Slate is an example of what sort of rock, whose name loosely means 'change in form'?

Geologynet - Geology Software, Minerals and Rocks Minerals and Rocks by Longwell, C.R., Knopf, A, Flint, R.F. (1934) CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITION Below a thin, ragged mantle of soil and superficial material, the Earth's outermost shell is made up of rocks Most of these rocks are in turn made up of minerals. As the rocks are the chief documents in which the geologic history of the Earth is written, they be- come deeply interesting when regarded from this point of view. In order to penetrate their meaning and to understand them as historical records we must be able to recognize the minerals that make up the rocks. A mineral is a substance the product of inorganic nature, that is characterized by distinctive physical properties and a composition expressible by a chemical formula. Minerals are composed of chemical elements. A few consist of single elements, such as native gold and silver, as these metals are termed when they occur in elementary state in nature, or diamond and graphite, both of which are crystalline forms of the element carbon. Diamond and graphite illustrate in the most striking way possible what is meant by a mineral. Although both are identical in chemical composition, yet each is a distinct mineral because each has its own characteristic physical properties: diamond is transparent and is the hardest substance known, whereas graphite is opaque and is nearly the softest substance known. Most minerals, however, are made up of two or more chemical elements united in such a way that the product of the union differs greatly in its properties from those of the elements composing it. CHARACTER OF MINERALS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION A few minerals have an invariable chemical composition; but most of them have a variable composition which, however, can be expressed by a chemical formula. Quartz, one of the most abundant minerals, has a fixed composition, expressed by the chemical formula SiO2 2 which is a sort of shorthand saying that one atom of silicon is united with two atoms of oxygen; in short, quartz, regardless of where obtained or how formed, is essentially 100 per cent (silica). Sphalerite from which most of the world's zinc is obtained, is a minera1 of variable composition, which is indicated by writing its formula thus: Zn,FeS thereby indicates g that in this mineral an atom of iron can proxy for an atom of zinc, The various minerals react differently to chemical reagents, and these reactions are one of the means used in identifying minerals. It is beyond the scope of this book to explain how minerals are identified by their chemical behavior, but, many textbooks of mineralogy treat the subject fully. PHYSICAL CHARACTERS Nearly all minerals are crystalline that is to say, they are built up of atoms that are organized in definite geometric arrangements. A few minerals are amorphous (non-crystalline). Under favorable conditions of growth most minerals form crystals A crystal is a solid that is bounded by smooth plane surfaces called faces whose arrangement is governed by the internal structure of the mineral. The crystals of any particular mineral have forms that are more or less characteristic. For instance, the mineral pyrite frequently crystallizes in cubes (Fig. 4). Garnet commonly occur as twelve-sided crystals known 88 dodecahedrons (Fig. 5). The recognition of these crystal forms helps in identifying minerals. Structure of Minerals. The structure of minerals generally refers to their outward shape and form. The following descriptive terms are used, some of which are self-explanatory: crystallized occurring as crystals or showing crystal faces; massive not bounded by crystal faces: the antithesis of crystallized; columnar; fibrous (Fig. 6); botryoidal (Fig. 7), consisting of small rounded forms like closely bunched grapes; micaceous, occurring in thin sheets that can readily be split into thinner sheets; granular, in aggregates of coarse to fine grains; com- pact; earthy; oolitic, formed of small spheres resembling fish roe. Cleavage and Fracture. The manner in which many minerals break or split i


From Latin meaning border, or edge, what traditional term refers to the brain structures including the hippocampus and amygdala, which support functions of emotion, behaviour, long term memory, and smell?

Cognitive Neuroscience Exam One Flashcards - Cram.com is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci. Hippocampus a major component of the brains of humans and other mammals. It belongs to the limbic system and plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation. Like the cerebral cortex, with which it is closely associated, it is a paired structure, with mirror-image halves in the left and right sides of the brain. In humans and other primates, the hippocampus is located inside the medial temporal lobe, beneath the cortical surface. It contains two main interlocking parts: Ammon's horn and the dentate gyrus. In Alzheimer's disease the hippocampus is one of the first regions of the brain to suffer damage; memory problems and disorientation appear among the first symptoms. Damage to the hippocampus can also result from oxygen starvation (hypoxia), encephalitis, or medial temporal lobe epilepsy. People with extensive hippocampal damage may experience amnesia—the inability to form or retain new memories. Hypothalamus is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis). The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus, just above the brain stem. In the terminology of neuroanatomy, it forms the ventral part of the diencephalon. All vertebrate brains contain a hypothalamus. In humans, it is roughly the size of an almond. The hypothalamus is responsible for certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system. It synthesizes and secretes certain neurohormones, often called hypothalamic-releasing hormones, and these in turn stimulate or inhibit the secretion of pituitary hormones. The hypothalamus controls body temperature, hunger, thirst,[1] fatigue, and circadian cycles. Limbic Sytem a set of brain structures including the hippocampus, amygdala, anterior thalamic nuclei, and limbic cortex, which seemingly support a variety of functions including emotion, behavior, long term memory, and olfaction.[1] The term "limbic" comes from the Latin limbus, for "border" or "edge". Some scientists have suggested that the concept of the limbic system should be abandoned as obsolete, as it is grounded more in transient tradition than in facts.[2] Medulla the lower half of the brainstem. In discussions of neurology and similar contexts where no ambiguity will result, it is often referred to as simply the medulla. The medulla contains the cardiac, respiratory, vomiting and vasomotor centers and deals with autonomic functions, such as breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Midbrain comprises the tectum (or corpora quadrigemina), tegmentum, the ventricular mesocoelia (or "iter"), and the cerebral peduncles, as well as several nuclei and fasciculi. Caudally the mesencephalon adjoins the pons (metencephalon) and rostrally it adjoins the diencephalon (Thalamus, hypothalamus, et al.). Neocortex called the neopallium ("new mantel") and isocortex ("equal rind"), is a part of the brain of mammals. It is the outer layer of the cerebral hemispheres, and made up of six layers, labelled I to VI (with VI being the innermost and I being the outermost). The neocortex is part of the cerebral cortex (along with the archicortex and paleocortex, which are cortical parts of the limbic system). It is involved in higher functions such as sensory perception, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, conscious thought and language. Neuronal Migration Neuronal migration is the method by which neurons travel from their origin or birth place to their final position in the brain. There are several ways they can do this, e.g. by radial migration or tangential migration. (see time lapse sequences of radial migration (also known as glial guidance) and somal translocation.)[4] Nucleus Nucleus of a neuron is an oval shaped membrane-bound structure found in the soma or body of the neuron. It contains the nucl


What is the fuller name of the road surfacing material, tarmac?

Pavingexpert - AJ McCormack and Son - Tarmacadam, Bitmac and Asphalt Pre-packs   This page provides a general overview of the use of tarmacadam/bitmac in Britain and Ireland. The Laying Tarmacadam page looks at the methods used in constructing a tarmacadam footpath and an examination of the main layers within a pavement can be found on the Tarmacadam Construction page. Introduction Uses and Applications Tarmacadam, properly referred to as bituminous macadam or "Bitmac" for brevity, is often thought to be the cheapest method of surfacing a driveway or forecourt, but for smaller areas it can work out quite expensive, and the red tarmacadam can be more expensive than block paving. Tarmacadam has become a popular, although technically incorrect, term for both bitmac and for asphalt used to surface pavements, highways and even internal floors. Note that the the term "Tarmac" ™ © ® is the name of a publicly listed company and they become annoyed enough to set lawyers upon those who take their name in vain and use it to refer to the material "tarmacadam", even though the name has entered the vernacular in the same was as, for example, "Hoover", "Biro" and "Sellotape". Throughout these pages, we have sought to use the contentious term as little as possible, preferring to refer to 'bitmac' or 'macadam' instead. Surfacing contractors normally charge by the weight or area of material laid, but for smaller areas, they may charge on a daywork basis that will include transporting the requisite equipment to the site. A typical surfacing gang of 4 men (1 x Rake-hand , 1 x Roller Driver and 2 x Labourers) will cost around £60-120 per hour + VAT. Bitmac is suitable for areas to be trafficked by vehicles, such as drives and forecourts, and can be used for paths, although we are not overly keen on using bitmac for garden paths. The wearing/surface course (the uppermost surface) can be 'coloured' by using a coloured binder, often with coloured aggregates, or by incorporating coloured, coated chippings into a HRA wearing course.   In general, all bitmac should be machine-laid by an paver machine except where it would be impossible/impractical to use a paver. Such exceptions include small areas (such as some private driveways), confined spaces and footpaths. On private works, the contractor will ascertain which is the most appropriate laying method to use. In most cases, the finish achieved with machine-laid bitmac is far superior to hand-laid material. Machine Laying Caveat All bitmac should be laid by a professional company as the tools and techniques are beyond the reach of most DIY enthusiasts. Accordingly, the methods outlined on this site are intended to give the casual reader a guide to good practice, rather than a step-by-step guide to laying bitmac. Beware of Cowboys! Armed with an understanding of how a bitmac pavement or highway should be constructed, you can check that the work being undertaken on your behalf is being done correctly. This is especially important given the large number of 'tinkers' offering to lay bitmac at a discount price - they usually just throw down a thin layer of wearing/surface course, safe in the knowledge that they will be long gone in a couple of weeks when your new drive starts to fall apart! Beware of anyone knocking at the door offering bitmac 'left over from a big job down the road' - reputable contractors do not cold call to rustle up work!   Definitions To try and clear up the confusion and get the terminology correct, here's a brief explanation.... Bitumen is a product of the oil-refining and petro-chemical industries. Very basically, it is the thick, sticky, residual goo that's left over when all the useful fuel oils, such as kerosene, petrol, diesel, etc., have been extracted by fractional distillation of a crude oil. Macadam is a process of binding together smaller aggregates, as pioneered by the legendary John MacAdam in the 19th century (although there are tales of the Chinese having used a form of "macadam" as far back as 3000BC). His work resulted in the development of tar-based macadams, w


What style of cooking is named after a province of south-western China, and is noted for its spicy taste, especially from garlic, chili peppers, peanuts, sesame, and ginger?

