Homeland, broadcast 2011-12 on US TV , concerned the activities of which law enforcement organisation?

BBC News - LIVE: Budget 2011 LIVE: Budget 2011 No need to reload, updates automatically. Follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter 0007: It's been a dramatic week - the killing of arguably the world's most wanted man and the emergence of intriguing details about where he was hiding. Questions remain of course, including concerns over Pakistan's failure to detect Bin Laden and about exactly how the US raid was planned and executed. We're going to end our live coverage now, but we'll have all the latest on the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden's death over the coming days and weeks. Thanks for following events with us. 2345: Nik in the UK writes: "In response to Raj in the US: If drones had been used to destroy the compound the hard discs and other useful documents could not have been retrieved. In terms of anti-terrorism, I suggest the value of killing one holed-up individual - Bin Laden - is questionable and highly emotive. Whereas the real prize in this operation is the acquisition and potential of high quality data about the al-Qaeda organisation. This could yield long-term benefits way above those of removing a figurehead. Thus, only special forces could have executed this particular task." Have Your Say 2340: Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund has moved economic consultations with Pakistan to Dubai due to security concerns in the aftermath of Bin Laden's death. The talks will start 11 May, a spokesperson told Reuters. 2334: Mehdi Hasan tweets: "I wish the media would debate the extra-judicial killing of innocent Pakistani civilians by US drones as much as we've debated OBL's killing." 2327: More on the rail plot, which Reuters is also now reporting. Department of Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler tells the news agency: "We have no information of any imminent terrorist threat to the US rail sector, but wanted to make our partners aware of the alleged plotting. It is unclear if any further planning has been conducted since February of last year." 2320: Odyssée Ndayisaba tweets: "Navy Seals' assassination of #OBL left traces in its trail - a long-secret military #stealth #helicopter." 2314: AFP news agency reports that this attack was planned for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 2313: The news agency notes that this information appears to be the first widely circulated intelligence pulled from the 1 May raid. US officials are currently reviewing what the CIA chief Leon Panetta has described as an "impressive" amount of material found in Bin Laden's hiding place. 2311: A US intelligence warning sent to law enforcement officials around the country says as that of February 2010, the terror organisation was considering tampering with an unspecified US rail track so that a train would fall off the track at a valley or a bridge, reports Associated Press. 2307: Reports are coming in suggesting that some of the information taken from the Bin Laden compound indicates that al-Qaeda considered attacking US trains. 2306: J Santana, Corinth, Grenada writes: "The US has no business making public certain facts of the raid - facts such as OBL being unarmed at the time of death. I'm not too particular about the release of the photos. However, considering all the facts that have already been published, they might as well just go ahead and release them. Albeit, a dead Osama is of more significance than an incarcerated one could have ever been. He was wrong to be unarmed. A guy of his stature should always be armed." Have Your Say 2301: The Telegraph suggests there are fears that the technology taken from the helicopter could end up in China. The newspaper cites Peter Felstead, the editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, who said analysts had used photos to conclude that it was a "stealth helicopter that we have not seen before". "The Americans will be extremely keen to get the wreckage back but there will also be real concerns about the technology finding its way to China," he said. "This kind of technology would be extremely useful to them at this point." 2248: There is continuing speculation about the possibility that the helicopter used durin


We the People, which started a new direction in the wargame movement and is very influential in current wargame design, is what kind of game?

New to you July 2016 => Best new boardgame | BoardGameGeek New to you July 2016 => Best new boardgame Andy What games did you play for the first time in July 2016? Please share your experiences of the games you played for the first time this month. In order to assist with collecting Statistics from these lists, please post an entry with your chosen game of the month, and if possible please use the "insert board game" feature to add other games you mention in your entry. Microbadge - Edited Tue Aug 2, 2016 1:08 pm Posted Sun Jul 31, 2016 10:21 pm 1. Board Game: Fury of Dracula (third edition) [Average Rating:7.75 Overall Rank: 163 ] Tiago Perretto Thinking about my next move. So, if my only options are these, then I shall... A very good month for new to me games! FURY OF DRACULA 3RD EDITION About Fury of Dracula (third edition) : 1) What is it? Fury of Dracula (third edition) , in spite of the name might induce one to think, means more that Dracula is furiously fleeing and planting his vampire seed everywhere he can, sprinkling some places with bats, wolves, fog and the sort - Dracula is the base in which every vampire trope was built on, after all. It is the hunters job to fight the servants of Dracula, trying to prevent his influence to take over Europe, and, at the same time, tracking the path of the monster itself in order to put and end to his profane life. All of this while working as best as possible around Europe's railway system, which can suck hard in that time. Dracula have a lot of tools to use in his vampiring spree, but so do the hunters, mostly because they are specially good in finding the proper people to talk and the right places to be, as they can unveil the path of Dracula simply by arriving in a place, no matter how big and populated it is. They have the power of script, which can make even the most improbable things happen, often even. All of this couple together to make a beautiful game, one that is tense, thoughtful, putting the two sides in a constant battle of wits, with Dracula trying to circle around and away of the hunters, leading them to some wild goose chases, while also spreading his influence and traps on his path; and the hunters looking to triangulate Dracula's moves, his possible hideouts, antecipate his movements, destroy his servants and kill the master vampire himself. This is what Fury of Dracula (third edition) is. And without Keanu Reeves. 2) How do you play? Most basically the turn is: Hunters - each Hunter, in order: - One Day action (movement, rest, supply, trade, get a train ticket and search). Hunters - each Hunter, in order: - One Night action (rest, supply, trade, get a train ticket and search). There is no movement at night. Supply also works differently: if made during the day, the player takes the top card of the Event deck, knowing if it is a Dracula card or a Hunter card. If it is a Dracula card, it is discarded. During the night, the Event card is drawn from the bottom of the deck, and if it is a Dracula card, is goes to Dracula. When moving or searching, a combat may occur. Dracula plays for himself and his servants. Combat lasts a maximum of 6 rounds, and can end sooner if one side was able to flee or one side is defeated. Then is Dracula's turn, and he basically only picks a place to go (choosing a city card to put on the track) and may put an encounter card above it. The turn then passes again to the Hunters. The game ends when Dracula is killed (Hunters win) or when Dracula reaches 13 influence (Dracula wins). 3) Which are the decisions made during play? Lots. But the most often, for both sides, will be: to which place to move. This is the key part for Dracula to remain hidden and being able to mature its plots and gain influence. And is key for the Hunters to find Dracula's trail, foil his plans and try to kill Dracula. The second most important set of decisions are those that involve combat: which card to use or to hold, waiting for a better opportunity. This serves both as a delay tatic, as one side just want to receive the least amount of damage as possible,


Jay Ward and Alex Anderson created which character which first appeared on American TV in 1959?

Jay Ward | Rocky and Bullwinkle Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Biography Early life Jay Ward was raised in Berkeley, California, and he earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley. He also received an MBA from Harvard University. His first career was real estate. Even when his animation company was at the height of its success, he continued to own his own real estate firm as a "fallback" business. Jay Ward was married to Ramona "Billie" Ward. He had three children: Ron, Carey, and Tiffany. He and his wife collected African masks, and their collection is now part of the permanent collection of the Michelson Museum of Art in Marshall, Texas.[citation needed] Animation career Ward moved into the young mass medium of television with the help of his childhood friend, the animator Alex Anderson. Taking the character Crusader Rabbit to NBC-TV and the pioneering distributor of TV-programs, Jerry Fairbanks, they put together a pilot film, The Comic Strips of Television, featuring Crusader Rabbit, Hamhock Bones, a parody of Sherlock Holmes, and Dudley Do-Right, a bumbling Canadian Mountie. NBC-TV and Fairbanks were both unimpressed with all but Crusader Rabbit. The animated series Crusader Rabbit premiered in 1949 and continues its initial run through 1952. Adopting a serialized, mock-melodrama format, it followed the adventures of Crusader and his dimwitted sidekick Rags the Tiger. It was, in form and content, much like the series that would later gain Ward enduring fame, Rocky and His Friends. Rocky and Bullwinkle Ward and Anderson lost the rights to the Crusader Rabbit character,[citation needed] and a new color Crusader Rabbit series under a different producer premiered in 1956. Ward then pursued an unsold series idea, The Frostbite Falls Revue. Taking place in a TV studio in the North Woods, the proposed series featured a cast of eccentrics such as newsman Oski Bear and two minor characters named Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose, described in the script treatment as a "French-Canadian moose."[citation needed] This was the genesis of what would become Rocky and His Friends and later, The Bullwinkle Show, when NBC gave Rocky's sidekick top billing. Premiering on ABC in 1959 (and moving to NBC two years later), the series contained a mix of sophisticated and low-brow humor. Thanks to Ward's genial partner Bill Scott (who contributed to the scripts and voiced Bullwinkle and other characters) and their writers, puns were used often and shamelessly: in a "Fractured Fairy Tales" featuring Little Jack Horner, upon pulling out the plum, Jack announced, "Lord, what foods these morsels be!" Self-referential humor was another trademark: in one episode, the breathless announcer (William Conrad) gave away the villain's plans, prompting the villain to grab the announcer from offscreen, bind and gag him, and deposit him visibly within the scene. The show skewered popular culture, taking on such subjects as advertising, college sports, the Cold War, and TV itself. The hapless duo from Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, blundered into unlikely adventures much as Crusader and Rags had before them, pursued by "no-goodnik" spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, perennially under orders to "keel moose and squirrel." The segments were serialized, generally ending on a cliffhanger; the announcer would urge the viewer to "tune in next time" for the next adventure, featuring two puns in the titles, like "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory, or, Moose's in the Cold, Cold Ground" and "When a Felon Needs a Friend, or, Pantomime Quisling." "Jay loved to hear me read the jokes out loud," Scott said in an interview. "I’d do all the voices. I’d never done this kind of thing, but I went through radio training when I was going to school in Denver." In a running-joke tribute to Ward, many of his cartoon characters had the middle initial "J.", presumably standing for "Jay" (although this was never stated explicitly). The cartoonist Matt Groening later gave the middle initial "J." to many of his characters as a tribute to Jay W


Six states in the USA are split between two time zones, Eastern and Central. They are Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and which other?

