"When is Shakespeare's play ""Troilus and Cressida"" set?"

SparkNotes: Troilus and Cressida: Study Questions Troilus and Cressida Quiz Is Troilus and Cressida a tragedy? Defend your judgment. Clearly, this play contains strong tragic elements. It offers a bleak view of the world, in which the forces of love and justice are undone by circumstances and cruelty, and it ends with the death of a major heroic figure (Hector) and the betrayal of another (Troilus). But while these elements give the play strong tragic resonance, it does not fit the mold of classical tragedy followed by Shakespeare's later works, such as King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, and others. First of all, there is no clear tragic hero—Hector's death resembles the murder of Julius Caesar, among others, but Hector himself is not the hero of the play. That honor seems like it should belong to the title character, Troilus, but Cressida, the woman who would have become his tragic heroine—Cleopatra to his Antony, or Juliet to his Romeo—elects not to die, or even to be faithful, choosing to betray him instead. His realization of this betrayal might be considered to constitute a tragic illumination, but this illumination is not followed by death, which would be the expected ending of such a tragedy. Indeed, the unsympathetic nature of the characters and the deliberately anticlimactic style that Shakespeare employs, make the play seem almost like a black comedy—or better, a tragicomedy. Discuss how Shakespeare undercuts the idea of heroism in Troilus and Cressida. The story of the siege of Troy is one of the foundational works of western civilization, and its figures—Achilles, Hector, Ulysses, Ajax, and others—are usually portrayed as larger than life. In this play, however, they are ruthlessly stripped of their heroic pretensions. While their rhetoric soars, their behavior reveals them to be a collection of brutes and braggarts. Hector manages to come through with most of his heroism intact, but Achilles—the greatest of the Greek warriors in Homeric legend—behaves like a cowardly thug, sulking in his tent and then killing Hector with a gang of comrades when Hector is unarmed. Ajax is portrayed as a less intelligent version of Achilles, Agamemnon is unable to keep order in his army, Diomedes is driven by lust—and the women fare even worse. Instead of being beautiful and virtuous, both Helen and Cressida are described or depicted as fickle and shallow, willing and eager to be unfaithful, far from any traditional feminine ideal. This overall degradation has as its narrator Thersites, the unpleasant slave who becomes a kind of moralist, since he is the only one to point out the gap between the words of these "heroes" and their behavior. Discuss the play's treatment of romance. Judging from its title, Troilus and Cressida would seem to be a tragic romance, like Antony and Cleopatra or Romeo and Juliet. But Troilus and Cressida is really a story of infidelity: the unfaithfulness of Helen to Menelaus, which precipitates the Trojan war, and then the infidelity of Cressida to Troilus, which takes up the story's central narrative. And "romance" in the play is portrayed as being a pretentious kind of lust. The language of the play is thick with references to "whores" and "lechery," which seem to encompass all male-female relations. Cressida, the supposed romantic heroine, does not marry her beloved, as she would in a different kind of play—instead, she only sleeps with him, and their tryst is enabled by her uncle Pandarus, whose very name suggests "Pander," an Elizabethan term for a pimp. The central relationship is thus reduced to a prostitute, her procurer, and her eager lover—hardly the stuff of great traditional romance. Is Cressida a sympathetic character? Why or why not? Discuss the role of Thersites in the drama. Analyze the character of Ulysses. Is he a sympathetic figure? Discuss the portrayal of war in the play. Compare and contrast the characters of Hector and Achilles. Discuss the character and role of Pandarus. Analyze the argument that the Trojan princes have in Act II, Scene ii over whether to continue the war. Who is


David Leadbetter and Butch Harmon are coaches in which sport?

Learn From The Best: America’s Top Golf Coaches | Sports Gossipers Learn From The Best: America’s Top Golf Coaches Leave a reply As a golf enthusiast, you can probably ramble the names of the best golfers at the top of your head. But these players did not become the best just on their own. From their formative years until they reached the top of the golfing world, your golf idols always have a golf coach behind them. So where do the best golfers learn from? Of course only from the best golf teachers: David Leadbetter – The 30 years of David Leadbetter’s experience as a golf instructor is remarkable. In fact, Leadbetter is often called the man who invented the golf instruction industry. The first David Leadbetter Golf Academy was established in 1983 and since then he had founded 28 golf schools in 13 different countries. He coached international golfers like Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, and Justin Rose. David has a holistic approach when it comes to golf training. Butch Harmon – Top-notch golfers Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love III and rising stars Adam Scott and Natalie Gulbis all have one thing in common; they are coached by Butch Harmon. From 2003 to 2011, Golf Digest have voted Butch Harmon as the number one golf teacher in America. His previous wards included Greg Norman and Tiger Woods. Butch Harmon has a golf school in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to his students, Butch Harmon is a great golf teacher because of his quick eye. He focuses on major faults and has the ability to talk in simple language so you can understand his instructions easily. Jim McLean – When it comes to golf swing, you cannot find anyone more knowledgeable than Jim McLean. He has done extensive research on the topic and has authored 11 books about it. His DVD, the Eight Step Swing has helped thousands of golfers improve their golf swing. Jim McLean also has a book called the X-Factor ,which is exclusively about body movement on golf. He has worked with over a hundred tour players including four U.S. Womens Open winners. His most famous wards include Christie Kerr, Alexis Thompson, and Keegan Bradley. Golf is a never-ending learning process. A lot of players may not have the privilege to learn from the best, but we should always strive to improve our game. For instance, playing on different locations can be a learning experience. Golf courses in Arizona is a good learning ground. There are Arizona golf packages offered by hotel resorts that will make your vacation more affordable. Some Green Valley ranch and resorts also have resident golf instructors and you can have them look at your swing. Green Valley is also a good place to find the best golf vacation packages in AZ. This entry was posted in golf on


If someone is dismissed from one's employment, what are they said to be given?

References: workers' rights - GOV.UK GOV.UK Finding a job References: workers' rights An employer doesn’t usually have to give a work reference - but if they do, it must be fair and accurate. Workers may be able to challenge a reference they think is unfair or misleading. Employers must give a reference if: there was a written agreement to do so they’re in a regulated industry, like financial services If they give a reference it: must be fair and accurate - and can include details about workers’ performance and if they were sacked can be brief - such as job title, salary and when the worker was employed Once the worker starts with a new employer they can ask to see a copy of a reference. They have no right to ask their previous employer. Bad references If the worker thinks they’ve been given an unfair or misleading reference, they may be able to claim damages in a court. The previous employer must be able to back up the reference, such as by supplying examples of warning letters. Workers must be able to show that: it’s misleading or inaccurate they ‘suffered a loss’ - for example, a job offer was withdrawn Workers can get legal advice, including from Citizens Advice. They may also get legal aid . Discrimination and unfair dismissal


If 3 consecutive numbers add up to 27, what is the smallest of those numbers?

Summing Consecutive Numbers : nrich.maths.org Find the number which has 8 divisors, such that the product of the divisors is 331776. Summing Consecutive Numbers Stage: 3 Challenge Level: Swaathi, from Garden International School, started by listing the numbers up to 15 and trying to represent them as sums of consecutive numbers: 2 9 = 4+5 = 2+3+4 10 = 1+2+3+4 11 = 5+6 14 = 2+3+4+5 15 = 7+8 = 4+5+6 = 1+2+3+4+5 We can't write every number as a sum of consecutive numbers - for example, 2, 4 and 8 can't be written as sums of consecutive numbers. In the above, 9 and 15 were the only numbers that I could find that could be written in more than one way. Many people spotted the pattern that all odd numbers (except 1) could be written as the sum of two consecutive numbers. For example, Matilda and Tamaris wrote: If you add two consecutive numbers together, the sum is an odd number, e.g. 1+2=3     6+7=13 and so on... Well done to pupils from Kenmont Primary School who noticed this, and explained that an Odd plus an Even is always Odd. Some spotted a similar pattern for multiples of 3. Julia and Lizzie said: If you add any 3 consecutive numbers together it will always equal a multiple of 3, e.g. 1+2+3=6 5+6+7=18 Continuing with the patterns, the Lumen Christi grade 5/6 maths extension program team sent us: We discovered that the sum of four consecutive numbers gave us the number sequence 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, and so on. They were all even numbers that had an odd number as half of its total. 1+2+3+4=10 2+3+4+5=14 3+4+5+6=18... Heather from Wallington High School for Girls explained this pattern: 10   - 1+2+3+4 14   - 2+3+4+5 18   - 3+4+5+6 22   - 4+5+6+7 In all the columns, each place adds 1 each time, so in total you add 4 each time. Ruby said: Numbers which are multiples of 5, starting with 15, are sums of 5 consecutive numbers: 1+2+3+4+5=15 2+3+4+5+6=20 3+4+5+6+7=25... Fergus and Sami noticed a similar pattern: If you allow negative numbers, you can find a sum for any multiple of 7 easily. Each time you add one number either side of the sum, your sum increases by 7, e.g. 3+4=7 2+3+4+5=14 1+2+3+4+5+6=21 0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7=28 -1+0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8=35... Great! (There's a way to make this pattern work even without using negative numbers - can you spot it?) Why are all these patterns arising? Becky spotted a different type of pattern: We found out that powers of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16...) can never be made by adding together consecutive numbers together. Interesting! I wonder why? The Lumen Christi team give a way of constructing lots of multiples of odd numbers: We worked out that if you divide a multiple of 3 by 3, and call the answer n, then your original number is the sum of (n-1), n and (n+1). Then we discovered that the multiples of 5 can be written as 5 consecutive numbers. It's the same as the rule for 3 consecutive numbers. Take a number and divide it by 5, call it n, and then your number is the sum of (n-2), (n-1), n, (n+1) and (n+2). We then made a conjecture that since it is true for 3 and 5, it would also work for 7, 9 and any other odd number. We tested it, and it worked. For example, 63 is a multiple of 7 and 9: 7 numbers: 6+7+8+9+10+11+12=63 (63/7 = 9) 9 numbers: 3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11=63 (63/9 = 7) How could we take this investigation further? Arthur asked: Are there any other patterns? Can we explore the powers of two further? Is there a nice way to write certain numbers (for example, every other even number) as a sum of consecutive numbers? Ottilie suggested: Instead of adding, you could multiply the consecutive numbers, and see what patterns come up. You could also only add consecutive even numbers, or only consecutive odd numbers. These things could all have something in common, or there could be a pattern between them, or nothing at all, maybe? Magnus asked: Is the rule that the powers of two can never be made always true? Can all numbers except the powers of two be made? Great questions! By the way, Abhi sent us a nice algebraic proof that powers of 2 can never be made: Case 1: can we make $2^n$ from an odd number of consec


Who was on the throne of England when Francis Drake fought the Spanish Armada in 1588?

