The Ivy League university Yale is in which US state?

The 10 Best Universities in the United States Top Picks: Universities | Public Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Engineering | Business | Art |  Women's | Most Selective | More Top Picks These comprehensive universities offer graduate degrees in fields such as liberal arts, engineering, medicine, business and law. For smaller colleges with more of an undergraduate focus, check out the list of top liberal arts colleges . I won't make the arbitrary distinctions needed to decide whether Harvard or Princeton or Stanford is the better school. Listed alphabetically, these ten universities have the reputations and resources to rank them among the best in the country. Compare Top Universities (non Ivy): SAT Scores | ACT Scores Will You Get In? See if you have the grades and test scores you need to get into any of these top universities with this free tool from Cappex: Calculate Your Chances for These Top Universities Brown University Campus. Barry Winiker / Photolibrary / Getty Images Brown University Located in Providence Rhode Island, Brown University has easy access to both Boston and New York City. The university is frequently considered the most liberal of the Ivies, and it is well known for its flexible curriculum in which students construct their own plan of study. Brown, like Dartmouth College , places more emphasis on undergraduate study than you'll find at research powerhouses like Columbia and Harvard. Costs, aid, and other information: Brown profile continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Low Library at Columbia. Photo Credit: Allen Grove Columbia University Strong students who love an urban environment should definitely consider Columbia University. The school's location in upper Manhattan sits right on a subway line, so students have easy access to all of New York City. Keep in mind that Columbia is a research institution, and only about a third of its 26,000 students are undergraduates. Duke University. cb2vi3 / flickr Duke University Duke's stunning campus in Durham, North Carolina , features impressive Gothic revival architecture in the campus center, and extensive modern research facilities spreading out from the main campus. With an acceptance rate in the teens, it is also the most selective university in the South. Duke, along with nearby UNC Chapel Hill and NC State , make up the "research triangle," an area purported to have the highest concentration of PhDs and MDs in the world. Costs, aid, and other information: Duke profile Harvard University. David Paul Ohmer / flickr Harvard University For better or worse, Harvard University almost always tops the rankings of national universities, and its endowment is by far the largest of any educational institution in the world. All of those resources bring some perks: students from families with modest incomes can attend for free, loan debt is rare, facilities are state of the art, and faculty are often world-renowned scholars and scientists. The university's location in Cambridge, Massachusetts, places it within an easy walk to other excellent schools such as MIT and Boston University . University of Pennsylvania. rubberpaw / Flickr University of Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin's university, Penn, is frequently confused with Penn State , but the similarities are few. The campus sits along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, and Center City is just a short walk away. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School is arguably the strongest school of business in the country, and numerous other undergraduate and graduate programs place high in national rankings. With close to 12,000 undergraduates and graduate students, Penn is one of the larger Ivy League schools. Costs, aid, and other information: Penn profile Yale University. o2ma / flickr Yale University Like Harvard and Princeton, Yale University frequently finds itself near the top of rankings of national universities. The school's location in in New Haven, Connecticut, allows Yale students to get to New York City or Boston easily by road or rail. The school has an impre


What was the surname of Mamas and Papas singer Mama Cass?

Mama Cass Eliot - Dream a little dream of me - YouTube Mama Cass Eliot - Dream a little dream of me Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Feb 23, 2008 1967


Lauren Bacall was married at different times to Humphrey Bogart and which other actor?

Lauren Bacall - Biography - IMDb Lauren Bacall Biography Showing all 115 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trade Mark  (3) | Trivia  (73) | Personal Quotes  (28) | Salary  (3) Overview (5) 5' 8½" (1.74 m) Mini Bio (1) Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. She is the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a salesman and her mother as a secretary. They divorced when she was five. When she was a school girl, Lauren originally wanted to be a dancer, but later, she became enthralled with acting, so she switched gears to head into that field. She had studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York after high school, which enabled her to get her feet wet in some off-Broadway productions. Once out of school, Lauren entered modeling and, because of her beauty, appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, one of the most popular magazines in the US. The wife of famed director Howard Hawks spotted the picture in the publication and arranged with her husband to have Lauren take a screen test. As a result, which was entirely positive, she was given the part of Marie Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944), a thriller opposite the great Humphrey Bogart , when she was just 19 years old. This not only set the tone for a fabulous career but also one of Hollywood's greatest love stories (she married Bogart in 1945). It was also the first of several Bogie-Bacall films. After 1945's Confidential Agent (1945), Lauren received second billing in The Big Sleep (1946) with Bogart. The mystery, in the role of Vivian Sternwood Rutledge, was a resounding success. Although she was making one film a year, each production would be eagerly awaited by the public. In 1947, again with her husband, Lauren starred in the thriller Dark Passage (1947). The film kept movie patrons on the edge of their seats. The following year, she starred with Bogart, Edward G. Robinson , and Lionel Barrymore in Key Largo (1948). The crime drama was even more of a nail biter than her previous film. In 1950, Lauren starred in Bright Leaf (1950), a drama set in 1894. It was a film of note because she appeared without her husband - her co-star was Gary Cooper . In 1953, Lauren appeared in her first comedy as Schatze Page in How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). The film, with co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable , was a smash hit all across the theaters of America. After filming Designing Woman (1957), which was released in 1957, Humphrey Bogart died on January 14 from throat cancer. Devastated at being a widow, Lauren returned to the silver screen with The Gift of Love (1958) in 1958 opposite Robert Stack . The production turned out to be a big disappointment. Undaunted, Lauren moved back to New York City and appeared in several Broadway plays to huge critical acclaim. She was enjoying acting before live audiences and the audiences in turn enjoyed her fine performances. Lauren was away from the big screen for five years, but she returned in 1964 to appear in Shock Treatment (1964) and Sex and the Single Girl (1964). The latter film was a comedy starring Henry Fonda and Tony Curtis . In 1966, Lauren starred in Harper (1966) with Paul Newman and Julie Harris , which was one of former's signature films. Alternating her time between films and the stage, Lauren returned in 1974's Murder on the Orient Express (1974). The film, based on Agatha Christie 's best-selling book was a huge hit. It also garnered Ingrid Bergman her third Oscar. Actually, the huge star-studded cast helped to ensure its success. Two years later, in 1976, Lauren co-starred with John Wayne in The Shootist (1976). The film was Wayne's last - he died from cancer in 1979. In 1981, Lauren played an actress being stalked by a crazed admirer in The Fan (1981). The thriller was absolutely fascinating with Lauren in the lead role. After that production, Lauren was away from films again,


A traditional gift for a 20th wedding anniversary should be made of what?

20th Anniversary Celebration Suggestions By Sheri Stritof Ideas and Symbols: The twentieth year of marriage is one of the big milestone anniversaries. As you celebrate this special 20th wedding anniversary, reflect on the commitment to a lifetime marriage the two of you have made. Here are some twentieth wedding anniversary ideas and symbols to help you choose china or platinum gifts associated with your 20th marriage anniversary. 20th Anniversary Traditional Gift: China. It symbolizes the beautiful, elegant, and delicate of your love for one another over the past 20 years. 20th Anniversary Contemporary/Modern Gift: Platinum. Platinum is strong and enduring, just like your 20-year old marriage. 20th Anniversary Gemstone: Emerald or a yellow or golden diamond. 20th Anniversary Color: 20th Anniversary Flower: Day Lily. The meaning of a day lily is that of coquetry such as flirting, playful behavior towards one another. If you want to give a rose symbolic of the 20th anniversary, here are a few to check out: continue reading below our video How to Plan Your 20th Wedding Anniversary China Doll


In what county are both Woburn Abbey and Leighton Buzzard Light Railway?

Leighton-Linslade Past Times - Trade Directories Stedall Maj. Leigh Pemberton D.S.O. Wallace William Edmund The Chairman of the Leighton Buzzard Urban District      Council is an ex officio magistrate Clerk to the Magistrates, Robert Hobourn, Woburn Petty        sessions are held at the Assembly Room, Corn Exchange, every      alternate Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. The division comprises the following        places:- Billington, Eaton Bray, Eggington, Heath & Reach, Leighton        Buzzard & Stanbridge PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS Bletchley & Leighton Buzzard County Court.   His Honour N.N. Drucquer, judge; Frederick William Bull, registrar & high bailiff.   A court is held at Bletchley Council offices, once a month on monday at 10 a.m. & at the Corn Exchange, Leighton Buzzard, each month on thursday at 10 a.m.   The following places are within its jurisdiction: Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Billington, Bletchley, Bow Brickhill, Bradwell, Bradwell Abbey, Broughton, Castle Thorpe, Cheddington, Chicheley, Drayton Parslow, Eaton Bray, Edlesborough, Eggington, Fenny Stratford, Gayhurst, Great Brickhill, Great Linford, Great Woolstone, Grove, Haversham, Heath & Reach, Hockliffe, Holcut, Husborne-Crawley, Ivinghoe, Lathbury, Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Little Brickhill, Little Linford, Little Woolstone, Loughton, Mentmore, Middleton or Milton Keynes, Milton Bryant, Moulsoe, Mursley, New Bradwell, Newport Pagnell, Newton Longville, North Crawley, Potsgrove, Salford, Shenley Brook End, Shenley Church End, Sherington, Simpson, Slapton, Soulbury, Stanbridge, Stantonbury, Stewkley, Stoke Hammond, Stony Stratford, Tattenhoe, Tyringham-with-Filgrave, Walton, Water Eaton, Wavendon, Whaddon, Willen, Wing, Woburn, Woburn Sands, Wolverton & Woughton-on-the-Green For Bankruptcy purposes this court is included in that of Northampton; T. Bengough, The Parade, Northampton, official receive Certified Bailiff appointed under the Law of Distress Amendment Act, Arthur W. Merry, High Street Cemetery, Miletree road, Reginald Frank Austin Tutt, Council offices, North street, clerk to the Council acting as the Burial board; William Freeman, caretkr Corn Exchange, Lake street, Henry Hawley, hall keeper County Police Station, 21 Hockliffe road Fire Station, Market hall Market Hall, Market square, William Edwin Goddard, toll    collector & hall keeper Ministry of Labour (R. Roe, branch manager), Employment exchange, King street Provident Dispensary, North street, Claude Marriott Lovell    Cowper M.R.C.S.Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond., & C.J. Sharp, medical officers; William    G.W. Willis, esq. hon. sec.; Reginald Roe, collector LUTON AREA GUARDIANS COMMITTEE (Comprising the former Union     area of Luton and the Bedfordshire parishes in the former Union area    of Leighton Buzzard) (for particulars see under Luton) LEIGHTON BUZZARD REGISTRATION DISTRICT Superintendent      Registrar, Maurice Curtice Clifford, Council Offices, Linslade;     deputy, S. Morris, Council Offices, Linslade Registrars of Birth & Deaths,      Leighton Buzzard district, F.A. Clement, Council offices, Linslade;     deputy, E.A.Watling, 13 Lake street; Leighton Buzzard & Wing   sub-district, F.A. Clement, Council offices, Linslade; deputy E.A. Watling,     13, Lake street Registrar of marriages, Albert G. Ruthven, Linslade;      deputy, Henry C. Furlong, High st. Leighton Buzzard PUBLIC OFFICERS Certifying Factory Surgeon,          William Holberton Square L.R.C.P. & S.Edin.     13, Bridge street Clerk to the Commissioners of Taxes of the Cottesloe Division & Clerk to     the Magistrates for the Linslade Division of the Three Hundreds of Cottesloe,     Lancelot Newton, 30 High street Collector of Taxes, Ernest Alfred Watling, 13 Lake st Collector of Market Tolls, Wm. E. Goddard Market hall Customs & Excise Officer, E.O. Hyde, 33 Hockliffe st Rating Officer Ernest Alfred Watling, 13 Lake street PLACES OF WORSHIP All Saints' Church, Rev. Sidney          E. Swann M.A. vicar, & sur


