What religious organisation was founded in England by William Booth in 1877?

William Booth: Founder of the Salvation Army William Booth: Founder of the Salvation Army Dr Andrzej Diniejko , D. Litt. in English Literature and Culture, Warsaw University; Contributing Editor, Poland Introduction General William Booth by George Edward Wade. The year 2012 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the death of William Booth (1829-1912), the founder of the Salvation Army and an outstanding English religious leader and social welfare pioneer. Although his ideas for remedying social ills in Victorian England were largely utopian, many of the schemes proposed and implemented by Booth and his wife anticipated modern social relief work. Childhood and Youth William Booth was born on April 10, 1829, at 12 Notintone Place, a red-brick terrace house at Sneinton, a south-eastern suburb of Nottingham, as the son of Samuel Booth, an impoverished builder of houses for artisans, and his second wife Mary. He had three sisters, Ann, Emma and Mary, and an elder brother, Henry, who died on his second birthday. At age six he was sent to Biddulph's Academy in Nottingham, and also, together with his sisters William attended Sunday School. William completed six years at school and at the age of 13 he was apprenticed to an Unitarian pawnbroker, Francis Eames, in the poorest part of Nottingham in order to earn a meagre living. He hated his job, but the contact with human misery in the pawnbroker's shop aroused in him a lifelong vocation to help the poor and destitute in finding a way to a more respectable life. When Samuel Booth, became ill and died in September 1842, William's mother had to support herself and her four children by keeping a small shop in a poor district of Nottingham selling toys, needles, and cotton. Conversion and Marriage William Booth grew up in poverty during the Hungry Forties and in the period of Chartist agitation, but instead of joining working-class radicalism, he found his vocation in Methodism , which, as he believed, was more concerned with social issues than the Anglican Church, in which he was reared, or the Unitarian Church. At that time Booth began to attend the Methodist Broad Street Wesley Chapel, and in 1844 he had a conversion experience. One night when he was going home through the streets of Nottingham from a religious meeting, he realised that he “went downhill morally” (Bennett 28) and had to renounce sin in order to start a new life which would be entirely devoted to the salvation of the lost and destitute people. In 1846, when he heard the American revivalist James Caughey, who came to preach in the Wesley Chapel, under his influence he decided to preach in the open air to the poor. Booth delivered his first sermon when he was only seventeen in a cottage in Kid Street, Nottingham, to a group of 'unchurched' urban poor who wanted to live a true Christian life. Next he went to preach in the Bottoms, Nottingham's infamous slum area. In 1849, William Booth, aged 21, moved to London, where again he found employment in the pawnbroking business of William Fillmer in Kennington Common, South London. On weekdays he worked hard almost until midnight, but on Sundays he was active in a Wesleyan chapel. In 1852, William Booth worked as a full-time Methodist preacher in Spalding, where he met Catherine Mumford, a high-principled Methodist, who shared his interests in evangelisation of the poor and social work. He married her on June 16, 1855, at Stockwell New Chapel. The Booths had eight children, seven of whom became world-known preachers and leaders. Travelling Preacher Catherine Booth. William Booth in 1862 In 1854, William Booth attended the Reverend Dr. William Cooke’s training home-school for New Connexion Methodist Ministers in London. He became ordained and began work as an assistant minister in London. He conducted religious services among the poor and soon he became known as an efficient preacher. In 1855, William Booth became a Methodist New Connexion Minister in Gateshead on Tyneside, and in 1856 he revisited his native Nottingham with an evangelistic mission. He was greeted by the tow


"The adjectival clause in the following sentence begins with which word: ""Roger told his dog, which had just come inside, not to jump with such vigour on the brand new furniture""?"

All About Grammar by Teacher Superstore - issuu issuu r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S m . u © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• w ww Published by R.I.C. Publications® Pty Ltd PO Box 332, Greenwood Western Australia 6924 . te ISBN 978-1-74126-361-9 o c . che e r o t r s super Copyright Notice No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by an information retrieval system without written permission from the publisher. R.I.C. Publications® www.ricgroup.com.au r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S Adjectives: ....................2–8 Types of adjectives ..........................2 Using adverbials in expository writing Abstract nouns Special features of nouns .............46 Adjectives made from proper nouns Numbers Adjectives of quantity: indeﬁnite and exact amounts 3 Relationships between adjectives and nouns 7 Conditional sentences ..................24–25 Types of conditional sentences ........................................24 Verbs that act like nouns (gerunds) ew i ev Pr Ordinal numbers as adjectives 3 21 Conjunctions.............25–29 Types of conjunctions ....................26 Coordinating conjunctions 26 Placement of participles ................53 Active and passive forms 53 © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Adjectives: antonyms and synonyms Adverbs.......................9–19 Types of adverbs ............................10 Adverbs of place 10 Phrases ......................56–58 Types of phrases ............................56 Noun phrases Adverbs of reason or cause 11 Prepositions that refer to position 59 Prepositions that refer to movement or direction 59 Prepositions that refer to time and place 60 Prepositions that have special uses 60 Forming adverbs using a sufﬁx The function of direct speech.......35 o c . che e r o t r s super 13 13 14 Placement of adverbs ....................14 Order of adverbs Direct and indirect speech .......................35–41 15 Problems with adverbs .................16 Adverbials ......................................17 The function of indirect speech ...36 Indirect statements and tense changes 37 Direct and indirect questions .......39 Imperatives, commands, advice and requests Using prepositions with other parts of speech 60 Problems with prepositions ..........60 40 Interjections................... 42 Nouns ........................42–49 Adverbial phrases and clauses Adverbs of time and duration Types of nouns ...............................43 Adverbs that look like prepositions 60 Prepositions that must be used in a set way 65 All about grammar The placement of prepositions ...................................65 Objects of sentences: direct and indirect 109 r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S Types of pronouns .........................67 Personal pronouns (reﬂecting points of view) Fused or run-on sentences Punctuation ..............72–93 Types of punctuation ...................74 Using the full stop (period) 74 Using the exclamation mark 78 Verbs .....................119–161 The functions of verbs ................119 Verb parts: ﬁnite verbs ...............121 Problems with ﬁnite verbs 123 Verb parts: non-ﬁnite verbs .......125 1. Inﬁnitives 126 © R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• 78 Using the question mark Other types of verbs ...................135 Compound verbs (verb phrases) Using hyphens and dashes ...........87 Verb tenses ...................................135 Other features of verbs ..............149 Dots o c . che e r o t r s super Sentences................93–118 Types of sentences ........................93 Simple sentences Sentence parts: subject and predicate ..............................107 A complete predicate: transitive, intransitive and linking verbs 107 Simple predicate: a verb, verb string or compound verb 108 Sentence parts: object and complement ................................109 R.I.C. Publications® www.ricgroup.com.au All about grammar 1 Dear Students I’ve always found it puzzling that some students really enjoy exploring grammar


What is the most likely use for a privet shrub?

What Is Common Privet? | Garden Guides What Is Common Privet? Submit Overview Common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), sometimes called European privet, is a woody shrub traditionally used as a formal, sheared hedge plant. It has tapered oval leaves that are dark green and bears many pointed clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer. The purplish-black fruits that follow in autumn are relished by songbirds for food, which scatter the seeds across the landscape in their droppings. This fast-growing shrub readily sprouts seedlings. Description Growing to be upright, somewhat rounded shrub with spreading branches, common privet has small oval to lance-like green leaves that are evergreen, deciduous where winters are severe. The leaves are held in pairs opposite each other on the branches. In early to midsummer the branch tips bear pointed clusters of tiny white flowers that emit a "skunky" or musky fragrance that are pollinated by bees. Following the blossoms, small oval fruits ripen to dark purple or black and persist on the branches well into winter. They are not edible, but songbirds eat them and scatter the seeds. At maturity, this large shrub can grow 12 to 15 feet tall and nearly as wide. Nativity Common privet is native to a wide expanse of southern and eastern Europe, also extending into adjacent parts of southwestern-most Asia and the coastal plains of northern Africa along the Mediterranean Sea. Here it grows in brightly lit woodland openings and in shrub thickets. Growing Requirements Plant common privet in any well-draining soil in a full sun exposure, a minimum of 8 hours of sun, to partial shade sites, such as under the dappled light under large trees. Soil should be moist for best growth. Hardiness Quite tolerant of winter cold, common privet endures the climate in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 through 8. In the warmer parts of Zone 4 the privet may endure if sited well, and its foliage will likely drop during the winter dormancy. This shrub grows best where summer is not long and oppressive. Uses Traditionally common privet was used extensively as a formal hedge, being clipped twice a year to create neatly shaped rows. Less formally pruned plants were regarded for use as privacy screens or in small hedgerows to make property lines. In Europe and Asia, where it is native, these uses continue. However, in the United States, the prolific production of fruits that are eaten and scattered by birds has led to weedy status for the common privet. Since the late 1990s, this fast-growing plant is rarely used in American gardens, and in many eastern states is officially listed as invasive or noxious. Keywords: Ligustrum, evergreen shrubs, hedge plants, invasive plant About this Author James Burghardt has written for The Public Garden, Docent Educator, numerous non-profit newsletters and for Learn2Grow.com's comprehensive plant database. He holds a Master's degree in Public Horticulture from the University of Delaware and studied horticulture and biology in Australia at Murdoch University and the University of Melbourne's Burnley College.


In which city was the Reichstag burnt down in 1933?

