The counties of Alameda, El Dorado, Fresno, Marin, Mariposa, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma and Ventura are in what state of the USA?

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What word describes the situation where someone has to choose between two difficulties, and to choose either would have an equally unpleasant outcome?

Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange Proverb or expression for a situation with two choices, both leading to a different kind of trouble up vote 29 down vote favorite 2 I'm searching for a proverb or expression that describes a situation which has two choices or two ways out (that is, somewhat of a forced choice) where both lead to some kind of trouble (but not the same trouble). As an example: Let's say that you can chose to go either left or right. If you go left, you will have to fight your way through an army of trolls. If you go right, you will have to go through a desert without any food or water for one week.      It's off-topic, but I can't refrain...: in Italian it is: "Dalla padella alla brace" :-) – user12067 Aug 17 '11 at 15:15 9   "If I go there will be trouble, an' if I stay it will be double" - The Clash –  Bob Roberts Aug 17 '11 at 15:35      @Marco What does it literally mean? In swedish, it is called to "sitta i en rävsax" which translates to "sitting in a fox trap". I think it's one of those traps which snaps shut and therefore you encounter troubles from both sides at the same time. –  Speldosa Aug 17 '11 at 16:01 1 Dilemna? Paradox? –  Joe the Person Aug 17 '11 at 21:22 3   I thought of double edged sword besides a few that are already here. –  hippietrail Aug 19 '11 at 9:54 The most common English phrase for this is between a rock and a hard place . It means: In difficulty, faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options. Specifically, to say you are caught between a rock and a hard place means that you are in a dilemma. The exact dilemma seems to be exactly what you're describing-- Morton's fork , which is: a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives (in other words, a dilemma), or two lines of reasoning that lead to the same unpleasant conclusion. It is analogous to the expressions "between the devil and the deep blue sea," "between a rock and a hard place," or, as those in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world say, "Between a cross and a sword." This is the opposite of the Buridan's Ass. 38   Let's not forget a good old one: Damned if you do; damned if you don't. –  Phoenix Aug 17 '11 at 12:54      NB The Spanish set phrase is actually "between a sword and a wall" (literally "the" rather than "a"). –  Peter Taylor Aug 20 '11 at 9:55    Between the horns of a dilemma. –  GEdgar Aug 20 '11 at 15:12 2 There are a number of these in English. Between a rock and a hard place. Between Scylla and Charybdis. Between the devil and the deep blue sea. As well as the closely related expression: Out of the frying pan and into the fire. 14   "Between a rock and a hard place." is a nice one, but "Out of the frying pan and into the fire." actually means you went from a bad situation to a worse one. –  Alenanno Aug 17 '11 at 10:20 2   I was proud I understood the expression "between Scylla and Charybdis" when I first heard it. –  jhocking Aug 17 '11 at 14:31    @jhocking Can you explain it? :) –  Louis Rhys Aug 18 '11 at 1:51 1   They are a couple of sea monsters that guarded a waterway in ancient Greek myth. –  jhocking Aug 18 '11 at 2:11      @LouisRhys: In Greek mythology, Scylla was a sea monster who lived underneath a dangerous rock at one side of the Strait of Messina, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis.She threatened passing ships and in the Odyssey ate six of Odysseus' companions. Charybdis was once a nymph-daughter of Poseidon and Gaia who flooded lands for her father's underwater kingdom until Zeus turned her into a monster and have her suck in and out water three times an day. She lived in a cave at one side of the Strait of Messina, opposite the monster Scylla, the two of them forming a dangerous threat to passing ships. –  rhetorician Aug 9 '13 at 14:45 3   Though, at least in popular use, dilemma can be used when choosing between two desirable options as well, as not choosing one of the desirable options could be considered unfavorable. –  Adam Robinson Aug 17 '11 at 12:38


Emilio Lavazza, who died in February 2010, ran a company which was associated with what product?

Emilio Lavazza - Telegraph Obituaries Emilio Lavazza Emilio Lavazza, who has died aged 78, helped to spread Italian coffee culture  around the world as head of a family-run business which now sells coffee in  90 countries, including Britain, the United States and even Brazil (the  country where, as the song recalls, they have an awful lot of it already). Photo: Milestone Media/National Comments An old-style entrepreneur, he began working in 1955 in the business founded by his grandfather Luigi in 1895 in Turin. It was Luigi's idea to blend coffees from different sources, skilfully balancing delicate aromas and flavours. Known as "Mr Espresso", "The King of Coffee" or (to his employees) simply "Signor Emilio", Lavazza drove – with Ernesto Illy, who for many years ran the Trieste-based Illycaffè company – a postwar boom that spread the technique of making espresso coffee to an international audience. As a young man Emilio started out delivering ground Lavazza coffee door-to-door to restaurants around Turin. By the early 1960s the firm was the first in Italy to have introduced vacuum-packed grounds. To promote the product, Lavazza initiated award-winning campaigns featuring celebrities such as the singer Luciano Pavarotti and the film star Nino Manfredi proclaiming the company's slogan: "Lavazza Coffee: the more of it you down, the more it picks you up". To this day, the company prides itself on its stylish publicity, and produces an annual calendar with occasionally risqué images shot by world-class photographers like Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz and Finlay MacKay. Vacuum packs were not the only innovation. At a coffee laboratory in Turin, Lavazza developed coffee capsules for single-shot brewing and other technical advances in roasting and vending. In the 1980s the company began opening "real" Italian coffee bars across Europe, with subsidiaries in Britain, France, Germany and Austria as well as the United States. Lavazza's personal mission was to beat back American-based chains such as Starbucks, and his company most recently ventured into the Indian market with the Barista coffee chain. Related Articles Will Radcliff 28 Sep 2014 Emilio Lavazza was born in Turin in 1932 and lived there all his life. An intensely private man, he instinctively avoided the public eye. The company is still privately owned, and a fourth generation of Lavazzas are among the company's senior management. He became chief executive officer (after his father's death) in 1971 and chairman (on the death of his uncle) in 1979. At the helm he maintained the family strategy of seeking beans ever further afield – according to the company, it is today the sixth-largest purchaser of green coffee beans in the world. He also consolidated the company's grip on the domestic Italian market with products such as Lavazza Gold and Grand'Espresso which, with its cheaper varieties, accounted for almost half the coffee sold in a country where the drink is a national obsession. An enthusiastic sports fan, Lavazza once reportedly turned down the presidency of his local football team. His company was a sponsor of the 1998 World Cup in France. In a rare interview with an Italian newspaper in 2003 Lavazza spoke of his passion for fishing, jazz, and collecting toy soldiers – of which he amassed so many that storing them became a bone of contention with his wife. He was also a connoisseur of murder mysteries, and wrote two himself. Lavazza served several terms as president of the Italian Association of Food Manufacturing. In 1991 he was honoured as a Knight of Labour for his services to Italian industry, and in 1993 received an honorary degree from Turin University. Emilio Lavazza, who died on February 16, is survived by his wife and their son and daughter, both directors of the company.


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The following were influential in developing which subject in China: Liu Hui, Zu Geng, Li Chunfeng, Yang Hui, Shen Kuo, Liu Xin, Zhang Heng, Liu Hui, Zu Chongzhi and Wang Xiaotong?

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What large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the state of California USA and stretches approximately 800 kilometres (500 miles) has the northern half called the Sacramento Valley, and the southern half the San Joaquin Valley, which meet at the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta?

