What blue pill was introduced by Pfizer?

Viagra: The little blue pill that could - CNN.com Viagra: The little blue pill that could By Jacque Wilson, CNN Updated 6:33 PM ET, Wed March 27, 2013 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. JUST WATCHED Viagra celebrates 15th anniversary 02:25 Story highlights Viagra was approved by the FDA on March 27, 1998 British scientists working for Pfizer first created the drug in 1989 Since then three major competitors for Viagra have been approved Fifteen years ago, men who were suffering from impotence received a beacon of hope in the form of a little blue pill. Wednesday marks the 15th anniversary of Viagra's FDA approval in the United States. Viagra currently holds 45% of the sexual dysfunction market share, with competitor Cialis in close second, according to industry researcher IMS Health . There were 8 million Viagra prescriptions written in 2012 with total sales of about $2 billion. But how did a drug that was originally tested for the treatment of heart problems end up in bedrooms across America? Take a look back at Viagra's history. 1989: British Pfizer scientists Peter Dunn and Albert Wood create a drug called sildenafil citrate that they believe will be useful in treating high blood pressure and angina, a chest pain associated with coronary heart disease. The drug is classified as UK-92480. 1991: Dr. Nicholas Terrett is named in the British patent for sildenafil citrate, or Viagra, as a heart medication. Terrett is often considered the father of Viagra, according to ViagraBox.com. JUST WATCHED MUST WATCH Searching for 'Himalayan Viagra' 03:07 Early 1990s: Pfizer completes several early trials of sildenafil citrate that provide little hope for its use as a heart disease treatment. But volunteers in the clinical trials are reporting increased erections several days after taking a dose of the drug, according to researcher Ian Osterloh. "Around the same time, other studies were revealing more information about the biochemical pathway involved in the erection process," he writes for Cosmos magazine . "This helped us understand how the drug might amplify the effects of sexual stimulation in opening up the blood vessels in the penis. With UK-92480′s chances of treating angina now slim, we decided to run pilot studies in patients with erectile dysfunction." Testosterone: 'Viagra for the boardroom' 1996: Pfizer patents sildenafil citrate in the United States. March 1998: The FDA approves the use of the drug Viagra to treat erectile dysfunction. In the following weeks, experts estimate, U.S. pharmacists dispense more than 40,000 Viagra prescriptions. May 1998: TIME magazine's cover story, " The Potency Pill " quotes Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione as saying he believes Viagra will "free the American male libido" from the emasculating doings of feminists. Feminists are not amused. On CNN's Larry King Live show, former presidential nominee Bob Dole admits he took part in experimental trials for Viagra, calling it "a great drug." June 1998: Newsweek calls Viagra the "hottest new drug in history almost everywhere in the world." At the time Viagra is only legal in the United States, Brazil, Morocco and Mexico, but Newsweek reports growing black market sales in other countries. December 1998: Pfizer announces it has hired Bob Dole for a television campaign aimed at raising awareness of male impotence. The Washington Post reports that the CIA is using Viagra to gain friends in Afghanistan. "While the CIA has a long history of buying information with cash, the growing Taliban insurgency has prompted the use of novel incentives and creative bargaining to gain support in some of the country's roughest neighborhoods, according to officials directly involved in such operations." July 25, 1999: Popular TV show "Sex and the City" airs " The Man, The Myth, The Viagra ," in which character Samantha dates a wealthy older man who uses the little blue pills. In the next season, Samantha takes the little blue pill herself to enhance her sexual experiences. PE: The 'other' male sexual problem 2


Who was the first black President of South Africa?

BBC ON THIS DAY | 10 | 1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president 1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president Nelson Mandela has become South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule. Mr Mandela's African National Congress (ANC) party won 252 of the 400 seats in the first democratic elections of South Africa's history. The inauguration ceremony took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria today, attended by politicians and dignitaries from more than 140 countries around the world. Never, never again will this beautiful land experience the oppression of one by another Nelson Mandela As part of the ceremony he pledged his allegiance to South Africa and his determination to continue his work for reconciliation. "I do hereby swear to be faithful to the Republic of South Africa and do solemnly and sincerely promise to promote that which will advance and to oppose all that may harm the republic... and to devote myself to the well-being of the republic and all its people." Jubilant scenes on the streets of Pretoria followed the ceremony with blacks, whites and coloureds celebrating together. When the new president, flanked by First Deputy President Thabo Mbeki and Second Deputy President FW de Klerk, appeared on the Botha Lawn beneath the Union Buildings the crowd went wild. More than 100,000 South African men, women and children of all races sang and danced with joy. Addressing the crowd President Mandela paid tribute to outgoing president Mr FW de Klerk: "He has made for himself a niche in history. "He has turned out to be one of the greatest reformers, one of the greatest sons of South Africa." He also spoke of the "human disaster" of apartheid. "We saw our country tear itself apart in terrible conflict... The time for healing of wounds has come... Never, never again will this beautiful land experience the oppression of one by another." And urging forgiveness he said in Africaans: "Wat is verby verby" - "What is past is past"


What special prosecutor released prurient details about Bill Clinton's personal life?

Critics Rip Counsel's Probe into Clinton's Private Life - latimes Critics Rip Counsel's Probe into Clinton's Private Life June 26, 1997 |JONATHAN PETERSON | TIMES STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON — Responding to a report that Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth W. Starr is investigating President Clinton's private life, Clinton's advocates, including two former White House attorneys, unleashed a furious assault on Starr for conducting "a salacious witch hunt," and demanded that he either renounce it or quit. "Looking into the president's private life is nothing more than prurient excess," Abner J. Mikva and Jack Quinn, former chief counsels in the Clinton White House, said Wednesday in a joint statement. Such an inquiry would be "completely irrelevant to the purpose of the Whitewater investigation . . . a gross abuse of Starr's authority and . . . prosecutorial misbehavior that should gravely concern all Americans," they said. The firestorm was sparked by a Washington Post report that said Whitewater investigators have sought intimate details of Clinton's past personal relationships in interviews with Arkansas state troopers. In a statement released Wednesday, Starr defended his inquiry and said statements that he is investigating the president's personal life are "incorrect." He said his staff is interviewing witnesses "with whom the subjects of this investigation have been associated, and who therefore may possess relevant factual information. We have no control over who those persons might or might not be." According to the report, Starr sought to interview certain of Clinton's female acquaintances in a bid to check the accuracy of his sworn statements. "It's very legitimate to ask those questions," said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah). "It's uncomfortable, but yes, they have the right to do that . . . because it might relate to perjury or obstruction." But Clinton's defenders Wednesday responded to the revelations in tones of moral outrage: "It is intolerable, and it is wrong," said Clinton's private Whitewater attorney, David Kendall. The reports sparked a sharp deterioration in the increasingly hostile relationship between the White House and the independent counsel. Starr's critics have accused him of mounting a partisan vendetta while failing to establish a case against the president and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton over the Whitewater land deal and related issues. Earlier this week, however, Starr's probe seemed to gain a new lease on life when the Supreme Court let stand a lower court's ruling that the White House had to supply him with notes of conversations between Mrs. Clinton and White House attorneys. In a statement Wednesday, Kendall said that if the latest disclosures about the Whitewater inquiry are true, they are "indicative of an investigation that has lost its way." "It is out of control," he said. "No one's personal life should be subjected to a desperate dragnet by a prosecutor with unlimited resources." Clinton did not respond Wednesday when reporters tried to shout a question at him above the din of a helicopter about to take him to a conference on family values in Nashville, Tenn. But White House aides did not seem unhappy with the idea of Clinton's legal tormentor on the receiving end of controversy. "We're not taking any position--but it's easy to understand why people would find this curious," said Mike McCurry, the White House press secretary. Robert Bennett, an attorney who represents Clinton in the separate matter of a sexual harassment suit being pressed by Paula Corbin Jones, said: "For the independent counsel to pry into Mr. Clinton's sex life is a frightening abuse of the grand jury process and the law enforcement power." Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) issued a statement saying, "This kind of crass invasion of individual privacy, if true, is indefensible, whether the target of these tactics is the president or any other citizen. It is outrageous, and it is sickening. It is character assassination, not a criminal investigation and it is wrong." Times staff writer Janet Hook contributed to this story.


What famous person died just 5 days after Princess Diana?