The World at War The Reichstag fire by Soren Swigart The night of February 27, 1933 loomed dark and  gray over the city of Berlin. The Reichstag, seat of parliamentary  government in Germany had been in recess since December of the preceding  year. New elections were scheduled for March 5th. The great building  was quiet and except for a watchman, empty. At 9:05 that evening, a  student passing by saw a man carrying a burning torch through the windows of the  first floor but did not report it. Ten minutes later smoke was observed  coming from the building and the first fire alarm was received by the Berlin  Fire station. In less than ten minutes the firemen were on the scene but  already flames were breaking out all over the building. At 9:30 there was  a tremendous explosion and the great central chamber was totally enveloped in  flames. The fire quickly raced out of control despite the efforts of the  fire fighters and soon only the walls of the gutted building were still  standing. Within minutes police arrested a half naked and seemingly dazed  Dutchman, Marinus van der Lubbe, who was discovered at the scene. It wasn't long before  Chancellor Hitler and Prussian Minister Göring arrived amid a flurry of  reporters and photographers. Although he had just stepped out of his car,  Göring at once accused the communists of setting the fire. The debate  over who set the fire continues and may never be solved to everyone's  satisfaction. Despite attempts to support the case against van der Lubbe,  who was tried and executed for the crime, a great deal of evidence collected and  analyzed by Walther Hofer of Bern points in the direction of a SA/SS  Sondergruppe headed by Reinhard Heydrich and an official of the Prussian  Ministry of the Interior, Kurt Dalüge. Less important than the cause of  the fire however was the result. Before the sun rose on the morning of the  28th, over 4,000 communists and a miscellany of intellectuals and professional  men who had incurred the wrath of the Nazi Party were arrested. A shaken  President Hindenburg, 86 years old, was easily convinced that the nation was on the  verge of a communist  revolution, was induced by Hitler to sign an emergency decree suspending the  basic rights of the citizens for the duration of the emergency. This  decree also authorized the Reich government to assume full powers in any federal  state whose government proved unable to restore public order, ordered death or  imprisonment for a number of crimes including some newly invented such as  resistance to the decree itself. The decree did not include any provision  guaranteeing an arrested person a quick hearing, access to legal counsel, or  redress for false arrest. Those arrested often found their detention  extended indefinitely without legal proceedings of any kind. On March 2, Hitler was asked by a corespondent of the Daily  Express whether the suspension of liberties was permanent. He  answered in the negative saying that full rights would be restored as soon as  the Communist danger was over. The reality was that the decree of February  28th established what would become the normal order of things under National  Socialism - arrest on suspicion, imprisonment without trial, the horrors of the  concentration camps. This condition would persist until the end of the  Third Reich. Immediately after its promulgation the decree was turned against  the real and fancied enemies of the Nazi Party. In the last weeks of the  election campaign the Marxist press was silenced. The Social Democrats  found it impossible to campaign effectively and even respected Center party  politicians like former Reich Chancellor Heinrich Bruning had their meetings  broken up by brownshirted SA thugs. Despite this the Nazi Party fell far  short of the two thirds majority needed to change the constitution. Hitler  now showed his contempt for the rule of law by turning the decree of February  28th against those states where significant opposition still existed.  Using the argument that local


In 1972, who became the youngest Formula One Champion Racing Driver at the age of 25?

Emerson Fittipaldi - 1972, 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi Share The youngest World Champion at the time achieved that distinction through circumstances that threw him in at the deep end while he was still relatively wet behind the ears. But 'Emmo' rose superbly to the challenge, winning his first driving title at 25 and his second two years later. Thereafter, dragged under by a disastrous career move, he sank to the bottom leaving hardly a trace of past glory. Yet his status as a popular champion and spokesman for the sport remains intact and he is also credited with serving as the inspiration for the influx of Brazilian drivers that followed him into Formula One racing. Next Previous 1 / 7 Watkins Glen, October 1970: Emerson Fittipaldi took victory in only his fourth Formula One start, at the United States Grand Prix. It ensured a posthumous world championship crown for his former Lotus team mate Jochen Rindt. © Sutton © No reproduction without permission. Nurburgring, August 1971: After starting from eighth on the grid, Emerson Fittipaldi retired his Lotus 72D on lap nine of the German Grand Prix with an oil leak. © Schlegelmilch © No reproduction without permission. Monza, September 1971: The Italian Grand Prix was Emerson Fittipaldi’s sole race appearance in the ill-fated gas-turbine powered Lotus 56B-Pratt & Whitney. He finished eighth. © Schlegelmilch © No reproduction without permission. Jarama, May 1972: A jubilant Emerson Fittipaldi punches the air as he takes the chequered flag for his first win of the season with Lotus at the Spanish Grand Prix. © Schlegelmilch © No reproduction without permission. Monte Carlo, May 1972: Having taken pole position, Emerson Fittipaldi went on to finish third in a very wet Monaco Grand Prix. © Schlegelmilch © No reproduction without permission. Brands Hatch, July 1972: Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman following his fastest time in practice for the British Grand Prix. © Sutton © No reproduction without permission. Brands Hatch, July 1972: The Lotus 72D of Emerson Fittipaldi leaves the pits at the British Grand Prix. In the race he beat reigning world champion Jackie Stewart to victory, taking his third win of the season. © Schlegelmilch © No reproduction without permission. Emerson Fittipaldi was named after Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American writer admired by his father Wilson Fittipaldi, a prominent Brazilian motorsport journalist and radio commentator. With this background Emerson (born December 12, 1946, in Sao Paulo) and his older brother Wilson Jr, soon became enthusiastic followers of motorsport, though when they decided to become participants their father was reluctant to finance it. He didn't have to because the Fittipaldi boys became successful entrepreneurs while still in their teens. Their enterprise, which began with a steering wheel that Emerson made for his mother's car, developed into a thriving custom car accessory business. Then came Fittipaldi karts, built and raced by the brothers, though more successfully by Emerson, who became Brazilian kart champion at the age of 18. In 1967, when the Fittipaldis turned to constructing Volkswagen-powered Formula Vee single seaters, Emerson drove one of them to the Brazilian championship.  The speed of his racing success at home prompted Emerson to abandon the pursuit of a mechanical engineering degree at university and put himself to the test of competing abroad. In 1969, alone and unable to speak anything other than his native Portuguese, he arrived in England, bought a Formula Ford and was an immediate winner. A step up to Formula Three produced similarly impressive results and a reward in the form of a Lotus Formula Two contract for 1970. Quickly a top F2 contender, he was given a long-term contract by Lotus boss Colin Chapman, who eased him into his Formula One team near the end of the 1970 season. The promotion, in a third Lotus as understudy to regular drivers Jochen Rindt and John Miles, was intended by Chapman to provide further seasoning for a driver who had leapfrogged up the racing l


For what activity is Sir Anthony Carrow famous?

Sir Anthony Caro - Sculptor 8 March 1924 - 23 October 2013 Blue Moon (2013) Anthony Caro (Sir Anthony Caro OM, CBE) has been a key figure in contemporary sculpture for half a century. Since his ground-breaking show at the Whitechapel London Gallery in 1963, his work has continued to move and expand in new and different directions.


Niccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, a Renaissance man of many talents, is well-known for his writings on politics but was also a well-known politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, letter writer, playwright, poet, songwriter, and what else?

Videos uploaded by user “The Film Archives” for the 2015  - zdravv.ru Videos uploaded by user “The Film Archives” for the 2015 The Film Archives → The author describes the main subject of his book as thin-slicing : our ability to gauge what is really important from a very narrow period of experience. About the book:  In other words, this is an idea that spontaneous decisions are often as good as—or even better than—carefully planned and considered ones. Gladwell draws on examples from science, advertising, sales, medicine, and popular music to reinforce his ideas. Gladwell also uses many examples of regular people's experiences with thin-slicing.  The book argues that intuitive judgment is developed by experience, training, and knowledge. For example, Gladwell claims that prejudice can operate at an intuitive unconscious level, even in individuals whose conscious attitudes are not prejudiced. An example is in the halo effect, where a person having a salient positive quality is thought to be superior in other, unrelated respects. Gladwell uses the 1999 killing of Amadou Diallo, where four New York policemen shot an innocent man on his doorstep 41 times, as another example of how rapid, intuitive judgment can have disastrous effects.  The Diallo shooting has been referenced in the music of [16] 88 Keys;[17] Bruce Springsteen's song American Skin (41 Shots) ;[18] the Ziggy Marley song I Know You Don't Care About Me ; the Trivium song Contempt Breeds Contamination ; The Spooks song Things I've seen ; the song What Would You do? by Paris; the Blitz the Ambassador song Uhuru ; the song Diallo by Wyclef Jean;[19] and the song Lament For The Late AD by Terry Callier.[20] Electro pop band Le Tigre, formed by Kathleen Hanna (formerly of Bikini Kill), lamented the Diallo shooting in their song Bang! Bang! , which ends with a vocal chorus counting numbers that ends with 41, the number of shots fired.[21] In his song The other white meat , which deals with police brutality and racism, the New York rapper Immortal Technique tells the Police I got 41 reasons to tell you to suck. and Guns don't look like wallets. Clearly referencing the shooting and counting every bullet fired as a reason.[22] It was also referenced in the song, So You Wanna Be a Cop by the Crack Rocksteady 7, in the lyric: and after 41 shots, you're grinning in the donut shop. One Dead Cop , by the related band Leftöver Crack, references the incident in the lyric Bragging how you blasted gunshot 41. The incident was briefly mentioned by rapper Heems in his song WOYY : Diallo got shot when he said the block was hot.[23] The piece Amadou Diallo , included in the album Ethnic Stew and Brew by jazz trumpeter Roy Campbell, Jr., was inspired by the shooting, ending with a rapid burst of notes replicating the 41 gunshots.[24] The incident also served as the basis for Erykah Badu's track from the Mama's Gun album, A.D. 2000 (the abbreviation standing for Diallo's initials). Rather than singing a condemnation of the NYPD, as had most other artists who were incensed by the event, Badu chose to sing an elegy which, while noting the tragedy of Diallo's killing, also observes the furor over the circumstances, which she viewed as likely to be temporary:: No you won't be name'n no buildings after me/To go down dilapidated ooh/No you won't be name'n no buildings after me/My name will be misstated, surely. In his album The Beautiful Struggle Talib Kweli speaks of Brother Amadou as [.] a modern day martyr. [25]  I'll Draw You a Mapp , the May 11, 1999, episode of the television police drama NYPD Blue, features suspects making references to the Diallo case and the 41 shots. In the 2002 film Phone Booth the caller tells Stu Shepard, You know you can be shot 41 times for pulling out your wallet. In the 2002 film 25th Hour during Monty's rant about New York, he says, Fuck the corrupt cops with their anus-violating plungers and their 41 shots, standing behind a blue wall of silence. You betray our trust. The Boondocks episode The Block Is Hot con


