Which item of footwear can be applied to starting up a computer?

How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows The more software you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to start up Windows. Many programs add themselves to the list of programs started when you boot your computer, and that list can get long. Editor’s Note: Obviously our more geeky readers already know how to do this, but this article is meant for everybody else. Feel free to share it with your non-techie friends! If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 10, scroll down. Disabling Startup Programs in Windows 7, Vista, or XP For some programs, it’s smart to have them start with Windows, such as anti-virus and firewall software. However, for most programs, starting them at boot-up just wastes resources and extends startup time. There is a tool installed with Windows, called MSConfig, that allows you to quickly and easily see what’s running at startup and disable the programs you prefer to run on our own after startup as needed. This tool is available and can be used to disable startup programs in Windows 7, Vista, and XP. NOTE: MSConfig can be used to configure several things other than just startup programs, so be careful what you do with it. If you’re not sure about using it, just follow the steps in this article and you should be fine. To run MSConfig, open the Start menu and type “msconfig.exe” (without the quotes) in the Search box. As you type, results display. When you see “msconfig.exe,” click on it or press Enter, if it is highlighted. NOTE: If you are using Windows XP, open the Run dialog box from the Start menu, type “msconfig.exe” in the Open edit box, and click OK. Click the Startup tab on the System Configuration main window. A list of all the startup programs displays with a check box next to each one. To prevent a program from starting up with Windows, select the check box next to the desired program so there is NO check mark in the box. Click OK once you have made your choices. A dialog box displays telling you that you may need to restart your computer for the changes to take affect. Click Restart to restart your computer immediately. If are not ready to restart your computer, click Exit without restart. Disabling Startup Programs in Windows 8 or 8.1 or 10 Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 make it really simple to disable startup applications. All you have to do is open up Task Manager by right-clicking on the Taskbar, or using the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC shortcut key, clicking “More Details,” switching to the Startup tab, and then using the Disable button. It’s really that simple. If you aren’t seeing these options, make sure to click “More Details,” which is in the same place as the “Fewer details” that you see on this screenshot. Disabling Startup Programs in CCleaner RELATED ARTICLE How Computer Manufacturers Are Paid to Make Your Laptop Worse The free PC-cleaning utility CCleaner also has a tool that allows you to disable startup programs. In CCleaner, click the Tools button on the left side of the dialog box and click Startup to see the list of startup programs. The Enabled column indicates whether each program is set to start with Windows. To disable a program that is enabled, select the program in the list and click Disable. You can also enable programs that have been disabled. NOTE: CCleaner does not seem to prompt you to restart your computer, so be sure to do so yourself. RELATED ARTICLES How to Use Safe Mode to Fix Your Windows PC (and When You Should) There is a Professional version of CCleaner that costs $24.95 and comes with priority technical support. However, there is a free version available  as an installable version and a portable version. Note that some applications need to be configured to stop launching themselves when the computer boots, or they will just add themselves to the list of startup programs again. In this case, there is usually a setting in a program’s options to prevent it from starting with Windows.


Which country won the most gold medals for the Olympic Marathon, the first 25 times that it was run (1894 - 2004)?

BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Timeline Olympic Powers Information on this page will not be updated. Facts were accurate as of August 13, 2012. Timeline: Olympic Powers All-time Summer Olympic Gold Medals Country US athletes LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner celebrate victory in the 4x400m relay final at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games * Combines medals won by East and West Germany 2008 Beijing, China XXIX Olympiad 204 Nations 2008 Olympics Gold medals by nation Country Total 302 China climbs to the top, winning fewer medals overall, but taking more gold medals than the US. A total of 37 venues are used to host the events, including 12 built for use at the Games. The Games enjoy their largest audience in history, with an estimated 3.6 billion viewers. American Michael Phelps breaks the records for most gold medals in one Olympiad and for most career gold medals for an Olympian. He wins eight swimming events. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit, whose left leg was amputated following a crash, becomes the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games since Olivér Halassy in 1936. Left: He Kexin with her gymnastics gold medal in the 2008 Olympics Right: US swimmer Michael Phelps gets the gold in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event 2004 Athens, Greece XXVIII Olympiad 201 Nations 2004 Olympics Gold medals by nation Country Total 302 USA is victorious again, but China overtakes Russia. Australia also makes a leap to fourth spot. Chile and China earn their first medals in tennis. The archery competitions in Athens in 2004 are staged in the same Panathenaic Stadium that was used for the 1896 Olympics. Left: Joanne Hayes of USA crosses the finish line and wins gold in the women's 100 metre hurdle final Right: Jun Zhang, of China, dominates the mixed double badminton events 2000 Sydney, Australia XXVII Olympiad 199 Nations 2000 Olympics Gold medals by nation Country US and Russia finish top, with China breathing down their neck. North Korea and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag. British rower Steve Redgrave wins gold in his fifth consecutive Olympics. A swimmer from Equatorial Guinea, Eric "the Eel" Moussambani, completes the 100m freestyle swim in 112.72 seconds - more than twice as long as the winner. First tests to detect performance-enhancing drug erythropoetin (EPO) are performed. Left: Andrew Hoy of Australia (Silver), David O''Connor of the USA (Gold) and Mark Todd of New Zealand (Bronze) take the podium after the Individual Three Day Event Show Jumping Right: Russian Tatyana Lebedeva, silver medal winner in the women's triple jump final 1996 Atlanta, Georgia XXVI Olympiad 197 Nations 1996 Olympics Gold medals by nation Country 271 USA, Russia and Germany are the top three, with China continuing its rise to prominence. Tragic opening as terrorist bomb explodes in the Centennial Olympic Park killing 2 and injuring over 100 people. All 197 recognised National Olympic Committees are represented at the Games. Beach volleyball and mountain biking are the newest additions to the Olympic Games. Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl becomes the first person ever to compete in nine Olympiads. Left: US swimmer Beth Botsford celebrates her gold medal win in the women's 100 metre backstroke with compatriot Whitney Hedgepeth Right: Russia win the men's team gymnastics event at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia 1992 Barcelona, Spain XXV Olympiad 169 Nations 1992 Olympics Gold medals by nation Country Total 260 The unified team of former Soviet Union states takes the largest number of medals, followed by the USA and Germany. A total of 64 nations win at least a medal - the highest number yet. The split of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall make the 1992 Olympics boycott-free. Basketball professionals are also accepted. The US Dream Team dominates and takes the gold. In the last lap of the 10,000m final, Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia darts into the lead and goes on to win. At the finishing line, she waits for her opponent Elana Meyer, a white South African. They set off


"Which American TV series (2000 to 2004) centred on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts, had the slogan ""Every day is a fight. For respect. For dignity. For sanity.""?"

Boston Public : definition of Boston Public and synonyms of Boston Public (English) 6 External links   History At the beginning, Boston Public preceded Ally McBeal on Monday nights and received initial popularity and critical acclaim for its drama and ethnically diverse cast. The series had a hard time finding a direction or an audience. It was generally felt that the 18-to-24 year-old demographic would not be interested in a drama about high school teachers, so attempts were made to focus more on the lives of high school students. Fox moved it to the Friday night death slot for its fourth season. [2] Viewers plummeted, and it was canceled after the 13th episode aired on January 30, 2004. Production halted after the 15th episode was completed. The final two episodes aired on March 1 and 2, 2005 later in syndication on TV One . [3] Neither episode wrapped up any character stories. The title of each episode was a numbered chapter, similar to that in a high school textbook , and each character appeared in a given story arc , with the professional and personal lives often intersecting. Boston Public was the winner of the 2002 Peabody Award ("Chapter Thirty-Seven") from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. [4]   Cast and characters


What name is given to raised parts of the skin when frightened or cold?

EnglishGateway :: Teachers :: ESL Worksheets :: ESL Worksheets: Fear Idioms ESL Worksheets Ask your students how they would feel if they: saw a raccoon munching on food leftovers inside a garbage can in their garage? heard a knock at their door at night? accidentally touched a big jellyfish while swimming in the sea or ocean Accept answers such as: scared, afraid, frightened, terrified, horrified. Tell students that afraid or scared are general words to describe fear, frightened expresses a sudden fear, terrified describes intense overpowering fear while horrified involves a state of shock.   How does a person look when s/he is scared? Elicit phrases such as:   heart pounds/beats faster   Tell students there is a plenty of idiomatic expressions in English to describe fear. Have students work in pairs on exercise A of the worksheet. Students read the idioms and decide whether the listed idioms describe the way a frightened person looks or feels.   Student Handout   Exercise A: The following idioms describe fear. Which idioms describe the way a frightened person looks (you can say a person is frightened by his/her facial expression or body movements)? Which ones are pointing to the way a frightened person feels (this is an inner feeling that is always not obvious to the naked eye)? Which expression/expressions can mean both?   have goose bumps        jump out of skin      be scared to death     turn as white as a ghost     shake like a leaf     hair stands on end someone/something sends chills down one’s spine       look like a deer caught in headlights       break into cold sweat       blood turns cold   Exercise B: Fill in the blanks with the missing part of the idiom. Additional Work: Talk to your partner and describe a frightening experience you’ve had. What was your reaction to this experience? How did you look and feel? What was your posture, body movements or facial expressions like? Were the people around you able to tell you were scared? Answer Key: Exercise A: looking frightened: have goose bumps, turn as white as a ghost, shake like a leaf, look like a deer caught in headlights feeling frightened: break into cold sweat, jump out of skin, hair stands on end, blood turns cold, someone/something sends chills down one’s spine looking or feeling frightened: scared to death Exercise B: 3. broke into cold sweat 4. blood turned cold 5. send chills down my spine 6. jump out of skin 7. shaking like a leaf 8. looked like a deer caught in headlights 9. as white as a ghost 10. hair stood on end   a deer caught in headlights 1. I got scared to when a stranger with his hands inside the pockets of his coat approached me. 2. I saw a white flying object hanging in the sky yesterday. It was neither a plane nor a bird. Could it have been a UFO (unidentified flying object)? I get goose every time I tell people about it. 3. Melanie broke into when she realized she left her passport at home. Her plane was about to take off in an hour. 4. My blood when I heard about a shooting in a local school. 5. Just the sound of the dental drill was enough to send chills . 6. Someone’s heavy breathing and loud footsteps made me jump out . 7. Jami is afraid of heights. She was shaking like when she was crossing the bridge a hundred meters up from the river. 8. He looked like when the policeman asked him about his whereabouts on that day. 9. The accused turned as white as and was really shaking when the witness was giving her testimony. 10. My hair stood


"""Omnibus"" is a word for a common form of public transport taken directly from Latin. What does it mean?"

