Which official is sometimes referred to by the acronym POTUS?

22 Common Prepper Acronyms You Should Know – Survival Joe RSS 22 Common Prepper Acronyms You Should Know If you already consider yourself a prepper and have been taking steps to get prepared for a few months (or years), then you may already be familiar with all the prepper jargon and acronyms. But if you’re relatively new to the space, then chances are you’ve come across an acronym or two that made you scratch your head. With that in mind, I’ve put together a brief list of common prepper acronyms. I’ve separated them out into three groups: the most common acronyms; those that are less common, but still used occasionally; and some government acronyms sometimes used by preppers. Here are 22 common prepper acronyms you should know… Most Common Prepper Acronyms BOB – “Bug-Out Bag” – A bag that is packed with items you will need if you’re forced to quickly evacuate your home. EDC – “Everyday Carry” – Something you carry with you every day. For example, a pocket knife, Leatherman tool, or concealed carry. EMP – “Electromagnetic Pulse” – A type of weapon that could be used to bring down the U.S. electrical grid. Usually appears as “EMP attack.” SHTF – “Shit Hits the Fan” – Generically used to describe crisis situations. In a broader context, it refers to a time when we finally experience the natural consequences of our bad decisions. Can be applied on a national or personal level. Sometimes the longer version of this acronym is used: WTSHTF – When the Shit Hits the Fan. TEOTWAWKI – “The End of the World as We Know It” – A situation where everything we are accustomed to changes. This acronym is long and awkward, so the misspelled version is also fairly common: TEOWATKI. More Prepper Acronyms – Less Common, But Still Used Occasionally BOL – “Bug-Out Location” – The place where family members have agreed to meet in case of evacuation. BOV – “Bug-Out Vehicle” – A vehicle, often a large truck or RV, that is specifically equipped to bug out. EOTW – “End of the World” – Not the literal end of planet earth, but the end of a government, a nation, or a particular way of life. G.O.O.D. – “Get Out of Dodge” – A phrase that means one should leave town or get out of the city and stay somewhere else. MRE – “Meal Ready to Eat” – Originally a military term. Refers to individually packaged rations for soldiers in the field. MSM – “Mainstream Media” – Refers to major news networks that seem to be more interested in pushing propaganda than reporting actual news. WROL – “Without Rule of Law” – Describes a situation where there is anarchy and/or martial law. In either case, ordinary civil laws would not or could not be enforced. YOYO – “You’re on Your Own” – The idea that you cannot depend on anybody else when the SHTF. Some Government & Military Acronyms Sometimes Used by Preppers B.O. – “Barack Obama” – The current two-term President of the United States. BOHICA – “Bend Over, Here It Comes Again” – Military term. Refers to a bad situation you can’t get out of. For example, imagine being pinned down and taking heavy fire from an enemy. Suddenly, there is a lull in the attack that lasts for a few minutes. When it begins again… BOHICA. (Note: This acronym can be applied to almost any law passed by politicians.) EBT – “Electronic Benefits Transfer” – This is how people enrolled in SNAP (“food stamps”) receive their monthly welfare benefits. The money they receive is automatically loaded into an account. They can then buy food and other “necessities” using an EBT card, which is basically the same as a debit card. FUBAR – “F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition” – Military term that means something is really messed up. POTUS – “President of the United States” – The current POTUS is B.O. SNAFU – “Situation Normal All F***ed Up” – Closely related to FUBAR. Military term that means everything that can go wrong is going wrong. SNAP – “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” – The official name for the government welfare program that provides money to families to buy food. Sometimes referred to as “food stamps.” TBTF – “Too Big To Fail” – A reference to big ban


Who provided the voice for Shrek in the films?

Voicing Shrek - A Look at the Shrek Voice Talent A         Look at the Voices in DreamWorks' animated Shrek movie. Voicing             Shrek by Joe Tracy, Publisher of Digital             Media FX (digitalmediafx.com) Large             scale animated productions, like Shrek, depend             on Hollywood celebrities to bring animated character voices             to life. While having celebrities attached to an animated             film is a major blow to voice actors, it provides major             marketing potential for studios. Celebrities             starring in DreamWorks' Shrek include Mike Meyers             as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess             Fiona, and John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad. The             main star, of course, is Shrek - a disgusting ogre who             reacts to his swamp home being invaded by fairy tale characters.             As the star, it was important for the voice artist to             bring out the disgusting habits of Shrek while still making             him lovable. "Shrek             is no dreamboat, but Mike understood the heart and soul             of the character and brought out his wonderful lovable             qualities," says DreamWorks principle Jeffrey Katzenberg.             In the way he brought Shrek's words to life, Mike gave             him his heart and we were able to mold our physical character             around his voice." Sometimes             voicing a character creates opportunities to improvise,             which brings more life to the character. "We             spent a lot of time in the studio discovering who Mike             Myers as Shrek was, and experimenting with different voices             and different accents," says Andrew Adamson, one             of the films two directors. "The truth is, when you             cast Mike Myers in a role, you don't just get Mike Myers;             you get the plethora of characterizations he can create.             He is the best at inventing a character and stepping into             it. And once he's in it, he stays in it - even between             takes - which gave him a great base from which to start             improvising. The improv moments are gold; those are the             moments that give the animators the most to go on, because             at that point, it's not a written piece of dialogue -             it's a character come to life." Playing             Shrek's "sidekick" is a donkey named Donkey.             For the voice, the Shrek team selected Eddie Murphy. Murphy's             last experience as a voice over artist came in Disney's             Mulan where he played Mulan's sidekick, Mushu the Dragon. Murphy             freely admits that there are big differences between voice             acting and live action acting. "Animation             is a much more collaborative process than acting with             my body and my face," says Murphy. "It's a trip             to have the director ask for a small inflection in your             voice, and then, when the scene is drawn, you see how that slight change brings out the emotion. Another reason             I like doing animated films is that, when they're done             right, they're timeless, and my kids really get into them They love hearing their father's voice come out of a cartoon." Playing             the role of the princess - who is unlike any past animated


To which family of instruments does the Hi Hat belong?

Cymbals, Percussion Musical Instruments Home > Movies & Entertainment > Indian Music > Indian Musical Instruments > Percussion Instruments > Cymbals Cymbals, Percussion Musical Instruments Cymbals are percussion instruments found in almost all cultures since ancient times; the most commonly used cymbal in India is the manjira. Subscribe to Free E-Magazine on Entertainment   Cymbals are percussion instruments that belong to the family of idiophones, i.e., they produce ringing from themselves. The cymbal is a circular flat or concave metal plate that is either struck with a drumstick or used in pairs struck together. Cymbals date back to ancient times and are found in almost all cultures. They were used mostly for ritualistic purposes. They have been known to have been used in Assyria, Israel, Egypt and other ancient civilisations and reached East Asia in medieval times and Europe before the 13th century. The cymbal (metsiltayim for the pair of cymbals and zilzal for the single cymbal) is even mentioned in the Bible and was played in the Solomon's temple. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans knew and used cymbals as well, but chiefly the smaller forms. Cymbals are most often constructed out of bronze. The dimensions can vary widely. Cymbals are used in pairs as well as singly. There are a number of different types of cymbals which are in popular use. There are large types, in which one is held in each hand, but there are also miniature cymbals that are worn on the fingers. In Western music, the large cymbals are more common in both symphony orchestras and percussion groups, and in brass and marching bands. Western orchestral cymbals derive from those used in the Turkish military bands in vogue in 18th-century Europe. In modern popular music, the cymbal is a component of the drum set, in which the single cymbal is attached to a stand and struck with sticks of all different shapes and sizes, from hard to soft. The various basic forms of the cymbal include the Turkish cymbal and the Chinese cymbal. The former is a slightly convex shaped cymbal with a smooth surface. Toward the center, the surface bulges into a sort of inverted bowl, in which the hole for hanging the cymbal can be found. The Chinese cymbal is slightly convex in shape and arched. The edge is turned slightly upward and towards the centre the cymbal bulges into a kettle-shaped protrusion on which the hanging point is to be found. The modern orchestra cymbal is relatively flat, though very slightly convex, and has a diameter of up to 24 inches. Most Asian cymbals are either broad-rimmed, with or without a dome (boss), held horizontally, and clashed loudly, or small-rimmed (or rimless), held vertically, and played softly. Finger cymbals are miniature cymbals, attached to the thumb and index finger. These are most often used in Spanish and Islamic music. When the thumb and index finger are struck against each other, a short, sharp tone is produced. Cymbales antiques are a related form. They are larger and are played with both hands. When the player strikes the cymbales antiques against each other in a certain way, a specific note can be struck. The large Indonesian cymbals known as ceng-ceng whose name is onomatopoeic make a distinctive sound. The large cymbals can be played in three ways. In one, the cymbals are horizontally clashed against each other, and in another, the cymbals arc slid vertically past each other, brushing against each other. Sometimes a single cymbal is struck with a stick. The cymbal can also be struck using brushes of a springy material that the drummer can use in a sweeping or striking motion. Hi-hat cymbals are of a special type, consisting of two cymbals mounted on a stand in such a way that one cymbal that is pedal-operated, is clashed against the other, mounted in a fixed position. The sizzle cymbals have small holes in the rim that contain loose rivets. When the cymbals are struck, the rivets produce a high, rushing sound. In Indian music, the most commonly used cymbals are small in size. More precisely they are a set of small cymbals. It


Who succeeded Tsar Alexander III in 1894?

