Opening in London in 1984, which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical had lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and choreography by Arlene Phillips?

Starlight Express London theatre stage show This show has now closed, click here for a listing of current and future London shows Previewed from 19 March 1984, Opened 27 March 1984, Closed 12 January 2002 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London The Trip of a Lifetime! Imagine a theatre transformed into a dazzling futuristic rollercoaster track. High speed racers flash past you, behind you and even over you! Sparks fly as the battling teams seek supremacy on the track, driven to greater feats of daring by the terrific score. Andrew Lloyd Webber's world-wide smash hit musical has something for everyone to enjoy, from breath-taking antics on the track to the glamour of behind-the-scenes romances. A track-side seat at Starlight Express is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Fastest Show on Earth! Starlight Express features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. This production is directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography by Arlene Philips, designs by John Napier, lighting by David Hersey and sound by Martin Levan. A 'refurbished' version of Starlight Express which features some new songs and music opened on 23 November 1992. "Eight and a half years on and the leaves have been cleared from the rails, the signalling updated, and a newly refurbished Starlight Express zooms along the tracks. Some new music has been added by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, in honour of his six-month-old son, Alastair... Lloyd Webber's gift for the big romantic tune seems more attenuated than ever. Conversely, where music-theatre chutzpah as opposed to music is concerned, he comes up trumps. Act II now opens with a rap number for full company: wonderfully drilled, infectiously energetic, exhilarating... Elsewhere, the score skilfully echoes blues, rock and ballad idioms without ever achieving an individual character... Arlene Phillips's choreography and Trevor Nunn's direction are still sinewy, spiky and graceful... The only dated thing about the show is, alas, its hymn of faith to railways and coal." The Times (1992) "Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man with the Midas touch, has another hit on his hands. The surprise of Starlight Express is not that it is good - we all expect that now - but that it works at all. The Apollo Victoria has been converted into a giant race track above us, behind us, and in front of us, around which the cast, playing locomotives and coaches, roller skate at phenomenal speeds trying to beat each other in a fantasy railroad race... Arlene Phillips has taken choreography to the absolute limits. And the costumes and sets by John Napier are - quite literally - out of this world... There is nothing here that comes within a whisker of Cats or Evita for originality... But there seems no point in worrying about that in a musical that surpasses anything around in every dimension." The Daily Express "Starlight Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, is a hymn to the age of the steam train. But the ultimate irony is that it takes a £1.4 million John Napier set, a multiple-level roller-skating track, and a Spielbergian flow of special effects to celebrate a pre-electric heaven... The result is a computerised fairy story, a theatrical Star Wars, in which the human element is constantly struggling to get. I don't deny that it is all done with mechanical ingenuity... The blunt fact is that Lloyd Webber's music and Richard Stilgoe's lyrics might be more enjoyable if they were not surrounded by such a vast carapace... On the credit side, choreographer Arlene Philips has miraculously turned the skaters into dances, got them doing cartwheels, spins, and falls, and achieved movement that is actually in character... But, although the show has its excitements it creates more problems than it solves. It reminds one that the musical is about heart as well as art, about people rather than effects, about the joy of human contact" The Guardian The choreographer Arlene Philips on the problems of staging a 'roller-skating' Starlight Express: "When I was a kid I used to share strap-on roller skates with my sister, one skate eac


Who is the English logician who devised an algebraic system that has since been adopted for the analysis of digital electronic circuitry?

Math explained by Shehzad Alam Khan - issuu issuu Issuu on Google+ Published in 2011 by Britannica Educational Publishing (a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.) in association with Rosen Educational Services, LLC 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010. Copyright © 2011 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. All rights reserved. Rosen Educational Services materials copyright © 2011 Rosen Educational Services, LLC. All rights reserved. Distributed exclusively by Rosen Educational Services. For a listing of additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles, call toll free (800) 237-9932. First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing Michael I. Levy: Executive Editor J.E. Luebering: Senior Manager Marilyn L. Barton: Senior Coordinator, Production Control Steven Bosco: Director, Editorial Technologies Lisa S. Braucher: Senior Producer and Data Editor Yvette Charboneau: Senior Copy Editor Kathy Nakamura: Manager, Media Acquisition William L. Hosch: Associate Editor, Mathematics and Computer Sciences Rosen Educational Services Alexandra Hanson-Harding: Editor Bethany Bryan: Editor Nelson Sá: Art Director Cindy Reiman: Photography Manager Matthew Cauli: Designer, Cover Design Introduction by John Strazzabosco Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Britannica guide to algebra and trigonometry / edited by William L. Hosch. p. cm.—(Math explained) “In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-61530-219-2 (eBook) 1. Algebra. 2. Trigonometry. I. Hosch, William L. II. Title: Algebra and trigonometry. QA155.B75 2010 512—dc22 2009047905 Cover © www.istockphoto.com/Stefan Klein; p. 12 © www.istockphoto.com/Fernando Batista; p. 22 © www.istockphoto.com/Alejandro Raymond; pp. 23, 91, 163, 202, 227, 259, 268, 270, 273 © www.istockphoto.com/James Thew. CONTENTS Introduction 12 Chapter 1: Algebra 23 History of Algebra 23 The Emergence of Formal Equations 23 Problem Solving in Egypt and Babylon 25 Greece and the Limits of Geometric Expression 27 The Equation in India and China 31 Islamic Contributions 32 Commerce and Abacists in the European Renaissance 35 Cardano and the Solving of Cubic and Quartic Equations 38 ViĂ¨te and the Formal Equation 40 The Concept of Numbers 41 Classical Algebra 43 Analytic Geometry 43 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra 45 Impasse with Radical Methods 47 Galois Theory 48 Applications of Group Theory 51 Fundamental Concepts of Modern Algebra 54 Systems of Equations 57 Quaternions and Vectors 61 The Close of the Classical Age 63 Structural Algebra 63 Precursors to the Structural Approach 64 25 36 47 The Structural Approach Dominates Algebraic Superstructures New Challenges and Perspectives Branches of Algebra Elementary Algebra Algebraic Quantities Algebraic Expressions Solving Algebraic Equations Solving Systems of Algebraic Equations Linear Algebra Vectors and Vector Spaces Linear Transformations and Matrices Eigenvectors Modern Algebra Basic Algebraic Structures Field Axioms Rings Group Theory Chapter 2: Great Algebraists Early Algebraists (Through the 16th Century) Bhaskara II Brahmagupta Girolamo Cardano Diophantus of Alexandria Lodovico Ferrari Scipione Ferro al-Karaji al-Khwa- rizm覺Liu Hui Mahavira Qin Jiushao 66 67 69 70 71 71 73 75 76 78 78 79 88 81 82 83 83 85 86 88 91 91 91 93 94 96 99 100 101 102 103 105 106 95 Classical Algebraists (17th–19th Centuries) Niels Henrik Abel Bernhard Bolzano George Boole Arthur Cayley Évariste Galois Carl Friedrich Gauss Sir William Rowan Hamilton Charles Hermite Felix Klein Leopold Kronecker Ernst Eduard Kummer Sophus Lie Joseph Liouville Paolo Ruffini Seki Takakazu James Joseph Sylvester François Viète Algebraists of the Structural Period (20th Century– ) Emil Artin Richard Ewen Borcherds Nicolas Bourbaki Richard Dagobert Brauer Élie-Joseph Cartan George Dantzig Leonard Eugene Dickson Jean Dieudonné Georg Frobenius Aleksandr Osipovich Gelfond D


In which book of the Bible is the story of the Good Samaritan?

Luke 10:25-37 NIV - The Parable of the Good Samaritan - On - Bible Gateway Luke 10:25-37New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[ a ]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[ b ]” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[ c ] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Footnotes:


Insulin is produced by which organ of the human body?

What is Insulin? - Important hormone allows your body to use sugar (glucose) What is Insulin? Written by Amy Hess-Fischl MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high ( hyperglycemia ) or too low (hypoglycemia). The cells in your body need sugar for energy. However, sugar cannot go into most of your cells directly. After you eat food and your blood sugar level rises, cells in your pancreas (known as beta cells) are signaled to release insulin into your bloodstream. Insulin then attaches to and signals cells to absorb sugar from the bloodstream. Insulin is often described as a “key,” which unlocks the cell to allow sugar to enter the cell and be used for energy. After you eat, cells in your pancreas are signaled to release insulin into the bloodstream. If you have more sugar in your body than it needs, insulin helps store the sugar in your liver and releases it when your blood sugar level is low or if you need more sugar, such as in between meals or during physical activity. Therefore, insulin helps balance out blood sugar levels and keeps them in a normal range. As blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas secretes more insulin. If your body does not produce enough insulin or your cells are resistant to the effects of insulin, you may develop hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), which can cause long-term complications if the blood sugar levels stay elevated for long periods of time. Insulin Treatment for Diabetes People with type 1 diabetes cannot make insulin because the beta cells in their pancreas are damaged or destroyed. Therefore, these people will need insulin injections to allow their body to process glucose and avoid complications from hyperglycemia. People with type 2 diabetes do not respond well or are resistant to insulin. They may need insulin shots to help them better process sugar and to prevent long-term complications from this disease. Persons with type 2 diabetes may first be treated with oral medications, along with diet and exercise. Since type 2 diabetes is a progressive condition, the longer someone has it, the more likely they will require insulin to maintain blood sugar levels. Various types of insulin are used to treat diabetes and include: Rapid-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 15 minutes after injection and peaks at approximately 1 hour but continues to work for two to four hours. This is usually taken before a meal and in addition to a long-acting insulin. Short-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 30 minutes after injection and peaks at approximately 2 to 3 hours but will continue to work for three to six hours. It is usually given before a meal and in addition to a long-acting insulin. Intermediate-acting insulin: It starts working approximately 2 to 4 hours after injection and peaks approximately 4 to 12 hours later and continues to work for 12-18 hours. It is usually taken twice a day and in addition to a rapid- or short-acting insulin.  Long-acting insulin: It starts working after several hours after injection and works for approximately 24 hours. If necessary, it is often used in combination with rapid- or short-acting insulin. Insulin can be given by a syringe, injection pen, or an insulin pump that delivers a continuous flow of insulin. Your doctor will work with you to figure out which type of insulin is best for you depending on whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, your blood sugar levels,and your lifestyle.