Appendix:List of Latin phrases (F–O) - Wiktionary Appendix:List of Latin phrases (F–O) Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary This appendix lists direct English translations of Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome: Contents Motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide , Australia. fac simile Origin of the word facsimile, and, through it, of fax . facta, non verba "actions, not words" Motto of United States Navy Destroyer Squadron 22, and the Canadian Fort Garry Horse armoured regiment (Militia). falsus in unum, falsus in omnibus "false in one thing, false in everything" A Roman legal principle indicating that a witness who willfully falsifies one matter is not credible on any matter. The underlying motive for attorneys to impeach opposing witnesses in court: the principle discredits the rest of their testimony if it is without corroboration. felo de se "felon from himself" An archaic legal term for one who commits suicide , referring to early English common law punishments, such as land seizure, inflicted on those who killed themselves. fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt "as a rule, men willingly believe that which they wish to" People believe what they wish to be true, even if it isn't. Attributed to Julius Caesar . festina lente "hurry slowly" An oxymoronic motto of St Augustine . It encourages proceeding quickly, but with calm and caution. Equivalent to 'More haste, less speed'. fiat iustitia et pereat mundus "let justice be done, even should the world perish" (fd) "Defender of the Faith" A title given to Henry VIII of England by Pope Leo X on October 17 , 1521 before Henry became a heresiarch . Still used by the British monarchs, it appears on all British coins, usually abbreviated. fides qua creditur "the faith by which it is believed" the personal faith which apprehends, contrasted with fides quae creditur fides quae creditur "the faith which is believed" the content of "the faith," contrasted with fides qua creditur fides quaerens intellectum the motto of Saint Anselm , found in his Proslogion fidus Achates A faithful friend. From the name of Aeneas 's faithful companion in Virgil 's Aeneid . flagellum dei flectere si nequeo superos, Achaeronta movebo "If I cannot move heaven I will raise hell" habeas corpus "you may have the body" A legal term from the 14th century or earlier. Refers to a number of legal writs to bring a person before a court or judge, most commonly habeas corpus ad subjiciendum ("you may have the body to bring up"). Commonly used as the general term for a prisoner's legal right to have the charge against them specifically identified. habemus papam "we have a pope" Used after a Roman Catholic Church papal election to announce publicly a successful ballot to elect a new pope. hac lege haec olim meminisse iuvabit "one day, this will be pleasing to remember" Commonly rendered in English as "One day, we'll look back on this and smile". From Virgil 's Aeneid 1.203. Hannibal ante portas Refers to wasting time while the enemy is already here. Attributed to Cicero. Hannibal ad portas " Hannibal is at the gates" Roman parents would tell their misbehaving children this, invoking their fear of Hannibal. haud ignota loquor "I speak not of unknown things" Thus, "I say no things that are unknown". From Virgil 's Aeneid , 2.91. hic abundant leones Written on uncharted territories of old maps. hic et nunc (HJ) "here lies" Also rendered hic iacet. Written on gravestones or tombs, preceding the name of the deceased. Equivalent to hic sepultus ("here is buried"), and sometimes combined into hic jacet sepultus (HJS) hic manebimus optime "here we'll stay excellently" According to Titus Livius the phrase was pronounced by Marcus Furius Camillus , addressing the senators who intended to abandon the city, invaded by Gauls , in 390 BCE circa. It is used today to express the intent to keep one's position even if the circumstances appear adverse. hic sunt leones Written on unc


Who, co-founders of the Spartacist League in January 1916, were executed in Berlin in January 1919?

15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps - YouTube 15th January 1919: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg killed by Freikorps Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 14, 2016 On the 15th January 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were killed by members of the Freikorps. The two German socialists were joint-founders of the Spartacist League and the Communist Party of Germany, and were captured following the Spartacist uprising that began on the 4th January. Luxemburg and Liebknecht were members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany when Germany declared war in 1914. Frustrated by the wider SPD’s support for Germany’s declaration of war, they and other leftists created a separate organisation known as the Spartakusbund or Spartacus League. Named after the leader of the Roman Republic’s largest slave rebellion, the Spartacus League actively opposed the ongoing war. In 1916, both Luxemburg and Liebknecht were found guilty of high treason and imprisoned after they organised an anti-war demonstration. They were released in 1918, and in December renamed the Spartacist League the Communist Party of Germany. By this point, following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany was experiencing a post-war revolution. Friedrich Ebert, a centrist member of the SPD, had assumed the position of Chancellor but struggled to maintain control of the country. His government had begun to side with conservatives, while the left sought the establishment of a government based on workers’ councils. On the 5th January thousands of people swarmed into the Berlin streets and began to occupy government and press officers. Two days later around half a million people began a general strike. By this point, however, Ebert had hired Freikorps to crush the revolt. They did so quickly, and violently. On the 15th January Luxemburg and Liebknecht were arrested, tortured, interrogated and executed. Category


In 2009, The Mongoose Bat was introduced into which sport, with the aim of providing 20% more power and 15% more bat speed?

Cricket Bats - The Buyers Guide | Cricket Equipment Guide   Cricket Bats Cricket Bats are fundamental to the game of cricket. Good cricket bats are expensive. However, a large proportion of players, mainly amateurs and children, are playing with the wrong size and/or weight cricket bat to the detriment of their game. Read on to learn exactly what you need to know when selecting the right cricket bat. Materials & Manufacturing Materials Cricket bats are carved from willow, which is a naturally fibrous wood. Each cricket bat manufacturer will seek to select the best woods for their products to ensure high standards and overall product quality. The two types of willow used for bat making are English Willow and Kashmir [Indian] Willow. English Willow: This is a soft, fibrous timber. This type of willow is the preferred choice for the majority of bat manufacturers due to its high performance effect when striking the ball. Regardless of type however, willow will become damaged and prone to breakages over time. The cricket bat can become scarred, bruised and dented due to the nature of the game and the frequent high intense impacts of the ball hitting the cricket bat. Kashmir Willow: Kashmir willow comes from India. This is largely utilised by cricket bat manufacturers as a substitute for English Willow. The Kashmir willow is regarded as a harder wood and in comparison to English willow does not have the same performance effect i.e. a player will not experience the same "sweet spot" when striking the ball. Kashmir willow will only be used for lower range and priced cricket bats. It is unlikely that a regular adult player, playing at a reasonable standard would choose to use a Kashmir willow cricket bat. Carbon Fibre - Some cricket bat manufacturers insert additional carbon fibre into the handle of the cricket bat to make the bat feel lighter in the hands. The insertion of carbon fibre also allows more power to be generated in shots and increases the shock absorption in the handle from high impact balls. Titanium - Due to recent technological advancements and innovations, this material is can be inserted into the handle of cricket bats to add reinforcement and provide more power in the hitting zone. Manufacturing - How are Cricket Bats Made? Time - The process of making a cricket bat takes a relatively long period of time compared to many other sporting products. Before any manufacturing can take place, trees have to be specially planted in selected areas of the UK [or India in the case of Kashmir willow]. 15-30 years after plantation, the trees are chopped down with two more planted thereafter. Clefts - The trees are then chopped into logs and are then split into wedges called clefts. Each bat manufacturer then carefully selects the clefts they want before waxing the clefts at each end to prevent the loss of any water moisture and splitting. The clefts are then placed in drying rooms. After 6 months the clefts are removed from the drying rooms as they will have reached the required moisture levels. Cutting - The clefts are then cut into the basic shape of a cricket bat with the correct width and length. At this point in the manufacturing process, the handle and toe ends of the bat are established, with the blade selected from the best end of the willow to ensure a quality cricket bat and better performance. Pressing - After machining and grading, the willow is pressed. This strengthens the willow so it can withstand the impact of a cricket ball. The pressing stage of the process has to be done very carefully, to avoid the cricket bat from being compressed too much. Fitting the handle - The next stage is to fit the handle to the cricket bat. The handle is usually constructed of cane and rubber strips, but with recent technological innovations and advancements, titanium is sometimes utilised. The handle is constructed of such materials to add reinforcements and provide more power in the hitting zone. Shaping - When the handle has been fitted, the cricket bat is nearly complete. The bat's craftsman then places the bat into a vice


Which company was founded and named after the inventor of vulcanised rubber in 1898, almost 4 decades after his death, by Frank Seiberling?

