Maria Bicknell married which English artist in 1816?

'Maria Bicknell, Mrs John Constable', John Constable, 1816 | Tate Catalogue entry Display caption Maria Bicknell was a daughter of the Solicitor to the Admiralty. Her grandfather was the rector of East Bergholt, where Constable first met her in 1800. The two fell in love in 1809 but, partly because of the rector's opposition, did not marry until 1816. Constable painted Maria’s portrait in July 1816, about three months before their marriage. In August Constable wrote to Maria from Suffolk: ‘I would not be without your portrait for the world the sight of it soon calms my spirit under all trouble’. Twelve years later Maria died from tuberculosis, leaving seven young children to Constable’s care. Gallery label, May 2007 Catalogue entry N02655 Maria Bicknell, Mrs John Constable Dated July 1816 Oil on canvas, 11 15/16×9 7/8 (30.3×25.1). Inscribed by the artist ‘July. 10 1816’ at left above sitter's shoulder. Prov: Executors of Isabel Constable, sold Christie's 17 June 1892 (270, ‘Portrait of Mrs. Constable’), bt. Murry or Murray £2.2s.; ...; bequeathed by George Salting to the National Gallery 1910; transferred to the Tate Gallery 1951. Accession N02655. Exh: Grosvenor Gallery 1889(282); Agnew's 1910(71); Tate Gallery 1937(p.38, No.96); Tate Gallery 1976(143). Lit: Holmes 1910, pp.80–85; Shirley 1937, pp.lxxvii, 98; Davies 1946, pp.36–7; Chamot 1956, p.261; Beckett 1961, Paintings: Misc. VII(10) No.24; Hoozee 1979, No.220. Maria Elizabeth Bicknell (1788–1828) was a daughter of Charles Bicknell, Solicitor to the Admiralty, and his second wife, Maria Elizabeth Rhudde. The latter's father, the Revd Dr Durand Rhudde, was rector of East Bergholt with Great Wenham, and also of Brantham, Suffolk, as well as a chaplain in ordinary to George III. According to Leslie (1843, p.12, 1951, p.25) it was on one of Maria Bicknell's visits to her grandfather at East Bergholt rectory, in 1800, that she and Constable first met. Not until 1809, however, did they begin to form a close attachment. Their marriage was delayed until 1816 largely because Maria's family, and especially Dr Rhudde, disapproved of their association. No.13 was painted in London on 10 July that year, shortly after the couple had decided to marry as soon as possible despite Dr Rhudde's continued opposition. A date in September was fixed on and Constable went down to East Bergholt, taking the portrait with him. In a letter to Maria from there on 28 July, he wrote: ‘I am sitting before your portrait - which when I look off the paper - is so extremely like that I can hardly help going up to it - I never had an idea before of the real pleasure that a portrait could afford - “this sweet remembrancer of one so dear” has caused no smal sensation here in a party last Thursday evng of the Bowens - the Curates &c &c - but no observations have been made excepting as to likeness - which [?Robinson] says is extreme - I know not wether it has yet reached the Rectory - but this I know that I care not - it would be foolish uselessly to irritate this old man [i.e. Dr Rhudde]’ (JCC II, p.189). On 1 August he was going to call on his friend and patron Mrs Godfrey, who was unwell: ‘she wants to see your portrait’, Constable told Maria, ‘& as she cannot come out <she> I have promised to take it to her - so that we shall have a walk in the fair together - which is an honor that perhaps you did not expect - I dont hear that its being [here] has yet reached the rectory - & if it has we cannot help it’ (JCC II, p.191: the annual fair, held in Church Street near the Constables' house, was in progress). Constable again mentioned the portrait when he wrote to Maria on 16 August: ‘I would not be without your portrait for the world the sight of it soon calms my spirit under all trouble and it is always the first thing I see in the morning and the last at night’ (JCC II, p.195). Constable and Maria Bicknell were finally married on 2 October 1816 at St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Constable's close friend John Fisher officiating. Part of their honeymoon was spent with the Fishers, also newly married, at their vi


Venta Belgarum was the Roman name for which Hampshire town in England?

VENTA BELGARVM Venta Belgarvm NNE (23) to Calleva (Silchester, Hampshire) SSW (11) to Clavsentvm (Bitterne, Hampshire) NW (14) to East Anton (East Anton, Hampshire) Iter XV: ENE (19) to Neatham SE (32) to Noviomagvs Regnorvm (Chichester, West Sussex) SW (12) to Nvrsling (Hampshire) W (22) to Sorviodvnvm Venta Belgarum - The Market Town of the Belgae "Below the Dobuni¹ are the Belgae² and the towns: Iscalis 16*00 53�, Aquae Calidae 17*20 53� and Venta 18*40 53�." Above extract from Ptolemy's Geography The Dobunni tribe inhabited Gloucestershire and Hereford & Worcester. The Belgae inhabited Hampshire and Avon. Of the three names mentioned by Ptolemy the station Iscalis remains unidentified, Aquae Calidae literally 'the hot waters' can only be Aquae Sulis (Bath, Avon), and the final town mentioned is easily equated with Winchester. Winchester appears on three (out of fifteen) routes in Britain recorded in the Antonine Itinerary of the late second century: In Iter VII "the route from Chichester to London", Venta Belgarum occurs in the middle of the Itinerary 10 miles from Clausentum (Bitterne, Hampshire) and 22 miles from Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester, Hampshire). Iter XV is entitled "the route from Calleva to Isca", and details the journey from the Atrebates capital at Silchester in Hampshire and the civitas capital of the Dumnonii tribe at Exeter in Devon. Winchester appears near the beginning of this Itinerary, again as Venta Belgarum, 21 miles from Vindomis (Neatham, Hampshire) and 11 miles from Briga (Buckholt Farm, Horsebridge, Hampshire). Iter XII is entitled "the route from Muridunum to Viroconium", and details the journey from Moridunum (Carmarthen, Dyfed, South Wales) and the capital of the Cornovii tribe at Wroxeter in the Midlands. Unfortunately this route has been corrupted at some time in antiquity, and a portion of Iter XII inserted at the beginning, so this third mention of Venta Belgarum may be safely ignored. The confusion was perhaps caused by the dimly recognised station near Honiton in Devon, which appears in Iter XV and shares the same name as the fort at Carmarthen in Iter XII, namely Moridunum. Winchester also appears in the seventh century Ravenna Cosmology as Venta Velgarom (R&C#41), this time listed between the unknown entries Onna and Armis. The name Venta Belgarum is an amalgam of the Welsh/Gaelic word venta meaning 'market or market town', and the determinative Belgarum meaning 'of the Belgae', denoting that Winchester was the chief town of this southern British tribe. ... The procurator of the weaving-house at Winchester in Britain. ..." Above quote from the Notitia Dignitatum of the 4th/5th century AD Epigraphic Evidence from Winchester The only inscription on stone recorded in the R.I.B. for Winchester is an altar dedicated to the Matres the 'Mothers' or mother goddesses (vide RIB 88 infra). This fine altarstone is now on display in the British Museum. Altarstone to the Mother Goddesses MATRIB ITALIS GERMANIS GAL BRIT ANTONIVS LVCRETIANVS BF COS REST "For the Mother Goddesses of Italy, the Germanies, Gaul and Britain, the Beneficiarius Consularis¹ Antonius Lucretianus restored [this temple]." (RIB 88; altarstone) A beneficiarius was a soldier excused normal duties in order to perform some specialised function, in this case serving on the staff of the consular governor. Other Roman Sites in the Neighbourhood As elswhere in southern Britain, the area around this Roman town, the sixth largest in the province, is studded with Romano-British villas: Sparsholt (SU4130), Twyford (SU4824), King's Worthy (SU4833), Itchen Abbas (SU5234), Bramdean (SU6228) and West Meon (SU6324). In addition, the remains of substantial Roman buildings have also been identified at Upham (SU5422) Alresford (SU5833) and Micheldever (SU5337). See: The Towns of Roman Britain by John Wacher (2nd Ed., BCA, London, 1995) pp.291-301 & fig.132; The Roman Inscriptions of Britain by R.G. Collingwood and R.P. Wright (Oxford 1965). All English translations, including any inherent mistakes, are my own. This page was last modified: 27


Which is the only one of Disney’s Seven Dwarfs who does not have a beard?