The 1995 film Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone is based on which novel by Jane Austen?

Clueless (film) - Wikiquote Clueless (film) Clueless is a 1995 film starring Alicia Silverstone which was based on the novel Emma by Jane Austen . The film was written and directed by Amy Heckerling . Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here? Contents Cher Horowitz[ edit ] So, okay, you're probably going, "Is this, like, a Noxzema commercial or what?" But seriously, I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl. Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials. [repeated line] As if! Suddenly, a dark cloud settled over first period. I got a C in Debate?! Isn't my house classic? The columns date all the way back to 1972. Wasn't my mom a Betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. [arguing her way out of a tardy] Mr. Hall, I was surfing the crimson wave. I had to haul ass to the ladies'. [to Dionne, about Mr. Hall and Miss Geist] Will you look at that body language? Legs crossed towards each other. That's an unequivocal sex invite. [to Elton] You are a snob and a half. So, okay. I don't wanna be a traitor to my generation and all, but I don't get how guys dress today. I mean, c'mon, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants, and take their greasy hair—ew!—and cover it up with a backwards cap and, like, we're expected to swoon? I don't think so! Searching for a boy in high school is as useless as searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie. So, okay. The Attorney General says there's too much violence on TV, and that should stop. Even if you took out all the violent shows, you could still see the news. So until mankind is peaceful enough not to have violence on the news, there's no point in taking it out of shows that need it for entertainment value. Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good. Also, sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds guys of being naked, and then they think of sex. [after she and Josh kiss] Well, you can guess what happened next. [scene changes to Mr. Hall and Miss Geist's wedding] As if! I am only 16, and this is California, not Kentucky. Others[ edit ] Travis: I would like to say this. Tardiness is not something you can do all on your own. Many, many people contributed to my tardiness. Uh, I'd like to thank my parents for never giving me a ride to school, the LA city bus driver for taking a chance on an unknown kid, and, uh, last but not least, the wonderful crew at McDonald's for spending hours making those Egg McMuffins, without which I might never be tardy. Amber: [about Tai] She could be a farmer in those clothes. Tai: Cher, I don't wanna do this anymore. And my buns, they don't feel nothing like steel. Dialogue[ edit ] Cher: [looking at Dionne's hat] Shopping with Dr. Seuss ? Dionne: [picks up Cher's backpack] Well, at least I wouldn't skin a collie to make my backpack. Cher: It's faux! Cher: So. Okay. Like, right now, for example, the Haitians need to come to America. But some people are all, "What about the strain on our resources?" But it's like, when I had this garden party for my father's birthday, right? I said RSVP because it was a sit-down dinner. But people came that, like, did not RSVP, so I was, like, totally buggin'. I had to haul ass to the kitchen, redistribute the food, squish in extra place settings. But by the end of the day, it was, like, the more the merrier. And so, if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians. And in conclusion, may I please remind you that it does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty? [Class breaks into applause] Cher: Thank you very much. Mr. Hall: Uh, Amber? Replying? Amber: Mr. Hall, how can I answer that? The topic is Haiti and she's talking about some little party. Cher: Hello?! It was his 50th birthday! Amber: Whatever. If she doesn't do the assignment, I can't do mine. [Josh changes the channel from Beavis and Butt-head to the news] Josh: Hey! In some parts of the universe, maybe not in Contempo Casual , but in some parts, it's c


What was the aim of the World War 2 allied operation Market Garden?

Operation Market Garden | World War 2 Facts 9 Operation Market Garden Conclusions What was the Purpose of Operation Market Garden? Montgomery wanted to force his way into Germany over the Rhine and to do that he had to circumvent the Siegfried Line and get control over bridges across the Maas and get control of some smaller canals. If the Allies could cross the Rhine they could surround the industrial heart of Germany and in doing so, severely weaken the German war machine. Wars are won by technology, this has been proven by every war since WWI, who wields the superior technology can win a battle or even an entire war despite being outnumbered. In it’s first phase Operation Market Garden seemed like a success, the Allies gained control of several bridges that were located between Eindhoven and Nijmegen but the advance soon came to a halt because of the overstretching of the supply line as well as the demolition of the Wilhelmina Canal bridge. The British 1st Airborne Division also encountered resistance which was far stronger than anticipated. From that battle only a few units succeeded in holding one part of the Arnhem bridge and with no support reaching them in time they were overrun by 21 September. The rest of the troops, by then trapped on the west side of the bridge were evacuated on 25 September. The Allies at this point failed to cross the Rhine in significant numbers and the river stayed a barrier until March 1945. Operation Market Garden Commanders Allies Bernard Montgomery (UK) Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. September 1944 Lewis H. Brereton (US) Operation Market Garden Video Operation Market Garden Facts and Summary On Sunday 17, 1,000 planes and 500 gliders made their way above the heads of the XXX corps. The job of the corps was to follow the planes on the ground in their trucks and tanks. When the planes flew above them the Allies started firing on the Germans ahead. The weather was surprisingly pleasant for a autumn day, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The American and British gliders hit the target spot on, quickly grouped up got their equipment and started moving towards the bridges that were designated to them. The road on which the XXX crops were traveling toward the bridges was quite narrow, it was wide enough for two vehicles and the road was guarded by small German infantry units. The leading vehicles were quickly taken out and that lead to a complete standstill of the column. After about 40 minutes they started moving again but the Germans quickly organized against the airborne troops. The British paratroopers started advancing towards Arnhem but found themselves soon under attack and to make things worse their German soldiers at Arnhem radios weren’t working and because of that it was impossible to properly co-ordinate this attack. Surprisingly one of the battalions found a way to Arnhem through the German perimeter and sure enough on the first day they captured the northern part of a bridge that lead across the Rhine. At this point the Americans also made their way to their objectives but before they had a chance to capture them the bridges were destroyed. A full day into Operation Market Garden, the XXX corps only advanced 7 miles from their starting line and they hadn’t made it to the first sequence of bridges in their objectives. At the same time the Germans made preparations at Arnhem to take the battle to the British paratroopers. On the second day the XXX corps started to make real progress. Their tanks moved 20 miles in just a few hours and they met the Americans close to Grave and there was a bridge, still standing waiting for them. On the third day of Operation Market Garden they reached Nijmegen where the Americans fought their way through the city in hopes of reaching the bridges at the river Waal. Operation Market Garden Conclusions After they arrived at the bridge and realized that they can’t take it from their end the commander of the XXX corps ordered the American troops to take the bridge from the


What is the first name of the Czech composer Janacek?

Leoš Janáček - Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček Search for: Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by contemporaries such as Antonín Dvořák. His later, mature works incorporate his earlier studies of national folk music in a modern, highly original synthesis, first evident in the opera Jenůfa, which was premiered in 1904 in Brno. The success of Jenůfa (often called the “Moravian national opera”) at Prague in 1916 gave Janáček access to the world’s great opera stages. Janáček’s later works are his most celebrated. They include operas such as Káťa Kabanová and The Cunning Little Vixen, the Sinfonietta, the Glagolitic Mass, the rhapsody Taras Bulba, two string quartets, and other chamber works. Along with Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana, he is considered one of the most important Czech composers. For the full article, please visit Wikipedia Leos Janacek signature


The name of which variety of rice derives from the Hindi for 'Queen of Fragrance?

About Basmati Rice | Punjab Basmati Rice Ltd. Contact Us About Basmati Rice Basmati is a variety of long grain rice, famous for its fragrance and delicate flavour. Its name means "Queen of Fragrance" in Hindi. Basmati rice has been cultivated in the Indian subcontinent for hundreds of years. The Himalayan foothills are said to produce the best basmati. Although all Basmati Varieties are fragrant rice of highest quality, commercially, The Super Basmati, a premium variety from Punjab and Dehra Dun from India, are the most prized of the basmati varieties. The grains of basmati rice are much longer than they are wide, and they grow even longer as they cook. They stay firm and separate, not sticky, after cooking. Basmati rice is available both as a white rice and a brown rice. Both of these cook in about 20 minutes. Due to the high amount of starch clinging to the rice grains, many cooks wash this rice before cooking it. Soaking it for half an hour to two hours before cooking makes the grains less likely to break during cooking. Traditional basmati plants are tall and slender and are prone to lodging in high winds. They have a relatively low yield, but produce high-quality grains and command high prices in both Indian and international markets. About PBRL


Which element, atomic no. 74 derives its name from the Swedish word for heavy stone?

