What is the name of the curved knife traditionally used by Gurkha soldiers?

Who are the Gurkhas? - BBC News BBC News Close share panel Image caption Gurkhas are part of the British Army Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters? "Better to die than be a coward" is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who are an integral part of the British Army. They still carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri. In times past, it was said that once a kukri was drawn in battle, it had to "taste blood" - if not, its owner had to cut himself before returning it to its sheath. Now, the Gurkhas say, it is used mainly for cooking. The potential of these warriors was first realised by the British at the height of their empire-building in the last century. The Victorians identified them as a "martial race", perceiving in them particularly masculine qualities of toughness. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had a country more faithful friends than you Sir Ralph Turner MC, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, 1931 After suffering heavy casualties in the invasion of Nepal, the British East India Company signed a hasty peace deal in 1815, which also allowed it to recruit from the ranks of the former enemy. Following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India and Britain meant four Gurkha regiments from the Indian army were transferred to the British Army, eventually becoming the Gurkha Brigade. Since then, the Gurkhas have loyally fought for the British all over the world, receiving 13 Victoria Crosses between them. More than 200,000 fought in the two world wars, and in the past 50 years they have served in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Borneo, Cyprus, the Falklands, Kosovo and now in Iraq and Afghanistan. They serve in a variety of roles, mainly in the infantry but with significant numbers of engineers, logisticians and signals specialists. The name "Gurkha" comes from the hill town of Gorkha from which the Nepalese kingdom had expanded. The ranks have always been dominated by four ethnic groups, the Gurungs and Magars from central Nepal, the Rais and Limbus from the east, who live in villages of impoverished hill farmers. They keep to their Nepalese customs and beliefs, and the brigade follows religious festivals such as Dashain, in which - in Nepal, not the UK - goats and buffaloes are sacrificed. Image caption Actress Joanna Lumley has been the public face of the campaign on behalf of the Gurkhas But their numbers have been sharply reduced from a World War II peak of 112,000 men, and now stand at about 3,500. During the two world wars 43,000 men lost their lives. The Gurkhas are now based at Shorncliffe near Folkestone, Kent - but they do not become British citizens. The soldiers are still selected from young men living in the hills of Nepal - with about 28,000 youths tackling the selection procedure for just over 200 places each year. The selection process has been described as one of the toughest in the world and is fiercely contested. Young hopefuls have to run uphill for 40 minutes carrying a wicker basket on their back filled with rocks weighing 70lbs. They are tough, they are brave, they are durable, they are amenable to discipline. Tony Gould, Historian Prince Harry lived with a Gurkha battalion during his 10 weeks in Afghanistan. There is said to be a cultural affinity between Gurkhas and the Afghan people which is beneficial to the British Army effort there. Historian Tony Gould said Gurkhas have brought an excellent combination of qualities from a military point of view. He said: "They are tough, they are brave, they are durable, they are amenable to discipline. "They have another quality which you could say some British regiments had in the past, but it's doubtful that they have now, that is a strong family tradition. "So that within each battalion there were usually very, very close family links, so when they were fighting, they were not so much fighting for their officers or the cause but for their friends and family." Historica


"Designed in the USA and first created by knife maker James Black, which large knife, 6 to 24 inches in length frist became famous in an 1827 brawl that was entitled ""The Sandbar Fight""?"

COMBAT MilTerms: B a missile that travels to its target unpowered and unguided after being launched; see DOODLEBUG, ROCKET. BALLISTICS : the study of the movement and effects of projectiles, such as BULLETs, SHELLs, ROCKETs, and MISSILEs, which art and science encompasses the proper design of such projectiles; this discipline includes the study of the projectile before it departs its launcher (internal ballistics), the study of the projectile after it's launched (external ballistics), and the study of the effects produced by the projectile upon impact (terminal ballistics). [v: variable parameter, standard atmosphere (of pressure, temperature, and density)] [nb: the plethora of pseudoscience associated with ballistics is commonly known as "bullistics"] [v: Firearms Glossary ] BALLOON / BALLOONING : a lightweight bag made of thin rubber or other elastic material, that's inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas for use as a brightly colored children's plaything or as an attractively patterned decoration; compare PRO KIT. Also, a bag made of a lightweight material, such as silk or nylon, rubber or plastic, that's designed to rise and float in the atmosphere when filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air, and often having a car or gondola attached below for carrying passengers or scientific instruments; see GAS BAG, BLIMP, RIP-CORD, SKYHOOK, BALLAST, NACELLE, PILOT. Also, in TRADECRAFT, the practice of drifting around or floating loose in the area of a surveillance while trying to remain inconspicuous; the technique of merging with the background while remaining unnoticed but without losing contact with the target; compare GHOST, SKATE, SLACKER, TAP-DANCER. Also, a metaphor for an idea or concept that's offered as a proposal or COURSE OF ACTION, an option or alternative, in order to ascertain its efficacy or viability, as when "floating a trial balloon"; see EYE-CHECK, RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE, NOSE COUNT, RUNNING DOG. Also, a metaphor for a crisis or critical event, as represented by the expression when .../ if THE BALLOON GOES UP. Also, anything inflated or swollen, puffed-up or puffed-out, multiplied or exponentially increased, such as interest rates or bellicose demands; see POUTER PIGEON, TOY SOLDIER. Also, anything resembling a ball, from a globular finial to a round-bottomed flask. Also, informal reference to a woman's breasts (eg: HANG LOOSE, TOPSIDE, HIGH POCKETS, MAE WEST, PIRATE'S DREAM) or to a man's testes / testicles (eg: ONIONS, HANG LOOSE). THE BALLOON GOES UP : (forthcoming); start, commencement BALLS TO THE WALL : vernacular slang expression for completely or thoroughly; vulgar slang expression for a total commitment without hesitation or reserve, as all the way, full force, full bore, whole hog. Compare NINE-YARDS; see FIRE IN THE BELLY, SWEAT HOG, FAST MOVER, HARD CHARGER, HOT SHOT, SUPER-TROOPER, HARD-ASS, BOY WONDER, DEEP DIP, GOLDEN BOY, BARREL-ASS, FORTHWITH, SCRAMBLE, HAUL-ASS, RIKI TIK, CHOP CHOP, CHOGI, GET ON THE STICK, ONIONS. [v: amain] BALL TURRET : in WWII-era aircraft (eg: B-17, B-24, PB4Y, PBM-3), a domed transparent structure mounted on the underside (ventral) of the FUSELAGE that houses a pair of .50cal machineguns and the gunner, together with the ammunition feed and gun control mechanisms for rotating or pivoting when aiming at a target; also called a DUSTBIN. Contrary to popular belief, the BALL TURRET was not occupied during take-offs and landings, neither did the gunner sit upside down in this rotating TURRET during flight operations; however, the space inside the dome was too restricted for the gunner to wear a parachute, so it was kept nearby inside the airplane cabin. The gunner crouched between the machineguns, cocking them with extension cables, the gunner's left foot controlled the sight range reticle (CROSS HAIRS), the gunner's right foot operated a push-to-talk (PTT) intercom switch, and simple JOYSTICK handles moved and fired the machineguns. Compare CUPOLA, BLISTER, BARBETTE, SPONSON, RING MOUNT; see HATCH. [nb: on aircraft, blister is transparent, sponson is


Taking office on May 27th 1993, who was margaret Thatcher's last Chancellor of the Exchequer?

John Harris talks to past chancellors of the exchequer about their time in office | Politics | The Guardian Share on Messenger Close Times may be grim and getting grimmer, but things could be worse. We could, for example, be living in the mid-to-late 1970s, when Woolworths managed to remain in business but the world was reeling from quadrupling oil prices, the lights regularly went out, and around the corner were mass unemployment and social breakdown. Denis Healey, defence secretary in the Labour government of the 60s, became chancellor of the exchequer in March 1974, serving for five years under two prime ministers, Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. His Tory predecessor had been the late and long-forgotten Anthony Barber, the humble servant of Edward Heath, whose most notable contribution to history was the Barber Boom, a mess of - and some of this may sound familiar - inflation, ramped-up government borrowing and a banking crisis. To make life even more painful, the Labour party was starting to tear itself apart, and Healey was bedevilled by out-of-control trade unions. When I meet Healey, now 91, at his Sussex home and reel off all these problems, he casts his mind back and cracks a smile worthy of the gallows. "To put it in a polite way," he says, "it was a fucking disaster." Aside from a brief upswing in 1978, his time at the Treasury was one long firefight. The insanity of it all is captured by an occasion in 1976 when Healey was en route to Heathrow, to fly to Hong Kong for a meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers. That day, the pound was falling fast and, rather than be out of contact for 17 hours, he had his ministerial car turned round and went back to work. He awoke the next morning to hear that the British workforce of Ford had gone on strike, and - to quote from his memoirs - "for the first and last time in my life, for about 12 hours, I was close to demoralisation." I suggest that he must have lost a lot of sleep. "Yes, I did. Not only that, but I went to bed, as I always wrote in my diary, dog tired." You also think the job made you ill. "Yes," he says. "I got shingles." And that being chancellor made you deaf. "Yes. A little bit." And you got colds and flu a lot more. "That's right." You also say the job affected your teeth. "Well, I can now put my teeth on my nose." Just to prove it, he calmly removes his false front teeth and does exactly that. "I found it physically exhausting and very worrying," he says. "Shingles was the best example of that, because it's a nervous illness." Trying to break out of all this doom, I wonder whether the job had its positive aspects. Were there things about life at the Treasury that made it enjoyable? Healey gives a mirthless laugh. "No. I wouldn't say so. The great thing about Defence was, I went to the most wonderful and interesting parts of the world. But the Treasury's just bloody hard work." So what kept you going? "Energy and determination, really. I wanted to make a success of the job. It was very tiring, but I'd been in the army for five years in the war, so I'd learned to put up with things." To be chancellor of the exchequer is to walk in the footsteps of giants: Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill. Given that no policy will fly without money, the job brings dizzying power, and close involvement in every aspect of government. All this is dramatised by the annual, very British ritual that is Budget Day: the red box held aloft, a long Commons speech, and the country on tenterhooks about tax, spending and the price of fags, booze and fuel. But then there is the downside. As Alistair Darling well knows, it is a quirk of the British system of government that the prime minister retains the title of First Lord of the Treasury. As the Brown/Blair years proved, even supposedly clearcut agreements about who does what will never resolve the endless tensions between numbers 10 and 11. The chancellor is a victim of a particularly thorny problem: that despite having the whip hand over his colleagues' spending requests, he must ultimately defer to the man - or wo


"Which band in November 1984 reached number one in the UK charts with the record entitled ""I feel for you""?"

