In the southern hemisphere, the winds associated with a cyclone, a region of low pressure, blow in which direction?

Tutorial: Southern hemisphere winds Southern hemisphere winds Rev. 7a — page content was last changed September 3, 2009    6.1  Geostrophic and cyclostrophic winds Winds exist because of horizontal and vertical pressure gradients , so atmospheric motion can be deduced from isobaric surface charts. In the absence of surface friction, if the horizontal pressure gradient force is exactly balanced in magnitude by Coriolis effect then  accelerations of the air will be relatively small and a geostrophic wind (from the Greek 'geo' = earth, strophe = turning ) will flow horizontally at a constant speed that is proportional to the isobaric spacing gradient. The flow will be perpendicular to the two opposing forces and parallel to straight isobars. Air will be accelerated to the extent that these forces are unbalanced. Transitory disturbances and vertical movement will create imbalance. When vertical motion is present the horizontal wind cannot be exactly geostrophic. Geostrophic flow is predominant above the friction layer in very large-scale weather systems, where the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force are nearly equal and opposite; e.g. the Southern Ocean west wind belt. Between 15ï¿½S and 15ï¿½N latitudes there is little geostrophic flow due to weak Coriolis effect (it being zero at the equator), and winds tend to flow across the isobars. (In which case it is more useful to show  wind flow on upper air charts as streamlines. A streamline arrow shows the direction of flow, whereas an isotach is a line along which the speed of flow is constant.) At the other end of the scale in short-lived mesoscale systems , Coriolis has insufficient time to take effect or is relatively weak compared to other forces, so geostrophic balance is not present and air accelerations can be quite large. If atmospheric circulation was always in perfect balance between geostrophic forces and pressure gradient forces, geostrophic winds would flow and there would be no change in pressure systems. In reality the pressure distribution takes the form of curved isobars resulting in a third force — the centripetal acceleration — which pushes the flow inward of the curve. The gradient wind is the equilibrium wind for the three forces — centripetal acceleration, pressure gradient force and Coriolis (or geostrophic). It is roughly aligned with the isobars on the meteorological surface chart. The vector difference between the geostrophic and the gradient winds is the ageostrophic wind. Thus, ageostrophic movement is large for small-scale systems and small for large-scale systems. When the centripetal acceleration becomes the major control of the gradient wind, there is an extremely strong curvature of the airflow and the winds are called cyclostrophic (Greek = circle – turning); for example, tropical cyclones and tornadoes . When a body is moving in a curved path, centripetal force is the radial inward force that constrains the body to move in that curved path and, even at constant speed, there is an inward acceleration resulting from the body's continually changing velocity. (The same applies to an aircraft in a constant-speed level turn .) The equal and opposite centrifugal force that appears to act outward on a body moving in a curved path is a fictitious force, but convenient to show the equilibrium forces for air moving in a cyclonically curved path; e.g. around a surface low pressure system, thus: For the gradient wind to follow cyclonically curved isobars, the pressure gradient force must be slightly stronger than Coriolis to provide the centripetal force. As the magnitude of the Coriolis is directly dependent on wind speed, it follows that the wind speed around a low is less than would be expected from the pressure gradient force and the gradient wind is sub-geostrophic. For air moving in an anticyclonically curved path (e.g. around a high), the opposite occurs, and the Coriolis provides the centripetal force. For the three forces to be in equilibrium, the Coriolis must exceed the pressure gradient force. Consequently, the gradient


Which TV series followed the exploits of Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and the retired Father Jack Hackett, who preside over a parish on Craggy Island?

Father Ted Seasons 1-3 DVD Boxset - boxsetstore.com Father Ted Seasons 1-3 DVD Boxset Father Ted Seasons 1-3 DVD Boxset Father Ted Seasons 1-3 DVD Boxset Click to View Large Image Details Dermot Morgan,Ardal O'Hanlon,Pauline McLynn,Frank Kelly, Release Date:   Father Ted DVD Plot Father Ted follows the exploits of three Roman Catholic priests who preside over a parish on Craggy Island, located off the west coast of Ireland. Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and the retired Father Jack Hackett live together in Craggy Island's parochial house, along with their housekeeper Mrs Doyle, who is often wanting to serve them tea. The three priests answer to Bishop Len Brennan, who assigned them the Craggy Island parish due to different incidents in their past: Ted for alleged financial impropriety, Dougal for something only referred to as the "Blackrock Incident", and Jack for his alcoholism and womanising... Father Ted DVD Images     Father Ted follows the exploits of three Roman Catholic priests who preside over a parish on Craggy Island, located off the west coast of Ireland. Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and the retired Father Jack Hackett live together in Craggy Island's parochial house, along with their housekeeper Mrs Doyle, who is often wanting to serve them tea. The three priests answer to Bishop Len Brennan, who assigned them the Craggy Island parish due to different incidents in their past: Ted for alleged financial impropriety, Dougal for something only referred to as the "Blackrock Incident", and Jack for his alcoholism and womanising... Recommendationss


Where was a nuclear reactor accident that resulted in a severe release of radioactivity following a massive power excursion which destroyed the reactor on 26 April 1986 at 01:23:45 a.m.?

Chernobyl disaster - Google Groups Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. It is considered to be the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history and the only level 7 instance on the International Nuclear Event Scale. It resulted in a severe release of radioactivity into the environment following a massive power excursion which destroyed the reactor. Two people died in the initial steam explosion, but most deaths from the accident were attributed to radiation. On 26 April 1986 01:23:45 a.m. (UTC+3) reactor number four at the Chernobyl plant, near Pripyat in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area. Four hundred times more fallout was released than had been by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.[1] The plume drifted over extensive parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Europe, and eastern North America, with light nuclear rain falling as far as Ireland. Large areas in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were badly contaminated, resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people. According to official post-Soviet data,[2] about 60% of the radioactive fallout landed in Belarus. The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with the continuing and substantial decontamination and health care costs of the Chernobyl accident. It is difficult to accurately quantify the number of deaths caused by the events at Chernobyl, as the Soviet-era cover-up made it difficult to track down victims. Lists were incomplete, and Soviet authorities later forbade doctors to cite "radiation" on death certificates.[3] The overall cost of the disaster is estimated at $200 billion USD, taking inflation into account. This places the Chernobyl disaster as the most costly disaster in modern history.[4][unreliable source?] The 2005 report prepared by the Chernobyl Forum, led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and World Health Organization (WHO), attributed 56 direct deaths (47 accident workers, and nine children with thyroid cancer), and estimated that there may be 4,000 extra cancer deaths among the approximately 600,000 most highly exposed people.[5] Although the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and certain limited areas remain off limits, the majority of affected areas are now considered safe for settlement and economic activity.[6] The abandoned city of Pripyat with Chernobyl in the distance Radio-operated bulldozers being tested prior to use Abandoned housing blocks in Pripyat Contents     * 1 The Chernobyl nuclear power plant     * 2 The accident           o 2.1 Planning the test of the safety device           o 2.2 Conditions prior to the accident           o 2.3 Fatal experiment           o 2.4 Immediate crisis management                 + 2.4.1 Radiation levels     * 3 Causes of the disaster     * 4 The effects of the disaster           o 4.1 International spread of radioactivity           o 4.2 Radioactive release (source term)           o 4.3 Health of plant workers           o 4.4 Residual radioactivity in the environment                 + 4.4.1 Rivers, lakes and reservoirs                 + 4.4.2 Groundwater     * 5 Chernobyl after the disaster           o 5.1 Chernobyl today                 + 5.1.1 Lava-like Fuel Containing Materials (FCMs)                 + 5.1.2 Degradation of the lava           o 5.2 Possible consequences of further collapse of the Sarcophagus           o 5.3 Grass and forest fires     * 6 Recovery process     * 7 Assessing the disaster's effects on human health     * 8 In the popular consciousness     * 9 Commemoration of the disaster           o 9.1 Chernobyl 20 The Chernobyl nuclear power plant Loc


Who was the British nurse executed on 12 October 1915 for harbouring wounded and refugee soldiers in Brussels during the German occupation, and assisting escapes to Holland?

