What large dangerous short-snouted variety of creature, from India, is a mugger?

10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World - 10 Most Today 10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World 4 Comments 1. Mosquito – Mosquitoes themselves aren’t very dangerous, but they act as a vector for many disease-causing viruses and parasites such as yellow fever, dengue fever, Chikungunya, malaria, Tularemia and more. Mosquitoes are estimated to transmit various types of disease to more than 700 million people annually with at least two millions of resultant deaths. Thus becoming the deadliest animal to humans Mosquitos – at least two millions death annualy 2. Snake – Though not all snakes are dangerous, many of them are. More than 450 species are venomous, and 250 are capable of killing a person. The Echis (a genus of venomous vipers) causes most of the snakebite deaths worldwide. Its poison can keep the victim’s blood from coagulating, and the person can bleed to death snakes – 250 species are capable of killing a person   3. Scorpion – All known scorpion species possess venom, but only 25 have venom that is deadly to humans. However, all scorpions are able to penetrate human skin and deliver sharp, unpleasant stings, most of which usually leave redness around the stung area Scorpions – all scorpions are able to penetrate human skin 4. Hippopotamus –  Hippos are very aggressive towards humans, whom they commonly attack whether in boats or on land with no apparent provocation. They are widely considered to be one of the most dangerous large animals in Africa Hippos – will attack humans with no apparent provocation   5. Crocodile – The larger species of crocodiles are very dangerous to humans, mainly because of their ability to strike before the person can react. The saltwater crocodile and Nile crocodile are the most dangerous, killing hundreds of people each year in parts of Southeast Asia and Africa. The mugger crocodile, American crocodile, American alligator and black caiman are also dangerous to humans 10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World: Crocodiles   6. Great White Shark – More than any documented attack, Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel Jaws and the subsequent 1975 film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg provided the great white shark with the image of being a “man eater”. The great white shark is one of only four kinds of sharks that have been involved in a significant number of fatal unprovoked attacks on humans and since 1990, there have been a total of 139 unprovoked great white shark attacks, 29 fatal The Great White Shark – starred in the movie “Jaws”   7. Grizzly Bear – Unlike the smaller black bears, adult grizzlies are too large to escape danger by climbing trees, so they respond to danger by standing their ground and warding off their attackers. Grizzly bears normally avoid contact with people. Most grizzly bear attacks result from a bear that has been surprised at very close range, especially if it has a supply of food to protect, or female grizzlies protecting their offspring. In such situations, property may be damaged and the bear may physically harm the person Grizzly Bear – will attack to defend its cubs 8. African Lion – While lions do not usually hunt people, some (usually males) seem to seek out human prey; well-publicised cases include the Tsavo maneaters, where 28 officially recorded railway workers were taken by lions over nine months in Kenya in 1898, and the 1991 Mfuwe man-eater, which killed six people in Zambia. The “All-Africa” record of man-eating is considered to be incidents in the early 1930s through the late 1940s in what was then Tanganyika (now Tanzania). George Rushby, game warden and professional hunter, eventually dispatched the pride, which over three generations is thought to have killed and eaten 1,500 to 2,000 people African Lion – some have been recorded as man-eaters   9. Elephant – Elephants can exhibit aggressive behaviour and engage in destructive actions against humans. In India, male elephants regularly enter villages at night, destroying homes and killing people. Elephants killed around 300 people between 2000 and 2004 in Jharkhand, India, while in Assam, Indi


Name the South African record-breaking Paralympic sprinter known as the 'Blade Runner' (referring to his carbon-fibre artificial limbs)?

Oscar Pistorius - 必应 Sign in Oscar Pistorius Oscar Carl Lennard Pistorius OIB (/pɪsˈtɔːriəs/; born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner and convicted murderer. Both of Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. Pistorius was the first athlete to compete at the Paralympic games and Olympic games, competing in sprint events for below-knee amputees in Paralympic events, and in able-bodied sprint events. After becoming a Paralympic champion, Pistorius attempted to enter able-bodied international competition, over persistent objections of the IAAF and charges that his artificial limbs gave an unfair advantage. Pistorius eventually prevailed in this legal dispute. At the 20 ... (展开) 11 World Championships in Athletics, Pistorius became the first amputee to win an able-bodied world track medal. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pistorius became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics when he entered the men's 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay races. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Pistorius won gold medals in the men's 400-metre race and in the 4 × 100 metres relay, setting world records in both events. He also took silver in the 200-metre race, having set a world record in the semifinal. On Valentine's Day 2013, Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria home. He said he had mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder hiding in the bathroom, but he was arrested and charged with murder. At his trial the following year, Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide. He received a five-year prison sentence for culpable homicide and a concurrent three-year suspended prison sentence for a separate reckless endangerment conviction. In November, prosecutors asked the sentencing judge for permission to appeal the verdict. Permission was granted in December, and the case was presented to a five-person panel at the Supreme Court of Appeal. His release from prison to house arrest was announced for 21 August 2015, but this was placed "on hold" on 19 August 2015. On 15 October 2015 it was confirmed that Pistorius was to be released from prison on 20 October 2015; however, he was released on 19 October 2015. On 3 December 2015 the Appeal Court overturned the culpable homicide verdict and convicted him of murder. On 8 December 2015 Pistorius was bailed to house arrest pending an appeal to the South African Constitutional Court. He is next due in court on 18 April 2016 to either receive a date on which he will be sentenced for the murder conviction or to update the judge on his appeal process. 具体请参见： 答 先不考虑竞技精神方面，从技术角度分析用义肢也许会吃亏也许会沾光，和正常肢体的差异不确定，这样比赛出的成绩，普通运动员和义肢之间是否可以进行比较值得商榷。也许会产生同台竞技，两套成绩的结果。类似：世界纪录-普通 / 世界纪录-特殊 并存。从体育精神来看，本次奥运会的口号“Inspire a generation”（激励一代人），这名运动员十分契合这个主题的... Oscar Pistorius Early life Oscar Pistorius was born to Henke and Sheila Pistorius on 22 November 1986 in Sandton, Johannesburg, in what was then Transvaal Province (now Gauteng Province) of South Africa. He grew up in a Christian home and has an elder brother, Carl, and a younger sister, Aimée. Pistorius credits his mother, who died at the age of 43 when Pistorius was 15 years old, as a major influence in his life. He is a white South African with Italian ancestry from his mother's grandfather, an Italian emigrant to Kenya. He is an Afrikaner with Afrikaans as a mother tongue and is also fluent in English. Pistorius was born with fibular hemimelia (congenital absence of the fibula) in both legs. When he was 11 months old, his legs were amputated halfway between his knees and ankles. He attended Constantia Kloof Primary School and Pretoria Boys High School, where he played rugby union in the school's third XV team. He played water polo and tennis at provincial level between the ages of 11 and 13. In addition, Pistorius took part in club Olympic wrestling, and trained at Jannie Brooks's garage gym in Pretoria, South Africa. After a serious rugby knee injury in June 2003, he was introduced to running in January 2004 while undergoing rehabilitation at the University of Pretoria's


On which part of the body would Russian valenki normally be worn?

Traditional dress of Russia: A symbol of ethnic diversity in the Russian Federation Traditional dress of Russia: A symbol of ethnic diversity in the Russian Federation Arts , Culture , Handicrafts , People Traditional dress of Russia is a truly a symbol of ethnic diversity in the Russian Federation and it is particularly known in the world for its natural conformity and luminous style. Image by Stas Porter The Russian Federation, commonly known as Russia is the largest country of the lovely planet in terms of territorial expansion. According to the historians, Russia was firstly inhabited by the East Slavs and other nomadic pastoralists. After this, there is a long history of the arrivals of different groups, nations and invaders. Today’s Russia is home to more than 150 million people and its half of the population is considered ethnically pure Russians. The ethnical diversity is much reflected in the colors and kinds of the traditional dress of Russia. Image by burovvv The ethnical diversity is much reflected in the colors and kinds of the traditional dress of Russia. Russian traditional outfits are enriched with splendid arrangements and decorative motifs. Red color is the most popular in the clothing heritage of Russia. From Omsk – A kosovorotka is a traditional Russian shirt for a man which is actually a long sleeved garment which reaches down to the mid-thigh. – Image by kosovorotka Image copyright by Majorshots A kosovorotka is a traditional Russian shirt for a man which is actually a long sleeved garment which reaches down to the mid-thigh. Kosovorotka is normally having no buttons downwards but having several buttons at the collar (unfastened when the garment is pulled over the wearer’s head), though these are positioned off to one side (regional styles vary between left and right), instead of centrally, as is customary with a typical Western 20th and 21st century man’s shirt. If left unbuttoned the collar appears skewed, which accounts for the garment’s name. The collar and sleeves of kosovorotka were often decorated with a traditional Slavic ornament. Rubashka is long attire originally made with home-spun linen. Image by burovvv 2 Rubashka is long attire originally made with home-spun linen which is in the use of both the Russian men and Russian women for hundreds of years. Now the same is worn in various styles and decorations. Although we don’t find a perfect example for the traditional dress for peasant in Russia, yet Rubashka somehow represents the rural population of Russia. Men also wore a rubashka either with a belt outside of their pants or tucked into their pants. The traditional Russian kaftan is little bit different from usual Mesopotamian kaftans The traditional Russian kaftan is little bit different from usual Mesopotamian kaftans and it was usually worn by the most conservative sect of religious believers. It is a long suit with tight sleeves which by the 19th century, became the most widely spread type of outer clothing among peasants and merchants. Russian women love to wear bright colored and delicately designed traditional outfits. Image by archer10 (Dennis) Russian women love to wear bright colored and delicately designed outfits to prepare themselves for traditional appearances in ceremonies, weddings and folk events. Many Russian women have skillful crafting art of sewing such dresses and the art is normally transferred to them via inheritance. Traditional dresses for women in Russia are not so complicated and over-whelmed in their patterns and designs as they are useful for the casual wearing also. Girls in traditional costume in St. Petersburg, Russia – Image by radzfoto Russian women make their blouses very charming and embellished. Usually their blouses are adorned with embroidery work and beads. They normally select cotton fabric and decorate them with symmetric stylized pattern or embroidery. This is their centuries old tradition and such ancient folk motifs are still in fashion today. A sarafan is a long, trapeze-shaped traditional Russian jumper dress for ladies . Image: Franco Foli


Norwegian politican, Trygve Lie, was the first Secretary General of which organisation?

