What, by value, is the top fruit grown in India?

Fruit Cultivation in India Home > Society > Indian Food > History of Indian Food > Fruit Cultivation in India Fruit Cultivation in India Fruit Cultivation in India is one of the major exporting businesses which contribute significantly to the economy of the country by earning international revenue. Subscribe to Free E-Magazine on Society   Fruit Cultivation in India is a prominent business sector for exporting merchandise and thus earning a good amount of international revenue. India being a home of wide variety of fruits and vegetables holds a unique position in production figures among other countries. India serves as the home to various kinds of vegetable as fruits, and holds a vital position in the field of productions of fruits and vegetables amidst different countries of the world. Around 10% of the world fruit production is accounted by India and leads the world in the production of Mango , Banana , Sapota and Acid Lime and in productivity of grapes per unit land area. Mango is the most important fruit cultivated in the country and banana comes next in rank occupying second position. Mango can be cultivated in a varied climatic conditions and different types of soil. The notable places for the cultivation of mangoes in India are the states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Maharashtra . Banana is cultivated over an area of 1,64,000 hectares, mostly in West Bengal , Karnataka , Maharashtra , Kerala, Tamil Nadu , Gujarat , Bihar , Andhra Pradesh and Assam . After Mango and Banana, which holds the first and second positions respectively, citrus fruits rank third in area and production, Guava is the fourth most widely grown fruit crop and Grapes occupies fifth position amongst fruit crops in India. Cultivation of Deciduous Fruits in India Deciduous fruit cultivation in India primarily takes place in the northern parts of country in Jammu and Kashmir , Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh . The north-east, including Nagaland , Arunachal Pradesh , Meghalaya , Sikkim and Manipur , also produce several deciduous fruits in a restricted scale. As a result of initiation and preparation of low chilling cultivars including plum, peach and pear, these are presently grown commercially in several regions of plains of North India. Amongst the umpteen healthy and palatable deciduous fruit cultivation in India, apple calls for special attention. In the year 1917, the coloured delicious apple cultivation was introduced in Shimla . Another Indian fruit is Apricot which was seen growing in the drier regions of Himalayan north-western region. Recently, cultivation of sour cherry is introduced in India from the United States of America, while sweet cherry is introduced in India from Europe prior to the Independence of India. The Japanese and European plum kinds are cultivated in low and high hill areas. Export of Fruits from India More than 90% exports from India move to the western parts of Asia and also to the markets of Eastern Europe. Fresh vegetables and fruits export from India has steadily increased. This amplification list includes products like walnut, fresh grapes, fresh mangos and umpteen other fresh vegetables and fruits. As the new technologies and developments have gradually become readily available in the country, the cropping and cultivating systems and production practices have also remained witness to significant metamorphosis. Some of the most prominent fruits, which are cultivated in India, include Banana, Citrus Fruits, Mango, Apple, Papaya , Pineapple, Guava and Grapes. India produces near about 41 percent of world's mangoes and around 23 percent bananas. The total export value of the main exporting fruit crop from India is mango. Mangoes, grapes, mushrooms are being exported to the United Kingdom, Middle East, Singapore and Hong Kong. These Indian fruits are also processed in several products like canned fruit, concentrates and fruit juices, dehydrated fruit, jellies and jams. Some of the reputed importers of Indian mangoes include Bangladesh, U.A.E, U.K, Nepal and Saudi Arabia. The not


What part of the body can be described as bulbous or aqualine?

body noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com enlarge image 1[countable] the whole physical structure of a human or an animal a human/female/male/naked body parts of the body His whole body was trembling. body fat/weight/temperature/size/heat The heart pumps blood around the body. 2[countable] the main part of a body not including the head, or not including the head, arms, and legs She had injuries to her head and body. He has a large body, but thin legs. 3[countable] the body of a dead person or animal a dead body The family of the missing girl has been called in by the police to identify the body. main part 4[singular] the body of something the main part of something, especially a building, a vehicle, or a book, an article, etc. the body of a plane (= the central part where the seats are) the main body of the text group of people 5 [uncountable] a group of people who work or act together, often for an official purpose, or who are connected in some other way a regulatory/an advisory/a review body The governing body of the school is concerned about discipline. recognized professional bodies such as the Bar Association An independent body has been set up to investigate the affair. A large body of people will be affected by the tax cuts. The protesters marched in a body (= all together) to the White House. see also student body large amount 6 [countable] body of something a large amount or collection of something a vast body of evidence/information/research large bodies of water (= lakes or oceans) There is a powerful body of opinion against the ruling. object 7[countable] (formal) an object heavenly bodies (= stars, planets, etc.) an operation to remove a foreign body (= something that would not usually be there) from a wound of drinks/hair 8[uncountable] the full strong flavor of alcoholic drinks or the thick healthy quality of someone's hair a wine with plenty of body Regular use of conditioner is supposed to give your hair more body. -bodied 9(in adjectives) having the type of body mentioned full-bodied red wines soft-bodied insects see also able-bodied Topic CollocationsPhysical AppearanceA person may be described as having:eyes (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/shifty eyes piercing/penetrating/steely eyes bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashesface a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose a straight/a pointy/a Roman/an aquiline nose full/thick/thin/pouty lips dry/chapped/cracked lips flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks soft/chubby/sunken cheeks white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth a large/high/broad/wide forehead a strong/weak/pointed/double chin a long/full/bushy/wispy beard a full/thin goatee a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil mustachehair and skin pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion deep/fine/small/facial wrinkles blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/ginger/gray hair straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair a bald/balding/shaved head a receding hairline a bald patch/spot a side/center partbody a long/short/thick/slender/ (disapproving) scrawny neck broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest a flat/round/swollen/bulging stomach a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist big/wide/narrow/slim hips a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back thin/slender/muscular arms big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers long/muscular/hairy/shapely/ (informal) (often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs muscular/chubby/ (informal) (disapproving) flabby thighs/calves big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet a good/slim/slender/hourglass fig


What dye is traditionally used to make temporary tattoos in India, the Middle East, and North Africa?

Lesson Plan - Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder Author: Marie Gardner Background Information: Henna is a plant dye used to make temporary  tattoos. Painting with henna has been practiced for  over 5,000 years throughout Africa, India, and the Middle  East. The henna plant originated in Egypt.  Scientists have found mummies that had henna in their  hair. Henna is traditionally used to mark the  beginning of a new stage in a person's life. It may be applied to  a newborn baby or a newly married woman. It was thought that the  henna would bring good fortune and happiness. Today henna is used in parts of Africa just as  Western women use fingernail polish. Although it is still used to  mark ethnic affiliations, it is also used just because people find  it attractive. Henna is actually sold commercially in the U.S. for  cosmetic purposes. People in the U.S. have places where they can  go and pay to have henna applied to various parts of the human  body. Henna tattoos are traditionally done in a  variety of patterns and shapes. There are specific symbols that  henna artists use to symbolize thoughts such as peace, courage,  love, and creativity. Comparatively, traditional African designs are  more geometric than designs from India. Some of the geometric  designs were inspired by rug and carpet designs. Although fresh henna leaves have no odor,  henna powder has a damp vegetation smell. Henna powder is mixed with water and applied  to the skin with a small stick or squeeze bottle. After the henna  dries on the skin it is flaked off to reveal the temporary  tattoo. The plant itself is a scrub about nine feet  high. Henna plants produce flowers that are red, white, pink.  yellow, and cream colored depending on the scrub. However, the  part of the plant used to make henna powder is the  leaves.   1. Students will create a poster showing how two different cultures strive for beauty. Materials: Paper, Elmer's GluColors decorative glue Time: Two Days Procedure: 1. Have the students brainstorm ideas that answer the question: What do American women wear that the American public considers beautiful? Fingernail painting, mascara, high heals, lipstick, bracelets, and nylons may be some of the responses. 2. Explain to the students that not all cultures think that the same adornments are beautiful. Tell the students that you are going to introduce them to something that people in parts of Africa think is beautiful. 3. Introduce henna hand painting to the class by showing the class pictures of henna art. The following link contains a page of links to many different pictures and to information about henna. 4. Discuss the following questions with the class: What is henna? A dye that comes from a scrub about nine feet high How is henna made? Leaves are dried and crushed and mixed into a paste What are the traditional uses of henna as a tattoo? Mark ethnic affiliations Mark a new stage in a person's  life To beautify the body 5. Next, provide groups of students with: Pieces of paper A small 1 1/4 Oz. Bottle of Elmer's GluColors  decorative color glue or similar product Have students trace one of their hands on a piece of paper.* Allow the students to create designs lightly with a pencil. After they have created a design that they like, allow them to trace over the design with glue. Allow students to create their own designs and choose the meaning of the designs. Then allow the glue to dry overnight. Day 2 1. Have students look at the designs that they have created. 2. Ask students to decide whether or not they think henna hand painting is beautiful. Ask them to guess why they think the way that they do. You may also ask students what they think is more beautiful henna hand painting or permanent tattoos like the ones many Americans use. 3. Remind students that women traditionally practice henna body art. Then as a form of assessment, have the students fold a piece of paper in half. On one side have the students draw something some people in their cul


What racing event is commonly 110 meters in length?