UK MUSIC CHARTS, No.1 Singles 1: Al Martino - Here In My Heart - 14/11/1952. 1953 2: Jo Stafford : You Belong To Me - 16/1/1953 3: Kay Starr : Comes A-Long A-Love - 23/1/1953. 4: Eddie Fisher: Outside Of Heaven - 30/1/1953. Feb 5: Perry Como: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - 6/2/1953 March 6: Guy Mitchell: She Wears Red Feathers - 13/3/1953 April 7: Stargazers: Broken Wings - 10/4/1953 8: Lita Roza: (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window - 17/4/1953 9: Frankie Laine: I Believe - 24/4/1953 June 10: Eddie Fisher: I'm Walking Behind You - 26/6/1953 Aug 11: Mantovani Song: from 'The Moulin Rouge' - 14/8/1953 Sept 12: Guy Mitchell: Look At That Girl - 11/9/1953 Oct 13: Frankie Laine: Hey Joe - 23/10/1953 Nov 14: David Whitfield: Answer Me - 6/11/1953 15: Frankie Laine: Answer Me - 13/11/1953 1954 16: Eddie Calvert: Oh Mein Papa 8/1/1954 March 17: Stargazers: I See The Moon 12/3/1954. April 18: Doris Day: Secret Love 16/4/1954 19: Johnnie Ray: Such A Night 30/4/1954 July 20: David Whitfield: Cara Mia 2/7/1954 Sept 21: Kitty Kallen: Little Things Mean A Lot 10/9/1954 22: Frank Sinatra: Three Coins In The Fountain 17/9/1954 Oct 23: Don Cornell: Hold My Hand 8/10/1954 Nov 24: Vera Lynn: My Son My Son 5/11/1954 25: Rosemary Clooney: This Ole House 26/11/1954 Dec 26: Winifred Atwell: Let's Have Another Party 3/12/1954 1955 27: Dickie Valentine: Finger Of Suspicion 7/1/1955. 28: Rosemary Clooney: Mambo Italiano 14/1/1955 Feb 29: Ruby Murray: Softly, Softly 18/2/1955 March 30: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Give Me Your Word, 11/3/1955 April 31: Perez Prez Prado & His Orchestra: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 29/4/1955 May 32: Tony Bennett: Stranger In Paradise 13/5/1955 33: Eddie Calvert: Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 27/5/1955 June 34: Jimmy Young: Unchained Melody 24/6/1955 July 35: Alma Cogan: Dreamboat 15/7/1955 36: Slim Whitman: Rose Marie 29/7/1955 Oct 37: Jimmy Young: The Man From Laramie 14/10/1955 Nov 38: Johnston Brothers: Hernando's Hideaway 11/11/1955 39: Bill Haley & His Comets: Rock Around The Clock 25/11/1955 Dec 40: Dickie Valentine: Christmas Alphabet 16/12/1955 1956 41: Tennessee Ernie Ford: Sixteen Tons 20/1/1956. Feb 42: Dean Martin: Memories Are Made Of This 17/2/1956 March 43: Dream Weavers: It's Almost Tomorrow 16/3/1956 44: Kay Starr: Rock And Roll Waltz 30/3/1956 April 45: Winifred Atwell: Poor People Of Paris 13/4/1956 May 46: Ronnie Hilton: No Other Love 4/5/1956 June 47: Pat Boone: I'll Be Home 15/6/1956 July 48: Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love 20/7/1956 Aug 49: Doris Day - Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) 10/8/1956 Sept 50: Anne Shelton - Lay Down Your Arms 21/9/1956 Oct 51: Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love 19/10/1956 Nov 52: Johnnie Ray - Just Walking In The Rain 16/11/1956 1957 53: Guy Mitchell.. Singing The Blues 4/1/1957 54: Tommy Steele.. Singing The Blues 11/1/1957 55: Frankie Vaughan.. The Garden Of Eden 25/1/1957 Feb 56: Tab Hunter.. Young Love 22/2/1957 April 57: Lonnie Donegan.. Cumberland Gap 12/4/1957 May 58: Guy Mitchell.. Rock-A-Billy 17/5/1957 59: Andy Williams.. Butterfly 24/5/1957 June 60: Johnnie Ray.. Yes Tonight Josephine 7/6/1957 61. Lonnie Donegan.. Puttin' On The Style / Gamblin' Man 28/6/1957 July 62. Elvis Presley.. All Shook Up 12/7/1957 Aug 63. Paul Anka.. Diana 30/8/1957 Nov 64. The Crickets.. That'll Be The Day 1/11/1957 65. Harry Belafonte.. Mary's Boy Child 22/11/1957 1958 66. Jerry Lee Lewis.. Great Balls Of Fire 10/1/1958 67. Elvis Presley.. Jailhouse Rock 24/1/1958 Feb 68. Michael Holliday.. The Story Of My Life 14/2/1958 69. Perry Como.. Magic Moments 28/2/1958 April 70. Marvin Rainwater.. Whole Lotta Woman 25/4/1958 May 71. Connie Francis.. Who's Sorry Now 16/5/1958 June 72. Vic Damone.. On The Street Where You Live 27/6/1958 July 73. Everly Brothers.. All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette 4/7/1958 Aug 74. Kalin Twins.. When 22/8/1958 Sept 75. Connie Francis.. Carolina Moon / Stupid Cupid 26/9/1958 Nov 76. Tommy Edwards.. All In The Game 7/11/1958 77. Lord Rockingham's XI.. Hoots Mon 28/11/195


"Which band in June 1985 reached number one in the UK charts with the record ""Frankie""?"

UK Top 100 Hits of 1985 UK Top 100 Hits of 1985 UK Top 100 Hits of 1985 1985-001 Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love.mp3 4.0MB [4:24] 1985-002 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well.mp3 3.9MB [4:15] 1985-003 Sister Sledge - Frankie.mp3 3.6MB [3:55] 1985-004 Paul Hardcastle - 19.mp3 3.3MB [3:38] 1985-005 Madonna - Into The Groove.mp3 4.2MB [4:35] 1985-006 Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer.mp3 3.9MB [4:12] 1985-007 Philip Bailey With Phil Collins - Easy Lover.mp3 9.3MB [5:05] 1985-008 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?.mp3 3.5MB [3:47] 1985-009 David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street.mp3 2.9MB [3:11] 1985-010 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F.mp3 3.5MB [3:01] 1985-011 Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You.mp3 5.5MB [3:59] 1985-012 Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart.mp3 4.2MB [4:35] 1985-013 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is.mp3 7.0MB [5:06] 1985-014 A-ha - Take On Me.mp3 5.2MB [3:47] 1985-015 UB40 feat. Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe.mp3 5.5MB [3:08] 1985-016 Kool & The Gang - Cherish.mp3 5.2MB [5:40] 1985-017 Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).mp3 3.0MB [3:14] 1985-018 Wham! - I'm Your Man.mp3 4.7MB [4:06] 1985-019 King - Love And Pride.mp3 4.7MB [3:20] 1985-020 Colonel Abrams - Trapped.mp3 4.7MB [3:24] 1985-021 Madonna - Crazy For You.mp3 3.4MB [3:45] 1985-022 Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart).mp3 4.1MB [4:28] 1985-023 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World.mp3 3.8MB [4:10] 1985-024 Midge Ure - If I Was.mp3 4.9MB [5:20] 1985-025 Duran Duran - A View To A Kill.mp3 3.3MB [3:35] 1985-026 Marillion - Kayleigh.mp3 5.9MB [4:04] 1985-027 Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero.mp3 6.0MB [4:24] 1985-028 Ashford & Simpson - Solid.mp3 5.3MB [3:44] 1985-029 USA For Africa - We Are The World.mp3 6.5MB [7:04] 1985-030 The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone.mp3 2.4MB [2:39] 1985-031 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark.mp3 4.6MB [4:01] 1985-032 Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.mp3 3.4MB [3:41] 1985-033 Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover.mp3 4.8MB [4:12] 1985-034 Dire Straits - Money For Nothing.mp3 9.5MB [4:09] 1985-035 Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love (Medley).mp3 9.6MB [8:21] 1985-036 UB40 - Don't Break My Heart.mp3 3.5MB [3:50] 1985-037 Elton John - Nikita.mp3 6.6MB [5:44] 1985-038 Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo).mp3 3.9MB [4:16] 1985-039 Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love.mp3 5.6MB [3:02] 1985-040 Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome).mp3 6.8MB [4:56] 1985-041 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy.mp3 4.3MB [3:44] 1985-042 Prince - 1999.mp3 5.1MB [3:41] 1985-042 Prince - Little Red Corvette.mp3 5.7MB [5:01] 1985-043 Dee C Lee - See The Day.mp3 6.8MB [4:39] 1985-044 Wham! - Everything She Wants.mp3 5.9MB [6:29] 1985-044 Wham! - Last Christmas.mp3 6.2MB [6:48] 1985-045 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome.mp3 22.1MB [9:41] 1985-046 Go West - We Close Our Eyes.mp3 5.5MB [3:41] 1985-047 Billy Ocean - Suddenly.mp3 5.3MB [3:53] 1985-048 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.mp3 4.5MB [3:57] 1985-049 The Commodores - Nightshift.mp3 6.2MB [4:17] 1985-050 Tears For Fears - Shout.mp3 6.0MB [6:30] 1985-051 The Cars - Drive.mp3 4.5MB [3:54] 1985-052 Madonna - Holiday.mp3 7.0MB [6:07] 1985-053 Level 42 - Something About You.mp3 4.2MB [3:42] 1985-054 Madonna - Like A Virgin.mp3 3.6MB [3:11] 1985-055 DeBarge - Rhythm Of The Night.mp3 4.5MB [3:54] 1985-056 Opus - Live Is Life.mp3 5.5MB [4:02] 1985-057 Madonna - Material Girl.mp3 4.5MB [3:53] 1985-058 Billy Idol - White Wedding.mp3 3.8MB [4:09] 1985-059 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill.mp3 7.3MB [4:58] 1985-060 Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy - Kiss Me.mp3 6.9MB [7:31] 1985-061 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me).mp3 7.9MB [4:20] 1985-062 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives.mp3 5.8MB [4:06] 1985-063 Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away.mp3 6.1MB [4:29] 1985-064 John Parr - St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion).mp3 9.4MB [4:06] 1985-065 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA.mp3 7.3MB [4:38] 1985-065 Bruce Springsteen - I


What do Americans call what we British call a car bumper?

