What English word from French meaning literally 'cold blood' refers to (a person's) composure under pressure?

Common French words also common in English : The Good Life France In the manner of/in the style of […] à la carte Literally – on the menu; in restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal à la mode Idiomatic: in the style; in the United States, the phrase is used to describe a dessert with an accompanying scoop of ice cream (example: apple pie à la mode).However, in French, it is a culinary term usually meaning cooked with ale and some carrots and onions (example: boeuf à la mode) Adieu Farewell; literally means “to God,” it carries more weight than “au revoir” (“goodbye,” literally “Until re-seeing”); it is definitive, implying you will never see the other person again; depending on the context, misuse of this term can be considered as an insult, as one may wish for the other person’s death or say that you do not wish to see the other person ever again while alive Adroit Dexterous, skilful, clever, in French: habile, as a “right-handed” person would be using his “right” hand, as opposed to his left one with which he would be “gauche” meaning “clumsy” Aide-mémoire “Memory aid”; an object or memorandum to assist in remembrance, or a diplomatic paper proposing the major points of discussion Aperitif A before-meal drink (in colloquial French, it is shortened as “apéro”). In French, it means either the drink or food (amuse-gueules) taken before a meal Armoire Type of cabinet; wardrobe Art nouveau A style of decoration and architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It takes a capital in French (Art nouveau) Attaché A person attached to an embassy; in French it is also the past participle of the verb attacher (= to fasten, to tighten, to be linked) Au contraire Being conversant in or with, or instructed in or with Au pair A young foreigner who does domestic chores in exchange for room and board. Avant-garde Applied to cutting-edge or radically innovative movements in art, music and literature; figuratively “on the edge,” literally, a military term, meaning “vanguard” (which is a corruption of avant-garde) or “advance guard,” in other words, “first to attack” (antonym of arrière-garde) B A classical type of dance Beau geste Literally “beautiful gesture”, a gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance Belle Époque A period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I Blasé Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity, jaded Bon appétit Literally “good appetite”; enjoy your meal Bon vivant One who enjoys the good life, an epicurean Bon voyage Literally “good journey”; have a good trip! Bourgeois Member of the bourgeoisie. The word used to refer to shopkeepers living in towns in the Middle Ages. Now the term is derogatory, and it applies to a person whose beliefs, attitudes, and practices are conventionally middle-class Bouquet A handful of flowers Bric-à-brac Small ornamental objects, less valuable than antiques; a collection of old furniture, china, plates and curiosities Brunette Brown-haired girl. For brown-haired man, French uses brun and for a woman brune. “Brunette” is rarely used in French, unless in old literature, and its masculine form, “brunet” (for a boy), is almost unheard of Bureau Office. Also means “desk” in French C Cache Collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place (such as in an oubliette) Café Coffee shop (also used in French for “coffee”) Carte blanche Unlimited authority; literally “white card” (i.e. blank cheque) Chaise longue A long chair for reclining; (also rendered chaise lounge or chase lounge by folk etymology). Charlatan A person who is a fraud, a fake, a hoaxer, a deceiver, a con artist. Chauffeur A hairstyle worn in a roll at the nape of the neck Cliché Literally negative; trite through overuse; a stereotype Clique A small exclusive group of friends Comme ci, comme ça “Like this, like that”; so-so, neither good nor bad. In French, use. couci-couça. Communiqué Literally communicated; an official communication Concierge Recepti


The deeply inaccessible lakes Vostok, Whillans, and Ellsworth are in the?

Explainer: Antarctica, land of lakes | Science News for Students Explainer: Antarctica, land of lakes There are many, although they tend to be buried under rivers of ice Sep 4, 2013 — 4:37 pm EST A thick layer of ice covers Lake Fryxell, just one of the many lakes in Antarctica.  Joe Mastroianni, NSF/Wikimedia Commons Antarctica’s ice isn’t stuck tight, frozen onto the continent like frigid glue. In many places, liquid water sits between the ice and the ground beneath it. This water forms because heat seeping from inside the Earth gradually melts away the bottom of the ice sheet. Layers of water, thinner than a few stacked coins, melt off of the bottom of the ice each year. This water collects in low places, forming lakes. The water flows from one lake to another. Eventually it empties into the ocean. Scientists have used ice-penetrating radar and other methods to look for water under the ice. In the process, they discovered more than 200 of these subglacial lakes hiding deep below the ice surface. Most are only a few kilometers across. The largest, called Lake Vostok, is 250 kilometers (160 miles) long and 50 kilometers (30 miles) across. It holds about as much water as Lake Michigan, making it the seventh-largest lake on Earth. Lake Vostok has probably been buried under ice for at least 15 million years. Many other subglacial lakes are a bit younger. The water in all of these lakes comes from snow that fell onto the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet long ago. Water is constantly flowing out of a subglacial lake. It is replaced by new water that flows in. The exchange process is slow. As a result, the water in the lakes has not seen the light of day for up to 500,000 years. For the past two decades, biologists have wondered what kind of life might survive in these isolated lakes. The first indirect clues began emerging in 1998. Scientists drilling into the ice a few meters above Lake Vostok found layers that came from lake water that had frozen thousands of years earlier. Some single-celled microbes were found in that ancient lake ice. Most of the microbes were dead, but a few still seemed able to grow. Then, in early 2013, one researcher even reported finding the DNA of a few animals in this lake ice. The researcher claimed that crustaceans, fish, worms and clams might actually still live in Lake Vostok. Many of these claims inspired skepticism from other scientists — especially the claim about animals. Remember: Those claims came from an analysis of the water above, not in, the lake. But such controversy has made scientists even more anxious to get direct samples of water from the buried lakes. And between December 2012 and January 2013, three teams tried to retrieve samples from three different subglacial lakes in Antarctica. A British team tried — and failed — to drill into Lake Ellsworth, buried under 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) of ice. Problems steering their drill 300 meters (1,000 feet) down in the ice forced them to abandon efforts for the year. Two other attempts succeeded. An American team penetrated Lake Whillans, buried under 800 meters (0.5 miles) of ice. And a Russian team drilled down to Lake Vostok, buried under 3.7 kilometers (2.5 miles) of ice. The subglacial face of Antarctica is as varied as the landscape of any other continent. It includes high mountains, deep valleys, soggy swamps and wide, flat deltas where rivers flow into the ocean. Drilling into these three lakes gave scientists a chance to sample that variety. Each lake is different. Lake Vostok is a deep “rift lake,” formed by a split in Earth’s crust. It may contain volcanic vents where hot water gushes from deep inside the Earth. Minerals in that water could provide food for exotic life — maybe even the animals that were claimed to live there. Lake Ellsworth sits in an ancient fjord — a deep mountain valley that a glacier carved long ago as it oozed from the land into the sea. Lake Whillans resembles one of the many shallow, swampy lakes that dot northern Minnesota in the U.S Midwest. Scientists found living microbes in the water they retrie


UK road signs for tourist destinations and places of interest are normally a white icon on what colour background?

United Kingdom travel guide - Wikitravel UTC +1 during "British Summer Time" (BST) Emergencies dial 999 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom or the UK) is a constitutional monarchy comprising much of the British Isles . This Union is more than 300 years old and comprises four constituent nations: England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland . It occupies all of the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern portion of the island of Ireland and most of the remaining British Isles. The UK is an island nation, but shares a open land border with Ireland . It neighbours several countries by sea, including France , Belgium , the Netherlands , Germany , Portugal , Spain , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , the Faroe Islands and Iceland . The UK today is a diverse patchwork of native and immigrant cultures, possessing a fascinating history and dynamic modern culture, both of which remain hugely influential in the wider world. Although Britannia no longer rules the waves, the UK is still an overwhelmingly popular destination for many travellers. Its capital and largest city of London is, along with New York , often reckoned to be one of only two cities of truly global importance but many come to see quaint villages and the beautiful and quickly changing countryside. Understand[ edit ] It's important to remember that the Republic of Ireland is a completely separate state from the United Kingdom, that seceded from the Union in 1922 and gained full independence in 1937. Home nations[ edit ] The 'Great' in Great Britain (Britannia Major in Roman times; Grande-Bretagne in French) is to distinguish it from the other, smaller "Britain": Brittany (Britannia Minor; Bretagne) in northwestern France . However, for a geographer "Great Britain" ("GB") refers just to the single largest island in the British Isles that has most of the land area of Scotland, England and Wales. In normal usage it is a collective term for all those three nations together. Great Britain became part of the United Kingdom when the Irish and British parliaments merged in 1801 to form the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". This was changed to "... and Northern Ireland" when all but the six Northern Irish counties seceded from the Union in 1922 after a treaty granting Irish home rule. "Britain" is simply another name for the United Kingdom, and does include Northern Ireland, despite common misconceptions otherwise. The flag of the United Kingdom is popularly known as the Union Jack or, more properly, Union Flag. It comprises the flags of St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland and the St. Patrick's Cross of Ireland superimposed on each other. Within England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the flags of each nation are commonly used. The St. Patrick's Cross flag is often seen on St. Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland. Since the Republic of Ireland split from the UK though, St. Patrick's Saltire is not used for Northern Ireland, as it represented the whole of the island of Ireland. A flag (known as the "Ulster Banner") was designed for Northern Ireland in the 1920s, which was based on the flag of Ulster (similar in appearance to the Saint George's Cross flag of England) and includes a Red Hand of Ulster and a crown. Although the flag's official status ended with the dissolving of the province's devolved government in the early 1970s, it can still be seen in Northern Ireland, particularly among the Loyalist community and on sporting occasions. As Wales was politically integrated into the English kingdom hundreds of years ago, its flag was not incorporated into the Union Jack. The Welsh flag features the Red Dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd, superimposed on the Tudor colours of green and white. Crown Dependencies[ edit ] Map showing how far away many Overseas territories are from the UK (click image to see enlargements) You don't have to be British to vote in the UK! British, Irish, EU and qualifying Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over qualify to register to vote in UK elections in the borough where they


The 1805 Battle of Austerlitz was a major victory for which commander?

Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805 Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805 Aftermath Background The battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805), or the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's most impressive victories and saw him inflict a crushing defeat on an Austro-Russian army, in the process knocking Austrian out of the War of the Third Coalition. At the start of the War of the Third Coalition the Austrians and Russians prepared for operations on a wide front. The largest Austrian army, under the Archduke Charles, was sent to Italy where Napoleon had won his earlier great victories and where he was expected to return in 1805. A smaller Austrian army, under General Mack , advanced west along the Danube to invade Bavaria, and ended up at Ulm. A number of Russian armies were making their way into Austria and were expected to arrive soon. Napoleon didn't act as expected. Instead he decided to attack across the Rhine in the hope that he could defeat Mack's army before the Russians arrived, then eliminate the Russians before Charles could return from Italy. The first part of the plan was a great success. The French crossed the Rhine and swept through Germany, reaching the Danube well to the east of Ulm. Mack missed a number of chances to escape from the trap after all but one division of the French army moved to the south bank of the river, but Napoleon soon recovered from this mistake, and on 20 October Mack and most of his command surrendered at Ulm . Jean-de-Dieu Soult The triumph at Ulm was followed by Napoleon's first failure of the campaign. The first of the Russian armies, under Kutuzov , had finally crossed the Danube and was advancing west towards Ulm when Mack surrendered. Kutuzov was now Napoleon's next target, but the Russians were able to outrun the French, and crossed to the north bank of the Danube to the west of Vienna. The French were able to occupy the Austrian capital and also captured a key bridge across the Danube intact, but Kutuzov was able to escape north to Olmutz where he joined up with a second Russian force under Buxhowden and some scattered Austrian forces. He was also joined by Tsar Alexander and the Emperor Francis. Napoleon followed the Russians north from Vienna, before calling a halt to the pursuit and pausing for a rest at Brunn, south-west of the Allied position. At their most advanced the French positions extended past Austerlitz, which Soult's infantry captured on 21 November. Napoleon was now in a very dangerous position. His army was tired and was hundreds of miles from home in the middle of enemy territory. He had to detach strong forces to guard his flanks, while his opponents were expected sizable reinforcements. The Archduke Ferdinand was approaching from the north-west. The Archdukes Charles and John were coming from Italy, although would probably arrive too late. Nearer to hand were 4,000 Austrians under Merveldt and 12,000 Russians under Essen. These two forces actually joined the defeated Allied army two and four days after the battle! Napoleon was already outnumbered and the situation could only get worse. He realised that his best chance of avoiding a potentially disastrous retreat was to win a crushing battlefield victory. Even a standard victory wouldn't be enough, with enemy reinforcements on their way from every direction. Napoleon's Plan The French army was now quite scattered. Murat's cavalry reserve and IV Corps (Soult) were east of Brunn facing the Allies. The Guard and Lannes (V Corps) were at Brunn. Bernadotte's I Corps was north-west of Brunn guarding against the Archduke Ferdinand. Davout's III Corps was near Vienna, but part of it would reach the battlefield in time to take part in the fighting. The number of troops on each sides isn't entirely certain, but the Allies had around 85,000 men while Napoleon fought with around 73,000.  Davout, 1770-1823 Other parts of Napoleon's army weren't close enough to take part in the battle – Mortier's VIII Corps remained around Vienna, Marmont's II Corps was watchi


What 'white-tail' species grew in such numbers in US Washington DC parklands as to prompt radical control measures in 2012?

Peter N. Kirstein - Part 13Peter N. Kirstein | Work for Peace! Protect Academic Freedom! Defend Critical Thinking in the Academy! Background Howard Zinn Arrested in Civil Rights Movement | Page 13 Peter N. Kirstein Posted on October 18, 2009 by Peter Kirstein This paper was presented at the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area ( ACCA ) Symposium on Pedagogy at  Lewis University, October 17, 2009. The proposal was submitted prior to its publication which appeared a few weeks before the conference.* It also includes transgressions and assaults from other opponents of progressive exchange in the classroom such as Daniel Pipes’s conformist Campus Watch and the noted conservative editor and author David Horowitz . During war, American democracy is imperiled less by external threats than by demands for internal conformity that restrict free speech. Despite the mythic belief that America’s wars extend democracy and preserve civil liberties, they frequently are accompanied by rampant nationalism that dehumanizes the enemy and demands reverential patriotism. “War is the health of the state” was the sardonic observation of essayist and progressive intellectual Randolph Bourne during World War I when ruling elites maximized their power  by seeking total allegiance to the state. [1] Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler abolished academic freedom on his campus in 1917 during the Great War when he issued at commencement a “warning to any among us … who are not with whole heart and mind and strength committed to fight with us to make the whole world safe for democracy.” [2] Edward Bemis may have been the first professor dismissed for extramural activities while teaching at the University of Chicago. He tried to mediate an end to the epic Pullman Strike in 1894. Scott Nearing, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania, became the first fired progressive professor for opposing child labor in the coal mines in 1915. [3] Supporting antiwar and internationalist activism have replaced antiestablishment economic advocacy as the most likely to unleash challenges  to academic freedom. During the height of cold-war McCarthyism from 1952 to 1954, nationalistic show trials and suppression of dissent was notorious when hundreds of academics were fired for resisting congressional inquiries into alleged Communist Party affiliation. First Amendment and Fifth Amendment efforts to avoid self-incrimination were disallowed by this crusade for militant anticommunism. Thirty-seven presidents from leading universities issued a statement disparaging the “fitness” of any professor unwilling to report or silence alleged communists or opponents of the cold war. Also, hundreds of secondary-school teachers were purged after a “local loyalty probe” or following testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. [4] Academic freedom is defined by the landmark American Association of University Professors “1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure.” Academic freedom gives professors the right to pursue research and publish its results; academicians have “freedom in the classroom” to determine their pedagogy. Instructors have the right to “speak and write as citizens …[and] should be free from institutional censorship or discipline.” [5] Professors should strive for accuracy, respect the opinions of others, and not claim to speak for their institution. [6] “A faculty member’s expression of opinion as a citizen cannot constitute grounds for dismissal unless it clearly demonstrates the faculty member’s unfitness to serve. Extramural utterances rarely bear upon the faculty member’s fitness for continuing service. …In a democratic society freedom of speech is an indispensable right of the citizen.” [7] In Keyishian v. Board of Regents, academic freedom was dramatically elevated by the Supreme Court to a quasi-constitutional right. Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. delivered the majority opinion: Our Nation is deeply committed to safeguarding academic freedom which is of transcendent value to all of us and not merely to the


What nationality (at 2012, and at founding) are the corporations Samsung, Hyundai and LG?

History - Corporate Profile - About Samsung - Samsung Corporate profile About our US divisions From its inception as a small export business in Taegu, Korea, Samsung has grown to become one of the world's leading electronics companies, specializing in digital appliances and media, semiconductors, memory, and system integration. Today Samsung's innovative and top quality products and processes are world recognized. This timeline captures the major milestones in Samsung's history, showing how the company expanded its product lines and reach, grew its revenue and market share, and has followed its mission of making life better for consumers around the world. * Samsung's History Menu Link 1938-1969 Samsung's Beginnings On March 1, 1938, founding chairman Byung-Chull Lee started a business in Taegu, Korea, with 30,000 won. At the start, his business focused primarily on trade export, selling dried Korean fish, vegetables, and fruit to Manchuria and Beijing. In little more than a decade, Samsung-which means "three stars" in Korean-would have its own flour mills and confectionery machines, its own manufacturing and sales operations, and ultimately evolve to become the modern global corporation that still bears the same name today. 1938-1969 Samsung's Beginnings Black-and-white TV (model: P-3202) production started by Samsung-Sanyo 1969 Samsung-Sanyo Electronics established (renamed Samsung Electro-Mechanics in March 1975 and merged with Samsung Electronics in March 1977) 1966 Joong-Ang Development established (known today as Samsung Everland) 1963 DongBang Life Insurance acquired (renamed Samsung Life Insurance in July 1989) 1958 Ankuk Fire & Marine Insurance acquired (renamed Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in October 1993) 1954 Samsung Moolsan established (now Samsung Corporation) 1938 Copyright © 1995-2016 SAMSUNG All Rights reserved. Welcome to Samsung Sign up & get 10% off Sign up and get 10% off your first order of $100 or more! Shop Samsung.com to find the best tech at the best prices and recieve news on our latest technology and exclusive offers.* SUBMIT *Exclusion apply. Order must be a minimumm of $100 or more. Offer valid only for new Samsung.com customers. Must sign up for emails by 11/12/16. Promo code must be used by 11/19. Thanks for Check your inbox for a discount code for 10% off your first purchase. Welcome back.


What film won five Oscars in 2012 including Best Actor, Original Score and Costume Design?

