Black, Green and Oolong are types of what?

Tea Types - Black, Green, Oolong and Others Tea Types Tea Types Black, Green, Oolong, White, Pu-erh and Other Tea Types Once a rarity in the West, white teas such as this Silver Needles are quickly becoming a mainstay of specialty tea.  TheCrimsonMonkey/Getty Images By Lindsey Goodwin Updated November 17, 2016. There are thousands of types of tea in the world. In the West, teas were traditionally classified as green tea , black tea and oolong tea . More recently, white tea and pu-erh tea have been added to the list of common Western tea classifications. Other tea types include yellow tea, scented/flavored tea and blended tea. Each of these tea types has processing methods, aromas and flavors that set it apart from the rest. Here's what makes each tea type unique. Black Tea Black tea is the most common type of tea in the Western world. It is noted for its full, bold flavor and its ability to pair well with many Western foods, particularly sweets and creamy foods. For this reason, many popular teas for afternoon tea are black teas. Black tea's processing is different from other types in that it is fully (or almost fully) oxidized. Oxidation is the same natural process that occurs when you muddle herbs and allow their flavors and aromas to develop for a few minutes. continue reading below our video Overview of Black Tea Typically, black tea is rolled or crushed with machines to release its natural oils, which react with oxygen in the air to change the flavor and aroma of the leaves. When oxidation is deemed complete, the tea is heated and dried to end the oxidation process. Generally, the flavors and aromas of tea become fuller and deeper during oxidation. Notes of tannin, malt , chocolate, earth, stonefruit, grape and/or citrus emerge. The final color of the leaves is chocolaty brown, brown-black or blue-black.* The brew tends to be reddish, which is why ' black tea ' is known as ' red tea ' ( hong cha ) in China. * Tippy teas may be flecked with (or made entirely from) silver or golden tips. Nepalese black teas tend to be less-than-fully oxidized, so they are often flecked with greenish leaves. Green Tea Green teas are rapidly gaining popularity in the West among Baby Boomers and others for their purported health benefits. In Japan and many parts of China, green teas are a staple of local cuisine. Green teas range from sweet and mellow (such as Long Jing ) to vegetal/grassy and lemony (such as Sencha ). Unlike black tea, green tea is unoxidized. Japanese green teas (such as Sencha and Gyokuro) are typically steamed. Chinese-style teas (such as Long Jing and Bi Luo Chun) are typically processed with dry heat using an oven-like rotating drum and/or a cooking vessel similar to a wok. These different processing methods produce different flavors, just as steaming or roasting the same vegetable would result in different flavors. Japanese-style green teas tend to have strong vegetal (vegetable-like), grassy or oceanic/seaweed notes and a slight citrus undertone. Chinese-style green teas may have some vegetal flavors, but also often have a mellower, sweeter flavor profile with notes of nuts, flowers, wood and/or vanilla. Oolong Tea Also known as 'blue-green' tea or 'wu long' oolong tea is capable of an incredible depth and complexity that attracts many foodies, wine fanatics and serious tea drinkers. It's sometimes called 'the connoisseur's tea' for this reason. Its flavors/aromas and its reputed (although, many think, over-hyped) ability to aid in weight loss are factors in its rising popularity. Oolong is often described as 'somewhere between green and black tea.' Whereas green tea is unoxidized and black tea is (almost) fully oxidized, oolong tea is partially oxidized. It is rolled by hand or machine (to bring the essential oils to the surface for oxidation) and pan fired, and then allowed to oxidize. This process is repeated many times until the desired level of oxidation is achieved. During this process, the leaves may be rolled into balls, twisted or otherwise shaped. Many oolongs are roasted after they have been oxidi


Winnie Madikizela are the first names of the ex-wife of which iconic leader?