WOA!! World Ovepopulation Awareness (10) Kenya 56 million The U.S. is the only wealthy country in the top 25 and is the only country in the top 10 with a total fertility rate near the replacement rate. The other top 10 countries have much higher total fertility rates, vastly exceeding the global average. The U.S. is the only country in the top 10 list with a median age of over 30 years (at 37 years). In fact, no other country in the top 25 has a median age over 30. No other country in the top 25 has more than 6% of its population foreign born (13% in the U.S.). The current American population of around 310 million is the third largest in the world, exceeding only by India and China. That means that a 1% increase in the U.S. population contributes far more to the world population than a 1% increase by Mexico, Turkey or any another OECD country. The population growth difference isn't due to the life expectancy differences.* After all, the U.S. has a life expectancy of around 78 years, near the bottom of the OECD countries. Age distribution plays some role. The U.S. has the 7th youngest population of the OECD countries, averaging about 7 to 8 years younger than Japan, Germany and Italy. Karen Gaia says: the author seems to be ignoring the large number of baby boomers entering their retirement years. http://www.prb.org/Articles/2012/us-population-growth-decline.aspx A decade ago, children under age 18 made up a significant component of annual population growth and exceeded the growth of those ages 65 and older. But by 2011, these patterns had reversed: The number of people under age 18 declined by 190,000 between 2010 and 2011, while the number of elderly increased by 917,000. Growth in the number of working-age adults, including those in prime childbearing ages, is also down sharply. See also: http://www.csa.us/SeniorPopulationGrowth.aspx Reports That the U.S. Birth Rate in 2011 was the Lowest in History Are, Well, Wrong November 28, 2012, Population Reference Bureau blog Recently we heard 'news' of the U.S. "birth rate" being the lowest (n 2011) since records have been kept. But what these various sources have been calling the "birth rate" is actually the general fertility rate -- that one was the lowest ever. The total fertility rate, which is the correct measure to use, has not recently seen the lowest rate ever. There are three "birth rates": the crude birth rate is annual births per 1,000 total population; the general fertility rate is annual births per 1,000 women of childbearing age; and the total fertility rate is the average number of children women would bear in their lifetimes if the pace of childbearing remained constant for the long term. The U.S. National Center for Health Statistics noted that the general fertility rate (GFR) of 63.2 for 2011 was the lowest ever reported. The crude birth rate was also the lowest ever. But both of these measures are affected by age structure. The general fertility rate can also be affected by a population's age structure within the female population of childbearing age, usually 15-49. The U.S. population now has a smaller proportion of younger women in the childbearing population than before. The total fertility rate (TFR), on the other hand, is unaffected by age structure and is directly comparable over the years. If the rate of childbearing were the same today as it was in 1976, the U.S. would have had 3.7 million births instead of the 3.9 million it did have. In 1976 the TFR was the lowest in U.S. history and it still is. Not 2011. Statistical Malpractice at the U.S. Census Bureau? - How Fast Does the U.S. Grow? June 10 , 2012, You Tube It was probably Mark Twain who said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth puts on its boots." He also remarked "There are three kinds of lies. Lies, damn lies, and statistics." Examines the way in which the Census Bureau downplayed U.S. population growth during the release of the 2010 Census results. Americans Put Off Having Babies Amid Poor Economy July 25, 2012, USA Today The USA's birthrate has dropped to its low


Which department store headquartered in Piccadilly, London was founded as a grocery store in 1707?

Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London | Shopping/Department Stores in London | LondonTown.com Opening Times The Royal Family's favourite food hall, Fortnum & Mason is one of the oldest and most famous stores in Piccadilly, if not the capital. After 300 years of trading, this historic department has a pre-war gentility; its gilded furnishings and exquisitely wrapped produce offer an appealing anachronism in today's modern age of convenience. Quintessentially English, this historic department store owes its royal patronage to William Fortnum's grandson, Charles's years of service with Queen Charlotte. Still the purveyor of food and wine to the Royal Family, Fortnum's is a must-see for anyone visiting London. Opened by Messrs Fortnum and Mason in 1707, the store has supplied provisions during both the Napoleonic and Crimean wars. Despite stocking a solid range of accessories, perfumes, furniture and homeware, the shop is, understandably, famed for its fantastic, upmarket food hall piled high with gastronomic delights and adorned with chandeliers and marble pillars. Some of the delicacies here are a little overpriced but the quality is exceptionally high. If youre visiting London in the summer months and want to sink your teeth into a top-notch picnic hamper, look no further; Fortnum's has supplied hampers to high society types at events such as the Henley Regatta and the Ascot Races. Even if you're not a foodie, the shop itself is worth a visit just to check out the fantastic decor. It is also an excellent place to pick up a gift. All the delicacies and luxuries on sale here come so beautifully packaged you won't want to open. Best for: Hampers and Champers, kings and queens, princes and pies. ï¿½


What is the name of the water sports that originated in Australia in the early 20th century, that has become popular in New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the USA?

Teaching Heritage Teaching Heritage Australian 20th century Australian 20th Century Timeline The ‘ Australian 20th century ’ timeline follows events and developments in Australia from Federation through to the year 2000. This collection of events provides another means of investigating Australia's past and trying to identify what we mean by 'Our Heritage'. 1900s The first decade  of this century brought many changes. Federation occurred in 1901  and Australia became a nation. The flag we have today was chosen,  all men and women could vote except for Aboriginal people. The streets  were lit by electricity, surf bathing in the daytime was no longer  considered illegal and Australia won Wimbledon for the first time. The first lifesaving  club in the world was founded at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Peters Icecream  company began and, appropriately, the automatic totalisator for  betting on horse-races was invented by an Australian. The 'White  Australia' Policy was established, the Australian Labor Party was  formed, Empire Day was inaugurated and the High Court was set up.  The two-party political system began in Australia. The New South  Wales Aboriginal Protection Board was established and Canberra was  chosen as a site for the federal capital. Questions     for research and discussion: Choose      three of the events listed in this decade and write a paragraph      on each event arguing why it should be considered a major influence      on how Australians regard themselves. What      was the the 'White Australia' Policy? Why did it have an enormous      influence on Australian society and culture? What      did the 'Protectionists' believe in? What did the 'Free traders'      believe in? Investigate      one of the ship wrecks of this decade. Why      do Australians celebrate Australia Day on 25 January? Why don't      they celebrate 'Federation Day' - the day Australia became a      nation on 1 January 1901? An    outbreak of bubonic plague in Sydney's Rocks area leads to a    massive clean-up. First    discovery of natural gas in Australia. Soldiers    from the Australian states depart for China's Boxer War. Lord    Hopetoun arrives in Sydney (19 December) and invites NSW Premier    Sir William Lyne to form a federal ministry, but Lyne, an anti-federalist,    is unable to gain support. 24 December, Edmund Barton is commissioned. Intercolonial    conference held at the Sydney Trades Hall to consider forming    a Federal Labour Party. Whaling    operations from Hobart end. Detachments    of Citizen's Bushmen's Corps from New South Wales and South    Australia leave for South Africa to fight in the Anglo-Boer    War. (Detachments from Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia    leave during March). SS    'Glenelg' wrecked off Victorian coast; 31 lives lost. Contingents    of Imperial Bushmen begin leaving for South Africa. Commonwealth    of Australia Constitution Act passed by the British Parliament,    receives Royal assent. At    the Paris Olympics, F C V Lane wins the 200 metres freestyle    swimming event. Film:    Joseph Perry and the Salvation Army make 'Soldiers of the Cross'. Books:    'On the Track', 'Verses, Popular and Humorous' by Henry Lawson    are published. The estimated    population of Australia is 3,765,300. (New     SouthWales, 1,360,305; Tasmania,172,900; WA,179,967; South     Australia, 357,250; Victoria,1196,213; Queensland, 493,847;     Northern Territory, 4,857.) The    Commonwealth of Australia is proclaimed at a ceremony in Centennial    Park, Sydney. Lord Hopetoun assumes office as Governor-General,    and Prime Minister Edmund Barton and his cabinet ministers (Executive    Council) are sworn in. Baldwin    Spencer and F J Gillen make a year-long investigation of the    Aborigines of northern Central Australia. William    Farrar releases his early-maturing, drought-


What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?