Herbert Hoover | First World War Hidden History First World War Hidden History ≈ Leave a comment As the Monday Night Cabal and Milner’s wider circle of friends and associates continued their manoeuvres through much of 1916, the issue which above all others fired their fears, was talk of peace. To the Secret Elite who had invested in the war, who had funded the war and who facilitated the war, this was a pivotal moment. Their aims and objectives were nowhere in sight. Indeed, cessation of the war would a greater disaster than the huge loss of life if it continued. The bloodletting across the western front was suitably reducing the masses who might be induced to rise against the middle-class plutocracies, but even in 1916 there was still a sense of denial about the human cost in the purified air of the upper echelons. In early February, Sir Edward Grey told President Wilson’s emissary from America, Colonel House, that Britain had not been seriously hurt by the war, ‘since but few of her men had been killed and her territory had not been invaded.’ [1] Whether this was a stupid lie or callous disregard for the tragedies suffered in every part of the land we will never know, but in that same month (February, 1916) the Times carried column after column of the lost legions of dead and missing every day. [2] The cost of peace did not bear contemplation. Think of the massive and unprecedented loans that could only be repaid if there were spoils of victory to plunder. Think of the manufacturers whose investments in new plant, new infrastructure and expanded capacity was predicated upon a long war. There were billions of pounds and dollars to be made from extortionate prices, but that only followed a period of sustained and costly investment. The profiteers had initially bought into procuring the loans and providing the munitions because they had been promised a long war. Such are the prerequisites of greed Nor would a negotiated peace safeguard the future of the Empire. Indeed it would have had the opposite effect. If Great Britain and the Empire and all of the Allies could not defeat the German/Austro-Hungarian/Ottoman powers, then the message would reverberate across the world that the old order had passed. Given the massive loss of life already inflicted on the troops from Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, the outcry against a feeble Mother country that had given up the struggle would grow to a clamour. Any notion of a commonwealth of nations would dissolve in cynical spasms of derision. [3] And a negotiated peace would leave Germany free to continue her plans of expansion into the Near and Far East. The real reasons for war, the elimination go Germany as a rival on the world stage, would not be addressed at all. Peace would be a calamity for the Elite under such circumstances. To talk of it was sacrilege. The flying of ‘Peace Kites’, as Maurice Hankey described Colonel Houses’s approaches, brought one benefit for Milner’s intriguers. Those members of Asquith’s coalition who were attracted to a negotiated peace exposed their lack of commitment to the ultimate goal. Reginald McKenna, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, felt that Britain would gain a ‘better peace now [January 1916] than later, when Germany is wholly on the defensive.’ [4] The Secret Elite were watching and listening. Literally. As Asquith’s personal confidante and permanent secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence,[5] Maurice Hankey was privy to many confidences but even he was surprised to learn that the Director of Naval Intelligence, Captain Blinker Hall, [6] had in his possession American diplomatic codes and was monitoring the telegrams sent from Colonel House to President Wilson. What the Americans claimed was that they would broker ‘a reasonable peace’ [7] and call a conference. If Germany refused to attend, the USA would probably enter the war on the side of the Allies. [8] Note that the promise was definitely not absolute. In late January, Hankey went to Hall at the Admiralty on another pretext [9] and discovered to his horror that Co


In what year was the first demonstration of a helicopter lifting itself organised by Louis Breguet and Professor Richet?

Breguet's Pre-1914 Aircraft ID Challenge Index Discussions and further details can be found at The Aerodrome's "Pioneer Aviation" Forum Rating of challenges: * * * * * A very interesting challenge, presents or links to new or hard-to-find information * * * * * * *     An interesting thread, well worth reading * * *         Contains only a photo and the ID #834 Groombridge and South multiplane (UK, 1903) Image Challenge * * This machine, which was about 80 feet in length and 60 feet in width, was to be supported on superposed planes attached to the framework both at the front and rear of the machine. It had three propellers on each side of the framework, and an extra one surmounting the whole structure. The propellers were carried on arms extending from the central driving shaft which formef an axis within a rectangle, the two vertical sides of which form axes carrying the vanes of the propellers. During the driving stroke the vanes extended outside beyond the rectangle, while they returned edgewise, in a feathering position, inside it. #833 Gastambide-Mengin I ("Antoinette II") (France, 1908) Image Challenge * This monoplane, characterized by its tricycle undercarriage and low-mounted rudder, was designed and built by Léon Levavasseur and fitted with a 50-hp Antoinette V-8 engine. The relatively successful machine made at least seven flights and went through several different design iterations, which eventually led the way to the famous Antoinette series. #832 Carl Steiger glider (Switzerland, 1891) Image Challenge * * * * Swiss pioneer Carl Steiger-Kirchhofer (1856-1946) made some flights with this parabolic wing tail-less glider in 1891. In the same year he published the booklet "Vogelflug und Flugmaschine", in which he proposed several very designs with surprisingly modern-looking features. He continued with other projects, such as a 1908 underpowered biplane and several studies of bird flight and bird models, including wind tunnel experiments. #831 Mechanical bird "Gellitas" (France, 1905) Image Challenge * * The "Gellitas" was a mechanical bird model with a wing area of 2 m2, entered by a M. Gellit into the Concours d'Aviation, conducted by L'Aéro-Club in Paris in 1905. There is apparently no record of the extraordinary cross between "an eagle, a vulture and a duck, carrying a doll-aeronaut" flying from the 38-metre pylon used for launching the contesting machines. #830 Oxy-hydrogen balloon, used by the Dyrenforth Rain Making Expedition (USA, 1891-1892) Image Challenge * * * * * Robert G. Dyrenforth, a U.S. Department of Agriculture special agent, had been educated at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and Columbian University in Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, he served in the Union Army, learning how to work with explosives, and was wounded twice. What fascinated Dyrenforth, however, was rain — or rather, the lack of it — and some interesting theories about "War and the Weather". That was the title of an 1871 book by Edward Powers, documenting how, even in dry regions, "copious" rain fell after battles during which there had been cannon fire. The 100 or so balloons that were used for Dyrenforth's pioneering rain-making project were small 1,000 cu.ft aerostats, constructed by Carl Myers. They're referred to as "oxy-hydrogen balloons" since they were filled with both oxygen and hydrogen gases. Once the balloons reached altitude, they were detonated. After some initial sensational successes the project failed. In the fall of 1892, Dyrenforth’s team returned to Texas for a do-or-die round of warfare on weather. Setting up shop around San Antonio, Dyrenforth began blasting, destroying a mesquite tree and breaking hotel windows. It rained, only in Laredo 150 miles south. #829 Cobioni(-Lazzaroni) Monoplane (Switzerland, 1910) Image Challenge * * * Henri Cobioni quit motorcycle racing in September 1909 and built this little monoplane at his home in Moutier/Münster. He had to collect money for the engine, which was installed in about March 1910. Flight testing took place at the "Allmend" of Thun, where Cobioni


At Turin (2006), who became the first Canadian to win five medals in one Olympic Games?

Turin 2006 | Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games Games Summary: XX Olympic Winter Games Turin was a first ballot selection to host the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the first time the Winter Games would be held in Italy in 50 years. With a population of more than 850,000, it became the largest city to ever host the Winter Games. While the indoor ice sports were held in Turin itself, other sports took place throughout the Piedmont region, in such locales as Bardonecchia (snowboard), Pinerolo (curling), Pragelato (Nordic sports), Cesana-Pariol (sliding sports), San Sicario (alpine skiing), and Sauze d’Oulx (freestyle skiing). For the seventh straight Winter Games, Canada improved upon its medal total, achieving another best ever with 24. This time, Canada also broke into the top three in the medal table, finishing behind only Germany (29) and the United States (25). The party got started on the first day of competition when Jennifer Heil won gold in the women’s moguls. She was the first Canadian woman to ever win Olympic gold in freestyle skiing. Canada’s biggest medal haul came in long track speed skating, where the eight medals won were second only to the Netherlands. Cindy Klassen was declared the “woman of the Games” by then-IOC President Jacques Rogge after she won five medals, bringing her career total to six and making her Canada’s most decorated Olympian of all-time. Klassen’s haul was highlighted by her gold medal in 1500m, in which she shared the podium with silver medal-winning teammate Kristina Groves . She also shared the 5000m podium with Clara Hughes , whose gold medal made her the first athlete in Olympic history to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Games. Canada won silver in both the men’s and women’s team pursuits as the event made its Olympic debut. Canadian short track speed skaters contributed four medals, including a pair of silver medals in both the men’s and women’s relays. The women’s ice hockey team successfully defended the gold medal won four years earlier in Salt Lake City. Once again, both Canadian curling teams reached the podium. The men’s team, skipped by Brad Gushue , had recruited two-time Brier and world champion Russ Howard to join them for the Canadian trials. The new combination proved fruitful as the team won Canada’s first ever Olympic gold medal in the men’s event and Howard became Canada’s oldest Olympic gold medallist at age 50. The women’s team, skipped by Shannon Kleibrink , won bronze. Canada won two more cross-country skiing medals. At age 22, Chandra Crawford stunned the world with her gold medal in the sprint and enthralled all Canadians with her exuberant reaction on the podium. Beckie Scott won her second straight Olympic medal, this one a silver in the team sprint with Sara Renner . Canada won half of the skeleton medals as Duff Gibson and Jeff Pain finished 1-2 in the men’s event while Mellisa Hollingsworth won bronze in the women’s event. At age 39, Gibson was at the time the oldest athlete to ever win a Winter Olympic medal in an individual event. Also on the sliding track, Pierre Lueders won his second career Olympic medal, this time taking silver in the two-man event with Lascelles Brown . Jeff Buttle ‘s bronze in the men’s event maintained Canada’s Olympic podium streak in figure skating that dated back to 1984 while Dominique Maltais won bronze in the Olympic debut of snowboard cross.


Goidelic is one type of the Celtic language. What is the other?