The Spanish Armada Museums The Spanish Armada The spectacular but unsuccessful attempt by King Philip II of Spain to invade Elizabethan England in 1588. The Armada is for the English the classic foreign threat to their country and a powerful icon of national identity. The English Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada: A Spanish galeas occupies the foreground, an English “race” galleon to her left and right. English ships carry the red cross of St George on a white background: Spanish Armada June to September 1588: click here to buy this picture The previous battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Flodden The next battle in the British Battles series is the Battle of Edgehill Battle: The Spanish Armada. Date: June to September 1588. Area of the Armada campaign: The English Channel, the North Sea and the seas around the North and West of Scotland, the Orkneys and the West of Ireland. Combatants in the Armada campaign: The Armada (Spanish for “Fleet”), manned by Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Germans, Dutch, Flemings, Irish and English against the English Fleet assisted by the Dutch Fleet. Commanders in the Armada campaign: Spanish commanders were the Duke of Medina Sidonia and the Duke of Parma against the English commanders Lord Howard of Effingham, High Admiral of England, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Martin Frobisher, Sir Francis Drake, Lord Henry Seymour and Sir William Winter. The Armada June to September 1588: Lord Howard in the Ark attacks San Martin, flagship of the Duke of Medina Sidonia. Both ships carry the red cross on the white background, the crusader symbol and the symbol of St George: click here to buy this picture Size of the navies in the Armada campaign: The Spanish Armada sailed with around 160 ships. The English mobilised up to 200 ships in the Channel. Unknown numbers of Dutch vessels harassed and attacked the Armada and hemmed the Duke of Parma’s forces into their harbour of Dunkirk. Ships, organization, tactics and equipment: The descent of the Spanish Armada on England in 1588 ocurred at a time of profound change in sea warfare. The Spanish represented the old tradition while the English fought with a new design of warship and new tactics. In medieval warfare at sea soldiers added castles to the merchant trading vessel at the front and the rear (fore castle and after castle) and at the top of the mast and fought their fleets as if on land, discharging arrows and handguns, boarding the enemy ships and conducting hand to hand fighting.   The ships incorporated by the Spanish in the Armada represented this tradition. The main Spanish vessels were galleons, sailing ships that rode high out of the water with towering fore and after castles from which handheld firearms were discharged; while the crews grappled the enemy ships so that soldiers could board and capture them. Their height and broad beam made these ships awkward to sail. English captains, particularly John Hawkins and Francis Drake, inspired a new form of ship for the Queen’s Navy, the “race ship”, of which around 25 were built. Lower in the water, with a long prow and much reduced fore and after castles, these sleek ships carried more sophisticated forms of rigging, enabling them to sail closer to the wind, making them faster and more manoeuvrable than the Spanish ships. England had no standing army, so her naval vessels were crewed by sailors alone. English fighting ships relied increasingly on gunnery rather than boarding to defeat an enemy. The route of the Spanish Armada in 1588, up the Channel into the North Sea, North About into the Atlantic and down the west coast of Ireland. The map shows the known wrecks of Armada ships. Of the 120 ships in the Armada half were lost many just disappearing. The map shows the sites of the engagements between the Armada and the English Fleet at Eddystone, Portland, Isle of Wight, Calais and Gravelines. Of the Armada’s complement of 30,000 soldiers and sailors 20,000 were lost: map by John Fawkes Initially the English attempted to disable the Armada ships with long range gunfire. This form o


The first Punic War was fought mainly on which island?

First Punic War - Geography pages for Dr. Rollinson's Courses and Resources The Punic Wars All boundaries, and borders of countries, are approximate. The territory controlled by a king or people varied from time to time, and was often disputed by other peoples. An approximation to the modern coast-line is generally used in the maps. The Mediterranean ca. 260 BC The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage. The Romans referred to the Carthaginians as "Poeni" because Carthage had been founded by Phoenicians During the Bronze and Early Iron Ages the Phoenicians had been the main naval power in the Mediterranean, and had founded several trading colonies, including Carthage By the time of the Greek-Persian Wars Phoenicia had become a vassal of Persia, and was the main supplier of ships for the Persians at the battle of Salamis (480 BC). The Greeks managed to sink most of the Persian fleet, and with the loss of their ships the Phoenicians lost control of the trade-routes and colonies. However, by that time Carthage had built up its own fleet, and so became the dominant sea-power in the Mediterranean. Rome was still only one of several city-states in Italy, although it was building up military power and starting to dominate the other Italian tribes. 264-241 BC : The First Punic War The First Punic war was fought mainly on and around the island of Sicily (map). At the start of the Punic Wars the Carthaginians were probably the strongest power in the Mediterranean, but there were some inherent weaknesses which would contribute to their defeat. Carthage was a Phoenician trading colony, and the Carthaginians did not assimilate with the neighboring tribes, but forced them into servitude. Carthaginians were generally wealthy traders, and the original Libyan inhabitants of the region were pushed out of the best places and had to pay high taxes and tribute to the Carthaginians. Carthaginians generally did not fight in their army, but hired mercenary soldiers to fight for them. They did not treat their soldiers well - they sometimes cheated them of their pay, and sometimes betrayed them. So there was always a potential for dissatisfaction and rebellion against the wealthy Carthaginian overlords. The Romans had a long history of fighting the other tribes in Italy, and regarded military service as a man's duty. Their army was composed of Romans who were fighting for their own people. However, at the start of the Wars, Rome did not have a naval force, and had no fighting ships. At the start of the Wars, Carthage had control of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, the coastal regions of Spain (Hispania) and Northern Africa. Carthage and Rome had an old treaty, which restricted Rome from sailing and trading Eastward. On Sicily, the town of Messana had been overrun by a group of bandits who butchered the men of the city and took the women and children as slaves. The bandits, who called themselves the Mamertines, settled down to rob and plunder until the rest of the inhabitants of Sicily rose against them and drove them back into Messana. The Mamertines then sent to Carthage, asking for help, and a second group of Mamertines went to Rome to seek help there. The Carthaginians were the first to respond, by sending soldiers to garrison Messana in 264 BC. Then Rome sent an army, and the Romans tricked the Carthaginian commander, Hanno, into leaving the citadel. The Carthaginians accused Hanno of cowardice, and crucified him. Rome took control of Messana (263 BC). Following their success, the Romans sent two more armies to Sicily, with the aim of taking the whole island. The Romans were partially successful, and the Carthaginians had to retreat, although they kept control of the seas and started to attack the Italian coast. At this point there was a stalemate - Roman armies were stronger on land, but Carthaginian warships controlled the seas. The turning-point for Rome came when they captured a Carthaginian war-ship - a quinquereme, with five banks of rowers. Using this ship as a model, the Romans began building similar ships. At the same time, the c


"Who was the female lead in the film ""Casablanca""?"

Casablanca (1942) at Reel Classics: Article 2: As time goes by, 'Casablanca' is still the most beloved movie of them all; The Boston Globe, 1992 As time goes by, 'Casablanca' is still the most beloved movie of them all By Jay Carr The Boston Globe, April 26, 1992 p. B31 It's still the same old story. Maybe more so. "Casablanca" - returning Friday to the Brattle Theatre in    Harvard Square, where the Bogart cult was launched when the film was revived in 1957, was never a great    film, never a profound film. It's merely the most beloved movie of all time. In its 50-year history, it has    resisted the transmogrification of its rich, reverberant icons into camp. It's not about the demimondaines    washing through Rick's Cafe Americain - at the edge of the world, at the edge of hope - in 1941. Ultimately,    it's not even about Bogey and Ingrid Bergman sacrificing love for nobility. It's about the hold movies have    on us. That's what makes it so powerful, so enduring. It is film's analogue to Noel Coward's famous line    about the amazing potency of cheap music. Like few films before or since, it sums up Hollywood's genius for    recasting archetypes in big, bold, universally accessible strokes, for turning myth into pop culture.  It's not deep, but it sinks roots into America's collective consciousness. As a love story, it's flawed. We    don't feel a rush of uplift when trench-coated Bogey , masking idealism with cynicism, lets Bergman , the    love of his life, fly off to Lisbon and wartime sanctuary with Paul    Henreid , while he strolls into the mist    toward Brazzaville with his corrupt French police pal, Claude    Rains , drawling, "Louis, I think this is the    beginning of a beautiful friendship." Part of what's wrong is that you believe Bogart : Although you certainly    believed his earlier bitterness came from pain, you're now quite convinced that he and Rains will have a good    time, trading ironic repartee, understanding one another fully, neither making uncomfortable demands on the    other.  Apart from the fact that Paul    Henreid 's Victor Laszlo is such a saint that he's irritating, you don't want to see Bergman 's Ilsa Lund go off with him. She's so obviously strong - and strong-willed - that you're    disappointed to see her just knuckle under and go off and do what she's supposed to do. Her appeal is    precisely that she'll let her feelings lead her to what she's not supposed to do, namely love Bogey 's Rick    Blaine. Ilsa's pain adds to her poignancy. But mainly you're feeling more than a little let down by her    genuflection to idealism. You feel passion is being subordinated to an abstraction. You want her to    second-guess Rick and not go. "Casablanca" leaves the heart feeling cheated. And it's hardly Bergman 's    greatest role. Even though her face mirrors real ambivalence (she didn't know which man Ilsa would wind up    with until almost the end of shooting), she's more complex and psychosexually interesting in Hitchcock 's    "Notorious." And Rick is a little too accepting of the idea of losing her.  So if "Casablanca" really can't be said to be one of film's great love stories, what is it? Several things. When    it opened, late in 1942, "Casablanca" was said to be a lucky movie, its popularity ascribed to topicality and    timing - with insufficient credit given to the way creative lightning could strike under chaotic conditions any    time a studio gathered under its roof a band of combustible creative types. The Allies' successful North    African offensive, launched at Casablanca in November, caused Warners to move up the premiere. Shortly    afterward, Roosevelt and Churchill held a summit conference there. So the real Casablanca, by staying in the    news, fed the resonances of the film. But patriotism is only the most obvious of several powerful claims    "Casablanca" has made on audiences.  Movies, so central to American life, shaped the American mind, and "Casablanca" is as muc


Cautley Spout, Gocta, Hannoki, ShirAbad, and Shoshone are the names of what?