Chinese food - All about eating in China A typical Chinese family meal. Photo by ZiCheng Xu ➚ available under a Creative Commons license ➚ . Food is very important in China as can be seen from the common greeting ‘Chi guo le ma 吃过了吗’ meaning ‘have you eaten yet?’. Another well known saying is ‘mín yǐ shí wéi tiān 民以食为天’ which roughly translates as ‘food is as important as the heavens above’. Up until the last twenty years China was widely praised for its healthy diet and nutritional balance of food; since then the bad habits of Western diets have crept in and obesity ➚ is now a major health concern in China. In the last few decades International fast food outlets have invaded all the major cities. Bases Traditionally the base of Chinese food has grain as the source of carbohydrate. In the north this comes from wheat in the form of noodles; dough and buns; in the south it comes from rice . This base is accompanied by several dishes of vegetables and meats often in a spicy sauce. Soybean curd is the protein source for vegetarians as an alternative to meat [it is known as Tofu in Japan; 豆腐花 dòufǔhuā or 豆花 dòuhuā in China]. The meat and vegetables are cut up finely so they can be cooked quickly and picked up with chopsticks; when there was little money for fuel it was important to cook quickly and efficiently. Following the foundation of the PRC there were periods of shortages of food which led to famine, in the 1980s food coupons were still needed to exchange for rations of staple foods. The wok (this is the Cantonese pronunciation of cooking pot 镬 guō) is the versatile cooking vessel of choice. Compared to other eastern cuisines the style is for fresh foods with a few spices principally ginger; garlic and spring onions. Chinese cuisine has heavily influenced those of its neighbors: Japan ; Korea ; Vietnam and the Philippines. The Bund's version of 红烧肉 Grandma's Pork or red-cooked pork was very good. The sauce was syrupy and fragrant, coating firm pieces of fatty belly pork. The firmness means that the fatty layer is still intact and bouncy. The belly meat also has smaller seams of fat which makes the meat moist and tender. I wonder if this is the famous 婆婆肉 Grandma's Pork or 红烧肉 Red-Cooked Pork? It seems 红烧 red cooking is a typical Shanghai cooking style. Photo by Alpha ➚ available under a Creative Commons license ➚ . A wide range of contrasting flavors are provided by sauces that may include ginger; soy sauce (made from fermented soybeans); sugar; garlic and vinegar. Peppers and chillies are added in different amounts according to the regional cuisine; for example Sichuan is known for its fiery peppers. Flavors are intended to contrast with the neutral taste of boiled rice and so spicy dishes should not be eaten on their own. Pork has generally been the most widely consumed meat particularly in the North; chicken and then beef are the next most common meats. A good meal should have diversity, not just in flavors, colors and ingredients but in the method of cooking, so there should be something boiled, stir-fried, steamed and roasted. Imported foods Chinese cuisine has incorporated new foods as they became available from elsewhere in the world. With the opening up of China in the Tang dynasty spinach; almonds; lettuce came in from Central Asia. Sweetcorn; chillies; potatoes and squash arrived in the Ming dynasty with the creation of trading contacts with South America. In the last 100 years tomatoes have become a major part of the diet. Feeding 20% of the world's population on only 7% of the world's arable land has always been a big challenge. Milk and dairy products were rare in China, indeed many Chinese can not digest them completely. Lactose intolerance has been measured at 90% of the population in Asia. With only limited agricultural land, cows are an inefficient way of producing food and this accounts for the small dairy industry. Traditionally the name for milk (奶 nǎi) was used for human mother's milk rather than from animals. The dairy rich diet of Westerners has led Chinese people to report that Westerner's skin


What species of shark featured as the killer in the book/film Jaws?

Shark Week: Inside the First Trip to Cuba [Video] Shark Week: Inside the First Trip to Cuba Mandi Bierly Yahoo TV• July 7, 2015 Seventy years ago, a great white measured at 21-feet long was captured off the coast of Cuba. The largest white shark ever caught, it was dubbed “El Monstruo.” In the new Shark Week special Tiburones: Sharks of Cuba (premiering July 7 at 10 p.m. on Discovery), a joint U.S.-Cuba expedition ventures into the largely-untouched waters, which are home to more than 50 shark species, to search for another mega shark and gather intel that will be used to inform Cuba’s first ever national plan of action for the conservation of sharks. Cinematographer Andy Casagrande, a Shark Week vet who worked on half of this year’s new specials, was there to film those dives and spoke to Yahoo TV about the historic trip, which took a year and a half of paperwork to arrange. Related:  Shark Week: Inside ‘Bride of Jaws,’ the Search for Joan of Shark You’ve been filming sharks for 15-plus years. At this point in your career, how exciting is it to go to a place you’ve never been — and end up filming a shark for the first time, the elusive longfin mako (which become only the second of its species to ever be tagged)? It was amazing. Just getting the call, “Hey, Andy, do you want to go to Cuba for Shark Week?” I was like, “Well, wait a second, I don’t even think that I’m allowed to go to Cuba as an American.” They’re like, “No, no, we got it sorted. We got the permits. We got the Visas. It’s good to go.” This is sort of a dream come true. I’ve done a lot of really amazing projects around the world, but to be honest, I often go back to the same places: New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Bahamas, New Zealand — it keeps continuing through that cycle. To have this new location, this sort of pristine, unspoiled paradise that’s full of sharks — on top of just being able to go to a place where previously we weren’t allowed — was just amazing. To be able to encounter a shark that’s incredibly rare and be a part of a research project involving Cuba and America was just an all-around awesome experience. It was breaking down the barriers, all in the name of sharks and Shark Week. For me, it’s like, wow, I don’t have to be some U.N. worker or some news journalist, I can be a wildlife cameraman and do these amazing things that inspire people. I think people will like it because most of America has never had the opportunity to go to Cuba or really see what it’s like there.  You often hear Cuba referred to as, “Oh, man, it’s like frozen in time 50 years ago.” What’s cool about the underwater world is it’s very similar. Because they’ve had so few divers from the States coming in like you get in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos — people come in constantly and it’s a very touristic attraction — here it’s very rustic and off-the-beaten path, so to speak.  Because you’re in Cuba, you don’t have the kind of boats you’d normally use — nor do you have any cages. You dive in and immediately encounter large silkys. You’ve been cage-less with great whites, so this is probably nothing too crazy for you. But how did the rest of the team react? Because I’ve done a lot of diving with sharks without cages, I was pretty comfortable there, but a lot of the scientists don’t have as much in-water experience. They spend a lot of time in the lab and writing the papers. They do some field work, but as a cameraman, I think I spend a lot more time underwater with the animals than a lot of scientists do. I was filming the whole scene, and I see these divers and the silkys, and then I noticed, “Wait a second, all the silkys just disappeared, and these two big remoras just showed up.” I know that remora hang on to very large predators, and they were too big to be hanging on to any of the silky sharks, so something big had moved into the area. Read More Often the remoras will peel off and check things out, and then go back to their host. I definitely thought, “OK, something big is around here, and the water is getting murkier, the sun’s going down, multiple


Alfred Pennyworth | DC Alfred Pennyworth of : Close X Whether it’s the help he receives on the Gotham streets from Robin, Batgirl and Nightwing, the legitimacy provided to his crusade by Commissioner Gordon or the super-powered backup brought in by his colleagues in the Justice League, Batman has a lot of friends. But only one of them has stood alongside the Caped Crusader since childhood: his loyal butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Bruce’s life wasn’t the only one that was changed with the squeeze of that gunman’s trigger. A family friend and faithful butler, whose father had served as the Waynes’ butler before him, Alfred took on the responsibility of raising young Bruce after the murder of his parents. Caring deeply for the Wayne family, Alfred knew that the best way to honor the legacy of Thomas and Martha Wayne was ensuring their son grew into the man they would have wanted. He tried to mold the angry, confused boy into a savvy businessman who would be well-suited to take over his father’s business. But Bruce had a far different way of honoring his parents in mind, and when he adopted the cowl, Alfred came along for the ride, tirelessly guarding his employer’s secret while providing some much-needed assistance. Whether it’s skilled technical support, medical aid or simply managing the complicated schedule that comes with being a business leader, nighttime vigilante and wealthy playboy—it’s all under the purview of Mr. Pennyworth. Driven by love and an unwavering sense of loyalty, Alfred nevertheless worries deeply about Bruce. He understands the importance of Batman to a city such as Gotham, but after a lifetime of raising Bruce, he still sees a young, scared boy where most see a hardened hero. And every night the bat-signal flashes across the city skyline is another night that boy will spend searching for a way to undo something that could never be undone. A search that Alfred realizes could very well lead to his end.


On what island did tycoon Richard Branson's holiday retreat burn down in August 2011?

Richard Branson has rebuilt the house on his private Necker island to replace the one that burned down | Daily Mail Online comments Sir Richard Branson shows off the new luxury home he has built on his private island to replace the one which burned to the ground. His previous pile on Necker Island in the Caribbean was razed in a blaze two years ago while Kate Winslet was staying as a guest and she helped lead the tycoon's mother Eve to safety. Now Sir Richard has completed the replacement and the Virgin boss told Hello! magazine that he now uses it as his main residence. Family fun: Richard Branson and his family (L-R) son Sam and wife Isabella, daughter Holly and husband Freddie Andrewes shows off their new house on Necker Island that replaced the one that burned down The businessman - who posed with his family in a shoot for the magazine - said the best way to recover from the shock of the devastating fire had been to immediately begin building another house. Out this week: Read all about Richard Bransons rebuild in Hello this week 'It may sound strange for me to say that, but we had an hour when we weren't sure if everyone had got out alive, so the enormous relief we felt when we realised everybody was fine. 'Later that morning, while the fire was still burning, we got out a big sheet of paper and started planning the rebuild. That's the best way to cope with situations like this - to be positive and plan for the future.' Speaking about how he has based himself there, Sir Richard said: 'I bought the island when I was 27 and have tried to come here every spare minute ever since. 'I have my office here and it's easy to attract people to come from all over the world, to plot and plan things. When I'm not working I can spend a day kiting, playing tennis, keeping fit, and now I'm in my mid-60s I feel I've reached an age where [those sort of activities] are essential.' He posed alongside his children Holly and Sam and their respective spouses Freddie Andrewes and Isabella Calthorpe in front of the property in the Virgin Islands. Holly said they had tried to retain the essence of the original property, called the Great House: 'Initially, when we first started making plans, Sam and I were pernickety about the details, getting our notebooks out. 'But what's amazing is that as soon as we walked in we were like, "Wow - it has the same feeling." It's got the same vibe as the old place.' The full interview is in the new edition of Hello! which is out now. Destruction: The original house burned to the ground when it was struck by lightning during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 Let the parties commence: Richard is happy that the rebuild is complete and his family can enjoy Necker Island once again


In the mid 1700s Swede Carl Linnaeus devised the modern day taxonomy (category structure) for, and was first to catalogue what?