Celtic Language - Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Search The Celtic Language - the basics and what it sounds like The first thing to point out is that there really isn’t one      Celtic language. There are in fact a number of them. The languages that      we refer to today as being of Celtic origin are Irish Gaelic, Scottish      Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. These six languages are known      as the Insular Celtic languages because they originated in what are      known as the British Isles. These 6 living languages of ancient Celtic origin form one branch of      the Indo-European family tree and share sounds from other European and      Eastern language groups including the languages of Greece and Rome,      the Middle East and Germanic and Slavic tongues. (There is another group      called the Continental Celtic languages that have not survived) These 6 languages can themselves be organized into two branches– the P-Celtic or Brythonic branch and the Q-Celtic or Goidelic branch.      The P-Celt and Q-Celt tag comes from a difference in how words evolved      from Indo-European. While several words remain common to both sides,      on the Q-Celtic side, the hard 'k' became prevalent in many words while      on the P-Celtic side a 'p' sound was more common in the same words.      For example the word 'who' is derived from the Latin qui. On      the Q-Celtic side this evolved as cia and today in Irish Gaelic      is cé. In P-Celtic it became pwy. Below is an overview of the two branches of the Celtic languages. While      I will add detail to what's below over time, I thought it would be interesting      to able to compare what the Q-Celtic languages of Irish, Scottish Gaelic      and Manx sound like and to contrast them with the sound of the P-Celtic      languages of Breton, Welsh and Cornish. Goidelic (Gaelic) or Q-Celtic Languages The Gaelic language was spread from Ireland to the Isle of Man and      Scotland by migrating groups and raiders sometime from the 3rd Century      on. While there are still huge similarities between the languages, they      have all evolved in their own way.     What does Irish Gaelic language sound like? Listen to weather girl with beautiful Irish Known also as Irish Gaelic or Gaeilge. (In the past and still very      occasionally can be called Erse) Number of Native Speakers: 40-80,000 Everybody attending school in Ireland learns Irish and many profess      to speaking the language according to the National Census. Irish is      the first official language of the country but the working language      for most things is English. Although, the government supports the language      in many ways and introduced a Language Act in 2003 to increase the level      of public services in Irish, the biggest success in the revival of the      gaelic language is the growth of gaelscoileanna which immerse      kids in the language and the success and popularity of the TV channel      TG4. (See also The Gaelic Revival for      more information on this topic.) Scottish Gaelic What does Scottish Gaelic language sound like? Known also Gaelic or as Gàidhlig (or sometimes pejoratively      as Erse). Gaelic may be pronounced also as Gallic. Number of Speakers: Approx 100,000 Scottish Gaelic was introduced from Ireland by raiders during the 4th      and 5th centuries. Scottish Gaelic is mostly spoken in the Scottish      Highlands. It is not to be confused with Scots which is a language/dialect      spoken in the Scottish lowlands of Germanic origin and not a Celtic      language. Scottish Gaelic has a rich oral and written tradition. While      the number of speakers had been falling for a number of years, there      is a growing number of young people speaking the language. The Scottish      language movement has not been as effective as getting t


Nelson Piquet Jnr was accused of deliberately crashing at which F1 race in 2008 that paved the way for Renault's Fernando Alonso to win?

Piquet Jnr and Alonso in Sigapore 2008 conspiracy claim - F1 Fanatic F1 Fanatic Piquet Jnr and Alonso in Renault conspiracy claim 2008 Singapore Grand PrixPosted on | Author Keith Collantine Nelson Piquet Jnr crashed out of the Singapore Grand Prix on lap 14 After last year’s Singapore Grand Prix there were plenty of conspiracy theories that Nelson Piquet Jnr crashed deliberately to help Fernando Alonso win the race. Those theories are now being given credence by Brazilian F1 journalist Reginaldo Leme , who claims Renault are to be investigated by the FIA over the result of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix. Brazilian TV station Globo also carried the report during its Belgian Grand Prix coverage today. The allegation is that Piquet was ordered to crash by the team to help Alonso win the race. Here’s a paragraph from the race report which explains the scenario: Alonso, who along with Rosberg had started on the less favourable super-soft tyres, made his first pit stop. Although he fell to last it proved extraordinarily fortunate timing when his team mate crashed two laps later, Nelson Piquet Jnr backing his car into the wall in front of the grandstands by the Marina. Sure enough, as the other drivers made their pit stops Alonso inherited the lead and won the race. This came a day after qualifying down in 15th due to a car failure. Piquet was, of course, dropped by Renault earlier this year and later launched a vitriolic attack on former boss Flavio Briatore . It doesn’t take a cynic to wonder if he might just be trying to get revenge on his old team. Here’s a look back at some footage of the crash: Piquet also spun on the warm-up lap in Singapore. More evidence he was capable of spinning without being told to? Or was he getting in a practice spin ahead of his big moment? I still think it’s a bizarre conspiracy but if Piquet himself claims it’s true then, notwithstanding his obvious antagonism towards the team, the FIA are surely going to have a look. Do you think the claims are true? Here’s links to the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix coverage from last year, and other relevant articles, to help you make your own mind up:


What has been the motto of the Prince of Wales since the 14th century?

Prince of Wales's Feathers Prince of Wales's Feathers The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Residences Prince of Wales's Feathers The badge of The Prince of Wales comprises three silver (or white) feathers rising through a gold coronet of alternate crosses and fleur-de-lys. The motto "Ich Dien" (I serve) is on a dark blue ribbon beneath the coronet. Its use in royal heraldry goes back to the time of Edward Prince of Wales (the Black Prince) in the 14th Century. Experts in heraldry believe the feathers may have been used by the family of Edward's mother, Philippa of Hainault, but the Ich Dien motto formed part of the arms of the King of Bohemia. The rules of heraldry allow limited variations in the depiction of the badge. The spines or quills of the feathers can be of gold, instead of white or silver, and the coronet - usually studded with emeralds and rubies - can also feature small sapphires. The arrangement of the motto ribbon can vary, but is usually shown in front of the two outer feathers and behind the centre one.


What is the name for a condition of decay in timber caused by attacks of fungi?

Timber Decay Timber Decay Sporophores of the dry rot fungus; Serpula lacrymans affecting floor joists   Building        materials are decayed by the effects of adverse environmental conditions        and the extent of damage depends on both the materials and the conditions.        Among the most vulnerable materials are timber, paint, textiles and        paper. Timber remains one of the most useful in a world of diminishing        resources and is a major component in most historic buildings. It        has many positive structural and aesthetic properties as well as being        an energy-efficient and renewable resource. However, timber provides        specialised ecological niches and many organisms have evolved to use        it as a food. The most common and destructive to timber are dry rot,        wet rot, common furniture beetle, and death watch beetle. Orthodox        remedial treatments often entail the loss of irreplaceable decorative        finishes, floors and ceilings. Furthermore, treatment of the infestations        with insecticidal fungicidal chemicals is not only expensive, inconvenient,        hazardous to the operatives and occupants but also environmentally        unacceptable and usually unnecessary. Environmental control and preventative        maintenance provide an alternative, less destructive solution, and        remain the most widely used methods for preventing biological decay. BIOLOGICAL        DECAY MECHANISMS Biodeterioration of materials was defined by Hueck in 1968 as 'any        undesirable change in the properties of material of economic importance        brought about by the activities of living organisms'. A wide        range of materials are subject to microbiological deterioration, which        are caused by a broad spectrum of micro-organisms. Beetles responsible for the decay of timber principally include woodworm (Anobium     punctatum), death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum), powder     post beetle (Lyctus spp), and house longhorn beetle (Hylotrapes      bajulus). It is their larvae which cause most damage as they bore     through the wood, feeding off it and causing damage to the structure and     strength of the timber. Decay        fungi are capable of enzymatically degrading complex cellulosic materials,        such as wood, into simple digestible products. The decay of wood cells        by these fungi results in the loss of weight and strength of the wood.        There are two main types of wood-rotting fungi found in buildings;        wet rot and dry rot (see Table 2). The        principal environmental factors favouring the biodeterioration of        building materials are temperature, humidity and a lack of ventilation.        Moisture may be contributed by penetrating or rising damp; condensation;        building defects and disasters such as leaks; and from construction        moisture introduced in mortar, concrete and plaster for example. ENVIRONMENTAL       CONTROL - THE GREENER APPROACH Environmental control relies on controlling the cause of the problem        by controlling the environment. It is designed to ensure the future        health of the building and its occupants by avoiding the unnecessary        use of potentially hazardous and environmentally damaging chemical        pesticides where possible and their consequential legal and management        complications. Eradication of dry rot spores or insect pests in an        historic building and its contents is in practice, impossible. The        volumes of chemicals necessary and the toxicity required would be        damaging both for the buildings and all its occupants. Where chemical        treatment cannot be avoided materials and techniques sh


Which district of Los Angeles is the centre of the US film industry?