V is the symbol for which chemical element?

Chemical Elements.com - Vanadium (V) From the University of New South Wales If you know of any other links for Vanadium, please let me know Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Vanadium. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/v.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


In poker, what hand is next above two pairs?

Rules of Card Games: Poker Hand Ranking Hand probabilities and multiple decks - probability tables Standard Poker Hand Ranking There are 52 cards in the pack, and the ranking of the individual cards, from high to low, is ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. In standard poker - that is to say in the formal casino and tournament game played internationally and the home game as normally played in North America - there is no ranking between the suits for the purpose of comparing hands - so for example the king of hearts and the king of spades are equal. (Note however that suit ranking is sometimes used for other purposes such as allocating seats, deciding who bets first, and allocating the odd chip when splitting a pot that can't be equally divided. See ranking of suits for details.) A poker hand consists of five cards. The categories of hand, from highest to lowest, are listed below. Any hand in a higher category beats any hand in a lower category (so for example any three of a kind beats any two pairs). Between hands in the same category the rank of the individual cards decides which is better, as described in more detail below. In games where a player has more than five cards and selects five to form a poker hand, the remaining cards do not play any part in the ranking. Poker ranks are always based on five cards only, and if these cards are equal the hands are equal, irrespective of the ranks of any unused cards. Some readers may wonder why one would ever need to compare (say) two threes of a kind of equal rank. This obviously cannot arise in basic draw poker, but such comparisons are needed in poker games using shared (community) cards, such as Texas Hold'em, in poker games with wild cards, and in other card games using poker combinations. 1. Straight Flush If there are no wild cards, this is the highest type of poker hand: five cards of the same suit in sequence - such as J- 9- 8- 7. Between two straight flushes, the one containing the higher top card is higher. An ace can be counted as low, so 5- 3- 2- A is a straight flush, but its top card is the five, not the ace, so it is the lowest type of straight flush. The highest type of straight flush, A-K-Q-J-10 of a suit, is known as a Royal Flush. The cards in a straight flush cannot "turn the corner": 4- K is not valid. 2. Four of a kind Four cards of the same rank - such as four queens. The fifth card, known as the kicker, can be anything. This combination is sometimes known as "quads", and in some parts of Europe it is called a "poker", though this term for it is unknown in English. Between two fours of a kind, the one with the higher set of four cards is higher - so 3-3-3-3-A is beaten by 4-4-4-4-2. If two or more players have four of a kind of the same rank, the rank of the kicker decides. For example in Texas Hold'em with J- J- J- 9 on the table (available to all players), a player holding K-7 beats a player holding Q-10 since the king beats the queen. If one player holds 8-2 and another holds 6-5 they split the pot, since the 9 kicker makes the best hand for both of them. If one player holds A- K they also split the pot because both have an ace kicker. 3. Full House This combination, sometimes known as a boat, consists of three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank - for example three sevens and two tens (colloquially known as "sevens full of tens" or "sevens on tens"). When comparing full houses, the rank of the three cards determines which is higher. For example 9-9-9-4-4 beats 8-8-8-A-A. If the threes of a kind are equal, the rank of the pairs decides. 4. Flush Five cards of the same suit. When comparing two flushes, the highest card determines which is higher. If the highest cards are equal then the second highest card is compared; if those are equal too, then the third highest card, and so on. For example K- 7- 6- 5 because the nine beats the seven. If all five cards are equal, the flushes are equal. 5. Straight Five cards of mixed suits in sequence - for example Q- 10- 9- 8. When comparing two sequences, the one with the higher ranki


In an 1883 novel, what was the first name of Mr. Hands, a sailor on The Hispaniola?

Part Five: My Sea Adventure, Chapter 26: Israel Hands | Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | Lit2Go ETC Part Five: My Sea Adventure, Chapter 26: Israel Hands Additional Information Source: Stevenson, R. L. (1883). Treasure Island. London, England: Cassell and Co. Readability: Chicago Stevenson, R. (1883). Part Five: My Sea Adventure, Chapter 26: Israel Hands. Treasure Island (Lit2Go Edition). Retrieved January 10, 2017, from http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/81/treasure-island/5514/part-five-my-sea-adventure-chapter-26-israel-hands/ Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Part Five: My Sea Adventure, Chapter 26: Israel Hands." Treasure Island. Lit2Go Edition. 1883. Web. <http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/81/treasure-island/5514/part-five-my-sea-adventure-chapter-26-israel-hands/>. January 10, 2017. Robert Louis Stevenson, "Part Five: My Sea Adventure, Chapter 26: Israel Hands," Treasure Island, Lit2Go Edition, (1883), accessed January 10, 2017, http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/81/treasure-island/5514/part-five-my-sea-adventure-chapter-26-israel-hands/. Next The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The wind, serving us to a desire, now hauled into the west. We could run so much the easier from the north-east corner of the island to the mouth of the North Inlet. Only, as we had no power to anchor and dared not beach her till the tide had flowed a good deal farther, time hung on our hands. The coxswain told me how to lay the ship to; after a good many trials I succeeded, and we both sat in silence over another meal. “Cap’n,” said he at length with that same uncomfortable smile, “here’s my old shipmate, O’Brien; s’pose you was to heave him overboard. I ain’t partic’lar as a rule, and I don’t take no blame for settling his hash, but I don’t reckon him ornamental now, do you?” “I’m not strong enough, and I don’t like the job; and there he lies, for me,” said I. “This here’s an unlucky ship, this Hispaniola, Jim,” he went on, blinking. “There’s a power of men been killed in this Hispaniola—a sight o’ poor seamen dead and gone since you and me took ship to Bristol. I never seen sich dirty luck, not I. There was this here O’Brien now—he’s dead, ain’t he? Well now, I’m no scholar, and you’re a lad as can read and figure, and to put it straight, do you take it as a dead man is dead for good, or do he come alive again?” “You can kill the body, Mr. Hands, but not the spirit; you must know that already,” I replied. “O’Brien there is in another world, and may be watching us.” “Ah!” says he. “Well, that’s unfort’nate—appears as if killing parties was a waste of time. Howsomever, sperrits don’t reckon for much, by what I’ve seen. I’ll chance it with the sperrits, Jim. And now, you’ve spoke up free, and I’ll take it kind if you’d step down into that there cabin and get me a—well, a—shiver my timbers! I can’t hit the name on ‘t; well, you get me a bottle of wine, Jim—this here brandy’s too strong for my head.” Now, the coxswain’s hesitation seemed to be unnatural, and as for the notion of his preferring wine to brandy, I entirely disbelieved it. The whole story was a pretext. He wanted me to leave the deck—so much was plain; but with what purpose I could in no way imagine. His eyes never met mine; they kept wandering to and fro, up and down, now with a look to the sky, now with a flitting glance upon the dead O’Brien. All the time he kept smiling and putting his tongue out in the most guilty, embarrassed manner, so that a child could have told that he was bent on some deception. I was prompt with my answer, however, for I saw where my advantage lay and that with a fellow so densely stupid I could easily conceal my suspicions to the end. “Some wine?” I said. “Far better. Will you have white or red?” “Well, I reckon it’s about the blessed same to me, shipmate,” he replied; “so it’s strong, and plenty of it, what’s the odds?” “All right,” I answered. “I’ll bring you port, Mr. Hands. But I’ll have to dig for it.” With that I scuttled down the companion with all the noise I could, slip


What was the surname of the Chris who topped the charts with ‘Out of Time’ in 1966?

Chris Farlowe — Out Of Time — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at Last.fm oldies "Out of Time" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (of The Rolling Stones ). It appears on The Rolling Stones 1966 album Aftermath (UK version); an edited version was released in the US in 1967 on the album Flowers. It was covered by English solo singer Chris Farlowe . The single, produced by Mick Jagger, peaked at number one in the UK singles chart on July 28, 1966 and stayed at the top for one week.


Chris Andrews got to no.3 in ’65 with a title whose initials were YM. What was it?

