The city of Nineveh was a capital of which ancient Empire ?

Destruction Of Nineveh | Assyrian Empire | Bible Prophecy The Destruction Of Nineveh by David Padfield The city of Nineveh, the ancient capital of the Assyrian Empire, was destroyed in 612 B.C. The fall of that great city was not a matter of chance, but rather a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Nineveh was established by Nimrod, "the mighty hunter" (Gen. 10:8-10). It served as the capitol of the Assyrian Empire for many years. For years skeptics questioned the existence of the city since it could not be found. However, British archeologist A. H. Layard excavated the site in 1845-1854. He unearthed the great palace of King Sargon along with a library of over 22,000 cuneiform documents. King Sargon was mentioned by Isaiah the prophet (Isa. 20:1). "In Sennacherib's day the wall around Nineveh was 40 to 50 feet high. It extended for 4 kilometers along the Tigris River and for 13 kilometers around the inner city. The city wall had 15 main gates, 5 of which have been excavated. Each of the gates was guarded by stone bull statues. Both inside and outside the walls, Sennacherib created parks, a botanical garden, and a zoo. He built a water-system containing the oldest aqueduct in history at Jerwan, across the Gomel River." (Nelson's Bible Dictionary, p. 760). The prophet Jonah had gone to Nineveh and preached, saying, "Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" (Jonah 3:4). The record tells us "the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them" (Jonah 3:5). In response to one of the greatest stories of repentance in history, "God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it" (Jonah 3:10). The Assyrian Empire began a quest for world domination under Tiglath-pileser III in 745 B.C. He invaded northern Israel and deported some of the inhabitants to the region around Nineveh. Sargon II completed the siege of Samaria that had been started by Shalmaneser V in 722 B.C. Later, Sennacherib shut up King Hezekiah in Jerusalem "as a bird in a cage." Ashurbanipal led a campaign into Egypt and caused the downfall of Thebes (called No-amon in Nahum 3:8). The Assyrian Empire was known for its cruelty. "Judged from the vaunting inscriptions of her kings, no power more useless, more savage, more terrible, ever cast its gigantic shadow on the page of history as it passed on the way to ruin. The kings of Assyria tormented the miserable world. They exult to record how 'space failed for corpses'; how unsparing a destroyer is their goddess Ishtar; how they flung away the bodies of soldiers like so much clay; how they made pyramids of human heads; how they burned cities; how they filled populous lands with death and devastation; how they reddened broad deserts with carnage of warriors; how they scattered whole countries with the corpses of their defenders as with chaff; how they impaled 'heaps of men' on stakes, and strewed the mountains and choked rivers with dead bones; how they cut off the hands of kings and nailed them on the walls, and left their bodies to rot with bears and dogs on the entrance gates of cities; how they employed nations of captives in making brick in fetters; how they cut down warriors like weeds, or smote them like wild beasts in the forests, and covered pillars with the flayed skins of rival monarchs." (Farrar, The Minor Prophets, pp. 147,148). The prophet Nahum predicted the destruction of Nineveh in the book that bears his name. The following items were to be a part of the destruction of that great city: An "overflowing flood" would "make an utter end of its place" (Nah. 1:8) Nineveh would be destroyed while her inhabitants were "drunken like drunkards" (Nah. 1:10) Nineveh would be unprotected because "fire shall devour the bars of your gates" (Nah. 3:13) Nineveh would never recover, for their "injury has no healing" (Nah. 3:19) The downfall of Nineveh would come with remarkable ease, like figs falling when the tree is shaken (Nah. 3:12) In 612 B.C.


In which year was the Butler Education Act passed ?

The Education Act of 1944 - UK Parliament The Education Act of 1944 Education Reform Act 1988 The Education Act of 1944 The plans for post-war secondary education in Britain aimed to remove the inequalities which remained in the system. The proportion of 'free places' at grammar schools in England and Wales increased from almost a third to almost half between 1913 and 1937. However, when poorer children were offered free places, parents often had to turn them down owing to the extra costs involved. The Education Act of 1944 was steered through Parliament by the Education Minister, R.A. Butler, and was followed by a similar Act for Scotland in 1945. The Act provided free secondary education for all pupils. Local Education Authorities (LEAs) Local Education Authorities were required to submit proposals to the new Department of Education for reorganising secondary schooling in their areas. Most LEAs aimed to establish the three main 'streams' or categories of school - grammar, secondary modern and technical - which had been recommended in a Report by Sir William Spens in 1938. Children would be allocated on the basis of an examination at the age of 11, known as the '11 plus'. This was intended to provide equal opportunities for children of all backgrounds. The school leaving age was raised to 15, though the stated intention that it should be 16 was not effected until 1972.


Which UK city has the motto Virtute et Industria ?

Bristol: Virtute et Industrial Virtute et Industrial Help Wanted Bristol's motto is Virtute et Industria - virtue or valour and industry. There are several emblems that are associated  with Bristol, the Unicorn and the ship protected by a castle, both of which feature on our Coat of Arms and which can be seen  all over the city. If you've ever heard the Bristol accent you'll realize why this page is called "Virtute et  Industrial" not the more proper "Virtute et Industria" - but more on that in a bit. This picture was taken around 20 years ago - in the early 1980's. It is of the Bristol Coat of Arms painted on the side of a train at Bristol Industrial Museum This image comes from a set of Raphael Tuck postcards published in the beginning of the twentieth century "Heraldic" Series 159. This series along with Tuck's "United Kingdom" series was published in  1902 / 1903. The Accent The Bristol accent is very distinctive, even just a few miles out of the city the local accents are a lot different to  ours. When I was at school, some of our teachers would spend forever trying to get rid of our accents. We were told that  Bristolians were lazy speakers. Harsh sounding letters or syllables were usually dropped or substituted for softer ones. Hence  the pronunciation of "lissen" for "listen" and the dropping of "th" in favour of "f" as in "fink" for "think". Words that ended in vowels or a "w" invariably had an "l" added to them hence "arial" for "area", "windal" for "window" and even the "Industria" in our own motto becomes "Industrial". This is probably why the original  pronunciation of  Bristol, Brigstow, ended up the way it is, the lazy speaking Bristolians found it easier to miss off the harsh "w" off and replaced it with the softer "l", and dropping the "g" altogether. Hence Bristol is usually  pronounced "Bristle". Not only is the pronunciation different but we use words not found elsewhere. Words such as "bist", this is  usually used as a question, as in "were's bist?" - "where are you?", "how's bist" - "how are you?" "Weem" means "we are" "tain't" means "it is not" "gert" means "very", hence "gert big" or "gert small" An ex-pat, Andy Evans sent me the following from Florida :- Eva Turner The Prima Donna of the Carma Rosa I saw the beeb [BBC] take this out on a card and asked people to read it aloud, they got... of course Evil Turnel of the Carmal Rose-al ...and Adge Curler's (later re-recorded by Fred Wedlock)... "Oh Ah, theze bin an gotten whur thee casn't back'n assn't....still leaves friends thinking we speak a  foreign language! Thanks to Rick Cryer for putting me straight on who recorded the song first! Rick also asked the question about the  word "ut" at the end of some exclamations. He writes... Adge rhymed "shuttup ut"  to rhyme with "warden's foot". My family would also say, to  noisy kids, "shut thee rattle up ut!". Can you suggest an  origin/derivation for "ut"? I can accept "thee casn't" and "thee  bist" as deriving from "thou can'st not" and "thou beist not" but "ut" has got I stumped! This had me running for Derek Robinson's "Bristol With Pride - The Krek Waiter's Peak" (Abson Books, 1987) and  it's not in there! There's nothing remotely like it in the book. The only thing I could find that comes anywhere close to it  is on a website that deals with the accent from Portsmouth . Dr.  Bill Thompson wrote... dount evree mush talk pompey dare u t' tell me wymrin mates talk posh an u get yer face dun in Which looks very much like Bristolian to me. Dr. Thompson goes on to say that the reason for this is that the dockyards of  Portsmouth were extensively expanded towards the turn of the nineteenth century and where else would they import dockyard  workers from but Bristol and London? The "ut" here is in a completely different context to what Adge wrote but the  only explanation I can come up with is that "ut" is a derivation of "you". Hopefully, someone knows better than I the true meaning of "ut". Andy Dowden emailed in April 2014, to say that he thought that "ut" is pro


In which year was the Open University founded ?