Which country governs the islands called Crete, Lesbos, Rhodes, Corfu, Lemnos, Andros, Naxos and Kos?

Visit Greece | Rhodes   The island of the Knights Welcome to Rhodes, the capital of the Dodecanese , an island which is ideal not only for those who want to relax but also for those looking for an action-packed holiday! With its bright green hills, rich green valleys and uninterrupted line of golden beaches , Rhodes is truly a blessed place. Add in the excellent facilities for tourism, the island’s special blend of cosmopolitan and traditional, and numerous cultural and archaeological sites and you’ve got the perfect holiday destination . Thanks to its strategic position, Rhodes has been important since ancient times. The ancient city of Rhodes, the construction of which began in 407 BC, was designed according to the city planning system devised by the greatest city planner of antiquity, Hippodamus of Miletus. Rhodes soon developed into one of the most important seafaring and trading centres in the Eastern Mediterranean. When it became a province of the Roman, and later the Byzantine Empire, it initially lost its ancient glory. But in 1309 the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem conquered Rhodes. They built strong fortifications to protect the island, turning it into an important administrative centre and a thriving multinational medieval city. In 1523 Rhodes was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, and the Greeks had to settle outside the city walls. During the Ottoman occupation, new buildings were erected within the Old Town, mainly mosques and baths. In 1912 Rhodes and the rest of the Dodecanese , were seized by the Italians. The new rulers embellished the city with magnificent buildings, wide roads and squares. The Palace of the Grand Master was rebuilt and the Street of the Knights was reconstructed in order to regain its medieval purity. It was not until 1948 that Rhodes officially became part of Greece. In 1988 the Medieval City of Rhodes was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site . Old Town As you enter one of the largest medieval towns in Europe through the Gate of Freedom, it soon becomes obvious that the Old Town of Rhodes is a mosaic of different cultures and civilizations; rarely does a visitor have the chance to stroll within medieval walls and explore twenty-four centuries of history. The fascinating medieval fortress-like buildings, the bastions, walls, gates, narrow alleys, minarets, old houses, fountains, tranquil and busy squares make it feel like you have stepped back into medieval times. The Palace of the Grand Master is certainly the highlight of the Old Town. The Palace, originally a Byzantine fortress built at the end of the 7th century A.D., was converted in the early 14th century by the Knights of the Order of Saint John into the residence of the Grand Master of the order and the administrative headquarters of their state; now it has been turned into a museum.  The cobblestoned Street of the Knights, one of the best preserved medieval streets in Europe, is packed with medieval inns that used to play host to the soldiers of the Order of the Knights. At the end of the Street, in the Museum Square, stands the Hospital of the Knights, which houses the Archaeological Museum. Across the square is the Church of Our Lady of the Castle, the Orthodox Cathedral of Rhodes in Byzantine times that became the Catholic Cathedral when the Knights occupied the city. Now it hosts the Byzantine Museum. Polidorou Street leads to a square with outdoor cafés and restaurants. Moving on, you enter Sokratous Street – always buzzing with life thanks to its cluster of cafés and shops – which leads down from the Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent towards the harbour. If you decide to take a detour and head off for Arionos Square, don’t forget to stroll around the “Turkish district”, where you will find the Mustafa Pasha Mosque and the 16th century “Yeni Hammam” (Turkish Baths). Outside the walls… Outside the walls of the Old Town lies the “new” city, with its magnificent Venetian, neoclassic and modern buildings. Among the most remarkable buildings that keep the memories of the island's Italian period alive are the Post Office,


In 2006, which country announced that it was withdrawing from test match cricket for 12 months?

Top 10 Cricket Controversies TOP 10 CRICKET CONTROVERSIES 31.5K SHARES Controversies and sports go hand in hand as there have been innumerable controversies in various sports which have continued to surprise and shock the people across the globe. Despite being known as the 'gentlemen's game', cricket is not without its fair share of controversies. The controversies go down a long way and most of them have certainly marred the beauty of the subtle game. We take a look at the Top 10 controversies that shook the game of cricket, in random order. 1. Harbhajan Singh Vs Andrew Symonds: Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2007-08 The second Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between India and Australia is infamous for the altercation between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds. Harbhajan Singh was charged with racial abuse for calling Symonds a monkey owing to his non-white background. Bhajji was banned for three matches and it also soured the relationship between the two teams as well. 2. PakistanVs. England: 4th Test Match: Oval 2006 Pakistan's decision of not turning up for the match not only cost them the match but also revealed the uglier aspect of the game. Match umpires Darrel Hair and Billy Doctrove found Pakistan guilty of ball-tampering and awarded England 5 penalty runs. As a result, the then captain of the Pakistani team, refused to continue the match as an act of rebellion against the unfair (as they thought it) decision. The match was awarded to England and Inzy was found guilty of bringing the game to disrepute. 3. Terror Attack on Sri Lankan Team: 2009 The entire cricketing fraternity was gripped with horror when the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team was fired upon by 12 gunmen near the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. In the incident, six Pakistani policemen along with two civilians were killed and six members of the team were injured. 4. Hansie Cronje Match Fixing Scandal: 2000 The highly successful journey of South African captain Hansie Cronje was cut short by allegations of match-fixing. Cronje accepted his the charges and released a statement revealing all contact with bookmakers. Cronje was banned from playing cricket for life in October 2000, which was followed by his dramatic death in a plane crash in 2002. 5. Pakistan Spot-Fixing Controversy: 2010 An English newspaper published allegations that Mohammad Asif along with Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt had accepted bribes from a bookmaker to under-perform at the 4th Test in England. Asif's ex-girlfriend Veena Malik also made public claims that he worked with an Indian bookie and had proof of his involvement with bookmakers. As an outcome, the ICC banned all three players: Butt, Asif and Amir were suspended for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively. 6. Harbhajan-Sreesanth Slap Incident: 2008 After a defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings XI, Harbhajan Singh, who was captaining Mumbai Indians, slapped Indian teammate Sreesanth across the face for saying "hard luck" to Bhajji. Sreesanth was seen crying on the ground and his tears were there for everyone to see. Cricketers described the incident as "really ugly." As a consequence, Harbhajan was handed an 11-match ban by the BCCI. 7. Zimbabwe Cricket crisis During 2000-01, Zimbabwean players alleged political interference in the running of the game in the country. Robert Mugabe's government was accused of corrupting the game with its racist policies. after going through a tumultuous phase in 2004, the board of Zimbabwe Cricket was replaced by Mugabe's government which announced a 12 month withdrawal from Test cricket. 8. Sydney Riot: 1897 It was a civil disorder that took place at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground. During a match between England and New South Wales, a controversial umpiring decision led to an uproar amongst the spectators. Many of them lunged into the pitch and assaulted the umpire and some English players. The riot was attributed to the Victorian bias of the umpire against the Australian team. 9. The Bodyline Series: 1932-33 This series has been described as the most controversial period in Australian


Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pel, retired in 1977 from what sport?

