In what activity were Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fisher world champions?

Bobby Fischer Chess Products | The Life, Chess Games and Products of World Champion Bobby Fischer More... In 1958 it was time for major international    competition and Bobby Fischer was invited to a qualifying stage for the world    championship. The tournament, known as an Interzonal, was held in    Yugoslavia. He managed a very impressive tie for fifth and sixth place.    Then he came back to        New York       and won the        U.S.       championship again, something which is going to be quite routine for him.    He did it again in 1959 and in 1960 and1962. Bobby won the Interzonal    tournament in        Stockholm       qualifying him to move on to a tournament of world championship candidates    in    Curacao    .He finished fourth in that event, and then went off to win the        U.S.       championship yet again. In 1963 Bobby Fischer achieved a result never matched in the history of American chess. He not    only won the        United States       championship again, he won all 11 games, no draws, no defeats! To win a 12    player tournament with a perfect score is an almost impossible    achievement, especially when all of the opponents are qualified chess    masters. It was time    to make a serious bid for the world championship. In 1966 he took on many    of the world's top players in the famous Piatigorski Cup in        Santa Monica    ,    California       .He finished second there, then dominated the chess Olympiad in Havana  scoring 14 wins, two draws and only single loss. Then it was off to    win yet another        United States       championship in        New York       so the stage was sacked for him to participate in a qualifying stage is    for the 1969 world championship. That started with the Interzonal    tournament in        Sousse    ,    Tunisia       .Things were going quite well but after winning seven games and drawing    three Bobby withdrew from the event. Fortunately,    in 1970 he was able to participate in the Interzonal tournament in, Palma    de Mallorca, Spain. He tore through the field winning 15 games, drawing    seven and losing only won two to take first-place. Now he had to defeat three of the world's strong chess players in individual matches before he could challenge World Champion Boris Spassky.. Bobby Fischer not only achieved the goal, but he did so in a way that    has never been duplicated an almost certainly never will. He smashed Mark    Taimanov, a top Russian player, 6-0 with no draws. That remarkable    achievement was followed by shutting out Bent Larson, the highly talented    Danish player, by the same score. Against Tigran Petrosian, the world    champion who held the title until Spassky took it away, he did lose one    game, but won five and drew three to easily take the match. The stage was    set for the dramatic confrontation between the famous Russian Boris    Spassky world champion from Communist Soviet Union and Bobby Fischer the    brash, unpredictable American. When Bobby    defeated Spassky by winning seven drawing 11 and losing three, he drew    attention from the entire world. The Communist side in the Cold War    considered themselves invulnerable at the chess board. A single American    smashed all that and although        Russia       has continued to more or less dominate the world chess scene, the    domination could never again be complete. Of the first ten world    champions, the    Soviet Union    had produced five in a row. The defeat was a major psychological blow to    the Soviet government. Bobby Fischer had clobbered the Soviet “army”. In a dispute    over regulations for his title defense, Bobby Fischer had the title taken away    from him by the World Chess Federation. He did not show up to defend his    title and so it went to the winner of the Ca


What hormone do diabetics suffer a deficiency of?

Diabetes and HGH Diabetes and HGH By  R. Drysdale  | Diabetes | Rating: The term diabetes HGH is as confusing as the available information on the connection between the two. Diabetes is, of course, a well known disease. Those who suffer from diabetes have high blood sugar levels, either because they cannot produce enough insulin, (a hormone that regulates cell uptake of glucose), or because their cells have become resistant to insulin's effects. Human growth hormone (HGH) is not the same hormone; however, it does play a role in the regulation of blood sugar. The effects of human growth hormone on blood sugar levels are complex and the long term risks of abnormal HGH levels in adults, with respect to diabetes, are not well understood. To unravel the facts about the relationship between diabetes HGH and insulin, it's important to understand some basic facts. HGH is produced by the pituitary while insulin is produced by the pancreas. Among other things, HGH acts on cells in the liver to stimulate the production of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) - don't let the name confuse you: this is not insulin. IGF-I, like HGH acts on a number of cells in the body. High levels of IGF-I decrease the uptake of insulin by body cells and the metabolism of glucose in the liver. High levels of IGF-I also decrease production of HGH, which will in turn lead to decreased IGF-I. Logically, it would seem that a deficiency of human growth hormone should result in low blood sugar levels rather than high while, in diabetes HGH therapy should make things worse. As in many metabolic processes, it's just not that simple. Some sources report that hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a symptom of adult growth hormone deficiency, while others report that the onset of diabetes is a side effect of growth hormone therapy, even in those who have a deficiency (as opposed to people using HGH for anti aging purposes). Meanwhile, increased insulin sensitivity (increased uptake of glucose by cells) resulting in hypoglycemia is also seen in some people receiving growth hormone injections. In children, the onset of diabetes can be a side effect of HGH treatment. In most patients who have experienced the diabetes HGH treatment combination, but have not had diabetes in the past, discontinuing the hormone treatments has resulted in blood sugar levels returning to normal. Critics point out that the use of growth hormone treatment for anti aging, when no conventional deficiency exists, has only been a practice in the last decade or so. There have not been any studies carried out over a sufficiently long period of time to determine whether there are permanent effects on blood sugar regulation. One thing seems clear: until we know more, people with established blood sugar abnormalities should probably stay away from human growth hormone therapy for anti aging. R. Drysdale


What is 100 degrees Celsius, in Fahrenheit?

100 degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion Home › Conversion › Temperature conversion › 100ï¿½C to ï¿½F 100 degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit 100 degrees Celsius are equal to 212 degrees Fahrenheit: 100ºC = 212ºF Calculation The temperature T in degrees Fahrenheit (ºF) is equal to 100  degrees Celsius (ºC) times 9/5 plus 32: T(ºF) = 100ºC × 9/5 + 32 = 212ºF


What type of animal is Winnie the Pooh's friend Eeyore?

Characters from Winnie the Pooh | Winnie the Pooh About Characters from Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh and his friends all live in the 100 Acre Wood. On this page, you can find all the characters found in the stories of Pooh , together with a full profile and even some sound clips! Winnie the Pooh He is a small golden bear, stands at nearly 22 inches tall and wears an old red color t-shirt. This bear is undoubtedly the world’s most loved and revered bear. He has little brains, does a lot of silly things, and his love for honey (hunny) is endless, yes the bear is none other than everyone’s favourite bear - Winnie the Pooh. The 1st chapter of the Winnie-the-Pooh book was published on December 24, 1925 while the entire book written by A. A. Milne was released on October 14, 1926. All over the world his birthday is celebrated with much fanfare on 14th October. Winnie the Pooh is also called Pooh Bear or just Pooh. He is best friends with everyone in the 100 Acre Wood. The first thing he says when he gets up in the morning is “what’s for breakfast”. Pooh invented the game ‘Poohsticks’. Things he likes to do is to exercise in the morning, go on an adventure with Christopher Robin or Piglet, visiting friends who he thinks have ‘Hunny’ and looking for “Hunny to Fill the Rumblee in his Tumblee”. Eeyore Eeyore is a donkey and for some he is their favourite Pooh character amongst all the others. He is a blue-gray donkey, about 3-years in age and stands 18 inches tall & 27 inches in length. He is originally like the other Pooh character; stuffed with sawdust. His appearance is highlighted by a small light pink bow on his tail. He is an intelligent animal but tends to keep to himself. Eeyore is a extremely gloomy donkey and has a very bad habit of losing his tail! Mostly, he tends to depend on his friends to find his lost tail for him and thereafter Christopher Robin fixes his tail using a drawing pin. What he simply adores is that his friends remember him on his birthday and celebrates it with him. He often says “Thanks for noticin’ me” and “Oh, well”. Tigger He is a very Bouncy Animal and resembles a tiger. He is always in an electrifying & exuberant mood and loves to bounce, bounce and bounce. He is 23 inches tall and his most standout feature is his springy tail. His character is easily recognizable by the black & orange stripes, a springy tail, and a long chin, beady eyes which all mix well into his bouncy and fun loving personality. He is a bouncy, pouncy, flouncy and a trouncy creature that is always looking to make the most out of what life has to offer. The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is that "I'm the only one!" Tigger likes to bounce a lot, "cause that is what Tiggers do best." His favourite food is the extract of malt but is known to be an extremely fussy eater. He takes a lot of pleasure in being able to “unbounce” some of the other animals in the 100 Acre Wood. Piglet Piglet is another of the original stuffed toy animals of Christopher Robin Milne in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Piglet is a very brave animal as supposed to his diminutive size and frame of a timid pink pig. Piglet stands barely at 10 inches tall and is always seen wearing a long pink striped shirt. His original address in the 100 Acre Wood was the Beech Tree, south of Pooh's house, 100 Acre Wood Southwest. But from the time Owl moved into his house, Piglet has started living with his best friend Winnie the Pooh. What he loves doing best is going on adventures with Pooh, he is quite fond of bright colors and especially balloons, and he even likes blowing dandelions. Haycorns are his favourite food. Every Tuesday Piglet spends his day at Christopher Robin’s house. The first thing that Piglet utters when he gets up in the morning is “I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?”. Rabbit Rabbit is one of the 2 real animals that are recognized by their actual animal names in A.A Milne’s children’s story books. Since he is a real animal it is considered that he has brains and the same goes for Owl. He actually makes this clear in a conversation with Ow


What is the name for a group of rats whose tails have been tangled together?

Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Rats - Listverse Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Rats Mike D April 9, 2012 Few creatures in the world inspire more dread than the rat. Long a symbol of death and pestilence, they haunt our nightmares and scuttle in our walls, scaly tails dragging behind them. Rats cause billions of dollars in damage every year, spoiling food supplies, chewing through electrical wires, biting babies in their cribs – and yet their benefits to mankind have been simultaneously overwhelming. Read below for further information on some of our creepiest neighbors. 10 Norway Rats Although there are many different species of rats, the one most people associate with the word are Brown or Norway rats. Likely originating in China, the largest specimens can top 2.2lbs. Norway rats plague cities such as New York (where population estimates vary wildly- from a few hundred thousand to a few hundred million depending on your source) and London and have pervaded nearly every corner of the globe with the rare exceptions of Arctic and Antarctic areas, the Canadian province of Alberta, and pockets of New Zealand. The white albino rats used in laboratories and kept as pets are domesticated versions of this species. 9 Black Rats Driven to a fraction of their former range by the larger, nastier Brown Rats, Black Rats prefer tropical locales these days, but were once Europe’s dominant species. It was this rat which ushered in the Black Plague. Fleas that lived on the rats transmitted the Yersinia pests bacteria to millions of unwitting victims. The black rat is an excellent climber, and has proven to be the bane of many nesting bird species throughout the world. They are especially pervasive in New Zealand. Unlike their brown counterparts, they tend to be subject to huge population explosions, typically around harvest times when food is abundant. 8 House Guests It is nearly impossible to completely rat-proof your home. They can fit in through openings as small as the diameter of a quarter. According to the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, a rat’s teeth are harder than iron or steel, and are easily able to gnaw through substances like cinderblock and wood. Once they have invaded the home, they are very difficult to get ride of. Rats are clever and notoriously trap shy. Using poison has its drawbacks and well. It is dangerous for children and pets, and even if it works precisely as advertised, one still has to deal with the rats, who often hide themselves in the walls to die and fill the house with the obscene reek of rotting flesh. 7 Zombie Rats Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite whose life cycle can only come fully to fruition in the body of a cat. Other animals can carry it, but it needs a cat to flourish. And the way it finds a host is insidious – rats who become infected suffer a change in the brain chemistry which causes them to become attracted to, rather than naturally fearful of the scent of felines. Obviously, they don’t last long. Humans also contract toxoplasmosis – some estimates indicate 1/3 of the world’s population has it. Occasionally fatal, it is particularly dangerous for people with weakened immune systems and pregnant women (which is why women are told to avoid cat litter boxes when they are expecting). Toxoplasmosis has also been linked to many other ailments, including schizophrenia. 6 Rats are Tough The spread of rats throughout the world was not due entirely to fortunate circumstance. They are able to adapt to different environments without much difficulty. A rat can go longer without water than a camel. It can fall some five stories without injury. They can survive large doses of radiation, and swim for half a mile across open water. Over generations, they tend to build up certain immunities to poisons. And the biggest, feistiest sewer rats can send your average house cat running for the hills. 5 What’s for Dinner? While some housecats may have largely lost the ability to take on rats, there are many other creatures that rely on them as a staple of their diets. Owls and hawks, snakes, members of the weas


The Legend of Timbuktu, Mali and Today By Matt Rosenberg Updated February 19, 2016. The word "Timbuktu" (or Timbuctoo or Tombouctou) is used in several languages to represent a far-away place but Timbuktu is an actual city in the African country of Mali . Where Is Timbuktu? Located near the edge the Niger River, Timbuktu is situated near the middle of Mali in Africa. Timbuktu has a population of approximately 30,000 and is a major Saharan Desert trading post. The Legend of Timbuktu Timbuktu was founded by nomads in the twelfth century and it rapidly became a major trading depot for the caravans of the Sahara Desert . During the fourteenth century, the legend of Timbuktu as a rich cultural center spread through the world. The beginning of the legend can be traced to 1324, when the Emperor of Mali made his pilgrimage to Mecca via Cairo. In Cairo, the merchants and traders were impressed by the amount of gold carried by the emperor, who claimed that the gold was from Timbuktu. Furthermore, in 1354 the great Muslim explorer Ibn Batuta wrote of his visit to Timbuktu and told of the wealth and gold of the region. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge Thus, Timbuktu became renown as an African El Dorado, a city made of gold. During the fifteenth century, Timbuktu grew in importance, but its homes were never made of gold. Timbuktu produced few of its own goods but served as the major trading center for salt trade across the desert region. The city also became a center of Islamic study and the home of a university and extensive library. The city's maximum population during the 1400s probably numbered somewhere between 50,000 to 100,000, with approximately one-quarter of the population composed of scholars and students. The Timbuktu Legend Grows The legend of Timbuktu's wealth refused to die and only grew. A 1526 visit to Timbuktu by a Muslim from Grenada, Leo Africanus, told of Timbuktu as a typical trading outpost. This only incited further interest in the city. In 1618, a London company was formed to establish trade with Timbuktu. Unfortunately, the first trading expedition ended up with the massacre of all its members and a second expedition sailed up the Gambia River and thus never reached Timbuktu. In the 1700s and early 1800s, many explorers attempted to reach Timbuktu but none returned. Many unsuccessful and successful explorers were forced to drink camel urine, their own urine, or even blood to attempt to survive the barren Sahara Desert. Known wells would be dry or would not provide enough water upon an expedition's arrival. Mungo Park was a Scottish doctor who attempted a trip to Timbuktu in 1805. Unfortunately, his expedition team of dozens of Europeans and natives all died or abandoned the expedition along the way and Park was left to sail along the Niger River, never visiting Timbuktu, but merely shooting at people and other objects on the shore with his guns as his insanity increased along his voyage. His body was never found. In 1824, the Geographical Society of Paris offered a reward of 7000 francs and a gold metal valued at 2,000 francs to the first European who could visit Timbuktu and return to tell their story of the mythical city. European Arrival in Timbuktu The first European acknowledged to have reached Timbuktu was Scottish explorer Gordon Laing. He left Tripoli in 1825 and traveled for a year and a month to reach Timbuktu. On the way, he was attacked by the ruling Tuareg nomads and was shot, cut by swords, and broke his arm. He recovered from the vicious attack and made his way to Timbuktu and arrived in August 1826. Laing was unimpressed with Timbuktu, which had, as Leo Africanus reported, become simply a salt trading outpost filled with mud-walled homes in the middle of a barren desert. Laing remained in Timbuktu for just over one month. Two days after leaving Timbuktu, he was murdered. French explorer Rene-Auguste Caillie had better luck than Laing. He planned to make his trip to Timbuktu disguised as an Arab as part of a caravan, much to the chagrin of proper European e


Which mythological figure sailed on the Argo?

The Argo - Jason and the Argonauts Contact Jason THE ARGO Argus, by Athena's advice, built a ship of fifty oars named Argo after its  builder; and at the prow Athena fitted in a speaking timber from the oak of Dodona. - Apollodorus , Library 1.9.16 The Argo, Constantine Volanakis, before 1907 (Wikimedia Commons) The Argo was the divinely-inspired ship said to have been built by Argus with the aid of the goddess Athena and to have carried Jason and his crew from Thessaly to Colchis and back again. According to (pseudo) Eratosthenes' Catasterismi, the Argo was the first ship ever to sail, a concept followed by Valerius Flaccus (though very inconsistently--where do all the other ships in his poem come from?), who describes the world just before the construction of the Argo: In their mind's eye they see the promised fleece of Phrixus, and Argo returning triumphant' with gilded figure-heads. [...] Lights are seen dotted here and there along the winding coast, but as yet there are no sailors to observe the land whereof they give warning. -- Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 1.273-276 Simiarly, Catullus 64.11 states: Illa rudem cursu prima imbuit Amphitriten. (That ship [the Argo] first wetted the virgin Amphitrite [the sea] with its passage.) And in the Orphic Argonautica (64ff.), the Argo is most explicitly the first ship to sail: Summoning Athena Tritogeneia, she [Hera] ordered the goddess to build the first ship out of wood, the first to pierce the salty deep with its wooden oars, the first to disturb the sea with its passage. However, this was a relatively late, minority view. Apollonius and most other ancient writers considered Argo the greatest, though not the first, ship ever to sail. And in the first place he built a ship at the mountain Pelion, much larger in every respect than was usual in those times; for then they used to sail only in boats and little skiffs. Every one, therefore, at the sight of the vessel, was amazed, and the intended design and the building of this ship, was noised over all Greece, so that many of the noble and brisk youths were eager to join and go away with Jason in order to partake of the honour in this expedition. - Diodorus Siculus , Historical Library 3 From The Stars in Song and Legend by Jermain Gildersleeve Porter This ship was built for Jason, the leader of the Argonautic expedition which sailed from Greece to Colchis in quest of the golden fleece. Pallas Athene herself took a hand in its construction and placed in the vessel's prow a timber from the speaking oak of Dodona, which should serve to guide and warn the adventurous chieftains who formed the crew. One of the most thrilling adventures on the outward voyage was the passing of the Symplegades, or clashing rocks. These guarded the entrance to the Euxine sea; and, tossing back and forth, were almost sure to crush any boat that attempted to sail between them. By the advice of Phineus the Argonauts first let go a dove, which skimmed through in safety, losing only some of the feathers of her tail. Taking advantage of the rebound, they bent to their oars and barely succeeded in effecting the passage before the rocks again crashed together. The stern of their vessel, indeed, did not wholly escape, but was more or less broken; and so it is represented on the maps, though some writers insist that it is the bow of the ship that is wanting. This, however, is evidently a mistake. On Bayer's map of 1639 [see below], we have a very interesting delineation of the passage of the swinging rocks, the Argo being pictured as just emerging, with her stern torn off by their deadly impact. After the fortunate completion of the voyage the vessel was placed in the sky by Athene. If, as many hold, this story contains a substratum of truth, and actually brings down to us the account, highly colored of course, of the first important commercial expedition to what was then the far east, we may well look upon the celestial Argo with more than ordinary interest. Source: Jermain Gildersleeve Porter, The Stars in Song and Legend (Boston: Ginn & Company,


What kind of trees lose their leaves in the winter?