Element 74 | Article about Element 74 by The Free Dictionary Element 74 | Article about Element 74 by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Element+74 Related to Element 74: Element 75 , Element 51 tungsten (tŭng`stən) [Swed.,=heavy stone], metallic chemical element; symbol W; at. no. 74; at. wt. 183.84; m.p. about 3,410&degC;; b.p. 5,660&degC;; sp. gr. 19.3 at 20&degC;; valence +2, +3, +4, +5, or +6. Tungsten is a very hard, silver-white to steel-gray metal with a body-centered cubic crystalline structure. In its chemical properties it resembles molybdenum, the element above it in Group 6 of the periodic table periodic table, chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley. In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled ..... Click the link for more information. . It is sometimes called wolfram, and the chemical symbol is taken from this name; in naming compounds of tungsten, use of the name wolfram as a root is preferred. Tungsten is one of the most dense metals and has a higher melting point than any other metal. Pure tungsten is ductile, and wires made of it, even those of very small diameter, have a very high tensile strength. The element is resistant to ordinary acids and aqua regia but dissolves in a mixture of hydrofluoric and nitric acids. It forms compounds with carbon, chlorine, oxygen, sulfur, and some other elements. It is hexavalent in its most important compounds. It forms tungstic acid (H2WO4), or wolframic acid, which is the basis of a series of salts called tungstates, or wolframates. Tungsten metal is used extensively for filaments for light bulbs and electronic tubes. Carboloy carboloy [portmanteau word from carbon and alloy], an alloy containing cobalt, tungsten, and carbon. This alloy is extremely hard, harder than steel; it is used to cut steel, porcelain, quartz, and other materials. ..... Click the link for more information. , stellite, and tungsten steels steel, alloy of iron, carbon, and small proportions of other elements. Iron contains impurities in the form of silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and manganese; steelmaking involves the removal of these impurities, known as slag, and the addition of desirable alloying elements. ..... Click the link for more information.  are of importance in industry because they retain their hardness and strength at high temperatures. Tungsten is usually added to steel in the form of ferrotungsten, obtained by the reduction of ferrous tungstate in an electric furnace. Tungsten carbide is used in place of diamond for dies and as an abrasive. Sodium wolframate is used in the fireproofing of fabrics, in the weighting of silk, and as a mordant in dyeing. Tungsten does not occur uncombined in nature; large deposits of its ores are found in various parts of the world. The trioxide occurs in nature as the mineral wolfram ochre; scheelite and wolframite wolframite , reddish-brown to grayish-black lustrous mineral, a tungstate of iron and manganese, (Fe,Mn)Wo4, occurring in crystals of the monoclinic system. It is the chief ore of the metal tungsten. ..... Click the link for more information.  are the chief wolframate minerals. Tungsten is usually prepared from the trioxide by reduction with hydrogen or carbon. Tungsten was first isolated from tungstic acid in 1783 by the de Elhuyar brothers. Tungsten   W, a chemical element in Group VI of the Mendeleev periodic system. Atomic number, 74; atomic weight, 183.85. It is a refractory, heavy metal with a light gray color. Natural tungsten consists of a mixture of five stable isotopes with mass numbers 180, 182, 183, 184, and 186. Tungsten was discovered and isolated as tungstic oxide (WO3) in 1781 by the Swedish chemist K. Scheele from the mineral tungsten, which was later called scheelite. In 1783 the Spanish chemists, the brothers d’Elhuyar, prepared WO3 from the mineral wolframite and, by reducing WO3 with carbon, were the first to obtain t


With the county town of Lifford, which is the most northerly of the counties of the Irish Republic?

Donegal - Welcome To Ireland Donegal County Donegal History: At various times in its history, it has been known as County Tirconaill, County Tirconnell or County Tyrconnell (Irish: Contae Thír Chonaill). The former was used as its official name during 1922–1927. This is in reference to both the old túath of Tír Chonaill and the earldom that succeeded it. County Donegal is famous for being the home of the once mighty Clann Dálaigh, whose most famous branch were the Clann Ó Domhnaill, better known in English as the O'Donnell Clan. Until around 1600, the O'Donnells were one of Ireland's richest and most powerful Gaelic (native Irish) ruling-families. Within the Province of Ulster only the Clann Uí Néill (known in English as the O'Neill Clan) of modern County Tyrone were more powerful. The O'Donnells were Ulster's second most powerful clan or ruling-family from the early 13th-century through to the start of the 17th-century. For several centuries the O'Donnells ruled Tír Chonaill, a Gaelic kingdom in West Ulster that covered almost all of modern County Donegal. The head of the O'Donnell family had the titles An Ó Domhnaill (meaning The O'Donnell in English) and Rí Thír Chonaill (meaning King of Tír Chonaill in English). Based at Donegal Castle in Dún na nGall (modern Donegal Town), the O'Donnell Kings of Tír Chonaill were traditionally inaugurated at Doon Rock near Kilmacrenan. O'Donnell royal or chiefly power was finally ended in what was then the newly created County Donegal in September 1607, following the Flight of the Earls from near Rathmullan. The modern County Arms of Donegal (dating from the early 1970s) was influenced by the design of the old O'Donnell royal arms. The County Arms is the official coat of arms of both County Donegal and Donegal County Council. The modern County Donegal was shired by order of the English Crown in 1585. The English authorities at Dublin Castle formed the new county by amalgamating the old Kingdom of Tír Chonaill with the old Lordship of Inishowen. However, the English authorities were unable to establish control over Tír Chonaill and Inishowen until after the Battle of Kinsale in 1602. Full control over the new County Donegal was only achieved after the Flight of the Earls in September 1607. The county was one of those 'planted' during the Plantation of Ulster from around 1610 onwards. County Donegal was one of the worst affected parts of Ulster during the Great Famine of the late 1840s in Ireland. Vast swathes of the county were devastated by this catastrophe, many areas becoming permanently depopulated. Vast numbers of County Donegal's people emigrated at this time, chiefly through the Port of Derry. Huge numbers of the county's people who emigrated were to settle in Glasgow in southern Scotland. The Partition of Ireland in the early 1920s was to have a massive direct impact on County Donegal. Partition cut the county off, economically and administratively, from Derry, which had acted for centuries as the county's main port, transport hub and financial centre. Derry, together with West Tyrone, was henceforward in a new, different jurisdiction officially called Northern Ireland. Partition also meant that County Donegal was now almost entirely cut off from the rest of the jurisdiction it now found itself in, the new dominion called the Irish Free State. This dominion became fully independent in April 1949 when it left the Commonwealth and became the Republic of Ireland. Only a few miles of the county is physically connected by land to the rest of the Republic. The existence of this border, cutting Donegal off from her natural hinterlands in Derry City and West Tyrone, has greatly exacerbated the economic difficulties of the county since partition. The county's economy is particularly susceptible, just like that of Derry City, to the currency fluctuations of the Euro against Sterling. Added to all this, in the late 20th-century, County Donegal was, by the standards of the rest of the Republic of Ireland, to be adversely affected by The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The


In baseball, what name is given to an ambidextrous batter?

The Oakland A's have promoted the rarest of players, a switch-pitcher - Business Insider   Pat Venditte is the first  MLB switch-pitcher in 20 years.AP The Oakland A's have promoted Pat Venditte to the major leagues.  Normally the promotion of a middle reliever would not make any  waves, but Venditte is different: He can pitch with both arms. When Venditte appears in his first game, he will be the first  switch pitcher in Major League Baseball since 1894 and the first  pitcher to use both arms in a single game since Greg A. Harris  did in 1995. Harris was a right-handed pitcher who taught himself  to throw left-handed, doing it only once, in his next-to-last  game in the big leagues. A natural right-hander, Venditte was encouraged by his dad, a  former college baseball player, throw with both arms. His  father  told ESPN's E:60 that his hope was just that his son would make it further in  baseball than he did. Your browser does not support the video tag. ESPN.com The biggest challenge growing up was finding a glove Venditte  could use in Little League games after being told he couldn't  take two gloves to the mound. The result was this six-fingered monstrosity produced by Mizuno  in Osaka, Japan. ESPN E:60 There are two huge advantages to being able to pitch with both  arms. The first is within the game as Venditte can switch arms  depending on the batter at the plate or the situation in the  game. Venditte can choose to throw right-handed to a right-handed  batter, left-handed to a left-handed batter, or keep a runner on  first base closer to the bag by throwing lefty, to name a couple  of examples. The other advantage is that Venditte can, in theory, throw twice  as many pitches and twice as often as a normal pitcher, a huge  advantage in today's game where teams often need three to five  relievers in a single night. The only complication occurs when there is a switch-hitter,  something that has already been addressed by Major League  Baseball's Rule 5.07, which includes a section for ambidextrous  pitchers. The rule says Venditte must declare which hand he will  use for each batter and he cannot switch until he faces a new  batter: "A pitcher must indicate visually to the umpire-in-chief, the  batter and any runners the hand with which he intends to pitch,  which may be done by wearing his glove on the other hand while  touching the pitcher’s plate. The pitcher is not permitted to  pitch with the other hand until the batter is retired, the batter  becomes a runner, the inning ends, the batter is substituted for  by a pinch-hitter or the pitcher incurs an injury. In the event a  pitcher switches pitching hands during an at-bat because he has  suffered an injury, the pitcher may not, for the remainder of the  game, pitch with the hand from which he has switched. The pitcher  shall not be given the opportunity to throw any preparatory  pitches after switching pitching hands. Any change of pitching  hands must be indicated clearly to the umpire-in-chief." That rule was put in place to avoid a situation like the one that  occurred with Venditte in the minor leagues back in 2009, when he  faced a switch-hitter and the two kept switching back-and-forth  and nobody seemed to know what to do (see the 1:13 mark of this  video): There are downsides to being a switch-pitcher. It likely takes  Venditte twice as long to warm-up and on top of that, pitchers  are allowed just eight warm-up pitches when they enter the game.  Venditte will likely have to split those pitches up. The bigger issue is mechanics. Pitching is a complicated process  with a ton of moving parts. One hiccup in the operation can mess  everything up. Venditte, while he has similar throwing motions  from both sides, still has two sets of mechanics he must be  concerned with at all times while developing two separate arms to  be big league ready. That latter point was likely a contributing factor to why it has  taken Venditte seven years to make it to the big leagues since  being drafted by the Yankees back in 20


To date, no full member of the E.U. has ever left, but which autonomous country within the union voted to leave in 1982, leaving in 1985?

