In triathlon, what is the term for the transfer between disciplines?

BeginnerTriathlete.com Glossary of Triathlon Terms BeginnerTriathlete.com Glossary of Triathlon Terms author : Mottyl comments : 10 Get with the lingo! 70.3, Mary, FOP, Bonking, LBS, Brick, Fartlek, RHR...what's it all mean? Read our Triathlon Glossary of Terms for enlightenment. A work in progress. Thank you BT'ers for helping compose this glossary of triathlon terms.    Half Ironman distance (1.2mi/1.9km swim, 56mi/90km bike, 13.1mi/21.1km run) 140.6 Ironman distance (2.4mi/3.8km swim, 112mi/180km bike, 26.2mi/42.2km run) 1/2 IM Half Ironman (1.2mi/1.9km swim, 56mi/90km bike, 13.1mi/21.1km run) 1/2 mary 3.1 miles Aero Bars Handlebars which face forward (sometimes shifters are placed here) with places to put your elbows. These bars allow triathletes to maintain a very comfortable aerodynamic position Aerobic Exercise Any type of exercise, typically that performed at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time, that maintains an increased heart rate. Running a long distance at a moderate pace is an aerobic exercise, but sprinting is anaerobic. AG(er) Average Heart Rate Anaerobic Exercise The initial phase of exercise, or any short burst of intense exertion, where the glycogen or sugar is consumed without oxygen-a far less efficient process. Examples of anaerobic exercise include weight lifting, sprinting, and jumping. Anaerobic Threshold The exercise intensity at which lactate (lactic acid) begins to be produced faster than it can be removed (metabolized), and it starts to accumulate in the blood stream Aquabike A swimming stage followed by a biking stage with no run. AR Athena athletes are women over 165 pounds. Basal Metabolic Rate The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state (meaning that the digestive system is inactive, which requires about twelve hours of fasting in humans). Base The solid foundation of fitness on which you build power and speed. Big Gear It's using the bigger gear up front on your bike, making the workout harder at the same cadence. Bike Porn The photos our colleagues and teammates share of their brand new bikes so that we may covet them. BMR See Basal Metabolic Rate Bonk When you suddenly lose energy and fatigue sets in, usually caused when glycogen stores in the liver and muscles are depleted, resulting in a major performance drop. Also "hitting the wall". BOP(er) Beats per Minute (heart rate) Brick Commonly, a combination workout that includes a bike and run back to back. Comedically, "Bike/Run It Can Kill" or "Bike/Run Ick". It can be any combination of triathlon sports with less than 10 minutes between sports. Cadence Bike ride of 100 miles Chain Suck The chain fails to disengage from the bottom teeth of a front chain ring; instead the teeth snag the chain and carry it up and around the rear circumference of the ring, winding it back onto itself, and jamming it between the chain-rings and chain-stay. Chamois Butter A clean, non-greasy lubricant between you and your cycling shorts. In addition to making biking more comfortable, it reduces the chances of saddle sores, and restores dried-out chamois & short liners. Clydesdale Clydesdale athletes are those men over 220 pounds. Crit See Criterium Criterium A type of bike race held on a short course (usually less than 3 miles), often run on closed-off city center streets. The length of the race can be determined by a number of laps or a total time, in which case the number of remaining laps is calculated as the race progresses. Deca 10x Iron distance. (24mi/38km swim, 1120mi/1800km bike, 262mi/422km run). There are also 2x. 3x, 4x, 5x, 15x, and 20x distances that have been raced. DFL Did not start Dolphin Dive Technique used to get through shallow water that is more efficient than wading.  Involves doing short shallow dives, standing up, and repeating until you get deep enough to swim. Dolphin Kick Beating your legs in unison while swimming face down. Used with the butterfly stroke. DQ Disqualified Drafting The process by which one athlete follows directly behind anot


In which EU country did havarti cheese originate?

Cream Havarti - Cheese.com Cream Havarti Denmark's most famous cheese, Cream Havarti is a deliciously mild, very creamy, natural, semi-soft cheese. This interior-ripened cheese is aged for around three months. The cheese has tiny holes throughout the paste with cream to yellow in colour. The cheese can be mild to sharp in flavour and buttery depending on its aging. The Havarti is different from Cream Havarti. Havarti is made from high-pasteurised cow's milk. Cream Havarti, is prepared by the same original recipe but is enriched with extra cream. Cream Havarti usually ripens very little and has a smooth texture. Cream Havarti is also available with different flavours such as  caraway, dill, cranberry, garlic, basil, coconut, red pepper. Havarti and Cream Havarti both are table cheeses which can be sliced or grilled. It can be served with fruit and wine. Smoked Havarti is another variety of Havarti. The smoked rind adds a new dimension to traditional Havarti. Made from pasteurized cow 's milk Country of origin: Denmark Fat content (in dry matter): 45% Fat content: 11.0 g/100g Synonyms: Havarti, Flødeis Havarti, Smoked Havarti Alternative spellings: Flodeis Havarti


Echoing its Scottish equivalent, what new name did English Heritage adopt in April 2015?

The Planner - March 2015 by The Planner - issuu "BY 2030, CARS WILL HAVE TAKEN OVER THE 'CHORE' OF DRIVING" NEWS 6 Mind the gap: regions must plot for growth 7 Ignorance fuels housing crisis, says research 8 Heritage groups outline plans for split 9 Cycle superhighway scheme approved 10 Public needs to have more power 11 MSPs slam marine planning regime as “unfit for purpose” OPINION 12 Chris Shepley: Pickles’ performance and the state we’re in 16 Ghislaine Trehearne: Money, money, money 16 Richard Cowell: Will HS2 help us realise the potential of our regional cities? 17 Jo Wilson: Regulating for better rental in London 17 Emilia Hanna: Let’s clear the air, planners QUOTE UNQUOTE "LONDON IS NOW STARTING TO GET THE CYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IT NEEDS, BUT THE PACE OF CHANGE IS PAINFULLY SLOW" 26 THE GREEN PARTY’S BARONESS JENNY JONES COV E R I M AG E S | A L A M Y / G E T T Y p.03_contents.indd 3 FEATURES INSIGHT 18 Simon Wicks visits Letchworth and asks: what can 21st century planners can learn from the original garden city? 38 Legal landscape: Opinion, blogs, and news from the legal side of planning 22 How Northern Ireland’s planners are gearing up for the restoration of planning powers to local government. David Blackman reports 26 Last year’s Barnwell Manor ruling has had a deep impact on applications at heritage sites, says Andrew Batterton 28 Motorways in England increasingly use technology to improve journeys. By Michael Fry 22 40 Career development: Working with politicians 18 42 Plan Ahead – our pick of upcoming events for the planning profession and beyond 44 RTPI round-up: News and interviews from the institute 50 Plan B: Rock’s supergroup of planners MAR C H 2 01 5 / THE PLA NNER 3 16/02/2015 16:49 PLAN UPFRONT Leaderr Missing the bigger city picture – The modern growth of China is never less than a fascinating topic, perhaps all the more so when viewed from this distance. At last year’s RTPI convention we learned from Cisco Systems’ keynote speaker Anil Menon how each month sees the completion in China of building work equivalent to a city the size of London. Every month! Also last year, the BBC reported how China was building a new skyscraper at the rate of one every ﬁve days. Every day! It’s startling, it feels anything but sustainable, and in underlines what an amazing era or urbanisation we’re living through. It's an appreciation of the sheer scale of China’s development that can help put news from closer to home in perspective. The recently published annual report from the Martin Read Centre for Cities makes you wonder just how our country, one so comparatively small in size to China, can have developed such extraordinary regional imbalances. Cities Outlook 2015 compared data for the UK’s 64 largest cities and found that for every 12 jobs created over the past decades in cities in the South of England, just one was created in cities elsewhere. What's more, the situation continues to deteriorate. The report talks of “a twotier economy of dynamism and decline”. It’s interesting to note how loudly we’re now hearing the clamour for devolution as an answer for those cities ranked at the wrong end of the league table. It’s not as if the imbalance reported is the result of just a few short years of mismanagement – it’s the cumulative eﬀect of many years’ policies at both national and regional level. Where was this city devolution debate 10, 20 or even 30 years ago? Devolution of powers to our larger cities may “IT’S DIFFICULT TO AVOID SEEING THE DEVOLUTION DEBATE AS THE FASHIONABLE BYPRODUCT OF LAST YEAR’S SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE ELECTION” indeed have a galvanising impact, and there is clearly merit in debating the various proposals – but it’s diﬃcult to avoid seeing the devolution debate as the fashionable by-product of last year’s Scottish independence election. What’s not debatable is the toxic eﬀect of unchecked house prices on the potential for economic growth in our cities. Even those cities doing well at adding to the total available housing stock failed to keep up with the size of their populations. It’s the k


Who voiced Lady Penelope in the original Thunderbirds series?

Thunderbirds are Go! - original Lady Penelope to cameo in David Baddiel-penned episode Thursday 26 February 2015 at 1:20PM Sylvia Anderson, otherwise known as the original Lady Penelope, will be heard in ITV's upcoming Thunderbirds reboot.  Anderson, who created the much loved 1960s children's series with her husband Gerry, will voice a new character –the fittingly named Lady Penelope’s Great Aunt Sylvia.  Lady Penelope herself has had a makeover for the new series (although she's retained her iconic FAB1 pink car) and is being voiced by Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike.  She’s still got her trusty driver-cum-bodyguard Parker by her side, who is being voiced by original actor David Graham. Inventor Brains will be voiced by comic actor Kayvan Novak (Fonejacker, Cuban Fury). Anderson’s cameo will be in an episode entitled Designated Driver, which is being written by comedian David Baddiel.  The new children's series – a collaboration between ITV and CITV – will use a mix of CGI animation and live-action models to bring Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's much-loved 1960s series bang up to date. Now titled Thunderbirds are Go!, the show is due to launch in spring.