Princess Diana's life and death: Obituary by James Whitaker originally published the day after she died in Paris car crash - James Whitaker - Mirror Online View gallery   Diana's story begins in the afternoon of July 1, 1961, when she was born as the Honorable Diana Frances Spencer at Park House, Sandringham. She was the third daughter of Viscount Althorp, the eighth Earl Spencer, who was an equerry to both George VI and the Queen. Diana's maternal grandmother Ruth, Lady Fermoy, was a close friend and lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother. Through these links with the Royal Family, Diana became a childhood playmate of Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. She did not have a happy childhood as her parents drifted apart. Sometimes, she would tiptoe downstairs and watch, leaning over the banisters, as her mother Frances and father Johnnie fought both verbally and, apparently, physically. When Diana was six, Frances left her husband for the wallpaper heir Peter Shand Kydd. From that age, Diana was deprived of the full-time mother love she famously believed was so important. At the time, Frances sought custody of Diana and her younger brother Charles. But she was thwarted by her mother Ruth who said the children should stay with their father. After the Spencers divorced in 1969, Lady Diana continued to live at Park House until the death of her grandfather, the seventh earl, in 1975. She then moved to the Spencer family seat at Althorp House, in Northamptonshire. Yet again, happiness eluded her. Diana had a succession of nannies to look after her, far too many in fact. Most described Diana as "difficult" or "tricky." At nine, Diana went to Riddlesworth Hall, a boarding school near Diss in Norfolk. Even at the best of times, school was not an institution in which she would shine, at least not academically. With the inevitability of family tradition, she went on to West Heath, an all-girls public school near Sevenoaks, Kent, where her mother had gone. But astonishingly, after one of the most expensive educations money could buy, Diana failed all her O-levels - even at the second taking - and left school at 16. Engulfed by turmoil and misery, she kept her sanity and sense of caring at this time by mothering her brother Charles, now Earl Spencer. After a brief stay at the Institut Alpin Videmanette, an expensive Swiss finishing school, Diana's father bought her a flat which she shared with friends on the borders of Kensington. Three days a week, the beauty who was to become one of the world's most famous women worked for well-heeled friends cleaning floors for £1 an hour, serving canapes at parties and acting as a nanny. Then she became an assistant at the Young England kindergarten, in London's Pimlico. Practicing for the future: Teenage Diana cradles two children in June 1980 (Photo: REX)   In July 1980, just a few months before her "Romance of the Century" with Charles began, I came across Diana again. I was covering a polo match in which Charles was playing at Cowdray Park, in Sussex. It seemed a routine assignment until I saw this pretty young girl quickly say hello to the prince in between chukkas. I was curious about their relationship, but no more. Again, later, I learned that they were in the same house party. But what was so enchanting about that afternoon was watching this charming young girl just playing with a pal's baby. A few months later, I saw Diana at the Braemar Gathering, the highlight of the Highland Games circuit that takes place each year throughout Scotland. That morning I was out walking along the banks of the River Dee, the salmon river that runs through the grounds of Balmoral Castle where the Queen and her family spend each August and September. Coming round a bend in the river I found Charles, up to his waist wearing waders, fishing. Then I saw a flash of light coming from across the other side of the Dee. There was Diana leaning with her back to a pine tree eyeing me with the aid of a vanity mirror so she did not reveal herself. She was booked on the afternoon flight from Aberdeen to London. With her, were t


What nerve gas killed 13 people in the Tokyo subway?

Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway - Mar 20, 1995 - HISTORY.com Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway Share this: Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway Author Nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway URL Publisher A+E Networks At the height of the morning rush hour in Tokyo, Japan, five two-man terrorist teams from the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult, riding on separate subway trains, converge at the Kasumigaseki station and secretly release lethal sarin gas into the air. The terrorists then took a sarin antidote and escaped while the commuters, blinded and gasping for air, rushed to the exits. Twelve people died, and 5,500 were treated in hospitals, some in a comatose state. Most of the survivors recovered, but some victims suffered permanent damage to their eyes, lungs, and digestive systems. A United States Senate subcommittee later estimated that if the sarin gas had been disseminated more effectively at Kasumigaseki station, a hub of the Tokyo subway system, tens of thousands might have been killed. In the attack’s aftermath, Japanese police raided Aum Shinrikyo headquarters and arrested hundreds of members, including the cult’s blind leader, Shoko Asahara. The cult, which combined Buddhism and yoga with apocalyptic Christian philosophy, was already under investigation for a 1994 sarin attack that killed seven, and for the murder of several political opponents. During the 1980s, Asahara, a self-styled Buddhist monk, began winning numerous converts to his Aum Shinrikyo cult, whose name translates roughly to the “Supreme Teachings of Om.” Asahara exploited the spiritual vacuum left by Japan’s economic boom years and promised religious rebirth and supernatural powers to young Japanese who felt uncomfortable within their country’s rigidly homogenous society. In 1989, Aum was recognized as a religious corporation in Japan, and by 1995 it had a worldwide following of more than 40,000 people and assets in excess of $1 billion. In the early 1990s, Asahara added Christian apocalyptic beliefs to his Buddhist teachings and proclaimed that he was the reincarnation of both Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha. Aum became militant, stockpiling weapons and recruiting brilliant young scientists to help him accumulate an arsenal of biochemical weapons, including advanced nerve agents such as VX and killer diseases such as Q-fever and anthrax. These weapons, Asahara promised, would lead Aum Shinrikyo to victory in the coming Armageddon. More than a dozen political opponents to the cult were murdered, their bodies incinerated in specially built microwave ovens, and in June 1994 Aum staged its first sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, west of Tokyo. A car, modified to strategically release the lethal gas, was driven near a dormitory where judges and court officials conducting a case against Aum were staying. Seven people died, and 150 people were injured. Japan’s authorities, hindered by constitutional protection of religious organizations, failed to arrest Asahara or suppress his cult, though they were the prime suspects in the attack. In early 1995, Asahara told his followers that World War III had begun, and a second sarin attack was planned for the Tokyo subway system, which carries some four million riders a day. In the years since the 1995 attack, five Aum members have been sentenced to die for the murderous acts committed by the cult at Kasumigaseki station and elsewhere, and others have been sentenced to varying prison terms. Shoko Asahara, was sentenced to death by hanging in February 2004, but continues to appeal the decision. Aum Shinrikyo was stripped of its legal status and tax privileges as a religious organization, but the Japanese government concluded it was no longer a threat and stopped short of using an anti-subversion law to ban it. Aum has changed its name to Aleph, which is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and meant to signify renewal, and maintains an impressive following. Related Videos


What disease infected 180,000 British cows?

Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts - CNN.com Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts CNN Library Updated 10:07 AM ET, Wed June 22, 2016 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. A cow is silhouetted on a pasture near the Trans-Canada Highway north of Calgary, Alberta on February 13,2015. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed February 13, 2015 that a case of mad cow disease has been found in Alberta, Canada .JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) (CNN) Here's a look at Mad Cow Disease, a transmissible fatal brain disease found in cattle. Facts: It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The official name of mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) . BSE lesions are characterized by sponge-like changes seen under an ordinary microscope. Eating contaminated meat or other products from cattle (excluding dairy products) with BSE is thought to be the cause of vCJD. BSE is passed between cows through the practice of recycling bovine carcasses for meat and bone meal protein, which is fed back to other cattle. Read More Both mad cow disease and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) are fatal. Symptoms of vCJD involve psychiatric symptoms and behavioral changes, movement deficits, memory disturbances and cognitive impairments. BSE Statistics (Cattle): (source: CDC ) BSE cases in North America 1993-February 2015: 24 cases confirmed, 20 in Canada, and four in the United States. One of the infected cows that died in the United States was born in Canada. vCJD Statistics (Humans): (source: CDC ) 1996-2014 - 229 vCJD cases have been identified in 12 countries: United Kingdom - 177 Taiwan - 1 Timeline: 1986 - Mad cow disease is first discovered in the United Kingdom. From 1986 through 2001, a British outbreak affects about 180,000 cattle and devastates farming communities. January 1993 - The BSE epidemic in Britain reaches its peak with almost 1,000 new cases being reported per week. 1996 - The first case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is reported. 1996-1999 - The European Union bans British beef. France continues the ban for three more years, on the grounds that British beef is not safe. May 20, 2003 - Canada's first case of mad cow disease is confirmed in an eight-year-old cow in Alberta. Canadian officials say the cow did not enter the food chain. May 21, 2003 - Mexico, Japan and South Korea join the United States in temporarily banning Canadian beef. The United States lifts the ban in March. December 23, 2003 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. The infected cow is discovered on a farm in Washington State in early December. Japan, China and South Korea stop the importation of U.S. beef. The infected cow was born in Alberta, Canada, in April 1997 - just four months before the United States and Canada began banning the use of brain and spinal cord tissue in cattle feed. December 30, 2003 - The USDA announces that the beef from downer cattle will no longer be allowed in the human food chain. January 9, 2004 - The USDA says it will begin destroying about 130 cattle that were "herd mates" of the cow that tested positive for the first-ever U.S. case of mad cow disease - to make sure none of those cows enters the human food chain. January 26, 2004 - New safeguards against mad cow disease are announced by the Food and Drug Administration. They include banning chicken waste from cattle feed and barring restaurant meat scraps from being used in animal feed. January 28, 2004 - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission launches an investigation into whether some commodity futures market players may have known about the first U.S. case of mad cow disease before it was announced to the public. June 20, 2004 - Charlene Singh, the first person known to live in the United States with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, dies. January 2, 2005 - Canadian health authorities confirm that test results have identified a 10-year-old dairy cow in Alberta as having mad cow disease.


