Brad, finish, clout, casing and horseshoe are types of what?

Buying Guide: Nails at The Home Depot Feature vertical thread for strong hold Used on cinder blocks and other masonry to prevent cracking Nail Sizes and Types Nail length is defined by the word “penny,” indicated by the letter “d” on labels. Different types of nails are designed specifically for flooring, framing, masonry and roofing. Gauge determines how thick a nail is, with lower numbers indicating greater thickness Nail sizes are classified in a rather unusual way. Length is defined by the word “penny,” which has its origins in England, where nails were originally named for how much 100 of a given size cost. If, for example, 100 nails cost four pence, they were “four penny” nails. Today, this terminology corresponds with a nail’s measurement from the head to the tip of the point. The letter “d” is used to denote “penny” (this comes from the word “denarius,” a Latin name for the Roman equivalent of a penny). Two penny, or 2d, nails are 1-inch long, and subsequent measurements are given in ¼-inch increments up to 10d (i.e., 4d nails are 1 ½-inch long, 6d nails are 2 inches long, etc.). After that, the system becomes a little trickier. 12d nails are 3 ¼-inch long, 16d nails are 3 ½-inch long and 20d nails are 4 inches long. From there, each 10d adds another ½-inch, so a 50d nail is 5 ½-inch length. Job Application Used in situations where trim requires additional strength Work well when nail must be concealed Tips & Features There are three basic nailing techniques – face nailing, end nailing and toe nailing. Each can be utilized depending on the type of nail and the surface you’re working with. Tips: When working with harder woods or nailing into the end of a piece of wood, drilling a pilot hole will reduce the likelihood of the wood splitting when you drive in the nail. Turn the nail upside down and tap on it a few times with the hammer to blunt the point. Blunt nails are harder to drive, but they’re less likely to split wood. Driving nails at an angle, or toe nailing, can help you achieve a strong hold in situations where you can’t use as long of a nail as you’d like because the backing material is too thin. Face nailing entails driving a nail through the face of one surface into the face of another, while end nailing involves driving nails through the end of one material into the end of another If appearance isn’t important, use nails that are long enough to drive all the way through the backing, and then hammer the exposed tip down until it’s flush with the surface. Nails driven through, or against, the grain lock into place while nails driven with the grain will slide out more easily. Avoid driving multiple nails on the same grain line, as the increased stress is likely to cause wood to split. Heavy mallets may be better than hammers when it comes to driving in masonry nails Features: Finishes provide an array of benefits. Cement and vinyl coating provide greater holding power while hot-galvanized and electrogalvanized finishes provide rust resistance. If you’re concerned about rust affecting nails, use aluminum nails, which resist rust even better than rust-resistant finishes. They are used most frequently on aluminum siding or screening. If you’re hammering into cedar or redwood, you’ll need to use stainless-steel nails, which won’t corrode or break down. They also won’t streak or stain your wood. For very fine work, use brads. They are similar to nails, but feature smaller heads and lighter gauges that allow them to be concealed more easily. Once you’ve pounded finishing nails most of the way in, you’ll need a nail set to countersink them. Some feature protective guards that keep your knuckles safe from the hammer’s head, internal pins that make striking the mark easier and even hammer-free construction, whereby a spring-loaded head attached to the nail set is used in lieu of a hammer. SHOP NOW


What state territory is named in Latin, meaning 'New Scotland'?

How the Canadian Provinces and Territories Got Their Names | Mental Floss How the Canadian Provinces and Territories Got Their Names Like us on Facebook Alberta Named in honor of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848-1939), the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. Lake Louise, the village of Caroline, and Mount Alberta are also named after her. British Columbia The name refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River. Queen Victoria specified that the area be called British Columbia to distinguish the British section of the District from that which belonged to the United States (which became the Oregon Territory). The river, in turn, took its name from the Columbia Rediviva (formerly the Columbia; the Latin rediviva, or “revived,” was added to the name after the ship’s 1787 rebuilding), a privately owned ship that was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe and was used extensively in the Pacific Northwest maritime fur trade. Manitoba Believed to be derived from the Ojibwa manito-bah (sometimes written as manitobau) or Cree manito-wapow (also written as manitowapow), both of which translate to “the spirit straits” and probably refer to the straits of Lake Manitoba. New Brunswick Refers to Brunswick, the English translation of Braunschweig, the city in northern Germany that was the ancestral home of King George III of Great Britain. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland is derived from the English translation of its original Latin name, Terra Nova or “new land” and is the oldest European place name in North America. Labrador is likely named for João Fernandes Lavrador, a Portuguese navigator who explored the area in the late 1400s and whose honorific “lavrador” means “landholder.” Northwest Territories Named for its location in the northwest area of the country. There was talk of changing the name, possibly to a term from a native language. Among the popular proposals were “Denendeh,” an Athabaskan word meaning “our land,” and “Bob.” Nova Scotia From the Latin nova, feminine of novus (“new”), and Scotia (“Scotland”), literally “New Scotland.” Nunavut From an Inuktitut (the language of the Inuit) word meaning “our land.” Ontario Named after Lake Ontario. The word is thought to be derived from either the Wyandot ontarí:io (“great lake”) or Iroquoian skanadario (“beautiful water”). Prince Edward Island Named after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, son of King George III and Commander-in-Chief of the British army in North America. Quebec Derived from the Algonquin kébec, which has been translated as “where the river narrows,” “strait narrows” and “it narrows,” and refers to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap. Saskatchewan Named after the Saskatchewan River, which takes its name from the Cree word kisiskāciwani-sīpiy or “swift flowing river.” Yukon Named for the Yukon River, the name of which is derived from the Gwich'in word for “great river.” Maple Leaf image via Shutterstock. This article originally appeared in 2011.


Violin Rosin HOME Violin Rosin Rosin is a sticky subject.  If you don't get a grip on it you won't go far in playing your violin. Okay, I'm finished with my puns. Seriously, violin rosin is a very serious business for anyone who plays a bowed instrument.  The more you know about it, the better off you will be. Here are some Questions about Violin Rosin, and (I hope) some helpful answers. What is Rosin? Rosin is the substance that a violinist uses to make the hair on his bow sticky.  If a bow's hair has never been rosined it will not produce usable sound when drawn across the strings.  Once rosined, the hair actually grips the string and pulls it . . . but since the bow keeps moving the string snaps back to its original position . . . where it is caught again by the rosin on the hair and the cycle is repeated.  This happens very, very quickly.  In the case of your A-string 440 times per second.  Without the rosin's grip, the hair just slides over the string and you essentially hear nothing. How is Rosin Made? The basic ingredient in rosin is pine sap.  Manufacturers actually use more than 100 types of fir trees for this purpose.  The tree is tapped, very much like a maple tree would be tapped for syrup.  The tap needs to be renewed ever four or five days to make sure that flow continues.  The time of year that the tree is tapped will greatly affect the resulting rosins.  The product made by resin drawn in the summer and fall will be darker and softer than that drawn in winter and spring. The resin that comes from the tree is heated and purified, and then comes the step that rosin makers will not talk about.  Each manufacturer has his own recipe.  The recipe is a closely guarded secret.  Different resins may be added.  Some add beeswax.  Others even add gold, silver, lead or copper flecks, saying that it adds to the rosin's ability to grip the string.  The mixture is cooled, and bubbles are forced out.  The thick goo is poured into molds to form the cakes that we buy.  There is an excellent page showing the production of rosin at www.stringsmagazine.com/issues/strings98/rosin.html . Is there a Difference Between Rosins? Rosin choice is quite personal.  Generally speaking, the darker the rosin the softer it is.  Softer rosins tend to be stickier.  While stickier rosins produce greater grip on the string, they also produce a grittier sound.  Softer rosins also throw off more powder, making things difficult to clean. A harder rosin will not be quite as sticky, and so will not grip the string as strongly.  The problem is that if the rosin is not sticky enough you will not produce the full sound that you desire. I suggest looking for something in the middle.  A dark amber seems to work well for most students.  Look for a rosin that is smooth and free of bubbles.  Some folks prefer rosin in the form of round cakes.  Most student outfits come with cake of rosin mounted in a wood block.  There are good rosins that come both ways.  As you progress and become better at handling your bow you will probably start looking for a stickier rosin and will probably become more selective in the rosin you use, but at all stages of your violin playing career you will be experimenting with rosins. How Do I Rosin a Bow? The goal of applying rosin to a bow is to get an even coat of rosin over the entire length of the hair.  Too little rosin and you will not get enough pull to use your violin to its fullest potential.  To much rosin and you will coat your bow and violin (and possibly you and your neighbor) with a fine coat of sticky powder.  There are several rosining techniques, but the one I recommend is to use long slow strokes along the bow's entire length.  Press the bow gently against the rosin and move it in both directions so that you collect rosin dust on both up-bow and down-bow strokes.  Change the position of the rosin as you go along.  If you are using a round cake, turn the cake slightly after a few strokes.  If you are using a rosin in a wood block use the right side, left side and middle of the cake.  Doing this will prevent you fro


What is India's national motto, appearing on its emblem and currency?