Dopey | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Development Character creation In the very early stages of pre-production for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dopey was simply called 'The Seventh'. An armature of each dwarf was constructed as reference for the animators. Perce Pierce, one of the storymen working on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was particularly active in creating the characters of the dwarfs. Dopey's personality and role were finalized quite late in the process. After someone suggested that Dopey should move like burlesque comedian Eddie Collins, Collins himself was filmed performing actions for Dopey. This helped to define the character's personality. Mel Blanc , known for his voice work in Looney Tunes was hired to voice Dopey, but he was dropped when Dopey was decided to be mute. A similar event would happen with Gideon from Pinocchio . Animation Though designing the dwarfs was relatively easy, animating them proved to be difficult, as the animators, already finding human figures difficult to animate, now had to animate "ill-formed" human figures. Vladimir Tytla noted that the dwarfs should walk with a swing to their hips, and Fred Moore commented that the dwarfs had to move a little more quickly to keep up with the human characters. In order to establish Dopey's character during the march home in " Heigh-Ho ", George Stalling noted traits specific to the character, to be taken into account in the animation: An armature of each dwarf was constructed as reference for the animators. Personality Dopey is often the butt of the other dwarfs' jokes and his silly, playful actions often annoy the pompous Doc and the short-tempered Grumpy . Not entirely dim-witted, Dopey simply acts in the vein of a toddler or a dog, which explains why his shenanigans are met with little to no punishment or confrontation, aside from a soft clunk on the head, or something along those harmless lines. The dwarfs are apparently used to his goofy actions and simply ignore them, generally. Perhaps Dopey's most notable trait is his lack of speech. As mentioned above, Happy states Dopey is simply unaware whether or not he can speak, as he has simply never tried. In spite of this, he can occasionally be heard making various vocals, such as whimpers, hiccups and a one-shot yell. Interestingly, his lack of speech does not seem to trouble the rest of the dwarfs, as they are shown to understand his other forms of communication just fine. Doc, specifically, was able to easily translate Dopey's blathering into a cohesive sentence prior to their first meeting with Snow White . Physical appearance Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs In the 1937 film , Dopey is a short and slender dwarf. Unlike his companions, he has no beard and is completely bald. He has pale skin, baby blue eyes, giant ears, thick black eyebrows, and a small pink cherry nose. He dons a loose olive drab turtleneck tunic with a couple of gold buttons vertically on his chest and sienna patches on his elbows stitched in black thread, a black belt with gold rectangular outlined buckle, blue leggings, a pair of sienna medieval-style shoes, and a purple stocking cap. He is also mute, according to Happy as he tells Snow White that he does not talk and never tries. The 7D In the 2014 Disney XD television series , he is a short and slender dwarf. He carries white skin, a pink cherry nose, wavy brown hair, matching eyebrows, cream freckles, pink ear innards, and white eyes with very small black pupils. He sports a teal turtleneck with a flower on his left chest consisting of five red petals around its yellow center, purple pants, a pair of crimson shoes, a long red stocking cap with multi-colored polka dots on it, and a brown pom-pom on its tip. Appearances Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dopey in the mines. Dopey is first introduced, along with his six companions, at the Dwarfs' Mine . His job is to sweep up the diamonds thrown away by Doc. At one point, Dopey pretends that two diamonds are his eyes, much to Doc's disapproval. Dopey is the last dwarf to leave the mine, and walks at the b


The Internet company Google is based in which US state?

The Biggest Public Companies In Every U.S. State The Biggest Public Companies In Every U.S. State {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Most Americans are familiar with , , , and —huge companies, whose products many of us interact with on a daily basis. But how about General Communications, Inc.? Based in Anchorage, Alaska, General Communications bills itself as that state's biggest provider of  wireless network, with the fastest high-speed internet and digital cable television for home and business . Its market cap, as of close of trading on Nov. 3, is $472 million. Nothing to sneeze at, yet compared to America's largest public company, Apple--which has a market capitalization of $641.8 billion—General Communications is just 0.07% Apple's size. Nonetheless, General Communications, Inc., is Alaska's largest public company. Forbes' annual list of The Best States for Business is just around the corner, so we thought it an apt time to take a look at the largest public companies in each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. To compile our list, we captured the market capitalization for all public companies traded on the major U.S. exchanges as of the end of the trading day on Nov. 3, using data provided by FactSet. Companies were sorted by the state where they have their headquarters. For each of the states, we highlight the top three in terms of market cap. Some of the names will be familiar—California's top three, for instance, are Apple, Google, and Wells Fargo. But plenty, we think, may surprise you. 52 images Take New Mexico. The largest company in that state is the $2.3 billion (market cap), Albuquerque-based PNM Resources, Inc., an energy holding company that provides electricity to homes in Northern New Mexico and Western Texas. In second place is EMCORE Corporation, a tiny fraction of PNM Resources' size with a $156.2 million market cap. EMCORE, also based in Albuquerque, makes semiconductor-based products for use in telecom, broadband, defense & homeland security, satellite and solar power. Some states, it seems, get all the riches in terms of market cap (California chief among them). But others have a surprising richness of large cap companies. In Rhode Island, Woonsocket-based CVS Health Corporation, the drugstore retail chain, leads the pack with a market cap of $101.6 billion. Next in that state is Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a Providence-based $13.4 billion market cap company  and former subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS)--headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland--which returned to the U.S. stock market in September. Industrial conglomerate Textron, Inc., which includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, is Rhode Island's third-largest public company, with a market cap of $11.7 billion. Among the biggest companies by state traded on the major exchanges, the five smallest are located in New Mexico, Wyoming, Alaska, and Vermont. The smallest company on a major exchange to make our list is $68.2 million (market cap) Anchorage-based Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc., which provides broadband to businesses and consumers in Alaska and claims to have "the most diverse undersea fiber optic system connecting Alaska to the contiguous United States." The next two smallest are both located in Wyoming: $73.2 million (market cap) Riverton-based U.S. Energy Corp., an oil and natural gas exploration company, and $78.9 million (market cap) Casper-based Uranerz Energy Corporation, a uranium mining firm. The fourth-smallest is Albuquerque's EMCORE Corp., described above. And $175.9 million (market cap) Rutland, Vt.-based Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a waste management company that operates across the U.S., takes the fifth-smallest slot. (Note: New Mexico only has two companies traded on the m


In the television series ‘The Simpsons’, what is the name of the ‘evil genius’ who has sworn to take revenge on Bart?

Bart Simpson | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Neil Patrick Harris (film-within-film Bart the Murderer ) “Take it to the bank boys, this one's just like Bart.” ―Bart's catchphrase Bartholomew [3] JoJo Reference "Bart" Simpson (born April 1 [4] /February 23 [5] ), also known as " El Barto ," "The boy" ( Homer Simpson ), and " Bartman ," is the tritagonist of The Simpsons . He is the mischievous, rebellious, misunderstood and "potentially dangerous" eldest child of Homer and Marge Simpson , and the older brother of Lisa and Maggie . He also has been nicknamed Cosmo, after discovering a comet in " Bart's Comet ". Bart's also been on the cover on numerous comics, such as "Critical Hit", "Simpsons Treasure Trove #11" and "Winter Wingding". Bart also has a whole comic series known as the Simpson Comics Presents Bart Simpson. Bart is loosely based on Matt Groening and his older brother, Mark. Even at a young age Bart has accomplished many feats. He has won an award for his Angry Dad web series. He has discovered a new comet which was named after himself and he also has perfomed in a successful band with Milhouse Van Houten , Nelson Muntz and Ralph Wiggum . Contents Biography Young Bart Bart is a self-proclaimed underachiever who is constantly in detention. He is easily distracted. His penchant for shocking people began before he was born: Bart "mooned" Dr. Hibbert while he performed a sonogram on Marge, and moments after being born he set fire to Homer's tie (Marge saying that he could not have done it on purpose because he was only ten minutes old). Bart's first words were " Ay Caramba ". Bart's interests include Krusty the Clown (he is "Krusty Buddy" number 16302),  reading comic books (especially Radioactive Man ), watching TV (especially The Krusty the Clown Show ), terrorizing Lisa , playing video games, helping Lisa solve various problems (e.g. reuniting Krusty with his estranged Father ), and pulling off various pranks, (such as mooning unsuspecting people, prank calling Moe at his tavern , and his patented spitting off an overpass). Bart also sprays graffiti under the alias 'El Barto', and regularly frequents the Kwik-E-Mart (for bubble gum and Squishees ) and The Android's Dungeon . Yuma Hickman moved to Springfield when Marge was pregnant with Bart. Bart hinted that his favorite movies are Jaws and the Star Wars trilogy. [6] His best friend is Milhouse Van Houten . He is the most misunderstood of the family (After Maggie, who currently can only speak two words), constantly frustrated by the narrow-minded people of Springfield , who judge him merely by his thoughts and actions. Behavior Family Homer strangling Bart Due to Bart's mischievousness and Homer's often uncaring and incompetent behavior, the two have a turbulent relationship. Bart will often address Homer by his given name instead of "Dad" (when he was a baby, this was because other adults would refer to him as this), while Homer in turn often refers to him as "the boy". Usually when Homer finds out that Bart has said or done something stupid or bad, he yells " Why you little! " (often followed by throttling him) or simply "BART!" Bart once returned the favor when he learned that Homer, in order to buy back incriminating photos of his dropping Bart down as a baby, spent all the money that had been earned by starring in commercials relating to alleviating bad smells from Babies, eventually resorting to using Homer's belt to strangle his larynx due to being unable to strangle Homer the usual way due to the size differences between the two, and directly led to a separation from his father. It is also implied once that, whenever he messes up, he almost expects people to strangle him and even goes as far as to strangle himself (presumably due to his experience with Homer), such as when he accidentally let go of Ned Flanders' best fishing rod when attempting to fish with Flanders, Bart instinctively starts clutching his own neck and imitating strangling before realizing and reacting with surprise that Ned Flanders isn't strangling him. Homer and Bart's relat


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Who wrote the 1964 book ‘The Corridors of Power’?