How Drag Queens Saved Us — JAKE August 6, 2015 The below excerpt of C. Winter Han's new book Geisha of a Different Kind: Race and Sexuality in Gaysian America (NYU Press: 2015) gives an overview of the ways gay Asian (American) drag culture in Seattle has problematized existing narratives of gaysians with respect to gender, race, and sexuality. Tomorrow, we will have a interview with Professor Han where we will dive a little deeper into his book and hear his thoughts on the state of Gaysian America.  By the time the club lights come back on, the drag queens who have just competed for a crown have already changed into their post-competition outfits and have begun mingling in the crowd. The atmosphere in the room is noticeably more relaxed, as audience members and performers socialize casually and easily. As little pieces of paper, each containing a vote for a queen, are handed to pageant officials, there’s no campaigning or grand-standing. There’s no cattiness or show-boating. Instead, the queens are genuine in their affection for each other and for the people who have come to cheer them on. Catching up with the winner, I congratulate her. “I’m glad you won,” I tell her. “Me too,” she says to me, “because I’ve got something bigger planned.” That “something bigger,” would come a few years later as she would go on to be one of the founders of the Mister and Miss Asian Pacific Islander American pageant. It would be easy, right now, in this moment inside the now well-lite nightclub, to assume that all she would do is to go on and establish yet another drag pageant in a city that already has more than its share. But that assumption would be missing the point. Tonight, the winner on stage may be easily mistaken for being just a “pretty girl,” wearing a crown. But in the next few years, she would become one of a number of gay Asian American drag queens who use their wins in drag pageants to turn racialized, sexualized, and gendered assumptions on their heads. Using the popularity and notoriety they gain by winning drag pageants, they will interrogate what it means to be gay in the Asian American community and to be Asian in the gay community. In the process, they will challenge the hierarchy of race and gender in the gay community by troubling the taken-for-granted assumptions about the desirability of masculinity and whiteness and the hierarchy of sexuality in the Asian American community by disrupting the taken-for-granted heterosexuality that has come to define the “Asian American” experience. Using the platform they earn, gay Asian American drag queens will force gay men to confront what it means to be racially desirable and disrupt the gender hierarchy that attempts to position masculinity as “better” than femininity, while simultaneously forcing Asian Americans to confront what it means to be members of a racialized community. And by doing so, gay Asian American drag queens will save us all. Drag queens in the gay community In recent years, mainstream media outlets have portrayed drag queens as champions of the gay community. Movies such as To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, The Birdcage, and Connie and Carla as well as television shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race have portrayed drag queens at the forefront of gay life and on the cutting edge of gay culture. However, these portrayals largely fail to capture the complexity of drag queens in the gay community. Rather than universally celebrated and revered, drag queens are often stigmatized within the gay community where many perceive them as failed men who embody the stereotypes of the effeminate gay male. One successful Asian drag queen told me, “I won’t really tell people that I’m a drag queen when I first start dating them because when you come down to it, there is a lot of prejudice against drag queens.” Despite their stigmatized status within the larger gay community, there are some significant rewards for successful drag queens. Many drag queens wield considerable influence in the gay community, gain social status, and amass situational power. But the abili


What city's Petronas Towers became the world's tallest buildings?

10 of the world’s tallest buildings | travel inspiration for the road less travelled 10 of the world’s tallest buildings Share Tweet Google+ Pin It Stumble Buffer Architects are continually vying to design a structure that will break records as the world’s tallest building. From the United States to Asia and the Middle East, there are some impressive super-skyscrapers across the globe. Here is a run-down of the top-ten tallest towers in the world… 10. Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong Completed in 2003, the Two International Finance Centre in Hong Kong is a stunning postmodern skyscraper with a futuristic glass façade. Standing at around 1,352 feet, it is one of only a handful of structures in the world housing double-decker elevators. 9. Willis Tower, Chicago Previously known as The Sears Tower, The Willis Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in the United States, standing at a height of 1,353 feet. The foundation stone of this 110-storey tower was laid in August 1970 and building was completed in 1973. On the 103rd floor is a skydeck with unique protruding ledges which allow visitors to look down over the city of Chicago. 8. The Trump International Hotel, Chicago The Trump International Hotel in Chicago is a sleek glass structure measuring an impressive 1,362 feet. Comprising 92 storeys, it became the world’s second-tallest building when it was topped out in 2009. 7. The Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China The Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, China, replaced King Tower as the tallest structure on the Shanghai skyline upon its completion in 1999. Measuring around 1,380 feet in height, this office, hotel and leisure complex has 88 storeys served by 130 elevators. 6. Guangzhou West Tower, China Standing at 1,444 feet tall, Guangzhou West Tower in Guangzhou, China, is a 103-storey super-skyscraper housing offices, hotels and a conference centre. Opened in 2010, the tower is to form part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers Complex when it is joined by Guangzhou East Tower, due for completion in 2016. 5. Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China Looming large over the skyline of Nanjing, the Greenland Financial Center in Nanjing, China, is a vast 1,476-feet-tall structure with 71 floors. Construction of this glass-clad building began in 2005 and was completed in 2010, when it was opened to the public as a hotel and office complex. 4. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Measuring over 1,483 feet, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were completed in 1998 and held the record for the world’s tallest skyscraper until 2003. Connected by a skybridge weighing a massive 750 tons on the 42nd and 43rd floors, the Petronas Towers remain the world’s tallest twin towers. 3. Shanghai World Financial Center, China At 1,614 feet, the Shanghai World Financial Center in China was envisaged to be a record breaker, surpassing the Petronas Towers to become the world’s tallest skyscraper. Construction of the building began in 1997 but was interrupted for several years due to funding problems. By the time the structure was completed, work had already begun on Taipei 101, relegating the Shanghai World Financial Center to second place in the list of the world’s tallest buildings. 2. Taipei 101, Taiwan Located in the Hsin Yi district of Taipei in Taiwan, Taipei 101 broke the record for the world’s tallest structure in 2003 when an additional spire was fitted, completing the 1,676-foot Financial Center. With 91 floors, the building comprises offices, shops and is home to the world’s two fastest elevators. 1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai January 2010 saw the opening of the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. Measuring an impressive 2,717 feet, the Burj Khalifa currently holds the title of the worlds tallest building. The skyscraper has 160 floors and is home to luxury apartments and hotels and fine restaurants, as well as offices and corporate suites. Boasting both the tallest service elevator and the highest observation deck in the world, the Burj Khalifa is a real record breaker. Tall Buildings of the Future Proposals for new skyscrapers to be b


What tribe committed genocide against the Tutsis?

Rwandan Genocide - A Short History Rwandan Genocide Rwandan Genocide A Short History of the Rwandan Genocide Skulls and bones fill a room at what was the Murambi Technical School. (2001).  (Photo taken by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia) Updated February 04, 2016. What Was the Rwandan Genocide Beginning on April 6, 1994, Hutus began slaughtering the Tutsis in the African country of Rwanda. As the brutal killings continued, the world stood idly by and just watched the slaughter. Lasting 100 days, the Rwandan Genocide left approximately 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu sympathizers dead. Who Are the Hutu and Tutsi? The Hutu and Tutsi are two peoples who share a common past. When Rwanda was first settled, the people who lived there raised cattle. Soon, the people who owned the most cattle were called "Tutsi" and everyone else was called "Hutu." At this time, a person could easily change categories through marriage or cattle acquisition. It wasn't until Europeans came to colonize the area that the terms "Tutsi" and "Hutu" took on a racial role. The Germans were the first to colonize Rwanda in 1894. They looked at the Rwandan people and thought the Tutsi had more European characteristics, such as lighter skin and a taller build. continue reading below our video What are the Seven Wonders of the World Thus they put Tutsis in roles of responsibility. When the Germans lost their colonies following World War I , the Belgians took control of Rwanda. In 1933, the Belgians solidified the categories of "Tutsi" and "Hutu" by mandating that every person was to have an identity card that labeled them either Tutsi, Hutu, or Twa. (Twa are a very small group of hunter-gatherers who also live in Rwanda.) Although the Tutsi constituted only about ten percent of Rwanda's population and the Hutu nearly 90 percent, the Belgians gave the Tutsi all the leadership positions. This upset the Hutu. When Rwanda struggled for independence from Belgium, the Belgians switched the status of the two groups. Facing a revolution instigated by the Hutu, the Belgians let the Hutus, who constituted the majority of Rwanda's population, be in charge of the new government. This upset the Tutsi. The animosity between the two groups continued for decades. The Event That Sparked the Genocide At 8:30 p.m. on April 6, 1994, President Juvénal Habyarimana of Rwanda was returning from a summit in Tanzania when a surface-to-air missile shot his plane out of the sky over Rwanda's capital city of Kigali. All on board were killed in the crash. Since 1973, President Habyarimana, a Hutu, had run a totalitarian regime in Rwanda, which had excluded all Tutsis from participating. That changed on August 3, 1993 when Habyarimana signed the Arusha Accords, which weakened the Hutu hold on Rwanda and allowed Tutsis to participate in the government. This greatly upset Hutu extremists. Although it has never been determined who was truly responsible for the assassination, Hutu extremists profited the most from Habyarimana's death. Within 24 hours after the crash, Hutu extremists had taken over the government, blamed the Tutsis for the assassination, and begun the slaughter. 100 Days of Slaughter The killings began in Rwanda's capital city of Kigali. The Interahamwe ("those who strike as one"), an anti-Tutsi youth organization established by Hutu extremists, set up road blocks. They checked identification cards and killed all who were Tutsi. Most of the killing was done with machetes, clubs, or knives. Over the next few days and weeks, road blocks were set up around Rwanda. On April 7, Hutu extremists began purging the government of their political opponents, which meant both Tutsis and Hutu moderates were killed. This included the prime minister. When ten Belgian U.N. peacekeepers tried to protect the prime minister, they too were killed. This caused Belgium to start withdrawing its troops from Rwanda. Over the next several days and weeks, the violence spread. Since the government had the names and addresses of nearly all Tutsis living in Rwanda (remember, each Rwandan had an identity card that l


Who preceded Tony Blair as Prime Minister?