Which States Are in Two Time Zones? By Matt Rosenberg Updated August 11, 2016. There are 24 time zones in the world and six of those cover the 50 states that make up the United States. Within those time zones, there are thirteen states that are divided into two time zones. Quite often, it is just a small portion of a state that is in a different time zone. In the case of South Dakota, Kentucky, and Tennessee, the states are nearly cut in half by the time zone change. This is nothing unusual, as time zones throughout the world zig and zag along the lines of longitude but have no distinct pattern. Why Are the Time Zones So Crooked?  It is up to each government to regulate time zones in their country. There are standard time zones for the world, but where those lie exactly and whether to split the country up is a decision made by the individual nations. For example, in the United States time zones are standardized by Congress . When drawing the lines, they try to avoid splitting metropolitan areas and take other factors into account that might complicate life for the area's residents. Many times, the time zone lines do follow state borders but that is certainly not always the case as we can see with these thirteen states. 2 States Split by Pacific and Mountain Time The majority of western states are in the Pacific time zone. Idaho and Oregon are the two states that have small portions that follow Mountain time.  Idaho: The entire lower half of Idaho is in the Mountain time zone and only the northern tip of the state uses Pacific time. Oregon: Almost all of Oregon is on Pacific time. Only a small area of the east-central border of the state observes Mountain time. 5 States Split by Mountain and Central Time From Arizona and New Mexico north to Montana, a large portion of the southwestern and Rocky Mountain states use Mountain time. This time zone peaks over the borders of a few states, leaving five states with a Central-Mountain time split. Kansas: Only a small sliver of the far western border of Kansas uses Mountain time, the majority of the state is on Central time. Nebraska: The western portion of Nebraska is on Mountain time and most of the state's population uses Central time. The towns of Valentine and North Platte are both in the Central time zone. North Dakota: A small southwestern section of North Dakota is on Mountain time and the rest of the state uses Central. South Dakota: This state is almost cut in half by the two time zones. All of eastern South Dakota is on Central time, while the majority in the west - including Rapid City and the Black Hills - follow Mountain time. Texas : The extreme western corner of Texas that borders New Mexico and Mexico are on Mountain time. This includes the city of El Paso. The rest of the state, including the entire panhandle, is on Central. 5 States Split by Central and Eastern Time On the other side of the central United States is another time zone line that splits five states between the Central and Eastern time zones. Florida: The majority of Florida's panhandle, including the city of Pensacola, are on Central time. The rest of the state is in the Eastern time zone. Indiana: This state has two small pockets of Central time on the western side. In the north, Gary, Indiana is on Central time because of its proximity to Chicago, though South Bend is on Eastern time. In the southwest, a slightly larger section of Indiana is in the Central zone. Kentucky: Kentucky is cut almost in half by time zones. The western part of the state, including Bowling Green, is on Central while the eastern half, including Louisville and Lexington, is one Eastern time. Michigan: The division between Central and Eastern time zones runs through the middle of Lake Michigan and curves west through Michigan's Upper Peninsula. While the entire Lower Peninsula follows Eastern time, the UP has a sliver of Central time that follows its border with Wisconsin. Tennessee: Just like Kentucky, Tennessee is divided into two distinct time zones. The majority of the western half of the state, including Nashville, is on


Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, was previously known as what?

Attractions Guide | The Manhattat at Times Square Hotel The Manhattat at Times Square Hotel Best Rate Guarentee Book Now Book your New York Visitor Guide Exploring The Big Apple Whether you're here for a week or a weekend, New York City serves up an eye-popping array of attractions to keep you entertained, engaged and exploring. Choose from timeless attractions like the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and the Statue of Liberty or check out a few of the city's newcomers. Radio City Music Hall For decades, America's most popular entertainers have thrilled audiences at Radio City Music Hall, which hosts one of the city's most beloved holiday traditions, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes. Grand Central One of the world's most visited attractions, Grand Central Terminal is New York's 48-acre commuter railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown. Highlights include the Main Concourse with its astrological ceiling, the Oyster Bar, and the Campbell Apartment, an elegantly restored cocktail lounge favored by locals and visitors. Intrepid Museum The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at Pier 86 is dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of history, science and service as it relates to the aircraft carrier Intrepid, a National Historic Landmark. Carnegie Hall For over a century, Carnegie Hall has been the place where distinctive artists of all stripes have come to make their names in New York City. This tradition of excellence has made Carnegie Hall an essential part of the city's cultural fabric and the world's most famous concert hall. Bloomingdales Founded in 1861, Bloomingdale's iconic flagship store covers a full city block at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue.  Chelsea Piers The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre waterfront sports village located between 17th and 23rd Streets along Manhattan's Hudson River. Time Square Often referred to as "the crossroads of the world," Times Square in New York City lies at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue. The area bustles with energy, thanks to bright lights, popular attractions and restaurants, and a never-ending stream of pedestrian traffic. Central Park Central Park's breathtaking beauty and sheer size make it a wonderful place for visitors tto enjoy a bit of relaxation and get a better sense of what it's like to live in New York City. Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in the heart of New York City, at the corner of 5th Avenue and West 34th Street. The Empire State Building takes its name from the New York's nickname, The Empire State. American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe. Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City's most visited attraction, the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue houses a vast collection of more than two million objects, ranging from ancient Egyptian vases and Roman statues to Tiffany stained glass and paintings by Old Masters. New York Public Library The magnificent Beaux Arts New York Public Library at 42nd and Fifth Avenue was created in 1895 by combining the collections of the Astor and Lenox Libraries with the $2.4 million trust from Samuel J. Tilden given to "establish and maintain a free library and reading room in the city of New York."  St. Patrick's Cathedral Located on Fifth Avenue at 51st Street, St. Patrick's Cathedral is the largest Gothic-style Catholic Cathedral in the United States and has been recognized throughout its history as "America's Parish Church." Museum of Sex Founded in 2002, the Museum of Sex on Fifth Avenue is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, evolution, and cultural significance of human sexuality. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is


"A ""basho"" is a tournament for what sport?"

Japan Omnibus - Sports - Sumo: The Basho Japan Omnibus Sumo: Introduction | The Basics | The Basho | The Hanada Dynasty The Basho There are six basho (tournaments) a year, held every odd month in Tokyo (Jan, May and Sept), Osaka (Mar) Nagoya (Jul) and Kyushu (Nov). The Tokyo basho are held at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku. In recent years, sumo has lost some of the popularity it enjoyed in the 1990s so that tickets are not usually sold out. Same-day tickets can often be bought for the first ten days or so of the 15-day basho and advance tickets are even easier to get. Unfortunately, you'll have to go to the venue to buy them. If you're really stuck, ticket touts are usually somewhere in the area - they'll find you if you look desperate for a ticket. Towards the end of the 15 days, the tension builds and tickets become harder to find as rikishi (wrestlers) try for their kachikoshi (winning record) or vie for the yusho (championship). Makushita rikishi warm up The bow-twirling ritual The basho day starts early, with maezumo (apprentices) fighting in the morning before the four junior divisions (who only fight on 7 of the 15 days) take to the dohyo (ring). While the next division, the juryo are fighting, the crowd begins to build until about 4pm when the dohyoiri (ring-entrance ceremonies) for the highest division - 30 makuuchi rikishi, the sanyaku (three top ranks) and the yokozuna (grand champions) - signal the main bouts of the day. These top-ranked sekitori wear colorful, hand-made silk kesho-mawashi (aprons) paid for by sponsors or fans. Before each bout, the two rikishi step up onto the dohyo and a yobidashi (steward) calls out their names. The rikishi throw some salt into the 4.6 meter ring on the dohyo to purify it before entering. They then perform some movements which symbolize their lack of weapons, leave the ring and enter again, usually twice more. The gyoji (referee) adopts a different stance when the preparation time is up. Despite all the elaborate ceremony surrounding the sport, sumo is surprisingly simple. The two rikishi face each other behind their shikirisen (starting line) in the center of the dohyo and when both are ready, they touch the dohyo with both hands and charge. If one rikishi charges before the other is ready, there is a matta, meaning the bout is stopped, the rikishi warned (and fined ¥30,000!) and the bout restarted. The first to touch the dohyo with any part of the body other than their feet or to step out of the ring loses. As even the slightest touch of the dohyo outside the ring means a defeat, the clay is carefully brushed smooth before each bout. Sometimes there is uncertainty about which rikishi stepped out or touched the dohyo first. In this case, the five shimpan (judges) sitting around the dohyo gather for a monoii or consultation before deciding the winner or declaring a rematch. The final bouts are always the sanyaku and then the yokozuna. An upset or a dramatic bout at the top level is often greeted with the hurling of dozens of seat cushions as the crowd shows their approval (though the stadium authorities do not approve of this!). After the final bout, there is short bow-twirling ritual by a junior rikishi as the fans start to amke their way to the exits. And at the end of the final day, the yusho winner is presented with a whole bunch of cups and trophies sponsored by various companies and embassies. Makunouchi dohyoiri - during...