Ashoka What do the National Emblem and Ashoka Chakra signify? Explore national symbols and their meanings. Keywords:  Emperor Ashoka, national   symbols, Buddhism, edicts, Maurya, Mauryan Empire, Brahmi Script, dhamma, dharma,   Jataka tales, world history, giant empires, religion,   non-violence, religion and government, social justice, human rights Emperor Ashoka (304-232 BCE) was the third king of the   Maurya Dynasty.  He ruled a truly massive kingdom that   stretched from the Hindu Kush to the Bay of Bengal.  It was   India's first great empire.  It is not just that Ashoka ably   ruled this huge empire but the quality of social justice that he   brought to his already strong administration. Remorseful after his bloody campaign and conquest of   Kalinga, Ashoka embraced Buddhism.  Thereafter reverence for   life, tolerance, compassion and peaceful co-existence were the   cornerstones of his administration. Under him the earliest know bans   on slavery and capital punishment as well as environmental   regulations came into place.  "Mama, what is this animal on the rupee note   that Dada gave me?" See this picture:  It is a carving of   four lions and the pictures we see on the currency notes are based   on it.   The lions, like the ones   above, that we see on the notes and coins have a long history. The   picture on the left is the actual stone carving on which the   National Emblem is based.  It is called the ï¿½Lion Capitalï¿½ and   originally it rested on top of a tall pillar.  It was built in   the third century BCE by Emperor Ashoka at Sarnath, near modern day Varanasi, to mark the spot where the   Buddha gave his first sermon.  This is the   National Emblem of India and the motto ï¿½Satyameva Jayateï¿½ below the   emblem in Devanagri script means ï¿½truth alone triumphsï¿½.       The wheel from the circular   base, the ï¿½Ashoka Chakraï¿½, today is part of the national flag of the   Republic of India.   What does the National Emblem stand for?  The National Emblem of India   is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.   The Lion Capital was erected in the third century BC by Emperor   Ashoka to mark the spot where Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of   peace and emancipation to the four quarters of the universe. The   National emblem is thus symbolic of contemporary India's   reaffirmation of its ancient commitment to world peace and goodwill.  The four lions (one hidden   from view) - symbolizing power, courage and confidence - rest on a   circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals -   guardians of the four directions: the lion of the north, the   elephant of the east, the horse of the south and the bull of the   west. The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the   fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The motto 'Satyameva   Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in Devanagari script means 'truth   alone triumphs'.  Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka_Chakra The Ashoka Chakra is a   depiction of the Buddhist Dharmachakra, represented with 24 spokes.   It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka,   most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Sarnath which has   been adopted as the National Emblem of the Republic of India. The most visible use of the   Ashoka Chakra today is at the centre of the National flag of the   Republic of India (adopted on 22 July 1947), where it is rendered in   a Navy-blue color on a White background, by replacing the symbol of   Charkha (Spinning wheel) of the pre-independence versions of the   flag.


Name the female alter-ego featured in the life and vase artworks of English transvestite artist Grayson Perry?

Full text of "The World of Interiors  January 2016 UK" See other formats JANUARY 2016   THE WORLD OF   INTERIORS     Maestro blacksmith Giancarlo Candeago in Cortina, Italy.       "J    ^    w*f. i i g 1 1  m.     CONTENTS  JANUARY 2016   COVER Pea-super - a vintage Liberty chintz of sweet peas decks a four-poster and more in a flamboyant case rural in Spain. To understand why it makes its creator mist up with emotion - turn to page 36. Photograph: Ricardo Labougle   8 ANTENNAE  What’s new in style, decoration and design, chosen by Nathalie Wilson   I I ANTENNAE ROUNDUP  Our selection of the best products sold by museums and galleries   BOOKS  Reading on art, architecture and design   SERIOUS PURSUITS  Auctions, antique fairs and diverting activities   THE NEW WAVY  Watered fabrics, or moires, bring iridescence to your interior. Max Egger says they’re swell   THE HOUSE THAT YU BUILT  The rough-hewn pottery created by Yu Kobayashi in her live/work space in Japan feels akin to the furniture she’s made from beach debris. Text: Timothy Brittain-Catlin  STILTS LIFE  Girondais shrimps and Arcachon oysters are just some of the delicacies served up in this riverside carrelet. Laure Verniere meets the art historian owner enjoying his shellfish isolation     32   NETWORK   Merchandise and events worldwide   34   ADDRESS BOOK   Suppliers in this issue   106   INSPIRATION  How to recreate some of the design effects in this issue, by Augusta Pownall   108   EXHIBITION DIARY   The nice KKK, Anne Hardy’s madding crowd, plus Charlotte Edwards’s listings   70   PLENTY MORE FISHER   Will Fisher of Jamb did up a house in London after selling off all his stock. ‘There’s nothing worse than giving an antique dealer a load of bloody money,’ he tells Charlotte Edwards   80   PEAK OF THE SLUMP   Oregon’s mountain-perching Timberline Lodge is a testament to FDR’s New Deal - and the region’s craft skills. Tim Beddow celebrates a pioneer of progressive policy   TWICE UPON A TIME   ‘The most romantic house in England’? That’s what the Gibsons felt when they saw this Gothick folly at Stourhead in Wol 30 years ago. Tim Beddow traces a chequered love story   14 ROCK SOLID  Good for your posture, good for your soul - these chairs, um, rock! cries Miranda Sinclair   SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BACK ISSUES Receive 12 issues delivered direct to your home address. Call 01858 438815 or fax 01858 461739. Alternatively, you can visit us at www.worldofinteriors.co.uk   Periodicals postage paid at Rahway, NJ. Postmaster: Send address corrections to ‘The World of Interiors’ do Mercury Airfreight Inter- national Ltd Inc, 2323 Randolph Avenue, Avenel NJ 07001, ‘The World of Interiors’ (ISSN 0264-083X) is published monthly. Vol 36 no 1, total 400   JOURNAL OF AN ARCHITECTURAL COLOURIST As John Hinton explains, period authenticity often calls for a degree of artifice  INTERIORS   FORCE OF DESTINY  All but wiped out in the Spanish Givil War, the land- owning Morales family now have an apt monument - a theatrical palacio near Seville. Gelia Lyttelton meets the scion responsible   ART & ANTIQUES  RICH AND STRANGE  Romilly Saumarez Smith turns mudlarks’ finds - Tudor pins, pilgrims’ mirror cases and so on- into jewellery freighted with the past. Ruth Guilding eyes her ‘dark goblin-hoard’  MEN, MONSTERS AND MERRIMENT  A star of the V ScA’s new Europe galleries, this 4m-long painting of the opulent Ommegang pageant is a vivid slice of 17th-century Brussels - well worth processing past, says Susan Owens     SAVOIR BEDS  SINCE 1905   I'l IE WORLD OF  INTERIORS  Vogue House Hanover Square London WISIJU Tel 020 7499 9080 Advertising Fax 020 7493 4723   SLEEP BEAUTIFULLY  The world’s most comfortable bed, hand made in London   savoirlieds.co.iik   London   Paris Now Vorfc   Bertin Taipei    EDITOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR   Rupert Thomas Jessica Hayns Mark Lazenby Nathalie Wil


What is the more common name of the incendiary weapon formulated from naphthenic and palmitic acids?

Napalm Military Says Goodbye to Napalm;  Napalm No More; Pentagon Recycles Remaining Stock of a Notorious Weapon Michael Taylor San Francisco Chronicle 04 April 2001 Napalm "You smell that? Do you smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like - victory" Apocalypse now (1979) Kim Phuc was the subject of a Pulitzer-Prize winning photograph during the Vietnam War taken in 1972, when she was a child, running naked down a road, screaming in pain from the napalm that was burning through her skin. The photograph has come to epitomize the tragedy of the Vietnam War. Ironically, this incident did not involve any American participation, and their impact in Vietnam was minimal. In the United States, however, the impact of this scene was tremendous, and uniformly negative. Practically everyone old enough to have viewed the news during those years remembers this scene, and others like them, with a combination of revulsion and disgust. There are many types of napalm, with dozens of different compositions. Napalm (trade name) is a powder. Mixed with gasoline, it is a tactical weapon used to remove vegetative cover and instill fear. Fire bomb fuel gel mixture, the new nomenclature for napalm, is a mixture of fuel and gelling solution that are combined to produce a thickened mixture. The fuel gel mixture is stringy and sticky, and readily adheres to most surfaces. The fuel gelling system consists of a fuel gelling unit, drums of gelling solution, and aviation gas, mogas, JP-4, or JP-5 fuels. Incendiary munitions can kill or wound by immolation and by asphyxiation. Burn victims of napalm do not experience 1st degree burns due to the adhesive properties of napalm that stick to the skin.  Immolation produces very rapid loss of blood pressure, unconsciousness, and death in a short time.  Third degree burns are typically not painful at the time, since only the cutaneous (skin) nerves respond to heat and full-thickness (third-degree) burns kill the nerves. Severe second-degree burns such as likely to be suffered by someone hit with a small splash of napalm are the severely painful ones, the ones likely to be survived, and likely to produce hideous scars called keloids [which also bring about motor disturbances]. Napalm Composition A large amount of carbon monoxide is produced once a napalm bomb is set off, which makes it hard for people to breathe, causing them to pass out and burn. When Napalm ignites, it rapidly deoxygenates the available air. Oxygen is replaced with carbon monoxide (CO) as a result of incomplete combustion. As little as 0.4 percent CO is fatal in one hour because of the high affinity between carbon monoxide and hemoglobin. Napalm creates a localized atmosphere of at least 20 percent carbon monoxide. During World War I, both Germany and the US used an early form of napalm in combat flamethrowers, but the substance burned out too quickly to be very effective at igniting targets. Gasoline alone is not an effective burning agent, as it will splash off of the target on impact, and will then flow away from the target like water. What is needed is a thickening agent so that the fuel will stick to it's intended target for a more complete burning effect. During the early months of World War II, the US Chemical Warfare Service used latex from the Para rubber tree to jell gasoline. This jelled gasoline shot further from flamethrowers, stuck to the target better, and burned longer. But when the US entered the war in the Pacific, natural rubber was in short supply. Research teams at Harvard University, Du Pont and Standard Oil engaged in a Government competition to develop a replacement. Napalm was developed at Harvard University in 1942-43 by a team of chemists led by chemistry professor Louis F. Fieser, who was best known for his research at


Name the mythological Greek hero King of Salamis, son of Telamon and Periboea, and cleaning product?