History of Tony Blair - GOV.UK GOV.UK Tony Blair Labour 1997 to 2007 Born 6 May 1953, Edinburgh, Scotland Dates in office Labour Major acts Civil Partnership Act 2004: allowed legal recognition of civil partnership relationship between two people of the same sex. Interesting facts Tony Blair initiated reforms in the House of Commons, modernising the format of Prime Minister's Question Time. Tony Blair, the longest serving Labour Prime Minister, oversaw the Northern Irish peace process, public sector reform and the response to the 9/11 and 7/7 terrorist attacks. Tony Blair was born in 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland. After taking a gap year he attended the University of Oxford and studied Law; after graduating he became a barrister. He joined the Labour Party in 1975 and, in 1983, successfully fought for the safe seat of Sedgefield. Gordon Brown was also elected in 1983 and they became firm allies. Tony Blair assumed several Shadow Cabinet roles before being made Shadow Home Secretary in 1992. In 1994, his and Gordon Brown’s friendship was permanently changed when the Labour leader, John Smith, died suddenly. Tony Blair won the following leadership contest overwhelmingly, having made an agreement with Gordon Brown that, if he didn’t stand, he would become a powerful chancellor should Labour win the next election. Tony Blair was seen as a new kind of politician with enormous charisma, arguably the finest opposition leader of modern times – even succeeding in reforming ‘Clause IV’ of the Labour constitution. It was of little surprise when Labour won the 1997 general election by a landslide majority of 179. Succeeding John Major to the role, he officially became Prime Minister on 2 May 1997. Important constitutional changes happened quickly, with Scottish and Welsh devolution, reform to the House of Lords, the Human Rights Act and a Freedom of Information Act. One of his biggest achievements came in 1998 when the Northern Irish peace process really made progress with the Good Friday Agreement. On foreign affairs, he became increasingly convinced of Britain’s need to become more involved, joining the American bombing of Iraq in 1998. A landmark came in 1999 when he risked much to protect the Kosovars, his idea of ‘liberal interventionism’ explained in his ‘Chicago’ speech on ‘The Doctrine of the International Community’. Limited military involvement in Sierra Leone in 2000 reinforced the democratically elected government. Thanks to Tony Blair’s leadership, a healthy economy and a poor showing by the Conservative Party, Labour won the 2001 general election with another landslide, with 167 seats. His priority for the second term was to increase the pace of public sector reform, which took shape in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, bills on Foundation Hospitals, Academy Schools and university tuition fees, and the increasing ‘choice agenda’. He also intended to call a referendum over Britain adopting the Euro, but events prevented this. The 9/11 terrorist attacks became defining moments for Tony Blair and his legacy. He allied with the USA and President Bush over the need to confront militant Islamism, first in Afghanistan in 2001 and then, much more controversially, in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq. The case for war in the UK had been built around the widespread belief that Saddam harboured weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which were not subsequently found. This, together with criticism over use of the machinery of government and doubts over the legality of the UK’s involvement, led the previously popular Tony Blair to become a divisive figure. Despite this, he led Labour to a third general election victory in 2005, with a much smaller but still significant majority of 66. The 7/7 London explosions by British-born Muslim suicide bombers led Blair to try to tighten civil liberties, another cause of public division. In 2006, the Israel-Lebanon war saw a very large Labour rebellion against Tony Blair over his reluctance to criticise Israel and his continued support for Bush. He resigned as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007.


What policy allowed closeted gays to serve in the U.S. military?

Key Dates in US Policy on Gay Men and Women in Military Service | U.S. Naval Institute View All Photos Key Dates in U. S. Policy on Gay Men and Women in Military Service March 11, 1778 – Lieutenant Gotthold Frederick Enslin becomes the first documented service member to be dismissed from the U.S. military for homosexuality. Under an order from General George Washington which states "abhorrence and detestation of such infamous crimes," Lt. Enslin is drummed out of the Continental Army after being found guilty of sodomy. March 1, 1917 – The Articles of War of 1916 are implemented. A revision of the Articles of War of 1806, the new regulations detail statutes governing U.S. military discipline and justice. Under the category Miscellaneous Crimes and Offences, Article 93 states that any person subject to military law who commits "assault with intent to commit sodomy" shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 1919 – Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt requests an investigation into "vice and depravity" in the sea services. A sting operation is launched in which undercover operatives attempt to seduce sailors suspected of being homosexual. At least 17 sailors are jailed and court-martialed before public outcry prompts the Senate to condemn the operation. June 4, 1920 – Congress approves modified Articles of War. Article 93 is changed to make the act of sodomy a crime in itself, separate from the offense of assault with intent to commit sodomy. 1921 –The U.S. Army issues standards in which "stigmata of degeneration" such as feminine characteristics and "sexual perversion" can result in a male being declared unfit for service. 1941 – The U. S. Selective Service System includes "homosexual proclivities" as a disqualifying condition for inclusion in the military draft. 1942 - Military psychiatrists warn that "psychopathic personality disorders" make homosexual individuals unfit to fight. The military issues the first formal regulations to list homosexuality as an excludable characteristic. Those in the military identified as homosexuals can be discharged and denied veterans benefits. January 20, 1950 – Army Regulation 600-443 is published, identifying three categories of homosexuals. Those deemed to be aggressive are placed in Class I and are subjected to general court-martial. Homosexuals considered active but non-aggressive are placed in Class II and can avoid a court-martial by accepting a dishonorable discharge – or resigning, if they are officers. Personnel professing or exhibiting homosexual tendencies without committing a violation of the sodomy statute are designated "Class III," and can be removed from service under general or honorable discharge. May 31, 1951 – The Uniform Code of Military Conduct is adopted. Article 125 forbids sodomy among all military personnel, defining it as "any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offence." The 1951 Manual for Courts-Martial provides an even more explicit description of acts considered sodomy under military law. April 27, 1953 – Expressing national security and counterespionage concerns, President Dwight D Eisenhower signs Executive Order 10450 which prohibits Federal employees from being members of a group or organization considered subversive. The order lists "sexual perversion" as a security risk constituting grounds for termination or denial of employment. 1957 – Captain S. H. Crittenden chairs a U. S. Navy Board of Inquiry that issues a report concluding there is "no sound basis for the belief that homosexuals posed a security risk." November, 1972 - Army Regulation 635-200 establishes policy for discharging enlisted personnel found to be unfit or unsuitable for duty. Homosexual acts are specifically designated as grounds for dismissal. Enforcement, however, is often left to the discretion of commanders. July 16, 1976 – The U. S. District Court in Washington D.C., upholds


Who became, in 1999, the most muscular governor in Minnesota history?

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Biography - IMDb Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography Showing all 733 items Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (9) | Trivia  (146) | Personal Quotes  (550) | Salary  (22) Overview (4) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) With an almost unpronounceable surname and a thick Austrian accent, who would have ever believed that a brash, quick talking bodybuilder from a small European village would become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, marry into the prestigious Kennedy family, amass a fortune via shrewd investments and one day be the Governor of California!? The amazing story of megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger is a true "rags to riches" tale of a penniless immigrant making it in the land of opportunity, the United States of America. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger was born July 30, 1947, in the town of Thal, Styria, Austria, to Aurelia (Jadrny) and Gustav Schwarzenegger, the local police chief. From a young age, he took a keen interest in physical fitness and bodybuilding, going on to compete in several minor contests in Europe. However, it was when he emigrated to the United States in 1968 at the tender age of 21 that his star began to rise. Up until the early 1970s, bodybuilding had been viewed as a rather oddball sport, or even a mis-understood "freak show" by the general public, however two entrepreneurial Canadian brothers Ben Weider and Joe Weider set about broadening the appeal of "pumping iron" and getting the sport respect, and what better poster boy could they have to lead the charge, then the incredible "Austrian Oak", Arnold Schwarzenegger. Over roughly the next decade, beginning in 1970, Schwarzenegger dominated the sport of competitive bodybuilding winning five Mr. Universe titles and seven Mr. Olympia titles and, with it, he made himself a major sports icon, he generated a new international audience for bodybuilding, gym memberships worldwide swelled by the tens of thousands and the Weider sports business empire flourished beyond belief and reached out to all corners of the globe. However, Schwarzenegger's horizons were bigger than just the landscape of bodybuilding and he debuted on screen as "Arnold Strong" in the low budget Hercules in New York (1970), then director Bob Rafelson cast Arnold in Stay Hungry (1976) alongside Jeff Bridges and Sally Field , for which Arnold won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture". The mesmerizing Pumping Iron (1977) covering the 1975 Mr Olympia contest in South Africa has since gone on to become one of the key sports documentaries of the 20th century, plus Arnold landed other acting roles in the comedy The Villain (1979) opposite Kirk Douglas , and he portrayed Mickey Hargitay in the well- received TV movie The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980). What Arnold really needed was a super hero / warrior style role in a lavish production that utilized his chiseled physique, and gave him room to show off his growing acting talents and quirky humor. Conan the Barbarian (1982) was just that role. Inspired by the Robert E. Howard short stories of the "Hyborean Age" and directed by gung ho director John Milius , and with a largely unknown cast, save Max von Sydow and James Earl Jones , "Conan" was a smash hit worldwide and an inferior, although still enjoyable sequel titled Conan the Destroyer (1984) quickly followed. If "Conan" was the kick start to Arnold's movie career, then his next role was to put the pedal to the floor and accelerate his star status into overdrive. Director James Cameron had until that time only previously directed one earlier feature film titled Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981), which stank of rotten fish from start to finish. However, Cameron had penned a fast paced, science fiction themed film script that called for an actor to play an unstoppable, ruthless predator - The Terminator (1984). Made on a relatively modest budget, the high voltage action / science fiction thriller The Terminator (1984) was incredibly successful worldwide, and began one of the most profitable film franchises in history. Th


What player was Michael Jordan's second fiddle?