Oscars 2012: The Artist triumphs with five Academy Awards - Telegraph Oscars Oscars 2012: The Artist triumphs with five Academy Awards Meryl Streep won her third Oscar last night, but The Artist was evening's big  winner taking five awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best  Director. Follow The Artist , a black and white tribute to Hollywood's golden age, is the first silent film to take the main award since the Oscars began 83 years ago. The film, which has been described as the most joyful movie of the year, took three of the five big awards at this year's Oscars including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Michel Hazanavicius beat off competition from veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese to take Best Director. Hazanavicius took the film's dog star Uggie up on stage to thank him but added, ""I think he doesn't care." He also paid tribute to his wife, Berenice Bejo, who lost out on the supporting actress award to Octavia Spencer. Related Articles Christopher Plummer, 82, wins first Oscar 27 Feb 2012 "You inspired the movie and you're the soul of the movie and the positive feeling of the movie. Thank you for being in the movie and in my life". He paid tribute to his own cinematic hero, saying: "I want to thank three persons, I want to thank Billy Wilder, I want to thank Billy Wilder and I want to thank Billy Wilder". Dujardin, collecting the Best Actor award he said: "If George Valentin could speak, he would say 'Wow! Victorie! Genial! Merci!'" He thanked Douglas Fairbanks Junior for inspiring his role as the silent film hero. The Artist also took the awards for costume design and origianl score. The Best Actress Oscar was presented by Colin Firth to Streep whom he described as "unreasonably good" in her role as former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady . The actress joked she could hear "half of America going 'oh no"' when her name was read out before thanking her husband, Don Gummer, and also her long-time colleague, J Roy Helland, who picked up the make-up award earlier in the night for his work on the film. She said: "I really want to thank all my colleagues, all my friends, I look out here and see my life before my eyes, my old friends, my new friends and really this is such a great honour but the thing that counts the most with me is the friendships and the love and the sheer joy we have shared making movies together." Christopher Plummer, 82, became the oldest actor ever to win an Oscar. He held up his statuette and said: "You're only two years older than me darling, where have you been all my life?" He paid tribute to his co-star in Beginners, Ewan McGregor, whom he said he would "happily share this award with, if I had any decency, but I don't". Speaking backstage, he said: "Well, it is sort of a renewal, it's not a beginning exactly, but it has recharged me and I hope I can do it for another 10 years at least. I'm going to drop dead wherever I am, on stage or on the set. We don't retire in our profession, thank God." Octavia Spencer accepted her supporting actress award from Christian Bale for her role in The Help . The tearful actress, who was given a standing ovation, thanked the academy for "putting me with the hottest guy in the room" before thanking her family in Los Angeles and Alabama. Fighting back the tears, she ended by saying: "Please wrap up, I'm wrapping up, I'm sorry I'm freaking out. Thank you world." Another ode to old Hollywood, Martin Scorsese's 3D Hugo also picked up five awards but in technical categories including cinematography and art direction. The award for adapted screenplay went to the George Clooney film, The Descendants , while Woody Allen won the original screenplay Oscar for Midnight in Paris . The veteran star famously rarely attends the Oscars so Angelina Jolie accepted it on behalf of the academy. The six stars of Bridesmaids handed out prizes for live action short film to Terry and Oorlagh George's Northern Ireland-set The Shore. Mr George dedicated his win to "the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 30 years of war sat down, neg


In Feb 2012 British cruise ships Adonia and Star Princess were refused entry to Ushuaia port in the southern tip of which country?

Falklands Tension: British Cruise Ships Refused Entry To Argentinian Port | The Huffington Post Falklands Tension: British Cruise Ships Refused Entry To Argentinian Port 27/02/2012 16:39 | Updated 28 April 2012 PA Two British cruise ships were refused entry to an Argentinian port today as tension mounted between the UK and the South American country over the Falkland Islands. The P&0 Cruises' ship Adonia and the Princess Cruises' vessel Star Princess were not allowed to dock at Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina. Both vessels, part of the Carnival company cruise fleet, had called at the Falklands on Saturday. Argentina is known to be upset at the deployment of the Duke of Cambridge on the Falklands as the 30th anniversary of the 1982 Falklands War approaches. Adonia is now sailing towards Punta Arenas in Chile - the next port of call on its 87-night South American cruise. The Star Princess is on a 14-night South American cruise which started from Rio de Janeiro on February 18. A Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said: "We are very concerned to hear the Adonia and Star Princess have been refused access to the port of Ushuaia. "There can be no justification for interference in free and legitimate commerce. "British diplomats in Argentina are urgently seeking to clarify the circumstances surrounding this incident, and we are in contact with the company concerned." The FO's travel advice at present reads: "We are currently not advising against travel to Argentine ports, but strongly advise operators to check with local agent before travelling." More:


Moody's, Fitch, and Standard and Poor's are leaders in what market?

Credit ratings: how Fitch, Moody's and S&P rate each country . Visualised - with a spreadsheet | News | theguardian.com How do credit ratings vary by country and by ratings agencies? Economists expect the UK to lose it's coveted AAA rating this year. Phillip Inman has more on the story here, where he writes: Many economists predict at least one of the three main credit ratings agencies – Moody's, Fitch or Standard & Poor's – will declare the UK a bigger lending risk in response to the chancellor's admission in the autumn statement that austerity will run for at least eight years, until 2018, rather than the original five. Last year the UK was given a warning by Fitch when the credit rating outlook was changed to negative , becoming the second ratings agency to put the treasured AAA rating at risk after Moody's made the same move. This signalled a "slightly greater than 50% chance" that Britain would lose its AAA rating with Fitch in the next two years. At the same time as changing the UK's outlook to 'negative' , Moody's made a range of adjustments including downgrades for Italy , Malta , Portugal , Slovenia , Slovakia and Spain . At that time, Moody's also announced France and Austria would share the same fate as the UK with their outlooks being changed to negative. Last October, Standard and Poors (S&P) downgraded Spain's sovereign ratings to BBB-, just one grade above junk status . S&P attached a "negative outlook" to its rating, a warning of another possible downgrade in the medium term. Just days earlier Moody's cut its assessment of Cyprus's government bonds, downgrading them by one notch from Ba3 to B3. The ratings agency cited fragile and weakening banks as the main factor in its decision, stating: In order to maintain appropriate domestic bank capital levels, the Cypriot government will likely need to provide financial support to the country's banks that could threaten the sustainability of the government's debt burden So, who are the ratings agencies? The big three agencies are Fitch , Moody's and Standard & Poors . What they do is assess how likely a borrower is to be able to repay its debts and help those trading debt contracts in the secondary market. That means for those trading debt contracts such as Treasury gilts after they have been issued, ratings agencies help assess a fair price to charge. Ratings agencies have been criticised for having too much clout in jittery markets during the financial crisis. They were widely attacked for failing to warn of the risks posed by certain securities, in particular mortgage-backed securities. Losing your rating or being downgraded can have a fatal effect on your country's ability to borrow money on the markets. Thanks to the three big agencies, we can bring you the ratings of countries around the world as of today. Because each agency's approach is slightly different, we have colour-coded them in three broad categories too. All the ratings have been updated today. Ratings for previous updates last year and in 2011 are in the spreadsheet, so you can see how ratings have changed over time. Can you do something with the data ? Data summary


Brent Crude is the common trading classification for oil sourced from the bed of what sea?

Classification of Crude Oil Classification of Crude Oil What do you think +3/-0 Gender: Classification of Crude Oil « on: May 13, 2013, 07:57:29 PM » Crude oil, or petroleum, and its refined components, collectively termed petrochemicals, are crucial resources in the modern economy. The most common classifications of Crude oil are as follows Brent Blend Brent Blend, comprising 15 oils from fields in the Brent and Ninian systems in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea. The brent crude Oil is landed at Sullom Voe in the Shetlands. Oil production from other parts of the world is often compared to the price of this brent oil, which forms a benchmark for the oil price. Brent Crude Oil is one of the major classifications of oil consisting of Brent Crude, Brent Sweet Light Crude, Oseberg and Forties. Brent Crude oil is produced or sourced from the North Sea. Brent blend is a fairly light crude oil, though not as light as West Texas Intermediate (WTI). It contains approx 0.37% of sulfur, classifying it as Sweet Crude, yet again not as sweet as WTI. Brent blend is ideal for production of Gasoline. It is most often refined in Northwest Europe. West Texas Intermediate West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a type of crude Oil used as a benchmark in establishing oil prices and the underlying commodity of NYMEX (New York Mercantil Exchange) Crude Oil futures trading. This is normally the type of oil referenced in Western news and business reports about crude oil prices, alongside North Sea Brent Blend crude oil. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a very light crude, lighter than Brent crude oil which is fairly light. It contains approx 0.24% sulfur, rating it a "sweet" crude, sweeter than Brent oil. Its properties and production site make it ideal for being refined in the USA, mostly in the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions of the country. Current and historical oil price data for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) can be found at the Energy Infomation Administration, Department of Energy of the US government website www.eia.doe.gov OPEC Basket The "OPEC Basket" consisting of crude Oil from the following countries and names: "Arab Light", which is Crude Oil from Saudi Arabia. "Bonny Light",  which is crude oil from Nigeria. "Fateh", which is crude oil from Dubai, "Isthmus" from Mexico (which is non-OPEC), "Minas" Indonesia. "Saharan Blend"  which is crude oil from Algeria. "Tia Juana Light" from Venezuela. OPEC traditionally try to keep the crude oil price of the Opec Basket between upper and lower price limits, by increasing and decreasing oil production. This makes the measure important for oil market trading analysts. The "OPEC Basket", which is a mixture of both light and heavy crudes, is heavier than both Brent and WTI crude oils. Logged


In what country was the sports goods company Fila first established (1911) and owned?