Classification and Taxonomy - Plant Science for Beginners Plant Science for Beginners   Classification, why is it important?  This text will be describing taxonomy in relation to plants, an explanation of why it is necessary to classify and name plants, particularly the utilisation of such designations in horticulture. The importance Linnaeus’s bi-nominal system of nomenclature, and an evaluation of the major codes along with practices within taxonomy. Description of Taxonomy Taxonomy is the study of principles and practices of classification. Strictly applying to the study and description of variation in the natural world and the subsequent compilation of classifications. Plants are classified in a hierarchical system which attempts to illustrate the evolutionary relationships between various groupings. Broadly speaking there are five Kingdoms: ‘Animalia’ or animals,‘Plantae’ or plants,‘Fungi’, ‘Prokaryotic’ or bacteria (cells without a nucleus) and finally ‘Protista’ or eukaryotic (cell with a nucleus) bacteria including algae. As in many theories there are issues with the system, which currently results in a constant state of flux. This is more noticeable on the lower levels; however, even at the highest levels, groups are questioned and are cause for debate between taxonomists. Various groupings in this list: Magnoliidae, Magnoliopsdia, Ranunculares and Ranunculaceae are called a taxon. In everyday mitigation, full classification is not necessary; instead the plant is referred to Genus and species. In addition: A form is a type of plant within a species that has little differences, such as the shape of the leaves or colour of flora. Deliberate hybridisation results in a cultivar, and can be reproduced to make increased amounts of the same plant . The Requirement for Classification The number of different kinds of plants is exceedingly great; scientists are faced with an estimated total of 300,000, if included fungi, moulds, mushrooms and toadstools; it would increase to 450,000. Furthermore scientists’ still have much to learn about the world’s plants. Scientists’estimate that 15-20% of plant species have not yet been describe and at present, approximately 2,000 new species of plants are discovered per annum. It has been an estimated that there are over 14 million living species on Earth, though only 1.8 million have been given botanical names.  By using the Linnaean classification system, we are able to classify plants and animals and in turn learn more about our own biological evolution. This just demonstrates to us, that the plant kingdom is extremely large and diverse. In other words, it is the extensive size and great diversity of the Plantae kingdom which makes it necessary for plants to be classified, especially in industries like Horticulture which come in contact with plants on a day to day basis. The purpose of a designation is to act as an efficient means of reference or an ‘aid’ to communication. A plant name must be unambiguous if so this breaks down communication. An example of this would be, if a same plant is known to different people by different names, then they will fail to understand one another and confusion will result in when they try to communicate. Linnaeus Use & Importance Greek and Roman scholars laid the foundations of the method of naming flora. The bi-nominal classification system used today was largely established in the 18th Century by Swedish Botanists Carl von Linne ‘Linnaeus’(1707-1780). Linnaeus classified plants with two botanical words rather than descriptive text. The first word describes the Genus and the second species, for example, Dicksonia antarctica. ‘Dicksonia’being the genus and ‘antarctica’being the species. Prior to 1753, plants were known by phrases, which were difficult to distinguish from simple descriptions. An example of this method is a plant called, Achillea ptarmicaonce carried the designation ‘Achillea foliis lanceolatis acuminates argute serrates’, which translates as Achillea with lanceolate leaves which taper to a sharp point and have sharp pointed, saw-too


What geological term refers to granular material sized between sand and clay, derived from soil or rock?

Landslide Types and Processes Landslide Types and Processes U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3072 July 2004 Landslides in the United States occur in all 50 States. The primary regions of landslide occurrence and potential are the coastal and mountainous areas of California, Oregon, and Washington, the States comprising the intermountain west, and the mountainous and hilly regions of the Eastern United States. Alaska and Hawaii also experience all types of landslides. Landslides in the United States cause approximately $3.5 billion (year 2001 dollars) in damage, and kill between 25 and 50 people annually. Casualties in the United States are primarily caused by rockfalls, rock slides, and debris flows. Worldwide, landslides occur and cause thousands of casualties and billions in monetary losses annually. The information in this publication provides an introductory primer on understanding  basic scientific facts about landslides—the different types of landslides, how they are initiated, and some basic information  about how they can begin to be managed as a hazard. Click on image for larger version. TYPES OF LANDSLIDES The term "landslide" describes a wide variety of processes that result in the downward and outward movement of slope-forming materials including rock, soil, artificial fill, or a combination of these. The materials may move by falling, toppling, sliding, spreading, or flowing. Figure 1 shows a graphic illustration of a landslide, with the commonly accepted terminology describing its features. The various types of landslides can be differentiated by the kinds of material involved and the mode of movement. A classification system based on these parameters is shown in figure 2. Other classification systems incorporate additional variables, such as the rate of movement and the water, air, or ice content of the landslide material. Figure 2. Types of landslides. Abbreviated version of Varnes' classification  of slope movements (Varnes, 1978). Although landslides are primarily associated with mountainous regions, they can also occur in areas of generally low relief. In low-relief areas, landslides occur as cut-and-fill failures (roadway and building excavations), river bluff failures, lateral spreading landslides, collapse of mine-waste piles (especially coal), and a wide variety of slope failures associated with quarries and open-pit mines. The most common types of landslides are described as follows and are illustrated in figure 3. SLIDES: Although many types of mass movements are included in the general term "landslide," the more restrictive use of the term refers only to mass movements, where there is a distinct zone of weakness that separates the slide material from more stable underlying material. The two major types of slides are rotational slides and translational slides. Rotational slide: This is a slide in which the surface of rupture is curved concavely upward and the slide movement is roughly rotational about an axis that is parallel to the ground surface and transverse across the slide (fig. 3A). Translational slide: In this type of slide, the landslide mass moves along a roughly planar surface with little rotation or backward tilting (fig. 3B). A block slide is a translational slide in which the moving mass consists of a single unit or a few closely related units that move downslope as a relatively coherent mass (fig. 3C). Click on image for larger version. Figure 3. These schematics illustrate the major types of landslide movement that are described in the previous pages. For additional information on these processes and where to find photos, please see "Where to Go For More Information" at the end of this fact sheet. FALLS: Falls are abrupt movements of masses of geologic materials, such as  rocks and boulders, that become detached from steep slopes or cliffs (fig.  3D). Separation occurs along discontinuities such as fractures, joints, and  bedding planes, and movement occurs by free-fall, bouncing, and rolling. Falls  are strongly influenced


The opposite to nadir, what word refers to directly overhead, or more generally the highest point?

* Zenith (Astronomy) - Definition,meaning - Online Encyclopedia       Zenith refers to an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere . "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitation al force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e. the direction in which gravity pulls, is toward the nadir . Zenith The zenith is the point on the celestial sphere directly overhead the observer. It has an altitude of +90o in the horizon tal coordinate system . Study Astronomy Online at Swinburne University All material is ï¿½ Swinburne University of Technology except where indicated. I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star . Shak. This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars. Mrs. Barbauld. It was during those civil troubles . . . this aspiring family reached the zenith. Macaulay. zenith Home > Science and Technology > Astronomy and Space Exploration > Astronomy : General The Columbia Encyclopedia,... The Oxford Pocket Dictionary... The Oxford Dictionary of... The Concise Oxford... Further reading ... Zenith is the point in the sky (on the " celestial sphere ") directly overhead. Easy! Just to give you a complete education, nadir is the point directly opposite the zenith, so it is below your feet (assuming you are standing ). zenith point on the celestial sphere that is always directly above the observer regardless of his/her location. zodiac narrow belt of twleve constellation centered on the ecliptic . Zenith - The point in the sky directly overhead. Angular distance on the celestial sphere measured along the great circle from the zenith to the celestial object. Zenith distance is 90ï¿½ minus altitude . Zeolite ... The point directly overhead, as determined by the indefinitie upward extension of a plumb line. Zenith The zenith is the point in the sky directly above the observer. More precisely, it is the point on the sky with an altitude of +90 degrees. zenith the point directly overhead zenithal hourly rate (ZHR) the theoretical maximum number of meteors an ideal observer would see under perfect conditions with the meteor shower radiant directly overhead zodiac the twelve constellations (not including Ophiuchus ) through which the ecliptic ... Zenith The sky directly overhead. An object ' transit s' when its line of right ascension crosses the zenith. Related Articles FAQ Page One ... Zenith: The point on a celestial body directly above an observer or the highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body . Zenith eclipse Parnell successfully exposed a devious Conservative intrigue to associate him and his party with crime and violence through forged "Pigott Papers" from which he was vindicated in February 1890. Gladstone invited Parnell to his house to discuss a renewed Home Rule bill. Zenith The band of constellations or signs that the Sun passes through as it moves around the sky . There are 12 signs of the astro logical zodiac but 13 constellations of the astro nomical zodiac . Zenith. The point directly overhead in the sky . Good references for some of the above definitions include the annual Astro nomical Almanac (Washington: U.S.G.P.O.); the Explanatory Supplement to the Astro nomical Almanac, ed. by P. K. Zenith The point on the meridian directly above an observer. Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) The theoretical hourly rate of meteors which would be observed at the peak of a shower, by an experienced observer, with the radiant at the zenith, under skies with a limiting naked eye magnitude of 6.5. zenith straight up, position in the sky directly over head, altitude = 90 degrees zodiac name given to the 12 constellations through which the sun passes in the course of 1 year ... Zenith: The zenith is the point directly overhead. Proudly power ed by Weebly ✕ ... Zenith- the point on the celestial sphere directly overhead Zodiac - the twelve constellations straddling the ecliptic through which the sun , Moon , and planet s appear to move during the year ... Zenith Zero-Age Main Sequence (ZAMS) ..