Living in the USA Underground USA Adapting When I first arrived in the USA it seemed inevitable that there would be some "Huh?" moments, when I said words that the local didn't understand and they used words that perhaps I knew but wouldn't necessarily have been my first choice. But what I found a little staggering was that there were many many more words that I would have imagined that are different, and you don't find out what some of them are until you've been there two to three years. Odd, obscure words that suddenly pop out in conversation turn out to be not-for-general-use on the other side of the pond. Everyone knows the obvious ones, for example trousers are pants, a pavement becomes a sidewalk, a nappie is a diaper and you'd get into an elevator and not the lift anymore. But I made a list of all the more obscure ones - the ones you don't discover until you immerse yourself into their culture for a bit. And form the list comes a whole new world of customs and cultures too, and here they all are ... Familiarise yourself first ... Get to grips with the USA first though! I discovered the excellent 'place the state' game, which          is one of those things that you'll think you'll try once, and then get sucked in and play it for the next 20 minutes trying to get a perfect 100%. UK - And once you think you've cracked that, try placing all the English counties in their proper place The List So I made a list. This webpage started out at a big list of words that are different between British English and American English. Then I found out that someone had already done it and rather well too. Please go and have a look at the English2American.com site, which also has the brilliant 'What's the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom' page, explained for all of those that don't know. Oh and the fact that our date format is superior too. The # key on the keyboard is called the pound. Nothing to do with the UK pound sign. Calling # it's proper name hash gets them looking at you as if you're making a weird drug reference. Driving any where throws up so many, it's hard to know where to start. The bonnet becomes the hood, the boot becomes the trunk, even wing mirrors become side mirrors. You don't have indicators either, you now have turn signals. Traffic light? Don't be silly - they're the stop lights. Food & Drink Everyone know the basics .. like sweets are called candy, crisps are known as chips and biscuits are called cookies. But to an American (especially a southerner) a biscuit is also some pasty-scone-like cake thing to which I can think of no UK equivalent. Their Bacon is weird. You can't get nicely thick and widely cut Danish. Think and streaky seems to be the order of the day. Their eggs are generally more white than brown. And whilst their bread seems to last longer before going mouldy, the slices are just that much smaller than your typical Mothers Pride loaf. Oh, and they have no idea what a crumpet is either, and I have no idea how to best describe it. (No, it's not the same as an English muffin. Incidentally, in the UK, English Muffins are just called 'Muffins'. That's a joke) Food, dining and eating throws up so many anomalies it's hard to know where to start. Crockery for one is more commonly known as flatware. And when you're in a nice restaurant you'll open up with a Starter in England, but Americans wouldn't know that that's what they call an Appetizer. And when you've finished that nice meal, don't use a serviette to wipe your face after you've eaten - no, you'll be using a napkin instead. Don't order a pudding either. You have to order a dessert. To Americans, pudding is a type of dessert, not a generics name for one. Root vegetables seem to be an ares where there are lots of different names - an aubergine is known as an eggplant, corgette's as zuchinni's and a swede is known as rutabega. This causes endless amount of amusement to Americans to think that 'Swede' could be a food, a not just ... a person from Sweden. Squash is Marrow. It took me three years of living in the USA


Sb is the chemical symbol for which element?

Chemical Elements.com - Antimony (Sb) Bentor, Yinon. Chemical Element.com - Antimony. <http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/sb.html>. For more information about citing online sources, please visit the MLA's Website . This page was created by Yinon Bentor. Use of this web site is restricted by this site's license  agreement . Copyright © 1996-2012 Yinon Bentor. All Rights Reserved.


How many years of marriage are celebrated by a 'Lace' annivesary?

Wedding Anniversary Meanings - The Lore and Wisdom Behind the Symbols Wedding Anniversary Meanings [Below you will find the wedding anniversary meanings for the gifts traditionally associated with each year of marriage.] No one knows precisely when wedding anniversaries were first celebrated.  But the tradition is believed to go back at least to the Middle Ages.  At that time in the Germanic regions of Europe, a husband crowned his wife with a silver wreath on the 25th anniversary of their wedding day.  If the couple was fortunate to live long enough, the husband presented his wife a gold wreath on their 50th wedding anniversary.  By the beginning of the 20th century, an additional 6 anniversaries were celebrated - the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 75th year for a total of 8.  In 1922 Emily Post published Etiquette in which she identified symbolic gifts associated with each of these 8 milestone anniversaries: paper, wood, tin, crystal, china, silver, gold, and diamond.   15 years later, the Jewelers of America expanded her list to include materials for every one of the first 20 years of marriage and every 5 years thereafter.  Thus was born the traditional list of gifts and wedding anniversary meanings we have today. But why were the various materials chosen as gifts to symbolize specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons are clouded in mystery.  However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.  As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and worth from paper to diamond. Would you like to know the wedding anniversary meanings behind the gifts for each anniversary year? Look no further.  The meaning, symbolism, and lore for each are described below. Paper The first year of marriage is like a clean sheet of paper, a new beginning upon which to write your passage through the years together.  Also like paper, it is fragile and can easily rip, not having yet been tried by the fires of adversity and the storms of life. Cotton Like the interwoven fibers of cotton, the second year of marriage brings a couple closer together as their lives become increasingly intertwined. And as cotton is at the same time both strong and soft, the couple is learning how to be flexible and adapt to each other's needs. Leather Leather has traditionally symbolized protection and covering; our ancestors covered and protected themselves from the elements with the leather hides of animals.  The bonds of marriage offer security and shelter as each partner takes care of the other.  Now in its third year, the growing relationship is becoming a source of stability for the married couple. Fruit & Flowers During the fourth year of marriage, the budding relationship is beginning to blossom like a flower and ripen like fruit.  Just as fruit nourishes the body and flowers the soul, so the deepening commitment and nurturing love of the couple brings refreshment and renewal to the marriage.   Wood In ancient times, trees symbolized strength and wisdom.  By the fifth year of marriage, the married couple is developing strong, deep roots like a venerable oak tree and is gaining insight and understanding from the mistakes and stumblings of the first five years. The pair has learned the most important lesson of all and the secret to a successful marriage: forgiveness.   Candy As candy is to the taste, so romance is to marriage: sugary sweet.  Celebrating the sixth year of marriage offers a time to rekindle the flames of love and passion that brought the two of you together.  In older times, iron also symbolized the sixth anniversary.  A strong and sturdy metal that brings good luck, may good fortune shine on your marriage all the days of your life. Copper & Wool Both copper and wool are known for producing heat.  Therefore they represent warmth, comfort, safety, and security - necessary ingredients for a healthy and stable marriage.  Reflect on these traits as you celebrate seven years together. Bronze The gifts for wedd


Which 1948 Hitchcock film shares its name with a weapon in Cluedo?

Get a Cluedo: The Wonderful Story of Everyone's Favorite Mystery Game | Mental Floss Get a Cluedo: The Wonderful Story of Everyone's Favorite Mystery Game Image credit:  Like us on Facebook A few days ago, I was in the grocery store when I came across a board game promising endless hours of family fun called "Cluedo." To my surprise, the game parked at the endcap was the British version of Clue. You might remember Clue as the game that made murder an innocent pastime (not unlike Risk did with Napoleonic world domination and unabashed despotism), that gave rise to phrases like "in drawing room with the rope," and that spawned one of the Greatest Movies of All Time.Â  Most stunning of all, I learned that Clue is not an American invention. Along with cricket, irony and the efficient subjugation of many different peoples, the legendary mystery board game is something that the Brits gave us! Here's the full story: The Retired Clerk with a Pencil in the Study. Cluedo was invented way back in the 1940s by a retired solicitor's clerk named Anthony Pratt. HisÂ idea was simply to create a murder mystery game that unfolded in an old mansion, with players adopting British aristocrat stereotypes. Colonel Mustard, for example, was a certain type of English military man who'd spent time in India; Professor Plum was the absent-minded professor and Miss Scarlett was the sexy femme fatale. It was a precisely British sort of game, inspired by the genteel detective stories written by the likes of Agatha Christie. Of course, the original version did have some major differences. Â  When the game was first patented in 1948, the game was called "Murder at Tudor Close." There were also ten characters instead of six, and a few extra weapons like an axe, a shillelagh (a type of traditional Irish truncheon), a bomb, a hypodermic syringe, poison and a poker. The players and gamepieces were whittled down to make the play a little quicker. As for the strange name, Cluedo was a pun on another popular board game, Ludo. But because game makers thought the word joke wouldn't fly in the US, they shortened it to Clue. A few other things didn't survive the transatlantic journey: In the American version, Dr. Black became Mr. John Boddy, the Reverend Green became just Mr. Green, a greed-obsessed mobster-type, and because a "spanner" doesn't make a ton of sense to Americans, it's known here as a wrench. Clue Goes International Once the game became popular "“ and it did, reaching more than 50 countries, selling hundreds of millions of copies. In fact, Clue is one of the few board games to surpass $1 billion in sales. Of course, that means game makers had to figure out ways to make it translate into other languages and cultures (many of the cast underwent career changes as well as sex changes to help with the transition). That said, the game is played the same and is generally called Cluedo in countries outside of North America, except in Brazil, where it's called Detetivo. Meet the new Clue It was a sad day that Hasbro decided to update Clue. The new Clue offers a whole new cast of characters, new weapons, and even a new mansion (once it was discovered that people didn't really know what a "conservatory" is anymore). While the colonels are professors are gone, the new version includes a a whole cast of tabloid stereotypes: a starlet, a former child actress, a football star turned sports announcer and an overnight billionaire who made his money in video games amongst others. The weapons are updated as well, with a bottle of pills (for poisoning not kicks), a trophy, and a barbell; all of which make us long for the original version even more.Â  Essential Trivia you need to memorize before your next Clue Party Here are just a few things everyone needs to know about Clue:Â  * Anthony Pratt, Clue's inventor, allegedly sold his stake in the game in 1953 to fund his career as a concert pianist. * According to the BBC, Clue is a popular musical in the States. I'm not entirely sure where they've gotten their information on the "popular" part, but Clue is indeed a m


Which 1966 Beatles album shares its name with a weapon in Cluedo?