BBC - History -   Historic Figures: Nicholas II (1868-1918) Historic Figures z Nicholas II, 1914    © Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia. He was deposed during the Russian Revolution and executed by the Bolsheviks. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Romanov was born near St Petersburg on 18 May 1868, the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894, he had very little experience of government. In the same year, Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son, Alexis, who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra was the dominant personality in their relationship and encouraged the weaker Nicholas's autocratic tendencies. He mistrusted most of his ministers and yet was incapable of carrying out the task of ruling the vast Russian empire alone. Determined that Russia should not be left out in the scramble for colonial possessions, Nicholas encouraged Russian expansion in Manchuria. This provoked war with Japan in 1904. The resulting Russian defeat led to strikes and riots. In January 1905, on 'Bloody Sunday', the army in St Petersburg shot at a crowd demanding radical reforms. Opposition to the tsar grew and Nicholas was forced to grant a constitution and establish a parliament, the Duma. Nicholas's concessions were only limited. Changes were made in the voting laws to prevent the election of radicals and the secret police continued to crush opposition. However, the Duma did give many more people, especially the middle classes, a voice in government. The outbreak of World War One in 1914 temporarily strengthened the monarchy, with Russia allied to France and Britain against Austria-Hungary and Germany. In mid-1915 Nicholas made the disastrous decision to take direct command of the Russian armies. From then on, every military failure was directly associated with him. With Nicholas often away, Alexandra took a more active role in government. Russia was suffering heavy losses in the war, there was high inflation and severe food shortages at home, which compounded the grinding poverty most Russians already endured. German-born Alexandra soon became the focus of discontent, as did her confidante, the mystic, Rasputin, who had been at court since 1905 and had gained great influence through his apparent ability to treat the haemophilia of Alexis, the heir to the throne. In December 1916, Rasputin was murdered by a group of disaffected nobles. Then in February 1917, widespread popular demonstrations began in the capital Petrograd (as St Petersburg was renamed in 1914). Nicholas lost the support of the army and had no alternative but to abdicate. A shaky provisional government was established. The tsar and his family were held in various locations, eventually being imprisoned in Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains. In October 1917, the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government. Following a harsh peace treaty with Germany in March 1918, Russia descended into civil war. On 17 July 1918, as anti-Bolsheviks approached Yekaterinburg, Nicholas and his family were executed. This was almost certainly on the orders of the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin.


What was the real name of Lewis Carroll?

Lewis Carroll (Author of Alice in Wonderland) Children's , Poetry , Fiction Influences edit data The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. He also has works published under his re The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. He also has works published under his real name. For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/lewis-ca... ...more


Guy Fawkes was born and schooled in which English city?

Guy Fawkes The York UK link to the gunpowder plot 1605 Constantine Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot 1605 - The York Connection On November 5 2005 we celebrated the 400th anniversary of   the arrest of Guy Fawkes. With the utmost in considered wisdom,   as one would expect from York Council, they decided   to keep the full location of the Rocket Launch site, from where    the fireworks would   come a secret. The obvious aim here is to stop the mass hysteria   that would otherwise erupt   if everyone in town knew where to go, as had happened for hundreds    of years previous. So grab a beer in a pub and stand outside    in the cold and rain, you may get   lucky. This is what I can only call a sad affair and a real lack    of insight by the city council. There is an obvious opportunity    for tourism in the city on a date of the calander that    is otherwise "the down season". Non the less, Guy Fawkes death    is still celebrated as bonfire night on November 5th every    year in England. Even if York city council can't see this    opportunity, the public do celebrate it anyway. Guy Fawkes Life Born: in 1570 in York, North Yorkshire Baptized: 16th Apr 1570 at Saint Michael-le-Belfrey which is in York just outside the minster Died: 31st Jan 1606 at Old Palace Yard, Westminster Schooled: Saint Peter's in York England which is out of the city along Monkgate 14 October 1591 Fawkes leased "three and a half acres in Clifton, with one other acre there, and a barn and garth attached to Gillygate" for twenty one years. This was leased from Christopher Lomley of Yorke who was a tailor. Clifton is an area of York just a short distance away from St Peters where he went to school. In 1593 or there about Fawkes left England for Flanders. He enlisted in the Spanish army. His commander was the Archduke Albert of Austria. As the Spaniards took Calais in 1596, under the command of King Philip II of Spain, Mr Fawkes had risen through to hold a post of command himself. November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested. He was caught in the cellars of Parliament House. He first gave a false name. He purported to be one John Johnson. It is after this, through the courts of the day, the true plot unfolded to what was one of the greatest catholic anarcho-synidicates of the last millennium. The Fawkes Family Father: Mr Edward FAWKES Born: about 1533 Died:1578 or 1579 Buried: 17th Jan 1579 at York Minster, York, Yorkshire Mother: Mrs Edith FAWKES (maiden name BLAKE or JACKSON) Married in York in 1566 to Edward Sister: Anne born 3 October 1568. His sister was sadly short lived, born before Guy and only lived a mere seven weeks. She was then buried on 14 November in the year 1568 Sister: Anne FAWKES Born: 1572 Baptized: 12th Oct 1572 at Saint Michael-le-Belfry, York, Yorkshire Sister: Elizabeth FAWKES Born:1575 Baptized:27th May 1575 at Saint Michael-le-Belfry, York, Yorkshire As you can guess by some of the above the Church of St Michael le Belfrey is an anglican church in York and still stands today. Five core members of the gunpowder plot: 1) The Head Honcho was Guy Fawkes. He was born in 1570 in York and died in the year 1606. Guy was arrested in the Palace of Westminster on 4th November 1605. 2) Mr Robert Catesby: Born in 1573 Died in 8 November 1605, Holbeache House,  Staffordshire. He was what we can consider to be the mover of the scheme. Mr Thomas Wintour who was born in 1571 and died on 31 January 1606, Old Palace Yard, Westminster Mr Thomas Percy: Born: 1563 Died: 8 November 1605, Holbeche House. This man was a catholic convert and with such conviction did fervently indulge in this illegal plot. John (Jack) Wright Born: 13 January 1568, Welwick, Yorkshire Died: 8 November 1605, Holbeche House, Staffordshire Other conspirators in the gunpowder plot. Kit Wright: brother of John and schooled with Guy Fawkes, cousin of Francis Tresham. Francis Tresham: tried to get the other to postpone the plot. Robert and Thomas Wintour: brothers. Thomas Bates: servant of Catesby. Robert Keyes: Who took char


What mathematical instrument was invented by William Oughtred in 1622?

Oughtred Society Slide Rule History. Slide Rule History Prologue In the 16th Century, engineering design as we know it today, with its emphasis on precise measurements and finely calculated tolerances, is unthinkable. And yet, every scientist, mathematician and alchemist feels that there are basic fundamental mathematical relationships that underpin the natural world. The pre-eminent figures in science both contribute to the creation of the slide rule and make use of it in their work, including Galileo, Napier, Gunter, Oughtred, Newton, Gauss, Watt, Priestley, Fulton, Fuller, Einstein, Fermi, and Von Braun. A quick look at the first five of these men covers the creation and initial evolution of the slide rule. Just Before the Slide Rule Galileo Galilei popularizes the sector at the very end of the 16th Century. The sector is a graduated ruler that uses trigonometric formulae and a caliper to calculate squares, cubes, reciprocals and tangents of numbers. Galileo's design of the sector as a mathematical tool can be seen as the moment when calculation aids cease to be based upon counting and instead exploit the deeper relationships among numbers.  His invention is still in use as a navigation aid in the 20th century … 300 years later. John Napier dramatically advances the understanding of number relationships in 1614 with his invention of logarithms. Since logarithms are the foundation on which the slide rule is built, its history rightly begins with him. His early concept of simplifying mathematical calculations through logarithms makes possible the slide rule as we know it today. Chronology of the Slide Rule Napier himself contributes Napier's Bones in 1617, calculating sticks based on the gelosia, or lattice, multiplication method. In 1620 Edmund Gunter of London makes a straight logarithmic scale and performs multiplication and division on it with the use of a set of dividers, or calipers. In about 1622 William Oughtred, an Anglican minister … today recognized as the inventor of the slide rule … places two such scales side by side and slides them to read the distance relationships, thus multiplying and dividing directly. He also develops a circular slide rule. In 1675 Sir Isaac Newton solves cubic equations using three parallel logarithmic scales and makes the first suggestion toward the use of the cursor. In 1677, two years after Newton invents the cursor, Henry Coggeshall perfects the timber and carpenter's rule. Newton's cursor fails to catch on at the time. The Coggeshall rule remains in common use 200 years later. His design and its standardization move the slide rule from a tool of mathematical inquiry to specialized applications. Beginning in 1683, Thomas Everard popularizes the gauging rule, used to determine the content of ale, wine and spirits barrels and to calculate the excise tax thereon. This design, first created by William Oughtred in 1633, sees widespread use well into the 19th century. In 1722 John Warner, a London instrument dealer, uses square and cube scales. By 1790 James Boulton and James Watt are modifying slide rules to improve their accuracy and usefulness. By 1799 their Soho slide rule helps to usher in the Industrial Revolution. It facilitates the design and manufacture of their seminal machine, the steam engine. In 1815 Peter Roget, an English physician (and the author of Roget's Thesaurus), invents a log log scale, which he uses to calculate roots and powers to any number or fraction thereof. It is regarded at the time as a mathematical curiosity. Fifty years later, advances in electrical engineering, thermodynamics, dynamics and statics, and industrial chemistry make these scales so necessary they are rediscovered. In the next fifty years they increase from three, to six, to eight scales on the slide rule, as engineering extends its grip on modern computation. In 1851 a French artillery officer named Amedee Mannheim standardizes a set of four scales for the most common calculation problems. The four scales include two double length, named A & B, for squares and square roo


Paddington Bear lives with which family?