Corridors of Power: C. P. Snow: Amazon.com: Books Corridors of Power Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Next Special Offers and Product Promotions Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . New York Times best sellers Browse the New York Times best sellers in popular categories like Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Books and more. See more Product Details Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,698,843 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) Customer Reviews By C. L Wilson on March 8, 2006 Apparently, it was Snow who coined the phrase "corridors of power" in an earlier book. This one is all about English politics, and the machinations that go on in trying to change policy. I suspect it was far more riveting to an English reader who knows more about the workings of Parliament than I do. Rather dry, and involved, with many, many characters. Only in the last fifty pages or so is there any semblance of suspense. As usual, Lewis Eliot is the narrator and at the heart of matters. Exactly how he got to be such a confidante of Roger Quaife, who seems to be a Minister in another department, I never could figure out. Snow, I suspect, lived these times and questions, but perhaps he was too close to see that his reader might need a little more explanation. Quaife is trying to disengage England from the nuclear arms race, a thoroughly admirable position, but one which would have required Parliament to own up to the fact that England was no longer a super power, a hard pill to swallow indeed. Many times, throughout the book, one or another character expresses the thought that no man can really do much of anything, that government will go on in its own way no matter who is at the helm. If you like to read about power and politics, all the weavings in and out, and subplots, the goings on behind the top, this book would probably rate high with you. I do not think it Snow's best. Once again, he is too detached. Too close to the heartbeat of things. On rereading this six years later, I see that like "The Affair", and "The Conscience of the Rich", this one too is about reputation and honor and conscience, very much so. A running theme with Snow apparently. And yet another one that is not about Lewis Eliot at all, but about other characters and arenas of life. I do not disagree with my earlier review, but now I see the distance Snow has chosen. In "The Affair", the plot revolved around Howard and Cambridge, in "Conscience", about the March family, and the world of the truly wealthy, and now, the 3rd, about Roger Quaife and the workings of Parliament. Eliot, as a character, is really only the narrator of all the events and - way too much so - the dissector of all the characters' natures, reasons for acting, etc. That got a bit much. Too intricate, far too much delving into the various psyches. But his emphasis on the nature of the times, and the questions and events being too much for any one person to alter, certainly rings true today also. How we all feel helpless to change the way history is being played out. It would seem we are the product of our times; not that time is a product of our actions. Things just march inexorably on. Relentless. Anthony Hopkins played Quaife in the dismal BBC series, because Snow kept referring to him as Pierre, and Hopkins played Pierre in the marvelous "War and Peace". By Timothy J Hurst on May 31, 2015 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase If you haven't read any of the Strangers and Brothers series, you shouldn't start with this book, because they're sequential, and not everyone's cup of tea. I suggest you try GEORGE PASSANT first, the first one that C.P.Snow wrote, although chronologically second. You'll know by the end of the second chapter whether it's for you. I really like the series - it follows an Englishman, Lewis Elliot, from his chil


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Smeaton’s Tower lighthouse is in which English city?

Smeaton's Tower - Plymouth Museums Smeaton's Tower Come to Smeaton's Tower Our historic lighthouse is more than 250 years old and is one of the city’s landmark buildings. Climb the 93 steps to the top and enjoy panoramic views of Plymouth and beyond! Smeaton’s Tower is the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. In use from 1759 to 1877, it was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe in Plymouth, Devon, where it now stands as a memorial to its designer, John Smeaton, a celebrated civil engineer. Useful links


Ingvar Kamprad founded which international home products company in 1943?

Full Form of IKEA ? - FullForms : What does IKEA mean? IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories.Founded in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden, the company is named as an acronym comprising the initials of the founder’s name (Ingvar Kamprad), the farm (Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) where he grew up. SHARE


In humans, ‘medial tibial stress syndrome’ is the medical term for which sporting injury?

Shin Splints - Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Shin Splints By Jonathan Cluett, MD - Reviewed by a board-certified physician. Updated April 19, 2016 The term shin splints is a common misnomer in sports medicine. It does not imply a specific diagnosis, rather it is the symptom of pain over the front of the tibia (shin) bone. The pain from shin splints can be due to either problems of the muscles, the bone, or the attachment of the muscle to the bone. Therefore, 'shin splints' is simply the name given to pain over the front of the lower leg . Causes of Shin Splints The symptoms of shin splints can be caused by several conditions. These conditions include: Exercise induced compartment syndrome Shin splints are most commonly due to overuse. When the overuse causes irritation to the tendons and the attachment of these tendons to the bone, the condition is called medial tibial stress syndrome. This is what most people are talking about when they use the words shin splints as a diagnosis. Medial tibial stress syndrome , or shin splints as most people call this problem, is commonly seen in athletes who suddenly increase their duration or intensity of training. This type of shin splints may also be seen in athletes who have very high demand training levels, such as marathon runners, even if their training levels are not dramatically increased. Some people seem more prone to development of medial tibial stress syndrome, and this can be a source of frustration for these individuals. Everyone has a different body, and each persons body mechanics differ slightly. One factor commonly implicated in causing shin splints is overpronation. Pronation occurs when the foot flattens out when weight is applied. The normal foot should flatten slightly, meaning pronation is a normal foot motion. Overpronation occurs when the foot becomes too flattened out causing the foot to roll inwards. This can cause increased demand on the muscle over the front of the leg and may lead to complaints of shin splints. Making The Diagnosis As mentioned previously, the term shin splints is not actually a diagnosis, but a group of problems that causes a typical pain. Therefore, your doctor with perform a careful medical history and physical examination to determine the cause of the shin splints. The area of maximal tenderness may be different in patient who have different underlying problems causing shin splints. There are also physical examination tests that can help determine the cause of the shin splints. Patients with medial tibial stress syndrome typically have a dull, aching type of pain on the inside of their tibia bone. On examination, patients with medial tibial stress syndrome will often be tender over this same part of the tibia. Patients may or may not have a small amount of detectable swelling over this part of the tibia. Some specific maneuvers, especially resisted plantar flexion (pushing down of the foot against resistance), typically causes an increase of symptoms. In order to determine the underlying cause of the shin splints your physician may order tests including x-rays, MRIs, or a bone scan. The x-ray can detect fractures, and occasionally detect long-standing stress fractures . MRIs and bone scans are useful tests to determine if there are signs of a more recent stress fracture.  The bone scan will detect areas of high bone turnover; these ‘hot’ areas indicate possible stress fractures or other bone problems. Patients with medial tibial stress syndrome may also have an abnormal bone scan, but there is usually a difference that can be detected to differentiate medial tibial stress syndrome and stress fractures. Treatment of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Medial tibial stress syndrome is an overuse injury that will respond to simple, non-invasive treatments.  That said, treatment can take time and prevent full athletic activities.  This can be a source of frustration for many athletes, but the good news is that with appropriate treatment steps , there is a solution to this condition. Continue Reading


What is the Ring of Fire? Ocean Exploration Facts | One Ocean, Many Features The Ring of Fire is a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. An explosion near the summit of West Mata volcano within the Lau Basin throws ash and rock, while molten lava glows below. The image area is about six feet (1.8 meters) across in an eruptive zone about the length of a football field that runs along the summit. Image courtesy of NSF and NOAA. Did You Know? The Northeast Lau Basin, located near Fiji, is a part of the Ring of Fire where ocean plates both come together and separate at the highest rates on the planet. Several expeditions to the area have revealed that the basin is home to one of the most concentrated areas of active submarine volcanism and hot springs found anywhere on Earth. Did you know that most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located underwater, along the aptly named Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean? The Ring of Fire includes more than 450 volcanoes. It stretches for nearly 25,000 miles, running in the shape of a horseshoe (as opposed to an actual ring) from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand. The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics. Much of the volcanic activity occurs along subduction zones which are convergent plate boundaries where two tectonic plates come together. The heavier plate is shoved (or subducted) under the other plate. When this happens, melting of the plates produces magma. The magma rises up through the overlying plate, erupting to the surface as a volcano. Subduction zones are also where Earth’s deepest ocean trenches are located and where deep earthquakes happen. The trenches form because as one plate subducts under another, it is bent downward. Earthquakes occur as the two plates scrape against each other and as the subducting plate bends.


In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of which god?

Artemis Artemis See More Artemis Pictures > Artemis was the goddess of chastity, virginity, the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto , twin sister of Apollo . She was born on the island of Ortygia (Delos), where Leto had found shelter after being hunted by the lawful wife of Zeus , Hera . As soon as Artemis was born, she helped her mother give birth to her twin brother, thereby becoming the protector of childbirth and labour. She asked her father to grant her eternal chastity and virginity, and never gave in to any potential lovers; devoted to hunting and nature, she rejected marriage and love. She was the protector of nature and the hunt; both wild and tame animals were under her protection. She also protected the agriculture and animal herding. Artemis appeared in a number of myths . In the myth of Actaeon , he was a hunting companion of Artemis ; at some point, he saw the goddess naked bathing in a spring and tried to rape her. As a punishment, Artemis transformed him into a stag and his hounds killed him. In the myth of Orion which has various versions, Orion was also a hunting companion of Artemis and the only person to have won her heart. However, he was accidentally killed either by the goddess or by a scorpion which was sent by Gaea . In another myth, Callisto was one of the followers of Artemis and thus she had remained a virgin. Zeus , however, changing his form to resemble Artemis , managed to seduce and rape her, impregnating her. Callisto gave birth to Arcas, but later, she was transformed into a bear either by Hera or Artemis . Arcas almost killed his mother, but Zeus stopped him and placed Callisto in the heavens as a constellation. According to other sources, both Callisto and Arcas were turned into the Ursa Minor and the Ursa Major constellations. Artemis Is also called Diana, Diana.


Nepotal pertains to which family member?

nepot-, nepo- - Word Information nepot-, nepo- (Latin: nephew; grandson, grandchild; descendant [family member]; nepotism, et al.) Said to be used in the Middle Ages by Catholic popes to show favoritism to their illegitimate children for positions of power. The use of  "nephew" was a euphemism for their "out-of-wedlock" offspring. nepotal Of the nature of, belonging to or pertaining to, a nephew or nephews. nepotic 1. Inclined to, of the nature of, nepotism. 2. Holding the position of a nephew. nepotious Excessively fond of one's nephews. nepotism 1. Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointments to desirable [good-paying] positions. 2. The practice, on the part of the Popes or other ecclesiastics (and hence of other persons), of showing special favor to nephews or other relatives in conferring offices; unfair preference for nephews or relatives instead of others who are better qualified for the positions. nepotist One who practices nepotism or one who gives his relatives good jobs, or positions, usually only because they are relatives and not for their skills or merits.   Showing 1 page of 5 main-word entries or main-word-entry groups.