The Beatles (Music) - TV Tropes The Beatles You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share The Supremes Gene Vincent "A man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them...'From this day on, you are Beatles with an "A"' " — "Being a Short Diversion on the Dubious Origins of Beatles, Translated from the John Lennon, Mersey Beat, July 6, 1961" " Ladies and gentlemen, THE BEATLES! " note cue mass squeeing Four young lads from Liverpool who released some albums in The '60s , and are credited by many for changing the face of rock and popular music, while for others they were at least major pioneers of the new style of pop rock, and were a major force of The British Invasion . For many people, they are also the face of the 1960s. Which is not bad work, really. The Beatles formed in 1960, with the initial stable line-up consisting of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , and George Harrison on guitar and Stuart "Stu" Sutcliffe on bass. After a brief stint with drummer Tommy Moore, they settled with Pete Best . Sutcliffe didn't last too long, quitting the next year to focus on his art work, and McCartney switched to bass. Sutcliffe didn't live to see the Beatles become world-famous, dying of a brain haemorrhage in 1962. Best lasted longer, right up to their first recording session with Parlophone Records . Then, he was infamously sacked and replaced by Richard Starkey (AKA Ringo Starr) just as they were about to make it big. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest rock albums of all time; it also has one of the most parodied and homaged album covers in the history of music. The simpler image on the cover of Abbey Road of the band walking in near-lockstep across the street is a close competitor for the most homaged cover, as is the half-shadowed band portrait that was used on the British album With the Beatles and its American equivalent/ Macekre Meet The Beatles. The Beatles were the first band in history to make music video equivalents to their own songs, which every musician does now. They played themselves in three fictional films: the pseudo-documentary A Hard Day's Night (1964), the James Bond parody Help! (1965), and the critically-panned surrealist television film Magical Mystery Tour (1967); they were also the subject of the documentary film Let It Be (1970). Their Celebrity Toon equivalents starred in two very different Band Toons , each with a distinct set of character designs for the Fab Four. Their wacky 1965 Animated Series was the first made-for-TV cartoon based on a real band (or any real people), and therefore both the Ur-Example and Trope Maker . Meanwhile, the 1968 feature Yellow Submarine brought kid-friendly psychedelic imagery to the masses. Once manager Brian Epstein died in 1967, the writing was on the wall for the Beatles. Ringo Starr briefly quit during the making of The White Album , and George Harrison did the same during the Let It Be sessions. Finally, John Lennon quit for good in September 1969. The band broke up in 1970 under circumstances painful to think about . Everyone went on to solo careers of varying success, most notably McCartney with Wings . The dissolution was finalized in 1974, but Apple Corps (the Beatles' management company) was left intact. For perhaps fifteen years, few people saw any purpose for that... But then a second wave of Beatlemania gradually hit — too late for John Lennon, who sadly had been getting the Dead Artists Are Better effect since 1980 when he was murdered by Mark David Chapman , but everyone else got to see it. The events leading to this, in order: the initial release of the British Beatles catalogue on CD in 1987; The Beatles being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the release of Past Masters (which collects all their non-album singles and rarities) in 1988; Paul McCartney finally embracing his Beatles heritage fully in 1989, in the process settling the last couple of lawsuits and freeing Apple Corps to act; and most noticeably, The Beatles Anthology which is a box set relea


Which male tennis player appeared in the final of the US Open singles for eight consecutive years between 1982 and 1989?

Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond | australia.gov.au Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond Tennis – ‘the golden age’ of the 1960s–70s and beyond Mark Woodforde, Doubles Champion 1989–2000 Australians dominated world tennis in the 1950s and 1960s in major events known as Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian, French and United States Open, and Wimbledon in the UK. This period was known as the ‘golden age’ of Australian tennis. In the 1960s, men's tennis open titles were dominated by six Australian men: Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe, Tony Roche, Ken Rosewall, and Fred Stolle. Between 1961 and 1970, Australian men's tennis champions won at least one Open Singles title every year at either Wimbledon or the French or US Opens, as well as the Australian Open titles. In men's tennis, the golden age culminated in 1969 with Rod Laver's second Grand Slam win, as well as four major titles in the same year. Margaret Court, courtesy of Australian Open In 1970, Margaret Court also completed the Grand Slam. Court is one of only three women ever to win four international tennis open titles in one year. Indigenous player Evonne Goolagong Cawley was also a strong force in women's tennis in Australia in the 1970s with wins at Wimbledon, the French and the Australian Opens. The ‘golden age’ for Australian tennis players declined from 1969 when amateur players were joined by professionals. Also by the 1980s, the Australian Open synchronised its dates to begin in January in line with the European, UK and USA players events schedule, which greatly widened the pool of players. Yet even following the decline of Australia's dominance in the Grand Slam tournaments, tennis remained popular in urban areas and the Australian Open grows in popularity as a spectator sport. Early tennis development 1900s–1950s The golden age of Australian tennis was built on the early successes of both men's and women's tennis with Grand Slam tournament winners: Norman Brookes in the 1900s to 1919, Jack Crawford in the early 1930s, and Harry Hopman from 1929–39. This was in tandem with the consistent wins and popularity of women's tennis from the 1920s to the 1950s. Daphne Akhurst reached the Wimbledon final in 1925 and won the Doubles in 1928. From the1930s to the 1950s, Nancy Bolton got to the USA Singles Open and won other titles with her doubles partner, Thelma Long. Bolton was ranked No.4 in 1947 and stayed in that position until 1949. This series of wins in the amateur Grand Slam tournament titles of the 1940s and 1950s was made possible by extensive community and industry support, and investment in the development and administration of amateur tennis players. Harry Hopman, courtesy of Australian Open Harry Hopman was a captain turned coach of 22 Australian Davis Cup teams between 1939 and 1967. As coach Hopman guided Australian male tennis players to 15 Davis Cup victories in 20 years. Ken Rosewall, Frank Sedgeman, John Bromwich, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Lew Hoad and Margaret Smith Court were all either trained by Harry Hopman or managed by Nell Hopman. ( The Hopman Era: Australia on the Rise) Amateurs, tennis community and industry in the 1960s By 1969 the game started to change. Professional players were invited to join the amateurs at the Grand Slam tournaments and prize money was offered for the first time, different tennis court surfaces and different game strategies emerged, and metal racquets were introduced. Professional versus amateur In 1969, the Australian Open Championships became 'open' to amateurs and professionals. This followed in the footsteps of the French Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, UK, and the USA Open. Rod Laver returned to win his second grand slam in 1969. The advantages to amateur Australian champions who had enjoyed the riches of the Davis Cup endorsements soon disappeared with the advent of ‘open’ tennis. The end of the golden age was seen in the average age of the Davis Cup team, which was 35 years. It was another 18 years until Pat Cash, another Australian man, won the men's singles titl


Which specific creatures are collectively called an 'unkindness'?

A Murder of Crows, A Parliament of Owls What do You Call a Group of Birds? Do you know what a group of Ravens is called? What about a group of peacocks, snipe or hummingbirds? Here is a list of Bird Collectives, terms that you can use to describe a    group of birds. Birds in general


Usually held on the second Thursday in August, the annual carnival 'The Battle of the Flowers' takes place in which British dependency?

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Who sang the theme song to the 1966 film 'Alfie', starring Michael Caine?

Alfie (1966) Starring: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin - Three Movie Buffs Review Reviewed on: July 6th, 2011 Michael Caine is Alfie. Alfie is movie that is both out of date and yet ahead of its time. Its depiction of swinging sixties culture is historical and what once seemed risque, is now rather tame. However, it features an abortion scene that you would never see in a movie today (and wasn't included in the 2004 remake). Regardless of how well you think it has aged, Michael Caine gives a brilliant and timeless performance in the central role, adding layers to a seemingly shallow character, often with just a look. Several times he says one thing when meaning the exact opposite and Caine is able to bring that across so that we are able see how Alfie feels when he seems oblivious himself.  Alfie is a single man in London, who sees women as beings who are there to serve him and bring him pleasure before being tossed aside for another. He sleeps with a parade of them; some married, some single, some ongoing relationships and others simply one night stands. He rarely uses the words "she" or "her", but instead uses the word "it" when talking about and to them. From a modern, post-feminist perspective his behavior is more shocking today because of this attitude rather than all the sex he has, which would have been the more shocking when it was released. A more cynical person than I might say that the women he sleeps with let him get away with treating them as he does, but to that I would say, just because a person lets you mistreat them, doesn't make it the right or honorable thing to do. Although Alfie seems to be having a nice little time, several events force him to take a more serious look at life. First, one of his women becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son. While Alfie remains unattached to the mother, he becomes besotted by little Malcolm, although he refuses to admit it out loud to anyone. When Malcolm's mother marries another man so that Malcolm can have a real, fulltime father, Alfie is haunted for the rest of the movie by memories of his son, even having symbolic dreams about him. A health scare sends Alfie to a country hospital, but this barely slows him down, treating the nurses as his personal harem. He makes a friend while there, but casually sleeps with the friend's wife when back for a visit. This leads to the most dramatic event in the film, when the resulting pregnancy is aborted. Given that abortion was illegal in 1960s England, it has to be performed in Alfie's flat, by a back-alley abortionist. Alfie's tearful and shocked reaction to the aborted fetus pulls back the mask Alfie keeps over his feelings, even if it is only for a fleeting moment. I have difficulty believing Alfie's pro-life speech afterwards would ever be allowed in a mainstream Hollywood film today. Second billed Shelly Winters has a small, but crucial part as the woman who's as free with sex and attitudes towards the opposite sex as Alfie. She, of all the women, is the only one who comes out on top in her relationship with him. Caine received his first of his six Oscar nominations for this role and it was a well deserved nomination. He appears in every scene, often breaking the fourth wall to reveal his inner-thoughts and to comment on what is happening. He plays Alfie as selfish and cavalier, moving through people's lives like a bull in a china shop without a concern or care for anyone's feelings but his own, and yet somehow still manages to remain, at least superficially, likable and charming. You could call Alfie a dated film, but I prefer calling it a classic instead. Did you enjoy Scott's review? +11 Reviewed on: July 12th, 2011 Michael Caine and Jane Asher in Alfie I have always enjoyed Michael Caine's British charm but I have never seen him so young before.  His narration to the camera allows him to be far more likable than he deserves to be.  With the exception of Sean Connery as James Bond, Caine created the horniest British bloke of the 1960s.   He is incredibly sexist, and that makes the movie all the more


The Oval Portrait in 1842, The Masque of the Red Death in 1842 and The Murders in the Rue Morgue in 1841, were all works by which famous American author and poet?