Trees That Do Not Lose Their Foliage in Winter | Home Guides | SF Gate Trees That Do Not Lose Their Foliage in Winter Trees That Do Not Lose Their Foliage in Winter A waxy coating retains moisture in evergreen needles. All trees renew themselves by losing and regaining foliage. However, they don't all do it at the same time or rate. The process is difficult to notice among conifer and broadleaf evergreens, which appear green year round. In contrast, most deciduous hardwoods drop all leaves annually in autumn. However, marcescent deciduous species cling to their leaves until spring when new growth forces old foliage to fall to the ground. Evergreen Conifers Conifers, trees that produce seeds in cones, encompass many kinds of needle-leaf trees. Many are towering inappropriate choices for urban or suburban yards. Shorter choices that can add year-round color to home landscapes in mild coastal climates include Hollywood juniper (Juniperus chinensis "Torulosa"), known for its windswept look; what appear to be blue berry-like fruits are actually its seed cones. Hollywood juniper grows 15 feet tall in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 to 9. The wind-contorted shore pine (Pinus contorta ssp. contorta) grows in zones 5 to 10, rising up from 10 to 50 feet. Narrow and conically shaped, Yoshino Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica "Yoshino") grows up to 64 feet tall in zones 6 to 9. All are drought resistant. Broadleaf Evergreens Broadleaf evergreens include Emerald Cascade acacia (Acacia cognata), a weeping species ranging from 20 to 30 feet high, which thrives in zones 9 to 11. The shorter Rosalinda Indian hawthorne (Raphiolepis indica "Conda") has a rounded, shade tree shape. Growing in zones 8 to 10, it reaches about 14 feet tall and is known for fragrant, pink flowers blossoming in late spring to early summer. The shady strawberry tree (Arbutus "Marina") is a short madrone that grows up to 20 feet tall, with strawberry-like fruits appearing both in summer and winter. Marcescent Hardwoods Marcesence refers to deciduous plant foliage dying but not dropping. In the West, it is illustrated by coastal trees such as the red oaks (Quercus rubra and Q. shumardii). Planting a red oak may seem risky due to the ongoing battle of many coastal oaks with the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, which causes sudden oak death disease. However, it is easy to enjoy the winter color of red oaks on city streets and college campuses. Marcescent trees retain leaves due to lack of a separation layer found between leaf stalks and branches on other deciduous trees. This layer allows leaves to break away without wounding branches. Renovation of Evergreen Foliage Evergreens produce new greenery and shed part of their old foliage every autumn. While some evergreens drop significant amounts of foliage, others lose only small quantities annually depending on varying growth rates and individual age of trees. For needle-leaf species, it is the older, inner needles on branches that should change color and drop. However, whether broadleaf or needle-leaf, if the tips or entirety of evergreen branches dry out, this may signal a problem.


Articles: Who Wrote Audacity of Hope? Who Wrote Audacity of Hope? By Jack Cashill In previous articles on the subject of President Obama's writing skills, I have focused on his 1995 memoir, Dreams From My Father, not his 2006 book, Audacity of Hope for one reason: Dreams, according to esteemed British author Jonathan Raban and others, captures Obama's "authentic voice." On the strength of Dreams, Raban called Obama "the best writer to occupy the White House since Lincoln."  Raban is in good company.  "I was astonished by his ability to write, to think, to reflect, to learn and turn a good phrase," said Nobel prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison of Dreams. "I was very impressed. This was not a normal political biography.'' Although Audacity has received respectful reviews, it has not gotten the raves Dreams has.  The New York Times describes Audacity "as much more of a political document. Portions of the volume read like outtakes from a stump speech." Still, despite the book's "flabby platitudes," the Times assures its readers that "enough of the narrative voice in this volume is recognizably similar to the one in Dreams From My Father." Without intending to, the Times likely captured the thinking behind the creation of Audacity. If portions of Audacity sound like outtakes from stump speeches, it is because they are outtakes from stump speeches.  This can be proved.  What cannot be proved, but what seems likely, is that Obama included just "enough of the narrative voice" from Dreams to maintain continuity between the two books. The question remains -- who provided that narrative voice?  In the criticism of my last two American Thinker articles, only the Washington Post addressed the central issue, and it did so facetiously: "The book [Dreams] is beautifully written and yet, in Cashill's opinion, Obama is - and always was - a crappy (his word, not mine) writer." Critics, please forget for a minute the parallel styles, words, phrases, images, and anecdotes shared by Dreams and Bill Ayers' books.  Forget for a minute Bill Ayers. The three existing samples of Obama's prose before Dreams -- the 1983 article "Breaking the War Mentality," the 1988 article "Why Organize," and his unsigned 1990 Harvard Law Review case note -- are proof enough that Barack Obama is, in fact, a crappy writer. Consider the following sentence from "Breaking The War Mentality," an article the 21 year-old Obama wrote for Columbia's weekly news magazine, Sundial, in March 1983: The belief that moribund institutions, rather than individuals are at the root of the problem, keep SAM's energies alive. The noun, "belief," and the verb, "keep," don't agree -- one of an appalling five such noun-verb mismatches in the essay -- and the punctuation is fully random.  More problematically, the word choice sucks all logic out of the sentence. In the previous paragraph, Obama had warned his readers about the "the relentless, often silent spread of militarism in the country." In this paragraph, the reader is told that these same military institutions are "moribund" -- that is "nearly dead." How their debilitated state keeps the "energies" of the Students Against Militarism (SAM) "alive" is apparently left to the reader's imagination. Obama is no untutored ghetto kid.  He wrote this after eight years at Hawaii's best prep school and after four years at two good universities.  In my 25-year career in advertising and publishing I have had to review the portfolios of at least a thousand professional writers. I can tell within three paragraphs whether a writer deserves a second look.  Based on any of his pre-Dreams samples, Obama would not have made the first cut.  I never would have hired him.  No one would have. He is simply a crappy writer. I have also taught writing at enough levels and under enough different circumstances to know that even the best teacher cannot transform a crappy writer into a great writer.  The best that the teacher can hope for is a semi-crappy writer who does not make too many grammatical errors. Between Harvard and Dreams, Obama had no extra train


In which country is the martial art of krav maga part of a soldier's basic training?

The Best Krav Maga practitioner in the World - YouTube The Best Krav Maga practitioner in the World Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jul 12, 2009 The Best Krav Maga practitioner in the World, Roy Elghanayan ,The only person to have won Israel's top Krav maga award for two consecutive times.....Look for the smoothness his technique Category


Who was the first (and only) female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Margaret Thatcher - British History - HISTORY.com Margaret Thatcher A+E Networks Introduction Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), the United Kingdom’s first and thus far only female prime minister, served from 1979 until 1990. During her time in office, she reduced the influence of trade unions, privatized certain industries, scaled back public benefits and changed the terms of political debate, much like her friend and ideological ally, U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Nicknamed the “Iron Lady,” she opposed Soviet communism and fought a war to maintain control of the Falkland Islands. The longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, Thatcher was eventually pressured into resigning by members of her own Conservative Party Google Margaret Thatcher: The Early Years Margaret Hilda Roberts, later Margaret Thatcher, was born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, a small town in Lincolnshire, England. Her parents, Alfred and Beatrice, were middle-class shopkeepers and devout Methodists. Alfred was also a politician, serving as a town council member for 16 years before becoming an alderman in 1943 and mayor of Grantham from 1945 to 1946. Did You Know? In 2007 Margaret Thatcher became the first living ex-prime minister in British history to be honored with a statue in the Houses of Parliament. It stands opposite a statue of Winston Churchill in the lobby of the House of Commons. Thatcher matriculated at Oxford University in 1943, during the height of World War II . While there she studied chemistry and joined the Oxford Union Conservative Association, becoming president of the organization in 1946. After graduation she worked as a research chemist, but her real interest was politics. In 1950 she ran for parliament in the Labour-dominated constituency of Dartford, using the slogan “Vote Right to Keep What’s Left.” She lost that year and again in 1951, but received more votes than previous Conservative Party candidates. Margaret Thatcher Enters Parliament In December 1951 Margaret married Denis Thatcher, a wealthy businessman. Less than two years later she gave birth to twins, Carol and Mark. Meanwhile, she was studying for the bar exams, which she passed in early 1954. She then spent the next few years practicing law and looking for a winnable constituency. Thatcher ran for parliament once more in 1959—this time in the Conservative-dominated constituency of Finchley—and easily won the seat. The first bill she introduced affirmed the right of the media to cover local government meetings. Speaking about the bill in her maiden speech, she focused not on freedom of the press but instead on the need to limit wasteful government expenditures—a common theme throughout her political career. By 1961 Thatcher had accepted an invitation to become parliamentary undersecretary in the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. She then steadily moved up the ministerial ranks, becoming secretary of state for education and science when the Conservatives retook power in 1970. The following year she was demonized by her Labour Party opponents as “Thatcher the milk snatcher” when she eliminated a free milk program for schoolchildren. Nonetheless, she was able to keep her job, and in 1975, with the Conservatives back in the opposition, she defeated former Prime Minister Edward Heath to take over leadership of the party. Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister Thatcher was now one of the most powerful women in the world. She rejected the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes, who advocated deficit spending during periods of high unemployment, instead preferring the monetarist approach of Chicago economist Milton Friedman. At her first conference speech, she chastised the Labour Party on economic grounds, saying, “A man’s right to work as he will, to spend what he earns, to own property, to have the state as servant and not as master—these are the British inheritance.” Soon after, she attacked the Soviet Union as “bent on world dominance.” A Soviet army newspaper responded by calling her “the Iron Lady,” a nickname she immediately embraced. The Co


In what classic movie would you see a nightclub named Rick's Cafe?