Paddington Bear - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT Although Paddington now lives in London, England, he originally came from Darkest Peru where he was brought up by his Aunt Lucy after he was orphaned following an earthquake when he was just a few weeks old. When Aunt Lucy went to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima, she decided to send him to England to live. After teaching him to speak English she arranged for him to stow away in a ship's lifeboat. Eventually, Paddington arrived on Paddington Station in London which is where the very first story begins with the words: "Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform. In fact, that was how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear for Paddington was the name of the station." The Browns were at the station to meet their daughter Judy when Mr. Brown spotted a bear sitting all alone on a suitcase, behind a pile of mail bags, close to the lost property office. The bear was wearing nothing but a hat and he had a label round his neck bearing the words "Please Look After This Bear. Thank You." ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE SHOW: MR.BROWN: works in the City of London. Little did he realise what lay in store for him the day he invited Paddington into his home. Redecorating nightmares, kitchen catastrophes, gardening mishaps – there's no end to the messes his house guest gets into. To Mr. Brown's credit, however, he never loses his temper with Paddington, treating him as one of his own family and even giving him a weekly allowance. Mrs. Brown: is very good-natured. She takes Paddington's mishaps in her stride, always looking on the bright side of his latest debacle. She does her best to familiarise him with his new surroundings, taking Paddington out shopping and even entrusting him with the odd errand. Occasionally, Mrs. Brown is struck by an ominous sense of foreboding just before Paddington lands himself in yet another spot of trouble. Jonathan and Judy: are the Browns' two children. They are intelligent and well-behaved and so, unlike many parents, the Browns were spared the usual problems associated with bringing up a family … that is, until Paddington arrived on the scene! Jonathan and Judy love having a bear about the house and are often on hand to help Paddington with his latest project or out of his latest predicament. Mrs. Bird: runs the Brown household. She is strict and knowing but also compassionate and understanding when she needs to be – which is more often than not when it comes to Paddington. She is a housekeeper, cook and nanny all in one and it is difficult to imagine the Browns getting along without her. Unlike the rest of the family who may be genuinely mystified when they discover Paddington's latest mishap, Mrs. Bird always knows who is responsible. She knows Paddington well and is usually the first to put two and two together. She is incisive, occasionally intimidating but ever-forgiving of Paddington's frequent mistakes. mr. Gruber: is Paddington's close friend and confidant. He has an affinity with Paddington since they both emigrated to England, in Mr. Gruber's case from his native Hungary. Mr. Gruber owns an antiques shop in the nearby Portobello Road and most days Paddington stops by at the baker's shop to buy some buns before taking them to share with Mr. Gruber over a mug of cocoa for their "elevenses" (mid-morning snack). The two get along famously and the shy, soft-spoken Mr. Gruber treats Paddington as an equal, referring to him as Mr. Brown as they chat over cocoa and buns. He is the one Paddington turns to when in need of information, an explanation or, quite simply, pleasant company. Mr. Curry is the Browns' next-door-neighbour and he is a dour, humourless man, forever trying to take advantage of Paddington. A penny-pincher, he is always trying to get something for nothing – especially from Paddington. Mr. Curry's trademark roar of Beeaar! is a common sound in Windsor Gardens as, once more, Paddington comes out on top! Aunt Lucy is Paddington's aunt and she lives in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima, Pe


There are believed to be over 1,000 languages spoken on which island?

Last Words: The Dying of Languages | Worldwatch Institute Last Words: The Dying of Languages Last Words  Marathi. Gujarati. Hindi. English. Kutchi. In Bombay, where I grew up, I used these languages every day. To get by on the streets, to get directions, to interact with people-I had to be able to speak Marathi. To go to a corner store to buy rice or tomatoes for dinner, I had to speak a little Gujarati, the language of many local shopkeepers. Kids in my school came from so many different linguistic backgrounds that we conversed either in English, the language of instruction, or Hindi, India's most widely-spoken tongue. And my grandparents spoke Kutchi, the language of our ancestors, who came from the deserts of western India. Despite their best efforts, I did anything I could to avoid responding to my grandparents in Kutchi. After all, they could converse fluently in a number of Bombay's working languages. And I sensed from a very early age that Kutchi wasn't useful in any obvious way. It couldn't help me make friends, follow what was on TV, or get me better grades. So by default, I abandoned the language of my ancestors, and chose instead to operate in the linguistic mainstream. Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, and English are each spoken by at least 40 million Indians. Kutchi, on the other hand, has perhaps 800,000 speakers-and that number is declining as more and more Kutchi-speaking young people switch to Gujarati or English. This decline makes the language increasingly vulnerable to other pressures. Last January, western India suffered a catastrophic earthquake, which had its epicenter in Kutch. Kutchi lost an estimated 30,000 speakers. India is a densely polyglot country. Estimates of the number of languages spoken there vary widely, depending on where one draws the line between language and dialect. But a conservative reckoning would put the number of native Indian tongues at roughly 400; of these, about 350 are rapidly losing speakers. The same is true for thousands of other languages all over the world. And most of these fading tongues don't come anywhere near Kutchi in terms of the number of speakers: of the world's 6,800 extant languages, nearly half are now spoken by fewer than 2,500 people. At the current rate of decline, experts estimate that by the end of this century, at least half of the world's languages will have disappeared-a linguistic extinction rate that works out to one language death, on average, every two weeks. And that's the low-end estimate; some experts predict that the losses could run as high as 90 percent. Michael Krauss, a linguist at the Alaskan Native Language Center and an authority on global language loss, estimates that just 600 of the world's languages are "safe" from extinction, meaning they are still being learned by children. It's believed that the human faculty for language arose at some point between 20,000 and 100,000 years ago. Many languages have come and gone since then, of course, but it's unlikely that the global fund of languages has ever before gone into so extensive and chronic a decline. This process seems to have originated in the 15th century, as the age of European expansion dawned. At least 15,000 languages were spoken at the beginning of that century. Since then, some 4,000 to 9,000 tongues have disappeared as a result of wars, genocide, legal bans, and assimilation. Many anthropologists see the decline as analogous to biodiversity loss: in both cases, we are rapidly losing resources that took millennia to develop. Today, the world's speech is increasingly homogenized. The 15 most common languages are now on the lips of half the world's people; the top 100 languages are used by 90 percent of humanity. European languages have profited disproportionately from this trend. Europe has a relatively low linguistic diversity-just 4 percent of the world's tongues originated there-yet half of the 10 most common languages are European (see figure, page 36). Of course, as a first language, the world's most common tongue is not European but Asian: Mandarin Chinese is now spoken by


Flatmates Felix Unger and Oscar Madison are the central characters in which play, film and TV series?

The Odd Couple (TV Series 1970–1975) - IMDb IMDb 7 January 2017 5:00 AM, UTC NEWS 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 Two men, a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives, have to live together despite their differences. Creators: Oscar and Felix appear together on Password and Felix is sure that they can win. 8.7 Oscar, on the advice from girlfriend Nancy, tries being nicer to Felix. In trying too hard to be so, it causes him to sleepwalk and hit Felix on the head with a rolled up newspaper every night. 8.7 Felix and Oscar appear on Let's Make a Deal to get a new bed for Felix after Oscar set his on fire. 8.6 2017 Golden Globes Nominees Back After 20 Years Golden Globes are feeling nostalgic! Find out which Golden Globe winners from more than 20 years ago snagged nominations yet again for their performances this past year. Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. a list of 23 titles created 14 Jun 2011 a list of 49 titles created 10 Jul 2011 a list of 27 titles created 09 Mar 2013 a list of 33 titles created 09 Mar 2015 a list of 25 titles created 9 months ago Title: The Odd Couple (1970–1975) 8/10 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. Won     1     Golden Globe. Another    5 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards  » Photos The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues. Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Bill Daily A compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids. Stars: Gabe Kaplan, Ron Palillo, John Travolta The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home. Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod The misadventures of an author turned innkeeper in rural Vermont and his friends. Stars: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Tom Poston The staff of a struggling radio station have a chance at success after the new programming director changes the format to rock music Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson The staff of a New York City taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things. Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito This sitcom follows recently divorced mother (Ann Romano) and her two teenage daughters (Barbara and Julie) as they start a new life together in Indianapolis, They are befriended by the ... See full summary  » Stars: Bonnie Franklin, Valerie Bertinelli, Pat Harrington Jr. A greasy-spoon diner in Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this long-running series. The title character, Alice Hyatt, is an aspiring singer who arrives in Phoenix with her teenaged son, ... See full summary  » Stars: Linda Lavin, Beth Howland, Vic Tayback An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there. Stars: Harry Anderson, John Larroquette, Richard Moll The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son. Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page A nouveau riche, African-American family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close, if occasionally fractious, relationships with other tenants. Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Marla Gibbs A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day. Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner Edit Storyline Felix and Oscar are an extremely odd couple: Felix is anal-retentive, neurotic, precise, and fastidiously clean. Oscar, on the other hand, is the exact opposite: sloppy and casual. They are sharing an apartment together, and their differing lifestyles inevitably lead to some conflicts and laughs. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au> 24 Septem


Which large domesticated bird has the Latin name meleagris gallopavo?

