Its name shared by a species of goose, what are the marine crustaceans which live attached to submerged surfaces, such as the bottoms of boats?

barnacle - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words barnacle WordNet 3.6 n barnacle European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north n barnacle marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces *** Barnacles Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Interesting fact: A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size n Barnacle A bernicle goose. Barnacle (Far) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him. "The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch." n Barnacle (Zoöl) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle. Barnacle Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers. *** Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia Interesting fact: The animal that tends to cling to rocks and boats are barnacles. n barnacle A species of wild goose, Anser bernicla or Bernicla leucopsis, also called barnacle-goose or bernacle-goose. It is one of several species of the genus Bernicla, inhabiting the northern parts of Europe, and occasionally appearing as a straggler in North America. It is smaller than the various wild geese of the genus Anser proper, has dark-brown or blackish upper parts, and a black neck and head, with large white patches. It is related to the common wild goose of North America, B. canadensis, and still more closely to the brent- or brant-goose, Bernicla brenta. This bird, which was known in the British islands only as a visitor, became the subject of a curious popular fable, not yet extinct, being believed to be bred from a tree growing on the sea-shore, either from the fruit of the tree or as itself the fruit (hence called tree-goose), or from a shell-fish which grew on this tree (see def. 2), or from rotting wood in the water. n barnacle A species of stalked cirriped, Lepas anatifera, of the family Lepadidæ, found hanging in clusters by the long peduncle to the bottoms of ships, to floating timber, or to submerged wood of any kind; the goose-mussel, fabled to fall from its support and turn into a goose (see def. 1). The name is sometimes extended or transferred to various other cirripeds, as the sessile acorn-shells or sea-acorns of the family Balanidæ, such as Balanus tintinnabulum. See Balanus. This is the usual sense of the word, except in Great Britain. n barnacle Anything resembling a barnacle (in sense 2). Any anomalous growth or extraneous adhering matter or arrangement tending to impede progress. n barnacle A person holding on tenaciously to a place or position; one who is a useless or incompetent fixture in an office or employment; a follower who will not be dismissed or shaken off. n barnacle [Cf. barnard.] A decoy swindler. barnacle To fix or attach, as a barnacle upon the bottom of a ship. n barnacle A kind of bit or muzzle used to restrain an unruly horse or ass; now (usually in the plural), an instrument consisting of two branches joined at one end with a hinge, placed on a horse's nose to restrain him while being shod, bled, or dressed. n barnacle Hence An instrument of torture applied in a similar way to persons. n barnacle plural Spectacles. barnacle To apply barnacles to: as, to barnacle a horse. *** Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Interesting fact: The penis of a barnacle may reach up to 20 times its body size n Barnacle bär′na-kl a shellfish which adheres to rocks and the bottoms of ships: a companion who sticks closely n Barnacle bär′na-kl an instrument consisting of two branches joined by a hinge, placed on the nose of horses to keep them quiet: n Barnacle bär′na-kl (pl.) a colloquial term for 'spectacles.'—adj. Bar′nacled. ***


A lachrymator is a substance that irritates which part of the body?

Why does cutting onions make our eyes tear? : Central Customs Laboratory Top > Science classes for children > Why does cutting onions make our eyes tear? Why does cutting onions make our eyes tear? Q. Why does cutting onions make our eyes tear? A. When an onion is cut, certain (lachrymator) compounds are released causing the nerves around the eyes (lacrimal glands) to become irritated. These compounds consist of methionine and cystine that are part of the amino acid family. (Protein is made up of several of these amino acids grouped together.) When an onion is sliced or diced, the onion's cells release these compounds into the air. When this occurs, "enzyme" works to alter the amino acids into lachrymator compounds. This form of sulfuric acid irritates the nerves around the eyes making them tear. How can we prevent this reaction? Use a sharp knife to cut the onion to reduce the amount of damage to the onion cells. Cool the onion in a refrigerator to suppress the scattering of the lachrymator. Soak the onion in water to dissolve the amino acids. (Cutting the onions in half or quarters before soaking them is even more effective.) Wear swimming goggles or ski goggles while cutting the onion. Use a ventilator or fan to blow the allyl sulfide away. [ Tips ] What is lachrymator? Irritation to the tear glands causes it to secrete tears continuously without being influenced by the intent and emotion to cry. The chemical compounds released by the onions are allyl sulfide and they also exist in garlic and spring onions. What is amino acid? An organic compound containing an amino group (-NH2), a carboxylic acid group (-COOH), with over 80 natural side groups, of which over 20 compounds being able to form proteins. What is enzyme? A high polymer produced by living organisms and functioning as biochemical catalysts. There are several types of enzymes with each of them displaying a definite chemical reaction. What is a catalyst?


Mutter is the Indian term for which type of foodstuff?

Indian food Glossary - Indian food hindi names, telugu names, tamil names and kannada names Indian Food Glossary Achar: Any kind of         pickle Aloo: Potato Biryani : A fancy rice casserole, often containing meat, poultry, seafood or vegetables Chapati/Roti: Thin bread cooked on the griddle Dal: Any         kind of legume--beans, peas, or lentils Dosa: Crispy, crepe-like southern Indian specialty filled with potatoes or         vegetables Korma : Braised meats in a thick, mild creamy sauce Kulcha: Tender, pita-like bread cooked in the tandoor Lassi: A refreshing, creamy yogurt drink that can be sweet or salty Masala: Spice blend Naan: Flat, oval bread cooked in the tandoor Pakora: Fritter dipped in a spicy chickpea batter; can be made with vegetables,         cheese, chicken or seafood Paneer: Cheese Paratha: Flaky bread fried on the griddle Poori: Airy, deep-fried bread Pulao : An aromatic rice pilaf Raita : A yogurt-based condiment usually containing vegetables Rasam: A thin, spicy broth Saag: Spinach, but can also refer to other greens Sambar: An extremely spicy broth popular in southern India Samosa: Flaky, pyramid-shaped pastry stuffed with potatoes or ground meat; a         traditional Indian snack Tandoor: A deep, clay oven that has very high temperatures Tandoori : Any dish cooked in a tandoor Vindaloo : An extremely spicy curry dish that's a regional specialty of Goa A to Z Glossary Aachar: Indian         Pickles are mainly made with vegetables and fruits like mango, lime, green chilies         etc. Made mostly during the summer in India, they are a spicy and delightful addition to         the Indian meal. One has to get aquatinted with the strong flavors of most pickles, so do         try one. Appam: Wafer thin, round and flat. They are usually made out of rice, potato and/or         various lentil flours Aloo: Potato Am         chur: Mango powder. A sour flavoring agent. Appam: Wafer thin, round and flat. They are usually made out of rice, potato and/or         various lentil flours Ata         (Atta): Chapatti flour . Fine whole meal flour used in most Indian breads. Avial: Vegetable curry from the south of India __________________________________ Bandai: Aniseed stars. Badam: Almond Bagar or Tadka         or Chounk: Spices and herbs are added one at a time to hot oil and this tempering is         either done as the first step in the cooking process, before adding the vegetables for         example, or as the last, pouring the tempered oil over a cooked dish. The oil extracts and         retains all the sharp flavors of the spices and flavors the entire dish. Balchao as in         the Goan recipe Prawn Balchao where the shrimp is marinated in a brine sauce: a Goan         specialty where vegetables like aubergines or seafood like prawns are "pickled" in sugar, vinegar and spices for a day or two before eating. Barfi: A dessert made from milk that has been cooked slowly and reduced to a fudge-like         consistency. This sweet is flavored with either saffron, vanilla essence, cocoa, rose         water, etc. Sometimes nuts and fresh coconut is added. Eaten and served in bite-sized         pieces "Barfi" is a very popular after dinner dessert. Just like bringing a         bottle fine wine when you visit someone for the first time, a decorative box filled with         different kinds of "Barfi" is a traditional gift in India. Basmati rice: Basmati rice is authentic Indian long grained white rice, which has unique         nutty flavor. Basmati rice is very popular in India and all over the world. A wide variety         of rice dishes are made with Basmati rice. They are: plain steamed rice, pulaos, pilafs,         biryanis or just different types of fried rice  which include meat, vegetables,         nuts, and even fruits sometimes. Gourmet cooks prefer to use Basmati rice for its fragran


The Abominable Snowman is said to inhabit which mountain range?