With eight active distilleries, which is the Hebrides’ most prolific whisky-producing island?

Distilleries & Producers | chwisgi.com Aberfeldy Distillery Scotland — Highland Aberfeldy Distillery is the home of the highly-acclaimed Aberfeldy 12 and Aberfeldy 21 single malt Scotch Whisky. The distillery is located where Perthshire’s highest mountain, deepest loch, and longest glen meet, and is historically and geographically the ‘Heart of Scotland’.… Aberlour Distillery Scotland — Speyside Aberlour is a distillery of single malt Scotch whisky, located on Aberlour town, Speyside, Scotland at the crossing of rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. The Speyside region is the most prolific whisky producing region in Scotland, accounting for … Abhainn Dearg Distillery Scotland — Outer Hebrides It has been almost 170 years since whisky was legally distilled in the Outer Hebrides and that was at the Shoeburn Distillery in Stornoway which closed down around 1840. The island had established a reputation of producing good whisky, two … Scotland — Speyside Allt-á-Bhainne distillery is sited on the southern slopes of Ben Rinnes, 8 miles south-west of Dufftown. A modern building of contemporary architecture, built in 1975 by Chivas Brothers Ltd. It was a subsidiary of the Seagram Company of Canada and … Scotland — Islay Ardbeg Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the south coast of the isle of Islay. Other distilleries on the south coast include Laphroaig and Lagavulin. Ardbeg claims to be the peatiest Islay whisky, and uses malted barley sourced from … Ardmore Distillery Scotland — Speyside Ardmore distillery was founded in 1898, on the Eastern edge of Speyside at Kennethmont. Just one year after it was built, the whisky market collapsed due to over supply but Ardmore survived. This was mainly due to the fact that … Argyll Distillery Scotland — Campbeltown Argyll distillery was established by Duncan McKinnon in 1828 on Lorne St. Just after Duncan past away in 1839, Robert Colvill and his fellows moved the distillery near Millknowe Rd where it is now a Longrow St. Though the distillery … Arran Distillery Scotland — Island The Arran Distillery is located at Lochranza, Scotland, the only distillery on the Isle of Arran. Arran Distillery was founded in 1995 and is the first legal distillery built on the Isle of Arran in over 150 years. The water … Arthur Bell & Sons (Bell’s) Scotland — The accepted practice in the 1830′s was to use young, immature whiskies for blending. Arthur Bell, however, was adamant that only mature whiskies be used in the blend of Bells Whisky, a decision that earned him a reputation not only … Auchentoshan Distillery Scotland — Lowland Billed as “the world’s No. 1 best selling lowland single malt,” Auchentoshan is distilled by Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Limited and is available in Select, 10 year, and 21 year varieties. History Scotland — Highland Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland. Originally founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C. Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and … Ballantine’s Scotland — Highland Ballantine’s is a range of blended scotch whiskies distilled by George Ballantine & Son Ltd in Dumbarton, Scotland. The Ballantine’s flavour is dependent on 50 single malts, four single grains and in particular the fingerprint malts from Miltonduff and Glenburgie. … Balmenach Distillery Scotland — Speyside Balmenach Distillery was established in 1824 by a family of smugglers called Macgregor who resided in Tomintoul. Situated in the district of Cromdale on the banks of the River Spey the distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom … Balvenie Distillery Scotland — Speyside Balvenie is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distilled by William Grant & Sons at the Balvenie Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland. Page 1 of 14


What kind of chemical transmits social information among members of the same species?

Pheromones - Crystalinks Pheromones A pheromone is any chemical or set of chemicals produced by a living organism that transmits a message to other members of the same species. There are alarm pheromones, food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others that affect behavior or physiology. Their use among insects has been particularly well documented, although many vertebrates and plants also communicate using pheromones. Insect pheromones of pest species, such as the Japanese beetle and the gypsy moth, can be used to trap them for monitoring purposes or for control by creating confusion, disrupting mating and preventing them from laying eggs. Bombykol is a chemically well-characterized pheromone released by the female silkworm to attract mates. In mammals and reptiles, pheromones may be detected by the vomeronasal organ, or Jacobson's organ, which lies between the nose and mouth, although some are detected by regular olfactory membranes. Terence McKenna proposed in his book "Food of the Gods" the controversial idea of exopheromones as chemical signals between members of different species, as opposed to among conspecifics. He suggested that certain chemicals produced in abundance in various hallucinogenic plants and fungi, such as dimethyltriptamine and psilocybin may act as pheromones produced by one species (the vegetal) waiting for absorption by various others (for example, early primates or hominids). In this way a kind of ecological pheromonal system may be at work among species and ecosystems that have coevolved closely for long stretches of time. The term "pheromone" was introduced by Peter Karlson and Adolf Butenandt in 1959, based on the Greek pherein (to transport) and hormon (to stimulate). They proposed the term to describe chemical signals from conspecifics which elicit innate behaviours soon after Butenandt characterised the first such chemical, bombykol. Types of Pheromones Territorial Pheromones Laid down in the environment, these pheromones mark the boundaries of an organism's territory. In dogs, these hormones are present in the urine, which they deposit on landmarks serving to mark the perimeter of the claimed territory. Trail Pheromones These pheromones are common in social insects. For example, ants mark their paths with these pheromones, which are non-volatile hydrocarbons. Certain ants lay down an initial trail of pheromones as they return to the nest with food. This trail attracts other ants and serves as a guide. As long as the food source remains, the pheromone trail will be continually renewed. The pheromone must be continually renewed because it evaporates quickly. When the supply begins to dwindle, the trailmaking ceases. In at least one species of ant, trails that no longer lead to food are also marked with a repellent pheromone. Alarm Pheromones Some species release a volatile substance when attacked by a predator that can trigger flight (in aphids) or aggression (in bees) in members of the same species. Pheromones also exist in plants:certain plants emit alarm pheromones when grazed upon, resulting in tannin production in neighboring plants. These tannins make the plants less appetizing for the herbivore. Sex Pheromones In animals, sex pheromones indicate the availability of the female for breeding. Many insect species release sex pheromones to attract a mate and many lepidopterans can detect a potential mate from as far away as 10 km. Pheromones can be used in gametes to trail the opposite sex's gametes for fertilization. Pheromones are also used in the detection of estrus in sows. Boar pheromones are sprayed into the sty, and those sows which exhibit sexual arousal are known to be currently available for breeding. Male animals also emit pheromones that convey information about what species they are, and their genotype. Epideictic Pheromones Recognized in insects, these pheromones are different than territory pheromones. According to Fabre (translated from French), "Females who lay their eggs in these fruits deposit these mysterious substances in the vicinity of their clutch to signa


Which tube station locates and describes someone “eight stops short of Upminster”?

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Which number do bingo callers link with “The Brighton Line”?

Bingo Number-calling Nicknames 35.. Jump and jive - Flirty wives 36.. Three dozen - Perfect (as in 36-24-36) - Yardstick... he wishes! (USA) 37.. A flea in heaven - More than eleven 38.. Christmas cake 39.. Those famous steps - All the steps - Jack Benny 40.. Two score - Life begins at - Blind 40 - Naughty 40 - Mary (USA) 41.. Life�s begun - Time for fun 42.. That famous street in Manhattan - Whinny the Poo 43.. Down on your knees 44.. Droopy drawers - All the fours - Open two doors - Magnum (USA) 45.. Halfway house - Halfway there - Cowboy's friend - Colt (USA) 46.. Up to tricks 48.. Four dozen 49.. PC (Police Constable) - Copper - Nick nick - Rise and shine 50.. Bulls eye - Bung hole - Blind 50 - Half a century - Snow White's number (five-oh - five-oh..) - Hawaii five O, Hawaii (USA) 51.. I love my mum - Tweak of the thumb - The Highland Div[ision] - President's salute 52.. Weeks in a year - The Lowland Div[ision] - Danny La Rue - Pack 'o cards - Pickup (USA) 53.. Stuck in the tree - The Welsh Div[ision] - The joker 54.. Clean the floor - House of bamboo (famous song) 55.. Snakes alive - All the fives - Double nickels - Give us fives - Bunch of fives 56.. Was she worth it? 57.. Heinz varieties - All the beans (Heinz 57 varieties of canned beans) 58.. Make them wait - Choo choo Thomas 59.. Brighton line (engine 59 or it took 59 mins to go from London to Brighton) 60.. Three score - Blind 60 - Five dozen 61.. Bakers bun 62.. Tickety boo - Turn on the screw 63.. Tickle me - Home ball (USA) 64.. The Beatles number - Red raw 65.. Old age pension - Stop work (retirement age) 66.. Clickety click - All the sixes - Quack quack (USA) 67.. Made in heaven - Argumentative number 68.. Saving grace - Check your weight 69.. The same both ways - Your place or mine? - Any way up - Either way up - Any way round - Meal for two - The French connection - Yum yum - Happy meal (USA) 70.. Three score and ten - Blind 70 - Big O (USA) 71.. Bang on the drum - Lucky one 72.. A crutch and a duck - Six dozen - Par for the course (golf) - Lucky two 73.. Crutch with a flea - Queen B - Under the tree - Lucky three 74.. Candy store - Grandmamma of Bingo - Lucky four 75.. Strive and strive - Big Daddy - Granddaddy of Bingo - Lucky five 76.. Trombones - Seven 'n' six - was she worth it? - Lucky six 77.. Sunset strip - All the sevens - Two little crutches - The double hockey stick - Lucky seven 78.. Heavens gate - Lucky eight 79.. One more time - Lucky nine 80.. Gandhi's breakfast - Blind 80 - Eight and blank - There you go matey 81.. Fat lady and a little wee - Stop and run - Corner shot 82.. Fat lady with a duck - Straight on through 83.. Fat lady with a flea - Time for tea - Ethel's Ear 84.. Seven dozen 87.. Fat lady with a crutch - Torquay in Devon 88.. Two fat ladies - Wobbly wobbly - All the eights 89.. Nearly there - All but one 90.. Top of the shop - Top of the house - Blind 90 - As far as we go - End of the line Explanations of some nicknames: 1 Kelly's eye: In reference to the one-eyed Australian bushranger gangster Ned Kelly. (Note: apparently this explanation is incorrect. A viewer from Australia sent this message: "Ned Kelly didn't have one eye! He didn't even lose an eye in the shoot out at Glenrowan. And when he was wearing his helmet, you couldn't even see his eyes through the slot." But another Australian viewer sent this explanation: "The reason for "Kellys eye" may have been referring to Ned Kelly's helmet, which had one large slot for his eyes that looked like one eye.") 2 One little duck: The shape looks a bit like a swan. 3 One little flea: Looks a bit like a flea. 7 One little crutch: Looks like a crutch. 8 One fat lady: Resembles the two halves of a large lady. 9 Doctor's orders: A pill known as Number 9 was a laxative given out by army doctors in Britain. Apparently in the second world war in Britain doctors wrote on sick notes a 9 pm curfew, thus if patients were found out of their homes after that time they were violating their sick note. (Provided by a visitor) The curfew story's not true. In the Great War, however, there was su