110 and 100 Meter Hurdles - Drills and Training by Jim Giroux 110 and 100 Meter Hurdles - Drills and Training By Jim Giroux These events and their indoor versions (55 or 60 meters) require athletes to negotiate barriers during a race. Athletes who are successful in these events will have the speed of your top sprinters and often are successful at jumping events, 200 meters and 4x100 meter relay legs. This article will discuss start differences between the sprints and hurdles, takeoff and hurdle clearance, workout variations, drills and training suggestions for different weeks. Because of the short distance to the first hurdle in both the men and women's races athletes need to be in an upright posture sooner than flat sprinters. Let's begin by looking at the start and getting your athletes into the blocks. The Start In addition to the start sequences described in the long jump article some additional means will be necessary to get athletes to an upright position sooner. Most athletes will take 8 steps to the first hurdle. This will require that their trail leg be in the front of the block. Key points for coaching the start to the first hurdle include getting to an upright position by the fourth or fifth step. The athlete should continue to run through the next to last or penultimate step. In other words, complete push on the ground and allowing the recovery of the leg to the butt (like a regular stride). Keeping this leg folded as long as possible is also a good cue. Athletes will have a tendency to lean before it is necessary. The lean seen in the hurdles is a result of the push from the trail or takeoff leg and should not be seen before the trail leg contacts the ground. Athletes should be as close to sprint mechanics as possible when hurdling. If the trail leg action on the ground is completed correctly, much of the recovery mechanics will be taken care of by stored elastic energy in the hip flexors. The recovery of this leg will be sprint like with the heel recovering very close to the butt of the athlete. Start Drills Unders Series Using either a shot put or medicine ball athletes will do the first throw with feet shoulder width apart. They will start with the implement over their head and quickly bend at the waist and lower the implement so it is between their knees. Then they will throw it forward by pushing on the ground and extending their arms. The ball flight should be somewhat parabolic. Allow them to "chase" or run after the throw as this leads to the next drill. Next have the athlete stand with their feet in a split fashion (like the starting blocks) and repeat the drill. The last sequence is to have them do the drill and run after the throw for four or five steps. Standing Long Jump (SLJ) Series Start the athletes on the end of the edge of your long jump pit. Do a SLJ. Next drill, do the same but with feet astride, land with feet together. Repeat the astride drill landing with feet astride. Last, move away from the pit and add a run to the astride SLJ. This drill helps connect the push from the blocks with get away steps. Hurdle Clearance Often this area becomes the focus for athletes and coaches, much like in the air and landing mechanics in the jumps. The approach and first hurdle clearance set up the race. This is why half the workouts described later will address this component of the race. There are differences between the men and women's events. Because the women's hurdles are less of a "hurdling" challenge at 33", women will not need to raise their center of gravity as high to clear the hurdle. Women can get closer to the hurdle at takeoff and will land closer after clearance. Their movements in general will be less amplified. The men's event requires bigger compensatory arm movements to help counter the leg movements. The men will takeoff and land farther from the hurdle and will therefore be in the air longer. Men will also need to maintain their takeoff position (lean) longer than women do. Upon hurdle clearance, there is a need to reaccelerate. This will occur after each clearance. So a good take


"Who said ""I came not to bring peace, but a sword""?"

What did Jesus mean by coming to bring a sword in Matthew 10:34-36? What did Jesus mean by coming to bring a sword in Matthew 10:34-36?   Subscribe to our Question of the Week : Question: "What did Jesus mean by coming to bring a sword in Matthew 10:34-36?" Answer: Matthew 10:34–36 describes Jesus telling the disciples that He came not to bring peace to the world, but a sword. Jesus’ sword was never a literal one. In fact, when Peter took up a sword to defend Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus rebuked him and told him to put away his sword, "for all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matthew 26:52). Why then, did Jesus say, “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” What kind of sword did Jesus come to bring? Among the names of Jesus Christ is that of Prince of Peace . Such verses as Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:14, and John 14:27 make it clear that Jesus came to bring peace, but that peace is between the man and God. Those who reject God and the only way of salvation through Jesus (John 14:6) will find themselves perpetually at war with God. But those who come to Him in repentance will find themselves at peace with God. Because of Christ’s sacrifice, we are restored to a relationship of peace with God (Romans 5:1). Still, it is inevitable that there will be conflict between good and evil, the Christ and the antichrist, the light and the darkness, the children of God (believers) and the children of the devil (those who refuse Christ). Conflict must arise between the two groups, and this can and does happen within a family in which some are believers and others are not. We should seek to be at peace with all men but should never forget that Jesus warned we will be hated for His sake. Because those who reject Him hate Him, they will hate His followers as well (John 15:18). In Matthew 10:34–36, Jesus said He had come at this time not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword, a weapon which divides and severs. As a result of His visit to the earth, some children would be set against parents and a man’s enemies might be those within his own household. This is because many who choose to follow Christ are hated by their family members. This may be part of the cost of discipleship, for love of family should not be greater than love for the Lord. A true disciple must take up his cross and follow Jesus (Matthew 16:24). He must be willing to face not only family hatred, but also death, like a criminal carrying his cross to his own execution. True followers of Christ must be willing to give up, even to the point of “hating” all that is in our lives, even our own families, if we are to be worthy of Him (Matthew 10:37–39). In so doing, we find our lives in return for having given them up to Jesus Christ.


What band performed a song about a deaf, dumb, and blind kid who played a mean pin ball?

THE WHO LYRICS - Pinball Wizard THE WHO LYRICS Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall... That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball! He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Feeling all the bumpers That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball! He's a pinball wizard There has to be a twist. A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist. 'How do you think he does it? I don't know! What makes him so good?' Ain't got no distractions Can't hear no buzzers and bells, Don't see no lights a-flashin' Plays by sense of smell. Always gets a replay, That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. I thought I was The Bally table king But I just handed my pinball crown to him. Even on my favorite table He can beat my best. His disciples lead him in And he just does the rest. He's got crazy flipper fingers Never seen him fall... That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. Visit www.azlyrics.com for these lyrics. Thanks to William, ladyivory99 for correcting these lyrics.


What British political party is also known as the Tories?

Tories - definition of Tories by The Free Dictionary Tories - definition of Tories by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Tories Related to Tories: Red Tories To·ry n. pl. To·ries 1. a. A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. b. A member of a Conservative party, as in Canada. 2. An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side. Also called Loyalist. 3. often tory A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative. [Irish Gaelic tóraidhe, robber, from Old Irish tóir, pursuit; see ret- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] To′ry adj. (ˈtɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada 2. (Historical Terms) a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s 3. (Historical Terms) an American supporter of the British cause; loyalist. Compare Whig 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital) an ultraconservative or reactionary 5. (Historical Terms) (in the 17th century) an Irish Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw who preyed upon English settlers adj


What country suffered 100,000 earthquake-related deaths in 2010?

Haiti earthquake of 2010 | Britannica.com Haiti earthquake of 2010 Hispaniola Haiti earthquake of 2010, large-scale earthquake that occurred January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola , comprising the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic . Most severely affected was Haiti, occupying the western third of the island . An exact death toll proved elusive in the ensuing chaos . The official Haitian government count was more than 300,000, but other estimates were considerably smaller. Hundreds of thousands of survivors were displaced. People picking through the rubble of their home after it was destroyed by a massive earthquake on … Joe Raedle/Getty Images The earthquake The earthquake hit at 4:53 pm some 15 miles (25 km) southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince . The initial shock registered a magnitude of 7.0 and was soon followed by two aftershocks of magnitudes 5.9 and 5.5. More aftershocks occurred in the following days, including another one of magnitude 5.9 that struck on January 20 at Petit Goâve, a town some 35 miles (55 km) west of Port-au-Prince. Haiti had not been hit by an earthquake of such enormity since the 18th century, the closest in force being a 1984 shock of magnitude 6.9. A magnitude-8.0 earthquake had struck the Dominican Republic in 1946. Map of Haiti depicting the intensity of shaking and the degree of damage incurred by the Jan. 12, … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Geologists initially blamed the earthquake on the movement of the Caribbean tectonic plate eastward along the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden (EPG) strike-slip fault system . However, when no surface deformation was observed, the rupturing of the main strand of the fault system was ruled out as a cause. The EPG fault system makes up a transform boundary that separates the Gonâve microplate—the fragment of the North American Plate upon which Haiti is situated—from the Caribbean Plate. The earthquake was generated by contractional deformation along the Léogâne fault , a small hidden thrust fault discovered underneath the city of Léogâne. The Léogâne fault, which cannot be observed at the surface, descends northward at an oblique angle away from the EPG fault system, and many geologists contend that the earthquake resulted from the slippage of rock upward across its plane of fracture. Similar Topics Northridge earthquake of 1994 Occurring at a depth of 8.1 miles (13 km), the temblor was fairly shallow, which increased the degree of shaking at the Earth ’s surface. The shocks were felt throughout Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as in parts of nearby Cuba, Jamaica , and Puerto Rico . The densely populated region around Port-au-Prince, located on the Gulf of Gonâve, was among those most heavily affected. Farther south the city of Jacmel also sustained significant damage, and to the west the city of Léogâne , even closer to the epicentre than Port-au-Prince, was essentially leveled. A country in ruins The collapsed buildings defining the landscape of the disaster area came as a consequence of Haiti’s lack of building codes. Without adequate reinforcement, the buildings disintegrated under the force of the quake, killing or trapping their occupants. In Port-au-Prince the cathedral and the National Palace were both heavily damaged, as were the United Nations headquarters, national penitentiary, and parliament building. The city, already beset by a strained and inadequate infrastructure and still recovering from the two tropical storms and two hurricanes of August–September 2008, was ill-equipped to deal with such a disaster. Other affected areas of the country—faced with comparable weaknesses—were similarly unprepared. The damaged National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the earthquake that occurred on Jan. … Logan Abassi—Minustah/Getty Images In the aftermath of the quake, efforts by citizens and international aid organizations to provide medical assistance, food, and water to survivors were hampered by the failure of the electric power system (which already was unreliable), loss of communication lines, a


In cooking steak, what lies on the opposite end of the spectrum from rare?