Pelé - Soccer Player - Biography.com Soccer Player A member of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams, Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time. IN THESE GROUPS Name Changers quotes “I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.” Pelé Synopsis Born on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé became a superstar with his performance in the 1958 World Cup. Pelé played professionally in Brazil for two decades, winning three World Cups along the way, before joining the New York Cosmos late in his career. Named FIFA co-Player of the Century in 1999, he is a global ambassador for soccer and other humanitarian causes. Childhood Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, the first child of João Ramos and Dona Celeste. Named after Thomas Edison and nicknamed "Dico," Pelé moved with his family to the city of Bauru as a young boy. João Ramos, better known as "Dondinho," struggled to earn a living as a soccer player, and Pelé grew up in poverty. Still, he developed a rudimentary talent for soccer by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags around the streets of Bauru. The origin of the "Pelé" nickname is unclear, though he recalled despising it when his friends first referred to him that way. As an adolescent, Pelé joined a youth squad coached by Waldemar de Brito, a former member of the Brazilian national soccer team. De Brito eventually convinced Pelé's family to let the budding phenom leave home and try out for the Santos professional soccer club when he was 15. Soccer's National Treasure Pelé signed with Santos and immediately started practicing with the team's regulars. He scored the first professional goal of his career before he turned 16, led the league in goals in his first full season and was recruited to play for the Brazilian national team. The world was officially introduced to Pelé in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. Displaying remarkable speed, athleticism and field vision, the 17-year-old erupted to score three goals in a 5-2 semifinal win over France, then netted two more in the finals, a 5-2 win over the host country. The young superstar received hefty offers to play for European clubs, and Brazilian President Jânio Quadros eventually had Pelé declared a national treasure, making it legally difficult for him to play in another country. Regardless, Santos club ownership ensured its star attraction was well paid by scheduling lucrative exhibition matches with teams around the world. More World Cup Titles Pelé aggravated a groin injury two games into the 1962 World Cup in Chile, sitting out the final rounds while Brazil went on to claim its second straight title. Four years later, in England, a series of brutal attacks by opposing defenders again forced him to the sidelines with leg injuries, and Brazil was bounced from the World Cup after one round. Despite the disappointment on the world stage, the legend of Pelé continued to grow. In the late 1960s, the two factions in the Nigerian Civil War reportedly agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire so they could watch Pelé play in an exhibition game in Lagos. The 1970 World Cup in Mexico marked a triumphant return to glory for Pelé and Brazil. Headlining a formidable squad, Pelé scored four goals in the tournament, including one in the final to give Brazil a 4-1 victory over Italy. Pelé announced his retirement from soccer in 1974, but he was lured back to the field the following year to play for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League, and temporarily helped make the NASL a big attraction. He played his final game in an exhibition between New York and Santos in October 1977, competing for both sides, and retired with a total of 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. The Legend Lives On Retirement did little to diminish the public profile of Pelé, who remained a popular pitchman and active in many professional arenas. In 1978, Pelé was awarded the International Peace Award for his work with UNICEF. He has also se


Thai Baht Currency of Thailand | What Is The Currency Of Thailand Thai Baht Currency of Thailand | What Is The Currency Of Thailand Thai Baht Currency of Thailand | What Is The Currency Of Thailand Currency of Thailand     The currency of Thailand is called the Thai Baht and is made up of Satang. As with almost all currencies around the world, the money of Thailand consists of coins and notes. If you are shopping in the shopping malls the size of the notes you carry around isn't so important as change for the larger bank notes will be readily available, but if you are shopping at some of the markets in Bangkok, you should be sure to carry smaller notes. Sometimes, the small stalls don't have enough change for 500 and 1,000 Baht notes. We suggest you carry about 100 baht in 20 baht notes, 500 baht in one hundred Baht notes, a couple of 500 Baht notes and X number of 1,000 baht notes. Of course, this all depends on the kind of shopping you intend on doing each day. It also means spreading those Thai Baht across various pockets so as not to lose it all to any potential pick-pocket. The Currency of Thailand The currency of Thailand used not to be very strong, but with increased exports, a rise in tourism and more foreign investment, Thailand's currency has gone from being a low of 91 Baht to the UK Pound, to a high of 47 Baht to the UK Pound. We use this example because it doesn't fluctuate much against the British pound or dollar and it is fairly stable around the 34 Baht to the Dollar mark. Thai money is very similar to most nations with high and low denominations; the highest of which is the silver 1,000 Baht note which was recently forged and used in many stores around Bangkok. If you hand over a 1,000 Baht note these days, the receiver might well look for the security speckled markings on the note with an infra red light or "blue light". Carrying Cash in Bangkok If you are going to markets, then you be better off carrying cash around. More and more places are using Credit Card machines and paying by card is possible but you'll be charged up to 3% extra for using a card and you won't be able to bargain which is what shopping in Bangkok is all about. Make sure you spread your money about your person or spread it amongst yourselves. Don't carry it all in one place. Put larger amounts of money out of sight, so if you open a purse or wallet to pay for something in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand, you only give them a glance of a small amount of money. There is no need to be overly paranoid aout this issue as Thailand is no worse ( in fact, probably better than ) other countries. Watch your pockets on the skytrain and when shopping in places like Pantip Plaza and MBK Center and Chatuchak Weekend Market but for the most part you should be fine.   Using Credit Cards in Bangkok and Thailand There are pros and cons to using credit cards. It doesn't matter whether you use them in Bangkok, Thailand or anywhere else, the pros and cons are the same. Pros: Reduces the need to carry cash Can provide insurance on goods purchased Might provide you with points and benefits Cons: Pay extra on goods purchased - up to 3% Reduces your chances of bargaining and getting good prices Chances of your card details being swiped and used later We use our credit card in major department stores and shopping malls as well as travel agents. The rest of the time we pay by cash. This is not a rule and is probably being more careful than necessary, but it's a guide should you be looking for one. The currency of Thailand is as follows, starting with the smallest denomination first. Money:


What does a tennis player score when he has no points?

How to Score the Game of Tennis How to Score the Game of Tennis   Often tennis professionals are asked how to keep score in the game of tennis. Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. The explanation provided below may prove useful.   In the game of tennis ï¿½ points make up a game, games make up a set, and sets make up a match.   POINTS A point is scored when someone makes an error, hits past the opponent, or forces the opponent to make the error. The points are scored in this manner: 0 = Love 3rd point = 40 4th point = Game In scoring, the serverï¿½s points are always given first. For example: If the server wins the first point the score would be 15-Love. If the receiver should win the first point, the score would be Love-15.   GAMES The most difficult part of scoring in tennis is the game. Points make up a game. The first person to win 4 points (by a margin of two or more) is the winner of the game. The unusual thing about the game is what happens if the score becomes 3 points all (tied at 40-40). At that time the score would be ï¿½deuceï¿½. The next point won after deuce would be one of the players ï¿½advantageï¿½ or ï¿½addï¿½. It might be stated ï¿½your addï¿½, or more formally stated ï¿½advantage, Mr. Smithï¿½. Some players might say ï¿½add-inï¿½ if it is the serverï¿½s advantage, or ï¿½add-outï¿½ if it is the receiverï¿½s advantage. All of these methods are acceptable means of calling the score in an advantage situation.   The next point won after someoneï¿½s ï¿½addï¿½ would either be ï¿½gameï¿½ or ï¿½deuceï¿½ again. Deuce, add-in, deuce, add-out can go on indefinitely until someone wins by a margin of two or more points.   Letï¿½s run through a hypothetical game: Smith ï¿½ server; Ryan ï¿½ Receiving Ryan wins the first point: love ï¿½ 15 Smith wins the second point: 15 ï¿½ all Smith wins the third point: 30 ï¿½ 15 Smith wins the forth point: 40 ï¿½ 15 *Ryan wins the fifth point: 40 ï¿½ 30 Ryan wins the sixth point: deuce Ryan wins the seventh point: Ryanï¿½s add, or add-out, or advantage Ryan Smith wins the eight point: deuce Smith wins the ninth point: Smithï¿½s add, or add-in Smith wins tenth point: Smith wins the game (finally!) *Had Smith won either this point or the next one, he would have won the game.   SETS A set is completed when one of the players wins six games by a margin of two or more games. Therefore, the score could be 6 ï¿½ 2, or 6 ï¿½ 3, or 6 ï¿½ 4, but not 6 ï¿½ 5, It could be 7 ï¿½ 5 (because a player won by a margin of two games). Should the score go to 6 games ï¿½ all, a tiebreaker would be played to determine the winner of the set.   A match can consist of: The best 2 out of 3 sets (the most common). The best 3 out of 5 sets (same is used in major   tournaments such as U.S. Open and Wimbledon). The first to win 10 games (a pro set).   THE TIEBREAKER The tiebreaker is played if the players reach 6 games ï¿½ all. The next player to serve (player A) will serve the first point from the right hand (forehand) court. The next two points will be served by player B beginning from the left hand (backhand) court, then the right (forehand) court. The forth and fifth points will be served by player A, beginning with the left court, then the right court. The sixth and seventh points will be served by player B, beginning with the left (backhand) court, again. This goes on indefinitely until either player wins 7 points, by a margin of 2 or more. It is possible for the score to be as high as 21-19, because a player must win by two points or more to win the tiebreaker! One final note: After each six points of the tiebreaker, the players should switch ends of the court.ï¿½   The best way to learn the way to score a match is to sit down in front of the television while a major tournament is on. Try to give the score along with the announcers.


What play has the characters Lady Bracknell, Miss Prism and Doctor Chasuble?

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What figure in Greek mythology was killed by a wild boar?

Adonis - definition of Adonis by The Free Dictionary Adonis - definition of Adonis by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Adonis Related to Adonis: Narcissus , Adonis Complex A·don·is  (ə-dŏn′ĭs, ə-dō′nĭs) n. 1. Greek Mythology A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite, who transformed the drops of his blood into anemones after he was killed by a boar. 2. often adonis A handsome young man. [Greek Adōnis, of Phoenician origin; see ʔd in the Appendix of Semitic roots.] Adonis (əˈdəʊnɪs) n 1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle 2. a handsome young man [C16: from Latin, via Greek Adōnis from Phoenician adōni my lord, a title of the god Tammuz; related to Hebrew Adonai] A•don•is (əˈdɒn ɪs, əˈdoʊ nɪs) n. 1. a youth of Greek myth, slain by a wild boar, but brought back to life by Zeus and permitted to divide his time every year between Persephone and Aphrodite. 2. a very handsome young man. A•don′ic, adj.


Who became the World Superbike Champion in 2005?