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela | South African History Online South African History Online Posted by Anonymous (not verified) on People category: Biographical information Synopsis: ANC Political Activist and ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, President of ANCWL, member of the NEC of the ANC First name:  Location of birth:  Mbongweni, Transkei, Eastern  Cape,  South  Africa Winnie Madikizela was born in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the Transkei . She was the fourth of eight children. Her father, Columbus, was minister of the Transkei Governments’ Forestry and Agriculture Department during Kaizer Matanzima's rule. Her mother, Nomathamsanqa Mzaidume (Gertrude), a domestic science teacher, died when Winnie was only eight years old. Winnie attended primary school in Bizana and matriculated at Shawbury High School, where she distinguished herself as a person with exceptional leadership qualities. In 1953, she was admitted to the Jan Hofmeyr School of Social Work in Johannesburg. She completed her degree in social work in 1955, and was offered a scholarship for further study in the USA. However she turned it down and opted for a challenging position as the first qualified Black medical social worker at the Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg instead. She became interested in politics while working at the hospital. She was particularly influenced by the research she had carried out in Alexandra Township to establish the rate of infantile mortality, which stood at 10 deaths for every 1,000 births. In the mid-1950s, she became involved in the African National Congress (ANC). In 1957, she met  Nelson Mandela . At the time he was on trial, along with 155 other people, in the now infamous  Treason Trial  following the civil disobedience campaigns of the early 1950s. They were married on 19 June 1958 in a Methodist service in the Transkei, after which Winnie settled in Mandela’s home in Soweto. By March 1961, the Treason Trial was over and the accused were found not guilty. By this time Winnie had given birth to 2 daughters, Zenani, born in 1959 and Zinzi, born in 1960. Between March and December of 1961, the Mandela’s enjoyed a normal family life, in the sense that they were all together. Throughout most of her married life, however, Winnie Mandela had to endure a forced separation from her husband. He was detained and imprisoned on more than one occasion and spent 18 of a total of 27 years of incarceration on  Robben Island . Although Winnie had visitation rights during that period, she was unable to have physical contact with him. From 1962 Winnie was subjected to a virtually uninterrupted series of legal orders, which prevented her from living, working and socializing. She was banned under the Suppression of Communism Act for her part in the struggle and was restricted to the Orlando Township in Soweto. She started to work clandestinely for the ANC, which included participating in underground meetings and the printing and circulation of pamphlets. She decided to send her daughters to boarding school in Swaziland , in the hope that the girls could escape harassment and continue their education. In 1969, she was detained under the Terrorism Act and was placed in solitary confinement for seventeen months. In 1970, she was placed under house arrest. She repeatedly flouted this order and was charged on a number of occasions. During the  1976 youth uprisings , she established the Black Women’s Federation and the Black Parents’ Association. Both these organisations aligned themselves to the Black Consciousness Movement , an ideology that rejected all ‘White’ values and embraced a positive ‘Black’ world view. For this role Winnie was detained, in 1977, under the Internal Security Act and banished to Brandfort in the Orange Free State (now Free State ). There she helped set up a crèche and a clinic with Dr. Abu Baker Asvat . She returned to her home in 1986 and resumed her ANC activities. Although Winnie’s opposition to P.W. Botha’s regime earned her the title of “Mother of the Nation”, her conduct wa


What is the only country in the world not required to have its name on its postage stamps?