Which Italian invented the first battery?

Electric Battery History - Invention of the Electric Battery Invention: electric       battery in 1800 Function: noun /       electric batï¿½tery Definition: In science and technology, a battery is a device   that stores energy and makes it available in an electrical form. A battery converts chemical energy into electric       energy. It is a connected bunch (or ï¿½batteryï¿½) of electro-chemical       devices. Inventor: Count       Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta Criteria: First to       invent. Birth: February       18, 1745.in Como, Lombardy, Italy Death: March 5,       1827.in Como, Lombardy, Italy Nationality: Italian Milestones: 1650 German physicist Otto von Guericke experimented with generating     electricity 1729 The English physicist Stephen Gray discovered electrical     conductivity 1752 Ben Franklin studied the properties of electricity by     conducting his kite flying experiment 1780 Luigi Galvani erroneously discovers "animal electricity" 1794 Alessandro Volta believes that a chemical interaction causes electricity 1800 Alessandro Volta developed the so-called voltaic pile, a forerunner of the electric     battery 1813 Sir Humphry Davy deduced that electrolysis was the action that produced electricity 1820 John Daniell invented a cell consisting of copper and zinc     plates and copper and zinc sulphate 1834 Michael Faraday conducted experiments with a ferrite ring, a     galvanometer, and a battery 1834 Michael Faraday also developed the principle of ionic mobility in     chemical reactions of batteries. 1836 John F. Daniell an English chemist, produced a cell that was not     subject to polarization. 1839 William Grove developed the first fuel cell,     produced energy using hydrogen and oxygen 1859 Gaston Plante invents lead acid storage battery  "wet cell" 1868 Georges Leclanche invents "single fluid electric generating     battery".using zinc 1881 Emile Alphonse Faure developed batteries using a mixture of lead     oxides for the positive plate 1886 German scientist, Dr. Carl Gassner Jr. invents the first "dry cell" batteries.  (US 373,064) 1886 The National Carbon Co. was founded the then Brush Electric Co.     executive W. H. Lawrence 1896 First commercial battery for sale. Carbon-zinc battery by National     Carbon Company 1898 National Carbon Company introduces the first D cell battery 1898 Nathan Stubblefield, combined primary and secondary     electric battery (US 600,457) 1898 Conrad Hubert invents "electric hand torch" flashlight 1900 Thomas Alva Edison invents storage battery 1900 Waldemar Junger and Karl Berg invent nickel-cadmium battery (ni-cad) 1905 American Electrical Novelty & Mfg. Co renamed The American Ever     Ready Company 1914 National Carbon Company buys half interest in The American Ever     Ready Company 1917 National Carbon Co. merged with Union Carbide to form The Union     Carbide and Carbon Co 1942 Samuel Ruben and Philip   Rogers Mallory developed the mercury cell. 1949 Lew Urry developed the small alkaline battery at the Eveready     Battery Company laboratory 1953 Samuel Ruben improved the alkaline manganese battery 1954 The Mallory Battery Company introduced alkaline manganese cells in     a new size, the AAA. 1954 Gerald Pearson , Daryl Chapin , and Calvin Fuller invent the first solar     battery or solar cell 1955 Russell S. Ohl developed a wafer of silicon that produced free     electrons 1956:Eveready Battery Company develops the 9-volt battery 1956 Francis Thomas Bacon developed the hydrogen - oxygen fuel cell 1959:Eveready Battery Company introduces the first     commercially available alkaline battery. 1960:Miniature silver-oxide or ï¿½button batteriesï¿½ are developed for     hearing aides and watches. 1960 First nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery system is developed by     Waldmar Junger in Sweden. 1964 Duracell brand alkaline batteries introduced by the Mallory B


Which UK Prime Minister wrote 19 novels including Coningsby, Sybil and Endymion?

Benjamin Disraeli - eBooks in PDF format from eBooks-Library.com Born: Dec. 21, 1804 - London, England Died: Apr. 19, 1881 - London, England Disraeli was educated at Lincoln's Inn and published his first novel, Vivian Gray, in 1824. In spite of his long and illustrious political career, Disraeli wrote many novels including The Young Duke (1831), Contarini Fleming (1832), Alroy (1833), Ixion in Heaven (1833), The Infernal Marriage (1834), The Rise of Iskander (1834), Henrietta Temple (1837), Coningsby (1844), Sybil (1845), Lothair (1870) and Endymion (1880). He entered Parliament in 1837, was leader of the opposition in 1848, chancellor of the exchequer in 1852, 1858 and again in 1865. He was elected to prime minister in 1868, but resigned later that year when the Liberals won the election. Returned as prime minister in 1874, he served in that post until 1880. Awarded a peerage in 1876, Disraeli took the title of the first earl of Beaconsfield. Disraeli also wrote much non-fiction including biographies and political history. eBook Code


What is the specific term for a female ruf?

Ruff - definition of ruff by The Free Dictionary Ruff - definition of ruff by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ruff Related to ruff: Common Teal ruff 1  (rŭf) n. 1. A stiffly starched frilled or pleated circular collar of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric, worn by men and women in the 1500s and 1600s. 2. A distinctive collarlike projection around the neck, as of feathers on a bird or of fur on a mammal. 3. A migratory sandpiper (Philomachus pugnax) of the Eastern Hemisphere, the male of which has collarlike, erectile feathers around the neck during the breeding season. [Perhaps short for ruffle .] 1. The playing of a trump card when one cannot follow suit. 2. An old game resembling whist. tr. & intr.v. ruffed, ruff·ing, ruffs To trump or play a trump. [Obsolete French ronfle, roffle, a kind of card game, from Old French ronfle, from renfler, to rise : re-, re- + enfler, to cause to swell (from Latin īnflāre; see inflate).] ruff 3  (rŭf) n. 1. also ruffe Any of several marine fishes of the family Centrolophidae, usually having spiny dorsal fins. 2. A small edible fish (Arripis georgianus) of coastal and estuarine waters of southern Australia. Also called roughy. 3. Variant of ruffe .. [Middle English rowe, roffe, ruffe, any of various fishes, especially Gymnocephalus cernuus, perhaps from variant of rough, rough; see rough, or from Medieval Latin rufus, a kind of fish (perhaps from Latin rūfus, red, tawny; see rufous).] ruff 4 (rʌf) n 1. (Clothing & Fashion) a circular pleated, gathered, or fluted collar of lawn, muslin, etc, often starched or wired, worn by both men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries 2. (Zoology) zoology a natural growth of long or coloured hair or feathers around the necks of certain animals or birds 3. (Animals) a. an Old World shore bird, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers in the breeding season: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes b. the male of this bird. Compare reeve 3 [C16: back formation from ruffle1] ˈruffˌlike adj


Which Yorkshire stately home was the main location for Brideshead Revisited?