Hollywood | district, Los Angeles, California, United States | Britannica.com district, Los Angeles, California, United States Written By: Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Hollywood, district within the city of Los Angeles , California , U.S. , whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Lying northwest of downtown Los Angeles, it is bounded by Hyperion Avenue and Riverside Drive (east), Beverly Boulevard (south), the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains (north), and Beverly Hills (west). Since the early 1900s, when moviemaking pioneers found in southern California an ideal blend of mild climate, much sunshine, varied terrain, and a large labour market, the image of Hollywood as the fabricator of tinseled cinematic dreams has been etched worldwide. The first house in Hollywood was an adobe building (1853) on a site near Los Angeles, then a small city in the new state of California. Hollywood was laid out as a real-estate subdivision in 1887 by Harvey Wilcox, a prohibitionist from Kansas who envisioned a community based on his sober religious principles. Real-estate magnate H.J. Whitley, known as the “Father of Hollywood,” subsequently transformed Hollywood into a wealthy and popular residential area. At the turn of the 20th century, Whitley was responsible for bringing telephone, electric, and gas lines into the new suburb. In 1910, because of an inadequate water supply, Hollywood residents voted to consolidate with Los Angeles. The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. Prisma/SuperStock In 1908 one of the first storytelling movies, The Count of Monte Cristo, was completed in Hollywood after its filming had begun in Chicago. In 1911 a site on Sunset Boulevard was turned into Hollywood’s first studio, and soon about 20 companies were producing films in the area. In 1913 Cecil B. DeMille , Jesse Lasky, Arthur Freed , and Samuel Goldwyn formed Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company (later Paramount Pictures). DeMille produced The Squaw Man in a barn one block from present-day Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, and more box-office successes soon followed. Hollywood had become the centre of the American film industry by 1915 as more independent filmmakers relocated there from the East Coast. For more than three decades, from early silent films through the advent of “talkies,” figures such as D.W. Griffith , Goldwyn, Adolph Zukor , William Fox , Louis B. Mayer , Darryl F. Zanuck , and Harry Cohn served as overlords of the great film studios— Twentieth Century-Fox , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Paramount Pictures , Columbia Pictures , Warner Brothers , and others. Among the writers who were fascinated by Hollywood in its “golden age” were F. Scott Fitzgerald , Aldous Huxley , Evelyn Waugh , and Nathanael West . Similar Topics Manhattan After World War II , film studios began to move outside Hollywood, and the practice of filming “on location” emptied many of the famous lots and sound stages or turned them over to television show producers. With the growth of the television industry, Hollywood began to change, and by the early 1960s it had become the home of much of American network television entertainment. Among the features of Hollywood, aside from its working studios, are the Hollywood Bowl (1919; a natural amphitheatre used since 1922 for summertime concerts under the stars), the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park (also a concert venue), Mann’s (formerly Grauman’s) Chinese Theatre (with footprints and handprints of many stars in its concrete forecourt), and the Hollywood Wax Museum (with more than 350 wax figures of celebrities). The Hollywood Walk of Fame pays tribute to many celebrities of the entertainment industry. The most visible symbol of the district is the Hollywood sign that overlooks the area. First built in 1923 (a new sign was erected in 1978), the sign originally said “Hollywoodland” (to advertise new homes being developed in the area), but the sign fell into disrepair, and the “land” section was removed in the 1940s when the sign was refurbished. Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles.


"According to the old song, when will I ""be waiting at the k-k-kitchen door"" for ""K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy""?"

K-K-K-Katy (1918) - YouTube K-K-K-Katy (1918) 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 Jul 26, 2016 A stammering love song sung by soldiers and sailors of WW1. words and music by Geoffrey O'Hara published Leo. Feist Inc., New York City sung by sheet music singer Fred Feild piano according to the sheet music tempo = 110 bpm, moderato 1. Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold Katy was a maid with hair of gold Like an act of fate, Kate was standing at the gate Watching all the boys on dress parade Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk Stuttered every time he tried to talk Still that night at eight, he was there at Katy's gate Stuttering to her this love sick cry Chorus: You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore When the m-m-m-moon shines, over the cowshed I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door 2. No one ever looked so nice and neat No one could be just as cute and sweet That's what Jimmy thought, when the wedding ring he bought Now he's off to France the foe to meet Jimmy thought he'd like to take a chance See if he could make the Kaiser dance Stepping to a tune, all about the silvery moon This is what they hear in far off France This light-hearted novelty song was written in Canada by a U.S. Army song leader. When the composer's sister got married, the sister of the groom inspired this song. Her name was Katherine "Katy" Craig Richardson. No one knows how the stuttering got into the song. It is an incidental feature included for comedy effect. The piano notes stutter, too, in the form of triplets. It was very popular during both World Wars as a good-bye song. --------------------------------------------- More songs: Youtube sheet music singer Category


What is the shortest book of the Old Testament?

The 5 Shortest Books of the Bible, in Order The 5 shortest books of the Bible, in order by Jeffrey Kranz | Jan 17, 2016 | Bible facts | 8 comments What’s the shortest book of the Bible? (Spoiler alert: it’s 3 John, and I’ll explain why later.) The Bible is a pretty long book , and that might give the impression that every book of the Bible is long, too. But good news! Not every book of the Bible is so long. It has some tiny documents in it. In fact, the shortest books of the Bible are shorter than this blog post. The shortest books of the Bible Here are the five shortest books of the Bible, beginning with the very shortest. These measurements are by words in the original languages. Each of these books is only one chapter long, and would take you a few minutes to read, tops: Jude  (461 words) I got these word counts using Word Lists in Logos Bible Software . Again, these aren’t listed by English word count: this is from the underlying Greek and Hebrew. “That’s a lot of work, dude! Why not just count the verses?” Because verses vary in length, and with such brief books, it’s best not to risk it. And if we were going by verse count, we’d be dealing with a different ordered list. Philemon has more verses than Obadiah (the shortest book in the Old Testament), but fewer words. Second John has fewer verses than Third John, but more words. If we were going by verse count, we’d still know the shortest books of the Bible, but we’d have them out of order. Contrast that with the longest books Here’s an infographic comparing the shortest books of the Bible to the longest books of the Bible . Read these books front-to-back One of the best habits to form when studying the Bible is to read the entire book you’re working with in one sitting. It’s certainly helped me with this project . If you’re setting out to study a book of the Bible, it’s best to try reading the entire book at once.  Andy Naselli just wrote a nice bit on this at the Desiring God blog: Have you ever read the  Gospel according the Matthew  straight through in one sitting? Or  Romans ? Or  Job ? Or  Revelation ? If not, you’re missing out. That’s the way they’re meant to be read. He’s right. The Bible’s made up of letters and stories and oracles, but we tend to treat it more like a reference guide. Maybe that’s because the Bible’s so big—really, where are you going to find the time to read 150 Psalms? Reading entire books of the Bible at once can be a tough habit to get into, but starting with some of the shortest books of the Bible might help you get the hang of it. And by the way, this blog post is weighing in at around 450 words, so if you can read this sort of stuff, Third John , Second John , and Philemon will be no problem at all!  In fact, here’s a challenge: set a timer for 15 minutes and read all five of these books. Not only will you have read five books in one sitting, but you’ll be able to say you read Obadiah —how many people do you know who can say that? (Probably not many … it’s the least popular book of the Bible .) Download that chart for yourself Plug in your email address and I’ll send you a copy on the infographic in this piece. You’ll also be first in line to hear about more cool stuff that happens around here. =) Email address What about the other books of the Bible? So you know the shortest five books of the Bible (and the longest five, from that infographic). But what about the other 59 books in the middle? How do they line up? Well, here’s every book of the Bible, lined up from shortest to longest, with word counts. I’ve linked each book to a brief summary that I’ve written. 1


What is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonised, mainly because it had a long succession of able rulers in the 1800s, and was able to exploit the rivalry between the French and the British?

Thailand Thailand SOS Children works in Thailand. For more information see SOS Children in Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย Anthem:  Phleng Chat Royal anthem:  Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami Largest city Bangkok Official languages Thai Demonym Thai Government Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional Monarchy  -  King Rama IX  -  Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Formation  -  Sukhothai Kingdom 1238–1368   -  Ayutthaya Kingdom 1350   -  Thonburi Kingdom 1767   -  Rattanakosin Kingdom 6 April 1782    -  Constitutional Monarchy 24 June 1932   Area  -  Total 513,115 km² ( 49th) 198,115  sq mi   -  Water  ( % ) 0.4 Population  -  December 2006 estimate 62,828,706 ( 20th)  -  2000 census 60,606,947   -  Density 122/km² ( 80th) 317/sq mi GDP  ( PPP) 2006 estimate  -  Total $596.5 billion ( 21st)  -  Per capita $9,200 ( 69th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate  -  Total $206.338 billion ( 34th)  -  Per capita $3,400 ( 92th) Gini (2002) 42 (medium)  HDI (2005) ▼ 0.781 (medium) ( 78th) Currency Baht (฿) ( THB) Time zone ( UTC+7) Internet TLD .th Calling code +66 1 ^  Thai name: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep 2 ^  According to the Department of Provincial Administration's official register, not taking into account unregistered citizens and immigrants. The Kingdom of Thailand ( : /ˈtaɪlænd/, Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, IPA :  [râːʧa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj]) is a country in Southeast Asia. To its east lie Laos and Cambodia ; to its south, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia ; and to its west, the Andaman Sea and Myanmar . Its capital and largest city is Bangkok . Etymology The country's official name was Siam ( Thai: สยาม; IPA :  [saˈjaːm], RTGS: Sayam origin unknown) until 24 June 1939 , and between 1945 and 11 May 1949 , when it was changed to Thailand. The word Thai (ไทย) is not, as commonly believed to be, derived from the word Thai (ไท) meaning "freedom" in the Thai language; it is, however, the name of an ethnic group from the central plains (the Thai people). With that in mind the locals seemed to have also accepted the alternative meaning and will verbally state that it means "Land of the free". This might be due to language barriers and the avoidance of long difficult explanations. Ratcha Anachak Thai means "Kingdom of Thailand" or "Kingdom of Thai". Etymologically, its components are: -Ratcha- (from Sanskrit raja, meaning "king, royal, realm", from Sanskrit) ; -ana- (from Pāli āṇā, "authority, command, power", itself from Sanskrit ājñā, same meaning) -chak (from Sanskrit chakra, meaning "wheel", a symbol of power and rule). History The region known today as Thailand has been inhabited by humans since the paleolithic period (about 500,000 - 10,000 years ago). Prior to the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 13th century, various states thrived there, such as the various Tai, Mon, Khmer and Malay kingdoms, as seen through the numerous archaeological sites and artifacts that are scattered throughout the Siamese landscape. Prior to the 12th century however, the first Thai or Siamese state is traditionally considered to be the Buddhist kingdom of Sukhothai, which was founded in 1238, following the decline and fall of the Khmer empire in the 13th - 15th century AD. A century later, Sukhothai's power was overshadowed by the larger Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya, established in the mid-14th century. After Ayutthaya fell in 1767 to the Burmese, Thonburi was the capital of Thailand for a brief period under King Taksin the Great. The current (Rattanakosin) era of Thai history began in 1782 following the establishment of Bangkok as capital of the Chakri dynasty under King Rama I the Great. European powers began traveling to Thailand in the 16th century. Despite European pressure, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian nation never to have been colonised by a European country. Two main reasons for this were that Thailand had a long succession of very able rulers in the 1800s and that it was able to exploit the rivalry and tension between the French and the British . As a result, the country remained as a buffer state between parts of Southeast Asia that were colonised by


What shape are the 8 faces of an octahedron?

