglo-Norman England, and the  rest of Europe. King Arthur remains a household name throughout the Western  World today. There is disagreement about whether he, or a model for him, ever  actually existed, or whether he is a mythic figure who has been given a  historicised setting.[1] His title of 'King' is disputed: in the earliest  mentions and in Welsh texts, he is never given the title 'King'. An early text  refers to him as Dux Bellorum ('Duke of Battles'),[2] and medieval Welsh texts  often call him ameraudur ("emperor" in the pre-Medieval sense of the Latin  impe


Translating as 'place of the way' what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts?

Japanese Culture and Dance in Southeast Louisiana Japanese Culture and Dance in Southeast Louisiana By Laura Westbrook   Dancing is a way for me to enjoy my culture, and it is also a way to share the culture with other people. I hope more will want to do it, but the Japanese community in this area is very small. There are some more people in Baton Rouge who come and dance with us for festivals or special occasions, but not enough people here to really maintain a strong dance group with many active members. Right now, Ms. Sugai Barker and I are the one who keep the group together and arranges the practices and the different performances. I will keep doing this because it is important to me, and I am teaching my daughters to do the dancing as well. They are very good at it and they enjoy it. I think that the purpose of folk culture is to socialize among folks; that is why dances are not that difficult. I am doing this to create a place for my family to socialize and enjoy Japanese culture among other Japanese people-to have a good time. -Sanae Keyser Introduction Like most immigrant communities, Japanese residents of Louisiana balance their interests in assimilation with their desire for cultural preservation. Maintaining "Japanese culture" can be difficult in a small community whose members arrived as individuals rather than in a group, or even during a particular decade. This is interesting in that Louisiana is home to locals of Japanese heritage of all ages, some with culturally-blended families, from various areas of Japan, so that local residents have more than one way of cooking, dancing, and celebrating holidays. Nevertheless, there is a definite sense of community among Japanese-Louisianans, with a (generally-agreed-upon, and much-appreciated) core group of folks who organize cultural events, maintain and teach traditional arts, and even encourage a sense of belonging by sharing invitations and news. Sanae Keyser, who arrived fresh from high school and chose to remain here after graduating from Tulane University, is valued for her infectious enthusiasm and effectiveness in all these areas. For that reason she was honored with the 2010 Asian Community Award by the Asian Pacific American Society. Sanae points out that communities [within a cultural group] can be created, but traditions acquire their own meaningfulness when maintained over time and in families. Minyo dance group at the 2010 Japan Fest in New Orleans' City Park. Photo: Laura Westbrook. Overview At the time of the 2000 census, the total population of Japanese residents in Louisiana amounted to 1519 individuals. As of 2010 the number is probably a bit higher, but not by much. According to community members, the majority of Louisiana's Japanese residents live in the greater New Orleans area. Though the community is not large, members keep in touch socially and through a monthly newsletter distributed by the Japan Club of New Orleans. In an effort to include non-Japanese spouses and interested friends, the newsletter is printed in both Japanese and English, and the club has a "Japanese Vice-President" and an "English Vice-President." The Japan Club is predominantly Japanese-American and includes many Issei (first-generation, direct immigrants from Japan), Nissei (second-generation, first-born in the United States), Sansei (third generation), and Yonsei (fourth generation), while the Japan Society is more mixed. Mamuro Gawa dance performance at the 2007 Asian Heritage Festival. Photo: Archie Keyser. Members of horticultural groups such as Ikebana International, the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society, and the Japanese Garden Foundation of New Orleans, are largely non-Asian. The formal Japanese garden, named Yakumo Nihon Teien (Nihon - Japanese, Teien - garden, Yakumo - refers to New Orleans writer Lafcadio Hearn), in City Park was established by the latter group working with a local non-Asian architect. Other mixed groups include the New Orleans Haiku Society, the New Orleans Zen Temple, the Go (a board game) Club, the Greater New Orleans


Kenneth Moore portrayed which famous 2nd World War fighter pilot in the 1956 film Reach for the Sky?

Kenneth More - Biography - IMDb Kenneth More Biography Showing all 56 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (28) | Personal Quotes  (9) | Salary  (11) Overview (4) 5' 9" (1.75 m) Mini Bio (1) Affable, bright and breezy Kenneth More epitomised the traditional English virtues of fortitude and fun. At the height of his fame in the 1950s he was Britain's most popular film star and had appeared in a string of box office hits including Genevieve (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), Reach for the Sky (1956) and A Night to Remember (1958). Later in his career, when the film industry declined, he turned his talents to television where his interpretations of Jolyon in BBC's The Forsyte Saga (1967) and the title role in Father Brown (1974) made him a household name all over again. More was a shrewd man when it came to the business of acting. He knew his limitations and what roles suited him. When the director Sir Peter Hall once suggested that he play Claudius to Albert Finney's Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre, More declined saying "One part of me would like to, but the other part said that there were so many great Shakespearian actors who could have done it better. I stick to the roles I can play better than them." Born in Gerrards Cross in 1914 More's early grounding was in variety and legitimate theatre in the UK. On screen, like many leading men in the 1950s such as John Mills and Jack Hawkins, he seemed to spend most of the decade in uniform. When he read Reach for the Sky, the biography of the legless wartime pilot Douglas Bader, he was desperate to play the role, even though it was earmarked for Richard Burton. "I knew I was the only actor who could play the part properly" he said. "Most parts that can be played by one actor can equally well be played by another, but not this. Bader's philosophy was my philosophy. His whole attitude to life was mine." Films such as North West Frontier (1959) and Sink the Bismarck! (1960) kept More at the top although his favourite role was as the down at heel actor in Loss of Innocence (1961). His private life was colourful and he was rarely out of the newspaper headlines. He was married three times, lastly to the actress Angela Douglas , whom he met whilst filming Some People (1962) with her. His drinking companions were the hellraisers Trevor Howard and Jack Hawkins. Noel Coward once tried to seduce him in a bedroom but More gasped "Oh, Mr Coward, sir - I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father!" Asked to sum up his enduring appeal More said "A film like Genevieve to my contemporaries is not a film made years ago, but last week or last year. They see me as I was then, not as I am now. I am the reassurance that they have not changed. In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were." - IMDb Mini Biography By: Patrick Newley Spouse (3) (1939      - 1946) (divorced) (1 child) Trivia (28) He fathered two daughters - Susan Jane More (1941 - ) from his first marriage to Beryl Johnstone and Sarah Elizabeth More (1954 - ) from his second marriage to "Bill" Barkby. Following his divorce from Beryl Johnstone , and her subsequent re-marriage it was decided that it would be in his daughters best interests if she grew up with only one father figure. As a result they did not meet again until 1957 when she had turned fifteen, although they had kept in touch throughout this period, writing regularly. His third wife, the actress Angela Douglas , was known to him simply as 'Shrimp'. For much of his role as Bill Crichton in Paradise Lagoon (1957), he was filmed from the waist up to hide the fact that he was wearing shorts with his dinner-jacket because of the heat during filming. Although universally disliked by the critics this film went on to be the second biggest "grosser" at UK cinemas during 1957. Announced his retirement from acting in 1980 due to the onset of Parkinson's disease. Se