BBC NEWS | UK | England | North Yorkshire | Stately homes' Brideshead battle Stately homes' Brideshead battle Castle Howard has long traded on its Brideshead connection Castle Howard, the stately home long associated with Brideshead Revisited, looks set to lose out on a lucrative Hollywood version of the hit TV series. The film company behind the new venture says it is "unlikely" to return to Castle Howard, near Malton, North Yorkshire, for the remake. Instead, independent film company Ecosse Films seems to favour Chatsworth in Derbyshire for the production. It told the BBC that it wanted to "distance itself" from the TV version. Castle Howard has been synonymous with Brideshead Revisited for the many visitors to the stately home since the 11-part TV series starring Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons was first shown in the early 1980s. Castle Howard House created by Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle Built in 1699 by Sir John Vanbrugh Houses paintings by Canaletto, Holbein, Gainsborough and Reynolds Gardens include world-renowned rhododendron collection The new version of the Evelyn Waugh novel is being developed by Ecosse Films, the small independent company behind Mrs Brown, which starred Dame Judi Dench as Queen Victoria. It will concentrate on a different part of the story - the doomed love affair between Charles Ryder and Julia Flyte. Screenwriter Andrew Davies, who adapted the BBC's version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the small screen, has just completed the script for the film version of Brideshead Revisited. He said Chatsworth was the front runner for the film's location because of its sheer size compared to Castle Howard. Chatsworth House Built in 1560s by Bess of Hardwick, widow of Sir William Cavendish Rebuilt in Classical style by the first Duke of Devonshire between 1686 and 1707 The park was designed in the 18th Century by Capability Brown The film's producers have toured Chatsworth twice in recent months but stressed that work on the project was at an early stage and no final decisions had yet been made. Losing out on the deal would be a blow for the North Yorkshire home, which has long traded on its association with the hugely successful TV series. The connection is thought to have generated millions of pounds for the home over the past 23 years by transforming it into one of Britain's top tourist attractions.


Which flesh-and-blood actor played Popeye the Sailor on film?

Popeye Plot and Cast | Movies.com DVD FULL SYNOPSIS Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the role she was born to play), but Olive's hand has already been promised to the hulking Bluto (Paul Smith), of whom Olive can say little except, well, he's large. Eventually, Popeye and Olive are brought together by Swee' Pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt), an adorable foundling, and Popeye finally meets his dad, Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston). Director Robert Altman in no way tempered his trademark style for this big-budget family opus, crowding the screen with a variety of characters and allowing his cast to overlap as much dialogue as they want. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Release date:December 12, 1980


Which Hampshire stately home is the main location for Downton Abbey?

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Which top flight British football team only adopted team numbers in 1960?

British Footy Teams / Useful Notes - TV Tropes England Based at Wembley Stadium, London, England. Won the World Cup in 1966, still their only major trophy to date. Traditionally play home games in white shirts and navy shorts, with their away kit usually red shirts and white shorts, the colours in which they won in 1966. Grey has also been known on one infamous occasion. Despite the 50 years that have passed since their one and only triumph, great things are still expected every time (albeit somewhat half-heartedly nowadays). Despite frequently producing any number of internationally admired world class players, including the so-called 'Golden Generation' of the noughties, featuring Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney, Terry, Ferdinand, Seaman and Owen, among others, some of the best players on the planet (though Owen was, after about 2004, frequently injured) and having the best league on the planet, they never get anywhere. This is down to a puzzling inability for the team to play together (the Gerrard-Lampard dichotomy baffled many a manager), exhaustion after the gruelling domestic season and a somewhat proverbial problem with penalty shoot-outs, being eliminated in the '90, '98 and 2006 World Cups and Euro '96, 2004 and 2012 on penalties, meant that this star studded team never got anywhere. In 2014 they reached an all new low, failing to even get out of the Group Stage. Sadly, no-one was particularly surprised. The fact that their number one goalkeeper for much of this period was nicknamed 'Calamity James' didn't exactly help. England frequently receive a pasting abroad for considering themselves a world championship side despite not having won the trophy in over 40 years. However, when you consider that a) only 8 countries have ever won the World Cup, and b) England remain one of a relatively small number of teams to consistently make it to the later stages of the tournament, this doesn't seem quite so fair. Albeit they reached the semi finals only once since then (in 1990 when they came in 4th), did not qualify three times and meandered between quarter finals and the round of 16 the other times. Altogether tied 3rd (with Italy, behind Brazil and Germany) for quarter final appearances but a measly tie for 9th place (with seven other countries) for the semis. So yes, a comparatively strong side, one capable of going toe to toe with the best in the world on its day and considered a serious scalp for smaller teams, but rarely considered a serious contender or favourite to win. As a result of the 2014 debacle, the last of the old guard was cleared out, old captain Steven Gerrard retiring from international football. The only real survivors were new captain Wayne Rooney and goalkeeper Joe Hart (who was widely considered to have not had much of an ability to prevent the rest of his team from folding like wet paper). Instead, an exciting generation of youngsters and former outsiders was pushed to fore for the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, including highly rated striker and 2015/16 Premier League top scorer Harry 'Hurricane' Kane, £49 million winger Raheem Sterling, attacking midfielders Dele Alli and Ross Barkley and centre back John Stones, as well as the steady maturing of the aforementioned Hart, striker Daniel Sturridge and defenders Kyle Walker, Chris Smalling and Danny Rose all coming into their prime, as well as Jamie Vardy bursting onto the scene as a Premier League champion and runner up to Kane for top scorer by 1 goal. This was underlined by England executing a faultless qualifying campaign, being the only team not to drop a point and the first to qualify after the hosts, France. Despitethat a 3-1 hammering of Scotland and a close fought draw with Italy demonstrating that this new look England side had spine as well as generally favourable friendlies against superpowers Spain (lost 2-0), hosts and favourites France (won 2-0, but only a few days after the Bataclan gun attacks, meaning that French hearts weren't quite in it) note  And in any case, that particular match was more notable for the heartwarming respon


Who described his troops – the British army - as ‘the scum of the earth’?

Book review: All for the King's Shilling, The British Soldier Under Wellington, 1808-1814 - napoleon.org facebook The expression “scum of the earth” uttered by Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, has become etched in history as a great commander's miserable opinion of his men. In a letter to Henry, Third Earl Bathurst, from Huarte Spain, on 2 July, 1813, Wellington wrote, “we have in the service the scum of the Earth as common soldiers.”  His opinion did not change with time. On 4 November, 1813, he declared in a conversation with Philip Henry, Fifth Earl Stanhope, “I don't mean to say that there is no difference in the composition or therefore the feeling of the French army and ours. The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the Earth—the mere scum of the Earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterward. The English soldiers are fellows who have enlisted for drink—that is the plain fact—they have all enlisted for drink.” In his new addition to the University of Oklahoma Press' Campaigns and Commanders series, All for the King's Shilling, Edward J. Coss, assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, tries to bring to light the soldier's real motives for enlisting in the British army in the 19th century, as well as the real reason that Wellington's “scum of the earth” won so many victories against the Imperial French army. In the process of researching fourteen British line regiments, four cavalry regiments, and the Artillery Corps in the National Archives at Kew (formerly called the Public Record Office) outside London, Coss found that the majority of their personnel were laborers, drafted because they could not find any work in the cities. A great rise in the British population, combined with the increasing use of machines in industrial production left many workers facing prospects of starvation. For many, the only alternative was to enlist in one of the king's regiments. Of those unemployed enlistees, 48 percent were of Irish origin.  The regular army had a bad reputation in Britain at that time and Coss makes clear how bad conditions were for the common soldier. Exhausted from continuous marches, short on food and supplies, with wages always delayed by the government, the British soldier was compelled to survive by plundering the local populations of Portugal and Spain. Although Wellington criticised those who opposed flogging as a method of punishment—in his mind, the only way to keep discipline—he was well aware of why his troops resorted to looting. In a series of letters he demanded a proper supply system for the army and complained that the government seemed to care less about the fate of his soldiers and their families than it did for the families of those serving in the home militia. Wellington himself sometimes permitted his soldiers to loot, as happened in the second siege of Badajoz, rationalizing, “I believed it has always been understood that the defenders of a fortress stormed have no claim to quarter.” During the plundering that followed the fall of Badajoz, Wellington recalled one drunken soldier, “heavily laden with plunder,” telling him, “We poor Fellows, fights hard and gets nothing,” to which the general said nothing in reply.  Coss believes that the common British soldiers, underfed, sometimes barefoot, neglected by their country, could only survive by supporting each other. Sleeping in groups of six to fend off the cold at night developed a tight cohesion among the men. If someone in the group wronged one of his comrades the grave penalty was ostracism. As Coss writes, the British rank and file may have earned their daily shilling from the king, but they fought for each other. In spite of the Royal Navy's great victory of Trafalgar in 1805, it is quite possible that Napoleon would have ultimately victorious had it not been for Wellington's “scum”. Combining a brilliant commander with the comradeship that developed amon


Which beautiful youth of Greek myth was killed by a boar while out hunting?