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Which motorway in England, just over 11 miles in length connects the seaside resort of Blackpool to the M6 near Preston?

° Guide: Esprick in United Kingdom (England) | Tripmondo Day: 2°C (36 °F) Night: 3°C (37 °F) Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds. Map of local sightseeing hints Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location.     This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area    as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article. Blackpool Urban Area More reading: Wikipedia Article Greater Blackpool is the informal name for the urban area surrounding Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ONS define a Blackpool Urban Area, with a population of 261,088 (2001 census), down 0.1% from the 1991 figure of 261,355. It includes the following places: Blackpool Fleetwood Lytham St Annes Poulton-le-Fylde Thornton-Cleveleys Blackpool itself has a population of 142,283, although during the summer months the population of the town can rise to three times this figure. According to Lancashire Tourist Board there were 360,000 people living in the town during April and August 2003, the majority of these people working in Blackpool for the summer season. The postcode for Blackpool Urban Area is FY, making it one of the few districts with a code not named after the largest town or city. Blackpool Urban Area Greater Blackpool is the informal name for the urban area surrounding Blackpool in Lancashire, England. The ONS define a Blackpool Urban Area, with a ... Read details This attraction is classified as: Blackpool More reading: Wikipedia Article Christ Church is an Anglican church in Wesham, a small town in the English county of Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. It was built 1893–94 by Paley, Austin and Paley. It is designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Christ Church, Wesham Christ Church is an Anglican church in Wesham, a small town in the English county of Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Black... Read details This attraction is classified as: Buildings and structures in Fylde (borough) Church of England churches in Lancashire Diocese of Blackburn Paley, Austin and Paley buildings Elswick, Lancashire More reading: Wikipedia Article Elswick is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, the parish had a population of 1,057. At the time of the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Elswick was a small agricultural community in the hundred of Amounderness. The village was originally part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Michael's on Wyre. A Nonconformist chapel was built in Elswick before 1650. Elswick is part of the local government district of Fylde and is in the parliamentary constituency of Fylde. It lies approximately 8.5 miles east of Blackpool, and about 12 miles north-west of Preston. Elswick, Lancashire Elswick is a rural village and civil parish in the English county of Lancashire, situated on the coastal plain called the Fylde. As of the 2001 United... Read details This attraction is classified as: Civil parishes in Lancashire More reading: Wikipedia Article St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Weeton, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It was built in 1843 and enlarged in 1846. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. St Michael's Church, Weeton St Michael's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Weeton, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. It... Read details This attraction is classified as: Buildings and structures in Fylde (borough) Church of England churches in Lancashire Diocese of Blackburn More reading: Wikipedia Article The Fylde; Scandinavian: "field" is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile (20-kilometre)


Who sang the theme song to the 1966 film 'Georgy Girl'?

The Seekers Georgy Girl 1966 Film Soundtrack - YouTube The Seekers Georgy Girl 1966 Film Soundtrack Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 14, 2010 Goodby Lynn Redgrave, thank you for the memories, you are now at peace young lady, rest in the arms of Jesus Category


Which specific creatures are collectively known as a 'Parliament'?

Group Names for Birds Group Names for Birds: A Partial List By Terry Ross A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants [when flushed] A brood of hens A building of rooks A cast of hawks [or falcons] A charm of finches A colony of penguins A company of parrots A congregation of plovers A cover of coots A covey of partridges [or grouse or ptarmigans] A deceit of lapwings A descent of woodpeckers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves An exaltation of larks A fall of woodcocks A flight of swallows [or doves, goshawks, or cormorants] A gaggle of geese [wild or domesticated] A host of sparrows A kettle of hawks [riding a thermal] A murmuration of starlings A murder of crows A muster of storks A nye of pheasants [on the ground] An ostentation of peacocks A paddling of ducks [on the water] A parliament of owls A party of jays A peep of chickens A pitying of turtledoves A raft of ducks A rafter of turkeys A siege of herons A skein of geese [in flight] A sord of mallards A spring of teal A tidings of magpies A trip of dotterel An unkindness of ravens A watch of nightingales A wedge of swans [or geese, flying in a "V"] A wisp of snipe Any of these group names may properly be used by birders who wish to display their erudition, although it is probably linguistically inaccurate (and it certainly is bad manners) to upbraid someone who refers to "a bunch of ravens" by saying, "Surely you mean `an unkindness of ravens,' my good fellow." Most of these terms date back at least 500 years. Some of them have been in continuous use since then; others have gone out of fashion and been resurrected in the last century or two; still others only exist on lists. Most of these terms are listed in James Lipton's An Exaltation of Larks. Lipton's list is substantially based on very old sources. There were manuscript lists of group names in the 15th century, and these lists appeared in some of the first books printed in England. Many of them make their first appearance in John Lydgate's Debate between the Horse, Goose, and Sheep (1440); and Lydgate's terms along with others appear in The Book of Hawking and Hunting (also known as The Book of St. Albans) by Dame Juliana Barnes (1486). Whether Lydgate and Barnes coined any of these terms, or whether they were setting down the terms that were considered proper in their day is not known. Many of the terms did catch on, and the lists they appeared on were frequently reprinted. The best source I know for investigating the histories of English words is the Oxford English Dictionary. Unfortunately, on the question whether these terms ever were or still are appropriate, the OED is not entirely helpful. To make sense of the matter, I have placed the group names into groups-- GROUP A--The following group names are standard: A bevy of quail A bouquet of pheasants  A brood of hens A cast of hawks A charm of finches A covey of partridges A flight of swallows A gaggle of geese A nye of pheasants A siege of herons A skein of geese A trip of dotterel A wisp of snipe GROUP B--These terms are not group names for a particular type of bird, but have been commonly used for many different types:  Colony Company Flock Parliament Party GROUP C--These terms are archaic; they were once obsolete, but they have been revived somewhat in the 19th or 20th centuries: A building of rooks A murmuration of starlings A muster of peacocks A peep of chickens A sord of mallards A spring of teal A watch of nightingales GROUP D--These terms are obsolete; they appeared on the old lists, but almost nobody has used them in centuries:  A congregation of plovers A dissimulation of birds A dole of doves A fall of woodcock A host of sparrows A paddling of ducks An unkindness of ravens GROUP E--These terms are not in the OED at all as group names for birds: A cover of coots A kettle of hawks A murder of crows An ostentation of peacocks A pitying of turtledoves A rafter of turkeys A tidings of magpies My categories are imprecise, but they provide some guidance about usage. Have no qualms about usin


Which male tennis player appeared in the final of the US Open for five consecutive years between 1974 and 1978?

Ranking the Greatest U.S. Tennis Players by Decade | Bleacher Report Ranking the Greatest U.S. Tennis Players by Decade By JA Allen , Senior Writer Oct 22, 2012 Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow Julian Finney/Getty Images 22 Comments The history of tennis began in Europe, more specifically, France. It was a game—an amusement—for the European trend-setters, the rich and the privileged. That aura of elitism carried over to a foundling American society whose upper strata felt inadequate unless they equaled European mannerisms and trends. Therefore when Mary Ewing Outerbridge, a young U.S. socialite, traveled to Bermuda, she saw a real need to emulate this new entertainment whose popularity continued to increase in England and France. With the help of the most modern innovator of the game, Major Wingfield, Outerbridge planned for the construction of a tennis court at the Staten Island Cricket Club in New Brighton Staten Island, New York. That marked the beginning of tennis in the United States. Tennis clubs opened in other locales. But, there were different rules at each club. This lack of consistency set the stage for the rise of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (now the United States Tennis Association) on May 21, 1881. Its primary purpose was to standardize tennis rules and organize competitions. The national championship was established. The U.S. National Men's Singles Championship, now the U.S. Open, was first held in 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island. In the beginning, like most institutions in modern society, the U.S. Open was “open” only to men who competed in singles. In the beginning, tournaments instituted a challenger system, which meant last year’s champion only had to play in the final match when “challenged” to do so. Quite a benefit for the defending champion, who only had to win one match to retake his trophy.This system lasted through 1911. By then, tennis in the United States was beginning to grow into a recognized national sport. It would continue to grow and evolve, churning out champions for the next 13 decades. The following are the best of the best U.S. male players since tennis began in this country. 1. Richard Sears In the first decade of U.S. tennis—there was Richard Sears. Early top players like Sears, whose career extended from 1880 to 1888, played a much different game than players today. Sears, who won seven consecutive U.S. Open titles from 1881-1887, generally played only the final match in a challenger system. He won his early titles while still a student at Harvard. During his time playing lawn tennis, Sears enjoyed an 18-match winning streak. In fact, Sears never lost during the U.S. Open competition. For the first three years he competed in the U.S. Championships, Sears did not even lose a set. He won his first title at age 19 while still in college—becoming the first ever 19-year-old winner in the United States. Sears also won the U.S. Championship in doubles for six consecutive years, 1882-1887. After winning the 1887 U.S. Championship, Sears retired from the game of lawn tennis. 1890-1899: The Last Decade of the Nineteenth Century Photo at Library of Congress created by Bain News Service 1. Robert Wrenn Adding color in this decade was Robert Wrenn, a lefty who won the U.S. National Championship four years in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1897.  He was the runner-up in 1895 to Fred Hovey. During this decade, Wrenn also won the U.S. Championship in doubles in 1895. He finished second in doubles in 1896 with partner Malcolm Chace. Wrenn haled from Illinois. Teamed with his brother, Wrenn participated in Davis Cup play in 1903. He was ranked world No. 1 in 1897 and was one of the first inductees into the Tennis Hall of Fame. 2. Oliver Campbell For a very long time, Oliver Campbell remained the youngest U.S. Open Champion—achieving that distinction at age 19 years, six months and nine days.  The year was 1890. Campbell held that honor until Pete Sampras broke the record in 1990 when he was 19 years and 28 days old. One hundred years was a long time for a record to


Now the national dish of Switzerland, what type of food is Cervelat?