Issue 157 by East Cork Journal (page 54) - issuu issuu Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - The East Cork Journal The Puzzler WIN2TICKETS FOR... TEL. (021) 4630066 WITH OUR Tea-Break Crossword 4 Test your concentration with this word ladder H E A D 25 ELEANOR HERLIHY GARRYVOE Congratulations to last week’s winner: ACROSS 8. Home on wheels (7) 9. Bend (5) 10. Regal (5) 11. Disrepute (7) 12. Memory (4) 13. Various (8) 16. Soldier (8) 18. Magician’s stick (4) 21. Umpire (7) 23. Powerful beam (5) L B S K 25. Birds’ homes (5) 26. Push under water (7) DOWN 1. Mark from a wound (4) 2. Coloured pencil (6) 3. Sins (5) 4. Writing fluids (4) 5. Eight-sided figure (7) 6. Commendation (6) 7. Sheltered, private (8) 12. Short pasta (8) 14. Town with healing springs (3) 15. Holiday maker (7) 17. Say no (6) 19. Guarantee (6) 20. Ascend (5) 22. Discharge (4) 24. Grass (4) ACANSERWS TO LAST WEEK: ACROSS: 8. Picture 9. Cacti 10. Chess 11. Monarch 12. Wind 13.Turmeric 16. Expelled 18. Stop 21. Torment 23. Never 25. Ended 26. Inferno. DOWN: 1. Epic 2. Screen 3. Fussy 4. Beam 5. Economy 6. Scorer 7. Nightcap 12. Wreathes 14. Use 15. Already 17. Parade 19. Tavern 20. Knife 22.Trio 24. Rook. Name: ______________________________ Address: ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Tel (mobile):______________________________ Home:_______________________________ Entries to East Cork Journal, 1st Floor, Watersedge, Riverside Way, Midleton T A I L Five Minutes - Five Questions 1. Translating as ‘place of the way’ what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts? 2. In botany, if a plant is monocarpic what does it do only once? 3. What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter? 4. Over which desert did France test its first atom bomb in 1960? 5. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot in the novel ‘Treasure Island?’ Answer to last week’s Medium 3 ANSWERS TO WORDGAMES: 1. Backflips 2. HEAL TEAL TELL TALL ANSWERS: 1. Dojo 2. Bear fruit 3. Marine One 4. Sahara 5. Captain Flint 8


Penalty shoot-outs were introduced to the FIFA World Cup in which tournament (state the year of the Finals)?

BBC iWonder - What makes the perfect World Cup shootout penalty? BBC iWonder Presented by Gary Lineker Match of the Day host 1. 204 and counting Presented by Gary Lineker Match of the Day host "All you need to do is walk 50 yards, take a penalty and score,” wrote former England defender Stuart Pearce in his autobiography, but it is not always so easy. Of the 204 shootout penalties at World Cups before the 2014 tournament in Brazil, 60 were saved or missed and Italy’s talisman Roberto Baggio said his penalty failure in the 1994 final affected him for years. Often cruel, always captivating and for some the precursor to huge celebrations, the first shootout took place on 8 July 1982 when West Germany defeated France 5-4 in a semi-final in Spain. Since then penalty shootouts have decided two finals and become a source of huge debate, with Baggio himself arguing that he will never accept a defeat on penalties. 2. Winners and losers 1 - West Germany in 1982, 1986, 1990 2 - Argentina won two penalty shootouts in 1990 Please note - all statistics are up until the end of the 2010 Fifa World Cup 3. The agony and the ecstasy Previous Next Twenty-three nations have competed in penalty shootouts during World Cups (up until 2010) since being introduced for the 1978 tournament, but were not needed in Argentina. Germany, France, Argentina and Italy have taken part in the most (four each). Prior to 2014, European teams had won four of their 10 shootouts against countries from other continents. Michel Platini missed against Brazil in 1986 but France went through. Germany have won twice against non-European opposition and Bulgaria once. The last seven shootouts (prior to the 2014 World Cup) have been won by the team going first. Diego Forlan scored the opening kick when Uruguay beat Ghana in 2010. The last team to win when going second were Spain against Republic of Ireland in 2002. Of the opening 10 kicks, the eighth penalty has been missed most often with just 55% being scored (up to the end of the 2010 World Cup). England defender Jamie Carragher added to the list of misses when his effort against Portugal was saved in 2006. Two World Cup finals have been decided on penalties, with Italy forward Roberto Baggio's famous miss in 1994 giving the trophy to Brazil. Italy tasted glory 12 years later though with a shootout win against France. Baggio would later admit in his autobiography 'A Goal In The Sky' that: "it affected me for years. It was the worst moment of my career. I still dream about it. If I could erase a moment from my career, it would be that one." Prior to 2014 Italy and England shared the record for the most penalties missed in World Cup shootouts. Both nations have missed seven times, though England's strike-rate is worse. They have missed seven of 14, with Italy scoring 13 of their 20. Belgium, Paraguay and South Korea all hold a 100% record in shootouts - scoring five out of five kicks. Switzerland are the only country to miss every penalty they have taken in a shootout. They were beaten 3-0 by Ukraine in 2006. It is not just fans in the ground who are affected by the outcome of a penalty shootout. Crowds of people worldwide suffer the agony and ecstasy. Thousands of Uruguay fans packed the streets of Montevideo to celebrate their win against Ghana in 2010. There is nothing quite like losing a shootout, for fans or players alike. Prior to 2014, 18.6% of all knockout World Cup matches since 1982 had been decided by the dreaded spot-kicks….and we have already seen more elation and misery in Brazil. 4. All in the mind Former England striker Gary Lineker explains what it is like to take a World Cup shootout penalty - and then to watch his team-mates take theirs. 5. Hits and misses All 204 penalties taken in World Cup shootouts up until the end of the 2010 FIfa World Cup, with 144 scored and 60 failures. 6. The Goalkeeper's view This content uses functionality that is not supported by your current browser. Consider upgrading your browser. Click or tap on the graphic to find out more. There are four different hotspots to discov


What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter?

Presidential Aircraft Call Signs – History By Zim August 8, 2011 Leave a Comment Written by Zim Air Force One The following are the presidential aircraft call signs (meaning the air traffic control name given to any aircraft carrying the president). Perhaps the most well-known call sign is Air Force One, the Air Force plane carrying the president. Any helicopter the president is on is called Marine One. If the president is on a U.S. Navy aircraft it is called Navy One. Coast Guard One would be the call sign for a president on a Coast Guard aircraft. A president has yet to be on one of these aircrafts so the call sign has not been used. Do you see the pattern? The call signs are determined on whatever military service possesses the aircraft (Air Force, Navy, etc…). An exception to this is if the president is traveling by a commercial (civil) aircraft. The call sign would be Executive One. If the aircraft is carrying the vice president, the call signs would be the same except Two would replace the One. [Zim’s note: I highly recommend the Harrison Ford movie Air Force One, not so much for the accurate details of the plane or the governmental guidelines in case of a presidential hijacking, since it is a fictionalized action movie. I recommend it mostly for the great movie quotes such as “If this works, you get to be Postmaster General” or the more famous quote “GET OFF MY PLANE!”] Photo and information can be found here . Air traffic information can be found here . Share the History Love...


Which English county is the setting for most of painter John Constable's works?

John Constable - The complete works Contact Portrait John Constable John Constable (11 June 1776 - 31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home - now known as "Constable Country"- which he invested with an intensity of affection. "I should paint my own places best", he wrote to his friend John Fisher in 1821, "painting is but another word for feeling". His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821. Although his paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially successful and did not become a member of the establishment until he was elected to the Royal Academy at the age of 52. He sold more paintings in France than in his native England.


What is the name of Long John Silver's parrot in the novel Treasure Island?