Trygve Lie's seven years for peace - a bio Trygve Lie's seven years for peace - a bio Trygve Lie with his grandson at the UN. Photo: UN Photo Trygve Lie's seven years for peace - a bio 8/13/2010 // Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary General. He held the post for seven years, from 1946 to 1953, and famously described it as "the most difficult job in the world". In the aftermath of the Second World War and at the onset of the Cold War, Lie sought to make his office a “source for peace”. See photos from Trygve Lie's time at the UN on Norway at the UN on Flickr . The Early Years Trygve Halvdan Lie was born in Oslo, then Kristiania, on July 16, 1896. His father cut his ties to the family when he migrated to America before Lie’s birth. Lie grew up with his mother Hulda and his older sister in a working class neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital. His mother ran a cafe and Lie used to read newspapers aloud for the workers. Lie had several local benefactors who supported him through school and university. He gained his law degree in 1919 and became a legal advisor for the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions (LO) in 1922. Lie got into politics at an early age and quickly rose through the ranks of the Labour Party. From 1935, Lie held several ministerial posts, among them Minister of Justice, Minister of Trade and Minister for Supply and Shipping. During the Second World War, while the Norwegian government was in exile in London, Lie was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, a post he held until 1946. During the war years he also acted as Prime Minister for a brief period. Read more about Trygve Lie as Norwegian politician here. Trygve Lie and the UN “Those who gave their lives in order that we may be free, those who lost their homes, those who suffered, and still suffer, from the consequences of war have given us a sacred mandate: that is to build a firm foundation for the peace of the world.” Trygve Lie, February 2, 1946 As the Second World War was drawing to a close, the members of the Allied forces met to form a successor to the ill-fated League of Nations. In April 1945, representatives from 50 nations – 242 delegates and 1444 officially accredited participants - gathered in San Fransisco for the United Nations Conference on International Organisation. The United Nations was born. Foreign Minister Lie led the Norwegian delegation, and chaired the commission which drafted the Security Council provision of the UN Charter . See  photos and a short video report  from the San Fransisco conference.  Just over six months later, Lie again headed another Norwegian delegation. This time to the first ever UN General Assembly, held in London. After narrowly losing a vote to make him President of the General Assembly, Trygve Lie was elected United Nations Secretary General on February1, 1946 and installed a day later. See video of Trygve Lie reading his first statement to the UN General Assembly. Trygve Lie as UN Secretary General “The one common undertaking and universal instrument of the great majority of the human race is the United Nations.” Trygve Lie, July 20 1950 Lie arrived in New York in March 1946. The UN had not yet found a permanent home, so work started at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Lie proved himself as a pragmatic politician and dealmaker. Within a couple of weeks Lie had provided temporary offices and before year’s end the UN had secured a site for its future headquarters on Manhattan. This can, to a large extent, be seen as Lie’s personal achievement. Lie had gained the support of property tycoon John D. Rockefeller, who gave the UN a USD 8.5 million cheque to pay for the land site. The UN headquarters on Manhattan was completed in 1952. The advent of the Cold War influenced Lie’s period as Secretary General. His appointment of mostly American citizens to the new UN posts led to some labeling him as biased towards the United States. But Lie repeatedly demonstrated his independence. He developed the role of Secretary General into something more


What popular rosy-cheeked animal character, launched on UK TV in 2004, was licensed to US Fisher Price Toys in 2011?

Toys n Playthings by Lema Publishing - issuu issuu Cuddle & Care Doll TV Supported 4 ways to play! Easily Transforms Interacts with the included medical accessories Learn how to make her betterr 4-in-1 Carrier Sold seperately For more details please contact 01235 555545 trade_sales@vtech.com CONTENTS Regular 5 Leader — with Mirella Anstey 6 News — hot off the press 16 ary 20 Febru No.5 5 Vol. 3 TEAM TnP Group Editor Mirella Anstey mirella@lemapublishing.co.uk 9 Quick Coffee Break — with Nikki Samuels, Licensing Director, Sambro 10 Exhibition News — the latest on global fairs and shows 12 People News — checking in on the movers and shakers 14 Movie News — the latest from the box ofﬁce P24 16 Media News — the multimedia rundown Editor Mairead Wilmot mairead@lemapublishing.co.uk Group Advertisement Manager Ryan Horwood ryan@lemapublishing.co.uk Media Solutions Manager Bradley Mason bradley@lemapublishing.co.uk 17 Media Charts — the latest kids’ TV viewing ﬁgures and toy TV advertising spend 20 What’s New — new products that you need to get your hands on 22 Toy Talk — the retailers have their say 64 Trade Talk — we give suppliers a chance to talk business 57 Don’t Miss — unmissable products for all buyers and retailers 72 Licensing News — the hottest news from the toy licensing industry 75 Step Back In Time — a slice of toy history from the industry’s longest running magazine Features Publisher Mark Naish mark@lemapublishing.co.uk Production Director Paul Naish paul@lemapublishing.co.uk Design and Production Marian McNamara marian@lemapublishing.co.uk Managing Director Malcolm Naish malcolm@lemapublishing.co.uk Circulation Manager Robert Thomas robert@lemapublishing.co.uk Lema Publishing Ltd 1 Churchgates, The Wilderness, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 2UB Telephone: 01442 289930 At the heart of retail A member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Independently audited ABC circulation of 5,123 34 Science and Nature — learning is made even more fun P34 50 Dolls and Accessories — this all-time favourite category is examined 58 London Toy Fair — we review Toy Fair 2016 68 Nuremberg — after six days in Germany, we ﬁnd out how exhibitors got on 70 Spring Fair — Birmingham’s NEC was the place to be Special Report 19 Cover story — Simba introduce us to their Bob the Builder range P50 24 Retail Interview — Wyevale Garden Centre has upped the ante on its toy offering, we ﬁnd out more Columnists 18 Media Whisperer — Clive Crouch looks UK broadcasting P72 32 High Street Highs —The Entertainer’s MD Gary Grant gives us his take on toy fairs 28 The Independent and Secret Supplier — 2015 was a good year for our retailer 30 Shop Talk — John Ryan asks if toy shop owners should do things differently 48 TnP Ambassadors — our ambassadors test the toys you stock on your shelves 74 Licensing Opinion — Kelvyn Gardner asks what makes a toy? 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 toysnplaythings.co.uk A member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation Independently audited ABC circulation of 5,123 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 PUBLISHING At the heart of retail Also published by Lema Publishing licensing T O D A Y W O R L D W I D E magazine ell, what a fabulous start to 2016 everyone e is enjoying! The surprising and, let’s be frank here, unwelcome change to the Toy Fair dates was not something anyone in the trade was relishing. However, the feared Sunday start was a real success. The comments we received were strongly positive – not that anyone really wants the Sunday start to be reintroduced sometime in the future – but business was booming and the day ended on a real high. That strong ﬁnish on day one set the tone for a super Toy Fair for the duration. The year started well for us too, coming off the back of an intense end to 2015 which saw TnP publish the biggest Toy Fair issue of the season – a mammoth 328-page magazine no less – and some of us hot-footed it alongside so many of you to HK for the annual pilgrimage to the land of the bright, shiny and new. It is fair to say the showrooms were bustling, business was brisk and the products are going to knock your socks off! Th


The Royal House of Chakri has (at 2011) ruled which country since 1782?

The Chakri Dynasty of Siam and Thailand - YouTube The Chakri Dynasty of Siam and Thailand Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 30, 2010 The Chakri Dynasty (also known as the House of Chakri) (Thai: ราชวงศ์จักรี: Rajawongse Chakri) is the current ruling royal house of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Head of the house is the King of Thailand. The dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782 following the end of King Taksin of Thonburi's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok. The Royal house was founded by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke an Ayutthayan military leader. Prior to the founding of the dynasty, King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I), held the title of Chao Pharaya Chakri for over ten years. This title was held by the greatest warlords of Ayuthaya and was meant to reflect the prowess of the holder on the battlefield. In the founding of the dynasty King Rama I himself chose both name and emblem for the dynasty. The Chakri which provides both name and emblem to the house of Chakri, is composed of the discus (Chakra) and the trident (Trisula, sometimes shortened to "Tri" in Thai language), the celestial weapon of the God Narayana (an avatar of Vishnu) of whom the Siamese king is seen as a personification. The coined name Chakri thus denotes the transcending force of divine strength and stability upon the physical realm. The current Head of the Dynasty is King Bhumibol Adulyadej since 1946, the Heir Apparent to the headship is Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn. The House's dynastic seat is the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Long Live Chakri Dynasty!