Britain and Europe: Making the break | The Economist purchase-rights icon BRITAIN has never been too keen on tying the knot with Europe. It sat aside in the 1950s as Germany, France, Italy and the Benelux countries forged a single market in coal and steel, which became a broader common market. It eventually joined, in 1973, largely because Europe seemed to be where the money was. Britons still think of their relationship with Europe as a transaction. But their feelings about the costs and benefits of membership have changed utterly. Europe is no longer the thriving economic club that Britain joined 40 years ago. The euro-zone crisis has exposed the lack of dynamism in much of Europe (though Britain itself is hardly booming) and the British also feel sidelined, as countries that use the single currency are pulled more tightly together. Britons have come to associate the EU with the uncontrolled immigration of Poles and other east Europeans, seemingly to every village. Although many political leaders are determined to stop it happening, a British exit from Europe is coming to seem ever more possible. If Britain falls out of the EU, it may find itself completely outside the single market. It might try to stay in the European Economic Area (EEA), a free-trade club that also includes Iceland and Norway. Or it could leave both the EU and the single market, but attempt to recreate a free-trade relationship through bilateral agreements. In this article we explain what each would mean for British business and the economy. But, first, how could an exit happen? Almost by accident The likeliest trigger is a referendum. David Cameron, Britain’s prime minister, is under enormous pressure to call one from his own Conservative Party, which dominates Britain’s coalition government. Last year 81 Tory MPs voted for a referendum on Britain’s EU membership. “It’s moved very fast,” says John Redwood, a veteran critic of the EU. “People used to call me an extreme Eurosceptic. Now I’m a moderate.” Truly fervent Eurosceptics seek a referendum because they want to quit the EU. Other Tories want one to spike the guns of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), which campaigns for an exit. UKIP, a once-minor party that came second to Labour in two by-elections on November 29th, takes votes from all parties but most terrifies Conservative MPs. If the party does well in the next European Parliament elections, due in 2014, the pressure on Mr Cameron will increase. He is already bending. In September the prime minister hinted that Britons might have an opportunity to give “fresh consent” to their country’s place in a looser union—a rather fuzzy suggestion that is unlikely to dampen calls for a starker question. Some Tory cabinet ministers now expect the party to include a promise of an “In-Out” referendum on Europe in its 2015 general-election manifesto. That might persuade Labour to follow suit—which is the second referendum scenario. Although the party is broadly pro-European, some Labour strategists have been urging Ed Miliband, its leader, to promise a referendum all the same, chiefly to pile pressure on Mr Cameron but also to stay on the right side of public opinion. “Whatever our position on Europe, we cannot be seen as the anti-referendum party,” a senior Labour figure says. The third scenario is already in play, thanks to the 2011 European Union Act. Passed by the coalition, this dictates that a referendum must be held on any new EU treaty that shifts power from Westminster to Brussels. The EU is acutely aware of this obstacle, so where treaty change is envisaged, it is trying to focus it as narrowly as possible on the euro zone, of which Britain is not a member. But the EU’s creeping claim on its constituents’ sovereign powers suggests that this “referendum lock” could be activated. The next treaty change, which could take place in 2015 or 2016, will be the moment for Mr Cameron (if he is re-elected) to try to repatriate some powers from Brussels in the “new settlement” he seeks with Europe. If Britons voted to reject the revised treaty there would b


Who became MP for Uxbridge South & Ruislip at the 2015 General Election?

Uxbridge & Ruislip South parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News iFrame Constituency profile West of London, Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a relatively affluent, commuter-belt constituency. It has Tube and railway stations and good motorway links. There is a big student population, which boosts the large private rental sector. As well as Brunel University, Buckinghamshire New University has a campus here. The constituency is ethnically diverse and has among the highest percentages of people working in the transport industry in the country, due to its proximity to Heathrow Airport. Other employers include the borough council, Hillingdon Hospital and the retail sector. RAF Northolt - home to the Royal Squadron - is based locally. The seat is also home to the European headquarters of businesses including Canon and Coca Cola. This seat has been held by Conservative Sir John Randall since 1997 but he is retiring and London Mayor Boris Johnson will stand in his place. Sir John Randall held his seat in 2010 with a comfortable 11,216 vote majority ahead of Labour.


During World War 2 Operation Chastise was the code name for which event of 1943?

Factacular : World War II Codenames World War II Codenames Your overall rating on World War II Codenames = 0% The Dambusters Raid on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe Dams in Germany Conceived by Sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor to have Lancaster bombers deliver "bouncing bombs" that would skip like a stone up to the dam and then sink to blow up these Ruhr Valley strategic dams in Germany. The 1954 film "The Dam Busters" tells of 617 Squadron's low level raid on May 17, 1943 led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts. The Normandy Breakout Campaign July 25 - July 31, 1944. Generals Omar Bradley and George S. Patton drive a gap in the western section of the Normandy theater of battle and breakout of the Normandy region at Saint-Lô, Normandy, France. British General Bernard Montgomery commanding Twenty-first Army Group coordinated the Allies on east and west on the Normandy line to attack and tie up German forces. Using the 4th, 9th and 30th infantry divisions of VII Corps to punch the whole in the German line, the Allies coordinated bombing and armor support to end the stalemate and force the German left flank to turn. The 1st Infantry Division with the 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions composed the explotation force. This success caused the Falaise Pocket to be created which was composed dislodged German forces. A general fall back of German forces in Normandy ensued from there to September 1944. Pipe Lines Under The Ocean A World War II operation by British scientists, oil companies and armed forces to construct undersea oil pipelines under the English Channel between England and France. Conceived by Admiral Louis Mountbatten and developed by AC Hartley, chief engineer of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. First laid from the Isle of Wight for a length of 70 nautical miles to Cherbourg, France, the concept led to nearly 20 pipelines crossing the English Channel from Dungeness to the Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais. This assured the Allies in Europe a steady uninterrupted fuel supply and allowed tankers to be used elsewhere to supply fuel to other Allied operations.


PH Newby was the first winner in 1969 of which award?

PH Newby - first winner of the Man Booker Prize in 1969 - The Book Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) PH Newby - first winner of the Man Booker Prize in 1969 Published: Friday 19 June 2009 10:19AM The Book Show is an archived program which is no longer broadcast


Which government post is held by Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth & Southam?

Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP - UK Parliament Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP Constituency House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel:         020 7219 2008 Jubilee House, Smalley Place, Kenilworth, CV8 1QG Tel:         01926 853650 Attorney General's Office, 20 Victoria Street, SW1H 0NF Tel:         020 7271 2492 Member for Kenilworth and Southam May 2015 - Member for Kenilworth and Southam May 2010 - Mar 2015 Member for Rugby and Kenilworth May 2005 - May 2010


Whose second studio album in 2014 was ‘X’ (pronounced Multiply)?

Ed Sheeran – x Lyrics | Genius Album Bio 1 Contributor ? What is this? The Genius annotation is the work of the Genius Editorial project. Our editors and contributors collaborate to create the most interesting and informative explanation of any line of text. It’s also a work in progress, so leave a suggestion if this or any annotation is missing something. To learn more about participating in the Genius Editorial project, check out the contributor guidelines . Loading... x (pronounced “multiply”) is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran . It was worldwide released on 23 June 2014. It was an international success in its first week on sale, charting at number one in twelve countries, topping both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, and reaching the top 5 in eleven other countries. x was the best selling album of 2014 in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. This video is processing – it'll appear automatically when it's done. **x** (pronounced "**multiply**") is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter [Ed Sheeran](http://genius.com/artists/Ed-sheeran). It was worldwide released on 23 June 2014.  It was an international success in its first week on sale, charting at number one in twelve countries, topping both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200, and reaching the top 5 in eleven other countries. *x* was the best selling album of 2014 in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.


In terms of area, which is the second largest lake in North America after Lake Superior?

Lake Superior | lake, North America | Britannica.com Lake Superior Jonathan Carver Lake Superior, most northwesterly and largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and one of the world’s largest bodies of fresh water. Bounded on the east and north by Ontario (Can.), on the west by Minnesota (U.S.), and on the south by Wisconsin and Michigan (U.S.), it discharges into Lake Huron at its eastern end via the St. Marys River. The lake is 350 mi (563 km) long (east to west), and its greatest width is 160 mi (258 km) from north to south. It has a mean surface elevation of 600 ft (180 m) above sea level and a maximum depth of 1,332 ft (406 m). The lake’s drainage basin is 49,300 sq mi (127,700 sq km), exclusive of its surface area of 31,700 sq mi (82,100 sq km). The lake is so massive and its volume so large that, were it to be emptied at its current rate (with no compensating additions of water), it would take 191 years. Because of its large size (relative to watershed area) and the porous "dam" at its outlet, long-term lake-level fluctuations are much lower than in any of the other Great Lakes—generally less than 1 yd (1 m). Annual lake-level fluctuations are less than 12 in (30 cm). Great Lakes (lake system, North America): Lake Superior receives water from approximately 200 rivers, of which the largest are the Nipigon (from the north) and the St. Louis (from the west). Other principal rivers entering the north shore are the Pigeon, Kaministikwia, Pic, White, and Michipicoten. No large rivers enter the lake from the south; the middle-sized Sturgeon and Tahquamenon rivers are the main south-shore tributaries. Small amounts of water are also diverted into the lake from two places otherwise outside of the watershed—Long Lac and Ogoki—in order to accentuate hydroelectric-power generation at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and Niagara Falls . The principal islands in the lake are Isle Royale , a U.S. national park; the Apostle Islands, near the Wisconsin shore; Michipicoten, on the east side; and St. Ignace, near the mouth of the Nipigon River (Can.). Shore of Lake Superior near the mouth of the Mosquito River in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, … © Terry Donnelly from TSW—CLICK/Chicago Similar Topics Salton Sea The coastline of Lake Superior is picturesque, particularly the north shore, which is indented by deep bays backed by high cliffs. Much of the coastal area is sparsely settled. Extensive forests, which dominate the watershed, are held in federal, state, provincial, and private timberlands. Seasonal hunting, sportfishing, and tourism form the basis for an important regional recreation industry. Valuable mineral deposits surround the lake. Iron ore was mined and smelted locally from 1848, and the opening (1855) of the Soo Locks ship canal on the St. Marys River facilitated iron mining in the region by allowing regular shipment to the lower lakes. Subsequently, iron was extracted from many parts of the Lake Superior district, including the Marquette Range in Michigan and the Mesabi Range in Minnesota. Only taconite and other low-grade ores are now mined and enriched on site. Other minerals extracted include silver (near Thunder Bay , Ont.), nickel (north of the lake), and copper (south of the lake). In the late 1800s a small “gold rush” took place on its southern shore in Michigan. Lake Superior has many natural harbours, and improvements have created additional ports. The navigation season is generally about eight months long. At Thunder Bay, grain from the Canadian prairies is transferred from rail to ship. Iron ore is exported from Taconite Harbor and Two Harbors (Minn.) and from Marquette (Mich.). The harbour shared by Duluth (Minn.) and Superior (Wis.) is a shipping point for iron ore, grain, and flour. The principal ports along the lake’s south shore are Ashland (Wis.), Hancock and Houghton (both on a 25-mi-long canal across the Keweenaw Peninsula, Mich.), and Marquette (Mich.). All boat traffic that leaves the lake for southern ports must pass through the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie. Britannica Stories