Captain Flint (the parrot) in Treasure Island NEXT  Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory One of the most enduring images of pirates we have is that they carry parrots. Maybe it's the name: parrot, pirate; pirate, parrot. And maybe it's that parrots symbolize trips to distant climes and strange lands. (You definitely don't find many parrots native to England.) But the real role of this particular parrot, Captain Flint, is to allow Long John Silver to meditate on good and evil. Long John Silver isn't just a pirate; he is a pirate-philosopher. He points out that Captain Flint the parrot is completely innocent (after all, it's a parrot; how evil can it be?). Still, she swears a blue streak. The problem with poor Captain Flint is that she's been tainted by her upbringing and associates. It would appear that one of the moral lessons of the novel is that the only way to stay morally pure in this world is to stay out of dangerous situations in the first place. Be that as it may, if we all did our best to avoid any appearance of impropriety, we would never get to go on treasure hunts. So there's a subtle conflict in the novel between what's ethical and what's fun. After all, we're reading Treasure Island precisely because everyone in it is at least a little morally ambiguous. (For more on moral ambiguity in the novel, check out our section, "What's Up With the Ending?")


Used in riot control, what is a lachrymator commonly known as?

Irritants - CS, CN, CNC, CA, CR, CNB, PS: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology Practice Essentials Overview Practice Essentials Riot control agents are chemical compounds that temporarily disable victims due to their noxious contamination of skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and respiratory tract. They are not meant to kill, but to render a victim momentarity helpless. However, in certain circumstances, they can cause long-term medical sequelae, including death.  No antidotes exist. Treatment is supportive and begins with removal from the site of exposure. Patients with significant exposures require decontamination. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]   Next: Background The sole purpose of irritants (also known as tear gas, riot control agents, and lachrymators) is to produce immediate dermatological, respiratory, and ocular discomfort in order to render the victim incapable of fighting or resisting. Police forces use them for crowd control, and military forces currently use them mainly for training. These agents were used before World War I, and in that war, they were the first chemical agents used—well before the better-known chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas. The United States used them during the Vietnam War to deny tunnel access to its enemies. The United States excludes these agents from the 1925 Geneva Convention banning other chemical and biological weapons. Dispersal is allowed in specific US military operations but only by presidential order. Tear gas (CS) and chloroacetophenone (CN) are by far the most important pulmonary irritants. The two-letter codes designating these types of compounds were assigned by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). CN was the primary pulmonary irritant after World War I until Corson and Stoughton developed CS in 1928. CS was found to be more potent (10 times more potent as a lachrymator than CN) but less toxic. In approximately 1959, CS replaced CN as the principal military and law enforcement riot control agent. CS is the familiar tear gas most often used by police for crowd control (eg, the police in the United Kingdom have used CS as an incapacitant for the past decade). CN has been available as Mace, a product that had been used for personal protection. Capsaicin, or pepper spray, has to some extent replaced CN as a personal protective agent, with less dangerous effects. [ 6 ]   Although CS and CN are the most important agents in this class, several others require mention. Chloropicrin (PS) and bromobenzenecyanide (CA) were developed before World War I. Both largely have been replaced, as they were too lethal for their intended effects but not lethal enough to compete with the more effective blistering and nerve agents. PS is still seen occasionally as a soil sterilant, fumigant or grain disinfectant. [ 1 , 5 ] Attempts to make CN more effective resulted in the creation of CNB (CN, carbon tetrachloride, and benzene), chloroacetophenone in chloroform (CNC), and CNS (CN, chloroform, and PS). However, CS proved more effective and less toxic than any of the CN series and largely has replaced them. While the clinical effects of a CS spray may last for days, subjects sprayed with CS have shown no convincing physical evidence of pathology for up to 10 months afterward. [ 7 ] Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazepine (CR) is a more recent tear gas, first synthesized in 1962. It reportedly is more potent and less toxic than CS. Part of its high safety profile is due to its low volatility, which minimizes its effects deep in the pulmonary system. However, it is still is not used widely. Pepper spray, or oleoresin capsicum (OC), is also considered a riot control agent. A 1% solution is sold commercially to the public, but 10% solutions exist. OC causes the release of a neuropeptide (substance P) that causes pain and inflammation. A recent review states that the neurogenic inflammation caused by capsaicinoid in the pepper spray is the cause of the compound's irritative effects. [ 8 ] However, at high concentrations and with prolonged exposure, fatalities with capsaicinoids have been reported. [ 9 ]


The Blarney Stone is in which county of the Republic of Ireland?

Kissing the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Republic of Ireland - Don't Stop Living Kissing the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Republic of Ireland “Work is the curse of the drinking classes” – Oscar Wilde. Kissing the Blarney Stone in County Cork, Republic of Ireland On my adventure back to Cork in the Republic of Ireland, I stopped off in Dublin and got booked on a brilliant tour with Day Tours. ie . This was pretty inspiring as I wasn’t just returning to the place I watched Oasis rock in 1996, but I was going to finally kiss the Blarney Stone. Yes I was going to get the gift of the gab, to become eloquent. Words will reel off my tongue and I can flatter and sweet talk anyone now. That’s the deal, so the Don’t Stop Living bandwagon rolled into Barney Castle. “All publicity is good, except an obituary notice” – Brendan Behan. Backpacking in Ireland: Kissing the Blarney Stone in County Cork My Journey to the Blarney Castle So I left Dublin early morning on the tour to Blarney Castle. The tour I booked also includes a few hours in Cork City and a trip to the Rock of Cashel, so I’ll report on those again when I get a chance. For now, I was inspired and off to kiss the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone is situated on the top floor of Blarney Castle in County Cork, Irish Republic. So off I went. Our driver was Derek and late morning, we rolled into the village of Blarney. The road to Blarney On tour with Irish Day Tours “You can have it all if you like” – Stereophonics. About the Blarney Stone What is it that makes the Blarney Stone so special?? Why does everyone want to kiss this stone? Well the truth is it is now a touristic phenomenon and even the likes of Winston Churchill and Oliver Hardy have kissed it. By kissing the stone you are supposed to be able to “sweet talk” others, in Irish, you’ll have the “gift of the gab”, the gift of flattery and eloquent speech. It is estimated that 300,000 people per year kiss this stone. In 2016, I was one of them and the queue was big so I can well believe this figure. Information on the Blarney Stone The reason people kiss it is because others have done it of course and they believe it and follow the trend. The reason I kissed it, was similar, is because I am at a time in my life where it felt the right thing to do. I do believe in certain things like this, I’m a little bit superstitious and I wanted to kiss it as well as making a wish on the Wishing Steps in Blarney Gardens. Besides, I love crazy backpacking things like this so it’s definitely the sort of thing I want my readers to do! A map of Blarney Castle and Gardens What is the Blarney Stone? It is merely a piece of rock at the top of a castle! It is a block of Carboniferous limestone and it is built into the Castle Walls. This is only HALF of the Blarney Stone. The other half is in Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, which I also visited . According to an Irish legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with “the gift of the gab”. The stone was set into a lower part of stone in the upper tower of the castle in 1446.   Arriving at the Blarney Castle We arrive late morning on our tour and we park in the main car park. You don’t get an actual ticket at the entrance, once you have paid entry you are issued with a map and guide for the Blarney Castle and Gardens. This acts as your ticket. Entrance to Blarney Castle and Gardens Opening Hours and Prices for Blarney Castle and Gardens My “ticket” for Blarney Castle and Gardens Prices vary and mine was included as part of my tour. As of June 2016, the prices were: Adults – 13 Euros Children aged 8 – 16 – 5 Euros Children under 8 – Free This includes entrance to the entire castle and gardens, of which kissing the Blarney Stone is a small part. Blarney Gardens Climbing the Blarney Castle The queues are big, so I headed straight for Blarney Castle to join the queue and the climb. Despite what people tell you, the climb up the steps is NOT difficult. There are points where your head can bang on the stone as it is narrow, but there were hundreds of people aged 60+ climbing the day I did it and not on


What, in 1961, was the first animated cartoon TV show to be nominated for an Emmy?