The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Pan-Seared Steaks | Serious Eats The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Pan-Seared Steaks Butter-Basted, Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steaks Summers are made for the grill, but what's a steak lover to do when the weather's too cold and wet to light the suckers up? Just cook them indoors. Indeed, pan-seared steaks have several distinct advantages over grilled steaks—enough that there are times when given the two choices, I'll choose pan-seared just for the sake of it. While grilling will get you a rapid-fire crust on your steak with all those delightfully crisp, on-the-verge-of-burnt bits and a good smoky flavor, I find that the even golden brown crust you can develop in a hot cast-iron pan really accentuates the flavor of the beef itself, letting it shine. On top of that, pan-searing affords you the opportunity to add your own flavorings in the form of aromatics. Pan-seared steaks come out about 4 percent moister to boot. Of course, you gotta know how to do it before you can git 'er done. If you want to jump straight into the action, check out the step-by-step illustrated slideshow above , or go straight to the recipe here . The Basic Method When I've got plenty of time to kill, I occasionally employ a low-and-slow cooking method, such as sous-vide , or perhaps the reverse sear method I developed at Cook's Illustrated, in which you start the steak in a very low oven and finish it off on the stovetop. But you know what happens 99 percent of the time? I've got a steak, I want to get it on the table, and I don't want to fuss with it. After all, a steak is a quick-cooking thing. The king of fast food, if you will. I don't want to have to heat up a water bath or my oven, I don't want to have to wait for hours. That means I want to do it start to finish on the stovetop. Luckily, this is very easy to do. The TL/DR version: start with a good, thick, well-marbled steak. Season it well. Sear it in hot oil in cast iron, flipping as often as you'd like. Add butter and aromatics. Keep flipping and basting. Rest. Carve. DIG IN. Read on for the long version. What Steak Should I Use? You can't end up with a great cooked steak if you start with a crummy raw steak. For the record, we're talking high-end steaks here—those are the tender ones cut from the loin of the cow that generally command the highest prices at the market. There are four different high-end steaks that you should know and each one is a little different. Ribeye, also known as a Delmonico or entrecôte, is my personal favorite. It comes with a large, tender eye of meat surrounded by a swath of fat and a cap that comes from the spinalis muscle. This cap is far and away the juiciest, most flavorful piece of meat that you'll find on any steak. Some folks might find a ribeye to be a little too rich and fatty. Some folks may well be lacking joy in their life. Strip, also known as New York Strip, Kansas City Strip, or contre-filet, is similar in texture to that central eye of meat in a ribeye steak. That's because it comes from the exact same muscle, just a little further back down along the cow. People enjoy strip steak for its relatively tender texture and good amount of marbling (more on that in a minute). Tenderloin, also known as filet mignon, is the most tender cut of meat on the cow. When cooked, it has a buttery, almost spoon-tender texture. But what it has in tenderness, it lacks in flavor. As a nearly unused muscle in the cow, the tenderloin generally has very little fat, and almost no flavor to speak of, despite its crazy price tag. T-Bone, also known as Porterhouse when the tenderloin section is at least 1 1/2-inches wide, is simply a slice of rib with both the strip and the tenderloin still attached. It's certainly an impressive and daunting cut of meat, but I recommend avoiding it. See, the problem is that with relative little fat and a smaller profile, that small tenderloin section ends up cooking much faster than the larger strip section. What this means is that by the time your strip is perfectly medium rare, your tenderloin is overcooked. You'


What operating system has versions called Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, and Lollipop?

Android - History Battery Now On Tap Get assistance without having to leave what you’re doing—whether you’re in an app or on a website. Just tap and hold the home button. Permissions Define what you want to share with apps on your device and when. Turn permissions off at any time, too. Battery Enjoy a battery that works smarter, not harder. Marshmallow optimizes your juice for what matters most with features like Doze and App Standby. Android 6.0 Marshmallow Now there’s s’more to love about your mobile device: easy shortcuts to smart answers with Now on Tap, battery life that can last longer and new app permissions that give you more control. Learn more Notifications Material Design Android gets an entirely new look and feel that makes it easier to navigate your device. Based on shadows and motion, Material Design unites the classic principles of good design with the innovation of what’s possible through technology. Multiscreen With Lollipop you can seamlessly move from your phone to your tablet, Android Wear watch, or Android TV. Since Lollipop works on all your devices, you can pick up where you left off with songs, apps, photos, and even recent searches. Notifications Notifications move to the lock screen where they appear in neatly segmented cards. Catch up at a glance, or even view and respond to messages directly from your lock screen. Granular controls let you customize the content appearing on your lock screen. Android 5.0 Lollipop Android arrives on screens big and small - from phones and tablets to watches, TVs and cars. Lollipop has a bold visual style and the fluid tactile response of Material Design. Learn more Smart dialer Voice: Ok Google Get things done without touching your screen. Just say “Ok Google” to launch voice search, send a text, get directions or even play a song. Immersive design Immerse yourself in what you’re doing. Whether you’re reading a book, playing a game, or watching a movie, KitKat’s immersive design hides everything except what you really want to see. Smart dialer KitKat prioritizes the contacts you talk to most and you can search for nearby places directly from the dialer. Whenever you get a call from an unknown phone number, your phone will look for matches from local listings on Google Maps. Learn more Android 4.4 KitKat Android KitKat helped you get things done with just the sound of your voice - just say “Ok Google” to launch voice search, send a text, get directions or even play a song. And when you are hands on with your device, a new immersive design brings your content to center stage. Learn more Account switching Google Now Get the information you need at just the right time with Google Now. Pioneering a new level of mobile assistance, Google Now gives you today’s weather as you’re getting dressed and commute times before you walk out the door. Actionable notifications With Jelly Bean, notifications expand to show more information and let you respond in the moment; take action directly from the notification. Account switching Jelly Bean enabled multiple users on one device. Each account has its own customized space from home screen to wallpaper, widgets and apps so you can share a device and not your info. Multi-user launched with tablets and later rolled out to phones with Lollipop. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Intelligence permeated all facets of Jelly Bean which ushered in the era of personalized mobile assistance with Google Now. It also made notifications more actionable and allowed one device to work for multiple user accounts. Learn more Android Beam Custom home screen Ice Cream Sandwich introduced app folders and a favorites tray. Widgets, which embed live app content directly on your home screen, became more flexible: expand your widget to show more content or shrink to save space. Data usage control Manage your network data usage to keep mobile costs under control. Track how much data you use, set warning levels and hard limits, and disable your service if you reach the limit. Android Beam Futuristic at the time, Android Beam allowed two phones to instantly share cont


What is the world's most popular beverage other than water?