Pippen stood tall without Jordan in 1993-94 | Chicago Bulls instagram Pippen stood tall without Jordan in 1993-94 Twenty years later, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson recall the 1993-94 season in which the Bulls played without Michael Jordan but managed to win 55 games while Pippen proved he was a star in his own right Posted: May 20, 2014 By Adam Fluck | 05.20.2014 The Chicago Bulls were sitting atop the basketball world. Led by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, both of whom were in the prime of their illustrious careers, Chicago had become just the third team in NBA history to three-peat and a fourth straight championship seemed inevitable with the Hall of Fame duo on the court. But then, just days before training camp for the 1993-94 season opened, Jordan at the age of 30, walked away from the game. As he made his announcement at the Berto Center, his teammates, Pippen included, stood by and it was obvious they were stunned. “We were all devastated by the decision Michael made,” recalled Phil Jackson, who led the Bulls to six championships in his nine seasons as Chicago’s head coach. Jackson had met with Jordan upon team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s insistence to be certain the decision was firm for a player who had already won three NBA MVP awards. But Jordan had made up his mind. “It was time to move on,” said Jackson. “It was pretty shocking, and looking back at it, it was emotional too,” remembered Pippen, who had played all six of his professional seasons alongside Jordan. “It took us all by surprise, but it didn’t change anything in terms of what we had to do as players. We had to focus on preparing for another season. We had to stick to our routines, continue to train, and be ready for camp. Michael retiring opened up an opportunity for us to show that we were still a very good team.” As an added challenge, Jackson and his staff had to integrate several new faces on the roster. “We had to scramble,” acknowledged Jackson. “We had to find some players to replace Michael, which was an impossibility. But those guys were determined to make it show and they stepped right up.” Pete Myers started on opening night at shooting guard. But in a way, it didn’t matter who was out there as filling the most famous sized 13 Air Jordans ever worn was an incomprehensible, hopeless task. Several players from the three-peat teams were still on board, including B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright and Horace Grant, while newcomers Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr and Bill Wennington, as well as Luc Longley in a February trade for Stacey King, were added to the mix. “It ended up being a far different roster than what we had won with, but the system made it easy for new players to step in and understand the offense,” said Pippen. “Defense continued to be one of our strong points.” Determined as ever to prove that life would go on without Jordan, who signed with the Chicago White Sox organization to play minor league baseball the next spring, it was a rough start to the season as Pippen missed 10 of the team’s first 12 games with an ankle injury. The Bulls were just 5-7 when he returned on Nov. 30. But Pippen recorded 29 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in a victory over Phoenix. Chicago went on to win 30 of 35 games heading into the All-Star break. It was at that 1994 NBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis when Pippen, joined by teammates Armstrong and Grant, walked onto the court with his memorable red Nikes – custom shoes like that weren’t as common in those days – and stole the show, finishing with 29 points, 11 boards and four steals. On a national stage competing with and against the game’s best, Scottie Pippen, no longer second fiddle to Michael Jordan, claimed MVP honors from the game. “It was a great accomplishment, but not necessarily a major one in the big picture,” said Pippen. “It was nothing like winning a championship, of course, or even being on the All-Defensive team. I was able to show the best talent on that particular day playing with and against some of the world’s best athletes. But that’s all that I really take from the award.” The co


The Night Princess Diana Died - The Daily Beast August 31, 1997 The Night Princess Diana Died Christopher Dickey recalls his long, lonely August night in Paris in 1997—at the horrific accident scene and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. At dawn, the news came and mourning began. Christopher Dickey 08.31.13 8:45 AM ET Princess Diana died, as it happened, the night of my birthday, August 31, 1997. I hadn’t planned much of a celebration. My wife and I shared a bottle of good wine in our apartment in Paris, and went to bed. About 30 minutes later, an editor called from New York. The wires were reporting there’d been a car crash about a mile from my place: the driver and Diana’s lover of the moment, Dodi Fayed, were dead. Diana was injured, nobody was sure how badly. Minutes later, I was at the scene among a crush of reporters behind police barricades trying to peer into the tunnel beneath the Place de l’Alma. The lights of cop cars flashed inside with that melancholy rhythm they have when the sirens are off and the action is over. We could see the big crumpled Mercedes sedan, but not very well. We still didn’t know what had happened to the princess. Over the course of the next hour or so, the press corps thinned out until, finally, to my surprise, I was alone. I was waiting for the police to pull the car out of the tunnel, and in the meantime making calls on my big brick of a cellphone, or answering questions as best I could when American cable networks called me. As it happened, I had contributed to a Newsweek article about Diana that was on the stands that week. Under the headline “The Flying Fayeds,” it recounted the high ambitions and unsavory connections of Dodi Fayed and his father, all of which were of new interest because Dodi and Diana had been photographed kissing during an escapade off the coast of Sardinia. People magazine had dubbed her “the poster girl for ‘Smart Princess, Dumb Choices.’” Paparazzi, inspired by the enormous sums paid for that blurry shot of the infamous embrace, were willing to do just about anything to get their own version. Several had been chasing the Mercedes when it crashed. Finally a police truck emerged slowly from the tunnel with the wrecked car on the back. The top had been severed from the body of the automobile with what rescue workers call “the jaws of life” so they could get at the victims inside. The air bags were deployed and lay limp in the front seats. I could not see any blood, although I know now that there must have been a lot of it. The face of bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones had been shredded by the windshield. It was obvious from the twisted metal that the impact had been horrific, as I told the cable news anchors calling me. Then there was nothing more to see. So I went to the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital a couple of miles away and across the Seine. A French ambulance had taken Diana there. But reporters were not being allowed through the gates. As dawn approached, again, I found myself in sparse company. And then, suddenly, we were told we could enter. I climbed over the police barriers and went inside. It was, for me, a strange sensation. I had only ever been to that hospital once before, and not for medical reasons. About eight months earlier, I’d gone to see an installation of Bill Viola’s video art in the ruins of an old church on the hospital grounds. In ultra-slow motion on enormous screens, men sank and rose from water, or were consumed by flame. I had called my father afterward to talk about it with him. He was dying, and we had been estranged for a long time, and these conversations about art and poetry were one of the ways we tried to reconnect. A few weeks after that, he passed away. Now I was waiting for word of another death, albeit of someone I had never met. The British ambassador and the French interior minister and other dignitaries had assembled to address the press in those dark minutes just before sunrise. But first they asked the doctor who had treated Diana to explain what steps he had taken to save her. For some reason there was no microphone. The doctor spok


If an egg is your brain, what is a fried egg?

CNNfyi.com - Your Brain Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN Student Bureau) -- While few people have seen a brain damaged by drugs, millions have seen the TV commercial with fried eggs -- "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs" -- that affected at least two generations' views on the dangers of drug use. America's advertising community has recognized the "brain on drugs" advertisement as one of the most influential ads of all time, and experts said the analogy drawn in the commercial is legitimate. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America captured the public eye in 1987 with this ad campaign designed to discourage drug use among Americans. But some students who spent their teen years watching the commercial said that its premise was fictional. Taia Lubitz, a student at the University of California at Berkeley, said that the original "brain on drugs" commercial was not accurate. "When I saw people that were on the high school honor roll smoking pot, I realized that the commercial's message was false," said Lubitz, 21, who was raised in Encinitas, California. "I remember thinking, 'When are their brains going to fry?' " 'A scare tactic' Lubitz said the ad didn't discourage her from experimenting with drugs -- instead it stirred her curiosity. "The ad wasn't helpful in deterring me from using drugs. I don't think that scare tactics ever work in preventing kids from doing anything," Lubitz said. "I think that a scare tactic acts as more of a dare than it does actually scare kids away from using drugs."  VIDEO CNN Student Bureau's Keli Meadows looks at whether the Partnership for a Drug-Free America campaign has been effective Effect on brain chemistry? Although Modrek said the ad was effective to her, she said that the Partnership for a Drug-Free America could persuade teens not to use drugs in other ways. Modrek said that objectively portraying the short-term effects that drugs have on the brain would deter many teens from using drugs. "I have read reports about how marijuana messes with your brain chemistry. It induces dopamine and causes a chemical imbalance," Modrek said. "A chemical imbalance can cause someone to suffer from depression. "We don't know our brain chemistry, which means we can't know our limitations. This means that smoking marijuana one or two times can actually have an effect." Dr. Peter Martin, director of the Vanderbilt Addiction Center in Tennessee, said that the "brain on drugs" commercial gives teens a perfect picture of what drugs can do to their brains. "I think that (commercial) is a beautiful and accurate description of my patients," Martin said. Martin conducts research on topics related to addiction. He said that people who smoke marijuana oftentimes suffer from amotivational syndrome and don't know it.              Amotivational syndrome is defined as a condition in which a person loses ambition or             motivation to complete tasks that he or she would normally like to have completed. "Usually when someone has a problem with drugs, the last person to notice it is the drug user," Martin said. "When people smoke marijuana, it's not totally harmonious. Amotivational syndrome causes a change in the chemistry of the brain." Howard Simon, assistant director of public affairs for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, said he believes the long-running ad campaign got the message across. "People will not immediately say that advertising has an impact on them, but it is apparent that it gets through and that is how we feel about the anti-drug ads." Simon said that the commercial was not only effective but also was well-recognized. "TV Guide named it one of the top 100 ads of all time ... ," he said. "Ultimately it provided good persuasive information to try and change attitudes about drug behavior." Simon said that the whole advertising model is different when you're trying to turn people away from a product rather than sell it to them -- which makes the process more difficult and the positive recognition more satisfying. "In


What brand of push-up bra was heavily publicized?