The Yeti: Asia's Abominable Snowman The Yeti: Asia's Abominable Snowman By Benjamin Radford, Live Science Contributor | November 27, 2012 05:15pm ET MORE Mount Everest in the Himalayas. The Yeti, once better known as the Abominable Snowman, is a mysterious bipedal creature said to live in the mountains of Asia. It sometimes leaves tracks in snow, but is also said to dwell below the Himalayan snow line. Despite dozens of expeditions into the remote mountain regions of Russia, China, and Nepal, the existence of the Yeti remains unproven. The Yeti is said to be muscular, covered with dark grayish or reddish-brown hair, and weigh between 200 and 400 pounds. It is relatively short compared to North America's Bigfoot, averaging about 6 feet in height. Though this is the most common form, reported Yetis have come in a variety of shapes. In 2010, hunters in China caught a strange animal that they claimed was a Yeti. This mysterious, hairless, four-legged animal was initially described as having features resembling a bear, but was finally identified as a civet , a small cat-like animal that had lost its hair from disease. History of the Yeti In her book "Still Living? Yeti, Sasquatch, and the Neanderthal Enigma," (1983, Thames and Hudson), researcher Myra Shackley offers the following description, reported by two hikers in 1942 who saw "two black specks moving across the snow about a quarter mile below them." Despite this significant distance, they offered the following very detailed description: "The height was not much less than eight feet ... the heads were described as 'squarish and the ears must lie close to the skull because there was no projection from the silhouette against the snow. The shoulders sloped sharply down to a powerful chest ... covered by reddish brown hair which formed a close body fur mixed with long straight hairs hanging downward." Another person saw a creature "about the size and build of a small man, the head covered with long hair but the face and chest not very hairy at all. Reddish-brown in color and bipedal, it was busy grubbing up roots and occasionally emitted a loud high-pitched cry." It's not clear if these sightings were real, hoaxes, or misidentifications, though legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who spent months in Nepal and Tibet, concluded that large bears and their tracks had often been mistaken for Yeti. In March 1986, Anthony Wooldridge, a hiker in the Himalayas, saw what he thought was a Yeti standing in the snow near a ridge about 500 feet away. It didn't move or make noise, but Wooldridge saw odd tracks in the snow that seemed to lead toward the figure. He took two photographs of the creature, which were later analyzed and proven genuine. Many in the Bigfoot community seized upon the photos as clear evidence of a Yeti, including John Napier, an anatomist and anthropologist who had served as the Smithsonian Institution's director of primate biology. Many considered it unlikely Wooldridge could have made a mistake because of his extensive hiking experience in the region. The following year, researchers returned to where Wooldridge had taken the photos and discovered that he had simply seen a dark rock outcropping that looked vertical from his position. It was all a mistake — much to the embarrassment of some Yeti believers. Yeti evidence? Most of the evidence for the Yeti comes from sightings and reports. Like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster, there is a distinct lack of hard proof for the Yeti's existence, though a few pieces of evidence have emerged over the years. In 1960, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mt. Everest, searched for evidence of the Yeti. He found what was claimed to be a scalp from the beast, though scientists later determined that the helmet-shaped hide was in fact made from a serow, a Himalayan animal similar to a goat. In 2007, American TV show host Josh Gates claimed he found three mysterious footprints in snow near a stream in the Himalayas. Locals were skeptical, suggesting that Gates — who had only been in the area for about a week — simply misi


Convert square yards to acres, acres to square yards - Area Conversions Area Conversions Advertisement Convert square yards to acres, acres to square yards - Area Conversions Online calculators to convert square yards to acres (yd2 to ac) and acres to square yards (ac to yd2) with formulas, examples, and tables. Our conversions provide a quick and easy way to convert between Area units. Conversion Calculators Enter your value in one of the conversion calculators below: Convert yd2 to acres « More Area Conversions How to convert yd2 to acres : Use the conversion calculator titled "Convert yd2 to acres". Enter a value in the yd2 field and click on the "Calculate acres" button. Your answer will appear in the acres field. How to convert acres to yd2 : Use the conversion calculator titled "Convert acres to yd2". Enter a value in the acres field and click on the "Calculate square yards" button. Your answer will appear in the yd2 field. Conversion Definitions The following is a list of definitions relating to conversions between square yards and acres. What is a square yard (yd2)? A square yard is a unit of area in both US Customary Units as well as the Imperial System. The symbol for square yard is yd2 or sq yd. There are 4,840 square yards in an acre. A square yard is calculated as the area of a square that has 1 yard on each side. What is an acre (ac)? An acre is a unit of area in both US Customary Units as well as the Imperial System. The symbol for acre is ac. There are 0.00020661 acres in a square yard. Conversion Formulas Let's take a closer look at the conversion formulas so that you can do these conversions yourself with a calculator or with an old-fashioned pencil and paper. The formula to convert from ft2 to acres is: acres = ft2 ÷ 4,840 The formula to convert from acres to ft2 is: ft2 = acres x 4,840 Conversion Examples Next, let's look at some examples showing the work and calculations that are involved in converting from square feet to acres (ft2 to ac) or converting from acres to square feet (ac to ft2). Square Feet to Acres Conversion Example Task: Convert 50,000 square feet to acres (show work) Formula: ft2 ÷ 4,840 = acres Calculations: 50,000 ft2 ÷ 4,840 = 10.33057851 acres Result: 50,000 ft2 is equal to 10.33057851 acres Acres to Square Feet Conversion Example Task: Convert 20 acres to square feet (show work) Formula: acres x 4,840 = ft2 Calculations: 20 acres x 4,840 = 96,800 ft2 Result: 20 acres is equal to 96,800 ft2 Conversion Tables For quick reference purposes, below are conversion tables that you can use to convert from ft2 to acres, and acres to ft2. Square Feet to Acres Conversion Chart square feet (ft2)


An aileron is found on which part of an aircraft?

aileron | aircraft part | Britannica.com aircraft part crop duster Aileron, movable part of an airplane wing that is controlled by the pilot and permits him to roll the aircraft around its longitudinal axis. Ailerons are thus used primarily to bank the aircraft for turning. Ailerons have taken different forms through the years but are usually part of the wing’s trailing edge, near the tip. Their efficiency in lateral control made obsolete the Wright brothers’ system of wing warping. Piper Cherokee with the left aileron deflected downward and the right aileron upward. Adrian Pingstone in airplane: Elevator, aileron, and rudder controls ...direction and attitude by means of flight controls. Conventional flight controls consist of a stick or wheel control column and rudder pedals, which control the movement of the elevator and ailerons and the rudder, respectively, through a system of cables or rods. In very sophisticated modern aircraft, there is no direct mechanical linkage between the pilot’s controls and the control... in Robert Esnault-Pelterie ...an understanding of the Wright brothers’ control system. As a result, he abandoned the attempt to fly the glider with a wing-warping system and became the first flying-machine pioneer to make use of ailerons, moveable surfaces on the trailing edge of the wing, to maintain lateral control. In 1907 Esnault-Pelterie designed and built a pioneer monoplane powered by an innovative seven-cylinder... 2 References found in Britannica Articles Assorted References Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 15, 2009 URL: https://www.britannica.com/technology/aileron Access Date: December 23, 2016 Share


In needlework, what is the technique in which pieces of fabric are attached to another piece of material for decoration?

Embroidery Designs | Embroidery | Lifestyle Australia Select Page satin stitch_ Embroidery designs take into account a combination of affects, materials and styles. A sating stitch is a series of (usually parallel) flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of fabric. Satin stitch will follow the contour of a shape as the machine works. For broad areas longer than what the machine can mechanically stitch, rows of satin stitch can be compounded to form a brick stitch or a split satin stitch. Using satin stitch results in a semi three-dimensional look by way of how semi three-dimensional look by way of how the light is reflected by the natural twill of the embroidery thread. fill stitch_ A fill stitch is used to cover a large area with embroidery. A fill stitch is made up of a series of running stitches that pass back and forth across the shape to be formed. Unlike split satin stitch, fill stitch is less susceptible to pulling and is also used where additional shapes are to be embroidered over the top. This type of embroidery design is used for items that require additional shapes & designs. chain stitch_ Used mainly as a decorative trim, a chain stitch is a running series of custom programmed stitches designed to create a shape that is repeated along the sewing path. This is a common type of embroidery for consistent designs and themes applique_ In the context of sewing, an applique refers to a needlework technique in which pieces of fabric, embroider,, or other materials are sewn onto another piece of fabric to create designs, patterns or pictures. More specifically in embroidery, applique refers to securing pieces of fabric to a garment using a satin stitch edge. This technique is used in instances where applying a fill stitch to the area would be either too time consuming or too costly. reverse applique_ Similar to normal applique, reverse applique has the fabric attached to the underside of the garment. Once attached the garment fabric is cut away to reveal the previously hidden fabric. Reverse applique is used mainly on fashion garments. 3d embroidery_ 3d embroidery is a technique where a dense foam pad is applied to the surface of the fabric prior to stitching a satin stitch. As the needle penetrates the foam it acts like a knife, cutting the foam as it goes. The density of the foam causes the satin stitch to remain raised much higher than if foam wasn’t used. Foams of varying thicknesses can be utilised in a single decoration to give the impression of multiple levels. 3D embroidery is increasingly being used to illustrate and increase the impact promotional products and branded merchandise can deliver. quilting_ Quilting takes applique to the next level. Before laying down the applique fabric, a layer of wading is first applied. Once the top layer of fabric is stitched down a series of patterns are applied in a thread colour to match the fabric. The wading causes the fabric to puff up where stitching is not applied, but not to the same extent as 3D embroidery.


What is the croup of an animal, such as a horse?