Casablanca: Looking for the spirit of Rick's Cafe Casablanca: Looking for the spirit of Rick's Cafe Paul Schemm, Associated Press Pin it Share A Rick's Cafe's server looks at the poster announcing the 70th anniversary tribute to the 1942 movie "Casablanca" , in Casablanca, Morocco, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. A former U.S. diplomat spent two years of work and a million dollars in investments to bring Rick's Cafe to Morocco's largest city. The elegant nightclub where Humphrey Bogart pined for Ingrid Bergman was just a set on a Warner Bros. sound stage in California, the film crew never got anywhere near North Africa. (AP Photo/Abdejalil Bounhar) More CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) -- Seven decades after the premiere of the film classic "Casablanca," the Moroccan port city remains firmly associated in many people's minds with the movie, even though Rick's Cafe Americain, where much of the story took place, was a pure creation of Hollywood. "Casablanca," a story of love and intrigue during World War II, premiered Nov. 26, 1942. Today, the city is a vibrant, noisy metropolis of 4 million people and Morocco's commercial capital, nothing like the wartime colonial outpost depicted in the iconic movie, which starred Humphrey Bogart as Rick. But a trip through the city's swanky lounges and dive bars can still evoke the spirit of the cafe from the movie. There's even a real-life Rick's Cafe here, founded by an American expat. In the film, Rick's Cafe Americain, an expansive space spanned by low arches, had it all: a casino, singers, full brass band and round tables where guests hunched conspiratorially, drinking and talking about resisting the Nazis or getting exit visas to flee to America. Outside the cafe's paneled doors, the movie depicted Hollywood's "Middle East" with generic dusty streets and markets. Characters talked about "rotting" away in Casablanca, described as being in the middle of a desert. In fact, Casablanca in 1942 was a jewel of the French colonial empire, famous for luscious art-deco and neo-classic architecture. "During the 1940s, Casablanca was a laboratory for European architects," said Adel Saadani, who works to raise awareness of the city's neglected heritage. "There was space and there was money and there was a carte blanche for architects to experiment with designs they couldn't do in Europe." Those buildings still stand, though some are a bit worse for the wear. Casablanca's downtown still looks like a European city in the 1950s with an "oriental" twist. The downtown is centered around the arched colonnades of Mohammed V street, lined by stately art deco wonders. Cars are banned from the street in preparation for a tramway opening mid-December . For decades after the war, said Saadani, Casablanca was filled with jazz clubs and cabarets that hosted the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Josephine Baker. The movie's pianist, Sam, would have fit right in. But the last jazz club closed in 1984 amid conservatism and a turn away from Western music. Downtown bars and once-tony spots fell into disfavor. At the same time, rural migrants flooded in looking for jobs. Cheap, ugly, unregulated high rises sprung up as the city mushroomed. The upper classes moved to new developments on the edges of town and along the Atlantic beaches. Tourists passing through the city looking for Rick's in those years were often disappointed by traffic-choked streets and the glass and concrete tower blocs of a modern city. But in recent years, more nightspots have opened, including, in 2004, Rick's Cafe. "I was amazed in my four years here that no one ever thought of establishing a Rick's Cafe," recalled its owner, Kathy Kriger. Her previous career as a diplomat in Casablanca's U.S. consulate gave her the connections she needed to open the restaurant amid Morocco's red tape and bureaucracy. Every time her project stalled, she called in favors from the capital, Rabat, pulling strings just like Bogart did in the movie. "I used him as a mentor when I was doing this project," admitted Kriger. "I often wondered, what would Rick do?" Her


In fairy tales, who is Gretel's brother?

Grimm, J. and Grimm, W., Zipes, J., et al., eds. and trans. Dezsö, A., et al.;: The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition. (eBook, Paperback and Hardcover) The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, Translated and edited by Jack Zipes Illustrated by Andrea Dezsö One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 One of The Independent’s Best Books of 2014 One of South China Morning Post’s Best Books of 2014 One of The Globe and Mail 75 Book Ideas for Christmas 2014 Paperback | 2016 | $19.95 | £14.95 | ISBN: 9780691173221 568 pp. | 6 x 8 | 20 halftones. Hardcover | 2014 | $35.00 | £27.95 | ISBN: 9780691160597 568 pp. | 6 x 8 Google full text of this book:   A Q&A with Jack Zipes Book Trailer When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. From "The Frog King" to "The Golden Key," wondrous worlds unfold—heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique—they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers. Jack Zipes is the translator of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Bantam), the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton), and the author of Grimm Legacies (Princeton). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. Andrea Dezsö is a visual artist who exhibits in museums and galleries worldwide and is associate professor of art at Hampshire College. Reviews: "This collection contains many of the most-loved fairy tales in the history of the form . . . The book is a classic, formed like a mosaic of precious small pieces, each one glinting with its own color and character, glass and crystalline, but somehow hard, unyielding."--Marina Warner, New York Review of Books "[A] faithful translation--accompanied by striking black-and-white illustrations, evocative of shadow theatre, by Andrea Dezsö. . . . [T]he Grimms are spare, spinning the tales into beautifully wrought short stories."--Francesca Wade, Times Literary Supplement "This new translation . . . allows those without German expertise a chance to re-experience familiar stories in all their original Hemingwayesque terseness."--Michael Dirda, Washington Post "[T]he new Zipes translation of the first edition, with all its notes and annotations, is a must, a treasure for anyone with a serious interest in fairy tales, the motifs of which linger perpetually in the collective mind."--Carmel Bird, Sydney Morning Herald "Thoroughly engaging, Zipes' translations into colloquial American English breathe life into these stories. Award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö's cut-paper black and white illustrations capture the essence of this strange


"What 1996 movie coined the phrase ""show me the money""?"

Show Me the Money!  Jerry Maguire 1 8) Movie CLIP (1996) HD - YouTube Show Me the Money!  Jerry Maguire 1 8) Movie CLIP (1996) HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 9, 2013 Category


It is sometimes considered unfashionable to wear white after which U.S. holiday?

International Students > Home > ISI Students > Culture > Holidays New Year's Day ,   Martin Luther King Day ,   President's Day ,  Valentine's Day , St. Patrick's Day , April Fools Day ,   Palm Sunday ,   Good Friday ,   Easter Sunday ,   Mother's Day ,   Memorial Day ,   Father's Day , Independence Day ,   Labor Day ,   Halloween ,   Thanksgiving ,   Christmas Eve ,   Christmas , New Year's Eve While the U.S. does not specifically designate any days as “national holidays,” the federal government recognizes 10 days each year when they give their employees a day off work and don’t transact business. We generally observe U.S. holidays on the Monday closest to the actual date of the holiday to create a three-day weekend, with the exception of New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, which we celebrate on whatever date the specific holiday falls. (For example, we always celebrate Christmas on December 25th, regardless of what day of the week it falls.) The other five holidays the federal government observes include Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Columbus Day. Most states and large private businesses follow the same basic guidelines as the federal government in establishing their employment holidays. However, many businesses actually enjoy more productivity on holidays than non-holidays because others don’t go to work. To take advantage of this situation, many retail establishments promote sales and specials to draw consumers who have the day off. Many people refer to the time from Thanksgiving through New Year’s as the “holiday season” since Thanksgiving, Winter solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Day all fall in that time period and many seasonal parties occur during that time frame. New Year's Day The celebration to ring in the New Year in the United States begins on December 31st and continues into the early hours of the morning on January 1st, although you will often hear people wish each other a happy new year for several weeks after the holiday. Traditionally in the U.S., family and friends ring in this holiday with a party. Parties across the country often turn on the television to tune in to the famous celebration at Times Square in New York City. Hundreds of thousands of jubilant people crowd the square to join in the festivities and count down the last minute of the passing year as a lighted ball drops to the bottom of a pole. Once it reaches the bottom at midnight, the official start of the New Year, people hug and kiss, blow on noisemakers and set off firecrackers all across the country. Retail stores often have sales to commemorate the New Year, but private businesses generally do not open for business. Restaurants may or may not close in observance of the holiday. Numerous college football bowl games air on television over this holiday period. The famous Tournament of Roses Parade draws a crowd of spectators in Pasadena, California as well as a national television audience before the Rose Bowl football game between the top two collegiate teams. Return to Top Martin Luther King Day Since 1986 schools, offices and federal agencies remain closed on the third Monday of January in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the only federal holiday commemorating an African-American. In the 1950s Dr. King began organizing non-violent protests against unequal treatment of African Americans. His efforts propelled the Civil Rights movement forward. Although his philosophy of peace and non-violence rallied many followers, his demonstrations often ended in violence because of the passion he invoked, and he and his followers constantly had to deal with threats and attacks. In 1968, a sniper assassinated Dr. King during a worker’s strike in Tennessee, but the Civil Rights Movement did not die with him. His widow and many others influenced by Dr. King’s message promoting peace, social justice and racial and social equality have continued to impact civil rights in the United States. Another tradition associated with the New Year holi


Actress Liv Tyler's father is the lead singer of what band?