For his role in the film The Theory of Everything’, which actor won the Best Film Actor BAFTA in 2015?

Baftas 2015: Eddie Redmayne scoops best actor prize - BBC News BBC News Baftas 2015: Eddie Redmayne scoops best actor prize 9 February 2015 Read more about sharing. Close share panel Eddie Redmayne has scooped the best actor prize at the Bafta Film Awards for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Redmayne said it was "one of the best nights of my life". The film was also named outstanding British film and won a third award for its adapted screenplay. Coming of age drama Boyhood - shot over 12 years with the same cast - was named best film, with Richard Linklater picking up best director prize. Patricia Arquette also won the best supporting actress Bafta for her role in the film. The ceremony at London's Royal Opera House on Sunday night was hosted by Stephen Fry. Full Baftas coverage John Boyega talks Star Wars Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Moore said awards season was "like going to a wedding every weekend where you're the bride". Julianne Moore won the leading actress prize for her performance as a linguistics professor with early-onset Alzheimer's. Collecting her award, she thanked "everybody in the Alzheimer's community who were so generous with their time and telling me their experiences". Wes Anderson's quirky comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel won the most awards on the night - a total of five including costume design, production design, make-up and original music; with Anderson winning his first Bafta for original screenplay. Jazz drumming drama Whiplash also took three awards - for editing, sound and supporting actor for JK Simmons, who thanked director Damien Chazelle for "the gift of this character". World War Two drama The Imitation Game, with Benedict Cumberbatch as codebreaker Alan Turing, won nothing despite its nine nominations. Redmayne, who was the favourite to win best actor award, arrived on stage to roars of approval from the star-packed audience. He said of the Hawking family: "I want to thank them for their trust, their generosity and their kindness. "And for reminding me of the great strength that comes from having the will to live a full and passionate life." Media captionBest actor nominee Eddie Redmayne said he "poured his heart" into The Theory of Everything, when he tackled the role of Professor Stephen Hawking The Theory of Everything won the first award of the night - for outstanding British film - presented by David Beckham. Producer Eric Fellner gave "heartfelt thanks" to Professor Hawking and Jane Wilde Hawking, on whose book the film was based: "I hope you all feel we've done you proud." Prof Hawking had earlier appeared on stage to present the award for special visual effects, alongside leading actress nominee Felicity Jones, which went to Christopher Nolan 's sci-fi epic Interstellar. Jones joked she was with the "only person on the planet more intelligent than Stephen Fry". Prof Hawking responded: "Yes, and better looking." Analysis - Tim Masters Entertainment correspondent Image copyright AP This year's Baftas didn't deliver any major surprises but they do set up an an exciting battle for the Oscars in two weeks' time. Will Boyhood repeat its British success and go on to take best picture in Hollywood? For the past six years the best film winner chosen by British Academy voters has gone on to win an Oscar. Last year it was 12 Years a Slave, and before that Argo, The Artist, The King's Speech, The Hurt Locker and Slumdog Millionaire. But the Baftas are international awards with a local twist and only some 20% of the US Academy is made up of Brits. Birdman may have only won a single Bafta for cinematography, but this weekend it took the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards in the US, which have proved a very reliable indicator of Oscars success. Roll on 22 February. Media captionStars arrive for the Bafta ceremony Boyhood star Ellar Coltrane - who was cast in the film when he was aged six - was among the cast and crew who picked up the best film award from actor Tom Cruise. "The truth is, it didn't feel like a movie, more like an exercise in c


Which African country uses the cedi as its currency?

Which other Country uses the Cedi? – Bank of Ghana Opinion/Feature | 11 January 2012 20:48 CET Which other Country uses the Cedi? – Bank of Ghana By Gabriel Dzisoo Previous | Next   It has been over three and half years now since the redenomination exercise came and gone. For the subsequent first six months, Ghanaians had to differentiate between the old cedi being taken out and the Ghana cedi being welcomed. The old cedi ceased to be legal tender from the first of January 2008 and except for politicians who want to shock us by still mentioning the financial losses they caused the country by quoting the figures in the old cedi, no one else cares. But surprisingly, after the phasing out of the old currency, the Bank of Ghana has not legally reverted the name of our currency back to simply, the CEDI. You write a check at any commercial bank and state 'cedi' and you are told to insert 'Ghana' before the cedi. You ask whether another country also uses the cedi or which country's currency is the cedi, and no one is able to give you a logical answer than “That is what Bank of Ghana has instructed us to do”. Many people know that the name 'dollar' for a currency is common in many countries. We have the US dollar, Australian dollar and Singaporean dollar. The same goes for the 'franc': French franc, CFA franc, Rwandan franc and Swiss franc just to name a few. In all these cases, the currencies are different in value except in name. I will be grateful if this article is brought to the attention of the Bank of Ghana authorities to either tell the Ghanaian populace which other country(ies) are using the 'cedi' to necessitate its differentiating when writing cheques to cash at the bank or elsewhere, or just do the appropriate thing by reverting the name of our currency to cedi. Gabriel Dzisoo


What is the most common name for the drug Sildenafil Citrate?

ED Treatment | VIAGRA® (sildenafil citrate) | Safety Info IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Do not take VIAGRA (sildenafil citrate) if you: take any medicines called nitrates, often prescribed for chest pain, or guanylate cyclase stimulators like Adempas (riociguat) for pulmonary hypertension. Your blood pressure could drop to an unsafe level are allergic to sildenafil, as contained in VIAGRA and REVATIO, or any of the ingredients in VIAGRA Discuss your health with your doctor to ensure that you are healthy enough for sex. If you experience chest pain, dizziness, or nausea during sex, seek immediate medical help VIAGRA can cause serious side effects. Rarely reported side effects include: an erection that will not go away (priapism). If you have an erection that lasts more than 4 hours, get medical help right away. If it is not treated right away, priapism can permanently damage your penis sudden vision loss in one or both eyes. Sudden vision loss in one or both eyes can be a sign of a serious eye problem called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). Stop taking VIAGRA and call your healthcare provider right away if you have any sudden vision loss sudden hearing decrease or hearing loss. Some people may also have ringing in their ears (tinnitus) or dizziness. If you have these symptoms, stop taking VIAGRA and contact a doctor right away Before you take VIAGRA, tell your healthcare provider if you: have or have had heart problems such as a heart attack, irregular heartbeat, angina, chest pain, narrowing of the aortic valve, or heart failure have had heart surgery within the last 6 months have pulmonary hypertension other medicines that treat high blood pressure other medicines or treatments for ED VIAGRA contains sildenafil, which is the same medicine found in another drug called REVATIO. REVATIO is used to treat a rare disease called pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). VIAGRA should not be used with REVATIO or with other PAH treatments containing sildenafil or any other PDE5 inhibitors (such as Adcirca [tadalafil]) VIAGRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. The most common side effects of VIAGRA: headache; flushing; upset stomach; abnormal vision, such as changes in color vision (such as having a blue color tinge) and blurred vision; stuffy or runny nose; back pain; muscle pain; nausea; dizziness; rash. INDICATION VIAGRA (sildenafil citrate) is prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). VIAGRA is not for women or children. Please see full prescribing information for VIAGRA (25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg) tablets. Patients should always ask their doctors for medical advice about adverse events. You may report an adverse event related to Pfizer products by calling 1-800-438-1985 (U.S. only). If you prefer, you may contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly. The FDA has established a reporting service known as MedWatch where healthcare professionals and consumers can report serious problems they suspect may be associated with the drugs and medical devices they prescribe, dispense, or use. Visit MedWatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Call 1-888-4-VIAGRA (1-888-484-2472), 9 AM to 7 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday for more information. **Savings of up to $200 per prescription. Limit 12 prescriptions per year with a minimum of 6 pills per prescription is required. Total maximum savings for this offer are $2,400 per year. This is not health insurance. This offer is available only at participating pharmacies. No membership fees.


Mintonette was the original name given to which sport?