Croup - definition of croup by The Free Dictionary Croup - definition of croup by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/croup Related to croup: whooping cough croup 1  (kro͞op) n. A pathological condition of the larynx, especially in infants and children, that is characterized by respiratory difficulty and a hoarse, brassy cough. [From dialectal croup, to croak.] croup′ous (kro͞o′pəs), croup′y adj. croup 2 The rump of a beast of burden, especially a horse. [Middle English croupe, from Old French, of Germanic origin.] croup (kruːp) n (Pathology) a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx [C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin] ˈcroupy, ˈcroupous adj (Zoology) the hindquarters of a quadruped, esp a horse [C13: from Old French croupe; related to German Kruppe] croup1 any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing. [1755–65; n. use of croup to cry hoarsely (now dial.), b. croak and whoop ] croup′y, adj. the highest part of the rump of a quadruped, esp. a horse. [1250–1300; Middle English croupe < Middle French, Anglo-French crupe, Old French crope < Germanic; see crop ] croup I will have been crouping you will have been crouping he/she/it will have been crouping we will have been crouping you will have been crouping they will have been crouping Past Perfect Continuous Noun 1. croup - a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing angina - any disease of the throat or fauces marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain 2. bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings quadruped - an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking haunch - the loin and leg of a quadruped body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity Translations 1 [kruːp] N (Med) → crup m croup 2 [kruːp] N [of horse] → grupa f croup [ˈkruːp ˈkruːp] n (MEDICINE) → croup m croup n no pl (Med) → Krupp m, → Kehlkopfdiphtherie f croup n (of horse) → Kruppe f croup [kruːp] n (Med) → crup m croup n. crup, pop. garrotillo, síndrome respiratorio visto en los niños, causado gen. por una infección o una reacción alérgica; spasmodic ___ → ___ espasmódico. croup n crup m; ronquera y dificultad para respirar producidas por irritación de la laringe o de la tráquea, generalmente debida a un virus Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: View in context Percy Northumberland Driscoll, brother to the judge, and younger than he by five years, was a married man, and had had children around his hearthstone; but they were attacked in detail by measles, croup, and scarlet fever, and this had given the doctor a chance with his effective antediluvian methods; so the cradles were empty. View in context which was rarely and seldom the case) they themselves carried everything in cunning saddle-bags that were hardly seen on the horse's croup, as if it were something else of more importance, because, unless for some such reason, carrying saddle-bags was not very favourably regarded among knights-errant.


A caryatid is a supporting column or pillar of a building carved in the shape of what?

Caryatid synonyms, caryatid antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com Caryatid synonyms, caryatid antonyms - FreeThesaurus.com http://www.freethesaurus.com/caryatid Also found in: Dictionary , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . noun a supporting column carved in the shape of a person Related Words Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Write what you mean clearly and correctly. References in periodicals archive ? The exhibition was dominated by sculptures for the proposed Temple of Kosovo designed by Mestrovic: caryatids and standing figures depicting heroes and victims connected with the Serbian national myth of victimhood and resurrection, the Battle of Kosovo of 1389. 'It seems extraordinary that this great artist is so little known': Gavin Stamp on the architecture of Ivan Mestrovic Bought with the aid of the Pilgrim Trust, the Dilettanti Society, the Caryatid Fund and the Sharpe Bequest. Nicola Pisano's Arca di San Domenico and Its Legacy As this narrator's adventures on his trolley rides grow ever crazier, as the eccentrics and paranoiacs become more burdensome, as his encounters grow more outlandish and oppressive--that is how much funnier the book becomes, chapter by chapter, until it culminates in an unexpectedly tender, quiet love scene, although (this is Jonke) it takes place between himself, a regular human being, and a caryatid, one of those stone columns in the shape of a woman that are seen all over Vienna (translated and published in this issue). Gert Jonke But we must also research like adults: be prepared at least to look up the etymologies to the senses of gust, or to entertain the possibility that the dandelion with its gray globe of crowded seeds still intact may be both a caryatid and that needle which supported the angels of the Schoolmen. Summerfest/Dance '97 Only a look shot my way from the rigid face of a stone woman, a caryatid, whose hands were holding the balcony of a building hoisted toward the sky in such a way that she could have hurled it at any time. Heaven Street--Earth Mound Square: two chapters Dr Simon Thurley, English Heritage chief executive, who travelled to Liverpool for the launch, described the Small Concert Room, with neo-classical caryatid figures shouldering its balconies as ``fantastic''. World-class heritage for all to see; Heritage Open Days are here again, with the public invited to visit beautiful, unusual and just plain odd buildings and places for free. Peter Elson reports The specialist shops with their elegant frontages and distinctive caryatid figures and the pavement cafes and bars looking across the street to Montpellier Gardens have a stylish Continental atmosphere.


Name the Italian-born American film producer (of Death Wish, Barbarella, and Hannibal) who died in November 2010 age 91?

Dino De Laurentiis, Prolific Film Producer, Dies at 91 - The New York Times The New York Times Movies |Dino De Laurentiis, Prolific Film Producer, Dies at 91 Search Continue reading the main story Dino De Laurentiis , the high-flying Italian film producer and entrepreneur whose movies ranged from some of Federico Fellini’s earliest works to “Serpico,” “Death Wish” and the 1976 remake of “King Kong,” died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his daughter Raffaella. Mr. De Laurentiis’s career dated to prewar Italy, and the hundreds of films he produced covered a wide range of styles and genres. His filmography includes major titles of the early Italian New Wave, including the international success “Bitter Rice” (1949), whose star, Silvana Mangano, became his first wife; two important films by Fellini, “La Strada” (1954) and “Nights of Cabiria” (1957), which both won Academy Awards; and the film that many critics regard as David Lynch’s best work, “Blue Velvet” (1986). In 2001, Mr. De Laurentiis himself was given the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement. But Mr. De Laurentiis never turned his nose up at unabashed popular entertainments like Sergio Corbucci’s “Goliath and the Vampires” (1961), Roger Vadim’s “Barbarella” (1968) and Richard Fleischer’s “Mandingo” (1975) — several of which hold up better today than some of Mr. De Laurentiis’s more respectable productions. “A producer is not just a bookkeeper, or a banker, or a background. He makes the picture,” Mr. De Laurentiis told Cue magazine in 1962. “If the film is a failure, I am responsible. If it is a success, then it is the joint contribution of the actors, director, writers, set designers, musicians and script girl — everybody except the producer. This is a fact of life; I do not complain.” Photo Mr. De Laurentiis in 2001, when he was given the Thalberg Award at the Academy Awards. Credit Mike Blake/Reuters Mr. De Laurentiis was among the first European producers to realize the potential of the international co-production. In the early 1950s, when the vertically integrated Hollywood studios were breaking up because of a Justice Department antimonopoly decree, studio-groomed stars were turning into freelance agents and back lots were beginning to be sold off in favor of using location photography, the studios started to turn to outside suppliers to keep a steady stream of product coming in for their distribution apparatus. Continue reading the main story Mr. De Laurentiis lured Anthony Quinn to Rome for “La Strada,” and shortly after that cast Kirk Douglas in the title role of “Ulysses,” a spectacular that was directed by the Italian film veteran Mario Camerini (with an uncredited assist from the director and cinematographer Mario Bava) and that Mr. De Laurentiis sold to Paramount. The formula proved to be a profitable one, allowing Mr. De Laurentiis to pay grandiose salaries to his imported stars while cutting costs by using local technicians. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Actors like Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda ( “War and Peace,” 1956), Anthony Perkins ( “This Angry Age,” 1958), Vera Miles and Van Heflin (“5 Branded Women,” 1960) and Charles Laughton ( “Under Ten Flags,” 1960) made their way to Italy, where they often performed with other international stars. The results, filmed in a Babel of tongues, were dubbed into different languages for different markets. At the same time, Mr. De Laurentiis continued making films for the home market. He had a close relationship with the legendary Italian clown Totò (for whom he produced the 1952 “Totò a Colori,” one of the first Italian feature films shot entirely in color) and Alberto Sordi, a rotund comic whose portrayals of middle-class Romans struggling to stay ahead of the game became a projection of the national identity. His success, aided by the government subsidies that had been put in place to encourage postwar production in Italy, eventually allowed him to build his own studio, which he named Dinocittà. Mr. De Laurentiis’s


What island nation suffered a serious cholera outbreak in late 2010, partly as a consequence of a major earthquake in January the same year?

ALNAP | Haiti Earthquake 2010 - Evaluative resources Home » Haiti Earthquake 2010 - Evaluative resou... Haiti Earthquake 2010 - Evaluative resources   Resource type   Full report Haiti is party to several international conventions concerning international disaster response. However, although ratified international conventions are self-executing in Haitian law, in practice, the Haitian State has yet to adopt the administrative, legisla- tive and regulatory measures required to implement them. Current legislation concerning international disaster response is fragmented across various legal instruments, and numerous legal provisions were adopted in an ad hoc manner in the aftermath of the earthquake. The National Risk and Disaster Management Plan and the Emergency Response Plan are the main instruments for disaster management in Haiti, although they are not legally binding. They must be considered in conjunction with the State of Emergency Law of April 2010 (repealing the State of Emergency Law of September 2008).   Full report As Haiti faces the daunting task of recovery after the devastating earthquake, past experiences provide some lessons. Making a crucial difference to the effectiveness of actions seem to be the nature of the immediate response, diagnosis, project design and supervision, use of local capacity, private sector links, coordination among partners, including within the World Bank Group. Many of the lessons from previous episodes are relevant now; yet Haiti's distinct country conditions must also be kept in mind. Indeed, several factors make the response in Haiti especially overwhelming: the breakdown of social order and a fragile security situation, the near-complete loss of governance structures, and the failure to impose even minimum quality standards on the construction industry. Complicating matters will be the unprecedented scale of the charitable donations earmarked for emergency relief, and the arrival of many agencies new to the country, tending to prioritize unilateral action over coordination.   Full report This case study outlines the IFRC's work in Haiti following the 2010 Earthquake. A distinctive feature in their approach is the use of technology to enhance and expand communication and feedback loops. It primarily focuses on two-way communication and feedback processes in IFRC’s Return and Relocation Programme, which supports people displaced by the Earthquake to move out from the crowded camps and informal settlements into safe housing. This resource is part of a larger ALNAP and CDA research project on the effectiveness of feedback mechanisms for affected populations in humanitarian contexts.   Full report The main objective of this exercise will be to use our experience in Haiti to help CARE identify shortcomings, recognize good practices, and improve upon CARE's humanitarian policy framework and how CARE International approaches emergency response at a global organizational level in a way that we can apply these lessons to large-scale humanitarian crises we may face in the future.    Terms of reference Objectives: The main objective of this exercise will be to use our experience in Haiti to help CARE identify shortcomings, recognize good practices, and improve upon CARE's humanitarian policy framework and how CARE International approaches emergency response at a global organizational level in a way that we can apply these lessons to large-scale humanitarian crises we may face in the future. Similar to the last organization-wide review undertaken for the 2004 tsunami, it is anticipated that the Haiti Earthquake Reflections Workshop will review: Roles & relationships: Clarify roles and responsibilities, accountability, coordination, and management oversight. How successful we were at getting the right people at the right time, including deployment modalities,staffing transitions, etc. Programme design and absorptive capacity. Emergency preparedness planning, capacity assessments,strategic planning and transition from relief to development Performance in core sectors (food security, shelter a


The UK Conservative Party HQ in London, trashed during student protests in November 2010, is known by its address of 30 'what' ?