Switzerland - waneetahachimi waneetahachimi Switzerland Cervelat Cervelat, also cervelas, servelat or zervelat, is a kind of cooked sausage produced mainly in Switzerland , Alsace and in parts of Germany . [1] The modern Swiss variety is a mixture of beef , bacon and pork rind [1] packed into zebu intestines, [2] slightly smoked and then boiled. Fondue Fondue is a Swiss dish of melted cheese served in a communal pot ( caquelon ) over a spirit lamp (rechaud), and eaten by dipping long-stemmed forks with bread into the cheese. It was promoted as a Swiss national dish by the Swiss Cheese Union in the 1930s and became popular in North America in the 1960s. Since the 1950s, the name "fondue" has been generalized to other dishes where a food is dipped into a communal pot of hot liquid: chocolate fondue, where pieces of fruit are dipped into a melted chocolate mixture, and fondue bourguignonne, where pieces of meat are cooked in hot oil.


Now the national dish of Georgia, what type of food is Khachapuri?

National dish | Georgian Recipes Georgian Recipes LOBIO WITH GREEN ONION AND LOBIO SPICES SPICY HAM CHASHUSHULI - RACHA REGION INTRODUCTION TO GEORGIAN TRADITIONAL WINE-MAKING WHAT IS SATSNAKHELI? BARBECUE PORK WITH RED ONION IMERULI KHACHAPURI - IMERETIAN CHEESE BREAD GEORGIAN PEASANT SALAD EGGPLANT WITH GARLIC & SPICY MAYONNAISE CHURCHKHELA - GEORGIAN CONFECTIONARY HOW TO MAKE GEORGIAN FLAKY PASTRY GEORGIAN SALAD WITH CHEESE CHVISHTARI - GEORGIAN CORNBREAD WITH CHEESE HOW TO MAKE KHACHAPURI DOUGH HOW TO MAKE SPINACH PKHALI HOW A GEORGIAN PRINCE SMUGGLED TEA OUT OF CHINA MTSKHETURI GVEZELI – MEAT PASTRY HOW TO MAKE A MARINADE FOR A PORK BARBECUE BAZHE - GEORGIAN WALNUT SAUCE WALNUTS AND SPICES WRAPPED IN CABBAGE LEAVES SATSIVI WITH VEGETABLES Posted by georgianrecipes on 2013/10/24 · 5 Comments   Khachapuri (Georgian: ხაჭაპური) is considered to be one of Georgia’s most famous national dishes and several of Georgia’s regions have their own distinctive type. In this recipe we show how to make a khachapuri filled with cheese and green onions. This type of khachapuri comes from Georgia’s Svaneti region (Georgian: სვანეთი). Ingredients (for the filling – for 3 servings): 500 … Continue reading → Posted by georgianrecipes on 2013/09/27 · 3 Comments   Khachapuri (Georgian: ხაჭაპური) is justifiably considered to be one of Georgia’s national dishes and is popular in restaurants and in homes. There are several different regional types and it can be made with a variety of fillings. In this recipe we show how to make a khachapuri filled with potato. This type of khachapuri is a popular meal in South … Continue reading → Posted by georgianrecipes on 2013/04/18 · Leave a Comment   Khinkali (Georgian: ხინკალი) is a very popular Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough, stuffed with meat and spices. It is considered to be one of the national dishes of Georgia. It is also delicious when fried! Follow the step-by-step photo recipe for making Khinkali and when they have been boiled, fry them in a shallow pan on … Continue reading → Posted by georgianrecipes on 2013/03/29 · 26 Comments   Khinkali (Georgian: ხინკალი) is a very popular Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough, stuffed with meat and spices. It is considered to be one of the national dishes of Georgia. Different regions of Georgia make khinkali with different fillings. The most popular filling is a pork/beef mix. In the mountains, khinkali is often made with … Continue reading → Search for recipes you like Search for: Copyright Notice © Georgia About and Georgian Recipes, 2015. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Georgia About and Georgian Recipes with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Creative Commons License Georgian Recipes by Georgia About is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License . Based on a work at http://georgiaabout.com .


Deriving its name from an Icelandic word meaning erupt, what name is given to a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air?

Full text of "Yellowstone Park guide; a practical hand-book, containing accurate and concise descriptions of the entire park region, maps, distances, altitudes, geyser time tables and all necessary information" See other formats ' \ •'   #*'   \   m   :oy   YELLOWSTONE PARK  GUIDE   A PRACTICAL HAND-BOOK  CONTAINING  ACCURATE AND CONCISE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ENTIRE PARK  REGION. MAPS, DISTANCES, ALTITUDES, GEYSER TIME  TABLES AND ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION.  PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED.   BY  A. B. GUPTILL.   ILLUSTRATHD AND PLI5LISHED, , .  nv >5, 3 1   F. JAY HAYNES.  official photographer n. p. r. i?,  392 Jackson Street,  st. paul, minn.  branch : yellowstone park.  Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1894 by F. Jay Hayiu's in th? office of the Librarian of Congress at Wasliington, D. C,   THE NEW YORK  PUBLIC LIBRARY  34(3346  A8T0R, LENOX AND  TILBEN FOUNDATIONS.  1906   H. L. Collins Co.  Printers, Binders, Engravers,  St. Paul.   ft »• w fc  « • * •   , • •   • •   ♦ • •••   • • *  • • ••• • • 'f<"»««i a  • ••c •« •'•eft*'*   (0(5)(]r(ii^(ilr]l1^^   YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.   PAGE.  Livingston, Mont., to Mammoth Hot Springs, . 9-11  Gate of the Mountains — Paradise Valley — Emigrant Peak — "Yankee Jim" Canyon — Cinnabar Mountain — Ride to Hot Springs — Boiling River.  Mammoth Hot Springs ', . . 12-20  Description — McCartney Cave — Liberty Cap — Devil's Thumb — Minerva Terrace — Jupiter Terrace — Pulpit Terrace — Cupid's Cave — Narrow Gauge Ter- race — Orange Ge3^ser — Devil's Kitchen — Bath Lake.  Fort Yellowstone, 20  Tour of the Park, (South from Mammoth Hot  Springs,) 22  Golden Gate and Rustic Falls, 22  Swan Lake Basin, , 23  Gallatin Mountains — Bell Peak — Quadrant Mount- ain — Mt. Holmes — Electric Peak — Indian and Ob- sidian Creeks.  Obsidian Cliff, 25  Beaver Lake, and Drive to Norris, 26  Road from Norris Basin to Falls and Canyon, . 26  Virginia Cascades and " Bend in the Road."  Norris Geyser Basin, . 28-34  Congress — Minute Man — Black Grov^ler — Mud Geyser — Emerald Pool — New Crater — Monarch (ieyser — Gibbon Paint Pots.   CONTENTS.  PAGE.  Gibbon Canyon and Falls, 34-37  Mt.Schurz— MoiiumenlGej'ser Basin— Beryl Spring- View of the"Tetons."  Lower Geyser Basin, 37-41  Hotel — Fountain Geyser— Clepsydra Spring— Mam- moth Faint Pots — Great Fountain Geyser.  Midway Geyser Basin, , 41-46  Excelsior Geyser — Turquois Spring — Prismatic Lake.  Upper Geyser Basin, 46-71  Old Faithful — Bee Hive— Giantess — Lion, Lioness, Cubs — Sawmill Group — Grand and Turban — Beauty Spring — Economic — Giant — Oblong — Grotto — Riverside — Fan and Mortar — Splendid — White Pyramid — Punch Bowl — Black Sand Basin — Specimen Lake — Sun Light Basin — Castle Ge\'serand Well — Morning Glory Spring — Artemisia Spring — Biscuit Basin — Sapphire Pool — Jewel Geyser — Black Pearl — Silver Globe.  Map of the Upper Geyser Basin, 47  Geyser Time Table, 72  Upper Geyser Basin to Yellowstone Lake, . . 71-73  Kepler Cascades — Lone Star Geyser — Continental Divide — Shoshone Lake — Thumb Bay (Yellowstone Lake),  Yellowstone Lake and Vicinity, 75-79  Thumb Bay and Hot Springs— Paint Pots— Fishing Cone-" Outlet "—Natural Bridge— Hoodoo Region.  Yellowstone Lake to Falls and Canyon, . . . 79-82  Mud Geysers — Mud Caldron— Nez Perces' Ford — Hayden Valley— Alum Creek — Sulphur Mountain and Springs.  Upper Falls of the Yellowstone, 82-84  Cascade Falls and Grotto Pool, 84   CONTENTS.  PAGE.  Great Falls and Grand Canyon, 86-94  Brink of Falls — Point Lookout — Artists' Point — Red Rock — Inspiration Point — Hot Springs — Eagle's Nest.  Side Trip to Mount Washburn, 95-97  Side Trips from Mammoth Hot Springs, .... 97-104  Middle Gardiner Falls — Bunsen Peak — Mt. Evarts — East Gardiner Falls — Yancey's — Tower Falls — Petri- tied Trees.  Park IN Midwinter, 104-109  Game of the Park in Winter, 110-114  History and Early Explorations 114-120  Act of Dedication, 120-122  Rules and Regulations 122


Living from 1537 to 1608, Mary Arden (her maiden name) was the mother of which famous British playwright?