8 Push Up Bras That Will Fool Everyone | eBay 8 Push Up Bras That Will Fool Everyone Share August 30, 2013 For women that weren’t born well endowed, there is a push up bra that will make the world think they were. Push up bras use underwire and padding to add lift and create the illusion of a larger, fuller, and perkier bust line. Create cleavage in a low-cut top, add drama to a party dress, or add some sex appeal to a simple T-shirt with the right push up bra. Push up bras come in many shapes, sizes, styles, and colours to please every woman. Many brands offer their own lines of push up bras, but some are going to lift more than others. Some push up bras may add a cup size or more to a woman’s bust line, so this should be considered when purchasing push up bras. For women who are looking to enhance their bust line, there are several different makes to choose from that offer both a natural and comfortable fit. What to Consider Before Buying a Push Up Bra Before buying a push up bra, know exactly what the bra size is that will be purchased. A push up bra should fit exactly as a regular bra does; the only difference may be the extra underwire or the additional padding. The right bra should fit comfortably and not dig into the back or shoulders. Breasts should fall naturally into the cups without being forced in too tightly, or spilling over the sides. Consider going for a professional bra fitting before shopping online to find out the correct size so the right bra will be ordered on eBay. Budget is another consideration; a good push up bra may not be cheap, but it will provide a lot of wear and for a good quality bra, it’s worth the cost. Other factors to keep in mind are preferred style, colours, and bra details that the consumer deems important. 8 Types of Push Up Bras For those women who are looking for a push up bra, there are many different makes and models to choose from. Each offers different advantages when it comes to enhancing a woman's chest area, which can range from minimal to extremely enhanced designs. 1: Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur is a line of bras that makes exceptionally sexy and feminine lingerie. They offer several styles of push up bras, such as demi and balconette bras that push the breasts up but don’t offer too much extra padding. A bra like this would be perfect for a woman that already has a nice sized chest, but needs a little more lift to her bosom. Agent Provocateur bras come in many sizes and colours and although they aren’t heavily padded, their line of push up bras is a sexy and beautiful way to create lift and cleavage. 2: After Eden After Eden push up bras will definitely fool everyone into thinking the wearer has extreme cleavage. These bras use gel and foam padding along with an underwire to increase the wearer’s cup size and give the effect of much larger breasts. The plunge creates unforgettable cleavage that will give any dress or top a much-needed dose of sex appeal. After Eden bras will add at least one cup size and maybe more. These bras come in a variety of colours as well as several different styles. 3: La Senza La Senza bras don’t disappoint. These bras, notably the XXX line of push up bras, contain gel padding similar to the After Eden bras. They come in lots of colours, patterns, and styles, and can be purchased strapless or with straps. La Senza bras will boost cleavage and reveal a stunning silhouette on even the smallest chested woman. Boning and underwire provide support and make the bust line appear smooth and beautiful. These gorgeous bras will have people curious whether plastic surgery helped create this amazing bust; but really, it was just the help of a fabulous La Senza push up bra. They also make pretty knicker and bra sets, so purchase a matching set to feel extra pretty under clothing. 4: Marks & Spencer Retail giant Marks & Spencer has put their best bra forward with the Amazing Push Up Bra, which adds two cup sizes to the consumer’s bust line. These bras are soft yet well padded and have lots of support due to the underwire. The plunge style makes clea


What tunnel connected England and France?

The Channel Tunnel - Train Link Between Great Britain and France The Channel Tunnel - A Train Link Between Great Britain and France   The Channel Tunnel, also known as the Chunnel, is a 50 km long undersea rail tunnel that connects south-eastern England with northern France. At its lowest point it lies 75 metres under the ocean floor. The tunnel is operated by the Eurotunnel Group, a British – French company. Three types of trains travel through the tunnel. Shuttle trains travel from Folkestone to Calais in about half an hour. Cars , trucks and buses can be loaded onto them. The Eurostar high-speed passenger trains bring people from Paris to London in 2 hours and 15 minutes and passengers from Brussels to London in 1 hour and 50 minutes. freight trains   Although the first plans to dig an undersea tunnel between Britain and the Continent came up at the beginning of the 19 th century construction didn’t begin until 1988. The tunnel was finished and officially opened in 1994. Since its opening there have been some problems. Fires broke out and illegal immigrants have used the tunnel to get to Great Britain. The tunnel consists of two rail tunnels and a smaller service tunnel that lies between them. It is used an escape route and for repairs. It also supplies the two train tunnels with fresh air. Emergency vehicles can get to the scene of an accident quickly.   Building the tunnel was a difficult engineering task. During the construction period teams from both sides used special machines to bore through the mostly chalky rock. Some were as long as football fields and could cut through 80 metres of rock a day. At times, almost 15,000 workers were employed by Eurotunnel. As construction progressed Eurotunnel realized that overall costs would explode. The project, which was financed with private money, cost almost 15 billion Euros, more than twice as much as projected.   Since its official opening in 1994, about 15 million people have travelled through the tunnel every year. Even though it is a real alternative to air travel, Channel Tunnel trains have not carried as many passengers as its operator, Eurotunnel, expected. The company lost millions of Euros over the years. Although safety is a top priority for Eurotunnel there have been three big fires that forced the tunnel to close down. The last one occurred in 2008 and lasted for 16 hours. Nobody was killed but many people had to be taken to hospitals. In December 2009 over 2000 passengers were trapped in the tunnel because electricity failed in the cold weather .   Eurostar train arriving in London - Oxyman   chalk = soft grey rock formed a long time ago from the shells of sea animals connect = link consist of = is made up of construction = the building of emergency vehicle = cars or trucks that are used when an accident or another disaster happens employ = to work for someone escape = to get away from a dangerous place explode = here: to get much to big fail = to stop working force = to make something happen freight = goods, products, not people high-speed = very, very fast illegal = against the law immigrant = a person who leaves their home country and goes to another country to live or work their low = deep overall = in general, for everything priority = the thing that you think about and care for most progress =to go on safety = security, to be protected form scene of an accident = place where an accident happens service = here: checks and repairs shuttle = a train that makes short trips between two places supply = provide, give


What ADHD drug became heavily prescribed?

ADHD Medication: What Kinds of ADHD Meds Are Available for Me? Side Effects of ADHD Medications Medication is an important part of your ADHD treatment . Many types of drugs can be used to control symptoms of the disorder. You and your doctor will work together to figure out which medication is right for you, along with the ideal dose (amount) and schedule (how often or when you need to take it). It may take some time to figure those things out. Stimulants for ADHD This group of drugs has treated ADHD for several decades. These medicines might help you focus your thoughts and ignore distractions. Stimulant meds work for 70% to 80% of people. They’re used to treat both moderate and severe ADHD . They may be helpful for children, teens , and adults who have a hard time at school, work, or home. Some stimulants are approved for use in children over age 3. Others are approved for children over age 6. Medications come in different forms: Short-acting (immediate-release). These take effect quickly. They can wear off quickly, too. You may need to take these several times a day. Intermediate-acting. These last longer than short-acting versions. Long-acting forms. You might only need to take this kind once a day. Stimulant medications include: Methylphenidate ( Concerta , Daytrana , Metadate CD and Metadate ER, Methylin and Methylin ER, Ritalin , Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA, Quillivant XR) Nonstimulant Medications for ADHD In cases where stimulants don’t work or cause unpleasant side effects, nonstimulants might help. These medications can all improve concentration and impulse control. Atomoxetine ( Strattera ) was the first nonstimulant medication approved by the FDA. It’s approved children, adolescents, and adults. Clonidine hydrochloride (Kapvay) has also been approved for use alone or in combination with a stimulant to boost the effectiveness. Guanfacine ( Intuniv ) is approved for children and teens between ages 6 and 17. What Other Medications Might Help? Several others are available to treat ADHD . Your doctor might have you try these if: Stimulants and nonstimulants don’t work. Simulants cause side effects that you can’t live with. You have other medical conditions. These medications include: Headaches Jitteriness Rarely, ADHD meds can cause more serious side effects. For instance, some stimulants are linked to an increased risk of heart and blood vessel problems. They may make psychiatric conditions like depression , anxiety , or psychosis worse. The same is true for other types of medications, such as antidepressants , used to treat ADHD. The skin patch for Daytrana has also been known to cause skin discoloration where the patch is applied. So, before you or your children start taking any medication, talk to your doctor about your medical and family history, and ask about the risks. You’ll also need to let them know about any other medicines or vitamins you may be taking. In most cases, side effects can get better if your doctor helps you: Change the medication dose. Adjust how often and when you take it. Use a different medication. Always talk to your doctor before making any changes in your ADHD medication. Changes can cause dangerous side effects. WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD on June 12, 2016 Sources


In what city was child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey killed?

JonBenet Ramsey's Death: Child Beauty Queen Was Found Dead In Her Home 16 Years Ago Over Christmas Holiday | The Huffington Post What's Working: Small Businesses DENVER JonBenet Ramsey's Death: Child Beauty Queen Was Found Dead In Her Home 16 Years Ago Over Christmas Holiday 12/24/2012 12:50 pm ET | Updated Dec 24, 2012 Life came to a tragic end for 6-and-half year old JonBenet Ramsey when she was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on Christmas day 16 years ago. Now on the anniversary of her death, the shocking homicide of the child beauty queen that shook Colorado, and the nation, still remains unsolved to this day. On Dec. 26, 1996, JonBenet was found bludgeoned and strangled to death in the basement of her family home. A ransom note from an anonymous group of individuals "that represent a foreign faction" asking for $118,000 in exchange for the safe return of JonBenet was found just hours before, but no call ever came from a kidnapper and it was never linked to a murderer. See the full text of the ransom note originally published by Vanity Fair magazine here . Although there has not been any new evidence uncovered in the homicide case for some time, two new books that came out this year shed new light on the young girl, her family and ask some troubling new questions. The first book, published in March and written by JonBenet's father John Ramsey, titled "The Other Side of Suffering," chronicles John Ramsey's religious faith throughout his tumultuous life, including the death of his eldest daughter in a car accident, the international media attention to JonBenet Ramsey's still-unsolved murder and the loss of his wife Patsy to ovarian cancer in 2006. During an ABC News interview with John Ramsey at the time of the book's release, Ramsey says that he now regrets putting his daughter in child beauty pageants. From the ABC News interview : Patsy had [JonBenet] sitting atop a friend's convertible in the Christmas parade waving at the people lining the streets," Ramsey recalled. "Patsy's mother later told me that a strange man approached the car during the parade and it made her uncomfortable. I think about these things now and it makes me cringe. We were so naive. I now believe with all my heart that it's not a good idea to put your child on public display. Published in June, the second book is by James Kolar, a former lead investigator in the JonBenet case, titled "Foreign Faction: Who Really Kidnapped JonBenet?" The book raises some new questions about the intruder theory -- the same theory that eventually led to JonBenet's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, being cleared as suspects. Kolar's theory is simple: there could not have been an intruder on the night of JonBenet's murder because of evidence that was overlooked or dismissed during the investigation. The former detective had access to 60,000 pages of evidence , including crime-scene video and photos, interviews with individuals related to the case and forensic reports, according to The Daily Beast's exhaustive analysis of the book . Among the contradicting evidence Kolar points to: fully intact cobwebs stretching over the window the intruder allegedly entered, DNA evidence found on the garrote cord used to strangle JonBenet and a child's toy that may have been responsible for some of the abrasions on JonBenet's body, rather than a stun gun which has been considered the source of some injuries. John and Patsy Ramsey were prime suspects for years and repeatedly appeared on news channels defending their innocence and demanding justice for the murder of their young daughter. The entire Ramsey family was cleared of any involvement in the murder of JonBenet back in 2008, thanks to then newly discovered DNA evidence, according to 9News . Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, died 2 years earlier in 2006 of ovarian cancer, tragically, she was still considered a possible suspect when she died. Beginning in 2010, investigators reopened the case and launched a fresh round of interviews with witnesses that could provide more insight into the murder, according to ABC News , but n