How many different people were President of the USA in the first 200 years after 30 April 1789?

Presidents of the United States List in Chronological Order World History U.S. Presidents Who is the most powerful person in the United States? As commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, the President is arguably recognized as the single most powerful person in the U.S. The President is elected by the people through the Electoral College and a person may serve as President up to 2 four-year term. Presidents of the United States in Chronological Order 1. George Washington (April 30, 1789—March 4, 1797). No party. The 1st U.S. President. Washington served two terms. An American War General in the American Revolutionary War. As chief of the executive branch and head of the federal government, the presidency is the highest political office in the United States by influence and recognition. 2. John Adams (March 4, 1797—March 4, 1801). Federalist. The second President of the United States was a man who resided in New England and was a prominent attorney and politician from Boston. Adams was extensively educated with Enlightenment ideas and republicanism. A key Founding Father of the U.S. 3. Thomas Jefferson (March 4, 1801—March 1809). Democratic-Republican. The third President of the United States was one of the contributing writers of the Declaration of Independence. As a Founding Father, Jefferson wished that America would become an “Empire of Liberty,” representing the ideals of republicanism. 4. James Madison (March 4, 1809—March 4, 1817). Democratic-Republican. Madison is revered as the “Father of the Constitution” and the writer of the U.S. Bill of rights. The U.S. Constitution is considered the most important political document ever written. It would become the model by which constitutions later written in other countries would follow. 5. James Monroe (March 4, 1817—March 4, 1825). Democratic-Republican. The fifth President of the U.S. and the last who was a Founding Father. He would also be the last of presidents from the “Virginia dynasty.” Monroe was well regarded for the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 which asserted that the U.S. would no longer allow European intervention in the Americas. 6. John Quincy Adams (March 4, 1825—March 4, 1829). Democratic-Republican; National Republican. John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams and Abigail Adams. As an American diplomat he served both Senate and House of Representatives. Adams’ presidency was not nearly as effective as the 17 years he later served as an elected U.S. Representative of Massachusetts. He and his wife, Abigail, were both strongly opposed to slavery during their time. 7. Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829—March 4, 1837). Democratic. Jackson was an army general and politician before becoming a U.S. President. During the Revolutionary War, when he was thirteen, he received a sword cut for refusing to clean a British officer’s shoes. Jackson was also known as “Old Hickory” for his aggressive character. Jackson’s policies established what was known as “Jacksonian Democracy” which opposed government monopoly. Despite being a protector of popular democracy, he also owned slaves and supported Slavery and Indian removal. 8. Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837—March 4, 1841). Democratic. Van Buren was the first President born as a United States citizen since the American Revolution. For a while he was Andrew Jackson’s Secretary of State and Vice President and was therefore an essential individual in the development of Jacksonian democracy. He was in office during an economic hardship, the Panic of 1837. For this he was often blamed and was named “Martin Van Ruin” by political opponents. 9. William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841—April 4, 1841). Whig. Harrison was the first President to die in office. He died after 31 days in office due to pneumonia, making his tenure the briefest in the U.S. presidential history. This event led to many questions about presidential succession that was not answered by the Constitution until the inclusion of the 25th Amendment. 10. John Tyler (April 4, 1841—March 4, 1845). Whig, then no party. After the passing of President William Henry


"In what sport are there ""16 yard hits"" and ""penalty corners""?"

How to Take a Long Corner in Field Hockey | iSport.com How to Take a Long Corner in Field Hockey How to Take a Long Corner in Field Hockey There are two types of corners in field hockey: Long and short. Short corners are like power plays awarded to the offense for a penalty committed by the defense inside of the shooting circle. Long corners result from the ball being hit over the end line unintentionally by the defense — in that, they are more similar to sideline hits than penalty plays. This field hockey guide will explain the rules of a long corner, providing strategies and suggestions for maximizing your results on the corner. When is a Long Corner Awarded? If the ball is unintentionally hit across the end line by a defender or goalie, a long corner is awarded. If the ball is intentionally hit over, a penalty corner (short corner) is awarded. To set up a long corner, the ball is placed on the same side of the field as where it went out-of-bounds. It’s placed on the sideline, approximately five yards from the corner of the end line. The tricky part to the long corner is that the location where it is hit from falls within the rules for free hits inside the 25-yard zone. Consequently, the ball must do one of two things before it can enter the shooting circle: Travel five yards Be touched by another player who did not take the free hit Check out iSport's guides, How to Take Free Hits inside the 25-yard Zone or Field Hockey Rules & Regulations , for in-depth information on the regulations for hits inside the 25-yard zone. Strategies Now that you know why it is awarded, you can learn the best practices for taking long corners. Generally, the right or left midfielder will take the long corner, but any player on the team is allowed to start it. Set plays are not commonly used on long corners because on a long corner, the defense's positioning is unpredictable. Instead, strategies are used — a few of which are listed below: Strategies for the player taking the free hit include: Passing to an open player Passing into space for a teammate to run onto Passing the ball away from the attacking zone to a teammate (called a back pass ) Staying involved in the play after the initial hit Strategies for the offensive players with possession of the ball include: Creating space near the goal by drawing a defender away from it Cutting in front of a defender Passing the ball around the circle Moving around the circle to create passing opportunities Taking quick shots on goal Screening the goalie Drawing fouls to receive short corners The following sections of this guide cover more specific strategies used on long corners. Hot Tip: Score Goals Your main goal on a long corner is to create offensive plays. Most offensive plays revolve around creating the best shooting angles on the goal. So, move the ball around until you’re confident you have a good angle. To better understand shooting strategies, read iSport's guide, Shooting Tactics for Field Hockey . Baseline Run A baseline run is similar to a backdoor play. Its purpose is to force the goalie to cover the near post, leaving the remainder of the goal wide open. The attacker dribbles the ball along the end line and towards the goal; meanwhile a player opens up near the stroke mark. This creates an easy passing opportunity to the player waiting to take a shot at the penalty spot (penalty stroke mark). A baseline run is extremely hard to defend against because the ball stays on or close to your stick for the majority of the run. Use this to your advantage! As your dribble along the baseline, a defender can only take the ball if she can tackle it without hitting your stick — that’s fairly difficult. More often than not, you can draw a defender into committing stick interference (hacking). You can also push the ball into the defender's foot to force a foot foul penalty. Any call inside the circle will result is a short corner play for your team. On a long corner, the hitter can either pass the ball to a teammate or pass it to herself. If she wants to pass it to herself, she can make a self-


Anthony Hopkins is a supporter and fundraiser for which British national park?

Anthony Hopkins: Charity Work & Causes - Look to the Stars Look to the Stars video Anthony donated a series of his landscape paintings to the San Antonio library for their literacy program, Born to Read. He also contributed music which he composed for a fundraiser to benefit the financially troubled San Antonio Symphony. Hopkins donated his time to film a public service announcement for The Cancer Project . Hopkins was President of the National Trust’s Snowdonia Appeal, raising funds for the preservation of the Snowdonia National Park in Wales and to aid the Trust’s efforts to purchase parts of Snowdon. A book celebrating these efforts, Anthony Hopkins’ Snowdonia, was published together with Graham Nobles. He was a Guest of Honour at a Gala Fundraiser for Women in Recovery, Inc., a Venice, California-based non-profit organization offering rehabilitation assistance to women in recovery from substance abuse. Copyright © 2017 Look to the Stars, All rights reserved. Charities & foundations supported 7


What British town's pier was referred to in a book title by George Orwell?

Opinions : Essays : George Orwell a Literary Trotskyist? // George Orwell // www.k-1.com/Orwell Opinions : Essays : George Orwell a Literary Trotskyist? from Anna Chen The millennium will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the death of George Orwell, critic, novelist, essayist and polemicist, and one of the best loved and most frequently quoted British authors of the century. The political consciousness pervading his writing makes him a touchstone for a wide range of readers and 'one of the major literary protagonists in the Cold War era'.1 His last two novels, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty Four, are acknowledged as modern classics, while his experience of working class life in Down and Out in London and Paris and The Road to Wigan Pier, and of revolutionary struggle betrayed in Homage To Catalonia, continue to inform and inspire generations of socialists. Orwell's writing was the source of as much controversy during his life as it was when left and right fought over his literary corpse after his death. The right claimed him for themselves, 'embracing him as an emotional conservative who had given terrible warning of the totalitarian logic inherent in the socialist cause',2 while the Stalinist dominated left were willing to give away the man H G Wells once described as the 'Trotskyist with big feet'.3 Nineteen Eighty Four, Orwell's final novel and a satire of Stalinist Russia, has been defined as 'the "canonical text" of conservative anti-Communism, as "the key imaginative manifesto of the Cold War" and gives Orwell the dubious honour of having "invented...a complete poetics of political invective".'4 Isaac Deutscher, Marxist historian, famed anti-Stalinist and biographer of both Trotsky and Stalin, weighed into the debate, dismissing Orwell as 'a "simple minded anarchist" for whom any movement "forfeited its raison d'etre the moment it acquired a raison d'etat".'5 The 1970 publication of Orwell's miscellaneous writing under the title The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters provided a context for Orwell's best known books and put the Stalinists and right wingers on the back foot as a new generation of socialists, unfettered by loyalty to the Communist Party, broke through the claims and counter-claims. And in 1980 Bernard Crick's exhaustively researched biography, George Orwell: A Life, lifted Orwell out of the quagmire of malice and misinformation and placed him firmly on the left, albeit as a Tribune socialist grown shy of revolutionary politics. However, even this mild reclamation of Orwell for the reformist left proved too much for adherents to the Communist tradition. Their reaction plumbed new depths with the publication in 1984 of Inside The Myth: Orwell�Views from the Left, a collection of essays attacking Orwell, edited by Christopher Norris and published by Lawrence and Wishart, a book which Newsinger calls 'an unholy alliance of feminists, cultural theorists and old fashioned Stalinists, dedicated to reversing his influence'.6 Orwell's Politics by John Newsinger moves the debate a critical step further. Taking the end of the Cold War as 'an ideal context for a reassessment' of Orwell's political ideas,7 Newsinger gives us a map of Orwell's intellectual terrain, and deftly orientates the reader around the key Orwellian debates. He examines how Orwell's politics developed in a changing world, and extracts a throughline strung like a piano wire through volatile circumstances, warring ideologies and intellectual sleight of hand in the century that promised workers in the saddle. Newsinger's thesis is that, although Orwell's politics shifted throughout his lifetime, the one constant was his unwavering socialism. What detractors�and even some admirers�have missed is that he never ceased to write from within the left, attacking the betrayal of the revolution rather than the revolution itself. Orwell gets a life George Orwell was the name adopted by Eric Blair, the Eton educated son of a government official overseeing the opium trade. Born in India, Blair returned to the east to serve as an imperial policeman in


The Nazca Plate, part of the earth's lithosphere, lies under which ocean?