Waterfalls world list Where to Photograph Major Waterfalls Around the World We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph major waterfalls around the world. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information. Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages. Significant waterfalls are listed alphabetically. Please Note: Entries on Bold are within the UK. The source of this information is Wikipedia. Note: The external links on this page were last checked and updated in January 2012. Waterfall


"In golf, what is the term for ""four strokes under par""?"

Golf Today's A to Z of Golf: The 'Condor' - four under par for a hole A-Z of Golf The 'Condor' - four under par for a hole Scoring a condor is the rarest event in golf. This is normally a hole in one at a par five (a two at a par six would also count, but this has never been done). Only four condors have ever been recorded: The first occurred in 1962, when Larry Bruce drove into the hole over a stand of trees on the 480-yard dogleg right par-5 fifth hole at Hope Country Club in Arkansas, USA. Another condor was achieved by "cutting the corner" of a dogleg par-5 by Shaun Lynch at Teign Valley Golf Club in Christow, England, in 1995, on the 496-yard 17th. Lynch aimed straight at the green with a 3-iron, clearing a 20-foot-high hedge and hitting a downslope on the other side, which allowed his ball to roll down to the green and into the hole. A condor was scored without cutting over a dogleg by Mike Crean at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, Colorado, in 2002, when he holed his drive at the 517 yard par-5 9th. This is longest hole in one on record, although it was of course aided by the altitude and thin air of 'mile-high' Denver. The most recent condor was achieved in Australia by 16 year old Jack Bartlett on the 467 metre par-5 17th at Royal Wentworth Falls Country Club, NSW, Australia, on November 3, 2007. None of the above Condor's were made during an official tour and neither were they played on a professionally accredited course, not that their feats are devalued in anyway shape or form. You don't have to be a mathematical genius to understand that a Condor is a rare occurrence. To give you an idea of odds, it has been estimated a hole-in-one can reach up to 1 in 12,500 for an amateur player, while a double eagle has been assigned odds that have ranged between 1 in 1 million, and 1 in 16 million. The odds of scoring a Condor have not been officially worked out but you can imagine they are significantly higher than the double-eagle. A select number of online bookmakers , have in the past offered odds on double-eagles during championship events, not condors however. Clearly if you choose to place a condor bet with any bookmaker, make sure to get odds of at least above 1 million to one! A condor is also known as a triple-eagle or a double-albatross, although these terms are, of course, mathematically incorrect. There is no other explanation for the name 'condor' apart from its continuation of the 'bird' theme in naming under-par scores, and the size of the bird becoming bigger as the score gets lower (birdie - eagle - albatross - condor). October 2008


What basic food can be evaporated, condensed, pasteurised or dried?

Canned Milk Types | USA Emergency Supply USA Emergency Supply food storage frequently asked questions canned milk types Canned Milk Types Preserved liquid milk comes in a number of forms, none of which are very similar to each other. The most common forms of these packaged milks are as follows: CANNED MILKS: These are commonly called UHT milks (Ultra High Temperature) for the packaging technique used to put them up. They come in the same varieties as fresh liquid milks: Whole, 2%, 1% and skim. I've even found whipping cream in UHT packaging (Grand Chef - Parmalat), though this may be offered only in the commercial and restaurant trade. In the U.S. they all have vitamin D added. The lesser fat content milks do not keep as long as whole milk and their use by dates are correspondingly shorter term. This milk is packaged in aseptic containers, either cans or laminated paper cartons. It has the same composition as fresh milk of the same type, and can be stored at room temperature because of the special pasteurizing process used. The milk has a boiled flavor, but much less than evaporated milk. The dates are usually for approximately six months. The milk is still usable past its date, but the flavor soon begins to go stale and the cream separates. I am told by a friend who lived in Germany not long after this kind of canned milk began to come on the market there that they were dated for a year. With a six-month shelf life this type of canned milk naturally requires a much faster rotation cycle than other types. The only brand name for non-flavored milk I've seen is Parmalat. Several companies sell flavored milks (chocolate, etc.) in this packaging, usually in the smaller single-serving sizes. Parmalat makes excellent yogurt, losing the boiled taste. EVAPORATED: This is made from fresh, unpasteurized whole milk. A vacuum-heating process removes 60% of the water; the concentrate is heated, homogenized, and in the States, vitamin D is added. It is then canned and heated again to sterilize the contents. It may also have other nutrients and chemical stabilizers added. A mixture of one part water and one part evaporated milk will have about the same nutritional value of an equal amount of fresh milk. There is generally no date or use by code on evaporated milk. It does not taste like fresh milk but most do not find the flavor to be disagreeable. Both whole and skim milk varieties are available with the higher fat content type having the best storage life. Health and nutrition food stores often carry canned, evaporated goat's milk, in a similar concentration. SWEETENED CONDENSED: This milk goes through much less processing than evaporated milk. It starts with pasteurized milk combined with a sugar solution. The water is then extracted until the mixture is less than half its original weight. It is not heated because the high sugar content prevents spoilage. It's very high in calories, too: 8 oz has 980 calories. Obviously with a greatly reduced water content and a high sugar level it won't taste like fresh milk but it condensed milk has many uses in cooking. This type too is available in whole and skim varieties. Although it is often hard to find, the label has a stamped date code which indicates the date by which it should be consumed. Sweetened, condensed milk may thicken and darken as it ages, but it is still edible. C.1.1 SHELF LIFE OF CANNED MILKS Unopened cans of evaporated milk can be stored on a cool, dry shelf for up to six months. Canned milk (UHT) should be stored till the stamped date code on the package (3 - 6 months). Check the date on sweetened, condensed milk for maximum storage. Misc.Survivalism FAQs maintained by Alan T. Hagan, athagan@sprintmail.com Copyright ©1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Alan T. Hagan. All rights reserved. Excluding contributions attributed to specific individuals all material in this work is copyrighted to Alan T. Hagan and all rights are reserved. This work may be copied and distributed freely as long as the entire text, my and the contributor's names and this copyright notice remain intact, unless my


Which Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th and 15th of March, is to commemorate the preservation of the Jews in Persia from the destruction threatened by Haman?

Judaism 101: Purim Judaism 101 Significance: Remembers the defeat of a plot to exterminate the Jews Observances: Public reading of the book of Esther while "blotting out" the villain's name Length: 1 day Customs: Costume parties; drinking; eating fruit-filled triangular cookies In the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on its thirteenth day ... on the day that the enemies of the Jews were expected to prevail over them, it was turned about: the Jews prevailed over their adversaries. - Esther 9:1 And they gained relief on the fourteenth, making it a day of feasting and gladness. - Esther 9:17 [Mordecai instructed them] to observe them as days of feasting and gladness, and sending delicacies to one another, and gifts to the poor. - Esther 9:22 Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. It commemorates a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination. The Book of Esther The story of Purim is told in the Biblical book of Esther. The heroes of the story are Esther, a beautiful young Jewish woman living in Persia, and her cousin Mordecai, who raised her as if she were his daughter. Esther was taken to the house of Ahasuerus, King of Persia, to become part of his harem. King Ahasuerus loved Esther more than his other women and made Esther queen, but the king did not know that Esther was a Jew, because Mordecai told her not to reveal her identity. The villain of the story is Haman, an arrogant, egotistical advisor to the king. Haman hated Mordecai because Mordecai refused to bow down to Haman, so Haman plotted to destroy the Jewish people . In a speech that is all too familiar to Jews, Haman told the king, "There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm. Their laws are different from those of every other people's, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore it is not befitting the king to tolerate them." Esther 3:8. The king gave the fate of the Jewish people to Haman, to do as he pleased to them. Haman planned to exterminate all of the Jews. Mordecai persuaded Esther to speak to the king on behalf of the Jewish people. This was a dangerous thing for Esther to do, because anyone who came into the king's presence without being summoned could be put to death, and she had not been summoned. Esther fasted for three days to prepare herself, then went into the king. He welcomed her. Later, she told him of Haman's plot against her people. The Jewish people were saved, and Haman and his ten sons were hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mordecai. The book of Esther is unusual in that it is the only book of the Bible that does not contain the name of G-d . In fact, it includes virtually no reference to G-d. Mordecai makes a vague reference to the fact that the Jews will be saved by someone else, if not by Esther, but that is the closest the book comes to mentioning G-d. Thus, one important message that can be gained from the story is that G-d often works in ways that are not apparent, in ways that appear to be chance, coincidence or ordinary good luck. Modern Echoes of Purim The Pesach (Passover) seder reminds us that in every generation, there are those who rise up to destroy us, but G-d saves us from their hand. In the time of the Book of Esther, Haman was the one who tried to destroy us. In modern times, there have been two significant figures who have threatened the Jewish people, and there are echoes of Purim in their stories. Many have noted the echoes of Purim in the Nuremberg war crime trials. In the Book of Esther, Haman's ten sons were hanged (Esther 9:13); in 1946, ten of Hitler's top associates were put to death by hanging for their war crimes (including the crime of murdering 6 million Jews). An 11th associate of Hitler, Hermann Göring, committed suicide the night before the execution, a parallel to the suicide of Haman's daughter recorded in the Talmud (Megillah 16a). There are rumors that Göring was a transvestite, making that an eve


Competitors from which country won the most medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010?