Fila - Fashion Brand | Brands | The FMD Fila A word from the EIC Partnerships / Cooperations Become a fashion editor on FMD Content / Usage Questions Why am I listed on FMD? How can I submit content? Credifair (credit for your work) DMCA + Content MGMT the pure fashion news agency January 19th Are Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik engaged? Ralph Lauren and Karl Lagerfeld to dress Melania Trump? ASAP Rocky and Boy George Star in Dior Homme's New Campaign Irina Shayk Lands Two Vogue Brazil Covers Hervï¿½ Lï¿½ger Pamella Protzel Scott +1 410 773 3000 ; Fax: +1 410 773 4972 Website Fila Korea about Fila is Italy's largest sportswear manufacturing company, founded in 1911 in Italy, but now based in South Korea. Fila is headed by chairman and CEO Yoon-Soo Yoon. It now has offices in 11 countries worldwide. Fila Holding S.p.A. is a major designer and marketer of athletic and casual footwear, activewear, casual wear, and sportswear for men, women, and children. In footwear, the company's best-selling categories are running, cross-training, basketball, and tennis; in apparel, tennis and winter sports are two of Fila's top categories. Other Fila products include sunglasses, watches, underwear, golf clubs, and in-line skates. In addition to the flagship Fila brand, the company also sells a line of leisure apparel and accessories aimed at young people aged 15 to 28 under the Enyce and Lady Enyce brands and markets the CIESSE brand of sports clothing in Italy. Fila does not manufacture any of its products but rather farms production out to independent subcontractors, mainly in the Far East. The company sells its products in more than 50 countries around the world both through directly controlled subsidiaries and via licensing and other distribution deals, reaching about 8,200 unaffiliated retail stores. Fila also directly owns and operates 18 boutiques and 61 outlet stores in several key markets, including Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and South Korea. history Fila was established in 1923 by eponymous brothers to manufacture knitwear, specifically underwear. The company operated in this field for nearly a half-century, enduring the Great Depression, political upheavals, and high inflation throughout the ensuing decades. It was not until the 1970s and the arrival of managing director Enrico Frachey that the company began to take its present shape. Frachey, who served the company from 1974 to 1979, has been credited with transforming Fila into a manufacturer of athletic apparel. An endorsement contract with tennis star Bjorn Borg proved particularly important to the company's successful penetration of high-end markets for tennis and skiwear. Over the course of the decade, Fila rode a rising tide of popularity into country clubs and onto the ski slopes of Europe and the United States. Although it did not become a runaway hit, Fila and its trademark "F" logo were widely recognized throughout the world of sports apparel and footwear by the end of the 1970s. Frachey left the company late in the decade. During the 1980s, Italian fiber company SNIA BPD S.p.A. acquired an 80.5 percent stake in Fila, while the remaining 19.5 percent was owned by Unione Manifatture S.p.A., a holding company. Fila built a global network of licensees over the course of the decade and concurrently switched from backing athletes to sponsoring athletic events. The most important of the licensees proved to be America's H. Altice Marketing Inc., which was established in 1984 by former Converse executive Homer Altice and was selling 75,000 pairs of Fila shoes annually by its second year in business. Altice targeted his product at Fila's traditional upper-crust constituency, restricting distribution to such high-end retailers as Macy's, Nordstrom, and Neiman-Marcus and such specialty shops as Foot Locker. By 1987, the U.S. licensee's sales totaled 55 million. The brand went into a tailspin in the late 1980s, however, following a serious misstep. According to a 1988 piece in WWD, 15 million in Italian overstocks sold to a British liquidator ended


What airport carries the most international passengers in the world (at 2012)?

The world's record-breaking airports - CNN.com The world's record-breaking airports By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN Updated 3:48 PM ET, Wed August 15, 2012 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: World's record-breaking airports Most international passengers – London's Heathrow has more international passengers than any other airport, according to Guinness World Records, with 67.3 million in 2013. Hide Caption 1 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports World's closest airports – Holding the record for the world's closest airports are the gateways to Papa Westray and Westray, neighboring islands in the Scottish Orkneys. A flight between the two takes an average of 96 seconds (2 minutes if you include taxiing time). Hide Caption 2 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports World's busiest airport – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport holds two records, according to Guinness World Records. It is the busiest airport in the world in terms of the number of aircraft taking off and landing -- 924,000 in 2011 -- and also has the most passengers traveling through -- more than 94.4 million last year. Hide Caption 3 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports World's shortest runway – The world's shortest commercially serviceable runway is at Juancho E.Yrausquin Airport on the island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles, in the Caribbean. The runway is just 396 meters (1,300 feet) in length; most aircraft carriers are only slightly longer than this. Hide Caption 4 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports Highest airport in the world – The world's highest airport sits at 14,219 feet above sea level. Surrounded by mountains, Qamdo Bangda Airport in Tibet operates a scheduled airline service but requires an extra-long runway (13,794 feet) to accommodate the extended stopping distance caused by the lack of atmospheric resistance at that altitude. Hide Caption 5 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports Largest airport building – The world's largest airport building is in Dubai. First opened in 2008, the airport is now the busiest in the Middle East and 7th busiest in the world. Last year, it greeted 66.4 million passengers. Hide Caption 6 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports Busiest cargo airport – At a reported $20 billion, Hong Kong International Airport is one of the most expensive airport construction projects. It is also the world's busiest airport for cargo (freight and mail) and international freight (excluding mail). Hide Caption 7 of 8 Photos: World's record-breaking airports World's most isolated airport – Mataveri International Airport on Easter Island is the world's most isolated airport, situated a remote 3,759 km from the nearest city -- Santiago, Chile. Hide Caption


The translation 'long chair' refers to what traditionally French named item of furniture?

Antique Furniture Glossary Antique Furniture Glossary Ajourï¿½ Ajourï¿½ : Pierced, used to describe the surface of an ornament or element. Literally "to let the light pass through." (feminine: ajourï¿½e ) ( see three examples ) Ajourï¿½e : Pierced, used to describe the surface of an ornament or element. Literally "to let the light pass through." (masculine: ajourï¿½ ) ( see two examples ) Andirons: A pair of iron bars, usually decorated at the front end by a vertical member, placed at each side of the hearth and upon which the burning logs were supported. Sometimes referred to as "fire-dogs." Armoire : A clothes cupboard. ( see twelve examples ) Art Nouveau : A period and/or style of decoration which first appeared in England in the 1880ï¿½s and spread throughout Europe, particularly Belgium, France and Germany, in the early 1890s. It survived for 20 years, reflecting a return to nature and to the values of good workmanship. The characteristics of Art Nouveau were drawn from nature and featured plants and flowers in sinuous curves and convolutions. ( see three examples ) Bergere Bergere : Large, comfortable armchair with upholstered sides and loose cushion seat, popular in France in the Louis XV period and later. In England in the 18th century, these chairs were known as ï¿½burjairsï¿½ or ï¿½barjairsï¿½. ( see two examples ) Bibliothï¿½que : From the French word for library, a bibliotheque is a piece of furniture with glass-fronted doors and several shallow shelves designed to hold books. ( see an example ) Biedermeier Biedermeier : Style of furniture and decoration current in Austria, Germany, Sweden and Russia between 1815 and 1848, featuring clean, simple lines and detailed veneer work with little ornamentation. ( see three examples ) Bombï¿½ : French term for the outwardly curving shape of a piece of furniture, often a bombï¿½ chest. ( see two examples ) Bronze d'ore : Gilded metal, especially cast brass or bronze gilded over fire with an amalgam of gold and mercury, used for furniture mounts and ornamental objects. ( see seventeen examples ) Buffet ï¿½ glissant Buffet ï¿½ glissant : A buffet which has a smaller, recessed compartmented, known as the tabernacle. The defining feature of a buffet ï¿½ glissant is that the tabernacle has doors that slide out to open, and in to shut. ( see an example ) Buffet de chasse : A buffet table with a marble top which was typically used to prepare game. The term literally means ï¿½hunting table.ï¿½ ( see five examples ) Buffet deux corps : A two-tiered buffet with the top cabinet being shallowing than the bottom cabinet. The doors on the top panel can have wood or glass panels. ( see four examples ) Burl Burl : Wood from an abnormal or diseased portion of a tree root or trunk (often caused by injury to the bark). Burl wood is highly prized for furniture design because the grain exhibits spectacular mottled or speckled patterns that are used to create the beautiful veneers found in formal and provincial furniture. Although rare, burls are most often found in walnut and elm. ( see five examples ) Chaise longue Chaise longue : An upholstered couch in the shape of a chair which is long enough to support the legs. ( see three examples ) Chinoiserie : European furniture employing Chinese style decorations and ornamentation which was popular in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Elaborately painted laquer is a common feature of chinoiserie furniture. ( see nine examples ) Classical : Having to do with Greek or Roman and their derivatives. ( see thirty-six examples ) Coiffeuse Coiffeuse : A small table topped with a mirror intended as a make-up and hairdressing table. (c.f., poudreuse ) ( see two examples ) Commode : A low chest of drawers, usually with short legs, intended to be set against a wall. ( see twenty-one examples ) Console : A table that stands against the wall and is usually supported by two, bracket-shaped legs. ( see twenty-eight examples ) Corbeille a fleurs : Literally "flower basket." Characteristic of Louis XV style decoration. ( see three examples ) Corinthia


King Rama and Queen Sirikit rule which country (at 2012), bordered by Burma, Laos, and Cambodia?