Octahedron | Math Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Net An octahedron (plural: octahedra) is a polyhedron with eight faces. A regular octahedron is a Platonic solid composed of eight equilateral triangles , four of which meet at each vertex . The octahedron's symmetry group is Oh, of order 48. This group's subgroups include D3d (order 12), the symmetry group of a triangular antiprism ; D4h (order 16), the symmetry group of a square bipyramid ; and Td (order 24), the symmetry group of a rectified tetrahedron . These symmetries can be emphasized by different decorations of the faces. It is a 3-dimensional cross polytope . Contents [ show ] Cartesian coordinates An octahedron can be placed with its center at the origin and its vertices on the coordinate axes; the Cartesian coordinates of the vertices are then ( ±1, 0, 0 ); ( 0, 0, ±1 ). Area and volume The area A and the volume V of a regular octahedron of edge length a are: or Thus the volume is four times that of a regular tetrahedron with the same edge length, while the surface area is twice (because we have 8 vs. 4 triangles). Geometric relations The interior of the compound of two dual tetrahedra is an octahedron, and this compound, called the stella octangula , is its first and only stellation . Correspondingly, a regular octahedron is the result of cutting off from a regular tetrahedron, four regular tetrahedra of half the linear size (i.e. rectifying the tetrahedron). The vertices of the octahedron lie at the midpoints of the edges of the tetrahedron, and in this sense it relates to the tetrahedron in the same way that the cuboctahedron and icosidodecahedron relate to the other Platonic solids. One can also divide the edges of an octahedron in the ratio of the golden mean to define the vertices of an icosahedron . This is done by first placing vectors along the octahedron's edges such that each face is bounded by a cycle, then similarly partitioning each edge into the golden mean along the direction of its vector. There are five octahedra that define any given icosahedron in this fashion, and together they define a regular compound. Octahedra and tetrahedra can be alternated to form a vertex, edge, and face-uniform tessellation of space , called the octet truss by Buckminster Fuller . This is the only such tiling save the regular tessellation of cubes , and is one of the 28 convex uniform honeycombs . Another is a tessellation of octahedra and cuboctahedra . The octahedron is unique among the Platonic solids in having an even number of faces meeting at each vertex. Consequently, it is the only member of that group to possess mirror planes that do not pass through any of the faces. Using the standard nomenclature for Johnson solids , an octahedron would be called a square bipyramid. Related polyhedra Tetratetrahedron The octahedron can also be considered a rectified tetrahedron - and can be called a tetratetrahedron. This can be shown by a 2-color face model. With this coloring, the octahedron has tetrahedral symmetry . Compare this truncation sequence between a tetrahedron and its dual: The above shapes may also be realized as slices orthogonal to the long diagonal of a tesseract . If this diagonal is oriented vertically with a height of 1, then the five slices above occur at heights , 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, and is any number in the range (0,1/4], and is any number in the range [3/4,1). Octahedra in the physical world Fluorite octahedron. Especially in roleplaying games , this solid is known as a "d8", one of the more common non-cubical dice . If each edge of an octahedron is replaced by a one ohm resistor , the resistance between opposite vertices is 1/2 ohms, and that between adjacent vertices 5/12 ohms. [1] Natural crystals of diamond , alum or fluorite are commonly octahedral. The plates of kamacite alloy in octahedrite meteorites are arranged paralleling the eight faces of an octahedron Octahedra in music Six musical notes can be arranged on the vertices of an octahedron in such a way that each edge represents a consonant dyad and each face represents a consonant tr


The crosses of how many saints make up the British flag, the Union Jack?

UNION JACK UNION FLAG OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND OF THE UNION JACK OR UNION FLAG The British Flag: a Symbol of Unity The Union Jack is a transnational flag full of historical significance. It represents the union of different countries and the growth of a family of nations whose influence extends far beyond the British Isles. This far-reaching influence is still seen today in the incorporation of the Union Jack in other national flags such as that of Australia. The British flag is called the "Union Jack", an expression that needs to be explained. The Union Jack is a fine expression of unity as well as diversity. The British flag incorporates the national symbols of three distinct countries, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In fact its name "Union Jack" emphasises the very nature of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as a union of nations . The flag is also known by another name, this too, emphasising the idea of union: the "Union flag", perhaps a less common term  but a little more precise. The countries comprising the British Isles are not inward-looking or isolated states with an insular mentality; together they constitute a powerful union that has spanned centuries. Recent devolution that gave Scotland its own Parliament and Wales its own Assembly has also emphasised the importance of individual national identities within the union  without affecting the essential unity of Great Britain. On the contrary, it has strengthened it. Recognition of, and respect for national identities are an essential ingredients for effective union. The Union Jack symbolises all this: respect for individuality within a closely knit community. The "Union Jack" or "Union Flag" is a composite design made up of three different national symbols:   St. Patrick's Cross, the flag of Ireland The cross represented in each flag is named after the patron saint of each country: St. George, patron saint of England, St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland and St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland. The image below renders the idea of the union of the three flags forming one unified, transnational Flag.     No mention has been made of the Welsh flag. The Welsh dragon was not incorporated into the Union Flag because Wales had already been united to England when the first version of the Union Flag was designed in 1606. It is, however, in common use:     THE HISTORY OF THE UNION JACK The first step taken in the creation of the flag of Great Britain was on 12th April 1606. When King James VI of Scotland became king of England (King James I) it was decided that the union of the two realms under one king should be represented symbolically by a new flag. Originally It consisted in the red cross of England superimposed on the white cross of Scotland on the blue background of the Scottish flag as in this illustration:   Thus we have the first flag of the union called, in fact, the "Union Flag". What was meant to be a symbol of unity actually became a symbol of international controversy. The English resented the fact that the white background of their cross had disappeared and that the new flag had the blue Scottish background. On the other hand the Scottish resented the fact that the English red cross was superimposed on the Scottish white cross!! The old adage says you cannot please everyone but this first version of the Union Flag seemed to please no-one!! Apparently there was an unofficial "Scottish version" that attempted to rectify the sense of injustice that the Scottish felt at this innovatory flag. A distinct reference was made to this version when the King visited Dumfries in 1618. Here is what it looked like:   The controversy was destined to last!! There is conflict in the best of families!! However, the flag was usually restricted to use at sea until the two kingdoms of Scotland and England were united in 1707. It was most probably from this use at sea that it got the name "Jack" ("Union Jack"). It was usually flown at the bow end of the ship, from the jack staff. An attempt was made to modify


"Which physicist wrote ""A Brief History of Time""?"

A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History of Time to help non-scientists understand fundamental questions of physics and our existence: where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how?  Hawking attempts to deal with these questions (and where we might look for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory.  This is deep science; the concepts are so vast (or so tiny) that they cause mental vertigo while reading, and one can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth taking for as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God". Reviews of this book


"Which artist is famous for his ""blue period""?"

Pablo Picasso's Blue Period Biography Pablo Picasso's Blue Period - 1901 to 1904 The Blue Period of Picasso is the period between 1900 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic             paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired by Spain but             painted in Paris, are now some of his most popular works, although he had difficulty selling them at the time.            Picasso settled in Paris in 1904, having spent a few difficult years with no fixed studio and little artistic             success. While back in 1903, he had produced his Blue Period works, which seemed to reflect his experience of             relative poverty and instability, depicting beggars, street urchines, the old and frail and the blind. This period's starting point is uncertain; it may have begun in Spain in the spring of 1901, or in Paris             in the second half of the year. In choosing austere color and sometimes doleful subject matter - prostitutes,             beggars and drunks are frequent subjects - Picasso was influenced by a journey through Spain and by the suicide             of his friend Carlos Casagemas, who took his life at the LHippodrome Cafe in Paris, France by shooting himself             in the right temple on February 17, 1901. Although Picasso himself later recalled, "I started painting in blue             when I learned of Casagemas's death", art historian Helene Seckel has written: "While we might be right to             retain this psychologizing justification, we ought not lose sight of the chronology of events: Picasso was not             there when Casagemas committed suicide in Paris ... it was only in the fall that this dramatic event emerged             in his painting, with several portraits of the deceased". At this time Picasso was very open to artistic influences around him, and events of these years would have a major            effect on his: the exhibition of Fauve works, particularly those of Henri Matisse . Picasso responded to the new avant-grade            developments of the Fauve painters in Paris by exploring new directions himself, creating his ground-breaking style. Picasso's depression didn't end with the beginning of his rose period, which succeeded the blue period and in which             the color pink dominates in many of his paintings. In fact, it lasted until the end of his cubist period (which followed the rose period)             and only in the period thereafter, which was his neo-classicist period, did Picasso's work begin the show the playfulness that would             remain a prominent feature of his work for the rest of his life. Picasso's contemporaries didn't even distinguish between a             blue and a rose period but regarded the two as one single period. Starting in the latter part of 1901 he painted several posthumous portraits of Casagemas, culminating in the gloomy allegorical painting La Vie , painted in 1903 and now in the Cleveland Museum of Art . The same mood pervades             the well-known etching The Frugal Repast (1904),             which depicts a blind man and a sighted woman, both emaciated, seated at a nearly bare table. Blindness is a recurrent theme in Picasso's works of this period, also represented             in The Blindman's Meal (1903, the Metropolitan             Museum of Art) and in the portrait of Celestina (1903). Other frequent             subjects include female nudes and mothers with children. A significant influence on Picasso's blue period paintings was his visit to a woman's prison called St. Lazare in Paris, where nuns served as             guards. The Two sisters is an example of how Picasso used to mix daily reality with Christian iconography. The po


In what month is Independence Day celebrated in the USA?