Mintonette and the History of Volley Ball In the USA and Globally – Volleyball1on1 How Mintonette was Invented and Later became Volley ball, and then Volleyball William G Morgan the founder of Mintonette which later became volley ball or Volleyball. Mintonette as it was originally called was the name given to the sport founded by William G Morgan that later became volley ball and today is known as volleyball. The sport roots can be traced back to Holyoke, Massachusetts when William the director at the local YMCA created the sport as an alternative to the more physical basketball. Basketball was becoming popular at the time but Morgan wanted to create a sport at his physicality where his members did not have to run. So he strung a badminton net in the gym and using the bladder of an old soccer ball invented volleyball. The sports orgins of “mintonette” are rooted in the fact that the original sport was much like badminton so “minton” to “mintonette.” The court was  25 by 50 feet originally and the net 6 feet 6 inches high. In attempt to bring in other sports the game originally was mimicked after baseball with 9 innings and 3  servers per inning. Also originally there were unlimited number of players on each side. William G Morgan died On December 27th 1942. He was inducted in the volleyball hall of fame in 1985 at its inauguration by another future hall of famer Doug Beal. Misty May and Kerri Walsh, today’s volleyballs super stars. Quick Mintonette and Volleyball Facts: Over 1 billion people tuned in to watch the first live beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics. It is estimated that 1 billion people play volleyball weekly globally and that over 7 million people play in the United States. At the 2008 Olympics Beach Volleyball was the most viewed sport at the Olympics! Karch Kiraly is the most recognized Male volleyball player in the world. Misty May and Kerri Walsh are the most dominant and well known female volleyball players in the world. Share this post The greatest mystery presenter in volleyball Post navigation Free Player Or Team Evaluation With Membership Free Goods With Membership Celebrity Testimonials Volleyball1on1.com is the best solution to all of your volleyball questions from A to Z. Parents, players, coaches or fans Volleyball1on1.com can help take you to the next level including drills, scho… Gary Sato D.C. Japan National Team Head Coach Men's VolleyballGold, Bronze Medal Coach USA Mens My 15 year old daughter and I get a lot from the great videos. It gives her a different perspective than just from her fat old dad. Hats off to your great service. Thanks! Rudy DvorakU.S. Volleyball National Team Member “Thanks for putting these together. With lots of court coaches and players experimenting with beach/sand VB for the first time, this type of information is invaluable to the community.” Kathy DeBoerExecutive Director AVCA Having quality information flowing into your brain translates into taking purposeful action in training and competition, the more you hear what a top player or coach is telling you, the more you’ll be… Stein Metzger Beach Volleyball Olympian, AVP and FIVB WinnerThree-time NCAA Champion (UCLA) and '96 MVP Video instruction simplifies and breaks down the game of volleyball making it easy to grasp the fundamentals, improve skills and follow along. My video instruction on volleyball1on1 makes it easy for … Eric Fonoimoana Olympic Gold Medalist Beach Volleyball, King of the Beach, AVP and FIVB Winner High School and College Coaches Testimonials Great job on the site. I’ve coached now for 14 years and have had my eyes opened, almost revelation type stuff. I have been on your site for about 6 hrs a day and can’t get enough. Great work. Steven LamCoaching Director for ASA Club Max I’m working with my college team and coaches and have been showing the kids a video in between drills. We have been teaching our summer strength work with Seth’s band work videos. This spring season I… Mary SmithCollege volleyball coach Your site is invaluable to me. Especially being a beach volleyball coach. I’ve worked


In which year did the Channel Tunnel open?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 6 | 1994: President and Queen open Chunnel About This Site | Text Only 1994: President and Queen open Chunnel The Queen and France's President Francois Mitterrand have formally opened the Channel Tunnel during two elaborate ceremonies in France and Britain. After travelling through the tunnel, which took eight years and billions of pounds to build, the Queen said it was one of the world's great technological achievements. The tunnel is the first land link between Britain and Europe since the last Ice Age about 8,000 years ago. The first leg of the Queen's journey took her from London's Waterloo station through the tunnel by high-speed Eurostar passenger train. She arrived at Calais at the same time as the President Mitterrand's train which had travelled from Paris' Gard du Nord via Lille. Nose to nose encounter The two locomotives met nose to nose - a computer that prevents two trains travelling on the same track was switched off for the occasion. The two heads of state cut red, white and blue ribbons simultaneously to the sound of their respective national anthems played by the band of the French Republican Guard. They were accompanied by their Prime Ministers John Major and Edouard Balladur and other government ministers to the Eurotunnel terminus. Passengers must wait Eurostar will not start carrying passengers until July at the earliest and private cars will have to wait until October. After lunch, the Queen and President Mitterrand took the royal Rolls-Royce on Le Shuttle for the 35-minute trip to Folkestone. There was a similar ribbon-cutting ceremony on English soil. Among those present were joint Eurotunnel chairmen Sir Alastair Morton and Andr� B�nard as well as Frenchman Philippe Cozette, who drilled the hole that first joined the two ends of the tunnel in December 1990. Behind today's celebrations lies the reality that the tunnel has run up huge debts. It cost �10bn to build, more than double the original forecast in 1987 - and there are serious doubts about its long-term financial viability. The two opening ceremonies In Context At first the Channel Tunnel looked like it was going to be a financial disaster. A year after the official opening, the tunnel operator Eurotunnel announced a loss of �925m, one of the biggest in UK corporate history at the time. To add to its woes, freight traffic was suspended for six months in 1996 after a fire broke out on a lorry in the tunnel. A scheme in which banks agreed to swap billions of pounds worth of loans for shares saved the tunnel from going under and in 1999, Eurotunnel was able to announce its first net profit - �64m. It still has huge debts - to the tune of �6.4bn in 2004. But it has become an accepted and popular mode of transport, not least among illegal immigrants trying to get into Britain from Europe. Tunnel facts


Lunulae - definition of lunulae by The Free Dictionary Lunulae - definition of lunulae by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lunulae  (lo͞on′yə-lə) n. pl. lu·nu·lae (-lē′) A small crescent-shaped structure or marking, especially the white area at the base of a fingernail that resembles a half-moon. [New Latin lūnula, from Latin, crescent-shaped ornament, diminutive of lūna, moon; see leuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] lunula n, pl -nulae (-njʊˌliː) or -nules (Anatomy) the white crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail. Nontechnical name: half-moon [C16: from Latin: small moon, from lūna] lu•nu•la n., pl. -nu•lae (-nyəˌli) also -nules. something shaped like a narrow crescent. [1565–75; < Latin lūnula, derivative of lūn(a) moon] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: region , area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits 2. decoration , ornament , ornamentation - something used to beautify Translations lunula n pl <-e> → Lunula f (spec), → Nagelmöndchen nt Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Ten asteroids for Sphere The exploitation of parentheses is not Cummings's invention and has been the topic of a breathtakingly vast and thorough research by John Lennard, who makes the distinction between parenthesis the mark of punctuation and parenthesis the grammatical category by referring to the punctuation marks as lunulae ("little moons"). Copyright © 2003-2017 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.


Turks Head, Flemish Flake and Dutch Cringle are types of what?

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Seaman's Friend, by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Seaman's Friend, by Richard Henry Dana This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org  Title: The Seaman's Friend    Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates,        a dictinary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant        service Author: Richard Henry Dana Release Date: October 6, 2012 [EBook #40958] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SEAMAN'S FRIEND ***   Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) THE Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1841, By R. H. DANA, Jr., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. STEREOTYPED BY GEO. A. & J. CURTIS, NEW-ENGLAND TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY. Transcriber's Note: Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. The cover of this book was created by the transcriber and is hereby placed in the public domain. To all sea-faring persons, and especially to those commencing the sea life;—to owners and insurers of vessels;—to judges and practitioners in maritime law;—and to all persons interested in acquainting themselves with the laws, customs, and duties of Seamen;—this work is respectfully dedicated by THE AUTHOR. PLATE IV. EXPLANATIONS. Ship.—A ship is square-rigged throughout; that is, she has tops, and carries square sails on all three of her masts. Bark.—A bark is square-rigged at her fore and main masts, and differs from a ship in having no top, and carrying only fore-and-aft sails at her mizzenmast. Brig.—A full-rigged brig is square-rigged at both her masts. Hermaphrodite Brig.—An hermaphrodite brig is square-rigged at her foremast; but has no top, and only fore-and-aft sails at her main mast. Topsail Schooner.—A topsail schooner has no tops at her foremast, and is fore-and-aft rigged at her mainmast. She differs from an hermaphrodite brig in that she is not properly square-rigged at her foremast, having no top, and carrying a fore-and-aft foresail, in stead of a square foresail and a spencer. Fore-and-aft Schooner.—A fore-and-aft schooner is fore-and-aft rigged throughout, differing from a topsail schooner in that the latter carries small square sails aloft at the fore. Sloop.—A sloop has one mast, fore-and-aft rigged. Hermaphrodite Brigs sometimes carry small square sails aloft at the main; in which case they are called Brigantines, and differ from a Full-rigged Brig in that they have no top at the mainmast, and carry a fore-and-aft mainsail instead of a square mainsail and trysail. Some Topsail Schooners carry small square sails aloft at the main as well as the fore; being in other respects fore-and-aft rigged. They are then called Main Topsail Schooners. Ship CHAPTER I. GENERAL RULES AND OBSERVATIONS. Construction of vessels. Tonnage and carriage of merchant vessels. Proportions of the spars. Placing the masts. Size of anchors and cables. Lead-lines. Log-line. Ballast and lading. Construction of Vessels.—As merchant vessels of the larger class are now built in the United States, the extreme length of deck, from the after part of the stern-post to the fore part of the stem, is from four and a half to four and three fourths that of the beam, at its widest part. The Damascus, of 700 tons' measurement, built at Boston in 1839, and considered a fair specimen of our best freighting vessels, had 150 feet from stem to stern-post, and 32 feet 6 inches extreme breadth. The Rajah, of 530 tons, built at Boston in 1837, had 140 feet length, and 30 feet beam;—being each in length about four and six tenths the


How many stars are there on the EU flag?