Earth's Continental Plates - ZoomSchool.com All About Plate Tectonics: Earth's Plates and Continental Drift The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid shell; it is broken up into huge, thick plates that drift atop the soft, underlying mantle. The plates are made of rock and drift all over the globe; they move both horizontally (sideways) and vertically (up and down). Over long periods of time, the plates also change in size as their margins are added to, crushed together, or pushed back into the Earth's mantle . These plates are from 50 to 250 miles (80 to 400 km) thick. Forward Backward The map of the Earth is always changing; not only are the underlying plates moving, but the plates change in size. Also, the sea level changes over time (as the temperature on Earth varies and the poles melt or freeze to varied extents), covering or exposing different amounts of crust. Earth's Major Plates: The current continental and oceanic plates include: the Eurasian plate, Australian-Indian plate, Philippine plate, Pacific plate, Juan de Fuca plate, Nazca plate, Cocos plate, North American plate, Caribbean plate, South American plate, African plate, Arabian plate, the Antarctic plate, and the Scotia plate. These plates consist of smaller sub-plates. PLATE TECTONICS Generally 70 to 100 million years old Basalt The theory of plate tectonics (meaning "plate structure") was developed in the 1960's. This theory explains the movement of the Earth's plates (which has since been documented scientifically) and also explains the cause of earthquakes, volcanoes, oceanic trenches, mountain range formation, and many other geologic phenomenon. The plates are moving at a speed that has been estimated at 1 to 10 cm per year. Most of the Earth's seismic activity (volcanoes and earthquakes) occurs at the plate boundaries as they interact. The top layer of the Earth's surface is called the crust (it lies on top of the plates). Oceanic crust (the thin crust under the oceans) is thinner and denser than continental crust. Crust is constantly being created and destroyed; oceanic crust is more active than continental crust. Under the crust is the rocky mantle, which is composed of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, iron, aluminum, and calcium. The upper mantle is rigid and is part of the lithosphere (together with the crust). The lower mantle flows slowly, at a rate of a few centimeters per year. The asthenosphere is a part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic properties. It is located below the lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle), between about 100 and 250 kilometers deep. TYPES OF PLATE MOVEMENT: Divergence, Convergence, and Lateral Slipping At the boundaries of the plates, various deformations occur as the plates interact; they separate from one another (seafloor spreading), collide (forming mountain ranges), slip past one another (subduction zones, in which plates undergo destruction and remelting), and slip laterally. Divergent Plate Movement: Seafloor Spreading Seafloor spreading is the movement of two oceanic plates away from each other (at a divergent plate boundary), which results in the formation of new oceanic crust (from magma that comes from within the Earth's mantle) along a a mid-ocean ridge. Where the oceanic plates are moving away from each other is called a zone of divergence. Ocean floor spreading was first suggested by Harry Hess and Robert Dietz in the 1960's. Convergent Plate Movement: When two plates collide (at a convergent plate boundary), some crust is destroyed in the impact and the plates become smaller. The results differ, depending upon what types of plates are involved.    Oceanic Plate and Continental Plate - When a thin, dense oceanic plate collides with a relatively light, thick continental plate, the oceanic plate is forced under the continental plate; this phenomenon is called subduction.    Two Oceanic Plates - When two oceanic plates collide, one may be pushed under the other and magma from the mantle rises, forming volcanoes


What shape are the individual cells in a honeycomb?

Why are honeycomb cells hexagonal in shape? - Quora Quora Written Jan 31, 2016 Consider the fact that the most space-efficient way to pack circles is in a hexagonal structure. Consider that in a triangle, the point [math]O[/math]  that has the least total distance from the three vertices [math]A,B,C [/math] has angles such that [math]AOB=BOC=COA=120^\circ[/math]. Essentially, a hexagonal structure minimizes the surface area to volume ratio. Wax is very expensive (in terms of energy) for bees to produce, so they would like to try to store as much as they can with the minimum wax possible. Why don't they store it in spheres, then? Well, first of all, each of the compartments need to be open to the rest of the hive, so they can't surround a compartment with other compartments as that would totally defeat the purpose of the hive. Why don't they make larger hexagons instead of such tiny ones? It's the same reason that we store things in individual packages, we need to organize things by type of object, expiration date, etc. As an aside, if you've seen what bubbles are like when they are clumped together, you will realize that the surfaces all tend to meet at angles of 120 degrees. The reasons for this are similar; one needs to minimize surface area for a given volume. (This was all in a lecture at SMT some years ago.) It is actually smart geometry of nature.Hexagon is the only shape which shares common boundaries with other hexagon and doesn't waste any space.Imagine if it was an all circular small chambers,there will be small gap left between them.  On the other hand,triangle or square can fit,but have lower surface area than hexagon.Other geometrical shapes like pentagon,heptagon,ocatgon will waste space,as like circle.This arrangement is done in account of use of wax by bees.Tomake the honey comb,bees have strategy that the small chambers should have maximum area in it,with usage of less bee's wax and minimum wastage of space.And hexagon fulfills all this.But the beauty is that bees are no engineers or architectures,still they know how to create perfect geometrical shapes without any tools. Written Mar 12, 2016 Two possible explanations exist as to why honeycomb is composed of hexagons, rather than any other shape. First, the hexagonal tiling creates a partition with equal-sized cells, while minimizing the totalperimeter of the cells. Known in geometry as the honeycomb conjecture, this was given byJan Brożek and proved much later byThomas Hales. Thus, a hexagonal structure uses the least material to create a lattice of cells within a given volume. A second reason, given by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, is that the shape simply results from the process of individual bees putting cells together: somewhat analogous to the boundary shapes created in a field of soap bubbles. In support of this, he notes that queen cells, which are constructed singly, are irregular and lumpy with no apparent attempt at efficiency.[2] The closed ends of the honeycomb cells are also an example of geometric efficiency, albeit three-dimensional and little-noticed. The ends are trihedral (i.e., composed of three planes) sections of rhombic dodecahedra, with the dihedral angles of all adjacent surfaces measuring 120°, the angle that minimizes surface area for a given volume. (The angle formed by the edges at the pyramidal apex, known as the tetrahedral angle, is approximately 109° 28' 16" (= arccos(−1/3)).)  The three-dimensional geometry of a honeycomb cell The shape of the cells is such that two opposing honeycomb layers nest into each other, with each facet of the closed ends being shared by opposing cells.  Opposing layers of honeycomb cells fit together Individual cells do not show this geometric perfection: in a regular comb, deviations of a few percent from the "perfect" hexagonal shape occur. In transition zones between the larger cells of drone comb and the smaller cells of worker comb, or when the bees encounter obstacles, the shapes are often distorted. Cells are also angled up about 13° from horizontal to prevent honey from dripping out.[


Greg LeMond was a champion in which type of sport?

Sports | Greg Lemond Trades His Bike For A Race Car -- Retired Cyclist Says He Will Switch From 2 Wheels To 4 | Seattle Times Newspaper Greg Lemond Trades His Bike For A Race Car -- Retired Cyclist Says He Will Switch From 2 Wheels To 4 AP Greg LeMond has fallen in love with four wheels. The retired three-time world cycling champion and Tour de France winner was looking for something to give him the same kind of charge he used to get from the two-wheel sport. He found auto racing. LeMond will drive in the USAC-SCCA Formula Ford 2000 Pro Series for Miller Brothers Racing in 1997. "I missed the action," he said. "I'm a racer. I don't care for the training in bike racing. I don't miss that. But you don't need to do that kind of training to race a car." LeMond, 35, will take over the ride left vacant by FF2000 series champion Steve Knapp, who will stay with the Miller team but move up to either Indy Lights or Toyota-Atlantic, both stepping stones to the PPG Indy Car World Series. Could the same path be in LeMond's future? "It's way too soon to be thinking about anything like that," he said. "I'd like to do anything in car racing and I'd love to be driving Indy cars, but that's a far-off dream." Knapp will help LeMond learn the ropes, especially chassis set-ups and aerodynamics. "I'll probably be in the back of the pack for a while," LeMond said. "I don't know where my potential is. I just know I'm pretty hooked on this sport." "Don't look for me to be where Steve is right now. Give me time. I've only had about 16 days in the car." John Miller, the team owner and a driving teammate, approached LeMond after watching him finish 12th earlier this year in a rain-soaked pro racing debut in the SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series at Minneapolis. The team later tested him at Blackhawk Farms Raceway at Rockford, Ill., in early September. "This is not just a celebrity ride," Miller said. "We think there is a serious potential here. Greg is old for bike racing, but not for auto racing." LeMond retired from cycling in 1994 because he was diagnosed with a rare muscular disease called mitochondria myopathy, which affected his ability to compete in the sport. "I was diagnosed with a genetic disease that only affects me at the top end of my performance," he said. "It shouldn't have any effect on me in a race car." LeMond said his cycling education should stand him in good stead on four wheels. "In the Tour de France, you're doing 40-50 miles per hour in a group of about 60 guys going downhill," he said. "I think the similarities are learning the course and knowing it well and knowing your tactics. "In racing, cycles or cars, you always have to be looking ahead, and your reaction time is very similar. Both sports are very intense and you have to stay very focused." LeMond is also very aware of the physical danger that is always present in his new sport. "My wife is worrying about the safety aspects of racing, but there's danger in any sport. A lot of people die in bike racing," he said. "Sixty miles per hour coming down a mountain pass without a helmet is pretty dangerous, too. "You don't think about that part of it in either sport. You just prepare the best you can, get the best equipment you can get and go out and do the best you can." Copyright (c) 1996 Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved.