Profile of Ajax: Greek Hero of the Trojan War Profile of Ajax: Greek Hero of the Trojan War Profile of Ajax: Greek Hero of the Trojan War Ajax.  Clipart.com Updated August 17, 2016. Identity of Ajax Ajax is known for his size and strength, so much so that the tag line of a popular cleaning product was "Ajax: Stronger than dirt." There were actually two Greek heroes in the Trojan War named Ajax. The other, physically much smaller Ajax is the Oilean Ajax or Ajax the Lesser. Ajax the Greater is depicted holding a large shield that is compared with a wall ( Iliad 17 ). Family of Ajax Ajax the Greater was the son of the king of the island of Salamis and the half-brother of Teucer, an archer on the Greek side in the Trojan War. Teucer's mother was Hesione, sister of the Trojan King Priam . The mother of Ajax was Periboea, daughter of Alcathus, son of Pelops, according to Apollodorus III.12.7. Teucer and Ajax had the same father, Argonaut and Calydonian boar hunter Telamon. The name Ajax (Gk. Aias) is said to be based on the appearance of an eagle (Gk. aietos) sent by Zeus in response to Telamon's prayer for a son. Ajax and the Achaeans continue reading below our video 10 Best Universities in the United States Ajax the Greater was one of the suitors of Helen, for which reason he was obliged by the Oath of Tyndareus to join the Greek forces in the Trojan War. Ajax contributed 12 ships from Salamis to the Achaean war effort. Ajax and Hector Ajax and Hector fought in single combat. Their fight was ended by the heralds. The two heroes then exchanged gifts, with Hector receiving a belt from Ajax and giving him a sword. It was with the belt of Ajax that Achilles dragged Hector. Suicide of Ajax When Achilles was killed, his armor was to be awarded to the next greatest Greek hero . Ajax thought it should go to him. Ajax went mad and tried to kill his comrades when the armor was awarded to Odysseus, instead. Athena intervened by making Ajax think cattle were his former allies. When he realized he had slaughtered the herd, he committed suicide as his only honorable end. Ajax used the sword Hector had given him to kill himself. The story of the madness and disgraced burial of Ajax appears in the Little Iliad. See: "Ajax's Burial in Early Greek Epic," by Philip Holt; The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 113, No. 3 (Autumn, 1992), pp. 319-331. Ajax in Hades


With blue, yellow, green and orange lines, which nation's busiest metro has stations including Rosemont, Snowdon, Saint-Michel, Monk, and McGill?

world.nycsubway.org: Montreal, Quebec Montreal, Quebec Montréal Métro Green Line station at Place-des-Arts. Photo by David Pirmann, July 2011. Contents 11 Page Credits Overview When did the planning of the métro first begin? While the construction of the métro actually began in 1962, the planning to create it had started all the way back in 1910 when the Montréal Underground and Elevated Railway Co. and the Montréal Street Railway Co. first submitted separate plans to the Quebec Government to create a métro system for Montréal. The Government, due to inadequate funding, denied their plans. Over the next 50 years, many companies and wealthy individuals would attempt to get the ball rolling to give Montréal a subway, but to no avail. Finally in 1961, the City of Montréal under the tutelage of Mayor Jean Drapeau, created a committee under the control of the City of Montréal Service of Public Works that was chaired by Lucien L'Allier. The committee was called the "Bureau du Métro". The Bureau du Métro would create contracts, prepare blueprints and tend bids for the construction of a métro system in conjunction with the Commission de Transport de Montréal (now the STM) which was the operator of the city's bus system and would operate the new métro system upon it's completion. When did the construction of the métro begin? In 1961, the initial plans for the network were released which was composed of three lines. Line A (now the #2-Orange) would operate from Crémazie to Place d'Armes. Line B (now the #1-Green) would operate from Atwater to Frontenac. Line C (line 3) would have been a traditional steel wheel to iron rail operation run outdoors. It would have started south of McGill then would have used the tunnel under Mont-Royal, which was owned by CN Rail, and then would have split off into northeast and northwest branches. Later, it was decided that the #1-Green Line would not run east-west under Rue Sainte-Catherine as originally planned so as to not potentially ruin numerous businesses along the Rue, in addition to creating huge traffic problems within the city. So it was decided that a brand new east-west boulevard would be constructed north of Rue Sainte-Catherine that would require the demolition of numerous buildings of which the new boulevard would run through and the line would then run under the new boulevard, which is today known as Boulevard de Maisonneuve. The official commencement of construction for the new métro began on May 23, 1962. In 1963 the City of Montréal created important modifications to the initial plan of the métro. The City decided to extend the #2-Orange Line north to Boulevard Henri-Bourassa and south to the Bonaventure station. The City also announced the creation of the #4-Yellow Line from Berri-de Montigny to Longueuil (Rive-Sud). The new #4 line was brought forth directly as a result of Montréal being named as the host of the 1967 World's Fair. Because of the announcement of the World's Fair, plans for the #3 line were abandoned when the City of Montréal decided to put forth it's métro resources towards the construction of the #4-Yellow Line, in addition to the extension of the #2-Orange Line to Henri-Bourassa which would make one of the #3's branches redundant. That is why there is no #3 line when you look at a map of the métro system. In regards to the World's Fair (Expo 67), the City would choose a rather interesting site for it: two islands facing the City of Montréal in the middle of the Fleuve (River) Saint-Laurent. Problem was, only one island existed at the time being Île Sainte-Hélène. So it was decided to create the second island using the rock and soil which were extracted from the ground during métro construction for the 1 & 2 lines to create the second island: Île Notre-Dame. Originally, there was to be a 4th station along the #4-Yellow Line on the Île Notre-Dame, but that idea was soon nixed. When did the métro open? The métro commenced operations on Friday October 14, 1966. It cost approximately CDN $213,700,000 to construct these brand new lines and for the purchase of 369 new


Brownian motion is what sort of movement?

Brownian motion | physics | Britannica.com Brownian motion Brownian motion, also called Brownian movement, any of various physical phenomena in which some quantity is constantly undergoing small, random fluctuations. It was named for the Scottish botanist Robert Brown , the first to study such fluctuations (1827). (Left) Random motion of a Brownian particle; (right) random discrepancy between the molecular … If a number of particles subject to Brownian motion are present in a given medium and there is no preferred direction for the random oscillations, then over a period of time the particles will tend to be spread evenly throughout the medium. Thus, if A and B are two adjacent regions and, at time t, A contains twice as many particles as B, at that instant the probability of a particle’s leaving A to enter B is twice as great as the probability that a particle will leave B to enter A. The physical process in which a substance tends to spread steadily from regions of high concentration to regions of lower concentration is called diffusion . Diffusion can therefore be considered a macroscopic manifestation of Brownian motion on the microscopic level. Thus, it is possible to study diffusion by simulating the motion of a Brownian particle and computing its average behaviour. A few examples of the countless diffusion processes that are studied in terms of Brownian motion include the diffusion of pollutants through the atmosphere , the diffusion of “holes” (minute regions in which the electrical charge potential is positive) through a semiconductor , and the diffusion of calcium through bone tissue in living organisms. Early investigations The term “classical Brownian motion” describes the random movement of microscopic particles suspended in a liquid or gas . Brown was investigating the fertilization process in Clarkia pulchella, then a newly discovered species of flowering plant, when he noticed a “rapid oscillatory motion” of the microscopic particles within the pollen grains suspended in water under the microscope . Other researchers had noticed this phenomenon earlier, but Brown was the first to study it. Initially he believed that such motion was a vital activity peculiar to the male sex cells of plants, but he then checked to see if the pollen of plants dead for over a century showed the same movement. Brown called this a “very unexpected fact of seeming vitality being retained by these ‘molecules’ so long after the death of the plant.” Further study revealed that the same motion could be observed not only with particles of other organic substances but even with chips of glass or granite and particles of smoke. Finally, in inarguable support of the nonliving nature of the phenomenon, he demonstrated it in fluid-filled vesicles in rock from the Great Sphinx . Similar Topics phase Early explanations attributed the motion to thermal convection currents in the fluid . When observation showed that nearby particles exhibited totally uncorrelated activity, however, this simple explanation was abandoned. By the 1860s theoretical physicists had become interested in Brownian motion and were searching for a consistent explanation of its various characteristics: a given particle appeared equally likely to move in any direction; further motion seemed totally unrelated to past motion; and the motion never stopped. An experiment (1865) in which a suspension was sealed in glass for a year showed that the Brownian motion persisted. More systematic investigation in 1889 determined that small particle size and low viscosity of the surrounding fluid resulted in faster motion. Einstein’s theory of Brownian motion Since higher temperatures also led to more-rapid Brownian motion, in 1877 it was suggested that its cause lay in the “thermal molecular motion in the liquid environment.” The idea that molecules of a liquid or gas are constantly in motion, colliding with each other and bouncing back and forth, is a prominent part of the kinetic theory of gases developed in the third quarter of the 19th century by the physicists James Clerk Maxwel


Abloy, dimple, skeleton, Zeiss, master, and DND are types of what?