The World’s Top Drink – Onward There are 13 Comments. Add Yours. priya April 29, 2014 I’m a tea drinker.. Love the flavor of tea wen we add spices like cardomom dried ginger powder or cinnamon.. Tea rocks 🙂 Lara Celyn April 30, 2014 I am 100% a tea drinker but I prefer rooibos tea which is a red tea from Africa. Would you (maybe) be able to look into what tea is the most popular as I know there are many many variations! Thanks Maria April 30, 2014 I love tea you can find a lot of different types of tea and hundred of variations flavored with fruits or spices, I always can find a special tea for each moment to become special too. For example with vanilla remembers me my childhood! Marisa May 1, 2014 I have become obsessed, even snobbish with coffee within the past year, thanks to my life in the restaurant business. I’ve tried tea and like tea, but coffee always seems to brighten my day. EnEm May 1, 2014 It’s COFFEE that rocks! Read on…… After decades of research on coffee and health, AARP and the National Institutes of Health paired up to conduct the largest study ever done on Americans’ favorite beverage. Their research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. And the results were astounding. Not only did the study show that drinking coffee isn’t harmful to your health, it showed that this supposedly “guilty pleasure” is actually associated with a lower risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke… and a longer lifespan. So what is coffee’s secret to health and longevity? A Thousand Disease-Fighters in Your Morning Java Well, it’s not the caffeine. In fact, researchers found the same benefits for decaf as they did for regular coffee. Since coffee is Americans’ top source of antioxidant’s (yes, it’s true) and contains literally thousands of phytonutrients, scientists can’t single out just one “silver bullet”. Like many other foods, the bioactive compounds in coffee probably work in synergy. But like any observational study, the other habits of the coffee drinkers must be considered. Habits and Health of Half a Million Of the total participants in the study, approximately 42,000 abstained from drinking coffee. About 15,000 participants drank six cups or more per day, while most people enjoyed an average of about two cups. At the end of the study, researchers found that compared to those who drank no coffee, the men who consumed two or three cups a day were 10 percent less likely to die at any age. For women, it was 13 percent. The coffee drinkers were also less likely to die from heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and diabetes. Even one cup of coffee per day appeared to reduce risk slightly. And because the study involved so many people (402,260) and included more than ten years of follow up, researchers feel the evidence is solid. Dr. Frank Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health commented: “This is probably the best evidence we have.” If you still need reassurance that your morning (and afternoon) coffee really is a healthy indulgence, you’ll be happy to know that previous studies also link coffee consumption to improved insulin sensitivity, enhanced physical endurance, reduced inflammation levels, as well as a reduced risk of certain cancers, gout, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. It’s important to note, however, for people who have existing heart disease that excess caffeine can raise blood pressure to unsafe levels. Patrina May 1, 2014 I love herbal tea! (I don’t drink coffee or alcohol) Thank you for reporting on this. Many of my coworkers are Turkish and they drink tons of tea. I enjoy red tea and ginger tea especially. Maria May 2, 2014 Coming from Cuba, a country where coffee – strong, sweet and drank for any occasion – is practically a religion; I find it kind of incomprehensible to realize that I much prefer tea! I do believe it has something to do with the way coffee is drank in North America – the American coffee as my parents would call it, weaker and with milk added, I just completely lost the taste for it! I usually have a cup, no milk added, in the morning, mostly out of habit, an


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Cataracts (Cloudy Eye Lens) Types, Causes, Symptoms, Pictures | Healthhype.com Home » Current Health Articles » Cataracts (Cloudy Eye Lens) Types, Causes, Symptoms, Pictures Cataracts (Cloudy Eye Lens) Types, Causes, Symptoms, Pictures Tweet Light enters the eye through the transparent cornea and passes through the pupil, the diameter of which is determined by the iris. It then passes through the lens of the eye which bends the light (refraction) to focus it on the back of the retina. The image projected on the retina stimulates receptors that transmits signals to the brain. For visual acuity, all these structures need to be clear and functioning optimally in a manner that allows it to be focused accurately. What is a cataract? A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye that causes progressive loss of vision over time. It develops gradually and since it is painless, it can take months to years before any change in vision is actually noticed. Cataracts are a common abnormality of the eye that is seen mainly in older people, although it can occur in younger patients when associated with certain diseases. The lens is a unique structure in the human body. It has to be firm yet flexible, transparent and refract light (bend light) and constantly vary in shape to allow for visual acuity. Broadly the lens is composed of three layers : an outer capsule (lens capsule) a thin epithelial layer in the middle but only on the anterior surface (front) of the lens (lens epithelium) the inner fibers which are elongated cells with an extensive cytoskeleton (internal skeleton) that constitute the bulk of the lens (lens fibers) The lens also has specialized crystalline proteins that are capable of transmitting and refracting light. Furthermore the cells of the lens lack the conventional organelles which may disrupt the transmission of light. Normally in the human eye , light passes through the lens and is bent (refraction) so that all beams of light are focused on a single spot on the retina. This creates a clear image. With a cataract, some light beams are blocked either partially or completely, diffused or distorted. Ultimately this means that a clear coherent image does not fall on the retina. The extent of the visual disturbance depends on several factors including the location, size ad severity of the clouded part of the lens. The entire lens is usually not affected simultaneously in a cataract but instead an area or areas of the lens are gradually compromised. The reason why the lens becomes opaque is complex and there are several mechanisms accounting for the different types of cataracts. Overall, cataracts are the leading cause of blindness globally. Types and Location of Cataracts There are broadly three types of cataracts based on the location of the opacity in or on the lens. Nuclear cataract where the opacity is in the center of the lens (nucleus). This occurs as a result of sclerosis (abnormal hardening) of the lens with accumulation of urochrome pigment causing the lens to become yellow or brown. Cortical cataract where changes in the hydration and ionic composition in the cortex of the lens causes an opacity in the edge of the lens. The internal structure of the lens may even liquefy causing a hypermature or Morgagnian cataract. Posterior subcapsular catarct where the opacity is at the posterior (back) of the lens due to plaque formation or migration of the lens epithelium to the posterior surface. Causes of Cataracts Cataracts can be broadly classified as acquired or congenital. Most cases of cataracts are acquired during the course of life while a small number is congenital meaning that it is present from birth. In terms of congenital cataracts, it may arise with diseases during the fetal stage of life or from in-born errors of metabolism that may lead to systemic changes including cataract formation. Acquired cataracts may occur as a complication of other diseases (secondary cataract) or injury to the eye (traumatic cataract). Most cataracts are due to age-related changes. The formation of cataracts in the elderly


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Cybertron (planet) | Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Let's see what you can see... This article is in need of images. Specifics: G1 Marvel Comics continuity Cybertron was the adopted form of Primus , who trapped himself and Unicron in barren asteroids which they then shaped into their physical forms. While Unicron turned his prison into a transformable, humanoid body, Primus reformed himself into a home for a robotic race he created to fight Unicron with similar transformation abilities. Primal Scream Cybertron for some time was in the orbit of Alpha Centauri , and its inhabitants were at peace. But the avaricious Megatron sought to rule the planet and turn it into a "cosmic dreadnaught ". This plan would find a kind of fruition, but not what Megatron intended: The cataclysmic forces of his wars eventually sent the planet careening through deep space. Its aimless journey brought it near Earth four million years ago. The asteroid belt threatened it, so Optimus Prime led an expedition to clear the way. They were successful, but they were ambushed by Decepticons led by Megatron, and their battle ended with a crash-landing on Earth that left all the combatants deactivated. Their compatriots on Cybertron mourned their loss but continued the wars. The Transformers In the modern day, Prime and Megatron's troops were reactivated, and they eventually found their way back to Cybertron. The world had changed little in the intervening eons, but the return of the old legends helped bring about the fulfillment of the planet's destiny. Deep below the surface, a small group of the once-lost Autobots fought the Mayhem Attack Squad in a chamber containing the giant head of Primus. A stray shot hit the god's face, and he awoke with a scream that alerted Unicron to his location. When the Chaos Bringer arrived, the Autobots and Decepticons united against him, but the battle still wreaked havoc on the planet. Unicron was defeated by the opening of the Matrix , which destroyed both deities. On the Edge of Extinction! In the aftermath, Cybertron suffered storms and earthquakes that many believed would tear apart the world. Exodus! The remaining Transformers evacuated, but Cybertron was ultimately saved by a band of humans who awakened the Last Autobot . The Last Autobot? He was, it turned out, a safeguard put in place by Primus to guide the planet's reconstruction after the god's death. What it was reconstructed into is unclear. Significant locations Beneath the sewers, the Demons in the Darkness were locked away. At the center of this Cybertron there was a room with a huge head of Primus on the wall where he slept and was watched over by the Keeper . Somewhere within the depths of Cybertron could also be found a chamber containing the Last Autobot . Cartoon continuity The Transformers cartoon Cybertron appeared considerably smaller than the planet Earth . Entirely metallic on the surface, some of the lowest levels of Cybertron consisted of rock and dirt, suggesting an organic beginning to the planet. Its gravity was light enough that humans were able to traverse the surface without any trouble, and it possessed a breathable atmosphere. Water, or at least a substance resembling it, was in evidence on the planet—lakes and rivers have been shown to exist, albeit sparingly. Many levels below the surface were the energy-furnace, the Plasma Energy Chamber , and at the heart of the planet was the spherical mega-computer, Vector Sigma . Cybertron was orbited by at least two unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed—in 1984 , it was clearly shown to exist outside of the Milky Way galaxy; however, nine million years prior, Starscream and Skyfire had been able to fly from the planet to Earth under their own power, suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Solar System at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennium. If the assorted colorful exclamations made by numerous Transformers are anything to go by, Cybertron also played host t


What rapper had 12 studio albums - 6 of them posthumous?