What is the name of the hunter and arch enemy of cartoon character Bugs Bunny?

Bugs Bunny | Looney Tunes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros. during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon, as well as a corporate mascot of the Warner Bros. company. He was created by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons ) and voiced originally by the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Mel Blanc . Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray hare and is famous for his relaxed, passive personality, pronounced New York accent (Blanc described the voice as being a mixture of Brooklyn and Bronx accents [1] ), depiction as a mischievous trickster, and his catchphrase "Eh, what's up, doc?" (usually said while chewing a carrot). Bugs has appeared in more films (both short and feature-length) than any other cartoon character, has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is the 9th most-portrayed film personality in the world. Contents Bugs' precursor Bugs' evolution from Happy Rabbit to the present Happy Rabbit , a hare with some of the personality of Bugs (though looking very different), made his first appearance in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt , released on April 30, 1938. Co-directed by Ben Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton (who was responsible for the initial design of the rabbit), this short has an almost identical plot to Tex Avery 's Porky's Duck Hunt , which had introduced Daffy Duck . Hare Hunt replaced the little black duck with a small white rabbit. Porky Pig was again cast as a hunter tracking a silly prey who is more interested in driving his pursuer insane and less interested in escaping. Happy introduced himself with the odd expression "Jiggers, fellers," and Mel Blanc gave the character a voice and laugh much like those he would later use for Woody Woodpecker. Hare Hunt also gave Happy the famous Groucho Marx line, "Of course you realize, this means war!" The rabbit character was popular enough with audiences that the Termite Terrace staff decided to use it again. Happy returned in the short Prest-O Change-O , directed by Chuck Jones , where he is the pet rabbit of unseen character Sham-Fu The Magician. Two dogs, fleeing the local dogcatcher, enter his absent master's house. Happy harasses them, but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs. Happy's third appearance came in Hare-um Scare-um , once again directed by Cal and Ben. This short (the first in which he is depicted as a gray bunny instead of a white one) is also notable as Happy's first singing role. Charlie Thorson, lead animator on the short, gave the character a different name. He had written "Bugs' Bunny" on the model sheet that he drew for Ben. In promotional material for the short, including a surviving 1939 press kit, the name on the model sheet was altered to become the rabbit's own name: "Bugs" Bunny (quotation marks only used, on and off, until 1944). In Chuck Jones' Elmer's Candid Camera , Happy met Elmer Fudd for the first time. In this cartoon, Happy looked more like the present-day Bugs, taller and with a similar face—-but retaining the more primitive voice. Candid Cameras Elmer character design was also different: fatter and taller than the modern model, although Arthur Q. Bryan 's character voice was already established. Animation historians identify these Happy Rabbit cartoons as Bugs Bunny's early cartoons before he reaches his fame in A Wild Hare, as evident in documentaries such as The Wabbit Turns 50 from WWOR in 1989. Bugs' official debut Bugs emerges (literally) for the first time in A Wild Hare A Wild Hare , directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27, 1940, is widely considered to be the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon. It is the first short where both Elmer Fudd and Bugs are shown in their fully developed forms as hunter and tormentor, respectively; the first in which Mel Blanc used what would become Bugs' standard voice; and the first in which


Used during World War I, what is a Sopwith Camel?

Sopwith Camel - World War I Fighter Guns: 2 × .30 cal. Vickers machine guns Sopwith Camel - Design & Development: Designed by Herbert Smith, the Sopwith Camel was a follow-on aircraft to the Sopwith Pup . A largely successful aircraft, the Pup had become outclassed by new German fighters, such as the Albatros D.III in early 1917.  The result was a period known as "Bloody April" which saw Allied squadrons sustain heavy losses.  Initially known as the "Big Pup" the Camel was initially powered by a 110 hp Clerget 9Z engine and featured a visually heavier fuselage than its predecessor. This was largely composed of fabric over a wooden frame with plywood panels around the cockpit and an aluminum engine cowling. Structurally, the aircraft featured a straight upper wing with a very pronounced dihedral on the lower wing. The new Camel was the first British fighter to utilize twin .30 cal. Vickers machine guns firing through the propeller. The fairing over the guns' breeches formed a "hump" which led to the aircraft's name. Within in the fuselage, the engine, pilot, guns, and fuel were grouped within the first seven feet of the aircraft. This forward center of gravity, coupled with the significant gyroscopic effect of the rotary engine, made the aircraft difficult to fly particularly for novice aviators. The Sopwith Camel was known to climb in a left turn and dive in a right turn. Mishandling the aircraft often could lead to a dangerous spin. Also, the aircraft was known to be consistently tail heavy in level flight at low altitudes and required steady forward pressure on the control stick to maintain a steady altitude. While these handling characteristics challenged pilots, they also made the Camel extremely maneuverable and lethal in combat when flown by a skilled pilot such as Canadian ace William George Barker . Flying for the first time on December 22, 1916, with Sopwith test pilot Harry Hawker at the controls, the prototype Camel impressed and the design was further developed. Accepted into service by the Royal Flying Corps as the Sopwith Camel F.1, the majority of the production aircraft were powered by 130 hp Clerget 9B engine. The first order for the aircraft was issued by the War Office in May 1917. Subsequent orders saw the production run total around 5,490 aircraft. During its production, the Camel was fitted with a variety of engines including the 140 hp Clerget 9Bf, 110 hp Le Rhone 9J, 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape 9B-2, and 150 hp Bentley BR1. Sopwith Camel - Operational History: Arriving at the front in June 1917, the Camel debuted with No.4 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service and quickly showed its superiority over the best German fighters, including both the Albatros D.III and D.V. The aircraft next appeared with No. 70 Squadron RFC and ultimately would be flown by over fifty RFC squadrons. An agile dogfighter, the Camel, along with the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a and the French SPAD S.XIII , played a key role in reclaiming the skies over the Western Front for the Allies. In addition to British use, 143 Camels were purchased by the American Expeditionary Force and flown by several of its squadrons. The aircraft was also used by Belgian and Greek units. In addition to service ashore, a navalized version of the Camel, the 2F.1, was developed for use by the Royal Navy. This aircraft featured a slightly shorter wingspan and replaced one of the Vickers machine guns with a .30 cal Lewis gun firing over the top wing. Experiments were also conducted in 1918 using 2F.1s as parasite fighters carried by British airships. Camels were also used as night fighters though with some modifications. As the muzzle-flash from the twin Vickers wrecked the pilot's night vision, the Camel "Comic" night fighter possessed twin Lewis guns, firing incendiary ammunition, mounted on the upper wing. Flying against German Gotha bombers, the Comic's cockpit was situated farther aft than the typical Camel to allow the pilot to more easily reload the Lewis guns. Sopwith Camel - Later Service: By mid-1918, the Camel was slowly becoming out-classed by ne


Drizella Tremaine, Gus, Bruno and Lucifer are all characters in which Disney film?

Drizella Tremaine | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Drizella Tremaine is one of two tertiary antagonists in Disney 's 1950 animated feature film Cinderella and the 2015 live-action film and the secondary antagonist in Cinderella III: A Twist in Time . She is Cinderella 's stepsister, Anastasia 's biological older sister and Lady Tremaine 's eldest daughter. Contents Background Personality Drizella is portrayed as ugly both inside and out and not very graceful. She tries to destroy Cinderella's life in all conditions in the first and third movie of the series. She is very jealous of Cinderella's success and beauty and enjoyed seeing her slave under her, her sister, and mother, and even their cat. Unlike her sister, Anastasia, who eventually changes her spiteful ways and develops into a kind and good-natured woman, Drizella remains largely mean, selfish and rude throughout the series, never truly overcoming her hatred of Cinderella. In the initial movie, Drizella is shown to be very selfish, spoiled and greedy, much like her sister, Anastasia, and her mother, Lady Tremaine. In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True , Drizella stated that Anastasia's love for the town's baker would have made them the laughing stock of the entire town, despite the fact that in Cinderella III: A Twist in Time , she and her mother end up becoming scullery maids. She and her mother, however, in the end, became toads before being changed back to their original forms. Nonetheless, she did have some degree of care for her biological sister Anastasia, even being visibly shocked by her mother's cruel treatment of Anastasia in the ending of the aforementioned segment in Cinderella II. Physical appearance Drizella has a slender figure, fair skin, black eyes and shoulder-length, dark brown hair with rolled locks on the back. In Cinderella III: A Twist of Time, her hair is raven black. Her trademark appearance is different shades of yellow, chartreuse and light green long short-sleeved dress and a matching yellow flats. Her dark brown hair styled in rolled locks along with a light blue ribbon on her head. In the ballroom scene and after ripping Cinderella's dress along with Anastasia, her trademark dress is now in different shades of green with cyan frill outlines and has a single teal feather on her head. She also has large, ungainly feet, as evidenced by the attempt at trying to fit Cinderella's glass slipper on her nearing the end of the film. In her later appearance in both sequels, Drizella's hair color changes from brown up to black and the color of her trademark dress has changed in every sequel. Her dress is chartreuse-and-olive in Cinderella II: Dreams Come True and different shades of green in Cinderella III: A Twist of Time. Her sleepwear is identical to Anastasia's, a long sleeve nightgown with a white ribbon in the center and the color is chartreuse and a matching sleeping hat. When she was a child, her hair is a lighter brown in the same style and wears different shades of a yellow long short-sleeved dress with a white winged collar and a red gem in the center. Appearances Cinderella Drizella in the original film. Drizella's mother constantly plots to ruin Cinderella and has no qualms about hurting her feelings. Lady Tremaine is well aware of her older daughter's nice and good manners but can trigger Drizella's anger with a mere handful of casually-delivered words. In a particularly distressing scene in the original film, as Lady Tremaine and her beautiful daughters prepare to leave for the Prince's ball, Cinderella appears wearing her beautiful homemade gown . Lady Tremaine notes that Cinderella is wearing a jade necklace that belongs to Drizella, who had not rejected it. After Lady Tremaine casually points out to Drizella that the necklace adds a charming touch to the dress, the stepsister flies into a rage (despite her earlier/immediate disdain for them) and yanks the necklace from Cinderella's neck. She, along with Anastasia, proceeds to lunge upon Cinderella and tears her gown to rags, leaving her devastated. At the ball, Drizella and


Delphinus delphis is the scientific name for which creature?