Bloomin' good fortune in winter | The Japan Times SHARE A Greek myth tells of the beautiful youth Adonis, beloved of Aphrodite, who was killed by a wild boar while hunting. A flower growing on the spot where he fell was stained crimson by his blood and was named Adonis aestivalis. This red, summer annual of the Mediterranean area has a cousin in Japan, a yellow perennial (Adonis amurensis) that blooms in the winter month of February — fukujuso. It is an auspicious plant for the New Year, one reason being the two kanji characters that make up its name — fuku for wealth and ju for happiness. The Ainu also have a name for this flower, kunaw, and a similar legend. According to this, a beautiful young goddess who lived in lower heaven fled from an arranged marriage with the fur-bearing sable, a noble animal-god in higher heaven. The runaway bride was ultimately found by her bridegroom, hiding in a forlorn grass field. Furious, the sable trampled her down, saying: “You shall be punished for your disobedience to your father. I am going to change you into a flower so you shall never return to heaven.” And indeed, a lovely flower bloomed there. Liking both cool areas and sunshine, fukujuso grow wild on the warmer fringes of deciduous forests that have shed their leaves in winter. A good place to enjoy their rustic charm is the Akatsuka Botanical Garden in Itabashi Ward of northern Tokyo. Created around a small hill, the garden offers a great variety of seasonal flowers in a setting reminiscent of a rural village, which this whole area was until recently. Use the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro or the Yurakucho subway line bound for Kawagoe, get off at Shimo Akatsuka (Tojo Line) or Eidan Akatsuka (Yurakucho Line, Exit 3). Exiting from either station, make a U-turn left along a shopping street, Akatsuka Chuo-dori. You might enjoy browsing in some shops, including a good bakery on your left. Past the cream-colored school building on your right, visit Shogetsu-in on the other side of the large intersection. Important in local history, this Buddhist temple prospered from the middle of the 15th century as the family temple of the Chibas, a warrior clan that settled here after being forced out of the present-day Chiba Prefecture. In 1591, Tokugawa Ieyasu, arriving in Edo, gave his authorization to the temple and donated the estate on which it stands today. In the 19th century, when tensions were high around the coasts of Japan with incursions into its waters by foreign ships, the temple became the site of a military demonstration in 1841, led by Takashima Shuhan. Takashima, a Nagasaki expert in Western weapons, appealed strongly to the shogun of the time to reinforce Japan’s defense in the wake of the outbreak of the Opium War in 1840. With the shogun’s sanction, he demonstrated the firing of four cannons and 50 rifles by 100 men he had trained. A bronze statue inside the second roofed gate commemorates this historic event. The site of the military maneuver on the flood plain of the Arakawa, 2 km north, is now home to a huge modern apartment complex named after him, Takashima-daira. Leaving the temple by the first roofed gate, make a U-turn right to continue on the same road as before. At the noodle restaurant Mankichitei, (open 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; closed Thursday) to the right of the stoplight, you may sample their hand-rolled buckwheat (soba) noodles with sesame-flavored sauce (goma). Another interesting temple, Joren-ji, stands around the second corner to the left after the stoplight. For now, however, go to the Akatsuka Botanical Garden (open 9 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Dec. 28-Jan. 4), marked by slender tulip trees by the gate. Fukujuso grows along the left-hand path at the foot of a large hackberry and also in the cherry tree section. The coppices now bare, the sun-loving dwarf flowers poke their heads up from under the fallen leaves and fling open their brilliantly colored petals to bask in the sunshine. Though they have a faint flush of green at first, their golden hue gradually deepens over several days. The pale-green bottom leaves resemb


In the world of computing what is an ISP?

What is Internet Service Provider (ISP)? Webopedia Definition Virtual IT Service Provider Short for Internet Service Provider, it refers to a company that provides Internet services, including personal and business access to the Internet . For a monthly fee, the service provider usually provides a software package, username , password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem , you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and USENET , and send and receive e-mail . For broadband access you typically receive the broadband modem hardware or pay a monthly fee for this equipment that is added to your ISP account billing. In addition to serving individuals, ISPs also serve large companies, providing a direct connection from the company's networks to the Internet. ISPs themselves are connected to one another through Network Access Points (NAPs) . ISPs may also be called IAPs (Internet Access Providers) .


Which wading bird has varieties called ‘whooping’ and ‘demoiselle’?

crane | bird | Britannica.com Crane sandhill crane Crane, any of 15 species of tall wading birds of the family Gruidae (order Gruiformes). Superficially, cranes resemble herons but usually are larger and have a partly naked head, a heavier bill, more compact plumage , and an elevated hind toe. In flight the long neck is stretched out in front, the stiltlike legs trailing out behind. Crowned crane (Balearica pavonina [regulorum]). K.B. Newman—NHPA/EB Inc. Learn about the red-crowned cranes in Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Learn about the red-crowned crane, including its courtship dance. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Steller’s sea eagles battling red-crowned cranes for food on Hokkaido island, Japan. Contunico © ZDF Enterprises GmbH, Mainz Cranes form an ancient group, the earliest fossils having been recovered from Eocene deposits in North America . Living forms are found worldwide except in South America , but populations of many are endangered by hunting and habitat destruction. These graceful terrestrial birds stalk about in marshes and on plains, eating small animals of all sorts as well as grain and grass shoots. Two olive-gray eggs spotted with brown are laid in a nest of grasses and weed stalks on drier ground in marsh or field. The same nest may be used year after year. The brownish, downy young can run about shortly after hatching. The trachea (windpipe) is simple in the chick but lengthens with age, coiling upon itself like a French horn. It lies buried in the hollow keel of the breastbone and reaches a length of 1.5 metres (5 feet) in the adult whooping crane (Grus americana). Whooping crane (Grus americana). International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, WI. The sandhill crane (G. canadensis) breeds from Alaska to Hudson Bay; it formerly bred in south-central Canada and the Great Lakes region of the United States but is now rare in these regions. This brownish-gray crane is about 90 to 110 cm (35 to 43 inches) long. Its call is long, harsh, and penetrating. The Florida sandhill crane (G. c. pratensis), a smaller race, breeds in Florida and southern Georgia and is nonmigratory. Other subspecies of sandhills are classified as rare or endangered. The common crane (G. grus) breeds in Europe and northern Asia, wintering in large flocks in northern Africa, India, and China . The Australian crane, native companion, or brolga (G. rubicunda), lives in Australia and southern New Guinea . The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) breeds in Algeria, southeastern Europe, and Central Asia; the crowned crane (Balearica pavonina [regulorum]), over nearly all of Africa; and the wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus), in eastern and southern Africa. Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis).


Which Turner Prize-winning artist has an alter-ego named Claire?

Turner prize goes to Perry - and Claire | UK news | The Guardian Turner prize goes to Perry - and Claire 2003 Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry with one of his vases. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/PA Maev Kennedy , arts and heritage correspondent Monday 8 December 2003 04.57 EST Share on Messenger Close Just as predicted, it was sex and death which won the Turner prize last night. What the bookmakers missed, however, was that the medium for the message was not the Chapman Brothers' rotting corpses and mutilated Goyas, but Grayson Perry's troublingly beautiful pots. The judges' verdict was anything but a foregone conclusion: it took hours longer than usual to reach a decision, and they went out of their way to praise "the outstanding presentations produced by all four artists". But, in the end, Perry's use of the traditions of ceramics and drawing, and his "uncompromising engagement with personal and social concerns" put him out front. His £20,000 prize, presented by Sir Peter Blake, will have to be shared with Claire, the burliest glamour girl in town, whose ruched satin "coming out dress", exquisitely embroidered with phallic symbols, hangs on one wall of his exhibition gallery. Claire is the alter ego of Basildon-born Perry - who is 43, six foot tall, and married with a daughter - and makes regular appearances at art scene parties. Her blue and white satin Bo-Peep outfit, complete with ribboned crook, is particularly unforgettable. Despite his maverick status, he has spoken of the contemporary art scene as a second family: "There aren't many other worlds that would be so accepting of a transvestite potter from Essex." The Chapman Brothers were favourites from the start to take the £20,000 prize, but in recent weeks Tate staff noticed that while visitors were laughing or gasping at their plastic sex dolls cast in bronze and frozen in desolating oral sex, they were spending hours in the next gallery, poring in silence over Grayson Perry's seductively coloured pots. These are incised with a nightmare world of child abuse and violence, a landscape of tower blocks and burned out cars stalked by murderous moppets in Kate Greenaway frilly dresses. One is called We've Found The Body Of Your Child. Another pot, Boring Cool People, pokes fun at the very arty types now flocking to his shows and paying up to £25,000 for his vases - a price which can now safely be predicted to rise dramatically. One of his Turner prize pots is topped by a beautifully executed in-joke, a gilt teddy bear impaled on a tiny tree, echoing the corpses hanging from a life-size tree in the Chapmans' gallery next door. The comments wall for visitors confirmed the trend. By the end of last week far more were voting for Perry - "great, great, great pots" one wrote - than for the Chapmans. Between them the artists left the other contenders, Willie Doherty's angsty video piece of a man running desperately across an endless bridge, and Anya Gallaccio's decaying flowers and seeping apples, trailing far in their wake. Grayson Perry's unique style was created 25 years ago, when he was living in a squat in Camden, where it was not common practice among the anarchic denizens to attend pottery classes. His first plate was inscribed Kinky Sex, and he has said he partly enjoyed pottery "because it was so easy". From the age of 13 he knew he was a cross-dresser, he has said, adding that the secret was discovered when his stepsister spied in his diary, and asked their mother what "transvestism" meant. He has already said that he might spend some of the prize money on his wife and daughter, and some on new dresses for Claire. "Believe me, Claire's a very expensive woman to keep in clothes." The Stuckists, apostles of painting over conceptual art, and self-appointed scourges of "the Serota tendency" (named after Sir Nicholas, director of the Tate), have picketed the ceremony for several years dressed as clowns. This year they announced with dignity that the clowns were boycotting the ceremony. Instead they turned up with two inflatable sex dolls, specially bought in a Soho se


In which war film did Richard Attenborough play ‘Big X’?