The OU story - About the OU - Open University Home     Strategy    The OU story The OU story What other nation in the world could have given us William Shakespeare, pork pies, Christopher Wren, Windsor Great Park, The Open University, Gardeners’ Question Time and the chocolate digestive biscuit? Bill Bryson, author and honorary graduate of the OU The Open University was the world’s first successful distance teaching university, founded on the belief that communications technology could bring high quality degree-level learning to people who had not had the opportunity to attend traditional campus universities. Background The idea that new technologies such as radio and television could be used to bring education to a wide audience began to surface as long ago as the 1920s. But it was not until the early 1960s that the idea gained momentum, when the Labour party under Prime Minister Harold Wilson decided to take action to address the continuing exclusion from higher education of people from lower income groups – building on the vision of social reformer and political activist Michael Young. Wilson later recalled: That Easter Sunday (1963) I spent in the Isles of Scilly. Between church and lunch I wrote the whole outline for a University of the Air. Early years When Labour won the election in 1964, Harold Wilson appointed Jennie Lee as Minister for the Arts and asked her to take over the project. Without her total commitment, The Open University may have remained nothing more than a bold idea – but she gradually wore down hostility and indifference. A committee of university vice-chancellors, educationalists and television broadcasters began planning in 1965, and The Open University became a manifesto commitment in 1966. Professor Walter Perry was appointed the OU's first vice-chancellor in 1969, and its Foundation Secretary was Anastasios Christodoulou. With a staff of 70-80 people, they transferred their offices to Walton Hall, a small country estate in the new city of Milton Keynes. Right from the start the OU adopted a radical open admissions policy, while attaining the highest standards of scholarship. It was a model which proved extremely popular with the public. When the OU accepted its first students in 1971, 25,000 people enrolled and 20,000 registered on a course – at a time when the total student population in the UK was only about 130,000. Expansion and consolidation Throughout the 1970s and 1980s student numbers steadily increased, despite political pressures during the years of Conservative government. Science home experiment kits, late night TV broadcasts and residential schools became part of the OU folklore. More courses and subject areas were introduced; and as the importance of career development grew, professional training courses were offered alongside academic programmes. The first postgraduate degrees were introduced; a modest project for British nationals in Brussels expanded to attract students from every country in the EU; and in 1983 the OU Business School – today the largest business school in Europe – opened its doors. Expansion continued during the 1990s, with new areas of study including law and modern languages; and the introduction of named degrees as an alternative to the Open degree. Partnerships were established to deliver higher education in other countries, and the OU became a model for distance learning across the world. Technological advances New methods of learning also featured as computers began to replace typewriters on desks and video recorders replaced the need to set the alarm to view the OU’s early morning broadcasts. By 1988, three courses required the use of a computer and students communicated with each other with the early Internet using the CoSy conferencing system. The OU/BBC partnership reflected changing technologies as video and DVD replaced live broadcasts, and peak-time BBC series brought educational content to a much wider audience. Today, course delivery takes full advantage of the internet, with students learning online and on mobile devices, and using high-tech


What type of fish is Nemo in the film Finding Nemo ?

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Which member of the Pre - Raphaelite group of artists painted the canvas known as The Scapegoat ?

The Scapegoat The Scapegoat "Le Bouc Émissaire face aux canons" by Bï¿½atrice Laurent (in French) The Scapegoat, which Hunt began to paint when he was unable to get Jewish models to sit for him in Jerusalem, is iconographically a far simpler picture than The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple: Hunt employs but a single image, that of the scapegoat which prefigures Christ's sufferings and redemptive death. This greater iconographical simplicity, which I believe is partly responsible for the work's failure, makes it an uncharacteristic example of Hunt's typological paintings; therefore I think that Herbert Sussman is essentially incorrect when he takes it as representative of the artist's productions ("Hunt, Ruskin, and 'The Scapegoat,'" Victorian Studies, 12 (1969), 83-90.). To be sure, in the manner of both The Finding and his earlier symbolic pictures, Hunt employed scriptural texts inscribed upon the frame to guide the spectator. First, he quotes from Isaiah 53:4 those lines conventionally taken as clear prophecies directly referring to Christ: "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." Writing about the entire chapter from which this passage is taken, Bishop Lowth  (whose translation of Isaiah Hunt had used for the frame of The Awakening Conscience ) insisted that it "declares the circumstances of our Saviour's sufferings so exactly, that it seems rather a history of his passion, than a prophecy. And it is so undeniable a proof of the truth of Christianity, that the bare reading of it, and comparing it with the gospel-history, hath converted some infidels" (Quoted by Thomas Scott as part of his commentary to Isaiah 53, Commentary, III, 267). Scott had explained the lines Hunt was to append to this painting: The prophet, in the name of all believers, in every age and nation here breaks forth in admiration of the love of Christ, and the mystery of his vicarious sufferings. As every kind of misery springs from sin; so when Christ endured hardship in alleviating these miseries, by healing men's diseases, it might properly be considered a fulfillment of this prophecy, and a part of his general design . . . He endured our griefs and sorrows, becoming a sufferer to redeem us from eternal sufferings; and this, which should for ever endear him to mankind, caused the Jews to mistake his character, and to suppose that he was smitten of God, because he was a most atrocious sinner; as Job's friends construed his calamities into a proof of his undetected guilt. [Scott, Commentary, III, 268] Scott's procedure in this passage, of which I have only quoted a small portion, consists in juxtaposing the apparently clear prophecies in Isaiah with other texts drawn from Old and New Testament, thus creating the impression that he has discovered an elaborate web of divine meaning which underlies all human history By pairing these lines from Isaiah with the mention of the scapegoat in Leviticus 16:22, Hunt similarly tries to generate in the spectator a sense of the wonderful complexity with which God revealed his plan for man's salvation through Judaic history and ritual. although the text from Isaiah bears directly upon Christ, that from Leviticus instead presents a type of him: "And the Goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a Land not inhabited." Juxtaposing these two texts upon his frame not only sets the audience, like that of a preacher, within the proper context to appreciate the significance of the scapegoat, but also follows the procedure adopted in The Finding of bringing together types and prophecies. As usual when Hunt employs a type, he devotes considerable attention to making the spectator realize the importance of its literal significance. He therefore included a long paragraph in the Royal Academy catalogue explaining the meaning of the scapegoat to ancient Judaism. After pointing out that he had painted the picture "at Osdoom, on the margin of the salt-encrusted shallows of the Dead Sea," he explained that two goats were chosen as


What is the highest peak in Northern Ireland ?

Slieve Donard - highest peak in Northern Ireland - Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland Traveller Reviews - TripAdvisor “Slieve Donard - highest peak in Northern Ireland” Reviewed 27 June 2011 We walked Slieve Donard, as part of completing the 5 peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell, Snowden, Carrantouhill and finally Slieve Donard). We hired a guide (Loretto Coyle - loretto@outdoorirelandnorth.co.uk) which I would highly recommend as it makes life so much easier when you have a group. Loretto had some great suggestions for walks and interesting background stuff about the history of the area. We approached from Bloody Bridge and then walked back down into Newcastle (via a pub!). This is a slow incline for about half of the way and then a steep slog for the final part. It took us 2 hours to get up and about 2.5 hours to get back down (stopping for lunch). You can do straight up and down from Newcastle - using the National Trust path. But it is less interesting. There are paths for most of it but there are also some very boggy bits and streams to be crossed so wear water proof boots, particularly if it has been raining recently as you will be walking through running water in parts. You are also picking your way through and over rocks so another good reason for sturdy footwear. Unfortunately, the cloud cover meant that we didn't get the full benefit of the view from the top but, when the cloud did lift, the views were fabulous. Well worth the effort. Just a few practical bits: We got sandwiches for our lunch from Joe's Quality Meats & Delicatessen (6 Main St. 028 4372 2221). They make great sandwiches with anything you fancy and you can order in advance and collect. They put them in plastic containers which means they don't get squished in your rucksack and all for under £2 a head. We stayed at The Slieve Donard Hotel - marvellous pool and sauna for after your walk and top breakfasts. We flew into Belfast and got Donard Taxis to transfer us. Visited June 2011


What's the name of the seven branched candelabrum a traditional symbol of Judaism ?

Judaism 101: Signs and Symbols Signs and Symbols  Mezuzah, tzitzit and tefillin are reminders of the commandments  The menorah (candelabrum) is the ancient universal symbol of Judaism  The Jewish star (Magen David) is a modern universal Jewish symbol  Jews wear a skullcap (yarmulke) as a pious custom  Chai, found on jewelry, is the number 18, which is a favorable number  The Hamesh Hand is common in Jewish jewelry, but its connection to Judaism is questionable Mezuzah And you shall write [the words that I command you today] on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. -Deuteronomy 6:9, 11:19 On the doorposts of traditional Jewish homes (and many not-so-traditional homes!), you will find a small case like the one pictured at left. This case is commonly known as a mezuzah (Heb.: doorpost), because it is placed upon the doorposts of the house. The mezuzah is not, as some suppose, a good-luck charm, nor does it have any connection with the lamb's blood placed on the doorposts in Egypt. Rather, it is a constant reminder of G-d 's presence and G-d's mitzvot . The mitzvah to place mezuzot on the doorposts of our houses is derived from Deut. 6:4-9, a passage commonly known as the Shema (Heb: Hear, from the first word of the passage). In that passage, G-d commands us to keep His words constantly in our minds and in our hearts by (among other things) writing them on the doorposts of our house. The words of the Shema are written on a tiny scroll of parchment, along with the words of a companion passage, Deut. 11:13-21. On the back of the scroll, a name of G-d is written. The scroll is then rolled up and placed in the case, so that the first letter of the Name (the letter Shin ) is visible (or, more commonly, the letter Shin is written on the outside of the case). The scroll must be handwritten in a special style of writing and must be placed in the case to fulfill the mitzvah. It is commonplace for gift shops to sell cases without scrolls, or with mechanically printed scrolls, because a proper scroll costs more than even an elaborately decorated case ($30-$50 for a valid scroll is quite reasonable). According to traditional authorities, mechanically printed scrolls do not fulfill the mitzvah of the mezuzah, nor does an empty case. The case and scroll are then nailed or affixed at an angle to the right side doorpost as you enter the building or room, with a small ceremony called Chanukkat Ha-Bayit (dedication of the house - yes, this is the same word as Chanukkah , the holiday celebrating the rededication of the Temple). A brief blessing is recited. See the text of the blessing at Affixing the Mezuzah . Why is the mezuzah affixed at an angle? The rabbis could not decide whether it should be placed horizontally or vertically, so they compromised! Every time you pass through a door with a mezuzah on it, you touch the mezuzah and then kiss the fingers that touched it, expressing love and respect for G-d and his mitzvot and reminding yourself of the mitzvot contained within them. It is proper to remove a mezuzah when you move, and in fact, it is usually recommended. If you leave it in place, the subsequent owner may treat it with disrespect, and this is a grave sin. I have seen many mezuzot in apartment complexes that have been painted over because a subsequent owner failed to remove it while the building was painted, and it breaks my heart every time I see that sort of disrespect to an object of religious significance. For more information about mezuzot or to purchase valid scrolls for a mezuzah online, visit the S.T.A.M. website. Tzitzit and Tallit They shall make themselves tzitzit on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and they shall place on the tzitzit of each corner a thread of techeilet. And it shall be tzitzit for you, and you will see it, and you will remember all the mitzvot of the L-RD and do them and not follow your heart or your eyes and run after them. -Numbers 15:38-40 The Torah commands us to wear tzitzit (fringes) at the corners of our garments


In physics, whose constant is the quantity of electric charge carried by one mole of electrons ?