Delphinus delphis (Atlantic Dolphin, Pacific Dolphin, Saddle-backed Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Short-beaked Saddleback Dolphin) Geographic Range [top] Range Description: The short-beaked common dolphin is an oceanic species that is widely distributed in tropical to cool temperate waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Perrin 2002), from nearshore waters to thousands of kilometers offshore. They regularly occur in some enclosed seas, such as the Okhotsk Sea and Sea of Japan, and separate subpopulations exist in the Mediterranean and Black seas. Short-beaked common dolphins may occur in parts of the Indian Ocean around southeastern Africa and southern Australia, but previous records of this species in other parts of the Indian Ocean and in waters of Taiwan are now thought to have been of long-beaked common dolphins (D. capensis; Jefferson and Van Waerebeek 2002). Countries occurrence: Native: Albania; Algeria; Argentina; Australia; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; France; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Honduras; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Lebanon; Libya; Malta; Mauritania; Mexico; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Namibia; Netherlands; New Caledonia; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Panama; Peru; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Barthélemy; Senegal; Slovenia; South Africa; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States (Georgia); Western Sahara Vagrant: Population [top] Population: This is a very abundant species, with many available estimates for the various areas where it occurs. In the Pacific, 2,963,000 (CV=24%) was estimated for the eastern tropical Pacific (Gerrodette and Forcada 2002), and an average of 352.000 (CV = 18%) was estimated for the US west coast based on surveys between 1991 and 2005 (Barlow and Forney in press). Off California, common dolphins show seasonal and inter-annual changes in abundance due to shifts in distribution (Forney and Barlow 1998). In the Atlantic, abundance in European continental shelf waters was estimated at 63,400 (95%CI=27,000-149,000) in 2005 (SCANS-II project; P. Hammond pers. comm.). Offshore, abundance in a block bounded by 53-57ºN and 18-29ºW was estimated at 273,000 (95%CI=153,000-435,000) in 1995 (Cañadas et al. in press). West of the Bay of Biscay, 62,000 common dolphins were estimated in the fishing grounds of the albacore tuna driftnet fishery in 1993 (Goujon 1996). In the western North Atlantic, 121,000 (CV=0.23) were estimated to occur (Waring et al. 2006). In the western Mediterranean, abundance has been estimated at 19,400 (95%CI=15,300-22,800) in the northern Alborán Sea between 2000 and 2004 (Cañadas 2006). Once one of the most common species in the Mediterranean Sea, the short-beaked common dolphin has experienced a generalized and major decline during the last 30-40 years (Bearzi et al. 2003). Dramatic negative trends were recorded in portions of the central Mediterranean, particularly in the northern Adriatic Sea and in the eastern Ionian Sea (Bearzi et al. 2004; 2006). Recent genetic studies indicate that population structure within the Mediterranean reflects differences in distribution pattern and habitat use by short-beaked common dolphins in the eastern (where the species is predominantly coastal) and western (where it is predominantly pelagic) portions of the basin (Natoli 2004). Genetic exchange between short-beaked common dolphins from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, to the extent that it occurs, appears to involve predominantly animals from the Alborán Sea (Natoli 2004). The population size in the Black Sea is unknown. Line transect surveys have been conducted recently to estimate common dolphin abundance in a few parts of the range. The survey areas are small relative to the total range of the subspecies. Resu


What is the second largest emirate of the Unites Arab Emirates?

Seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates - TEN Guide [UAE] A Member of The Emirates Network   Home : The Basics : The Seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi (aboo dub-bee): It is the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates and is the largest Emirate in the UAE. The name Abu Dhabi means 'Father of the Gazelle'. Visitors coming from the state of the art Abu Dhabi International Airport will find many nice surprises as they pass the Al Maqtaa Bridge. The central part of the emirate is found on an Island known as Abu Dhabi City, and the island was connected to the mainland by two bridges. Abu Dhabi City is a beautiful garden city of boulevards, green parks, and water fountains. Dubai (do-bay or do-buy): Dubai is a city of contrasts, where the old and new makes it a mysterious exciting place to it's visitors. It is a very welcoming city and increasingly becoming very well known worldwide. Some people believe "Dubai' is a shorter form of the word "Daba" meaning a prospering or florishing market. It has several names such as the City of Gold because of its famed Gold Market, and The City that Cares since the merchants set aside money from its promotions for charities. Dubai has worked very hard to achieve its fame. It is also the venue of many major world class sporting events such as the Dubai Desert Classic Gulf Tournament, the ATP-sanctioned Dubai Tennis Championships, the Dubai Sevens (Rugby           Meetings), the Emirates Grand Prix (off-shore Power Boat Championship), the UAE Desert Challenge, and the Dubai World Cup (the world's richest horse-race). Sharjah or ash Shariqah (shar-ja): This city is also known as The City of Knowledge. It is known for it beautiful and impressive achitectual buildings, mosques, museums and distinctive Islamic designed souqs. It is a great place to visit and see the Al Buheirah Corniche and its local resturants such as The Al Sha-abiah Resturant on the Corniche and the Fisherman's Wharf overlooking the poolside and Khalid's Lagoon. Sharjah has many beautiful gardens and a nice atmosphere. Being in Sharjah gives you easy access to Dubai and Ajman. Sharjah also encompasses some beautiful oasis areas such as Al Dhaid where you can see many vegetables and fruit such as strawberries being grown. Ajman (aj-man): This is the smallest Emirate of the United Arab Emirates and lies between Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. The central area of Ajman is developed, while the rural area has many farms. It has a few good fast food resturants, a City Centre (shopping mall) and cinema, and a traditional Islamic designed souq. Fujairah (foo-jay-ra): This Emirate has a beautiful and very scenic mountain scenery and the winding roads are part of its beauty as you always wonder what scene is at the next turn. It has waterfalls and beautiful untouched beaches which are a major attraction to tourists and visitors from abroad and within the UAE. The beaches are a great attraction to divers who enjoy discovering the amazing marine paradise of the UAE coasts . It is definately a major resort area. Umm Al Quwain (um al kee-wayne): This is an Emirate where people like to go sailing and bird watching. It is famous for its Multi-million dirham "Dreamland" Aqua park which attracts thousands of visitors. Umm Al Qaiwain's popular archaelogical sites are Ad Door, a florishing port town and nearby Tell Abraq a fortified settlement from around 2,500 BC. It is also famous for Falaj Al Mu'ala a natural oasis and an important agricultural area. Ras Al Khaimah (ras al kay-ma): It's name means 'head of the tent'. I did a little research and found out that 'Al Khaimah' (the tent) also means a bedouin shelter symbolizing the traditional arab friendship and hospitality. This Emirate is one of the most natural beautiful spots in the country. It is surrounded by sea, desert and mountains. It is known for its camping grounds when the weather is pleasant, natural water springs where there are separate facilities for men and women to bathe in its natural warm waters. The springs are located next to the mountains In S


The Liberty Bell (March) by John Philip Sousa is the theme tune to which UK television comedy series starring John Cleese?

Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series 1969–1974) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe. Creators: An offbeat look at the Spanish Inquisition; an unconventional version of "Wuthering Heights." Also: a jury plays charades while delivering its verdict; a man attempts to find one nontaxable pleasure. 9.2 A pet-shop customer returns his dead parrot; a gang of female senior citizens attacks a town's young men; a young army officer who joined the service to water-ski tries to resign. 8.9 Conquistador coffee campaign; Repeating groove; Ramsey MacDonald striptease; Job hunter; International Chinese Communist Conspiracy; Crelm Toothpaste/Shrill petrol; Agatha Christie sketch (railway ... 8.9 a list of 35 titles created 06 Aug 2011 a list of 21 titles created 01 Apr 2012 a list of 40 titles created 22 Aug 2013 a list of 45 titles created 23 Aug 2015 a list of 35 titles created 6 months ago Title: Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) 8.9/10 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. 4 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away. Stars: John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs Stuck in the middle of World War I, Captain Edmund Blackadder does his best to escape the banality of the war. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry An anthology of Monty Python's best sketches from their 1st & 2nd seasons of their original TV show. Director: Ian MacNaughton In the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerny In the Regency era, Mr E. Blackadder serves as butler to the foppish numskull Prince George amidst the fads and crazes of the time. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way. Directors: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl. Directors: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton Stars: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles. Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah. Director: Terry Jones In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother. Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray Two parts Monty Python German television comedy specials. Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle At a New Millennium Eve party Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.... Director: Paul Weiland Edit Storyline The irreverent Monty Python comedy troupe present a series of skits which are often surreal, bawdy, uncompromising and/or tasteless, but nearly always hilarious. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> And now for something completely digital... Genres: 5 October 1969 (UK) See more  » Also Known As: Gwen Dibley's Flying Circus See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia The usual casting process for a sketch was that the lead role would be given to the member who came up with the idea. Michael Palin has said that if he'd known the abuse he would have to tolerate as the "It's..." man, he


The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in which ocean?