The Great Escape (1963) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 31 titles created 27 Jun 2012 a list of 22 titles created 12 Nov 2012 a list of 49 titles created 09 Jan 2013 a list of 28 titles created 10 Aug 2014 a list of 34 titles created 08 Dec 2014 Title: The Great Escape (1963) 8.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     1     Oscar. Another    2 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards  » Videos After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Director: David Lean Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. Director: George Roy Hill A man refuses to conform to life in a rural prison. Director: Stuart Rosenberg The story of T.E. Lawrence , the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. Director: David Lean Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. Director: Sergio Leone In Chicago in September 1936, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. Director: George Roy Hill Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Director: John Huston An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Director: Michael Cimino Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. Director: Clint Eastwood A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Director: Oliver Stone When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Director: William Wyler A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Director: Frank Capra Edit Storyline Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist-type prisoners-of-war (POWs) are all put in an 'escape proof' camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use boats and trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> A Glorious Saga Of The R.A.F. See more  » Genres: 4 July 1963 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: El gran escape See more  » Filming Locations: 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)| Mono Color: Did You Know? Trivia Steve McQueen 's character Hilts was based on amalgamation of several characters, including Major Dave Jones, a flight commander during Doolittle's Raid who made it to Europe and was shot down and captured and Colonel Jerry Sage, who was an OSS agent in the North African desert when he was captured. Col. Sage was able to don a flight jacket and pass as a flier otherwise he would have been executed as a spy. Another inspiration was probably Sqn Ldr Eric Foster who escaped no less than seven times from German prisoner-of-war camps. See more » Goofs The film shows a large number of the escapees being shot in one common space at


Which African capital has a name meaning ‘New Flower’?

Interesting Facts about Ethiopia | Abeba Tours Ethiopia Interesting Facts about Ethiopia   Geography The area of Ethiopia is 1,104,300 sq. km, which makes it approximately as big as France and Spain combined. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa, which means "new flower" in Amharic.  The altitude is 2,355m (7,726 ft), making it the 3rd highest capital city in the world.  It is also the diplomatic capital of Africa. More than 70% of Africa's mountains are found in Ethiopia.  Probably due to the high altitude in the country, Ethiopians are famous for being great long distance runners. Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile River, which meets the White Nile River in Sudan to form the Great Nile River. Lake Tana supplies 85% of the water to the Great Nile River. The Danakil Depression is home to one of the lowest points on the African continent - Dallol, at 116m below sea level - and one of the only lava lakes in the world - at Erta Ale volcano. The Great Rift Valley, the most significant physical detail on the planet that is visible from space, cuts through Ethiopia from the northeast to the south of the country Culture There are more than 80 different ethnic groups in Ethiopia with just as many languages and over 200 dialects are spoken throughout the country. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa with its own unique script. Ethiopia claims to hold the Ark of the Covenant as well as a piece of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified. Ethiopia is known as the Cradle of Mankind, with some of the earliest ancestors found buried in the soil.  Lucy (3.5 million years old), the most famous fossils found, were unearthed in Hadar. Ethiopia remains one of the only nations in Africa never to be colonized.  It was occupied briefly by the Italians from 1936 to 1941. Ethiopia is home to 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites, more than any other country in Africa. Time Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar consisting of 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 or 6 days.  It is roughly 7 and a half years behind the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian fiscal year begins on 8 July and the Ethiopian new year begins on 11 September (12 September in leap years).  Ethiopians will ring in the year 2005 on 11 September, 2012. As with many equatorial countries, the sun dictates time in Ethiopia.  The sunrise marks the beginning of the day and the sunset marks the end of the day.  What most of the world would call 7:00, Ethiopians would call 1:00.  Both noon and midnight are 6:00 in Ethiopia. Food & Drink Coffee, one of the world's most popular beverages, was discovered in Ethiopia, in the region of Kaffa. Ethiopia has the largest per capital density of cattle in Africa and the 10th largest in the world. Teff, the grain used to make the Ethiopian staple injera, is an ancient grain believed to have originated in Ethiopia between 4000BC and 1000BC.  It is the smallest grain in the world and is rich in calcium, phosphorous, iron, copper, aluminum, barium and thiamine and is a good source of protein, amino acids, carbohydrates and fiber.  It is a great gluten-free option. Religion Ethiopia is the home of the Black Jews, known as the Falashas, or Beta Israel. Ethiopia adopted Christianity in the 4th century, making it one of the oldest Christian nations in the world. Islam also appeared early in Ethiopia, during the time of Mohammed, when his followers fled persecution in Arabia and sought refuge in Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia, is worshipped by Rastafarians as a devine being.  In fact, their name comes from Haile Selassie's birth name, Ras Tafari, which means "Prince Tafari". Nature There are 279 species of mammals found in Ethiopia, of which 5 are critically endangered, 8 are endangered, 27 are vulnerable and 12 are near-threatened.  There are 31 endemic mammal species found in Ethiopia. There are 924 species of birds found in Ethiopia, making Ethiopia a bird-watchers paradise.  Of these, 23 species are endemic to Ethiopia. There are 175 species of fish found in Ethiopia, 40 of which are endemic. The gelada bab


Which word now used loosely, originally described rum diluted with water?

Grog | Definition of Grog by Merriam-Webster Examples of grog in a sentence <sailors clamoring for more grog> Did You Know? Eighteenth-century English admiral Edward Vernon reputedly earned the nickname "Old Grog" because he often wore a cloak made from grogram (a coarse, loosely woven fabric made of silk or silk blended with mohair or wool). In Old Grog's day, sailors in the Royal Navy were customarily given a daily ration of rum, but in 1740 the admiral, concerned about the health of his men, ordered that the rum should be diluted with water. The decision wasn't very popular with the sailors, who supposedly dubbed the mixture "grog" after Vernon. Today, "grog" can be used as a general term for any liquor, even undiluted, and someone who acts drunk or shaky can be called "groggy." Origin and Etymology of grog Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon †1757 English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rum First Known Use: 1756 grog Synonyms Synonyms


Which poet’s mother, sister and lover were all called Fanny?

John Keats, Fanny Brawne, and his poem "Bright Star" -- excerpted from Keats by Andrew Motion Andrew Motion Keats, Fanny Brawne, and his poem “Bright Star” keats reached london three weeks after abandoning “The Fall of Hyperion” and only one week after asking [Charles Wentworth] Dilke to find him rooms. The lodgings that his friend arranged for him, in 25 College Street, had a comforting air of continuity. They were near Dilke himself, who lived in Great Smith Street, and their surroundings—overlooked by Westminster Abbey—seemed to recreate the calm of Winchester. He was living alone in London for the first time, but he was sequestered. He still had to collect his belongings from Wentworth Place. He had not seen Fanny since June, and had been in touch with her only once since 16 August, nearly two months previously. At their last meeting, they had shown each other an equal tenderness, even though Fanny had all the uncertainties of youth, and he had his own doubts about commitment. In the interval, his reservations had grown as his desire increased, resulting first in tormented accusations, and finally in a self protective silence. This had confused and hurt Fanny, and had also made her resolve her own feelings. When she opened the door to Keats on 10 October, two days after he had arrived in town, she was no longer the half-adolescent whose affection might be mistaken for flirting. She was a suddenly mature young woman who had been pained by the threat of losing her love. Uncertainty had persuaded her that she wanted to devote herself to Keats. Keats fell immediately into a “complete fascination”. He was “dazzled” by Fanny’s beauty and tenderness, and when [his friend Charles] Brown teased him “with a seemingly true story against [him],” he could not help exonerating himself in a way which showed his true feelings. Inevitably, the revelation meant reviving his old worries about independence. As he and Fanny snatched a few moments alone, his reasons for hesitating were dissolved. “When shall we pass a day alone,” he wrote the following morning. “I have had a thousand kisses, for which with my whole soul I thank love—but if you should deny me the thousand and first—‘t would put me to the proof how great a misery I could live through.” Referring to Fanny’s “threat[s]” in this way, and admitting that he was “at [her] mercy”, meant rekindling the argument of their mid-summer letters. In two poems he wrote around the same time as he first saw Fanny again—poems which inaugurate a short series of lyrics—Keats returned to it more openly. The first, a sonnet beginning “The day is gone …”, dwells on the delicious pleasures of the moment: “Sweet voice, sweet lips, soft hand, and softer breast, / Warm breath, light whisper, tender semi-tone, / Bright eyes, accomplished shape, and languorous waist!” The second poem, “What can I do …”, describes more familiar territory. While he insists that his “liberty” as a poet depends on his remaining “above / The reach of fluttering Love,” he connects his own situation to broader issues of independence. Particularly the independence of his brother and sister-in-law. The highly strung, irregular couplets abruptly became horrified as he contemplates their life in America: Where shall I learn to get my peace again? To banish thoughts of that most hateful land, Dungeoner of my friends, that wicked strand Where they were wrecked and live a wrecked life; That monstrous region, whose dull rivers pour, Ever from their sordid urns into the shore, Unowned of any weedy-haired gods; Whose winds, all zephyrless, hold scourging rods, Iced in great lakes, to afflict mankind; Whose rank-grown forests, frosted, black, and blind, Would fright a Dryad; whose harsh-herbaged meads Make lean and lank the starved ox while he feeds; There flowers have no scent, birds no sweet song, And great unerring Nature once seems wrong. There are moments when “What can I do …” seems more like a private act of self-scourging than a fully achieved work. This central section is exceptional, dr


Which fashion house produces the perfume ‘Bamboo’?

Fragrance Outlet Perfumes at Best Prices | Middle notes of ylang ylang and Casablanca lily Base notes of sandalwood About the Brand Gucci, one of the most well-known fashion houses around the globe today, started out as a Florence-based saddler and luggage back in 1906. It wasn't until the late 1930s that the brand's first retail store opened, and in another decade its trademark bamboo-handle leather bag was launched. Then came the Gucci Empire's other classic creations- ties, shoes and luggage-that would have their iconic presence years after. By the 1960s, Gucci was being flaunted by some of the biggest names in Hollywood like Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, and it was quick to garner its chic star quotient. It wasn't long before Gucci has extended its presence to the global market, and its portfolio to scarves, jewelry, watches, eyeglasses, cosmetics, perfumes, colognes and ties. Today, the Gucci fashion empire is known for its incomparable luxurious products that are a blend of modern design and traditional Italian styling elements.