Quantitative electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate- Learn Chemistry Home  >  Resources  >  Quantitative electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate Quantitative electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate Description This demonstration is designed to find the value of the Faraday constant. The amount of electric charge carried by one mole of electrons. This will be done with the electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate and weighed copper electrodes. This demonstration is designed to find the value of the Faraday constant. The amount of electric charge carried by one mole of electrons. This will be done with the electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate and weighed copper electrodes. Subjects : Credits : This is an experiment from the Practical Chemistry project, developed by the Nuffield Foundation and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Quantitative electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate Demonstration This demonstration is designed to find the value of the Faraday constant – the amount of electric charge carried by one mole of electrons - from the electrolysis of aqueous copper(II) sulfate solution, using weighed copper electrodes. Lesson organisation This is a relatively straightforward demonstration to set up and carry out, but there is not much to see while it is taking place. This provides an ideal opportunity to ask students to prepare a suitable results sheet and to explain how the masses of the electrodes, the current passed and the time elapsed can be used to calculate a value for the Faraday constant. The experiment will take around 40 minutes. Students can be told that the calculations are relevant for industrial applications of electrolysis, for example in the extraction of elements such as sodium and chlorine, and in the electroplating industry. Apparatus Access to a fume cupboard Beaker (250 cm3) Beaker (100 or 150 cm3) DC power pack Connecting leads, including two fitted with crocodile clips, 3 Ammeter, preferably digital and a demonstration model Rheostat Balance (weighing to +/-0.01 g) Hot-air blower, such as a hair drier Emery paper Copper foil electrodes, 2 (Note 1) Copper(II) sulfate solution, about 1.0 M (HARMFUL), 200 cm3 Propanone (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, IRRITANT), about 200 cm3 Refer to Health & Safety and Technical notes section below for additional information.   Copper(II) sulfate solution, CuSO4(aq), (HARMFUL, DANGEROUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard and CLEAPSS Recipe Book. Propanone , CH3COCH3(l), (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, IRRITANT) - see CLEAPSS Hazcard. 1 These should be 2 - 3 cm wide and long enough to reach from the bottom of a 250 cm3  beaker to the rim, where they can be folded over and gripped by the crocodile clips on the leads. Procedure a Clean the copper electrodes with emery paper, rinse under the tap and dry thoroughly using paper towels and a hot-air blower. b Mark the electrodes as + or – at one end, and weigh them separately. Record the masses. c Set up the circuit as shown in the diagram, clamping the electrodes to the rim of the beaker using the crocodile clips. Make sure the electrodes do not touch. d Fill the beaker with copper(II) sulfate solution to just below the crocodile clips. e Start the stop clock and switch on the current, setting the rheostat so that a current of 0.50 A passes through the solution. f The current alters slightly throughout the electrolysis, so it is important to make continual adjustments to the rheostat to keep the current constant. g After about 30 min switch off the current and stop the clock. h Remove the electrodes from the electrolyte, wash them carefully under running water, then rinse them in a beaker of propanone in a fume cupboard. Finally dry them by allowing the propanone to evaporate in a well-ventilated laboratory, and away from any naked flames. i The results should be entered in a table, for example: Mass of cathode (-) before /g   available with this resource to work through the process of calculating the Faraday constant. Students could also be asked to use the official value of 96500 Coulombs per mole to calculate the per


The mascot for the Brazil 2014 World Cup is what type of endangered animal ?

Armadillo, Mascot Of The 2014 World Cup, Threatened With Extinction | The Huffington Post Armadillo, Mascot Of The 2014 World Cup, Threatened With Extinction 06/11/2014 08:01 pm ET | Updated Aug 12, 2014 710 ASSOCIATED PRESS By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, June 12 (Reuters) - The armadillo, mascot of the FIFA World Cup, is threatened with extinction in the wild because of hunting, loss of habitat and even from the soccer tournament itself, scientists said on Thursday. Brazilian Three-Banded Armadillos defend themselves by rolling into a ball - making them attractive as a symbol of the World Cup. But the tactic is pointless against a human hunter, who can pick them up without a chase. And there are fears all the World Cup publicity may lead people to adopt the cute animals as pets, putting their dwindling numbers under further pressure. "The species is believed to have declined by more than a third over the last 10 to 15 years due to a 50 percent loss of its dry shrubland 'Caatinga' habitat," according to the Red List of endangered species. A 2014 version of the list, run by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), formally says the armadillo native to eastern Brazil is "vulnerable" to extinction, the same as in a previous assessment in 2009. But a top expert said new evidence from Brazil showed that threats to the animals, which grow up to about 50 cm (20 inches) long, were mounting and that it would would be put into a higher threat category as "endangered" in coming months. "The situation is even worse than we thought," Mariella Superina, chair of the IUCN's anteater, sloth and armadillo specialist group, told Reuters by telephone. "Three-banded armadillos are very easy to catch." "Fuleco", the name of the FIFA mascot, is a combination of Futebol (football) and Ecologia (Ecology). Superina urged FIFA to fund measures to help protect the creatures, including from what might be damaging World Cup publicity. "People see it as a cute animal because it rolls itself up into a ball. We are worried that people will want them as pets. They are definitely not pets," she said. The armadillo has come back from the brink before - it was widely believed to be extinct until rediscovered in the early 1990s. Caroline Pollock, Program Officer of the Red List, said a spread of sugar cane and soybean farming had shrunk the armadillos' habitat in recent years. The Red List update also said that almost 80 percent of temperate slipper orchids, named after their colorful shoe-shaped flowers, and more than 90 percent of lemurs were threatened with extinction. The list, marking its 50th anniversary in 2014, said it now has reports about the status of 73,686 species of animals and plants, of which 22,103 are threatened with extinction.  (Reporting by Alister Doyle; editing by Andrew Roche) Also on HuffPost:


What is the Australian equivalent of the mythical beast known in the U.S. as Bigfoot and in the Himalayas as the yeti ?

New Evidence of the Yeti New Evidence of the Yeti     American television channel host Josh     Gates displays what is believed to be "Yeti" footprints to the media in     Kathmandu Nov. 30, 2007. The U.S.-based television channel investigating     the existence of the legendary Yeti in Nepal has found footprints similar     to those said to be that of the abominable snowman, the company said on     Friday. A team of nine producers from Destination Truth, armed with     infrared cameras, spent a week in the icy Khumbu region where Mount     Everest is located and found the footprints on the bank of Manju river at     a height of 2,850 meters (9,350 feet).  (Xinhua/Reuters     Photo) © Royal Geographical Society Taken between 1st August and 30th October 1951 By Eric Shipton Over the years, there have been many rumours about yetis on the slopes of Everest. Does such a beast roam the mountain?During the Mount Everest Reconnaissance Expedition of 1951, several yeti footprints like this one were found. In the picture a clear imprint can be seen. An ice axe has been laid by the print to give some idea of scale. Yeti Scalp? Tthe BuddhistTemple- Home of the yeti scalp? Yeti Casts for Sale Above Photo: Left to Right Rex Gilroy left foot -Yeti Cast - Fossi Cast Australia Rex Gilroy holding cast of fossilised print Kathkandu A group of explorers say they have found fresh evidence of the mythical Yeti in the Nepalese Himalayas, stirring new excitement among those who believe the reputed snowman creature really exists. The explorers, belonging to the travel series Destination Truth said yesterday that they had found footprints of a Yeti while on a search for the elusive creature for their television documentary. "Were doing night investigation near a riverbed about three night ago when one of our guides first saw the prints and alerted us," show host Josh Gates said."We cast the footprints and we all felt a little unable to explain what we really saw," Gates said showing off his Yeti footprint cast which showed a foot nearly two times as large as a human. The creature could have been up to 2.4m tall. The prints were discovered a three day trek from Lukia, 250km north-west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu Yeti Hunt "A U.S.-based television channel investigating the existence of the legendary Yeti in Nepal has found footprints similar to those said to be that of the abominable snowman, the company said on Friday...One of the three footprints discovered on Wednesday is about one foot long, or is of similar size and appearance as shown in sketches of the mystical ape-like creature believed to live in snowy caves, the TV company said. "It is very very similar," Josh Gates, host of the weekly travel adventure television series, told Reuters in Kathmandu after returning from the mountain."I don't believe it to be (that of) a bear. It is something of a mystery for us," said Gates, 30, an archaeologist by training....But no one has actually seen the creature nor has it been scientifically established that the Yeti exists." Prints stoke Yeti talk KATHMANDU -- A U.S.-based television channel investigating the existence of the legendary Yeti in Nepal has found footprints similar to those said to be that of the abominable snowman, the company said on Friday. A team of nine producers from Destination Truth, armed with infrared cameras, spent a week in the icy Khumbu region where Mount Everest is located and found the footprints on the bank of Manju river at a height of 2,850 meters (9,350 feet). Yeti footprints! KATHMANDU: An American TV host who travelled to the Himalayas to film a show on the mysterious yeti said on Sunday he took castings from three footprints that could prove the legendary giant ape exists and is living on Mount Everest. Josh Gates, the host of Sci Fi’s “Destination Truth” show, said he and his crew found three footprints Nov 28 when they were investigating reported yeti sightings by Sherpas and farmers living in the remote Khumbu region. One print was clearly from a right


According to Greek Mythology, what was the last thing that remained in Pandora's Box ?