EUROPA - The European flag Europa The European flag The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe. It features a circle of 12 gold stars on a blue background. They stand for the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among the peoples of Europe. The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of member countries, though the circle is a symbol of unity. History of the European flag The history of the flag goes back to 1955. The Council of Europe - which defends human rights and promotes European culture – chose the present design for its own use. In the years that followed, it encouraged the emerging European institutions to adopt the same flag. In 1983, the European Parliament decided that the Communities’ flag should be that used by the Council of Europe. In 1985, it was adopted by all EU leaders as the official emblem of the European Communities, later to become the European Union. In addition, all European institutions now have their own emblems . Commemorative euro coin: 30 years of the EU flag To mark the 30th anniversary of the decision by EU leaders to adopt the flag as an EU emblem, the 19 euro area countries are issuing a special commemorative coin. Following an online competition held in 2015 by the European Commission, citizens and residents of the euro area selected the design created by Georgios Stamatopoulos, an engraver at the Bank of Greece. It comprises 12 stars that morph into human figures embracing the birth of a new Europe. Take a look at the winning design. Reproduction in 2 colours white & blue (17 Kb)


Which Democrat candidate did Ronald Reagan defeat in the 1984 US Presidential Election?

Presidential Election of 1984 Change History! Try out the 1984 interactive map 1984 Election Facts Mondale's running mate, Geraldine A. Ferraro is first woman on a major party Presidential ticket Reagan received 525 Electoral Votes and over 54 million popular votes. The Electoral Vote total is a record that stands to this day Issues of the Day: Recession and Subsequent Recovery (start of bull market for stocks), Defense Spending Margin of Victory Map This map is shaded by how large the popular vote difference was between the two nominees. It is a way to view the relative competitiveness of each state. These maps are also available as a timeline for each election from 1972-2016 . X Content Display Issues A few people have reported problems viewing certain 270toWin election maps and/or polls. If you have an Ad Blocker in place, please disable it. Separately, you may not be able to view our maps in the new IE10 browser due to some changes Microsoft has made regarding the display of Flash content. This issue will not be fixed prior to the election, so you may want to visit 270toWin using a different web browser. Sorry for any inconvenience. Copyright © 2004-2017 270towin.com All Rights Reserved


Which country's parliament is called the Folketing?

Folketinget - About the Danish Parliament About the Danish Parliament   English  › About the Danish Parliament     About the Danish Parliament   The Danish Parliament is called the Folketing. It is the legislative assembly in Denmark, which means that it passes the Acts that apply in Denmark. The Folketing is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets, approving the state's accounts, exercising control of the Government and taking part in international cooperation. Read more about the Danish Parliament by choosing from the menu on the left.


What do the books Pilgrims Progress, Don Quixote and Fanny Hill have in common?

The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Add your answer Melody It really depends on what style you're used to. 90% of the book is dialogue, so that in itself might be exhausting for some, easy for others. You have …more It really depends on what style you're used to. 90% of the book is dialogue, so that in itself might be exhausting for some, easy for others. You have to read the Penguin version. That way you read the original English, but there's plenty of footnotes at the back for when you come across those odd (now extinct) 17th century colloquialisms. Bunyan's English is somewhere between Shakespeare and Austen. Im a huge fan of Hannah More so her essays really well prepared me for that style of language. (less) See all 4 answers Cela Day Although I've not read it, there's a book on GR titled Quest for Celestia: A Reimagining of the Pilgrim's Progress by Steven James - it has good …more Although I've not read it, there's a book on GR titled Quest for Celestia: A Reimagining of the Pilgrim's Progress by Steven James - it has good reviews. Also, although I'm not in a position to claim that it's worthy (!), I've published a contemporary retelling of TPP (my version is a portal fantasy with allegorical overtones and a teenage protagonist who is reluctant to make the journey). It's also listed on GR, and the title is Dragon Slave. (less) Shelves: novels , godreads In the dawn of the day Reader began his quest for the Great Denoument with a glad heart, his countenance suffused by the Joy of Literature Yet Unread and unburthened by Mercantile Drear. He knew he should soon pass threw Goodreads City which was said to be very Malevolent yet still he feared not and sang out hymns and epithalamions addressed to the Archangels Proust, Joyce and Bolano which should look over him as he ventured. Eftsoons, he met with Mr Worldly Wise, who thrust at him pretty volume In the dawn of the day Reader began his quest for the Great Denoument with a glad heart, his countenance suffused by the Joy of Literature Yet Unread and unburthened by Mercantile Drear. He knew he should soon pass threw Goodreads City which was said to be very Malevolent yet still he feared not and sang out hymns and epithalamions addressed to the Archangels Proust, Joyce and Bolano which should look over him as he ventured. Eftsoons, he met with Mr Worldly Wise, who thrust at him pretty volumes by such a one as Daniel Brown and Michael Crichton, and then an other one, a young fair maid with a sore sorrowful countenance who gave unto him Stephanie Myers and Suzanne Collins. And Reader stopped by a winding road betimes, and read of these, and soon found himself in the Slough of Despond. Haply Evangelist arrived to yank Reader out of the Slough, and bade him follow him to a standing stone whereon he might make his mark for a Sign, and enter the gate of Goodreads City, which he was eager for. They that met him shewed him to the Hostel of Good Taste and told him of the reviews, the stars and the votes. And lo his eyes were opened to these things and taking a pen and paper he wrote mightily through all that night and beyond of the things he had read, the Crichtons and Browns and Meyers and how they tricked him into the Slough where in his soul had near perished. And Reader took sleep then and woke to find a thousand votes heaped up around his cot, and his heart was light. And in the Scroll of Great Reviewers he was yet written as number three and forty. But yet he was foresworn to climb the Hill of Extreme Difficulty to greet the Archangels Wallace and Gaddis, and clothed with his Armour of Interpretation which the citizens of Goodreads had yet given freely to him, he fixed his Two Edged Sword into its scabbard and sallied forth. Sep 01, 2007 Paul rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition I read this book during my second deployment to Iraq as well and it took me quite a while to finish it. I had seen this book referenced often and I wanted to read it on my own. The overall consensus is that it is a very compelling book and will pu


Tokophobia – Symptoms and Facts of Tokophobia – Treatment of Tokophobia Training & Degrees Tokophobia Tokophobia is an extreme and uncontrollable fear of childbirth or pregnancy. While pregnancy is expected to be a time when women experience long bouts of anxiety , when they develop a fear of childbirth so intense that it disrupts their ability to lead normal lives or have a normal birth, they very likely have tokophobia. Symptoms of Tokophobia If left untreated, tokophobia can only become more intense and damaging. Not only can this disorder lead to an elective termination of some pregnancies because of fear, but the psychological stress attendant with the disorder can often be damaging to a pregnancy even if the woman does not elect to terminate it. Furthermore, tokophobia may only be a byproduct of other emotional and behavioral disorders such as clinical depression. Some of the more apparent indicators of tokophobia include: Feelings of dread or panic when the idea of childbirth or pregnancy arises Refusing to go through with childbirth unless elective Caesarean section can be guaranteed An intense increase in anxiety or depression while pregnant Expressing a strong desire to have children while also refusing to become pregnant Previous terminations of apparently healthy pregnancies Intense fear that childbirth will result in maternal death , stillbirth, miscarriage or birth defects Common Facts About Tokophobia Women who have this disorder will likely refuse going through childbirth without some kind of sedative and they will often be very adamant about wanting a Caesarean section. Still, other women will avoid becoming pregnant altogether, despite their strong desire to have children. These women will often have very stringent contraceptive strategies, using several methods at once. In tokophobic women who went through normal pregnancies, as well as those who had Caesarean sections, some suffered further problems after childbirth such as postnatal depression and delayed bonding with their infants. Like all phobias, no universal and specific cause exists to explain tokophobia. Rather, there are various unique factors and experiences that contribute to such a disorder. Some of these issues could include a previous traumatic childbirth experience, an intense fear of pain, or even childhood sexual abuse or rape. Treatment of Tokophobia It is important for someone who may have tokophobia to seek support from people who genuinely care, including an obstetrician who can work closely and cooperatively with a psychiatrist in order to ensure that the mother, the pregnancy, the infant and the postpartum relationship between the mother and child are healthy. As with any psychological disorder, the initial reasons for the development of the phobia should be addressed by a mental health professional. While much of the fear may stem from the physical pain of a previous birth or other traumatic event, a psychiatrist or psychologist should be able to refer sufferers of tokophobia to doctors that can help moderate the pain of pregnancy or childbirth if that is the best route of treatment to take. There may be some antidepressants available for pregnant women as well. Tokophobia is definitely not a factor that should hinder a woman’s desire to go through childbirth and have a family. More often than not, this phobia is rooted in irrational fears based on traumatic events that a woman can very likely overcome. If you are seeking help with tokophobia, please seek the support of loved ones and your doctor. There are plenty of people willing to help with not only the symptoms of the disorder, but also the psychological difficulties attendant with it. If you believe your fears of pregnancy and childbirth are irrational, consider the pros and cons with those that know you best. If you think you need help deciding, you may want to ask your doctor. View Resources


What type of cake derives its name from the French word for lightning?