Who made a cameo appearance in Die Another Day as fencing instructor Verity?

Die Another Day - Mad-Eyes - Madonna movie cameo, James Bond, Lee Tamahori, Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, lesbian fence instructor David Arnold - Going Down Together Release Released as: Die Another Day Released in theatres:        Nov. 22th, 2002 Released on DVD: May 5th, 2003 (Europe)        / June 3rd, 2003 (US) Runtime: 132 minutes MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for action violence and        sexuality. Box office: $ 156.2 million (US) / £ 34.8 million (UK) Official site: Die        Another Day Synopsis One of North Koreans most feared generals is developing a powerful         weapon to invade the South. Bond (Pierce Brosnan)'s mission leads         him from the North Korean dungeons, over Hong Kong and Cuba, to         Iceland. Millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) invites him         there for a spectacular presentation in the Ice Palace. Surrounded         by two beautiful Bond girls (Halle Berry and Rosamund Pike), Bond         tries to unravel the mystery and destroy the weapon that threatens         South Korea. Madonna plays the role of Verity, a role often described as a "filthy lesbian dominatrix fencing instructor". Rating Though not a particular Bond fan, I liked this movie. Madonna's         part is very small, but it makes a good scene. Her acting is natural         and the scene flows pretty well. The lesbian aspect is limited         to some innuendo words and looks with Miranda Frost (Rosamund         Pike), but Madonna makes sure her 5-minute cameo doesn't go unnoticed         with some great oneliners! 8/10 Awards


Which double Oscar winner plays the villain in the latest film Spectre?

We were lucky to have Christoph Waltz in ‘Spectre’: Daniel Craig | The Indian Express We were lucky to have Christoph Waltz in ‘Spectre’: Daniel Craig We were lucky to have Christoph Waltz in ‘Spectre’: Daniel Craig By: PTI | Los Angeles | Updated: December 25, 2015 11:12 pm James Bond star Daniel Craig is happy that double Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz will play the villain opposite him in the upcoming movie “Spectre”. James Bond star Daniel Craig is happy that double Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz will play the villain opposite him in the upcoming movie “Spectre”. The Austrian actor, 59, best known for his role of a German Officer in “Inglorious Bastards” and a bounty hunter in “Django Unchained”, will play the character of Franz Oberhauser in the new film. “Christoph has so much acting talent and we were so lucky to have him in the movie. I think he has done a wonderful job. The part is complicated and I can’t really go into it. He has just done a wonderful job,” Craig, 47, said. “Spectre”, the 24th James Bond adventure from Albert R Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, is set for release in India on November 20, 2015 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Tags:


‘He’s all England needs – another queen who can’t dress’ by Joan Rivers?

Boy George is all England needs - another queen who can't dress. ... by Joan Rivers Please sign-up for my Free Inspirational Daily Email on the form below. Sign-up for your free subscription to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote email. Your E-Mail Address: Your Name: To confirm your subscription, you must click on a link in the email being sent to you. Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. Don't follow any advice , no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise. - Joan Rivers Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television. - Joan Rivers The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it. I told my mother-in-law that my house was her house, and she said, 'Get the hell off my property.' - Joan Rivers She doesn't understand the concept of Roman numerals. She thought we just fought in world war eleven. - Joan Rivers You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again. - Joan Rivers I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking. - Joan Rivers A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp. - Joan Rivers It's so long since I've had sex I've forgotten who ties up who. - Joan Rivers My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on. - Joan Rivers I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio. - Joan Rivers I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. - Joan Rivers My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy. - Joan Rivers I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor. - Joan Rivers I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor. - Joan Rivers I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are. - Joan Rivers People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made. - Joan Rivers There is not one female comic who was beautiful as a little girl. - Joan Rivers Before we make love my husband takes a pain killer. - Joan Rivers If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor. - Joan Rivers Don't tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won't respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, 'Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.'. - Joan Rivers Elizabeth Taylor has more chins than the Chinese telephone directory. - Joan Rivers I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I'd look like without plastic surgery. But it doesn't make you nice. Hitler read history, too. Forty for you, sixty for me. And equal partners we will be. - Joan Rivers The ideal beauty is a fugitive which is never found. - Joan Rivers I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was 'the man goes on top and the woman underneath.' For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds. - Joan Rivers Never floss with a stranger. - Joan Rivers My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash. - Joan Rivers It's been so long since I've had sex I've forgotten who ties up whom. - Joan Rivers "Why, for any old thing." - Robert Baden-Powell, [as quoted in the Boy Scout Handbook] I am the Wizard. This world is mine. I speak. It's done. My realm is fine. My wand, my tongue. My sword, my voice. It's good. It's bad. I speak my choice. I say happy, or I say mad. I say angry, or I say glad. I name that drawing on the wall. It's not graffiti after all. The past has been broken. The prison's not real. My word holds the magic - the power to heal. Intent is my weapon - a sword from above. Cruel hate, fear, and anger transmute into love. This world's my joy. This mouth's my toy. Reborn -I'm a brand new girl or boy. I choose. I spea


Who was the rich king of Lydia renowned for his wealth?

Croesus | king of Lydia | Britannica.com king of Lydia Last Updated: 12-16-2009 Croesus, (died c. 546 bc), last king of Lydia (reigned c. 560–546), who was renowned for his great wealth. He conquered the Greeks of mainland Ionia (on the west coast of Anatolia) and was in turn subjugated by the Persians. Croesus with an attendant. Photos.com/Jupiterimages A member of the Mermnad dynasty , Croesus succeeded to the throne of his father, Alyattes, after a struggle with his half brother. Croesus is said to have acted as viceroy and commander in chief before his father’s death. He completed the conquest of mainland Ionia by capturing Ephesus and other cities in western Anatolia . Lack of sea power forced him ... (100 of 348 words) MEDIA FOR:


Who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn US forces of a British Approach?

Revere and Dawes warn of British attack - Apr 18, 1775 - HISTORY.com Revere and Dawes warn of British attack Share this: Revere and Dawes warn of British attack Author Revere and Dawes warn of British attack URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1775, British troops march out of Boston on a mission to confiscate the American arsenal at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, known to be hiding at Lexington. As the British departed, Boston Patriots Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from the city to warn Adams and Hancock and rouse the Minutemen. By 1775, tensions between the American colonies and the British government had approached the breaking point, especially in Massachusetts, where Patriot leaders formed a shadow revolutionary government and trained militias to prepare for armed conflict with the British troops occupying Boston. In the spring of 1775, General Thomas Gage, the British governor of Massachusetts, received instructions from Great Britain to seize all stores of weapons and gunpowder accessible to the American insurgents. On April 18, he ordered British troops to march against Concord and Lexington. The Boston Patriots had been preparing for such a British military action for some time, and, upon learning of the British plan, Revere and Dawes set off across the Massachusetts countryside. They took separate routes in case one of them was captured: Dawes left the city via the Boston Neck peninsula and Revere crossed the Charles River to Charlestown by boat. As the two couriers made their way, Patriots in Charlestown waited for a signal from Boston informing them of the British troop movement. As previously agreed, one lantern would be hung in the steeple of Boston’s Old North Church, the highest point in the city, if the British were marching out of the city by Boston Neck, and two lanterns would be hung if they were crossing the Charles River to Cambridge. Two lanterns were hung, and the armed Patriots set out for Lexington and Concord accordingly. Along the way, Revere and Dawes roused hundreds of Minutemen, who armed themselves and set out to oppose the British. Revere arrived in Lexington shortly before Dawes, but together they warned Adams and Hancock and then set out for Concord. Along the way, they were joined by Samuel Prescott, a young Patriot who had been riding home after visiting a lady friend. Early on the morning of April 19, a British patrol captured Revere, and Dawes lost his horse, forcing him to walk back to Lexington on foot. However, Prescott escaped and rode on to Concord to warn the Patriots there. After being roughly questioned for an hour or two, Revere was released when the patrol heard Minutemen alarm guns being fired on their approach to Lexington. About 5 a.m. on April 19, 700 British troops under Major John Pitcairn arrived at the town to find a 77-man-strong colonial militia under Captain John Parker waiting for them on Lexington’s common green. Pitcairn ordered the outnumbered Patriots to disperse, and after a moment’s hesitation, the Americans began to drift off the green. Suddenly, the “shot heard around the world” was fired from an undetermined gun, and a cloud of musket smoke soon covered the green. When the brief Battle of Lexington ended, eight Americans lay dead and 10 others were wounded; only one British soldier was injured. The American Revolution had begun. Related Videos


What name is given to the interference caused to wave patterns by an object or gap?