Full text of "Billboard" See other formats MAY 14, 1966 • SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR • 60 CENTS   Billboard V,  The International Music -Record News weekly  Radio-TV Programming • Phono-Tape Merchandising • Coin Machine Operating  Fox Setting Rules on Use Of Music in CARtridges   By LEE ZHITO and PALL ACKERMAN  NEW YORK — The rapid growth and potential of the tape CARtridge industry has prompted the Harry Fox Office to establish a set of rules gov- erning the use of music in car- tridges. The Office is currently working on these guidelines, de- signed to protect the interests of the copyright owners, and is expected to issue them in the form of a statement within two months.  Harry Fox, publishers' agent and trustee, collects mechanical and synchronization royalties on behalf of many music publish- ers.  The Fox Office statement. Billboard learned, will consist of four major points:  1 . A ban on the rental of car- tridges in anticipation of the possibility that gas stations and   others will set up cartridge rental libraries.  2. The statutory rate of 2 cents per tune will prevail, re- gardless of any negotiated rate for the use of that tune in the original disk version of the car- tridge.  3. These cartridges will be banned from use in commercial background music systems.  4. A requirement that car- tridges be factory-sealed so that used packs cannot be counted among returns to the manufac- turer.  Prompted By Concern  This action is prompted by the growing concern among mu- sic publishers over the use of their music by the burgeoning cartridge industry. The newness of the business, its mushrooming jrowth. and the seemingly lim- itless applications of cartridged recording has publishers wor- ried that they may lose con- trol of their copyrights.   As a result, the Fox Office is preparing the set of guide- lines which will be designed to hold the reins on the manner on which music in cartridges is used. Of particular interest is fContiniwit on page 10)   HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF as Louis Armstrong vocalizes another Broadway title-song milestone. "Mame" (Mercury ^72574). written by Jerry Herman, who penned the epochal 'Hello Dolly'' with which Satchmo topped both the singles and album charts. (Advertisement)   PHILLES RECORDS recently added the dynamic duo, Ike and Tina Turner, to their roster. The couple's first release, entitled "River Deep-Mountain High," was produced by Philles prexy, Phil Spector. In addition, the Philles label acquired the Ikeftes, whose release will be forthcoming soon. (Advertisement)   ABC-Para. Dunhill; N  By AARON STERNFIELD  NEW YORK — ABC-Para- mount Records has bought Dunhill Records and the giant rack - jobbing - distributing and one-stop complex of New Deal Records, according to uncon- firmed, but thoroughly reliable, sources.  Larry Newton. ABC-Para- mount president, was out of town at presstime, and could not be reached for official con- firmation. However, it is under- stood that Newton engineered  Sporn Sets Up Advisory Firm  NEW YORK— Murray Sporn. well-known publishing execu- tive, has set up the Music Copy- right Exchange, a company which will act as agent and ad- visor for acquisitions and sales of catalogs, copyrights, renew- als and related industries. Vet- eran music man Jack Johnstone has been appointed executive director. Offices are in the Pan- American Building.  The move by Sporn is a re- flection of the growing interest in publishing and copyrights by large corporations, banks and. of course, record companies and others in and out of the music business. Sporn stated. "As the music industry grows and be- comes increasingly international, the need for such an organiza- (Continttrtl on ptwc 10)   Purchases New Deal/ ewton Seeks Others   the deal and that he is on the trail of other acquisitions.  The ABC-Paramount move marks the first time that a label of that size has gone into a rack-jobbing operation. It comes on the heels of the announce- ment t


‘Let’s Dance’ and ‘The More I See You’ were top five hits for which Chris?

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Sometimes called golden chain, which genus of small tree is poisonous in all its parts?

Laburnum anagyroides, laburnum - THE POISON GARDEN website THE POISON GARDEN website       Laburnum anagyroides, common laburnum Summary This beautiful tree is one of the most feared of the poison   plants (and produces the most searches of all of them) but it does not justify its harmful   reputation. Many people who remove it from the garden leave other   more dangerous plants in place. The A to Z list on the right has examples. Blog Entries This short video summarising the story of Laburnum is just one of   a series. Family Meaning of the Name Laburnum Another circular definition. The only indication of the derivation   of the word is that it is believed to have been a foreign word   brought into Latin. The ‘urnum’ suffix in Latin usually means   ‘belonging to’ so it is possible that the plant came from some place   whose name has become shortened to ‘Lab’. Since some Laburnum   species have common names related to cedar, it may be that the plant   originated in Lebanon. Equally, it could be based on Liburni, the Illyrian people   who gave their name to liburna, a light, swift sailing ship. It is, sometimes, said to be from 'labium' for 'lips' because   of the leaf shape but, in his 1828 'Etymological Dictionary of   the Latin Language', Francis Edward Jackson Valpy gives this   explanation in the appendix of 'The Most Dubious Derivations'. anagyroides ‘Like Anagyris’, a genus of shrubs with similar seed pods. Common Names and Synonyms common laburnum, golden chain How Poisonous, How Harmful? Contains cytisine, a quinolizidine alkaloid whose effects are   often described as being very   similar to nicotine. It seems, however, that it is not nearly as   strong a poison as nicotine.  All parts of the tree are poisonous: roots, bark, wood, leaves,   flower-buds, petals, and seedpods. The harmful part of the plant is   the seedpods which are mistaken by children for peapods, usually   after they have been shown how to eat fresh raw peas straight from   the plant in the vegetable garden. In many cases of ingestion of a small number of seeds there are   no symptoms. Where symptoms do occur these are usually nausea and   vomiting. Higher doses can produce intense sleepiness,   convulsive possibly tetanic movements, coma, slight frothing at the   mouth and unequally dilated pupils. In 'Accidental poisoning deaths in British children 1958-77'*   published by the British Medical Journal, Neil C Fraser writes 'Laburnum is frequently cited as the most toxic and commonly   fatal poisonous plant in both children and adults, but there   appears to be no report this century of a childhood poisoning   death'. In a 1979 contribution to ‘The Lancet’ entitled ‘Have you Eaten   Laburnum?’, R M Forrester says that there are around 3,000 hospital   admissions due to Laburnum poisoning each year. This figure is   arrived at by extrapolating from the number of cases reported in the   north-west of England. Yet, there are no   reported cases of deaths in children due to laburnum.   Forrester says ‘It is suggested that laburnum is not as dangerous as   has been thought and that many of these admissions are unnecessary’. There was a case, in 1970, where a paranoid schizophrenic,   resident in a mental hospital, was   believed to have committed suicide by eating a very large quantity   of the fruits and this may have led to the belief that the tree was   extremely dangerous. The case provided quite a puzzle for   investigators since the man had had a brief conversation with a   nurse only about ten minutes before death and had not reported or   manifested any of the gastro-intestinal symptoms normally expected   with severe laburnum poisoning. *The article also says that in the period covered there were   three deaths of children under 10 attributed to plants. Even   this low number is overstated since one death was due to fungi   and in one of the other two 'the role of ingestion in the   child's demise is doubtful'. Thus there may have b


According to Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’, what can also be called ‘herb of grace’?

Ophelia | Shakespeare II Shakespeare II 3 Replies In class we had begun to talk about Ophelia as the virginal character within the tragedy of Hamlet who takes most of the blows from Hamlet’s preconceived method of madness. The ambiguity surrounding Ophelia’s virginal attributes end up being revealed within her maddened state brought about by Hamlet’s own unadulterated pseudo-madness. Once entering into Act IV, Scene V, the switch within Ophelia’s speech from lyric to prose indicates her downfall not only in grace but in the madness that has encompassed her after Hamlet’s “Get thee to a nunnery (3.1.139) speech. As we had spoken about in class, the duality of the “nunnery” where it would have meant going into a convent for the rest of her life or to the English audience in Shakespeare’s England, it would have meant a brothel, evoking a provocative facade to what had been the virginal, pure Ophelia that Hamlet constructed only to deconstruct as the play itself falls to pieces. During her last scene alive, Ophelia’s maddened state as exhibited though the stage direction “Enter Ophelia, mad” (4.5.21) and as I had pointed out before, the change in the presentation of her dialogue into prose. During the scene with Gertrude, Uncle-Daddy Claudius, and Leartes  the scene with Ophelia giving out her bouquet of flowers: “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray, / love, remember. And there is pansies; that’s for / thoughts [ . . . ] There’s fennel for you and, and columbines. There’s / rue for you, and here’s some for me. We may call it / herb-grace o’ Sundays. O, you must wear your rue / with a difference. There’s a daisy. I would give you / some violets, but they withered all when my father / died” (4.5.175-177; 179-184). The act of her distributing the flowers could be a possible indication of Ophelia deflowering herself, just as one would be deflowered through the loss of virginity. As well, Ophelia’s title as a women had been slandered by Hamlet through the desecration of her name, by calling her a slut. In the process of her giving away the different flowers that could stand as a representation of herself, she does hold onto rue which symbolizes sorrow and repentance, whether it be for the loss of her innocence (or her impending suicide). But the repentance towards what either could be her permanent loss of innocence through death, her loss of innocence through her madness, her loss of innocence from the slandering of her name, or her loss of innocence though losing her virginity are all potential candidates to the corruption of her mind and her body through death. 2 Replies Why did Ophelia go mad? She was always listening to her father and brother and she tried to be what a woman should be at the time (which is chaste). So what went wrong? In the song that she sings, she says: “Then up her rose, and donned his clothes, And dupped the chamber door; Let in the maid, that out a maid Never departed more” (4.5.51-4). This part of the song could be interpreted as her revealing a part of her past with Hamlet, but not saying it explicitly. After learning of her father’s death, it would make sense that she would feel guilty. The societal pressures of having to be a perfect chaste woman are part of the reason she is going mad. She realizes that in society, you are either a perfect and chaste woman, or a whore. There is no in-between for women. She goes on to sing the song: “Quoth she ‘Before you tumbled me, You promised me to wed.’ So would I ‘a’ done, by yonder sun, An thou hadst not come to my bed” (4.5.61-4). This part of the song shows that Ophelia had to keep telling the tale. The song is saying that before she (any woman) slept with this man (any man), he had promised to marry her but after she slept with him, he did not find her worthy enough to marry because she had shown that she was not chaste. And this is a very screwed up double-standard that I think Ophelia is touching on. Without explicitly saying it, she is saying that men claim to love a woman until she believes it and sleeps with him – after this, she is not val


What genus of flowering plants in the carnation family is also known as ‘baby’s breath’?