Great Britain Stamps Great Britain Stamps -- NASA Satellite Image Great Britain is a large island off the Western coast of Europe. It is a combination of the territories of England, Scotland, and Wales. Since the 18th Century, it has been known as the United Kingdom, or simply U.K. The United Kingdom is such a tiny little place, in the scheme of the map of the World.  One might think it quite insignificant. However, since the late Middle Ages, when it began to emerge as one of the major maritime powers, this little island kingdom has had a greater influence on the history of the World than any other country on the face of this vast planet. During the 18th and 19th Centuries, they embarked on a massive program of colonial expansion, establishing colonies on every continent and in every ocean. By the beginning of the 20th Century the British Empire was the largest empire on earth. The famous saying was absolutely true, that "THE SUN NEVER SET ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE". Even today, many countries around the globe owe their cultures, civil laws, and even their languages to Britain, including the United States. Postal systems have existed for over 2,000 years. The earliest systems generally involved couriers delivering government or military communications over great distances. Letter mail came into use in the Middle Ages, and by the 17th Century, some towns began using postmarks to identify the place or origin and the date the letter was mailed. The postal fees were always paid by the recipient, upon the receipt of the letter. "Stamps" have been around since the Middle Ages, though they were primarily tax stamps, embossed on legal or financial transaction documents.  In the 1830's, Great Britain began studying the idea of implementing inexpensive letter postage rates that would be prepaid by the sender with an adhesive postage stamp at the point of origin of the letter. On May 6, 1840, Britain became the first country in the world to issue adhesive stamps, for the prepayment of postage, to be affixed to the letter envelope by the sender. The new stamps featured the portrait of the twenty-one-year-old Queen Victoria.  They are shown in the image above. As no other country at the time was issuing adhesive postage stamps, the country name was not used. For their distinction of being the first stamp issuing country, to this day, Great Britain is the only country in the World that is NOT required to print their country name on their postage stamps. The Very Scarce 1882 ₤5 Orange From the specialist willing to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars required for a specialized Victorian collection, to the general collector buying sets of modern commemorative or definitive stamps, there are many possibilities for collecting the stamps of Great Britain. For the novice collector, a basic collection of used 19th Century issues, such as the Penny Reds or the less expensive Surface Printed stamps, is possible for a modest investment. A great starting point for new collectors of Great Britain stamps may be all the mint stamps from the coronation of King George VI in 1937 to modern times.  Collecting this period can give the new collector many hours of enjoyment, a great looking historical collection, and the cost of all the stamps will not break the budgets of most dedicated stamp collectors. As far as the content page links of this category go .... The nineteenth Century postage stamps of Great Britain are very complex.  Most specialists prefer to use the Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalog, Volume I .  The stamps of Queen Victoria's reign are separated into three major groups .... Line Engraved Issues, Embossed Issues, and Surface Printed Issues.  These categories will be used for this website's 19th Century content page links, though the stamps within them will be illustrated and reviewed in Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue number sequence. The most complex area of 19th Century British philately is that of the Line Engraved Issues. This group includes the Penny Black, Penn


What is the chemical formula for laughing gas (nitrous oxide)?

General Chemistry Online: FAQ: Introduction to inorganic chemistry: What is laughing gas? Introduction to inorganic chemistry Next Question What is laughing gas? Laughing gas is nitrous oxide, N2O (more properly called dinitrogen oxide). It is a colorless gas with a sweet odor and taste. Inhalation leads to disorientation, euphoria, numbness, loss of motor coordination, dizziness, and ultimately a loss of consciousness. The gas is used as an anaesthetic, as a propellant in whipped cream cans, and as an oxidizing agent in racing cars. What is the structure of nitrous oxide? Linear structure of N2O. Click on the picture for a 3D Chime model. Formal charge considerations suggest that the most important resonance structures are A third structure involving a triple bond between the nitrogen and oxygen is unlikely because that would result in high formal charges. These resonance structures can be used to explain experimental bond lengths. The nitrogen-nitrogen bond is 1.126 Angstroms long which is slightly longer than the triple bond length in N2 (1.098 Angstroms). The nitrogen-oxygen bond is 1.186 Angstroms long. This is longer than the typical N=O bond (about 1.14 Angstroms), which agrees with the prediction of partial single-bond character for the NO bond in N2O. The molecule is not strongly polar, despite the large electronegativity difference between nitrogen and oxygen. The resonance structures again can be used to explain why: the negative formal charge is concentrated on the terminal nitrogen in the structure at left,. The oxygen bears a negative formal charge in the other structure. Each structure is polar, but the dipole moments point in opposite directions. The dipole moment is expected to be small due to cancellation of the contributions from both structures. The low polarity of the gas makes it both fat and water soluble. This allows it to travel through the bloodstream and into the fatty membranes of nerve cells where it produces its characteristic effects. Nitrous oxide's fat solubility and low toxicity make it an ideal propellant for whipped cream. It dissolves easily in cream under pressure and bubbles out of solution when the pressure is released, creating a fine creamy foam. How was nitrous oxide discovered? Joseph Priestley (the discover of oxygen, soda pop , and carbon dioxide) described the preparation of "nitrous air diminished" in his classic 1772 paper Observations on Different Kinds of Air. The gas he collected over mercury supported combustion, but did not itself burn. He described the bizarre enlarged double-cone of a candle flame in nitrous oxide with great excitement: "I have now discovered an air five or six times as good as common air... nothing I ever did has surprised me more, or is more satisfactory." But Priestley seems to have overlooked the powerful psychoactive effects of breathing nitrous oxide. Over 20 years later, Humphry Davy wrote about the intoxicating effects of nitrous oxide , comparing them to the effects of alcohol. Breathing air after inhaling high concentrations of the gas sometimes lead to hysterical laughter. It also lead to a cessation of pain and "laughing gas" became the first artifical anaesthetic. It was in common use by surgeons in the late 19th century, and is still widely used in dentistry today. Why is nitrous oxide used in rocket fuels and racing cars? Nitrous oxide supports combustion better than air does. The N2O molecule dissociates at temperatures well below what is required for combustion, delivering an atom of oxygen and freeing molecular nitrogen: N2O(g) N2(g) + O(g) The free oxygen atom quickly reacts with the fuel. A huge gain in horsepower results, since more fuel can be burned in less time. If there is a large excess of nitrous oxide in the engine, the fuel will detonate. At the extremely high temperature produced by the explosion, oxygen atoms freed by decomposing N2O will attack the engine metal, severely damaging it. How is nitrous oxide prepared? The gas is present in trace amounts in Earth's atmosphere as a result of high temperature react