Berlin Marathon Live Stream Online, Webcam Feed, Date Watch       the Berlin Marathon live online       streaming . The       Berlin Marathon is a major running       and sporting event held annually in       Berlin, Germany. The official       marathon distance of 42.195       kilometers (26 miles 385 yards) is       set up as a city-wide road race       where professional athletes and       amateur sportsmen jointly       participate. First initiated in 1974       the event traditionally takes place       on the last weekend in September. With       40,827 enrolled starters from 107       countries, 35,913 official finishers       and more than one million spectators       in 2008 the Berlin marathon is one       of the largest and most popular road       races in the world. Along with four       other venues it forms the World       Marathon Majors, a series offering a       $1 million prize purse to be split       equally between the top male and       female marathoners. The       most marathon world records for men       and women have been set at the       Berlin course, which is known for       its flat profile, even surface, a       cheering spectator crowd, and its       frequently mild autumn temperatures.       In 2008 a new record was set by       Haile Gebrselassie while the fourth       best time in a women marathon was       set by Irina Mikitenko. The       event is split in 2 days. Around       8,000 additional inline skaters       competing at the marathon course one       day before the running event,       usually at a Saturday. Power       walkers, handbikers, wheelchair       riders, and a children's marathon       (4.2195 km) are also part of the       marathon weekend which is organised       by SCC Running and currently       sponsored by real-hypermarkets. Local Weather:


What autism spectrum disorder was first identified in 1944 due to a study of children who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy?

Medical Marijuana and Asperger Disorder | medicalmarijuana.com Medical Marijuana Blog Medical Marijuana and Asperger Disorder Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger’s, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar, odd) use of language are frequently reported.  Symptoms include social awkwardness, loud vocalizations, atypical speech, emotional detachment or over-attachment, anger management issues, and narrow interests that may become obsessive.  Those with AS usually feel like they don’t “fit in” with society. They’re often smarter, more creative, or more observant than their peers and can excel in life when given a chance. The syndrome is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, studied and described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy.  The modern conception of Asperger syndrome came into existence in 1981 and went through a period of popularization,  becoming standardized as a diagnosis in the early 1990’s.  Many questions remain about aspects of the disorder.  There is doubt about whether it is distinct from high-functioning autism (HFA),  partly because of this, its prevalence is not firmly established.  The diagnosis of Asperger’s was eliminated in the 2013 fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and replaced by a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on a severity scale. The exact cause is unknown. Although research suggests the likelihood of a genetic basis,  there is no known genetic cause and brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology.  There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data.  Intervention is aimed at improving symptoms and function. The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits to address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness.   Most children improve as they mature to adulthood, but social and communication difficulties may persist.   Some researchers and people with Asperger’s have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disability that must be treated or cured. As a pervasive developmental disorder, Asperger syndrome is distinguished by a pattern of symptoms rather than a single symptom. It is characterized by qualitative impairment in social interaction, by stereotyped and restricted patterns of behavior, activities and interests, and by no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or general delay in language. Intense preoccupation with a narrow subject, one-sided verbosity, restricted prosody, and physical clumsiness are typical of the condition, but are not required for diagnosis People with Asperger syndrome often display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused. They may stick to inflexible routines, move in stereotyped and repetitive ways, or preoccupy themselves with parts of objects. Pursuit of specific and narrow areas of interest is one of the most striking features of AS.   Individuals with AS may collect volumes of detailed information on a relatively narrow topic such as weather data or star names, without necessarily having a genuine understanding of the broader topic.  For example, a child might memorize camera model numbers while caring little about photography.  This behavior is usually apparent by age 5 or 6.   Although these special interests may change from time to time, they typically become more unusual an


"Complete the title of this James Bond film: ""Licence To ... ""?"

Licence to Kill (1989) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error James Bond goes rogue and sets off to unleash vengeance on a drug lord who tortured his best friend, a C.I.A. agent, and left him for dead and murdered his bride after he helped capture him. Director: From $10.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 23 titles created 05 Mar 2013 a list of 24 images created 25 Jul 2014 a list of 23 titles created 10 Dec 2014 a list of 26 titles created 29 Dec 2015 a list of 26 titles created 3 months ago Title: Licence to Kill (1989) 6.6/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. James Bond is living on the edge to stop an evil arms dealer from starting another world war. Bond crosses all seven continents in order to stop the evil Whitaker and General Koskov. Director: John Glen A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces. Director: John Glen An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley. Director: John Glen Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Director: John Glen James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed. Director: Lewis Gilbert 007 is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organization and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond is led to believe that he is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Director: Guy Hamilton James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle and discovers a plot to commit global genocide. Director: Lewis Gilbert James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage. Director: Roger Spottiswoode James Bond woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world. Director: Peter R. Hunt A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon. Director: Guy Hamilton Agent 007 and the Japanese secret service ninja force must find and stop the true culprit of a series of spacejackings before nuclear war is provoked. Director: Lewis Gilbert Edit Storyline James Bond is on possibly his most brutal mission yet. Bond's good friend, Felix Leiter, is left near death, by drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond sets off on the hunt for Sanchez, but not everyone is happy. MI6 does not feel Sanchez is their problem and strips Bond of his license to kill making Bond more dangerous than ever. Bond gains the aid of one of Leiter's friends, known as Pam Bouvier and sneaks his way into the drug factories, which Sanchez owns. Will Bond be able to keep his identity secret, or will Sanchez see Bond's true intentions? Written by simon His bad side is a dangerous place to be. See more  » Genres: Rated PG-13 for action violence and drug content | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 14 July 1989 (USA) See mo


Strasbourg Travel Guide: Where France and Germany Collide Updated October 13, 2016. Germany or France? Strasbourg is the ultimate European city. It has flavours of both France and Germany, and sits right on the border of the two countries. Geographically strategic, it was fought over for centuries between the French and Germans and Alsace and Lorraine. The home of the European Parliament, this often-overlooked and surprisingly cosmopolitan destination hosts France's oldest Christmas market and features a stunning cathedral. And if you want more, the Black Forest and the legendary Rhine River are just at or just beyond the city's edge.  It can be hard to guess which country you are really in when visiting the city. The signs are in both languages; beer and wine are both tremendously popular and there's a common cuisine with dishes like sauerkraut in German or choucroute in French. And the architecture is distinctly German, almost Hansel-and-Gretal like.  A Memorable Cuisine This is one of the best regions of France when it comes to great cuisine, and that's saying quite a bit considering this is, well, France. continue reading below our video Before Your Road Trip, Watch This The Alsatian dishes here have a boldness and earthiness that is reminiscent of their German roots, while there is attention to quality and detail that is the epitome of French gourmet philosophy. Some local cuisine experiences you shouldn't miss include: Visiting a local winstub (wine bar) for the ultimate France/German experience. The wines that are most popular here are white, light and tart, such as Rieslings and Gewurztraminers. Alsatian beers are also wonderful. Sampling the local eau de vie. Literally meaning "water of life," this is fruit liquor to the extreme. Unlike many other country's liquors that are typically made with sugar, Alsatian eau de vie is sweetened entirely by fruit. Filling up on baeckoffe and coq au Riesling, some of the fabulous local specialties. Baeckoffe is a 3-meat stew of pork, mutton and beef marinated in wine and  baked for hours with potatoes. Coq au Riesling is much like the better-known coq au vin, but is made with Riesling. It is usually served over fresh-made spaetzle, a German noodle. Alsatian desserts and pastries are another specialty, with tarts made with all kinds of fruit from rhubarb to Mirabelle plums. Getting to Strasbourg and getting around You can fly into Strasbourg, or fly into Paris or Frankfurt and take a two-hour (from Frankfurt) or four-hour (Paris) rail ride into the city. Once you arrive in the city, there is a clean and reliable tramway line, as well as extensive bus routes. Check out the detailed information on travelling from London, the UK and Paris to Strasbourg . Top Strasbourg Attractions Strasbourg’s Notre-Dame Cathedral is one of Europe's most beautiful example of gothic architecture. The stunning pink sandstone façade is quite unique and breath taking. Be sure to go inside for the intricate carvings and stained glass windows. captivate. Each day at 12:30 pm, visitors can see the 1842 astrological clock with its lengthy show. The courtyard out from hosts the city's immensely popular Christmas market . Petite France is Strasbourg's prettiest and most enchanting neighbourhood. Stroll along its streets and walk over the bridges crossing the Ill River. Breathe in the scent of fresh-baked gingerbread from the bakeries in timbered buildings with window boxes overflowing with plants that earned this city the prestigious four-flower ranking. Strasbourg’s Museums are concentrated near the cathedral, with 3 of them housed in the Palais Rohan, once the home of the mighty Rohan family Shop and people-watch at Place Kleber, a busy square lined with popular shops and a hub of activity. Check out the Major Strasbourg Attractions and Events When to go Strasbourg's climate is very German. It can be quite cold and snowy in winter, but the city is at its most beautiful at Christmas-time. Spring is a lovely time to visit as the flowers start to bloom. Summer can be warm, but inviting. Fall is splendid, as


What is the stage name of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who was born on 28 March 1971?