Gypsophila - definition of gypsophila by The Free Dictionary Gypsophila - definition of gypsophila by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gypsophila Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . gyp·soph·i·la  (jĭp-sŏf′ə-lə) n. Any of various plants of the genus Gypsophila in the pink family, having small white or pink flowers and including baby's breath. [New Latin Gypsophila, genus name : Greek gupsos, chalk; see gypsum + Greek philos, loving; see -phile.] gypsophila (dʒɪpˈsɒfɪlə) n (Plants) any caryophyllaceous plant of the mainly Eurasian genus Gypsophila, such as baby's-breath, having small white or pink flowers [C18: New Latin, from Greek gupsos chalk + philos loving] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: genus Gypsophila caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers carnation family , Caryophyllaceae , family Caryophyllaceae , pink family - large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) babies'-breath , baby's breath , Gypsophila paniculata - tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: pink family References in periodicals archive ? But corncockle, godetia, gypsophila, candytuft, bottle diagonally from top away from the handle, to create handy compost scoop. How to... Sow hardy annuals in autumn VIVID Pretty cornflowers and Gypsophila are earlier and brighter after autumn sowing Club question Good companions to oriental poppies include the frothy flowers of Gypsophila paniculata, penstemon and agapanthus. Spring Flower Show begins at Arid University The flawless blooms of our opulent rose bouquets express love and affection - perfect for Valentine's Day and in a choice of three colours and styles: Pink and Gypsophila (12 stems) Mixed and Eucalyptus (21 stems) Luxury Red with diamantes (12 stems with 5 diamante pins) ALSO add a box of luxury handmade chocolates for just PS16. LUXURY VALENTINE'S DAY ROSE BOUQUETS Considering the results of this study, it is concluded that saponarin, isolated from Gypsophila trichotoma Wend. Protective effects of the apigenin-O/C-diglucoside saponarin from Gypsophila trichotoma on carbone tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in vitro/in vivo in rats For the same reasons, these sites today also provide a refuge for several rare species including: Adonis vernalis, Stipa pennata, Stipa borysthenica, Oxytropis pilosa, Dianthus serotinus, Onosma arenaria and Gypsophila fastigiata ssp.


What motorway links the M1 at Rotherham to the M62 near Goole?

M18 Thurcroft (M1) to M62 M18 Thurcroft (M1) to M62 M18 Thurcroft (M1) to M62   The construction of the M18 motorway provided a link between the M1 near Rotherham and the M62 at Rawcliffe near Goole, and closed the motorway box around Doncaster. Importantly, it is links to the A1(M) at Doncaster and the M180 south of Thorne. Two sections of motorway, M1 Barlborough (J30) to Thurcroft (J32) and M18 Thurcroft to Wadworth (J35, A1(M)) are at the southern extremity of the North Eastern Region.  They have been included together as they formed part of the consultancy commission awarded to Sir Owen Williams and Partners by the Ministry of Transport in 1957  and are described in the M1 pages. The remaining sections, between Wadworth and Rawcliffe (M62, J35) were designed and constructed by the North Eastern Road Construction Unit. Main Menu


Which Monarch was his great, great grandfather?

Frequently Asked Questions | Britroyals Frequently Asked Questions When did the last British King fight in         a battle? George II was the last         British King to lead his army in person, during the War of the         Austrian Succession, at the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria, 27th         June, 1743. The last English King to die in battle was Richard         III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire on 22         August 1485 defeated by Henry Tudor who became Henry VII ending         the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster         and starting the Tudor dynasty. The last British King to die in         battle was James IV of Scotland killed at the Battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland on 9 September         1513 when the Scots invaded England hoping to take advantage of         Henry VIII's absence in France, but were defeated by English forces         under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. How far back can the British Royal Family         trace their roots? Is Queen Elizabeth II really directly descended         from Alfred the Great? She is the 32nd great granddaughter of King         Alfred who 1,140 years ago was the first effective King of         England. He ruled from 871 to 899. I thought that American Independence was         in 1776. Why is it quoted as 1783? The Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies declared         independence in 1776. However, the war continued and independence         from Britain was not achieved until the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Was George III really mad? For most of his reign King         George III was an astute king and politician with a strong         sense of duty. Later in his reign he suffered from recurrent and         eventually permanent mental illness. This baffled medical science         at the time, although it is now generally thought that he suffered         from the inherited blood disease porphyria. He suffered his first         attack in 1788 and by 1810 was unfit to rule. In 1811 his son         George, Prince of Wales, became Regent for 9 years until his father         died in 1820. Who would now be King or Queen if Edward         VIII had not abdicated? Edward VIII abdicated         in 1936 less than a year after becoming King to marry Wallis Simpson.         His younger brother Bertie became King         George VI and was the father of the present Queen         Elizabeth II . He died in 1952, and Edward who had no children         died in 1972. So even if Edward had not abdicated Elizabeth would         now be Queen. She would have come to the throne in 1972 instead         of 1952. Why did Edward VIII have to give up the throne         to marry a divorcee but Prince Charles is still in line to the         throne? Royals who are divorced or marry divorcees do not lose         their position in the line of succession. Edward VIII had a number         of affairs with married women including Wallis Simpson who was         already divorced and still married to her second husband. His         parents King George V and Queen Mary did not approve and refused         to meet her. When George V died Prime Minister Baldwin made it         clear that the Government, popular opinion in the country and the oversees Dominions (now the Commonwealth nations) did not         approve of his plans to marry Wallis. Social attitudes towards         divorce and a women looking for a third marriage were considered         scandalous at the time, and if Edward married against the advice         of his Ministers it would have caused the Government to resign         and a constitutional crisis. Edward chose to


Lewis Hamilton was born in which home counties town?

Little Known Black History Fact: Lewis Hamilton | Black America Web Little Known Black History Fact: Lewis Hamilton Posted 12 months ago. https://ioneblackamericaweb.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/012216lkbhf.mp3   Lewis Hamilton has achieved worldwide fame as the first and only Black Formula One race car driver. The British driver has more wins on the F1 circuit than anyone else from his country, and is poised to dominate for years to come. Born Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton on January 7, 1985, the future speedster was born in the town of Stevenage located in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Hamilton, who is of mixed parentage, was named after American track star Carl Lewis by his Black Grenadian father. Hamilton’s interest in racing was piqued when he was a boy after his father introduced him to competitive remote control car racing. With a natural knack for speed and winning, Hamilton began racing in a youth go-kart league. When he was just 10-years-old, he approached McLaren F1 chief Ron Harris after winning a karting championship and told him that he’d like to race for him one day. Harris was impressed by the bold young driver, and made good on the promise of signing him. Hamilton was the youngest driver to sign to F1. Despite the fanfare around Hamilton and his obvious talent on the track, racism impacted him the very year he exploded onto the national scene. In 2008 while racing in Spain, Hamilton was faced with racist taunting and spectators in blackface uttering slurs. Part of this was due to a heated rivalry with Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, who blasted the racist fans. The first of Hamilton’s three Formula One World Championship wins was in 2008, and he followed up with back-to-back wins in 2014 and 2015. At the time of his first World title, Hamilton was the youngest racer ever to win the top prize and the first driver from England to win since 1996. With inevitable comparisons to other pioneering athletes like Tiger Woods, Hamilton has willingly accepted the mantle of being the prominent Black representative in a white-dominated sport. He has a high profile in the U.K., appearing at events of all kinds, including this week at Paris Fashion Week. Although he’s unmarried with no children, he’s been linked to celebrities such as Rihanna and dated American singer Nicole Scherzinger for seven years. (Photo: PR Photos) Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on  Facebook . Follow us on  Twitter .


What is the only word uttered by the unusual visitor, in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1845 poem?

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. `'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door - Only this, and nothing more.' Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore - For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore - Nameless here for evermore. And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating `'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door - Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; - This it is, and nothing more,' Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, `Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; - Darkness there, and nothing more. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!' This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!' Merely this and nothing more. Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before. `Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore - Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; - 'Tis the wind and nothing more!' Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door - Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door - Perched, and sat, and nothing more. Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, `Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,' I said, `art sure no craven. Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the nightly shore - Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!' Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.' Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning - little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door - Bird or beast above the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as `Nevermore.' But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only, That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing further then he uttered - not a feather then he fluttered - Till I scarcely more than muttered `Other friends have flown before - On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.' Then the bird said, `Nevermore.' Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, `Doubtless,' said I, `what it utters is its only stock and store, Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore - Till the dirges of his hope that melancholy burden bore Of "Never-nevermore."' But the raven still beguiling all my sad soul into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore - What this gri


In the world of equestrian sport, what does 3DE mean?

Home - Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy Normandy Official website of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014 in Normandy , the greatest equestrian event in the world which will take place in Normandy from 23 August to 7 September 2014. 8 World championships will take place during these 2 weeks of competition : Jumping , Eventing , Dressage , Reining , Driving , Endurance , Vaulting and Para-Dressage .


Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth and the household?