On what holiday was an important Northern Ireland peace treaty signed?

BBC - History - The Troubles - Peace The Troubles Good Friday Agreement Denis Murray recalls the difficult birth of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Denis Murray, the BBC's Ireland Correspondent between 1988 and 2008, recalls how some sort of consensus around Northern Ireland emerged with the Good Friday Agreement. Downing Street Declaration British & Irish governments issue declaration outlining terms for Northern Ireland peace. The British and Irish governments issue a joint declaration outlining the terms they hoped would bring about peace in Northern Ireland. Anglo-Irish Agreement Co-operation between Dublin and London over Northern Ireland meets unionist opposition. Greater co-operation between the British and Irish governments over affairs in Northern Ireland leads to escalating opposition from the unionist and loyalist community. Sunningdale Agreement Proposed power sharing in Northern Ireland brought down by a widespread workers' strike. A proposed power sharing government in Northern Ireland is brought down by a widespread industrial strike supported by large numbers of the unionist community. Direct rule returns to Northern Ireland The British government took over direct rule of Northern Ireland in March 1972. The British government decided to take over direct rule of Northern Ireland after the violent bloodshed of early 1972. More information about: Peace in the Troubles Some would argue the fight for peace started as soon as the Troubles began. Such is the nature of Northern Ireland, born out of bloodshed, that there is no agreement about when precisely peace gave way to conflict, or conflict to peace. Civil rights Some pinpoint the start of the conflict to 5 October 1968, when a civil rights march in Londonderry ended in violence. It's perhaps not surprising that the Troubles began in a place whose very name has been bitterly disputed by both sides: Derry for Irish nationalists, Londonderry for British unionists. Peaceful reform had been the aim of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, inspired by the African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Its 'five demands' included an end to discrimination against Catholics in jobs and housing. The 5 October march had been banned and images of the mainly nationalist demonstrators being beaten by police were beamed around the world, drawing widespread condemnation. The unionist government in Northern Ireland began to grant reforms. This was too little too late for many nationalists and too much too soon for many unionists. British intervention By 1969, peaceful protest had given way to street violence fuelled by bitter sectarian divisions. The British Army was brought in to quell the disorder, but conflict escalated and soon the armed groups and political parties who would do battle, violently and verbally, for decades to come, were born. Cries for peace came in waves of revulsion at the violence, but events made opportunities for peace more difficult. Even so, no one foresaw the Troubles lasting so long. The early years were the bloodiest period, marked by death and destruction, and the fall of the unionist-dominated parliament to be replaced by 'direct rule' by the British government in London. In 1972, the government made an early bid for peace with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA). The 'Provisionals' were routinely referred to as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) after a split from the 'Officials' in 1969. IRA leaders were secretly flown to London for talks, but their demands for a new Irish republic were not realistic and were rejected. Power-sharing proposal In 1973, the promise of peace came in a power-sharing deal hammered out by unionists, nationalists and others at Sunningdale in Berkshire, England. The agreement involved a formal link with the Republic of Ireland through a Council of Ministers. This "Irish dimension" was too much for the loyalists but didn't go far enough for republicans. The agreement soon collapsed amid paramilitary violence and the chaos of the Ulster Workers' Council (UWC) strike, which had b


What dialect did the Oakland School Board propose teaching classes in?

Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . American Varieties . AAVE . Hooked | PBS Hooked on Ebonics Validating Home Language At the end of 1996, the Oakland, Calif. school board inspired nationwide debate with its endorsement of Ebonics as a separate language.  Responding to the furor, Dennis Baron clarified the role of English among African Americans — in school and out.  (The research cited in this essay was first published in 1997.) The word of the year so far is “Ebonics.” Although it’s been around since the 1970s, few people had heard of it before last Dec. 18, when the Oakland, Cal., School Board unanimously passed a resolution declaring Ebonics to be the "genetically-based" language of its African American students, not a dialect of English. In the full text of its resolution, printed in the San Francisco Chronicle (Jan. 2, 1997, p. A18), the school board called Ebonics a separate language derived from African linguistic roots, with heavy borrowings from English vocabulary. The board declared its intention to instruct “African American students in their primary language [Ebonics] for the combined purposes of maintaining the legitimacy and richness of such language . . . and to facilitate their acquisition and mastery of English language skills.” Claiming that “African-American people and their children are from home environments in which a language other than English is dominant,” the board indicated that it would also seek bilingual education funding from the federal government for the teaching of standard English. After a great deal of negative publicity, Oakland backed away from some aspects of its original resolution. Oakland now plans to follow a less controversial path, educating teachers about the language of their students, and teaching students how to translate from Ebonics to standard English. I strongly agree with Oakland’s efforts to recognize and value the language that students bring with them to school. But I do not think that the method chosen, teaching them English as if it were a foreign language, is likely to move students from Ebonics to a more mainstream variety of English. Nor do I think that acquiring standard English will guarantee success, either in school or in the world of work. A language is a dialect with an army and a navy The linguist Max Weinreich once said that a language is a dialect with an army and a navy. The schoolchildren of Oakland, who are predominantly African American, do not have the kind of power that brings their speech linguistic prestige. The school board tried to do something to change the negative image of black language by calling it Ebonics and asking teachers to learn something about the speech of their students. But the American public reacted to the school board’s declaration of linguistic independence as if to an act of secession. Black leaders and intellectuals condemned the board’s decision. They denounced black speech as slangy, non-standard, and unworthy of the classroom; they condemned as racist the separatism that would result from any recognition of black English. They warned that Ebonics would give schoolchildren a misplaced sense of pride and that students’ continued use of black English would exclude students from higher education and the corporate boardrooms of the nation. The U.S. Department of Education immediately reaffirmed the position it took during the Reagan administration that black English was a dialect of English, not a distinct language eligible for bilingual-education funds. And a delegate to the Virginia House introduced a bill to prohibit Virginia schools from teaching Ebonics. Stung by the negative reaction, the Oakland school board backed away from its initial claims, assuring the public that it never intended to teach students anything but standard English. But it was clear from televised clips of Oakland schoolrooms and from statements by Oakland educators that the schools already were using exercises in which their students translated from “Ebonics” to “standard English.” After the initial round of criticism, some observers


"What video game ended with a ""Fatality"", or rarely ""Friendship""?"