46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2015 46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2015 Latest News Eight judges sanctioned following marking control procedures at the 2015 Worlds and Rio Test Events Accuracy in scoring and the integrity of rankings are key priorities for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). Following the 2015 World Championships and the Rio Test Events, both qualifiers for Gymnastics at the 2016 Olympic Games, the FIG conducted a thorough analysis of the scores awarded by sworn judges in order to ensure that the athletes' results were compatible with the current code of points.


What 2005 science fiction-thriller film starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea and John Hurt, is an adaptation of a comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd?

V for Vendetta review (2005) Natalie Portman - Qwipster's Movie Reviews Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo    Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert    Graves Director: James McTeigue Screenplay: Andy Wachowski,    Larry Wachowski Review   published March 19, 2006 It's hard to divorce the terrorist themes of V for Vendetta from the  post-9/11 climate under which we live, despite the fact that its source  material, Alan Moore's acclaimed limited series comic book of the same name,  was published originally twenty years before.  Reportedly, the Wachowski  Brothers are huge fans of the work, and of Alan Moore in general, and had  adapted the screenplay before they worked on The Matrix . Despite most  of the core ideas coming before 2001, it is clear from the finished work, the  current state of affairs has altered the perception on the terrorist opus, and  many allusions to 9/11 and recent politics have transformed the work into  something of distinct relevance.  This is a streamlined and updated  adaptation of the  Alan Moore/David Lloyd work, so don't expect a  completely faithful adaptation. This is a forward thinking thriller that that  should engage audiences on multiple levels. The futuristic events of the film version  necessitates pushing the timeline of the comic book from the late 1990s to the  late 2010s, which sees Great Britain existing in a totalitarian state, while  events in the United States and other parts of the world have left it a  shambles.  A young woman named Evey (Portman, Revenge of the Sith ) is saved by a  masked terrorist with enhanced intelligence and fighting skills, going by  the enigmatic moniker of "V" (Weaving, The Return  of the King ), who has recently begun a crusade to destroy British  landmarks every November 5th, in commemoration of Guy Fawkes.  Evey soon  returns the favor by saving V's life, but now she is attached to his deeds,  causing him to take her to his abode to live in order to escape questioning  and probable death by the strong-armed authorities.  Between the terrorist acts, V is also on  a mission to assassinate certain key people with ties to his mysterious past,  who not only led to his creation, but also set the wheels in motion to the  police state that currently exists, and one which V has sworn to spend all of  his time and efforts in toppling down.  Evey is conflicted by her desires  to live a free life, but through V's actions, she sees she may not be as free  as she thinks unless the oppression that currently exists in her society has  been eradicated. V for Vendetta isn't a perfect film, as it is somewhat convoluted in its main plotline, and  does carry its share of lulls during key moments in the movie, most notably in  the middle third, when background into V's strange past is given more screen  time.  The beginning and end are splendid, however, and with only minor  adjustments in the expository elements within the screenplay, this had the  chance of being the finest science fiction film so far in the new millennium.  Alas, while some elements of V are terrific, and well worth the price  of admission to experience, the direction by first-timer James McTeigue, who  cut his teeth as an assistant director on The Matrix films and newer Star Wars episodes, tends to favor a glossier, image-heavy way of  presenting the action in the film, which does tend to detract from the  characterizations, and hence, the overall identification for the audience is  distanced. Although the Wachowskis have done an  admirable job in streamlining Alan Moore's original work from many of its  subplots and third-tier characters, there is a notable decline in the interest  value of the film when V or Evey do not appear on screen.  Part of this  has to do with the very derivative depictions of the totalitarian  powers-that-be, which are very heavily influenced by George Orwell's "1984".  John Hurt ( The Skeleton Key , Hellboy ) plays the head of the ruling part


What is the current name of the country that was ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty from 1925 to 1979?

History of Iran: Pahlavi Dynasty History of Iran Edited by: Mike Denino Reza Shah, founder of Pahlavi Dynasty In 1921 Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi), an officer in Iran's only military force (Cossack Brigade) used his troops to support a coup against the government of Qajar Dynasty . Within four years he had established himself as the most powerful person in the country by suppressing rebellions and establishing order. In 1925 a specially convened assembly deposed Ahmad Shah, the last ruler of the Qajar dynasty, and named Reza Khan, who earlier had adopted the surname Pahlavi, as the new shah. Reza Shah had ambitious plans for modernizing of Iran. These plans included developing large-scale industries, implementing major infrastructure projects, building a cross-country railroad system, establishing a national public education system, reforming the judiciary, and improving health care. He believed a strong, centralized government managed by educated personnel could carry out his plans. He sent hundreds of Iranians including his son to Europe for training. During 16 years from 1925 and 1941, Reza Shah's numerous development projects transformed Iran into an industrial, urbanized country. Public education progressed rapidly, and new social classes - a professional middle class and an industrial working class - emerged. By the mid-1930s Reza Shah's dictatorial style of rule caused dissatisfaction in Iran, particularly among religious and intellectual elites. In 1935 by the direct order of Reza Shah the office of foreign affairs requested the foreign embassies and missions in Tehran that the country should be called Iran and not Persia any more. As Persia chauvinistically bore the name of one Iranian ethnical group and not all of them and the name of Iran was always called by all inhabitants of the country for thousands of years. Reza Shah tried to minimize involvement with Britain and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; formed from the Russian Empire in 1922), although Britain, through its ownership of the Angelo-Iranian Oil Company, controlled all of Iran's oil resources. But many of his development projects required foreign technical expertise. To avoid awarding contracts to British and Soviet Companies, Reza Shah preferred to obtain technical assistance from Germany, France, Italy and other European countries. This made problems for Iran after 1939, when Germany and Britain became enemies in World War II. Reza Shah declared Iran a neutral country, but Britain insisted that German engineers and technicians in Iran were spies with missions to sabotage British oil facilities in southwestern Iran and demanded that Iran expel all German citizens. Reza Shah refused, claiming this would adversely impact his development projects. Following Germany's invasion of the USSR in June 1941, Britain and the Soviet Union became allies. Both turned their attention to Iran. Britain and the USSR saw the newly opened Trans-Iranian Railroad as an attractive transport route from the Persian Gulf to the Soviet region. In August 1941, because of refusing to expel the German nationals, Britain and the USSR invaded Iran, arrested Reza Shah and sent him into exile, and took control of Iran's communications and coveted railroad. In 1942 the United States, an ally of Britain and the USSR during the war, sent a military force to Iran to help maintain and operate sections of the railroad. The British and Soviet authorities allowed Reza Shah's political system to collapse and limited the constitutional government�s functions. They permitted Reza Shah's son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi to succeed to the throne. In January 1942 Britain and the USSR signed an agreement with Iran to respect Iran's independence and to withdraw their troops within six months of the war's end. In 1943, at the Tehran Conference, the U.S. reaffirmed this commitment. In 1945, the USSR refused to announce a timetable to leave Iran's northwestern provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, where Soviet-supported autonomy movements had developed. Mohammad Reza "


The sausage tree, Kigelia or Worsboom is native to which continent?

Kigelia africana Kigelia africana Family: Bignoniaceae Common names: sausage tree (Eng.); worsboom (Afr.); umVunguta, umFongothi        (Zulu); Modukguhlu (North Sotho); Muvevha (Venda) The sausage tree boasts long, open sprays of large, wrinkled,        maroon or dark red trumpet-shaped flowers that are velvety on the        inside and that virtually overflow with nectar. The unique fruits        look like giant sausages! Description The        short, squat trunk has light brown, sometimes flaky bark and supports        a dense rounded to spreading crown (18 m high, 20 m wide) of leathery,        slightly glossy foliage (deciduous). The huge, grey-brown fruits,        800 x 120 mm. hang from long stalks, from December (summer) to June        (winter) and weigh anything up to 9 kg! Natural distribution The tree is found on riverbanks, where it may reach 20 m, along        streams and on floodplains, also in open woodland, from KwaZulu-Natal        to Tanzania. Name derivation Kigelia is based on an African name and africana means        from Africa. The genus Kigelia has one species and occurs        only in Africa. Ecology It is one of the first trees to flower in the Kruger Park in early        spring (August to October) - on a recent visit, after a prolonged,        dry winter, the tree was 'alive' with insects and birds. We saw,        in a short space of time, Black, Scarletchested and Whitebellied        Sunbirds, Blackheaded Oriole, Sombre and Blackeyed Bulbuls, Masked        Weaver, Brownheaded Parrot and Grey Lourie (which eats flowerbuds).        Young monkeys sank their small faces deep into the flowers to get        at the nectar, and duiker, kudu and impala were eating the fallen        flowers. Elephant and kudu occasionally browse the leaves, and baboons,        monkeys, bushpigs and porcupines eat the fruit. Epauletted fruit        bats are thought to pollinate the flowers and Charaxes butterflies        also visit the tree. Uses and cultural aspects In Malawi, roasted fruits are used to flavour beer and aid fermentation.        The tough wood is used for shelving and fruit boxes, and dugout        canoes are made from the tree in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Roots are        said to yield a bright yellow dye. Traditional remedies prepared        from crushed, dried or fresh fruits are used to deal with ulcers,        sores and syphilis - the fruit has antibacterial activity. Today,        beauty products and skin ointments are prepared from fruit extracts.        Fresh fruit cannot be eaten - it is said to be a strong purgative,        and causes blisters in the mouth and on the skin. Green fruits are        said to be poisonous. In time of scarcity, seeds are roasted and        eaten. Growing Kigelia africana The tree is easily propagated from fresh seed sown in river sand        in September, or from truncheons. Protect young plants from frost.        Plant in full sun, add lots of compost and mulch well. Water moderately.        It is relatively pest-free. Fast-growing and frost-tender, this tree has a rather invasive        root system, so keep it clear of buildings, paving, pools, etc.        Position it with care - a falling fruit can severely damage a parked        vehicle! Despite this, it is said to be a popular shade and street        tree in tropical Africa and Australia. Plant alongside rivers and        dams on farms and game farms. It is also suitable for large estates        and municipal parks. It tolerates temperatures ranging from about        4°C to 40°C. References


The islands of Kos, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos and Rhodes are in what sea?