A Who's Who of Tudor Women (A) Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth-Century England (1984) NOTE: this document exists only in electronic format and is ï¿½2008-16 Kathy Lynn Emerson (all rights reserved)   MARGARET ï¿½ BARROW (1500-1560) Margaret ï¿½ Barrow was the daughter of Sir Maurice of North Barrow, Somerset. The surname is variously spelled as ï¿½ Barrow, Barrow, Arbarrow, Aborough, Abarowe, d'Abarow, and Barough. Margaret may have been part of Sir Thomas More's household in 1510/11 and have studied with his daughters. She was renowned for her learning. At about that same time, although it may have been as late as 1522, she married Sir Thomas Elyot (c.1490-March 26, 1546). They lived at Long Combe, Oxfordshire from 1522-30 and then at Carlton cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire. In his will, he left his property to Margaret for her lifetime but instructed that his library be sold and the proceeds go to poor scholars. She married her second husband, James Dyer of Wincanton, Somerset (1510-March 24, 1582) by special license dated February 9, 1546/7. He was knighted in 1553. Their London house was in Cow Lane, near Smithfield. She had no children by either husband. The Oxford DNB entry for Sir James Dyer gives her date of death as 1569. The entry for Sir Thomas Elyot says 1560. Another record says she was buried August 26, 1560 at Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, where her husband was later buried beside her. Their effigies were not added until early in the next century. The History of Parliament entries for Dyer and Elyot both say her father was John Abarough of Downton, Wiltshire and the one for Dyer gives her date of death as 1569. Portraits: drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger labeled "The Lady Eliot."   JOYCE ACTON (1532-February 10, 1595/6) Joyce Acton was the daughter of Thomas Acton of Sutton Park, Tenbury, Worcestershire (1486-January 2, 1546/7) and Mary Lacon (1506-April 27, 1563). At not quite thirteen, she married Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote, Warwickshire (1532-July 7, 1600). Her dowry allowed him to pull down his old house and built a new mansion. They entertained Queen Elizabeth there in August 1572. They were the parents of Anne (1550-1596) and Sir Thomas (1551-1605). The will of Joyce's mother, dated April 13, 1563 and proved May 18, 1563, left to her daughter Joyce and Joyce's husband ï¿½the rule, custody and governmentï¿½ of her two daughters by her second husband, George Vernon of Hodnet, Shropshire, Dorothy (d.1599) and Anne (d.1570). She also left Lucy her gold wedding ring and a gold portague (a coin). Joyce's daughter married Edward Ashton of Tixhall, Staffordshire (1551-February 1, 1597) on April 27, 1581. It was an unhappy relationship and Ashton blamed his mother-in-law. Portrait: tomb effigy on parents' tomb, Tenbury; husband's tomb, Charlecote Church. MARY ACTON   JOAN ACWORTH, ACKWORTH, or AKWORTH (1519-December 1590) The daughter of George Acworth of Luton, Toddington, Bedfordshire (d. May 17, 1530) and Margaret Wilberforce (d.1539), Joan married William Bulmer (1512-1555/6) at an early age, then left his house to go into service with the dowager duchess of Norfolk (Agnes Tylney). Joan was involved in a love affair with Edward Waldegrave of Rivers Hall, Essex (1514-August 13, 1584) at the same time Catherine Howard was living in that household. When Catherine married King Henry VIII, Joan was at court as a chamberer and was called upon to testify against the queen when the scandalous behavior of her early life was revealed in 1541. Both Joan and Edward Waldegrave were arrested and held for several months. At the time of Catherine Howardï¿½s trial and execution in 1542, Joan Bulmer was listed as a widow, but in fact her husband was still alive. She could not marry Waldegrave until June 1556. Her children with Waldegrave were Anne (b.c.1544), Mary, Bridget, Edward, and Margaret or Margery. She was buried December 10, 1590 at Lawford, Essex.   AMY ADAMS (before 1532-1607+) Amy Adams was the daughter of Hugh Adams of Castleton, Glamorganshire (d.1532) and Jane ferch Llwellyn. Some geneal


Which word is used to describe any rock or soil material that has remained below zero degrees centigrade continuously for more than two years?

Views of the National Parks Glossary A ..... top Aa - Pronounced "ah-ah", this is a Hawaiian term for lava flows that have a rough, rubbly surface; aa is composed of broken lava blocks called clinkers. Source: U.S. Geological Survey Ablation - The losses in glacial budget are products of ablation. In most glaciers, melting constitutes the majority of ablation, but evaporation, sublimation (direct conversion of ice to water vapor), wind erosion, and calving also contribute to net loss. Source: Katie KellerLynn Ablation Zone - The ablation zone is that part of a glacier's surface over which ablation (wastage, primarily melting) exceeds accumulation each year. Source: Sharp (1988) Abolition - Abolition is the act of abolishing—to end the observance or effect of—as in the abolition of slavery. Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.) Abrasion - Abrasion is the mechanical wearing, grinding, scraping, or rubbing away (or down) of a rock surface by friction and impact, in this case by rocks and rock fragments frozen in a glacier. Source: Katie KellerLynn Accretion - Accretion is a theory of continental growth by the addition of successive terrances to the craton. Also, the term is used for the process by which the Earth grew from a small nucleus by the gradual addition of solid bodies such as meteorites, asteroids, or planetesimals, formerly revolving about the Sun in independent orbits, but eventually drawn by gravitation to Eath and incorporated with it. Source: Bates and Jackson (1984) Accumulation - Accumulation is the addition of ice and snow to a glacier. This occurs through a variety of processes including precipitation and wind deposition. Source: Katie KellerLynn Accumulation Zone - The part of a glacier's surface over which more snow is deposited than is ablated (wasted away) each year is called the accumulation zone. Source: Sharp (1988) Acid Rain - Coal contains varying amounts of sulfur, which upon burning, are converted to sulfur dioxide. This latter compound forms sulfurous acid by combining with water, and eventually the sulfurous acid is oxidized by the atmosphere to sulfuric acid, which gets rained out onto the land downwind of coal-burning installations. Source: Skinner and Porter (1995) Active Margin - An active margin is another name for a convergent plate boundary, that is, a boundary between two segments of Earth’s lithosphere (plates) that are moving toward each other. It is synonymous with subduction zone. Source: Katie KellerLynn Advance - An advance is an increase in the length of a glacier compared to a previous point in time. As ice in a glacier is always moving forward, its terminus advances when less ice is lost at the terminus as a result of melting or calving than reaches the terminus. Source: Bruce Molnia Alfisols - Soils with a subsoil accumulation of silicate clay that are moderately weathered (have a high base saturation). Source: Kohnke and Franzmeier (1995) Algae - A diverse group of organisms that survive in different types of habitats. From the dry desert, to the Arctic Circle, to boiling springs these organisms have found a way to extract enough from their environment to live in even the harshest surroundings. They range in size from microscopic to meters in length and in complexity from single-celled to complex organisms that would rival even large plants. Though these organisms may look like the true, "higher," plants, they are anything but, since they do not have roots or true stems and leaves. Source: University of Florida and Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Web site Algal Mat - Various species of algae can grow in dense mats at the bottoms of nutrient enriched lakes, spring fed systems, or intertidal areas. These mats produce gasses during photosynthesis that often causes the mats to rise to the surface. At the surface, winds pile the algal mats against shorelines or in navigation channels; these mats can be several acres in size. Source: University of Florida and Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Web site Alien Species - With respect to a partic


In which range of mountains are the two highest peaks Aconcagua and Ojos Del Salado?

Ojo’s Del Salado (6893m) With Aconcagua (6962m) | Climbing South America Home » Ojo’s Del Salado (6893m) With Aconcagua (6962m) Ojo’s Del Salado (6893m) With Aconcagua (6962m) tab general Climbing and Mountaineering The high desert of the Chilean plateau east of Copiapó, above Chañaral, is well known by world mountaineers for having the highest concentration six thousand meter peaks in the world. What makes it even more unique is that many of these peaks are volcanoes. Hidden amongst them are the two peaks of Vn Copiapó, and Vn Ojos del Salado which we propose to climb. First we will attempt Vn. Copiapó as part of our acclimatization and then Vn. Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world. During the trip we travel through stunningly diverse landscapes, and from the summits of both peaks the 360-degree panorama is beyond words. After our attempt on Ojo`s del Salado we drive into Argentina and make our way south towards the city of Mendoza. From Mendoza we head out to Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas (6962m). Our attempt will be a quick ascent as we will have already acclimatized to the altitude on Ojos del Salado. This part of the Andes is noticeably different from the barren mountains we will have just visited in Chile, especially the lowlands were verdant vineyards dominate the landscape. Document:  Dry season: days are mild and nights Highlights:  Visiting the Atacama desert, Climbing the two highest mountains in South America. Visiting Chile and Argentina Tour starts in:  Prices include: Professional English speaking guide, Guide ratio 3 to 1 Meals as mentioned, including drinks at camp meals and restaurants (B – breakfast, L – Lunch, D – dinner) Full private transport for all days 2 Night’s at the CONAF ranger station Laguna Negro Francisco 5 Night’s Hotel ( Copiapo, Chile chico, Mendoza amd Penitents) 5 days base camp services at Aconcagua Mules to carry gear up to base camp and back down for Aconcagua Full camp, includes: tents, kitchen equipment, chairs, tables, dinning tent etc Cook Climbing permit for Ojos del Salado and Aconcagua Extra services not mentioned in the program Tips Per person $5700 US, based on 4 people minimum Itinerary Description Day 1: Copiapo Airport - Copiapo (200m) Transfer to hotel, meeting with guide and question time. Later we have a welcome dinner 45 mins (D) Hotel Day 2: Copiapo – Valle Chico (3000m) In the morning we head out for the drive up to the Altiplano. The road heads east up the dry valleys. Scenery changes from dry mountains to rivers in the lower valleys. Our camp is along the road in one of the dry valleys. This first night is part of our acclimatizing before we head up to the Altiplano. 3 – 4 hours Driving (BLD) camping Day 3: Valle Chico - Laguna Santa Rosa (3800m) We make a short walk in the morning near area, which is all part of our acclimatizing. After lunch we pack up camp and drive to our second camp site. The road takes us to the pass of, Portezuelo Maricunga, at 4125m above sea level. From the pass we head down to laguna Santa Rosa and Maricunga Salt Flat. Near the Laguna is a small hut where we make our second camp, at 3800m. We are in the middle of the Chilean high plateau, which is the most southern part of the Atacama Desert and the home of a very diverse wildlife, such as flamingos and foxes. In the evening we can make a short walk, where we have the chance see local flora and fauna where there is a large variety of birds. 2 – 3 hours (BLD) camping Day 4: Laguna Santa Rosa – Siete Hermanos (4950m) - Laguna Santa Rosa After breakfast we begin our acclimatization process by climbing the easy summit of Cerro Siete Hermanos, after which we return to our camp. We will probably meet some guanaco's families (Lama Guanicoe) during the climb. 6 - 7 hours (BLD) camping Day 5: Laguna Santa Rosa – Mina Marte – Laguna Negro Francisco (4100m) Our drive today takes us through an incredible landscape that leads us to Laguna Del Negro Francisco (4200m) during the drive we pass Mina Marte, an abandoned gold mine in the middle of the Chilean high plateau.