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 *All Fatalities/Animalities/Friendships/Babalities* (HD) - YouTube Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 *All Fatalities/Animalities/Friendships/Babalities* (HD) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 3, 2012 **Tutorial In Description** This is a video showing all of the Fatalities, Animalities, Friendships, and Babalities for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. **NOTE Brutalities were not in the Arcade Version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3** Babalities and Friendships can only be done by winning the final round without pressing Block. Animalities can only be done by showing Mercy, to show Mercy each fighter must win a round. On the winning round when it says "Finish Him/Finish Her" stand half screen away and Hold Run, press Down, Down, Release Run. Forward - F Fatality 1: R, R, BL, BL, LK (close) Fatality 2: B, D, F, F, HK (close) Stage: F, D, D, LK Animality: D, D, D, D + R (between close and sweep) Friendship: D, B, F, F, LP Babality: F, F, D, F, HK Reptile Fatality 1: B, B, F, D, BL (outside sweep) Fatality 2: Hold BL, F, F, U, U, release BL, HK (small distance) Stage: BL, R, BL, BL Animality: D, D, D, U, HK (close) Friendship: D, F, F, B, HK (close) Babality: F, F, B, D, LK Sonya Fatality 1: Hold BL + R, U, U, B, D (half screen) Fatality 2: B, F, D, D, R (half screen) Stage: F, F, D, HP Animality: Hold LP, B, F, D, F, release LP (close) Friendship: B, F, B, D + R Babality: D, D, F, LK Jax Fatality 1: Hold BL, U, D, F, U, release BL (close) Fatality 2: R, BL, R, R, LK (full screen) Stage: D, F, D, LP Animality: Hold LP, F, F, D, F, then release LP (close) Friendship: LK, R, R, LK (outside sweep) Babality: D, D, D, LK Nightwolf Fatality 1: Hold BL, U, U, B, F, release BL, BL (close) Fatality 2: B, B, D, HP (sweep) Stage: R, R, BL Animality: F, F, D, D (close) Friendship: R, R, R, D (sweep) Babality: F, B, F, B, LP Jade Fatality 1: Hold BL, U, U, D, F, HP (close) Fatality 2: R, R, R, BL, R (close) Stage: B, F, D, R Animality: F, D, F, F, LK (close) Friendship: B, D, B, B, HK Babality: D, D, F, D, HK Scorpion Fatality 1: D, D, U, HK (past sweep) Fatality 2: F, F, D, U, R (close) Stage: F, U, U, LP Animality: F, U, U, HK (close) Friendship: B, F, F, B, LK (close) Babality: D, B, B, F, HP Kano Fatality 1: Hold LP, F, D, D, F, release LP (close) Fatality 2: LP, BL, BL, HK (sweep) Stage: U, U, B, LK Animality: Hold HP, BL, BL, BL, release HP (close) Friendship: LK, R, R, HK (outside sweep) Babality: F, F, D, D, LK Mileena Fatality 1: B, B, B, F, LK (full screen) Fatality 2: D, F, D, F, LP (close) Stage: D, D, D, LP Animality: F, D, D, F, HK (close) Friendship: D, D, B, F, HP Babality: D, D, F, F, HP Ermac Fatality 1: D, U, D, D, D, BL (sweep) Fatality 2: R, BL, R, R, HK (close) Stage: R, R, R, R, LK Classic Sub-Zero Fatality 1: D, D, D, F, HP (close) Stage: F, D, F, F, HP Sub-Zero Fatality1: B, B, D, B, R (sweep) Fatality2: BL, BL, R, BL, R (close) Stage: B, D, F, F, HK Animality: hold BL, F, F, U, U, release BL (close) Friendship: LK, R, R, U Babality: D, B, B, HK Sektor Fatality 1: LP, R, R, BL (sweep) Fatality 2: F, F, F, B, BL (more than half screen) Stage: D, D, D, R Animality: F, F, D, U (close) Friendship: R, R, R, R, D (half screen) Babality: B, D, D, D, HK Sindel Fatality 1: R, R, BL, R, BL (sweep) Fatality 2: R, BL, BL, R + BL (close) Stage: D, D, D, LP Animality: F, F, U, HP (close) Friendship: R, R, R, R, R, U Babality: R, R, R, U Stryker Fatality 1: D, F, D, F, BL (close) Fatality 2: F, F, F, LK (full screen) Stage: F, U, U, HK Animality: R, R, R, BL (sweep) Friendship: LP, R, R, LP Babality: D, F, F, B, HP Cyrax Fatality 1: D, D, U, D, HP (close) Fatality 2: D, D, F, U, R (close) Stage: R, BL, R Animality: U, U, D, D (close) Friendship: R, R, R, U Babality: F, F, B, HP Kung Lao Fatality 1: R, BL, R, BL, D Fatality 2: F, F, B, D, HP (close) Stage: D, D, F, F, LK Animality: R, R,


What popular video game simulated playing a guitar?

Real Guitar: Chords, Tabs Free - Android Apps on Google Play Real Guitar: Chords, Tabs Free ( 381,527) Description 🎸 Real Guitar is the simulator app featuring realistic electric & acoustic guitar sounds recorded with real guitars! It doesn’t get any closer to playing the real thing than that. Install free and get rocking in seconds!😎 Whether you want to learn chords, nail down that new tune in your head, searching for tabs for your fav songs or just need cool games to play around with - we’ve got you covered. Real Guitar lets you strum, pluck, and strike virtual strings playing guitar chords, riffs and solos of any complexity (all of that amp-, chord- and blisters free!)👍😏 It's not only a great app to learn guitar for beginners and kids but also an amazing free game for seasoned guitar heroes. ★★★ FEATURES: ★★★ The tabs (tablatures) database of chords Chord finder: quickly find and learn chords📑 Songbook: free guitar game with songs Hi-fi sound delivering the most accurate guitar simulator Guitar and Playing Modes 🔸Nylon and steel guitar strings 🔸New modes added regularly Our App is a great free game app that can be used to: 🔹Learn guitar for beginners 🔹Teach kids how to play guitar 🔹Make guitar lessons more fun 🔹Practice guitar on the go 🔹Learn new chords, songs, tunes, riffs and solos Whether you’re striving to become the next guitar hero or simply looking for a free games to pass time, Real Guitar is sure to deliver loads of fun for you, your kids, friends and family. Install now and rock out!🎸 Read more 1 40,350 western star Pretty good but is missing a key element 1 I don't know what size or people play guitar really well I can slide the street and play continuous a note can't really do that with this app but it will be really awesome if so could be done josephine mifsud Its amazing but I couldn't get the electric guitar because it had no ad and you guys may not agree but my acoustic guitar is tuned by a professional tuner and the acoustic guitar in this game isant tuned but it may have gone out of tune but otherwise I love solo mode michael mulwa Not perfect as it should!!! Add next and previous buttons to move through your selected chords just like guitar + app to make switching chords easier. Please technicians add that feature LeighAnna Reynolds Hey guys my name is Lee and I just want to let you know thank you for this amazing guitar game and I really liked it inspired me and other kids hopefully would like it and I wouldn't have to shave it and I just want to thank you so much for this game. N/a Violet Gaming Pretty complicated Hi im a beginner and i have a guiter but i wanted to practic on an app 1st the problem i found was that it was too complicated and i would like it if we can change the tune pls Lisa Fredregill This guitar APP. provides you with the possibility of learning a vast amount of different music elements,that it's actually easy even if you are a beginner.. ~Thank You~ User reviews western star December 30, 2016 Pretty good but is missing a key element 1 I don't know what size or people play guitar really well I can slide the street and play continuous a note can't really do that with this app but it will be really awesome if so could be done Full Review josephine mifsud December 31, 2016 Its amazing but I couldn't get the electric guitar because it had no ad and you guys may not agree but my acoustic guitar is tuned by a professional tuner and the acoustic guitar in this game isant tuned but it may have gone out of tune but otherwise I love solo mode Full Review michael mulwa January 9, 2017 Not perfect as it should!!! Add next and previous buttons to move through your selected chords just like guitar + app to make switching chords easier. Please technicians add that feature Full Review LeighAnna Reynolds January 15, 2017 Hey guys my name is Lee and I just want to let you know thank you for this amazing guitar game and I really liked it inspired me and other kids hopefully would like it and I wouldn't have to shave it and I just want to thank you so much for this game. N/a Full Review Violet Ga


What hurricane struck New Orleans in 2005?

Hurricane Katrina - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Hurricane Katrina: Before the Storm The tropical depression that became Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and meteorologists were soon able to warn people in the Gulf Coast states that a major storm was on its way. By August 28, evacuations were underway across the region. That day, the National Weather Service predicted that after the storm hit, “most of the [Gulf Coast] area will be uninhabitable for weeks…perhaps longer.” Did You Know? During the past century, hurricanes have flooded New Orleans six times: in 1915, 1940, 1947, 1965, 1969 and 2005. New Orleans was at particular risk. Though about half the city actually lies above sea level, its average elevation is about six feet below sea level–and it is completely surrounded by water. Over the course of the 20th century, the Army Corps of Engineers had built a system of levees and seawalls to keep the city from flooding. The levees along the Mississippi River were strong and sturdy, but the ones built to hold back Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the waterlogged swamps and marshes to the city’s east and west were much less reliable. Before the storm, officials worried that surge could overtop some levees and cause short-term flooding, but no one predicted levees might collapse below design height. Neighborhoods that sat below sea level, many of which housed the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people, were at great risk of flooding. The day before Katrina hit, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued the city’s first-ever mandatory evacuation order. He also declared that the Superdome, a stadium located on relatively high ground near downtown, would serve as a “shelter of last resort” for people who could not leave the city. (For example, some 112,000 of New Orleans’ nearly 500,000 people did not have access to a car.) By nightfall, almost 80 percent of the city’s population had evacuated. Some 10,000 had sought shelter in the Superdome, while tens of thousands of others chose to wait out the storm at home. Hurricane Katrina: Storm and Flooding By the time Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans early in the morning on Monday, August 29, it had already been raining heavily for hours. When the storm surge (as high as 9 meters in some places) arrived, it overwhelmed many of the city’s unstable levees and drainage canals. Water seeped through the soil underneath some levees and swept others away altogether. By 9 a.m., low-lying places like St. Bernard Parish and the Ninth Ward were under so much water that people had to scramble to attics and rooftops for safety. Eventually, nearly 80 percent of the city was under some quantity of water. Hurricane Katrina: The Aftermath Many people acted heroically in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Coast Guard, for instance, rescued some 34,000 people in New Orleans alone, and many ordinary citizens commandeered boats, offered food and shelter, and did whatever else they could to help their neighbors. Yet the government–particularly the federal government–seemed unprepared for the disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) took days to establish operations in New Orleans, and even then did not seem to have a sound plan of action. Officials, even including President George W. Bush , seemed unaware of just how bad things were in New Orleans and elsewhere: how many people were stranded or missing; how many homes and businesses had been damaged; how much food, water and aid was needed. Katrina had left in her wake what one reporter called a “total disaster zone” where people were “getting absolutely desperate.” (For one thing, many had nowhere to go. At the Superdome in New Orleans, where supplies had been limited to begin with, officials accepted 15,000 more refugees from the storm on Monday before locking the doors. City leaders had no real plan for anyone else. Tens of thousands of people desperate for food, water and shelter broke into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center complex, but they found nothing there but chaos. Meanwhile, i