Once used as a currency in several parts of the world, what are cowries?

History of Money History of Money Contact History of Money Money has taken many forms. Basically anything which is representative of value and can be traded for a wide range of goods can be said to be money. From beads on a string (wampum) to sea shells (cowrie shells) to tokens and coupons and lumps of metal. History of Money This short summary of money history includes only the points relevant to the issue at hand - creating a currency based on energy. Will the kilowatt hour be the final step in the path started by the cowrie and followed by wheat, silver, gold, the British Pound and the American Dollar?  Money has taken many forms. Basically anything which is representative of value and can be traded for a wide range of goods can be said to be money. From beads on a string (wampum) to sea shells (cowrie shells) to tokens and coupons and lumps of metal.   Fundamental to all of these gradually evolved or fiat currencies is the belief in the minds of buyers and sellers that they have value. Governments can dictate the value of a currency to a large extent but must make sure the integrity of their currency is maintained by avoiding circulating too much of it. If the currency is based on some content of precious metal like gold or silver, they must maintain that content to avoid “debasing” the currency. For several millennia the success of national or “fiat” currencies have depended on their consistency of precious metal content because people have viewed the value of gold and silver as much more reliable and constant than the “promises” of governments.   Paper money has zero intrinsic value. The first bank notes were printed on paper nearly 1000 years ago in China preceding Europe by 500 years. At first they were used for exchanges between merchants but later the government began to operate the presses. This resulted in the worlds first case of hyperinflation. As a medieval Chinese historian Ma Twan-lin later remarked, “Paper should never be money but only employed as a representative sign of value existing in metals or produce.” Ie commodity based.   “Sound as a pound” came into being as a stock phrase because of the British dedication to maintaining the integrity of their currency (the pound) by keeping the silver content constant. For several centuries, the British pound was “the gold standard” for most of the world.   Gold has been a representation of wealth for many thousands of years and is embedded in most minds as being wealth itself. But it isn’t particularly useful. Golds practical applications are limited and almost 80% of it is used in ornamentation. If the total amount of gold mined were melted into one large cube, it would measure 20 metres on each side. It is attractive but its rarity and the effort to produce it gives it its value.   Gold is a highly stable token of exchange, not a unit of real wealth.   In the middle ages, there was a net outflow of gold from Europe to the Middle East and China to pay for their silk, spices and manufactured goods. This caused scarcity in Europe and continued high gold prices. It wasn’t until the Spanish plunder of the New World that there was actually a decline in the value of gold and silver. So much became available that the metals lost a great deal of their value in the late 1500's.   In most cases of currency debasement, the percentage of precious metal in the coins was decreased and therefore their value declined over time. This “inflation” is basically a tax by the governments to deal with urgent financial shortfalls. The flooding of the gold and silver markets by the Spanish was a rare case of making the metals themselves more plentiful and therefore less precious.   This demonstrates that precious metals are more faith than reality and so limited in supply that any currency based on them today would become highly inflated to the point of restricting the expansion of economic activity.   Precious and rare commodities which have held prominence in peoples minds for millennia have proven to be excellent currency stabilizers. But although they command wealth, they do


Name the Ebay-owned online payment processing corporation which sued Google in 2011 for poaching its staff?

payment processing • Page 2 • Tag • The Register PayPal glitch stalling Admob payments to developers Updated Google has admitted it's having problems paying developers using its AdMob mobile app advertising platform, owing to problems with PayPal.  El Reg's inbox has been filling up with messages from developers having problems with getting payments sorted this week, and there have been claims that the Chocolate Factory is censoring … Ubuntu tapped by China for national operating system Ubuntu is going to become the reference architecture for a Linux distribution, backed and developed by the Chinese government.  The news means Ubuntu-stewards Canonical will work with China's National University of Defense Technology, and The China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Center, to develop a Chinese-flavored … US retail kingpins swoon: Nobody bonks like Google does US retailers reckon Google will end up dominating the pay-by-bonk/eWallet business, sidelining PayPal and bypassing operator-backed ISIS simply because the Google Wallet juggernaut is unstoppable.  More than half of the 225 retailers surveyed at the National Retail Federation's annual shindig reckon Google will inevitably … Brit mastermind of Anonymous PayPal attack gets 18 months' porridge A British member of the hacking group Anonymous was jailed today for orchestrating attacks that knocked PayPal, Visa and Mastercard offline.  Christopher Weatherhead, 22, who used the online nickname "Nerdo" and was described by prosecutors as "a high-level operator", was sent down for 18 months by Southwark Crown Court. Ashley … eBay's festive sales soar, but what's this? Profit DOWN 62%? eBay not only made a wad of dosh over the festive period but it also scooped up loads more mobe-toting shoppers to boot.  The online tat bazaar today boasted that 4,300,000 people signed up for new accounts using their smartphones during 2012. The website's CEO John Donahoe said these mobile shoppers are driving his firm's … UK cops: How we sniffed out convicted AnonOps admin 'Nerdo' Analysis of IRC logs and open source intelligence played a key role in the successful police prosecution that led up the conviction of a member of Anonymous for conspiracy to launch denial of service attacks against PayPal and other firms. Christopher "Nerdo" Weatherhead, 22, was convicted on one count of conspiracy to impair … US software firm hacked for years after suing China A Californian software company which sued the Chinese government for pirating its flagship content filtering product has revealed how it was targeted by hackers from the People’s Republic for the three years of the resulting legal proceedings.  Santa Barbara-based Solid Oak Software filed the civil lawsuit against China after … Amazon makes BEELLIONS from British customers, pays pennies in tax Amazon paid just £1.8m in corporation tax in the UK despite racking up a pre-tax profit of £74m on £3.35bn sales in 2011, according to figures the web giant wanted to keep secret.  MPs probing the company's minuscule corporation tax bill demanded to see Amazon's profit numbers as well as its sales performance, and published the … UK student in dock over Anonymous £3.5m PayPal attack The trial of a British university student accused of participating in attacks by hacktivist collective Anonymous against the websites of PayPal and others has begun in London. Prosecutors say Christopher Weatherhead, 22, was studying at Northampton University when he allegedly took part in "Operation Payback", the packet- … Bonfire Night sets internet AFLAME: Anons claim PayPal, Symantec Anonymous claims to have leaked 28,000 passwords from PayPal as part of a a global day of protest to mark 5 November, Guy Fawkes night. Hacktivists uploaded thousands of email addresses, names, and passwords - supposedly snaffled from the payment processing firms systems, TheNextWeb reports. A PayPal representative said it has … Mozilla debuts Firefox Marketplace for Android apps Android users who enjoy living on the edge might like to try out the alpha version of Firefox Marke


'The Persistence of Memory', featuring images of a melting pocket-watch, is a work by which artist?

Salvador Dali Persistence of Memory: Meaning of the Melting Clocks Salvador Dali Persistence of Memory: Meaning of the Melting Clocks by K Shabi PUBLISHED 29 May 2013 A surrealist painter, the Spanish Salvador Dali is one of the most enigmatic artists of the twentieth century. Known for his weird and outlandish subject matter, Dali's most famous work of art is probably The Persistence of Memory (1931), often called just "Clocks" and widely regarded as a Surrealist masterpiece. But what is the meaning behind Salvador Dali's painting The Persistence of Memory? What do all of those melted clocks mean? Salvador Dali & the Surrealists The meaning behind Surrealist Salvador Dali's artistic masterpiece The Persistence of Memory (1931) is not easy to grasp. In the painting, four clocks are prominently on display in an otherwise empty desert scene. While this might seem uncanny enough, the clocks are not flat as you might expect them to be, but are bent out of shape, appearing to be in the act of melting away. In classic Surrealist manner, this weird and unexpected juxtaposition poses a lot of questions right upfront. First off, why are these clocks melting? Why are the clocks out in the desert? Where are all the people? Since the subject matter and content of the Salvador Dali's clocks painting seems illogical or irrational, one might be surprised by the very representational and nearly photographic quality of the painting, fitting well with Dali's own description of his art as being "hand-painted dream photographs." The concept of the "dream" is integral in understanding Surrealism and plays a key role in the meaning of The Persistence of Memory, as well. Surrealist Art and the Importance of the Dream State Coming up with the best visual representation of what it is like to be dreaming was one of the main goals of the Surrealists. In the beginning, Surrealism might seem a little crazy, but we've all had dreams where unrelated people, places, or objects come together in completely inexplicable ways. Understanding that Persistence of Memory most likely depicts a dream state is the first part of coming up with a meaning for this painting. Salvador Dali Clocks Meaning in a Dream If Persistence of Memory depicts a dream state, the melting and distorted clocks symbolize the erratic passage of time that we experience while dreaming. Have you ever woken up and expected it to be still the middle of the night and are surprised to find that it is already morning? While we often are pretty good and keeping track of what time it is while we go about our days, keeping time while we are asleep is another story. There are many different ways to interpret the meaning of Persistence of Memory. If we look at the art through the perspective of a dream state, the distorted clocks don't have any power in the dream world and are melting away because of that. In Persistence of Memory Salvador Dali illustrates how useless, irrelevant, and arbitrary our normal concept of time is inside the dream state. During our daily lives, we're always rushed and busy, trying to get all of our work done on time. Many art scholars debate over whether these timepieces are clocks or in fact pocket watches, very popular accessories in the 1920s and 30s, when the Surrealists worked. The Surrealists laughed at most things middle-class society takes seriously, and that includes the importance we place on things like pocket watches that mark passage of time. Salvador Dali Soft Clocks Meaning, Einstein & Relativity Some art scholars believe that Dali's melting clocks may symbolize Albert Einstein's groundbreaking Theory of Relativity, a new and revolutionary idea back in the culture of the 1930s. Through the theory of relativity, Einstein proposed a new concept of time as being relative and complex--not something fixed and easily tracked with as crude a gadget as a pocket watch. In Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali shows the clocks melting away and thus losing their power and stability over the world around them. Through his melting clocks, Salvador Dali might be saying th


Name the head of FIFA re-elected in 2011 amid crisis and calls for his resignation?

Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president – as it happened | Football | The Guardian Sepp Blatter to resign as Fifa president – as it happened Updated Sepp Blatter announces he will resign as the president of Fifa after 17 years in the role. Wednesday 3 June 2015 01.06 EDT First published on Tuesday 2 June 2015 11.32 EDT Closing summary Claire Phipps We are bringing this live blog to a close now, but do join us on the new one, over here . In the meantime, a summary of where we – and Fifa – stand right now: Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter is now part of the corruption probe by US prosecutors, according to reports by the New York Times , ABC News and Reuters . Blatter, in a shock announcement on Tuesday, said he would step down as Fifa president, though said he would stay in place for several months to allow a “proper election” of a successor. Fifa president Sepp Blatter leaves after his statement at Fifa headquarters on Tuesday. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters Qatar has responded to claims that more than a thousand migrant workers have died during the construction of its World Cup sites, insisting: Not a single worker’s life has been lost. Not one. The Qatar Football Association also replied snippily to claims by English FA chairman Greg Dyke that they would be having a sleepless night after the resignation of Blatter, saying: We would urge Mr Dyke to let the legal process take its course and concentrate on delivering his promise to build an England team capable of winning the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. 00:08 Qatar: 'Not a single worker's life has been lost' The state-run Qatar News Agency has published a denial by the Government Communication Office of claims surrounding the deaths of migrant workers working on World Cup sites. (Read the Guardian’s investigation into these deaths here and here .) The Qatari rebuttal tackles a blog published by the Washington Post , which said 1,200 migrant workers are estimated to have died during the construction of World Cup sites, and a further 4,000 could die by 2022: This is completely untrue. In fact, after almost five million work-hours on World Cup construction sites, not a single worker’s life has been lost. Not one … Qatar has more than a million migrant workers. The Global Burden of Disease study, published in the Lancet in 2012, states that more than 400 deaths might be expected annually from cardiovascular disease alone among Qatar’s migrant population, even had they remained in their home countries. It is unfortunate that any worker should die overseas, but it is wrong to distort statistics to suggest, as the Post’s article did, that all deaths in such a large population are the result of workplace conditions. The Post’s article was accompanied by a dramatic graphic, which purports to compare the imagined fatalities in Qatar with the number of lives lost in the construction of other international sports venues, including the London Olympics, where just one worker was reported to have died. A more accurate comparison according to the Post’s analysis would have also suggested that every migrant worker in the United Kingdom who died between 2005 and 2012 – whatever the job and whatever the cause of death – was killed in the construction of the 2012 London Olympics. Qatar’s Government Communication Office says it is demanding an immediate retraction of the article. 23:09 There’s another contender to succeed Blatter: Diego Maradona. Admittedly, he’s not put himself forward, but the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has said he’s just the fellow for the job, Reuters reports: “The president of the international football federation should be Diego Armando Maradona or someone like him,” said Maduro during his weekly televised address. “Diego Armando Maradona has been denouncing Fifa for decades; they’ve threatened him and they’ve laughed at him.” Maradona, who led Argentina to a 1986 World Cup victory, has said he has been “enjoying” the scandal. He has been openly critical of Blatter and in the last elections voiced support for Blatter’s rival, Jordanian Prince Ali Bin


Republic of the Union of Myanmar is better known as what country?

Myanmar - Union of Myanmar - Country Profile - Burma - Asia ___ Myanmar - Burma Destination Myanmar. Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia, also known as Burma, its also called the Golden Land. With an area of 676,578 km² the country is almost twice the size of Germany or slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Texas . Myanmar is bordered in north and northeast by China , in east by Laos and Thailand , in south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal and in west by Bangladesh and India . With 5,881 m (19,295 ft) Mount Hkakabo Razi in Kachin state on the border tri-point with China and India is the highest elevation in Myanmar and Southeast Asia's highest mountain. Main rivers are the Chindwin and the Irrawaddy (Ayeyarwady) river. Myanmar has a population of 51.4 million people (2014 census). Largest city, former capital, and the economic center of Myanmar is Yangon , capital is since 2005 the planned city of Naypyidaw . Spoken languages are Burmese. On this pages you will find comprehensive information about Myanmar, or Burma in its diversity, its geography, economy, people, culture, environment, government and history. You will have access to newspapers from Myanmar and you will find travel and tourism information.   Landscape near Mrauk U a town in in northern Rakhine State. Image © nationsonline.org Capital City since 6 November 2005: Naypyidaw (Nay Pyi Taw) Other Cities: Yangôn (Rangoon, pop. 5 million), Mandalay (pop. 700 000) Government: Type: nominally civilian government (since 29th March 2011, when Burma's military handed over power). The new political system came into effect after an election in November 2010. Constitution: 3 January 1974 (suspended since 18 September 1988 when latest junta   took power). Burma has been under military authority since 1962. Geography: Location: Southeast Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Area : 676,578 km² (261,228 square miles). Terrain: A land of hills and valleys rimmed in the north, east and west by mountain   ranges forming a giant horseshoe. Enclosed within the mountaion barriers are the   flat lands of Ayeyarwaddy, Chindwin and Sittaung River valleys where most of the   country's agricultural land and population are concentrated. Climate: Tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid summers (southwest   monsoon, June to September); less cloudy, scant rainfall, mild temperatures, lower   humidity during winter (northeast monsoon, December to April). People: Nationality: Burmese. Population : 51.4 million (2014 census) Ethnic groups: according to Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs there are 8   Major National Ethnic Races in Myanmar, which all comprises different ethnic groups:   the Kachin, the Kayah, the Kayin, the Chin , the Mon, the Bamar, the Rakhine,   and the Shan. according to the CIA World Factbook the ethnic groups are: Burman 68%, Shan 9%,   Karen 7%, Arakanese 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian 2%, other 5%. Religions: Buddhism (89.2%), Christianity (5.0%), Islam (3.8%), Hinduism (0.5%),   Spiritualism (1.2%) and others (0.2%). Languages : Burmese; Myanmar is a union of 135   ethnic groups with their own languages and dialects. Literacy: 90% (2003 official Government of Burma statistics); estimates of functional   literacy are closer to 30% Natural resources: Timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead,   coal, limestone, precious stones like jade, ruby and sapphires, natural gas, hydropower,   and some petroleum. Agriculture Products: Rice, pulses, beans, sesame, groundnuts, sugarcane,   hardwood, fish and fish products. Industries: Agricultural processing; knit and woven apparel; wood and wood   products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; construction materials; pharmaceuticals;   fertilizer; cement. Former Flag of Myanmar (1974 - 2010)   Background: Previously an independent kingdom, Burma was annexed by the British Empire into the colony of India in 1886. The occupation brought social, economic, cultural and administrative changes to the once-feudal society. The Japan ese Empi


Name the American 'godfather of rap' who died in May 2011, noted especially for his 1970 poem-song 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised',?

Gil Scott-Heron | Wiki | Everipedia You can edit something on the page right now! Register today, it's fast and free. Gil Scott-Heron May 27, 2011(2011-05-27) (aged 62) New York City, U.S. [4] Poet, singer-songwriter, author, musician, bluesologist Instruments RCA , Flying Dutchman , Strata East , Arista , TVT , XL Associated acts "Johannesburg", a single in 1975 and again in 1983. Profiles Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet , [5] [6] musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", [7] which he defined as "a scientist who's concerned with the origin of the blues". His music, most notably on Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul . Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled I'm New Here . A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, The Last Holiday, was published posthumously in January 2012. [8] [9] His recording work received much critical acclaim, especially one of his best-known compositions " The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ". [10] Early years Gil Scott-Heron was born in Chicago , Illinois. [7] His mother, Bobbie Scott-Heron, was an opera singer who performed with the New York Oratorio Society. Scott-Heron's father, Gil Heron , nicknamed "The Black Arrow", was a Jamaican football player in the 1950s who became the first black man to play for Celtic Football Club in Glasgow . Gil's parents separated in his early childhood [11] and he was sent to live with his maternal grandmother, Lillie Scott, in Jackson, Tennessee . [12] [13] When Scott-Heron was 12 years old, his grandmother died and he returned to live with his mother in the Bronx , New York City. He enrolled at DeWitt Clinton High School , [11] but later transferred to The Fieldston School [7] after impressing the head of the English department with one of his writings and earning a full scholarship. [11] As one of five black students at the prestigious school, Scott-Heron was faced with alienation and a significant socioeconomic gap. During his admissions interview at Fieldston, an administrator asked him, "'How would you feel if you see one of your classmates go by in a limousine while you're walking up the hill from the subway?' And [he] said, 'Same way as you. Y'all can't afford no limousine. How do you feel?'" [14] This type of intractable boldness would become a hallmark of Scott-Heron's later recordings. Scott-Heron attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania , as it was the college chosen by his biggest influence Langston Hughes . It was here that Scott-Heron met Brian Jackson with whom he formed the band Black & Blues. After about two years at Lincoln, Scott-Heron took a year off to write the novels The Vulture and The Nigger Factory. [15] The Last Poets performed at Lincoln in 1969 and Abiodun Oyewole of that Harlem group said Scott-Heron asked him after the performance, "Listen, can I start a group like you guys?" [11] Scott-Heron returned to New York City, settling in Chelsea, Manhattan . The Vulture was published in 1970 and well received. Although Scott-Heron never received his undergraduate degree, he received a master's degree in Creative Writing in 1972 from Johns Hopkins University . His 1972 masters thesis was titled Circle of Stone. [16] Recording career The early live recording from Scott-Heron's debut album features spoken word vocal delivery and African-style congas. One of his best-known compositions contains hip-hop elements such as rapping, cultural and political references, heavy drumbeats, and minimalist production. Winter i


Castries is the capital of which Caribbean island?