Religion in the Home Religion in the Home For Romans being civilized very much meant living in a home. If the saying states that 'an Englishman's home is his castle', then this very much also was true for the Roman. And the very spiritual center of his home was the hearth. This will no doubt have gone back to ancient times, when the peasants on the hills of Rome lived in primitive round houses, huddling around the fire in the middle of their hut during cold and rainy days. The fire of the hearth was something the woman of the house were to guard over. Just as Rome itself had its eternal flame burning in the Temple of Vesta, then so too the hearth was meant to be kept alight. Before the house retired to bed the fire would be stocked up, so it had fuel to burn alone during the night. In the morning it would be built up anew from what little fire was left. If the fire was to burn on forever, then it was only when the family moved away to another home, that the fire would be put out with wine in a small ritual. It was at the hearth sacrifices were made to the gods and the spirits of the families ancestors. Household Gods Two gods of the Roman state cult guarded the private homes of the Roman citizen. One was Janus, the god of doorways and beginnings. It was he who was seen as the chief guardian of the home. His was the passage through the door, he was both inside and outside the house at once. Hence he was its guardian. And yet he was not to be the only god in care of the door to a Roman's home. There was Cardea, the goddess of hinges, Forculus, god of the door leaves, and Limentius, the god of the threshold. The second official deity of the home, next to Janus, was Vesta. She was the goddess of the hearth. As the hearth was of practical importance (for cooking) and of spiritual significance (sacrifices) it is quite understandable that Vesta was seen to be of great importance to a Roman's home. Every day prayers would be said to Vesta. During meals some food might be set aside and passed into the fire as an offering to the goddess. Household Spirits The spirits of the household were the lares and penates. The lares were the spirits of the families ancestors. They were represented by little figurines which would be kept in a special cupboard. Among them the lar familiaris, the family spirit, was the most important. On a everyday bases short prayers and small offerings would be made to the lares. And on the more sacred days of the month - the calends, ides and nones - or on special days like a wedding, birth or birthday, more elaborate rituals were held in their honour. Meanwhile the penates were the spirits of the larder. thanks were given to them for keeping the family fed. They too were represented by little figurines and they too had their own little cupboard they resided in. But they would tend to be taken out and placed on the table during mealtimes. When the family ever moved house, then its lares and penates invariably moved with them. The third household spirit of note was the genius, who was usually represented in form of a snake. This genius was in a sense the 'manhood' of the family, which empowered the husband to father children. Naturally the place of its greatest influence within the house was in the marital bed. The genius of the household was particularly celebrated on the head of the family's birthday. Apart from friendly spirits there were also ghostly spirits of the dead which might haunt a house. They were the so-called larvae and lemures. These could be driven out of the house by ritual, performed by the head of the family, which involved spitting our black beans and noisily bashing together metal pots. Births, Marriages and Deaths Births, marriages and deaths all were of great spiritual significance. Juno Lucina was the goddess who watched over the birth of a child. But ever since its very conception a fetus had a whole host of spirits guarding over it. After a birth a meal would always be made for the gods, Picumnus and Pilumnus in thanks for their services. Thereafter a boatload of other minor gods al


In the Harry Potter books and films, what is the first name of Harry’s uncle?

Dursley family | Harry Potter Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "They're the worst kind of Muggles, oh really Albus, must we?" —Minerva McGonagall discussing Harry's relatives [src] Privet Drive Harry Potter's aunt and uncle met at work. Petunia Evans, forever embittered by the fact that her parents seemed to value her witch sister more than they valued her, left Cokeworth forever to pursue a typing course in London. This led to an office job, where she met the extremely unmagical, opinionated, and materialistic Vernon Dursley. Large and neckless, this junior executive seemed a model of manliness to young Petunia. He not only returned her romantic interest, but was deliciously normal. He had a perfectly correct car, and wanted to do completely ordinary things, and by the time he had taken her on a series of dull dates, during which he talked mainly about himself and his predictable ideas on the world. During one particular date when they were sitting in his car in front of a chip shop she tearfully confessed about her strange sister. As she had expected, Vernon was quite shocked, though he comforted her and told her it wasn't her fault for having a "freak" for a sister and that he would not hold it against her. He finally proposed to her in his mother's (very ordinary) living room, it was all very emotional. Hagrid delivering Harry Potter to the Dursleys Due to Petunia's maternal connection to Harry Potter, Harry was sent to live with the Dursleys after his parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort . The belief was that Lily's maternal sacrifice for Harry would be transmitted through Petunia, even though she held Harry in contempt. Due to his wizarding background, Harry was treated with fear and negligence by the Dursleys; originally being kept oblivious to his wizarding heritage, and being told that his parents had died in a car accident. The Dursleys lived at 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging , Surrey, [1] and often went out of their way to keep their neighbours oblivious to anything odd about their family, usually explaining away anything odd by telling people that Harry was a delinquent who went to a detention school far away. Harry did occasionally update them about Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Because of their family connection to Harry and the danger of Voldemort using them to get to Harry, they were forced to go in hiding for their own safety for a period of time during the height of the Second Wizarding War . [2] Despite his mistreatment of Harry, Harry's cousin Dudley Dursley eventually came to regret his cruelty towards Harry, and the two reconciled later in life; this was mostly due to an incident in the summer before Harry's fifth year of schooling that involved him saving Dudley from a Dementor . [2] Known family members "When he had been younger, Harry had dreamed and dreamed of some unknown relation coming to take him away, but it had never happened; The Dursleys were his only family." —Harry Potter regarding his feelings towards the Dursleys [src]


Which poet wrote about the charms of Miss Joan Hunter Dunn?

A POET LAUREATE'S MUSE - NO FLIGHT OF FANCY,SHE - NYTimes.com A POET LAUREATE'S MUSE: NO FLIGHT OF FANCY,SHE By R. W. APPLE Jr. Published: October 30, 1984 LONDON, Oct. 29— Miss J. Hunter Dunn is as familiar a figure to lovers of middlebrow English poetry as is J. Alfred Prufrock to lovers of highbrow English poetry. It was Sir John Betjeman who immortalized her in the poem ''A Subaltern's Love Song,'' published in 1945 in ''New Bats from Old Belfries,'' imagining her as ''furnish'd and burnish'd by the Aldershot sun'' after a tennis match that she had played one afternoon. The choice of that Hampshire army town leaves the reader to infer that she was the daughter, perhaps, of a major or a colonel based there. An athletic daughter, to be sure, but a pretty one as well: Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, Miss Joan Hunter Dunn, How mad I am, sad I am, glad that you won. One whose way of life had little to do with wartime privation:  Her father's euonymus shines as we walk, And swing past the summer house, buried in talk, And cool the veranda that welcomes us in To the six o'clock news and lime juice and gin. One whose charms the narrator could not, in the end, resist:  We sat in the car park till twenty to one And now I'm engaged to Joan Hunter Dunn.  'Marvelous Girl' Exists Only last week, five months after Sir John's death, has it become widely known that there really was a Joan Hunter Dunn; in his new book, ''John Betjeman: a Life in Pictures,'' Bevis Hiller reproduces a picture of her taken at about the time when the future Poet Laureate first saw her in the Ministry of Information staff restaurant one lunch hour during World War II. ''Just look at that marvelous girl,'' he is said to have exclaimed to his companions. ''Gosh, I bet she comes from Aldershot.'' She was, in fact, a physician's daughter in her early 20's, not an army officer's, and she came from Farnborough, another Hampshire town about five miles from Aldershot. At school she had been the head girl in her dormitory, and she had indeed been very good at sports. She was working at the time as deputy catering manager of the restaurant.  The Two Kept in Touch ''You can just see why John fell for her,'' Mr. Hiller said. Sir John had married Penelope Chetwode in 1933, so there was no question of their being engaged. There is no suggestion in the book that they had an affair. But he met her, took her to lunch and asked whether he could use her name in a poem. She apparently said that he could. They kept in touch afterward, and in 1945 he went to her wedding to H. Wycliffe Jackson, according to friends of the poet. Mr. Jackson died of a heart attack when he was only 42, but the former Joan Hunter Dunn is still alive, a widow, living in Hampshire. She must be about 68, since she was 10 years younger than Sir John. She will not talk to reporters, apparently out of fear that instant celebrity would turn her life upside down. But according to an article in a recent issue of The Guardian newspaper, she attended Sir John's memorial service at Westminster Abbey in June - although her name was not included in the long list of mourners published in The Times of London - and she sent an old photograph to Mr. Hiller so that it could be reproduced among the images of the Poet Laureate's life. photo of Sir John Betjeman and Joan Hunter Dunn


Which 1979 film is based on Conrad’s story ‘Heart of Darkness’?

A Computer Animated Film Based on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart Of Darkness’ Set in Brazil’s Favelas? | IndieWire A Computer Animated Film Based on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart Of Darkness’ Set in Brazil’s Favelas? A Computer Animated Film Based on Joseph Conrad's 'Heart Of Darkness' Set in Brazil's Favelas? Jun 13, 2014 1:06 pm Share This Article Talk This could be interesting… One of 6 feature film projects pitched at the Annecy’s Intl. Animation Film Market (MIFA) is what will be a Brazil-set version of Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” – one of the most controversial tales of the last century+, telling the story of Marlow, the cargo boat captain in Africa at the end of the 19th century, on assignment to return Kurtz, an ivory trader with a reputation, who encounters the “darkness” of the Congo wilderness, and the “darkness” that resides within human beings, after witnessing the brutalization of Africans by white European traders. It’s a story that’s a number of films (shorts and features) have taken inspiration from – “Apocalypse Now,” Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 work, likely being the most widely-known. Sao Paulo-based Karmatique Imagens production house is behind the projected $3 million project, which the filmmakers say will be the first attempt to focus on what they term the “B side” of Rio de Janeiro through an animation feature; essentially, not the Brazil that you see in the lovely vacation brochures, with the beautiful beaches and such, with their stated goal being to expose the racial, social and economic contrasts that still haunt Brazilian society. Their version of Conrad’s story will be set in the near-future, in a riot and corruption-laden Rio de Janeiro, and will follow Police officer Marlow, who is asked to find a certain Captain Kurtz – a famous policeman who has gone missing in mysterious circumstances. The mission has to be carried out in a boat, undertaking a dangerous journey through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro (the same favelas that were the setting for cross-over films like “City of God”). The film will be directed by Rogerio Nunes, from a script he co-wrote with Sergio Nesteriuk. The movie, which will also be titled “Heart of Darkness” (“Coração das trevas” in Portuguese) will be accompanied by a mini-series made up of four half-hour parts. The project bowed this week as part of Annecy Feature Film 2014 MIFA Pitches Progam – a section that is said to be fast-becoming a key program where new talent emerges.