Learn About Life in the U.S. | USA.gov American Holidays Federal Holidays Many government offices close on federal holidays and some private businesses may close as well. If the holiday falls during the weekend, the government may observe it on a different day. Federal employees receive pay and many receive time off for federal holidays .  2017 Federal Holidays Monday, January 2: New Year’s Day* Monday, January 16: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, February 20: Washington’s Birthday Monday, May 29: Memorial Day Tuesday, July 4: Independence Day Monday, September 4: Labor Day Monday, October 9: Columbus Day Friday, November 10: Veterans Day** Thursday, November 23: Thanksgiving Day Monday, December 25: Christmas Day *January 1, 2017 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day), falls on a Sunday. Most federal offices will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2017, in observance of New Year's Day. **November 11, 2017 (the legal public holiday for Veterans Day), falls on a Saturday. Most federal offices will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2017, in observance of Veterans Day. On Inauguration Day, Friday, January 20, 2017, many federal offices in the Washington, DC, area will be closed. Commonly Celebrated Holidays and Observances Some holidays honor specific groups and events, such as Valentine’s Day, Earth Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Flag Day, and Halloween. These are not federal holidays. Some holidays and observances receive Presidential proclamations. Ethnic and Religious Holidays Various ethnic and religious groups in the United States celebrate days with special meaning to them. Some of these holidays include Easter for Christians, the High Holy Days for Jews, Ramadan for Muslims, Day of Vesak for Buddhists, and Diwali for Hindus. The United States issues paper currency and coins to pay for purchases, taxes, and debts. Paper Money American paper currency is issued in several denominations : $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing manufactures paper money. It also redesigns money , with new appearances and enhanced security features  to prevent counterfeiting. You can purchase commemorative or bulk versions of American currency through the Bureau's Money Store. The United States no longer issues bills in larger denominations, such as $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 bills. However, they are still legal tender and may still be in circulation.  Coins The United States issues several denominations, with the most common being: 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, and $1. The U.S. Mint is responsible for manufacturing and circulating coins to pay for goods and services. It also issues collectible and commemorative coins that honor a person, place, or event and are available for purchase . Mutilated Money If you have paper money that is extremely damaged, you can redeem it with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Examples of damaged paper money include bills that are less than one half of the bill, or in such a condition that you are unable to tell the denomination of the bill. If you have paper money that is dirty, defaced, torn, or more than half of the original size, you can take it to your local bank to exchange it for a bill that is in better shape. If you have any coins that are fused, melted, or mutilated in any other way, you can send them to the U.S. Mint for evaluation. You can exchange other coins that aren't severely damaged at your local bank. Back to Top Help for New Immigrants The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) offers a free guide, Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants, which helps new immigrants find basic information on how to settle in the United States. USCIS can also assist you in finding federal government resources and organizations that can help you learn English, apply for U.S. citizenship, manage money, find child care, and more. Back to Top Museums Museums collect and care for objects of scientific, artistic, or historical importance and make them available for public viewing. They generally concentrate on a particular subject,


According to the legend, Peeping Tom was looking at whom?

Peeping Tom - definition of Peeping Tom by The Free Dictionary Peeping Tom - definition of Peeping Tom by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Peeping+Tom n. A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur. [After the legendary Peeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady Godiva.] Peeping Tom n a man who furtively observes women undressing; voyeur [C19: after the tailor who, according to legend, peeped at Lady Godiva when she rode naked through Coventry] Peep′ing Tom′


"Which long-running British TV series which began as a one-off drama entitled ""Woodentop"" revolves around the lives of policemen stationed at Sun Hill?"

River Wey & Navigations : More about Guildford, Surrey MORE ABOUT SSTL Town of The Golden Ford Guildford is a market town and the county town of Surrey, and is located in a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey breaks through the hills. The name Guildford translates from ancient English as ‘the town of the golden ford’. The ford to which this refers is that that was once located next to the spring at St Catherine’s Hill. Straddling the main road network linking London with Portsmouth, and boasting a railway network that radiates out in six directions, has been a key to the town’s success. The first railway reached the town in 1845, and in the decade after this when the railway finally reached Portsmouth, the thriving London-Guildford-Portsmouth coach trade floundered, and along with it the majority of the coaching inns that relied on the coaches passengers for their trade. GUILDFORD HAS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ANGSt - IT'S OFFICIAL Ancient Settlement There is evidence that Guildford was the site of ancient settlements including Saxon. The Saxon settlement was originally established on a site on the east side of the river, but which grew to encompass the west bank of the river around the site of St Mary’s Church in Quarry Street, the oldest building in the town. The site of a Romano-British temple has been identified at Wanborough on the outskirts of the town. The first written record of the town is in the will of King Alfred when he gave Gyldeford to his nephew Etheldred. The town was at the centre of much of the period’s power upheavals and had its share of bloodshed. When King Canute died, there was a period of unrest in England with confusion over the succession. Alfred Atheling (brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor and son of Ethelred the Unready) sailed to England from Normandy with an army in an attempt to take the throne. He was captured at Guildford after being betrayed by Earl Godwin and his eyes put out. His supporters were massacred and their remains were buried in the Saxon cemetery on the outskirts of Guildford at Guildown. Guildford had become one of the most important towns in Surrey by the time of the Norman invasion in 1066. An eye witness account at the time tells of being able to see the sacking of Shalford Manor with smoke from the burning building clearly visible from the Saxon tower of St Mary’s church. William the Conqueror passed through Surrey on his way to London from Hastings. At the time of Edward the Confessor (1003 – 1066) the town was still in the ownership of the Crown, and was to remain so until the time of James I when it was granted to the Earls of Aunandale, and eventually ended up in the hands of the Onslows of Clandon. The town was sufficiently important in Anglo-Saxon times to have had its own mint. click on image to go to artist's website Royal Castle A royal castle was built in the town in the time of William the Conqueror. The ruins of Guildford Castle that remain today are confined to the central square keep and a few outer walls. The Norman keep (GR: SU997494) was the only one to be built in the county, and is of three stories towering 70 feet (21 metres) above the town. The walls at the foundations are 10 feet (3 metres) thick and are cased with chalk, flint, sandstone and ragstone and have herringbone and fern leaf decorations. The structure, which was probably built not long after William the Conqueror seized power in 1066, follows the classic Norman design of a motte on which the central tower was erected with the chalk excavated for the mound leaving a deep defensive ditch, and a bailey which provided a secure courtyard below. Much of the original bailey ditch was filled in when the bailey was further extended in around 1200 to where Quarry Street now is. The original buildings in the bailey would have been of timber but were upgraded to stone structures in the 12th century. The fortification was built in stages. First a 'shell-keep' of chalk was built around the top of the motte. In the 1130s and 1140s the 'great tower' was built in two phases with the height of the


What is the term for light created by means of heat?

Incandescence: Creating Light With Heat - How Light Works | HowStuffWorks Incandescence: Creating Light With Heat Grove Pashley/ Getty Images Probably the most common way to energize atoms is with heat, and this is the basis of incandescence. If you heat up a horseshoe with a blowtorch, it will eventually get red-hot, and if you indulge your inner pyromaniac and heat it even more, it gets white hot. Red is the lowest-energy visible light, so in a red-hot object the atoms are just getting enough energy to begin emitting light that we can see. Once you apply enough heat to cause white light, you are energizing so many different electrons in so many different ways that all of the colors are being generated -- they all mix together to look white. Heat is the most common way we see light being generated -- a normal 75-watt incandescent bulb is generating light by using electricity to create heat. Electricity runs through a tungsten filament housed inside a glass sphere. Because the filament is so thin, it offers a good bit of resistance to the electricity, and this resistance turns electrical energy into heat. The heat is enough to make the filament glow white-hot. Unfortunately, this isn't very efficient. Most of the energy that goes into an incandescent bulb is lost as heat. In fact, a typical light bulb produces perhaps 15 lumens per watt of input power compared to a fluorescent bulb, which produces between 50 and 100 lumens per watt. Up Next How much does light weigh? Combustion offers another way to produce photons. Combustion occurs when a substance -- the fuel -- combines rapidly with oxygen, producing heat and light. If you study a campfire or even a candle flame carefully, you will notice a small colorless gap between the wood or the wick and the flames. In this gap, gases are rising and getting heated. When they finally get hot enough, the gases combine with oxygen and are able to emit light. The flame, then, is nothing more than a mixture of reacting gases emitting visible, infrared and some ultraviolet light. Next up we'll shine a light on lasers.


"The ""Ring of Fire"" is an area of seismic activity around which ocean?"