Types of Locks – BosnianBill's LockLab Home LockLab University Types of Locks Types of Locks Warded Locks This is one of the oldest designs and, although it appears complex, the mechanism is very simple and easily defeated in under a minute.  Inside the lock are simple chambers separated by thin metal walls, called wards.  The keys have slots cut so the key can rotate freely, with the ward passing through the cut in the key.  In reality, the only security offered by these locks is people’s unfamiliarity with how simple the mechanism actually is.  For most locks a thin pick can bypass all of the wards and rotate the actuator in only a few seconds.  In addition, there are skeleton key sets for these locks that can be obtained for under $20.  These locks offer the least amount of security of all lock designs. Wafer Locks Wafer locks are pretty simple mechanisms and are often used in dirty, high use environments because they are so tolerant of debris and contamination.  You will find them on most cars and last for many years with little or no maintenance.  Inside are small discs, or wafers that must be raised to a certain height to align and allow the lock to open.  Tolerances are usually pretty loose and these are pretty easy to pick. However, there ARE high security versions that have additional grooves cut onto the wafer, called false gates.  These are an anti-picking design and many modern cars use these along with a security side bar, that fits into a slot on the side of the wafers once they align properly.  These types of locks are NOT easy to pick. Pin Tumbler The pin tumbler is the lock we are most familiar with and it’s the most common type found.  It has been in widespread use for almost 100 years and, depending on the manufacturer, can provide medium security.  The security of this lock is guided by the number and type of pins in the lock and the number of depths on the key cuts.  Most of locks that you’ll try to pick will be pin tumblers. Tubular Locks The tubular lock is another common type of lock that’s incorrectly considered “high security”.  That assumption is wrong and is usually because of the lock’s obscurity.  There are tools that allow these locks to be defeated in less than 1 minute.  The ease with which it’s defeated is due to the low number of pins and the depth settings. The more complex and expensive of those is the Peterson Pro-1:  (25) Review: Peterson Pro-1 Tubular Lock Pick .  A cheaper and faster way to pick open most tubular locks is the SouthOrd Pick:  (17) Beating the American Series 7260 7-Pin Tubular Lock .  As time passes these are seen less and less.  There are high security versions of this style of lock, most notably the Van lock which is used on vending and gambling machines.  Still, the Van is pickable as well, as seen in this video:  (396) VAN High Security Cam Lock Picked w/Opening Tips . Dimple Locks This is a very common lock in Europe, but isn’t very common in North America.  It was designed to prevent manipulation by putting the pins in a very narrow space, thus depriving the lock picker of working area. Unfortunately, there are specialized tools to pick these locks and lock pickers have become quite proficient at opening them quickly, usually in under 2 minutes.  Several Chinese companies are selling a dimple lock bump tool:  (430) Review: New Tool to Defeat Dimple Locks . Cross (Zeiss) Locks This is the cruciform, or cross lock.  In Europe they sometimes call it the “Zeiss” lock, after the original inventor.  It’s basically four different (sometimes only three) locks built upon a single key.  Because of the compact keyway, the number of depths of cut for the key is reduced, making it a little easier to pick.  You can pick them manually: (133) Concept 15-Pin Cruciform Cross Cylinder SPP’d , by raking (253) How to Pick Cross (Zeiss) Locks , or using Cruciform Jiggler keys: (106) Review: Cross Tryout Keys . Interactive Dimple (Mul-T-Lock) This is a modern high security lock manufactured by Mul-T-Lock Corporation.  There are a number of different models with increasing levels of


The Austrian metalworking company Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen founded in 1934 is nowadays better known as a manufacturer of what?

USED KTM BIKES. USED KTM - BEST ROAD BIKE BRAKES BEST ROAD BIKE BRAKES USED KTM BIKES. USED KTM USED KTM BIKES. BUY BICYCLE LOCK. BICYCLE WHEEL DISC. Used Ktm Bikes (bike) bicycle: ride a bicycle (bike) motorcycle: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame (bike) bicycle: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals A bicycle or motorcycle ktm KTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and moped manufacturer. The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metalworking shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen. In 1954 KTM began producing motorcycles. KTMS (990 AM, "News Talk AM 990") is a news/talk formatted radio station based in Santa Barbara, California, and is owned by Rincon Broadcasting. It airs talk shows such as Dennis Miller, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. An abbreviation for the Kirby Trapezoid Mechanically Seamed Standing Seam Roof. This offers a full 180 ° sidelap seam, utilizing an electric seaming tool. KTM - SAS bike 1st Gulf war yeah ones I owned this bike, a piece of military history, it's one of 25 KTM 350cc 2-stroke Enduro bikes, specially delivered to the 22 SAS regt. used in action against Saddam Hussain in Kuwait during the 1st Gulf war, better known as "Desert storm" KTM My KTM mountain bike :) *Taken By: Me wolfgang.gruber © All rights reserved Please don't use this photo in anyway without permission Similar posts:


When writing 'a millionth' in decimals (using numbers and a decimal point/dot), how many zeros are between the decimal point and the figure 1?

Numbers - Decimal Numbers - In Depth © 2000-2005 Math.com. All rights reserved .     Please   read our Privacy Policy . Our   decimal system of numbers lets us write numbers as large or as small as we   want, using a secret weapon called the decimal point. In our number system,   digits can be placed to the left and right of a decimal point, to indicate   numbers greater than one or less than one. The decimal point helps us to keep   track of where the "ones" place is. It's placed just to the right of the ones   place. As we move right from the decimal point, each number place is divided   by 10. We can read   the decimal number 127.578 as "one hundred twenty seven and five hundred   seventy-eight thousandths". But in daily life, we'd usually read it as "one hundred twenty seven point five seven eight." Here is another way we could write this number: Notice that   the part to the right of the decimal point, five hundred seventy-eight thousandths,   can be written as a fraction: 578 over 1000. However, you will hardly ever   see a decimal number written like this. Why do you think this is? You can see that our decimal code is a very handy   and quick way to write a number of any size! Examples Here's how to write these numbers in decimal form: Three   hundred twenty-one and seven tenths 321.7 (6   x 10) + (3 x 1) + (1 x 1/10) + (5 x 1/100) 63.15


What colour/color traditionally is the Michelin Guide for hotels/restaurants?

Why Does a Tire Company Publish the Michelin Guide? Why Does a Tire Company Publish the Michelin Guide? Tweet When the Michelin Guide comes out each year, foodies freak out.  Michelin’s food critics, known as “inspectors” by the company, only awarded a top ranking of three Michelin Stars to around 100 restaurants in 2016. Restaurants that receive a Michelin Star for the first time can expect a flood of food tourists; losing a Michelin Star devastates restaurateurs. Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef who makes young chefs weep on his show Hell’s Kitchen , cried when he lost two Michelin Stars in 2013.  Which is a bit weird, because Michelin is a tire company whose annual reports highlight the cost of rubber and growth in the passenger car market.  Michelin began publishing its “Red Guide” in 1900, when both cars and food tourism were novel luxuries. Its creators hoped that a guidebook offering information about hotels, restaurants, and roadways would lead people to drive more—and buy more Michelin tires. Today, Michelin continues to authoritatively judge restaurants in order to promote the company name. It’s a bit like if the Coca-Cola Company ran the Oscars, having created the ceremony in the 1920s so that people would go to the movies and drink more soda. It’s debatable whether the guide still helps Michelin sell tires, but Michelin’s ownership has been instrumental to the renown and authority of its restaurant guides.  If the Michelin Guide wasn’t a marketing expense for an unrelated, major corporation, it may never have become the final word on culinary perfection. Creating a Market There once was a time when people had to be convinced that a car was useful. That was the situation in 1895, when brothers Edouard and Andre Michelin developed a new design for a car tire at their rubber company in Clermont-Ferrand, France.  The brothers had a superior product: one of the first air-filled tires, which could be quickly replaced since it was not glued to the wheel. To prove its value, the brothers sponsored car races, which drivers with Michelin tires often won handedly .  But France had only around 350 cars in 1895. Automobiles “remained rich men's toys... unable to stray very far from the vicinity of a reliable repair show," Herbert Lottman writes in The Michelin Men . “The nascent motorcar could easily be dismissed by seasoned entrepreneurs on the lookout for realistic investments." In this environment, increasing the number of drivers—the motivation for the Michelin Guide—was more important than gaining an advantage over other tire manufacturers.  First published in 1900, the guide’s 399 pages contained all the information drivers needed to “go touring” through French towns and cities. Only restaurants attached to hotels were included, and they were listed rather than carefully rated. Information about installing and caring for Michelin tires occupied the first 33 pages, and ads for car part manufacturers occupied another 50 pages. Maps and basic information about dozens of towns made up the bulk of the guide.  A legend for a map in an early Michelin Guide, with the Michelin Man smoking in the corner. (It was a different time.) Image via "Maps for a New Kind of Tourist: The First Guides Michelin France" by Kory Olson in Imago Mundi.  For drivers, that information was essential. Gas stations did not yet exist, so drivers needed to know which pharmacies sold gasoline in several-liter containers. Motorists needed the timetables that listed when the sun set during the year, because highways did not yet have lights. Only a fraction of auto repair shops stayed open all year, which made it crucial to know which closed at the end of summer. Details like this distinguished the Michelin Guide from the tour books of the time, which assumed that people traveled by rail.  The Michelin brothers’ efforts to make driving easier extended beyond the guide. Once company employees began rating hotels, they made clear to hoteliers that they should offer free parking. They also lobbied the government to put up road signs for motorists—Edouard


What is the least densely populated country or dependency in the world?

Top 10 Least Densely Populated Countries in the World | WhichCountry.co 19 SHARES Population density can be defined as the estimate of population being measured at per sq. km or Sq. Mi. The density can be gauged & validated to living organisms & principally humans. Like the dense population; there are also the numbers being accounted & maintained for being the opposite i.e. least dense habitat or least occupancy of the land.densely populated areas are often located at some unique point i-e most cold places, islands or most hot places on earth where life cannot survive in easy way.if basic facilities are provided still our team has noted more peaceful life on these areas as compared to most densely populated countries (having lot of noise and pollution) Here is the list of top 10 least densely populated countries, states, official sub – domains or dependent territories in the world. 10. Iceland Population Density: 0.24 sq.Km GDP (PPP) per capita: $ 55,400 Falkland Islands are subjected to British overseas domain. Falklanders are British citizens by the British law. Both East & West Falkland comprise a group of Islands (776) in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Falkland is enjoying the self-rule as well as being guarded by the Britain. The islands are a complete picture of natural & geographical bio-diversities.   2. Svalbard & Jan Mayen – Norway Area: 61,399 Sq. km Population: 2,655 Population density: 0.04 sq. Km Svalbard & Jan Mayen are two separate islands with different locations. Svalbard being an archipelago lies amid North Pole & Central Norway with a population of only 2572 inhabitants according to 2009 estimates while the other one (Jan Mayen) is a volcanic island which lies in the Arctic Ocean and borders Norwegian & Greenland sea. Only Jan Mayen covers a vast land of 146 square miles. The island is mere a Meteorological & Military site under the Norwegian govern ship. Both the islands sum a total area of 61,399 sq. km people following a population density of 0.04/ sq.km. 1. Greenland –Denmark Population Density: 0.026/ sq. Km GDP (PPP) per capita: USD 37,009.047 Greenland is a dependency of the Danish Kingdom geographically present amid Arctic & Atlantic Oceans following the eastern sides of Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The state is independent & maintains it sovereignty within the Denmark. Greenland is the Largest Island in the world following the total land area occupancy. The state is the largest in the world when it comes to territorial dependencies by total area. Northeast Greenland National Park is the world’s largest national park. Greenland makes it’s geographically presence in North –American continent, being the third largest country of the continent; but it has its strong political & cultural bounds & affiliations with Europe (Denmark & Norway). Greenland got the Home rule after a referendum held in 2008 & thus became self – determined in all matters except defense & Foreign affairs on 21 June 2009.  See Also


The term 'brogued' technically refers to a shoe with?