Castries - Capital of St Lucia Castries Weddings and Honeymoons Share Castries is the vibrant capital of the island of St Lucia and home to an abundance of historical sights and attractions . The city, the biggest on the island, offers a wealth of exciting things to do. The port in Castries St Lucia welcomes thousands of annual cruises and plays host to visitors from around the world. With a population of less than 70,000 people, the city may be the largest on the island, but it also has a more intimate side that can be explored during St Lucia vacations . The capital of St Lucia is the perfect place to visit for those interested in island history. Castries spans over more than 30 square miles, and is home to the George F. L. Charles Airport. The city is also home to an array of hotels , restaurants , and shops that accommodate thousands of annual visitors. The city has an evident French feel, stemming from years of French occupation (the French founded St Lucia) even though St Lucia has been a component of the British Commonwealth for more than two centuries. French influences are evident in island cuisine, at the local market, and throughout the busy shopping scene. The market offers a wealth of local souvenirs such as handmade batiks, handmade brooms, carvings, and spices. The capital of St Lucia is a popular launching point for day cruises, island tours, shopping, and sightseeing expeditions. It is located on the northwest side near Rodney Bay and Pigeon Island. Grand Anse Beach —one of the best island beaches—is to the east while Soufriere and the two Pitons are situated to the south. Old Town is one of the major attractions for those coming into the port in Castries St Lucia. It has significant historical buildings adorned with gingerbread trimmed gables and other details found in both British and French colonial architecture. St Lucia Map The port in Castries St Lucia is a must-see when exploring. It's the core of the capital and offers many of the best things to do in Castries. Sightseeing and fishing tours leave regularly from the port. The Barquentine Atlantis is a nautical museum located in the port where the island's seafaring past can be explored. Helicopter sightseeing is another popular adventure easily arranged in the capital of St Lucia. Point Seraphine is the major shopping area, including its duty free shopping center, and features a number of colorful local markets. It is also where all incoming cruise ships dock. Castries is the gateway to several stunning natural locations. Pigeon Island National Park is a short drive north and home to lovely, uncrowded beaches. Vacations here mean access to the historic Fort Rodney ruins, a handful of small museums, and great views of Martinique in the distance. Dining options are available nearby. The port in Castries St Lucia also offers easy access to beautiful Rodney Bay and Reduit Beach . The white sand extends for five long miles at Reduit Beach with calm waters perfect for families. There are several luxury hotels in the area as well as plenty of convenient amenities. Castries attractions draw in island visitors and reveal the heart and soul of island life. Whether you prefer seclusion or a lively setting, Castries fills many needs. From the balmy rainforests to surging waterfalls to natural springs, all roads eventually lead back to the capital of St Lucia. The largest concentration of beach resorts , hotels, and restaurants are centered conveniently around Castries. Transportation is hassle free, the scenery is stunning, and the vacations are relaxing.. Hotels


What salad vegetable was initially at the centre of international debate, notably between Spain and Germany, after a fatal E.coli outbreak in May 2011 in the latter nation?

Food Safety Newsletter - FoodHACCP.com   Trainings      from FoodHACCP.com Basic and Advanced HACCP, Basic Food Safety Microbiology, and International      Conference for Food Safety and Quality. To check more information, click      on picture To check more information, click on      picture German      E. coli O104:H4 - 38 Dead, 824 with HUS, 3351 Ill - Massachusetts, Michigan,      and Wisconsin with 5 Source : http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/foodborne-illness-outbreaks/german-e-coli-o104h4---38-dead-824-with-hus-3351-ill---massachusetts-michigan-and-wisconsin-with-5/ by Bill Marler on June 15, 2011 And E. coli O104:H4 that      has been linked to locally grown organic sprouts, according to the European      Food Safety authority, has caused 821 HUS cases, including 24 deaths,      and 2,530 non-HUS cases, including 13 deaths. Germany also reports two      new HUS cases and 17 new non-HUS STEC cases. Germany reports a new HUS      death. In Luxembourg, one STEC case developed HUS. However, according      to press reports, a total of 38 people have died, including a 90-year-old      reported dead Wednesday by Hamburg authorities. According to the CDC, four confirmed cases and one suspect case of STEC      O104:H4 infections have been identified. Of these five cases, four recently      traveled to Hamburg, Germany, where they were likely exposed. The bacterial      isolates from the three HUS cases reported in Massachusetts, Michigan,      and Wisconsin and one case with Shiga toxin-positive diarrheal illness      in Michigan have been confirmed as matching the outbreak strain. The      Michigan case with Shiga toxin-positive diarrheal illness did not travel      to Germany, but is a close contact of the Michigan case with HUS. Their      diarrheal illness developed later and was likely acquired through contact      with the HUS case. Germany      pledges 'immediate' review after E.coli crisis contained Source : http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Quality-Safety/Germany-pledges-immediate-review-after-E.coli-crisis-contained By Rory Harrington, (10,Jun,2011) Germany has      indicated it will conduct a review into the effectiveness of its response      to the huge outbreak of E.coli as it sought to rebut growing unease      that it appeared no nearer confirming the source of the deadly bacteria. German authorities are facing mounting criticism that the fragmented      nature of its regional and federal health bodies hampered the speed      and efficacy of its response as the official death toll confirmed by      the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) rose to 27, with a further      2,900 sickened across 12 countries. No epidemic      police Health Minister Daniel Bahr told Reuters yesterday that its health bodies      would embark on an "immediate evaluation" of how they cooperated      in the aftermath of the crisis that some reports claim has killed 30      and cost Europe's fruit and vegetable producers hundreds of millions      of Euros. But he ruled out the notion of a centralised "epidemic police",      labelling it a "typical German response". Baerbel Hoehn, an environment minister in North Rhine-Westphalia, raised      concerns that the decentralised political system may have led to a lack of focussed leadership. Responsibility for monitoring E.coli cases falls to each of the country's      16 states, while Federal authorities provide advice to regional bodies      and the public. The medical director of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf,      the largest hospital at the epicentre of the outbreak, backed this view. "Clearly a more centralized structure is probably better suited      to handle this," said Joerg F. Debatin. "But that really goes      down to the roots of what the German political system is made up of." Too long? Concern has been


How many serifs are in the HONDA Motor Company logo?

All Car Brands, List of Car Brand Names and Logos Dodge Logo   Welcome to the website where you can get easy-to-understand information about car brands. This website is the destination for those who want to know everything about car brands and manufacturers, get the latest motoring news, read car reviews. We help visitors to formulate opinions on car brands with comprehensive information in our well designed directory. The history of car making began many years ago as many inventors strove to invent horseless carriage. As time went by automotive production expanded worldwide. The history of car manufacturing can be divided into periods: veteran era, brass era, vintage era, pre-WWII era, post- war era, and modern era. At the beginning of the 19th century an engine that generates motive power by the burning of gases was invented. Throughout the century many attempts were made to find out which fuels were suitable for the internal combustion engine. The engines were gradually modified and pioneers of vehicle production used them to construct ‘real’ automobiles to carry people. The history of serial car production began in 1886 after Karl Benz constructed three-wheel car suitable for daily use. His cars weren’t unique, though that was the very first car production. In 1887 French manufacturer, Panhard et Levassor, was founded. It was the first European company which aimed at exclusively automobile production. In 1893 Charles and Frank Duryea founded the first car manufacturing company in the USA, Duryea Motor Wagon Company. Shortly after that Olds Motor Vehicle Co. became the leader in car production. This era is also famous for Winton, Cadillac, and Ford who launched mass automobile manufacturing. By the year of 1900 the development of automotive industry spread across Europe and the United States and automobiles were produced in thousands. As time went by car production experienced revolutionary changes and different notable models went down in history. Due to implemented technologies some models lost favor and newcomers became mainstream vehicles. Inspired with innovations and modern styling, automobile manufacturers put on the market mass-produced cars, automobiles for the wealthy and sports cars to suit consumer segments and different markets. The first automotive manufacturers pioneered in Germany, then in France, in the United Kingdom, in the United States of America and in course of time automotive production was set up throughout the globe. Nevertheless successfully established automotive industry in the USA remained the leader up to the 1950s. Until the 1960s the USA had produced more than 80% of motor vehicles, but then Japan, Germany, France and UK increased the volume of produced automobiles. After the oil crisis in 1973 Japan became the car making leader. Japanese manufacturers were concerned about fuel efficiency and produced small economy cars. In the 1990s South Korea and China increased car production. China gradually overcame Japan, the United States, all European countries and became #1 in motoring world. According to International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) in 2014 China, Japan, Germany, USA and South Korea are the top five automotive manufacturers. Best selling cars in the United States Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in June 1903. Its headquarter is in Dearborn, Michigan. The second largest U.S. automaker sells automobiles under Ford and Lincoln brands. Lincoln was founded in 1917 and that division of the Ford Motor Company manufactures luxury automobiles. The Ford Motor Company The Ford Motor Company has joint ventures: Ford Lio Ho and Changan Ford Mazda in China, AutoAlliance Thailand, Ford Otosan in Turkey, and Ford Sollersin Russia. The company has about 90 plants worldwide. Moreover Ford owns blocks of shares in Aston Martin (the United Kingdom), in Jiangling (China) and in Mazda (Japan). Besides cars and crossovers, hybrids and electrovehicles, the company produces buses and trucks, earlier it also manufactured tractors and components. In 2014 Ford sold 2,376,841