Charles Goodyear - New World Encyclopedia Charles Goodyear Next (Charles Grandison Finney) Portrait engraving of Charles Goodyear by W. G. Jackman. New York: D. Appleton & Co. Charles Spencer Goodyear (December 29, 1800 - July 1, 1860) is widely credited as being the first to treat rubber for commercial purposes in a way that makes it firm and flexible in both hot and cold environments. Rubber thus treated can be fashioned into a wide variety of useful objects, components, and coatings. Goodyear also invented new materials fabricated from rubber and cotton fiber. Contents Biography Early life Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut , on December 29, 1800. He was the son of Amasa Goodyear and the oldest of six children. His father was quite proud of being a descendant of Stephen Goodyear, one of the founders of the colony of New Haven in 1638. Goodyear's father owned a little farm on the neck of land in New Haven that is now known as Oyster Point, and it was here that Goodyear spent the earliest years of his life. When Goodyear was quite young, his father secured an interest in a patent for the manufacture of ivory buttons, and looking for a convenient location for a small mill, settled at Naugatuck, Connecticut, where he made use of the valuable water power there. Besides his manufacturing business, the elder Goodyear ran a farm, and between farming and manufacturing, kept the young Goodyear busy. Goodyear is said to have considered a career in the ministry at an early age (Iles 1912, 177), but in 1816, he left his home and went to Philadelphia to learn the hardware business. He worked industriously until he was twenty-one years old, and then, returning to Connecticut , entered into partnership with his father in Naugatuck, under the name Amasa Goodyear & Son. They manufactured a variety of items, such as ivory and metal buttons, metal spoons and forks, scythes, and clocks, along with a new line of farm tools and machinery designed by the elder Goodyear (Iles 1912, 177). Marriage and early career In August of 1824, he was united in marriage with Clarissa Beecher, a woman of of remarkable strength of character and kindness of disposition; and one of great assistance to the impulsive inventor. Two years later, the family moved to Philadelphia , and there Goodyear opened a hardware store. His specialties were the new agricultural implements that his firm had been manufacturing, and after the first distrust of domestically-made goods had worn away—for a majority of agricultural implements were imported from England at that time—he found himself heading a successful business. This continued to increase until it seemed that he was to be a wealthy man. But because Goodyear had extended credit too freely, losses from non-paying customers mounted. At the same time, he refused to declare bankruptcy for fear of relinquishing his rights to patent a number of inventions that he was in the process of perfecting. Under existing law, he was imprisoned time after time for failing to pay his debts. Researches into rubber While still a schoolboy, Goodyear first encountered what was then called gum elastic but what today is referred to as rubber, and its properties left a deep impression on him. Between the years 1831 and 1832, he began to carefully examine every article that appeared in the newspapers relative to this new material. Rubber's waterproofing qualities made it a good material to fashion such articles as boots and raincoats, but the material hardened in cold weather and softened in the summer to an almost putty-like, sticky consistency. The Roxbury Rubber Company of Boston , had been for some time experimenting with the gum, and believed it had found a way to manufacture goods from it. It had a large plant and was sending its goods all over the country. In 1834, some of Roxbury's goods first attracted Goodyear's attention (Hubert 1893, 158). The company produced a line of life preservers, and Goodyear noticed that the valve used to inflate the preservers did not operate well. He created his own design, and reported b


Sancho Panza cigars | Mike's Cigars Sancho Panza Cigars Filler: Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua Strength: Medium  0.0/5based on 0 reviews   Sancho Panza cigars were originated in Havana in 1852 and are still made there with a surprisingly mild taste for Cuban cigars . In sharp contrast, the Honduran version of Sancho Panza was introduced in 2001 with a very robust taste. This is a cigar you can always depend on for an excellent draw and a decidedly rich and medium-bodied flavor. Sancho Panza is a superbly constructed, square-pressed cigar. The Sancho Panza flavor is so extraordinary, four of its frontmarks scored 90 or better in Marvin Shanken's Cigar Insider when the  brand  was introduced. Yet it is so surprisingly affordable, Sancho Panza is a cigar that can be enjoyed every day. Like Sancho Panza, the loyal butler who remained at Don Quixote’s side through all of his adventures, the Sancho Panza cigar makes for a worthwhile companion to any cigar lover. It is a cigar you can always depend on for an excellent draw and a decidedly rich, full-bodied flavor.Sancho Panza is made at the great Hoyo de Monterrey cigar factory (the old "Vilazon" factory) and it is superbly constructed, square-pressed cigar. The Sancho Panza flavor is so extraordinary, four of its frontmarks scored 90 or better in Marvin Shanken's Cigar Insider when the brand was introduced. Yet it is so surprisingly affordable, Sancho Panza is a cigar that can be enjoyed every day.


Which holy book consists of two parts, the Mishnah and the Gemara, the latter of which differs between the Jerusalem and Babylonian versions ?

Talmud - ReligionFacts ReligionFacts Bowker, John (ed.) Talmud The Talmud is a collection of rabbinical writings that interpret, explain and apply the Torah scriptures. Many believe that the Talmud was written between the second and fifth century CE, yet Orthodox Jews believe it was revealed to Moses, along with the Torah, and preserved orally until it was written down. The Talmud is thus known as the "Oral Torah," with the first five books of the Tanakh designated the "Written Torah." Role of the Talmud in Judaism In Orthodox Judaism, the Oral Torah is accepted as equally sacred, inspired, and authoritative as the Written Torah. One of the aims of Orthodox Judaism in Israel is to establish Talmudic law as the state law of Israel. Elsewhere in the world, Orthodox Jews submit themselves voluntarily to Talmudic law and the rabbinic court system, especially in matters of dietary and ritual law, marriage and divorce, and social work. Compare Jewish denominations The Talmud also plays an important role in Conservative Judaism, although it is viewed as an evolutionary process that changes with the times. Both professional and lay Talmudic scholarship is dedicated to determining the proper response to modern issues by intensive study of the Talmud. Reform Judaism officially rejects the Talmud as an entirely human invention reflecting medieval thought and values. In 1923, Polish Rabbi Meir Shapiro organized the Daf Yomi ("the daily page") for a group of students, in which one page of the Talmud is studied each day. This took 2,711 days - about seven and a half years. The Daf Yomi has since been undertaken by thousands of Jews around the world, and in 1997 a global celebration was held to celebrate the completion of the 10th cycle of readings. Over 70,000 took part in the celebration, which gathered at the locations around the world connected by satellite, including Madison Square Garden, Nassau Coliseum, Eugene, Oregon, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Current Daf Yomi groups, now embarked on the 11th cycle of readings, can be found around the globe and the daily reading is available on the Internet. The Babylonian Talmud There are actually two Talmuds: the Jerusalem Talmud and the Babylonian Talmud. The former was composed circa 500 CE and the latter was completed around 600 CE. By the 11th century, the Babylonian Talmud had established supremacy and today it is the one that is meant by "the Talmud." Thus it is the one on which we will concentrate. The Organization of the Talmud The Talmud consists of two parts: the Mishnah and the Gemara. The Mishnah is rabbinic commentary on the Torah and the Gemara is rabbinic commentary on the Mishnah. Mishnah The Mishnah ("a teaching that is repeated") is organized as a law book, and consists of legal rulings and teachings by rabbis of the first through third centuries CE. It was codified by Rabbi Judah Ha-Nasi around 200 CE and divided into "six orders," or shisha sedarim in Hebrew (the Talmud is known colloquially as "shas" for short), each of which addresses a different aspect of Jewish life: - Zera'im ("Seeds") - blessings, tithes, temple offerings, agriculture - Mo'ed ("Set Feasts") - Sabbath laws and holiday observances - Nashim ("Women") - marriage and divorce - Nezikin ("Damages") - idolatry, matters of civil law, and the Pirke Avot - Kodashim ("Holy Things") - sacrificial system in the Temple, dietary laws - Tohorot ("Purities") - ritual purity and impurity Article Info


Who did Jon Venables and Robert Thompson kidnap from a shopping centre in Bootle, Liverpool on 12 February 1993?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 20 | 1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder 1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys have been charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. The toddler went missing from the Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle last Friday and his body was found on a railway embankment less than three miles away two days later, on 14 February. The two suspects were arrested two days ago and are being held at different police stations with their mothers and lawyers. When they appear before South Sefton Magistrates Court - a quarter of a mile from where James was abducted - tomorrow, they will be among the youngest people to face murder charges in the British courts. Other members of the boys' families have been moved to secret addresses to protect them from possible reprisals. Police issued a statement saying the pair had also been charged - at 1840GMT - with the attempted abduction of another two-year-old and were being held in police detention under section 59 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. It looks likely they will be remanded into some form of care or custody before the case is tried by a judge and jury at crown court. Officers are consulting the local council over the welfare of the boys. Grieving for Jamie Bulger family solicitor Sean Sexton said: "The family are of course relieved at the progress that has been made. They are still trying to come to terms with the situation." "We should like to thank the police and public for their support," he continued, asking for the privacy of the family to be respected and saying there would be no further statement. Hundreds of flowers have been heaped around the entrance to the shopping centre where James was last seen, on security video, being led away. And over �7,000 of public donations has been collected and given to the Bulger family. The 35,000 people at Liverpool Football Club's Anfield ground stood for a minute's silence before the game against Ipswich Town today.