TUITION FEES PROTEST: Anarchists cause chaos as 50k students take to streets | Daily Mail Online Share this article Share Later Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson admitted his force had failed to predict the trouble, with just 20 officers holding back surging crowds at the main flashpoint. He said: ‘It’s not acceptable. It is an embarrassment for London and for us.’ Student leaders condemned the violence. National Union of Students president Aaron Porter described it as ‘despicable’. Going wild: Young students trashing the entrance to Millbank Tower No control: Protesters used furniture to smash windows at Millbank Unprepared? Injured police officers are led away from the clashes Enlarge   He blamed the trouble on a small minority who he believed had arranged it beforehand. Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: ‘I am appalled that a small minority have today shamefully abused their right to protest. ‘This is intolerable and all those involved will be pursued and they will face the full force of the law. ‘The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has assured me that there will be a vigorous post incident investigation. He will also be reviewing police planning and response.’ The protest of 50,000 students, lecturers and supporters – including at least one Lib Dem MP – started peacefully with a march from Whitehall past Downing Street and Parliament. But it turned violent when demonstrators halted outside Millbank Tower, home to Tory HQ, facing the Thames. Even though the march had been publicised for weeks, Scotland Yard had policed the event with just 225 officers. The 20 officers lining the route at Millbank faced an impossible task of trying to hold back thousands of demonstrators. Officers watched helplessly as protesters charged the entrance lobby and caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage by using chairs and fire extinguishers to smash the glass frontage, effectively opening up the atrium to the entire crowd. Anger: Thousands gathered outside Tory Party headquarters Demonstrators waving a flag from the roof 30 Millbank after storming the building Riot police standing guard inside the wrecked entrance to Millbank Tower One policewoman with a bleeding head wound was led away by two colleagues. Troublemakers stood on tables, ripped fire alarms from their fittings, pulled down ceiling panels and sprayed graffiti. They made their way to the roof, quickly followed by dozens more who flooded into the building. A veteran of the Leftist anarchist group Class War, which has a history of violent clashes with police, was spotted while police sources said animal rights activists were also present. One bearded man in his 30s was using a loud hailer to incite the crowd. Graffiti was scrawled on buildings along Millbank and a war memorial was defaced with the words ‘Fight back’. Many students condemned the troublemakers but some said violence was an acceptable form of protest. One student from King’s College said that 450 Cambridge students had attended the protest and she believed some from her college were on the roof. Demonstrators chanted 'Tory scum' and daubed 'Tory pigs' on the walls of Millbank in protest Demonstrators clashed with police as they clambered through a smashed window at Millbank On top of the world: Protesters on the roof of Millbank, home of Tory party headquarters ‘It was students from King’s who made the effigies of Cameron and Clegg. It’s been fantastic. The atmosphere is amazing and everybody is really nice.       ‘The majority is a completely non-violent protest. I’m not really worried about violence against property or objects, smashing buildings is completely fine, it’s a great image of our anger. I’ve got no problem with that at all as long as nobody gets hurt.’ The volatile situation started to calm down at about 4.30pm when the Metropolitan Police sent in hundreds of riot officers, who drove protesters away from the building. There was concern that some would be pushed into one of several bonfires started in the crowd and police made


Greenland is a self-governing territory of which country?

Greenland profile - BBC News BBC News Read more about sharing. Close share panel Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament. Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland's budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing. Potential oil, gas and rare earth mineral reserves have attracted prospecting firms. Greenland enjoys perpetual daylight for two months each year but over 80% of the island is covered by an ice cap 4km thick in places. Global warming is feared to be causing the ice cover to melt increasingly fast but has also increased access to Greenland's mineral resources. The USA has long seen Greenland as strategically important and established a radar base at Thule at the start of the Cold War. The island's population is only 57,000. Inhabitants face severe social problems, notably unemployment, alcoholism and HIV/AIDS. Area 2.17m sq km (840,000 sq miles Major languages Greenlandic, Danish Life expectancy 68 years (men), 73 years (women) Currency Danish krone Image caption The Aurora Borealis in the Greenland town of Kangerlussuaq LEADERS Head of State: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Prime Minister: Kim Kielsen Image copyright AFP A former policeman and environment minister, Kim Kielsen took office as prime minister in December 2014 after a coalition deal struck in the wake of snap elections. His predecessor and Greenland's first woman prime minister, Aleqa Hammond of the Siumit social-democratic party, stepped down in October 2014 over a spending scandal. MEDIA Broadcasting in Greenlandic and Danish, is the main source of news and entertainment. There are no daily newspapers. The major titles - a weekly and a bi-weekly - publish in Greenlandic and Danish. Read full media profile TIMELINE 982 - Greenland discovered by the Norwegian, Erik the Red, who calls his discovery "Greenland" to make it more attractive. In 986 he returns with settlers but by 1600, only Inuit inhabitants remain. 1721 - New Danish settlement established near present-day capital, Nuuk. 1940 - Denmark is occupied by Germany during World War II. The United States assumes protective custody over Greenland for the duration of the war. 1953 - Greenland becomes an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 1979 - Greenland attains home rule following a referendum. 1999 - Danish High Court rules that Inuit were illegally exiled from their land in northern Greenland in 1953 to expand US airbase at Thule but denies them right of return. 2008 - Greenlanders vote in referendum for more autonomy, greater control over energy resources and granting Kalaallisut or Western Greenlandic status of official language in place of Danish. 2010 - Greenland's ice sheet is shrinking faster and making a bigger contribution to rising sea levels, a study in the journal Science confirms. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Retreating ice fields have impacted native Greenlanders 2013 - Greenland parliament votes to end the territory's 25-year ban on the mining of radioactive materials such as uranium, leading to a boom in mineral resource exports.


What high-tech manufacturing corporation agreed to buy the security software company McAfee for $7.7bn in summer 2010?

TechByter Worldwide: High Tech, Plain English (2010) December 26, 2010 Relaxing on Christmas Weekend: It's a holiday week for TechByter Worldwide, but I'd like to direct you to some websites that I think you'll find worthwhile, enjoyable, and mentally untaxing. In other words, the perfect bit of distraction for a holiday weekend. December 19, 2010 Beware the Changing Format: I mentioned recently that I've been converting 8mm videos to DVD and that these will be Christmas presents this year. Maybe you're thinking of doing the same thing and you're wondering if DVD is the right format to choose. If you're asking that question, let me tell you that it's a very good question. I'll do my best to provide a very good answer. Ebook Update: Not too long ago, I bought a Kindle. I've explained previously that I sincerely dislike Amazon's policy that makes it difficult to read library books on the Kindle. There are ways around this, but it's annoying nonetheless. The Kindle, Barnes and Noble's Nook, and a handful of other electronic readers might save civilization as we know it. What Happens When the Lights Go Out? As you may know from my semi-regular harping on the issue, my little section of Worthington (where electricity is provided by American Electric Power) has service that's about as reliable as what one might reasonbly expect to find in rural Uzbekistan. The threat of losing power is worse on days with severe weather: Severe calm. Severe lack of wind. Severely normal temperatures. Days like that. When the lights go out, the cable modem goes out. When the power is out for several days, I can visit a location where Wi-Fi is available but routine outages that last 4 hours or less leave me disconnected from the Internet. Now's the time to prepare for something like that. Short Circuits: Calls from Santa: If you're old enough to remember when NORAD tracked Santa, you were probably also around when dirt was invented. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was founded in May of 1958. It provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the US and Canada. In an effort to put a friendly face on NORAD, the agency released tapes every December for use by radio stations. There was an unidentified flight, jets were scrambled, and (of course) it turned out to be Santa. Now Google is getting into the act. What's Up Next Year? In January, I'll be talking with some librarians. Among the topics we'll touch on are digital books, changes in libraries over the past decade, where things are headed, Wi-Fi access, censorship, and more. I'll also tell you about a digital audio recorder that I'm now using for field interviews, about the advances in digital photography, and maybe a few other bits of useful information. Last Show for 2010: Happy Holidays! As is usually the case, I'll be taking Christmas week and New Year's week off, so the next program will be on January 10, 2011. Although TechByter Worldwide is on holiday for the next two weeks, I'll be sending e-mails updated with links to the site. One will be a resource that could provide several hours of enjoyable browsing and the other will include links to some useful free products. December 12, 2010 Maverick Meerkat Comes to My Notebook Computer: Ubuntu's latest semi-annual release is out. Version 10.10 (meaning 2010, October) is known as "Maverick Meerkat" although some people apparently were hoping for "Mighty Manx". I didn't have time to do the upgrade until the first weekend in December, but I've just completed it and I'm impressed. Your Own Domain? I was recently involved in a discussion of domain names and suggested that anyone who's in business and uses a Yahoo or Gmail or AOL address is telegraphing a message to prospective clients. That message, I suggested is "I'm not serious about business. I just play here." And that started a fire storm of protest from people who run their businesses from Yahoo, Gmail, or AOL accounts. Consumer Reports Readers Diss AT&T: A survey of 58 thousand ConsumerReports.org readers in the US suggests that AT&T doesn't provide a lot o


In government figures released in 2010, how many terrorism arrests resulted from the 101,248 stop-and-searches under UK counter-terrorism powers in 2009?