Lady Gaga - Biography - IMDb Lady Gaga Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trade Mark  (10) | Trivia  (55) | Personal Quotes  (42) Overview (4) 5' 1" (1.55 m) Mini Bio (1) Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer. Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City, to Cynthia Louise (Bissett) and Joseph Anthony Germanotta, Jr., an internet entrepreneur. Her father is of Italian descent, and her mother is of half Italian and half French-Canadian, English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Gaga was able to sing and play the piano from a young age. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart from age 11 where was bullied for her appearance (she was small and plumper than other girls with large front teeth) and eccentric habits. By the age of 14, Gaga was performing at open mike nights in clubs and bars. By age 17, she had gained early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. In addition to sharpening her songwriting skills, she composed essays and analytical papers on art, religion, social issues and politics. At the age of 19 Gaga withdrew from her studies and moved out of her parents' home in order to pursue a musical career. During this time she started a band which began to gain local attention. After a brief partnership with talent scout Rob Fusari, which resulted in the creation of her stage name, Gaga was signed to Def Jam Records in 2006; however she was dropped from the label after just three months. Devastated, Gaga returned home, and became increasingly experimental: fascinating herself with emerging neo-burlesque shows, go-go dancing at bars dressed in little more than a bikini in addition to experimenting with drugs. Gaga met performance artist Lady Starlight during this time; after a performance at Lollapalooza Festival in 2007 Gaga was signed by Vince Herbert to Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. Having served as an apprentice songwriter under an internship at Famous Music Publishing, which was later acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Gaga subsequently struck a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV. As a result, she was hired to write songs for Britney Spears and labelmates New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. At Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio; Akon then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live, making her his "franchise player." In 2008 Gaga released her first album 'The Fame' to lukewarm radio play; Gaga toured around Europe and in gay clubs in the US to promote the album - however it was not until her first hit 'Just Dance' came to mainstream attention in 2009 that Gaga exploded onto the music scene. Since then Gaga has gained numerous awards and nominations for a string of hits; her first album spawned several more smash hits ('Paparazzi' 'LoveGame' and 'Poker Face'); while touring the album Gaga wrote 'The Fame Monster', an EP examining the darker side to her new-found fame. The Fame Monster was released in 2009 and won multiple awards, spawning her most iconic single 'Bad Romance' as well as 'Telephone' and 'Alejandro'. During this time Gaga came under increased public and critical scrutiny for her eccentric and often bizarre style choices. Gaga embarked on her second tour, The Monster Ball; upon finishing in May 2011, the critically acclaimed and commercially accomplished tour ran for over one and a half years and grossed $227.4 million, making it one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time and the highest-grossing for a debut headlining artist. Concerts performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City were filmed for an HBO television special. The special accrued one of its five Emmy Award nominations and has since been released on DVD and Blu-ray. In 2011 Gaga released her second full-length album 'Born this Way'; the album was rec


What compound is also known as vitamin B9 or folacin?

The little known difference between folate and folic acid Facebook2.3k Tweet Pin Google+48 If I asked you which of these vitamins was found naturally in food, folate or folic acid, would you know the answer? If not, you’re in good company. Medical professionals, nutrition experts, and health practitioners frequently mix up the two, simply because the terms are often used interchangeably. Many health professionals would even argue that folate and folic acid are essentially the same nutrient. While folic acid is often considered to be a supplemental form of folate, there is an important distinction between these two different compounds. For women past childbearing age, and for men in general, excessive doses of the synthetic form of this nutrient are not necessary, and may even be harmful. What’s the difference between folate and folic acid? Folate is a general term for a group of water soluble b-vitamins, and is also known as B9. Folic acid refers to the oxidized synthetic compound used in dietary supplements and food fortification, whereas folate refers to the various tetrahydrofolate derivatives naturally found in food. ( 1 ) The form of folate that can enter the main folate metabolic cycle is tetrahydrofolate (THF). ( 2 ) Unlike natural folates, which are metabolized to THF in the mucosa of the small intestine, folic acid undergoes initial reduction and methylation in the liver, where conversion to the THF form requires dihydrofolate reductase. The low activity of this enzyme in the human liver, combined with a high intake of folic acid, may result in unnatural levels of unmetabolized folic acid entering the systemic circulation. Several studies have reported the presence of unmetabolized folic acid in the blood following the consumption of folic acid supplements or fortified foods. ( 3 ) Human exposure to folic acid was non-existent until its chemical synthesis in 1943, and was introduced as a mandatory food fortification in 1998. ( 4 ) Food fortification was deemed mandatory due to overwhelming evidence for the protective effect of folic acid supplementation before conception and during early pregnancy on the development of neural tube defects (NTD) in newborns. Risks associated with excessive folic acid intake While the incidence of NTDs in the United States been significantly reduced since folic acid fortification began, there has been concern about the safety of chronic intake of high levels of folic acid from fortified foods, beverages and dietary supplements. ( 5 ) One of the major risks associated with excessive intake of folic acid is the development of cancer. ( 6 ) In patients with ischemic heart disease in Norway, where there is no folic acid fortification of foods, treatment with folic acid plus vitamin B12 was associated with increased cancer outcomes and all-cause mortality. In the United States, Canada, and Chile, the institution of a folic acid supplementation program was associated with an increased prevalence of colon cancer. ( 7 ,  8 ) A randomized control trial found that that daily supplementation with 1 mg of folic acid was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. ( 9 ) Researchers have hypothesized that the excessive consumption of folic acid in fortified foods may be directly related to the increase in cancer rates. Excess folic acid may stimulate the growth of established neoplasms, which can eventually lead to cancer. The presence of unmetabolized folic acid in the blood is associated with decreased natural killer cytotoxicity. ( 10 ) Since natural killer cells play a role in tumor cell destruction, this would suggest another way in which excess folic acid might promote existing premalignant and malignant lesions. A high intake of folic acid might mask detection of vitamin B12 deficiency and lead to a deterioration of central nervous system function in the elderly. In one study, consumption of folic acid in excess of 400 micrograms per day among older adults resulted in significantly faster rate of cognitive decline than supplement nonusers. ( 11 ) Another study found a higher pr


"What book was to have been called, in translation, ""Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice""?"

On Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice. | Neil Cross On Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice. In 1925 – the very year the High Bouncing Love appeared as the Great Gatsby – another best-selling, era-defining book was published, having been renamed by an editor with an eye for such things. The book was called Mein Kampf. Max Amann, the editor in question, had been Hitler’s company sergeant in World War I. Later, he had the publishing gumption to discern that the author’s working title wasn’t really a goer – Hitler having called his opus Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice. Now, Mein Kampf is a canny title, evoking a certain grandeur; implying the story of terrible odds being overcome, the exertions of a self-created Superman. By way of contrast, Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice sounds like a book scribbled on toilet paper by the madman who sits next to you on the bus….accurately signalling not only the narrative’s lunatic malignancy but its fervid anti-style — its incessant, mind-boggling, monomaniacal ranting. Mein Kampf is so manifestly a product of its author’s pathology, the experience of reading is weirdly tedious. It’s a difficult book even to hate. To read it, or to try (I never got past more than twenty pages) is simply to come away baffled and depressed; not by the views expressed, which any halfwit could see were demented, but that people appear to have read this stuff in their droves….even before circumstance meant they kind of had to. Mein Kampf sold well enough for Hitler to buy himself a decent Merc while he was still in prison. It made him rich before it helped make him Chancellor in 1933. The nature of historical causality is a monstrously complex and disputatious subject on which I have many opinions but no expertise — but  still, I can’t help but wonder to what degree things might have been different, had Hitler had a less astute and (one presumes) forthright literary editor.