Traditionally, Presidential elections are held in the USA in which month?

Election Day in the United States Home   Calendar   Holidays   the United States   Election Day Election Day in the United States Election Day in the United States of America is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials. These include national, state and local government representatives at all levels up to the president. Many people in the United States vote on Election Day. Many people in the United States vote on Election Day. ©iStockphoto.com/Igor Smichkov What Do People Do? On Election Day, citizens of the United States of America can vote by popular ballot for candidates for public offices at local, state and national levels. In even numbered years, federal elections are always held. In years divisible by four, presidential elections are always held. Elections for local and state officials may be held in odd or even-numbered years, depending on local and state laws. The way in which people vote depends on the state in which they live. In Oregon, all votes are cast by post and all votes have to be received at a given time on Election Day. In the state of Washington, nearly all people vote by post and the envelopes containing the voting papers have to be postmarked with the date of Election Day. In other states, people vote at voting stations, where long queues can form. Public Life Election Day is not a federal holiday, but it is a yearly or biennial holiday in some states (see table below article), including: Delaware Montana West Virginia Employees in some states have the legal right to have time off work to vote, and in some cases, without losing any pay. Background In 1792, a law was passed allowing each of the states to conduct presidential elections at any point in the 34 days before the first Wednesday in December. This was the date when the meetings of the Electors of the U.S. president and vice-president, known as the Electoral Colleges, were held in each state. A date in November or early December was preferable because the harvest would have been finished, but the most severe winter storms would not have begun. As long distance communication improved and became quicker with the advent of trains and telegraphs, allowing each state to conduct its elections at any point in a period of more than a month, became outdated. The results of the elections that were announced earliest could influence the outcomes of elections held later in the permitted period. In 1845, the United States Congress chose a single date for all national elections in all states. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November was chosen so that there would never be more than 34 days between Election Day and the first Wednesday in December. Election Day is held on a Tuesday so that voters will not have to vote or travel on Sunday. This was an important consideration at the time when the laws were written and is still so in some Christian communities in the United States. In 2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American to be elected as president of the United States, 45 years after Martin Luther King Jr’s speech about equal opportunities. On Inauguration Day , which is on January 20 every four years, the president and vice-president of the United States of America are sworn in and take office. Election Day Observances


When part of Ireland was given a new constitution in 1937, what name was given to it?

A Brief History of Ireland A Brief History of Ireland by Professional Genealogists for Ireland An estimated 70 million people world-wide can claim Irish heritage. This article attempts to provide some insight into Ireland's long and complex history. The island or Ireland, some 89,000 sq. km (32,000 sq. mi.) is comprised of the Republic of Ireland (Eire) which occupies almost 85% of the total land-mass, and Northern Ireland which is part of the United Kingdom. Within the traditional four ecclesiastical provinces of Ulster (north-east), Leinster (south-eastern Ireland including the ancient kingdom of Meath), Munster (south-west), and Connaught (or Connacht, north-west) there are 32 counties, 26 of which are within the Republic. The partition of the island dates from 1920-22, before which the whole island was under British rule. The first settlement of Ireland took place sometime around 6000 BC by hunters and fishers along the island's eastern coast. The Gaels, a Celtic-speaking people from western Europe, found their way to the island sometime between about 600 and 150 BC and subdued the previous inhabitants. About the time of Christ the island was organised into five kingdoms, the traditional "Five Fifths of Ireland". By AD 400 seven independent kingdoms had evolved. The kings of these kingdoms often allied their armies to raid neighbouring Roman Britain and the Continent. On one of these raids a lad of 16 was captured, returned to Ireland and sold into slavery. During his enslavement the boy turned to religion and some six years later at the age of 22 escaped. The young man studied theology in the Roman church and in 432 returned to Ireland, and began a lifelong quest of converting the Irish to Christianity.  This was none other than Ireland's patron, Saint Patrick. In the 9th and 10th centuries, Ireland came under fierce attacks from the Vikings. Monasteries suffered great atrocities at the hands of these aggressors. In 853 the Danes invaded the island and were followed by Danish settlers who gradually assimilated with the local population and adopted Christianity. When the four ecclesiastical provinces (Ulster - north-east, Leinster - south-eastern Ireland including the ancient kingdom of Meath, Munster -southwest, and Connaught, or Connacht - north-west) were created in 1152, both Gaelic and Danish elements helped form a united Church. This reform, and others advocated by the Irish church were frowned on by some, including Pope Adrian IV, an Englishman. In 1155 he conferred on Henry II of England the lordship of Ireland with hopes of curing some of Ireland's perceived ecclesiastical ills. In 1168 the English invaded the island and soon thereafter began invoking reforms, many dealing with the granting of land, and many of which violated the traditional political and social structure. From the latter twelfth century to about 1400, many Norman's from England moved to Ireland and settled the eastern areas, particularly around Dublin. Some assimilated but strife persisted between the native Irish and the colonists. In 1367 a law was enacted to keep the two populations separate. In 1495 Henry VII extended English law over the entirety of Ireland, and assumed supremacy over the existing Irish parliament. When Henry VIII became king, he tried to separate the Irish Church from the Papacy much as he had done in England. Instead he intensified Irish resolve toward the English. By the time that Queen Elizabeth ascended to the English thrown, Roman Catholicism became linked with Irish sentiment and the Irish refused to accept English imposed ecclesiastical change. Mounting English domination was also being met with greater Irish resistance. In the 1560s the English suppressed a revolt in Ulster and Queen Elizabeth took the opportunity to expropriate all lands and settle the province with Englishmen. By 1660 they had become well seated and English law prevailed throughout the land. During the reign of James I (ruled 1603-1625), Catholic schools were closed and children were taught in Protestant instit


Geologically speaking, where would you go to stand on land at the southernmost point of the North American continental plate?

Narrow Neck of Land: Panama and Costa Rica, February 1923 | Religious Studies Center Religious Studies Center Narrow Neck of Land: Panama and Costa Rica, February 1923 Narrow Neck of Land: Panama and Costa Rica, February 1923 Justin R. Bray and Reid L. Neilson, eds., Exploring Book of Mormon Lands: The 1923 Latin American Travel Writings of Mormon Historian Andrew Jenson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2014), 97–128. Chapter 3 Narrow Neck of Land: Panama and Costa Rica, February 1923 “Jenson’s Travels,” February 18, 1923 [1] Republic of Panama   Thursday, February 15. About noon, the good steamer Colombia sailed from Corinto, Nicaragua, and after passing the lighthouse on an island, which protects the Bay of Corinto, a southeasterly course was again taken; and all afternoon we sailed in sight of the mountainous shore of Nicaragua. Friday, February 16. As we arose this morning, the mountainous coast of Costa Rica was in plain sight, and at noon we were in latitude 9°10′ N and longitude 95°10′ W; we had sailed 232 miles since we left Corinto. The day was quite warm, but a pleasant breeze, which was blowing most of the day, minimized the heat. I regret that the steamer did not call at any of the Costa Rica ports, as I would like to have become better acquainted with that interesting little republic. Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, on the northeast by the Caribbean Sea, on the south and southeast by Panama, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. The area of Costa Rica is estimated at eighteen thousand square miles, and the population less than half a million. The coastline on the Atlantic, or Caribbean, side is about 181 miles and on the Pacific side about 360 miles in length. The country is traversed by a chain of mountains (the Cordilleras) running from northwest to southeast. There are numerous fertile valleys and several high peaks, including the volcanoes of Poás (8,885 feet), Irazú (11,500 feet), and Turrialba (11,350 feet). In the main, the climate is very healthful. On the coast and up to the foothills to a height of three thousand feet, the heat is torrid. In the mountain regions from three thousand to six thousand feet, the mean temperature ranges from fifty-five to sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. The extreme heights, 7,500 feet and above, are cool, and frosts are frequent. The wealth of Costa Rica is chiefly dependent upon agriculture. Bananas, coffee, and sugar are the three most important products of the country. Cacao, rubber, corn, beans, and a few other products are also grown. There is also considerable business in rosewood, cedar, mahogany, hides, and skins. Most of the inhabitants in Costa Rica are of European descent, the pure Spanish type being marked. The Limón district has also quite a number of blacks. Spanish, English, and French are spoken by many of the educated classes. Costa Rica’s money system has a gold standard, the unit being the colón, with a value of about fifty cents in US money. The metric system is the official system for weights and measures and is in general use for commercial purposes. Known to Nephites There can be no doubt that the Republic of Costa Rica covers ground which was well known to the Nephites and Lamanites of old, it being so close to the narrow neck of land [2] (in fact a part of it) near which so many battles, according to the history recorded in the Book of Mormon, took place among the descendants of Father Lehi. [3] But it is indeed a difficult task to conduct the history of the Nephites with the present geography of the Americas. [4] Saturday, February 17. About 7:00 this morning the Colombia was sailing abreast of the island of Coiba, which belongs to the Republic of Panama, and at 10:00 a.m., we rounded the southernmost point of the Azuero Peninsula (belonging to Panama). After that, our course was changed from a northeasterly to an easterly, and later in the day to a northeasterly, direction, headed for the Pacific mouth of the Panama Canal. Like the day before, an invigorating breeze modified the atmosphere to


Who first employed his evolving methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest in 1906 while a lawyer in South Africa during the Indian community's struggle for civil rights to protest against registration laws in the new state of Transvaal?