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"""A floating object displaces its own weight in fluid"" is essentially what principle?"

Flotation About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. Flotation An object floats if the buoyancy force exerted on it by the fluid balances its weight. Learning Objective Express the relationship between the buoyancy force and the weight for a floating object Key Points The buoyancy force experienced by an object depends on its shape. The fraction of an object's volume that's submerged is given by the ratio of its average density to that of the fluid : $\bar{\rho}_\mathrm{obj}/\rho_\mathrm{fl}$ . An object floats if the buoyancy force exerted on it by the fluid balances its weight . Term Register for FREE to remove ads and unlock more features! Learn more Full Text Why do some objects float, but others don't? If you put a metal coin into a glass of water it will sink. But most ships are built of metal, and they float. So how is this possible? Condition for Flotation An object will float if the buoyancy force exerted on it by the fluid balances its weight, i.e. if $F_B = mg$ . But the Archimedes principle states that the buoyant force is the weight of the fluid displaced. So, for a floating object on a liquid, the weight of the displaced liquid is the weight of the object. Thus, only in the special case of floating does the buoyant force acting on an object equal the object's weight. Consider a one-ton block of solid iron. As iron is nearly eight times denser than water, it displaces only 1/8 ton of water when submerged, which is not enough to keep it afloat. Suppose the same iron block is reshaped into a bowl. It still weighs one ton, but when it is put in water, it displaces a greater volume of water than when it was a block. The deeper the iron bowl is immersed, the more water it displaces, and the greater the buoyant force acting on it. When the buoyant force equals one ton, it will sink no further. When any boat displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight, it floats. This is often called the "principle of flotation" where a floating object displaces a weight of fluid equal to its own weight. Every ship, submarine, and dirigible must be designed to displace a weight of fluid equal to its own weight. A 10,000-ton ship must be built wide enough to displace 10,000 tons of water before it sinks too deep in the water. The same is true for vessels in air (as air is a fluid): A dirigible that weighs 100 tons displaces at least 100 tons of air; if it displaces more, it rises; if it displaces less, it falls. If the dirigible displaces exactly its weight, it hovers at a constant altitude. Flotation and Density Density plays a crucial role in Archimedes' principle. The average density of an object is what ultimately determines whether it floats. If its average density is less than that of the surrounding fluid, it will float. This is because the fluid, having a higher density, contains more mass and thus more weight in the same volume. The buoyant force, which equals the weight of the fluid displaced, is thus greater than the weight of the object. Likewise, an object denser than the fluid will sink. The extent to which a floating object is submerged depends on how the object's density is related to that of the fluid. For example, an unloaded ship has a lower density, and less of it is submerged compared with the same ship loaded with cargo . We can derive a quantitative expression for the fraction submerged by considering density. The fraction submerged is the ratio of the volume submerged to the volume of the object, or


Shah Jahan of India had what built as his wife's tomb?

The Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658 Shah Shuja, Aurangzib, and Murad Bakhsh, the three younger sons of Shah Jahan, 1635. Courtesy -- Hambly, G. (1968). "Cities of Mughal India". New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. The Reign of Shah Jahan, 1628-1658 Prince Khurram was 35 years old when he ascended the throne as Shah Jahan (King of the World). Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan enjoyed the support of experienced administrators and advisors -- like his father-in-law Asaf Khan -- who were holdovers from the previous reign. Shah Jahan, notes Hambly, revived Akbar's policy of pressing southward against the independent Muslim Sultanate of the Deccan. But almost all of his expansion expeditions were unsuccessful. The expenditures resulting from Shah Jahan's failed attempts at frontier expansion, as well as his insatiable appetite for new and grand architecture, were appreciable factors in the empire's eventual financial crisis. During the early years of his reign, Shah Jahan preferred Agra to Delhi as a place of residence. This preference is reflected in his selection of Agra as the site for a number of building ventures including the world's most famous and beautiful mausoleum, Taj Mahal . Many historians have -- perhaps unfairly -- accused Shah Jahan of building the glorious tomb as a tribute to himself and his rule rather than as a tribute to his wife. Shah Jahan was an exceedingly able man -- although less able than his father Akbar and less conscientious than his son Aurangzeb. Still, Shah Jahan is in the first rank of Indian rulers. Endowed with all the qualities required of a medieval Muslim ruler, he was a brave and competent commander; a generous master who treated his servants with respect, dignity and affability; and a far-sighted leader with a strict sense of justice. Shah Jahan was an active patron of palaces and mosques. Blair and Bloom write that upon Shah Jahan's accession, the fort at Agra was renovated to include three major courts: Halls of Public and Private Audience (Diwan-i Khass wa 'Am); an area for treasures and private audience (Machhi Bhavan); and a residential court known as the Garden of Grapes (Anguri Bagh). The first court, note Bloom and Blair, is close to the entrance, while the other two courts, which were used by the emperor and his entourage, overlook the river. Inside the fort, write Blair and Bloom, is a congregational mosque known today as the Moti (Pearl) Mosque because of the translucent white marble used on the interior. The mosque, continue Blair and Bloom, comprises a rectangular prayer hall, about 53 by 21 yards, divided by cruciform piers into three aisles of seven bays supported on cusped arches and surmounted by three bulbous domes. The additive system of vaulted bays used in the Moti Mosque at Agra is the type of plan favored for smaller mosques constructed under imperial patronage. According to Blair and Bloom, the single-aisled plan that had been used for Shir Shah's mosque in Delhi was preferred for large, urban congregational mosques which have immense courtyards with narrow prayer halls fronted by pishtaq and surmounted by three or five domes. The mosque of Vazir Khan at Lahore, constructed by the court physician Hakim Ali of Chiniot in 1635, is but one example of this group. The congregational mosque at Agra, continue Blair and Bloom, was completed in 1648 under the patronage of the emperor's daughter Jahanara. Constructed of red sandstone, the mosque used white marble sparingly for calligraphic bands. In 1638, Shah Jahan moved his capital from Agra to a city in Delhi. Known as Shahjahanabad, the new capital city was laid out under the emperor's auspices from 1639-1648. According to Blair and Bloom, the massive project was designed by Ahmed Lahwari, the chief architect of the Taj Mahal, and by the architect Hamid. Ghayrat Khan and Makramat Khan, who also worked on the Taj Mahal, supervised the construction. The walled city, note Bloom and Blair, included broad avenues with water channels, souqs (markets), mosques, gardens, houses of the nobility, and the fortified palace known


What did Irish Colonel Thomas Blood attempt to steal in May 1671?