The Meaning of Pandora's Box - Zeus's Curse on Mankind By N.S. Gill Updated October 28, 2016. A "Pandora's box" is a metaphor in our modern languages, and the proverbial phrase refers to a source of endless complications or trouble arising from a single, simple miscalculation. Pandora's story comes to us from ancient Greek mythology , specifically a set of epic poems by Hesiod , called the Theogony and Works and Days. Written during the 7th century BC, these poems relate how the gods came to create Pandora and how a gift given to her by Zeus ultimately ends the Golden Age of humankind. The Story of Pandora's Box According to Hesiod, Pandora was a curse on mankind, as retribution after the titan Prometheus stole fire and gave it to humans. Zeus had Hermes hammer the first human woman--Pandora--out of the earth. Hermes made her lovely as a goddess, with the gift of speech to tell lies, and the mind and nature of a treacherous dog. Athena dressed her in silvery clothing and taught her weaving; Hephaestus crowned her with a marvelous golden diadem of animals and sea creatures; Aphrodite poured grace on her head and desire and cares to weaken her limbs. continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Pandora was to be the first of a race of women, the first bride and a great misery who would live with mortal men as companions only in times of plenty, and desert them when times became difficult. Her name means both "she who gives all gifts" and "she who was given all gifts". Never let it be said that Greeks had any use for women in general. All the Ills of the World Then Zeus sent this beautiful treachery as a gift to Prometheus' brother Epimetheus , who ignored Prometheus's advice to never accept gifts from Zeus. In the house of Epimetheus, there was a jar--in some versions it too was a gift from Zeus--and because of her insatiable greedy woman's curiosity, Pandora lifted the lid on it. Out from the jar flew every trouble known to humanity. Strife, sickness, toil, and myriad other ills escaped from the jar to afflict men and women forever more. Pandora managed to keep one spirit in the jar as she shut the lid, a timid sprite named Elpis, usually translated as "hope." Box, Casket or Jar? But our modern phrase says "Pandora's box": how did that happen? Hesiod said the evils of the world were kept in a "pithos", and that was uniformly employed by all Greek writers in telling the myth until the 16th century AD. Pithoi are huge storage jars that are typically partly buried in the ground. The first reference to something other than a pithos comes from the 16th-century writer Lilius Giraldus of Ferrara, who in 1580 used the word pyxis (or casket) to refer to the holder of evils opened by Pandora. Although the translation was not exact, it is a meaningful error, because a pyxis is a 'whited sepulchre', a beautiful fraud. Eventually, the casket became simplified as "box".  Harrison (1900) argued that this mistranslation explicitly removed the Pandora myth from its association with All Souls Day , or rather the Athenian version, the festival of Anthesteria . The two-day drinking festival involves opening wine casks on the first day (the Pithoigia), releasing the souls of the dead; on the second day, men anointed their doors with pitch and chewed blackthorn to keep the newly released souls of the departed away. Then the casks were sealed again. Harrison's argument is bolstered by the fact that Pandora is a cult name of the great goddess Gaia . Pandora is not just any willful creature, she is the personification of earth itself; both Kore and Persephone, made from the earth and rising from the underworld. The pithos connects her to the earth, the box or casket minimizes her importance. The Meaning of the Myth Hurwit (1995) says that the myth explains why humans must work to survive, that Pandora represents the beautiful figure of dread, something for which men can find no device or remedy. The quintessential woman was created to beguile men with her beauty and uncontrollable sexuality, to introduce falsehood an


From which language does the word 'sauna' come ?

Sauna | Definition of Sauna by Merriam-Webster noun sau·na \ˈsau̇-nə, ˈsȯ-nə\ Medical Definition of sauna 1:  a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones; also :  a bathhouse or room used for such a bath 2:  a dry heat bath; also :  a room or cabinet used for such a bath Learn More about sauna


What is a more familiar name for deuterium oxide ?

Deuterium oxide - definition of deuterium oxide by The Free Dictionary Deuterium oxide - definition of deuterium oxide by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/deuterium+oxide deuterium oxide n. Water in which deuterium replaces hydrogen, D2O, isolated for use as a moderator in certain nuclear reactors. deuterium oxide (Elements & Compounds) another name for heavy water ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: heavy water moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors 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: moderator References in periodicals archive ? In the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique, the mother consumes an accurately weighed dose of deuterium oxide, which rapidly equilibrates with her body water, including her milk. 'Energy efficient' orangutans need less food fuel than we do Identification of 3,4-Dihydroxy-2-oxo-butanal (L-threosone) as intermediate compound in oxidative degradation of dehydro-L-ascorbic acid and 2,3-diketo-L-gulonic acid in a deuterium oxide phosphate buffer. 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.


"Who said after her divorce from Tom Cruise: ""At last I can wear high heels again"" ?"

What Nicole Kidman Has Said About Tom Cruise Marriage - Us Weekly What Nicole Kidman Has Said About Tom Cruise Marriage July 13, 2012 @ 9:00 AM   Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage If those walls could talk! As revealed in the new Us Weekly, out now, Katie Holmes turned to an unexpected ally as she planned to divorce Tom Cruise: Nicole Kidman, Cruise's second ex-wife. PHOTOS: Nicole and Tom's Hollywood romance "They've spoken over the last few weeks," a confidante told Us of Holmes, 33, and Kidman, 45. "Nicole has been supportive, saying she's been through it too and to hang in there." After nearly 11 years together -- and kids Isabella, 19, and Connor, 17 -- Cruise, 50, and Kidman divorced in 2001. To better understand what kind of insight Kidman may have offered Holmes, Us recaps Kidman's own memories about her 11-year union with Cruise. PHOTOS: Tom and Katie's high-profile marriage The Days of Thunder costars married in December 1990, and the Australian actress gushed to the BBC, "I was lucky at 22 that I met somebody who fascinated me, amazed me, who could keep me interested." She explained, "I walked in [to the Days of Thunder audition] and [Tom] was the one that stood up and shook my hand. And I just remember...electricity going through me." But Cruise's super-sized fame was difficult for Kidman to accept at times. "I became famous very young," she told Marie Claire in March 2011. "I became very famous because I was the wife of somebody." PHOTOS: Nicole Kidman's face, how it's changed "I felt I became a star only by association. I didn't think (my early movies) were very good, which is why I would always cower in the background," the actress confessed. "I thought, I don't deserve to be here. We would go to the Oscars and I would think, I'm here to support him. I felt it was my job to put on a beautiful dress and to be seen and not heard." Kidman had hoped, however, that their high-wattage life would settled down. She explained, "I knew he was a really big star, but after a while, to get to a real place in a relationship, that has to wear off." PHOTOS: Suri Cruise's life "He was huge; still is," the Moulin Rouge! actress told Ladies' Home Journal in June 2006. "To me, he was just Tom, but to everybody else, he is huge. But he was lovely to me. And I loved him. I still love him." The couple adopted daughter Isabella, now 19, in 1992 and son Connor, now 17, in 1995. "From the minute Tom and I were married, I wanted to have babies," Kidman told to Vanity Fair in 2007, revealed an earlier miscarriage. "And we lost a baby early on, so that was really very traumatic." PHOTOS: Nicole and Keith's sweetest moments The couple divorced in August 2001, and the actress told Elle magazine in 2008, "I don't want to take away from 11 years with that man that were really important. Really, for our kids -- they were amidst a lot of love. It wasn't bad. And now we're amidst a more evolved love." Kidman married country singer Keith Urban in June 2006 and they have two daughters together:  Sunday Rose, 3, and Faith Margaret, 17 months. Despite being happily married now, Kidman admits her divorce from Cruise was very difficult to get through.


Which country was the birthplace of Henry V111’s fourth wife Anne Of Cleeves ?