By about 2010 what more centrally meaningful word (and technology) had replaced 'router' for the internet connection hardware unit typically installed in homes and small businesses?

the Internet facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about the Internet E-mail . Criminal activity on the Internet generally falls into the category of computer crime. It includes so-called hacking, or breaking into computer systems, stealing account passwords and credit-card numbers, and illegally copying intellectual property. Because personal computers can easily copy information—including everything from software to photographs and books—and the information can be sent anywhere in the world quickly, it has become much more difficult for copyright owners to protect their property. Public and legislative attention, especially in the mid to late 1990s, focused on Internet content, specifically sexually explicit material. The distribution of pornography became a major concern in the 1990s, as private individuals and businesses found an unregulated means of giving away or selling pornographic images. As hard-core and child pornography proliferated, Congress sought to impose restrictions on obscene and indecent content on the Internet. In 1996, Congress responded to concerns that indecent and obscene materials were freely distributed on the Internet by passing the Communications Decency Act (CDA) as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. This law forbade the knowing dissemination of obscene and indecent material to persons under the age of 18 through computer networks or other telecommunications media. The act included penalties for violations of up to five years imprisonment and fines of up to $250,000. The american civil liberties union (ACLU) and online Internet services immediately challenged the CDA as an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of speech. A special three-judge federal panel in Pennsylvania agreed with these groups, concluding that the law was overbroad because it could limit the speech of adults in its attempt to protect children. American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824 (E.D. Pa. 1996). The government appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Court affirmed the three-judge panel on a 7-2 vote, finding that the act violated the first amendment. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U.S. 844, 117 S. Ct. 2329, 136 L. Ed. 2d 236 (1997). Though the Court recognized the "legitimacy and importance of the congressional goal of protecting children from the harmful materials" on the Internet, it ruled that the CDA abridged freedom of speech and that it therefore was unconstitutional. Justice john paul stevens, writing for the majority, acknowledged that the sexually explicit materials on the Internet range from the "modestly titillating to the hardest core." He concluded, however, that although this material is widely available, "users seldom encounter such content accidentally." In his view, a child would have to have "some sophistication and some ability to read to retrieve material and thereby to use the Internet unattended." He also pointed out that systems for personal computers have been developed to help parents limit access to objectionable material on the Internet and that many commercial web sites have age-verification systems in place. Turning to the CDA, Stevens found that previous decisions of the Court that limited free speech out of concern for the protection of children were inapplicable. The CDA differed from the laws and orders upheld in the previous cases in significant ways. The CDA did not allow parents to consent to their children's use of restricted materials, and it was not limited to commercial transactions. In addition, the CDA failed to provide a definition of "indecent," and its broad prohibitions were not limited to particular times of the day. Finally, the act's restrictions could not be analyzed as forms of time, place, and manner regulations because the act was a content-based blanket restriction on speech. Accordingly, it could not survive the First Amendment challenge. In 1998, Congress responded to the decision by enacting the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), Pub. L. No. 105-277, 112 Stat. 268


What six-letter two-word French expression was adopted into English in the mid 1700s referring to a witty remark?

CatStuff: Cat-Related Idioms / Phrases and their Origin Cat-related          idioms,          their          meanings,          and          histories Researched and          compiled by          Glenda          Moore Please          do          not          copy          or          distribute          this          article. The              English word cat dates from before 900A.D. -              comes from the Old English words: catt (male)              and catte (female). The              word comes from Old High-German / Old Norse              words. A bag of cats - A               bad-tempered person, such as: "She's a               real bag of cats this afternoon!" A                cat in gloves catches no mice - Sometimes                you can't accomplish                a                goal by being careful and polite. An               idiom attributed to Ben               Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanac All                cats are gray in the dark - All                persons are undistinguished                until                they have made a name. English               proverb Alley                cat - A stray or homeless cat. The               "alley" portion probably               refers to prostitutes, who at one point               literally carried a mattress               around               with them.  The "cat" probably alludes               to the mating habits of               female               cats. Another                breed of cat - something different                from anything else As much chance as               a wax cat in hell - There is               no chance at all. As                nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking                chairs - Someone with                frayed nerves; jumpy The               allusion, of course,               is to the fact that cats don't like having               their tails tromped               upon.  Where the phrase originated is unknown. Busier than a               one-eyed cat watching two               mouse holes - Very busy,               almost to the point of being frantic Busier              than              a              three              legged              cat in a dry sand box - Very               busy, almost to the point of being               frantic Cat-and-dog                - Resembling or                having the character of the proverbial                antagonism between cats and dogs. Cat                around - To live an aimless,                immoral life Cat                burglar - A nimble, silent, sneaky                thief Refers               to the way cats are               able to sneak up and steal their prey Catcalls                - Booing bad acting The               expression goes back               to the theatre of Shakespear's time, when               men criticized the acting by               making noises that sounded like a fence full               of cats. Caterwauling - Making harsh                noises or cries Probably


What is the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey?

Mules - info and games A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.   Inelegant Equid: Its short thick head, long ears, thin limbs, small narrow hooves, short mane, absence of chestnuts (horny growths) inside the hocks, and tail hairless at the root, all make the mule appear ridiculous. In height and body, shape of neck and croup, uniformity of coat, and teeth, it appears equine. It has the voice neither of the donkey nor of the horse, but emits        a feeble hoarse noise. Most mules have a brown or bay-brown coat – bay, or bright bay, or piebald occur rarely; a chestnut tint sometimes appears. A Horse of a Different Caliber: The mule possesses the sobriety, patience, endurance and surefootedness of the ass, and the vigor, strength and courage of the horse. Operators of working animals generally find mules preferable to horses: mules show less impatience under the pressure of heavy weights, while their skin, harder and less sensitive than that of horses, renders them more capable of resisting sun and rain. Many North American farmers with clay soil found mules superior as plow animals, especially in the U.S. state of Missouri, hence the expression "stubborn as a Missouri mule". Work Horses: Humans have used mules for centuries; the inhabitants of Mysia and Paphlagonia allegedly bred the first mules. The ancient Greeks, and especially Romans, valued mules for transport, using them to draw carriages and carry loads. In the 19th century, mules hauled barges on the Erie Canal and other North American and European canals, and mule teams were often used by teamsters on the U.S. Western frontier. In the early 20th century use of mules survived mainly in military transport, being used to haul caissons and artillery through nearly impassable terrain, the bravery and focused intelligence of the animal serving it well in the midst of the noise and confusion of warfare. Motor Car Vs. Mule: Mules have become far less common since the rise of the automobile, the motorized tractor, and other internal combustion-powered vehicles. Still, mules (and burros) can handle extremely rugged terrain and tracks that are too steep and twisted for either the less sure-footed horse or for a motor vehicle. Mules are also shown at equine shows. Sterile but Sturdy: The mule, easier to breed and usually larger in size than a hinny, has monopolized the attention of breeders. The chromosome match-up more often occurs when the jack (male donkey) is the sire and the mare (female horse) is the dam. It has been known for people to let a stallion (male horse) run with a jenny (female donkey) for as long as six years before getting her pregnant. Mules are almost always sterile, as almost all hinnies are. The sterility is attributed to the different number of chromosomes the two species have: donkeys have 62 chromosomes, while horses have 64. Their offspring thus have 63 chromosomes which cannot evenly divide. Mother Mule? A female mule, called a "molly", has estrus cycles and can carry a fetus, as has occasionally happened naturally but also through embryo transfer. The difficulty is in getting the molly pregnant in the first place.   All text is available under the terms        of the GNU Free Documentation License


Snow, the world's biggest selling beer (at 2011), is based in and dominates the market of which nation?

Here Are the World's 10 Top-Selling Beer Brands - MainStreet Here Are the World's 10 Top-Selling Beer Brands Jun 30, 2014 8:30 AM EDT ADVERTISEMENT PORTLAND, Ore. ( MainStreet )  Nations seldom play soccer in the same style during the World Cup, so why should they drink the same beer? Even after the matches of the 2014 World Cup kicked off weeks ago, beer was still a big deal at this year's event in Brazil. Anheuser-Busch InBev is based in Brazil, brews popular Brazilian beer brand Brahma and serves as an official World Cup sponsor. According to Euromonitor, it accounts for 20.6% of the world's roughly $600 billion beer market and has enough influence with soccer governing body FIFA to get it to lean on Brazil and get it to repeal a ban on alcohol at soccer stadiums . Yet even after Interbrew merged with Anheuser-Busch and bought out Mexican brewer Modelo last year, it doesn't hold absolute dominance over the global beer market. SABMiller accounts for just 9.7%, but has 200 brands in 75 countries. Heineken International holds 9.2% thanks to not only its flagship brand and Amstel, but its Murphy's brewery in Ireland, its Scottish & Newcastle brands in the United Kingdom, its Tiger brand in Malaysia and its FEMSA beers in Mexico and Brazil. In that crowd, North America's MolsonCoors not only seems tiny by comparison at 3.2% market share, but trails Danish brewer Carlsberg (5.7%) and the Chinese trio of China Resources Enterprise, Tsingtao and Beijing Yanjing (12.7) in combined global market share. In fact, the $100 billion U.S. beer market  especially its $14.3 billion craft segment  seems somewhat small by comparison. That's until you take into account that the largest share of the global beer market still belongs to the ambiguous "others," with a 35.1% stake. That share is down from roughly 50% a year ago, but as small brewers learn the ropes and grow  sales from small brewers grew 20% in the U.S. alone last year  there's an outside chance of staving off consolidation and maintaining variety in the global taproom. With help from Euromonitor, we've uncovered the Top 10 beer brands in the world. In this world cup of brewing "American" beers are competitive, but come nowhere close to the top: 10. Coors Light Brewer: MolsonCoors You're looking at perhaps the only recession-proof beer on the planet. While light lagers lost a step around the globe and, particularly, in the U.S., Coors Light managed to gain ground. Even as MolsonCoors/SABMiller joint venture MillerCoors saw sales drop as overall U.S. beer sales fell in four of the past five years, Coors Light production and market share has surged. Also see: More and More, Craft Beer Looks Like Lager>> MolsonCoors has had to look to other avenues, including its Blue Moon line of beers, just to make up for other light lager losses  including a slumping Miller Lite and Miller High Life. But Coors Light has grabbed a nearly 9% share of the market. By 2011, it had leapfrogged Budweiser to become the No. 2 beer in the U.S. Of the Top 5 U.S. beers, Coors Light was the only one to see sales improve since 2010. It's the one "domestic" premium light lager that U.S. drinkers still buy in increasing supply and is the fastest-growing domestic light lager brand in the U.S. not named Pabst Blue Ribbon. 9. Brahma Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev Brazil is an absolutely massive beer market, as Anheuser-Busch InBev well knows. Not only does it have a headquarters in Sao Paolo, but its sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup and considerable influence on the soccer governing body helped push Brazil to lift a ban on stadium beer sales for World Cup events. Brahma's history dates back to 1888, but A-B didn't begin pushing it internationally until 2005. It is now sold in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Australia and about 10 other countries. It's regularly among the top beer brands in Brazil and is a huge favorite in a country where 98% of all beer sold is pilsner. Though Brazil still trails North American and European countries in per capita beer consumption, the total amount of


The 'Travel Bookshop' bookstore in North London served as a location for what successful 1999 film?