Captain Blood steals crown jewels - May 09, 1671 - HISTORY.com Captain Blood steals crown jewels Share this: Captain Blood steals crown jewels Author Captain Blood steals crown jewels URL Publisher A+E Networks In London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Captain Blood,” is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Blood, a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, was deprived of his estate in Ireland with the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. In 1663, he put himself at the head of a plot to seize Dublin Castle from supporters of King Charles II, but the plot was discovered and his accomplices executed. He escaped capture. In 1671, he hatched a bizarre plan to steal the new Crown Jewels, which had been refashioned by Charles II because most of the original jewels were melted down after Charles I’s execution in 1649. On May 9, 1671, Blood, disguised as a priest, managed to convince the Jewel House keeper to hand over his pistols. Blood’s three accomplices then emerged from the shadows, and together they forced their way into the Jewel House. However, they were caught in the act when the keeper’s son showed up unexpectedly, and an alarm went out to the Tower guard. One man shoved the Royal Orb down his breeches while Blood flattened the Crown with a mallet and tried to run off with it. The Tower guards apprehended and arrested all four of the perpetrators, and Blood was brought before the king. Charles was so impressed with Blood’s audacity that, far from punishing him, he restored his estates in Ireland and made him a member of his court with an annual pension. Captain Blood became a colorful celebrity all across the kingdom, and when he died in 1680 his body had to be exhumed in order to persuade the public that he was actually dead. Related Videos


Which TV character worked for Gateman, Goodbury and Graves funeral parlour?

Herman Munster | Munster Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Cousin Humphrey (mentioned only, Uncle-in-law) Herman Munster is the main character of The Munsters TV show. He is the father of the Munster family, the husband of Lily Munster (vampire), the father of Eddie Munster (werewolf), the uncle of Marylin Munster , and the son in law of Grandpa (Count Dracula). He was portrayed by Fred Gwynne . He was built in Germany by Dr. Frankenstein in the mid to late 1800s. Soon after that though he was taken in by a British family by the name of Munster who gave him his name at the turn of the century. A few years after that he traveled to Transylvania and met his soon to be wife Lily Munster . They soon fell in love and married. They then moved to America with the hopes of riches in the new world. They settled down in a small Washington state town called Mockingbird Heights . They moved into a large mansion ( Munster Mansion ) on the street 1313 Mockingbird Lane with Lilys father. Herman soon joined the U.S. army to fight during World War II. They took in young Marilyn after her parents died and then after had a son: Eddie. He works at the Gateman,Goodbury,And Graves Funeral Home and typically refers to it as "The Parlor". Description Herman is a fun loving childish figure who often throws temper tantrums. He has enormous strength which protects him from any harm. Although he is brute strong, he is naive and will believe most anything.


A flittermouse is an old term for which type of creature?

Sea Monsters From A to Z! | Tor.com Sea Monsters From A to Z! Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:00am 59 comments Art by Georgi Markov. (Check end of the post for a link to his whole portfolio) Welcome to Sea Monster Week on Tor.com! In honor of the launch of Shark Week over on the Discovery Channel, we’ve decided to dive into the world of some of our favorite creatures ever with articles, book excerpts and more. But just what is a “sea monster” anyway? Well, we’ve given ourselves a pretty broad definition to work with. Here’s the Stubby the Rocket definition: Sea Monster (noun): Any sufficiently awesome water-dwelling creature that we perceive as being monstrously cool. So, with that in mind, prepare yourself for the greatest A-Z list of sea monsters ever compiled, just below the surface of this blog.   The Architeuthis attacks a sperm whale in the Natural History Museum A Abe Sapien (Hellboy): An icthyo sapien, transformed as the result of a strange ritual. Aquaman (DC Comics): Sovereign of the sea who can breathe underwater and can communicate with sea creatures (either in their own language or telepathically—pretty cool either way). Afanc (Welsh Mythology): A lake monster who is sort of like a crocodile, beaver or a dwarf. Architeuthis (Real Life): A giant squid. Aspidochelone (Medieval Bestiaries): A gargantuan whale or sea turtle that would trick sailors to landing on its back, then drown them. Snap.   B  Battletoads (Battletoads): Toads who do battle. Beisht Kione (Irish Mythology): Fishermen are afraid of this thing. Its name means “The Beast With a Black Head.“ Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish (The Simpsons): A fish with three eyes, mutated by radiation. Bloop (Real Life): Mysterious, extremely powerful, ultra-low frequency sound detected by NOAA. No one knows where it comes from. Probably a monster.   Cthulhu Rising by somniturne on deviantART C Capricorn (The Zodiac): A goat with a fish’s tail. Carcharodon Megalodon (Prehistoric Times): A giant shark that lived in the Cenozoic Era. Cetus (Greek mythology/constellation): Most of the sea monsters taken out by Heracles and Perseus were referred to as “Cetus,” which could mean an extraordinarily big fish, shark or sea monster. Champ (Cryptozoology) The name given to the legendary lake monster which supposedly resides in Lake Champlain, located along the Vermont-New York-Canadian borders. Charybdis (The Odyssey): Basically a giant whirlpool (or monster who causes massive whirlpools) designed to screw over Odysseus. Chessie (Cryptozoology): Like Nessie, only in the Chesapeake Bay. Clover (Cloverfield): A weird rip-off of Godzilla that stomps out of the ocean. Creature from the Black Lagoon (Creature from the Black Lagoon): A Gill-Man who only wants to be left alone. Crocosaurus (Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus) A large, dinosaur-like crocodile. Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft): One of the Great Old Ones. Part octopus, part human, part dragon, all badass. Watch out.   Dinoshark D Dianoga Trash Monster (Star Wars): A thing with one eye that pokes out of trash pools but has lots of tentacles below the surface. Dinoshark (Up From the Depths): Pretty much a shark who is from the Mesozoic Era and enjoys chomping and has a toothy dinosaur face. The Dobhar-chú (Irish Folklore): Monstruous water hound—a dog/otter combo thing which some people claim to have actually seen. The Terrible Dogfish (Le avventure di Pinocchio): In the book, the thing that swallows Pinocchio. Called “Monstro” in the Disney movie (where it’s more of a whale).   Elephant koi (Avatar: The Last Airbender): Giant fish that are fun to ride.   Fiji Mermaid F Fiji Mermaid (Real life): A sideshow creation consisting of the top half of monkey and the lower half of a fish.   G Giganto (Marvel Comics): An enemy of The Fantastic Four. Globster (Real Life/Cryptozoology): A combination of the words “glob” and “monster.” Weird organic masses that wash ashore and can’t be identified as the carcass of any known animal. Godzilla/Gojira (Gojira, et. al): A prehistoric monster who was sleeping underwater until he was rudely awakened by nuclear testing. G


Robert Hawke was the prime minister of which country?

Robert Hawke | prime minister of Australia | Britannica.com prime minister of Australia Alternative Titles: Bob Hawke, Robert James Lee Hawke Robert Hawke Robert Hawke, in full Robert James Lee Hawke, byname Bob Hawke (born Dec. 9, 1929, Bordertown, S.Aus., Australia ), Australian labour leader and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. Robert Hawke, 1987. James Pozarik/Gamma Liaison After graduating from the University of Western Australia with a degree in law, Hawke spent three years at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was briefly an economics researcher at the Australian National University in Canberra and in 1958 joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the umbrella organization of the country’s tightly organized labour movement. As president of the ACTU from 1970 to 1980, Hawke proved to be a brilliant trade-union official, getting favourable settlements for the unions before Australia’s arbitration commissions. Hawke had also joined the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a student, and he rose through the ranks to serve as the party’s national president from 1973 to 1978. By the time he successfully ran for Parliament in 1980 as a Labor candidate, Hawke already enjoyed immense national popularity. In February 1983 Hawke was elected leader of the ALP , and in the elections held the following month he led his party to a landslide victory over the Liberal Party , becoming prime minister of Australia. As prime minister, Hawke achieved greater industrial harmony by instituting a unified wage accord among Australia’s fractious labour unions. He also was able to lower the rate of inflation, and he continued to maintain close relations with the United States . Hawke was reelected prime minister in the elections he had called for December 1984. The Labor Party maintained its electoral majority in the 1987 elections, but because of a worsening economy his parliamentary majority was considerably reduced in the 1990 election, and he resigned in December 1991. Learn More in these related articles:


What modern technology term derives from the Czechoslovakian word for 'forced labour'?

robot | technology | Britannica.com technology Learn more about this topic 1 What is a robot? 3 Learn more about Isaac Asimov, whose science-fiction writings featured a set of rules for robots known as the “Three Laws of Robotics” Robot, any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner. By extension, robotics is the engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, and operation of robots. ASIMO, a two-legged humanoid robot developed by the Honda Motor Co. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. The use of robots for meal delivery and other tasks in hospitals. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz The concept of artificial humans predates recorded history (see automaton ), but the modern term robot derives from the Czech word robota (“forced labour” or “serf”), used in Karel Čapek ’s play R.U.R. (1920). The play’s robots were manufactured humans, heartlessly exploited by factory owners until they revolted and ultimately destroyed humanity. Whether they were biological, like the monster in Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein (1818), or mechanical was not specified, but the mechanical alternative inspired generations of inventors to build electrical humanoids. (From left) Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge, in … From a private collection The word robotics first appeared in Isaac Asimov ’s science-fiction story Runaround (1942). Along with Asimov’s later robot stories, it set a new standard of plausibility about the likely difficulty of developing intelligent robots and the technical and social problems that might result. Runaround also contained Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. This article traces the development of robots and robotics. For further information on industrial applications, see the article automation . Industrial robots nouvelle artificial intelligence Though not humanoid in form, machines with flexible behaviour and a few humanlike physical attributes have been developed for industry. The first stationary industrial robot was the programmable Unimate, an electronically controlled hydraulic heavy-lifting arm that could repeat arbitrary sequences of motions. It was invented in 1954 by the American engineer George Devol and was developed by Unimation Inc., a company founded in 1956 by American engineer Joseph Engelberger . In 1959 a prototype of the Unimate was introduced in a General Motors Corporation die-casting factory in Trenton , New Jersey . In 1961 Condec Corp. (after purchasing Unimation the preceding year) delivered the world’s first production-line robot to the GM factory; it had the unsavoury task (for humans) of removing and stacking hot metal parts from a die-casting machine. Unimate arms continue to be developed and sold by licensees around the world, with the automobile industry remaining the largest buyer. Industrial robot at a factory. © Index Open More advanced computer-controlled electric arms guided by sensors were developed in the late 1960s and 1970s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at Stanford University , where they were used with cameras in robotic hand-eye research. Stanford’s Victor Scheinman , working with Unimation for GM, designed the first such arm used in industry. Called PUMA (Programmable Universal Machine for Assembly), they have been used since 1978 to assemble automobile subcomponents such as dash panels and lights. PUMA was widely imitated, and its descendants, large and small, are still used for light assembly in electronics and other industries. Since the 1990s small electric arms have become important in molecular biology laboratories, precisely handling test-tube arrays and pipetting intric


The term perciforme, representing the largest order of vertebrates, refers to which backboned creatures?

The News Newspaper - Issue 095 (Date 20-10-10) by The News Newspaper (page 26) - issuu Read your favourite news, plus a whole lot more in www.thenewsonline.es Take a break TARGET PUZZLE SUDOKU by Papocom Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. With no repeats, that means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box. Level: Level: MEDIUM HARD See how many words of four or more letters you can make from the given nine letters. In making a word each letter may be used only once. The key letter must be used in each word. GON M I A P R C N GB A I H C R N Target 1-16 Poor 17-21 Average 22-26 Good 27-28 Excellent 1-10 Poor 11-13 Average 14-15 Good 16-17 Excellent The following are not allowed: - Words beginning with a capital letter - Words with a hyphen or apostrophe - Plural words ending in “s” The 9-letter word COMPARING Down 7. Allot ninety in as planned (13) 8. Short ghost has hesitation across the board (8) 9. came oﬀ nutmeg (4) 10. Jack’s bright film (7) 12. NORAD turns to decorate (5) 14. a team oﬀ there (5) 16. Make up a very short run after prisoner (7) 19. Head legume (4) 20. Persuade when a volcano's top holds a victory and a business (8) 22. Tailors or drapers (3-2-3-5) 1. Trims up nails (4) 2. Scam under a short insect to show the way (6) 3. Leading on stage while losing a rep (7) 4. Rising feelings of disasters (5) 5. Aped as a person was hurt (6) 6. Posters of a short game with a deck (8) 11. Waste maker for edward is rushed (8) 13. Kangaroo and rogue (7) 15. Doings for wild dogs (6) 17. Said to be a foolish island (6) 18. See beds of Celtic people (5) 21. Evidence for argument(4) 1 Across Down 1. Illuminated road signals (7,6) 8. Incite (7) 9. Woman of standing (5) 10. Dishonest - inclination (4) 11. Superficial (4-4) 13. Sagacity (6) 14. Artist's workroom (6) 17. Way in - hypnotise (8) 19. Engage in - pay (4) 21. Republic on Hispaniola (5) 22. Gland-like - I add one (anag) (7) 24. Irrevocably commit oneself (4,3,6) 1. Highest point (3) 2. Is all over the place (7) 3. Nourishment (4) 4. Impertinent (6) 5. Exemption (from disease, prosecution etc) (8) 6. Barrier of bushes (5) 7. Old signalling system (9) 10. Headgear of stiﬀ felt (6,3) 12. One studying plants (8) 15. Cavalryman - coerce (7) 16. Predicament - graze (6) 18. Consider (5) 20. Perceive by touch (4) 23. Perish (3) 2 24 23 7. Used in cause-and-eﬀect analysis, due to its structure the Ishikawa diagram is more commonly called a 'what' diagram: Ladder; Fishbone; Corkscrew; or Bathtub? SOLUTION FOR QUIZ 14. Studio 17. Entrance 19. Wage 21. Haiti 22. Adenoid 24.Taketheplunge 1. Traﬃc lights 8. Provoke 9. Madam 10. Bent 11. Skin-deep 13. Wisdom 16. Consist 19. Bean 20. Convince 22.Menofthecloth 7. Intentionally 8. Spectrum 9. Mace 10. Shining 12. Adorn 14. Aside Across 1. Top 2. Abounds 3. Food 4. Cheeky 5. Immunity 6. Hedge 7. Semaphore 1. Snip 2. Beacon 3. Staring 4. Dooms 5. Maimed 6. Placards Down


In bullfighting, what is the specific name of the horseman who jabs the bull with a lance, mainly to weaken it?

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In which James Bond film did the character Francisco Scaramanga appear?

Francisco Scaramanga | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Francisco Scaramanga is the villain in the James Bond film and novel The Man with the Golden Gun . In the novel, the character is nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga and is also called "Paco" (a Spanish diminutive of Francisco). Scaramanga was played in the corresponding film version of The Man with the Golden Gun by the late English actor Christopher Lee , who is also Ian Fleming 's cousin.


Exophthalmic Goitre is the medical term for which disease?