The Dodecanese islands Greece The Dodecanese islands Area The Dodecanese (Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa), which means ' the Twelve Islands' in Greek, lie in a crescent chain down the Asiatic Turkish coast curving west towards Crete. The name "Dodecanese" is of comparatively recent origin. They are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. They have a rich history, and many of even the smallest inhabited islands boast dozens of Byzantine churches and medieval castles. The islands are for the most part bare of vegetation although not to such an extent as the Cyclades. Several of the islands with abundant natural springs, notably Kos and Rhodes, are relatively green and wooded. The most popular islands  of the Dodecanese are Rhodes and Kos, while Karpathos has recently become a more popular holiday destination. Kalymnos is popular for rock  climbing, Leros for diving, while Patmos is  famous for its spiritual character. History The Dodecanese have been inhabited since prehistoric times.The island of Rhodes has dominated this part of the Aegean since ancient times, although many other islands in the Dodecanese also developed into significant  economic and cultural centers; most notably, Kos, which in classical times served as the site of  the school of medicine founded by Hippocrates. Like the Ionian islands, the Dodecanese have experienced a varied and turbulent history, at different times being occupied by the Minoans, the Mycenaens, the Dorians, the Persians, the Macedonians, the Romans, the Byzantians, the Venetians, the Ottomans until 19 12 and then the Italians until World War II. In 1947 they became Greek again. Wind and sailing conditions In the summer the prevailing wind is the Meltemi blowing from the NW-W. It starts fitfully in June, blows strongly in July through to September and again fitfully in October. In the summer months it regularly blows Force 4-6 and may on occasion reach Force 7. It does not blow every day, but may blow without break for 5-10 days. When the Meltemi is blowing at full strength in July and August the gusts off the lee side of an island can be considerably stronger than the wind strength in the open sea. Gusts are particularly strong off Patmos, Kalymnos, Kos, Nissyros, Tilos, Karpathos and Astypalea. In the comparatively open stretch of sea between Astypalea and Karpathos a large and distributed sea is set up when the meltemi blows for days on end. Although it is possible to go N when the meltemi is blowing, it makes better sense to plan to be heading S in July and August. The typical short seas it sets up make sailing or motoring to windward arduous and tiring. In spring the Meltemi blows mainly SE and is not very strong. During the winter it usually blows SE and sometimes N or S. Temperatures in the summer can reach 35 degrees Celsius. Planning your trip There are direct flights to Rhodes, Kos and Samos from many international locations, or domestic flights from Athens. A longer route, by sea is possible, with daily ferries from Athens' main port of Pireaus. Whether you fly to Kos and head south, or Rhodes and head north, you will most likely do a circular route, returning back to the same base, though sometimes one way trips between the islands is possible. Turkey and the Turkish coast is easily accessible, though you will need a special permit to enter Turkish waters by sea and you may need to pay for individual visas too. Crewed gulet charter is popular in this area. Key locations The most historically important and well-known is Rhodes (Rodos), which, for millennia, has been the island from which the region is controlled. Of the others, Kos (home of Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine) and Patmos are historically more important; the remaining nine are Astipalea, Kalimnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos and Kastellorizo. Other islands in the chain include Agathonisi, Alimia, Arkoi, Chalki, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Lipsi, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Syrna and Telendos. One week itinerary from Rhodes 1st Da


Who was British prime minister at the start of World War I?

First World War.com - Primary Documents - British Prime Minister's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 What's New Primary Documents - British Prime Minister's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 Reproduced below is the    text of the speech given to the British Parliament by Prime Minister Herbert    Asquith . Sponsored Links Given on 6 August 1914 -    two days after Britain entered the war against Germany in defence of Belgium    - Asquith recounted the background to the outbreak of general war in Europe    in July/August 1914, placing great emphasis on the efforts of the British    Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey , to secure continued peace in the face of    German aggression. Asquith finished his speech    by stating that Britain would throw her entire Empire's resources into the    struggle against Germany in order to ensure victory. British Prime Minister    Herbert Asquith's Address to Parliament, 6 August 1914 With the utmost reluctance    and with infinite regret, His Majesty's Government have been compelled to    put this country in a state of war with what for many years and indeed    generations past has been a friendly Power. The Papers which have since    been presented to Parliament will, I think, show how strenuous, how    unremitting, how persistent, even when the last glimmer of hope seemed to    have faded away, were the efforts of my right hon. Friend the Foreign    Secretary (note: Sir Edward Grey) to secure for Europe an honourable and a    lasting peace. Every one knows in the    great crisis which occurred last year in the East of Europe, it was largely,    if not mainly, by the acknowledgment of all Europe, due to the steps taken    by my right hon. Friend that the area of the conflict was limited, and that    so far as the great Powers are concerned, peace was maintained. If his efforts upon this    occasion have, unhappily, been less successful, I am certain that this House    and the country - and I will add posterity and history - will accord to him    what is, after all, the best tribute that can be paid to any statesman:    that, never derogating for an instant or by an inch from the honour and    interests of his own country, he has striven, as few men have striven, to    maintain and preserve the greatest interest of all countries - universal    peace. The Papers, which are now    in the hands of hon. Members, show something more than that. They show what were the    terms which were offered to us in exchange for our neutrality.  I trust    that not only the Members of this House, but all our fellow-subjects    everywhere will read the communications - will read, learn and mark the    communications which passed only a week ago to-day between Berlin and London    in this matter. The terms by which it was    sought to buy our neutrality are contained in the communication made by the    German Chancellor to Sir Edward Goschen on the 29th July.  I think I    must refer to them for a moment.  After alluding to the state of things    as between Austria and Russia, Sir Edward Goschen goes on: "He [the German     Chancellor] then proceeded to make the following strong bid for British     neutrality.  He said that it was clear, so far as he was able to     judge the main principle which governed British policy, that Great Britain     would never stand by and allow France to be crushed in any conflict there     might be. That, however, was not     the object at which Germany aimed.  Provided that neutrality of Great     Britain were certain, every assurance would be given to the British     Government that the Imperial Government" Let the Committee observe    these words: "aimed at no territorial     acquisition at the expense of France should they prove victorious in any     war that might ensue." Sir Edward Goschen    proceeded to put a very pertinent question:- "I questioned His


What is a medical term referring to the presence of pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, leading to blood poisoning?

Septicemia | definition of septicemia by Medical dictionary Septicemia | definition of septicemia by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/septicemia septicemia  [sep″tĭ-se´me-ah] the presence of infective agents or their toxins in the bloodstream, popularly known as blood poisoning . It is characterized by elevated body temperature, chills, and weakness. Small abscesses may form on the surface of the body and red and blue streaks become apparent along the pathway of surface blood vessels leading to and from the site of the primary infection. A blood culture confirms the diagnosis and helps identify the most effective antiinfective drug for therapy. This is a serious condition that must be treated promptly; otherwise the process of infection leads to circulatory collapse, profound shock, and death. adj., adj septice´mic. cryptogenic septicemia septicemia in which the focus of infection is not evident during life. sep·ti·ce·mi·a (sep'ti-sē'mē-ă), Systemic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins through circulating blood; formerly called "blood poisoning." [G. sēpsis, putrefaction, + haima, blood] septicemia /sep·ti·ce·mia/ (sep″tĭ-se´me-ah) blood poisoning; systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood.septice´mic cryptogenic septicemia  septicemia in which the focus of infection is not evident during life. puerperal septicemia  see under fever . septicemia (sĕp′tĭ-sē′mē-ə) n. Systemic infection of the blood by pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria, that originate from a localized source. Also called blood poisoning. sep′ti·ce′mic (-mĭk) adj. septicemia [sep′tisē′mē·ə] Etymology: Gk, septikos + haima, blood systemic infection in which pathogens are present in the circulating blood, having spread from an infection in any part of the body. It is diagnosed by culture of the blood and is vigorously treated with antibiotics. Characteristically, septicemia causes fever, chill, hypotension, prostration, pain, headache, nausea, or diarrhea. Also spelled septicaemia. Also called blood poisoning . Compare bacteremia . See also septic shock . septicemic, adj. septicemia Infectious disease A rapidly progressive, life-threatening infection characterized by bacteremia which may be 2º to local infection of respiratory, GI, or GU tracts, associated with osteomyelitis, meningitis, or infection of other tissues; it may rapidly lead to septic shock, death Clinical Onset heralded by spiking fever, chills, tachypnea, tachycardia, toxic appearance, sense of impending doom; Sx rapidly progress to shock–hypothermia, hypotension, changed mental status, clotting defects–eg, petechiae, ecchymosis; if caused by N meningococcus, shock, adrenal collapse, DIC. See Sepsis syndrome . sep·ti·ce·mi·a (sep'ti-sē'mē-ă ) sep·ti·ce·mi·a (sep'ti-sē'mē-ă) Systemic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins through circulating blood; formerly called "blood poisoning." [G. sēpsis, putrefaction, + haima, blood] septicemia (sep´tisē´mēə), n a condition in which pathogenic bacteria and bacterial toxins circulate in the blood. Manifestations include high temperature, leukocytosis, malaise, rapid pulse, and subsequent diffuse systemic degenerative disturbances. septicemia systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins in the blood. The resulting syndrome is a combination of the signs of toxemia and hyperthermia, i.e. fever, mucosal and conjunctival petechiation and evidence of localization in joints, eyes, meninges, heart valves. Proof is by positive blood culture or smear. See also specific infections, e.g. anthrax, pasteurellosis, colibacillosis . Called also blood poisoning. bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia includes many bacterial diseases of fish, e.g. vibriosis, but usually restricted to systemic infection by opportunists such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas spp. cryptogenic septicemia


Members of what family were killed in the Massacre of Glencoe in Scotland, on 13 February 1692?