In a standard deck of playing cards, which is normally the only king without a moustache?

Get the Full Story of Playing Cards King of Spades – King David of Israel King of Diamonds – Julius Caesar King of Clubs – Alexander the Great King of Hearts - King Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor born around 742 and only King in the deck without a moustache and with a sword through his head, otherwise known as the "Suicide King". Did You Know? The King of Hearts represents the only King in the deck without a moustache and with a sword through his head, thus coined the Suicide King. Earlier images of the same card show the King of Hearts wielding an ax. Over time, poor copying by card makers caused the ax to lose its head and eventually turned into a sword which seems to stick right through the King’s head. The Queens Queen of Spades – Athena, the Greek Goddess of War Queen of Diamonds – Rachel, Biblical Matriarch, Wife of Jacob Queen of Clubs - Argea, a Queen in Greek mythology or Argine an anagram derived from regina, the Latin word for queen. Queen of Hearts – Judith, Biblical heroine who saved Israel from Assyrian invasion The Jacks Jack of Spades – Ogier the Dane, a knight of Charlemagne Jack of Diamonds – Hector, a Trojan Prince Jack of Clubs - Judas Maccabeus, a Hebrew warrior or Lancelot, an Arthurian knight Jack of Hearts - La Hire, comrade-in-arms to Joan of Arc and member of Charles VII's court What’s in the Cards? When churches banned gambling, many Europeans disguised their decks with extra cards, which later evolved into tarot cards used for fortune telling. Notice how the tarot kept a few familiar features. Mention tarot cards and images of a gypsy fortune teller peering over a crystal ball might come to mind. Actually, the earliest tarot cards in Europe started out as an ordinary deck of playing cards. When churches began denouncing and prohibiting gambling, many Europeans disguised standard decks used for betting by adding extra cards. Notice how the suits used in tarot cards closely match those used in the Middle East - swords, staves (or a wand), cups, and coins (disks or pentacles). Tarot cards also use face cards like Kings and Queens as well as number cards from ace to ten. The tarot decks with 78 cards started out as a game called triumph, similar to bridge. Early forms first appeared between 1430 and 1450 in Northern Italy, where it became tarocchi, Italian for tarot. Followers of the occult saw the symbolic symbols in the tarocchi decks as a divination and used them for cartomancy . Some of the early associations of the occult may have also traveled from the Mamluk deck used in Egypt where fortune tellers thought a pack of cards contained hieroglyphic secrets to life. The Leader of the Pack “Duty Three Pence” - The Ace of Spades stands out because it would traditionally indicate that the tax had been paid on a deck of cards. Ever notice how the Ace of Spades always stands out in a deck of cards? This didn’t happen by chance. After cards became popular, European rulers saw the opportunity to make more money by taxing each deck. Initially, a stamp was placed on the wrappings of playing cards. Later, one card in each deck received a stamp to indicate the duty had been paid even after the wrapper was torn off.  In the 1700s, the Ace of Spades commonly received the stamp probably because it lay on the top of every deck. Today the Ace of Spades still carries the tradition of standing out as the leader of the pack. You Don’t Know Jack! Can you tell the difference between the King and the Knave? Ever wonder why the third rank face card goes by Jack and not Prince or Knight? Actually, the court cards originally featured a King, Queen, and Knave, meaning a male royal servant. The word Jack came along for a few reasons. First of all, it has a similar meaning to Knave referring to a “common man” as in the expression, Jack of all trades, master of none. The term Jack may also come from the game cricket in which the worst batter would go last. Teammates often teased the final batter, calling him “Last Man Jack”. 11 people bat in cricket, similar to the number 11 represented by the Jack in a deck of c