Liv Tyler - Biography - IMDb Liv Tyler Biography Showing all 79 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (51) | Personal Quotes  (18) Overview (4) 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Mini Bio (1) Liv Tyler was born in New York City, New York. She is the daughter of Steven Tyler of the band Aerosmith and Bebe Buell , former model (and Playboy Playmate of the Month) and stalwart of the backstage rock scene of the 1970s. Liv grew up thinking that rock star Todd Rundgren was her father. But as she was growing up, Tyler began dropping by to visit, and Liv noticed that his daughter Mia Tyler looked enough like her to be her twin. She confronted her mother, and was told the truth; by the time she was 12, she had taken her father's name. At 14, she and her mother left Portland, Maine, for New York, where she got her start as a model. A year was enough of the modeling grind, and she decided to become an actress. She was offered the part of "Callie" in Heavy (1995) after a single reading and, only three weeks later, was cast in Silent Fall (1994); James Mangold , director of Heavy (1995), decided to delay shooting until Liv was available. With seven films in the 1993-96 period, her career took off. Liv is of Italian, German, Polish, English, Welsh, and Scottish descent. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com> Spouse (1) Long dark hair and pale skin Blue eyes and full rosy lips Statuesque, model-like figure Soft gentle voice Trivia (51) Liv's mother named her after Liv Ullmann because she was on the cover of TV Guide several weeks prior to Liv's birth, on March 5, 1977. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1997). A cameo role in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), a musical directed by Woody Allen , was cut; Allen was impressed enough by her performance to write a personal letter explaining that her role was cut in editing. Her half-sister, Mia Tyler , is a fashion model for Lane Bryant. The science fiction epic Armageddon (1998) opened on her 21st birthday. Is dyslexic. Aerosmith 's music video "Crazy", in which Liv co-starred with Alicia Silverstone , was voted #23 in VH1's top 100 music videos of all time. During filming for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), she left her pair of prosthetic ears on the dashboard of her car. When she returned, they had melted. She quit smoking after starting at age 14 (2002). Voted the 6th Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine. [September 2002] She did not meet her father until 1988. Her name Liv means "life" in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Learned swordfighting for her role as Arwen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). But the script was changed and she never got to use her skills. Was nicknamed Liv Taylor by film critics and the media when she first began acting because her dark hair and striking blue eyes reminded them of Elizabeth Taylor . The decision to cast her in the music video "Crazy" was based on seeing her Pantene commercial, with absolutely no knowledge her father was in the band. Was born at 6:08 a.m. Celebrity spokesperson for Givenchy Perfume and Cosmetics. Has three younger half-siblings: Chelsea Tallarico , Taj Tallarico and Mia Tyler . She got married in Barbados. Ranked #2 in The Age.com's Top 100: Natural Beauties of All Time ( Audrey Hepburn took the top spot). Ex-sister-in-law of Dave Buckner . Gave birth to an 8-lb. son named Milo William Langdon on December 14, 2004, in Manhattan. (December 14, 2004) Her son Milo was born on the same day as the release of the Platinum Series Special Extended Edition of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. She has never taken acting lessons. On a TV documentary about the making of the Lord of the Rings movies, she said she really liked delivering her lines when they were in the fictional Elvish language. Her father has English, German, Italian, Polish and Welsh ancestry, and her mother has English, German, Scottish and Welsh roots. Used to be a vegetarian. Recorded a song for The Lord of


What fictional young adventuress has red braids, freckles, and a pet monkey named Mr. Nilsson?

Pippi Longstocking | Fictional Characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] “ She had no mother and no father, and that was of course very nice because there was no one to tell her to go to bed just when she was having the most fun, and no one who could make her take cod liver oil when she much preferred caramel candy. „ ~ Pippi Longstocking (book) Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is an unconventional, beautiful, cute, rebellious, assertive and extraordinarily strong young Swedish girl. She lives alone with her monkey, Mr. Neilson, and a horse named Alfonso at Villa Villakulla, a house she inherits from her father who is lost at sea. Pippi is determined in her belief that her father is still alive, has been made a cannibal king, and will return to his old house to look for her. Despite her cuteness and beauty, she is financially independent, living off of a sackful of gold pieces, and spends much of her time embarking on adventures and getting into trouble. Tommy and Annika Settergren , her friends and next-door neighbors, often accompany her on her adventures. Pippi frequently mocks and dupes the adults she encounters, reserving her worst behavior for the most pompous and condescending of adults. Pippi claims her full name is Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking (Swedish: Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump). Her trademark fiery red hair is worn in braids that are so tightly wound that they stick out sideways from her head. There was also an animated movie, which made her hair a bright red, not like an irish red, like in the movie plus there freckles are a different size, and there outfit's are a different pattern or color, another thing is that unlike the live action one the cartoon has colored hair bands on each end of her hair. and unlike the first movie, in the 2nd and 3rd movie she does have a dad and her mom is not alive, and like the 2nd and 3rd, she went to live in a house called, Villa Villekulla, which was a house not used for many years, and the lady in the cartoon always tries to make her go to an orphanage and Pippi cleverly avoids it, then the lady tries to use two men to get her out of the house, but carefree as usual she tries to avoid it again. she does try to go to school but make's a little mess of the class room, her neighborhood friends (brother and sister) invite her to a tea party (not knowing what it is) she go's along anyway, and stuffing her face with the cake that the mother made for everybody, (not knowing what manners are) the mother tells Pippi that she will not be invited again if she keep's up this attitude. surprised she thinks she should of stayed at sea... and will never become a pirate after all. she also has a horse which she can carry. An episode of the animated series she was shown to be very glutonnous, when she basically ate an entire buffet worth of food and she did not even noticed(saying that there is a whole table full of food before realizing that she ate all the food) Also an animated character Powers and abilities Pippi's superhuman physical strength enables her to, for example, prevent a car from moving off by lifting the back. She is also able to shout extremely loudly, as shown in "Pippi goes home" where she shouts for mr. nilson and nearly teared out about half a dozen trees just with her scream.


"How many leagues did Captain Nemo travel ""under the sea""?"

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game | Big Fish Only $2.99 - use coupon NEW299 Customer Reviews 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo 2.4 5 24 24 Tells the story as Verne wrote it, and holds your attention I know that it is a bit clunky, and that the translation suffers. But the storyline is there, straight from Verne, and you can get into the story. The HOS are pertinent to the story, and they do advance the plot. The visuals are great, specially under the ocean. It is kind of muted, for those who are addicted to real bright colors. And you do not get into the mood "another damned HOS", get on with the story already!" And you get to fight the Kraken! December 31, 2016 Lighten Up, People ... It's Not That Bad More often than not when a game gets horrible reviews and I try it, I like it. Conversely when a game gets rave reviews, I am left disappointed. Yes, this game has some translation flaws, but the hint system helps. You increase your hints by finding stars, which are fairly obvious. You can have a maximum of 6 hints, When you use hint number 6, a star will automatically pop up in the scene to replace the used hint. As far as getting around in the Nautilus, tIhere are highlighted arrows to click on so you know where to go. There is no guessing, or clicking 8 times down, 5 times to the right, as other annoying games make you do. The graphics are clear and bright and the hidden objects are not heaped on top of each other in what some call junk piles. There is no blood and guts, no vampires, no monsters -- so if that's your liking, stay away from this. I finished the trial and will purchase it, so I cannot comment on the length. If you want a "sit back and relax" game this will fit that bill. And when something gets lost in translation, just carry on. I hope this review will counteract some of the overstated mishaps of this game. No, it is not the best hidden object game, but it is far from the worst. At least give it a try. March 26, 2013 Legend Of The Steel Sea Monster! I played the entire demo and found this game to be entertaining enough to hold my interest. The tutorial does an excellent job and the hidden object scenes were a mixture of list finds and finding the object that matches the silhouetted shape. The scenes were different each time and some of the scenes required you to interact with the inventory such as finding and using scraps found in the sea to construct a raft. Mini games were available such as organizing books on the shelves to reflect a spectrum of colors from greens into blues. You could find hidden stars to recharge hints with a maximum of 6 and there were controls that allowed you to zoom in and scan the room for items. I actually liked this adventure aboard the Nautilus, enjoy! January 28, 2014 GOOD LIGHTHEARTED GAME WITH LOTS OF DIALOGUE When I first started to play the demo I wasn't sure if I was going to like it but about 10 minutes into the game I really enjoyed playing this game. You are on a mission to explore the Nautilus with Captian Nemo and his crew. You have to so a series of things leading up to the task. But the only downfall I have is that it is short. I wish the game was longer. December 9, 2013 Entertaining I was a nice game, not very hard to play. November 15, 2011 A Different Hidden Object Game The game itself was too short, and there didn't seem to be much of a challenge, it was too easy and over way to quickly for me. November 15, 2011 Passible Bought this for $2, but wish I hadn't. The game is ok but the left and right zoom is just annoying. The story wasn't that great. The different types of games is nice. Makes for a nice change of pace, but isn't enough really. February 16, 2012 Average all the way - but not the worst I have tried..... Despite the rating thought I'd give the trial a go. I agree with what has already been posted re the language & being forced to use hints to find something completely different to what you thought you were looking for. I also agree with many of the other comments re quality of graphics etc.