"According to the old saying, what ""is a virtue, possess it if you can, seldom found in women and never in a man""?"

Sermon Illustrations Sermon Illustrations click here to join Sermons.com today!   Join our                FREE Illustrations Newsletter: Privacy Policy PATIENCE The purposes of God often develop slowly because His grand designs are never hurried. The great New England preacher Phillips Brooks was noted for his poise and quiet manner. At times, however, even he suffered moments of frustration and irritability. One day a friend saw him feverishly pacing the floor like a caged lion. "What's the trouble, Mr. brooks?" he asked.  "The trouble is that I'm in a hurry, but God isn't!" Haven't we felt the same way many times? Some of the greatest missionaries of history devotedly spread the seed of God's Word and yet had to wait long periods before seeing the fruit of their efforts. William Carey, for example, labored 7 years before the first Hindu convert was brought to Christ in Burma, and Adoniram Judson toiled 7 years before his faithful preaching was rewarded. In western Africa, it was 14 years before one convert was received into the Christian church. In New Zealand, it took 9 years; and in Tahiti, it was 16 years before the first harvest of souls began. Thomas a Kempis described that kind of patience in these words: "He deserves not the name of patient who is only willing to suffer as much as he thinks proper, and for whom he pleases. The truly patient man asks (nothing) from whom he suffers, (whether) his superior, his equal, or his inferior...But from whomever, or how much, or how often wrong is done to him, he accepts it all as from the hand of God, and counts it gain!"  Our Daily Bread. True patience is waiting without worrying. C. Swindoll, Growing Strong, p. 124. "Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind."  Leonardo da Vinci. Possess it if you can. Found seldom in a woman, Never in a man. Source Unknown.   To those Christians who are always in a hurry, here's some good advice from the 19th-century preacher A.B. Simpson: "Beloved, have you ever thought that someday you will not have anything to try you, or anyone to vex you again? There will be no opportunity in heaven to learn or to show the spirit of patience, forbearance, and longsuffering. If you are to practice these things, it must be now." Yes, each day affords countless opportunities to learn patience. Let's not waste them. Commenting on our need for this virtue, M.H. Lount has said, "God's best gifts come slowly. We could not use them if they did not. Many a man, called of God to...a work in which he is pouring out his life, is convinced that the Lord means to bring his efforts to a successful conclusion. Nevertheless, even such a confident worker grows discouraged at times and worries because results do not come as rapidly as he would desire. But growth and strength in waiting are results often greater than the end so impatiently longed for. Paul had time to realize this as he lay in prison. Moses must have asked, 'Why?' many times during the delays in Midian and in the wilderness. Jesus Himself experienced the discipline of delay in His silent years before His great public ministry began." God wants us to see results as we work for Him, but His first concern is our growth. That's why He often withholds success until we have learned patience. The Lord teaches us this needed lesson through the blessed discipline of delay.  Our Daily Bread. Hebrews 12:1 tells us to "run with endurance" the race set before us. George Matheson wrote, "We commonly associate patience with lying down. We think of it as the angel that guards the couch of the invalid. Yet there is a patience that I believe to be harder -- the patience that can run. To lie down in the time of grief, to be quiet under the stroke of adverse fortune, implies a great strength; but I know of something that implies a strength greater still: it is the


The thymol derivatives concentrated in the roots of which flowering plant are used in ointments for strains, sprains, bruises, and as an anti-inflammatory?

PLANTS PAGE 1 PAGES [1].... [2] .... [3] .... [4] ... [5] ... [INDEX] 1.Dandelion (Tanaxacum) a common perennial weed but has had a number of medicinal uses. The latex can be used as a treatment for warts. The leaves as salads, the roots as a form of coffee. The yellow heads can be used to brew wine. It has diuretic properties.   Dandelions are rich in vitamins A, B, C, D and G and minerals such a potassium. Dandelion leaves can be tossed into salads, it's flowers distilled into wine and spirits, its roots dried into teas or roasted into a coffee-like beverage. The Chinese considered the plant a "blood cleanser" and used Dandelion juice to clear up infections as far back as the seventh century. Europeans were using the plant medicinally by 1485. Folk medics used the plant as a diuretic, a digestive aid and to cure warts and blisters. Today, dandelions are widely believed to lower cholesterol and benefit the liver. Modern research suggests that dandelions do possess antibacterial, and possibly antiviral properties. It is also a mild diuretic and laxative properties.   2.Lovage...Lovage has been cultivated since the time of Pliny (23-79AD). It was used a good deal as a herbal remedy for sore throats as well as an aphrodisiac. In 1597, John Gerard considered lovage to be one of the wonder drugs of the day and was used for jaundice, colic and fever in children. Old herbalists would also claim this herb would aid against other 'pestilential disorders', which allowed them to prescribe it for pretty much anything. A tall addition to the herb garden, lovage is often placed at the back of the herbaceous border. Hollow stems are covered with the dark green leaves that look a bit like coarse celery. During June and July, an ornamental umbel of greeny yellow flowers appear, with a similar appearance to parsnip and fennel .   3.Mentha.....or Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach ache and chest pains. To cure stomach aches, put dried mint leaves in boiling water, then, when it cools drink it A common use is as an antipruritic, especially in insect bite treatments (often along with camphor). The strong, sharp flavor and scent of Mint is sometimes used as a mild decongestant for illnesses such as the common cold.   4.Horseradish...Horseradish is a reliable remedy for sinus infections. Additionally, horseradish is has been shown in laboratory tests to be antibiotic, active against a variety of bacteria, so this can benefit a sinus infection. It has a high sulphur content, which may contribute to its antibiotic properties. A pungent oil in the root contains these properties. Horseradish has long been considered a powerfully effective diuretic, used by herbalists for centuries to treat kidney stones and like conditions.   5.Fennel...Fennel water has properties similar to those of anise and dill water: mixed with sodium bicarbonate and syrup, these waters constitute the domestic 'Gripe Water,' used to correct the flatulence of infants. Essential oil of Fennel has these properties in concentration. Fennel tea, formerly also employed as a carminative, is made by pouring boiling water on a teaspoonful of bruised Fennel seeds. Syrup prepared from Fennel juice was formerly given for chronic coughs   6.Arnica....   is currently used in liniment and ointment preparations used for strains, sprains, and bruises. Commercial arnica preparations are frequently used by professional athletes. The thymol derivatives concentrated in the plants roots have been clinically shown to be effective vasodilators of subcutaneous blood capillaries   7.Borage..... has been used since early times in teas to relieve depression and reduce fevers.  The flowers or leaves are helpful for relieving the symptoms of bronchitis, and also act as an anti-diarrhoeal remedy.   Externally, Borage leaves can also be ground into a paste (add hot water or tea, and maybe a little oatmeal for consistency) and make a cooling and soothing remedy for sprains, swelling, and skin inflammations and irritations. 8.Achillea....Yarrow is a very valuable medicinal herb


When King George II of Great Britain and Ireland died in 1760, who succeeded him?