Massacre of Glencoe - February 13, 1692 Massacre of Glencoe — February 13,       1692 Who slaughtered whom? Thirty-seven members of the MacDonald       family of Glencoe were killed by soldiers under the command of John Dalrymple. John's career suffered only a minor bump       in 1695 when he had to resign because of his involvement in the       Glencoe Massacre. By 1703 he was back up and running and became the       earl of Stair. The background of this massacre was the       loyalty of the MacDonald family to former king


"Which fictional character referred to his wife as ""She Who Must Be Obeyed""?"

Horace Rumpole | fictional character | Britannica.com fictional character Frodo Baggins Horace Rumpole, fictional character, a barrister featured in many television scripts and novels of John Mortimer . The rumpled, disreputable, and curmudgeonly Rumpole often wins cases despite the disdain of his more aristocratic colleagues. He is fond of cheap wine (“Château Thames Embankment”) and Keats ’s poetry and refers to his wife as “She Who Must Be Obeyed” (an allusion to the title character of H. Rider Haggard ’s She ). First introduced in a 1975 BBC television drama, Rumpole reappeared many times in a television series that ran in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mortimer based several books on the character, beginning with the story collection Rumpole of the Bailey (1978). Leo McKern played Rumpole in the BBC series. Learn More in these related articles: John Keats October 31, 1795 London, England February 23, 1821 Rome, Papal States [Italy] English Romantic lyric poet who devoted his short life to the perfection of a poetry marked by vivid imagery, great sensuous appeal, and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend. 1 Reference found in Britannica Articles Assorted Reference character of Ayesha  (in Ayesha ) External Links Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 31, 2016 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Horace-Rumpole Access Date: January 15, 2017 Share


What is the name of the leg action used in breaststroke?

Master Breaststroke Master Breaststroke Cokie Lepinski | December 5, 2012 Breaststroke is a devilish stroke: challenging to learn, difficult to perfect, and full of nuance. To a nonswimmer, breaststroke may look easy. Can't anyone do it? Well, maybe great grandma's breaststroke from 1920—head held up, a nice leisurely scull and that super-wide frog kick. The breaststroke of yore bears almost no resemblance to today's aggressive yet smooth and athletic stroke.  Breaststroke is often seen as the toughest stroke to master—and the hardest stroke to hang onto once you think you have it down. Breaststroke timing sometimes has a mind of its own, often confounding coaches and swimmers alike. Breaststroke is the slowest of the four strokes due to the glide or streamline portion, when no action is taken that contributes to forward propulsion. Extra diligence is needed to minimize the resistance throughout the stroke. It can be done. You just have to work consistently at every detail. Learn where drag takes place in your stroke and find techniques to reduce that drag. Doing so will leave you feeling stronger, faster, and slipping through the water in a smoother and easier fashion. The Body Line “The key to fast breaststroke is to eliminate resistance in every part of the stroke and in your body position—horizontal with just a little undulation above and below the water,” says Olympian and Go Swim coach Glenn Mills. “Master streamline and you minimize resistance.” Mills hits on a key point—maintaining a horizontal position. Too much up and down creates resistance. The larger the surface of your body you expose to the water, the more resistance you create. Each stroke in breaststroke should start and end in a streamline, which, ideally, is just under the surface of the water. You want to feel like you are slipping through the water, not muscling through. Maintaining a good bodyline and working that streamline, will get you into the magical rhythm of the stroke. Streamline is essential—in all phases of your stroke During the pullout of your starts and turns In each stroke, streamlining into full extension At the finish of your race, streamlining into the wall What failure to streamline does to you Resistance, resistance, resistance Inability to maximize your pull or your kick Inability to keep your hips high, causing imbalance and … resistance How to improve breaststroke streamline position Know the elements of the perfect streamline: no gaps, flat back, full extension, legs held tightly together, toes pointed, arms fully extended—picture an arrow shooting through the water Keep the area between your belly button and pelvic bone taut—pull in your rib cage Pinch those butt cheeks! Practice in front of the mirror Transfer that to the pool—every time you leave the wall. Improve your core with strengthening and stabilization exercises Streamlining by race Hold your streamline longer in the 200 breaststroke, slightly less in the 100, and barely in 50. Even though the glide is minimal in the 50, you must finish each stroke in full extension! The Head If your head isn't getting in the way of thinking too much on breaststroke, it can get in the way of your treasured streamline if you aren't careful. The head does not move in breaststroke. Keep the back of the head and the neck lined up with your entire spine. Hinge from the hips, not your neck. Think of a connection between your head and hips. As Mills notes, “You need to connect your hands, head and hips as you go to air and as you go to streamline.” If your head is out of alignment—by even 1-2 inches—your will hips compensate by riding too low or too high. You will lose your bodyline, ruin your streamline and create resistance instead of minimizing it. About your head position Keep your head in line with your spine—don't move it Focus your eyes at the pool bottom during the glide As you rise to breathe in the stroke (using shoulders and hips, not your head), the eyes peek up a bit – maybe 1-2 feet out in front of you, but not to the pool end. Keep that head lined up with the neck, which is


In English folklore, what symbolises fertility and rebirth?

The Enigma of the Green Man - Theories and Interpretations Theories and Interpretations THEORIES AND INTERPRETATIONS Introduction: Many theories and interpretations have been proposed over the years, none of them definitive. On this page, we will look at at least some of those theories. Lady Raglan's interpretation: One of the three famous Green Men in St. Jerome�s Church, Llangwm, Gwent, South Wales, which first interested Lady Raglan (photo John Harding) ( Source ) The label �Green Man�, perhaps surprisingly, dates back only to 1939, when it was used by Lady Raglan (wife of the scholar and soldier Major Fitzroy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan) in her article �The Green Man in Church Architecture�, published in the �Folklore� journal of March 1939. Prior to this, they were just known as "foliate heads", and few people took much interest in them. Lady Raglan�s interest was piqued by her discovery of the Green Men in St. Jerome�s Church in the village of Llangwn in Monmouthshire (Gwent), Wales. The �Folklore� article was Lady Raglan�s sole foray into folklore study, and it is clearly much influenced by Sir James Frazier�s seminal 1922 book on mythology, religion and folklore, �The Golden Bough�. The article concluded: �This figure I am convinced, is neither a figment of the imagination nor a symbol, but is taken from real life, and the question is whether there was any figure in real life from which it could have been taken. The answer, I think, is that there is but one of sufficient importance, the figure variously known as the Green Man, Jack-in-the-Green, Robin Hood, the King of May and the Garland King, who is the central figure in the May Day celebrations throughout Northern and Central Europe.� Her theory is still much debated and disputed, especially as we now know that folklore figures such as Jack-in-the-Green, Robin Hood and the Garland King are actually of much later provenance than many of the Green Man carvings she uses them to explain. Arguably, it was an inspired stroke of modern myth-making, and many Green Man pub signs even began to show the foliate head rather than the traditional Jack-in-the-Green or Robin Hood. However, her work was invaluable in establishing the Green Man as a legitimate object of historical and anthropological study. It also established the name �Green Man� as the preferred label. Symbol of life and nature: The Celtic nature god Cernunnos from the Gundestrup Cauldron (1st Century BCE, now in the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen) ( Source ) The most common and perhaps obvious interpretation of the Green Man is that of a pagan nature spirit, a symbol of man�s reliance on and union with nature, a symbol of the underlying life-force, and of the renewed cycle of growth each spring. In this respect, it seems likely that he has evolved from older nature deities such as the Celtic Cernunnos and the Greek Pan and Dionysus. Some have gone so far as to make the argument that the Green Man represents a male counterpart - or son or lover or guardian - to Gaia (or the Earth Mother, or Great Goddess), a figure which has appeared throughout history in almost all cultures. In the 16th Century Cathedral at St-Bertrand de Comminges in southern France, there is even an example of a representation of a winged Earth Mother apparently giving birth to a smiling Green Man. Because by far the most common occurrences of the Green Man are stone and wood carvings in churches, chapels, abbeys and cathedrals in Europe (particularly in Britain and France), some have seen this as evidence of the vitality of pre-Christian traditions surviving alongside, and even within, the dominant Christian mainstream. Much has been made of the boldness with which the Green Man was exhibited in early Christian churches, often appearing over main doorways, and surprisingly often in close proximity to representations of the Christ figure. Incorporating a Green Man into the design of a medieval church or cathedral may therefore be seen as a kind of small act of faith on the part of the carver that life and fresh crops will return t


What is the highest mountain in Austria?

List of Austria's Highest Mountains : Austrian Alps : Peaks & Summits of Austria home > background > travel practicalities > highest mountains List of Austria's Highest Mountains There are many mountains in Austria, most of them belong to the Alps and I am sure you know this already. You might have even heard of the highest one, Mount Großglockner. It is famous for the road ( Großglockner Hochalpenstraße ) leading near its peak and the scenic glacier that supplements it. Most other really high mountains in Austria are a lot less famous. If you are keen on hiking or skiing, the local tourism board of a certain region will have the information you need for deciding where to go. The following list is not very useful for such a purpose - for suggestions on good hiking areas, you might rather read my articles on " Hiking in Austria " or the main article on " Skiing in Austria ". The following list gives a good overview of the big players on the roof of the nation. It also echoes the "alpine" flavour of each province, with Tyrol clearly taking the mountainous lead. Rank


The boundaries of four states of the USA, known as the Four Corners states, meet at one point, the only such geographic point in the USA. They are Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and which other?