2005 World Superbike Photos - Motorcycle USA 2005 World Superbike Photos 2005 World Superbike – Check out the action in this MotorcycleUSA.com photo essay Toseland looks good with that number one plate. James Toseland prepares to go out on the wet Ricardo Tormo track. Haga leads a pack through a turn. The Yamaha pilot was grabbed a third-place podium in Race 2 - Magny-Cours Ducati Xerox's Regis Laconi claimed pole at Qatar. Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser had two second place finishes, still in command of champion point standings with 222 - Silverstone Troy Corser (11) leads Kagayama (71) and Laconi on the way to his win in race 1 - Monza Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen - Qatar Ducati Xerox - Claudio Domenicali and his riders Regis Laconi and James Toseland Toseland's Ducati Xerox F05 999 Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama - Qatar Haga's R1 Yamaha Italia's Noriyuki Haga leads Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki pilot Troy Corser - Brands Hatch Abe's R1 Andrew Pitt (88) has James Toseland (1) on his ass - Monza Troy Corser set the pace early on his Corona Extra Suzuki GSX-R1000 - Phillip Island Regis Laconi celebrates his podium finish - Qatar Ducati Xerox's Regis Laconi celebrates a first race win - Silverstone Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga (41) actually led for a while but Vermeulen (77) was determined to get around him - Assen Alstare Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama - Monza Ducati Xerox swept the top spots with a second race victory with James Toseland at the controls - Silverstone Ducati Xerox's Lorenzo Lanzi - Lausitzring Regis Laconi looking fast on the Ducati Xerox 999R - Phillip Island Ben Bostrom (155) battles Kirchner for that final point in race 1 - Qatar Klaffi Honda rider Frankie Chili finished out the WSB season 10th in the standings - Magny-Cours Noriyuki Haga gets some advice from Yamaha brass. Yukio Kagayama place 11th in both races and stands 4th in championship points with 148 - Brno 'Nitro' Nori Haga had a best finish of 9th in race 2 - Monza Team Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki: Yukio Kagayama and Troy Corser. Chris Vermeulen puts some distance between himself and Haga (41) - Assen Toseland & Laconi with their new Ducati 999R. Yamaha's Andrew Pitt battled with the lead pack in both races on the way to 5-5 finishes - Assen James Toseland (1) leads Regis Laconi (55) - Monza Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki's Troy Corser on the gas - Monza Even though the championship was over last week, Troy Corser still logged a pair of top-5 finishes - Magny-Cours Steve Martin scored the lone single point for the disappointed Foggy Petronas Team with a 15th place finish in Race 1 - Brands Hatch Yamaha's Norick Abe finished 11th in Race 1 but crashed out of Race 2 in a collision with Steve Martin - Brands Hatch Yamaha France - Norick Abe & Sebastien Gimbert Yamaha's Norick Abe missed the podium in Race 2 when Chris Vermeulen overtook him in the final two laps - Brno Ben Bostrom aborad the Renegade Honda - Monza American Ben Bostrom started from the back of the pack but finished 10th and 12th - Brands Hatch Yamaha Motor Italia - Haga Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt Renegade Koji Honda's Ben Bostrom was 10th in Race 2 - Assen Honda's Ben Bostrom had a frustrating week at Brno, finishing well out of the points with 18th and 20th places - Brno Renegade Honda's Ben Bostrom had a visit to Silverstone he would rather forget - Silverstone Renegade Koji Honda's Ben Bostrom - Lausitzring Renegade Honda's Ben Bostrom finished 14th in Race 1 and DNF'd Race 2. He sits 18th in championship points - Misano Frankie Chili - Qatar Klaffi Honda's Frankie Chili- Monza Frankie Chili (7) leads Steve Martin - Assen Honda's Pierfrancesco Chili fought hard to take two 5th place finishes - Brno Honda's Chili finished a consistent 5th in both races - Silverstone Winston Ten Kate Honda rider Chris Vermeulen is second in championship points with 181, but Corser has a 73 point lead - Misano Win Win - That's what Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen did at Assen: The Double. Winston Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen placed 4th and 3rd but still lost ground in


A QR, or quick response, barcode is a machine-readable label, and encodes virtually any type of data including the standardised modes of alphanumeric, binary, numeric and what other kind?

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"Why did Bruno Richard Hauptmann, a German carpenter, make international news in 1936 when he was sentenced to death and executed for what became known as ""The Crime of the Century""?"

Baby Lindbergh Kidnapped Lindbergh's Baby Kidnapped The Details of History's Most Shocking Kidnapping Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, son of the American aviator, on his first birthday. A few months later he was kidnapped from his home and murdered.  (Photo by BIPS/Getty Images) By Shelly Schwartz, Contributing History Writer Updated April 30, 2016. On the evening of March 1, 1932, famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife put their 20-month-old baby, Charles (“Charlie”) Augustus Lindbergh Jr., to bed in his upstairs nursery. However, when Charlie’s nurse went to check on him at 10 pm, he was gone; someone had kidnapped him. News of the kidnapping shocked the world. While the Lindberghs were dealing with ransom notes that promised the safe return of their son, a truck driver stumbled upon the decomposing remains of little Charlie on May 12, 1932, in a shallow grave less than five miles from where he had been taken. Now looking for a murderer, the police, FBI, and other government agencies stepped up their manhunt. After two years, they caught Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who was convicted of first-degree murder and executed. Charles Lindbergh, American Hero Young, good looking, and shy, Charles Lindbergh made Americans proud when he was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in May 1927. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge His accomplishment, as well as his demeanor, endeared him to the public and he soon became one of the most popular people in the world. The dashing and popular young aviator didn’t stay single long. On a tour of Latin America in December 1927, Lindbergh met heiress Anne Morrow in Mexico, where her father was the U.S. ambassador. During their courtship, Lindbergh taught Morrow to fly and she eventually became Lindbergh’s co-pilot, helping him survey transatlantic air routes. The young couple married on May 27, 1929; Morrow was 23 and Lindbergh was 27. Their first child, Charles (“Charlie”) Augustus Lindbergh Jr., was born on June 22, 1930. His birth was publicized around the globe; the press called him “the Eaglet,” a nickname stemming from Lindbergh’s own moniker, “the Lone Eagle.” The Lindbergh’s New House The famous couple, now with a famous son, tried to escape the limelight by building a 20-room house in a secluded spot in the Sourland Mountains of central New Jersey, near the town of Hopewell. While the estate was being built, the Lindberghs stayed with Morrow’s family in Englewood, New Jersey, but when the house was nearing completion, they’d often stay the weekends at their new home. Thus, it was an anomaly that the Lindberghs were still at their new home on Tuesday, March 1, 1932. Little Charlie had come down with a cold and so the Lindberghs had decided to stay rather than travel back to Englewood. Staying with the Lindberghs that night were a housekeeping couple and the baby’s nurse, Betty Gow. Events of the Kidnapping Little Charlie still had a cold when he went to bed that night on March 1, 1932 in his nursery on the second floor. Around 8 pm, his nurse went to check on him and all seemed well. Then around 10 pm, nurse Gow checked in on him again and he was gone. She rushed to tell the Lindberghs. After making a quick search of the house and not finding little Charlie, Lindbergh called the police. There were muddy footprints on the floor and the window to the nursery was wide open. Fearing the worst, Lindbergh grabbed his rifle and went out into the woods to look for his son. The police arrived and thoroughly searched the grounds. They found a homemade ladder believed to have been used to kidnap Charlie due to scrape marks on the outside of the house near the second-floor window. Also found was a ransom note on the nursery’s windowsill demanding $50,000 in return for the baby. The note warned Lindbergh there would be trouble if he involved the police. The note had misspellings and the dollar sign was placed after the ransom amount. Some of the misspellings, such as “the child is in gute care,” led the police to suspect a recent immigrant was involved


On the Christian calendar, what name is given to the 40 days before Easter?

BBC - Religions - Christianity: Lent Shrove Tuesday Pancakes © Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It's a day of penitence, to clean the soul, and a day of celebration as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday is sometimes called Pancake Day after the fried batter recipe traditionally eaten on this day. But there's more to Shrove Tuesday than pigging out on pancakes or taking part in a public pancake race. The pancakes themselves are part of an ancient custom with deeply religious roots. Penitence Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving that Christians used to undergo in the past. In shriving, a person confesses their sins and receives absolution for them. When a person receives absolution for their sins, they are forgiven for them and released from the guilt and pain that they have caused them. In the Catholic or Orthodox context, the absolution is pronounced by a priest. This tradition is very old. Over 1000 years ago a monk wrote in the Anglo-Saxon Ecclesiastical Institutes: In the week immediately before Lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him. Anglo-Saxon Ecclesiastical Institutes Shrove Tuesday celebrations Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration as well as penitence, because it's the last day before Lent. Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself, and to use up the foods that aren't allowed in Lent. Giving up foods: but not wasting them During Lent there are many foods that some Christians - historically and today - would not eat: foods such as meat and fish, fats, eggs, and milky foods. So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on the shriving Tuesday, and eat up all the foods that wouldn't last the forty days of Lent without going off. The need to eat up the fats gave rise to the French name Mardi Gras ('fat Tuesday'). Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday as they were a dish that could use up all the eggs, fats and milk in the house with just the addition of flour. The origin of pancake racing Pancake races are thought to have begun in 1445. A woman had lost track of the time on Shrove Tuesday, and was busy cooking pancakes in her kitchen. Suddenly she heard the church bell ringing to call the faithful to church for confession. The woman raced out of her house and ran all the way to church; still holding her frying pan and wearing her apron. Going for gold in the pancake Olympics One of the most famous pancake races is held at Olney in Buckinghamshire over a 415 yard course. The rules are strict; contestants have to toss their pancake at both the start and the finish, as well as wearing an apron and a scarf. The race is followed by a church service. Since 1950 Olney has competed with Liberal in Kansas, which holds an identical race, to see which town can produce the fastest competitor. After the 2000 race, Liberal was leading with 26 wins to Olney's 24. Ash Wednesday Ash cross marked on forehead © Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent for Western Christian churches. It's a day of penitence to clean the soul before the Lent fast. Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other churches hold special services at which worshippers are marked with ashes as a symbol of death and sorrow for sin. Ash Wednesday services The service draws on the ancient Biblical traditions of covering one's head with ashes, wearing sackcloth, and fasting. The mark of ashes In Ash Wednesday services churchgoers are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes as a sign of penitence and mortality. The use of ashes, made by burning palm crosses from the previous Palm Sunday, is very symbolic. God our Father, you create us from the dust of the earth. Grant that these ashes may be for us a sign of our penitence, and a symbol of our mortality. Traditional Ash Wednesday prayer Anointing with ashes © The minister or priest marks each worshipper on the forehead, and says remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return, or


The Basques are native people of France and which other neighbouring country?