In the TV series Thunderbirds, what colour/colour are Brains' spectacle rims?

Nerd Glasses - TV Tropes Nerd Glasses You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV A must-have accessory for a Hollywood Nerd . It is a truth universally acknowledged, that nerds wear glasses. Usually ugly, unflattering glasses. There are several types of glasses that are signifiers of deeply-entrenched nerd-dom: Chunky black plastic (tape on the bridge optional), sometimes chunky tortoiseshell plastic instead—as worn by the classic Hollywood Nerd , though these have lately come back into fashion again, style being a Cyclic Trope . Coke-bottle glasses so thick they're opaque—have their own page at Opaque Nerd Glasses Unflatteringly large glasses poorly proportioned to the wearer's face—often with thin frames; in live-action these have the advantage that they don't block the wearer's face Old-fashioned round hornrims—sign of an Absentminded Professor or academic-nerd Half-moon glasses—around the 50's, these were the eyewear of choice for the original nerds, although nowadays they're more of an old lady librarian style Browline glasses—a two-piece frame with thick plastic upper frames and thin wire lower frames popular in the fifties and sixties. Most often seen on highly intelligent and well-read types , or people who like to think they are. "Cat-eye" glasses—once ultra-fashionable for women in the 50's, now usually restricted to lady nerds (and the occasional hipster)—unless they have rhinestones or are purple, in which case they are Impossibly Tacky Eyewear . Repaired glasses—broken frames held together by a shoddy repair job involving improvised materials like paper clips and adhesive tape. You may also be interested in the other Glasses Tropes . Examples of thick-framed Nerd Glasses:     open/close all folders      Anime & Manga  Ouran High School Host Club : Haruhi is introduced wearing thick black frames that are a clue to her frugal and resolutely practical nature—she normally wears contacts, so why waste money on fashionable glasses? They also serve to the make The Glasses Gotta Go more dramatic by disguising her "secret identity" as a girl. Saruhiko Fushimi, SCEPTER 4 's resident hacker (and third-in-command) wears the thick black frames kind. They don't get in the way of his good looks , though. In the Wing Commander Collectible Card Game, one of the character cards, Simon "McGoo" LeDuke , wears a pair of thick-framed glasses.     Comic Books  The core principle of the Clark Kent persona is, of course, the implausibility of Superman wearing dorky black nerd glasses.     Films — Animation  My Little Pony: Equestria Girls : Unsurprisingly, it's a trait for some of the Techies, like Scribble Dee (large, brown-rimmed round ones) and Micro Chips (thick, black-rimmed square ones). Also lean into Eye Glasses with their eyes occupying the whole lenses. Human-world Twilight Sparkle wears these in My Little Pony: Equestria Girls ï¿½ Friendship Games . Unlike her pony counterpart, she really needs those as she's Blind Without Them . Adjusting Your Glasses is a Character Tic for her.     Films — Live-Action  The titular Eddie from Eddie The Eagle . The real life Eddie Edwards wears these too. From Russia with Love has Rosa Klebb wearing particularly hideous thick-framed and thick-lensed glasses in many scenes. Rick Vaughn, in Major League , was fitted with these, curing the vision problem that got him branded with the nickname "Wild Thing". Although the glasses didn't hurt his persona and still had fangirls (and, oddly, fanboys). Revenge of the Nerds : Nerd-in-denial Lewis Skolnick has thick black half-frame glasses. Arnie Cunningham from Christine wears thick black glasses; later on, they're broken by school bullies and fixed with the stereotypical white tape. Even later, however, after Christine has made him cool, he discards them altogether.     Live-Action TV  The Flash (2014) : Dr Harrison Wells wears glasses with thick plastic rims that are black on the upper half and clear on the lower half. They manage to suit him very well, despite being obvious nerd glasses that help to indicate


Quiz for Sunday 12th June - Shelled Warriors Forums Quiz for Sunday 12th June User Name Posts: 1,403 Quiz for Sunday 12th June Nothing too fancy this week - has been a bit chaotic and stressful so had to cheat a little. Good luck 1.What is the common name of the cooking ingredient from the hard fat of kidneys and loins of oxen, famously sold under the Atora brand? lard 2.In the TV series Thunderbirds, what colour/colour are Brains' spectacle rims: Black; Brown; Blue; or Green? Blue 3.In six-dot Braille (English language), what letter and number are represented by a single dot, top left?A and 1 4.What did Frenchman Dr Pierre Dukan devise which bears his name, and after achieving great popularity in France, began to spread internationally in the early 2000s?Diet 5.What motor company's badge contains a red cross and a green snake?Alfa Romeo 6.What popular sci-fi creations were described by Dr Who's executive producer in 2011 as "...the most reliably defeatable enemies in the universe..." ? Dalek 7.The terms biconvex, biconcave, positive meniscus, negative meniscus, and plano-convex refer to types of what? Lenses 8.Sesame seeds are a very good dietary source of what elemental mineral: Magnesium; Iron; Zinc; or Mercury? Magnesium 9.In what video game brand does the Lara Croft character most famously feature? Tomb Raider 10.According to Unicef (at 2011) what percentage of Afghan women die in pregnancy or childbirth: 1%; 3%; 5% or 12ï¿½%? 12.5% 11.Name the shipping line which owned the Titanic? (Bonus points: Name the Titanic shipbuilders? And in which city was the Titanic built?) White Star Line, Harkand and Wolff, Blefast 12.A Gay Girl in Damascus is the title of the blog by feminist/freedom campaigner Amina Abdallah Alaf al Omari, who in June 2011 was based and abducted in which country?Syria 13.Who, age 30, wrote the historically significant anti-semetic diatribe known as 'the Gemlich letter' on 16 Sep 1919? Hitler 14.Which UK city hosts the Summer Sundae music festival? Leicester 15.What island is noted for its biodiversity and 80% unique wildlife due to more than 80 million years' isolation from continental land mass? Madagascar 16.Violeta Chamorro, Michelle Bachelet, Laura Chinchilla, and Dilma Rousseff share what achievement? Olympic record-holders; National leadership; Best-selling authors; Film noir stardom; or Diana Ross's Supremes? National Leadership 17.What convicted fraudster's underpants were auctioned in 2011 for $200, with other belongings, to compensate victims of his $65m Ponzi scheme swindle? Bernard Madoff 18.Name the two biggest producers of cars globally in 2010, and for several years prior? GM and Toyota 19.A blue circle with a white centre was introduced in 2006 as the international symbol for what human metabolic disease? Diabetes 20.What woman's name was given to the horrendously abusive laundry asylums for 'fallen women' run by the Catholic Church, starting in 18th century Ireland, spreading to other countries and persisting well into the 1900s? Magdalene 21.On a standard piano what normally is the lowest note? A 22.Who is Britain's longest serving consort? Prince Phillip 23.What multinational high street vendor's logo was developed from an old Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed siren or mermaid with flowing hair and crown? Starbucks 24.What letter was added to Wii by Nintendo in 2011 when naming its next generation gaming console? U 25.What is Julia Donaldson's hugely successful character and book, based on a Chinese folk tale of a fox that borrows the terror of a tiger? The Gruffalo 26.What modern system of a very old messaging method entails red and yellow ('Oscar') at sea, and white and blue ('Papa') on land? Semaphore 27.What word, from Sanskrit for 'sacred knowledge', refers to early Indian scripture, and specifically the four collections known as Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva, forming the basic teachings of Hinduism? Veda 28.What childplay and teaching-aid modelling product did William Harbutt devise and produce in 1900, in an old flour mill near Bath, UK? Plasticene 29.French for an additive, and


What motor company's badge contains a red cross and a green snake?