About Anne of CLEVES (Queen of England) Born:  22 Sep 1515, Dï¿½sseldorf, Cleves, Germany Died: 16/7 Jul 1557, Chelsea Old Palace, England Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England Father: John III of Cleves (D. Cleves) Mother: Marie of Julich Married : HENRY VIII TUDOR (King of England) 6 Jan 1540, Greenwich, England ANNULMENT Jul 1540 The painting of Anne by Hans Holbein the Younger    (1497-1543) It was on the basis of this portrait that Henry VIII chose her to be his    fourth Queen. Watercolor on parchment mounted on canvas. 65x48 cm. Paris, Musee du Louvre Henry VIII remained single for over two years after Jane Seymour 's death, possibly giving some credence to the though that he genuinely mourned for her. However, it does seem that someone, possibly Thomas Cromwell , began making inquiries shortly after Jane 's death about a possible foreign bride for Henry . Henry 's first marriage had been a foreign alliance of sorts, although it is certain that they two were truly in love for some time. His next two brides were love matches and Henry could have had little or no monetary or political gain from them. Duke William of Jï¿½lich-Cleves-Berg engravingfrom Heinrich Aldegrever Unknown woman by Hans Holbein the  Younger, thought to be Amelia of Cleves. But the events of the split from Rome left England isolated, and probably vulnerable. It was these circumstances that led Henry and his ministers to look at the possibility of a bride to secure an alliance. Henry did also want to be sure he was getting a desirable bride, so he had agents in foreign courts report to him on the appearance and other qualities of various candidates. He also sent painters to bring him images of these women. Hans Holbein, probably the most famous of the Tudor court painters, was sent in 1539 to the court of the Duke of Cleves, who had three sisters: Sybilla, Amelia and Anne. When Holbein went, Cleves, a dukedom located on the Dutch-German border, was seen as an important potential ally in the event France and the Holy Roman Empire (who had someone made a truce in their long history of conflict) decided to move against the countries who had thrown off the Papal authority. England then sought alliances with countries who had been supporting the reformation of the church. Several of the Duchys and principalities along the Rhine were Lutheran. Anne was born in 1515 in Dï¿½sseldorf, the  second daughter of John III of the House of La Marck, Duke of Jï¿½lich, Cleves, and  Berg, Count of Mark and Ravensberg (who died in 1538), and his wife Maria,  Duchess of Julich-Berg (b. 1491 ï¿½ d. 1543). She grew up living in Schloss  Burg on the edge of Solingen. Anne's father was influenced by Erasmus and  followed a moderate path within the Reformation. He sided with the Schmalkaldic  League and opposed Emperor Carlos V. After John's death, Anne's brother William became Duke of Jï¿½lich-Cleves-Berg, bearing  the promising epithet "The Rich". In 1526, her elder sister Sybille was  married to John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, head of the Protestant  Confederation of Germany, considered the "Champion of the Reformation", and as he had given mortal offence to the Emperor by his acceptance of the Duchy of    Guelders. At the age of 12 (1527), Anne was  betrothed to Francois, son and heir of the Duke of Lorraine while  he was only 10. Thus the betrothal was considered 'unofficial' and was  cancelled in 1535. Her brother William was a Lutheran but the family  was unaligned religiously, with her mother, the Duchess Maria described as a "strict Catholic". The Duke's ongoing dispute over Gelderland  with Emperor made them suitable allies for England's King in the wake of the Truce of Nice. The match with Anne was urged on the King by his chancellor,  Thomas  Cromwell . Holbein painted the sisters of the Duke of Cleves and Henry decided to have a contract drawn up for his marriage to Anne. Finally, on 6 Oct 1539, the marriage treaty with Cleves was finalized, this was just 2 months after Holbein delivered his portrait. Princess Anne was now d


Ann Darrow was the name of the leading female character in which famous film of The 1930’s ?

Ann Darrow (Character) Ann Darrow (Character) from King Kong (1933) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. There may be more photos available for this character. To select more photos to be displayed in this character's gallery, click the Edit Photos link. Overview Biography: Ann Darrow is a fictional character from the 1933 movie King Kong and its 2005 remake... See more  » Alternate Names: ... aka "Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World" - International (English title) (teaser title) ... aka "Peter Jackson's King Kong" - USA (promotional title) Dwan : You're just going to America to be a star. See more  » Update You may correct errors and omissions on this page directly. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.   IMDb Everywhere Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your Watchlist and rate your favorite movies and TV shows on your phone or tablet!


Which Northern English city has districts called Manningham, Heaton and Little Horton ?

little horton : definition of little horton and synonyms of little horton (English) 10 External links   Introduction Little Horton is located on gently sloping land to the south east of Bradford. The area has an ancient history and is a pre-industrial settlement. It was originally an area of farmland, but the soil was so poor that arable crop farming was nearly impossible. As a result the people in the settlement had to find other means of making a living from the earliest times through manufacture and trade. There are different ideas about what the name Horton means. The word ‘ton’ probably means farm or enclosed farmland[ citation needed ] [1] and ‘hor’ is thought to mean grey or dirty[ citation needed ]. The ‘Little’ part of the title only refers to the fact that ‘Little Horton’ covered a smaller area of land than ‘Great Horton’. The two areas together made up the Manor of Horton. Little Horton has a ‘multi-cultural history’ dating back to the 11th century[ citation needed ]. The area known as Horton has been populated in the distant past by the Angles , Norse , Danish and Norman French , as well as possibly before this by people of Celtic origin[ citation needed ]. The de Horton’s became Lords of the Manor of Horton about 1294.[ citation needed ] Robert de Stapleton took the name Horton, when King Henry II granted him the land as a reward for services to the Crown.[ citation needed ] The title Lord of the Manor passed to several eminent Bradford families over the years, finally returning to the Horton family in 1640.[ citation needed ] The last of the Horton family to have the title ‘Lord of the Manor’ was Charles Horton Rhys in the early 19th century.[ citation needed ] In more recent times there is evidence of German cloth merchants coming to the area.[ citation needed ] People from the rural areas of Britain and immigrants from Ireland were drawn to Bradford and the Little Horton area in the mid-19th century, during the Industrial Revolution , to work in the growing industries. In the 20th century people from the former ‘ Eastern Bloc ’ countries for example Poland, Latvia, Serbia and Russia,[ citation needed ] as well as people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Caribbean countries, settled in Little Horton. Some of these for example the Serbs, came as refugees and asylum seekers, others came solely to achieve economic advancement by working in the mills and related industries.   Pre-industrial Little Horton In the area known as ‘Little Horton Green’ there are still a number of farmhouses and out buildings, indicating that this was once a farming district. Typical three story weavers' cottages may be seen opposite the farms. These were used initially to weave not wool, but cotton, by a man called Samuel Swaine in the 18th century. The house and barn, with the date stone 1755, were used for the manufacture and sale of cotton by a Mr Kay in the late 18th and very early 19th century. In the pre-industrial age, each manor had a poorhouse where the destitute could go for poor relief. The poorhouse at Little Horton was one of the first buildings in the area and can still be seen today. It is now a house and was replaced by the much larger Bradford Workhouse (now St. Luke’s Hospital ) in 1855. There were two manor houses in Little Horton, Horton Old Hall and Horton Hall. The two halls existed, because the Sharp family who had ownership of Little Horton for many years, were on different sides during the English Civil War (1642–1655)[ citation needed ] and as a result erected a second major dwelling in the area, divided from the ‘Old Hall’ by a huge wall. In the early 20th century Horton Hall was used as the residence of the Bishop of Bradford [ citation needed ]. Both halls were situated opposite All Saints' Church and were demolished among much public outcry in the 1960s.[ citation needed ] All Saints’ Church was built in 1864, by the local landowner and MP Sir Francis Sharp-Powell ,[ citation needed ] who once lived in Horton Hall. Prior to the 19th century Little Horton was still a very rural area and a place where


"Which popular Restaurant chain, launched in 1979 now has over 125 different outlets Originally had a mascot named Charlie Chalk and has the advertising slogan ""Pub Food As It Should Be"" ?"

Brewers Fayre : definition of Brewers Fayre and synonyms of Brewers Fayre (English)   History In the 1980s Whitbread also had the Roast Inns chain. Its slogan was The Family Welcome. In 1995 50 more outlets were added, at a cost of £85 million, taking the total to 280. At this time the Charlie Chalk Fun Factory was added to about thirty pubs. In 1996 52 were opened, with 17 having a Travel Inn next door; most were built near motorways. In early 1997 Whitbread introduced the Kiln & Kettle chain, which was similar to Brewers Fayre but without the children. Around the same time 90 more outlets opened. In May 1999 Whitbread announced it was proposing to leave the brewing industry and attempted to buy 3,600 outlets (including Firkin pubs) from Allied Domecq in a proposed £2.25 billion deal, in which they lost out to Punch Taverns . Later in October 1999 Whitbread formed a pubs and bars division (2,900 outlets) and a restaurants division (1,300 outlets) which included Brewers Fayre headed by Bill Shannon. On 25 May 2000 Whitbread announced it was leaving the brewing industry by selling its beers to Interbrew for £400 million, which allowed expansion of its food restaurants. In March 2001 Whitbread sold its non-food pubs to Deutsche Bank for £1.6 billion. In September 2001 34 outlets were put up for sale. In 2003 it announced that 35 outlets a year would be added over five years.   Theme Brewers Fayre pubs are designed to give the feel of a traditional English pub. Warm contrasting colours are used throughout as well as stonework and wooden panelling. A small number of restaurants also feature stained glass. Victorian-style lampposts are a feature in many pub car parks. Paintings featuring a local feature (for example The Forth Road Bridge in the Brewers Fayre in South Queensferry ) are located at the front entrance to many pubs   Disposals and re-branding   Inshes Gate next to the A9 at Inverness There used to be many standalone Brewers Fayre pubs, but in 2006 Whitbread agreed to dispose of the 239 standalone Brewers Fayre and Beefeater sites. These had traditionally lower revenues and as growth had stalled in them compared to the still-growing Premier Inn sites, they were seen as an obstacle to the company's sales growth. Sites were sold to market rival Mitchells & Butlers , and over the year after they were sold, pubs were re-branded to Harvester, Toby Carvery and a selection of other brands. A large number of sites became Crown Carveries (formerly Pub & Carvery), and this sparked growth in the brand, which originally consisted of only a small number of pubs throughout the UK (they now have over 100 restaurants). A small number of standalone Brewers Fayre sites were retained where there was land where a Premier Inn could be built, such as The Three Bells near Lymington and The Craigside Inn in Llandudno . In 2008 Whitbread sold a further 44 Brewers Fayre & Beefeater sites (such as the Lauriston Farm in Edinburgh ) in exchange of 21 Express by Holiday Inn hotels, which were converted to Premier Inn.   Brewers Fayre Local A small number of sites were renamed Brewers Fayre local, such as "The Glassworks" in Stourbridge. These pubs originally had a different menu but on the inside were designed more or less like a Table Table restaurant. The spin off brand did not appear to work as planned, and they are now just known as Brewers Fayre and have the same menu.   Brewster's For a period in the early 2000s, some larger outlets were re-branded as Brewster's to differentiate a set of more family-oriented pubs from those more suited to adults. Although very similar in the environment and food offerings, Brewster's placed a greater emphasis on entertaining children: pubs had a multi-level play area known as the 'Fun Factory', children's entertainers and ice-cream machines. The brand was phased out in 2005, with most of its 147 outlets returned to the Brewers Fayre brand, after Brewster's had been identified as Whitbread's poorest-performing restaurant. All restaurants kept their indoor fun factories and at this point the firm's mascot B


Which moon of the planet Uranus shares it’s name with the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest ?