What is fed to a bee larva to turn it into a queen?

Honey Bee Eggs: Honeybee Reproduction & Life Cycle Tap here to give us a call: For service & immediate attention Call 844-514-3980 Honey Bee Eggs The life cycle of all insects, including honey bees, begins with eggs. During the winter season, a queen forms a new colony by laying eggs within each cell inside a honeycomb. Fertilized eggs will hatch into female worker bees, while unfertilized eggs will become drones or honey bee males. In order for one colony to survive, the queen must lay fertilized eggs to create worker bees, which forage for food and take care of the colony. Each colony contains only one queen, which mates at an early age and collects more than 5 million sperm. A honey bee queen has one mating flight and stores enough sperm during the mating flight to lay eggs throughout her life. When a queen can no longer lay eggs, new queens become responsible for mating and laying honey bee eggs. Honey bee eggs measure 1 to 1.5 mm long, about half the size of a single grain of rice. When the queen lays her eggs, she moves through the comb, closely examining each cell before laying her eggs. The process of laying one egg takes only a few seconds, and a queen is capable of laying up to 2,000 honey bee eggs within a single day. A young queen lays her eggs using an organized pattern, placing each egg next to others within a cell. Queens begin laying their eggs in the center of the cell frame, so workers can place honey, royal jelly and other foods for larvae on the outer edges. However, as the queen ages, she lays fewer eggs in a less organized pattern. When the queen lays a honey bee egg, it becomes attached to the cell by a mucous strand. During the first stage of development, the digestive system, nervous system and outer covering are formed. After three days, the eggs will hatch into larvae, which will be fed by worker honey bees with honey, royal jelly and other liquids from plants. These honey bee larvae have no legs, eyes, antennae or wings; they resemble a grain of rice with a small mouth. They will eat and grow into adult workers, queens or drones.


What Christian holiday falls on the Sunday before Easter?

Easter | 2017 | Holidays Calendar Sunday, April 17 Christian observance and celebration of Easter The Christian observance of Easter focuses on a single all-important event, Jesus Christ's Resurrection from the tomb. The Resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday once a year, and is a moveable holiday, which means that it is not celebrated on the same calendar date every year. According to Wikipedia, Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the northern hemisphere's vernal equinox. This was established by the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. There are several holidays that precede Easter Sunday in anticipation of the celebration of the Resurrection. These events, in addition to Easter Sunday, are sometimes referred to as the Easter Season, and include Mardi Gras (Carnival), Ash Wednesday and Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Below is a summary of these events. Mardi Gras (Carnival) The Mardi Gras season takes place prior to Ash Wednesday, and can last for a few days or few weeks depending on where it is celebrated. In many areas, including New Orleans, Mardi Gras is the three or four day period prior to Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is considered to be either a Christian or Catholic celebration. The idea of the Mardi Gras celebration runs somewhat counter to the rest of the Easter Season, but to partakers the event can serve an important purpose. Essentially, Mardi Gras is the practice of individuals over-indulging in various activities, particularly in those activities that they will be giving up for the Lenten season. These activities can include eating soon-to-be forbidden foods or drinking spirits. The final day of Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras translated to English is Fat Tuesday), the day prior to Ash Wednesday. There are many traditions surrounding Mardi Gras, including eating King Cake and watching parades with Grand Marshals. Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a period of fasting that is celebrated prior to Easter. During Ash Wednesday church service, priests will bless ashes, and then use the ashes to form the Sign of the Cross on the foreheads of the members of the congregation. The ashes are made by burning palm leaves used from the previous year's Palm Sunday. The symbolism of the ashes can be heard in the following statement: "Remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return." This statement is repeated by the priest as a cross is made on each member's forehead. Lent The season of Lent lasts for 40 days (if Sundays are counted the season lasts for a total of 46 days). The Lenten season takes place from Ash Wednesday until Easter. During Lent, observers will often Fast or give up something they enjoy or quit a poor habit. Holy Thursday Holy Thursday falls on the Thursday prior to Good Friday and Easter. On Holy Thursday, observers celebrate the Last Supper, the supper that Jesus had with His disciples on the night before His crucifixion. The following famous versus are from the Book of Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible and describe some of the events that took place during the Last Supper: "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it.". Good Friday Good Friday is the observance of Jesus Christ's trial, sentence, taking of the cross, and crucifixion. It is up for debate as to whether the events actually took place on a Friday or on a Wednesday, but the observance will likely remain on the Friday before Easter until evidence overwhelmingly supports otherwise. The paragraphs below summarize the events of Good Friday, but the entire documentation can be found in the Gospels of the Holy Bible or at www.bible.cc. According to the Gospels of the New Testament, on the day of Jesus' trial, Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, who was the prefect or governor of Judea at the time. Pilate questioned


What is Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle better known as?

Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies - The New York Times The New York Times U.S. |Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies Search Jack Cover, the physicist who invented the Taser stun gun , the police weapon that subdues its targets with jolts of electricity, died Feb. 7 in Mission Viejo, Calif. He was 88 and lived in San Clemente, Calif. The cause was pneumonia brought on by Alzheimer’s disease, said his wife, Ginny. Mr. Cover (pronounced KOH-ver), who worked as an aerospace scientist and was affiliated with NASA’s Apollo moon landing program, came up with the idea for a nonlethal weapon for use in law enforcement in the 1960s as a response to emergencies in the news, including airplane hijackings. The scientific inspiration, Ms. Cover said, was a newspaper article about a man who had inadvertently walked into an electrified fence and survived, though he was temporarily immobilized. “When he read that had happened, he knew an electric current could be used without danger,” Ms. Cover said. Mr. Cover named his invention as a tribute to another inspiration, the Tom Swift science fiction novels he read as a child, one of which was “Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.” He created an acronym from “Thomas Swift Electric Rifle,” adding the “A,” he explained to The Washington Post in 1976, “because we got tired of answering the phone ‘T.S.E.R.’ ” Advertisement Continue reading the main story The Taser gun shoots electrified darts connected to the gun by insulated wires, and it works by flooding the target’s body with current, causing uncontrollable muscle contractions. Small amounts of current are not inherently dangerous, but the safety threshold is not absolute, especially involving people whose heart circuitry has been made vulnerable by drug use or overexertion, common factors among resisting offenders. Photo Jack Cover with a model of his invention in September 1975. Credit United Press International Law enforcement agencies generally support the Taser as a worthy tool that protects officers from violent offenders and protects the suspects as well. According to Taser International, founded in 1993, which markets products based on Mr. Cover’s original invention, more than 13,400 law enforcement agencies around the world now use Tasers. More than 375,000 individual officers have them, and so do more than 181,000 private citizens. From 1976 to 1995, Tasers were considered firearms because the darts were propelled by gunpowder. Approached in 1993 by Taser International, Mr. Cover modified the weapon so that it was powered by compressed nitrogen, allowing Tasers to be freely sold to the public. The proliferation of Tasers has made them controversial, as their frequent use has led to fears of their overuse. According to Amnesty International, which seeks to have the use of Tasers by private citizens prohibited and use by the police curtailed pending further study, at least 334 people have died since 2001 after being shot with Tasers by police officers. In a statement sent by e-mail on Friday, a spokesman for Taser International, Steve Tuttle, said, “We stand by the safety of our devices.” John Higson Cover Jr., known as Jack, was born in New York City on April 6, 1920, and grew up mostly in Chicago, where his father was a professor of economics and his mother earned a master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Chicago. Mr. Cover later earned a B.S. and a Ph.D. in physics there. He was a scientist at North American Aviation (which later became Rockwell International), a National Aeronautics and Space Administration contractor, and he led the company’s team of researchers working on the Apollo project. Mr. Cover’s first two marriages ended in divorce. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Steven, of Newport, Wash.; three daughters, Dede Rhodes, also of Newport, Melissa Beckley of Brush Prairie, Wash., and Cathy Cover of Tucson; two stepchildren, Shawn Kerr of San Clemente and Aron Fisher of Menifee, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Adver


What major South African city rhymes with a type of headwear?