Bangkok Tourism | Bangkok Hotels Bangkok Tourism | Bangkok Hotels Bangkok Tourism | Bangkok Hotels About Bangkok: Bangkok is the capital city of and largest urban area in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( listen)) or simply Krung Thep (About this sound listen), meaning "city of angels". Bangkok is by far the most densely populated city in Thailand with about 12 million people. Bangkok was a small trading post near the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century. It eventually grew in size and became the site of two capital cities: Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Due to its strategic location in Southeast Asia, Siam (later Thailand) acted as a buffer-state between French and British colonial powers. Bangkok gained a reputation as an independent, dynamic, and influential city. Today, Bangkok is not only the political, social, and economic centre of Thailand, but plays a leading role in trade, commerce, culture, the arts, education, healthcare and transport for the Indochina region. The Asian investment boom in the 1980s and 1990s led many multinational corporations to locate their regional headquarters in Bangkok. The city is a now a major regional force in finance and business. Its growing influence on global politics, culture, fashion and entertainment underlines its status as an Alpha global city. In 2009, it was the second most expensive city in South-East Asia behind Singapore. The city's many cultural landmarks and attractions in addition to its notorious red light district has made it synonymous with exoticism. The historic Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and Temple of the Reclining Buddha, in addition Khaosan Road and Soi Cowboy, are major tourist destinations in the capital. In combination with being the major gateway to Laos, Burma, and Cambodia, it is second only to London in the number of visits a year. The rapid growth of the 80's led to prolonged construction boom which has completely changed the face of Bangkok. The result of poor urban planning and zoning restrictions, most historic buildings lay side by side with glassed skyscrapers influenced by European and North American designs. Moreover, this rapid growth was seen clearly from the decay of road networks which lacked arterial and feeder systems. The past decade has seen the city turn to mass transit to solve this major societal problem. There are currently 87.5 km of rail services, with an additional 148.8 either approved or under construction. This would only be a part of a 509 km network aimed for completion before 2029. Two international airports serve the capital Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport. In 2005, Bangkok had an official population of 5,658,953, with 4,126,183 more residents living in the greater Bangkok area. The capital is a centre of the megalopolis situated in a heavily urbanized triangle of central and eastern Thailand, which stretches from Nakhon Ratchasima to the heavily Industrialized Eastern Seaboard. Bangkok borders five other provinces: Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon and Nakhon Pathom; all five provinces are joined in the conurbation of the Bangkok Metropolitan Area. Geography of Bangkok: The Bangkok special administrative area covers 1,568.7 km2 (606 sq mi), making it the 68th largest province in Thailand. Much of the area is considered the city of Bangkok, making it the 73rd largest city in the world. The Chao Phraya River, which stretches 372 km (231 mi), is Bangkok's main geographical feature. The Chao Phraya River basin, the area surrounding Bangkok, and the nearby provinces comprise a series of plains and river deltas that lead into the Bay of Bangkok about 30 km (19 mi) south of the city centre. This gave rise to Bangkok's appellation as the "Venice of the East" due to the number of canals and passages that divide the area into separate patches of land. The city once used these canals, which were plentiful within Bangkok itself, as divisions for city districts. However, as the city grew in the second half of the 20


Moishe Shagall, born 1887 in what is now Belarus, became famous under what other name?

Marc Chagall - Biography - IMDb Marc Chagall Jump to: Overview  (2) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (5) Overview (2) 28 March 1985 ,  Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France Mini Bio (1) Marc Chagall was a Russian-Jewish artist and writer in Yiddish who moved to France and developed his highly original style by blending elements of traditional Jewish culture with cutting-edge innovations in modern art. He was born Moishe Segal (Russified: Marc Zakharovich Shagalov) on July 7, 1887, in Liozno, a suburb of Vitebsk, Russia (now in Belarus). He was the first-born of nine children in the traditional close-knit Russian-Jewish family. Chagall's father and mother were cousins. His father, Khatskel Segal, was a herring merchant. His mother, Feiga-Ita, was a housewife. Chagall studied Torah and Talmud in Hebrew with Rabbi Ochre, and then with Rabbi Jatkin for basic education at home. At that time Jews were not admitted to schools in Russia, but Chagall's parents managed to get him admitted by bribing a school principal. Chagall's favorite classes were drawing and geometry. Young Chagall made his first artwork for the Haggadah for his family on Passover. Then he did a copy of the portrait of composer Anton Rubinstein from the magazine "Niva". His first job was as a photo-retoucher at the photo studio of Meshchaninov in Vitebsk. Chagall briefly studied in the cheder of the Zarechenskaya synagogue, the biggest temple in Vitebsk. There he also sang as a cantor's assistant and studied violin. He later took painting lessons from Yehuda Pen in Vitebsk for two months. In 1907 Chagall went to St. Petersburg. There he studied art under Nikolai Roerich at the Imperial Society of Art Supporters; then under Leon Bakst and Mstislav Doboujinsky at Zviagintseva School of Art. From 1910-1914 he lived in Paris on a stipend of 125 francs a month from a notable Russian-Jewish lawyer, Maxim Vinaver. Chagall settled in the Montparnasse community of La Ruche. There he associated with Guillaume Apollinaire , M. Jakob, A. Salmon, Robert Delaunay , Fernand Léger and others. During those four years in Paris he witnessed the emerging new styles of Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism and various avant-garde currents being created by Henri Matisse , Pablo Picasso , Georges Braque , Amedeo Modigliani and Giorgio De Chirico , as well as other leading artists of the time. In May of 1914 Chagall went to Germany. There he became acquainted with the artistic experiments of Wassily Kandinsky . Chagall had his first solo show at the Sturm gallery in Berlin. Then, after the onset of World War I, he went back to Russia. In May of 1915 Chagall married his first love, Bella Rosenfeld, the daughter of a wealthy jeweler in Vitebsk. She was the inspirational model for his famous series of paintings with passionate flying figures. In 1916 the Chagalls had a daughter, Ida. At that time he created his most vibrant and youthful paintings depicting his wife Bella flying with him in the skies above their hometown of Vitebsk. Chagall was appointed the Commissar of Arts in Vitebsk Province after the Russian Revolution of 1917. He organized the new Vitebsk Art School and also taught there. He moved to Moscow in 1920. There he took an active part in the stage productions of the newly formed Moscow Jewish Theatre, of which he was the Art Director from 1920-1922. Chagall designed the stage decoration for the production of "Fiddler on the Roof", based on the story by Sholom Aleichem . Chagall's work was marked by surrealistic inventiveness and continued his emergence as a cross-cultural artist. In 1922 the Chagalls fled the troubled Russia and moved to Berlin, then to Paris in 1923, as did many Russian intellectuals. He published his book of memoirs with illustrations in 1923. Then he made illustrations for "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol , and began illustrating the Bible in 1930. In 1937 Chagall became a naturalized French citizen. In 1941, however, the Chagalls fled the German occupation of Paris and lived in New York until 1947. There Chagall designed decorations for the productio


From Greek meaning within, what sort of gland secretes hormones, etc., directly into the blood?

Endocrine - definition of endocrine by The Free Dictionary Endocrine - definition of endocrine by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/endocrine 2. Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them. n. 1. The secretion of an endocrine gland; a hormone. 2. An endocrine gland. [French : Greek endo-, endo- + Greek krīnein, to separate; see krei- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] endocrine (Anatomy) of or denoting endocrine glands or their secretions: endocrine disorders. n [C20: from endo- + -crine, from Greek krinein to separate] en•do•crine (ˈɛn də krɪn, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkrin) adj. Also, en•do•cri•nal (ˌɛn dəˈkraɪn l, -ˈkrin l) 1. secreting internally into the blood or lymph. 2. of or pertaining to an endocrine gland or its secretion. n. [1910–15; endo - + -crine < Greek krinein to separate] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. endocrine - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect hormone , internal secretion secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell ACTH , adrenocorticotrophic hormone , adrenocorticotrophin , adrenocorticotropic hormone , adrenocorticotropin , corticotrophin , corticotropin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex Adrenalin , adrenaline , epinephrin , epinephrine - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action gastrointestinal hormone , GI hormones - hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning glucagon - a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) gonadotrophic hormone , gonadotrophin , gonadotropic hormone , gonadotropin - hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity insulin - hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells melatonin - hormone secreted by the pineal gland neurohormone - a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin) oxytocin , Pitocin - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk parathormone , parathyroid hormone - hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting relaxin - hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor hypothalamic releasing factor , hypothalamic releasing hormone , releasing factor , releasing hormone , RH - any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone growth hormone , human growth hormone , somatotrophic hormone , somatotrophin , somatotropic hormone , somatotropin , STH - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans thymosin - hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue thyroid hormone - any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically ADH , antidiuretic hormone , Pitressin , vasopressin - hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules sex hormone , steroid hormone , steroid - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs adrenosterone - a steroid having androgenic activity; obtain


What weekday is traditionally called 'Super...' in the election of US presidential candidates?

Presidential Election 2016 Primaries - Super Tuesday Donald Trump has been the GOP's front-runner for much of the campaign season. He won the Nevada Republican caucus and primaries in both New Hampshire and South Carolina . Whether his victory is now inevitable , as some observers think, should become more obvious on Super Tuesday. The party's other contenders aren't giving up, though. Trump lost the Iowa Republican caucus to Cruz , who, along with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, hit Trump hard at the GOP debate on February 25 . For Ben Carson and John Kasich, though, low poll numbers on Super Tuesday could signal the end. (Last week, Kasich even suggested that, "nobody's going to win but Trump.") For more information on which states each Republican candidate needs to carry to win the party's nomination, check out this graphic from The New York Times . Advertisement How about the Democrats? According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight , Bernie Sanders needs to win Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Vermont on Super Tuesday to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination. "Underperforming his targets on Super Tuesday would mean that Sanders would have to make up more ground later on with less time left on the clock," Silver says. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton won the South Carolina Democratic primary by a large margin. So if Silver's estimates hold true, Sanders needs to secure some major wins on Super Tuesday to stay in the race. What about the other states? There's a lot more left to this election season, with other primaries scattered throughout the remaining months. Kansas caucuses and Louisiana primaries, for example, will be held on March 5. Ten days later, voters in several states with large populations — Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio — will get their chance to pick their party's candidate. Even if you don't live in one of the states voting on Super Tuesday, the day's events could definitely foreshadow the choice you're likely to face at the ballot box in November. And as the list of Republican candidates narrows, get ready for even more intense debates as the election season rolls on. Advertisement


Geir Haard (who in 2012 became the first politician to face court charges for negligence in contributing to the 2008 global financial crisis) led what country?