Macadoshis (rapper) - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Macadoshis (rapper)   Wikis Macadoshis (rapper): Wikis Advertisements Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . (Redirected to Tupac Shakur article) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tupac Shakur Interscope , Out Da Gutta, Death Row , Makaveli, Amaru Associated acts www.2paclegacy.com Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper . He has sold 75 million plus albums to date and is one of the best-selling music artists in the world . [1] In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor [2] and a social activist. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating egalitarianism . [3] Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground . [4] [5] [6] Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. In 1994, he was shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City . Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him; the controversy helped spark the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry . He was later convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years in prison. [7] [8] [9] After serving eleven months of his sentence, he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight , the CEO of Death Row Records . In exchange for Knight's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three albums for the Death Row label. On the night of September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Nevada . He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at the University Medical Center . [10] Contents Advertisements Early life Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in the East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City . [11] He was named after Túpac Amaru II , [12] a Peruvian revolutionary who led an indigenous uprising against Spain and who was subsequently executed. Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur , and his father, Billy Garland , were active members of the Black Panther Party in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s; Shakur was born just one month after his mother's acquittal on more than 150 charges of "Conspiracy against the United States government and New York landmarks" in the New York Panther 21 court case. [13] Although unconfirmed by the Shakur family, several sources (including his official coroner's report) list Shakur's birth name as "Lesane Parish Crooks". [14] This name was supposedly entered on the birth certificate because Afeni Shakur feared her enemies would attack her son, and disguised his true identity using a different last name. She changed it later, following her separation from Garland and marriage to Mutulu Shakur . Through his biological father, Shakur is a great descendant of the royal Garamantes [15] kingdom of northern Africa. The modern Tuareg [16] people of Sub-Saharan Africa [17] are descended from the Garamantes civilization. Struggle and incarceration surrounded Shakur from an early age. His godfather, Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt , a high ranking Black Panther , was convicted of murdering a school teacher during a 1968 robbery, although his sentence was later overturned. His stepfather, Mutulu, spent four years at large on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list beginning in 1982, when Shakur was a pre-teen. Mutulu was wanted in part for having helped his sister Assata Shakur (also known as Joanne Chesimard) to escape from a penitentiary in New Jersey, where she had been incarcerated for allegedly shooting a state trooper to deat


"What country had a ""Golden Age"" in the later half of the 1600's?"

The Dutch Economy in the Golden Age (16th – 17th Centuries) The Dutch Economy in the Golden Age (16th – 17th Centuries) Donald J. Harreld, Brigham Young University In just over one hundred years, the provinces of the Northern Netherlands went from relative obscurity as the poor cousins of the industrious and heavily urbanized Southern Netherlands provinces of Flanders and Brabant to the pinnacle of European commercial success. Taking advantage of a favorable agricultural base, the Dutch achieved success in the fishing industry and the Baltic and North Sea carrying trade during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries before establishing a far-flung maritime empire in the seventeenth century. The Economy of the Netherlands up to the Sixteenth Century In many respects the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic inherited the economic successes of the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands. For centuries, Flanders and to a lesser extent Brabant had been at the forefront of the medieval European economy. An indigenous cloth industry was present throughout all areas of Europe in the early medieval period, but Flanders was the first to develop the industry with great intensity. A tradition of cloth manufacture in the Low Countries existed from antiquity when the Celts and then the Franks continued an active textile industry learned from the Romans. As demand grew early textile production moved from its rural origins to the cities and had become, by the twelfth century, an essentially urban industry. Native wool could not keep up with demand, and the Flemings imported English wool in great quantities. The resulting high quality product was much in demand all over Europe, from Novgorod to the Mediterranean. Brabant also rose to an important position in textile industry, but only about a century after Flanders. By the thirteenth century the number of people engaged in some aspect of the textile industry in the Southern Netherlands had become more than the total engaged in all other crafts. It is possible that this emphasis on cloth manufacture was the reason that the Flemish towns ignored the emerging maritime shipping industry which was eventually dominated by others, first the German Hanseatic League, and later Holland and Zeeland. By the end of the fifteenth century Antwerp in Brabant had become the commercial capital of the Low Countries as foreign merchants went to the city in great numbers in search of the high-value products offered at the city’s fairs. But the traditional cloths manufactured in Flanders had lost their allure for most European markets, particularly as the English began exporting high quality cloths rather than the raw materials the Flemish textile industry depended on. Many textile producers turned to the lighter weight and cheaper “new draperies.” Despite protectionist measures instituted in the mid-fifteenth century, English cloth found an outlet in Antwerp ‘s burgeoning markets. By the early years of the sixteenth century the Portuguese began using Antwerp as an outlet for their Asian pepper and spice imports, and the Germans continued to bring their metal products (copper and silver) there. For almost a hundred years Antwerp remained the commercial capital of northern Europe, until the religious and political events of the 1560s and 1570s intervened and the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule toppled the commercial dominance of Antwerp and the southern provinces. Within just a few years of the Fall of Antwerp (1585), scores of merchants and mostly Calvinist craftsmen fled the south for the relative security of the Northern Netherlands. The exodus from the south certainly added to the already growing population of the north. However, much like Flanders and Brabant, the northern provinces of Holland and Zeeland were already populous and heavily urbanized. The population of these maritime provinces had been steadily growing throughout the sixteenth century, perhaps tripling between the first years of the sixteenth century to about 1650. The inland provinces grew much more slowly during the same period. Not until the e


What Christian holiday comes the day after Halloween?

Christians and Halloween Your selection (topic) has been submitted. We appreciate your help. Christians and Halloween Email by Travis Allen Halloween. It's a time of year when the air gets crisper, the days get shorter, and for many young Americans the excitement grows in anticipation of the darkest, spookiest holiday of the year. Retailers also rejoice as they warm up their cash registers to receive an average of $79.82 per household in decorations, costumes, candy, and greeting cards. Halloween will bring in approximately $8 billion this year. It's a good bet retailers won't entertain high expectations of getting $79.82 per household from the Christian market. Many Christians refuse to participate in Halloween. Some are wary of its pagan origins; others of its dark, ghoulish imagery; still others are concerned for the safety of their children. But other Christians choose to partake of the festivities, whether participating in school activities, neighborhood trick-or-treating, or a Halloween alternative at their church. The question is, How should Christians respond to Halloween? Is it irresponsible for parents to let their children trick-or-treat? What about Christians who refuse any kind of celebration during the season—are they overreacting? The Pagan Origin of Halloween The name "Halloween" comes from the All Saints Day celebration of the early Christian church, a day set aside for the solemn remembrance of the martyrs. All Hallows Eve, the evening before All Saints Day, began the time of remembrance. "All Hallows Eve" was eventually contracted to "Hallow-e'en," which became "Halloween." As Christianity moved through Europe it collided with indigenous pagan cultures and confronted established customs. Pagan holidays and festivals were so entrenched that new converts found them to be a stumbling block to their faith. To deal with the problem, the organized church would commonly move a distinctively Christian holiday to a spot on the calendar that would directly challenge a pagan holiday. The intent was to counter pagan influences and provide a Christian alternative. But most often the church only succeeded in "Christianizing" a pagan ritual—the ritual was still pagan, but mixed with Christian symbolism. That's what happened to All Saints Eve—it was the original Halloween alternative! The Celtic people of Europe and Britain were pagan Druids whose major celebrations were marked by the seasons. At the end of the year in northern Europe, people made preparations to ensure winter survival by harvesting the crops and culling the herds, slaughtering animals that wouldn't make it. Life slowed down as winter brought darkness (shortened days and longer nights), fallow ground, and death. The imagery of death, symbolized by skeletons, skulls, and the color black, remains prominent in today's Halloween celebrations. The pagan Samhain festival (pronounced "sow" "en") celebrated the final harvest, death, and the onset of winter, for three days—October 31 to November 2. The Celts believed the curtain dividing the living and the dead lifted during Samhain to allow the spirits of the dead to walk among the living—ghosts haunting the earth. Some embraced the season of haunting by engaging in occult practices such as divination and communication with the dead. They sought "divine" spirits (demons) and the spirits of their ancestors regarding weather forecasts for the coming year, crop expectations, and even romantic prospects. Bobbing for apples was one practice the pagans used to divine the spiritual world's "blessings" on a couple's romance. For others the focus on death, occultism, divination, and the thought of spirits returning to haunt the living, fueled ignorant superstitions and fears. They believed spirits were earthbound until they received a proper sendoff with treats—possessions, wealth, food, and drink. Spirits who were not suitably "treated" would "trick" those who had neglected them. The fear of haunting only multiplied if that spirit had been offended during its natural lifetime. Trick-bent spirits were believed to assu


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What weapon did Lizzie Borden allegedly use to kill her parents?