South African Culture | South Africa South African Culture Posted in Facts About South Africa | South African Culture South Africa’s culture is one of the most diverse in the world and has given rise to the term “Rainbow Nation”. With 11 official languages and 8 other recognised languages, the rich culture of each of these groups brings its own vibrancy to our diversity. How did we get so many different cultures in one country? The original aboriginal peoples living here were the KhoiKhoi and San. They were joined by two main migrations – that of the Bantu peoples from the north in Africa and the colonisation by the Europeans from the south, all bringing their own cultures, skills, arts and farming methods with them. KhoiKhoi and San culture in South Africa The indigenous KhoiKhoi and San were the early artists of South Africa as can be seen in the wonderful rock art across the country. The San, known as “Bushmen” were extraordinary hunters and trackers, and their tracking skills are still invaluable in the fight against poachers. Today, their language is under threat, as is their nomadic way of life in the desert regions of the country. Organisations are at work to try and preserve this special culture with projects like bringing the language back into the school curriculum. The Bantu migrants were not all of the same culture; there were the Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Ndebele, Shangaan and Venda to name a few, each with their own colourful and interesting way of life. It is a popular tourist attraction to see these traditional cultures with their interesting homes, dress, wonderful beadwork, pottery, arts & crafts and cultural events in the rural areas. Zulu culture in South Africa The Zulu traditional culture was well known for the ferocity of its shield bearing warriors, especially under Shaka; for its beadwork and basketry and the beehive grass huts that pepper the KwaZulu-Natal hills. Zulu beliefs are based on the presence of ancestral spirits, which often appear in dreams, and a supreme being who is seldom involved in the affairs of mortals. Magic is used and many cases of illness or bad luck are considered to be caused by an evil spirit. A diviner will communicate with the spirits or use natural herbs and prayers to get rid of the problem. Xhosa culture in South Africa The Xhosa culture is well known for the complex dress code that indicates a person’s social standing. How senior they are, if they are married or single, if they are the new wife or have had a baby – all shown in the headdress and dress of the wearer. A combination of a long skirt with no slit in front, together with a marriage bib and two beaded aprons means the wearer is a widow. The more elaborate the hat, the more senior the wearer. Only young girls may go around bare-breasted. The pipe smoking of Xhosa women is also well known and a huge variety of beaded pipes abound. Traditionalists were described as ‘Red’ because of their practice of daubing (ukuqaba) red clay on their faces and bodies. Women and men also use cosmetic white clay on their faces. The Xhosas have a strong oral tradition with many stories of ancestral heroes. Ancestor worship rituals as well as the initiation ceremony for young men are still practised, even though many young men die or are mutilated by the circumcision. Stick fighting is a common pastime for men, whose day time job is looking after the cattle. Women tend the crops, and do much of the other work around the home. It was Xhosa leaders who initiated the fight against apartheid and founded the ANC. Among these were two of our modern day heroes, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Ndebele culture in South Africa The Ndebele culture is renowned for the skill of the women who decorate their homes in vibrant geometric designs. Skills are passed from mother to daughter and the shapes used are often inspired by their intricately fashioned beadwork. Ndebele woman wear neck rings and traditional blankets of striking colours. Sotho culture in South Africa and Lesotho The Sotho groups of the South Sotho, Pedi and Tswana have some major


Styx - Mr. Roboto Lyrics Meaning click a star to vote Jan 30th, 2010 1:37am report I suspect there is more to it than meets the eye. Writers tend to base their work off of personal experience. They will modify the circumstances to fit a storyline. My theory is that Mr.Roboto is actually based on identity issues. Mr. Roboto is the Alter ego Kilroy is the true inner self The song is between Mr. Roboto and Killroy. This is likely a moment of self-awareness by Kilroy. "You're wondering who I am-machine or mannequin" He is displaying his alter ego here. Mr. Roboto is perceived as cold and uncaring. "With parts made in Japan, I am the modren man" Parts made in Japan is used for story continuity. Modren likely is a play on the word modern. His alter ego is common amongst modern men to this day. "I've got a secret I've been hiding under my skin" Mr.Roboto is telling us that he is in fact an alter ego, not the persons real self. "My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain I.B.M." Here he is telling us that while he has feelings, his mind has full control over them. Kilroy is the flesh and blood of man, Mr. Roboto dwells within the more logical brain. "So if you see me acting strangely, don't be surprised I'm just a man who needed someone, and somewhere to hide To keep me alive-just keep me alive Somewhere to hide to keep me alive" Kilroy is explaining Mr. Roboto is a defense mechanism. Though he admits from time to time he gets caught off guard and lets his true feelings show. "I'm not a robot without emotions-I'm not what you see" Further establishing that his alter ego is not the true man. "I've come to help you with your problems, so we can be free I'm not a hero, I'm not a saviour, forget what you know" Mr. Roboto is explaining his function. It is thankless, but important. Not "we" is used, they rely on each other as they are one in the same. "I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control Beyond my control-we all need control I need control-we all need control" Kilroy is here explaining his reasoning for developing Mr. Roboto. It saves him from having to deal with emotional issues. He is able to manipulate his perception. This gives him control of the world as it exists in his mind. "I am the modren man, who hides behind a mask So no one else can see my true identity" Repeating what he has been saying all along, He is a modern man hiding behind an alter ego and he rarely if ever lets anyone see who he really is. "Thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For doing the jobs that nobody wants to And thank you very much, Mr. Roboto For helping me escape just when I needed to Thank you-thank you, thank you I want to thank you, please, thank you" Here he is expressing thanks to his alter ego for dealing with the emotional times in his life. Helping Kilroy "escape" from the emotionally trying times. It is the context of a parting of ways, a "goodbye". "The problem's plain to see: too much technology Machines to save our lives. Machines dehumanize." This could simply be part of the story, or is a comment that seems to be a bigger issue today than in 1983, the idea that we are desensitized by the machines and technologies that surround us. It is a double edged sword as technologies are also able to preserve life. "The time has come at last To throw away this mask So everyone can see click a star to vote Apr 28th, 2016 4:23pm report A great STYX song to cross over ahead of it's time as the ''future shock'' that has been catching up with our ''identity'' as Human beings in crisis thinking like programmed human robots and human machines that are beginning to short circuit their hearts into steel. In that some already have been ''converted'' like a MR.ROBOTO in this song to watch over ''KILROY THE HUMAN'' that still is trying to hold to his human feelings, but was put in jail and wanted to escape by the way of hiding in the shell body of MR.Roboto.  Now fighting within the computer mind of Mr.Roboto that wants to control even to the point to kill the human Kilroy that now wants to get out of the machine and stay human.   cli


Kristen Stewart - IMDb IMDb 31 December 2016 6:09 PM, UTC NEWS Actress | Soundtrack | Director Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in The Twilight (2008) Saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California, where she was born. Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Stewart , both work in film and television. Her mother is Australian. The family includes three boys, her older ... See full bio » Born: a list of 30 people created 15 Apr 2012 a list of 26 people created 29 Mar 2013 a list of 33 people created 13 May 2013 a list of 47 people created 11 months ago a list of 37 people created 10 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Kristen Stewart's work have you seen? User Polls 45 wins & 55 nominations. See more awards  » Known For Soundtrack (3 credits)  2010 The Runaways (performer: "The Wild One", "On Top of Old Smoky", "I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are", "Wild Thing", "Queens of Noise", "Dead End Justice", "I Love Playin' With Fire", "Don't Abuse Me")  2007 Into the Wild (performer: "Angel from Montgomery", "Tracy's Song") / (writer: "Tracy's Song")  2017 Come Swim (Short) (writer) ( completed ) Hide   2017 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV Series documentary) Herself  2016 C à vous (TV Series) Herself  2009-2016 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Herself  2008-2016 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself / Herself - Ice Bucket Challenge  2016 Omg! Insider (TV Series) Herself  2008-2016 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2016 Good Morning America (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2009-2016 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Herself  2008-2016 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series documentary) Herself / Herself (L'interview d'Augustin)  2012-2016 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) Herself  2015 Weekend Ticket (TV Series short) Herself  2015 Still Alice: Finding Alice (Video documentary short) Herself  2015 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary) Herself - Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle  2014 Hollywood Film Awards (TV Special) Herself  2012-2014 Tavis Smiley (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2013 Celebrity Style Story (TV Series) Herself  2012 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2012 The Daily Show (TV Series) Herself - Guest - Episode #8.362 (2012) ... Herself - Guest  2009-2012 Fantastic (TV Series documentary) Herself  2012 El hormiguero (TV Series) Herself - Guest  2009-2012 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) Herself - Guest / Herself - Guest (segment "Mean Tweets") - Episode #10.214 (2012) ... Herself - Guest (segment "Mean Tweets") (uncredited)  2011-2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Herself  2012 ENTV Minute (TV Series) Herself  2012 The Digital Picture (TV Series) Herself  2012 MSN Exclusives (TV Series) Herself  2011 Icon News (TV Series) Herself - Red Carpet footage segment  2011 Film 2016 (TV Series) Herself  2010 Scream Awards 2010 (TV Special) Herself  2010 Lopez Tonight (TV Series) Herself  2010 The 7PM Project (TV Series) Herself  2009 Scream Awards 2009 (TV Special) Herself  2009 Inside the Cinema (TV Movie) Herself  2008 Días de cine (TV Series) Herself  2007 HypaSpace (TV Series documentary) Herself  2007 Exhuming 'The Messengers' (Video documentary short) Herself  2006 The Cast of 'Zathura' (Video documentary short) Herself  2004 Shooting 'Panic Room' (Video documentary) Herself  2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV Series) Herself (2010)  2016 Live! with Kelly (TV Series) Herself  2016 Omg! Insider (TV Series) Herself  2016 The Drunken Peasants (TV Series) Herself  2009-2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Herself  2012 Fantastic (TV Series documentary) Herself  2012 ENTV Minute (TV Series) Herself Personal Details Other Works: Short film: "Dying Lover" for the New York Times' Great Performers: L.A. Noir - Actress See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Print Biography | 8 Interviews | 21 Articles | 13 Pictorials | 148 Magazine Cover Photos | See more » Height: Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on her role as Melinda Sordino in Speak (2004)] I was definitely aware of the film's subject matter, and it wasn't because of anything that


What American track athlete won 4 gold medals in 1984?