Anarchism in Iceland - LFI - IFR WEB OF LFI-IFR Anarchism in Iceland Iceland was the first anarchist country in the world, since the velvet anarchist revolution May Day 1966, and is still an Anarchy. The "Pots & Pans Revolution" since 2008 is an extension of the revolutionary change of 1966. 01.05.2011 libertarians world wide celebrate both 1. International Labor Day 125 years since the   initialization  related to the Chicago anarchists in 1886, and 2. the Icelandic Anarchist Revolution 45 years. The anarchist black flag flew at the Icesave referendum. Iceland rejects bank payback plans two times. Anarchist Economics. May Day 2011 is both a day of action, history and celebration, see International Workers of the World - IWW . Ragnar Frisch , the Norwegian economic Nobel Prize winner, and social-individualist anarchist, declared Iceland as an ideal in a radio speech in connection with the Nobel Prize in 1969, indicating Iceland was a social-individualist anarchy already, probably about 50-51% degree of anarchy. Anarchy in Iceland, of very low degree, but > 50 %, is registered since 1966/67. The revolutionary change, i.e. when Iceland entered the social-individualist sector of the anarchist quadrant of the economic-political map , de facto a velvet anarchist revolution, is symbolic rooted back to May Day 1966, when Labor Day was first celebrated as a public holiday in the country, i.e. in an otherwise rather libertarian social system. Iceland was the first Anarchy in the world, and the country is still anarchist. 01.05.1966 is celebrated as the Day of the Anarchist Revolution in Iceland, by libertarians word wide. Remember the anarchist economy in Spain 1936-39 was only in a part of the country, and thus Spain, the whole country, has never been an Anarchy. And ancient systems and countries, archi-societies, were based on slaves and/or lack of significant economic freedom, and thus practically certain never anarchies. IIFOR has estimated the degree of anarchism in Iceland for the 2000s to about 52 %, i.e. significant. This is a structural, i.e. a long term average, estimate. The last years', retrospectively seen, overinvestment in the banking sector, and per 2008 estimated coming 2 years of recession, may indicate a small and relatively insignificant temporary dip in the anarchy degree, but will probably not alter the degree of anarchy significantly, seen as a long term structural estimate. It confirms however the relatively strong capitalist tendency, i.e. about 46%, relatively stronger than in Norway. Iceland is ranked as number three according to libertarian degree among the countries of the world, after Norway and The Swiss Confederation. The "Pots & Pans Revolution" of Iceland since 2008 and ongoing, is an extension of the revolutionary change in 1966, and aiming at reducing the dip in the degree of anarchy in the country, and in the longer run increase the anarchy-degree above 52 %. Lots of the Icelandic people are de facto social-individualist anarchists and thus real democrats , but far from all use the label 'anarchist' about themselves, for different reasons. In the reports quoted from the international newsmedia AIIS has corrected the word "government" of Iceland with "cabinet" or "central administration", as Iceland is an anarchy, and thus has no government in the meaning of archy/state/authorities, i.e. vertical organization - top heavy societal pyramid. Iceland is significantly horizontally organized, anarchistic. The economic-political system in Iceland is real democratic , an anarchy of low degree, as mentioned about 52 percent, i.e. significant. The AIIS calls on the newsmedia in general to report correctly about Iceland. 07-08.03.2010. Iceland rejects bank payback plan. Voters in tiny Iceland in a referendum defied their parliament and international pressure, resoundingly rejecting a $5.3 billion plan to repay Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic bank - Icesave. According to final results released on Monday, 93.2 percent of voters said "no" in Saturday's ballot


What is the lowest note on a common traditional four-string mandolin?

4-String Banjo Buyers' Guide - from Riverboat Music(tm) , and 4-String Banjo Buyers' Guide - from Riverboat Music(tm) So you would like to buy a banjo. If you landed on this page because you don't know what kind of banjo you want, check out CreekDontRise.com's article What Kind of Banjo Do I Want? . If you landed on this page because you believe you need a Four-String banjo, then the question is "what kind of Four-String banjo do you want?" Four string banjo is most often used for: Forms related to early Jazz, including late 19th-century dance hall music, Ragtime, Dixieland, and Tin Pan Alley songs that imitate early Jazz, like "Alexander's Ragtime Band." Forms related to Celtic music, from the music of Irish bands like the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem to modern British roots-inspired bands like Mumford and Sons and many great artists between. (Note: Some Celtic-influenced bands also use Five-String banjos, though the players may play them like they would an "Irish" four-string. That's beyond the scope of this article, though.) It might help you to know that you can play almost any of those kinds of music on almost any Four-String banjo, so if you've picked one up at a flea market or got one out of your uncle's attic and it's playable, you've got what you need to get started. Yes, Dixieland and Celtic players tune their banjos differently, but that only affects the kind of strings you put on it, not the construction of the thing. Note: For more information about the history of the 4-string banjo and how some versions became more popular for certain kinds of music than others, please check out the Creek Don't Rise article "About 4-String Banjos." About Used Four-Strings The used Four-String banjo market is a little spotty in many areas. Most used Four-Strings that have survived in the American Heartland (where I live) were student models made in the 1950s and 1960s during the height of the Folk Revival. The Five-String banjo was far more popular in those days, but a number of companies still had parts and factory lines that dated back to the Jazz age. So a good number of Four-Strings hit the market as well. Most were barely played, since owners soon realized that they had bought the wrong instrument for the kind of music they wanted to play, so that could benefit you. Ironically, many of those survivors - ugly as they can be - play better than most under-$400 student models today. The critical part of any banjo is the neck. It needs to be straight, or have an adjustment mechanism that you can use to make it straight. If you're thinking about checking out the used banjo market, check out the CreekDontRise.com article on Evaluating and Buying Used Guitars - everything we say about guitar necks applies to banjo necks, too. Although most of the professional Four-Strings from the 1890s to 1920s have long since been lost or fallen apart, you may stumble across a vintage professional model - we'll describe some of the differences further down. Still, you need to evaluate it the same way as you would evaluate a cheapy - it may have spent the last century in a hot attic and have a neck like a ski slope. About Metal Pots - Here's an interesting twist. During the high point of banjo popularity, some manufacturers reduced the cost by using all-metal pots. After World War II, some banjos used all metal pots that had flanges built into them to which the resonator bolts. But between 1900 and 1935, quite a few banjos were produced whose pots were simply a metal cylinder. This is always a sign of a cheap banjo, but if you get one of these in playable condition, they do tend to be loud. I recently came across a postwar Japanese Aria with a cylindrical metal pot that is actually fun to play. So don't rule them out automatically. But understand they were "bottom-of-the-line" in their day. About Set Up Once you get a 4-string, unless you buy a top-of-the-line banjo from an unusually reputable local store, you'll need to set it up. If nothing else, you'll need to put the bridge on or put it on right - something that the bes


The 'doppelsigrune' or 'sig runes' was the symbol of what secretive and powerful organization? The

The Satanic Elements of Scientology | Factnet: Public Dialog on Global Warming & Human Rights Issues The Satanic Elements of Scientology The Satanic Elements of Scientology (Note: This came from a Internet document on Scientology called the Fable.) There are two main types of Satanism, classical Satanism and neo-Satanism. Although Scientology contains many elements of neo-Satanism this story will focus on the classical elements. In classical Satanism there are numerous elements that help to characterize it as a classical satanic church. One of those elements is the prediction of an ultimate conflict between God and God's representatives (pure good) and Lucifer and his representatives (pure evil). Classical Satanists identify with the devil or Antichrist and believe or act in opposition or with disgust to the values, ritual and symbols represented by the Christ figure and the values, ritual and symbols of traditional Christianity. Classical Satanists often worship through use of reversal of traditional Christian symbols and ritual such as the black mass or by reversing crosses or other religious symbols. Classical Satanists often practice their beliefs among their own members and with the outside world by reversing truth with deception and lies. Much biblical prophesy states that there is to be a final conflict for possession of the world between Lucifer and his representatives and God and God's representatives. Part of this conflict involves Satanists - before the final conflict - trying to possess, destroy or indelibly mark the souls of its members. Biblical prophesy also implies as the time of the final conflict approaches the forces of the Beast will place a number on their members to mark their own. While classical Satanists often talk about this upcoming great spiritual war, a major part of their energy seems to be directed toward acquiring secular power in the forms of political and financial leverage and slave master-like control over the personal lives of those around them. Keeping the above elements in mind, read this story's examination of these elements for their parallels in Scientology and its origins. Origins are important! When you look at the origins of a group you look at its roots and the "signature" of its genetic inheritance. Even though the organizational roots may be hidden from sight the organization will always bear the type of "fruit" dictated by its "genetic" heritage and origins. The main origins of Scientology are revealed in Hubbard's imitation of Aleister Crowley and his "Ordo Templi Orientis" (OTO). Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley is surely the most famous Satanist and black magician of the twentieth-century. It is impossible to arrive at an understanding of Scientology without taking into account L. Ron Hubbard's (Scientology's founder) extensive involvement with his religious and ideological mentor, Aleister Crowley. Crowley is significant because his ideology and OTO organization is considered to be the root and mother cult responsible for birthing classical and neo-Satanism into the U.S. and western society. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was reared in the Plymouth Brethren. Crowley had been introduced to magic in a book by A.E. Waite. His Cabalistic studies led him in 1898 to the OGD (another secret society.) Crowley rose quickly in the order, but was refused initiation to Adeptus Minor because of his moral turpitude (in this case homosexuality). Crowley gained a reputation through the next two decades for breaking every conceivable moral law, from fornication to murder. Crowley went to Paris and was initiated by Mathers, which led to a split in the order in London. In 1904, Crowley received a "communication from the astral" with instructions for the establishment of a new order, which he set up in 1907. It was called the Astrum Argentinure (silver star). In 1909, Crowley began publishing the Equinox to spread his ideas. Aleister Crowley called himself "The Great Beast", a reference to The New Testament's description of the Anti-Christ. In his masses he used cocaine, opium and hash. Wh


Who was the last head of state of the Soviet Union?