Which river runs through the cities of Cincinnati and Pittsburgh?

Ohio River Facts • Education • Ohio River Foundation Resources Newsletter: Would you like to receive a   newsletter about our efforts   to Save the River? Just fill in your email address below. Ohio River Facts The River and Its Watershed The Ohio River is 981 miles long, starting at the confluence of the Allegheny and the   Monongahela Rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and ending in Cairo, Illinois, where it   flows into the Mississippi River. The Ohio River flows through or borders six states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio,   Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition, water from parts of New York, Virginia, North   Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama drain into tributaries that empty into the Ohio. The Ohio River is the source of drinking water for more than three million people. Over 25 million people, almost 10% of the US population, live in the Ohio River Basin. There are 20 dams on the Ohio River, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. The dams   have greatly changed the flow of the river, creating a series of very slow moving pools   rather than a free flowing river. This makes the river muddier, which is harmful to benthic   (bottom-dwelling) organisms. In addition, the Corps regularly dredges the river, disrupting   wildlife and increasing turbidity. What is Happening to the Ohio River During rainstorms, raw sewage is discharged directly into the river at over 1,350 points   along the river. A result is that stretches of the Ohio River near many major cities are   closed to swimming. Non-point source pollution from urban runoff and agricultural activities contributes   significant amounts of contaminants to the river. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a major source of water quality problems for the upper Ohio   River and its tributaries. (As water runs through old mines, it becomes contaminated with   sulfur and high concentrations of metals.) Many sections of the Ohio River do not meet water quality standards for bacteria and   pathogens, PCBs, lead, mercury, metals, organics and other pollutants. Approximately 164 species of fish have been found in the Ohio River. However, the dams   have drastically altered the habitat for river organisms, as they prevent fish and other   organisms from moving up and down the river in their natural cycles. 80 species of mussels once lived in the Ohio River. Currently only 50 species occur   and 5 of those are in danger of extinction. There are fish consumption advisories in place for the entire length of the river. Carp   and catfish should not be eaten at all, and limited consumption advisories are in place   for other types of fish including smallmouth buffalo (1 meal/month) white bass, drum, sauger,   black bass (1 meal/week). Also of interest:


"What science features in ""The Man In The White Suit"", a 1951 film starring Alec Guinness?"

The Man in the White Suit (1951) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Man in the White Suit ( 1951 ) Approved | An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but both big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons. Director: a list of 39 titles created 06 Jan 2012 a list of 44 titles created 01 Jan 2013 a list of 24 titles created 07 Sep 2013 a list of 48 titles created 18 Jan 2016 a list of 30 titles created 3 months ago Title: The Man in the White Suit (1951) 7.4/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    1 win & 2 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers. Director: Charles Crichton Five diverse oddball criminal types planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians. Director: Alexander Mackendrick Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. Director: Alexander Mackendrick Residents of a part of London declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a 'Passport to Pimlico'. Director: Henry Cornelius A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Director: Robert Hamer The bigamist captain of a ferry boat between the restricted British colony in Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco has a woman of differing appeal and temperament in each port. Director: Anthony Kimmins An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat. Director: Alexander Mackendrick Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure. Director: Charles Crichton When a lonely, unappreciated farm equipment salesman discovers he has only weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a 'posh' resort. Director: Henry Cass Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician. Director: Alexander Mackendrick Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble. Director: Carol Reed Major Jock Sinclair has been in this Highland regiment since he joined as a boy piper. During the Second World War, as Second-in-Command, he was made acting Commanding Officer. Now the ... See full summary  » Director: Ronald Neame Edit Storyline Sidney Stratton, a humble inventor, develops a fabric which never gets dirty or wears out. This would seem to be a boon for mankind, but the established garment manufacturers don't see it that way; they try to suppress it. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com> Should they let him play...or should they put him away? See more  » Genres: April 1952 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: L'homme au complet blanc See more  » Filming Locations: $3,874        (USA) (16 November 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Alec Guinness performed the stunt of climbing down the side of the mansion. He was convinced by a technician, that the piano wire holding him up would not break, since only piano wire with kinks in it would be prone to breaking. As he got to about four feet from the ground, the wire did in fact break. See more » Goofs When Mr. Harrison is called by a woman because he is wanted


What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD?

Cuneiform script - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cuneiform script Jump to: navigation , search "Cuneiform" redirects here. For other uses, see Cuneiform (disambiguation) . This article contains special characters . Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols . Cuneiform ca. 30th century BC to 1st century AD Parent systems i -form ) is one of the earliest known forms of written expression . Emerging in Sumer around the 30th century BC , with predecessors reaching into the late 4th millennium (the Uruk IV period), cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs . In the course of the 3rd millennium BC the pictorial representations became simplified and more abstract. The number of characters in use also grew gradually smaller, from about 1,000 unique characters in the Early Bronze Age to about 400 unique characters in Late Bronze Age Hittite cuneiform . Cuneiform writing was gradually replaced by alphabetic writing in the Iron Age Neo-Assyrian Empire and was practically extinct by the beginning of the Common Era . It was deciphered from scratch in 19th century scholarship . Cuneiform documents were written on clay tablets , by means of a blunt reed for a stylus . The impressions left by the stylus were wedge shaped, thus giving rise to the name cuneiform ("wedge shaped," from the Latin cuneus, meaning "wedge"). The Sumerian script was adapted for the writing of the Akkadian , Eblaite , Elamite , Hittite , Luwian , Hattic , Hurrian , and Urartian languages, and it inspired the Ugaritic and Old Persian national alphabets. Contents [ edit ] History The cuneiform writing system originated perhaps around 2900 BC [1] in Sumer ; its latest surviving use is dated to 75 AD. [2] The cuneiform script underwent considerable changes over a period of more than two millennia. The image below shows the development of the sign SAG "head" (Borger nr. 184, U+12295 𒊕 ). Stage 1 shows the pictogram as it was drawn around 3000 BC. Stage 2 shows the rotated pictogram as written around 2800 BC. Stage 3 shows the abstracted glyph in archaic monumental inscriptions, from ca. 2600 BC, and stage 4 is the sign as written in clay, contemporary to stage 3. Stage 5 represents the late 3rd millennium, and stage 6 represents Old Assyrian ductus of the early 2nd millennium, as adopted into Hittite. Stage 7 is the simplified sign as written by Assyrian scribes in the early 1st millennium, and until the script's extinction. [ edit ] Pictograms The Kish tablet (ca. 3500 BC), inscribed with proto-cuneiform pictograms. Originally, pictograms were drawn on clay tablets in vertical columns with a pen made from a sharpened reed stylus , or incised in stone. This early style lacked the characteristic wedge-shape of the strokes. Certain signs to indicate names of gods, countries, cities, vessels, birds, trees, etc., are known as determinants, and were the Sumerian signs of the terms in question, added as a guide for the reader. Proper names continued to be usually written in purely "ideographic" fashion. The cuneiform script proper emerges out of pictographic proto-writing in the later 4th millennium. Mesopotamia's "proto-literate" period spans the 35th to 32nd centuries. The first documents unequivocally written in the Sumerian language date to the 31st century, found at Jemdet Nasr . From about 2900 BC, many pictographs began to lose their original function, and a given sign could have various meanings depending on context. The sign inventory was reduced from some 1,500 signs to some 600 signs, and writing became increasingly phonological . Determinative signs were re-introduced to avoid ambiguity. This process is chronologically parallel to, and possibly not independent of[ citation needed ], the development of Egyptian hieroglyphic orthography. [ edit ] Archaic cuneiform Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, ca. 26th century BC Letter sent by the high-priest Lu'enna to the king of Lagash (maybe Urukagina ), informing him of his son's death in combat, c. 2400 BC, found in Telloh (ancient Ngirsu ). In the


The Golden Raspberry Awards have been running since 1980. Who had won the award for Worst Supporting Actress the most times until 2005?

Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand   Barbra Joan Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand,  April 24, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, author, actress, film producer, and director. She has won two Academy Awards,[1] eight Grammy Awards,[2] five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy,[3] a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors award,[4] a Peabody Award,[4] and is amongst twelve entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. She is one of the best selling female artists of all time, with more than 71.5 million albums in the United States and 245 million records sold worldwide. She is the best-selling female artist on the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) Top Selling Album Artists list, the only female recording artist in the top ten, and the only artist outside of the rock and roll genre.[5] After beginning a successful recording career in the 1960s, by the end of the decade, Streisand ventured into film starring in the critically acclaimed Funny Girl, for which she won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.[6] Other notable films include The Owl and the Pussycat, The Way We Were, and A Star Is Born, for which she received her second Academy Award for composing the music to the picture’s main song, “Evergreen”.[7] By the 1980s, Streisand established herself as one of the film industry’s most notable figures by becoming the first woman to direct, produce, script and star in her own picture.[8] According to the RIAA, Streisand holds the record for the most top ten albums of any female recording artist – a total of 32 since 1963.[9] Streisand has the widest span (48 years) between first and latest top ten albums of any female recording artist. With her 2009 album, Love Is the Answer, she became one of the rare artists to achieve number one albums in five consecutive decades.[10] According to the RIAA, she has released 51 Gold albums, 30 Platinum albums, and 13 Multi-Platinum albums in the United States.[2]  Early Life Family Barbara Joan Streisand  was born on April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Diana (born Ida Rosen) and Emanuel Streisand. Her mother was a singer at one time but earned her income as a school secretary[11] and her father was a high school teacher. Her family was Jewish; her paternal grandparents immigrated from Galicia (Poland–Ukraine) and her maternal grandparents from Russia.[12] In August 1943, fifteen months after Streisand’s birth, her father died from complications from an epileptic seizure[13] and the family fell into near-poverty.[14] She has an older brother, Sheldon, and a half-sister, the singer Roslyn Kind,[14][15][16][17] from her mother’s re-marriage to Louis Kind in 1949.[14] Kind is nine years younger than Streisand.[18] Education Streisand went to the Jewish Orthodox Yeshiva of Brooklyn, giving a solo performance at the age of seven.[19] She later attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and joined the Freshman Chorus and Choral Club.[20][21] Streisand has recollected, “I’m so glad I came from Brooklyn – it’s down to earth.”[19] Early Career Streisand recorded her first demos in 1955, at the age of 13, at Nola Recording Studios in New York City. She sang “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” and “You’ll Never Know”. The first remains unreleased while the latter was included on Streisand’s 1991 retrospective box set Just For The Record.[22] Streisand later became a nightclub singer while in her teens. She wanted to be an actress and appeared in summer stock and in a number of Off-Off-Broadway productions, including Driftwood (1959), with then-unknown Joan Rivers. (In her autobiography, Rivers wrote that she played a lesbian with a crush on Streisand’s character, but this was later denied by the play’s author.) Driftwood ran for only six weeks.[23] Her boyfriend, Barry Dennen, helped her create a club act – first performed at The Lion, a popular gay nightclub in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in 1960 – and she achieved success as a singer. While singing at T


What is the nationality of former US Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali?

Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies - CNN.com Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies By Greg Botelho , CNN Updated 6:42 AM ET, Wed February 17, 2016 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: People we lost in 2016 Hide Caption 1 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Debbie Reynolds , one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died December 28, one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, passed away. She was 84. Hide Caption 2 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Actress Carrie Fisher , best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" franchises, died December 27, according to her daughter's publicist. Fisher had suffered a cardiac event on December 23. She was 60 years old. Hide Caption 3 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Actor and comedian Ricky Harris , who was a regular on the TV sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" and first gained attention on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," died December 26, according to his publicist. He was 54. Hide Caption 4 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Singer George Michael , who shot to fame with the '80s band Wham!, died on Christmas Day, according to Britain's Press Association. He was 53 years old. Hide Caption 5 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 English novelist Richard Adams , author of the famous children's book "Watership Down," died at the age of 96 on December 24. Hide Caption 6 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Zsa Zsa Gabor , the Hungarian beauty whose many marriages, gossipy adventures and occasional legal scuffles kept her in tabloid headlines for decades, died December 18, said her former longtime publicist Ed Lozzi. She was 99. Hide Caption 7 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Craig Sager , the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best known for his colorful -- and at times fluorescent -- wardrobe, died December 15 after battling acute myeloid leukemia, the network said. He was 65. Hide Caption 8 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Actor Alan Thicke , known for his role as the father in the sitcom "Growing Pains," died on December 13, according to his agent, Tracy Mapes. He was 69. Thicke's career spanned five decades -- one in which he played various roles on and off screen, from actor to writer to composer to author. Hide Caption 9 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died December 8, according to the Ohio State University. He was 95. Hide Caption 10 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Joseph Mascolo , the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera in the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died December 7 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, the network said. He was 87. Hide Caption 11 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Greg Lake , a founding member of influential progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died December 7 after a bout with cancer, his manager said. He's seen here at left with bandmates Keith Emerson, center, and Carl Palmer in 1972. Hide Caption 12 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Actor Ron Glass , known for his role on the police sitcom "Barney Miller," died November 25, his agent said. Glass also starred in "Firefly" and its film sequel "Serenity." Hide Caption 13 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Florence Henderson , whose "Brady Bunch" character Carol Brady was one of television's most famous mothers, died November 24 at the age of 82, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said. Hide Caption 14 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Sharon Jones , the powerful lead singer of the Dap-Kings, died November 18 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, manager Alex Kadvan told CNN. She was 60. Hide Caption 15 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Gwen Ifill , the veteran journalist and newscaster who co-anchored "PBS NewsHour," died after a battle with endometrial cancer, according to PBS on November 14. She was 61. Hide Caption 16 of 119 Photos: People we lost in 2016 Leon Russell , who emerged as a rock 'n' roll star in the 1970s after working behind th


What was the first Asian country to hold a Formula 1 Grand Prix?

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The boundary of which territory, disputed by the USA and Canada, that had started between the Russian and British Empire in 1821, was resolved by arbitration in 1903?