Brogues Shoe & Wingtip Guide for Men — Gentleman's Gazette Maftei Full Brogue Oxford in tan with steel tips side view by Claymoorslist Oxford or Derby Many people confuse the term Oxford with Brogue. Of course, we use the term Oxford in the traditional sense, which is characterized by its lacing system or to be specific: by the shoelace eyelets that are attached under the vamp. This is also called ‘closed lacing.’ On the other hand, a Derby has ‘open lacing’ where the eyelets are attached to the top of the vamp. Derby Alfonso full brogue ankle boot in green nubuck leather by Scarosso A detailed description of Oxford and Derby shoe is beyond the scope of this article, however, suffice to say that while initially Oxfords were plain formal shoes, they subsequently evolved into a range of styles both formal and casual. Some of these styles feature broguing or perforations along the edges of the individual leather pieces and thus can be called Brogues. To sum it up: Oxfords are not always Brogues though they sometimes are and Brogues are not always Oxfords though some of them can be. It is the lacing system and the absence or presence of broguing that is the differentiating feature. Wholecut with side gussets by George Cleverly with punched broguing Origins of Brogues The Brogue was originally designed in Scotland and Ireland as a shoe suitable for wearing while working outdoors. The Irish and Scottish countryside is wet and characterized by bogs that made life very difficult for the people who worked there and, as was expected, their feet took a beating. The need of the hour was a pair of shoes that were suitable for this type of work and terrain. The original Brogues were rudimentary shoes made with untanned animal hide; their distinctive feature was a series of perforations and serrations (broguing) of each piece of leather that was used in their construction. The purpose of these perforations was to allow water to drain from the shoes. Another feature of their design was that they were laced by leather tangs and did not have the tongue as in other shoes; they also had high lacing that wrapped above the ankles. This design feature kept the laces free from muck and dirt and prevented the shoes from being sucked off while walking in the mud. This basic design is now known as the ‘ghillie brogue’ and is often considered the standard style for traditional Scottish dress footwear. Brogue Characteristics & Styles Listing the characteristics of the Brogue is a daunting task as it is a very versatile shoe and comes in various shapes. However, for the sake of convenience, the basic characteristics  you will find in most brogues are as follows  (not all brogues may have all these basic characteristics): Low heels The presence of heel caps. The presence of lace panels. The presence of Broguing or (now) decorative perforations. Various designs have evolved over time, and so subcategories of brogues were created. Full Brogue by Grenson In case you shop at amazon and we refer you, prices are the same as normal, we just get a small commission. 1. Full brogues or Wingtips – these have a pointed toe cap with extensions called wingtip that extends along both sides of the shoe and usually ends near the ball of the foot. When seen from above the cap is shaped like a ‘W’ or ‘M’ depending on the viewpoint. It features broguing along its edges as well as decorative broguing in the center of the toe cap, which is called Medallion. There are a few variations to this style.  Wingtip toe cap with broguing only on the edges and without Medallion are called blind brogues. Spectator shoes are full brogues or wingtips in two contrasting colors. Usually, the toe and heel caps and sometimes the lace panels are in a darker color than the main body of the shoe. Typically the main body of the shoe is made of white or off white leather or canvas fabric, but lately, all kinds of materials, colors, and textures have been utilized including tweed . Longwing brogues differ from full brogues or wingtips in that the wings extend along the full length of the shoe an


'Normal' or Gaussian distribution in a graph is informally called a what shape (two word answer)?

Introduction to Normal Distributions Introduction to Normal Distributions Describe the shape of normal distributions State 7 features of normal distributions The normal distribution is the most important         and most widely used distribution in statistics. It is sometimes         called the "bell curve," although the tonal qualities         of such a bell would be less than pleasing. It is also called         the "Gaussian         curve" after the mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss. As         you will see in the section on the history         of the normal distribution ,         although Gauss played an important role in its history, Abraham de Moivre          first discovered the normal distribution. Strictly speaking, it is not correct to talk about "the normal distribution" since there are many normal distributions. Normal distributions         can differ in their means and in their standard deviations. Figure         1 shows three normal distributions. The green (left-most) distribution has a         mean of -3 and a standard deviation of 0.5, the distribution in         red (the middle distribution) has a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1, and the distribution in black (right-most) has a mean of 2 and a standard deviation of 3. These as well as all other normal distributions are symmetric with relatively more values at the center of the         distribution and relatively few in the tails. Figure 1. Normal distributions differing            in mean and standard deviation. The density of the normal distribution (the height         for a given value on the x axis) is         shown below. The parameters μ and σ are the mean and standard deviation,         respectively, and define the normal distribution. The symbol e is the base of the natural logarithm and π is the constant pi. Since this is a non-mathematical treatment of statistics, do not         worry if this expression confuses you. We will not be referring back to it in later sections. Seven features of normal distributions are listed         below. These features are illustrated in more detail in the remaining         sections of this chapter. Normal distributions are symmetric around their mean. The mean, median, and mode of a normal distribution             are equal. The area under the normal curve is equal to 1.0. Normal distributions are denser in the center and less             dense in the tails. Normal distributions are defined by two parameters,             the mean (μ) and the standard             deviation (σ). 68% of the area of a normal distribution is within             one standard deviation of the mean. Approximately 95% of the area of a normal distribution            is within two standard deviations of the mean. Please answer the questions:


Colostrum, informally called beestings/bisnings, is a form of?

colostrum - definition - What is ? What is ? colostrum definition : colostrum Colostrum (known colloquially as beestings, bisnings or first milk) is a form of milk produced by the mammary glands of mammals (including humans) in late pregnancy. Most species will generate colostrum just prior to giving birth. Colostrum contains antibodies to protect the newborn against disease. In general, protein concentration in colostrum is substantially higher than in milk. Fat concentration is substantially higher in colostrum than in milk in some species, e.g. sheep and horses, but lower in colostrum than in milk in some other species, e.g. camels and humans. In swine, fat concentration of milk at 48 to 72 hours after parturition may be higher than in colostrum or in late-lactation milk. Fat concentration in bovine colostrum is extremely variable. ==Human colostrum== Newborns have very immature and large digestive systems, and colostrum delivers its nutrients in a very concentrated low-volume form. It has a mild laxative effect, encouraging the passing of the baby's first stool, which is called meconium. This clears excess bilirubin, a waste-product of dead red blood cells, which is produced in large quantities at birth due to blood volume reduction from the infant's body and helps prevent jaundice. Colostrum is known to contain immune cells (as lymphocytes) and many antibodies such as IgA, IgG, and IgM. These are some of the components of the adaptive immune system. In preterm infants some IgA may be absorbed through the intestinal epithelium and enter the blood stream though there is very little uptake in full term babies. This is due to the early "closure" of the intestinal epithelium to large molecule uptake in humans unlike the case in cattle which continue to uptake immunoglobulin from milk shortly after birth. Other immune components of colostrum include the major components of the innate immune system, such as lactoferrin, lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, complement, and proline-rich polypeptides (PRP). A number of cytokines (small messenger peptides that control the functioning of the immune system) are found in colostrum as well, including interleukins, chemokines, and others. Colostrum also contains a number of growth factors, such as insulin-like growth factors I (IGF-1), and II, transforming growth factors alpha, beta 1 and beta 2, fibroblast growth factors, epidermal growth factor, granulocyte-macrophage-stimulating growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, and colony-stimulating factor-1. Colostrum is very rich in proteins, vitamin A, and sodium chloride, but contains lower amounts of carbohydrates, lipids, and potassium than mature milk. The most pertinent bioactive components in colostrum are growth factors and antimicrobial factors. The antibodies in colostrum provide passive immunity, while growth factors stimulate the development of the gut. They are passed to the neonate and provide the first protection against pathogens. ==In animal husbandry== Colostrum is crucial for newborn farm animals. They receive no passive transfer of immunity via the placenta before birth, so any antibodies that they need have to be ingested (unless supplied by injection or other artificial means). The ingested antibodies are absorbed from the intestine of the neonate. The newborn animal must receive colostrum within 6 hours of being born for maximal absorption of colostral antibodies to occur. Recent studies indicate that colostrum should be fed to bovines within the first thirty minutes to maximize IgG absorption rates.  Colostrum varies in quality and quantity. In the dairy industry, the quality of colostrum is measured as the amount of IgG (Immunoglobulin G) per liter. It is recommended that newborn calves receive at least 4 quarts (liters) of colostrum with each containing at least 50 grams of IgG/liter. Testing of colostral quality can be done by multitude of devices including colostrometer, optical refractometer or digital refractometer. Livestock breeders commonly bank colostrum from their animals. Colostrum can be stored frozen


Originally a physician to the gods, conceived by Greek poet Homer, what ancient word is a song of praise or triumph?