Prospero (moon) Prospero (moon) Matthew J. Holman , John J. Kavelaars , Brett J. Gladman, Jean -Marc Petit, Hans Scholl Prospero (also Uranus XVIII) is the twenty-fifth of the 27 known and the seventh of the outer irregular satellites of the planet Uranus. He is one of the smaller natural satellite of the planet. Discovery and designation Prospero was discovered on July 18 , 1999 a team of astronomers Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman, Jean -Marc Petit and Hans Scholl on photographic images together with the Uranian moons Stephano and Setebos. The images were taken by the 3.6-meter Canada -France - Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii (USA). The discovery was announced on 4 September 1999; the moon first received the provisional designation S/1999 U 3 On 21 August 2000 the moon will then receive the official name Prospero, like all irregular moons of Uranus except Margaret, after a figure in William Shakespeare's The Tempest . The magician Prospero was the rightful Duke of Milan . His brother Antonio pulled with the help of Alonso, King of Naples, the power in the duchy itself. Prospero was forced to flee with his daughter Miranda on an island in the Mediterranean, where he perfected his magical powers to recover his duchy. He caused that Alonso and Antonio suffered shipwreck on his island. He eventually reconciled with them and was again master of his duchy. So far, all the moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare or Alexander Pope . The first four moons discovered Uranus ( Oberon, Titania, Ariel, Umbriel ) were proposed by John Herschel, the son of Uranus discoverer William Herschel, named. Later, the tradition of naming was retained. The provisional designation S/1999 U 3 corresponds to the classification of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU). Web properties Prospero Uranus rotates on a retrograde, relatively highly elliptical orbit 10834570-21489900 km from its center ( Large semi-major axis 16,162,240 km or 632.350 Uranus radii ), or about 16.1367 million km on whose cloud tops. The orbital eccentricity of 0.3296367, the orbit is inclined 146.01704 ° to the ecliptic. Prospero times as far, nearly 28 of Uranus as the outermost regular moon Oberon. Due to the large distance to Uranus and gravitational disturbances caused by the sun and other factors, the orbital parameters are thus possibly variable; the moon could perhaps get ( back ) into a heliocentric orbit. The eccentricity is therefore 0.4431 to 0.4448, the orbital inclination ( with respect to the ecliptic ) between 151.83 ° and 152.0 °, and the Large semi-major axis between 16,2430 und 16.2768 million kilometers indicated. Prospero is a member of Sycorax group, a subgroup of the irregular moons with very high eccentricity and high orbital inclinations of 140 to 170 °, which also Sycorax, and Setebos Ferdinand belong. The orbit of the next inner moon Margaret is on average about 1.74 million kilometers away from Prospero's orbit, the distance of the path of the next outer moon Setebos is on average about 1.26 million kilometers. Prospero revolves around Uranus in 1962 days 22 hours and 48 minutes or about 5,374 Earth years. The orbital period is also specified with 1977.0 and 1978.37 days. Prospero needed for one orbit around Uranus so about 9 months longer than the dwarf planet Ceres around the sun. Physical Properties Prospero has a diameter estimated at 50 km ( according to other sources 30 km), based on the assumed for him albedo of 4 %, which may be as well as 7%. The surface is thus in any case very dark. Its density is estimated to be between 1.3 and 1.5 g/cm3. So the moon is likely to be composed predominantly of water ice and silicate rock. On its surface, the gravitational acceleration is 0.0063 m/s2, corresponding to about 6 thousand of the earthly. Prospero appears in the spectrum in gray. Formation It is believed that Prospero is a captured Kuiper belt object and is not in the accretion disk that formed the Uranus system, created. It is conceivable that the moon of a Kuip


If you were to order Rochebaron in a French restaurant, which food would you be served ?

Slow Travel France - French Language Lessons, Out for Dinner, ordering in restaurants * Sometimes spelled with a final t. Meals Although, like us, the French eat three meals per day, what they eat at      each meal differs from what's customary in the US or UK. Generally breakfast      is coffee and bread and jam. Contrary to common belief, croissants are not      usually eaten daily but rather on more special occasions like weekends. (That      said, we encourage you to eat many croissants au beurre whenever you      like! After all, it's your vacation!) Both lunch and dinner can be larger or smaller meals. Traditionally the      midday meal was the largest one. Nowadays, there is more variation - some      people prefer to eat a smaller lunch and a larger dinner or vice versa. Lunch      is served in restaurants usually between 12pm and 2pm. Dinner service usually      starts at 7pm, although many French people don't go out for dinner until at      least 8pm. ENGLISH please (in order to get waiter's attention) s'il vous plaît seel voo pleh * If pronouncing all of the consonants "t", "r" and "w" together is too      difficult, leaving out the "r" will give you a close enough approximation.      However, note that toi (twah) is a different word that means "you" informal. ** The French invariably pronounce foreign words as if they were French.      It's not a bad idea to learn to pronounce your name as it might be pronounced      in France. We are dah-VEED roh-NEES (David Ronis), zhoh-nah-TAH mohr-GAHN      (Jonathan Morgan) et stehv koh-EHN (Steve Cohen)! Beverages Usually, servers first ask you what you would like to drink. Common choices      are aperitifs, mineral water and wine. Below are some terms that will help      you with your beverage order. ENGLISH ay-vee-ah Other Beverages Often, servers will offer you a drink before your meal. Also, many people      like to have an after-dinner drink. Please refer to the Café Talk lesson for a list of common aperitifs and      after-dinner drinks. Ordering Food When your drink order has been taken, it's time to turn to food. A traditional,      full French meal might consist of appetizer, soup, fish course, meat course,      cheese, dessert and coffee. Nowadays, diners are not expected to eat all of      these courses. However, in the spirit of trying something new, you might consider      a course in which you normally don't partake – cheese, for instance. Most      fixed price menus are three or four courses and usually offer either an appetizer      or soup for the first and dispense with the cheese course. Here is some vocabulary that should be useful when ordering. ENGLISH ça suffit sah sew-fee * Notice the subtle difference in pronunciation between voudrez (voo-dray) in the question and voudrais (voo-dreh) in the answer. ** A potage is usually a soup that is enriched with one or more      of the following: cream, butter, egg, or a flour roux (butter and flour      cooked together). *** Beware that the words for fish (poisson) and drink (boisson)      are very similar. If you mix the two up, you might find yourself in an embarrassing      situation! Special Requests Many travelers have dietary restrictions or preferences. Here are a number      of terms that will be helpful should you have any special needs. ENGLISH biologique bee-oh-loh-zheek * Feminine form in parenthesis. Also note that the indefinite article ("a" in English) is left out of the translated French phrase. Je suis un vegetarien is incorrect. Menu Items The following are examples of dishes commonly found on menus. It is, by      no means, comprehensive. The gastronomy of France is vast and it's beyond      the scope of these lessons to provide a detailed pronouncing dictionary of      food terms. We do hope, however, that it will be helpful with the basics.      (Note, again, that in this section we've


If you were to order Fladenbrot in a German or Turkish restaurant, which food would You be served ?

Meals and Manners, Eating Habits in Germany - Germanfoods.org Meals and Manners, Eating Habits in Germany So i(s)st man in Deutschland Whether eating at a restaurant or with a family, here’s a brief guide as to what to expect and how to behave when eating in Germany. Typical German foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks are detailed, along with some general observations about how food is purchased, served and eaten. Breakfast (Frühstück) A typical breakfast in Germany consists of a warm beverage such as coffee, tea or cocoa, bread (Brot) or bread rolls (Brötchen) with various spreads and toppings such as Butter (butter) or Margarine (margarine), Marmelade (marmalade or other jam), Honig (honey), Quark (a type of curd cheese), Wurst (sausage) and Käse (cheese). A glass of juice (Saft) is also commonplace, as is a boiled egg (Ei). Cereals are also popular, particularly among younger people. Müsli, which is a mixture of cereal flakes, nuts and dried fruit and other ingredients is also very popular. It is mixed with Joghurt (yogurt) or Milch (milk) and often topped with fresh fruit (Obst). With today’s busy lifestyles there is a growing trend towards eating a more simple breakfast, so you are more likely to see young people eating cereal rather than tucking into a more hearty meal of bread, cheese and sausage. However, the traditional breakfast of fresh breads accompanied by a cheese or meat selection is still alive and well, particularly on the weekend when the family has more time. With a bakery (Bäckerei) on every street corner, it’s customary to buy freshly baked rolls on Saturday and Sunday for the whole family to enjoy over a leisurely breakfast. On weekends, some Germans also like to cook eggs, whether hartgekochtes Ei (hard-boiled egg), Spiegelei (fried egg) or Rührei (scrambled egg). Grosse Pause/ Zweites Frühstück / Pausenbrot Germans have plenty of words to describe a meal that is eaten between main meals. Far from being unhealthy, eating small snacks between meals is encouraged to prevent overeating at lunch and dinner. Eating a snack between breakfast and lunch is very traditional in German schools and this is called Pausenbrot (recess bread if you translate it literally) or Zweites Frühstück (second breakfast). Since German schoolchildren generally don’t eat meals at school, there’s quite a long wait between breakfast and lunch, which typically they eat at home. So, the Pausenbrot is meant to make sure students have the energy and ability to concentrate for the entire morning. Although the word Pausenbrot indicates that it’s a sandwich snack, it doesn’t necessarily have to contain bread. Pausenbrot may be a small sandwich, but fruit is quite typical, and yogurt or a Müsli bar are also popular Pausenbrot snacks. Snack (Zwischenmahlzeit) Adults also need to keep their energy levels up during the day. For them, it’s the Zwischenmahlzeit (in-between meal) that keeps them going between meals. A Zwischenmahlzeit is also referred to as Brotzeit, Vesper or Zweites Frühstück. The English word Snack is also used, as is Imbiss, although these refer more to actual meals that may replace main meals, whereas the Zwischenmahlzeit is meant to be eaten in addition to the main meal. Lunch (Mittagessen) Traditionally, German families eat their main meal during the day, between 12 and 2 p.m. However, many families now eat the warm meal in the evening. A typical lunch plate might consist of Kartoffelsalat mit Würstchen oder Frikadellen (potato salad with sausage or meat balls), Spätzle mit Geschnetzeltem (Spätzle noodles with stir-fry), Schnitzel mit Buttergemüse (Schnitzel with buttered vegetables) or Fischstäbchen mit Kartoffelpüree (Fish sticks with mashed potato). Meat is served most every day, particularly pork and chicken. Vegetables are also a standard part of any Mittagessen. Typical vegetables served at lunchtime are grüne Bohnen (green beans), Möhren (carrots), Erbsen (peas)and Kohl (cabbage). Potatoes are also a staple and come in the form of Salzkartoffel (boiled), Knödel (dumplings), Bratkartoffel (fried potatoe