Film locations for Notting Hill (1999) Savoy Hotel, 1 Savoy Hill , on the Strand (currently closed for refurbishment) Stay in relaxingly minimal surroundings at: The Hempel, 31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, W2 (tel: 020.7298.9000)– or just peek at the (private) Zen Garden across the road from the hotel entrance If that's a little beyond your means, you could have the chance to pick up a bargain (though you need to be up pretty early to beat the professional dealers) on Portobello Road Market (tube: Notting Hill Gate, Circle District and Central Lines) Pick up a copy of The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations at The Travel Bookshop, 13-15 Blenheim Crescent (tel: 020.7229.5260) Catch a film in Notting Hill at the Coronet Cinema, 103 Notting Hill Gate (tel: 020.7727.6705) (tube: Notting Hill Gate, Circle District and Central Lines), or in the West End, at UCI Empire Leicester Square, 5-6 Leicester Square (tel: 0870.010.2030) (tube: Leicester Square, Piccadilly and Northern Line) Trivia There's no shortage of British romcoms: Four Weddings and a Funeral , Bridget Jones's Diary and Love Actually In the area You can see a much seedier Notting Hill of the late Sixties in trippy classic Performance . Michael Caine lived in Notting Hill for two classics – at 18 Denbigh Close in The Italian Job , and at 29 St Stephen’s Gardens in Alfie . 27 St Luke’s Mews is where the lovestruck Mark ( Andrew Lincoln ) declares his feelings for Juliet ( Keira Knightley ) with cue cards in Love Actually . You can buy a trendy outfit at boutique Paul & Joe, 39 Ledbury Road, where Scarlett Johansson worked in Woody Allen ’s Match Point . Notting Hill location: the ‘blue door’ – William Thacker's flat, blue again: 280 Westbourne Park Road, Notting Hill, London W11 The famous blue door in Notting Hill must be one of the most famous British film locations ever to grace the screen. Who could have predicted that? The team behind Four Weddings and a Funeral follows up that unexpected smash with another Transatlantic romance as mega-movie star Anna Scott ( Julia Roberts ) falls for mild-mannered English bookseller William Thacker ( Hugh Grant ). The title is the setting, though the famously cosmopolitan locale seems to have been ethnically cleansed: this is the whitest Notting Hill you’ll ever see. During the Fifties, Notting Hill in West London was bedsit-land – cheap, rundown accommodation for the largely West Indian immigrants, and became the site of notorious race riots when locals clashed with racist Teddy Boys. It was the setting for 'issue' movies such as Bryan Forbes ' The L-Shaped Room (abortion, racism, prostitution...) in 1962, before the street market of Portobello Road became a staple of Swinging Sixties movies in films such as The Italian Job ( Michael Caine 's pad was just off the northern end of the road) and comedy spy thriller Otley. Caine also lived nearby as Cockney womaniser Alfie , and burned-out rockstar Mick Jagger retreated here in Nicolas Roeg - Donald Cammell 's landmark Performance at the end of the decade. Notting Hill location: the guy who got the ‘I love Ken’ tattoo: Saints Tattoo Parlour, 201 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W11 The heart of the film is Notting Hill’s Portobello Road street market, in the top ten of London 's tourist attractions – a fact you'll appreciate if you visit at the weekend. But that really is the time to see it. On weekdays, locals buy fruit and veg here. Second-hand goods are included on on Friday but on Saturdays the road is packed for the famous antiques market. Started in the 1860s, it's been busy ever since, becoming – along with Carnaby Street and the King's Road, Chelsea – one of the centres of the Swinging London phenomenon in the 60s. Sometimes on Portobello it feels like the 60s never went away. But there is no ‘Travel Book Company’ on Portobello Road, the down-at-heel shop owned by William Thacker. The store was Nicholls Antique Arcade, then furniture store Gong, it’s now a shoe shop, sensibly called – yes – Notting Hill, 142 Portobello Road (and rather cheekily replicating the film’s ty


Jerry and Mike are the first names of what famous pairing of 1950s hit songwriters?

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller From Wikipedia Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) [1] and Mike Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer and Leiber the lyricist. Their most famous songs include " Hound Dog ", " Jailhouse Rock ", " Kansas City ", " Stand By Me " (with Ben E. King ), and " On Broadway " (with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil ). Contents Overview[ edit ] Leiber and Stoller's initial successes were as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog " and " Kansas City ." Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters , they created a string of ground-breaking hits that are some of the most entertaining in rock and roll, by using the humorous vernacular of the teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal, songs that include " Young Blood ," " Searchin' ," and " Yakety Yak ." [2] They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with The Drifters in " There Goes My Baby " and influencing Phil Spector who worked with them on recordings of the Drifters and Ben E. King . Leiber and Stoller went into the record business and, focusing on the " girl group " sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period. [3] 1950s[ edit ] Both born to Jewish families, Leiber came from Baltimore , Stoller from Long Island , but they met in Los Angeles in 1950, where Stoller was a freshman at Los Angeles City College while Leiber was a senior at Fairfax High . Stoller had graduated from Belmont High School . After school, Stoller played piano and Leiber worked in a record store and, when they met, they found they shared a love of blues and rhythm and blues . In 1950, Jimmy Witherspoon recorded and performed their first commercial song, "Real Ugly Woman." Their first hit composition was "Hard Times," recorded by Charles Brown , which was a rhythm and blues hit in 1952. " Kansas City ," which was first recorded in 1952 (as "K. C. Loving") by rhythm & blues singer Little Willie Littlefield , became a No. 1 pop hit in 1959 for Wilbert Harrison . In 1952 they wrote " Hound Dog " for blues singer Big Mama Thornton , which became a hit for her in 1953. The 1956 Elvis Presley rock version, which was a takeoff of the adaptation that Presley picked up from Freddie Bell 's lounge act in Las Vegas, [6] was a much bigger hit. Presley's showstopping mock-burlesque version of "Hound Dog," playfully bumping and grinding on the Milton Berle Show , created such public excitement that on the Steve Allen Show they slowed down his act, with an amused Presley in a tuxedo and blue suede shoes singing his hit to a basset hound . Allen pronounced Presley "a good sport," and the Leiber-Stoller song would be forever linked to Presley. Their later songs often had lyrics more appropriate for pop music , and their combination of rhythm and blues with pop lyrics revolutionized pop, rock and roll, and punk rock. They formed Spark Records in 1953 with their mentor, Lester Sill . Their songs from this period include "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Riot in Cell Block #9," both recorded by The Robins . [7] The label was later bought by Atlantic Records , which hired Leiber and Stoller in an innovative deal that allowed them to produce for other labels. This, in effect, made them the first independent record producers. [7] At Atlantic, they revitalized the careers of The Drifters and wrote a number of hits for The Coasters , a spin-off of the Robins. Their songs from this period include " Charlie Brown ," " Searchin' ," " Yakety Yak ," [8] " Stand By Me " (written with Ben E. King ), and " On Broadway " (written with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil ). For the Coasters alone, they wrote twenty-four songs that appeared in the US charts. In 1955 Leiber and Stoller produced a recording of their song " Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots " with a white vocal group, the Cheers. [7] Soon after


The meaning of multiplying fractions -- Problems THE MEANING OF MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS PROBLEMS To see the answer, pass your mouse over the colored area. To cover the answer again, click "Refresh" ("Reload"). Do the problem yourself first! 1.  Explain the meaning of each of the following; then "multiply."   1.   a)    × 12  A third of 12.  4.    × 56  One seventh of 56.  8.     1. c)    × 35  One fifth of 35.  7.    × 72  One eighth of 72.  9.   1.   e)   × 40  Two fifths of 40.  16.   1.   f)    × 20  Three fourths of 20.  15.   1.   g)    × 21  Two thirds of 21.  14.   1.   h)    × 9  Five ninths of 9.  5.   1.   i)    × 100  Three twentieths of 100.  15.   1.   j)    × 100  Eleven fiftieths of 100.  22.   1.   k)    × 100  Eight twenty-fifths of 100.  32.   1.   l)    × 100  Seven tenths of 100.  70. 2.  How much is   2.  a)  Two thirds of 10 ?  6 b)  Three fourths of 9 ?  6   2.  c)  Seven tenths of 3 ?  2 d)  Five eighths of 9 ?  5   2.  e)  One sixth of 7 ?  1 f)  One third of 2 ?     2.  g)  Five ninths of 7 ?  3 h)  Seven eighths of 11?  9 5 3.  You are going on a journey of 25 miles, and you have gone two    thirds of the distance.  How far have you gone?   16 3  miles. 4.  A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 5 cups of milk.  Proportionally, 4.  how much milk should you use if 4.  a)  you use 2 cups of flour?    2 cups are half of 4 cups. Therefore, half of 5 cups of milk is 2½ cups of milk 4.  b)  you use 3 cups of flour? 3 cups are three fourths of 4 cups. Therefore, three fourths of 5 cups of milk = 3 3 4.  c)   you use 3½ cups of flour? 3½ cups are seven eighths of 4 cups. Therefore, seven eighths of 5 cups of milk = 4 3 5.  Express each fraction as a percent.  (Multiply times 100%.)   3.   a)   % 6.  Multiplying by a mixed number.  Calculate mentally. 6.  a)  If bananas cost 50¢ a pound, and you buy 2½ pounds, how much 4. a)   do you pay?  $1.25 6.  b)  If cheese is $3.20 a pound, and you buy 1¼ pounds, how much 4. a)    do you pay?  $4.00 7.  Calculate mentally.   5.   a)  2½ × 10  = 25   b)  1½ × 12  = 18     5.   c)  2¼ × 16  = 36   d)  3½ × 80  = 280   5.   e)  4 8.  a)  What is the price of 8 items at $52 each?  $416 8.  b)  A yard of material cost $5.25.  What is the price of 12 yards?  $63 8.  c)  John needs 24 feet of lumber at $1.50 a foot.  How much must he 6.  c)  pay?   $36 9.  Multiplying by numbers ending in 5.  Calculate mentally. 9.  a)  15 × 12  = 180         b)  15 × 18  = 270         c)  15 × 240  = 3600 9  d)  35 × 6  = 210           e)  25 × 16  = 400          f)  45 × 22  = 990 Continue on to the Section 2 . or


On a standard English 'qwerty' keyboard, which key is between Z and C?