Greek Religion - 4 | Britannica.com Greek Religion religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Hellenes. Displaying 201 - 300 of 342 results lectisternium (from Latin lectum sternere, “to spread a couch”), ancient Greek and Roman rite in which a meal was offered to gods and goddesses whose representations were laid upon a couch positioned in the open street. On the first occasion of the rite, which originated... Leda in Greek legend, usually believed to be the daughter of Thestius, king of Aetolia, and wife of Tyndareus, king of Lacedaemon. Some ancient writers thought she was the mother by Tyndareus of Clytemnestra, wife of King Agamemnon, and of Castor, one of... Lethe (Greek: “Oblivion”), in Greek mythology, daughter of Eris (Strife) and the personification of oblivion. Lethe is also the name of a river or plain in the infernal regions. In Orphism, a Greek mystical religious movement, it was believed that the newly... Leto in classical mythology, a Titan, the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, and mother of the god Apollo and the goddess Artemis. The chief places of her legend were Delos and Delphi. Leto, pregnant by Zeus, sought a place of refuge to be delivered. She finally... Leucothea (Greek: White Goddess [of the Foam]), in Greek mythology, a sea goddess first mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey, in which she rescued the Greek hero Odysseus from drowning. She was customarily identified with Ino, daughter of the Phoenician Cadmus; because... Linus in Greek mythology, the personification of lamentation; the name derives from the ritual cry ailinon, the refrain of a dirge. Two principal stories, associated with Argos and Thebes, respectively, arose to explain the origin of the lament. According... Lotus-Eater in Greek mythology, one of a tribe encountered by the Greek hero Odysseus during his return from Troy, after a north wind had driven him and his men from Cape Malea (Homer, Odyssey, Book IX). The local inhabitants, whose distinctive practice is indicated... Lucifer Latin Lightbearer in classical mythology, the morning star (i.e., the planet Venus at dawn); personified as a male figure bearing a torch, Lucifer had almost no legend, but in poetry he was often herald of the dawn. In Christian times Lucifer came to... lustration (from Latin lustratio, “purification by sacrifice”), any of various processes in ancient Greece and Rome whereby individuals or communities rid themselves of ceremonial impurity (e.g., bloodguilt, pollution incurred by contact with childbirth or with... Lycaon in Greek mythology, a legendary king of Arcadia. Traditionally, he was an impious and cruel king who tried to trick Zeus, the king of the gods, into eating human flesh. The god was not deceived and in wrath devastated the earth with Deucalian’s flood,... maenad female follower of the Greek god of wine, Dionysus. The word maenad comes from the Greek maenades, meaning “mad” or “demented.” During the orgiastic rites of Dionysus, maenads roamed the mountains and forests performing frenzied, ecstatic dances and... Manto Greek “Prophetess” in Greek legend, the daughter and assistant of the Theban prophet Tiresias. After the sack of Thebes by the Epigoni (the sons of the seven champions who fought against Thebes), she was dedicated to Apollo at his oracular shrine of... Markish, Peretz Soviet Yiddish poet and novelist whose work extols Soviet Russia and mourns the destruction of European Jews in World War II. Markish, the son of poor parents, served with the Russian army during World War I and later joined several other writers in... Marsyas legendary Greek figure of Anatolian origin. According to the usual Greek version, Marsyas found the aulos (double pipe) that the goddess Athena had invented and thrown away and, after becoming skilled in playing it, challenged Apollo to a contest with... Medea in Greek mythology, an enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, King Aeëtes of Colchis. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy. She married Jason and used her magic powers and... Med


The metric prefix femto is shown as ten to the power of minus what?

Metric Prefixes Metric Prefixes A brief discussion of the basic metric units. In order to properly convert from one metric unit to another, you must have the prefixes memorized. One good technique is to use flashcards. Here is a search for metric prefix flashcards. There is even someone selling an e-book for metric prefix flashcards. Note for the future: you will need to determine which of two prefixes represents a bigger amount AND you will also need to determine the exponential "distance" between two prefixes. These skills will be necessary in order to correctly convert one metric unit to another. A metric prefix is a modifier on the root word and it tells us the unit of measure. For example, centigram means we are count in steps of one one-hundredth of a gram, μg means we count by millionths of a gram. A List of the Metric Prefixes   For another presentation of these prefixes, please go here . Problems concerning the units themselves There are three items - name, symbol, and size - that must be known. Problems could give any one and ask for one or both of the others. Here are only some possible problems (of many): I. Given either the name or the symbol of the prefix, give the other: 1) c      10) hecto A word to the wise: deca- (symbol = da) is a little used unit prefix. This makes it a prime target for teachers to test. Just sayin'. II. Given the prefix size, give its name: 11) 10¯15 Go to answers for 1-15 Problems concerning the exponential distance between two prefixes This next set of problems deserves some comment. The reason is that this particular skill isn't really mentioned by chemistry (or physics) teachers. It seems that everybody just assumes students pick it up somewhere in a math class. It is an important skill that goes somewhat untaught, so I've decided to address it. The skill I'm talking about is figuring out the absolute, exponential distance between two prefixes. For example, the absolute distance between milli and centi is 101. The distance between kilo and centi is 105. What you should do is compare the two exponents as if they were placed on a number line made of exponents and the compute the absolute exponential distance between them. The key word is absolute. For example, someone might mentally do the distance between kilo and centi by comparing the exponents of positive 3 and negative 2 and getting one. So they reason the distance is 101. They would be wrong. The absolute exponential distance between 3 and -2 is 5, not 1. Done as an exponent, the absolute exponential distance between kilo- and centi- is 105. In the problems to follow, the exponential form will be the one used. In other words, 105 is used in the solution to the problem; the 5 by itself will never be used. The 5 is only used in descriptions about how to determine the distance. Repeat: you will use the proper exponential value (like 105) in a solution to a problem; you will NEVER use just the exponent (the 5) in a solution. Here is a number line with the two prefixes in problem sixteen marked: Compute the absolute, exponential distance between two given prefixes: 16) kilo and femto


Spike, Dig, Set, and Block are found in which competitive sport?

INDICATORS AND SET’S RESULT IN MALE VOLLEYBALL Rui Marcelino and Isabel Mesquita Faculty of Sport, Porto, Portugal Abstract The present study examines the associations between performance indicators (number of spike points, spike errors, spike continuity, block points, block errors, block continuity, serve points, serve errors, serve continuity, dig excellent, dig errors, dig continuity, set excellent, set errors, set continuity, reception excellent, reception errors and reception continuity) and performance in Volleyball, concerning set result (set win and set loose). For this 65.949 actions from 550 sets of Men’s Senior World League (2005) were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was used in data analysis. The results show that ser ve point (OR:16.1, 95%CI: 5.7-45.9), serve continuity (OR:4.6, 95%CI:2.8-7.5) and spike point (OR:4.1, 95%CI:2.2-7.6) are the performance indicators more associated with the success in Volleyball. Key words: volleyball, notational analysis, performance indicators Introduction Volleyball is a team game and depends on many external and unanticipated factors that coaching process attempts to control in order to brig success. Within coaching process, great emphasis is placed on the coach’s ability to observe and recall all discrete incidents from a competitive sport performance (Borrie, Jonsson, & Magnusson, 2002). However, not all game actions seem to be crucial for team’s success. The research in Volleyball game-related statistics seek out what game actions are most associated with the competitive success. Cox (Cox, 1974) used multivariate variances analysis and discriminate analysis to study the relationship between skills performances and victory in the game. The author found that there are signiﬁ cant relationships between predictors variables (game actions) and response variable (game result) and the spike was the best indicator of success in the game. Eom and Schutz (Eom & Schutz, 1992) extracted, from among the selected technical-tactical components, the best predictor or a group of predictors that determined the success of a team in a game. The study has shown that the differences between the matches won and the matches lost are more expressed in those technical-tactical elements that are executed while organizing a counterattack: block, defense, setting and spike. The discriminate analysis has shown that block and spike are the most important elements for determining the success of a team. Marelic and colleagues (N; Marelic, Zufar, & Omrcen, 1998) researched the characteristics of junior volleyball international quality team play on the basis of the sets won and lost, according to volleyball phases. The results show that the variables spike in the phase of attack and setting in the phase of counterattack had the highest projection on the discriminate function, whereas the block, court defense and setting in the phase of attack and spike in the phase of counterattack had a small projection. Palao (Palao, Santos, & Ureńa, 2004) studied the game actions performance according to teams levels. Analyzing 33 male matches from 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the study shows that the performance of serve, reception, spike and block differentiated the teams levels (higher vs. lower). More recently Marelic (N. Marelic, Resetar, & Jankovic, 2004) studying the Italian men’s A1 league through discriminate analysis concluded that the spike in the phase of attack is the variable with the highest projection on the set result. The spike in the phase of counterattack, serve reception, block and serve had lower projections. The present study aimed to examine the associations between performance indicators (number of spike points, spike er rors, spike continuity, block points, block errors, block continuity, serve points, serve errors, serve continuity, dig excellent, dig errors, dig continuity, set excellent, set errors, set continuity, reception excellent, reception errors and reception continuity) and performance in Volleyball, concerning set’s result (set win and set loose). Methods The sample wa


Nuuk, population about 15,000, is the capital city of which country?