Did Lizzie Borden Kill Her Parents? | Historic Mysteries Did Lizzie Borden Kill Her Parents? November 11, 2011 3443 Views Lizzie Borden is one of the most infamous suspected murderers in United States history. She is so infamous in fact that a gruesome rhyming song about her murdering her parents with whacks from an axe is still sung by the local children today. The fact is that she was acquitted of the Fall River, Massachusetts murders and is therefore innocent in the eyes of the law. However, no one else was ever charged with the murders of Mr. and Mrs. Borden and some of the evidence indicates that it could have been Lizzie, after all. Lizzie Borden was two-years-old when her mother died. Roughly three years later, her father — Andrew Jackson Borden — married Abby Durfy Borden. Rumor has it that, when she was in her twenties, Lizzie had a falling out with her stepmother that was never resolved. There were also rumors that she was angry with her father regarding property he was bestowing on Abby’s family that Lizzie thought should rightfully belong to her sister Emma and herself. Later, Lizzie would deny that she was on bad terms with her parents, as would the family maid and Emma. Because of a break-in not long before the murders in question, there was much to-do about the locking of doors in the Borden household. They locked both the outside doors and the inside doors whether they were home or not. More rumors suggested that this was because Lizzie was suspected of being the thief. Whether the rumors were true or not, they painted Lizzie in a bad light. Hannah Gifford also claimed that Lizzie called her stepmother mean. So, there seems to be a motive and a suspicion of bad character on Lizzie’s part. Another suggested motive is that Mr. Borden killed a group of pigeons that Lizzie had been tending in the barn loft. During the week of the Borden murders, everyone in the house became ill. Abby told her doctor that she suspected she had been poisoned. Lizzie allegedly told a friend that she thought her father had enemies, that she had seen suspicious people near the house and that she feared something “would happen.” Abby’s doctor said the family had been stricken with food poisoning. Interestingly, a local chemist later claimed that Lizzie had attempted to buy poison from him, saying she was going to use it for cleaning. He did not sell it to her. On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie came downstairs in the Borden home around 9 a.m., according to her testimony and the testimony of their maid — Bridget Sullivan. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Borden left, Bridget vomited outside of the house and then the three women in the house, Lizzie, Bridget and Mrs. Borden began going about their chores. Mr. Borden arrived home sometime around 11 a.m. and Bridget let him in the house, as the door is locked and he forgot his key. She later claims she heard Lizzie laugh from upstairs at that time. Lizzie claims that she was downstairs in the kitchen when her father came home. Shortly after Mr. Borden came home, Lizzie shouted to Bridget, who was trying to take a nap in her upstairs room. She told her that her father was murdered. He had, in fact, been struck with a hatchet 11 times on a sitting room couch. Bridget was sent to grab a doctor. As the police and others begin to arrive, Bridget was sent upstairs to look for Mrs. Borden, whom Lizzie claimed had said she was going out, but was unsure whether she had or not. Mrs. Borden was found beneath the bed in the spare room upstairs. She was struck with a hatchet 19 times. Police did a thorough search of the house, but the only evidence they found was a hatchet in the cellar. The hatchet’s handle was broken off, but there was nothing else linking it to the murders. There was no bloody clothing in the house, nor did Bridget note that Lizzie wore bloody clothing. Nonetheless, there were no other suspects. Lizzie was indicted on November 31, 1892 and the case goes to trial in June of the following year. The trial of Lizzie Borden lasted 15 days. The jury found her not guilty as most of the ev


What are the Hugo and Nebula awards given for?

The Hugo Awards | The Official Site of The Hugo Awards The Official Site of The Hugo Awards Posted on January 9, 2017 by Kevin Peter Weston, the man who created the current version of the iconic Hugo Award rocket, died on January 5, 2017, aged 73, according to a report published by Locus Online today . Although each Worldcon designs its own Hugo Award trophy base, since 1984, all metal Hugo Award trophy rockets have been cast from a mold created by Weston at the foundry he owned. (Non-metallic trophies followed the same design but were constructed using a different process.) Weston gave presentations about the making of Hugo Award rockets and made the presentation available to The Hugo Awards web site for us to preserve here. The World Science Fiction Society recognized Weston’s contributions to the Hugo Award by including his name in the WSFS Constitution after the original designers of the Hugo Award trophy, Jack McKnight and Ben Jason. Besides his contributions to the Hugo Awards, Weston chaired the 1979 Worldcon in Brighton, UK, and was Fan Guest of Honor at the 2004 Worldcon. He edited anthologies and was a finalist for the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Related Work for his memoir, Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom. Posted on August 24, 2016 by Cheryl With apologies for the delay, we are now able to release the full voting breakdown for the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards. You can find the document here (pdf). We have also updated the 2016 statistics document to correct a small number of typographical errors in the original document. These did not affect the results of the Awards in any way, and all of the numbers were correct. The only significant change is in the top 15 for fancast where The Coode Street Podcast was incorrectly listed twice. The second listing should have been for Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men, presented by Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes. Posted on August 20, 2016 by Kevin The 2016 Hugo Awards ceremony is tonight, August 20, 2016, at 8 PM Central Daylight Time, at the Kansas City Convention Center Grand Ballroom (aka The Pat Cadigan Theatre, or more prosaically as Room 2501). Live video streaming of the 2016 Hugo Awards ceremony provided by MidAmeriCon II is at the UStream Hugo Awards page . Text-only coverage of the 2016 Hugo Awards ceremony through CoverItLive, suitable for lower-bandwidth connections, is in the window below. Our coverage of the ceremony will start just before 8 PM. Live Blog 2016 Hugo Awards Ceremony   The CoverItLive feed is generally a few seconds to a few minutes ahead of the video streaming on UStream. Ad-free streaming of the 2016 Hugo Awards ceremony through UStream is sponsored by Worldcon 75 , the 2017 Worldcon in Helsinki, Finland. Internet connectivity for providing the video streaming of the 2016 Hugo Awards is sponsored by Harvest Productions . Posted on August 18, 2016 by Kevin The designs of the 2016 Hugo Award trophy and 1941 Retrospective Hugo Award trophy were unveiled during the Opening Ceremonies of MidAmeriCon II, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention, on the afternoon of August 17. In keeping with recent practice, MidAmeriCon II elected to showcase the trophy early in the convention so that members could see it before the final night of Worldcon. The trophy has been on display in the convention’s Hugo Award history exhibit since shortly after the convention’s Opening Ceremonies. While the Hugo Award trophy always includes the rocket originally designed by Jack McKnight and Ben Jason as refined by Peter Weston, each year’s Worldcon can design its own base. In recent years, most Worldcons have had an open design competition to design the Hugo Award base. The 1941 trophy base was designed by Brent Simmons and the 2016 trophy base was designed by Sara Felix. The 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards will be announced and presented at the Retro Hugo Swing Dance Ceremony on Thursday, August 18, 2016. The 2016 Hugo Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri on the evening of Saturday, August 20, 2016, starting at 8 PM CDT. The ceremony will be b


What is the most commonly spoken first language in Singapore?

Singapore: The language holding Malays, Tamils and Chinese together | The Economist The language holding Malays, Tamils and Chinese together Jan 28th 2011, 20:37 Tweet THOUGH it is not uncommon to find a small country with more than one official language, Singapore is still an unusual case. Among four official languages, Malay is the symbolic national language, English the working language, and Mandarin the language representing the island's ethnic Chinese, even though it is not the "mother tongue" for most. Clear? Add Tamil as the fourth official language, a range of Chinese languages and ‘Singlish', the distinctive creole that blends elements of official languages along with a number of other tongues, and you have the recipe for a tasty linguistic soup. All the more interesting for existing in a country of fewer than 5m people once derided by a Taiwanese deputy foreign minister as "only as big as a piece of snot". As with many things Singaporean, language is an area that has been subject to tight government control. At the recent launch of his latest book, "Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going", Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister and now "minister mentor", outlined how English, then a minority language, came to be the city-state's working tongue: We decided to opt for English as a common language and it was the only decision which could have held Singapore together. If we had Chinese as a common language, national language, we would have split this country wide apart, and we would be foolish to have Malay or Tamil. Mr Lee argues that placing language policy at the centre of nation-building—demanding that English was to be learnt by all students, along with their “mother tongue”—was, and remains, central to the Singapore's survival. In the bland modernity of today's Singapore, it is easy to forget that its independence was preceded by violent race riots, and that the choice of a neutral language as a common tongue was needed for a new state with pronounced divisions and few natural advantages other than its location. But a corollary of this thrust for unity and economic benefit was that the government targeted Singlish and Chinese languages, like Hokkien and Teochow. These were considered to interfere with learning Mandarin and Standard English, and their use in the media was consequently heavily restricted. As a result, while Singlish, Hokkien and others may continue to be used in informal or family settings, or in the popular podcasts by mrbrown —and may even be used by officials or in government campaigns—their usage has fallen. One in five Chinese Singaporeans now speak non-Mandarin Chinese at home, compared with almost 80% 30 years ago . With English and Mandarin shaping up as the dominant tongues of the 21st-century, Singapore's language policy may be proven right, but could still cost it one of the richest parts of its identity.


In 1727, Janet Horne became the last British person to be executed for what crime?