Mahatma Gandhi Biography - CNN iReport Mahatma Gandhi Biography By AmericaLive  |  Posted       November 15, 2010  |  New York, New York   CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Hindi: मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी, pronounced [moːɦən̪d̪aːs kərəmʨən̪d̪ ɡaːn̪d̪ʱiː]  (  listen); 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha. This is defined as resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence. This concept helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is sometimes referred to as Mahatma Gandhi ([məɦaːt̪maː]; Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā or "Great Soul", an honorific first applied to him by Rabindranath Tagore),.[1] In India he is also called Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ, bāpu or "Father"). He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Gandhi first employed civil disobedience while an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, during the resident Indian community's struggle there for civil rights. During this time, he wrote articles for Indian newspapers about black people that some modern readers consider racist. After his return to India in 1915, he organised protests by peasants, farmers, and urban labourers concerning excessive land-tax and discrimination. After assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expand women's rights, build religious and ethnic amity, end untouchability, and increase economic self-reliance. Above all, he aimed to achieve Swaraj or the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led his followers in the Non-cooperation movement that protested the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (240 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930. Later, in 1942, he launched the Quit India civil disobedience movement demanding immediate independence for India. Gandhi spent a number of years in jail in both South Africa and India. As a practitioner of ahimsa, Gandhi swore to speak the truth and advocated that others do the same. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven from yarn that he had spun by hand himself. He ate simple vegetarian food, experimented for a time with a fruitarian diet, and undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and social protest. • Early life and background Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi[2] was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency, British India. His father, Karamchand Gandhi (1822–1885), who belonged to the Hindu Modh community, served as the diwan (Prime Minister) of Porbander state, a small princely state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.[3] His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi, fondly called Utta Gandhi. His mother, Putlibai, who came from the Hindu Pranami Vaishnava community, was Karamchand's fourth wife, the first three wives having apparently died in childbirth.[4] Growing up with a devout mother and the Jain traditions of the region, the young Mohandas absorbed early the influences that would play an important role in his adult life; these included compassion for sentient beings, vegetarianism, fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between individuals of different creeds.[5] The Indian classics, especially the stories of Shravana and Maharaja Harishchandra from the Indian epics, had a great impact on Gandhi in his childhood. The story of Harishchandra, a well known tale of an ancient Indian king and a truthful hero, haunted Gandhi as a boy. Gandhi in his autobiography admits that it left an indelible impression on his mind. He writes: "It haunted me and I must have acted Harishchandra to myself times without number."


"Where is ""The Royal Tennis Court"", a ""real tennis"" court built for Henry VIII of England who played there from 1528, that is still home to an active ""real tennis"" club?"

The Royal Tennis Court – Hampton Court Palace · south front Hampton Court Palace · main entrance Hampton Court Palace · Tudor garden gilded heraldic beast Pro shop · real tennis balls History The first tennis court at Hampton Court was built for Cardinal Wolsey , between 1526 and 1529. As a young man, Henry VIII was a keen and talented tennis player, who spent hours on court. His second wife Anne Boleyn was gambling on a game of tennis when she was arrested to be taken to the Tower of London . She even complained that she couldn't collect her winnings! There has been a tennis court on this site since 1625, when this one was built for Charles I . Three of the walls of the court in use today are 17th-century, with the other being Cardinal Wolsey's original. One of the first English guides to tennis in 1553 claimed that 'this game has been created for a good purpose, namely, to keep our bodies healthy, to make our young men stronger and more robust, chasing idleness, virtue's mortal enemy, far from them and thus making them of a stronger and more excellent nature'. The Game The game of real tennis is played in a court divided between the service end and the hazard end. 'Hazards' include the grille window and the winning gallery. Players at the hazard end lost the point if the hazards are hit. However, the game is safer. Since the 1500s the balls have been made with leather and filled with soft stuffing, which included animal and human hair. Before this, balls were more like ammunition, filled with clay, sand and powdered egg shells and could take out an opponent with a single hit! Henry VIII would recognise a game of real tennis if he saw it today: it has changed little since he enjoyed it. The equipment is still hand-made on the tennis court site, as it has been for nearly 500 years. Although the game looks like a strange mixture of tennis and squash, the techniques, strategies and rules are both more difficult and more complex than those of the modern derivatives. Despite this complexity, the game can be played at various speeds allowing for players of all ages and abilities to play. Except at the very highest levels of the professional game - the World Championship Challenge - both singles and doubles matches are mixed gender. The Club Today the court is home to a thriving club with over 500 members, and is open and in use from 7am to 11pm every day of the year, except Christmas Day. The Royal Tennis Court is one of fewer than fifty real tennis courts in the world, and one of the few courts in the world where the public can watch this intriguing sport. Comfortable Club Rooms , including a dining room with kitchen facilities and a secluded walled garden, are available to members and guests. The club rooms are available for hire by members. The club has an active policy of arranging a number of social events throughout the year. Day-to-day tennis activities at the club are arranged by the Head Professional, Nick Wood, and his assistants . The professional team arranges a wide range of tournaments to suit all playing standards. New members are always welcome, particularly youngsters ages 12 to 21, so why not give the professionals a call and arrange a lesson to try the game. Henry VIII · The Tudor champ As a young man, Henry was athletic, graceful and loved all sports, especially tennis. Never one to shy away from impressing the ladies, Henry was probably well aware that he cut a fine figure in his flowing white silk shirt. The Venetian Ambassador at court, Sebastian Giustiniani , was also impressed, describing the King in 1519 as 'much handsomer than the King of France. It was the prettiest thing in the world to see him play; his fair skin glowing through a shirt of the finest texture.' However, Henry lost a huge amount of money gambling on the outcomes of his own and other matches. Edward Hall , a 16th-century chronicler recorded in 1510-11 that: 'The King was much enticed to play at tennis and at dice, which appetite, certain crafty persons about him perceiving, brought in.' Elizabeth I · Her Majesty's pleasure Elizabeth


What colour does red litmus paper turn when in contact with alkaline?

BBC - KS3 Bitesize Science - Acids, bases and metals : Revision, Page 4 Acids, bases and metals Next Indicators and the pH scale When an acid is dissolved in water we get an acidic solution, and alkalis make alkaline solutions. If a solution is neither acidic nor alkaline we call it neutral. Pure water is neutral, and so is paraffin. Indicators are substances that change colour when they are added to acidic or alkaline solutions. You can prepare homemade indicators from red cabbage or beetroot juice - these will help you see if a solution is acidic or alkaline. Litmus and universal indicator are two indicators that are commonly used in the laboratory. Litmus Litmus indicator solution turns red in acidic solutions and blue in alkaline solutions - and it turns purple in neutral solutions. Litmus paper is usually more reliable, and comes as red litmus paper and blue litmus paper. The table shows the colour changes it can make.   Turns blue Stays blue Notice how we say 'stays red'. This is better than saying 'nothing' or 'stayed the same', because it tells us the colour we actually see. Acids turn blue litmus paper red Alkalis turn red litmus paper blue Universal indicator and the pH scale Universal indicator is a mixture of several different indicators. Unlike litmus, universal indicator can show us exactly how strongly acidic or alkaline a solution is. This is measured using the pH scale. The pH scale runs from pH 0 to pH 14. Universal indicator has many different colour changes, from red for strong acids to dark purple for strong bases. In the middle, neutral pH 7 is indicated by green. Universal indicator shows how acidic or alkaline a solution is These are the important points about the pH scale: neutral solutions are pH 7 exactly acidic solutions have pH values less than 7 alkaline solutions have pH values more than 7 the closer to pH 0 you go, the more strongly acidic a solution is the closer to pH 14 you go, the more strongly alkaline a solution is Page


"Who was Mel Gibson's co-star in the ""Lethal Weapon"" series of films?"

Lethal Weapon (1987) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 30 titles created 22 Jul 2011 a list of 46 titles created 02 Dec 2011 a list of 25 titles created 21 Aug 2013 a list of 25 titles created 06 Apr 2014 a list of 25 titles created 30 Oct 2014 Search for " Lethal Weapon " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    5 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards  » Videos Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities. Director: Richard Donner Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue an arms dealer who is a former LAPD officer. Director: Richard Donner With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crimelord trying to get his brother out of prison. Director: Richard Donner Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief. Director: Richard Donner Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge. Director: Brian Helgeland A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is. Director: Richard Donner In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. Director: George Miller When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. Director: Ron Howard In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang. Director: George Miller Former Green Beret John Rambo is pursued into the mountains surrounding a small town by a tyrannical sheriff and his deputies, forcing him to survive using his combat skills. Director: Ted Kotcheff After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen. Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie Stars: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Director: Martin Brest Edit Storyline Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship. Written by Graeme Roy <gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk> See All (167)  » Taglines: After 20 years on the force, police detective Roger Murtaugh has come face-to-face with the most dangerous killing machine in Los Angeles... his new partner. See more  » Genres: 6 March 1987 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) (4 channels) Color: Did You Know? Trivia In one scene, Riggs asks Murtaugh, "Did the stock market crash?". The infamous Black Monday of October 19, 1987 occurred 7 months after its film's release, and one year after its filming. See more » Goofs After getting hotdogs, while Riggs and Murtaugh are getting into their car, passengers in a vehicle on the road are staring at the camera watching the scene being filmed. See more » Quo


"Where was the 9 hour amphibious operation on 19 August 1942 that led to the death and injury of 3,369 of 5,000 Canadians and the loss of the ship ""Berkeley"", while German casualties were less than 600?"