Meleagris gallopavo - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus Meleagris gallopavo a large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food Class: (* Meleagris gallopavo may be used in a singular or plural context) Type of: Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo  [species] native to North America and is the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes. It's the same species as the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of Wild Turkey. Although native to North America, the Wild... [synonym, sense-specific] | ... (plural also "turkey") a large North American gallinaceous bird that is domesticated in most parts of the world | "failure", "flop" ; especially, a ... (23 of 233 words, 4 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation, 1 image ) | Agriocharis ocellata  [species, sense-specific] A large North American bird "(Meleagris gallopavo") that has brownish plumage and a bare wattled head and neck and is widely domesticated for food. | ... (24 of 221 words, 6 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image ) | Agriocharis ocellata  [species, sense-specific] [United States] ; any of a family (Meleagrididae) of large, gallinaceous ... | [United States, slang] a failure: said especially of a theatrical ... (22 of 124 words, 5 definitions, pronunciations, 1 image ) | dud  [synonym, sense-specific] a large gallinaceous birdof North America, having a bare wattled head and ... | the flesh of the turkey used as food | a similar and related bird, ... (26 of 635 words, 11 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciations) | like turkeys voting for Christmas | talk turkey | Meleagris gallopavo  [species, sense-specific] a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a ... | the flesh of the turkey as food. | [informal, North American] : ... (24 of 199 words, 6 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation) A taxonomic species within the genus Meleagris -- the wild turkey. (10 of 12 words) | Meleagris gallopavo  [species] either of two species of birds classified as members of either the family Phasianidae or Meleagrididae. The best known is the common turkey, a native ... Columbia Encyclopedia: turkey common name for a large game and poultry bird related to the grouse and the pheasant. Its name derives from its "turk-turk" call. Turkeys are ... (25 of 194 words) | ocellated turkey  [sense-specific] a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially ... | the flesh of this bird, used as food. | "ocellated turkey" | [slang] ; a ... (23 of 144 words, 7 definitions, pronunciations) [plural] | talk turkey [countable] a large bird similar to a chicken that has no feathers on its ... | [countable, informal] a film or play that is very unsuccessful ; ... (26 of 89 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation) turkey [entry 1] a large bird grown for its meat on farms | the flesh of this bird used as food (17 of 30 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations) [United States, informal] something that fails badly | [United States, informal] a stupid or silly person (15 of 37 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations) turkey | turkeys  [plural] a large bird with a bare wattled head and neck and brownish feathers.meat. Native to: North America. Latin name Meleagris gallopavo. | the meat of the ... (25 of 144 words, 6 definitions, pronunciation) encarta.msn.com/dictionary 1861722557/definition.html  [offline] Page last updated: 2013-06-26


Naiad and Proteus are two of the thirteen moons of which planet?

Moons of Neptune – Names & Composition of Neptunes Moons – PlanetFacts.org The Moon Moons of Neptune There are 13 moons discovered to orbit around the 8th planet of the solar system, Neptune. The first, and the largest, moon, Triton, to be discovered was found just 17 days after the planet itself was discovered. After Triton’s discovery, it took another century for astronomers to find the second moon of Neptune. The moons of Neptune are classified as Regular Moons and Irregular Moons. Regular moons are closer to the planet, some even closer than Neptune’s planetary rings. Irregular moons orbit farther from Neptune. The regular moons consist of Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Naiad, Proteus and Thalassa. Naiad and Thalassa are the two regular moons closest to the planet and orbits between two of Neptune’s planetary rings. Despina is believed by astronomers to be a shepherd moon; small moons that orbit just outside the edge of planetary rings. Galatea is the fourth moon closest to Neptune and has a surface that displays no geological changes. It is believed that Galatea is a piece of one of Neptune’s ancient satellites. Galatea has been discovered to slowly move towards the surface of Neptune, which indicates that it will either crash with Neptune, or break up into planetary rings. Larissa and Proteus are the two largest of Neptune’s regular moons. Larissa has an estimated diameter of 200 km while Proteus is estimated to be around 150-250 km. The irregular moons of Neptune consist of Halimede, Laomedia, Nereid, Neso, Psamanthe, Sao and Triton. Triton is the largest moon with a 2,700 km diameter and is larger than the dwarf planets of the solar system Pluto and Eris. It has such a great mass that it accounts for 99.5% of the mass to orbit Neptune, moons and rings combined. Scientists believe that there may be liquid water inside Triton’s surface that they refer to as “ocean”. Moons of Neptune i didnt know neptune had moons ice cream man Neptune is my favorite planet after earth ☺ love bug thanks abunch this helped me so much on my space project although i have to say that i found different information on different web sources so it didnt help with some planets,asteroids,and comets i knew it had 13 moons it helped also ;D This has helped us heaps in science 😀 Thankyoooooou planet facts people oh no you didnt!!!!!JB the moons of neptune are not THAT stupid!!! 🙂 i mean if it didnt have moons …….ah i got nothin  🙂 JB The moons on neptune is Stupid Jackson Driever


Element 112, Cn, is named after which astronomer?

New element named after Copernicus - Radio Poland :: News from Poland New element named after Copernicus PR dla Zagranicy Peter Gentle 07.11.2011 08:16 A new, radioactive, element has been added to the Periodic Table named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) officially approved the names of three new elements, darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn) – the last in honour of the man from Torun, central Poland, who discovered the heliocentric universe. Copernicium, which has the atomic number 112, is a radioactive element which can only be produced in the laboratory. It was first created in 1996 at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany, by a team of scientists led by Sigurd Hofmann. Last year the name for the new element was put forward "to honour an outstanding scientist, who changed our view of the world." (pg)


What organisation was founded by William Alexander Smith in 1883 in Glasgow?

infed.org | William Alexander Smith – the founder of the Boys’ Brigade as a youth worker search William Alexander Smith – the founder of the Boys’ Brigade as a youth worker William Alexander Smith – the founder of the Boys’ Brigade as a youth worker. Jonathan Roberts examines the William Alexander Smith’s contribution to the founding, character and development of the Boys’ Brigade. He seeks to get behind many of the mistaken images of the work that those outside it have. Contents: introduction · William Alexander Smith ·  the Boys’ Brigade – military, drill, uniform and discipline · not the only way to do it? · further reading and references · links · how to cite this article Many reactions to the Boys’ Brigade (Boys’ Brigade) are at one end of a continuum or the other: fond memories of friendships, dignity and activities that stay life long; or blank disbelief at what appears to be militaristic, conservative, and badly out of date. Yet over the years I have met a number of committed and courageous people who have been in the Boys’ Brigade and used it to offer young people youth work in some of the most difficult areas of the country, In this piece I want to look at William A. Smith’s vision to see if it still works. I also want to explore William A. Smith’s significance for youth work and informal education more widely and to make connections to other work. What was it like in the early days in the Boys’ Brigade? What drew young men to join and what aspects of their life benefited from what happened in the Boys’ Brigade? In the interaction between the intentions of the adults and the activities that worked for the young people methods evolved that were and are used more widely than just the Boys’ Brigade. For church youth work William Smith started a movement that carried with it many of the abiding dilemmas of how far do you go in evangelism? From a social point of view the Boys’ Brigade addressed the great generation of young people of the growth in British population: their longevity, as clean water and the end of cholera kicked in, meant that they were able to make traditions over 50 years in their own life times. The influence and impact of William Smith’s ideas and their organisation meant that they were imitated, criticised and contradicted in his own life time. William Alexander Smith William Alexander Smith (1854-1914) was born 20 miles west of John O’Groats, near Thurso, Scotland on 27th October 1854. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith, and Harriet. His father was the son of William Smith who had fought in the 78th Highlander Regiment in the Napoleonic wars with Wellington up to 1815, and had himself served in the 7th Dragoon Guards in the so-called ‘Kaffir War’ (South Africa) of 1849-50. The trappings of the imperial soldier came back to the north of Scotland: he held a (part-time) commission in the Caithness Volunteers and his son played soldiers with his 11 year old friends. William Alexander Smith joined the 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in 1874 and moved through the ranks from private, to Lance Corporal, to Lieutenant – Colonel (second in command) by 1905. The mass military activity of the time was absolutely part of his culture. His mother was the daughter of Alexander Fraser who was a merchant in Glasgow. (Gibbon 1934: 9) When William was 13 his father died on business in China and he went to Glasgow to his uncle. The histories written for boys emphasise his achievement at school and his continuing studies afterwards, as a 20 year old in a French class (Birch 1959: 17). In 1869 he joined the family firm as a junior clerk. ‘Alex. Fraser & Co. were wholesale dealers in “soft goods,” shawls being one of the principle lines, and South America their chief market.’ (Gibbon 1934:15). Smith’s involvement in business continued until 1887, first in the family firm then in partnership with his brother and a friend. We can see the man growing up to live on a big map. Knowledge and discipline are the means to take a place in the world. We can also see the excellent social connections; and, for those who l


The scientific suffix -ose indicates the presence of what type of carbohydrate?