Which autumn-flowering bulbous plant is sometimes known as ‘the belladonna lily’?

Amaryllis belladonna Bulbs - Belladonna Lily. How to grow and care. Gardenseeker Main › Bulbs › Bulbs A - D › Belladonna Amaryllis Amaryllis Belladonna - The Belladonna Lily Amaryllis   is a single species of bulbous perennial - but nonetheless has   some beautiful varieties from which to choose. Amaryllis belladonna are autumn flowering, and will   lighten up this time of year with its delicate colours. Sometimes confused with Nerines - which are similar but   different. Often referred to as Belladonna Lily, it is not a   lily, nor is it a member of the lily family, but Amarilliaceae. This bulbous plant is not the same as the indoor-grown   Hippeastrum - though often mistakenly labelled as such. The   Hippeastrum is a tender bulb, and from a different family even. The Amaryllis pictured bears the name Amaryllis belladonna 'Pink Johannesburg'. It is a delicate pink with contrasting dark stems. The foliage does not  appear until after the plant has flowered. The foliage might benefit  from some form of protection in exposed places, in order to protect it  from frost damage. This would inhibit the bulb from strengthening up  ready for the next year. Horticultural fleece will do the trick. If it  is not in an exposed situation, then this is not necessary. Amaryllis belladonna prefer a light but moist soil, but will also  grow quite well in dry situations - especially if there is moisture in  the autumn period. They are well suited to growing at the foot of a wall  or in shrub borders where they will add a little different colour top  the autumn hues. They have numerous flowers on each stem - 4 - 6 or even more, and  form small clumps over time. The flowers are borne at height of around  24in (50cm). A spectacular sight in the garden at this time of year. Varieties of Amaryllis belladonna worth growing. Amaryllis belladonna itself is pink flowering - with   dark contrasting stems. Amaryllis belladonna 'Barberton' has dark pink flowers   - spectacular. Amaryllis belladonna 'Cape Town' being bright red. Amaryllis belladonna 'Elator' is deep pink. Amaryllis belladonna 'Johannesburg' as in the image. Amaryllis belladonna 'Hathor' - Pure white after a pink   bud. Amaryllis belladonna 'Kimberley' cerise or carmine   flowers with added attraction of white centres. Planting and Growing Belladonna Lilies. Bulbs are normally available as dormant bulbs in late summer, and  should be planted immediately. They will already have the food reserves  within the bulb with which to produce their flowers. After flowering,  then the foliage will appear. This then allows the bulb to regenerate  and build up food reserves ready for the following year. A sunny spot is  more or less essential - though light dappled shade will suffice. Keep  well watered if autumn is dry. Plant the bulbs just below soil level in any type of garden soil  other than heavy clay. A sheltered position is best, simply to allow the  late foliage to do its vital work of ensuring the bulb's regeneration.  The flowers may need a bit of protection in harsh weather conditions,  but do not normally require staking or tying in. Propagation of Amaryllis belladonna Lilies. Seed as soon as ripe after flowering, may be sown in a greenhouse -  preferably with a little heat until germinated. Cool frost free  thereafter. The seedling will need to be grown under protection for a  further two years after this, during which time they will form small  bulbs. Bear in mind that they have a dormant period, and should be  allowed to die down. Normally dormant throughout summer. It is possible to separate side offshoot bulblets from the parent.  This best done in spring after the plant has died down. Problems The main problems that might occur with Amaryllis belladonna is that  of slugs and snails after a late autumn feast - on foliage and flowers.  other than that, there are rarely any problems with those Belladonna  Lilies grown outside.


In Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, what was the title character’s first name?

SparkNotes: The Merchant of Venice: Character List The Merchant of Venice Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Shylock -  A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice’s Christians, particularly Antonio, Shylock schemes to eke out his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio’s flesh. Although seen by the rest of the play’s characters as an inhuman monster, Shylock at times diverges from stereotype and reveals himself to be quite human. These contradictions, and his eloquent expressions of hatred, have earned Shylock a place as one of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters. Read an in-depth analysis of Shylock. Portia -  A wealthy heiress from Belmont. Portia’s beauty is matched only by her intelligence. Bound by a clause in her father’s will that forces her to marry whichever suitor chooses correctly among three caskets, Portia is nonetheless able to marry her true love, Bassanio. Far and away the most clever of the play’s characters, it is Portia, in the disguise of a young law clerk, who saves Antonio from Shylock’s knife. Read an in-depth analysis of Portia. Antonio -  The merchant whose love for his friend Bassanio prompts him to sign Shylock’s contract and almost lose his life. Antonio is something of a mercurial figure, often inexplicably melancholy and, as Shylock points out, possessed of an incorrigible dislike of Jews. Nonetheless, Antonio is beloved of his friends and proves merciful to Shylock, albeit with conditions. Read an in-depth analysis of Antonio. Bassanio -  A gentleman of Venice, and a kinsman and dear friend to Antonio. Bassanio’s love for the wealthy Portia leads him to borrow money from Shylock with Antonio as his guarantor. An ineffectual businessman, Bassanio proves himself a worthy suitor, correctly identifying the casket that contains Portia’s portrait. Gratiano -  A friend of Bassanio’s who accompanies him to Belmont. A coarse and garrulous young man, Gratiano is Shylock’s most vocal and insulting critic during the trial. While Bassanio courts Portia, Gratiano falls in love with and eventually weds Portia’s lady-in-waiting, Nerissa. Jessica -  Although she is Shylock’s daughter, Jessica hates life in her father’s house, and elopes with the young Christian gentleman, Lorenzo. The fate of her soul is often in doubt: the play’s characters wonder if her marriage can overcome the fact that she was born a Jew, and we wonder if her sale of a ring given to her father by her mother is excessively callous. Lorenzo -  A friend of Bassanio and Antonio, Lorenzo is in love with Shylock’s daughter, Jessica. He schemes to help Jessica escape from her father’s house, and he eventually elopes with her to Belmont. Nerissa -  Portia’s lady-in-waiting and confidante. She marries Gratiano and escorts Portia on Portia’s trip to Venice by disguising herself as her law clerk. Launcelot Gobbo -  Bassanio’s servant. A comical, clownish figure who is especially adept at making puns, Launcelot leaves Shylock’s service in order to work for Bassanio. The prince of Morocco -  A Moorish prince who seeks Portia’s hand in marriage. The prince of Morocco asks Portia to ignore his dark countenance and seeks to win her by picking one of the three caskets. Certain that the caskets reflect Portia’s beauty and stature, the prince of Morocco picks the gold chest, which proves to be incorrect. The prince of Arragon -  An arrogant Spanish nobleman who also attempts to win Portia’s hand by picking a casket. Like the prince of Morocco, however, the prince of Arragon chooses unwisely. He picks the silver casket, which gives him a message calling him an idiot instead of Portia’s hand. Salarino -  A Venetian gentleman, and friend to Antonio, Bassanio, and Lorenzo. Salarino escorts the newlyweds Jessica and Lorenzo to Belmont, and returns with Bassanio and Gratiano for Antonio’s trial. He is often almost indistinguishable from his companion Solanio. Solanio -  A Venetian gentleman, and frequent counterpart to Salarino. The duke of Venice -  The ruler of Venice, who presides ov


The Adam’s Apple helps to protect the walls and the front section of what bodily part?

Ch. 7 - The Respiratory Systen at University of Maryland - Baltimore County - StudyBlue interior portion of the nose nostrils external openings of the nose nasal septum wall of cartilage that divides the nose into two equal sections septum wall that separates two chambers cilia thin hairs located inside the nostrils, filter incoming air to remove debris mucous membranes line the nose, specialized tissues that also line digestive, reproductive, and urinary systems mucus slippery secretion produced by the mucous membranes that protects and lubricates these tissues - helps moisten, filter, and warm the air as it enters olfactory receptors nerve endings that act as the receptors for the sense of smell - also important in sense of taste - located in the mucous membrane in the upper part of the nasal cavity tonsils (palatine tonsils) ; adenoids (nasopharyngeal tonsils) help protect the body from infection coming through the nose or the mouth paranasal sinuses air filled cavitites lined with mucous memrane, located in bones of the skull; function - make bones of skull lighter, produce sound by giving resonance, produce mucus to provide lubrication for nasal cavity frontal sinuses located in the frontal bone just above the eyebrows - infection here can cause severe pain sphenoid sinuses located in sphenoid bone behind the eye and under the pituitary gland, close to optic nerve; infection here can damage vision maxillary sinuses larges of the paranasal sinuses, located in maxillary bones under the eyes; infection here can cause pain in the posterior maxillary teeth ethmoid sinuses located in ethmoid bones between the nose and the eyes - irregularly shaped air cells that are separated from the orbital (eye) cavity by a thin layer of bone pharynx (throat) - receives air after it passes through the nose or mouth, as well as food made up of 3 divisions nasopharynx first division of the pharynx; posterior to the nasal cavity and continues downward to behind the mouth - portion of pharynx used only by the respiratory system for transport of air; opens into the oropharynx oropharynx second division of pharynx; portion that is visible when looking into the mouth - shared by respiratory and digestive system; transports air, food, and fluid downwards into the laryngopharynx laryngopharynx third division of the pharynx; shared by both respiratory and digestive - leads to opening of trachea and epiglottis larynx (voice box) - triangular chamber located between the pharynx and the trachea - protected and supported by 9 separate cartilages - thyroid cartilage - largest, (Adams apple) - projects from front of throat when enlarged thyroid carilage largest cartilage of the throat, Adams apple) - projects from front of throat when enlarged vocal cords contained in larynx - during breathing, cords separate to let air pass, during speech, they close together and sound is produces as air is expelled from lungs epiglottis lid-like structure located at the base of the tongue, swings downward and closes off the laryngopharynx so food doesn't enter the trance and lungs trachea transports air to and from the lungs - commonly known as (windpipe)j - located directly in front of the esophagus - held open by flexible c-shaped cartilage that can compress to allow food to pass down the esophagus bronchi two large tubes (primary bronchi) - branch out from trachea and convey air into the two lungs (singular - bronchus) ; called bronchial tree due to it looking like an inverted tree brochioles smallest branch of the bronchi alveoli (air sacs) - very small, grape like clusters found at the end of each bronchiole - where CO2 and O2 transfer take place pulmonary relating to or affecting the lungs surfactant a detergent like substance produced by the alveoli - reduces surface tension of the fluid in the lungs - make alveoli stable so they do not collapse when exhaling lungs essential organs of respiration - divided into lobes (subdivision, or part of an organ) right lung large, has three lobes - upper, middle, and lower (superior, middle, and inferior) left lung has


What part of a horse takes the strain of the collar?