Origin of The Basques Early attestation and   native territory Basque and other pre-Indo-European tribes (in red) at the time of   Roman arrival.   The key sources for the early history of the Basques   are the classical writers, especially Strabo, who in the 1st century   AD reported that the Vascones inhabited modern day Navarre, NW   Aragon and lower La Rioja. He also mentioned other tribes between   them and the Cantabrians: the Varduli, Caristii and Autrigones.   Until recently there was no direct   evidence of their language but it was commonly accepted that all   these tribes were Basque-speakers - at least with great likelihood.   Recently, excavations in the Vasco-Roman town of Iruï¿½a-Veleia have   unearthed evidence of Basque being also spoken in the Western Basque   Country at that time.   Another important Basque-speaking group   were the Aquitani tribes of Gascony, whose language, attested by   funerary slabs, is now agreed to be very close to Basque.   It is unknown whether Vascones spoke an old form of the Basque   language.   Surviving place names and a few personal names tend to   suggest they spoke old Basque, but we cannot be sure. Equally   uncertain is whether the previous inhabitants of the modern Basque   territory - the Varduli, Caristii, and Autrigones - were related tribes.   Some researchers, based on the meager historical evidence we possess, think that they were Celtiberian peoples, speaking   languages not related to old Basque. In fact, the best evidence for a Basque-related language is in   Gascony in southwestern of France, where the local Aquitanians spoke   a language which may be related to Basque. (This extinct Aquitanian   language should not be confused with Occitan, a Romance language   spoken in Aquitaine since the beginning of the Middle Ages.) There is toponymical evidence that the Basque language was once   spoken over a much wider area than the modern day Basque country.   This is specially attested by toponymy, that extends the   proto-Basque linguistic area at least to all the Central Pyrenees,   Upper Ebro valley and all Gascony. The German linguist Theo Vennemann claims that such toponyms are   found throughout Central and Western Europe, these areas having been   settled by speakers of the so-called Vasconic languages after the   ice age.   That theory, however, is rejected by most historical   linguists.     Theories about Basque   origins The main theory about Basque origins suggests that they are a   remnant of Paleolithic Europeans inhabiting continuously the Franco-Cantabrian   region since at least Magdalenian times, and maybe as early as the   original colonization of Europe by Homo sapiens.   Prehistoric origin The only archaeological evidence for an invasion of the Basque   Country dates to some 40,000 years ago when Cro-Magnon people first   arrived in Europe and superseded Homo neanderthalensis.   Another   possibility is that a precursor of the Basque language may have   arrived with the advance of agriculture, some 6,000 years ago. DNA methods for seeking ancient ancestry are increasingly being used   to test the origins of the Basques. An interesting   possibility is that Parkinson's disease may be related to the Basque dardarin mutation.   Partly as a result of DNA analysis, "...there is a general scientific   consensus that the Basques represent the most direct descendants   of the hunter-gatherers who dwelt in Europe before the spread of   agriculture, based on both linguistic and genetic   evidence..." This would make them the descendants of   some of the earliest human inhabitants of Europe. The Basque genetic   markers also reveal a very strong relationship with the Celts in   Ireland and Wales. The shared markers are suggestive of having   passed through a genetic bottleneck during the peak of the last ice   age, which would mean the two peoples were in Europe by at least   about 17,000 years ago, and probably 45,000 to 50,000 years ago.   Despit


What planet orbits between Uranus and Pluto?

Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Uranus, Neptune and Pluto How are Uranus and Neptune different from Jupiter and Saturn? How are they similar? Who discovered Uranus? What are the satellites of Uranus and Neptune like? What are Pluto's characteristics? What are the other objects found beyond Neptune like? Sir William Herschel (1738-1822). Image ï¿½ Copyright Royal Astronomical Society. The first of the planets to be "discovered" was named after the muse of Astronomy (Urania). Uranus is also the name of Saturn's father. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, though it had been mistakenly mapped in the past as a star. It is possible under the correct conditions to see Uranus with your just eye (no telescope), though it is pretty difficult to do, and you would need to have good eyesight and know exactly where to look to see it. Of course, you have to pronounce the name correctly. If you say something that sounds like "yer-anus," I don't think you'll make too many friends that way, unless they are proctologists. You should instead say the name as "yer-ah-nis" - not much of an improvement, but it may help. Uranus is so far away that we can't get a great deal of information on it from this distance. A few things we can see are its tilt and rotation rate. Uranus is pretty much tipped over on its side. You know that the Earth is tilted over 23 1/2 degrees; Uranus is tilted over 98 degrees! This means it is on its side (since being 90 degrees would be exactly on its side). Due to this the seasons on Uranus are pretty extreme, especially if you are located at one of the poles. It takes Uranus about 84 years to go around the Sun, so the seasons last for about 21 years. If you were located at one of the poles, you would have 21 years of constant daylight during summer and 21 years of continual darkness during the winter. The temperatures would be pretty extreme. Not only is the planet tilted over, but the  rings and satellites are also in tilted orbits about Uranus. It is likely that early in its history the planet was knocked over by an impact and as the system formed (as the satellites and rings formed), they also ended up in tilted orientations. Figure 1. The orbit and tilt of Uranus are shown. Uranus is tilted pretty much on its side, so there are times when only certain parts of it will get any sunlight. This is especially true for the polar regions. There are several very thin rings around Uranus. The rings were discovered from the Earth by accident in 1977. Astronomers were trying to study the atmosphere of the planet by watching how the light of a star would change (get absorbed by the atmosphere) as the planet moved in front of it. Before the star was anywhere close to the planet, the star's brightness faded several times. This happened again when the star was located on the other side of the planet. Now it is possible that the star could have been eclipsed by some moons, but that would have required some very precise alignments of the moons with the distant star. Rings were the cause for the dimming of the starlight! The rings are rather similar to Jupiter's ring in that they are made of darker material as well as small microscopic particles - stuff like dust. Uranus actually has 11 main rings, far fewer than Saturn. Figure 2. The dimming of a star's light as it approached Uranus indicated that there are rings around Uranus. Viewing Uranus from the Earth doesn't provide much information, so let's send a spacecraft out there. Actually, we have - the only spacecraft to visit Uranus was Voyager 2 in January of 1986. The other Voyager spacecraft did not visit any other planets after its encounter with Saturn, while Voyager 2 continued on to Uranus and Neptune. All of the up close images we have of them are from that one spacecraft. What did it see? When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus, there were no cloud features (spots) as had been seen on Jupiter and Saturn. In fact, there are no markings at all; the atmosphere of Uranus appeared to be very dull. This was really surprising, since at the time that the Voyager spacecraft flew b


After she beat Francesca Schiavone at the Sony Ericsson Tennis Championships in Doha, who was ranked World No. 1 on the WTA Tour?