King George II | Britroyals Born: October 30, 1683 at Herrenhausen, Hanover Parents: George I and Sophia Dorothea Relation to Elizabeth II: 5th great-grandfather House of: Hanover Ascended to the throne: June 11, 1727 aged 43 years Crowned: October 11, 1727 at Westminster Abbey Married: Caroline, daughter of Margrave of Brandenburg Children: Four sons and five daughters Died: October 25, 1760 at Kensington Palace, aged 76 years, 11 months, and 25 days Buried at: Westminster Reigned for: 33 years, 4 months, and 15 days Succeeded by: his grandson George III George II was born in Hanover the son of George I and Sophia of Celle. He married Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1705 an attractive and intelligent women, and they had 9 children. In 1708 he took part in the Battle of Oudenarde in Belgium against the French. His father became King George I of England in 1714 and he became Prince of Wales. However his father�s treatment of his mother whom he had imprisoned left son George with a hatred of his father and they regularly quarrelled. He was even put under arrest by his father who excluded him from public ceremonies. When his father died in 1727 he became King George II and set about changing his father�s policies. Walpole was expected to be dismissed but survived on the intervention of Queen Caroline. The death of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in 1740 led to the European War of Austrian Succession in which the British and Dutch supported Marie Theresa�s claim to the Austrian throne against the Prussians and French. George II personally led his troops at the Battle of Dettingen in 1743, becoming the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle. The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, in which Charles Edward Stuart (�Bonnie Prince Charlie�) landed in Scotland and marched with a Highland army into England, was defeated at Culloden in 1746 and Scottish opposition brutally suppressed by George�s second son Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. Like his father he quarrelled with his eldest son Frederick, Prince of Wales, over his marriage but Frederick died suddenly in 1751. The final years of his reign saw George retiring from active politics; however it was a period in which British dominance overseas grew. William Pitt became Prime Minister during the Seven years war against France which spread to India and North America. Robert Clive secured the Indian continent for Britain at the Battle of Plassey, and General Wolfe captured Quebec in Canada. George II died in 1760 of an aneurysm while seated on his water closet. He was succeeded by his grandson also called George. King George II's Signature Quotes: �No I shall have mistresses� � King George II (to his wife Caroline on her death bed when she suggested that he remarry) �Mad, is he? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals� � King George II (about General Wolfe) �I hate all Boets and Bainters� � King George II on the arts (he spoke with a strong German accent). He did however have a soft spot for music particularly George Frederick Handel who wrote Zadok the Priest for his coronation and Music for Royal Fireworks to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Timeline for King George II Year


"Whose work ""The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living"", a 14-foot (4.3 m) tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a vitrine, became the iconic work of British art in the 1990s?"

World Scholar's Cup 2015 Study material: Art & Music Globals Bonaventure Hotel Postmodernism and the Bonaventure Hotel I’ve just stayed for two nights in the Westin-branded  Bonaventure hotel  in downtown Los Angeles. I was keen to stay there and explore the hotel because it’s something of an icon in architecture and also a building that evokes strong reactions in people. Some of the hotel’s history is recorded at  Wikipedia . The Bonaventure is a bit of a star in the city of stars. It has appeared in loads of movies and TV series since construction was finished in 1976. I was fascinated by this hotel because it features in the work of Marxist cultural theorist Fredric Jameson and has been something of a touchstone for postmodern cultural theorists ever since, such as Jason Berger, who re-examined some of Jameson’s argument that the cultural logic of postmodernism reinforces the hold of capitalism on the popular consciousness: Using a reinterpretation of Jameson’s own work, I will argue that his analysis of the hyperspace within the Bonaventure Hotel in his original 1988 essay provides evidence that postmodernism does create a resistance to late capitalism through spatial “deterritorialization.”[ Berger 2004 ] I’ve never really agreed with this idea. To me postmodernism is a capitulation to capitalist relations of production and a celebration of crass, kitsche consumerism as the new revolution. So is the Bonaventure a celebration of capitalism, or does the building condemn consumerism? Writing in New Left Review in 1985, Mike Davis (author of the fantastic Planet of Slums) gave this summary of Fredric Jameson’s seminal essay, “The cultural logic of late capitalism”: …according to Jameson, the ‘new world space of multinational capital’ finds its ‘impossible’ representation in the mirror-glass and steel ‘hyperspaces’ of the Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel and other contemporary urban megastructures. From a distance, and looking up, the Bonaventure building resembles a truncated spaceship. A series of cylindrical towers around a central core cylinder. For all money it looks like a Saturn V booster rocket array on the launch pad. This image is enhanced by the hotel’s external glass elevators. They appear like the infrastructure of the gantry; lifting astronaut-guests up into the darkened recesses of the residential towers. Bonaventure hotel - Saturn V booster array I’ve no idea what the Los Angeles cityscape looked like before the Bonaventure was built in the late 1970s; but now it does not appear out of place on the skyline. It is almost indistinguishable from the office towers that surround it.  The building does invoke the arguments that Jameson made about it-it tends to keep out the world, to be almost a world within itself. There are around five acres of shopping space, but when I wandered around there yesterday (Tuesday LA time), it was deserted. The shops were all selling crap souveniers and expensive luxury items. There was a huge contrast between one store selling reduced-price luggage and others with pricey jewellery. In the luggage store I was offered a suitcase, original price $150 for $39.95 and a $35 travel wallet for $6.50. The store was managed by an old Chinese guy, it was not what you’d expect in a luxury hotel complex. I get the feeling that his lease is up and he’s moving out. On the lower level of the shopping arcade there are more upscale stores selling expensive luxe goods and jewellery. On the whole though, the shopping arcade was not very attractive. Perhaps that is the cultural logic of late capitalism. If you’re not buying luxe, bugger off. Jameson noticed a similar feeling of disorientation in the shopping galleries, but one major difference today is that there is now access to the lobby from outside. When the building first opened, the main entrance was on South Figueroa and to get to the lobby, guests had to go down an escalator. Now there’s an entrance on Flower street that allows same-level access to the lobby. There is actually a surprising amount of airspace between the LA towers. Much more th


In the 18th century John Harrison solved the problem of determining longitude at sea using what instrument?

John Harrison's 'longitude' clock sets new record - 300 years on | The Independent John Harrison's 'longitude' clock sets new record - 300 years on Greenwich horologists celebrate as it keeps to within a second of real time over a 100-day test Saturday 18 April 2015 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online The clock, built from instructions in a book from the 18th century, completes its test National Maritime Museum Down in a basement room of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, history was quietly made one morning last week, witnessed by a dozen experts in horology – the esoteric science of measuring time. Bolted for stability to one of the supporting pillars holding the Observatory’s 18-ton telescope, stands a timepiece with a difference. Designed 300 years ago but completed only now, this chronometer officially became “the most accurate mechanical clock with a pendulum swinging in free air”, certified by Guinness World Records. As the clock’s pendulum swung with a remorseless rhythm, the experts crowded round the sealed Perspex case containing the clock’s elaborate metal workings. They agreed that it was still accurate to within a second of real time, measured by a radio-controlled clock receiving the national time signal and the BT speaking clock ringing out in the background. For the past 100 days, the clock has been part of an official trial to see if it could keep time as well as its inventor, 18th-century clock designer John Harrison, had claimed. Harrison, who was the subject of Dava Sobell’s bestselling book Longitude (1995), which told the story of his solving of the problem of determining longitude at sea, had boasted that his latest pendulum clock would neither lose nor gain more than a second in 100 days. Last Thursday morning his claim was shown to be as accurate as the timepiece he had designed. John Harrison, the 18th-century clock designer, and inventor of the clock The clock, known as the Martin Burgess Clock B after its modern-day maker, was set ticking a year ago but it soon became apparent it was going to be a record-breaker, which is why the Observatory placed wax seals on its Perspex case for a certifiable 100-day trial. “Today sees the culmination of a trial within a trial,” said Jonathan Betts, a member of the Antiquarian Horological Society and senior specialist in horology at the Royal Observatory. “As soon as we set the clock running it was clear that it was performing incredibly well, so then we got the case sealed because nobody was going to believe how well the clock was running.” In his later years, Harrison had left instructions on how to build the clock in an obscure book, which was so hard to read it became known as “the ramblings of superannuated dotage” by later horologists. “It was a claim that Harrison made and a claim nobody believed because the best clocks of the day couldn’t do better than about a second a week, if they were lucky,” Mr Betts said. “So the idea that somebody was going to keep time to an accuracy of a second in a 100 days was preposterous. It was only in the 20th century that people thought that Harrison may have been right.” Mr Burgess, with the help of the Charles Frodsham company, based the clock on Harrison’s designs but used modern materials, chiefly duraluminium and invar (a nickel-iron alloy). The mechanism, however, is from Harrison’s instructions. “This does not claim to be a replica of Harrison’s clock. It claims to be the use of Harrison’s design and concept. It’s important to realise his design goes against everything the establishment has claimed is the best throughout history,” Mr Betts said. Traditional clockmaking argued that a heavy pendulum bob and a short swing would make for good timekeeping. However, Harrison thought the opposite and designed a clock with a relatively light pendulum bob and wide swing. “That was such a radical difference it was another reason why they didn’t believe it. They thought it was rather heretical,” Mr Betts explained.   Rory McEvoy, the Observatory’s curator of horology, said Clock B had performed better than an


What colour does blue litmus paper turn when in contact with acid?

What color does litmus paper turn in acid? | Reference.com What color does litmus paper turn in acid? A: Quick Answer When blue litmus paper is dipped in an acid, it turns red; when red litmus paper is dipped in an acid, it just appears to get wet. Alkacid paper, which is a universal indicator, turns orange or red when it is reacting to an acid, with a redder color indicating a lower pH and a stronger level of acidity.


"When was the repeal of the US federal law called the ""Chinese Exclusion Act"" (1882) which banned Chinese immigration?"

Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US, Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) "Young Aristocrats," Pictures of Old Chinatown, by Arnold Genthe, 1908. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first major law restricting immigration to the United States. It was enacted in response to economic fears, especially on the West Coast, where native-born Americans attributed unemployment and declining wages to Chinese workers whom they also viewed as racially inferior. The Chinese Exclusion Act, signed into law on May 6, 1882, by President Chester A. Arthur, effectively halted Chinese immigration for ten years and prohibited Chinese from becoming US citizens. Through the Geary Act of 1892, the law was extended for another ten years before becoming permanent in 1902. After the Gold Rush of 1849, the Chinese were drawn to the West Coast as a center of economic opportunity where, for example, they helped build the first transcontinental railroad by working on the Central Pacific from 1864 to 1869. The Chinese Exclusion Act foreshadowed the immigration-restriction acts of the 1920s, culminating in the National Origins Act of 1929, which capped overall immigration to the United States at 150,000 per year and barred Asian immigration. The law was repealed by the Magnuson Act in 1943 during World War II, when China was an ally in the war against imperial Japan. Nevertheless, the 1943 act still allowed only 105 Chinese immigrants per year, reflecting persisting prejudice against the Chinese in American immigration policy. It was not until the Immigration Act of 1965, which eliminated previous national-origins policy, that large-scale Chinese immigration to the United States was allowed to begin again after a hiatus of over 80 years.