What is the Ring of Fire? Ocean Exploration Facts | One Ocean, Many Features The Ring of Fire is a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. An explosion near the summit of West Mata volcano within the Lau Basin throws ash and rock, while molten lava glows below. The image area is about six feet (1.8 meters) across in an eruptive zone about the length of a football field that runs along the summit. Image courtesy of NSF and NOAA. Did You Know? The Northeast Lau Basin, located near Fiji, is a part of the Ring of Fire where ocean plates both come together and separate at the highest rates on the planet. Several expeditions to the area have revealed that the basin is home to one of the most concentrated areas of active submarine volcanism and hot springs found anywhere on Earth. Did you know that most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located underwater, along the aptly named Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean? The Ring of Fire includes more than 450 volcanoes. It stretches for nearly 25,000 miles, running in the shape of a horseshoe (as opposed to an actual ring) from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand. The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics. Much of the volcanic activity occurs along subduction zones which are convergent plate boundaries where two tectonic plates come together. The heavier plate is shoved (or subducted) under the other plate. When this happens, melting of the plates produces magma. The magma rises up through the overlying plate, erupting to the surface as a volcano. Subduction zones are also where Earth’s deepest ocean trenches are located and where deep earthquakes happen. The trenches form because as one plate subducts under another, it is bent downward. Earthquakes occur as the two plates scrape against each other and as the subducting plate bends.


In 1389, Queen Margaret ruled over Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Iceland and which other country?

Year1011Norway - Norway Denmark Sweden Norway Denmark Sweden Here is where you write a 150 word summary of the relationship between Norway, Denmark and Sweden from 1380-1814 - be strict with the word limit! Start by researching the answers to the following questions: Why did Norway join with Denmark in 1380? What was the Kalmar Union of 1396? (Start, end, how it worked) What happened to Norway during the union with Denmark 1537-1814? Why did the union with Denmark end in 1814? John Christian The period from year 1380 to 1814 was a turbulent time for Norway. When the Norwegian King Haakon VI, married to the Danish princess Margaret died, his son, Olaf V, inherited both the Norwegian and Danish throne, and for the next 400 years, up until 1814, when the Norwegian constitution was written, Norway was under Danish rule. This period is also referred to as the 400 year night. From 1388 until 1521, all the Scandinavian countries were part of the Kalmar Union, which was under control of Queen Margarethe I of Denmark until her death in 1412. Sweden broke out of the Kalmar Union in 1521; however, Norway remained under Danish control for more than 420 years, losing its social and economic connection with the rest of Europe. When Denmark-Norway took Napoleon’s side in the Napoleonic wars in 1812, and ultimately being on the losing side, it was forced, under the terms of the Treaty of Kiel, to give Norway to Sweden. However, in 1814 Norway founded its own constitution, the most radical in the world at the time, and established itself as an independent country. Axel 1380: Denmark took over Norway as a result of Norway not being able to reign over itself, which again was a result of the Black Death, which killed about half of Norways population. 1396: The Kalmar Union was formed, which united Norway with Denmark and Sweden. 1537: Norway was weakened by the seperation of the independent church; Norway became a secondary to Denmark. 1596-1720: This was a time of war. Starting with the Kalmar War (1611-1613) it quickly moved on to the long lasting Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), followed by the Northern War (1655-1658), then the Gyldenløve War (1675-1679) and ending with the Great Northern War (1700-1721). Norway lost a lot of places during these wars, including Bohulsen, Jemtland and Herjedalen. 1721-1770: In 1814, Denmark-Norway (as the union was called) was defeated in the Napoleon Wars to Sweden. Because of this, Norway was given away to Sweden. Jessica Falck: Norway joined Denmark in 1380 when Queen Margaret was the ruler. She was the daughter of The danish king Valdemar IV. Later, nine years later (1389) Queen Margaret became ruler of sweden. The Kalmar Union united the four scandinavian countries, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland as well as Iceland and Greenland, in 1396-1523. During this time Norway's power decreased. The Kalmar union consisted of men from each country sitting in a council and making decisions about how the union should work. The union ended in 1523 when Sweden decided to withdraw.Norway became weaker and lost most of its landscape to Denmark including Jemtland, Bohulsen and Herjedalen.The union ended because Denmark-Norway lost the Napoleon Wars to Sweden, and as a reward for Sweden, Denmark had to give away some of their countries, and they decided to give away Norway cause they thought it was a weak country. Katja= Five years after the plague, King Magnus Eriksson's son Håkon 6. Magnusson became king of Norway. King Håkon married a danish princess called Magrete. Her father King Valdemar Atterdag had a dream that Norway, Denmark and Sweden should have the same King. When King Valdemar died, MArgrete's son Olav became King of Denmark. When Olav was ten years old his father King Håkon died and King Olav became King of both Denmark and Norway. He died 17, and Margrete became "Queen"(she wasn't really a Queen, but she ruled the countries) of Denmark and Norway. Eventually she also gained control over Sweden. In 1389 she had gained control over 3 countries she had no real right to rule. When Napoleon lost the war,


Who did Venus Williams defeat in 2001 to win her second consecutive US Open tennis title?

Serena Williams wins Wimbledon, claims fourth consecutive major title Forget tennis players. With Serena Williams' 21st Grand Slam title in hand, John McEnroe says she might be the greatest athlete of the past 100 years. 2 Related It's Williams' second self-styled "Serena Slam" of four majors in a row; she also did it in 2002-03. "I've been trying to win four in a row for 12 years, and it hasn't happened. I've had a couple injuries. You know, it's been an up-and-down process," Williams said. "I honestly can't say that last year or two years ago or even five years ago I would have thought that I would have won four in a row." At 33, she is the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era of professional tennis, and it comes 16 years after her first, at the 1999 U.S. Open. Only Maureen Connolly in 1953, Margaret Court in 1970, and Steffi Graf in 1988 have won all four majors in a single season. And only Court (24) and Graf (an Open-era record 22) own more Grand Slam singles titles than Williams. Her collection includes a half-dozen trophies each from Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and Australian Open, and three from the French Open. "I just never dreamt I would be out here still," Williams said, "let alone winning." Hasn't come easily. Far from it. At the French Open, fighting an illness, she gutted out five three-setters on the way to the title last month. At Wimbledon, she was two points from defeat twice against Britain's Heather Watson in the third round, then eliminated a trio of women who are former No. 1s and own multiple major titles: her older sister Venus, Victoria Azarenka , and Maria Sharapova . "She refuses defeat. She refuses to lose," said Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, who has helped her win eight of the past 13 Grand Slam tournaments. "When she feels the taste of losing, she finds so much strength, and then she can raise her level." If Serena Williams wins the US Open, she will become the first person to win a calendar-year Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988.  Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Maybe the most telling statistic about Williams' ability to turn it up a notch when the spotlight is brightest is this: Her record in major semifinals and finals is 47-7. Saturday's victory made her 21-4 in Slam title matches; it was the 21-year-old Muguruza's first major final. But Muguruza's 6-2, 6-2 win against Williams at the 2014 French Open is the American's most lopsided loss at a major. In the first game Saturday, Williams contributed three double-faults -- she wound up with eight -- and missed a forehand long, then a backhand long, to get broken. Less than a half-hour in, Muguruza led 4-2, thanks in part to her big, flat groundstrokes that pushed Williams around. Williams was not going to go gently, of course, and she produced a 20-minute burst of brilliance, grabbing five straight games and nine of 10. "I was like, `What can I do?" Muguruza said. Suddenly, Williams was up a set and 5-1 in the second. And suddenly, she began to come undone. "All the people are nervous, even Serena, in a final," Muguruza said. "Because I saw it." Up in the stands, Mouratoglou saw it, too, noticing that Williams' ball tosses on serves were too low, a sign of being tight. She got broken at love to make it 5-2. After Muguruza held, Williams served for it again, and was broken again, wasting a match point in the process. Now it was 5-4, and the crowd was roaring after each point -- even during some. "Definitely a little pressure," Williams acknowledged, "toward the end." Ah, but no one is better with so much at stake. The finish was anticlimactic, with Muguruza missing a forehand to get broken at love. Both women stood still, neither realizing it was over. Soon enough, though, Williams was telling a teary-eyed Muguruza: "Don't be sad, you'll be holding this trophy very, very soon, believe me." For now, Williams is keeping all the hardware to herself.


Cayenne pepper is a condiment prepared from the dried and pounded pods of several species of what?