Keyboard Layout Charts Keyboard Layout Charts US standard keyboard French standard keyboard To enter [~] and [`] symbols, use the respective dead key in combination with Spacebar: [Alt Gr]+[é], [Spacebar] → [~] and [Alt Gr]+[è], [Spacebar] → [`]. Italian standard keyboard German standard keyboard To enter [^] and [`] symbols, use the respective dead key in combination with Spacebar: [dead â], [Spacebar] → [^] and [Shift]+[dead á], [Spacebar] → [`]. Spanish standard keyboard To enter [~], [^], and [`] symbols, as well as rather more exotic [´] and [¨] ones, use the respective dead key in combination with Spacebar (for example, [Shift]+[dead à], [Spacebar] → [^] or [Alt Gr]+[4], [Spacebar] → [~]). “Polish (Programmers)” keyboard Special Polish letters are entered either with the help of the right-hand Alt key or using the [Shift]+[`] dead key (for example, [Shift]+[`], [a] → [ą]). [~] symbol may be entered by means of combining the dead key with Spacebar: [Shift]+[`], [Spacebar] → [~]. “Mocny Akcent” extended Polish keyboard (this layout may be downloaded here ) Symbols denoted with red color may be entered with the help of both the right-hand Alt button and the extra [`] dead key (for example, [`], [u] → [€] or [`], [Shift]+[a] → [Ą]). Symbols denoted with orange color may only be entered with [Alt Gr]. [`] and [~] symbols are entered by means of combining the corresponding dead key with Spacebar: [`], [Spacebar] → [`], [Shift]+[`], [Spacebar] → [~]. Vietnamese standard keyboard Light-grey letter “a” denotes combining tone diacritical marks. These marks have to be entered after the respective vowels. Right-hand Alt key duplicates the US standard keyboard. Red color denotes symbols that may be entered only with the help of the right-hand Alt key. Pink color denotes symbols that may be entered either with the right-hand Alt key or without it. Latin multilingual keyboard layouts “United States-International” keyboard Supports all the primary Western European languages. [`], [~], [^], ['], and ["] symbols may be entered by combining a dead key ([à], [ã], [â], [á], and [ä], respectively) with Spacebar (for example, [dead à], [Spacebar] → [`], [Shift]+[dead à], [Spacebar] → [~] or [Shift]+[dead á], [Spacebar] → ["]). “United Kingdom Extended” keyboard This is an almost transparent replacement for the standard United Kingdom keyboard, the only difference being the [à] dead key (if not to take into account those extra symbols that are entered with the help of the right-hand Alt key). Croatian standard keyboard This layout supports all the contemporary Slavic languages with Latin-based alphabets, as well as the most common Western European languages and Hungarian. To enter [^] symbol, use the respective dead key in combination with Spacebar: [Alt Gr]+[3], [Spacebar] → [^]. Canadian multilingual keyboard Entering of special symbols denoted with red color, as well as dead keys depicted in the middle columns, are activated with right-hand Alt key. Entering of letters and special keys denoted with blue color, as well as dead keys depicted in the right-hand columns, are activated with right-hand Ctrl key. [Right Ctrl]+[Shift]+[/] key combination produces soft hyphen (an invisible symbol that permits division of a word). [^] symbol, as well as interpunct [·] and free-standing diacritical marks ([¸], [˛], [¨], [`], [˚], [¯], [´], [˝], [˘], and [ˇ]), may be entered by using the respective dead key in combination with Spacebar: [dead â], [Spacebar] → [^], [Right Ctrl]+[.], [Spacebar] → [·], and so on. Finnish multilingual keyboard (this layout may be downloaded here ) Supports an extremely wide range of letters and still affords much space for further expansion. Apparently makes it possible to enter texts in the whole multitude of European languages, as well as in Vietnamese and a great number of others. Colemak multilingual keyboard (this layout may be downloaded here ) Supports all the contemporary European languages with the exception of Sami and perhaps a few other very exotic ones. Detailed description with complete list


Most commonly what note is the highest pitch open (unfretted) string on a standard/soprano ukulele?

Ukulele tuning and string tensions If you can't see a menu bar here, then allow  blocked content! Ukulele tuning Ukuleles traditionally have four strings, and the most common tuning   is G-C-E-A (also called the C or C6 tuning and sometimes just the G   tuning). The first G string can be low or high (an octave   difference).   The latter, or high-G, is called 're-entrant' tuning and is the original tuning.   Many players who came to the uke from the guitar prefer low-G,   however. The strings are tuned like the first four strings of a   guitar with a capo at the fifth fret. The string notes are D-G-B-E for baritone ukes (guitar players will be familiar with that tuning   since it's the same as the guitar's first four strings). This is   also an alternate tuning for tenor ukes as A-D-F#-B. Gettuned.com shows how standard tuning works with a piano (the A   is the first string, E the second, C the third and G the fourth): This is, of course, re-entrant of high-G tuning. If you use a low-G   tuning, the proper note in the above diagram would be the third white key to the left of the C. They also have an online uke tuner (baritone sounds have to be individually   selected, however). There are some variant tunings on Uke Hunt , along with sound clips. Flea Market Music has another tuner, but re-entrant C tuning   only, no baritone or low-G. Others are available online. Alternate tunings have been popular in the past, particularly A-D-F#-B   (called D or D6 tuning, a whole tone or step higher than the C/G   tuning) and even E-A-C#F#   and Bb-Eb-G-C. You'll see a lot of these tunings on vintage song   sheets, but whether anyone used them or simply played in the current   standard tuning I can't say. The Kala Pocket Ukulele, a sopranino, is tuned like a baritone   (D-G-B-E) but an octave higher. Sometimes tenor ukes are tuned to   D-G-B-E but to do so requires a different string set from the   standard C tuning. The A-D-F#-B tuning is still used as the default in some areas, including Canada's east coast   and some parts of Europe.   It was the default tuning for the Chalmers Doane Ukuleles in the Classroom program in   Canada, too. Others are seldom seen outside vintage song sheets today. The late John King and Jim Tranquada, writing in The Hawaiian   Journal of History Vol. 37 (2003), noted that C6 tuning appears in   the first published ukulele method book, written by Ernest Ka'ai in   1910. But although C6 dominated music publishing, Vaudeville and   music hall performers often preferred D6 for its somewhat better   projection. This was also the preferred   tuning of both Roy Smeck and George Formby (from Ukulele Yes e-mag). The above paragraph is reduced from an interesting comment in Ukuleles Yes , on the Internet's pervasive ability to homogenize   things and make the C/G tuning the most prevalent. It's like   American English: widespread use of the Net along with Microsoft,   Apple and other American-made computer products, make it hard to   keep British English in the fore. D6 tuning may not die out, but it   will be hard pressed to retain its followers when more and more   players use C6 in jams, songs, chord books, etc. Here's a good page that explains some popular tunings from Southcoast Ukes . the author notes, "There are two keys below the   key of C: B flat & A, that have been lately ignored for some unknown   reason. They are excellent options on any instrument larger than a   Soprano body - traditional or long scale. That icon of the jazz era,   Ukulele Ike generally used these two tunings with his solo work. He   played them on a standard 15ï¿½ scale concert uke to beautiful effect,   producing a mellower tone than the sharp sound on a C or D tuned   Soprano. He used the prevalent gut string material of the day, and   in doing so developed a unique playing style (see further discussion   on the ï¿½Heavy Gauge Ukulele Stringsï¿½ page)." Many uke string sets are designed to be used for either    C/G or D/A tuning, but y


A pneumatic motor converts potential energy in the form of what into mechanical work?

Compressed-Air Motor | Article about Compressed-Air Motor by The Free Dictionary Compressed-Air Motor | Article about Compressed-Air Motor by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Compressed-Air+Motor   an engine that converts the energy of compressed air into mechanical work. A distinction is made between positive-displacement and turbine compressed-air motors, depending on the principle of operation. In positive-displacement motors, work is performed by the expansion of compressed air in the cylinders of a piston machine; in the turbine types, by the action of an air stream on the blades of a turbine (in the first case the potential energy of the compressed air is used, and in the second case the kinetic energy is used). Positive-displacement motors of the piston and rotary types are the most common. Compressed-air motors are used to operate various tools, such as drills, wrenches, pick hammers, and grinding heads, while ensuring safe operation in areas where there is a danger of explosion from accumulations of gas or coal dust; they are also used in excessively moist media.


What marketing term, a portmanteau word, refers to a news or information article which also carries publicity or promotion for the organization which provided it?