Timeline of capital punishment in the UK . They were the sons of rebel   Welsh chieftains whom he had taken hostage. 1351. The   Treason Act of Edward III defines high treason and petty treason in law. 1533.ï¿½ An Acte for   the punysshement of the vice of Buggerie was passed making sodomy (buggery) a capital   crime.ï¿½ This Act stayed in force   until 1828 but buggery remained a capital crime until the Offences against   the person Act of 1861 removed the death penalty.ï¿½ The last executions for this offence   occurred in 1835 when John Smith and James Pratt were hanged outside   Newgate. Circa 1540,   during the reign of Henry VIII, there were 11 capital crimes defined : High treason, including counterfeiting coin,   petty treason, murder, rape, piracy, arson of a dwelling house or barn   with corn in it, highway robbery, embezzling ones masterï¿½s goods, horse   theft, robbing churches and robbing a person in a dwelling house. 1542. Witchcraft becomes a felony in England under   a statute of Henry VIII.ï¿½ As a   felony it was punishable by hanging, rather than burning. 1547. This statute is repealed by Edward VI. 1563. Witchcraft again classed as a felony in England 1566. First confirmed hanging for witchcraft -   that of Agnes Waterhouse at Chelmsford . 1571. The "Triple Tree" introduced on the 1st of June as a permanent gallows   at Tyburn - for the execution of John Storey who was hanged, drawn and   quartered for treason. 1612. The ï¿½Pendle   Witchesï¿½ (eight women and two men) are hanged at Lancaster 1649. King   Charles 1st beheaded in Whitehall for treason on the 30th of January.ï¿½ The only king to be executed in England . 1649. 23 men   and one woman executed at Tyburn on the 23rd of June for burglary and   robbery requiring eight carts. This was almost certainly the largest   number of ordinary criminals put to death in a single execution in Britain 1671. The Coventry Act made it   a capital crime to lie in wait with intent to put out an eye, disable the   tongue or slit the nose. It came into being after Sir John Coventry had   been attacked in Covent Garden and had   his nose slit. 1682. The   Bideford Witches, Temperance Lloyd, Susanna Edwards & Mary Trembles   were hanged for witchcraft at Heavitree gallows Exeter on the 25th August. These were   the last confirmed witchcraft executions in England 1684. Alice Molland was probably hanged at Heavitree, Exeter for   witchcraft, but this cannot be confirmed. 1685. The "Bloody Assizes" began on the 26th August in the aftermath of   the Monmouth Rebellion. Some 320 people were executed as a result. The men   being mainly hanged, drawn and quartered. The first execution was that of   67 year old Lady Alice Lisle who was beheaded for treason at Winchester on the   2nd of September having been convicted of sheltering two traitors. 1699. The   Shoplifting Act defined shoplifting to the value of five shillings (25   pence) as a capital crime. 1706.   Abolition of literacy test for Benefit of Clergy. 1712. Jane   Wenham becomes the last woman to be condemned for witchcraft in England ,   at Hertford. She was reprieved. 1713. An Act   of Parliament of this year made stealing from a dwelling house in the   value of 40 shillings (ï¿½2) a capital crime. 1714. The   Riot Act is passed, coming into force on the 1st of August 1715 .ï¿½ Rioting that caused serious damage to   churches, houses, barns and stables was punishable by death. 1718. The   Transportation Act allowed the courts to sentence those who had been   convicted of offences with benefit of clergy to be transported to America for a period of seven years. It also permitted those found guilty of   capital crimes to be pardoned on condition of transportation for 14 years   or life.ï¿½ Transportation ceased in   1775 due to the American War of Independence and the number of executions   rose sharply during the years from 1775 ï¿½ 1786. 1723. The Waltham Black Act


What band's members included Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson?

The Beach Boys | Rolling Stone artists > T > The Beach Boys >           Bio The Beach Boys Bio Creators of lush songs described as "teenage symphonies to God" and one of the most innovative bands ever, the Beach Boys invented California rock. Brian Wilson's songs celebrated a West Coast teen fantasy, full of surfing, driving and pretty girls that barely hid the songwriter's inner conflicts. Wilson orchestrated and produced glossy, manicured tracks with an ultra-smooth blend of guitars and vocal harmonies, creating a signature pop sound as recognizable as any in rock history. Though the group scored a late career hit with "Kokomo" (Number One, 1988) and survived into the late 1990s, it had been reduced to America's premier nostalgia act, having lost all but one of its founding members (Mike Love). But while the Beach Boys star continued to fade in the new millennium, Brian Wilson overcame many of his demons and began recording and performing live again to rave reviews. In 2004, he released SMiLE, a four-decades-old Beach Boys project few expected to see finished. Brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson were encouraged by their parents, Murray and Audree, to do music and sports. Brian was a varsity baseball player at suburban Hawthorne High when he began to work seriously on music. His first band included brothers Dennis and Carl (who was expelled from Hawthorne for going to the bathroom without permission), cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. As the Pendletones, Kenny and the Cadets (Brian was "Kenny"), or Carl and the Passions, the group played local gigs. At Dennis' suggestion, Love and Brian wrote "Surfin'," which became a regional hit on the soon defunct Candix label in December 1961 while the group was calling itself the Beach Boys. Like most of their early songs, "Surfin'" used Chuck Berry guitar licks with vocal harmonies (arranged by Brian) recalling 1950s pop groups like the Four Freshmen, which Brian studied closely. Murray Wilson, who was later revealed to have been psychologically and physically abusive to his sons, managed their band and got them a contract with Capitol. The hits began: "Surfin' Safari" (Number 14, 1962); "Surfin' U.S.A." (Number Three, 1963), a note-for-note copy of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" with new lyrics; and "Surfer Girl" (Number Seven, 1963), all of which launched and capitalized on the "surf music" fad, although only Dennis surfed regularly. "Surfer Girl" marked Brian's emergence as a producer, with its complex vocal harmonies and sophisticated pop chords. An admirer of producer Phil Spector, Brian would continue to refine his skills and become one of the greatest record producers in rock. The years 1963-1965 established the Beach Boys' legacy: "Little Deuce Coupe" (Number 15, 1963), "Be True to Your School" (Number Six, 1963), and "Fun, Fun, Fun" (Number Five,1964), written by Brian and Love in a taxi to the Salt Lake City airport; "I Get Around" (Number One, 1964); "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Number Eight, 1964); "Help Me, Rhonda" (Number One, 1965); "California Girls" (Number Three, 1965); and such ballads as "In My Room" (Number 23, 1963) and "Don't Worry, Baby" (Number 24, 1964). Early in 1965 Brian Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and decided to quit touring, though he continued writing, recording, and producing. Pet Sounds, which was released in March 1966, and included "Caroline, No" (Number 23), "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Number Eight, 1966), and "God Only Knows" (Number 39, 1966), hit Number Ten but sold comparatively poorly. (In fact, it was not certified gold until the 30th anniversary of its release, in 1996.) Nonetheless, it stands as one of the most important works in the Beach Boys oeuvre, for it ushered in the era of studio experimentation, predating the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and rivaling even Spector in terms of its sophisticated production. With the passage of time, the importance of Pet Sounds has only grown. Paul McCartney and Beatles producer George Martin have acknowledged that it was the inspiration for Sgt. Pepper's, and t


Pythagorean theorem | Define Pythagorean theorem at Dictionary.com Pythagorean theorem noun, Geometry. 1. the theorem that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Origin of Pythagorean theorem Examples from the Web for Pythagorean theorem Expand Pythagorean theorem   (pĭ-thāg'ə-rē'ən)     A theorem stating that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other sides. It is mathematically stated as c2 = a2 + b2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a and b the lengths of the other two sides. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved. Expand Pythagorean theorem [(puh-thag-uh-ree-uhn, peye-thag-uh-ree-uhn)] The theorem in geometry that, in a triangle with one right angle , usually called a right triangle , the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. Note: The theorem is often expressed a2 + b2 = c2. Note: The simplest whole number expression of this theorem is called the 3, 4, 5 triangle. In a right triangle, if one side measures three units, and the second side measures four units, the hypotenuse must measure five units because 32 + 42 = 52; that is, 9 + 16 = 25. The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. People invent new words all the time, but which ones actually make it? Word of the Day


In what game might you hit, stand, split, or double down?

Blackjack Etiquette and Strategy - How to Play Blackjack | HowStuffWorks Blackjack Etiquette and Strategy There's more to mastering any game than a fundamental understanding of how to play. You must also know the customs of the game and how to finnesse the rules. Etiquette When you sit down at a table, wait for the dealer to finish the hand in progress. Then you may buy chips by placing currency on the layout, pushing it toward the dealer, and saying, "Change, please." Do not leave currency in the betting box on the table. In most newer gaming jurisdictions, casinos are not allowed to accept cash bets. However, casinos in some places allow cash bets with the call "Money plays." Don't leave the dealer wondering if that $100 bill is a request for change or a bet on the next hand. Once you make a bet, keep your hands off the chips in the betting box until the hand is over. If you are betting chips of different denominations, stack them with the smallest denomination on top. If you put a larger denomination on top, the dealer will rearrange them before going on with the hand. It's one way the casino guards against someone attempting to add a large-denomination chip to their bet after the outcome is known. In multiple-deck games, give playing decisions with hand signals. In single- or double-deck games dealt facedown, pick up the cards with one hand, scratch the table with the cards for a hit, and slide the cards under your chips to stand. Turn the cards faceup if you bust or if you wish to split pairs or double down. At the conclusion of play, let the dealer turn faceup any cards under your chips. If you are a novice, you might want to avoid the last seat at the table, the one all the way to the players' left. This is called "third base," and the player here is the last to play before the dealer. Although in the long run bad plays will help other players as much as they hurt them, in the short term other players will notice if a mistake by the third baseman costs them money. For example, the dealer shows a 6, the third baseman has 12 and hits a 10 to bust. The dealer turns up a 10 for 16, then draws a 5 for 21, beating all players at the table. The third baseman is likely to take heat from other players for taking the dealer's bust card instead of standing. If you don't want the heat, sit elsewhere. If you wish to use the rest room and return to the same seat, you may ask the dealer to mark your place. A clear plastic disk will be placed in your betting box as a sign that the seat is occupied. The House Edge Because the player hands are completed first, the players have the chance to bust before the dealer plays. And the house wins whenever the player busts, regardless of how the dealer's hand winds up. That is the entire source of the casino's advantage in blackjack. Because of this one edge, the casino will win more hands than the player, no matter how expert. The casino gives back some of this advantage by paying 3-2 on blackjack, allowing players to see one of the dealer's cards, and by allowing the player to double down and split pairs. To take advantage of these options, the player must learn proper strategy. Basic Strategy Played well, blackjack becomes a game of skill in a casino full of games of chance. Studies of millions of computer-generated hands have yielded a strategy for when to hit, when to stand, when to double, when to split. This strategy can take the house edge down to about .5 percent in a six-deck game -- and lower in games with fewer decks. In a single-deck game in which the dealer stands on all 17s and the player is allowed to double down after splits, a basic strategy player can even gain an edge of .1 percent over the house. Needless to say, such single-deck games are not commonly dealt. Compare those percentages with players who adopt a never-bust strategy, standing on all hands of 12 or more so that drawing a 10 will not cause them to lose before the dealer's hand is played, to players who use dealer's strategy, always hitting 16 or less and standing on 17 or more. These players face a house edge