About the Mariana Trench - DEEPSEA CHALLENGE Expedition DEEPSEA CHALLENGE / The Expedition / The Mariana Trench The Mariana Trench While thousands of climbers have successfully scaled Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, only two people have descended to the planet’s deepest point, the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench. Located in the western Pacific east of the Philippines and an average of approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers) east of the Mariana Islands, the Mariana Trench is a crescent-shaped scar in the Earth’s crust that measures more than 1,500 miles (2,550 kilometers) long and 43 miles (69 kilometers) wide on average. The distance between the surface of the ocean and the trench’s deepest point—the Challenger Deep, which lies about 200 miles (322 kilometers) southwest of the U.S. territory of Guam—is nearly 7 miles (11 kilometers). If Mount Everest were dropped into the Mariana Trench, its peak would still be more than a mile (1.6 kilometers) underwater. The Mariana Trench is part of a global network of deep troughs that cut across the ocean floor. They form when two tectonic plates collide. At the collision point, one of the plates dives beneath the other into the Earth’s mantle, creating an ocean trench. The depths of the Mariana Trench were first plumbed in 1875 by the British ship H.M.S. Challenger as part of the first global oceanographic cruise. The Challenger scientists recorded a depth of 4,475 fathoms (about five miles, or eight kilometers) using a weighted sounding rope. In 1951, the British vessel H.M.S. Challenger II returned to the spot with an echo-sounder and measured a depth of nearly 7 miles (11 kilometers). The majority of the Mariana Trench is now a U.S. protected zone as part of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument , established by President George W. Bush in 2009. Permits for research in the monument, including in the Sirena Deep, have been secured from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Permits for research in the Challenger Deep have been secured from the Federated States of Micronesia. HISTORIC DIVE Because of its extreme depth, the Mariana Trench is cloaked in perpetual darkness and the temperature is just a few degrees above freezing. The water pressure at the bottom of the trench is a crushing eight tons per square inch—or about a thousand times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. Pressure increases with depth. The first and only time humans descended into the Challenger Deep was more than 50 years ago. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Navy Lt. Don Walsh reached this goal in a U.S. Navy submersible, a bathyscaphe called the Trieste. After a five-hour descent, the pair spent only a scant 20 minutes at the bottom and were unable to take any photographs due to clouds of silt stirred up by their passage. Until Piccard and Walsh’s historic dive, scientists had debated whether life could exist under such extreme pressure. But at the bottom, the Trieste‘s floodlight illuminated a creature that Piccard thought was a flatfish, a moment that Piccard would later describe with excitement in a book about his journey. “Here, in an instant, was the answer that biologists had asked for the decades,” Piccard wrote. “Could life exist in the greatest depths of the ocean? It could!” WAITING IN THE DEEP While the Trieste expedition laid to rest any doubts that life could exist in the Mariana Trench, scientists still know very little about the types of organisms that reside there. In fact, some question whether Piccard’s fish was actually a form of sea cucumber. It is thought that the pressure is so great that calcium can’t exist except in solution, so the bones of vertebrates would literally dissolve. No bones, no fish. But nature has also proven scientists wrong many times in the past with its remarkable capacity for adaptation. So are there fish that deep? Nobody knows, and this is the whole point of the DEEPSEA CHALLENGE project, to find answers to such fundamental questions. In recent years, deep-ocean dredges and unmanned subs have glimpsed exotic organisms


In humans, the medical condition kyphosis affects which part of the body?

Kyphosis Causes - Mayo Clinic By Mayo Clinic Staff The individual bones (vertebrae) that make up a healthy spine look like cylinders stacked in a column. Kyphosis occurs when the vertebrae in the upper back become more wedge-shaped. This deformity can be caused by a variety of problems, including: Osteoporosis. This bone-thinning disorder can result in crushed vertebrae (compression fractures). Osteoporosis is most common in older adults, particularly women, and in people who have taken high doses of corticosteroids for long periods of time. Disk degeneration. Soft, circular disks act as cushions between spinal vertebrae. With age, these disks dry out and shrink, which often worsens kyphosis. Scheuermann's disease. Also called Scheuermann's kyphosis, this disease typically begins during the growth spurt that occurs before puberty. Boys are affected more often than are girls. The rounding of the back may worsen as the child finishes growing. Birth defects. If a baby's spinal column doesn't develop properly in the womb, the spinal bones may not form properly, causing kyphosis. Syndromes. Kyphosis in children can also be associated with certain syndromes, such as Marfan syndrome or Prader-Willi disease. Cancer and cancer treatments. Cancer in the spine can weaken vertebrae and make them more prone to compression fractures, as can chemotherapy and radiation cancer treatments. An increased curve in the upper spine also can be caused by slouching. Called postural kyphosis, this condition doesn't involve any deformities in the spine. It's most common in teenagers. Frontera WR, et al. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed July 11, 2013. Kyphosis (roundback) of the spine. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00423. Accessed April 10, 2012. Kado DM. Overview of hyperkyphosis in older persons. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed July 11, 2013. Kliegman RM, et al. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2011. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed July 11, 2013. Canale ST, et al. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/208746819-4/0/1584/0.html. Accessed July 11, 2013. Neurological diagnostic tests and procedures. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/misc/diagnostic_tests.htm. Accessed July 11, 2013. Larson AN (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 9, 2013. Wybier M, et al. Musculoskeletal imaging in progress: The EOS imaging system. Joint Bone Spine. 2013;80:238. Six years and more than 60 lifesized anatomic models to help plan complex surgeries. Mayo Clinic. http://newsletters.mayo.edu/newscenter/Article.aspx?contentID=DOCMAN-0000157800. Accessed Jan. 7, 2014. Golden AK. Decision Support System. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Nov. 5, 2013. Products and Services


German Colors (Farben) English-German Color Chart die  dunkelblaue  Bluse (the dark blue blouse) grün der  grüne  Hut (the green hat)  gelb ein  gelbes  Licht (a yellow light) orange das  orange  Buch (the orange book)  braun die  braunen  Schuhe (the brown shoes)  beige der  beige  Kasten (the beige box) violett der  violette  Hut (the violet hat)  lila der  lila  Hut (the lilac hat)*  weiß das  weiße  Papier (the white paper)  schwarz der  schwarze  Koffer (the black suitcase) grau der  graue  Pulli (the gray sweater)  türkis eine  türkise  Karte (a turquoise card)  silber eine  silberne  Münze (a silver coin)  gold eine  goldene  Münze (a gold coin), eine Goldmünze   * Colors ending in -a (lila, rosa) or -e (beige, orange) do not take the normal adjective endings. ** Light or dark colors are preceded by hell- (light) or dunkel- (dark), as in hellgrün (light green) or dunkelgrün (dark green).


What colour triangle is on the logo of the Bass brewery?

Behind the Red Triangle: The Bass Pale Ale Brand and Logo | Logoworks Blog Behind the Red Triangle: The Bass Pale Ale Brand and Logo Posted by Clare Baker on November 8, 2013 in Design , Informative , Logos , Small Business Resources | 4131 Views | Leave a response Not only a beer but a pioneer in the realm of corporate identity and logo design, Bass—the brand name and logo—was the very first trademark to be registered under the U.K.’s Trade Mark Registration Act of 1875. Established in 1777 by William Bass in England, the Bass Brewery grew into one the largest beer companies in the U.K. by the end of the 19th century, with over 1,500,000 barrels of beer produced annually. Bass was eventually included in the inaugural FT 30 index established by the London Stock Exchange in 1935, signifying the brewery as one of the top 30 companies in the U.K. It was a Bass employee who rang in the New Year by waiting in line outside the registrar’s office to ensure that the company became the first to file a trademark when the office opened on the morning of January 1, 1876. A testament to the Bass logo’s vital simplicity, the red triangle has been immortalized in a number of monumental modernist works of art, including several Pablo Picasso paintings and collages; Édouard Manet’s 1882 painting Bar at the Folies-Bergère, and James Joyce’s Ulysses. Specifically, the logo’s distinct color and the compelling—even mesmerizing—nature of Bass branding are celebrated in chapter 14 of Joyce’s epic novel accordingly: “During the past four minutes or thereabouts he had been staring hard at a certain amount of number one Bass bottled by Messrs Bass and Co at Burton-on-Trent which happened to be situated amongst a lot of others right opposite to where he was and which was certainly calculated to attract anyone’s remark on account of its scarlet appearance.” Today, the Bass pale ale brand is part of the Anheuser-Busch InBev brewing company—the largest in the world—and is available on draught and in bottles and cans in over 50 countries. But even in the 19th century, thanks to the Bass company’s shrewd, trailblazing marketing practices, the beer and brand were enjoyed internationally—as pointed out in James Hogg’s 1884 book Fortunes Made In Business: “You meet the refreshing label up among Alpine glaciers, and down in the cafes of the Bosphorus; among the gondolas of the Grand Canal at Venice, the dahabeahs at the first cataract on the Nile, and the junks of China.” How’s that for creating a global presence! Clearly, Bass is a brand that has long emphasized the importance of breaking new ground in all facets of its business practice. – Behind the Red Triangle: The Bass Pale Ale Brand and Logo


Which British comedian plays Brian Potter in the UK television series ‘Phoenix Nights’?