Which British author, born in Torquay on September 15th 1890 married her first husband Archibald who she divorced in 1928? She married her second husband Max Mallowan in 1930, a partnership that was to last for 46 years.

Agatha Christie Biography Agatha Christie Detailed Biography: Agatha Christie was a very prolific British author of mystery novels and short stories, creator of Hercule Poirot , the Belgian detective, and Miss Jane Marple . Christie wrote more than 70 detective novels under the surname of her first husband, Colonel Archibald Christie . Agatha Christie also published a series of romances under the name of Mary Westmacott , and a children's book. Agatha Christie ( Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller ) was born in Torquay, in the county of Devon, as the daughter of Frederick Alvah Miller , an American with a moderate private income, and Clarissa Miller ( Clarissa Margaret Boehmer ). The Millers, Agatha 's parents, had two other children: Margaret Frary Miller (1879–1950), called Madge, who was eleven years Agatha Christie 's senior, and Louis Montant Miller (1880–1929), called Monty, ten years older than Agatha . Later, in her autobiography, Agatha Christie would refer to her brother as "an amiable scapegrace of a brother". Agatha 's father died when she was a child. Agatha Christie was at educated home, where her mother encouraged her to write from very early age. With her mother’s encouragement, Agatha Christie had already begun to write both stories and poetry. Agatha had some success with her poems, some of which were published in Poetry Reviews, but fared less well with her short stories, which she regularly submitted without success to various magazines. Agatha began a novel, which she entitled, Snow upon the Desert , and solicited the help of a local author and family friend, Eden Phillpotts. He gave Agatha advice and in due course the novel was submitted to this literary agent in London. But the interview between the literary agent and the budding young author was not a success and the novel was discarded. At sixteen Agatha was sent to school in Paris where she studied singing and piano. Agatha Christie was an accomplished pianist but her stage fright and shyness prevented her from pursuing a career in music. In her books Agatha Christie seldom referred to music, although her detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple , show interest in opera and Poirot sings in THE ABC MURDERS (1936) a World War I song. Now in her early 20s, Agatha was in considerable demand by any number of young men and in due course, while engaged to someone else, she met and fell in love with a young officer in the Field Artillery, one Archie Christie . On Christmas Eve 1914 Agatha Miller married Archibald Christie , an officer in the Flying Royal Corps who was beginning to earn a reputation as an aviator ace. Agatha and Archie had one daughter, Rosalind Hicks , who was born in 1919. During World War I Agatha Christie worked in a Red Cross Hospital in Torquay as a nurse. After two years of nursing, Agatha Christie graduated to the dispensary, where she acquired a knowledge of poisons that was to yield dividends in due course. Christie had already considered writing a detective novel, but her sister Madge was dismissive of the idea. Now perhaps encouraged by the proximity of the poison cabinet, Agatha Christie decided to prove her sister wrong. Agatha chose a setting, a country house in a small Essex village, and a method, poison, and most importantly invented a detective, a retired Belgian policeman by the name of Hercule Poirot . With the necessary ingredients in place Christie set to work and wrote steadily until, about half way through, she became stuck. Following family suggestions, Agatha Christie took herself off to a remote hotel in the middle of Dartmoor and immersed herself in her writing, finishing the manuscript within a fortnight in the summer of 1916. Agatha Christie 's husband, home on leave, enjoyed the story, entitled the Mysterious Affair at Styles , and recommended that the manuscript be submitted to Methuen where a friend of his was a director. But Methuen sat on the novel for 6 months before rejecting it, and another publisher was approached with a similar result. Agatha Christie sent her manuscript to yet a third publisher, The Bo


Famed for her role in politics and born in 1921, what is the much more famous name of Anne Francis Robbins?

Anne Frances Reagan (Robbins), First Lady (1921 - 2016) - Genealogy half brother About Nancy Davis Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921) was an American actress and the wife of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was born in New York; her parents divorced soon after her birth and she grew up in Maryland, living with an aunt and uncle while her mother pursued acting jobs. As Nancy Davis, she was an actress in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, starring in films such as Donovan's Brain, Night into Morning, and Hellcats of the Navy. In 1952 she married Ronald Reagan, who was then president of the Screen Actors Guild, and they had two children. Nancy was the First Lady of California when her husband was Governor from 1967 to 1975. In that capacity, she began work with the Foster Grandparents Program. Nancy Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981 following her husband's victory, but was criticised early in his first term largely due to her decision to replace the White House china. Nancy restored a Kennedy-esque glamour to the White House following years of lax formality, and her interest in high-end fashion garnered much attention, as well as criticism. She championed recreational drug prevention causes by founding the "Just Say No" drug awareness campaign, which was considered her major initiative as first lady. Always protective of her husband, more controversy ensued when it was revealed in 1988 that she had consulted an astrologer to assist in planning the president's schedule after the 1981 assassination attempt on her husband. The Reagans retired to their home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California in 1989. Nancy devoted most of her time to caring for her ailing husband, diagnosed in 1994 with Alzheimer's disease, until his death in 2004. Nancy Reagan has remained active within the Reagan Library and in politics, particularly in support of stem-cell research. Early life nne Frances Robbins was born on July 6, 1921,[3][4] at Manhattan's Sloane Hospital for Women in New York,[5][6] the only child of car salesman Kenneth Seymour Robbins (1894–1972)[7] and his actress wife, Edith Luckett (1888–1987).[1][2][8] Her godmother was silent-film-star Alla Nazimova.[9] She lived for her first two years in Flushing, Queens, in New York.[10] While her parents divorced soon after her birth, they had already been separated for some time.[11] As her mother traveled the country to pursue acting jobs, Nancy was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next six years by her aunt Virginia and uncle Audley Gailbraith.[12] Nancy describes longing for her mother during those years: "My favorite times were when Mother had a job in New York, and Aunt Virgie would take me by train to stay with her."[13] In 1929, her mother married Loyal Davis (1896–1982), a prominent, politically conservative neurosurgeon who moved the family to Chicago.[3] Nancy and her stepfather got along very well;[14] she would later write that he was "a man of great integrity who exemplified old-fashioned values".[15] He formally adopted her in 1935,[3] and she would always refer to him as her father.[14] At the time of the adoption, her name was legally changed to Nancy Davis (since birth, she had commonly been called Nancy).[11] She attended the Girls' Latin School of Chicago (describing herself as an average student), graduated in 1939, and later attended Smith College in Massachusetts, where she majored in English and drama and graduated in 1943. Acting career Following her graduation, Davis held jobs in Chicago as a sales clerk in Marshall Field's department store and as a nurse's aide.[8] With the help of her mother's colleagues in theatre, including Zasu Pitts, Walter Huston, and Spencer Tracy,[14] she pursued a career as a professional actress. She first gained a part in Pitts' 1945 road tour of Ramshackle Inn,[3][8] moving to New York City. She landed the role of Si-Tchun, a lady-in-waiting,[17] in the 1946 Broadway musical about t


What five letter name was given to the implement of corporal punishment used mainly in Scottish schools that consisted of a strap of leather with one end split into a number of tails?

VoyForums: ProSpank [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Sharon, 23:06:17 11/24/09 Tue [1] >I live at home with my Mom and working part time and >going to Jr College. Ihave to admit I've been pretty >bad, getting in late. not helping around the house. >Mom decided to start using physical punishment again. >Last week a got spanked , first time since 16 or so. >She even borrowd a paddle from my Aunt . I found out >its still effective but also a lot ,ore embarrassing >when you're older. I am esp embarrassed that my Aunt >knows I still get spanked , and Mom seems open to >discussing my punishments with her friends. Ralph, you are living under parents' root and ought to follow family rules. For violation family rules you have to be punished. If spanking is punishment in your family, you must be punished despite your age. By the way, I don't think that you are too old for spanking. My oldest is 17 now, but for his foolish acts I blister his behind the same as behinds his younger siblings. My friends have 20-year-old son, who is college student, however, about 2 months ago, he was spanked together with 15-year-old brother. [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Ralph, 06:44:23 11/25/09 Wed [1] to sharon ; but I'm upset she tells others , her freinds, etc that i still get spanked [> [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Sharon, 21:59:45 11/25/09 Wed [1] >to sharon ; but I'm upset she tells others , her >freinds, etc that i still get spanked to Ralph : I think her friends understand that boys deserve punishment for violation of family rules and many boys are spanked by parents. Perhaps, friends of your mother spank own children too. It's usual method for improvement disobedient boys and teens. [ Edit | View ] [> [> [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- ralph, 08:07:13 11/26/09 Thu [1] My Aunt wants her paddle back that Mom borrowed , and Mom needs one for me. She has a freind that has a craft shop , she is thinking of having her make one , Would that be best source. I agree with you about other parents but i don't think you understand . Not very many older teens are spanked and that is what is embarrassing to me [> [> [> [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Sharon, 09:36:15 11/27/09 Fri [1] >My Aunt wants her paddle back that Mom borrowed , and >Mom needs one for me. She has a freind that has a >craft shop , she is thinking of having her make one , >Would that be best source. I agree with you about >other parents but i don't think you understand . Not >very many older teens are spanked and that is what is >embarrassing to me Ralph, shame is part of punishment, if you violate family rules. Be good and obedient and your mom won't spank you. You are lucky that nobody see your punishment, although, sometimes, spanking in front witnesses (except members of family, who can see sibling's spanking always) is useful. [ Edit | View ] [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Ralph, 13:29:29 11/27/09 Fri [1] thanks for your advice . my Mom made me go to the craftshop and order the paddle from her friend.although she was kinda admused she said i could not believe hiw many spanking paddles had been ordered for naughty kids and teen who most certainly needed a good warmed bottom 9as she put it). she told me to tell mom she thourghly agrees with her. [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: age 19 1/2 -- Charles Edwards, 14:36:23 12/06/09 Sun [1] > Ralph would certainly not like the lack of privacy that the teen boy and girl of friends of mine have to go along with . I stayed at their home for about a week and was surprised that the parents carry out discipline on their two in the lounge no matter who may be present as a visitor . The boy is about fourteen and their daughter twelve . One evening after we had eaten I was watching some television when the dad came into the room and told me that he had to spank both his children for some discobedience at their school. I said that I would go up to my room until they had received their discipline . But to my surprise both parents asked me to stay to add weight to the family decision to spank them . He called both of them in and put a chair in the middle of the room . There was some sobbin