User:Drewbie/Macromolecules/Sugars - Wikibooks, open books for an open world User:Drewbie/Macromolecules/Sugars Sugars[ edit ] The function of carbohydrates includes energy storage and providing structure. Sugars are carbohydrates, although there are carbohydrates that are not sugars. There are more carbohydrates on Earth than any other type of biomolecule. The simplest type of carbohydrate is a monosaccharide, which among other properties contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, mostly in a ratio of 1:2:1 (generalized formula CnH2nOn, where n is at least 3). Glucose, one of the most important carbohydrates, is an example of a monosaccharide. So is fructose, the sugar that gives fruits their sweet taste. Some carbohydrates (especially after condensation to oligo- and polysaccharides) contain less carbon relative to H and O, which still are present in 2:1 (H:O) ratio. Monosaccharides can be grouped into aldoses (having an aldehyde group at the end of the chain, e. g. glucose) and ketoses (having a keto group in their chain; e. g. fructose). Both aldoses and ketoses occur in an equilibrium between the open-chain forms and (starting with chain lengths of C4) cyclic forms. These are generated by bond formation between one of the hydroxy groups of the sugar chain with the carbon of the aldehyde or keto group in a semiacetal bond. This leads to saturated five-membered (furanoses) or six-membered (pyranoses) heterocyclic rings containing one O as the hetero-atom. Chemical Reactions[ edit ] Two monosaccharides can be joined together using dehydration synthesis, in which a hydrogen atom is removed from the end of one molecule and a hydroxyl group (—OH) is removed from the other; the remaining residues are then attached at the sites from which the atoms were removed. The H—OH or H2O is then released as a molecule of water, hence the term dehydration. The new molecule, consisting of two monosaccharides, is called a disaccharide and is conjoined together by a glycosidic or ether bond. The reverse reaction can also occur, using a molecule of water to split up a disaccharide and break the glycosidic bond; this is termed hydrolysis. The most well-known disaccharide is sucrose, ordinary sugar (in scientific contexts, called table sugar or cane sugar to differentiate it from other sugars). Sucrose consists of a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule joined together. Another important disaccharide is lactose, consisting of a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule. As most humans age, the production of lactase, the enzyme that hydrolyzes lactose back into glucose and galactose, typically decreases. This results in lactase deficiency, also called lactose intolerance. Sugar polymers are characterised by having reducing or non-reducing ends. A reducing end of a carbohydrate is a carbon atom which can be in equilibrium with the open-chain aldehyde or keto form. If the joining of monomers takes place at such a carbon atom, the free hydroxy group of the pyranose or furanose form is exchanged with an OH-side chain of another sugar, yielding a full acetal. This prevents opening of the chain to the aldehyde or keto form and renders the modified residue non-reducing. Lactose contains a reducing end at its glucose moiety, whereas the galactose moiety form a full acetal with the C4-OH group of glucose. Saccharose does not have a reducing end because of full acetal formation between the aldehyde carbon of glucose (C1) and the keto carbon of fructose (C2). When a few (around three to six) monosaccharides are joined together, it is called an oligosaccharide (oligo- meaning "few"). These molecules tend to be used as markers and signals, as well as having some other uses. Many monosaccharides joined together make a polysaccharide. They can be joined together in one long linear chain, or they may be branched. Two of the most common polysaccharides are cellulose and glycogen, both consisting of repeating glucose monomers. Cellulose is made by plants and is an important structural component of their cell walls. Humans can neither manufacture nor digest it.


What sort of trees belong to the genus 'quercus'?

FOR-61:  Scientific Classification of Trees: An Introduction for Wood Workers Scientific Classification of Trees: An Introduction for Wood Workers James E. Reeb, Extension Specialist, Department of Forestry Introduction Those who work with wood should be able to distinguish between different woods and be familiar with features that make different kinds of wood react differently to cutting, surfacing, finishing, etc. An obvious first step in accomplishing these tasks is to be able to properly identify and name an unknown wood. It is helpful in identifying wood to know that trees, as well as other living organisms, are assigned to groups based on similar physical characteristics. This publication will introduce the reader to the science of taxonomy, that is, the practice of classifying and assigning living things to groups based on their similarities in anatomical structures. Scientists use scientific names to signify into what groups living things belong. The users of wood should be familiar with the fact that common names can often be misleading and that the wood of some trees with similar common names may actually be quite different in their structures and properties. Scientific names eliminate the confusion that can occur when using common names. Common Names Often Misleading Most probably, each kind of tree in the United States has more than one common name. When G. B. Sudworth, a United States Forest Service employee, published a checklist of trees in 1927, he included about 1,000 trees; however, the list also included almost 9,000 common names as local describers of these trees. For most practical purposes, common names can be used with no problem. However, in some cases, common names can be confusing or misleading. One kind of tree may be referred to by several different common names throughout its natural growing range. A single name may refer to more than one kind of tree. For example, the term �scrub oak� is often used when speaking about post oak, blackjack oak, and other �scrubby looking� oaks found in the southwestern United States. The tree we commonly call the yellow poplar is not a true poplar, such as cottonwood and aspen, but is instead a member of the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae. Eastern redcedar is actually a juniper and not a true cedar. Common names may describe where the tree grows, such as swamp white oak and river birch, or how the tree looks, such as weeping willow and quaking aspen. Other common names describe the use of the tree, such as sugar maple and canoe birch. Another way to assign a common name to trees is to incorporate the discoverer�s name in the tree name, such as Nuttal oak and Douglas-fir. Classification and Naming of Trees Organisms are assigned scientific names because of the confusion of using common names and because of the many different languages spoken throughout the world. Scientists have settled primarily on Latin for scientific names, although they sometimes use Greek or other languages. The important thing is that, regardless of the language the scientist uses for communication, the scientific names chosen for all classified living organisms are the same worldwide. Classifying and assigning scientific names also include those organisms that once lived, such as the dinosaurs. You may wish to refer to Figure 1 for the following explanation of the classification of trees. The highest taxonomic division of living things is the kingdom. All living organisms are placed in either the plant kingdom or the animal kingdom. Since this publication is about the classification of trees, only the taxonomy of the plant kingdom, and specifically trees, will be discussed. However, the taxonomic classification of other plants, and that of animals, is very similar. The plant kingdom is further classified into divisions. Trees are included in the division Spermatophyta. Spermatophytes include all plants that have seeds. Divisions are further broken down into subdivisions. Spermatophytes are divided into two subdivisions, Angiospermae (encased seeds) and Gymnospermae (naked seeds). Trees a


Which candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2010 is MP for Leigh?

Labour leadership election: which candidates have what it takes to head the party | Politics | The Guardian The Observer Labour leadership election: which candidates have what it takes to head the party In the post-Miliband era, the new Labour leader will have to ‘speak human’ appeal to ‘John Lewis voters’, be a ‘friend of the north’, be trusted with the economy – and have some charisma. So how do they measure up? From left: Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh, Tristam Hunt and Liz Kendall speak at the Progress annual conference in London on Saturday. Photograph: Laura Lean/PA Toby Helm Saturday 16 May 2015 19.04 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 09.39 EDT Close SPEAKING HUMAN Ed Miliband was taunted by political opponents, often unfairly, for always speaking like a policy wonk. So can the new leader relate better to voters? Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh He likes to talk about football (he’s an Everton fan) to anyone who'll listen, before getting on to politics. Can explain complex issues like the future of the Health Service or education without resorting to jargon. He’s a charmer. Yvette Cooper, MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Serious often but feisty, and impressive on TV; has often fielded by Labour on Question Time to take hard questions. A Harvard-educated economist and former journalist, she is good at the communications game, though some say she can be wooden. Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West Good at soundbites and personable, if sometimes over-intense. Cuts through jargon well. Prepared to be blunt. Said of the use private sector in the NHS that “what matters is what works” with a Blairite zeal that endeared her to that wing of the party. Mary Creagh, MP for Wakefield Speaks well, with good one-liners. “We’ve got to have a much bolder vision for our future, much bigger ambitions for people in this country.” Good company and humour. Tristram Hunt, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central Strong in front of a camera. A TV historian who can talk a good game, although sometimes seen as being too relaxed he talked good human on Question Time last when he was outed for being more than a bit interested in the leadership. Does he sound too posh? JOHN LEWIS APPEAL? Tristram Hunt launched the concept of a John Lewis voter, saying Labour would only win if it championed aspirational middle class voters who shop there, and at Waitrose. Andy Burnham A Liverpool boy, a lad at heart, but he was a member of Tony Blair’s and Gordon Brown’s governments. He doesn’t like the mansion tax, and says the public sees it aspart of a “politics of envy” which no one likes. Did his assault on NHS privatisation position him too close to Old Labour for middle-class southern voters’ taste? Yvette Cooper Cooper will have no problem with appealing to middle-class aspirational voters, although in tandem with addressing working-class concerns like those of her constituents. Liz Kendall Espouses the causes of John Lewis voters in spades. Talks lots about aspiration and believes Labour failed to identify sufficiently with them under Ed Miliband’s leadership. Very New Labour. Mary Creagh Aspiration is a favourite word, would want to fold John Lewis shoppers into her Labour big tent. Once accused her fellow Labour MPs of shunning her because she spoke with a middle-class, southern accent. Tristram Hunt Will be known, if not careful, as the John Lewis candidate. Privately educated and Oxbridge, he is passionate, though, about regeneration of urban communities and has done an impressive job in selling his Stoke constituency as a place to invest. FRIENDS IN THE NORTH? Labour failed to win key marginals in the north and lost working-class voters to Ukip in droves. Miliband was seen as too southern so how does the party reconnect in northern heartlands? Andy Burnham Retains a strong Liverpool accent and is a local hero in the city of his birth, having campaigned relentlessly for the families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Cambridge educated but very much clings on to his northern roots. Yvette Cooper Born in Scotland, she has been the


The archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann Is most famous for his excavations of which ancient city?