List of territorial disputes explained List of territorial disputes List of territorial disputes explained This is a list of territorial dispute s over lands around the world, both past and in modern times. Bold indicates one claimant's full control; italics indicates one or more claimants' partial control. Disputes between recognized sovereign states Africa Badme Basis of the Eritrean-Ethiopian War which began in 1998. Currently controlled by Ethiopia in spite of demarcation establishing Eritrean jurisdiction. [1] Ethiopia has moved settlers into the region in opposition to the Algiers Agreement and Eritrea Ethiopia Border Commission rulings. [2] None -administered De jure no man's land . Egypt and Sudan both claim different borders in which they would have the Hala'ib Triangle , leaving the Bir Tawil to the other. As both claim the Hala'ib Triangle, neither claims Bir Tawil. Both Sudan and South Sudan claim the area. Kaka KaNgwane Swaziland claims territories which it states were confiscated during colonial times. [7] The area claimed by Swaziland is the former bantustan of KaNgwane , which now forms the northern parts of Jozini and uMhlabuyalingana local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal , and the southern part of Nkomazi , the southeastern part of Umjindi and the far eastern part of Albert Luthuli local municipalities in Mpumalanga . Part of the Kahemba region Following a March 2007 report on the disputed area on the joint border in the Kahemba region, the Congolese interior minister admitted the territory was in fact part of Angola and agreed to send a technical team to demarcate the border along colonial era lines. [8] The countries agreed to end the dispute in July 2007. [9] Koualou village Islands in Mbamba Bay , Lake Nyasa Lundo Is. and Mbambo Is. are claimed as part of the lake, as Malawi claims to the shore based on 1890 Anglo-German treaty. See Lake Malawi#Tanzania–Malawi dispute Mbañie Island, Cocotiers, and Congas Island Administered by Spain as the Autonomous City of Melilla Migingo Island vicinity, and, farther north, the vicinity of the islands of Lolwe, Oyasi, Remba, Ringiti and Sigulu, all a maritime rights dispute in Lake Victoria . Ogaden Ogaden or West Somalia as referred to by locals, is exclusively inhabited by ethnic Somalis . Somalia claims the region as part of Greater Somalia and as a result have gone to war with Ethiopia twice in 1962 and 1977 see Ogaden War . The area is currently administered by Ethiopia. Orange River border line Namibia claims the border lies along the middle of the river, while South Africa claims it lies along the north bank. Somalia, while not formally claiming the archipelago, asked for the United Nations to look into "the status" of the Socotran archipelago (i.e., whether or not it "should" belong to Yemen or rather Somalia). [13] South East Algeria People's Republic of China Also possibly claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) [14] and South Korea. [15] Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet , namely Cherkip Gompa, Dho, Dungmar, Gesur, Gezon, Itse Gompa, Khochar, Nyanri, Ringung, Sanmar, Tarchen and Zuthulphuk India Part of the Kashmir conflict . On independence from Britain, both India and Pakistan laid claim to the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir , leading to the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947 . A UN-mediated ceasefire put a halt to the conflict in January 1949. The UN resolution called for both the countries to demilitarise the region, following which a plebiscite would be held under the UN. However, no demilitarisation plan acceptable to both the countries could be agreed upon. The countries fought three further wars over Kashmir in 1965 , 1971 and 1999 . Following the 1971 War, the countries reached the Simla Agreement , agreeing on a cease-fire line named the Line of Control between their respective regions and committed to peacefully resolve the dispute through bilateral negotiations . An armed insurgency broke out in 1989 in the Indian-administered part of Kashmir, demanding independence from India. Pakistan is believed to provide arms and training to the insurg


Which small island in the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb at the south end of the Red Sea was administered as part of Aden during British occupation until 1967, when it was given to the Democratic People's Republic of Yemen?

ADEN, PERIM AND KURIA MURIA ISLANDS BILL (Hansard, 19 June 1967) ADEN, PERIM AND KURIA MURIA ISLANDS BILL HC Deb 19 June 1967 vol 748 cc1263-96 § Order for Second Reading read. § 10.1 p.m. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. George Thomson) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I have it in Command from the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Bill, has consented to place Her prerogative and interest, so far as they are affected by the Bill, at the disposal of Parliament for the purposes of the Bill. § The Question is, "That the Bill be now read a Second time"— § Before I call the hon. Gentleman, may I say that I understood that the Second Reading was to be taken formally. Hon. Members The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. William Rodgers) The House has just finished a very full debate on the present problems and future development of South Arabia. By contrast, this Bill is a relatively simple and straightforward Measure. I should warn the House that I intend to move it in what will turn out to be a pretty dull speech. The Bill's purpose is central to our discussion today. Though this may sometimes have been lost sight of, we have, after all, been discussing Aden on the eve of independence. 1264 The Bill makes the necessary provision in our law so that—[Interruption.]— § Order. We cannot proceed with the business of the House against a background of conversation. § Mr. Rodgers Its purpose is to make the necessary provision in our law so that the three territories of Aden, Perim and the Kuria Muria Islands will cease to be colonial territories in order that South Arabia can become independent. Her Majesty's Government do not consider that it would be right to retain responsibility for any of the islands of the area after we relinquish sovereignty over Aden. It would be contrary to the principles of independence for South Arabia for us to try to do so. Some special interest has been shown in Perim. Perim is administratively and economically dependent on the mainland and has no viability as a separate strategic unit. It has a population of some 400 persons only, mostly fishermen. I am sure that the United Nations, which is not geared to the administration of territories indefinitely, would agree that we should not continue to have any responsibility for Perim after the independence of South Arabia and, equally, that they themselves should not accept any responsibility for the island. The Bill does not cover the Protectorate of South Arabia or Kamaran, which is also a Protectorate, because they are not colonies. Although they are to take their place as part of an independent South Arabia, statutory provision is not necessary to bring them to independence. In due course, my right hon. Friend will advise Her Majesty to proclaim the termination of her protection over these territories. The question of statutory provision for the citizenship of people living in the territories does not arise, as they are British Protected Persons regulated by Order in Council. Aden was acquired in 1839, and Perim in 1857. Both were administered as part of the Indian Empire until 1937, when they became colonies, and they were then administered together with Aden until 1963, when separate administrations were set up for the three territories. The Kuria Muria Islands were ceded to Queen Victoria by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in 1854, whereafter their history 1265 was much the same. A date for the relinquishment of sovereignty over these territories is not specified in the Bill, but my right hon. Friend informed the House today of our intention to grant independence to South Arabia on 9th January, 1968, and an Order in Council will be made at the appropriate time. It may help the House, although this may take a little time, if I now deal briefly with the Bill, Clause by Clause, and mention its principal provisions. § Mr. Sandys (Streatham) When South Arabia achieves independence, is it intended that she shall acquire sovereignty over all these islands


What is the connection between the computer programming language ADA, developed in 1980, and the daughter of poet Lord Byron?

computer - History of computing | Britannica.com History of computing quantum computer A computer might be described with deceptive simplicity as “an apparatus that performs routine calculations automatically.” Such a definition would owe its deceptiveness to a naive and narrow view of calculation as a strictly mathematical process. In fact, calculation underlies many activities that are not normally thought of as mathematical. Walking across a room, for instance, requires many complex, albeit subconscious, calculations. Computers, too, have proved capable of solving a vast array of problems, from balancing a checkbook to even—in the form of guidance systems for robots—walking across a room. Before the true power of computing could be realized, therefore, the naive view of calculation had to be overcome. The inventors who laboured to bring the computer into the world had to learn that the thing they were inventing was not just a number cruncher, not merely a calculator. For example, they had to learn that it was not necessary to invent a new computer for every new calculation and that a computer could be designed to solve numerous problems, even problems not yet imagined when the computer was built. They also had to learn how to tell such a general problem-solving computer what problem to solve. In other words, they had to invent programming. They had to solve all the heady problems of developing such a device, of implementing the design, of actually building the thing. The history of the solving of these problems is the history of the computer. That history is covered in this section, and links are provided to entries on many of the individuals and companies mentioned. In addition, see the articles computer science and supercomputer . Early history Computer precursors The abacus The earliest known calculating device is probably the abacus . It dates back at least to 1100 bce and is still in use today, particularly in Asia. Now, as then, it typically consists of a rectangular frame with thin parallel rods strung with beads. Long before any systematic positional notation was adopted for the writing of numbers, the abacus assigned different units, or weights, to each rod. This scheme allowed a wide range of numbers to be represented by just a few beads and, together with the invention of zero in India, may have inspired the invention of the Hindu-Arabic number system . In any case, abacus beads can be readily manipulated to perform the common arithmetical operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—that are useful for commercial transactions and in bookkeeping. A Chinese wooden abacus. The abacus is a digital device; that is, it represents values discretely. A bead is either in one predefined position or another, representing unambiguously, say, one or zero. Analog calculators: from Napier’s logarithms to the slide rule Calculating devices took a different turn when John Napier , a Scottish mathematician, published his discovery of logarithms in 1614. As any person can attest, adding two 10-digit numbers is much simpler than multiplying them together, and the transformation of a multiplication problem into an addition problem is exactly what logarithms enable. This simplification is possible because of the following logarithmic property: the logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers. By 1624, tables with 14 significant digits were available for the logarithms of numbers from 1 to 20,000, and scientists quickly adopted the new labour-saving tool for tedious astronomical calculations. Most significant for the development of computing, the transformation of multiplication into addition greatly simplified the possibility of mechanization. Analog calculating devices based on Napier’s logarithms—representing digital values with analogous physical lengths—soon appeared. In 1620 Edmund Gunter , the English mathematician who coined the terms cosine and cotangent, built a device for performing navigational calculations: the Gunter scale, or, as navigators simply c


Rembrandt painted a number of paintings of himself, all containing what title?