Disaster at Dieppe | United Kingdom | Tanks Disaster at Dieppe Buy $4.95 Description Jubilee was the first naval invasion or, depending on one’s definition, large scale raid, of World War II. Approximately 6,000 troops were roped into the attack: they included 5,000 Canadians, 1,00... Jubilee was the first naval invasion or, depending on one’s definition, large scale raid, of World War II.  Approximately 6,000 troops were roped into the attack: they included 5,000 Canadians, 1,000 British, 50 American Rangers and 24 French light infantry. The 50 Americans would be the first American troops to see combat in Europe in World War II and three of them would be the first to die there. Poor planning coupled with Murphy’s Law inflicted on the Canadians a casualty rate approaching 65%. It was a rate far, far worse than the 10% suffered by the US Marines at Tarawa in late 1943 or the 15% that would be sustained by the Americans on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. This is their story and includes new photos and interviews.


What is the deepest known part of the world's oceans, and the deepest location on the surface of the Earth's crust?

Deepest Part of the Ocean - Deepest Ocean Trench Home » Records » Deepest Point in the Oceans Deepest Part of the Ocean The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known location in Earth's oceans. Mariana Trench map: Map showing the geographic location of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Image from the CIA Factbook. Measuring the Greatest Ocean Depth The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans. In 2010 the United States Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping measured the depth of the Challenger Deep at 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) below sea level with an estimated vertical accuracy of ± 40 meters.  If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth , were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. The first depth measurements in the Mariana Trench were made by the British survey ship HMS Challenger, which was used by the Royal Navy in 1875 to conduct research in the trench.  The greatest depth that they recorded at that time was 8,184 meters (26,850 feet). In 1951, another Royal Navy vessel, also named the "HMS Challenger," returned to the area for additional measurements. They discovered an even deeper location with a depth of 10,900 meters (35,760 feet) determined by echo sounding. The Challenger Deep was named after the Royal Navy vessel that made these measurements. In 2009, sonar mapping done by researchers aboard the RV Kilo Moana, operated by the University of Hawaii, determined the depth to be 10,971 meters (35,994 feet) with a potential error of ± 22 meters. The most recent measurement, done in 2010, is the 10,994 meter ( ± 40 meter accuracy) depth  reported at the top of this article, measured by the United States Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping. Challenger Deep map: Map showing the location of the Challenger Deep on the southern end of the Mariana Trench, south of Guam. NOAA image modified by Kmusser and used here under a GNU Free Document License . Exploring the Challenger Deep The Challenger Deep was first explored by humans when Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh descended in the Trieste bathyscaphe in 1960 . They reached a depth of 10,916 meters (35,814 feet). In 2009 researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution completed the deepest dive by an unmanned robotic vehicle in the Challenger Deep. Their Nereus robotic vehicle reached a depth of 10,902 meters. Why is the ocean so deep here? The Mariana Trench is located at a convergent plate boundary. Here two converging plates of oceanic lithosphere collide with one another. At this collision point, one of the plates descends into the mantle. At the line of contact between the two plates, the downward flexure forms a trough known as an ocean trench. An example of an ocean trench is shown in the diagram. Ocean trenches form some of the deepest locations in Earth's oceans. Mariana Trench earthquake: Map showing the location of the Challenger Deep, the epicenter of an April, 2016 earthquake, and the relative movement directions of the Pacific and Philippine Plates. USGS map with annotations by Geology.com. Underwater volcanic vent: As the Pacific Plate is pushed into the mantle and heated, water in the sediment is volatilized, and gases are liberated as the basalt of the plate melts. These gases migrate to the surface to form a number of volcanic vents on the ocean floor. This photo shows gases escaping and bubbles moving towards the surface, expanding as they ascend. NOAA image. Earthquakes in the Mariana Trench The Mariana Trench occurs along a plate boundary between the Philippine Plate and the Pacific Plate. The Pacific Plate is on the eastern and southern side of this boundary, and the Philippine Plate is on the western and northern side of this boundary. Both of these plates are moving in a northwesterly direction, but the Pacific Plate is moving faster than the Philippine Plate. The motion of these plates produces a convergent plate boundary because the greater speed of the Pacific Plate is causing it to collide into the Philippine Plate. This collis


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"Bill Bryson called his 2006 autobiography ""The Life and Times of .. "" who?"

Bill Bryson: an edited extract from The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid | Books | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close I started as a paperboy when I was 11. You weren't supposed to be allowed a route until you had passed your 12th birthday, but my father, keen to see me making my own way in the world and herniated before puberty, pulled some strings at the paper and got me one early. The route covered the richest neighbourhood in town, around Greenwood School, a district studded with mansions of rambling grandeur. This sounded like a plum posting, and so it was presented to me by the route manager, Mr McTivity, a man of low ethics and high body odour, but of course mansions have the longest driveways and widest lawns, so it took whole minutes - in some cases, many, many whole minutes - to deliver each paper. And evening papers weighed a ton back then. Plus I was absent-minded. In those days my hold on the real world was always slight at best, but the combination of long walks, fresh air and lack of distraction left me helplessly vulnerable to any stray wisp of fantasy or conjecture that chose to carry me off. I would generally devote a good stretch of time to "what if" questions - what I would do if I could make myself invisible (go to Mary O'Leary's house about bathtime), or if time stopped and I was the only thing on earth left moving (take a lot of money from a bank and then go to Mary O'Leary's house) or if I could hypnotise everyone in the world (ditto) or found a magic lamp and was granted two wishes (ditto) or anything at all really. All fantasies led ultimately to Mary O'Leary. Then I might move on to imponderables. How could we be sure that we all saw the same colours? Maybe what I see as green you see as blue. Who could actually say? And when scientists say that dogs and cats are colour-blind (or not - I could never remember which it was), how do they know? What dog is going to tell them? How do migrating birds know which one to follow? What if the lead bird just wants to be alone? And when you see two ants going in opposite directions pause to check each other out, what information exactly are they exchanging? - "Hey, nice feelers!", "Don't panic, but that kid that's watching us has got matches and lighter fluid" - and how do they know to do whatever they are doing? And then suddenly I would realise that I couldn't remember, hadn't actually consciously experienced any of the last 47 properties I had visited, and didn't know if I had left a paper or just walked up to the door, stood for a moment like an underfunctioning automaton and turned round and walked away again. It is not easy to describe the sense of self-disappointment that comes with reaching the end of your route and finding that there are 16 undelivered papers in your bag and you don't have the least idea - not the least idea - to whom they should have gone. I spent much of my prepubescent years first walking an enormous newspaper route, then revisiting large parts of it. Sometimes twice. As if delivering papers seven days a week weren't enough, you also had to collect the subscription money. So at least three evenings a week you had to turn out again and try to coax some money out of your ungrateful customers. That was easily the worst part. And the worst part of the worst part was collecting from Mrs Vandermeister. Mrs Vandermeister was 700 years old, possibly 800, and permanently attached to an aluminium walker. She was stooped, very small, forgetful, glacially slow, interestingly malodorous, practically deaf. She emerged from her house once a day to drive to the supermarket, in a car about the size of an aircraft carrier. It took her two hours to get out of her house and into the car and then another two hours to get the car out of the driveway and up the alley. Partly this was because Mrs Vandermeister could never find a gear she liked and partly because when shunting she never moved forward or backward more than a quarter of an inch at a time, and seemed only barely in touch with the necessity of occasionally turning the wheel. Getting


Who was the first driver to complete all 1,100 racing miles (1,800 km), and finish in the top six for both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day (The Double)?