What is the name of the official proceedings of the UK's House of Commons?

CanadaInfo: Government: Federal: Parliament: House of Commons House of Commons The House of Commons allows us to witness democracy in action. On the floor of the Commons Chamber, the nation's most critical issues are debated and Members speak on behalf of all Canadians. MAIN MENU : GOVERNMENT : FEDERAL : PARLIAMENT : HOUSE of COMMONS The 308 Members of the House of Commons are the lifeblood of the parliamentary system. They are chosen to represent the people in their constituencies in general elections held at least every five years. Members play active roles in the legislative process, contributing their ideas and energy to the creation of effective laws. Their involvement in House business extends to participation in standing legislative and special committees and dominates an otherwise busy schedule of meetings and constituency business. The Members of the House of Commons almost always belong to political parties. Find Your Member of Parliament Using Your Postal Code If a party has enough members in the House of Commons to hold a majority of the seats in the House, then that party is asked by the Governor General to form the Government of Canada. If a party has the most seats of all the parties, but not a majority of the seats in the House, the leader of that party will be asked if they can form a minority government, sometimes in partnership with another party. The composition of the House of Commons based on political party as of October 19, 2015 is outlined in the chart below. Liberals 1 338 As of the 2015 General Election, the House of Commons is now composed of 338 seats based on an average population of 102,000 people, with some adjustments due to constitutional minimums for Quebec and the maritime provinces. The number of seats by province is as follows: Alberta 34 Yukon Territory 1 Layout of the House of Commons Speaker. The Member elected by the House to serve as its spokesman and to preside over its proceedings. In particular, he or she is responsible for maintaining order and decorum. As Chairman of the Board of Internal Economy, the Speaker oversees the administration of the House. Please see the Speaker of the House of Commons page for more information. Page. A first year student from one of the national capital region universities employed by the House of Commons to carry messages, and to deliver House documents and other reading material to Members in the Chamber during sittings of the House. Cabinet Minister. A member of the Cabinet appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister. Usually chosen from among existing Members and Senators, ministers are responsible to Parliament for their official actions and those of their departments. They are given the title "The Honourable" and membership on the Privy Council for life. Please see the Cabinet page for more information. Opposition Party. A political party which is neither the Government party nor part of the coalition of parties forming the Government. Prime Minister. The Head of Government, who is ordinarily the leader of the party having the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons. Appointed by the Governor General, the Prime Minister selects the other members of the Cabinet and, along with them, is responsible to the House for the administration of public affairs. Please see the Prime Minister page for more information. Leader of the Official Opposition. The leader of the party with the second largest membership in the House of Commons. Please see the Leader of the Official Opposition page for more information. Leader of the second largest party in opposition. Clerk and Table Officers. Clerk of the House. The chief procedural adviser to the Speaker and to Members of the House of Commons and Secretary to the Board of Internal Economy. Appointed by the Governor in Council, the Clerk is responsible for a wide range of administrative and procedural duties relating to the work of the House and its committees. Table Officers. The clerks who provide procedural advice during sittings of the House, take the votes and


What is the resort area in the east of Long Island in New York state?

About Long Island New York | LongIsland.com The Montauk Lighthouse is an iconic image of Long Island.  About Long Island, New York Long Island New York is the largest island adjoining the contiguous United States, extending approximately 118 miles east-northeast from the mouth of the Hudson River. It is separated from the mainland on the north by the  Long Island Sound  and bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the south and east. Twenty miles at its widest point, Long Island is composed of low plateaus on the  north , longitudinal ridges of glacial moraine through the central parts of the island, and gently sloping plains to the south. The East End of the island is made up of two forks. The  North Fork  is approximately 28 miles long, the  southern  - terminating at Montauk Point - is about 44 miles in length. Peconic and Gardiners Bays separate the two forks and are where Shelter Island and Gardiners Island are located. Totaling 1,377 square miles of land area, Long Island New York is divided into four counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. Suffolk is the easternmost and by far the largest of the four, covering an expanse of 911 square miles. Following Suffolk is Nassau with 287 square miles, Queens County with 109, and Kings with 70 square miles, the westernmost County. Kings and Queens Counties (Brooklyn and Queens) border each other and fall within the jurisdiction of New York City.   Many people in the New York metropolitan area (even those on the island in Queens and Brooklyn) use the term "Long Island" or "the island" to refer to  Nassau  and  Suffolk  counties only.   The history of Long Island predates the Revolutionary War.    A Brief History of Long Island Long Island has a rich cultural history.  Native American tribes, including the Lenape (called the Delawares by Europeans) have inhabited the island for thousands of years, and while their populations have mostly been replaced with the descendants of immigrants from across the world, two reservations uphold this legacy on Long Island.  The Shinnecock and Poospatuck reservations, now federally protected, are the homes of these tribes, and each year visitors are welcome to the Shinnecock reservation to learn about and participate in the seasonal festivals.   Early colonial figures included Wyandanch, Captain Kidd, Lionel Gardner, and John Underhill. The West of Long Island was settled by the Dutch, and the East settled by Puritans from Massachusetts. Long Island was the scene of several witch hunts, including one involving Lionel Gardner in Easthampton.   The English and Dutch were the first European settlers on Long Island, but came under English rule in 1664 when the entirety of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was brought under English rule.  From that time Native American populations began to decline as the population of European settlers grew.  The largest battle of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Long Island, was a major loss for General George Washington.  Since it remained under British control throughout the war, Long Island became one of General Washington’s most strategic areas for espionage.    Long Island’s beautiful  north shore  attracted both wealthy Americans and Europeans during the Gilded Age whose large and lavish estates earned this region the title of “The  Gold Coast .”  Today these estates have been reborn as gold courses, parks, subdivisions and museums, and while the former wealth that once inhabited the area is gone, the tradition of fine homes and wealthy landowners is still alive along the north shore.   Long Island remained largely rural and agricultural throughout the 19th century.  Nassau County experienced the largest growth in the United States between 1950 and 1970, setting off a chain reaction of suburbanization and economic development across Long Island. Today Nassau and Suffolk Counties are ranked among the most expensive areas to live in the United States, and are home to some of the nations best public and private schools and most effective community offices.    "Nassau" is one of several names by wh


Who won all the Grand Slam major tennis tournaments in 1970?

Tennis’ Elusive Grand Slam - History in the Headlines Tennis’ Elusive Grand Slam July 2, 2015 By Sarah Pruitt Share this: Google The record-setting heat wave in London this week isn’t the only sizzling story at the All-England Club this year. All eyes are on Serena Williams, the top-ranked female tennis player in the world, as she goes for her sixth straight Wimbledon title, her third straight major title of the year—and the 21st major championship of her career. If Williams wins Wimbledon, she will also be three-quarters of the way to one of the most elusive tennis achievements: winning all four of the major tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open) in one calendar year, an achievement only five singles tennis players in history can claim. Take a look back at the men and women who have made Grand Slam history. Don Budge – 1938 Growing up in Oakland, California, the young Budge loved football and soccer before focusing on tennis. He played for the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1935-38, winning 25 of 29 matches, and in 1937 led the team to its first title since 1926. After Fred Perry, the reigning king of amateur tennis, turned pro in 1937, Budge began his domination of the all-important Grand Slam tournaments, which at the time were open only to amateur players. (Journalists began using the card-playing term “Grand Slam” to describe winning all four major tennis titles in one year in the early 1930s.) Taller (at 6’ 2”) and stronger than many of his opponents, Budge was the “big man” of tennis at the time, and became the first player to use his backhand as an offensive weapon. In 1937, he won Wimbledon and the U.S. championships; he repeated the same feat in 1938, adding the Australian and French titles to clinch the first-ever Grand Slam. After a total of 14 Grand Slam titles (six in singles, four in doubles and four in mixed doubles), Budge turned pro in 1938. He amassed a winning record before enlisting in the Army Air Force in 1942, when an injury to his right shoulder during training hurt his future play. Maureen Connolly – 1953 A native of San Diego, Connolly began playing tennis at the age of 10, and by 15 had won more than 50 tournaments. In 1951, she won her first U.S. Open championship, at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, just before her 17th birthday. The press dubbed Connolly “Little Mo,” a reference to the World War II battleship USS Missouri, which was known as “Big Mo.” After winning Wimbledon and a second U.S. title in 1952, she hired Australian Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman as a coach, and benefited from his emphasis on physical fitness. In 1953, Connolly made her only trip to the Australian Open, which at the time (when amateur players didn’t earn any money) attracted fewer players; she defeated Julie Sampson Haywood, a fellow Californian, in the final, then went on to beat Doris Hart of Missouri in the finals of the French, Wimbledon and U.S. championships, becoming the first woman to win a Grand Slam. In 1954, the 19-year-old Connolly was riding her horse back in San Diego when they crashed into a cement-mixing truck, crushing her right leg. From 1951 until her accident, Connolly had played in nine Grand Slam singles tournaments and won all nine, with a 50-0 record. Though she hoped to resume her tennis career after her recovery, the injury was more serious than originally thought and she announced her retirement in 1955. After marrying Norman Brinker, she had two children and worked as a tennis instructor; she died of cancer in 1969, at the age of 34. Rod Laver – 1962 and 1969 Laver, the son of two lawn tennis players, grew up playing in the Australian outback before attracting the attention of Harry Hopman, captain of Australia’s Davis Cup team. He scored his first Grand Slam tournament wins in doubles (Australia) and mixed doubles (Wimbledon) in 1959, and triumphed in singles for the first time in Australia the following year. In addition to winning his first Grand Slam in 1962, he racked up a string of additional titles, including the German and Italian champ


The IWC, an international body established in 1946, is concerned with what activity?