"Phoenix Nights" Reviews & Ratings - IMDb IMDb trailers and videos full cast and crew trivia official sites memorable quotes Overview 14 out of 15 people found the following review useful: hilarious comedy based in the North West of England from United Kingdom 27 February 2005 This comedy, which ran for two series, was co-written by and starred (in several roles), Bolton comic Peter Kay, who has his finger perfectly on the breathing pulse of North West England (speaking as someone the same age as Kay who comes from a part of the NW not a million miles from Bolton). Phoenix Nights was set in a lousy Northern club with 'entertainment', bingo, and droll staff, just the kind of club that existed in the 1970s and 1980s. Brian Potter, owner and sometime licensee, is wheelchair bound and sarcastic, with his wingeing voice and blustering manner. Played by Kay he is a great creation. The main target for Brian's verbal attacks is Jerry 'St Clair' (Dave Spikey) who acts as compère and - at times - terrible entertainer. Doormen Max (Kay again) and Paddy (Patrick McGuinness) went on to have their own spin-off series. Alongside the long-running feud between Potter and Den Perry (Ted Robbins), the high points of Phoenix Nights includes the variety 'auditions' which ended each episode (who could forget the doves which flew into the air condition fans, or the ping pong lady?). The audience at the Phoenix were real-life Bolton residents, and their reactions are absolutely genuine. I have two favourite episodes - the one with the outdoor entertainment ('Sammy the Snake' (!), and the Children's Activity Hut, formerly the Gents loo); and the Stars in Their Eyes episode (with the jam-jar glassed club worker as Gary Glitter, and Jerry and Brian as Elton John and George Michael). It ended far too soon but the two series that were made are the stuff that makes classic comedy. Was the above review useful to you? 10 out of 11 people found the following review useful: Shame i cant vote. I'd give it 11/10 20 February 2003 Clubland will never die. Well not if Peter Kay keeps treating us to this little lovely. Phoenix Nights is one of those rare comedies. Rare as in its actually funny (see Ed Stone is dead'. Which is so unfunny its basically the Anti-Phoenix'). Anyone who has grown up in the north will instantly recognise virtually everything that happens in the Phoenix. The theme nights, the cheesy compere, the ugly regulars who sit there all day on a pint of mild. Its all there. Which is one of peter kays strengths. Brilliant observation in all of his work. The writing is incredibly strong and the performances are first rate. The comedy set pieces in each episode will have you in tears (The Stannah Stairlift Seduction' and the Erotic Bouncy castle' are standouts). Season 1 and 2 are, in my opinion, equally as good as each other. And, although it isn't really fair to judge the two together, I actually prefer the Phoenix to The Office. Judged purely on laugh out loud moments Peter Kays superb series just edges it for me. I didn't think it could get any funnier. Then I watched the DVD with the directors commentary. Was the above review useful to you? 7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Very Funny from United Kingdom 1 December 2003 This is what comedy, and for that matter films, are all about. The characters are deep, real and extremely  funny. The beauty is that these are all people we know. At times you may not notice, but Peter Kaye plays several of the  characters. My personal favourite is fire officer Keith Lard who interferes with dogs in the worst possible way and   has no connection whatsoever with Keith Laird of Bolton Fire Service. Max and Paddy probably take the prize of the   regular crew. One of the great things about this series is that every time you watch it, you spot something else that's   funny and make sure you listen to the music that's playing. The good news is that series 2 is now out and Max and Paddy  will return in their own programme at some point. Was the above review useful to you? 6 out of


Earth, Ceramic, Gas and Masonry are all types of what?

Masonry Stoves, Masonry Heaters and Masonry Fireplaces (also known as the Russian Fireplace), plus Masonry Ovens and Earth Ovens: How to design and build your own very efficient, low-cost masonry heaters, ovens, and earth ovens. Rediscovering an Old Way of Warming by David Lyle       Masonry stoves have been widely used in Europe and Asia for centuries. The stoves provide clean combustion at a high temperature to avoid pollution and creosote build-up. These are efficient and very safe heating systems.       The Book of Masonry Stoves represents the first comprehensive survey ever published of all the major types of masonry heating systems, ancient and modern. Through this book you can learn about the origins of the masonry stove and see many examples past and present. The book includes plans for building one style of masonry stove, with enough cut-away drawings of other stoves to give the reader many more ideas and inspirations. The Book of Masonry Stoves    $35.00    Quantity: -Discount- Order Living Homes with The Book of Masonry Stoves and save $10.00. -This package counts as 2 items for calculating postage.- Living Homes + The Book of Masonry Stoves    $55.00    Quantity: -Please scroll down the page for the "Add to Order" button.- Designing, Building, and Living with a Piece of the Sun by Ken Matesz Reviewed by Thomas J. Elpel       Masonry Heaters is a beautiful book filled with scores of vibrant color pictures show-casing the infinite possibilities of custom-made or prefabricated masonry heaters. The book details the history, benefits, and advantages of masonry heaters, then provides guidance to design and build a masonry heater of your own. Author Ken Matesz outlines the principles to calculate the heating requirements of a home, how to determine the best location for a masonry heater, and how to design the heater itself.       One chapter of the book goes into detail on the construction of a masonry heater, showing the materials and steps involved in building the heater, followed by a chapter on building codes, clearances, footers, and foundations. The remainder of the book is about living with and using a masonry heater - providing details about gathering, curing, and storing firewood; how to use a masonry heater, along with the bake oven and cookstove (if included), and finally how to maintain a masonry heater.       While I learned about alternative materials and methods that will shape my next masonry heater project, I was nevertheless disappointed that it wasn't the bible of masonry heater construction I imagined it to be. And while an accomplished mason successfully could design and build a masonry heater from this book, I'm afraid that the common do-it-yourselfer would find the text lacking in the details necessary to proceed. It would have been better if half the book included step-by-step diagrams and photos from multiple different projects.       My conclusion is that Masonry Heaters is not an end-all book in itself, but one more good book to draw upon in the process of designing and building a masonry heater. The masonry heater plans in my own book Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log, and Strawbale Construction are much more user-friendly for the do-it-yourselfer, but could be improved upon by substituting some of the materials from Ken Matesz' book. Paperback. 326 Pages. Chelsea Green Publishing. 2010. ISBN: 978-1-60358-213-1. Masonry Heaters: Designing, Building, and Living    $40.00    Quantity: -Please scroll down the page for the "Add to Order" button.- by James E. Amrhein, S.E. Reviewed by Thomas J. Elpel       For thousands of years fire has been a focal point of human existence, providing warmth in cold weather and light in the midst of darkness.       As recently as a few centuries ago, the typical European house had an open fire for cooking and heating, where the smoke rose up inside the house and filtered out through the thatched roof. But over time the open fire was replaced by more familiar fireplace designs to better control heat and smoke. As cook stoves replaced the open hearth,


The period in British history from 1795 to 1837 is often referred to as the ‘What…..era’?

BBC - History : British History Timeline 1718 British convicts start being transported to penal colonies overseas In 1718, the Transportation Act introduced penal transportation. People convicted of capital crimes had their sentences 'commuted' to 14 years or life in the Americas. Convicts found guilty of non-capital crimes received seven-year sentences. Between 1718 and 1776, over 50,000 convicts were transported to Virginia and Maryland in the modern United States. The American Revolution made further transportation impossible. October - November 1720 'South Sea Bubble' bursts and triggers a financial panic The South Sea Company was a financial and trading organisation mainly dealing with Spanish America. It received trading rights to the South Seas in return for financing the British government's debt. Shares were issued and unrealistic expectations cultivated. A monopoly of the slave trade was envisaged. When it was discovered that the directors of the profitless company had sold out, it sparked a massive panic and a major financial crash occurred in the City of London. Huge fortunes were lost. April 1721 Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister In April 1721, Sir Robert Walpole became first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer, in the wake of the South Sea Bubble financial crash of 1720. He confirmed the Whig party's allegiance to the Hanoverian monarchy. He never held the actual title of 'prime minister', but was given the powers that came to be associated with the office. George I also gave him 10 Downing Street, still the official residence of the prime minister. 1723 Poaching becomes a capital offence Poaching disturbances in Windsor Forest and Park led to clashes between 'blacks' (gangs of bandits and poachers who blackened their faces) hoping to maintain common rights and wardens and gamekeepers. The government issued the Black Act to handle the situation. This made various poaching misdemeanours into capital crimes. 11 January 1727 George I dies and is succeeded by the second Hanoverian king, George II The threat of a Jacobite rebellion (aimed at re-establishing the Stuart dynasty) continued into George II's reign. It continued to be a source of alarm until its final defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. As the country prospered, the king's early unpopularity - partially caused by his preference for Hanover over England - changed into a general respect. March - April 1733 Excise crisis shakes Sir Robert Walpole's administration In 1733, British prime minister Robert Walpole tried to shift the burden of taxation on imports away from collection at customs. He devised an 'excise' scheme - a system of bonded warehouses for tobacco, wine and brandy, where imported goods could be lodged until the proper duty, or tax, had been paid. The project was abandoned after widespread political opposition. 1739 Methodist preachers begin their mission to the poor John Wesley, George Whitefield and other early adherents to Wesleyan views began preaching in fields. Their aim was to spread the gospels and save souls. They attracted large audiences and many converts to evangelical Christianity. Called 'Methodists' for their focus of rules, this marked the beginning of their mission to the poor. 19 October 1739 Britain declares war on Spain and the 'War of Jenkins's Ear' begins Britain declared war on Spain after repeated depredations on British ships by Spanish 'guarda costas'. This was mainly a colonial war in Caribbean waters. It was named after a Captain Robert Jenkins, whose ear had been severed by the Spanish. The War of Jenkins's Ear lasted until 1748, but from 1742 effectively merged into the larger War of the Austrian Succession, which took place from October 1740 until October 1748. 1740 - 1744 George Anson sails around the world Between 1740 and 1744 the British naval commander George Anson sailed around the world in HMS 'Centurion'. Anson returned to England with nearly £500,000 of Spanish treasure. His account of the voyage became a bestseller. 11 February 1742 Sir Robert Walpole resigns


In medicine, glossitis is an inflammation of which part of the body?