Francesca Schiavone - 必应 Sign in Francesca Schiavone Francesca Schiavone (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃeska skjaˈvoːne]; born 23 June 1980 in Milan) is an Italian professional tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. Her career high ranking is World No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is the last one handed-backhand player to win a Grand Slam title on the women's tour. Schiavone has won 6 WTA singles title ... (展开) s in total, including Roland Garros. In doubles, her career-high ranking is World No. 8, peaking with an appearance in the final of the 2008 French Open. Furthermore, she helped Italy to win the Fed Cup in 2006, 2009 and 2010, and has the most wins for the Italian team. Francesca Schiavone Professional career Schiavone has won six singles titles on the WTA tour and has also achieved eleven runners-up positions, eight of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone lost her first eight career finals before finally winning her first title in July 2007. She and her Italian teammates Mara Santangelo, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup final. Justine Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her right knee, which let Italy win their first Fed Cup trophy. This match was a doubles match and Kirsten Flipkens partnered Henin and Roberta Vinci partnered Schiavone. In 2009 she won the Fed Cup with Italy for the second time against the USA, and also made the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time. In 2010 Italy with Schiavone won the Fed Cup for the third time. In addition she realized a notable victory during the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, when she upset world No. 1 and four-time champion Henin 7–6, 7–6. She also beat Amélie Mauresmo in a Fed Cup tie in 2006 when Mauresmo was ranked No. 1. Partnering with Australian Casey Dellacqua, Schiavone was the runner-up in the women's doubles competition at the 2008 French Open where they lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual. Schiavone also reached the semifinals of the doubles event at the other three grand slams. 2010: First Major Title at Roland Garros At the Australian Open Francesca defeated Frenchwomen Alizé Cornet 0–6, 7–5, 6–0. and Julie Coin 6–3, 6–4 first before upsetting No. 10 seed Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2. Though she matched her best results there (4R), she went on to lose to No. 6 seed Venus Williams after winning the first set 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. She beat Alberta Brianti, Tathiana Garbin, Carla Suárez Navarro, Yaroslava Shvedova, and Roberta Vinci all in straight sets to win her 3rd WTA title at the Barcelona Ladies Open. Seeded 17th entering the 2010 French Open, Schiavone was lightly regarded as a contender for the championship. She defeated Regina Kulikova, Sophie Ferguson, 11th seed Li Na, and 30th seed Maria Kirilenko to reach her first French Open quarterfinal since 2001 (where she had lost to Martina Hingis). In the quarterfinals, she defeated World No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to become the first Italian woman to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles event. The semifinals of the French Open consisted of four players (Jelena Janković, Elena Dementieva, Samantha Stosur and Schiavone) who had never won a Grand Slam singles event; nevertheless, most in the tennis community, including ESPN's tennis commentary team of Mary Jo Fernandez, Patrick McEnroe and Brad Gilbert singled out Schiavone as the one player who was not a serious contender to win the title. In the semifinals, Schiavone defeated World No. 5 and 2004 finalist Dementieva after Dementieva retired in the second set with a torn calf muscle having lost the first set in a tiebreaker; the victory made Schiavone the first Italian woman to reach a Grand Slam final, and assured that she would become a top-ten player for the first time following the tournament. In the final, Schi


What is the name of a measure that is equal to 42 US gallons, 158.9873 litres, or 34.9723 Imperial (UK) gallons?

Barrel (volume) : Map (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki Top rankings for Barrel (volume) 30th Wikipedia article: Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: The barrel is the name of several units of volume , generally in the range of about 100–200 litres (26–52 US gallons). Dry goods US dry barrel: 7,056 cubic inches (~3.28 bushel / 115.6 litres). Defined as “length of stave 28.5″, diameter of head 17.125″, distance between heads 26″, circumference of bulge 64″ outside measurement; representing as nearly as possible 7,056 cubic inches; and the thickness of staves not greater than 0.4″.” (≈ 724mm, 435mm, 660mm, 1626mm [Ø ≈ 20.37″/517mm], 10mm) And any barrel that is 7,056 cubic inches is recognized as equivalent. US barrel for cranberries 5,826 cubic inches (~2.71 bushel / 95.47 litres) Defined as “length of stave 28.5″, diameter of head 16.25″, distance between heads 25.25″, circumference of bulge 58.5″ outside measurement; and the thickness of staves not greater than 0.4″.” (≈ 724mm, 413mm, 641mm, 1486mm [Ø ≈ 18.62″/473mm], 10mm) No equivalent in cubic inches is given in the statute, but later regulations specify it as 5,826 cubic inches. Some products have a standard weight or volume that constitutes a barrel cornmeal , 200 pounds (90.7 kg) Portland cement , four cubic feet (113 L) or 376 pounds (170.6 kg). sugar , five cubic feet (141 L) wheat or rye flour , three bushels or 196  pounds (88.9 kg). lime , 280 lb (127 kg) large barrel, or 180 lb (81.6 kg) small barrel. Fluid barrel Fluid barrels vary depending on what is being measured and where. In the U.K. a beer barrel is 36 U.K. gallons, or about 164 litres. In the U.S. most fluid barrels are 31½ U.S. gallons (half a hogshead) or about 119 litres, but a beer barrel is 31 U.S. gallons, or about 117 litres. Oil barrel Oil barrel: 42 US gallons , 158.9873 litres , or 34.9723 Imperial gallon Modern day steel drum The standard oil barrel of 42 US gallons is used in the United States as a measure of crude oil and other petroleum products. Elsewhere, oil is commonly measured in cubic metres (m3) or in tonnes (t), with tonnes more often being used by European oil companies. International companies listed on American stock exchanges tend to convert their oil production volumes to barrels for global reporting purposes, and those listed on European exchanges tend to convert their production to tonnes. The wooden oil barrel of the late 1800s is different from the modern day 55-gallon steel drum (known as the 44-gallon drum in Britain and the 200-litre drum in Australia). The 42-US-gallon oil barrel is a unit of measure, and is no longer used to transport crude oil – most petroleum is moved in pipelines or oil tankers . The 42-US gallon size of barrel as a unit of measure is largely confined to the American oil industry, since other sizes of barrel were used by other industries in the United States. Nearly all other countries use the metric system . Many oil producing countries that did not have the technical expertise to develop their own domestic oil industry standards use the American oil barrel because their oil industries were founded by US oil companies. The measurement originated in the early Pennsylvania oil fields . In the early 1860s, when oil production began, there was no standard container for oil, so oil and petroleum products were stored and transported in barrels of different shapes and sizes for beer, fish, molasses, turpentine, etc. Both the 42-US gallon barrels (based on the old English wine measure), the tierce (159 litres) and the 40-U.S.-gallon (151.4-litre) whiskey barrels were used. 45-gallon barrels were also in common use. The 40-gallon whiskey barrel was the most common size used by early oil producers, since they were readily available at the time. The origins of the 42-gallon oil barrel are obscure, but some historical documents indicate that around 1866 early oil producers in Pennsylvania came to the conclusion that shipping oil in a variety of different containers was causing buyer distrust. They decided they needed a standard unit of me


Which of Queen Elizabeth II's children was married last?

Queen Elizabeth II Children And Grandchildren of England Queen Elizabeth II Children And Grandchildren of England Queen Elizabeth II Children Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward    Queen Elizabeth II Children and Grandchildren : Queen Elizabeth II married her husband Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abby. Together Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip share four children, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Queen Elizabeth II became a mother by first giving birth to Prince Charles in November 1948 and then Princess Anne arrived in April of 1950. While Queen Elizabeth's Children were just toddlers, she acsended the throne and had her coronation in June 1953. In the past a new Queen would take her husband's surname, but Queen Elizabeth 2 decreed that herself and her children would remain under the House of Windsor. This royal decree was necessary to combat her father's decree that no royal styles will be granted to someone with a German surname, such as Prince Phillips surname Mountbatten. These denouncements of German surnames as a British royal name was a public relations move during the first World War. Interesting enough, both Prince Phillip and Queen Elizabeth II share the same great great grandmother, Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth II Children and Grandchildren Charles, Prince of Wales Prince Charles (full name : Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor) is the eldest child and son to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of Edinburg born on November 14, 1948. Originally, the playboy prince, Charles settled down in 1981 to marry his first wife, Lady Diana Frances Spencer, on July 29, 1981. During their rocky married filled with tabloid stories, the couple provided to sons to the English monarchy, Prince William and Prince Harry. On April 26, 1996, the couple dissolved the royal marriage in divorce. In 1997, the beloved Princess Diana died in a fatal car crash with her then lover, . Later on April 9, 2005, Charles married his long time love Anne, Princess Royal Princess Royal Anne (full name : Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor) is the eldest daughter to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of Edinburg born on 15th day of April 1950. Princess Anne is known for her equestian skills and extreme devotion to charitable works. On November 14, 1973, Princess Anne married her first husband, Mark Phillips. while married to Mark Phillips the couple introduced her two children, Peter and Zarrra Phillips. The couple chose not to give them royal styles. On April 24, 1992, Princess Anne divorced Mark Phillips. Later she met and married, Timothy Lawrence. Anne's eldest child, Peter married his wife Autumn Phillips and gave her a grandchild, Savannah Phillips. In March 2011, a sibling will be born for Savannah. Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Andrew (full name : Andrew Albert Christian Edward Windsor) is the third child and second son to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of Edinburg born on February 19, 1960. Prince Andrew well known for marrying his firey red princess, Sarah Fergusen. Together and apart Prince Andrew and Sarah Fergusen's exploits are legendary. On July 23, 1986, Prince Edword married Sarah Fergusen in Westminster Abby. while married to Sarah the couple shared the raising of Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York. The girls share their parent's knack for drumming up controversey as evident when they worn very flamboyant hats to the wedding of their first cousins, Prince William and Kate Middleton. Prince Andrew divorced Sarah Fergusen on May 30, 1996. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Prince Edward (full name : Edward Anthony Louis Windsor) is the fourth child and third son to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of Edinburg born on March 10, 1964. Prince Edward is known is known as the theatrical prince. Prince Edward resigned from his family's occupation in the military to find his place in the theater where he eventual founded the production company, Ardent Productions. On January 6, 1999, Princess Edward married his lovely wife, Sophie Rhys-Jon


"A ""quack"" is usually defined as someone who pretends to be an expert in what field?"

Charlatan | Definition of Charlatan by Merriam-Webster Examples of charlatan in a sentence <the famed faith healer turned out to be a charlatan> Did You Know? In medieval times, people claiming medical skills they did not have roamed throughout Italy, selling "medicine" that was often completely without worth. Many of these pretenders reputedly came from a village called Cerreto, and as a result, cerretano (meaning "inhabitant of Cerreto") became an epithet for a quack physician. In addition, these frauds used a practiced patter to attract customers, rather like the chatter of a circus barker. The Italian word for "chatter" is ciarlare, and chattering was so associated with the cerretano that the spelling of the word shifted to ciarlatano. By the early 17th century, we had anglicized the Italian word to charlatan and adopted it as our own. Origin and Etymology of charlatan Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy First Known Use: 1618 charlatan Synonyms Synonyms


"What Shakespearean play begins ""When shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning or in rain""?"