List of French Pastries (with Pictures) | eHow List of French Pastries  Email Save Tourists flock to French bakeries to savor pastries with a legendary history and popularity. Some enthusiasts aim to try all of them. There is a large variety of basic doughs, but there are a few categories that have been copied around the world and adopted into many cultures. From eclairs to savory puff pastry, the French have earned a well-deserved respect for their baking skills. (pastry1 image by Wizardgold from Fotolia.com) An eclair is most easily described as a cream-filled, chocolate-covered, long doughnut. The body of the eclair is made from choux dough, which is a light pastry dough that is also used to make crullers and beignets, the classic, deep-fried doughnut of New Orleans’ fame. Instead of using yeast, choux dough uses high moisture content to cause steam during the cooking cycle to puff the pastry. Eclairs are available in many creative combinations, including a chocolate pastry with coffee cream. schoko kuchen mit eclairs image by Lucky Dragon from Fotolia.com A macaron is a delicate French sandwich cookie filled with cream that was made popular in the 1900 at a Parisian pastry shop and café called Laduree. The macaron’s crust is thin and light and the filling at the center is smooth and silky. Made in versatile combinations, one unique recipe calls for a pink, rose-flavored macaron filled with raspberry gel and rose-and-lichi cream. macaron image by photlook from Fotolia.com What makes a Napoleon so delicious is the layers of puff pastry interspersed with pastry or whipped cream and iced with fondant or chocolate or topped with confectioner’s sugar. The Napoleon--referred to as “mille-feuilles” in France--has no defined origin. Theories range from a 17th century Danish royal pastry chef inventing it for Napoleon Bonaparte to the theory that the pastry was created in France and Napoleon so many Napoleons on the eve of the battle of Waterloo he lost. crisp A petit four is a dainty, individual dessert served on elaborate buffets or afternoon teas. The term is derived from a French word alluding to a pastry that needs to be cooked at a low temperature or "a petit four." Originally, petits fours were small fancy biscuits or cookies, cake or many other items of confectionary rendered in a diminutive size. Today the term “petits fours” more often refers to miniature layered cakes covered in chocolate or other fondant icings and delicately decorated. petit fours with kiwi image by starush from Fotolia.com French pastry tarts are pate sucree shells filled with a versatile filling from lemon curd to a coffee cream. Pate sucree is a sweet pastry that resembles cookie dough that must be made in advance and allowed to mellow. Individual tart and tartlets are filled with a cream base and topped with fresh fruit that is covered by a sugar glace, giving this exquisite dessert a “jeweled” finish. delicious fruit tart image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com The French craft a savory puff pastry or “pate brisee” that is less sweet, making it a good culinary base for meat mixtures and seafood. This pastry must be worked quickly to prevent the gluten in the flour base to develop, causing a less-than-perfect texture. salmon fillet in phillo pastry with salad image by Chef from Fotolia.com "Simply French"; Patricia Wells; 1991 "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2"; Julia Child and Simon Beck; 2009


In which English county is Longleat House and Safari Park?

BBC - Wiltshire Days Out - Spend a day at Longleat The BBC is not responsible for the content          of external websites. FACTS Longleat Safari Park is open from 5th April - 2nd November           2003, 10am - 4pm and 10am - 5pm weekends, bank holidays and           during school holidays. Longleat House is open until 31st December 2003. Easter to           September 10am - 5.30pm. Rest of year guided tours at set           times between 11am - 3pm. Longleat is just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury. Longleat was voted UK Family Attraction of the Year 2002. A Longleat Passport costs £16.00 for adults and £13.00          for Children/Senior Citizens. Special rates for groups. Dogs are welcome on leads in the grounds. They are not allowed          in the attractions, guide dogs exempt. Free kenneling is available          during Safari Park visits There are baby changing facilities in the grounds. There          are a number of different areas for refreshment - The Cellar          Cafe offers light lunches and cream teas, the Wessex Pavilion          offers hot meals, drinks and snacks and there are snack kiosks          around the main square. PRINT          THIS PAGE View a printable          version of this page. Set in       9,000 acres of rolling countryside and just a few miles from the Wiltshire       market town of Warminster, lies the Longleat estate. The        estate consists of 4,000 acres of let farmland, 4,000 acres of woodland,        which includes a Center Parcs holiday village and a further 1,000        acres of 'Capability' Brown landscaped parkland. The        story began when Longleat House was built in 1540 after a former        employee of King Henry VIII - John Thynn, purchased the ruins of        a priory for £53. After        the first house was destroyed by fire, Thynn bought a quarry of        Bath stone and rebuilt it. The        house and estate has remained in the Thynn family through the years        and each successive generation has added their own personal flourishes. The        current incumbent, the 7th Marquess of Bath, Alexander Thynn's contribution        has been to create his own colourful murals which decorate the family apartments. In        1949, Longleat became the first stately home to open to the public        and since then the entire estate has grown to become Wiltshire's        foremost tourist attraction. Available        during the tourist season is the Longleat Passport. The Longleat        Passport includes entrance into all 12 of the Longleat attractions.        If you don't get time to visit all the attractions in one day, you        can retain the passport and return at a later date and continue        your exploration, however, each attraction can be visited only once. The           camels at Longleat don't care where they sit! Longleat's        main draw is its Safari Park, the UK's very first such enclosure        which opened in 1966. Visitors        to Longleat can drive their cars through the park and observe all        manner of exotic wildlife up-close. These include the famous 'Lions        of Longleat' and several Tigers such as 'Chandi' a rare white female        Tigress. Also        to be seen as you drive through the park are mischievous Rhesus        Monkey's (who can be guaranteed to inquisitively clamber onto your        vehicle!) as well as herds of Giraffes, Zebra, Rhinos and Camels. Hand           feed the deer at Longleat Deer        have been kept on the Longleat Estate for more than 450 years and        prove to be the most benign of animals on display. Visitors can        buy Deer feed at £1 a cup and hand-f


What maritime order is also termed The Birkenhead Drill?

HMS Birkenhead (1845) | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Iron hull; renamed HMS Birkenhead before commissioning. </td></tr> HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or steam frigate Birkenhead, [3] was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy . [4] She was designed as a frigate , but was converted to a troopship before being commissioned. [1] On 26 February 1852, while transporting troops to Algoa Bay , she was wrecked at Danger Point near Gansbaai , 140 kilometres from Cape Town, South Africa. There were not enough serviceable lifeboats for all the passengers, and the soldiers famously stood firm, thereby allowing the women and children to board the boats safely. Only 193 of the 643 people on board survived, and the soldiers' chivalry gave rise to the " women and children first " protocol when abandoning ship, while the "Birkenhead drill" of Rudyard Kipling's poem came to describe courage in face of hopeless circumstances. Contents Edit The Birkenhead was laid down at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the frigate HMS Vulcan, but renamed soon after to Birkenhead after the town where she was built. [5] She had two 564 horsepower (421 kW) steam engines from Forrester & Co that drove a pair of 6-metre (20 ft) paddle wheels, and two masts rigged as a brig . [1] [6] According to her designer, John Laird: [1] The designs I submitted, and which were finally approved, were of a vessel 210 feet (64 m) long (being about 20 feet (6.1 m) longer than any vessel of her class had been built), and 37•6 beam with a displacement of 1918 tons on the load water-line of 15•9. The only change made by authorities at the Admiralty in these designs was the position of the paddle shaft, which they ordered to be moved several feet more forward; the change was unfortunate as it makes the vessel, unless due care is taken in stowing the hold, trim by the head. With this exception, I am answerable for the model, specification, displacement and general arrangement of the hull of the vessel. The ship was divided into eight watertight compartments, while the engine room was divided by two longitudinal bulkheads into four compartments, making 12 watertight compartments in total. [1] She had a round stern and a bow that ended in a large figurehead of Vulcan, holding a hammer in one hand, and some of "the bolts of Jove" that he had just forged in the other. [7] Her armament was originally intended to be two 96-pound pivot guns , one forward and the other aft, and four 68-pounder broadside guns. [7] [Note 1] The Birkenhead was launched on 30 December 1845 by the Marchioness of Westminster . [7] [8] Her hull then weighed 903 tons and drew 9.75 feet (2.97 m), although she was at this time missing approximately 15 tons of cabin fittings. Machinery, stores, and other fittings were expected to add an additional 1,000 or so tons, increasing her draught six more feet. [1] She undertook her maiden voyage to Plymouth in 1846, averaging 12 knots (22 km/h) to 13 knots (24 km/h) for the journey. [1] She remained laid up for some time, before being put to varied use around England, Scotland and Ireland. In November 1846, Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's iron ship SS Great Britain ran aground on the sands of Dundrum Bay , Ireland. There was doubt as to whether she could be re-floated. Brunel advised that if anyone could rescue the ship then the man to do it was the naval engineer James Bremner . He was engaged and the Great Britain was re-floated on 27 August 1847 with the assistance of HMS Birkenhead. [6] [Note 2] The Birkenhead was never commissioned as a frigate, as two factors came into play while she was still under construction, that resulted in her being converted into a troopship . [1] Firstly, the Royal Navy 's warships were switched from paddle wheels to more efficient propeller propulsion, following an experiment organised by the Admiralty in 1845 in which the benefits of the propeller over the paddle wheel were dramatically demonstrated. [9] Secondly, the Admiralty had doubts about the effects of cannon shot agains


Nancy Sinatra sang the theme tune for which 1967 James Bond film?

Nancy Sinatra, 'You Only Live Twice' (1967) | The Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs | Rolling Stone The Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs Barely Legal: 30 Nearly Pornographic Mainstream Films The Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs With the arrival of Adele's new Bond theme, we look back at the best songs from the franchise 10 All Stories 4. Nancy Sinatra, 'You Only Live Twice' (1967) Nancy Sinatra was fresh off her breakthrough hit "These Boots Are Made For Walking" when the producers of You Only Live Twice recruited her to sing the title song. The haunting tune has had a long afterlife, being covered by everyone from Coldplay to Bjork . Next Slide Trending Ranked on a scale from 1 to 10, the trending score reflects the number of users reading a story in real time. What is this? Don’t Miss a Story Sign up for our newsletter to receive breaking news directly in your inbox. We may use your e-mail address to send you the newsletter and offers that may interest you, on behalf of Rolling Stone and its partners. For more information please read our Privacy Policy How we use your email address © Rolling Stone 2017