Heinrich Schliemann Archaeology - Troy - Mask of Agamemnon Heinrich Schliemann Archaeology Heinrich Schliemann archaeologist Archaeology of Troy Heinrich Schliemann (Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann) was born in January 1822 in the German territory of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His father was a minister of religion and the family, which grew to include several children, was not too prosperous by all accounts. Indeed, the demise of Heinrich Schliemann's mother in 1831 was followed by  Heinrich's being sent to live with an uncle although a brief period of education at a Gymnasium (grammar school),  was funded by his father. During his time at the Gymnasium Heinrich Schliemann was not yet a teenager but he may have already developed an interest in Archaeolgy. In later life Schliemann claimed that his father had already introduced him  to tales of the Greek Classical Era as related in The Iliad and The Odyssey, and had given him an Illustrated History of the World as a christmas gift in 1829. Heinrich Schliemann even claimed in later life that by the age of eight he had already formed the ambition to excavate the ancient city of Troy. Schliemann also related how he and a young playmate, a girl named Minna Meincke, used to conduct "archaeological excavations" at the local churchyard and would spend time in the ruins of a local castle. It happened that Schliemann senior was accused of embezzleing church funds and the ensuing scandal and loss of income contributed to his sons presence in the Gymnasium being only a brief one. Despite having a real interest in the Greek language, and a scholarly cast of mind, Heinrich spend a few years in a trades and commerce related 'vocational school' before becoming a apprenticed to a grocer at the age of fourteen. Heinrich stayed in this employment for some five years but continued to read in line with his interests in his limited  spare time. He later claimed to have taught himself Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, over some two years. In 1841 Heinrich abruptly left his employer and embarked as a cabin boy on a ship bound for South America but a shipwreck saw him being returned to German territory after a rescue and landing in the Netherlands. He subsequently gained employment in merchant trading enterprises and was sent by one such firm to the Russian city of St Petersburg where his talent for and interest in languages allowed him to learn Russian and Greek in order readily converse with his clients and other business contacts. Schliemann seems to have employed a system that he used his entire life to learn languages - that of writing up his diary in the language of whatever country he happened to be in. Circa 1851 Heinrich moved to California where one of his brothers had made a fortune during these years which were years of "Gold Rush." Heinrich started a banking enterprise that bought and sold the gold dust won  by the miners. Although he seems to have made a lot of money, (his bank seems to have handled $1,350,000 worth of gold in just six months), Heinrich Schliemann returned to Russia in 1852. Back in Russia Heinrich set himself up on somewhat gentlemanly patterns of life and married Ekaterina Lyschin, a niece of one of his  wealthy friends. The new Mrs. Heinrich Schliemann seems to have expected Heinrich, although already quite wealthy, to continue to be prosperously active in business. Involvements in commerce as a contractor of military supplies at the time of the Crimean War (1854-1856) brought yet more wealth to the Schliemann household. This level of wealth allowed Heinrich Schliemann to retire from being an active merchant and to  actively pursue his deep interest in the world of the ancient civilisations of Greece and Troy. He based himself in Paris and unsuccessfully tried to encourage his wife to bring their three children to continue their lives there. In 1868, after several years of archaeological exploration principally undertaken in Turkey, Heinrich Schliemann  took on a partnership interest in a site at Hissarlik, pr


'Wing finger' is the literal meaning of which extinct reptile?

pterodactyl - definition and meaning pterodactyl Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition n. Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License n. Any of various small, mostly tailless, extinct flying reptiles of the order Pterosauria that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English n. An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See Illustration in Appendix. from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia n. An extinct reptile of the genus Pterodactylus or order Pterosauria; a pterosaurian; an ornithosaurian; a flying-dragon. Also pterodactylian. from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. n. extinct flying reptile from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition New Latin Pterodactylus, genus name : Greek pteron, feather, wing; see -pter + Greek daktulos, finger. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pteron, "wing") + δάκτυλος (dactulos, "finger") Examples Side note, the music played when Toth-Amon floats off the dark tower balcony and hand-animates into that rad mist-pterodactyl is the some of the best music out of both Conans.


In World War I, what name was given to the vast system of defences in N E France stretching from Lens to Verdun?

Battle of Arras (1917) | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Battle of Arras (1917) Part of the Western Front of the First World War The Town Square, Arras, France. February, 1919. Date 9 April – 16 May 1917 Location Georg von der Marwitz Strength 27 divisions in the assault 7 divisions in the line, 27 divisions in reserve Casualties and losses 158,000 120,000–130,000 † Discussed in detail in Casualties , below Hundred Days The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during the First World War . From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British , Canadian, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Australian troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. For much of the war, the opposing armies on the Western Front were at a stalemate, with a continuous line of trenches stretching from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border. [1] In essence, the Allied objective from early 1915 was to break through the German defences into the open ground beyond and engage the numerically inferior German army in a war of movement . [2] The Arras offensive was conceived as part of a plan to bring about this result. [3] It was planned in conjunction with the French High Command, who were simultaneously embarking on a massive attack (the Nivelle Offensive ) about eighty kilometres to the south. [3] The aim of this combined operation was to end the war in forty-eight hours. [4] At Arras the Allied objectives were to draw German troops away from the ground chosen for the French attack and to take the German-held high ground that dominated the plain of Douai. [3] The British effort was a relatively broad front assault between Vimy in the northwest and Bullecourt in the southeast. After considerable bombardment, Canadian troops advancing in the north were able to capture the strategically significant Vimy Ridge and British divisions in the centre were also able to make significant gains astride the Scarpe river. In the south, British and Australian forces were frustrated by the elastic defence and made only minimal gains. Following these initial successes, British forces engaged in a series of small-scale operations to consolidate the newly won positions. Although these battles were generally successful in achieving limited aims, these were gained at the price of relatively large numbers of casualties. [3] When the battle officially ended on 16 May, British Empire troops had made significant advances but had been unable to achieve a breakthrough. [3] New tactics (embodied in SS 135, Instructions for the Training of Divisions for Offensive Action and SS.143 Instructions for the Training of Platoons for Offensive Action) and the equipment to exploit them, with the platoon becoming the principal tactical unit, in four sections: Lewis gun, rifle grenade, bomber and rifle; [5] with the creeping barrage , the graze fuse and counter-battery fire had been used, particularly in the first phase and had demonstrated that set-piece assaults against heavily fortified positions could be successful. This sector then reverted to the stalemate that typified most of the war on the Western Front. Contents Edit At the beginning of 1917, the British and French were still searching for a way to achieve a strategic breakthrough on the Western Front. [2] The previous year had been marked by the costly success [6] of the Franco–British offensive astride the river Somme, while the French had been unable to take the initiative because of intense German pressure at Verdun [2] until after August 1916. [7] Both battles consumed enormous quantities of resources while achieving virtually no strategic gains on the battlefield. [2] Nonetheless, the cost to Germany of containing the Anglo-French attacks had been high, and given that the material preponderance of the Entente and its allies could only be expected to increase in 1917, Hindenburg and Ludendorff decided on a defensive strategy on the Western Front for that year. [8] This impasse reinforced the French and British commanders' belief that to end the stalemate they needed a breakthrough; [2] while this des


What is the title of the book (published 1954) which is considered to be a parody of Ballantyne's 'Coral Island'?

Pï¿½gina de Toni Guillem ï¿½-The Spire, 1964 -The pyramid, 1967 Golding actual position in his generation is almost unique. There is no easy way to fit him into any current English School of Fiction. According to Walter Allen, his novels Strike one as strictly contemporary: they are rooted in the anguish and anxiety of their times. ( The modern Novel, New York, 1964, p.288 ) Paradoxically, this is so even thopugh only one ( Free hall ) of the first half dozen major works he has published is set in a conventional contemporary environment. ï¿½One of Golding great strengths is the sensuous richness with which he is able to dramatize the plight of beings in remote and extre me situations, from school boys on an island, to Neanderthalelrs assailed by unknown enemies... The actions describes have multiple layers of significance inviting allegoric readings. ï¿½In reply to a literary magazine questionnaire ï¿½The writer in his age, Golding describes himself as "a citzen", " a novelist", and "a scollmaster". The citizen is concerned to correct them by proper instruction, the novelist finds the apropiate forms in which man own nature may be embodied, that he may learn to know it. ï¿½Golding can compel the reader to look at the world through new and strange eyes and to ask bleak and anxious questions about evolution, about the follies of history, or about the egotism of human nature. He thinks his novels out very slowly, and in careful detail, and his endings surprise the reader, and make him ask- can a paradoxical ending to a novel ever negate, as though erasing, the experience of the preceding narrative? ï¿½ Lord of the Flies: The plot ï¿½ A planeload of boys has been evacuated from an England engaged in some future war fought against " the reds". After their departure, an atomic bomb has fallen on England and civilzation is in ruins. IT is the post catastrophic near future in which nuclear ar has laid waste much of the west. The aeroplane crash lands on a coral island. The survivors, a party of scoolboys find themselves cast away in ideal surrounding. At first, they set out to create arational society modeled on what grown-ups would do. They established government and laws, they provide for food and shelter, and they light a signal fire. But this rational society begins to break down under two instinctual pressure- fear and blood lust. The dark unknownï¿½ that surrounds the children gradually assumes a monstrous identity and becomes " The Best" to be feared, and hunting for food becomes killing. The hunters break away from the rest of other boys and create their own primitive savage orgiastic tribal society. They kill two of the tree rational boys, and are hunting down the third when the adult world under the form of a naval officer comes to their rescue. ï¿½ Source and literary tradition ï¿½Goldingï¿½s most immediate source is R.M. Ballantynes " Coral Island", a victorian boyï¿½s book of south sea adventure, but in Ballantyne the boys are able to make use of island situation pretty well with everything they lay their hands on, whereas Goldingï¿½s boys can only destroy. The "Island" story" is very much part of the English Literary Tradition (survival narrative) One only has to go back to " Shakespeareï¿½s tempest", Stevensonï¿½s Treasure Island, " Robinson Crusoe" or " Barries Admirable Crichton" The traditions embodied in " Lord of the Flies" can also be discovered in " Gulliversï¿½s Travels"; Swiftsï¿½s version of the primeval savagery and greed, which civilization only masks in modern man. It is also in the tradition last exemplified by Conrad, Gary and Green in our century that examine our ulture by transplanting it harshly to an exotic local where it prospers or withers depending upon its intrimsic value and strength. One might say the " Lord of the Flies" is a refutation of coral Island, and that Golding sets about to show us that the devil rises, not out of pirates and cannibals, but put of " The darkness of manï¿½s heart" ï¿½The desert- island tale shares certain literary qualities with science fiction. Both offers aï¿½


What is the name of the first opera in Wagner's four opera Ring Cycle?