Capital of Greenland, Nuuk - Magnificent City Capital of Greenland – Magnificent City Capital Of Greenland Visit exotic Nuuk, Greenland for an amazing experience Photo- www.geolocation.ws The capital of Greenland is Nuuk which is also referred to by its Danish name Godthab. The subarctic climate in Nuuk results in temperatures of -30 C in winter and about 10 C in summer. Rainfall and snow are common at any time of the year. The city of Nuuk was established in 1728 and is often termed as the oldest city in Greenland. Nuuk has a population of around 15000 inhabitants and is considered to be metropolis. The only practical way to get to the capital of Greenland is either through air or by water as there aren’t any rail or roadways connecting the different cities in Greenland. Most tourists prefer travelling by air as Air Greenland and Air Iceland offer flights during the summer and winter months. There is only one airport in Nuuk and it is located within 4 km from the city making it easily accessible. Culture in Nuuk capital of Greenland Nuuk has a great culture as it effortlessly combines the new with the old. There are many historical places like cathedrals and museums in Nuuk which are popular among tourists along with many good Nightclubs and restaurants The locals are very encouraging as they support musicians and artists from all over the world. As a result many artists tend to display their new exhibitions and experimental theatre plays in Nuuk often. This exposure to different cultures has effectively broadened the horizons of the locals in capital of Greenland Nuuk, as the now have a better understanding and appreciation of the arts. Nightlife – Since the sun sets for only a couple of hours in Greenland your night out might actually be as bright as day. Most locals start their night life around 11.30pm even though the bars and pubs close at 3 am. Mutten – This bar is often considered to be the most popular one in Nuuk as it gives you the opportunity to spend some quiet time with your date. It is located near Hotel Hans Egede and is not too crowded. Skyline Bar – Live music and breathtaking views of the surrounding fjord are the highlights of this place. Photo – greenland.com Things to do in Nuuk the capital of Greenland Whale watching – This is the most popular tourist activity in Greenland as this presents an opportunity to observe these majestic creatures from close. Humpback, fin and minke whales are popularly spotted on these trips which are usually conducted between May to November. Skiing – Thrill seeking tourists are guaranteed to have a great time in Nuuk as Heliskiing is also available. Alpine skiing and cross country skiing are popular attractions in Nuuk. Most of the ski runs are located in the southeast area of the city. Hiking – Climbing on top of the Sermitsiaq and Lille Malene are often popular activities undertaken by hiking enthusiasts. Since it only takes a few hours to reach the top of these mountains the tourists can enjoy the wonderful natural landscape around them. Sailing – The pristine waters around Nuuk offer a wonderful opportunity to the tourists to sail and enjoy the beautiful views. Greenland National Museum – The museum contains many wonderful exhibits that help the visitors to understand the history of Greenland better. Many visitors find the mummy room to be the most remarkable one as it contains mummified exhibits of 15th century women and kids in their traditional outfits. University Library – This attractive red wooden building is an exquisite sight as it has a background of white grave posts. The library was established in 1747 by missionaries and houses quite a large collection. Eating out – Since Nuuk offers the tourists a wide range of outdoor activities it is no wonder that at the end of the day many of them feel quite hungry. In Nuuk the tourists are spoilt for choice as there are quite a number of good restaurants available in the city. Hotel Godthaab – Although the restaurant in this hotel is slightly overpriced the food is quite delicious. Steak of musk is the specialty of


From the Greek words loosely meaning 'same' and 'idea' what term refers to an expression which contains unnecessary duplication?

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Yellow Fever is generally carried/transmitted by?

Transmission | Yellow Fever | CDC Yellow Fever ShareCompartir Yellow fever virus is an RNA virus that belongs to the genus Flavivirus. It is related to West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, and Japanese encephalitis viruses. Yellow fever virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquitoes. Mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected primates (human or non-human) and then can transmit the virus to other primates (human or non-human). People infected with yellow fever virus are infectious to mosquitoes (referred to as being "viremic") shortly before the onset of fever and up to 5 days after onset. Yellow fever virus has three transmission cycles: jungle (sylvatic), intermediate (savannah), and urban. The jungle (sylvatic) cycle involves transmission of the virus between non-human primates (e.g., monkeys) and mosquito species found in the forest canopy. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes from monkeys to humans when humans are visiting or working in the jungle. In Africa, an intermediate (savannah) cycle exists that involves transmission of virus from mosquitoes to humans living or working in jungle border areas. In this cycle, the virus can be transmitted from monkey to human or from human to human via mosquitoes. The urban cycle involves transmission of the virus between humans and urban mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti. The virus is usually brought to the urban setting by a viremic human who was infected in the jungle or savannah. File Formats Help:


The acronym POTUS refers to what position?

On Language; Potus And Flotus - The New York Times The New York Times Magazine |On Language; Potus And Flotus Search On Language; Potus And Flotus By WILLIAM SAFIRE Continue reading the main story Controversy was bestirred by a memorandum dated Nov. 20, 1995, from high officials of the Democratic National Committee to Harold Ickes, then deputy chief of the White House staff, asking for ''18-20 calls by POTUS'' and ''10 calls by VPOTUS.'' Muckraking political pundits and righteously reformist goo-goos were incensed by this fund-raising from the Federal property that -- in less populist times -- used to be known as the Executive Mansion, but today's exercise in irenic scholarship focuses on the increasing use of an acronym: Potus, which stands for ''President of the United States.'' As a Presidential aide in 1969, I first noticed this acronym on a label of an extension of a five-line telephone along the back wall of the West Wing's Cabinet Room. When the button next to that label lighted up, the phone was answered with special alacrity. A similar button labeled POTUS was on the telephone set of H. R. Haldeman, the President's chief of staff, and was used by him for calls both from and to Mr. Nixon. Jack Valenti, an aide to President Johnson, recalls the initials appearing on phones in that Administration, but does not recall anyone using the acronym in everyday speech, as in ''What does Potus think?'' Hamilton Jordan of the Carter Administration also says the acronym was not bruited about in their day; its White House use began, it seems, in the Nixon era and then disappeared for a while. Continue reading the main story Potus (acronyms of five letters or more are usually lowercased, sometimes with initial caps) was popularized, to some extent, in a 1977 White House novel, ''Full Disclosure,'' as the pet name adopted by the unmarried President's inamorata-photographer. She felt awkward calling the Chief Executive by his first name, and ''Mr. President'' was not appropriate for intimate moments; Potus was her solution. Advertisement Continue reading the main story In current practice, the acronym is not used in direct discourse with the President -- nobody says, ''How are you feeling this morning, Potus?'' -- but it is a handy, sassily insidish, behind-his-back reference to the individual in that office, as in ''Is Potus in one of those moods where he wants to see teeth on the sidewalk?'' Bert Lance -- reached in Rosebud, a suburb of Calhoun, Ga. -- remembers the acronym was the Secret Service designation of President Carter on the ''locator,'' the device that tells top staff members where the President and First Family are at every moment. Secret Service agents were reported to have picked up the term in everyday use during the Reagan years, and added a dimension: ''To their Secret Service shadows they may be 'Potus' and 'Flotus,' '' wrote Donnie Radcliffe in The Washington Post in a 1983 citation, the first use in the Nexis database. Flotus (pronounced FLOW-tus, to rhyme with Potus, and not FLOT-tus) is ''First Lady of the United States,'' an informal designation first applied to Mary Todd Lincoln that has become a quasiofficial title. In the Clinton Administration, the usage was extended to Vpotus, pronounced VEE-po-tus, to refer to the Vice President. Tipper Gore has not yet been labeled Slotus, though that acronymic designation of the ''Second Lady'' is possible because it has the advantage of brevity over Sotvpotus -- ''Spouse of the Vice President of the United States.'' This rash of acronymese ending in ''us'' may have begun in wire-service coverage of a different branch of Government. Scotus is ''wirespeak'' for ''Supreme Court of the United States.'' Old newspaper skates can remember the ''slug'' -- the quick name for an article that appeared on top of copy typed on cheap beige paper -- for all High Court articles to be Scotus. In 1983, as the Secret Service usage about the President began to appear in print, a New York Times editorialist took umbrage at the rampant acronymization: ''Is no Washington name exempt fr


What single vowel letter symbol generally refers in science to 'any element'?

The Framework Elements - The Cognitive Foundations of Learning to Read: A Framework Instructional Resources - Instructional Activities Cognitive Elements of Reading Lets        begin by picturing a child reading a book silently to herself. She's        just sitting there, fairly motionless, staring at a book. Occasionally,        she turns a page. Sometimes she laughs quietly to herself for no        apparent reason. It is a serene and beautiful picture, but only        because we know that inside her head, she is exploring a story and        listening to the author tell a tale through a voice that only she        can hear. If she was sitting motionless, occasionally laughing to        herself while staring intently at a potted plant, it would be somewhat        disturbing, but because she is acting this way with a book in her        hands, it's a Kodak moment. The silent, motionless act of reading belies the activity happening        inside the reader's head. The symbols on the page are being converted        into a meaningful message that the reader understandsa message        constructed by an author that she has probably never met. In the        readers head, the author's tale is unfolding word-for-word        exactly as the author wrote it, but the reader scarcely moves a        muscle. As the reader sits motionless, she is simultaneously decoding        the text and comprehending the message contained within the text.        That is what reading is all aboutdecoding and comprehension.        The integration of these two skills is essential to reading, and        neither one is more or less essential than the other. If somebody        was kind enough to read the story out loud to her, she would not        need to decode it herself. She could sit with her eyes closed, listen        to somebody else tell the story, and just focus on comprehending        it. The comprehension she experiences listening to somebody else        read aloud is the same comprehension she would experience reading        the text silently to herself. There are subtle differences, but        essentially, the only thing that makes reading different from listening        is the act of decoding the text. If reading is the product of two cognitive elements (language        comprehension and decoding), two questions must be addressed: What is required to be good at understanding language? What is necessary to be good at decoding text? Examining each of these elements, we find a collection of interrelated        cognitive elements that must be well developed to be successful        at either comprehending language or decoding. This text will examine        both language comprehension and decoding, along with the subordinate        cognitive elements that underlie each. All of these underlying knowledge        domains will be described as discrete and distinct cognitive elements,        but only for the benefit of this examination. It is important for        reading teachers to understand what these elements are and how they        fit in the "big picture" of reading acquisition, but it is also        important for teachers to understand that these elements are all        interdependent and interrelated in a childs head. Let us begin this examination of the cognitive processes involved        in reading acquisition where the child begins  with Language        Comprehension. Language        comprehension generally refers to one's ability to understand speech        (there are other forms of language, but for the sake of the current        conversation, we will only consider speech). It is important to        remember that language is not at all generic. There are different "levels" of language


Boris Godunov, The Cunning Little Vixen, Wozzeck, and The Ballad of Baby Doe are popular?