What type of crab is known for using the discarded shells of other sea creatures?

Laguna Ocean Foundation Tidepool Ecology & Common Organisms Intertidal Zonation Patterns The rocky intertidal is the portion of a rocky coastline that is periodically covered or exposed by daily tidal changes. This interface is a complex environment where species are well adapted to the changing habitat conditions. Conditions are more terrestrial higher in the intertidal and correspondingly more marine in the lower intertidal area, depending on the amount of exposure the area receives. This range of environmental conditions influences the species that are able to adapt to changing habitat variables and these environmental conditions are in part responsible for the unique zones within the intertidal that are highly visible by the dominant species that occur in each area or “zone.” These dominant species create stripes that take the color and texture of the dominant or “characteristic” organism of that zone (Niesen 1982). The Splash Zone The splash zone is the area above the high tide water line and mainly depends on sea spray and mist for water coverage. The characteristic species of the splash zone are the little acorn barnacles (Cthamalus dalli), sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) and the periwinkle snail (Littorina sp.). All species are adapted to withstand long periods of exposure. The High Zone The high zone is the area of intertidal that is covered by most high tides. This zone is characterized by the larger acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula), but a large number of limpets and chitons also call this “zone” home. At our local sites two species of rockweed Selvetia compressa and Hesperophycus harveyanus are commonly observed in the high intertidal zone. The Mid Zone The mid zone is characterized by the three highly recognizable intertidal species the seastar (Pisaster sp), the mussel (Mytilus californianus) and the gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus). The mussel beds provide the characteristic texture and color for this zone. The Low Zone The low tide zone is mixed with organisms that can be found in both the intertidal and subtidal habitats and is characterized by the large fleshy brown algae that begin to appear in this zone. Several algae species are common, but the characteristic brown algae of the low zone are the feather boa (Egregia menziesii) and the sea palm (Eisenia arborea). The low intertidal zone provides more food, shelter and protection from desiccation than the other intertidal zone and is therefore inhabited by a greater number of species. Common Intertidal Organisms (What Sea Life did you see in the Tidepools Today?) Hermit Crab – Pagarus sp.  The two Pagarus species that are common to our tidepools are the hairy hermit crab (Pagarus hirsutiusculus) and the blue banded hermit crab (Pagarus samuelis).  Both have a distribution range from Alaska to Baja California. The blue banded is the most common and as its name implies is identified by the bright blue bands on its appendages. Both species have a carapace up to ¾” and often take shelter in Tegula shells. Hermit crabs forage on both plants and animals. Barnacles – Chthamalus dalli and Balanus glandula These barnacles range from Alaska to southern California and dominate the high intertidal zone along with Chthamalus dalli. Balanus barnacles are distinguishable from Cthamalus barnacles, by both their larger size (to ¾" in diameter and 3/8" high) and the diamond shape of the operculum. Barnacles are sessile arthropods that attach themselves permanently to the substrate and filter feed with their adapted appendages called cirri. Rockweed – Silvetia compressa This brown alga is common in our mid intertidal zone and has a range from British Columbia to Baja California. It is normally 16" in length but can grow to 36" inches tall and is characterized by its dichotomous (fork) branching. In areas of high human activity this species can be less abundant and smaller in size due to trampling. At the end of the branch tips are the reproductive bodies that swell in size in mature individuals. This species provides excellent habitat for various gastropods and crab s


What is the name for a creature that is half man, half horse?

What Is the Name for a Hybrid Monster? By N.S. Gill Question: What's the Name of a Half-Man Half-Beast? The following question about a hodge-podge mythical creature was posted on the Ancient / Classical History Forum: I have been searching endlessly for an umbrella term defined as a creature in Greek mythology that is half-human, half-animal. I know of specific creatures, such as the minotaur and the centaur, but I am looking for a general term than encompasses all of these creatures. Can anyone help??? Answer: The answer to this question is not one of the following specific mythical hybrid creatures: Centaur (horse-man) Satyr (horse-tailed man; later, goat-man) Siren (bird-woman)


"If I say, ""Dónde está el baño"", what am I asking?"

How to Say "Where's the Bathroom" in Spanish How to Say "Where's the Bathroom" in Spanish Asking someone where the bathroom is in Spanish is simple. Here's how. Show transcript Hide transcript Transcript: How to Say "Where's the Bathroom" in Spanish To say, 'Where is the bathroom?' in Spanish, we say, '¿Donde está el bano?' Repeat after me, 'Donde está el bano?' 'Donde está el bano?' There is an exception here. If you need to use the shower you have to ask for a regadera. For example, 'Donde está la regadera?' 'Where is the shower?' Or if you need the bathroom, you will say, 'Donde está el bano?'


What country had a Civil War in the 1930's?

The Spanish Civil War THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR Excerpted from Spain: A Country Study Eric Solsten and Sandra W. Meditz, eds. (Washington, D. C.: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, 1988) THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR The African War and the Authoritarian Regime of Miguel Primo de Rivera Spain was neutral in World War I, but the Spanish army was constantly engaged from 1909 to 1926 against Abd al Krim's Riff Berbers in Morocco, where Spain had joined France in proclaiming a protectorate. Successive civilian governments in Spain allowed the war to continue, but they refused to supply the army with the means to win it. Spanish losses were heavy to their fierce and skillful enemy, who was equipped with superior weapons. Riots against conscription for the African war spread disorder throughout the country, and opposition to the war was often expressed in church burnings. Officers, who often had served in Morocco, formed juntas to register complaints that were just short of pronunciamientos against wartime inflation, low fixed salaries for the military, alleged civilian corruption, and inadequate and scarce equipment. Conditions in Morocco, increased anarchist and communist terrorism, industrial unrest, and the effects of the postwar economic slump prompted the pronunciamiento that brought a general officer, Miguel Primo de Rivera (in power, 1923-30), into office. His authoritarian regime originally enjoyed wide support in much of the country and had the confidence of the king and the loyalty of the army. The government lacked an ideological foundation, however; its mandate was based on general disillusionment with both the parliamentary government and the extreme partisan politics of the previous period. Once in power, Primo de Rivera dissolved parliament and ruled through directorates and the aid of the military until 1930. His regime sponsored public works to curb unemployment. Protectionism and state control of the economy led to a temporary economic recovery. A better led and better supplied army brought the African war to a successful conclusion in 1926. The precipitous economic decline in 1930 undercut support for the government from special-interest groups. For seven years, Primo de Rivera remained a man on horseback. He established no new system to replace parliamentary government. Criticism from academics mounted. Bankers expressed disappointment at the state loans that his government had tried to float. An attempt to reform the promotion system cost him the support of the army. This loss of army support caused him to lose the support of the king. Primo de Rivera resigned and died shortly afterward in exile. Republican Spain Antimonarchist parties won a substantial vote in the 1931 municipal elections. Alfonso XIII interpreted the outcome of the elections and the riots that followed as an indication of imminent civil war. He left the country with his family and appealed to the army for support in upholding the monarchy. When General Jose Sanjurjo, army chief of staff, replied that the armed forces would not support the king against the will of the people, Alfonso abdicated. A multiparty coalition in which regional parties held the balance met at a constitutional convention at San Sebastian, the summer capital, to proclaim the Second Republic. The goals of the new republic, set forth at the convention, included reform of the army, the granting of regional autonomy, social reform and economic redistribution, the separation of church and state, and depriving the church of a role in education. Niceto Alcala Zamora, a nonparty conservative, became president and called elections for June. The first general election of the Second Republic gave a majority to a coalition of the Republican Left (Izquierda Republicana--IR)--a middle-class radical party led by Manuel Azana, who became prime minister--and labor leader Francisco Largo Caballero's PSOE, backed by the UGT. Azana pledged that his government would gradually introduce socialism through the democratic process. His gradualism alienated the political left; his soci