Wave Diffraction | AS A Level Physics Revision Acoustic Room Design Diffraction Through a Single Slit Diffraction also occurs when a wave passes through a gap (or slit) in a barrier. This is shown in the animation below (Note: Flash Player 7 required ). Try dragging the slider to change the size of the gap. How does this affect wave diffraction? When does maximum diffraction occur? (Think about your previous findings on the diffraction of sound around an obstacle). This animation is just a guide - below is a proper mathematical ripple tank simulation of waves passing through a slit. What difference does the length of slit make in terms of diffraction? When the gap size is larger than the wavelength, the wave passes through the gap and does not spread out much on the other side. When the gap size is equal to the wavelength, maximum diffraction occurs and the waves spread out greatly - the wavefronts are almost semicircular. Huygen's Principle One way to explain the effects of diffraction is to use a mathematical method invented by Christiaan Huygens (14th April, 1629 - 8th July, 1695); a Dutch mathematician and physicist. Huygens argued that a wavefront could be modeled as a series of wavelets. A wavelet can be described as a circular- shaped wave much like the ripple you would get from dropping a small pebble into a pond. These wavelets superimpose and interfere to form more complicated wavefronts. For example - if you dropped a number of pebbles in a straight line, all 'in one go' at exactly the same time, a 'straight' (in science-speak plane) wavefront would be created. The animations below show Huygen's principle in action: This slow-motion video shows what happens when a single wavelet is created by a droplet falling into still water. Diffraction Through Two Slits Young's Experiment So far we've only considered the case of a single slit or gap for the wave to pass through. What happens if there are two or more slits? We'll end up with two or more diffracting waves, which we might expect to interfere with one another... Below in a simulation of diffraction through two slits. The experiment is named after the guy who first carried it out - Young's double slit experiment. Have a look at what is happening to the right of the slits. Is there a pattern? Is the amplitude larger at some places than others? You've seen this before on the Sounds Amazing site... To the right of the slits, the waves interfere with each other. In fact, you can generate the same patterns by placing two sources where the slits are. The sound through each slit diffracts and radiates rather like two 'point sources'. So the patterns you are observing are very similar to those for two sources whose wave radiation interferes together. You might want to have another look at the pages on interference - all the formulations and concepts are applicable to Young's double slit experiment. Think back - if we are dealing with the interference of two sources, there will be places where the waves are in phase and cause constructive interference, and other places where the waves are out of phase and interfere destructively. In an audio example, the two slits could be replaced with two loudspeakers, and the maxima and minima in the wave superposition would then correspond to locations of loudness and quiet. We'd hear these loud / quiet areas one after another as we moved in an arc in front of the loudspeakers - they're called 'Young's fringes'. If the experiment is carried out using light waves, you get bright locations for constructive interference and dark locations for destructive interference. Young used this experiment to measure the wavelength of light. In acoustics, the most common example of two sound sources interfering occurs when listening to  stereo loudspeakers. If you have Java enabled and stereo speakers connected to your computer click here for an interactive experiment. Page 3 of 4 Previous Page - Next Page University of Salford , Salford, Greater Manchester M5 4WT,     UK. Telephone: +44 (0)161 295 5000 | Fax: +44 (0)


Which is the only stretch of coastline to be designated a British National Park?

Pembrokeshire Coast Path Hiking Trip: Great Britain – Sierra Club Expand++ The Trip It is in the quieter, remote and wild places peopled largely by birds and visited occasionally by grey seals, that the spell of old Pembrokeshire — the ancient ‘Land of Mystery and Enchantment’ (Gwlad Hud a Lledrith) — remains. — Anonymous In 2012, National Geographic judged the Pembrokeshire coast to be one of the best coastal destinations in the world. What an accolade. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, opened in 1970, was the first National Trail in Wales. A total distance of 186 miles, it lies almost entirely within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park — Britain's only coastal national park designated in 1952. For an island inhabited for millennia, the abundance of wild places is both delightful and encouraging. There is a wealth of bird life — colonies of seabirds nest along the cliffs, and a huge variety of European seabirds are supported by the uninhabited offshore islands, such as Ramsey Island, which act as bird sanctuaries. Seals, porpoises, and dolphins may often be spotted swimming offshore. We will experience and see truly wild countryside adjacent to managed lands and discuss the merits, or otherwise, of both relative to the diversity of plant and animal species. On this trip, we will hike the wild and remote northern section of the Pembrokeshire coast path, covering a distance of 62 miles. We will lodge in two different locations near to the route — thereby having the opportunity to explore and experience two different Welsh towns. After each stay, our bags will be transferred to our next lodging via our private bus. Each morning, after breakfast, we'll transfer to the trailhead via our private bus — and the same at day's end. We will be joined by an experienced English walker for the full trip, sharing their knowledge about this world-acclaimed coast path and insights into day-to-day life in England. Expand++ The following is the planned daily schedule. Inclement weather or poor trail conditions could require changes to the itinerary at short, or no notice. Day 1: We will meet in the afternoon at Carmarthen train station. From here we have about a one-hour journey via private bus to our accommodations in Newport, home for the next four nights. After getting settled, we’ll meet to have an orientation about our trip and to answer last-minute questions before adjourning for our welcome dinner, our first meal together. Day 2: St. Dogmael's to Moylgrove (8 miles, 1,965-foot ascent). We will set off from St. Dogmael’s enjoying fine views of Cardigan Bay. Rounding Cemaes Head, a nature preserve, a wonderful vista opens up toward the South West, with views of Dinas Island and Strumble Head. Our private bus will meet us at Molygrove and transfer us back to Newport for dinner and a well-earned rest. Day 3: Moylgrove to Newport (9 miles, 2,300-foot ascent). After breakfast, our bus will take us back to Molygrove and drop us off above Ceibwr Bay, the start of today’s hike. This is one of the wildest and most uninhabited sections of the walk. At times the route will be challenging, but it’s an exhilarating journey through stunning cliff scenery and wonderful rock formations and caves. Today’s hike ends at Newport. Day 4: Newport to Goodwick (13 miles, 2,645-foot ascent). Starting from Newport, the coastline here is softer and less rugged with fields abutting the cliffs, and we will soon reach the idyllic sandy coves of Aberrhigian and Aberfforest. After visiting the famous beauty spot of Cwm-yr-Eglwys (Valley of the Church), a hamlet named after the ruined church of St. Brynach, the trail winds around glorious Dinas Head to Fishguard. At day’s end in Goodwick, we will transfer by bus back to our hotel for dinner and our last night in Newport. Formerly a small fishing village before the arrival of the railway, the place name Goodwick most likely derives from a combination of the Old Norse forms: góðr (good) and vik (bay or cove) giving góðrvik. Day 5: Goodwick to Pwll Deri (9 miles, 1,995-foot ascent). Along the coast from Goodwick, at Car


Which Scottish loch is deepest at the maximum depth?

Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 - Maps - National Library of Scotland Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Introduction The Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh Water Lochs of Scotland was the first comprehensive examination of the depths and nature of Scottish lochs. Over 10 years some 60,000 soundings were taken of all the major Scottish lochs, some 562 in total, resulting in the first detailed charts of all their depths. The entire project was conceived and organised through the perseverence of Sir John Murray, the oceanographer, and funded by his lifelong friend Laurence Pullar, whose son Fred tragically drowned in the early years of the Survey. The Bathymetrical Survey was not only widely recognised at the time, placing Scotland at the forefront of organised lake studies or limnology, but the resulting published reports and maps are still of major value today. Information about the Survey is organised in the following sections below: Biographies A few bathymetrical facts from the Survey... The deepest loch was found to be Loch Morar at 1,017 feet deep. This could fit the Eiffel Tower within it with 33 feet to spare! Loch Ness was in second place (754 feet deep), Loch Lomond third at 623 feet. (It is also of interest that these depths are often substantially greater than the sea around Scotland; for example, the sea does not reach the depth of Loch Morar until the dip of the continental shelf beyond St Kilda). Loch Ness has the greatest mean depth at 433 feet, followed by Loch Morar (284 feet) and Loch Lochy (228.95 feet). Loch Ness has by far the greatest volume of water within it, measured at 263,162 million cubic feet. It is followed by Loch Lomond (92,805), Loch Morar (81,482) Loch Tay (56,550) and Loch Awe (43,451 million cubic feet). The total volume of fresh water in all the lochs combined was calculated as 1,015,814 million cubic feet, or 6.9 cubic miles. The longest lochs in Scotland then and now are Loch Awe (25.47 miles), then Loch Ness (24.24 miles) and thirdly Loch Lomond (24.23). Loch Lomond has the greatest surface area, at 27.45 miles, followed by Loch Ness (21.78 miles), Loch Awe (14.85) and Loch Maree (11.03). The total surface area of all 562 lochs surveyed was calculated at 340.22 square miles. Background The inland or fresh water lochs of Scotland have long captured the interest of former generations, although before the 18th century all reports of their depths and mysteries were based more on myth than on practical observation. For example, on Timothy Pont's map of Strathnaver is his reference to 'a monstrous hole, 180 fatham deepe' in Loch Ereboll, whilst more usefully both the Blaeu Atlas texts (1654) and the later Statistical Accounts (1791 and 1845) have many references to abundant resources of fish in lochs. One of the earliest maps of Scottish lochs with depths is by the military surveyor Joseph Avery of the Great Glen Lochs (ca. 1727) in our Board of Ordnance Collection. It was not until the 1860s that actual measurements were systematically recorded, initially by the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty on Lochs Lomond and Awe, with some depths also recorded along the Great Glen. Further work was done on Lochs Lomond, Tay, and Katrine (Buchan, 1871), the latter partly due to the plans to supply water from there to Glasgow, and Buchanan (1887) recorded a depth of 320 metres in Loch Morar whilst researching temperatures and freezing. In 1888, Wilson published an account of Lochs Tay, Earn, Rannoch and Tummel, accompanied by simple contoured maps with soundings, to illustrate his study of the glaciation of the district. This essentially represented the state of knowledge of the depths of Scottish fresh water lochs at the time Sir John Murray began his systematic survey in 1897, with the assistance of his friend Fred Pullar. Murray was an experienced oceanographer, who had become very interested in the different physical and biological conditions presented by sea and fresh water lochs. He recognised that a systematic surv