Exophthalmic goiter | definition of exophthalmic goiter by Medical dictionary Exophthalmic goiter | definition of exophthalmic goiter by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/exophthalmic+goiter Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Encyclopedia . Related to exophthalmic goiter: myxedema goiter  [goi´ter] enlargement of the thyroid gland , causing a swelling in the front part of the neck; called also struma . adj., adj goit´rous. If there is evidence of pressure against the throat, or the possibility of a malignancy, the goiter may be removed surgically. Simple endemic goiter is usually caused by lack of iodine in the diet. In graves' disease, goiter is accompanied by excessive thyroid hormones in the blood and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. aberrant goiter goiter of a supernumerary thyroid gland. adenomatous goiter that caused by adenoma or multiple colloid nodules of the thyroid gland. Basedow goiter a colloid goiter that has become hyperfunctioning after administration of iodine. colloid goiter one that is large and soft and has distended spaces filled with colloid . cystic goiter one with cysts formed by mucoid or colloid degeneration. diffuse toxic goiter exophthalmic goiter . endemic goiter goiter occurring widely in a geographic region where the food or water is deficient in iodine. Treatment consists of iodine replacement; although this will not cure the condition, it can stop it from enlarging, and iodine administered in advance will prevent development of goiter. exophthalmic goiter any type accompanied by exophthalmos . fibrous goiter goiter in which the thyroid capsule and stroma are hyperplastic. follicular goiter parenchymatous goiter . intrathoracic goiter one with part of the enlarged gland in the thoracic cavity. iodide goiter that occurring in reaction to iodides at high concentrations, due to inhibition of iodide organification. multinodular goiter one with circumscribed nodules within the gland. nontoxic goiter that occurring sporadically and not associated with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. parenchymatous goiter one with increase in follicles and proliferation of epithelium. perivascular goiter one that surrounds a large blood vessel. retrovascular goiter one with processes behind a large blood vessel. substernal goiter one whose lower part lies beneath the sternum. suffocative goiter one that causes dyspnea due to pressure. toxic multinodular goiter hyperthyroidism arising in a multinodular goiter , usually of long standing. vascular goiter one due chiefly to dilatation of the blood vessels of the thyroid gland. ex·oph·thal·mic goi·ter any of the various forms of hyperthyroidism in which the thyroid gland is enlarged and exophthalmos is present. exophthalmic goiter exophthalmos that occurs in association with goiter, as in Graves' disease. ex·oph·thal·mic goi·ter (eks'of-thal'mik goy'tĕr) Any of the various forms of hyperthyroidism in which the thyroid gland is enlarged and exophthalmos is present. Patient discussion about exophthalmic goiter Q. Is there a recommended natural cure for graves disease? I've been suffering from graves for a year now and really feel tired of it. I'm thinking of trying some natural medications cause the regular ones are dissapointing so far. Any experience with that?? A. I am not familiar with any natural supplements you can take for graves disease, furthermore, it is an illness where you should be on close monitoring of an endocrinologist, and have them tell you which medications you are allowed to take and what could make the situation worse. If regular treatment doesn't seem to help you much you should go for another check up to see how your thyroid is doing. Q. Is there a relation between certain types of allergies and graves? I suffer from graves and have been suffering from allergies since I was real young. Are these two related somehow?? anyone else suffers from both? A. Not that I know about. However, allergy is quite common, and Graves' disease is also not a rare disease, so it's not impossible for the two to appear in the same


The Charcuterie Underground | Feature | Chicago Reader Share The Charcuterie Underground  In the view of a burgeoning number of outlaw bacon curers and sausage grinders, some rules are made to be broken. Eric Futran Every Tuesday morning a refrigerated white truck with an anthropomorphic pig painted on its side pulls up in front of a house on a tree-lined street in a North Shore suburb. A Wisconsin farmer emerges and unloads three to four boxes filled with pork shoulders and bellies butchered from naturally raised pigs. He walks across the lawn and hands them off through the front door before driving on to the city to make his regular deliveries at the likes of North Pond and Frontera Grill. Inside, a 37-year-old apron-clad stay-at-home dad and furniture maker named Erik prepares his preschool daughter's lunch box in the kitchen. Then he joins his business partner, Ehran, in prepping for the day's bacon curing and sausage stuffing. Erik and Ehran, also a stay-at-home dad, are the principals of E & P Meats, a budding underground charcuterie business with an e-mail list of more than 200 customers. Once a month they drive into the city and surrounding suburbs to drop off vacuum-sealed packages ordered from a rotating menu of about 15 meats they've stuffed, cured, and smoked entirely on the premises of Erik's handsome home. The deliveries are about half of the 40-60 orders they fill—the other half are collected by customers who show up at the door. When I visited last month they were rubbing down a few pork bellies with rosemary sprigs and a salt cure and experimenting with a new Italian sausage recipe. On the back porch, alongside the potted rosemary, three smokers issued thin white plumes that filled the neighborhood with a sweet, meaty perfume. Two contained slabs of bacon and the third—a ceramic tile Big Green Egg—held half a dozen of the paprika-and-mustard-rubbed chickens that Erik periodically smokes for favored mothers of his daughter's classmates. "We end up giving away probably, I don't know, 60 pounds of meat a month or more," says Erik. "Keeps all the neighbors happy if they don't like the smoke smell." They haven't made a profit yet. Because they sell meats that aren't prepared in a licensed commercial facility, Erik and Ehran are operating outside the law. But some laws, they fervently believe, were made to be broken. "It's one of those things that's kind of overregulated," says Erik. "People have been canning and curing forever. It was invented to preserve food and keep things healthy." The charcuterie resistance is growing. Professional restaurant chefs without legal licensing or dedicated facilities cure their own meats out of view of the health inspectors all the time. And Erik and Ehran aren't the only ones making and selling outside of those professional kitchens: A former restaurant chef is currently curing two dozen duck breasts in a south-side warehouse; they'll end up on restaurant menus sometime around the holidays. Personal chef Helge Pedersen cures and ages lamb legs for the Norwegian salted meat fennelar, along with guanciale, soppressata, and pancetta, in a dedicated refrigerator in his Humboldt Park apartment and another in a garage space on Western Avenue. He sells them to friends as he hones his craft in anticipation of the day he opens his own retail space. Laurence Mate is an amateur charcuterie maker downstate who documents his projects on the blog This Little Piggy. To make an end run around the government regulations governing the production and sale of charcuterie, Mate—another furniture maker—had a law student help him figure out how to set up a private club for members, who must register on his Web site in order to make "donations" by the pound for his terrines, sausage, pulled pork, and the spicy Calabrian salami paté nduja. He hasn't been challenged so far. Like Erik and Ehran, he makes no money and does it for the love of the craft. But if he had to cut through all the red tape required to produce and sell his products like a retailer, he says, it wouldn't be worth the effort. click


Used in cause-and-effect analysis, due to its structure the Ishikawa diagram is more commonly called a 'what' diagram?