Fall of the Soviet Union - Cold War - HISTORY.com Fall of the Soviet Union Fall of the Soviet Union Author Fall of the Soviet Union URL A+E Networks Introduction On Christmas Day 1991, the Soviet flag flew over the Kremlin in Moscow for the last time. A few days earlier, representatives from 11 Soviet republics (Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) met in the Kazakh city of Alma-Ata and announced that they would no longer be part of the Soviet Union. Instead, they declared they would establish a Commonwealth of Independent States. Because the three Baltic republics (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) had already declared their independence from the USSR, only one of its 15 republics, Georgia, remained. The once-mighty Soviet Union had fallen, largely due to the great number of radical reforms that Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev had implemented during his six years as the leader of the USSR. However, Gorbachev was disappointed in the dissolution of his nation and resigned from his job on December 25. It was a peaceful end to a long, terrifying and sometimes bloody epoch in world history. Google The Origins and Evolution of the Soviet State The Soviet state was born in 1917. That year, the revolutionary Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian czar and established a socialist state in the territory that had once belonged to the Russian empire. In 1922, Russia proper joined its far-flung republics in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The first leader of this Soviet state was the Marxist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin . Did You Know? In 1988, Time magazine selected Mikhail Gorbachev to be its “Man of the Year” for his work toward ending the Cold War. The next year, it named him its “Man of the Decade.” In 1990, Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Soviet Union was supposed to be “a society of true democracy,” but in many ways it was no less repressive than the czarist autocracy that preceded it. It was ruled by a single party–the Communist Party–that demanded the allegiance of every Russian citizen. After 1924, when the dictator Joseph Stalin came to power, the state exercised totalitarian control over the economy, administering all industrial activity and establishing collective farms. It also controlled every aspect of political and social life. People who argued against Stalin’s policies were arrested and sent to labor camps or executed. After Stalin’s death in 1953, Soviet leaders denounced his brutal policies but maintained the Community Party’s power. They focused in particular on the Cold War with Western powers, engaging in a costly and destructive “arms race” with the United States while exercising military force to suppress anticommunism and extend its hegemony in Eastern Europe. Mikhail Gorbachev’s Glasnost and Perestroika In March 1985, a longtime Communist Party politician named Mikhail Gorbachev assumed the leadership of the USSR He inherited a stagnant economy and a political structure that made reform all but impossible. Gorbachev introduced two sets of policies that he hoped would help the USSR become a more prosperous, productive nation. The first of these was known as glasnost, or political openness. Glasnost eliminated traces of Stalinist repression, like the banning of books and the omnipresent secret police, and gave new freedoms to Soviet citizens. Political prisoners were released. Newspapers could print criticisms of the government. For the first time, parties other than the Communist Party could participate in elections. The second set of reforms was known as perestroika, or economic restructuring. The best way to revive the Soviet economy, Gorbachev thought, was to loosen the government’s grip on it. He believed that private initiative would lead to innovation, so individuals and cooperatives were allowed to own businesses for the first time since the 1920s. Workers were given the right to strike for better wages and conditions. Gorbachev also encouraged foreign investment in Soviet enterprises. How


What city opened the UK's largest city-centre water feature - the 'Mirror Pool' - in Spring 2012?

Premier 17-4 by PHIL AINLEY - issuu A major refurbishment project is underway at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth Google One of the funkiest workspaces in London is completed To infinity and beyond Spaceport America nears completion Velocity Brand new office development will transform the site of the former Brooklands motor racing circuit Train. Develop. Perform. As ever in our fast paced industry, the last 12 months has seen a raft of changes to contracts, regulations and legislation. Quality training from Construction Study Centreâ€™s knowledgeable speakers, with real industry experience, can equip you with the tools required to perform at your best. See our fold out or www.constructionstudycentre.com 4 Contents PREMIER CONSTRUCTION Volume 17 • Issue 4 Dear readers, This month our magazine focuses on the exciting improvements that are being made in the communities around us. With improvements made to sporting facilities, schools and community buildings, our neighbourhoods are being redeveloped and rejuvenated every day. In Warrington, the capacity of the East Stand at the Haliwell Jones Stadium has been increased from 13,000 to 15,000 in a direct response to regular attendance and an annual increase in the sales of shirts and season tickets. The town will also host matches and a team training camp during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Award-winning comedian, actor and writer Jo Brand officially opened the new Emergency Care Centre at South Tyneside District Hospital in January. Lorraine Lambert, Chief Executive of South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, commented: “The completion of the project achieves our ambition of bringing all our emergency care services together to provide fully integrated care in a patient-friendly atmosphere with modern and efficient facilities... which will enable us to offer our local community the best possible care.” As the latest restaurant in the extensive portfolio of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, the new £2 million Jamie’s Italian restaurant in Manchester promises to serve up a unique eating experience that will tickle the taste buds of diners visiting the city centre and instil a sense of pride in the town. In Bradford, a landmark scheme has been unveiled as part of Bradford City Council’s regeneration plans. City Park contains the country’s tallest urban fountain, which can sprout water up to heights of 100 ft. We now invite you, readers, to join us as we make the improvements for our future. North West Jamie’s Italian.....................................................................................................10 Sellafield Ltd.....................................................................................................20 North East & Yorkshire City Park............................................................................................................22 Diana Princess of Wales Hospital....................................................................25 Inspire Bradford.................................................................................................27 Midlands & East Anglia Carlton Digby School.......................................................................................28 The Broadway Hotel.........................................................................................29 South West Hans Price.........................................................................................................33 London & South East Velocity............................................................................................................. 34 Crossrail............................................................................................................35 Gabriella Park Gardens....................................................................................65 Medway Mail Centre.........................................................................................72 Wales Oystermouth Castle..........................................................................................76 Scotland Parklea Com


As at 2012 what nationality is the Brewery corporation Carlsberg?

Carlsberg Group - 1871 - 1914: Old Carlsberg vs. New Carlsberg 1871 - 1914: Old Carlsberg vs. New Carlsberg  1871 - Carl's first brewery Carl had to be a brewer – family tradition dictated it – and JC Jacobsen wanted him to get a solid theoretical and practical training as well as a thorough knowledge of the international brewery industry. In 1866 Carl left Denmark for his educational tour of Europe, not to return until 1870. He went to France, Germany and Austria to study and work, and spent a year in Scotland as his father also wanted him to familiarize himself with the top-fermented English and Scottish beer types. JC was moving away from the idea of retiring for Carl to take over his brewery, and decided instead to finance and build a second brewery for Carl to run as a tenant brewer. Carl’s interest in brewing was awakened, and the intense correspondence between father and son now focussed on plans for the new brewery. When Carl returned to Denmark, JC gave him the new Annexe Brewery to run as an independent business, and the first brew was made on 17 February 1871. JC advised Carl to produce ale and porter for the home market and for export, as he believed there was no room for two lager breweries in Copenhagen. However, the demand for lager beer increased rapidly, and as porter and ale proved difficult to sell, Carl quickly changed production to the more popular lager beer. - Father and son became competitors.   1875 - Carlsberg Laboratory founded JC Jacobsen established the Carlsberg Laboratory to study the malting, brewing and fermenting processes. Since his early years, JC Jacobsen had recognized the importance of science, and he always experimented with processes in his efforts to control the various phases of beer brewing. He set up a small laboratory for his continuing experiments in 1871, but soon realized that research had to be run by qualified scientists and as an independent operation. In 1875, the Carlsberg Laboratory was established and JC who followed the work of his new laboratory on a daily basis decided that its findings should be freely shared with the whole brewing industry and not only to be used by Carlsberg. A year later, the Carlsberg Laboratory became a department of the Carlsberg Foundation. To-day the Carlsberg Laboratory is an independent division of the Carlsberg Research Centre. Beer production is deeply indebted to the research made by two great scientists. One is the Frenchman Louis Pasteur, whom JC admired greatly and who visited JC at Carlsberg. In his investigations on the causes of disease in wine, Louis Pasteur developed a method to heat wine to improve the product’s keeping qualities. The heating treatment was later used for beer as well, and as the first brewer in Denmark JC had Carlsberg’s bottled beer for export pasteurized from 1st January 1874. The other great scientist is the Dane Emil Chr. Hansen who was employed by JC Jacobsen and later made head of the physiological department of the Carlsberg Laboratory. Read more at www.carlsberggroup.com/company/research   1876 - Carlsberg Foundation established  The Carlsberg Foundation was set up by JC Jacobsen to manage the Carlsberg Laboratory and to support Danish scientific research. JC Jacobsen financed the Carlsberg Foundation through a one million DKK mortgage on the brewery. However, in order to secure its independence, he gifted his foundation to the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters which was founded in 1742.   In his capacity as patron of the Royal Academy, the king, Christian IX, visited Carlsberg to thank JC for the establishment of the foundation. Before the king left, JC was offered to hoist the swallow-tailed flag (only used by the Royal Family, the State and the Army) at the brewery, and even today Carlsberg is one of the very few Danish companies being allowed to use the royal flag. Carl Jacobsen had become a successful brewer and despite disagreements between father and son, there is no reason to doubt JC’s love for his son. However, due to their later disputes on storage of beer and capacity of brewe


Name Norwegian Evard Munch's famous painting of human outburst?