Marketing Terms Glossary | PR Glossary | Co-Communications PR/Marketing Glossary Advertising – The paid promotion of goods, services, companies, or ideas by an identified sponsor. Marketers see advertising as part of an overall promotional strategy. Advertising campaign – A series of advertisements, commercials, and related promotional materials that share a single idea or theme. Designed to be used simultaneously as part of a coordinated advertising plan. Advertorial – An advertisement in a print publication that has the appearance of a news article. Affiliate marketing – Considered a widespread method of website promotion, affiliate marketing rewards an affiliate for every visitor, subscriber and/or customer provided through its efforts. It is a modern variation of the practice of paying finder’s-fees to individuals who introduce new clients to a business. Affinity marketing – Affinity marketing targets promotional efforts toward one group or category of clients based upon established buying patterns. The marketing offer is communicated via e-mail promotions, online, or offline advertising. Angle – The viewpoint from which a story is told. Publicists, reporters, and journalists all use a specific angle, or approach, to communicate their story to a targeted audience. Typically, it is not possible to write about subjects in their entirety. The “angle” narrows the focus of the story to communicate a clear, yet limited, perspective of an issue, event, etc. Billboard – (1) An outdoor sign or poster, which is typically displayed on the sides of buildings or alongside highways; (2) An introductory list of program/sponsor highlights that appears at the beginning or end of a television show or magazine. Blog – Short for weblog, a blog is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles and commentaries by a specific author. Companies large and small use blogs to stay in touch with a much larger audience. Boilerplate – Often found in press releases, a boilerplate is standard verbiage that gives a brief history of the organization(s) and is located at the bottom of all company-issued releases. The term comes from the early 1900s, when steel was issued in steam boilers – the boilerplate text is “strong as steel”. Brand identity – The outward expression of the brand, which is the symbolic embodiment of all information connected with a product or service, including its name and visual appearance. The brand’s identity is its fundamental means of consumer recognition and differentiates the brand from competitors. Broadcast media – Communication outlets that utilize air space, namely television and radio. Advertising in broadcast media often targets a specific demographic group, is designed to create buzz, and can also be used as a strategic branding tool. Broadsheet – Standard size newspaper (i.e. New York Times) which is characterized by long vertical pages (Typical size: 16 x 24 inches). Another popular newspaper format is the tabloid. Buzzword – Considered hip and trendy, a buzzword is a word or phrase that takes on added significance through repetition or special usage. Although buzzwords are widely used, they rarely have definitive meanings. Byline – The name, and often the position, of the writer of the article. Bylines are traditionally placed between the headline and the text of the article, or at the bottom of the page to leave more room for graphical elements around the headline. Circulation – In the media industry, circulation typically refers to the number of copies a print publication sells or distributes. Click-through rate – The percentage of consumers receiving an e-mail who will click on an embedded URL in the message to reach a specific landing page. Collateral materials – A wide range of documents including catalogs, brochures, counter displays and sell sheets that companies use to promote themselves to their target audience. Communications audit – The systematic appraisal of all of an organization’s communications. A communications audit analyzes all messages sent out by the organization and may al


The formula 4/3pr3 (four-thirds x pi x radius cubed) is used to calculate the volume of a what?

6 Ways to Calculate Volume - wikiHow Calculating the Volume of a Cube 1 Recognize a cube. A cube is a three-dimensional shape that has six identical square faces. [3] In other words, it is a box shape with equal sides all around. A 6-sided die is a good example of a cube you might find in your house. Sugar cubes, and children's letter blocks are also usually cubes. 2 Learn the formula for the volume of a cube. Since all of the side lengths of a cube are the same, the formula for the volume of a cube is really easy. It is V = s3 where V stands for volume, and s is the length of the sides of the cube. To find s3, simply multiply a by itself 3 times: s3 = s * s * s 3 Find the length of one side of the cube. Depending on your assignment, the cube will either be labeled with this information, or you may have to measure the side length with a ruler. Remember that since it is a cube, all of the side lengths should be equal so it doesn't matter which one you measure. If you are not 100% sure that your shape is a cube, measure each of the sides to determine if they are equal. If they are not, you will need to use the method below for Calculating the Volume of a Rectangular Solid. 4 Plug the side length into the formula V = s3 and calculate. For example, if you find that the length of the sides of your cube is 5 inches, then you should write the formula out as follows: V = (5 in)3. 5 in * 5 in * 5 in = 125 in3, the volume of our cube! 5 Be sure to state your answer in cubic units. In the above example, the side length of our cube was measured in inches, so the volume was given in cubic inches. If the side length of the cube had been 3 centimeters, for example, the volume would be V = (3 cm)3, or V = 27cm3. Method Calculating the Volume of a Rectangular Prism 1 Recognize a rectangular solid. A rectangular solid, also known as a rectangular prism, is a three-dimensional shape with six sides that are all rectangles. [4] In other words, a rectangular solid is simply a three-dimensional rectangle, or box shape. A cube is really just a special rectangular solid in which the sides of all of the rectangles are equal. 2 Learn the formula for calculating the volume of a rectangular solid. The formula for the volume of a rectangular solid is Volume = length * width * height, or V = lwh. [5] 3 Find the length of the rectangular solid. The length is the longest side of the rectangular solid that is parallel to the ground or surface it is resting on. The length may be given in a diagram, or you may need to measure it with a ruler or tape measure. Example: The length of this rectangular solid is 4 inches, so l = 4 in. Don't worry too much about which side is the length, which is the width, etc. As long as you end up with three different measurements, the math will come out the same regardless of how your arrange the terms. 4 Find the width of the rectangular solid. The width of the rectangular solid is the measurement of the shorter side of the solid, parallel to the ground or surface the shape is resting on. Again, look for a label on the diagram indicating the width, or measure your shape with a ruler or tape measure. Example: The width of this rectangular solid is 3 inches, so w = 3 in. If you are measuring the rectangular solid with a ruler or tape measure, remember to take and record all measurements in the same units. Don't measure one side in inches another in centimeters; all measurements must use the same unit! 5 Find the height of the rectangular solid. This height is the distance from the ground or surface the rectangular solid is resting on to the top of the rectangular solid. Locate the information in your diagram, or measure the height using a ruler or tape measure. Example: The height of this rectangular solid is 6 inches, so h = 6 in. 6 Plug the dimensions of the rectangular solid into the volume formula and calculate. Remember that V = lwh. In our example, l = 4, w = 3, and h = 6. Therefore V = 4 * 3 * 6, or 72. 7 Be sure to express your answer in cubic units. Since our example rectangle was measured in inches, the volume should


Aside from an extra 385 yards, how many miles is a marathon race?

Useless Fact: The 26 Mile Marathon Is Actually 26 Miles, 385 Yards The 26 Mile Marathon Is Actually 26 Miles, 385 Yards Sports Trivia The well known 26 mile marathon has actually been 26 miles, 385 yards since 1908. Before the 1908 Olympics the official marathon distance was exactly 26 miles. For the 1908 Olympics in London, England it was decided that the royal family needed a better view of the finish line. The race started at Windsor Castle and organizers added an extra 385 yards to the race so the finish line would be in front of the royal box. From that point forward the marathon distance became 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 kilometres). The International Assiciation of Athletics Federations (IAAF) adopted the distance as the "official" marathon distance in 1921. Posted:  2004-08-10  3:41:28 PM This fact has been viewed 12824 times. 2004-08-10


Index-a   Don't Forget To Hit <ESC> before going to a different page. Let's play a game of 30 questions.  No, not that old standard of 20 questions, but one with an extra 10 questions added in and one that uses numeric answers (from 1 to 30).  If you get stumped, go on to the next one.  Perhaps the answer you need will be one of those left over when you complete all the questions you're sure of. Each answer is a number. The answers are the numbers 1-30. Each number appears only once. (Obviously) the questions are not in the right order.. 1.           Aside from an extra 385 yards, how many miles is a marathon race? 2.           If 27 solid cubes are formed into one big 3x3x3 cube how many individual cubes, at most, are visible from any single angle? 3.           In the movie Spinal Tap what number is: "Well, it is one louder.."? 4.           'Via Dolorosa' is the (how many) Stations of the Cross, the Christian ritual tracing the key stages of the death of Jesus, beginning with his condemnation and ending with his being laid in the tomb? 5.           How many dots are on a (standard 1-6) die? 6.           The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)? 7.           What number, between two hyphens, is used by journalists, etc., to mark the end of a newspaper or broadcast story? 8.           How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set? 9.           What number turned on its side (rotated 90 degrees) is the symbol for infinity? 10.        The Marvel Comics superhero team led by Mr Fantastic was the Fanstastic (what)? 11.        What is the larger number of the binary system? 12.        Japanese haiku poems loosely comprise how many syllables? 13.        The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are respectively (what number)-and-half degrees north and south of the Equator? 14.        What number is Hurricane on the Beaufort Scale? 15.        Greek deka, and Latin decem, are what number? 16.        Conventionally how many books are in the Bible's New Testament? 17.        How many legs (or arms) are most usually on a starfish? 18.        A lunar month is an average (how many) days plus 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds? 19.        'Roaring' refers to what pluralised number in describing a 1900s decade of western world prosperity? 20.        Traditionally what number of years anniversary is symbolized by silver? 21.        What is generally stated to be the number of major joints in the human body? 22.        What number is the French coded slang 'vingt-deux!', which warns that police are coming? 23.        What is the only number that equals twice the sum of its digits (digit means numerical symbol)? 24.        The early/mid-1900s American vaudeville comedy act was called the (how many) Stooges? 25.        Any line of three numbers in the 'magic square' (a 3 x 3 grid of the numbers 1-9) adds up to what? 26.        What is the international SPI resin/polymer identification coding system number (typically shown within a recycling triangle symbol) for polystyrene? 27.        Traditionally the diameter of the 45rpm gramophone record is (how many) inches? 28.        Pure gold is (how many)-carat? 29.        The expression 'On cloud (what)' refers to being blissfully happy? 30.        Each player begins with (how many) pieces in a game of chess?    Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born 13 May 1950) is a British musician whose greatest success came with his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.  Kirwan's first recorded work with the band was on the huge instrumental hit single "Albatross". Green later stated that, "I would never have done "Albatross" if it wasn't for Danny. I would never have had a number one hit record." The B-side of the single was Kirwan's first published tune, the instrumental "Jigsaw Puzzle Blues". This was an old clarinet piece, written by Joe Venuti and Adrian Rollini, and recorded by the Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang Blue Five in 1933. Kirwan had adapted the piece for himself and Green to play on


'Via Dolorosa' is the (how many) Stations of the Cross, the Christian ritual tracing the key stages of the death of Jesus, beginning with his condemnation and ending with his being laid in the tomb?