Car Company Logos Car Company Logos By Mary Gormandy White In addition to being an essential part of advertising and brand identity, car company logos provide a powerful visual image for auto consumers. Each automobile manufacturer has a unique logo, many of which have changed dramatically over the years. In some cases, these logos are tied to the company's history in surprising ways. List of Car Company Logos Abarth Now Fiat's racing arm, Abarth's logo is rich with meaning. The scorpion represents the Zodiac sign of company founder Karl Alberto Abarth, and the shield is a symbol of passion and triumph. The colors beneath the name represent the Italian flag. Acura Honda's luxury brand features a logo that looks like a stylized letter "A" inside a circle. The symbol also represents the caliper, an important precision engineering tool. Aixam Now Aixam Mega, the logo for this French microcar manufacturer is simple and elegant, spelling out the company's original name and calling out the first letter with a bold "A" (or "M" in some cases) inside a circular graphic. Alfa Romeo This Italian exotic car brand has a complicated, circular logo featuring a red cross and a green snake with a dragon's head. These symbols represent the city of Milan, where the company was founded. Aston Martin The British luxury car brand has an iconic logo of a pair of wings with the company name. A version of this logo has graced Aston Martin cars since the 1920s. Audi This German automaker's four interlocking rings represent this history of the company as it started out as four smaller companies. Bajoun Bajoun is a General Motors brand made and sold only in China. The name means "treasured horse" - and that's exactly what the logo depicts. Bentley The British exotic car manufacturer features a winged logo with a letter "B" in the center. The wings in this logo call up the company's aerospace roots. BMW BMW's blue and white checkerboard pattern represents an airplane propeller, since BMW was originally an airplane manufacturer. The logo's colors and checks are from the Bavarian flag, where the company was founded. Buick This American car brand features a logo with three shields inside a circle. The idea for the shield came from the Buick family crest. Cadillac Cadillac has had many logos over the years. This current version features two stalks of wheat with a shield in the center. Chevrolet One of the most iconic American car logos, the symbol for Chevrolet is a simple angled cross with a longer horizontal line. The design is referred to as the Chevrolet bowtie. Chrysler There are several versions of the Chrysler logo, but the most recognizable is a pentagon with a star in the center, referred to as the Chrysler Pentastar. The current version is sleeker and simpler, suggesting wings. Citroen The double chevrons in Citroen's logo represent the Helical Gear, a Citroen invention that is used in every modern automobile. They also represent the company's commitment to technical innovation. Dacia This Romanian car brand has been part of Renault since 1999.The company is bold and simple, highlighting the company name in a shade of blue representative of one of the colors of the Romanian flag, on a bold, silver-tone graphic. Daewoo The modern logo of this Korean General Motors brand still bears the crown-shaped emblem from the company's early days. The shape is similar to that of a now defunct, but once popular, football club in South Korea. Daimler The Daimler logo is simple and elegant, conveying the same sense of understated luxury that this German car manufacturer is known for around the world. Datsun The Datsun brand is exclusive to Japan and emerging markets like India. The logo places the brand front and center, superimposed over a striking chrome and blue graphic. Denza As the first Chinese car brand dedicated to new energy vehicles, Denza's logo represents the company's values of responsibility to nature and society Dodge The logo for this American brand features is the manufacturer's name in simple block lettering. The two red stripes represent sp


"What popular sci-fi creations were described by Dr Who's executive producer in 2011 as ""...the most reliably defeatable enemies in the universe..."" ?"

Dalek : definition of Dalek and synonyms of Dalek (English) The Daleks (1963) The Daleks i / ˈ d ɑː l ɛ k s / are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro , created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals . They are genetically engineered Kaled mutants integrated within a tank -like or robot -like mechanical shell. The resulting creatures are a powerful race bent on universal conquest and domination, utterly without pity, compassion or remorse. Various storylines portray them as having had every emotion removed except hate , leaving them with a desire to purge the Universe of all non-Dalek life . Collectively they are the greatest enemies of the series' protagonist, the Time Lord known as the Doctor . Their catchphrase is "Exterminate!" 14 External links   Creation The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and designed by BBC designer Raymond Cusick . [1] They were introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial, colloquially known as The Daleks . [2] They became an immediate and huge hit with viewers, featuring in many subsequent serials and two 1960s motion pictures. They have become as synonymous with Doctor Who as the Doctor himself, and their behaviour and catchphrases are now part of British popular culture . "Hiding behind the sofa whenever the Daleks appear" has been cited as an element of British cultural identity; [3] and a 2008 survey indicated that 9 out of 10 British children were able to identify a Dalek correctly. [4] In 1999 a Dalek appeared on a postage stamp celebrating British popular culture, photographed by Lord Snowdon . [5] In 2010, readers of science fiction magazine SFX voted the Dalek as the all-time greatest monster, beating out competition including Japanese movie monster Godzilla and J. R. R. Tolkien 's Gollum , of The Lord of the Rings . [6]   Entry into popular culture The word "Dalek" has entered major dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary , which defines it as "a type of robot [sic] appearing in 'Doctor Who', a B.B.C. Television science-fiction programme; hence used allusively." [7] English-speakers sometimes use the term metaphorically to describe people, usually figures of authority, who act like robots unable to break from their programming; for example, John Birt , the Director-General of the BBC from 1992 to 2000, was publicly called a "croak-voiced Dalek" by playwright Dennis Potter in the MacTaggart Lecture at the 1993 Edinburgh Television Festival . [8]   Physical characteristics Externally, Daleks normally resemble human-sized salt and pepper shakers [1] with a single mechanical eyestalk mounted on a rotating dome, a gun mount containing an energy weapon (or " death ray ") and a telescopic manipulator arm which is usually tipped by an appendage resembling a sink plunger . Daleks have been seen to be able to use their plungers to interface with technology, [9] crush a man's skull by suction, [9] measure the intelligence of a subject, [10] and extract information from a man's mind. [11] Dalek casings are made of a bonded polycarbide material dubbed "dalekanium" by a member of the human resistance in The Dalek Invasion of Earth and by the Cult of Skaro in " Daleks in Manhattan ". [10] [12] The lower half of a Dalek's shell is covered with hemispherical protrusions, or "Dalek bumps", which are shown in the episode " Dalek " to be spheres embedded in the casing. [9] [10] Both the BBC-licensed Dalek Book (1964) and The Doctor Who Technical Manual (1983) describe these items as being part of a sensory array, [13] whilst in the 2005 series episode "Dalek", they are shown to serve a function in a Dalek's self-destruct mechanism. [9] Their armour has a forcefield that evaporates most bullets and resists most types of energy weapon; this seems to be concentrated around the Dalek's midsection (where the mutant is located), as normally ineffective firepower can be concentrated on the eye


In what video game brand does the Lara Croft character most famously feature?

Poll: Who Should Play Lara Croft in the 'Tomb Raider' Reboot? | Collider SHARE TWEET 0 A new  Tomb Raider movie is in the works with Norwegian thriller director Roar Uthaug set to direct and screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet giving the script its latest once-over. The biggest piece of the puzzle that remains is the casting of the title character, the video game heroine and archaeological adventurer Lara Croft. The role was famously brought to life by Angelina Jolie in two feature films, but now that a franchise reboot looks to take audiences back to Croft’s origins, a new face will most likely be taking on the part. We’ve put together a list of leading actresses that we think would do a great job as Lara Croft. They range from leading ladies with action movie experience like Emily Blunt, Keira Knightley, and Priyanka Chopra, to TV stars like Lauren Cohan, Summer Glau, and Nicole Beharie, to Lara Croft’s video game voice and motion-capture actor, Camilla Luddington herself. There’s quite the variety in this list, but if you don’t find your favorite for the lead, be sure to click the “Someone Else” button and let us know who you’d like to see in the comments section. Vote for the new Lara Croft below! Related Content


Which UK city hosts the Summer Sundae music festival?

Leicester's Summer Sundae music festival axed for good - BBC News BBC News Leicester's Summer Sundae music festival axed for good 5 September 2013 Close share panel Image caption More than 12,000 people attended the Summer Sundae Weekender in 2012 A major music festival which attracts thousands of fans is being permanently cancelled because of financial pressures, organisers say. Leicester's Summer Sundae was not held in 2013 but was expected to return next year. In the past, it has featured acts such as McFly, Amy Winehouse and Mumford and Sons. The festival began in 2001 as a 10-hour event and expanded into a three-day gig with five stages of music and comedy. Recession woes More than 12,000 fans attended the most recent Summer Sundae, which was held at De Montfort Hall in 2012. Organiser Rob Challice said: "Running a city-centre event of this size with such an array of entertainment and professional production standards is just not possible in the current economic climate. Image caption About 12,000 music lovers attended the three-day event at De Montfort Hall in 2012 Image caption Lianne La Havas performed on the main stage at Summer Sundae in 2012 Image caption Leicester band Showaddywaddy played at the festival in 2011 "We have been thinking about this for the last year or two - but it is the financial reality of trying to run a festival in a city centre with the standard of performers we have set. "We couldn't fall behind and produce a sub-standard event." Anthony Flint, manager of De Montfort Hall, said: "No-one takes this sort of decision lightly - the festival has always needed a subsidy from the city council... but the landscape has changed and it is a case of adapting to that reality." Summer Sundae received £60,000 from the city council in 2011 and £80,000 in 2012. In 2012, promoters Concert Clinic said the Olympics, recession and the bad weather had made it difficult for independent festivals to survive.


Violeta Chamorro, Michelle Bachelet, Laura Chinchilla, and Dilma Rousseff share what achievement? Olympic record-holders; National leadership; Best-selling authors; Film noir stardom; or Diana Ross's Supremes?