Edvard Munch | Norwegian artist | Britannica.com Norwegian artist Pablo Picasso Edvard Munch, (born December 12, 1863, Löten, Norway —died January 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo ), Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intensely evocative treatment of psychological themes built upon some of the main tenets of late 19th-century Symbolism and greatly influenced German Expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Scream, or The Cry (1893), can be seen as a symbol of modern spiritual anguish. Edvard Munch. Inger Munch/The National Library of Norway (blds_05679) Early years Munch was born into a middle-class family that was plagued with ill health. His mother died when he was five, his eldest sister when he was 14, both of tuberculosis; Munch eventually captured the latter event in his first masterpiece, The Sick Child (1885–86). Munch’s father and brother also died when he was still young, and another sister developed mental illness. “Illness, insanity, and death,” as he said, “were the black angels that kept watch over my cradle and accompanied me all my life.” Munch showed a flair for drawing at an early age but received little formal training. An important factor in his artistic development was the Kristiania Bohème, a circle of writers and artists in Kristiania, as Oslo was then called. Its members believed in free love and generally opposed bourgeois narrow-mindedness. One of the older painters in the circle, Christian Krohg , gave Munch both instruction and encouragement. Munch soon outgrew the prevailing naturalist aesthetic in Kristiania, partly as a result of his assimilation of French Impressionism after a trip to Paris in 1889 and his contact from about 1890 with the work of the Post-Impressionist painters Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec . In some of his paintings from this period he adopted the Impressionists’ open brushstrokes, but Gauguin’s use of the bounding line was to prove more congenial to him, as was the Synthetist artists’ ambition to go beyond the depiction of external nature and give form to an inner vision. His friend the Danish poet Emanuel Goldstein introduced him to French Decadent Symbolist poetry during this period, which helped him formulate a new philosophy of art , imbued with a pantheistic conception of sexuality. Artistic maturity Munch’s own deeply original style crystallized about 1892. The flowing, tortuous use of line in his new paintings was similar to that of contemporary Art Nouveau , but Munch used line not as decoration but as a vehicle for profound psychological revelation. The outraged incomprehension of his work by Norwegian critics was echoed by their counterparts in Berlin when Munch exhibited a large number of his paintings there in 1892 at the invitation of the Union of Berlin Artists. The violent emotion and unconventional imagery of his paintings, especially their daringly frank representations of sexuality, created a bitter controversy. Critics were also offended by his innovative technique, which to most appeared unfinished. The scandal, however, helped make his name known throughout Germany, and from there his reputation spread farther. Munch lived mainly in Berlin in 1892–95 and then in Paris in 1896–97, and he continued to move around extensively until he settled in Norway in 1910. Paintings of love and death Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent At the heart of Munch’s achievement is his series of paintings on love and death. Its original nucleus was formed by six pictures exhibited in 1893, and the series had grown to 22 works by the time it was first exhibited under the title Frieze of Life at the Berlin Secession in 1902. Munch constantly rearranged these paintings, and if one had to be sold, he would make another version of it. Thus in many cases there are several painted versions and prints based on the same image. Although the Frieze draws deeply on personal experience, its themes are universal: it is not about particular men or women but about man and woman in general, and about the human experience of the great elemental forces


What is Germany's biggest selling newspaper (at 2012)?

Germany's Best Selling Newspaper Just Published A Map Of The Biggest Breasts In The World - Business Insider Germany's Best Selling Newspaper Just Published A Map Of The Biggest Breasts In The World Apr. 26, 2012, 12:00 PM 45,800 German newspaper Bild, which has a daily circulation of 3 million and and only recently decided to stop featuring topless models on its  front page , has just published a map that shows which  countries have the biggest breasts in the world — under the  inspired title "Russian Women Have The Tightest Baskets" . We've included a translation below (click to see original): bild.de It's not the first hard latest hard hitting article from the  German newspaper, after a similar map of penis size by country. However, there  may be a flaw in the data — The German blog BILDBlog points out that statistics for  Germany seem to be wrong , and that the top category of "greater then  D-cup" doesn't really make sense.


Shakespeare's play of Greek/Trojan war, love and betrayal is Troilus and (who)?

Amazon.com: Troilus and Cressida (9781420932201): William Shakespeare: Books Troilus and Cressida Why is ISBN important? ISBN This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. Scan an ISBN with your phone Use the Amazon App to scan ISBNs and compare prices. Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon Add to List Sorry, there was a problem. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again. Sorry, there was a problem. List unavailable. Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Editorial Reviews Review "I cannot recommend too highly the whole series to all theatre lovers, theatregoers, theatre practicioners, and anybody who enjoys Shakespeare." Robert Tanitch, What's On in London "This edition is one to which I will turn to again and again. It should appeal to anyone who believes that production history offers an especially vibrant kind of interpretation. Its composite portrait of Troilus and Cressida is of a play that has indeed come into its own in the modern world." - David Bevington, University of Chicago              --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition. Read more Review 'A triumphant addition to our times.' - Fiona Shaw, The Times --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition. Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here , or download a FREE Kindle Reading App . New York Times best sellers Browse the New York Times best sellers in popular categories like Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Books and more. See more Product Details Publisher: Digireads.com (January 1, 2009) Language: English Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces VINE VOICE on June 13, 2008 Format: Paperback Verified Purchase Amazon seems to be including all the reviews of different editions and translations of Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde" on the same page. If you read the reviews here you will be very confused. Some refer to an original language edition (either the one made by R. A. Shoaf or Stephen Barney's Norton Critical edition), and some refer to a translation, at least one to the translation done by Nevill Coghill. The reader needs to pay careful attention to what edition is actually on the screen when making a selection. If you want to read the original text, I would recommend Stephen Barney's edition. Barney is the editor who made the critical edition for the Riverside Chaucer, and his Norton Critical edition includes ten excellent critical essays in addition to Chaucer's poem, Giovanni Boccaccio's "Il Filostrato" (Chaucer's source), and Robert Henryson's "Testament of Crisseid." Shoaf's edition is also good, but twice as expensive, and it does not have as much contextual material. Coghill is a fine translator of Chaucer, and for the reader who does not want to tackle the Middle English he will provide an adequate experience. But beware: His smooth couplets sound more like Alexander Pope than the vigorous medieval writer he is translating.


Who in the 1970s was the first big sports superstar endorsee of the Fila brand?

Fila History   The History of Fila Fila was founded in 1911 by the brothers Fila in Biella (Piemont, Italy). Until 1973, the company`s focus was on manufacturing undergarment. That year marked the transition from a traditional pants maker to a high-quality, innovative and globally successful major manufacturer of athletic apparel. It was the dawn a of new age not only in Fila`s own history, but also in sports fashion history in general. Two people were responsible for Fila`s new business alignment: General manager Enrico Franchey and fashion designer Pier Luigi Rolando. Their strategic analysis yielded that tennis offered particularly big creative potentials for the newly aligned sportswear manufacturer. Tennis was still "all white" back then, but potentially open to colours, perfect for establishing new design concepts that would easily attract public attention. So Fila started to produce tennis wear. Being aware that successful marketing of their new fashion line involved contracting prominent athletes, Fila began its sponsorship of tennis players in 1974. The first to sign a players contract with Fila were Italian players Adriano Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci who introduced Fila's slim fit polo shirts on the courts, featuring big coloured collars and a big "F" logo on the chest. These were part of Fila's new "White Line" collection, a somewhat misleading, purely mythical name that had nothing to do with tennis associated as the "white sport". In fact, the White Line fashion items soon proved to become more and more colourful  and also more and more successful: 1975 was the historic year Bjorn Borg signed with Fila, the begin of an unique, unprecedented success story of athlete sponsorship. Fila was created in Biella, Piedmont, by the Fila brothers in 1911. It originally started by making clothing for the people of the Italian Alps, now manufacturing sportswear for men, women, kids and athletes. The company's primary product was originally underwear, before moving into sportswear in the 1970s, initially with the endorsement of tennis player Björn Borg. The original Italian ownership Holding di Partecipazioni sold the company to US hedge fund Cerberus Capital Management in 2003, after the company over-committed itself to expensive athletic endorsements, at a time when margins were under pressure. Cerberus owned Fila through holding company Sports Brands International, which owned and operated all Fila businesses around the world with the exception of Fila Korea, which was a separate company operating the brand under licence In January 2007, the global Fila brand was acquired by Fila Korea, Ltd. from SBI, becoming South Korea's largest sportswear company. Fila Korea currently holds the rights to the worldwide use of footwear and apparel brands of the parent firm. With a refreshed management team in the United States, Fila is poised for a comeback. Apparel Men The men's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, men's training, basketball, golf, swimming, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel. Women The women's Fila line of sportswear include apparel for such sports as tennis, running, cross training, golf, swimming, and Fila's own line of vintage apparel. Kids Fila has everyday day footwear for children of all ages, from infants to youth. Athletes Steve Krulevitz >>> Other prominent 70s/80s players sponsored by Fila In addition to Bjorn Borg and Guillermo Vilas, Fila contracted a lot of other prominent tennis players. Talking about Vilas, one automatically thinks of Ion Tiriac, his long-time coach and guru. With Tiriac also dressed in Fila, the two occasionally formed a doubles team when Tiriac was still on the ATP tour in the '70s, often wearing the same Fila White Line clothes, presenting a real partner look. In the second half of the '70s, Fila became huge not only in the field of tennis, but also conquered the ski market and expanded into other sports sectors, dressing champions such as Ingemar Stenmark, Alberto Tomba, Deborah Compagnoni, Grant Hill, Fiona May, Paul Tergat and Mike P