Carl Lewis | American athlete | Britannica.com American athlete Alternative Title: Frederick Carlton Lewis Carl Lewis Carl Lewis, in full Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961, Birmingham , Alabama , U.S.), American track-and-field athlete, who won nine Olympic gold medals during the 1980s and ’90s. Carl Lewis flying through the air during the long jump finals at the 1992 Olympic Games in … © Eric Feferberg—AFP/Getty Images Lewis qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 1980 but did not compete, because of the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Games. At the 1984 Games in Los Angeles , Lewis won gold medals in the 100-metre (9.9 sec) and 200-metre (19.8 sec) races, in the long jump (8.54 metres [28.02 feet]), and as a member of the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which he anchored. Lewis became the third track-and-field athlete to win four gold medals in one Olympics, joining Americans Alvin Kraenzlein (1900) and Jesse Owens , the latter of whom won the same four events at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin that Lewis won in Los Angeles. Lewis added two more gold medals and a silver medal at the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea , becoming the first Olympic athlete to win consecutive long-jump gold medals, with a leap of 8.72 metres (28.61 feet). Lewis had the four best jumps in the competition, and his Olympic title was part of a long string of consecutive long-jump victories that extended over several years during the 1980s. Lewis’s other gold medal at the 1988 Games came in the 100 metres (9.92 sec), after Canadian Ben Johnson , who had won in world-record time (9.79 sec), was disqualified three days later after testing positive for anabolic steroids. Lewis settled for a silver in the 200 metres. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain , Lewis won two more gold medals, including his third consecutive long-jump title, with a leap of 8.67 metres (28.44 feet). Again anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, Lewis won his eighth gold medal as the team set a world and Olympic record of 37.40 sec. At age 35 Lewis was a surprise qualifier in the long jump for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he “ran through” his first jump and notched a ho-hum 8.14 metres (26.71 feet) on his second leap. However, his last leap of 8.5 metres (27.89 feet), though well off any records or personal bests, held up as the top jump and earned Lewis his ninth gold medal. In 1997 he retired from competition. Two years later, he was named Sportsman of the Century by the International Olympic Committee . Britannica Stories


What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?

The Greek Alphabet The Greek Alphabet Everybody has heard of fraternities that require "pledges" to recite the Greek alphabet while a match burns down to their fingers. Lambda Chi Alpha chapters don't do stupid stuff like that. This unit is is fun-to-know, for Lambda Chi Alpha brothers or anybody else. The word "alphabet" itself comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. The original Greek letter society, Phi Beta Kappa, took its initials from the motto "Philosophy is the Helmsman of Life". Since then, campus secret societies have adopted letters which have similar cryptic meanings. Delta Upsilon, which is non-secret, means "Justice is our Foundation." The Greek alphabet derived from the earlier Caananite/Semitic alphabets, by way of the Phoenicians. You remember the Caananites as the people who were driven out by the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. In turn, the Greek alphabet passed, by way of the Etruscans, to Rome, where it became the basis of the alphabets used for English, French, Spanish, German, Romanian, and so forth. The Greek alphabet was adapted by Cyril and Methodius, Christian missionaries, as the Russian alphabet. The Greeks pronounced their letters and words differently from the way we do. The Greeks said "AHL-phah", "BAY-tah", "LAHM-bdah KHEE AHL-phah", and so forth. Socrates said his own name "Saw-KRAHT-tays", and when he first spoke our open motto, he said, "khah-lepp-PAH TAH kah-LAH". By custom, our fraternity pronounces it as the Romans would have pronounced the English transliteration. Classical Greek pronunciation follows spelling, except that "tt" is pronounced "s", "gg" is pronounced "ng", and "gk" is pronounced "nk". "R" is trilled. Almost all Greek words have an accent mark. The Greek accent was tonal, i.e., you changed the pitch of your voice (up, down, or down-then-up, depending on the shape of the accent mark.) This is hard for us to do or hear, so we say the accented syllable louder instead. You can spot words of Greek origin because they have "ph" instead of "f", have "h" only at the beginning or in an initial "rh" or "th" or "ch" anywhere, may have initial "ps", end in a vowel or "n", "r", "x", or "s",                       and do not have "q", "v", "w', "c" (except in "ch", unless kappa is transliterated "c" as it sometimes is), "sh", or "j". The pronuncation of Modern Greek features both vowel and consonant shifts; for example "beta" has the sound of our "V". My cyberfriend Tas reminded me to add this. You can read elsewhere about why linguists say that the ancients pronounced "beta" as our "B" sound. A α Ancient Pronunciation: "a" as in "father", maybe sometimes as in "cat" The first letter of the Greek alphabet is said to derive from the Egyptian heiroglyphic for a horned ox's head, by way of the semitic "aleph", which today doesn't look at all ox-like. Originally on its side, our modern "A", like its Greek ancestor, has the horns pointed downward. B β Transliterated "B" Ancient Pronunciation: "b" as in "bubble" This is supposed to be the picture of a house, with two stories. "Beta" is cognate with "Beth", Hebrew for "house", given to many Jewish congregations. Γ γ Transliterated "G" Ancient Pronunciation: "g" as in "goggles" "Gamma" is the same word as "camel", in Semitic "gimel". The letter actually does look like a camel's head. This letter passed into the Latin alphabet in this position in a curved form as our "C". The Etruscans did not distinguish between the "g" and "k" sounds, so Greek gamma came to have the "k" sound in Latin. The Romans needed another letter for the "g" sound, so they added a bar to the "C" to get "G". Δ δ Transliterated "D" Ancient Pronunciation: "d" as in "daddy" This was supposed to be a door, in Semitic "Daleth". It became tilted and one side rounded as our "D". You know the mouth of a river and maybe other triangular things as "deltas". Ε ε Transliterated "E" Ancient Pronunciation: "e" as in "feather bed" "Psilo" means "little", hence "little E" or "short E". The letter began in Semitic as "heh",


In the Pacific Northwest, what's another name for Bigfoot?

Ape Creatures - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Yowie, More - Crystalinks Ape Creatures There are many stories of ape creatures found throughout the world in both mythology and modern day sightings. To date, a creature fitting the description has not been capture and studied, so researchers continue their quest for physical evidence. Some reports have proven to be hoaxed while others, or misidentifications, especially those past down in the folklore of indigenous tribes, may hold truth about other beings that exist on planet Earth, and have always been part of its history. Based on reported behavior patterns, they do not wish to interact with humans - perhaps out of fear or for other reasons. We are after all - not the friendly species. In the News ...   Searching For The Yeti Isn't A Complete Waste Of Time   Seeker - December 27, 2016 Does the abominable snowman exist? Probably not. But that won't stop scientists to use eDNA to uncover other mysteries! Cryptozoology refers to the science, or maybe pseudo-science, of studying animals that are only rumored to exist, such as Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster or El Chupacabra -- The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young. Another favorite moving target of cryptozoologists is the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. Mainstream science is skeptical -- that's the polite term -- of ever finding the legendary Himalayan snow ape. However, it is true that hunting for the Yeti has produced some real, and valuable, science. Thanks to environmental DNA testing (eDNA), we've actually discovered new species by examining submitted samples of purported Yeti hair. What's the Connection Between Australia's Bigfoot (Yowie) and Quantum Physics?   Epoch Times - January 4, 2015 Quantum physics has opened up many questions concerning the forms matter can take, other dimensions, and the role of human consciousness in affecting physical reality. Some theories about yowie may overlap with these questions, while some others focus more on how humans perceive the unfamiliar things around them. Bigfoot Blamed for Strange Shrieks   Live Science - January 29, 2013 Do new recordings from Oregon's Blue Mountains offer good evidence of the mysterious bipedal creature known as Bigfoot? That's what some are claiming after hearing a recording of strange roars and shrieks given to The Oregonian newspaper. When people think of Bigfoot evidence, casts of big footprints and blurry photos and films often come to mind. But some of the more interesting bits of evidence are sound recordings of alleged vocalizations. One company, Sierra Sounds, markets a CD called "The Bigfoot Recordings: The Edge of Discovery." Narrated by "Star Trek" actor Jonathan Frakes, the recording claims to have captured vocalizations among a Bigfoot family. The sounds include a series of guttural grunts, howls and growls.The liner notes offer testimonials from a "linguist" whose self-described credentials include playing the flute, speaking several languages, and having "a Russian friend who thinks I'm Russian." She confidently asserts that the tapes are not faked, and that the vocal range is too broad to be made by a human. She also suggests that Bigfoot individuals have a language, possibly including "Sasquatch swear words." Forensic Expert Says Bigfoot Is Real National Geographic - October 23, 2003 Sasquatch stories go back centuries. Tales of mythical giant apes lurk in the oral traditions of most Native American tribes, as well as in Europe and Asia. The Himalaya has its Abominable Snowman, or the Yeti. In Australia, Bigfoot is known as the Yowie Man. Bigfoot advocates hypothesize that the primate is the offspring of an ape from Asia that wandered to North America during the Ice Age. They believe there are at least 2,000 ape men walking upright in North America's woods today. Bigfoot Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is a figure in North American folklore alleged to inhabit remote forests, mainly in the Pacific northwest region of the United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia. In northern Wisconsin, Lakota Indians know the


What type of reference book lists synonyms?

thesaurus - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com Random Word thesaurus A thesaurus is a reference book (or a really cool website, like the Visual Thesaurus) with an organized list of words and their synonyms. An Englishman named Peter Roget published the first modern English thesaurus in 1852. Roget had severe depression, and one of the ways he coped was to put his list-making and lexicographical (word analyzing) skills to use in a reference book that would group words, not alphabetically, but according to how similar their meanings were. This being the middle of the 19th century, there were no computers: Roget compiled and sorted all of his lists by hand.


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