Terrorism Act: No terror arrests made after 100,000 stop-and-searches - Telegraph Terrorism in the UK Terrorism Act: No terror arrests made after 100,000 stop-and-searches Out of more than 100,000 people stopped and searched by police using  controversial anti-terror powers not one single arrest was made for  terrorism-related offences, new figures show. Most stop and searches are carried out in London Photo: GETTY IMAGES 9:51AM BST 28 Oct 2010 A total of 101,248 stops and searches were made under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in 2009/10, but only one in every 200 led to an arrest and none of these were terror-related, the figures released by the Home Office showed. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, ordered a review of the controversial stop and search powers earlier this year, saying she wanted to correct ''mistakes'' made by the Labour government which, she said, was allowed to ''ride roughshod'' over civil liberties. The powers allow officers to stop anyone in a specified area without the need for reasonable suspicion. Across Great Britain, 506 arrests were made after people were stopped and searched under section 44 of the Terrorism Act, 0.5 per cent of the 101,248 stops and searches, compared with 10 per cent of stops carried out using non-terror powers. But the use of the stop and search powers fell by 60 per cent compared with 2008/09, the figures showed. Related Articles Airports back BA's call for relaxation of security 27 Oct 2010 Anti-terrorism chiefs ordered an escalation in the use of the powers after the failed bomb attack against the Tiger Tiger nightclub in London's Haymarket in 2007. That resulted in more than a quarter of a million people being searched in 2008/09 - the highest on record and more than twice the level of the previous year. But after a public outcry over the use of searches, which have a disproportionate effect upon minority groups, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson ordered them to be scaled back in London. The review of the Government's counter-terrorism policy, which will report shortly, is being carried out by the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Ken Macdonald, who led changes in the way terrorists are prosecuted. It involves police, spies, public officials and campaigners and will focus on control orders, stop-and-search, pre-charge detention, deportation of terror suspects and the use of surveillance by local authorities. Of all the stops and searches, four out of five of these were made in the Metropolitan Police area, with almost a fifth being made by British Transport Police. Overall, 59 per cent described themselves as white, 17 per cent as Asian or Asian British, 10 per cent as black or black British and 2 per cent as mixed ethnicity, the figures showed. For the first time, the statistics also included an overview of the number of passengers who were examined while travelling through the UK's air and sea ports. One in every 30,000 passengers was examined last year, 0.03 per cent of the 220 million passengers going through the ports. Of these exams, 97 per cent (82,870) took under one hour while 2,687 (3 per cent) were more than an hour. The figures come the day after Martin Broughton, the British Airways chairman , said airport security checks needed an overhaul. He said some parts of the security programme were "completely redundant" and that the UK should not "kowtow" to the Americans every time the US wanted something done. The number of terrorism arrests also fell last year, down to 173 from 190 in 2008/09, separate figures showed. But the majority of the 52 charged were charged with offences that had nothing to do with terrorism. A total of 27 people were charged with non-terror related offences, including perverting the course of justice, placing or dispatching articles to cause a bomb hoax or knowingly obtaining another person's identification documents with intent. Of the others, 12 were charged with offences under terrorism legislation, including the collection of information useful to terrorists, preparation for terrorist acts and fundraising. An


What African country, south of Libya, west of Sudan, and east of Niger, has the capital N'Djamena?

Worst Countries in Africa - Top Ten List - TheTopTens® Worst Countries in Africa 1 Somalia Famine. Piracy. Hunger. War. Al-Shabaab. The reasons you do not want to be here. I don't agree somalia is the worst country in africa, I can say south africa is the worst because of raping ladies make me to say this and somalia just need goverment and stop taking corruption. Is there a single good country in Africa? No disrespect to people living here, my heart is bleeding when I read about their misery. No one should be treated like that. Women rights, freedom of religion, education? I won't even start on that. 95% of women in Somalia have suffered female genital mutilation. This place is hell on Earth. The situation is getting better over the last few year but it is still really desperate. - aerochamber V 40 Comments 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. Always at conflict with (regular) congo, zaire picked the worst place to pick their capital. Kinshasa may be the worst city in the world. A stones throw away from the much better but still bad (regular) congo, it was wrongly placed in the far southwestern side of the country. All of the gold mines are run by warlords, not the country. Children are forced to go to war over the mines. Other children are forced to mine the gold. I don't know why Zaire isn't up at the top of the list. Rape, shootings, hijackings, mutilations, genocides, group rapes, gender mutilations, point blank shooting and more. - nonofyall Okay, I don't want to die, so, I wont go there. Simple These people are poor, lots of trees V 12 Comments 3 South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost sovereign state in Africa. It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana ... read more . Rape. Shootings. Hi-jackings. The reasons you do not want to be here. Cape Town rocks... like any other country there are good and bad places to go. I love my home and it can't be racists the government is black empowered and they supply homes for the underprivileged, We have good and bad situations as each country does. Be wise don't criticize. Worst Country in Africa.. I'd rather die of hunger or poor health care than seeing my wife being raped and watching them pour boiling water down my son's throat.. For a cellphone and a few Rand! I've been mugged, burgled and almost killed at knife point in Cape Town. This is a very dangerous country. V 38 Comments 4 Nigeria Nigeria is not one of the worst countries on Africa. People need to stop and think. Worse things happen in the United States everyday. Just because some people do bad things, does not mean it's a horrible country. It's a beautiful country. Africa is a better place than the United States. At least people respect others and don't look down on others there. Americans better stop looking at just the bad things before they judge anywhere, period. Not just Africa. Nigeria is too over rated and it's full of hate, shooting and war! They need to learn that putting tyres and burning people to death from their neck is not what life is about! Nigeria is not bout that life and they think they are the most famous country in Africa, yeah maybe they are but for all the WRONG reasons. Can you imagine that a person said Nigeria is not good Nigeria is good let me ask this question if Chinese people did not patronize Chinese restaurants how could it be rampaged all over the world do not be surprised the person that made comment 2is from Nigeria if you say Nigeria is a bad country to live in its your bloody business I have said my own oo! Nigeria is the worst than Somalia. Nigeria must be number 1 worst country in this list. This entire world knows the reason behind it and nobody needs to prove anything about it. V 17 Comments 5 Niger Niger, officially the Republic


Forbes Magazine reported in 2010 the most expensive (real estate) US zip code to be 91008 Duarte, in which US state?

America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes comments, called-out Los Angeles has always been home to some of the world’s most expensive real estate. But forget Beverly Hills, 90210: The new hot spot for multimillion-dollar mansions is Duarte, 91008. Duarte, Calif., home to the 91008 ZIP code (which also includes the city of Bradbury– a fact that has stirred up a tempest in a teapot ), is a small suburb northeast of downtown LA, near the Los Angeles national forest. The median cost of a house in this tony town is a whopping $4,276,462, making it the most expensive housing market in the country. It ranks No. 1 on Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes. Video: Inside Alpine’s $68 Million Home A scant 1,391 people live in the 91008 ZIP code, and only 12 homes are currently on the market. So a single high-priced listing (like the mammoth nine-bedroom, built this year, that’s selling for $19.8 million) may not adequately represent how everyone in the area lives. The ascent of Duarte–for which the 91008 ZIP was created since 2000, to accommodate a growing population–shows that wealth is still drawn to big cities, even if their postbubble housing prices have dropped. “In the big California markets there is essentially a chronic shortage of homes,” says Mike Simonsen, CEO of Altos Research , a Mountain View, Calif., firm that tracks housing market data. “For the number of people that might want homes, there’s always an order of magnitude fewer homes available than there are in Midwest, for example.” More than half the locations in our ranking of America’s 500 most expensive ZIP codes are in California. High-End Slump Slows The median price of America’s high-end homes continues to slide, but not as fast as it did last year. Our index of 500 high-end ZIP codes saw the average home price fall 5%, to $1.2 million, from the same time last year. In 2009 the markets on our list saw a 7% price drop. About 35% of the ZIP codes in our index saw median prices increase or stay flat, but that’s likely because more high-priced homes are coming on the market, while more affordable housing continues to falter. “The year-over-year price changes we’re seeing here aren’t necessarily the change in price for your house, if you have a house in this area,” says Simonsen. “It’s a change in the mix of homes on the active market.” Behind the Numbers Real estate trends are highly localized. Most cities are a collection of dozens of mini housing markets, so we bore down to the granular level to find out what neighborhoods are really on the rise. Altos Research collects data on more than 20,000 ZIP codes; we asked it to rank them all to find the 500 most expensive in the country. Altos ranked each ZIP on the median asking price for single-family homes and condominiums, weighting the price based on the mix of homes in the market. ( Click here for a detailed methodology .) Priciest ZIPs in Devastated Markets On the ZIP code level some housing markets contrast dramatically with their surroundings. Miami, for example, where housing prices have plummeted and foreclosures continue to mount, still contains some of the most expensive homes in the country, with four ZIPs on the list, including 33109, in the No. 37 spot. This ZIP code, for celebrity enclave Fisher Island, boasts a median home sale price of $2,295,291. In Nevada, a state with 14% unemployment and the highest level of foreclosures in the country, there’s still one ZIP on the list: Lake Tahoe’s 89451, which takes the No. 389 spot. Our index points to a slowing slide in the high-end market, but if a wave of foreclosures hits homes at the luxury level, as some experts predict it will, that slide could accelerate. “We have yet to see mortgage defaults climb aggressively into higher-priced homes, but there are some signs that those could hit in next twelve months,” says Simonsen. “If those mortgage resets drive inventory at the higher end, that would cause major problems.”