Rembrandt Biography and Chronology Rembrandt van Rijn attends the Latin School to prepare for admission to  Leiden University. 1620, May 16 Enrolls in the University (2 months before his 14th birthday). Already attending Latin school. The school trained their students in grammar and rhetoric. Lessons were based on classical literature. Rembrandt received a thorough grounding in classical and biblical stories. In 1625 the States of Holland standardized the curriculum. Possibly, there were political reasons for not pursuing an academic career; there are other reasons as well, such as obtaining student privileges, freedom from civic guard duties and a specified allowance of tax-free wine and beer. 1619 Rembrandt is apprenticed to Jacob Isaacszoon van Swanenburgh (1571-1638). Van Swanenburgh was a Catholic, his father was burgomaster 5 times and held other major town offices. The rest of the family was Remonstrant. They were removed from civil office by prince Maurits in 1618. Swanenburgh had been in Italy from about 1600 to 1617. 1600-1617 Van Swanenburgh painted in Venice, Rome and Naples. He married a Neapolitan woman. A few fantasies have been preserved but none of his portraits and cityscapes. There are no discernible traces of his influences in Rembrandt's oeuvre. That Rembrandt studied with Van Swanenburgh is known from a biography written by the Leiden burgomaster in the 2nd edition of his description of Leiden. Rembrandt studied with him for about 3 years. 1622 A document of 18 October 1622 shows that Rembrandt is still living with his parents in Leiden's Weddesteeg, together with his brothers and sisters Gerrit, Machtelt, Cornelis and Lysbeth. His brothers Willem and Adriaen have left home. 1624-25 Rembrandt spends 6 months with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. According to Houbraken, Rembrandt also studied with Jan Pynas. History, rhetorical gestures, historical veracity, textual accuracy were important lessons in their studios. 1625-1631 Rembrandt sets up as an independent painter in Leiden, living at home with his parents. The Stoning of Stepen is Rembrandt's earliest dated painting. In this picture, as well as in other undated history paintings from his early career, Rembrandt gives a spectator his own features. Rembrandt is regularly mentioned as a painter from this year on. The Utrecht lawyer and humanist Arnold van Buchel (1565-1641) visits Leiden on 10 January, and notes in his diary that a miller's son is causing a sensation there as an artist, although he finds that a little premature ('sed ante tempus') On 14 February, the 14-year-old Gerrit Dou becomes Rembrandt's first pupil. 1620, May 16 Enrolls in the University (2 months before his 14th birthday). Already attending Latin school. The school trained their students in grammar and rhetoric. Lessons were based on classical literature. Rembrandt received a thorough grounding in classical and biblical stories. In 1625 the States of Holland standardized the curriculum. Possibly, there were political reasons for not pursuing an academic career; there are other reasons as well, such as obtaining student privileges, freedom from civic guard duties and a specified allowance of tax-free wine and beer. 1619-162 Rembrandt is apprenticed to Jacob Isaacszoon van Swanenburgh (1571-1638). Van Swanenburgh was a Catholic, his father was burgomaster 5 times and held other major town offices. The rest of the family was Remonstrant. They were removed from civil office by prince Maurits in 1618. Swanenburgh had been in Italy from about 1600 to 1617. 1600-1617 Van Swanenburgh painted in Venice, Rome and Naples. He married a Neapolitan woman. A few fantasies have been preserved but none of his portraits and cityscapes. There are no discernible traces of his influences in Rembrandt's oeuvre. That Rembrandt studied with Van Swanenburgh is known from a biography written by the Leiden burgomaster in the 2nd edition of his description of Leiden. Rembrandt studied with him for about 3 years. 1622 A document of 18 October 1622 shows that Rembrandt is still living with his parents in Le


In Greek legend, who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter?

Demeter | Greek mythology | Britannica.com Greek mythology Demeter, in Greek religion , daughter of the deities Cronus and Rhea , sister and consort of Zeus (the king of the gods), and goddess of agriculture . Her name indicates that she is a mother. Demeter, statue, mid-4th century bc; in the British Museum, London. Greek/The Bridgeman Art Library/Getty Images Demeter is rarely mentioned by Homer , nor is she included among the Olympian gods, but the roots of her legend are probably ancient. The legend centred on the story of her daughter Persephone , who was carried off by Hades , the god of the underworld. Demeter went in search of Persephone and, during her journey, revealed her secret rites to the people of Eleusis , who had hospitably received her (see Eleusinian Mysteries ). Her distress at her daughter’s disappearance was said to have diverted her attention from the harvest and caused a famine. In addition to Zeus, Demeter had a lover, Iasion (a Cretan), to whom she bore Plutus (Wealth; i.e., abundant produce of the soil). Demeter appeared most commonly as a grain goddess. The name Ioulo (from ioulos, “grain sheaf”) has been regarded as identifying her with the sheaf and as proving that the cult of Demeter originated in the worship of the grain mother. The influence of Demeter, however, was not limited to grain but extended to vegetation generally and to all the fruits of the earth, except the bean (the latter being the province of the hero Cyamites). In that wider sense Demeter was akin to Gaea (Earth), with whom she had several epithets in common, and was sometimes identified with the Great Mother of the Gods (Cybele, also identified with Rhea). Another important aspect of Demeter was that of a divinity of the underworld; she was worshiped as such at Sparta , and especially at the festival of Chthonia at Hermione in Argolis, where a cow was sacrificed by four old women. The epithets Erinys (“Avenger”) and Melaina (“the Black One”) as applied to Demeter were localized in Arcadia and stress the darker side of her character. Similar Topics Isis Demeter also appeared as a goddess of health, birth, and marriage. A certain number of political and ethnic titles were assigned to her, the most important being Amphiktyonis, as patron goddess of the Amphictyonic League, subsequently well known in connection with the temple at Delphi . Among the agrarian festivals held in honour of Demeter were the following: (1) Haloa, apparently derived from halōs (“threshing floor”), begun at Athens and finished at Eleusis, where there was a threshing floor of Triptolemus, her first priest and inventor of agriculture; it was held in the month Poseideon (December). (2) Chloia, the festival of the grain beginning to sprout, held at Eleusis in the early spring (Anthesterion) in honour of Demeter Chloë (“the Green”), the goddess of growing vegetation. This festival is to be distinguished from the later sacrifice of a ram to the same goddess on the sixth of the month Thargelion, probably intended as an act of propitiation. (3) Proerosia, at which prayers were offered for an abundant harvest, before the land was plowed for sowing. It was also called Proarktouria, an indication that it was held before the rising of Arcturus. The festival took place, probably sometime in September, at Eleusis. (4) Thalysia, a thanksgiving festival held in autumn after the harvest in the island of Cos. (5) The Thesmophoria , a women’s festival meant to improve the fruitfulness of the seed grain. (6) The Skirophoria held in midsummer, a companion festival. Her attributes were connected chiefly with her character as goddess of agriculture and vegetation—ears of grain, the mystic basket filled with flowers, grain, and fruit of all kinds. The pig was her favourite animal, and as a chthonian (underworld) deity she was accompanied by a snake. In Greek art Demeter resembled Hera , but she was more matronly and of milder expression; her form was broader and fuller. She was sometimes riding in a chariot drawn by horses or dragons, sometimes walking, or sometimes seated u


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