NASCAR champ Tony Stewart pulls out of race after hits, kills driver - Yahoo Sports Canada NASCAR champ Tony Stewart pulls out of race after hits, kills driver By Letitia Stein 10 August, 2014 4:27 PM  . View photo NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart speaks with crew members during practice for the Daytona … By Letitia Stein (Reuters) - NASCAR champion Tony Stewart dropped out of a race on Sunday, hours after fatally running over a driver at a dirt track in New York state, casting a shadow over one of the sport's most accomplished and highly paid drivers. Stewart, 43, faced a wave of criticism on social media when it appeared he planned to compete in the Sprint Cup series at Watkins Glen International, with a team official telling media that he was proceeding with "business as usual." A sheriff in upstate New York investigating the death of the 20-year-old racer said they had not found so far any evidence of criminal intent in Saturday's incident and that Stewart was cooperating with authorities. "At this very moment, there are no facts in hand that would substantiate or support a criminal charge, or indicate criminal intent on the part of any individual," Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero told a news conference on Sunday. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion, is one of the few drivers who co-owns his team, Stewart-Hass Racing, a four-car outfit whose drivers include female standout Danica Patrick. In the relatively low-stakes and chaotic race, Stewart hit Kevin Ward, Jr., who stepped out of his car and onto the track as he seemed to gesture toward Stewart after the NASCAR veteran appeared to have clipped his car and caused it to spin out of the race, according to videos of the incident posted online. “There aren’t words to describe the sadness I feel about the accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr.," Stewart said in a statement. "It’s a very emotional time for all involved." Stewart is NASCAR's fourth-highest paid driver, with an estimated $17.3 million in earnings this year, according to Forbes. The unmarried race car driver lives in his native Columbus, Indiana. His sponsors include Bass Pro Shops, Mobil 1, Coca-Cola and Chevrolet. STEWART SOUGHT COMEBACK NASCAR, which was not involved in the Saturday racing event, endorsed Stewart's withdrawal." We support Tony Stewart's decision to miss today's race and we will continue to respect the process and timeline of the local authorities and will continue to monitor this situation moving forward," NASCAR officials said. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the sanctioning body for what has grown into one the most popular sports in the United States, overseeing more than 1,200 races that are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in 20 languages. More Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport, according to the racing body. Stewart was looking for a strong performance in Sunday's race, following injuries that forced him to miss the second half of the 2013 NASCAR season. Stewart began his racing career on dirt tracks and enjoys going back to his roots, despite the modest pay compared to the high-profile and big-money NASCAR circuit. Known for his tempestuous behaviour, Stewart has occasionally gotten into fights with others drivers, including a shoving match with Joey Logano at the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Fontana, Calif., last year. Among his most celebrated accomplishments was racing in 2001 in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina in the same day, becoming the first and only driver to date to successfully complete all 1,100 miles (1,800 km) in what is popularly known in racing circles as Double Duty. The fatal crash occurred late Saturday night at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park, about 25 miles southeast of Rochester, according the Ontario Sheriff. Stewart also was involved in an accident at Canandaigua in July of last year that injured another driver. Ward was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A New York state resident, his website notes t


As a first step to manufacturing steel, iron is extracted from ore by removing oxygen and combining it with what element?

steps and processes from extraction of ores to manufacturing of steel - BINQ Mining BINQ Mining steps and processes from extraction of ores to manufacturing of steel Posted at:April 27, 2013[ 4.9 - 1540 Ratings] MANUFACTURING PROCESS Some of the technological options … Some of the technological options for converting iron ore to steel products is  schematically shown below. … The energy required for extracting iron from ore is  about 25 % of what is ….. A major feature is there is no pre-reduction process step . » More detailed Steel Production – Metals – Modern Production Process: Steel production can be broken down into six steps:  1. Ironmaking: In the first step, the raw inputs iron ore, coke and lime are melted … » More detailed EXTRACTION OF IRON- EXTRACTION OF IRON FROM HAEMATITE Iron is extracted from its oxide, ore called HAEMATITE (Fe2O3). PRINCIPLE … The process of the extraction of iron is carried out by the following steps: … of ore.  The process of reduction is carried out in a blast furnace. … It has an outer shell of steel. … in road making, cement manufacturing a light weight building materials. » More detailed Steel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iron is extracted from iron ore by removing the oxygen and combining the ore with a … The excess carbon and other impurities are removed in a subsequent step. …. The production of steel by the cementation process was described in a … » More detailed The Steel Making Industry – P2 InfoHouse Integrated steel plants produce steel by refining iron ore in several steps and … The resulting water can be reused in other manufacturing processes or released. » More detailed How iron is made – material, manufacture, making, history, used … Iron ore is converted into various types of iron through several processes. … The  metal they used was apparently extracted from meteorites. … Benjamin  Huntsman took out a patent for the melting of material for the production of steel springs to … » More detailed Steel Manufacturing Process | The first stage of the steel manufacturing process is converting iron ore into  molten iron that can be used for steel. There are three methods of making iron. » More detailed Extraction of Metals – Doc Brown's Chemistry Clinic There are detailed notes on the extraction of iron and its conversion to steel. The extraction and manufacture of aluminium and sodium are described. The extraction … Mining of Minerals and Methods of Extracting of Metals from Ores. 1. » More detailed gcse 2. Blast furnace extraction of iron recycling, steel making … How do we extract iron from its mineral ores? … The manufacture of steel alloys is  further described. … Mining of Minerals and Methods of Extracting of Metals. 2. » More detailed Metallurgy – ChemWiki It concludes with a brief description of steel production using the concepts of  equilibrium … The process converts the ores to their oxides which can then be  reduced. … Hydrometallurgy is the process of extraction & refining that involves  the use of water … It is carreid out at moderate temps & is generally carried out in  3 steps: … » More detailed Production of iron from iron ore (hematite & magnetite) – Cli Houston The production of iron or steel is a process unless the desired final product is cast  iron. The first … 90% of all mining of metallic ores is for the extraction of iron. » More detailed Steel Production Process – Yahoo! Voices – 9 Nov 2008 … When iron ore is found in rocks it is usually rich in oxygen and contains other  impurities. The first step in the steel production process is to … » More detailed The Manufacture of Steel share of the domestic steel market is about 90%. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. Iron ore is converted to steel via two main steps. The first involves the … » More detailed Metallurgy – The Canadian Encyclopedia The steps in extracting metals from their ores are mineral processing, which processes …. and converting processes similar to those used in copper production. … CaO) is mixed with ferrosilicon and then placed in a tubular  stainless steel retort … » M


"What is a musical term for ""slowing down""?"

Tempo and Rhythm Terms | Your Personal Singing Guide Tempo and Rhythm Terms – Basic Rhythm Knowledge! Tempo and Rhythm Terms guide us when we are playing music or when we are singing, telling us how fast or how slow to play, as well as letting us know certain special tempo instructions, for example to speed up or slow down at various points of the song or music. There are also other basic music or singing terminology used to guide us in our dynamics, singing technique as well as expression. Other musical terms also guide the musician or singer in song structure and musical form, showing them how to read the song score and how to perform the song or music given. Click on the relevant links to find out more! There are also other basics of singing that we would do well to understand, and these will be great guidelines for us when we are practising to improve our singing or our musicianship! Some of the basic tempo terms define the Overall Tempo of the song or music, and some common ones include Allegro which means to play or sing in a lively or quick manner; Andante which means at a moderate tempo, Presto which means to play or sing at a very fast tempo, and Lento which means to play the music or song slowly. These terms guide the overall tempo of the song and also show the musician or singer the overall mood and feel of the entire song or specific movement. Another group of tempo and rhythm terms would direct the speed of the music while we are playing, telling us to speed up or slow down accordingly. These terms include Accelerando which means to speed up or accelerate, Rallentando which means to become progressively slower, and the Fermata symbol (also called the ‘bird’s eye’ symbol) which tells us to pause at the note for a duration up to the discretion of the conductor, musician or singer. In fact, there are various terms that instruct us to slow down, and ‘Rallentando’ is only one of them. The others include Ritardando which also means to slow down or decelerate, and is similar to ‘Rallentando’; Ritenuto which means held back or slower, and may apply to a single note, unlike Rallentando or Ritardando, which can only apply to a musical phrase and not a single note. Some rhythm terms also guide us in the overall time structure of the song. The Time Signature of the song or music shows us how many beats per measure or bar of the song, and this will be a good guide for us in terms of knowing when to accent certain words or notes in accordance to the overall time system of the song. There are also various time systems like Simple Time, where there are 2 or 3 beats per measure of the song, Common Time, where there are 4 beats per measure or bar of the song, and Compound Time, where each beat of the measure can be subdivided into 3 or more equivalent parts! Knowing these time systems will allow us to have greater mastery over the song or music we play, and as singers, we will also be able to coordinate well with our music accompaniment! Other rhythm terms show us the Duration of various notes, telling us how long to hold individual notes, and they all fit together into each measure or bar of the song. There are also a variety of naming systems for note durations, and here we show 2 of them. Here are some of the terms for note durations as well as how the various terms link to each other: 1) Whole Note = 4 Beats = Semibreve 2) Half Note = 2 Beats = Minim 3) Quarter Note = 1 Beat = Crotchet 4) Eighth Note = 1/2 Beat = Quaver 5) Sixteenth Note = 1/4 Beat = Semiquaver These are just some of the note durations we may encounter in our musical journey, and you may notice that a 4 beat note can either be called a ‘Whole Note’ or a ‘Semibreve’. It all depends on which naming system we adopt, and both should be understandable by most musicians or singers alike. There are also other beat and rhythm terms like Dotted Minim, which refers to a 3 beat note, and Dotted Crotchet which refers to a 1 1/2 beat note. It all depends on how we combine the various terminology together to direct the musician or singer as to the duration of the notes


The London market at Billingsgate, now situated close to Canary Wharf in Docklands, London, deals in what?