Glossitis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia Your dentist or health care provider will do an exam to look for: Finger-like bumps on the surface of the tongue (called papillae) that may be missing Swollen tongue (or patches of swelling) The provider may ask questions about your health history and lifestyle to help discover the cause of tongue inflammation. You may need blood tests to rule out other medical problems. Treatment The goal of treatment is to reduce swelling and soreness. Most people do not need to go to the hospital unless the tongue is very swollen. Treatment may include: Good oral care. Brush your teeth thoroughly at least twice a day and floss at least once a day. Antibiotics or other medicines to treat infection. Diet changes and supplements to treat nutrition problems. Avoiding irritants (such as hot or spicy foods, alcohol, and tobacco) to ease discomfort. Outlook (Prognosis) Glossitis goes away with if the cause of problem is removed or treated. When to Contact a Medical Professional Call your health care provider if: Symptoms of glossitis last longer than 10 days. Tongue swelling is very bad. Breathing, speaking, chewing, or swallowing causes problems. Get emergency care right away if tongue swelling blocks the airway. Prevention Good oral care (thorough tooth brushing and flossing and regular dental checkups) may help prevent glossitis. Alternative Names Tongue inflammation; Tongue infection; Smooth tongue; Glossodynia; Burning tongue syndrome Images Tongue References Mirowski GW, Mark LA. Oral disease and oral-cutaneous manifestations of gastrointestinal and liver disease. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 22. Reamy BV, Derby R, Bunt CW. Common tongue conditions in primary care. Am Fam Physician. 2010;81(5):627-34. PMID: 20187599 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187599 . Read More


suslik | rodent | Britannica.com Suslik rodent THIS ARTICLE IS A STUB. You can learn more about this topic in the related articles below. Alternative Titles: souslik, Spermophilus Suslik, also spelled souslik, any of the 13 species of Eurasian ground squirrels belonging to the genus Spermophilus. Belding ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi) trill or whistle in alarm when predators approach. Justin Johnsen Learn More in these related articles: in ground squirrel ground squirrel any of 62 species of long-bodied terrestrial rodents that are active during the day and have short legs, strong claws, small rounded ears, and a short or moderately long tail. Colour varies widely among species from gray, tawny, or pale brown to olive, reddish, or very dark brown. A few species are... Nontropical ground squirrels ...burrows and are associated with open habitats at temperate latitudes in North American and Eurasia as well as arid regions of Africa. The 38 species of North American ground squirrels and Eurasian sousliks (genus Spermophilus) are found from sea level to mountaintops in open habitats and occasionally in forests. The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus)... Suslik - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) (or souslik), name of certain Old World ground squirrels; Caspian suslik, or peschanik, lives in c. Asia around Caspian Sea; common suslik ranges from Altay Mts. through c. Russia to Silesia and e. Erz Mts.; red suslik occurs w. of Ural Mts. from Kazan’ to Chkalov; spotted suslik lives in s.e. Europe n. to the highlands of central Poland; all belong to squirrel family Sciuridae and to the genus Citellus Article History Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: September 27, 2002 URL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/suslik Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share


Who was the presenter of the UK television series ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ from 1972 to 1978?

Bob Harris: still a champion of the music - Telegraph Rock and Pop Features Bob Harris: still a champion of the music The Old Grey Whistle Test is back and presenter Bob Harris tells Neil  McCormick that it still sounds great – even on the radio . Bob Harris: I look at the singles charts and for the first time ever I haven't got any interest in them  Photo: REX FEATURES Follow Music fans of a certain vintage will have been delighted to learn that The Old Grey Whistle Test, the BBC’s seminal rock programme, is to be revived for its 40th anniversary later this year. Curiously, however, the 16-part series will be broadcast on Radio 2. “I grant that radio might seem a funny place for a television programme,” concedes Bob Harris, the veteran presenter, “but even when you disconnect the video from the audio, you’ve got this incredible archive of amazing performances that really have to be heard to be believed. “The sound quality is fantastic and it’s striking how many of the great names of that time, the likes of Elton John, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones and so many huge talents, still provide the spine of playlists worldwide that we hear on radio to this day.” It does mean, of course, that people will be able to appreciate the show’s eclectic variety of ’70s and ’80s music without having to cope with the fashions of the day, when jackets were often louder than the bands. At 65, Harris himself certainly looks different, having long since cut his hippy hair and shaved off his beard. “People say I look younger now than I did then,” he says with a laugh. He does appear fit and strong after a recent bout with prostate cancer, although the bags beneath his eyes and wrinkles on his pate might give the game away. Related Articles The Horrors: 'We’ve blown up stuff’ 10 Jul 2011 The deep, slightly husky, resonantly intimate voice that earned him the nickname “Whispering Bob” remains exactly the same, which, allied with his huge enthusiasm for music, has helped keep him a continued and much-loved presence on radio, where he presents Americana shows on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music. Reviewing Whistle Test footage, Harris was struck by just how happy his younger self had been in the presenting role. “It makes me laugh, because I am so obviously in this lovely sort of bewildered enjoyment at being in the middle of all this music, just absolutely loving it.” In the recent honours list, Harris was made an OBE for services to broadcasting. “I am genuinely thrilled. I’m still in the process of trying to connect it with me, because I have a feeling of not being worthy in a way, because I’ve got this for doing something I absolutely love.” Despite more than 40 years in broadcasting, for many Harris will always be associated with the decade when he was effectively the BBC’s face of rock music, presenting Whistle Test from 1972 until 1978 (although the programme continued with other presenters until 1987). Yet Harris considers himself a child of the Sixties, “because I moved to London in ’66, I was 20 years old and the counter culture was so vigorous. It was an amazing scene to parachute into.” Arriving from Northampton, Harris helped set up Time Out magazine as co-editor with Tony Elliot, and became friends with Bowie. He recounts taking the young singer-songwriter on a DJing gig at a medical college in east London in 1968. “He’d been in the studio recording Space Oddity and came along with the backing track on a cassette, which he plugged into a little Marshall amplifier and sat on the edge of the stage with his acoustic guitar. This was a Saturday night student disco, I’d been playing Motown, Stax and the Stones, everybody had beers in their hands, it was absolutely going like a house on fire, David brought the night to a grinding halt. “People were booing, somebody threw a glass and poured beer all over him. I was so incensed, I stormed across the stage and said, 'You mark my words, one day you’ll remember this, he’s gonna be a star!’ Seeing him come through and appear on Whistle Test was fantastic. It made me


Astronomer Tycho Brahe was born in which European country in 1546?

The Galileo Project | Science | Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Tyge (Latinized as Tycho) Brahe was born on 14 December     1546 in Skane, then in Denmark, now in Sweden. He was the eldest son of     Otto Brahe and Beatte Bille, both from families in the high nobility of     Denmark. He was brought up by his paternal uncle Jï¿½rgen Brahe and became     his heir. He attended the universities of Copenhagen and Leipzig, and     then traveled through the German region, studying further at the universities     of Wittenberg, Rostock, and Basel. During this period his interest in     alchemy and astronomy was aroused, and he bought several astronomical     instruments. In a duel with another student, in Wittenberg in 1566, Tycho     lost part of his nose. For the rest of his life he wore a metal insert     over the missing part. He returned to Denmark in 1570. Tycho Brahe with metal insert over nose In 1572 Tycho observed the new star in Cassiopeia     and published a brief tract about it the following year. In 1574 he gave     a course of lectures on astronomy at the University of Copenhagen. He     was now convinced that the improvement of astronomy hinged on accurate     observations. After another tour of Germany, where he visited astronomers,     Tycho accepted an offer from the King Frederick II to fund an observatory.     He was given the little island of Hven in the Sont near Copenhagen, and     there he built his observatory, Uraniburg, which became the finest observatory     in Europe. Tycho designed and built new instruments, calibrated    them, and instituted nightly observations. He also ran his own printing    press. The observatory was visited by many scholars, and Tycho trained a    generation of young Sextant astronomers there in the art of observing. After a falling out with King    Christian IV, Tycho packed up his instruments and books in 1597 and left    Denmark. After traveling several years, he settled in Prague in 1599 as    the Imperial Mathematician at the court of Emperor Rudolph II. He died there    in 1601. His instruments were stored and eventually lost. Tycho's major works include De Nova et Nullius    Aevi Memoria Prius Visa Stella ("On the New and Never Previously Seen    Star) (Copenhagen, 1573); De Mundi Aetherei Recentioribus Phaenomenis ("Concerning Mural        Quadrant the New Phenomena in the Ethereal World) (Uraniburg, 1588); Astronomiae    Instauratae Mechanica ("Instruments for the Restored Astronomy") (Wandsbeck,    1598; English tr. Copenhagen, 1946); Astronomiae Instauratae Progymnasmata ("Introductory Exercises Toward a Restored Astronomy") (Prague 1602). His    observations were not published during his lifetime. Johannes    Kepler used them but they remained the property of his heirs. Several    copies in manuscript circulated in Europe for many years, and a very faulty    version was printed in 1666. At Prague, Tycho hired Johannes Kepler as an    assistant to calculate planetary orbits from his observations. Kepler published    the Tabulae Rudolphina in 1627. Because of Tycho's accurate observations    and Kepler's elliptical astronomy, these tables were much more accurate    than any previous tables. Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe's contributions to astronomy were     enormous. He not only designed and built instruments, he also calibrated     them and checked their accuracy periodically. He thus revolutionized astronomical     instrumentation. He also changed observational practice profoundly. Whereas     earlier astronomers had been content to observe the positions of planets     and the Moon at certain important points of their orbits (e.g., opposition , quadrature , station), Tycho     and his cast of assistants observed these bodies throughout their orbits.     As a result, a number of orbital anomalies never before noticed were made     explicit by Ty