IWC | International Whaling Commission   The International Whaling Commission The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the global body charged with the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.  The IWC currently has 88 member governments from countries all over the world.  All members are signatories to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling.  This Convention is the legal framework which established the IWC in 1946.  Uncertainty over whale numbers led to the introduction of a ‘moratorium’ on commercial whaling in 1986.  This remains in place although the Commission continues to set catch limits for aboriginal subsistence whaling.  Today, the Commission also works to understand and address a wide range of non-whaling threats to cetaceans including entanglement, ship strike, marine debris, climate change and other environmental concerns.


What tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers and other garments, traditionally made from worsted wool fibre, was patented by Thomas Burberry in 1888?

gabardine - definition - What is ? What is ? gabardine definition : gabardine Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, windbreakers, and other garments. ==Etymology== The word gabardine has been used to refer to a "dress, covering" at least since the 1590s. It has been used to mean "closely woven cloth" since 1904. ==Fabric== The fibre used to make the fabric is traditionally worsted wool, but may also be cotton, texturized polyester, or a blend. Gabardine is woven as a warp-faced steep or regular twill, with a prominent diagonal rib on the face and smooth surface on the back. Gabardine always has many more warp than weft yarns. Cotton gabardine is often used by bespoke tailors to make pocket linings for business suits, where the pocket's contents would quickly wear holes in the usual flimsy pocket lining material. Clothing made from gabardine is generally labeled as being suitable for dry cleaning only, as is typical for wool textiles. Gabardine may also refer to the twill-weave used for gabardine fabric, or to a raincoat made of this fabric. ==History== Gabardine was invented in 1879 by Thomas Burberry, founder of the Burberry fashion house in Basingstoke, and patented in 1888. The original fabric was waterproofed before weaving and was worsted wool or worsted wool and cotton, tightly woven and water-repellent but more comfortable than rubberized fabrics. Burberry clothing of gabardine was worn by polar explorers, including Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole, in 1911, and Ernest Shackleton, who led a 1914 expedition to cross Antarctica. A jacket made of this material was worn by George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt on Mount Everest in 1924. Gabardine was also used widely in the 1950s to produce colourful patterned casual jackets, trousers and suits. Companies like J. C. Penney, Sport Chief, Campus, Four Star, and California Trends were all producing short-waisted jackets, sometimes reversible, commonly known as weekender jackets. ==Notes== ==References== * Cumming, Valerie, C. W. Cunnington and P. E. Cunnington. The Dictionary of Fashion History, Berg, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84788-533-3 * Kadolph, Sara J., ed.: Textiles, 10th edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2007, ISBN 0-13-118769-4 * Picken, Mary Brooks: The Fashion Dictionary, Funk & Wagnalls, 1957. (1973 edition ISBN 0-308-10052-2) Category:Woven fabrics


In which country is the Arab Spring recognised as first taking hold?

Arab Spring - SourceWatch Arab Spring Jump to: navigation , search Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab world in 2011. The movement originated in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly took hold in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. The term was previously used beginning in March 2005 by numerous media commentators to suggest that a spin-off benefit of the invasion of Iraq would be the flowering of Western-friendly Middle East democracies. Contents 13 References Tunisia The Tunisian Revolution, or Jasmine Revolution, began on Dec. 17, 2010 after Mohammed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian man, set himself on fire in front of a local municipal office. According to Aljazeera, earlier that day, Tunisian police confiscated his cart and beat him because he did not have a permit. He went to the municipal office to file a complaint, where workers there ignored him. Bouazizi then set himself on fire. [1] Small scale demonstrations then began in Sidi Bouzid, Bouazizi’s hometown, and spread throughout the country. According to Aljazeera English, "Bouazizi's act of desperation highlights the public's boiling frustration over living standards, police violence, rampant unemployment, and a lack of human rights.” Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali became president of Tunisia in 1987 and “tried to calm the situation by promising more freedoms, including a right to demonstrate, and announcing that he would not seek re-election when his current term ends in 2014. (In his last election, in 2009, he received 90 percent of the vote).” [2] According to Aljazeera English, “A UN investigative panel reports that at least 219 people were killed during the uprising against Ben Ali, a figure it says is likely to rise. Another 510 Tunisians were injured, according to Bacre Waly Ndiaye.” [1] On October 24, 2011, the moderate Islamist party Ennahda emerged as the victor in elections for a constitutional assembly. Ennadha began to engage in talks with liberals in hopes of forming a unity government. The party claims to have "a greater commitment to the principles of Western-style liberal democracy than any other Islamist party in the region," and has "repeatedly pledged to promote equal opportunities in employment and education as well as the freedom to choose or reject Islamic dress like the head scarf." [3] Since their election, the Islamist party Ennahda has tightened censorship, being accused of clamping down on national media. [4] The arrests of two Tunisian artists reignited protests. Human Rights Watched has called on Tunisian authorities to drop all charges on the artists. Egypt Early Stages Following the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, Egyptian activists organized a demonstration on Janaury 25, Egypt’s Police Day, to protest the Emergency Law, unemployment, poverty and Hosni Mubarak’s government. Police day, a national Egyptian holiday, celebrates the 50 officers killed on Jan 25, 1952 by the British in Ismailia, Egypt. This sparked anti-British protest leading to the Free Officers taking power in Egypt. [5] The protests began in Cairo, Egypt and spread throughout the country. According to Aljazeera’s Timeline, the protests gained more strength when widespread strikes happened throughout the country. Jack Shenker, writing for the Guardian, described downtown Cairo as a “war zone” filled “with running street battles.” [6] According to Wikipedia, pro-Mubarak supporters escalated the violence when they rode on camels and horses into Tahrir (Liberation) Square. The Mubarak government tried to crush protest with armed forces and plain-clothed supporters and when those tactics failed, state media depicted the protesters as foreign agents. The government also targeted foreign journalists and human rights workers. However, during the Protests, Muslims and Christian Egyptians demonstrated unity, and, according to Wikipedia’s timeline, Muslims protected Christian demonstrators during Sunday service. [7] Mona Seif, an Egyptian woman interviewed by Aljazeera, said, "There was one Eg


Snowflake was the name of what albino animal that died in the Barcelona Zoo in 2003?

Snowflake the Albino Gorilla Was Inbred | Albino Animals Snowflake the albino gorilla at the Barcelona Zoo. Snowflake died of skin cancer in 2003. Credit: Photographic archive of the Barcelona Zoo. A famous albino gorilla that lived for 40 years at the Barcelona Zoo got its white coloring by way of inbreeding, new research shows. Snowflake was a male Western lowland gorilla . He was born in the wild and captured in 1966 by villagers in Equatorial Guinea. As the only known white gorilla in the world, Snowflake was a zoo celebrity until his death of skin cancer in 2003. A few studies had attempted to get to the bottom of what caused Snowflake's color-free complexion, but the exact genetic mutation had never been found. Now, Spanish researchers have sequenced the gorilla's entire genome, revealing that Snowflake was probably the offspring of a pairing between an uncle and a niece. [ Photos: Snowflake the Albino Gorilla ] Explaining albinism In humans, four genetic mutations are known to cause albinism, a syndrome marked by a lack of skin, eye and hair pigment. People with albinism are at high risk for vision problems and skin cancers because of this missing pigment. [ Album: Amazing Albino Animals ] Using frozen blood from Snowflake, researchers led by Tomas Marques-Bonet of the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva at the University of Pompeu Fabra sequenced the entire genome of the late ape. Comparing that sequence with those of humans and nonalbino gorillas, Marques-Bonet and his colleagues narrowed down the cause of Snowflake's albinism to a single gene, known as SLC45A2. Snowflake inherited a mutant form of this gene from both of his parents. The gene has previously been linked to albinism in mice, horses, chickens and a species of fish.  Next, the researchers combed through Snowflake's genome looking for stretches of DNA that were identical due to inbreeding. They found that 12 percent of the genes from Snowflake's mom and pop matched, a number that points to an uncle and niece mating as the most likely parentage for Snowflake. Snowflake the albino gorilla seen here when he was young. Snowflake was born in the wild and captured by villages in Equatorial Guinea in 1966. He lived most of his life at the Barcelona Zoo. Credit: Photographic archive of the Barcelona Zoo. Inbreeding threat? No one else has reported inbreeding in Western lowland gorillas, Marques-Bonet told LiveScience, though some other gorilla subspecies with small populations have been known to turn to family to mate. And with habitat loss, gorillas may struggle to find a place to disperse from their original family. "If we are reducing much more the space that they have now, it is more likely that they will be forced to stay in the group and that will increase the consanguinity," or shared blood, Marques-Bonet said.   The sequencing of Snowflake's genome is just one portion of a larger project to sequence the genomes of wild-born chimpanzees and gorillas, Marques-Bonet said. The ultimate goal is to understand how much genetic variation is in the wild ape population, and how that compares with the variation seen in humans. The researchers reported their findings May 31 in the journal BMC Genomics . Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter & Google+ . Follow us @livescience , Facebook & Google+ . Original article on LiveScience.com . Editor's Recommendations