The Ring Cycle | The Ring Cycle The Ring Cycle Information on The Ring Cycle including music recordings, events calendar, librettos, videos, and Richard Wagner's Autobiography Search for: You are here: Home / The Ring Cycle The Ring Cycle The Ring Cycle – Der Ring des Nibelungen – The Ring of the Nibelung Brunnhilde in flames The Ring Cycle is a common abbreviation for Der Ring des Nibelungen (English translation – The Ring of the Nibelung), by German composer Richard Wagner. The Ring of the Nibelung is made up of a cycle of four epic operas that if played consecutively would last for about 15 hours. Wagner wrote both the music and the libretto, taking his inspiration from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied (a 12th century German poem). The four operatic dramas are actually a trilogy with a prelude making up the fourth part. NOTE: Some people translate “Der Ring des Nibelungen” as “The Ring of the Nibelungs” but this is not correct. In German the ‘-en’ ending of ‘Nibelungen’ and the article ‘des’ preceding it denotes the possessive (genitive) case making the correct translation to be Nibelung in English and not Nibelungs. Brunnhilde the Valkyrie In chronological order of the events contained in each opera, The Ring of the Nibelung consists of – Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold) – Prelude Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) – First Day of the Trilogy Siegfried (Siegfried) – Second Day of the Trilogy Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods) – Third Day of the Trilogy As well as being an epic production in its own right, Der Ring des Nibelungen was also an epic in writing taking Wagner about twenty-six years, from 1848 to 1874 to complete. Each opera can stand on its own but the authors intention was that they be performed as a series. Wagner worked on and off again on the Ring during the twenty-six years between when it was first started and when it was completed. He wrote the poems of the four operas in the late 1840s and early 1850s; the music for Das Rheingold in 1853–54, that for Die Walküre in 1854–56; and in 1856–57 Wagner composed, though he did not score, the first two acts of Siegfried. However, at this point in time he took a break from The Ring for twelve years, in order to concentrate on Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. It was always in his mind to complete The Ring and in 1869 he got back to work on the epic again. Despite the long break his enthusiasm and inspiration had not diminished. He completed Siegfried between 1869–74 as well as Götterdämmerung. The first performance of Das Rheingold was in Munich on 22 September 1869, and it took until 13 August 1876 before it was performed as part of the complete Ring cycle at Bayreuth – where it is still performed today. Today we can enjoy performances of the Wagner Ring Cycle as both live performances by world famous opera houses, or as high quality recordings on CD and DVD . In addition there are modern translations of Wagner’s libretto that make it easy to follow the storyline and understand the plot. The passage of time has confirmed Wagner’s “Der Ring Des Nibelungen” as one of the classic operas of all time, and although it may not enjoy the heights of popularity it enjoyed before World War 1, it still attracts sold out houses wherever it is performed in the world today. If you cannot find something on this page, Search Google Search for:


Which mammal has types called Siberian and Bengal?

Which is biggest, the Siberian tiger or the Bengal tiger? - Quora Quora Written Jan 15, 2015 Siberian Tigers, which are now more often called Amur Tigers (because they live mainly in the Amur river valley of far Eastern Siberia) are generally larger and stockier than their cousins to the south.This is not surprising because short stocky limbs and more body fat mean less heat lost to the environment. Adult males will average about 500lbs but the largest can get to nearly 700-800lbs. While Amur Tigers are the largest, it's important to remember these are subspecies and a lot of their division is due to political borders (everyone wants their own tiger-they just don't want to work to keep them alive). However, the Amur Tiger is pretty unique among living tigers and was possibly even the same subspecies as the now extinct Caspian Tiger that lived all the way to Western Asia. The Amur Tiger rebounded in the last century in numbers from less than 100 individuals to nearly 500. But populations have taken a toll because of the genetic bottleneck, poaching and road building (which gives poachers access). There may be less than 300 left. All tigers, not just Amur tigers, are endangered or critically endangered and may go extinct within the next 20-50 years if we don't take drastic measures to protect them. To read more or even donate and help out these are the best major organizations: (The Kremlin also does a lot of work with tiger conservation, believe it or not, but I don't think you want to give money to the Russian government....) 14.3k Views · View Upvotes · Answer requested by On average Siberian Tigers are bigger. The largest tiger ever held in captivity, and the heaviest natural big cat on record is a nine-year-old male Siberian named Jaipur owned by animal trainer Joan Byron-Marasek of Clarksburg, New Jersey, USA. This tiger measured 3.32 m 10ft 11in in total length and weiged 423 kg 932 lb in October 1986. The heaviest Tiger recorded in theGuinness Book of World Records is a1,025 pound male Siberian Tiger.  But some gigantic Bengal tigers are comparable to Siberian ones. Largest Siberian Tiger found in the wild: 845 lbs/ 384 kg. Largest Bengal Tiger found in the wild: 857 lbs/ 389 kg. 3.22 m 10 ft 7 in between pegs (3.37 m 11ft over the curves). Big Cat Facts Augustus Aaron Wilson. Tiger, 1931. When the Ringling Brothers circus came to town in 1931, Wilson was inspired by Emyr, said to be the largest tiger in captivity, to carve these tigers from salvaged railroad ties and telephone poles that he kept in his barn. Written Jan 15, 2015 If by size you mean mass, they are probably broadly about the same IMO, although it is difficult to say for sure. That is, if you were able to randomly sample each population and you did a statistical test, I dont think you would get a statistically significant difference. There may be differences in the tails of the distribution though. The many complications in answering this question (which seems simple but actually is not!!) are: (a) Its difficult and invasive to actually catch and weigh tigers in the wild. Such procedure are relatively common in Russia because tigers are collared there, but not often allowed in India - so there is less data. The animals that are caught in India tend to be conflict animals, which may be in poor body condition and bias the results downwards. (b) Data from hunters is unreliable, because there is a tendency to exaggerate the size of the animal. And captive data does not count, it has no bearing on wild populations. (c) The biggest tigers have probably been hunted out from the population, and the size of those animals that are alive probably reflects hunting pressure as well, rather than inherent biological traits. (d) The subcontinent offers some of the best possible tiger habitat (e.g., the grasslands of the Terai or the deciduous forests of the Nilgiri), so there are great opportunities for tigers to be well nourished and reach their full potential size - and Russia is poor tiger habitat. But then, we also have Bergmann's rule in ecology, which states t


Which British Prime Minister was born in Canada in 1858, the only one born outside the British Isles?

Where Was The Prime Minister Born?...Mapped | Londonist Where Was The Prime Minister Born?...Mapped By M@ Last edited 6 months ago M@ Where Was The Prime Minister Born?...Mapped Having previously mapped the birth places of our monarchs , a reader prompted us to do the same from British Prime ministers*. We listen to our readers, so here it is. View Prime Ministers in a larger map Our nation has been overseen by 54 Prime Ministers, from Robert Walpole in 1721 to Theresa May. A staggering 18 Prime Ministers were born in central London. That's a third of all incumbents. In addition, several were born in areas that are now considered to be part of the capital, including Clement Attlee in Putney and John Major in Carshalton. No British Prime Minister was ever born in Wales or the south-west counties of England. Jim Callaghan is the closest, hailing from Portsmouth. While Wales is barren of Prime Ministers, Scotland is a fertile source. Seven PMs are from north of the border, including both Blair and Brown. Only one PM was born outside the British Isles. Bonar Law took his first breath in New Brunswick, now part of Canada. Quite a few of the PMs in the map above are not accurately placed — for several, we can find no information beyond 'London' or 'Edinburgh'. If you can narrow the locations down further, do let us know. David Cameron was born within five minutes' walk of the Chamber of Horrors at Madame Tussauds. Just sayin'. *We're working with the convention that Robert Walpole was the first Prime Minister, even though he didn't use the title. We're also using the term 'British' in its lightest sense to encapsulate the several territorial unions that have made up the country since the time of the first PM. Update 30 March 2016: thanks to reader Carolyn for information on the Duke of Grafton. Update 11 July 2016: added Theresa May, as the designate Prime Minister. Last Updated 11 July 2016


"Which baseball star is mentioned in the lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel's hit ""Mrs Robinson""?"

Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel Songfacts Songfacts This was written for the movie The Graduate, starring Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson, a middle-aged woman who seduces the much younger Dustin Hoffman. Bancroft, who died in 2005, had a long and successful film career, but is best known for her part in this movie. Regarding the famous line, "Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?": DiMaggio was a star baseball player for the New York Yankees who was briefly married to Marilyn Monroe. Simon was using him to represent heroes of the past. DiMaggio was a little miffed when he heard this, since he was still very much alive even though he retired from baseball in 1951, but he realized that he had become a new icon now with the baby boomer generation due to this song's success. Simon, who is a huge fan of The Yankees, explained in a 1990 interview with SongTalk magazine: "The Joe DiMaggio line was written right away in the beginning. And I don't know why or where it came from. It seems so strange, like it didn't belong in that song and then, I don't know, it was so interesting to us that we just kept it. So it's one of the most well-known lines that I've ever written." Paul Simon was a much bigger fan of Mickey Mantle than Joe DiMaggio. On The Dick Cavett Show, Simon was asked by Mantle why he wasn't mentioned in the song instead of DiMaggio. Simon replied, "It's about syllables, Mick. It's about how many beats there are." When DiMaggio died in 1999, it was a very emotional event for many baseball fans who grew up watching him play. The part of this song that mentions him summed of the feelings of many people who felt there was no one left to look up to. Simon wrote an editorial about DiMaggio in The New York Times shortly after his death. Simon began writing this as "Mrs. Roosevelt," and had just the line, "Here's to you, Mrs. Roosevelt" when he changed it to "Mrs. Robinson" for The Graduate. Eleanor Roosevelt was a likely influence on the song. Some of the lyrics support this theory: We'd like to help you learn to help yourself Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes Going to the candidates debate Laugh about it, shout about it When you've got to choose Every way you look at it, you lose Roosevelt was a female rights and black rights activist, always helping everyone but herself during the Great Depression. A lot of the time she seemed to have been running the country as much as FDR, but never would have actually won the presidency because she was female. >> Suggestion credit: Megan - Rochester, NY When Mike Nichols was making The Graduate, he used three existing Simon & Garfunkel songs as placeholders: " The Sound of Silence ," " Scarborough Fair / Canticle " and "April Come She Will." He was hoping that Paul Simon would write some original songs for the film, but touring and work on an upcoming album left him drained. Nichols decided to use these placeholder songs, but really wanted a new song to serve as the soundtrack. Art Garfunkel had heard Simon working on "Mrs. Roosevelt," and mentioned this to Nichols, who realized the title had the same number of syllables as "Mrs. Robinson." Desperate for a song, Nichols asked Simon to change it to "Mrs. Robinson" and write the rest of it. Simon decided to give it a shot. According to Art Garfunkel, this song may never have been recorded had it not been for The Graduate director Mike Nichols, who asked the duo for songs for his film. Garfunkel said that at the time, the tune was "A trifle song we were about to throw out," but when Nichols heard this early version, he heard something in it and asked Simon to adapt it for the film. "His intelligence allowed him to hang loose and make all these different, fabulous choices," Garfunkel said of Nichols, who died in 2014. Nichols directed Garfunkel in the 1971 movie Carnal Knowledge. (source of quote: Entertainment Weekly) This would have had a good chance to win an Oscar for Best Song From A Movie, but it was never nominated because Simon & Garfunkel never filled out the forms to get it considered, leaving "Talk To The Animals" f


In which city is New Road County Cricket Ground?

The County Cricket Ground The County Cricket Ground Home > The magnificent new "The View" corporate and members building is the latest development in many changes seen during the 118 years since Worcestershire became tenants of the farmland at New Road in 1896. It is a far different scenario to when Paul Foley, who had co-founded the Minor Counties Championship won by Worcestershire from 1895-98, rented three sheep fields from the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. Foley, who was from a family of iron masters in Stourbridge, felt the county needed a new ground - they had previously played at Boughton Park - in keeping with their first class status which was granted for the 1899 season. He was also responsible for bringing in a 23-year-old Berkshire groundsman called Fred Hunt who transformed New Road from a sheep pasture into the ground it is renowned for throughout the world today - and with no mechanical equipment. Hunt, who remained as head groundsman until the end of the Second World War, was up at 5 am every day to feed and water the horse before it was harnessed to the roller for preparing the wicket. The pavilion was built at the start of the 1899 season but the race to get ready for the opening first class fixture against Yorkshire was cut fine. Foley was still painting the sightscreen when the match got underway! Telegraph facilities for the press and spectator seating were also installed whilst the scorers climbed a ladder every morning to do their duty housed in the pavilion clock tower later used by media photographers. The dressing rooms were housed at either end of the pavilion but these were used by amateur players while the professionals changed in a corrugated hut. The office staff were also housed in a tin hut during the season before moving to offices in the city centre for the winter months! From such beginnings an iconic ground was born and it is from the second half of the last century onwards that many changes took place at New Road. A new scoreboard, presented to the club by the Supporters' Association, was unveiled in 1954 and replaced the antiquated one with its metal number plates situated at mid wicket on the east side of the ground. It remained in use until the end of the 20th century before the Basil D'Oliveira Stand was erected at the Diglis End of the ground and an electronic one came into force. The New Road Stand was rebuilt in 1974 and now including roofing which allowed hospitality boxes to be built on top of it for the start of the 1992 season. Two years later in 1976 the freehold of the ground was obtained by the club after negotiations with the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral. A new press box was built on its current site in the 1980s and there was a significant change in 1988 when the Cricket Suite was increased in size due to extra demand for dining facilities. The office staff were rehoused from the Cricket Suite to the turnstile end of the ground on the site which had previously incorporated the press box and the Supporters' Association office. But it is during the last decade that the ground has been shaped into the impressive structure of today beginning with the erection of the Basil D'Oliveira Stand a decade ago in honour of the South African legend. In 2009 the 110 year reign of the old pavilion, which was costing the county upwards of £50,000 per year to maintain, came to an end and the £2 million Graeme Hick pavilion and dressing rooms was built on the same spot. Then last September came Worcestershire's pride and joy with the completion of multi million pound complex The View whilst the 120 room Premier Inn nestles proudly alongside after opening for business in January. ECB officials and county chairman immediately put The View on a par with the best facilities in the country after holding the initial function there. The ground has come a long way since those three sheep fields were acquired by Paul Foley but it remains its charm whilst modernising itself for the demands of today's business world. Rest assured tea and cakes are still served in the Ladies pavilion in the s


In 1969 which Irish woman became Britain's youngest ever female MP?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1969: Devlin is youngest-ever woman MP About This Site | Text Only 1969: Devlin is youngest-ever woman MP A 21-year-old woman, Bernadette Devlin, has become Britain's youngest ever female MP and the third youngest MP ever. Standing as an independent Unity candidate, Miss Devlin wrested the seat of Mid-Ulster in Northern Ireland from the Ulster Unionists. In a straight fight she defeated Anna Forrest, the widow of the late MP George Forrest, by more than 4,000 votes. At the last general election Mr Forrest had a majority of just over 2,500. It was only Miss Devlin's second foray into politics after standing against Northern Ireland's agriculture minister, James Chichester-Clark, in February's Stormont elections. She polled nearly 6,000 votes against Major Chichester-Clark's 9,000. In Mid-Ulster Miss Devlin was helped by the constituency's natural Catholic majority of about 4,000 and the fact that Mrs Forrest did not campaign at all. 'Non-sectarian' The young MP, a Catholic, has declared her sympathies with the IRA and her win has dismayed Northern Ireland's Protestant community. However, the Queen's University psychology student has always said her approach is non-sectarian and she wants to promote unity among the people of Ireland. A leading figure in the student civil rights movement, Miss Devlin said her political ambitions were only awakened last October after she took part in a march that was violently suppressed by the police. After her victory, Miss Devlin who turns 22 next Wednesday, said she would raise issues concerning Ulster in the House of Commons. "I was elected by the oppressed people of Ulster and I shall work for them," she said. She did not yet know when she would take her seat in Westminster or where, as an independent, she would sit, Miss Devlin added.


What was the first Apollo mission to leave Earth orbit and orbit the moon, in 1968?

NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1968-118A Description This spacecraft was the first of the Apollo series to successfully orbit the moon, and the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth's gravity and reach the Moon. The mission achieved operational experience and tested the Apollo command module systems, including communications, tracking, and life-support, in cis-lunar space and lunar orbit, and allowed evaluation of crew performance on a lunar orbiting mission. The crew photographed the lunar surface, both farside and nearside, obtaining information on topography and landmarks as well as other scientific information necessary for future Apollo landings. Additionally, six live television transmission sessions were done by the crew during the mission, including the famous Christmas Eve broadcast in which the astronauts read from the book of Genesis. All systems operated within allowable parameters and all objectives of the mission were achieved. The flight carried a three man crew: Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell, Jr., and Lunar Module Pilot William A. Anders. The Apollo 8 spacecraft consisted of a command module similar to Apollo 7 except that the forward pressure and ablative hatches were replaced by a combined forward hatch, which would be used for transfer to the Lunar Module on later missions. The spacecraft mass of 28,817 kg is the mass of the CSM including propellants and expendables. A Lunar Module was not used on the Apollo 8 mission but a Lunar Module Test Article which was equivalent in mass (9027 kg) to a Lunar Module was mounted in the spacecraft/launch vehicle adapter as ballast for mass loading purposes. The spacecraft was launched on December 21, 1968 at 12:51:00 UT (7:51 a.m. EST), and was placed in a 190.6 km x 183.2 km Earth parking orbit with a period of 88.2 minutes and an inclination of 32.51 degrees. At 15:41:37 UT a third-stage burn injected the Apollo spacecraft into translunar trajectory. Orbit insertion took place on 24 December at 09:59:20 UT into an elliptical 310.6 km by 111.2 km lunar orbit. Two orbits later a second burn placed Apollo 8 into a near-circular 110.4 by 112.3 km orbit for eight orbits. The transearth injection burn took place on 25 December at 06:10:16 UT after a total of 10 lunar orbits. Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 27 December 1968 at 15:51:42 UT (10:51:42 a.m. EST) after a mission elapsed time of 147 hrs, 0 mins, 42 secs. The splashdown point was 8 deg 7.5 min N, 165 deg 1.2 min W, 1,000 miles SSW of Hawaii and 5 km (3 mi) from the recovery ship USS Yorktown. The Apollo 8 Command Module is on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. The Apollo program included a large number of uncrewed test missions and 12 crewed missions: three Earth orbiting missions (Apollo 7, 9 and Apollo-Soyuz), two lunar orbiting missions (Apollo 8 and 10), a lunar swingby (Apollo 13), and six Moon landing missions (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17). Two astronauts from each of these six missions walked on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Gene Cernan, and Harrison Schmitt), the only humans to have set foot on another solar system body. Total funding for the Apollo program was approximately $20,443,600,000. Alternate Names Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States Mass: 28817.0 kg NASA-Office of Manned Space Flight (United States) Disciplines


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