Which Southern English city has districts called Shirley, Bassett Green and Thornhill ?

shirley southampton : definition of shirley southampton and synonyms of shirley southampton (English) 7 Around Southampton   History The place-name Shirley means 'bright glade', from the Old English scir (bright) and leah (cleared land in a wood). [1] Shirley is recorded as a manor with a mill in the Domesday book, 1086. Shirley Mill originally stood to the east of the present Romsey Road / Winchester Road junction, at the confluence of the Hollybrook and Tanner's Brook streams. Shirley Mill had three large ponds, to the north of Winchester Road. Only one of those three mill ponds remains today, accessible by following the Lordswood Greenway. In the nineteenth century an iron works was built, which was converted into a brewery in 1880 and subsequently into a laundry at the beginning of the 20th Century. The laundry was owned by Royal Mail and used to service the mail ships visiting Southampton . The outflow from the mill was crossed by a ford on the Romsey Road. The stream is presently culverted under the major traffic junction which presently stands there, and continues to the Test to the east of modern Tebourba Way, open in parts and culverted in others. The district grew rapidly in the 1830s following the enclosure of Shirley Common (not to be confused with Southampton Common ) in 1829. The parish church was built in 1836. The Shirley Local board of health was established in 1853. It merged with Freemantle in 1880. Shirley and Freemantle Urban District Council was formed on 2 January 1895 but was abolished on 8 November 1895 when the district became a suburb of Southampton. [2] [3] [4] In 1887 a drinking fountain was constructed to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria . Originally in Shirley High Street, the fountain has now been incorporated into the shopping precinct. The fountain is Grade II listed . [5] The council estate was built in the 1960s to replace relatively dense terraced housing.   Education Shirley is home to several schools including Upper Shirley High School (formerly Bellemoor Boys School), Taunton's College and the 450-year-old King Edward VI School . The area is also served by Regents Park Community College (formerly Regents park Girls School). Shirley also has a mixture of both infant schools and junior schools for mixed abilities and genders.   Cemetery The nearby Hollybrook Cemetery is notable for being the resting place of several famous individuals, including the 1966 World Cup winning footballer Alan Ball (1945-2007) and the comedian Benny Hill (1924-1992). [1]   References


Which English author wrote the 1885 novel King Solomon’s Mines ?

LibriVox Librivox Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain Menu H. Rider HAGGARD (1856 - 1925) King Solomon’s Mines, first published in 1885, was a best-selling novel by the Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. It relates a journey into the heart of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain in search of the legendary wealth said to be concealed in the mines of the novel’s title. It is significant as the first fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre. - Haggard wrote over 50 books, among which were 14 novels starring Allan Quatermain. (Summary by Wikipedia/John Nicholson) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction


Marion Crane was the name of the leading female character of which famous film of The 1960’s ?

Psycho (1960) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: a list of 32 titles created 06 Feb 2011 a list of 21 titles created 09 Oct 2013 a list of 24 titles created 09 Jul 2014 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Psycho " 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     4     Oscars. Another    5 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X   In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Director: Stanley Kubrick A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com> It Is _Required_ That You


William F Lamb from the construction firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon was the designer Of which famous construction that first opened in 1931 ?

Standing in lonely dignity in the midriff of  Manhattan, a sentinel by land, a reassuring landmark by air, the Empire  State Building is the quadri-faced pharos of the city. And until  outstripped by the twin towers of the World Trade Center (1975), its 102  floors were the highest in New York. Though designed at the end of the  so-called Art Deco period in the 1920s, when zigzagged appliques were  prominent, its exterior shows little of the frippery characteristic of  that 'decorated' period. It is, moreover, one of the very few  skyscrapers with four facades, not just one facing the avenue. "Zoning required several setbacks, but  these were given a skillful buildup of scale at the lower levels, while  the tower itself rises unflinchingly. Indented setbacks in the center of  each of the long sides help lateral scale. An observation platform and a  pylon topped by a television transmission antenna crown all." — from G.E. Kidder Smith. Looking at  Architecture. p152. "The architectural, commercial, and popular  success of the Empire State Building depended on a highly rationalized  process, and equally efficient advertising and construction campaigns.  Skillful designers of Manhattan office buildings, architects Shreve,  Lamb, and Harmon were familiar with the imperatives of design and  construction efficiency that maximized investors' returns by filling the  building with tenants as soon as possible. ... "The Empire State Building, like most art  deco skyscrapers, was modernistic, not modernist. It was deliberately  less pure, more flamboyant and populist than European theory allowed. It  appeared to be a sculpted or modeled mass, giving to business imagery a  substantial character..." — Edward W. Wolner, in International  Dictionary of Architects and Architecture, Randall J. Van Vynckt,  editor. Volume 2, p963-964. Details 1252 feet (381 meters) high Built in just 16 months. The epitome of big buildings, billed as the  Eighth Wonder of the World at its opening, the Empire State Building  broke records in many categories, including height (1250 feet) and  construction time (it took only one year and forty-five days to build). Planned during the booming 1920's, it was constructed during the  Depression. Largely vacant in its early years, it was said that the  building relied on the stream of sightseers to the observation decks to  pay its taxes. On July 28, 1945, a ten-ton B-25 bomber, lost in the fog, slammed into the  north wall of the 78th and 79th floors. The plane's wings were sheared  off by the impact, while the fuselage and other parts tore through inner  walls, some parts coming out the opposite side of the building. Despite  massive holes in those two walls, as well as damage to two supporting  steel beams, there was no important structural damage done to the  building. Stunning in both its height and simplicity, the building's sleek limestone  and stainless steel design rises in a stunning series of setbacks ending  with a bold seven-hundred foot tower, which was originally intended as a  mooring dock for dirigibles. In 1950, the addition of a television  antenna added another 225 feet to the building. The Empire State Building's two-story high ground floor corridors are  crossed at intervals by stainless steel and glass-enclosed bridges. Since the World Trade Center disaster, the Empire State Building has  regained it's title of tallest building in New York. Prior to the World  Trade Center's construction, the Empire State Building was the highest  point from which to broadcast radio and television signals. Once built,  not only did the Trade Center towers block these signals, it also became  the highest point from which to broadcast. Nearly all broadcasters moved  their expensive equipment to the new twin towers. Bibliography Irwin Clavan. "The Empire State Building,  IX. The Mooring Mast", Architectural Forum. February 1931. Volume 54  Number 2. p229. drawing of artist's conception of the activities to be  c


Written about in the Bible, what eleven letter word is used to describe the area of land That covers the region of South West Asia and lies nearly the full length of the Iran/Iraq border It declined in importance after Mongol invaders destroyed it’s extensive irrigation system In A D 1258 ?