Spices and other flavorings & discussion ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The history of spices, condiments and  other flavoring plants has been considered one of the most romantic chapters  in the history of vegetable products (Hill 1952).ï¿½ Since ancient times spices have been eagerly sought and highly  valued.ï¿½ The craving for spices has  been one of the driving forces in human progress and has changed the course  of history and geography.ï¿½ The  discovery of new lands and of shorter trade routs and the colonization of  areas that grew spices have resulted partly from this interest in aromatic  plants.ï¿½ A quest for spices created a  furor comparable to the Crusades, and was one of the dominant factors in  European history during the Middle Ages and into the 16th Century.ï¿½ However, the use and cultivation of spices  can be traced to the beginnings of history.ï¿½ Spices have played an important part in all the ancient civilizations  of China and India, in Babylon and Egypt and in Greece and Rome.ï¿½ The spices of greatest international  importance originated in the Asiatic tropics and were among the first objects  of commerce between the East and the West.ï¿½ The Arabs were the first spice traders, bringing their products from  southern India and the Spice Islands by caravan to Arabia and from there to  Europe.ï¿½ This trade later spread to  other countries as well.ï¿½ For many  years Venice, Italy led the trade.ï¿½ In  the 16th Century the Portuguese assumed control and held a monopoly for 200  years.ï¿½ The Dutch followed and later  the British Empire shared with Holland most of the world spice trade.   ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Spices have been put to many uses  such as to season insipid foods and to give zest to an otherwise monotonous  diet as well as to serve as preservatives.ï¿½ Their aromatic qualities were useful in overcoming offensive odors of  spoiled food.ï¿½ They were used in  beverages, medicine and even in lieu of currency.ï¿½ Rich and poor alike sought after spices and they were expensive  because of the demand and the difficulty and cost of obtaining them.ï¿½ They were the basis of many great fortunes  during 1300-1700 A.D.   ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The use of spices then somewhat diminished  in modern times, especially as other means of food preservation were  deployed.ï¿½ The practice of importing  the various aromatic materials in a crude state and converting them into a  powdered or ground form is still followed in an effort to prevent  adulteration and to ensure the quality of the final product.ï¿½ Essential oils that are obtained from the  various substances are also imported in large quantity.   ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Spices are not usually classed as  foods for they contain little of nutritive value.ï¿½ However, they do give an agreeable flavor and aroma to food and  greatly enhance the pleasure of eating.ï¿½ They stimulate the appetite and increase the flow of gastric juices.ï¿½ Therefore, they are often called food  accessories or adjuncts.ï¿½ Their value  is due to the presence of the essential oils and occasionally to other  aromatic entities.ï¿½   ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ The medicinal value of spices is  not a great as was believed during the Middle Ages, but a large number of  them are still official drugs in both Europe and America.ï¿½ They are used as carminatives and  antiseptics and to hide the unpleasant taste of other drugs.ï¿½ They also are important in many industries  and are used in perfumery, incense, and soaps, as dyes, in histology and in  some arts.   ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Most spices are still obtained  from the tropics, predominantly Asia.ï¿½ Africa supplies the grains of paradise while tropical America  furnishes vanilla, red pepper and allspice.ï¿½ A small number are found in the cooler temperate regions of the Old  World.   ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Classification of spices is difficult as there are no  absolute boundaries between the various groups.ï¿½ Usually all aromatic vegetable products that


BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Beheading: A Dayak ritual Friday, 23 February, 2001, 17:29 GMT Beheading: A Dayak ritual Dayaks - united against the Madurese The re-emergence of beheading in the latest ethnic clashes in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan has focussed attention on the customs of the region's Dayak tribes. Dayak is the general term for the non-Muslim indigenous tribes of the island of Borneo, divided up between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. The ritual practice of beheading in spiritual ceremonies has largely died out among the Dayaks. Madurese settlers are also armed Beheading your enemy was seen, within the complex polytheist and animist beliefs of the Dayaks, as the way of killing off for good the spirit of the person you had killed. The heads would be put on display at traditional burial rites called tiwah, where the bones of relatives were taken from the earth and cleaned before being put in burial vaults known as sampung. But in recent years pigs' or cows' heads have come to be used instead. Traditional way of life Widescale logging and development on Borneo have had a major impact on the lifestyle of the Dayaks. Many still live in the forests in traditional long houses built on stilts where 20 or more families live in one building. Beheading kills off the soul, according to native belief Their subsistence agriculture is centred on rice, supplemented by hunting and fishing. The old-age weapons of spears, blow pipes and machetes have been much in evidence in the latest unrest. But many Dayaks have given up the forests, and their tribal dress and customs, to move to Borneo's cities and towns. Mutual hatred In Indonesia, they have joined a social structure in which they have been forced to live side-by-side with tens of thousands of migrants from other parts of the country's far flung archipelago as well as other ethnic groups such as the Malays. Most of the migrants were relocated during the 1970s - though many moved earlier - as President Suharto sought to ease severe overcrowding, particularly on the islands of Madura and Java. The BBC's Jonathan Head, who has frequently visited the area, says the current conflict is not about religion - many Dayaks have converted to Christianity - or about race. The Muslim Malays get on well with the Dayaks and the Confucian Chinese. But they all agree about one thing - their dislike of the settlers from Madura. They frequently complain to the central government of what they perceive to be the aggressive and criminal behaviour of the Madurese. In 1999, about 3,000 people died when the Dayaks supported local Malays in fighting against the Madurese. "The Madurese have an extremely strong sense of solidarity. They are very tight. But as settlers, they should really be fitting in with the locals and showing respect," Father Yusuf , a Roman Catholic priest in the area told AFP. For now, the declared aim of many Dayaks in Kalimantan is not to make the Madurese better neighbours, but to get rid of them once and for all. Search BBC News Online


"The term ""tessellated"" refers to what type of art?"

What are Tessellations? | What is? Home » Miscellaneous » What are Tessellations? What are Tessellations? What are Tessellations? Tessellations are patterns that look similar to floor tiles. It is also called tiling because shapes are placed beside each other to form a specific pattern. Usually shapes are placed beside each other without noticeable gaps and no obvious overlaps. Tessellations can normally be found in various pieces of art like drawings, paintings, or sculptures. The word “tessellation” may have come from the Latin word “tessella” which refers to small cubes used in mosaic art. These small cubes may be stone, glass, or clay. Others relate the word tessellation to the Greek term “tessera” which means “square”. Since the word’s perceived origins pertain to cubes and squares, tessellation has been also known as “tiling”. Since tessellations involve a particular shape to be “repeated” over and over again to create a design, some have classified these patterns to many different types depending on symmetry. One type of tessellation is called “regular tessellation”. This refers to shapes which are highly symmetrical in pattern. This type of tessellation can only be achieved by using congruent and equally-shaped patterns like squares, hexagons, and equilateral triangles. Another type of tessellation is called “semi-regular tessellation”. This involves the use of different polygonal shapes which are placed identically on a specific vertex point. Some forms of tessellations are called “irregular” because of non-specific and non-symmetrical shapes are used in the pattern. Aside from art works, tessellations can also be found in nature. It has been reported that hardened lava sometimes produces various polygonal shapes which are specifically placed beside each other forming a pattern. Most common example of tessellation known to many is the beehive. This is a classic example of a regular tessellation involving hexagonal shapes that serve as the home for a community of bees. Tessellations are also used in computer-aided design for a variety of purposes like 3D or three-dimensional graphic analysis for use in real-life applications or even for animation. If you like this article or our site. Please spread the word. Share it with your friends/family.


"What was the name that US President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to his package of economic programs in the mid 1930's with the goals of ""the 3 R's"": Relief to the unemployed & farmers, Reform of business and financial practices, and Recovery of the economy?"

New Deal Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Deal The New Deal The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to a complex package of economic programs he effected between 1933 and 1935 with the goals of what historians call the 3 Rs, of giving Relief to the unemployed and badly hurt farmers, Reform of business and financial practices, and promoting Recovery of the economy during the Great Depression. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, the nation was deeply troubled. Banks in 37 states were closed and many cheques could not be cashed. The unemployment rate was 25% and higher in major industrial and mining centers. Farm prices had fallen by 50%. Mortgages were being foreclosed by tens of thousands. [1] Unemployment was still high in 1939, with the normal levels reached in 1941.[2] Historians distinguish a "First New Deal" (1933) and a "Second New Deal" (1934-36). Some programs were declared unconstitutional, and others were repealed during World War II; beginning in early 1937 almost no new programs were initiated because of the opposition of the new Conservative Coalition. The "First New Deal" (March 4, 1933) was aimed at meeting the needs of practically all major groups, from banking and railroads to industry and farming. The New Deal innovated with banking reform laws, work relief programs, agricultural programs, and industrial reform (the National Recovery Administration, NRA), and the end of the gold standard.[3] A "Second New Deal" (May 14, 1935) included labor union support, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) relief program, the Social Security Act, and programs to aid the agricultural sector, including tenant farmers and migrant workers. The Supreme Court ruled several programs unconstitutional; however, most were soon replaced, with the exception of the NRA. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was the last major program launched, which set maximum hours and minimum wages for most categories of workers.[4] Most of the relief programs were shut down during World War II by the Conservative Coalition (i.e., the opponents of the New Deal in Congress). Many regulations were ended during the wave of deregulation from 1971 to 1999. Several New Deal programs remain active, with some still operating under the original names, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The largest programs still in existence today are the Social Security System, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Fannie Mae. Table of Contents 16 External links Origins The New Deal represented a significant shift in political and domestic policy in the U.S., with its more lasting changes being increased federal government control over the economy and money supply, intervention to control prices and agricultural production. This was the beginning of complex social programs and wider acceptance of trade unions.[6] The effects of the New Deal still remain a source of controversy and debate amongst economists and historians.[7] The crash of the U.S. stock market occurred on Thursday October 24, 1929; then, on "Black Tuesday" October 29, the stock market fell even more than it had the week before. These events were the catalyst of a worldwide economic depression. From 1929ï¿½1933, unemployment in the U.S. increased from 4% to 25%, manufacturing output reduced by approximately a third. Prices fell causing a deflation of currency values, which made the repayments of debts much harder. The mining, lumber, and agriculture industries were hit especially hard by the drop in values. The impact was much less severe in white collar and service sectors. Upon accepting the 1932 Democratic nomination for president, Franklin Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people." (The phrase was borrowed from the title of Stuart Chase's book A New Deal published earlier that year): ï¿½ Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political phi


What is the name of an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theatre and comedy that was created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois?

The Harlem Globetrotters: Biography - 2 of 5 - YouTube The Harlem Globetrotters: Biography - 2 of 5 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. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jan 15, 2011 ***SUBSCRIBE*** The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a major black community. Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries. Brother Bones's whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" is the team's signature song. Globie has been their mascot since 1993. All Copyrights to the Biography & History Channel. Category