Macbeth Glossary - Thunder, lightning or in rain Macbeth Glossary First Witch. When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? (1-2) Here the Witches are not asking about the type of weather in which they should next meet, but when they should next meet. Interestingly, these lines follow the punctuation set by an early editor of the play. In Shakespeare's First Folio (1623) , we have instead: When shall we three meet again? In Thunder, Lightning, or in Rain? Allan Park Paton, in The tragedy of Macbeth: according to the first folio explains: These lines are thus printed in the Folio of 1623, with a mark of interrogation after each, and, having the author's blotless manuscript before them, we cannot think it possible that Heminge and Condell could have allowed a mistake to occur in the printing of the very first line of the work, and must, therefore, believe that it is the Poet's mark of interrogation, religiously retained through the three succeeding Folios, which stands there. Yet Sir Thomas Hanmer removed it, as if it were a slip on the part of the printer, and in all the modern editions that we are acquainted with, the lines run: When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? which is a different thing. It seems to us that Shakespeare could not manage without the two marks of interrogation, odd as they look: that he found it necessary so to arrange the lines, to tell his meaning, which was: "All our meetings are in thunder, lightning, or in rain, when shall our next be?" not, "We meet sometimes under other elemental circumstances, but when shall we meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" and this opportunity may be taken to note the importance of remembering, as we study the 1623 Folio, that, though occasionally confused through obvious misprinting, we have before us there, Shakespeare's pointing, as well as his words.


It was formed in 1885 by members of the Theosophical Society, was a major force in the Indian independence movement and is still a potent political party in India. What is it called?

Indian Elections: Leading parties profiles - DAWN.COM DAWN.COM Dear reader, online ads enable us to deliver the journalism you value. Please support us by taking a moment to turn off Adblock on Dawn.com. Dear reader, online ads enable us to deliver the journalism you value. Please support us by taking a moment to turn off Adblock on Dawn.com. Dear reader, please upgrade to the latest version of IE to have a better reading experience . Parties Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was formed in Dec 1980 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. The current president of the party is Rajnath Singh. Other important leaders of the party are 2014 prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, former premier Vajpayee and Advani. The BJP has its roots in the Bhartiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a Hindu nationalist organisation formed in 1943. The BJS has served as a training arena for a number of current senior leaders of the party such as Vajpayee and Advani. The party subscribes to the philosophy of what it calls integral humanism. It also commits itself to nationalist principles and professes a deep connection with India’s cultural roots. Since its inception, the BJP, which has had a hardline posture, has had to tone down its rhetoric and approach on various issues so as not to appear thoroughly antagonistic towards minorities, particularly Indian Muslims. It is also said that the party’s posture was of a hardline nature mainly in order to appease other parties to convince them to form political alliances with the BJP. The BJP’s previous governments in the centre and in Gujarat have seen two of the biggest communal riots of post-Partition era. One of these riots occurred in the wake of the destruction of the Babri mosque in 1992. A second riot occurred after the Godhra incident in Gujarat in 2002. Many thousands of people were killed and displaced in these riots and there was large-scale destruction in affected regions. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, like its fellow contending parties, the BJP is campaigning on issues that are currently of immense interest to the Indian public, such as corruption, the economy as well as sexual harassment which is seen to be on the rise in the world’s biggest democracy. In its recently-released election manifesto, the BJP plans to revise the national nuclear policy, with the stated objective of making the existing policy “more relevant” to India’s present-day challenges. Modernisation of the armed forces and strengthening of the country’s borders are other features of BJP’s defence policies. Their manifesto also states that the party would firmly deal with the issue of cross-border terrorism The party also aims at reforming the country’s economy which is mired with issues relating to ever-increasing inflation as well as corruption scandals tainting India’s image in markets the world over. In order to jumpstart sluggish economic growth and counter inflation, the BJP plans on welcoming direct foreign investment by all companies with some exceptions. The aim that the party is looking at with these measures is to create jobs for ordinary Indians. The party has also proposed to simplify the country’s tax regime, review labour laws, improve infrastructure such as the construction of high-speed railways and building low-cost housing. It has also reiterated in its manifesto the demand for the Ram temple in Ayodhya on the site where the Babri mosque stood before demolition which led to countrywide riots. Inclusion of this demand in the BJP manifesto has been termed as “culturally important” by senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi who emphasised that the demand should not be viewed as part of a Hindu nationalist agenda. The BJP has also vowed to end the slaughter of cows, which are considered sacred by the Hindus, and also repeal Article 370 of the Constitution that grants special autonomous rights to Jammu and Kashmir. The party moreover intends to draft a uniform civil code for all Indians, a controversial issue that has proved to be di


Which long-running TV series first aired on UK TV in 1963?

Doctor Who (UK) (1963) - ShareTV Doctor Who (UK) (1963) Remove Show Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. The series told the story of the Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, whose TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. He faces many dangerous adversaries along the way, righting wrongs and bringing justice. A special charity episode of the famous time travelling show. The Doctor announces his engagement at last, but before he retires from 'Doctor-ing' … Next Episode The show had 27 seasons and 706 episodes air between 1963 and 1996. Find Episodes ▼ Episode 11 - The Curse of Fenric (Part 4) First Aired: 1989-11-15 The Ancient Haemovore stands upon the Earth once again, determined to change the future by erasing the past and Ace finally feels love for her mother. Available on: +28 Likes Missing Episodes recovered! The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear have been thought lost with only Part 3 of The Enemy of the World and Part 1 of The Web of Fear remaining. Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of The Enemy of the World have been recovered meaning that The Enemy of the World exists completely whilst Episode 2, 4, 5 and 6 of The Web of Fear have also been recovered leaving Part 3 missing. More Trivia The design of the Daleks was never based on an actual pepper pot and was designed around a seated person. The pepper pot was used by designer Raymond Cusick to demonstrate how he envisaged it… [show] The design of the Daleks was never based on an actual pepper pot and was designed around a seated person. The pepper pot was used by designer Raymond Cusick to demonstrate how he envisaged it moving. A Dalek used in the series was five feet six inches tall, four feet long and three feet wide, weighing 336 pounds. The operator inside worked the Dalek gun, plunger, eye stalk and the lights, while a voice actor in the corner of the studio provided the Dalek voice by speaking into a ring modulator. The operator inside still had to learn the lines even though he didn't speak them, as the lights had to operate in synchronicity with the voice. [hide] In 1987, Sylvester McCoy took over from Colin Baker as the 7th Doctor. It is ironic that the year happened to be 1987 when Sylvester McCoy took over as the seventh incarnation of The Doctor. There was a recurring story-arc in Seasons 24, 25 and 26: The Seventh Doctor learns Ace had been brought to Iceworld by a time storm (Dragonfire). A time storm brings Lady Peinforte to 1988… [show] There was a recurring story-arc in Seasons 24, 25 and 26: The Seventh Doctor learns Ace had been brought to Iceworld by a time storm (Dragonfire). A time storm brings Lady Peinforte to 1988 (Silver Nemesis) and Fenric reveals that he used the time storm that brought Ace to Iceworld, so she could travel with The Doctor and be used a weapon against him and The Doctor admits that he knew all along from the moment he first met Ace and that he knew Fenric was also behind the time storm that brought Lady Peinforte to 1988 (The Curse of Fenric).


Stalactites and stalagmites are formed from what?

How Stalactites and Stalagmites Form - Kids Discover How Stalactites and Stalagmites Form by KIDS DISCOVER Share Stalactite. Stalagmite. Both are pointy formations found in limestone caves: One points up, the other points down. But which is which? One way to remember is that stalactite has a “c” in it, as in “ceiling,” and stalagmite has a “g” in it, as in “ground.” At least it’s easy to see the difference between stalactites and stalagmites, which are also called dripstone. When water flows down through the ground and into a cave, it dissolves a mineral called calcite (a major building block of limestone) and carries it through cracks in the ceiling. The dripping water leaves behind traces of calcite, which slowly builds up on the ceiling until a stalactite takes shape, hanging down like an icicle. Water from the end of the stalactite leaves more calcite in a pile on the cave floor, and pretty soon a cone-like stalagmite forms. That’s why stalactites and stalagmites are usually found in pairs. Sometimes they grow together to form a pillar or column. Another word for mineral deposits created in caves by the movement of water is “speleothem,” and there are other types of speleothems besides stalactites and stalagmites. For example, “boxwork” is made of thin sheets of calcite that form (duh) boxes, and a “stegamite” is a ridge of calcite that pushes upward from a cave floor. A “straw” is a special kind of stalactite that is long, tube-like, hollow, and super thin — around a half-inch or less in diameter. Limestone caves full of stalactites and stalagmites are popular tourist attractions in a lot of places around the world. Some of the more famous ones are Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, Buchan Caves in Australia, and the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon, home of the world’s largest known stalactite. About the author KIDS DISCOVER For over 25 years, we’ve been creating beautifully crafted nonfiction products for kids. With a specialty in science and social studies, our team of talented writers, award-winning designers and illustrators, and subject-experts from leading institutions is committed to a single mission: to get children excited about reading and learning. I'm a Homeschooler Newsletter Sign Up Sign up for our email list and gain access to free content, special promotions, sales and more.