Iraq facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Iraq Al-Jumhuriyah al-'Iraqiyah CAPITAL: Baghdād FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of red, white, and black horizontal stripes, with three five-pointed stars in green in the center of the white stripe. In 1991 the phrase Allahu Akbar (" God is Great") was added in green Arabic script—Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to the left of the middle star. ANTHEM: Al-Salaam al-Jumhuri (Salute of the Republic). MONETARY UNIT: The Iraqi dinar (id) is a paper currency of 1,000 fils. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 250 fils, and notes of 250 and 500 fils and 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 dinars. 1id = $0.00068 (or $1 = id1,475) as of 2005. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard, but weights and measures in general use vary, especially in domestic transactions. The unit of land is the dunam, which is equivalent to approximately 0.25 hectare (0.62 acre). HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Army Day, 6 January; 14th Ramadan Revolution Day, 8 February; Declaration of the Republic, 14 July; and Peaceful Revolution Day, 17 July. Muslim religious holidays include 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al-'Adha', Milad an-Nabi, and Islamic New Year. TIME: 3 pm = noon GMT. LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT Present-day Iraq, comprising an area of 437,072 sq km (168,754 sq mi), corresponds roughly to the former Turkish provinces of Baghdād, Al Mawşil ( Mosul ), and Al Başrah ( Basra ). Comparatively, the area occupied by Iraq is slightly more than twice the size of the state of Idaho . It extends 984 km (611 mi) sse–nnw and 730 km (454 mi) ene–wsw. Iraq is bordered on the n by Turkey , on the e by Iran , on the se by the Persian Gulf and Kuwait , on the s by Saudi Arabia , on the w by Jordan , and on the nw by Syria , with a total land boundary length of 3,650 km (2,268 mi) and a coastline of 58 km (36 mi). Iraq's capital city, Baghdād, is located in the east central part of the country. TOPOGRAPHY Iraq is divided into three distinct zones: the desert in the west and southwest; the plains; and the highlands in the northeast, which rise to 3,000 m (10,000 ft) or more. The desert is an upland region with altitudes of 600 to 900 m (2,000–3,000 ft) between Damascus in Syria and Ar-Rutbah in Iraq, but declines gently toward the Euphrates (Al-Furāt) River. The water supply comes from wells and wadis that at times carry torrential floods and that retain the winter rains. Dominated by the river systems of the Tigris (Dijlah) and Euphrates (Al-Furāt), the plains area is composed of two regions divided by a ridge, some 75 m (250 ft) above the flood plain, between Ar Ramādi and a point south of Baghdād that marks the prehistoric coastline of the Persian Gulf. The lower valley, built up by the silt the two rivers carry, consists of marshland, crisscrossed by drainage channels. At Qarmat 'Ali, just above Al Başrah, the two rivers combine and form the Shatt al Arab, a broad waterway separating Iraq and Iran. The sources of the Euphrates and Tigris are in the Armenian Plateau. The Euphrates receives its main tributaries before entering Iraq, while the Tigris receives several streams on the eastern bank within the country. CLIMATE Under the influence of the monsoons, Iraq in summer has a constant northwesterly wind (shamal), while in winter a strong southeasterly air current (sharqi) develops. The intensely hot and dry summers last from May to October, and during the hottest time of the day—often reaching 49°c (120°f) in the shade—people take refuge in underground shelters. Winters, lasting from December to March, are damp and comparatively cold, with temperatures averaging about 10°c (50°f). Spring and autumn are brief transition periods. Normally, no rain falls from the end of May to the end of September. With annual rainfall of less than 38 cm (15 in), agriculture is dependent on irrigation. FLORA AND FAUNA In the lower regions of the Tigris (Dijlah) and Euphrates (Al-Furāt) and in the alluvial plains, papyrus, lotus, and tall reeds form a thick underbrush; willow, popl


First shown in 1976, which ITV series featured Gareth Hunt as the character Mike Gambit ?

The Avengers Forever: Gareth Hunt Mike Gambit , The New Avengers , 1976-77 by David K. Smith and Alan Hayes Born 7 February 1942 (some sources say 1943) in Battersea, London, England, Gareth Hunt served   in the Merchant Navy for six years from age fifteen, before jumping ship in New Zealand and   ending up in military prison for three months. Returning to Britain, Gareth   took the first steps that would eventually lead to his acting career:   getting a job in an ITV studio, and later taking a BBC design course. During this time he held a variety of jobs to   make ends meet, ranging from stagehand to road digger to door-to-door   salesman. Coincidentally following in Patrick   Macnee 's footsteps, he attended Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. After a series of stints   with a variety of troupes, he then followed Diana   Rigg 's lead and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. After appearing in Upstairs, Downstairs and Doctor Who, he arrived at The New Avengers . Playing Mike Gambit was very likely   the high point of his career, as decent film or television roles eluded him thereafter.   At one point abandoning acting, he pursued a business venture: developing a CD-ROM of British actors,   which acquired no interest. He has also made noises about writing a book on The New Avengers,   although this has yet to happen. Returning to acting, he achieved some   degree of (perhaps dubious) notoriety for appearing, together with Liza Goddard and   Una Stubbs, in a number of Nescafï¿½ coffee commercials directed by Carlos   Pasini Hansen. 2001 saw him in a regular   role in the ITV soap opera, Night and Day, and most recently he   appeared in a cameo role in Eastenders—one story has it that he had earlier   tried out for a regular role in that series, but was turned down   because of his rhyming slang name. Married thrice, he had three sons, was an avid   golfer, and lived in Epsom, Surrey with his wife Mandy until he died of pancreatic cancer 14 March 2007.  Stage


Which snooker player who reached the semi final of the 2013 World Snooker Championship Was born in Chester in 1982 ?

Ricky Walden - ChesterChron Sport Ricky Walden Ricky Walden is a Chester-born professional snooker player. He has won two ranking titles - the 2008 Shanghai Masters and 2012 Wuxi Classic - and reached the semi-finals of the 2013 World Championship.


Which TV series, launched in 1978 saw Bob Hoskins as Arthur Parker, a sheet music Salesman attempting to make his dreams fit the promises of the lyrics he carries ?

Vamps, Flappers, and Shieks: Films of The 1920s Films of the Jazz Age Affairs of Anatole(1921) Director, Cecil B. DeMille. Cast: Gloria Swanson, Wallace Reid, Bebe Daniels, Monte Blue. A New York socialite becomes bored with his newlywed bride and attempts to broaden his romantic horizons by rescuing a series of damsels in distress. 117 min. DVD X353; DVD 701 Cecil B. DeMille Bibliography Bare Knees(1928) Director, Erle C. Kenton.. Cast: Virginia Lee Corbin, Donald Keith, Jane Winton, Johnnie Walker, Forrest Stanley, Maude Fulton. In this flapper movie from the roaring '20s Billie arrives home in the middle of her sister's birthday party and causes a sensation with her bare knees, bobbed hair, short skirts, new slang, cigarettes and other flapper accountrements. 61 min. DVD X4471; vhs 999:2671 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Beggars of Life(1928) Directed by William A. Wellman. Cast: Wallace Beery, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Blue Washington. After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada. 104 min. DVD X3097 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database [Benchley, Robert]Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin This special collection of rare short films pays homage to the great American satirist Robert Benchley and two other witty literati who shared his company at the Hotel Algonquin's legendary round table and personified the sophisticated literary scene of New York in the 1920's and 1930's. Contents: The witness / directed by Leslie Roush ; photographed by William Steiner (1941) -- The trouble with husbands / directed by Leslie Roush ; photographed by William Steiner (1940) -- The man's angle / directed by Leslie Roush ; photographed by William Steiner (1942)-- Mr. W's little game / directed by Lynn Shores (1934) -- The treasurer's report / directed by Thomas Chalmers (1928) -- Traffic regulations (1929) -- Sex life of a polyp (1928) -- Humorous flights / directed by Fred Fleck (1929) -- Crime control / produced and directed by Leslie Roush ; photographed by William Steiner. Robert Blauvelt (1941). DVD X3301; Video/C 999:3224 Betty Boop Directed by Max and Dave Fleischer. See Animation Beyond the Rocks(1922) Directed by Sam Wood. Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Edythe Chapman, Alec B. Francis, Robert Bolder. A young woman is tricked into an arranged marriage with an older millionaire by her female relatives, and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman as she honeymoons in the Alps and Paris. Discovering that his wife loves another, the husband rushes off to the Sahara. In 2003, Beyond the rocks was rediscovered at the Nederlands Filmmuseum, after being considered lost for decades. The nitrite print was virtually complete, and had Dutch intertitles. It was restored, a new score was composed and new English intertitles added, based on the original continuity script. 85 min. DVD 6750 Rudolph Valentino bibliography Blood & Sand(1922) Directed by Fred Niblo. Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Lila Lee, Nita Naldi, Walter Long. A romantic tragedy about the rise and fall of a matador. Juan Gallardo, Spain's most idolized matador, returns to his home town and finds himself the victim of his own desires and the sinister charms of the exotic Doña Sol. Based on the novel "Sangre y arena" by Vincente Blasco Ibáñez and the play by Tom Cushing. Special features: Filmed introduction by Orson Welles ; Parody starring Will Rogers from his 1924 film "Big moments from little pictures" produced by Hal Roach ; original theatrical trailer ; footage of Valentino's funeral procession ; audio recording of the love theme, Susan Rogers soloist ; Vicente Blasco Ibanez and the novel: a 1922 essay by Isaac Goldberg ; Valentino "speaks," excerpts from Photoplay Magazine ; about the score. 109  min. DVD 859 Rudolph Valentino bibliography The Chaser(1928) Directed by Harry Lan


What seven letter name is given to the cold, dry Northerly wind that blows on the Mediterranean Coast of France, particularly concentrated on the Rhone Valley ?

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Which darts player who won the world BDO Title in 2008 was born in Denbigh in 1983 ?

Global Darts Ranking: Internet-Site: Mark Webster already played darts as an 18 year old for his local pub league and he still does. 2006 he for the first time stood in the limelight when he won the WDF Europe Cup and stood in the semifinal of the World Masters. In October 2007 he won the WDF World Cup Singles and in January 2008 he claimed the BDO World Champion title beating Simon Whitlock in the final. During the year 2008 he was much more occupied to finish his training as a plumber then with playing darts. So he couldnï¿½t defend the title in January 2009. In February 2009 he announced his switch to the PDC and started to play himself up from the bottom of the ranking. One year later at the PDC World Championship he had reached position 65. During the World Championship he played very impressive darts and got into the semifinals where he was beaten by Phil Taylor. But he could win the match for the third rank against Raymond van Barneveld and after the World Championship he was under the Top 32 of the PDC Mark Webster is a left-hander. He is no full time pro but still works as a plumber.