What music and dance style takes its name from an elegant bird and the healthy colour and provocative appearance of the early gypsy artists who popularised it.

Spain Travel Guide Information | TripExtras Address: Madrid Admission: Daily from 6.30am to 10.30pm Madrid's lush central park, one of many green spaces in the city, covers 350 acres (142 hectares) and was laid out originally as the private garden of Philip IV. This beautiful, huge park, was opened to the public in 1868 and remains a favourite spot with locals and tourists. The vast park features formal gardens, a statuary, fountains, lakes, exhibition halls, children's playgrounds and outdoor cafes. Visitors can stroll among the trees, admire the rose garden, and take a boat ride on the lake. Although usually quiet during the week, at weekends the park comes alive with buskers, clowns, fortune-tellers and sidewalk painters. Thanks to its size, even when the park is crowded it is possible to find a quiet nook. There is a lot to see and do in the park, but favourite attractions include the metal and glass Palacio de Cristal, among the trees to the south of the lake, which was once a greenhouse but is now used as a space for temporary exhibitions; and the Bosque del Recuerdo (Memorial Forest), in the southwest of the park, which is a simple memorial to the 191 victims of the 2004 train bombings. For people-watching, exercise, relaxation on the lawns, and picnics, the Parque del Buen Retiro is ideal. Toledo Address: Madrid The magnificent hilltop city of Toledo, about 43 miles (70km) southwest of Madrid, was immortalised by Spain's renowned artistic genius El Greco in a cityscape that currently hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The city has changed little since El Greco captured it on canvas in 1597, with its golden spires and Gothic buildings spreading across the Tagus River Gorge, overlooking the plains of New Castille. Toledo was established by the Romans in about 192 BC and some Roman ruins are still visible outside the city walls. The ancient city was later the capital of Visigoth Spain in the 5th and 6th centuries and as time passed Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities all left their mark on the city's rich architectural heritage, from the Moorish gate (Puerta de Bisagrai), to the Gothic convent of San Juan de los Reyes. Toledo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of all these wonderful cultural attractions throughout the city. Pride of place is held by El Greco's 'Burial of the Count of Orgaz', painted on the wall of the Santo Tome. The town's attractions and main street are packed with tourists throughout the summer, but it is easy to escape into one of the enchanting side streets, which wind up and down the hillside. Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial Address: Calle Juan de Borbon y Battemberg Madrid Admission: €10 (unguided). Guided tours and audio guides available for extra cost. Concessions available. Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm (until 5pm between October and March) Telephone: 91 890 5903, or 91 890 5313 The huge granite rectangular edifice, topped with four spiral towers, is a foreboding sight in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 30 miles (50km) northwest of Madrid. El Escorial was a marriage of the power of the Roman Catholic Church and Spanish royalty in the 16th and 17th centuries, at once a monastery and a royal palace. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was completed in 1584 and took almost 21 years to build. The monastery/church/palace complex was built by Philip II as a memorial to his father, Charles V, as a summer residence, and as a final resting place for Spanish royalty. The complex is similar to the Alcazar of Seville and the Alhambra of Granada in layout, but the architectural style and decor is far more austere. Apart from the fascinating history, the complex is a vast storehouse for art, containing works by El Greco, Hieronymus Bosch, Titian and Tintoretto, among many others. A magnificent vaulted library, covered in frescoes, contains a priceless collection of more than 60,000 ancient manuscripts. The monastery itself houses a wealth of paintings and tapestries, and the Royal Pantheon beneath the royal chapel is the tomb of almost all Spanish royalt


Name the German manufacturer of 2nd World War fighter planes which pioneered the micro car?

Pint-Sized Project - 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 - SCD Motors - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Market March 4, 2013 by Andrew Newton 1 Comment In case you missed RM’s microcar auction last month, here is another chance to get into a handsome, albeit less shiny example of one of the more famous machines in the world of tiny cars. Located in Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, this Messerschmitt KR200 is an incomplete project car. It is in need of a restoration, but when there’s so little car in the first place, there’s less to replace and go wrong. The change in Messerschmitt’s products after the Second World War could not have been more dramatic. The Bavarian manufacturer famously built fighter planes for the Luftwaffe, including the first jet fighter, the Me262. With Germany defeated and demilitarized, Messerschmitt clearly couldn’t build military aircraft anymore and was indeed temporarily barred from building any aircraft. Postwar Germany had a market for economical personal transport that ran on low-grade gas and simply got people from A to B, so when Messerschmitt was approached by engineer Fritz Fend with the idea of making their own microcar, it seemed like a natural next step. From 1953 until the mid-1960s, tens of thousands of KR175’s and KR200’s were sold until the West German economy bounced back and left the microcar as a less appealing concept. Today, though, as we’ve seen from the Weiner Museum auction, interest in microcars is catching on and small cars are fetching big prices. This very early KR200 was actually bought from the Weiner Museum in 2005, but even though it has a clear title it clearly hasn’t been given the revitalization that it deserves. The major things that are missing include the windshield, wiper and motor assembly, rear seat upholstery, side windows, exhaust pipe, rear fender, and mirrors. Hopefully the seller isn’t too ambitious with the reserve, because this could be a relatively cheap initial buy in for a fun and rewarding project.  Another project KR200 in much better shape sold for $20,000 last month, so don’t overpay on this little Kabinenroller. Check out the 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 here on eBay , where the reserve is not yet met at $7,700.


Sony announced in 2010 what iconic device would cease to be made after April 2011?

End Of An Era: Sony Stops Manufacturing Cassette Walkmans | TechCrunch End Of An Era: Sony Stops Manufacturing Cassette Walkmans Posted The Future Of TV Is HTML Truth be told, I wasn’t aware Sony was still producing cassette Walkmans. But the company today announced it will stop manufacturing and selling these devices in Japan – after 30 years. Sony says the final lot was shipped to retailers in April this year, and once the last units are sold, there will be no cassette Walkmans from big S anymore. The first Walkman was produced in 1979. The picture shows the TPS-L2, the world’s first portable (mass-produced) stereo, which went on sale in Japan on July 1 that year and was later exported to the US, Europe and other places. Sony says that they managed to sell over 400 million Walkmans worldwide until March 2010, and exactly 200,020,000 of those were cassette-based models. What’s interesting is that the company will not stop manufacturing CD and MD-based Walkmans (needless to say, the same goes for their flash memory-based models ). Chinese makers are expected to continue selling Sony-branded cassette Walkmans outside Japan, i.e. in Asia and the Middle East. Sony pulled the plug on another 30-year old technology, floppy discs, in April this year .


What is the fruit of the blackthorn tree?

Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) | Plants & Fungi At Kew Discover more Geography and distribution Blackthorn is widespread across temperate Europe and also occurs in the Near East and northern Africa. It often grows in hedgerows or thickets, where it can form dense stands. Illustration showing (Prunus spinosa in fruit and in flower Description Overview: A deciduous, suckering shrub or small tree, commonly up to 4 m tall. Branches: Dark branches bear sharp, rigid spines up to 8 cm long. New growth is sometimes grey. Leaves: Edges serrated like the teeth on a bread knife. Flowers: Pure white, 1.5 cm in diameter with five petals and five sepals. Flowers commonly appear before the leaves. Fruits: Round, dark blue/purple, with a white bloom that can be wiped off. Each fruit contains a large stone with a single seed inside. Blackthorn reproduces by suckering and by bird- or animal-sown seed. Its habit of flowering before the leaves appear helps to distinguish blackthorn from other white flowering spring shrubs, such as hawthorn (Crataegus monogyana), for which flowers appear at the same time as or after their leaves. Threats and conservation Blackthorn is not considered to be threatened since it is widespread and often common and thrives in traditionally managed hedgerows and on common land. Uses Blackthorn fruits, known as sloes, are astringent when fresh and are not therefore eaten in the same way as those of many other Prunus species (such as cherries and plums). Sloes are used to make the alcoholic beverage known as sloe gin. They are best harvested after a frost, which reduces the tannin content of the fruit. The skins of the fruit are punctured and covered with sugar, and then placed in a bottle to one third of its capacity, before it is filled to the top with gin. The contents are gently agitated over a period of at least three months, after which the contents are strained. The remains of the fruit can be mixed with melted chocolate to make sloe gin chocolate, once the liquid has been strained. A shillelagh (stout club or walking stick) made of blackthorn and used for self-defence in Ireland. When tea derived from Camellia sinensis (a commonplace drink today) was a very expensive product, the young leaves of blackthorn were dried and used as a replacement for, or to adulterate, the more expensive tea. In the 19th century, bundles of blackthorn branches (along with those of gorse or ‘furze’, Ulex europaeus and young elm, Ulmus species) were buried to improve field drainage. Blackthorn wood has been used to make walking sticks, clubs and hay-rake teeth. A shillelagh is a highly polished stick of blackthorn wood that was made and used in Ireland, and a blackthorn walking stick is still carried by commissioned officers of the Royal Irish Regiment. Blackthorn wood is especially hard and takes a high polish. The shillelagh was used in self defence and is now used in a form of traditional fighting or martial art. Stout sticks of blackthorn are highly prized since it is rare to find blackthorn grown to this size. Widely grown as a hedge plant, blackthorn can also act as a ‘nurse plant’ in a grazed field, allowing other plants (such as broadleaved trees) to develop protected from possible damage by grazing animals. White blackthorn flowers on dark, leafless branches (Photo: Rasbak licensed under CC BY 3.0) Millennium Seed Bank: Seed storage The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership aims to save plant life worldwide, focusing on plants under threat and those of most use in the future. Seeds are dried, packaged and stored at a sub-zero temperature in our seed bank vault. Four collections of Prunus spinosa seeds are held in Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank based at Wakehurst in West Sussex. Cultivation Blackthorn can be propagated by sowing the stones shallowly (no more than their own length deep) in a well-drained growing medium. In order to germinate, the stones must be exposed to a period of cold for approximately two months. This can be achieved by placing them in a bag of moist sand in a fridge. Semi-ripe cuttings can be taken in late summer.


What US state has the longest coastline?

U.S. States With The Longest Coastlines States With the Longest Coastlines U.S. States With the Longest Coastlines This photo of the Seven Mile Bridge near Key Largo, Florida straddles the Atlantic Ocean and its Gulf of Mexico. Florida is one of 23 U.S. states that is adjacent to an ocean.  Getty Images By Amanda Briney Updated July 22, 2016. The United States is home to 50 different states that vary greatly in size and location. Nearly half of the states of the United States are not landlocked and border the Atlantic Ocean (or its Gulf of Mexico), the Pacific Ocean, and even the Arctic Sea. Twenty-three states are adjacent to an ocean while twenty-seven states are landlocked. The following is a list of the states with the ten longest coastlines in the United States arranged by length. The bodies of water that they border have been included for reference. 1) Alaska


The UK Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs reported in November 2010 that what was the most dangerous drug (based on a complex study across nine categories of harmful effects)?

Addictive Properties of Popular Drugs | Drug War Facts Home Addictive Properties of Popular Drugs (Note: For those interested in more information about drug users and drug addiction, DWF editor Doug McVay recently interviewed the noted journalist Maia Szalavitz about her new book, Unbroken Brain: Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction. That interview, with a complete transcript, is on the KBOO radio website . (Addictive Qualities of Popular Drugs) Withdrawal: Presence and severity of characteristic withdrawal symptoms. Reinforcement: A measure of the substance's ability, in human and animal tests, to get users to take it again and again, and in preference to other substances. Tolerance: How much of the substance is needed to satisfy increasing cravings for it, and the level of stable need that is eventually reached. Dependence: How difficult it is for the user to quit, the relapse rate, the percentage of people who eventually become dependent, the rating users give their own need for the substance and the degree to which the substance will be used in the face of evidence that it causes harm. Intoxication: Though not usually counted as a measure of addiction in itself, the level of intoxication is associated with addiction and increases the personal and social damage a substance may do. Source:  Jack E. Henningfield, PhD for NIDA, Reported by Philip J. Hilts, New York Times, Aug. 2, 1994 "Is Nicotine Addictive? It Depends on Whose Criteria You Use." (Criteria for Defining Substance Dependence) "The 1988 Surgeon General’s report lists the following general 'criteria for drug dependence,' including nicotine dependence (USDHHS 1988, p. 7): "Primary Criteria "• Highly controlled or compulsive use "• Psychoactive effects "– physical dependence "– pleasant (euphoriant) effects "These criteria are consistent with those for a diagnosis of dependence provided in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 2000) and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) (Table 4.1) (World Health Organization [WHO] 1992). The diagnosis of dependence using these diagnostic systems depends on the person experiencing a specific number of these symptoms. The relevance of some of these symptoms to nicotine addiction may be questionable because the DSM criteria are used across different drugs of abuse. For example, one symptom of addiction is that a great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance or recover from its effect. This criterion may not be as relevant to the diagnosis of nicotine addiction compared with other abused substances." Source:  US Department of Health and Human Services. "How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General." Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2010, pp. 105-106. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53017/ (Addictive Potential) "Of the people who sample a particular substance, what portion will become physiologically or psychologically dependent on the drug for some period of time? Heroin and methamphetamine are the most addictive by this measure. Cocaine, pentobarbital (a fast-acting sedative), nicotine and alcohol are next, followed by marijuana and possibly caffeine. Some hallucinogens—notably LSD, mescaline and psilocybin—have little or no potential for creating dependence." Source:  Gable, Robert S., "The Toxicity of Recreational Drugs," American Scientist (Research Triangle Park, NC: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, May-June 2006) Vol. 94, No. 3, p. 208. http://www.americanscientist.org/libraries/documents/200645104835_307.pd... (Probability of Transition From First Use to Dependence For Various Substances) "In a large, nationally representative sample of US adults, the cumulative probability of trans


Whose memoir 'Decision Points' was published in late 2010?

George W. Bush’s Memoir ‘Decision Points’ - Review - The New York Times The New York Times Books |In Bush Memoir, Policy Intersects With Personality Search Books | Books of The Times In Bush Memoir, Policy Intersects With Personality Photo President George W. Bush in 2007. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times George W. Bush ’s memoir “Decision Points” could well have been titled “The Decider Decides”: it’s an autobiography focused around “the most consequential decisions” of his presidency and his personal life from his decision to give up drinking in 1986 to his decision to invade Iraq in 2003 to his decisions regarding the financial crisis of 2008. It is a book that is part spin, part mea culpa, part family scrapbook, part self-conscious effort to (re)shape his political legacy. A dogged work of reminiscence by an author not naturally given to introspection, “Decision Points” lacks the emotional precision and evocative power of his wife Laura’s book, “Spoken From the Heart,” published earlier this year, though it’s a considerably more substantial effort than Mr. Bush’s perfunctory 1999 campaign memoir, “A Charge to Keep.” Certainly it’s the most casual of presidential memoirs: how many works in the genre start as a sort of evangelical, 12-step confession (“Could I continue to grow closer to the Almighty or was alcohol becoming my god?”), include some off-color jokes and conclude with an aside about dog poop? The prose in “Decision Points” is utilitarian, the language staccato and blunt. Mr. Bush’s default mode is regular-guy-politico, and his moods vacillate mainly among the defensive and the diligent — frat boy irreverence, religious certainty and almost willful obliviousness. Continue reading the main story The Bush who emerges from these pages will be highly familiar to readers of Bob Woodward’s quartet of books on the administration or Robert Draper’s 2007 “Dead Certain”: a president fond of big ideas and small comforts (like a daily run); a chief executive known for his optimism, stubbornness and lack of curiosity. At the same time “Decision Points” — sometimes deliberately, sometimes inadvertently — gives the reader an uncanny sense of how personality and the fateful interplay of personalities within an administration can affect policies that affect the world. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Along the way Mr. Bush acknowledges various mistakes. On his administration’s handling of Hurricane Katrina he says, “As leader of the federal government, I should have recognized the deficiencies sooner and intervened faster.” On Iraq he says he regrets that “we did not respond more quickly or aggressively when the security situation started to deteriorate after Saddam’s regime fell,” that “cutting troop levels too quickly was the most important failure of execution in the war,” and that he still has “a sickening feeling every time” he thinks about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Still, he insists that “removing Saddam from power was the right decision”: “for all the difficulties that followed, America is safer without a homicidal dictator pursuing WMD and supporting terror at the heart of the Middle East.” In the course of this book Mr. Bush hops and skips over many serious issues raised by critics, including the cherry-picking of intelligence by administration hawks in the walk up to the invasion of Iraq; the push for aggrandized executive power by the White House in the war on terror; and the ignoring of advice from the military and the State Department on troop levels and postwar planning. The former president does not address the role that the decision to divert resources to the war in Iraq played in the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, instead arguing that “the multilateral approach to rebuilding, hailed by so many in the international community, was failing.” He tries to play down the problems of Guantánamo Bay, writing that detainees were given “a personal copy of the Koran” and access to a library among whose popular offerings was “an Arabic translation of ‘Harry


Name the popular illegal filesharing website found liable for copyright breach by a New York court in October 2010?