Four Corners travel guide - Wikitravel 14 Stay safe For other places with the same name, see Four Corners (disambiguation) . Four Corners Monument and Tribal Park [1] is where Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , and Utah meet. The site is managed by the Navajo Nation and is a stopping point along the Trails of the Ancients National Scenic Byway [2] . Understand[ edit ] State line survey marker near Teec Nos Pos, Arizona First erected in 1899 to honor the only geographic location in the U.S. where the boundaries of four states touch, Four Corners Monument is a cartographic curiosity with limited infrastructure and essentially one thing to do: to stand in a number of places simultaneously. Come prepared. There are waterless self-contained toilets, but the site has no running water, no electricity, no telephones or cell phone coverage. The Monument is something of a paradox. It is a small and limited attraction, surrounded by low lying, nondescript bluffs that aren't particularly photogenic. And yet "Four Corners" is a widely-applied label for all there are to do within a 200 to 500 mi (322 to 805 km) radius of where these four states intersect. When travelers speak of their "Four Corners" vacation, they may be headed for Mesa Verde National Park , Monument Valley , the Grand Canyon and to other points further afield. But they may never set foot inside the Monument itself. The Monument seems to evoke strong emotions in people, as well. Visitors are either vastly underwhelmed by this attraction, even angry they drove so far out of their way to see so little, or they are inordinately pleased with running from state to state and having their picture taken. The novelty of these intersecting boundaries makes Four Corners a popular destination, with long lines in the summer months at both the food stalls and the bright red viewing platform for the photo-op. The Monument offers travelers a chance to learn more about Native Americans, their cultures and ways of life. There is a small visitor center, which is open year round (the park only closes on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). It features a Demonstration Center with Native American artisans. But the best way to learn about modern day Native Americans is to strike up a friendly and respectful conversation with the various Navajo vendors. Generally, the Navajo vendors are cheerful and open to questioning. (For more information on how to properly handle this, see the Respect section in this article). The average visit to the Monument lasts between 10 minutes and 2 hours, depending on whether or not people eat and thoroughly explore the Navajo stalls and visitor center. Summer temperatures in the Monument can reach 110 ºF (43 ºC) and visitors should take extra precautions while visiting. To visit the park, you'll need to bring sunscreen, some kind of hand sanitizer, as well as something to drink. In the summer, blowing dust, flies and bugs are sometimes a problem. A word of caution: metal in the park during summer (including the aluminum bronze surveyor's mark) can be too hot to touch. Don't inadvertently burn yourself in your enthusiasm. The Navajo Nation is not responsible for any bodily injuries, accidents, thefts or losses that occur while on Navajo land. History[ edit ] The Four Corners site The genesis of Four Corners as a novelty on a map dates back to 1846, when the U.S. Army invaded and defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War. With the Treaty of Guadalupe y Hidalgo, the U.S. gained control of California , Nevada , Utah, as well as portions of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming . Twenty-two years later, as Colorado prepared for statehood and admission into the Union, Four Corners was first surveyed by the U.S. Government Surveyors and Astronomers. This initial 1868 survey demarcated Colorado's southern boundary line. In 1878, New Mexico's west boundary and Utah's east boundary were surveyed and added. With the inclusion of the Arizona Territory boundary, the site became known as Four Corners. The original survey monument, a sandstone marker, was erected


What was the occupation of Anna Politkovskaya, who was found dead in the elevator of her apartment in central Moscow on 7 October 2006, shot twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, and once in the head at point blank range?

ninjapundit: Journalists Killed In Or By Russia Journalists Killed In Or By Russia list of some of the journalists killed in Russia being a journalist in Russia is pretty dangerous! Reference: h/t Al Jazeera comments Magomed Yevloyev Abdulla Alishayev, (aka Telman Alishayev)  Abdulla Alishayev - Wikipedia  Wikipedia Abdulla Telman Alishayev (died 2 September 2008) was a Russian Dagestani journalist and writer. Alishayev was the television host of a popular mainstream . killing came less than three days after the police shooting of journalist and businessman Magomed Yevloyev, the owner of Ingushetiya.ru, in the nearby Republic of Ingushetia. U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said of the killing of Alishayev that "There needs to be people held to account for what happened. There is in Russia itself, unfortunately, a sad recent history of violence against journalists who are merely seeking to do their job. .. Telman (Abdulla) Alishayev - Journalists Killed - Committee ...   Russian TV journalist Abdulla Alishayev shot dead ... Frontline Club Sep 3, 2008 - Abdulla Alishayev, a journalist from the republic of Daghestan died today after being attacked by gunmen on Tuesday  Two Russian Journalists Killed In Past Three Days  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Sep 3, 2008 Shafig Amrakhov Malik Akhmedilov Maksharip Aushev Olga Kotovskaya, Kaskad   The Suspicious Death Of Russian Journalist Olga Kotovskaya  Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyDec 2, 2009 - The International Press Institute (IPI) is drawing attention to the death of Kaliningrad-based broadcast journalist Olga Kotovskaya. Colleagues urge investigation into Russian journalist's death  The Guardian Dec 1, 2009 - Olga Kotovskaya, a prominent journalist in Kaliningrad, fell from 14th-storey window a day after winning major legal case.  Prominent woman journalist killed in suspicious fall from ...  Reporters Without Borders Dec 4, 2009 - Reporters Without Borders is calling for a thorough investigation into the death of Olga Kotovskaya, a prominent journalist who apparently fell ...  Take action: Olga Kotovskaya, killed 16 Nov 2009, Russia ...  Article 19Nov 16, 2011 - Authorities called it a suicide, but Kotovskaya's friends and colleagues believe she was murdered in connection to her work: on 16 November ... given the dreadful impunity surrounding the killing of journalists in Russia, this case is especially significant,”  Konstantin Popov  Shamil Aliyev Said Magomedov Dmitry Okkert  TV journalist found dead in Moscow apartment  sputniknews Jun 26, 2010 - A 26-year-old TV host for a satellite business channel, Dmitry Okkert, was found dead in his apartment in southern Moscow on Friday, ...  Pro-Kremlin News Anchor Stabbed to Death - The Moscow Times  Jun 28, 2010  A 26-year-old journalist for the pro-Kremlin Expert cable television channel was found in his Moscow apartment with more than 30 knife wounds to his neck, investigators said. investigators and friends of Dmitry Okkert, a Chelyabinsk native, expressed doubt that the killing was linked to his professional activities. Several television journalists have been killed in their Moscow apartments, most recently Channel One journalist Ilyas Shurpayev who was killed by two Tajik robbers in 2008. The two were convicted last year. In 2006, NTV journalist Ilya Zimin died in his Moscow apartment after being attacked by Moldovan national Ilya Velchev, who claimed that Zimin had made homosexual advances. A Moldovan court acquitted Velchev, who admitted to beating up Zimin but denied killing him, in 2007. Bella Ksalova, Cherkessk Magomed Sultanmagomedov Yevgeny Fedotov Gadzhimurat Kamalov  Gadzhimurat Kamalov Wikipedia Dagestan Journalist Khadzhimurad Kamalov Shot Dead ...   The New York TimesDec 16, 2011 - The journalist, Khadzhimurad Kamalov, 46, was the founder of Chernovik, a popular muckraking newspaper that covered delicate issues like ... Dagestan journalist Kamalov shot dead - BBC.com  Dec 16, 2011 - Gadzhimurat Kamalov was hit by a hail of bullets outside the offices of his newspaper Chernovik late on Thursday, i


Halogens - Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine, Fluorine, Unexplored Sources And Problems - Elements, Chemical, Compounds, and Salt    - JRank Articles Halogens - Chlorine Chlorine was the first halogen to be separated and recognized as an element. It was named in 1811 by Humphry Davy from a Greek term for its greenish yellow color. Huge deposits of solid salt, mostly sodium chloride, and salts dissolved in the oceans are vast reservoirs of chloride compounds. "Salt" is a general term for a metal and nonmetal combination; there are many different salts… Halogens - Bromine The next heaviest element in the halogen family is bromine, named from a Greek word for stink, because of its strong and disagreeable odor. It was first isolated as an element in 1826. Bromine is a reddish brown liquid that vaporizes easily. The vapors are irritating to the eyes and throat. Elemental bromine is made by oxidation, removal of electrons from bromide ions in brine. Brines in Arkansas … Halogens - Iodine The heaviest stable halogen is iodine. Iodine forms dark purple crystals, confirming its name, Greek for violet colored. It was first obtained in 1811 from the ashes of seaweed. Iodine is purified by heating the solid, which sublimes, or goes directly to the gas state. The pure solid is obtained by cooling the vapors. The vapors are irritating to eyes and mucous membranes. Iodine was obtained comm… Halogens - Astatine Astatine could be described as the most rare element on Earth. All isotopes, atoms with the same number of protons in the nucleus and different numbers of neutrons, are radioactive; even its name is Greek for "unstable." When an atom decays its nucleus breaks into smaller atoms, subatomic particles, and energy. Astatine occurs naturally as one of the atoms produced when the uranium 2… Halogens - Fluorine Fluorine was the most difficult halogen to isolate because it is so chemically reactive. H. Moissan first isolated elemental fluorine in 1886, more than seventy years after the first attempts. Moissan received the 1906 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for this work. The technique that he developed, electrolysis of potassium fluoride in anhydrous liquid hydrogen fluoride, is still used today, with some mo…


"What fictional island off the coast of Sumatra that first appeared in the 1933 film ""King Kong"" is the home of King Kong and other creatures?"