London: Billingsgate Fish Markets (Old & New) - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. London: Billingsgate Fish Markets (Old & New) Review a place you’ve visited JOIN We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for London each week. London Traveler Article: London: Billingsgate Fish Markets (Old & New) Save Article (old) Billingsgate Fish Market Building Address: Lower Thames Street London EC3R 6DX Originally, Billingsgate Fish Market was located on the north bank of the River Thames on Lower Thames Street, just west of the Tower of London and All-Hallows Church (now the oldest Church in the City of London) and oppersite Pudding Lane, (infamous for being the epicentre of the Great Fire of London in 1666). The Billingsgate Market Building still stands today, built in 1876, and can still be visited when there are no events on. the building is easily recognised by the passer-by, if they look up, and see the statue of Britannia 'ruling the waves' with her trident in hand sitting on top. Edwards the third granted the charter for Billingsgate in 1327, and the charter prohibited rival markets being set up within 6.6 miles of it. This strange distance was as far a person could be expected to travel to sell his produce at a market at the time. Various Charter's and Acts have be granted since then, including one that lays down the responsibility of the City of London as Market Authority for Billingsgate. Billingsgate has also been known as Blynesgate and Byllynsgate previously and was originally a general market. It was 200 years as so after the Market had started that it became an exclusive Fish Market, probably because of it's river location in the Pool of London, ideal for ships to berth and off load their fresh catches directly for sale. In 1669, three years after the Great Fire of London, an Act of Parliament made Billingsgate a "free and open market for all sorts of fish whatsoever" except for eels. Only the Dutch fishermen who moored on the Thames, were allowed to sell eels. This was in gratitude to these merchants for having fed the people of London during the Great Fire and prevented starvation. Until 1850 this market was outside and made up of stall and random wooden storage sheds on the 'hythe' or dock at Billingsgate. This was considered no longer practical, due the the size of the market and amount of fish being sold, and a purpose-built market building was constructed on the site in Lower Thames Street. The first building lasted only 23 years before it was realized this structure was again too small. For two years the market reverted back to the 'hythe', whilst City Architect, Sir Horace Jones and builder by John Mowlem designed amd constructed current (old) Billingsgate Market Building. The market was relocated to the Docklands development in 1982 and still operates from there today. (see below for more information) The (Old) Billingsgate Market is now a listed building, with the interior updated and used for events and lavish after show parties. Incidently, Dr Who famously filmed 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' here in 1973 and captured the building here before the market relocated (in b/w) Directions: Underground (District/Circle): Monument Station - Exit station and follow signs for 'Monument' then follow Monument Street down hill towards the river, to Lower Thames Street - the old market buildings are on the opposite side of the road and can be identified by Britannia and her Trident sitting on top. By road: There is nowhere to park within reasonable distance from this building. (new) Billingsgate Fish Market Address: Billingsgate Market, Trafalgar Way, London E14 5ST Located in the Docklands, in an area heavily bombed in World War 2 with much dockyard infrastructure lost, and in an area which was completely empty and unused by 1980. The market was opened in West India Docks in 1982, on land sold by the London Port Authority, just prior to The London Docklands Development Corporation taking charge of the area, the then new Conservativ


"""Let's Get It Started"" (2003) by the Black Eyed Peas was originally recorded with what offensive word in the title, making it unsuitable for play on some radio stations and at sports games?"

Let's Get It Started | Black Eyed Peas Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Black Eyed Peas Wiki Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Let's Get It Started Hip Hop, R&B, Funk Length: Hey Mama "Let's Get It Started" is the edited radio version of the Black Eyed Peas song "Let's Get Retarded", which appears on their 2003 album Elephunk . It was edited because many people find this usage offensive, making the song unsuitable for play at some radio stations and sports games until it was censored. Beside included in album Elephunk, it was also included on the Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle soundtracks. It gained popularity as the theme song for the 2004 NBA Playoffs on ABC. Contents Edit The phrase "Let's Get Retarded" is a term used on the West Coast of the United States that means to go crazy on the dance floor, synonymous with "Go Dumb," and "Get Stupid." The colloquial meaning of "retarded", as used in this song, refers to being very carefree and having a good time - and sometimes meaning intoxicated, similar to the colloquial use of getting "blind", "wasted", or "smashed". The phrase is chanted at clubs and dances and used in everyday slang, but the word "Retarded" is offensive to people who see it as put-down of those who are mentally challenged. Music video Edit The Music video consists of a nighttime setting, in an urban area. Fergie's phone says let's get it started. The Black Eyed Peas, particularly will.i.am, are on a stage doing energetic dances while singing the song. The crowd has about 300 people, occasionally throwing someone into the sky. At the end, a broken piano rewinds how it fell from the sky. Facts and trivia


Who was the youngest player to appear in a major league game in the modern era, pitching 2/3 of an inning for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 when not quite 16 years old?

Reds Timeline | Cincinnati Reds 2010s 1800s May 4: The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first all-professional nine, kick off their first regular season with a 45-9 win over the Great Westerns of Cincinnati. 1869 Nov. 6: In the final official match of the season, the Red Stockings defeat the Mutuals of New York, 17-8, on Union Grounds. Baseball's first team of professionals finished the season with a perfect 57-0 record. 1870 June 14: The Red Stockings' winning streak ends at 81 games as Cincinnati falls to the Brooklyn Atlantics, 8-7, in extra innings in Brooklyn. 1876 Feb. 2: The National League is formed in New York City with Cincinnati as a charter member. The other cities in the league include Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York and Philadelphia. 1880 Oct. 8: Cincinnati is expelled from the NL, due in part to its refusal to stop renting out their ballpark on Sundays and to cease selling beer during games. 1881 Nov. 2: The American Association is formed during a meeting at the Gibson Hotel in Cincinnati. The Reds would play their next eight seasons in the league. 1889 April 17: The first Opening Day "festivities" are seen in Cincinnati. Ballpark decorations and a pre-game concert by the Cincinnati Orchestra greet fans before the opener. Nov. 14: Cincinnati is granted re-admission to the NL, joining Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. 1891 April 22: The first Opening Day parade is organized by new team owner John T. Brush. The parade consists of Webber's military band and two large horse-drawn wagons, called Tallyho's, which were occupied by the Reds and their opponents, the Cleveland Spiders. 1900-1939 1905 Oct. 3: Cy Seymour wins the NL batting title and sets the club record with a .377 batting average for the season. 1912 April 11: Redland Field (later known as Crosley Field) hosts its first game as the Reds beat Chicago, 10-6. The official dedication of the ballpark comes the following month on May 18. 1919 Oct. 9: Cincinnati claims its very first World Series Championship in Game 8 of the bestof- nine series against the Chicago White Sox. On Sept. 24, 1920, the title is tarnished as several members of the White Sox are suspended for allegedly "throwing" the Series. Cincinnati insists the club would have won anyway. 1934 April 16: The Cincinnati Reds board of directors rename Redland Field "Crosley Field" in honor of new team owner Powel Crosley Jr. Crosley, a radio tycoon, bought the team earlier in the year on Feb. 4, assuring that the team, which had been hit hard by the Depression, would stay in Cincinnati. June 8: The Reds become the first team in Major League history to use an airplane to travel from one city to another (Cincinnati to Chicago). 1935 May 24: The first night game in Major League history is played at Crosley Field. The Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, before 20,422 fans. 1937 Jan. 27: Crosley Field's playing surface is submerged under 21 feet of water due to local creek flooding. Reds pitcher Lee Grissom and groundskeeper Matty Schwab are photographed in a rowboat crossing the playing surface. 1938 June 15: Johnny Vander Meer makes baseball history by pitching a second consecutive no-hitter during a 6-0 win over the Dodgers in Brooklyn. Four days earlier, he held the Boston Braves hitless during a 3-0 win at Crosley Field. July 6: Crosley Field plays host to the sixth annual All-Star Game. Ernie Lombardi, Paul Derringer, Ival Goodman, Frank McCormick and Johnny Vander Meer represent the Reds on the NL squad. Vander Meer tosses three scoreless innings as the NL wins, 4-1. 1939 Sept. 28: The Reds clinch their first NL pennant in 20 years with a 5-3 win over the Cardinals at Crosley Field. The AL Champion Yankees would eventually sweep Cincinnati in the World Series. 1940-1979 1940 Aug. 3: Reds catcher Willard Hershberger commits suicide midseason and becomes the first big leaguer ever to take his own life during the season. Oct. 8: After winning their second NL pennant in a row, Cincinnati grabs the World Championship, def


Dan Quayle was Vice President to which president of the USA?

Biography of Dan Quayle - US Vice President of US: Facts, Education, The Life and Passion World Map / USA Map / Vice Presidents / Dan Quayle Biography of Dan Quayle The full name of Dan Quayle was James Danforth "Dan" Quayle. Dan Quayle became the 44th Vice President of United States of America. He completed his tenure as a Vice President from 20th January 1989 to 20th January 1993. When he was the Vice President, George H. W.Bush ( 1989-1993) was the President of USA. His father was a publisher of a newspaper in Indiana. On 4th February, 1947 Dan Quayle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He belonged to the Republican Party in USA. Dan Quayle also served as a US Senator from Indiana. His tenure was from 3rd January, 1981 to 3rd January 1989.Dan Quayle completed his graduation from Huntington High School. He did Bachelors in Political Science from DePauw University in the year 1969.After his tenure he was succeeded by Al Gore. He did his service in the National Guard of Indiana from the year 1969 to 1975. At an early age of 33 he got elected from Indiana for the US Senate, in the year 1980. He entered the US Senate defeating Birch Bayh, a Democrat. In his term of office, he did many activities or work in legislature. The fields in which he worked are as follows: Human Resources Controlling of arms defense Dan Quayle even worked in different committees like Budget Committee, Human Resource and Labor Committee and Committee on the Armed Services. He even worked with Edward Kennedy in the year 1982.Dan Quayle jointly worked with Edward Kennedy in the Job Training Partnership Act. His career in politics began at 29 when he was elected to the US Congress in 1976. At the age of 41 he became the Vice President of USA. For more information on US Vice Presidents, click on the following images : Joseph Biden