2010: The Year the Internet Went to War | WIRED 2010: The Year the Internet Went to War subscribe 6 months for $5 - plus a FREE Portable Phone Charger. On Twitter 12 hours A comedy about the apocalypse—penned by @neilhimself —is slated for 2018. So there's that to look forward to at least bit.ly/2jcWNvp Author: David Kravets. David Kravets Security Date of Publication: 12.27.10. Time of Publication: 7:00 am. 7:00 am 2010: The Year the Internet Went to War Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gives a statement on the WikiLeaks document release on November 29, 2010, at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Photo: AP It was a year without parallel. Threat Level’s bread-and-butter themes of censorship, hacking, security, privacy, copyright and cyberwar were all represented in tug-of-war struggles with unprecedented outcomes. Google defeated China’s censors, but caved to corporate censorship in the United States. The largest computer-crime case ever prosecuted ended in the nation’s longest prison term. A small-time Xbox modder who advertised his services online beat the federal rap. And a mysterious computer virus called Stuxnet finally put proof to decades of warnings that malware will eventually be used to kinetic effect in the real world. A myriad of court decisions seemed to be a boon for online rights, while others clearly were a step backward. The year 2010 saw the rise of the newspaper copyright troll, and judges pushed back on absurd jury verdicts for music file sharing and outdated electronic spying rules. And a secret-spilling website flirting with insolvency and dissolution suddenly burst onto the world stage. WikiLeaks was without a doubt the biggest 2010 development in Threat Level’s world. WikiLeaks Takes On World Powers As the year began, the project appeared to be on its last legs — just another cypherpunk fever dream destined for the same dustbin as digital cash and assassination politics. Site founder Julian Assange had abandoned the wiki portion of the concept, after crowds of volunteer analysts failed to congeal around WikiLeaks’ impressive, but not yet explosive, trove. Bradley Manning as he appeared in his Facebook photo. Assange also experimented with auctioning early access to leaks for news outlets, without immediate success. By January, the site had hit financial bankruptcy, and its homepage and archive were replaced by a public plea for donations . Then came Bradley Manning, a disaffected 22-year-old Army intelligence officer who wanted “ people to see the truth .” With one disturbing video and nearly a million leaked U.S. documents later, WikiLeaks had raised more than $1.2 million, and ignited a battle over the meaning of journalism, national security and censorship . The WikiLeaks saga began in earnest with the April release of the “ Collateral Murder ” video showing more than a dozen people in Iraq being killed in three U.S. Apache helicopter attacks. Victims included two Reuters employees, one carrying a camera that was apparently mistaken for a weapon. The partial release of 92,000 reports from the war in Afghanistan followed in July. Then came 400,000 Iraq war reports in October, and finally the slow, steady disclosure of 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables that kicked off just after Thanksgiving. The "Collateral Murder" scene shortly after the 2007 Apache helicopter attack in Iraq was exposed by WikiLeaks. Along the way, Manning was arrested and locked away in a Marine brig . A war broke out within WikiLeaks’ ranks. And Assange became the subject of a U.S. grand jury investigation that may have broad ramifications for the First Amendment. The State Department said Assange’s publication of U.S. diplomatic cables was “illegal.” But Assange bills WikiLeaks as a media organization, and no media outlet has ever been prosecuted for publishing classified information in the United States. WikiLeaks and the Future Yet more is at stake than Assange’s freedom and the future of WikiLeaks. The site has shown us that the right to maintain a presence on the internet regularly runs counter to the net’s g


Hallus valgus is the medical term for what common condition?

Definition of Hallux valgus Definition of Hallux valgus Take the RA Quiz Hallux valgus: A condition in which the big toe (hallux) is bent outward (toward the midline of the foot; valgus) so that it overlaps the second toe. Hallux valgus may be accompanied by a bunion (localized painful swelling) and is frequently associated with inflammation. It can be related to inflammation of the nearby bursa ( bursitis ) or degenerative joint disease ( osteoarthritis ). Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016


What is/was the Emperor of Exmoor, subject of much debate and news coverage about being the largest beast living wild in the UK, and whether it had actually been shot dead or not in late 2010?

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In anatomy, the dorsum is better known as which part of the body?

Dorsal | Define Dorsal at Dictionary.com of, relating to, or situated at the back, or dorsum. 2. Anatomy, Zoology. situated on or toward the upper side of the body, equivalent to the back, or posterior, in humans. situated on or toward the posterior plane in humans or toward the upper plane in quadrupeds. Compare ventral (def 2). Botany. pertaining to the surface away from the axis, as of a leaf; abaxial. 4. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the dorsum of the tongue. noun Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound. 6.


In 1947, who was the first person to break the sound barrier?

Yeager breaks sound barrier - Oct 14, 1947 - HISTORY.com Yeager breaks sound barrier Publisher A+E Networks U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter during World War II and flew 64 missions over Europe. He shot down 13 German planes and was himself shot down over France, but he escaped capture with the assistance of the French Underground. After the war, he was among several volunteers chosen to test-fly the experimental X-1 rocket plane, built by the Bell Aircraft Company to explore the possibility of supersonic flight. For years, many aviators believed that man was not meant to fly faster than the speed of sound, theorizing that transonic drag rise would tear any aircraft apart. All that changed on October 14, 1947, when Yeager flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft and then released through the bomb bay, rocketing to 40,000 feet and exceeding 662 miles per hour (the sound barrier at that altitude). The rocket plane, nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis,” was designed with thin, unswept wings and a streamlined fuselage modeled after a .50-caliber bullet. Because of the secrecy of the project, Bell and Yeager’s achievement was not announced until June 1948. Yeager continued to serve as a test pilot, and in 1953 he flew 1,650 miles per hour in an X-1A rocket plane. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975 with the rank of brigadier general. Related Videos


Meaning 'heavenly woman', from the Greek word after which an element and planet are named, who was the Greek muse of astronomy?

Ancient Greek Female Names (Greek Community) | Mons Aventinus - The Aventine Hill | Fandom powered by Wikia Mons Aventinus - The Aventine Hill Ancient Greek Female Names (Greek Community) 272pages on Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. ADONI (Greek: ¨Αδωνς): Feminine form of Greek Adonis, meaning "he who fights dragons." ADRASTEIA (Greek: Αδράστεια): Feminine form of Greek Adrastos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words "courageous." AGATHE (Greek: Αγαθη): Original Greek form of English Agatha, derived from the Greek word agathos, meaning "good." AGAUE (Greek: Αγαθε): "Illustrious; noble." Greek myth name of one of the four daughters of Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife Harmonia. The name derives from agauos "noble," itself possibly from agasthai "to wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice," with the intensive prefix a-. AGLAIA (Greek: Αγλαια): Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty, splendor." The other two are Thalia, "blossoming, luxuriant," and Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment." AGLEA (Greek: Αγλεα): Variant of Greek Aglaia, meaning "beauty, splendor." AIGLE (Greek: Αιγλε): Greek form of Latin Aegle, meaning "light, radiance." AIKATERINA (Greek: Αικατερινα): Variant of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure." AIKATERINE (Aikaterinē) (Greek: Αικατερινη): Greek name from which we got the name Katherine. The name is of unknown etymology, but the earliest sources that mention the name are in Greek and associate it with the Greek adjective katharos, meaning "pure." The suggestion that it may have been derived from Hekate, the pagan goddess of sorcery, is not convincing. AIRLA (Greek: Αιρλα): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal." AIRLEA (Greek: Αιρλεα): Greek name meaning "ethereal." AIRLIA (Greek: Αιρλια): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal." AKANTHA (Greek: Άκανθα): Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo, meaning "thorn." ALALA (Greek: Αλαλα): Greek myth name of the personification of the "war cry." ALCESTIS (Greek: 'Αλκηστις): Greek myth name of a princess who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband, meaning "might of the home." ALCMENE (Greek: Αλκμήνη): Greek myth name of the mortal mother of Hercules by Zeus, meaning "might of the moon." ALEKTO (Greek: Αλεκτο): Original Greek form of Latin Alecto, meaning "unceasing." ALEXA (Greek: Αλέξα): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender." ALEXIA (Greek: Αλεξία): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender." ALEXINA (Greek: Αλεχινα): Pet form of Greek Alexia, meaning "defender." ALEXIS (Greek: Αλεξις): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender." ALEXUS (Greek: Αλεξ): Variant of Greek Alexis, meaning "defender." ALKIPPE (Greek: Αλκιππε): Original Greek form of Latin Alcippe, meaning "mighty mare." ALKYONE (Greek: Αλκυόνη): Original Greek form of Latin Alcyone, meaning "kingfisher." ALTHAIA (Greek: Αλθαία): Original Greek form of Latin Althea, possibly meaning "healing." AMALTHEIA (Greek: Αμάλθεια): Original Greek form of Latin Amalthea, meaning "to soothe." AMARANTOS/AMARATHA (Greek: Αμαραντος/Αμαραντη): Old Greek flower name derived from the name of the amaranth flower, amarantos, meaning "unfading." AMARA (Greek: Αμαρα): Short version of the name Amarantham meaning "eternally beautiful" or "one who will be forever beautiful". AMBROSIA (Greek: Αμβροσια): Feminine form of Greek Ambrosios, meaning "immortal." AMINTA (Greek: Αμιντα): Variant of Greek Amynta, meaning "defender." AMINTAH (Greek: Αμιντα): Variant of Greek Amynta, meaning "defender." AMYNTA (Greek: Αμυντα): Feminine form of Greek Amyntas, meaning "defender." ANAITIS (Greek: Αναιτισ): Greek form of Persian Anahita, meaning "immaculate." ANDROMACHE (Greek: Ανδρομαχη): "Man/warrior battle." Greek myth name of the kidnapped wife of Hector, derived from