Cause and Effect Analysis (Fishbone Diagrams) - from MindTools.com Cause and Effect Analysis Identifying the Likely Causes of Problems (Also known as Cause and Effect Diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams, Ishikawa Diagrams, Herringbone Diagrams, and Fishikawa Diagrams.) Learn how to use Cause and Effect Analysis to solve problems, in this short video. When you have a serious problem, it's important to explore all of the things that could cause it, before you start to think about a solution. That way you can solve the problem completely, first time round, rather than just addressing part of it and having the problem run on and on. Cause and Effect Analysis gives you a useful way of doing this. This diagram-based technique, which combines Brainstorming with a type of Mind Map , pushes you to consider all possible causes of a problem, rather than just the ones that are most obvious. About the Tool Cause and Effect Analysis was devised by professor Kaoru Ishikawa, a pioneer of quality management, in the 1960s. The technique was then published in his 1990 book, "Introduction to Quality Control." The diagrams that you create with are known as Ishikawa Diagrams or Fishbone Diagrams (because a completed diagram can look like the skeleton of a fish). Although it was originally developed as a quality control tool, you can use the technique just as well in other ways. For instance, you can use it to: Discover the root cause of a problem. Identify where and why a process isn't working. How to Use the Tool Follow these steps to solve a problem with Cause and Effect Analysis: Step 1: Identify the Problem First, write down the exact problem you face. Where appropriate, identify who is involved, what the problem is, and when and where it occurs. Finding This Article Useful? Join the Mind Tools Club Today! Then, write the problem in a box on the left-hand side of a large sheet of paper, and draw a line across the paper horizontally from the box. This arrangement, looking like the head and spine of a fish, gives you space to develop ideas. Example: (Click image to view full size.) Tip 1: Some people prefer to write the problem on the right-hand side of the piece of paper, and develop ideas in the space to the left. Use whichever approach you feel most comfortable with. Tip 2: It's important to define your problem correctly. CATWOE can help you do this – this asks you to look at the problem from the perspective of Customers, Actors in the process, the Transformation process, the overall World view, the process Owner, and Environmental constraints. By considering all of these, you can develop a comprehensive understanding of the problem. Step 2: Work Out the Major Factors Involved Next, identify the factors that may be part of the problem. These may be systems, equipment, materials, external forces, people involved with the problem, and so on. Try to draw out as many of these as possible. As a starting point, you can use models such as the McKinsey 7S Framework (which offers you Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared values, Skills, Style and Staff as factors that you can consider) or the 4Ps of Marketing (which offers Product, Place, Price, and Promotion as possible factors). any other factors that may affect the situation. Then draw a line off the "spine" of the diagram for each factor, and label each line. Example: The manager identifies the following factors, and adds these to his diagram: Site. (Click image to view full size.) Step 3: Identify Possible Causes Now, for each of the factors you considered in step 2, brainstorm possible causes of the problem that may be related to the factor. Show these possible causes as shorter lines coming off the "bones" of the diagram. Where a cause is large or complex, then it may be best to break it down into sub-causes. Show these as lines coming off each cause line. Example: For each of the factors he identified in step 2, the manager brainstorms possible causes of the problem, and adds these to his diagram, as shown in figure 3. (Click image to view full size.) Step 4: Analyze Your Diagram By this stage you


What album title does England footballer Wayne Rooney have tattooed on his right forearm?

Wayne Rooney's new tattoo - Telegraph Wayne Rooney's new tattoo Footballer Wayne Rooney has got a new tattoo which alludes to the fact he's not too bright.   Rooney's new tattoo reads 'Just Enough Education to Perform' Photo: EAMONN CLARKE   Image 1 of 2 The football star has returned from his honeymoon in Las Vegas with Coleen McLoughlin Photo: EAMONN CLARKE By Daily Telegraph Reporter 11:15AM BST 09 Jul 2008 The Manchester United and England star has had "Just Enough Education To Perform" etched on his right forearm. The line is the title of an album by his favourite band, The Stereophonics. It could also be a reference to his own educational achievements. Rooney left school without a GCSE to his name. While his fellow pupils were studying for their exams, the young Rooney was allowed three days off per week to train with Everton. The 22-year-old was pictured showing off his new artwork as he returned from honeymoon in Las Vegas with new bride Coleen McLoughlin. The football star is such a fan of The Stereophonics that McLoughlin arranged for them to give a surprise performance during the couple's week-long wedding celebrations in Italy last month. Kelly Jones, frontman for the Welsh band, jokingly made Rooney promise to play for Leeds United next season and change his nationality from English to Welsh. The singer said of the gig: "We played an hour of hits and requests. Wayne and his family sang every word. He loved it. It was a good crack." Rooney already has several tattoos, including a cross on his upper right arm and his wife's name on the left.


In which country is the spectacular 1650 stone-built 23-arch Khaju Bridge?

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What is the plug of tobacco ash left in a pipe after it has been smoked?

Dottel - definition of dottel by The Free Dictionary Dottel - definition of dottel by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dottel  (dŏt′l) n. The plug of tobacco ash left in the bowl of a pipe after it has been smoked. [From dot , lump (obsolete).] the plug of tobacco left in a pipe after smoking [C15: diminutive of dot lump; see dot1] dot•tle the plug of tobacco and ash left in a pipe after smoking. [1815–25; dial. dot small lump] dottle - Any tobacco left in a pipe after smoking. See also related terms for smoking . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. dottle - the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking residue - matter that remains after something has been removed Translations dottle n → Tabakrest m 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: 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.


How many stars in total are on the national flags of Australia, China, and Pakistan?

Pakistan This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Pakistan Description of Flag The Pakistan Flag was designed by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah ** , the founder of Pakistan. The national flag of Pakistan is dark green in colour with a white bar, a white crescent in the centre and a five-pointed star. The significance of the colour and symbols used in the Pakistan Flag is as follows: The white and dark green field represents minorities & Muslim majority, respectively. The crescent on the flag represents progress. The five-rayed star represents light and knowledge. From http://www.pak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx , collected by Ivan Sache, 21 October 2008 Flag display in Pakistan easily exceeds that of the US.  Pakistani's are very proud of the flag and display it everywhere. I was amazed at how many Pakistani flags I saw flying from private homes, even out in the country side. Even though there are specific proportions for all the parts on Pakistan's flag, said specifications were seldom followed on any flag I saw with the exception of some printed flags I ran up upon. Clay Moss, 4 July 2001 A note in Album des Pavillons (2000) explains that this flag is not to be flown as a civil flag. The correction 1 to Album des Pavillons (2000) has an entry for Pakistan, but from what I could see, the only difference is more detailed construction information for the national flag. I believe that both issues contain correct construction information, though. Željko Heimer, 8 September 2002 According to Vlaggen van de wereld, the flag of Pakistan is so important for that country that it appears in the national anthem. Indeed, http://www.yespakistan.com/people/anthem.asp shows the third verse of the anthem to start with, in English: "This Flag of the Crescent and Star, Leads the way to progress and perfection." Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 23 December 2011 The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics ( Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 ) provides recommendations for national flag designs. Each NOC was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official, government, version of each flag, they are certainly what the NOC believed the flag to be. For Pakistan: PMS 343 green. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version turned 90 degrees clockwise. Ian Sumner, 11 October 2012 On a Pakistan government webpage (now only available on the Internet Archive ) it is reported that the the Pakistan flag was designed by Ameer-ud-din Khidwai.  Collected by Dov Gutterman, 10 January 1999 The description of the flag is unchanged in a revised version of the page at http://www.pak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx but the name of the designer has been changed: "The Pakistan Flag was designed by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan." The "Daily Times", 23 July 2008, quoting the Pakistan Press International (PPI) agency, lists yet another designer of the national flag: "The death anniversary of Master Afzal Hussain, the man who designed the Pakistani flag, should be commemorated at a national level, urged Master Afzal Hussain Foundation Trust chairperson Qamar Sultana Monday. While addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, she said that Hussain designed the national flag but the government had failed to recognize his services. [...] . Master Afzal died on July 16, 1987." Ivan Sache, 21 October 2008 The Daily Times, Karachi - Friday, October 31, 2008, reported: "Who made Pakistan's first flag, Afzal or Altaf?" By Jamil Khan KARACHI: Once again the controversy of who stitched the first Pakistani flag was brought into the light when Zahoorul Hassan, the son of Master Altaf Hussain, in a press conference at Karachi Club on Thursday, claimed that is father and not his uncle, Master Afzal Hussain, stitched the first Pakistani flag after the announcement of Partition in June 1947. Master Afzal Hussain was formally recogni


In which year was the Suez Canal opened?

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