What convicted fraudster's underpants were auctioned in 2011 for $200, with other belongings, to compensate victims of his $65m Ponzi scheme swindle?


A blue circle with a white centre was introduced in 2006 as the international symbol for what human metabolic disease?

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What woman's name was given to the horrendously abusive laundry asylums for 'fallen women' run by the Catholic Church, starting in 18th century Ireland, spreading to other countries and persisting well into the 1900s?


On a standard piano what normally is the lowest note?

Note names of musical notes keyboard piano frequencies = octave piano keys number tone tones 88 notes frequency names of all keys on a grand piano standard concert pitch tuning German English system MIDI 88 - sengpielaudio Sengpiel Berlin In the twelve-semitone scale the frequency of the next semitone (halftone) is higher by the factor of twelfth root of two = 1.0594630943592952645618252949463 or lower by the factor 0.94387431268169349664191315666757. A sound engineer should know the following: The AC hum of 50 Hz in Europe is close to the pitch of G1 = 48.99 Hz (49 Hz). The AC hum of 60 Hz in the U.S. is a minor third higher close to the pitch of A 1/B 1 = 58.27 Hz (58 Hz). So you can find out logically, whether a sound recording was made in Europe or in the U.S. A pure tone with the frequency f = 440 Hz has the amplitude function: A = sin (880 π×t) - where t is given in seconds. The following equation will give the frequency f of the nth piano key number, as shown in the table: Alternatively, this can be written as: "Middle C" is in any case only approximately in the middle for the modern concert piano. For most other instruments it is not in the middle at all. It is is the lowest note on the standard flute, almost the highest note on the bassoon. Notationally it is the point of symmetry between the treble and bass staffs (the current position of the clefs being relatively modern inventions, and relative to modern human vocal ranges); that is the only other sense in which it is "in the middle". Notes and keyboard The concert pitch A4 = a’ on the piano lies in the octave between C4 = c’ (middle C) and C5= c’’. The middle C note as octave C4 and the next octave C5.   "Middle C" is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation with a frequency of 261.6 Hz, because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88 key piano keyboard.   Some manufacturers label the 440 Hz concert pitch not correctly as A3. It is really A4. Cubase, Akai, and ProTools are starting differently at octave −2, or octave 1. That's not the standard. The first tone is the note A0 and that is 27.5 Hz. The classical music world is counting this way. The tuning pitch for the Western music (concert pitch), is 440 Hz. It is named A4 or a’. Formula for finding a MIDI note number given the frequency in Hz of the MIDI note: n = (12 × log2 (f / 440)) + 69 Given the frequency f for a note in Hz, it is possible to find the corresponding MIDI note number represented by the variable n.   One version of the MIDI system uses C3 to designate Middle C (MIDI note 60 = 261.626 Hz). That means that the octave designation for MIDI note "0" would be "-2" or notated as C-2. Another version of the MIDI system uses the lowest note available to the MIDI system. MIDI note 1 = 8.176 Hz to designate Octave "0" with the notation of C0. "Middle C" is the MIDI note 60 = 261.626 Hz. That is octave 4 with the notation of C4. MIDI Notes and their corresponding frequencies   The frequency 261.626 Hz = C4 (middle C), and not C5 or C3, how some firms try to explain us; look at:


Who is Britain's longest serving consort?

Duke of Edinburgh becomes Britain's longest serving consort - Telegraph The Royal Family Duke of Edinburgh becomes Britain's longest serving consort The Duke of Edinburgh will pass yet another milestone this week when he becomes Britain's longest serving Consort. By Andrew Pierce 12:33PM BST 13 Apr 2009 On Saturday he will overtake the record of 57 years and 70 days set by Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III who died in 1818. His duties as consort began in Kenya on February 6, 1952 when he broke the news to his young wife Princess Elizabeth that George VI had died and she had become the Queen. At 87 he is already the oldest serving partner of a reigning monarch. In 2007 they became the first to celebrate a diamond wedding. But the latest key event in his life will mean little to the Duke, who is 88 in June, who will spend the day quietly with the Queen at Windsor Castle on Saturday without and fuss or fanfare. It's not his style. He was made the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich by King George VI shortly before his marriage to Princess Elizabeth in 1947. Ten years later, the Queen made him a Prince of the United Kingdom. Prince Albert, who was the Duke's great-great-grandfather, is the second longest serving husband of a reigning monarch. But only acted as consort for 21 years after dying prematurely at the age of 42. The relationship with the Duke of Edinburgh has been at the core of the life of the Queen. They met at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, when Princess Elizabeth, then aged 13, was shown round by Cadet Captain Prince Philip of Greece. He was the Queen's only boyfriend. He was born on a kitchen table in Corfu in 1921, the great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria and the son of Prince Andrew of Greece, with German, Danish, Dutch and Russian ancestry. When he was eight, his mother, Princess Alice, was committed to an asylum, while his playboy father drifted around the Continent in a state of gloom. His upbringing helped account for some of the official disapproval of the Queen's choice of husband. Sir Alan Lascelles, private secretary to George VI wrote: "They felt he was rough, uneducated, and probably would not be faithful.'' It was clear from the Queen's tribute in her golden wedding speech at London's Guildhall in 1997 that the relationship had been a personal and public triumph. "He is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments,'' she said. "He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim or we shall ever know.'' Lady Penn, a former lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother and a friend of the Queen, said: "They are good friends and that is their secret. The Queen has had a lot to contend with. The fact she has coped so wonderfully is largely due to the support he has given her over the years." It was the Duke who proved a tower when the marriages of three of her children publicly collapsed. It was the Duke who accepted first that the Prince of Wales should marry his companion Camilla Parker Bowles. It was the Duke who remained calm, while some of the Queen's courtiers panicked over the extraordinary outpouring of public grief after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, a phenomenon which, to this day, neither of them understands. He remains in remarkable health and last year carried out more than 350 public engagements and, despite cancelling some engagements after sustaining a back injury, has returned to carriage driving. "My reactions are getting slower and my memory is unreliable. But I have not lost the sheer pleasure of driving a team through the British countryside, " he wrote a few years ago.


What multinational high street vendor's logo was developed from an old Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed siren or mermaid with flowing hair and crown?

Starbucks : definition of Starbucks and synonyms of Starbucks (English) Starbucks.com Starbucks Corporation ( NASDAQ :  SBUX ) is an international coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle , Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 19,555 stores in 58 countries, including 12,811 in the United States, 1,248 in Canada, 965 in Japan, 766 in Great Britain, 580 in China and 420 in South Korea. [1] Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee , espresso -based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches and panini, sweet pastries, snacks, and items such as mugs and tumblers. Through the Starbucks Entertainment division and Hear Music brand, the company also markets books, music, and film. Many of the company's products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand ice cream and coffee are also offered at grocery stores . From Starbucks' founding in later forms in Seattle as a local coffee bean roaster and retailer, the company has expanded rapidly. In the 1990s, Starbucks was opening a new store every workday, a pace that continued into the 2000s. The first store outside the United States or Canada opened in the mid-1990s, and overseas stores now constitute almost one third of Starbucks' stores. [3] The company planned to open a net of 900 new stores outside of the United States in 2009, [4] but has announced 300 store closures in the United States since 2008. [5] Contents 10 External links   History   The Starbucks store at 1912 Pike Place. This is the second location of the original Starbucks, which was at 2000 Western Avenue from 1971 to 1976.   Baristas work inside the Seattle store at 1912 Pike Place.   Founding The first Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971 by three partners: English teacher Jerry Baldwin , history teacher Zev Siegl , and writer Gordon Bowker . The three were inspired by entrepreneur Alfred Peet (whom they knew personally) to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. [6] The name is taken from Moby-Dick ; after the name Pequod was rejected by the other co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Starbuck. From 1971–1976, the first Starbucks was at 2000 Western Avenue; it then was relocated to 1912 Pike Place, where it remains to this day. During their first year of operation, they purchased green coffee beans from Peet's , then began buying directly from growers.   The Starbucks Center , Seattle . The company HQ, in the old Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog distribution center building   Sale and expansion In 1984, the original owners of Starbucks, led by Jerry Baldwin , took the opportunity to purchase Peet's (Baldwin still works there). In 1988, they sold the Starbucks chain to Howard Schultz, who rebranded some of his own Il Giornale coffee outlets as Starbucks' and quickly began to expand. Starbucks opened its first locations outside Seattle at Waterfront Station in Vancouver, British Columbia , and Chicago, Illinois , that same year. At the time of its initial public offering on the stock market in 1992, Starbucks had grown to 165 outlets.   International expansion Currently Starbucks is present in 58 countries. [1] Africa United Kingdom   1996 to 2006 The first Starbucks location outside North America opened in Tokyo, Japan , in 1996. Starbucks entered the U.K. market in 1998 with the $83 million [7] acquisition of the then 60-outlet, UK-based Seattle Coffee Company, re-branding all the stores as Starbucks. In September 2002 Starbucks opened its first store in Latin America, in Mexico City. In April 2003, Starbucks completed the purchase of Seattle's Best Coffee and Torrefazione Italia from AFC Enterprises , bringing the total number of Starbucks-operated locations worldwide to more than 6,400. On September 14, 2006, rival Diedrich Coffee announced that it would sell most of its company-owned retail stores to Starbucks. This sale includes the company-owned locations of the Oregon-based Coffee People chain. Starbucks converted the Diedrich C


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