Skull Island | King Kong Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Little wonder Skull Island lay undiscovered for so long. Jutting out of the perilous sea, west of Sumatra, the island was in the heart of a region afflicted by intense magnetic anomalies and violent sea storms. The very rock of which the island was built was treacherous. Once part of a much larger landmass, ancient Gondwanaland, Skull Island sat square near the turbulent boundary of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The plates rolled over one another and stresses caused violent fracturing of the Indo-Australian plate beneath the island. Significant volcanic activity resulted. Fissures and pressure spots created land and forced molten rock to the surface while, at the same time, great chunks of the island fell into the deep subduction trench that marked the plate edge. Skull Island owed its creation to the same forces that were tearing it to pieces by the mid-twentieth century. The coastline shattered and fell away while the entire island was sinking. In the island’s heart, volcanic forces brought water and mud bubbling to the surface while other areas were gnawed hollow from beneath, leaving a crumbling land full of jagged abutments and bottomless chasms. The Mystery of the Ruins Edit The first sight to greet explorers of Skull Island was the mighty wall that divided humanity’s meager settlement from the terrors of the jungle interior. Huge and imposing, this enormous structure dwarfed the puny village huddling in its protective shadow. This was not the work of that struggling populace, but the legacy of some older, far more advanced civilization long gone. Giant stone ruins of this ancient society dotted the entire island. Vast edifices jutted from the shrouding jungle and tumbled down the coast to disappear into the sea. Beneath the tangled forest that enveloped the island in a choking green embrace, a great city had once breathed. Study of these remains and of the great wall itself – which had run in an unbroken circle around the entire center portion of the island – told of a culture three thousand years old. Architectural parallels suggested Southeast Asia as a homeland. It was theorized that ancient colonists brought with them an established culture, as evidenced by the great carved statues and shards of magnificent pottery left behind. They were a devoted culture who revered the giant apes that abounded throughout their art. Some have speculated the apes may have arrived with the colonists, alluding to a symbiosis between the people and the ancestors of Kong. The exact nature of the extinction that befell these people remains a mystery. At least a thousand years ago they were wiped out, leaving little behind but stowaway rats and the stone skeletons of their city on a doomed island. The jungle swept in to reclaim the land, inexorably spreading its tendril-like root fingers over the eroding architecture, turning plazas and markets into glades and barnacling towers with ferns and gnarled creepers. The great wall crumbled as surf swallowed the land, and its few projecting stretches stood like gravestones in the green swathe, monuments to the lost civilization of Skull Island. A Menagerie of Nightmares Edit Tiny Skull Island was once part of the vast and ancient continent of Gondwana in prehistoric times. What came to be Skull Island was a stretch near the coast of the great Tethys Sea, rich in life. When this landmass broke away, many prehistoric ancestors of the island’s modern inhabitants rode with it, guaranteeing their survival when catastrophe and ecological change wiped them out everywhere else in the world. Others joined later, rafting, swimming, or flying to the island sanctuary. Land bridges came and went, bringing new fauna, each adding to the diversity of the island. Over the millennia the island eroded. As habitat was lost, life was concentrated into ever-shrinking areas. Competition became fierce. The island saw an evolutionary arms race erupt, forging a menagerie of nightmares. The Crumbling Coast and Village Edit Skull Island’


"What meteorological phenomenon is named after the Arabic word for ""season""?"

w is for weather w: They Call the Wind Maria (8 June 1997) Some of the loveliest and most interesting words I know are wind-related words, from the hot humid desert-born sirocco to the gentle susurrus of the zephyr. We've gained quite a few such words from roots in other languages; people all over the world have names for their winds. The word "zephyr," for instance, comes from Zephuros, the Greek god of the West wind, just as "boreal" (meaning northern in general, not the wind in particular) is derived from Boreas, the Latin north wind. The sirocco, from Arabic sarq (meaning "east") blows out of the Sahara, all the way to southern Europe. (I'm sure there are winds derived from words for "south," but I don't know of any offhand there's an aurora australis, but I don't know of an austral wind.) Southern California has its own version of the sirocco, the Santa Ana (named, in Spanish, for the canyon it blows through), a hot winter wind that blows toward the coast from the desert. (Both the sirocco and the Santa Ana, by the way, contradict Herodotus, who wrote: "no wind is likely to arise in very hot countries, for breezes love to blow from some cold quarter." ( History , book 2, trans. George Rawlinson)) The Santa Ana tends to evoke strong feelings in those who experience it nobody seems to like it much. In that regard it's in prestigious company. The English Patient , by Michael Ondaatje, lists a dozen marvelous names for powerful and ill-liked winds, mostly from Arabic: aajej, africo, alm (from Yugoslavia), arifi (also aref or rifi), beshabar, bist roz (Afghanistan), datoo (Gibraltar), ghibli (from Tunis), haboob (a dust storm in the Sudan), harmattan (laden with blood-red dust), imbat, khamsin (an Egyptian dust storm, from, Ondaatje says, "fifty" in Arabic), mezzar-ifoullousen (which Ondaatje translates as "that which plucks the fowls"), nafhat, Samiel, simoom, solano (these last three being "poison winds"). (Ondaatje cites Herodotus as the source of information about the simoom, and the screenplay of The English Patient implicitly attributes even more information on winds to that classical writer, but a casual search of the History turns up no information at all on any named wind except "a wind which the people in those parts call Hellespontias," presumably named after the Hellespont strait, now known as the Dardanelles. (book 7)) Nobody in Southern California, though, so far as I know, has gone so far as to declare war on the Santa Ana, as Ondaatje says various people have done against various of his listed winds... Another American wind is the chinook, taking its name from the Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest; since it's a warm dry wind that blows from the Rockies, the chinook is a foehn wind, a Swiss German word derived from Latin Favonius, "west wind." Other American winds blow through Alaska: knik, matanuska, pruga, stikine, taku, take, turnagain, williwaw. (I assume some of those are Native American names and others (specifically "turnagain") local English names, but I'm not certain.) More widespread in English are loanwords for various kinds of storms. "Typhoon," for certain tropical cyclones, entered English from Cantonese (toi fung), and traces a long and multilingual descent prior to that. "Cyclone," of course, is from Greek kuklos, circle; "hurricane" comes from Carib huracan. "Tornado" is from Spanish tronada, meaning "thunderstorm." "Monsoon" is from Arabic again: mawsim, "season." "Tsunami" (which, despite the common phrase, is not a tidal wave at all) is Japanese; "blizzard" is of unknown origin. "Squall" is probably Scandinavian. And then there are plenty of weather terms that've been in English for a long time: "hail," "rain," "snow," and "wind" itself all come from Old English. The effects of winds can have names every bit as nice as the wind names themselves; "sastruga," for instance, refers to a wind-shaped ridge of snow, sort of an elongated snow dune. You can almost hear the snow blowing across the ridge... I'm not sure what language "sastruga" is from, but you can


"What is the middle name of Sir Austin Powers, KBE, a fictional character who first appeared in ""Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"" (1997) and is portrayed by Mike Myers?"

Austin Powers | Epic Rap Battles of History Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Austin Powers battled  James Bond in James Bond vs Austin Powers . He was portrayed by Nice Peter . Contents [ show ] Information on the rapper Sir Augustine Danger "Austin" Powers, KBE, is a fictional character from the Austin Powers film series, and is created and portrayed by comedian Mike Myers. He is the protagonist of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He is a womanizing, hard-partying British spy embodying the Swinging London mod culture and hippie culture of the 1960s who, with his nemesis Dr. Evil, was frozen in a cryogenics experiment until being eventually awakened in 1997. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism. In the final film, he is revealed to be Dr. Evil's twin brother. Lyrics [Note: Austin Powers is in dark blue, while James Bond (Sean Connery) is in regular text.] Verse 1: You look a lot more blond in your movie, baby. That's alright. Let's just keep it groovy, baby! (Yeah!) Basil Exposition told me this would be boring, But Jesus , man, even my mojo's snoring! I've never seen such a miserable spy! I've also never seen a man with glistening thighs! I mean, you can't shag properly with that waxed tush! Birds flock to the musk of my chest bush! (Yeah!) I'll hypnotize you with a little striptease, And then judo chop; I'm swinging on you like the sixties! (Yeah!) You're defenseless; my rhymes can't be deflected! You're like all the sex I've ever had: unprotected! (Yeah!) People want a hero with a little personality! No one wants to sit through your gritty reality! Maybe Q can craft some new plot lines! You made Thunderball two bloody times! I'm one of a kind; you're always getting remade! You can't touch me; double oh, behave! During James Bond's second verse: Yeah, that's not mine… During James Bond's third verse: (Yeah, um…) Could I get back in my rap, please? Rap these you velvety hack! Jeez! Verse 2: Yeah, to be honest, you are a bit rapey. I mean, I like to swing, but Dr. No means no, baby. Scrapped lyrics There's no competition in a battle of best looks. Your man-scaped ass can't beat my chest bush! You're too clean; you look like you bleach and wax your tush! You're like a broken record… groovy baby I love your outfit baby, that'd go nice with my bed Especially that shag rug you've got on your head Is that all, have you had it? I think Q should have made you a rapping gadget I'm not impressed by your suit or those groovy shoes You look like you escaped an episode of Scooby-Doo I put the "oh, oh" in double 0-0-7, you're all libidos and tuxedos Trivia Powers previously battled  James Bond  at a live ERB concert, in which he was portrayed by  EpicLLOYD . [1] He is the second/third rapper who was in an unofficial battle before being in an official one, after Sherlock Holmes and alongside Bond. This also makes him the first unofficial rapper to be portrayed by a different actor before his official battle to be released. He is the fifth rapper to speak during their opponent's verses, after Frank Sinatra , Ebenezer Scrooge ,  Kari Byron , and Jamie Hyneman . As originally stated in a YouTube comment from ERB, he wasn't planned to appear in a rap battle at all, or at least against Bond. [2] References