Baritone John Fanning | Dean Artists Management Reviews Recently invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, highlights of John Fanning’s career are a showcase for his pre-eminent position among today’s baritones.  A veteran of nine seasons at the Metropolitan Opera, roles there include John Plake in SLY co-starring with Placido Domingo, Mandryka in ARABELLA, the Father in HÄNSEL UND GRETEL and Count Almaviva in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. Further Met roles include Mr. Astly in THE GAMBLER conducted by Gergiev, Faninal in DER ROSENKAVALIER and the Four Villains in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN conducted by James Levine. At the San Francisco Opera he was conducted by Patrick Summers in LOUISE, toured the United States as soloist in Mozart’s REQUIEM with Bernard Labadie and Les Violons du Roy and sang Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Zukerman in Ottawa with the National Arts Centre Orchestra.  In the fall of 2013, Mr. Fanning took up his position as Assistant Professor of Voice on the faculty of the University of Montreal.  Recent engagements include the World Premiere of Finley’s THE PENCIL SALESMAN for the Westben Festival, Sharpless in MADAMA BUTTERFLY for English National Opera and Edmonton Opera, Wotan in DAS RHEINGOLD for Pacific Opera Victoria, the title role in WOZZECK for Montreal’s Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the title role in FALSTAFF for Opera Hamilton, Germont in LA TRAVIATA for Calgary Opera, and Mozart’s REQUIEM for the Alberta Ballet. Fanning’s wide ranging repertoire includes the title role in DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER  (Pacific Opera Victoria), Tonio in PAGLIACCI and the title role in GIANNI SCHICCHI (Calgary Opera), Count di Luna in TROVATORE (L’Opéra de Québec), Der Musiklehrer in DER ROSENKAVALIER (Houston Grand Opera), the title role in CASANOVA’S HOMECOMING (Minnesota Opera), Kolenaty in THE MAKROPOULOS CASE (Nantes and Angers), the title role in MACBETH (l’Opéra de Montréal) and Tomsky in PIQUE DAME and  Gunther in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (Canadian Opera Company).  Other roles include Horace Tabor in THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (Calgary Opera), Iago in OTELLO (Opéra de Québec and Manitoba Opera), BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST (Calgary Philharmonic) and Stravinsky’s OEDIPUS REX (Sao Paolo). Of special note was the premiere of Estacio’s FROBISHER with Fanning in the title role for Calgary Opera, later repeated at the Banff Centre and his Spoleto USA debut as Moneybags Bill in Weill’s AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY.  Credits also include the Marquis de la Force in DIALOGUES DES CARMELITES for Vancouver Opera, Balstrode in PETER GRIMES at L’Opéra de Montréal, Jokanaan in SALOME for the Arizona Opera and Kentucky Opera, Jack Rance in LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST for the Vancouver Opera and Canadian Opera Company and he starred as SWEENEY TODD for Calgary Opera.He was at the San Francisco Opera as William Jennings Bryan in THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE, at the New York City Opera as Mozart’s Count, Escamillo in CARMEN and the Four Villains in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN and debuted at Carnegie Hall in Strauss’ DAPHNE conducted by Sir Andrew Davis.  Harasta in Janacek’s THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN (Canadian Opera Company) and the title role in EUGENE ONEGIN (Pacific Opera Victoria) are also among his gallery of operatic portrayals. He has sung ELIJAH, MESSIAH, the FIVE MYSTICAL SONGS and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Canada’s major symphonies including those of Vancouver, Montréal, Edmonton, Québec, Calgary, Nova Scotia and Toronto. Featured as Firmin in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA both on the national tour and at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto, he was  the operatic voice of many commercials, starred in CBC’s WIND AT MY BACK and was featured in Norman Jewison’s film, MOONSTRUCK.  Mr. Fanning is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the George London Grant to Singers.


In the musical story Brigadoon, the eponymous Scottish village appears one day every how many years?

The Legend of Brigadoon Loading ... The Legend of Brigadoon In my quest for Scottish lore and Kelley’s reminder of February Brigadoon… I have been learning about the Legend of Brigadoon. Definition of BRIGADOON from Websters :a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality The Legend: The legend of Brigadoon is the story of a mythical village in the Scottish Highlands.  The village became enchanted centuries ago remaining unchanged and invisible to the outside world except for one special day every hundred years when it could be seen and even visited by outsiders.   This enchanted day is spent in joy and celebration. Those who happen upon Brigadoon may remain in this beguiling place only if they love another enough to give up the world outside. Visitors were even allowed to stay but if anyone left the village during the enchanted day,  then the miracle would be broken and it would mean the end for them all! The most common portrayal of the legend was the1947 Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Fredrick Loewe. The story involves two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village which appears for only one day every hundred years. Tommy, one of the tourists, falls in love with Fiona, a young woman from Brigadoon.  A 1954 film version starred Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse. A 1966 television version starred Robert Goulet and Peter Falk.  The story behind the name of Brigadoon is a bit complex. Some people believe that the musical was named for Brigid, a Celtic goddess. Others suggest that it is named for Brig o' Doon, a famous Scottish landmark which is referenced in a Robert Burns poem. It may also be a compound of the Celtic words briga, for “town” and dun, for “fortifications,” suggesting a fortified or sheltered town. There are Brigadoon Architecture styles and Piper songs and so many web sites my Google fingers are having a Ball. Brigadoon at Glenlaurel will become an annual event in February the Month of Love… One Enchaining Day February 22nd, which seems to be the most popular day of visibility for the Village and for Celebrations around Scotland. Enchantment and Romance from the moment you happen upon the roof tops of Glenlaurel as they emerge from the mist… Let your fairy unfold.  The Legend of Brigadoon http://www.glenlaurel.com/ Glenlaurel 2015-02-08 2015-02-08 2015


The 1726 novel 'Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts' is better known by what subsequently amended title?

Gulliver's Travels ( Into Several Remote Regions of the World ) eBook by Jonathan Swift - 1230000187085 | Kobo Or, get it for 2400 Kobo Super Points! See if you have enough points for this eBook. Sign in Synopsis Show more Show less Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. The book became popular as soon as it was published. John Gay wrote in a 1726 letter to Swift that "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery." Since then, it has never been out of print.


Formerly known as the Ellice Islands, in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia, what nation owns the commercially available internet top-level domain .tv?

That Sinking Feeling | New Zealand Geographic Written by Kennedy Warne       Photographed by Giora Dan and Kennedy Warne For a country the size of Rangitoto Island with a population rivalling that of Grey-mouth, Tuvalu has made quite a mark on the world stage. Over the past decade this group of tiny islands located midway between Brisbane and Honolulu has got itself into the media spotlight over claims that it is facing national extinction as a result of global warming. Developed nations, say Tuvalu’s leaders, are profligately filling the atmosphere with greenhouse gases. They are warming the globe and causing sea levels to rise. For an island nation such as Tuvalu, where the highest land is a mere 4–5 m above sea level, rising oceans are a ticking bomb. Defuse the bomb, Tuvalu’s leaders say, before our people—and millions more in other low-lying lands—face catastrophe. Oh, and while you’re at it, you can pay us for damages. Pacific nations first voiced concerns about being in the environmental firing line in the late 1980s, as the implications of human-induced climate change began to filter from the scientific community through to the wider public. The president of Kiribati put it plainly when he said he feared that in the future “my country will not be there”. Environmental lobby groups such as Greenpeace picked up the idea of low-lying islands going the way of Atlantis and placed the issue of sea-level rise on the media agenda. Journalists latched on to Tuvalu as the environmental hard-luck story of the new millennium. In no time, the world’s fourth-smallest nation became a poster child for greenhouse annihilation. Headlines such as “Tuvalu Toodle-oo”, “The Canary is Drowning” and “Tuvalu Sinks Today—The Rest of Us Tomorrow?” began to proliferate. In 2001, environment campaigner Lester Brown wrote, “The leaders of Tuvalu have conceded defeat in their battle with the rising sea, announcing that they will abandon their homeland.” At about the same time the Tuvaluan prime minister, Koloa Talake, upped the ante by threatening to sue the United States and Australia for failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The lawsuit, which was to have been filed in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, was dropped when Talake was ousted from office in 2002. Formerly part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Tuvalu gained independence in 1978. The capital, Funafuti, is the most developed atoll and boasts tar-sealed roads, hordes of motorcycles and even some cars. But with 4500 people—nearly half the country’s total population—living on one islet of less than 2 sq km, the pressure on land, fresh water and amenities is intense. The rhetoric, both from Tuvalu government officials and climate campaigners, has remained strident. In a speech to the United Nations in September 2003, marking the 25th anniversary of Tuvalu’s independence, then prime minister Saufatu Sopo’aga told the General Assembly that his people lived “in constant fear of the adverse impacts of climate change”, and were “deeply dismayed that key industrialised nations do not share our concern”. The threat of sea level rise, he said—in language guaranteed to catch the delegates’ attention—is no different from “a slow and insidious form of terrorism against us”. This year, in a new book on global warming, environmental journalist Mark Lynas portrayed Tuvaluans as facing a Hobson’s choice: “to move, and live cultureless and uprooted in a foreign country, or stay on the land of their forefathers and die”. Like many other writers, he spoke of the “imminent evacuation” of Tuvalu. Was it all true? Was Tuvalu soon to resemble a film set for The Day After Tomorrow? Were frigates standing by to pick up 10,000 evacuees? Or were the reports of Tuvalu’s imminent demise exaggerated? Over 10 days at Easter 2004, I had the chance to find out. In the company of Christchurch photographer Giora Dan, I travelled to two of Tuvalu’s nine islands. I wanted to get to the bottom of the sea-level issue, but also to find out what the world stands to los