How many dots are on a (standard 1-6) die?

Dice Dice ... ... The dice have 21 points. The numbers 1 to 6 appear on the six sides of a cube. - You throw the dice by hand or by a leather dice cup. You turn the cup upside down and you let the dice roll to a standstill.  It is by chance which number appears on top. This is the attraction of throwing the dice. The dice are used in many board games. They often determine the playing. They give the game unexpected turns and add excitement to the games. There are 30 Dice top ... ... If you give the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 and form all permutations of the six numbers, you get 1*2*3*4*5*6=6!=720 cubes. Now there are also those dice among them, which are the same, because you can get them by turning around 13 axes. There are 24 turnings.  Hence you only have 720:24 =30 different cubes. The following drawing illustrates this. (The numbers under the cubes give you the number of turnings.) Appearance of  the Standard Die    top The die has six sides for six numbers. If you try all possible ways to spread them out, you get 30 dice. - Every die has its reflection. You can find the possibilities if you reverse the numbers beside the 1.  ... ... You can mark every die by a number with six digits: Start with 1, go upwards, go around 1 counter clockwise and add the number that appears opposite the number 1 on the die. - The red die has 123546 for instance. The dice on the left are ordered by these numbers.  You find more about the number 30 at my web page Macmahons Coloured Cubes . There is only the red die in the Western World. ... This die has two characteristics:  >The sides opposite each other always add to 7.  >If you look at the corner with the numbers 1, 2, and 3 they are arranged anticounter clockwise. Most of the dice makers follow these rules. ... ...... There is a way the dice can be different. There are two ways of placing  the points of number 2, 3, or 6, which change into themselves by turning through 180°. This leads to eight pictures.  The red die is the most frequent. But I also found the green ones.  Four puzzles with dice will follow now. Guessing the Sum top ... Build a tower of several dice.  Is it possible to find the sum of the points of the hidden horizontal cube sides? In this case the tower is formed by three dice. Five surfaces would be counted: The under side of the top die, and the top and bottom sides of the two lower dice.  Solution: You take 1 at the top and count the number of the lower cubes. Number 6 is opposite the 1 side. You add 7 for each die. The sum is 6+2x7=20. ... You can make a nice cube puzzle, if you cut the die in nine bars.  The vertical bars are in the middle layer, the horizontal ones on the outside. Then the puzzle is more interesting.  ... ... You can also form a 3x3x3-cube with 9 V-Triominos (drawing) or with Soma cubes. Draw points on them. Rubik's Dice  top Rubik's dice is a black plastic dice 7cm x 7cm x 7cm with circular holes instead of points. There are seven white squared tiles with red circles, which you can lay inside the cube. The tiles directly lying at the holes stick to walls inside. You can remove them with two connected sticks. The tiles close the holes in red or in white. You have found a solution, when all points have become white.  You will soon notice, that you can`t solve the puzzle by trying. There are too many possibilities with seven tiles for closing the holes. Moving the tiles is difficult, too. Act like this: You can look inside the cube and can recognize the patterns of both sides of the tiles. Draw them. The tiles show a number with two digits on the top right (meaning?), which can be used as names. There is the following image: Now the solution is simple. If you like, don't read further and solve the puzzle yourself...  Solution: Tile 78 (left side) only fits on the six, then tile 65 (left side) only fits on the five, then tile 34 (left side) only fits on the four, then tile 58 (right side) only fits on the three, then tile 12 (right side) only fits on the two, and then tile 14 (left side) only fits on the one. Tile 47 is useless. There is only one


The Russian 'Crimea Highway' trunk road from Moscow to the Crimea in Ukraine is the M (what)?

About: M2 highway (Russia) About: M2 highway (Russia) An Entity of Type : road ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org The Russian route M2 (also known as the Crimea Highway, (Крым шоссе)) is a major trunk road that connects Moscow to the Crimea. It is part of the European route E105. The length is 720 kilometres.Inaugurated in 1950, the highway starts at the junction of the Moscow Ring Road and Varshavskoye Shosse and travels south-west, immediately bypassing the cities of Tula, Oryol, Kursk and Belgorod before terminating at the border with Ukraine. (Due to the accession of Crimea to the Russian Federation, is unknown at this point if the road will extend into Crimea.) Property abstract Die M2 ("Krim") ist eine russische Fernstraße. Die M2 ist Teil der Europastraße 105. Sie führt vom Dobryninplatz am Moskauer Boulevardring über die Warschauer Chaussee in südlicher Richtung, den Moskauer Autobahnring querend aus der Stadt heraus. Sie führt vorbei am Moskauer Vorort Podolsk und Serpuchow (Oblast Moskau) über Tula, Orjol, Kursk und Belgorod zur ukrainischen Grenze bei Oktjabrski. Zwischen dem Moskauer Autobahnring und Plawsk, etwa 60 km hinter Tula, ist sie als Autobahn ausgebaut. Weitere etwa 90 km Autobahn zwischen Mzensk und Trosna (bei Orjol) befinden sich in Bau. Zur Zeit der Sowjetunion führte die M2 in der Ukrainischen Sowjetrepublik weiter über Charkiw, Dnipropetrowsk, Saporischschja und Melitopol nach Simferopol auf der Halbinsel Krim. (de) La route Magistrale M2 (appelée également route de Crimée) est une importante voie de circulation en Russie, reliant Moscou à la Crimée au sud de l'Ukraine. (fr) ロシア連邦道路 M2（ロシア語: Федеральная автомобильная дорога М-2 «Крым»）または連邦道路クリミアはロシア連邦のモスクワとウクライナ、クリミア連邦管区のヤルタを結ぶロシア連邦道路である。モスクワ州、トゥーラ州、オリョール州、クルスク州、ベルゴロド州を経由し、クリミア共和国に至る。総距離は720km。E105号線の一部。2014年のウクライナ南東部の政情不安（2014年クリミア危機等）により交通量は激減し、ロシアの南北連絡道路としての役割はロシア連邦道路M4などに移っている。 (ja) De M-2 of Krim (Russisch: М-2 «Крым») is een federale autoweg in Rusland, die Moskou met de Oekraïense grens nabij Charkov verbindt. De naam Krim dateert uit de tijd van de Sovjet-Unie, toen met de M3 het traject van Moskou naar de Krim werd aangeduid. De totale lengte is 720 kilometer. De M-2 begint bij de MKAD, de Moskouse ringweg, en gaat vervolgens de eerste 190 kilometer als autosnelweg door het leven, tot net voorbij Toela. Vanaf Toela gaat de weg verder als tweestrooks hoofdweg, via Orjol, Koersk en Belgorod naar de Oekraïense grens. Rondom de grote steden Mtsensk, Orjol, Koersk en Belgorod liggen rondwegen. Stukje bij beetje wordt het snelwegstuk verder verlengd richting het zuiden. De weg is druk in de zomer, wanneer veel Russen op vakantie gaan naar de Krim en de Zwarte Zee. De weg is in 1950 voor het eerst opengesteld. (nl) Droga magistralna M2 «Krym», nazywana także szosą Symferopolską (ros. Федеральная автомобильная дорога М2 «Крым» (Симферопольское шоссе)) jest trasą magistralną na terenie Rosji. Łączy Moskwę z Ukrainą i Krymem.M2 jest częścią trasy europejskiej E105. Zaczyna swój bieg w Moskwie na Placu Dobryńskimm, następnie idąc po Drodze Warszawskiej aż do MKAD. Magistrala przechodzi przez miejscowości: Podolsk i Sierpuchow, Tuła, Orzeł, Kursk i Biełgorod, kończąc swój bieg na granicy z Ukrainą w pobliżu Oktjabrski. Między Moskwą i obwodnicą Plawska obwodnicy, około 60 km od Tula, jest klasyfikowana jako autostrada. Odcinek pomiędzy Mceńskiem i Trosną (ok. 90 km) jest w budowie.W chwili rozpadu Związku Radzieckiego, na terenie Ukraińskiej Socjalistycznej Republiki Radzieckiej M2 biegła rzez Charków, Dniepropietrowsk, a następnie przez Symferopol na półwysep krymski. (pl) Федеральная автомобильная дорога М-2 «Крым» — автомобильная дорога федерального значения Москва — Тула — Орёл — Курск — Белгород — государственная граница с Украиной (с подъездами к историко-архитектурному комплексу «Одинцово», Туле, Орлу, Курску, Белгороду). Является составной частью европейского маршрута E 105. Протяжённость автодороги — 720 км. Продолжение трассы на территории Украины — автострада М-20 до Харькова и М-18 Хар


What number, between two hyphens, is used by journalists, etc., to mark the end of a newspaper or broadcast story?


How many unique dominoes are in a standard 'double six' set?

How many dominoes are in a standard set? | Reference.com How many dominoes are in a standard set? A: Quick Answer There are a total of 28 dominoes in a standard set where the maximum number is six on each side, called a double-six set. Each domino is called a tile and the dots found on each of the tiles are called pips. For the standard 28-domino set, there are a total of 168 pips or dots. Full Answer Alternative names for the tiles are bones, cards, tickets, stones and spinners. Each domino is usually rectangular with a line dividing each side. Dominoes date back to the 13th century or earlier and were mentioned in writings from Chinese author Zhou Mi who mentioned dominoes, or "pupai," being sold by street vendors. There are many different ways to play dominoes. The blocking game is the most common game for two players using a double-six set. The tiles are shuffled, each player draws seven and one player plays his or her first tile. Each player then extends the line of play with a tile from their hands. The game ends when one player plays all of their tiles or when the game is blocked due to the lack of plays available. If it becomes blocked, the player that blocks it receives all of the player points. The formula for how many tiles are in a set is ((n+1)(n+2))/2, where n is the highest number found on a tile. A double-nine set of tiles contains a total of 55 tiles, a double-twelve set of tiles contains 91 tiles.