CUSTOM MADE COMFORT FOR THE HORSE AND RIDER     INTRODUCING THE TRAPEZIUS FLEXIBLE PANEL SADDLE       THE SADDLE OF THE FUTURE FROM THE WISDOM OF THE PAST              Unlike modern saddles the TRAPEZIUS is built on two separate 'floating' panels.  These are based on old Icelandic saddles which used a flexible material from the mouth of the whale.  The whale panels are reproduced using modern materials to present a flexible support for the  seat of the saddle.  The panels flex independently of each other to follow the movement of the back muscles either side of the spine and allow the shoulder to rotate with minimal interference.   The horse can turn its neck naturally without the interference often seen with traditional saddles which can pinch at the wither making the horse appear 'stiff'.  This design also cuts down on friction soring behind caused by the constant sway of the saddle as the back end moves in sympathy with each front fork being pushed away from the shoulder.   The trees have been developed specifically for the shape of the horse's skeleton and the panels adjust to the changes in musculature as the horse gets fitter or fatter.  This cuts out the need for reflocking which is necessary with traditional stuffed panels.   Specific attention is given to the shape of the front forks.  These must splay out with the shape of the horse.  If the front forks are too straight they will dig into the horse, causing discomfort and leading to behavioural problems or even lameness over a period of time.   The smooth panels provide a greater load bearing area than conventional stuffed panels thus ensuring that the rider's weight is spread evenly over the musculature of the back to lessen muscle fatigue.  A unique pressure measuring probe was used in development to minimise the risk of pressure soring so often seen with lumpy stuffed panels.   Minimum bulk under the flaps ensures close contact and allows the rider to wrap the legs around the horse in a natural way thus reducing rider fatigue.   The saddle itself sits close to the horse's back and the rider feels more of the movement - the  nearest thing to bare back.   The girth straps are angled forward so that the saddle sits the rider centrally on the horse's back.  Saddles placed over the wither will interfere with the rotation of the shoulder blade and cause the horse to shorten its stride to minimize the discomfort.   Horses which are uncomfortable will not perform at their best whether in serious competition or purely for pleasure riding.   The Trapezius was developed purely for our own use but we do sometimes have an extra one for sale as people have often asked us to sell them.  We are not in the saddlery trade so we do this as a service to horse owners who agree with us that this is the ultimate saddle for horse and rider!  The current cost is ï¿½1100 but we have none available at the moment.   The following paragraphs may give you more insight into the effects of poor saddle fit on the hores's behaviour and performance.  We hope this helps you to recognise and eliminate saddle problems for your horse.   THE ULTIMATE STOIC                                  That the horse is the ultimate stoic cannot be held to question.  The have a high tolerance level to pain and an even higher tolerance of discomfort ‑ otherwise we could not ride them.   It is because of this tolerance of pain, discomfort and general mistreatment that we must learn to recognise when we are damaging the horse, either physically or mentally.  All too often I hear a rider describe their horse as brilliantly clever because it 'pretends to go lame' to avoid schoolwork, or jumping, or being ridden two days in a row!   Horses are just not that clever or complex!  It is complete nonsense to ascribe to the horse the ability to pretend to limp to avoid a particular kind of work!  Far more likely is that the horse is suffering from a minor lameness ALL THE TIME but particular types of work bring it to the fore such that the rider notices it.  Take the hunter who hunts all day, taking jumps in its stride and


What was the middle name of Mark Chapman, John Lennon’s killer?

Mark David Chapman: John Lennon's killer wrote chilling letters to arresting NYPD officer | Daily Mail Online comments Correspondence: Convicted killer Mark David Chapman wrote several chilling letters to his arresting officer The chilling contents of letters written by John Lennon’s killer have been revealed, showing his deep obsession with ‘Catcher on the Rye’ and his desire to be friends with his arresting officer. In a series of never-before-seen letters obtained by Page Six, Mark David Chapman details to NYPD officer Steve Spiro his deranged mind. He first wrote in 1983 that he ‘wanted to be friends’ with Officer Spiro, and asked if the cop would locate Chapman’s copy of ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ which he had on him during the murder and was lost during Chapman’s arrest. The letters, which are being sold by Gary Zimet’s Moments in Time, which sells rare or historic documents, are valued at around $75,000. According to Page Six , Chapman sent three typed letters to the NYPD officer. At the end of one, he mused that Mr Spiro was ‘still the best d*** cop in New York City.’ Chapman also eerily said: ‘We were all part of something big, Steve,’ adding that something ‘phenomenal’ was all going to ‘come out.’ In one of his letters, Chapman compared a self-immolating woman in Saigon to his belief in J.D. Salinger’s influential novel, saying that the poems found on her body were her legacy. ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ is my statement,’ Chapman wrote. Scroll down for video New York's finest: Police direct traffic outside the Dakota the morning after Lennon was shot to death in front of the building; the arresting officer, Steve Spiro, received letters from Chapman Moment in time: The 'Double Fantasy' album that John Lennon autographed for Mark David Chapman hours before the former postal delivery man shot the singer The convicted murderer also chillingly told Officer Spiro: ‘Lennon was a phony of the highest degree, but there were others who could – and would- have served the same purpose.’ Mr Spiro, who was the first officer on the scene of the shooting, said that he first thought the shots were fireworks over Central Park. ‘I grabbed the guy, Mark David Chapman,’ Mr Spiro said at the time. ‘I wheeled him around. I’m cuffing him…I turn to my right, and see John Lennon being carried out of the building.’ The two had no more interaction than that. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share According to a hearing transcript released last August, Chapman, 57, a former security guard from Hawaii, said during an August 22 parole hearing that he's been offered lodging and a farm job by Stanley Thurber in Medina, a village between Rochester and Buffalo. He also said that if he was granted parole, he would ‘probably stay right where I’m at’ – in prison. The convicted killer added: ‘I’m so bonded that I could probably assure you that, if released, I’d probably stay right where I’m at. ‘You know, once you stand on a rock for 20 years and feel the waves on you and you don’t go anywhere because you’re on a rock, you don’t want to move.’ Chapman, who was again denied parole last August, shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where the former Beatle lived. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Speaking about Mr Thuber in the hearing, Chapman told the parole board: 'He's a minister and he's an older fellow and he has a lot of contacts in the area and he has agreed to refurbish his upstairs apartment for me and offered me two jobs.’ Fated meeting: John Lennon signs Mark Chapman's copy of Double Fantasy outside the Dakota Building in 1980, hours before Chapman opened fire on the former Beatle and killed him Scene of the crime: Lennon lived at the Dakota Apartments on Manhattan's Upper West Side; there is now a plaque commemorating where the musician was shot He said his wife, Gloria Hiroko Chapman, met Thurber at a church function and was 'impressed by his deep commitment to Christ.' After corresponding with Mr Thurber, Chapman said, they met for the


According to legend, which Greek philosopher slept in a tub?

Greek Philosopher: Diogenes Greek Philosopher: Diogenes Updated on December 4, 2016 412 - 322 BC The celebrated Greek cynic philosopher who is said to have lived in a tub, wearing the coarsest clothing and living on the plainest food. Many of his sayings have been preseved, and serve for occasional quotation. 'Diogenes' by John William Waterhouse, 1882 About Diogenes Diogenes was born in Sinope, in Pontus, an Ionian Greek colony on the Southern Shores of the Black Sea (present-day Turkey). His father, Icesias, a banker, was convicted of debasing the coinage, and Diogenes, being implicated in the matter, was obliged to leave Sinope. He traveled to Athens, where he convinced the Cynic philosopher Antisthenes to take him as a disciple. Diogenes then plunged into a life of austerity and self-mortification. He wore coarse clothing, ate the plainest food, and accepted relief from the Athenians. He slept on bare ground, in the open streets, or under porticoes. His eccentric life did not, however, lose him respect of the Athenians, who admired his contempt of comfort. Practical good was the chief aim of his philosophy; and he did not conceal his disdain for literature and the fine arts. He laughed at men of letters for reading the sufferings of Odysseus while neglecting their own, and at orators who studied how to enforce truth but not how to practice it. On a voyage to Aegina he was seized by pirates and carried to Crete, where he was sold as a slave. When asked what business he was proficient in, he answered, "In commanding." He was purchased by a certain Xeniades of Corinth, who recognized his worth, set him free, and made him tutor to his children. Alexander the Great According to a popular story, on one occasion Diogenes had an interview with Alexander III, King of Macedonia. The king opened the conversation with "I am Alexander the Great", and the philosopher answered, "And I am Diogenes the Cynic". Alexander then asked him in what way he could serve him. "You can stand out of the sunshine," the philosopher replied. Alexander is said to have been so struck with the Cynic's self-possession that he went away remaking, "If I were not Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes." Diogenes died at Corinth, according to tradition, on the same day as Alexander. Alexander the Great meets the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope circa 335 BC. Related Links


‘The Manassa Mauler’ was the nickname of which heavyweight boxing champion?

Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey The “Manassa Mauler” and his history at Kingsborough – The Kingsborough Blog Brooklyn , Coast Guard , CUNY , History , Merchant Marine , Photographs Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey at the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Training Facility now Kingsborough Community College. During World War II , former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Coast Guard Reserve.  He reported for active duty on 12 June 1942 at Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York, (Now Kingsborough Community College) where he was assigned as “Director of Physical Education.”  He was promoted to lieutenant  commander (temporary) in December 1942 and commander (temporary) in March of 1944. Damon Runyan nicknamed Dempsey the “Manassa Mauler” during the fighter’s first, unsuccessful trip to New York, in 1916.  In 1944 he was assigned to the transport USS Wakefield.  In 1945 he was on the attack transport USS Arthur Middleton for the invasion of Okinawa.  Commander Jack Dempsey, holding rifle, rides a Coast Guard landing craft to the Okinawa Beach in the Philippines a few hours after the initial attack began on the Japanese Ryuku Island in April, 1945 during World War II. The former heavyweight champion is an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. (AP Photo) In July of 1945 he assigned to the Commander, 11th Naval District for assignment to Military Morale Duty.  In fact he even wrote a book about his time at the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Training Station titled ” How to Fight Tough”. . His orders: “Make ’em tough!” His task: to teach rookie Coast Guardsmen how to fight down and dirty in the face of the very real threat of enemy troops infiltrating American shores. Get in the ring with “the Manassa Mauler” as he gives 18 fully illustrated lessons in the art of bashing and brawling on the battlefield, including Subduing an Armed Enemy, The Unbreakable Strangle, Beating the Punch, Hammering Your Way Jack Dempsey first started boxing professionally in 1914.  He first started boxing under the name of “Kid Blacky” and later boxed under the name of the “Manassa Mauler” after his home town of Manassa, Colorado.  Throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s he was extremely popular and is probably one of the most popular boxing champions of all times. circa 1935: American heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983) strikes a sparring pose for the camera while wearing his boxing gloves. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth-two of the most famous athletes of the 1920’s and good friends at the Ansonia Hotel in NYC. So when World War II rolled around he jumped at the chance to serve. He was first commissioned as a Lieutenant in the New York State Army National Guard, but he resigned and took a commission United States Coast Guard and would advance to the rank of Commander. Eulance Peacock, member of the 1930 American Olympic Team and co-holder with Jesse Owens of the world’s 100-yard dash record, leads a class in sitting up exercises at Manhattan Beach Coast Guard training station. Dempsey was made Director of Physical Education at The Coast Guards Manhattan Beach Training Facility in Brooklyn New York. Instead of just teaching physical fitness Dempsey taught the new recruits how to fight. He worked with B.J. Cosneck, who was the Coast Guards hand-to-hand combat expert and a college wrestling champion. Dempsey and Cosneck would prepare the recruits to fight it out on the battlefield or in a barroom brawl. They would teach recruits self defense techniques from come-alongs to strangles. During his time with Cosneck, Dempsey would write his first book titled appropriately “How to Fight Tough.” Paul (Tiny) Wyatt, one-time leading contender for heavyweight boxing honors, sparring with Hart Kraeten, former Golden Gloves champ, at the Manhattan Beach Coast Guard station. The book was easy to follow guide that told soldiers and sailors how to fight. It included boxing, wrestling, and jujutsu techniques. B.J. Cosneck would write his own book called American Combat Judo after the


What acid does the stomach use to break down food?

How does Stomach Acid Break Down Food? (with pictures) Hobbies How does Stomach Acid Break Down Food? Originally Written By: Brendan McGuigan Revised By: Phil Riddel Last Modified Date: 17 January 2017 Copyright Protected: Top 10 amazing movie makeup transformations Stomach acid, or gastric juice, is mostly made up of hydrochloric acid (HCl), with a good amount of sodium chloride and potassium chloride as well. This acid helps break down food by dissolving some of the bonds in protein molecules, then activates enzymes that further separate these compounds, allowing them to be used by the body. Other nutrients, like carbohydrates and fats, are primarily broken down in the intestines, not the stomach. Production The stomach contains oxyntic cells (also called parietal cells), which release hydrochloric acid in response to a number of different factors. Seeing, smelling, tasting or even thinking about food, for example, causes the brain to send signals to the stomach to prepare it for food to arrive. Once in the stomach, chemicals in the food cause more gastric juice to be produced, as does the stretching the stomach wall. When food leaves the stomach, new signals are sent to stop more acid from being released. Breakdown of Food Hydrochloric acid denatures the proteins in food, which means that it breaks the bonds that allows the molecules to hold their shapes. This exposes the peptide bonds that hold together the amino acid units that make up the protein molecules. At the same time, HCl activates an important enzyme, pepsinogen, by turning it into pepsin . The pepsin then breaks the peptide bonds in proteins, freeing the amino acids and allowing them to be absorbed by the body. In addition to helping to break down food, HCl also acts as a sort of safety mechanism to help protect the body against dangerous bacteria that may have been ingested with food or water. Its pH is typically between 1 and 2, which is very strong. The highly acidic environment is deadly to the vast majority of harmful bacteria and other microorganisms, helping to wipe out the bulk of intruders before the immune system even has to get involved. Although not a perfect defense, it helps reduce the workload on the body’s later defenses. Once the stomach acid has done its job of breaking down the proteins in food, the resulting material is sent onward. Additional digestive juices are secreted from the pancreas and liver into the intestines, where they break down carbohydrates and fats. The small and large intestines take this material and absorb all of the vital nutrients that they can from it. Then, once processed as completely as it can be, the remainder is passed out of the body as waste. Problems Caused by Stomach Acid When food is swallowed, it goes down a long tube called the esophagus , which has strong muscles at both ends and a valve at the bottom that is meant to stop juice from the stomach from making its way in. Sometimes, however, this valve does not do its job properly, and fails to keep all of the acid out, allowing some to leak into the esophageal tissue. When this happens, the HCl in the tissue creates a burning sensation known as heartburn , and sometimes an acidic taste in the back of the throat. Since gastric juice is so strong, the lining of the stomach has to have a defense mechanism to protect itself from damage. It produces mucus that is high in bicarbonate, an alkaline substance that coats the lining of the stomach, neutralizing any acid that comes into contact with it. Sometimes, this mechanism doesn’t work effectively for a number of different reasons, such as overproduction of HCl, lack of sufficient blood supply, or the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which can infect the stomach’s mucus layer. When this protective function is impaired, the acid can damage the lining, which may result in a gastric ulcer . Underproduction of HCl can also be a problem. Many essential vitamins are tightly bound to proteins, and if these cannot be broken down effectively, a person may develop a vitamin deficiency, even with a diet that includes enou


In which county is Bosworth Field, site of the famous battle of 1485?

Battle of Bosworth (Field) 1485 - 1000004| Historic England Battle of Bosworth (Field) 1485 List Entry Summary This battlefield is registered within the Register of Historic Battlefields by English Heritage for its special historic interest. Name: Battle of Bosworth (Field) 1485 List entry Number: 1000004 Location The registered battlefield site is located across five parishes: Sheepy, Higham on the Hill, Stoke Golding, Sutton Cheney and Witherley, including the key locations of Ambion and Crown Hills. The battlefield may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. County: Leicestershire Parish: Higham on the Hill County: Leicestershire National Park: Not applicable to this List entry. Grade: Not Applicable to this List Entry Date first registered: 06-Jun-1995 Date of most recent amendment: 07-Jun-2013 Legacy System Information The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System: Battlefields UID: 5 Asset Groupings This list entry does not comprise part of an Asset Grouping. Asset Groupings are not part of the official record but are added later for information. List entry Description The Battle of Bosworth Field, 21st August 1485. Reasons for Designation Bosworth Battlefield, the site of the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, is Registered for the following principal reasons: * Historical importance: an iconic event in English history, the Battle of Bosworth brought the Tudor dynasty to the throne and saw the last death of an English king in battle;  * Topographic integrity: while agricultural land management has changed since the battle, the battlefield remains largely undeveloped and permits the site of encampments and the course of the battle to be appreciated; * Archaeological Potential: recent investigation has demonstrated that the area of the battlefield retains material which can greatly add to our understanding of the battle; * Technological significance: Bosworth is one of the earliest battles in England for which we have clear evidence of significant use of artillery. History Historical Context The Wars of the Roses were caused by the protracted struggle for power between the reigning dynasty of the House of Lancaster and the competing House of York. The deposition of Edward V by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in 1483 was widely resented. Richard III was never a popular King, especially in the South of England. For the first time since 1471, when the twin victories of the late Edward IV at Barnet and Tewkesbury extinguished the Lancastrian cause, circumstances favoured a renewal of the dynastic challenge to the Yorkist monarchy. The most favoured of the alternative candidates for the throne was Henry Tudor, styled Earl of Richmond, who had lived in Brittany since 1471. A first attempt to oust Richard III and install the pretender in his place failed in 1483: the rebellion's prime mover, the Duke of Buckingham, was caught and executed. Nothing daunted, on 1 August 1485 Henry Tudor, accompanied by 2,000 French mercenaries, once again set sail across the Channel. Henry landed in Wales, where his family wielded its greatest influence. Thereafter the rebels' advance was rapid. Henry wanted to gain as much support as possible. He was particularly anxious to effect a junction with his stepfather, Thomas, Lord Stanley, whose backing was crucial but not altogether certain. As it transpired, Lord Stanley had good reason to be circumspect: King Richard took his son hostage as a pledge for Stanley's continued good behaviour. Henry occupied Shrewsbury on 15 August. By 19 August he had reached Lichfield; on the same day Richard marched from his base at Nottingham towards Leicester. On 21 August the opposing armies advanced towards each other from Leicester and Tamworth respectively and camped that night only a few miles apart. While historic reports of the troop numbers vary, it is thought that Henry had 5,000 men with him; Richard between 10,000 and 15,000. Lord Stanley, acting in tandem with his brother Sir William Stanley, was also in the vicinity with