Which chemical element, not found as a free element on Earth, has the atomic number 9 and the symbol F?

fluorine (F) | chemical element | Britannica.com chemical element Edmond Frémy Fluorine (F), most reactive chemical element and the lightest member of the halogen elements , or Group 17 (Group VIIa) of the periodic table . Its chemical activity can be attributed to its extreme ability to attract electrons (it is the most electronegative element) and to the small size of its atoms . History The fluorine-containing mineral fluorspar (or fluorite ) was described in 1529 by the German physician and mineralogist Georgius Agricola . It appears likely that crude hydrofluoric acid was first prepared by an unknown English glassworker in 1720. In 1771 the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele obtained hydrofluoric acid in an impure state by heating fluorspar with concentrated sulfuric acid in a glass retort, which was greatly corroded by the product; as a result, vessels made of metal were used in subsequent experiments with the substance. The nearly anhydrous acid was prepared in 1809, and two years later the French physicist André-Marie Ampère suggested that it was a compound of hydrogen with an unknown element, analogous to chlorine , for which he suggested the name fluorine. Fluorspar was then recognized to be calcium fluoride. The isolation of fluorine was for a long time one of the chief unsolved problems in inorganic chemistry , and it was not until 1886 that the French chemist Henri Moissan prepared the element by electrolyzing a solution of potassium hydrogen fluoride in hydrogen fluoride. He received the 1906 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for isolating fluorine. The difficulty in handling the element and its toxic properties contributed to the slow progress in fluorine chemistry. Indeed, up to the time of World War II the element appeared to be a laboratory curiosity. Then, however, the use of uranium hexafluoride in the separation of uranium isotopes , along with the development of organic fluorine compounds of industrial importance, made fluorine an industrial chemical of considerable use. Occurrence and distribution chemical symbol The fluorine-containing mineral fluorspar ( fluorite , CaF2) has been used for centuries as a flux (cleansing agent) in various metallurgical processes. The name fluorspar is derived from the Latin fluere, “to flow.” The mineral subsequently proved to be a source of the element, which was accordingly named fluorine. The colourless, transparent crystals of fluorspar exhibit a bluish tinge when illuminated , and this property is accordingly known as fluorescence. halogen element: Fluorine is found in nature only in the form of its chemical compounds , except for trace amounts of the free element in fluorspar that has been subjected to radiation from radium . Not a rare element, it makes up about 0.065 percent of Earth’s crust. The principal fluorine-containing minerals are (1) fluorspar, deposits of which occur in Illinois, Kentucky, Derbyshire, southern Germany, the south of France, and Russia and the chief source of fluorine, (2) cryolite (Na3AlF6), chiefly from Greenland, (3) fluoroapatite (Ca5[PO4]3[F,Cl]), widely distributed and containing variable amounts of fluorine and chlorine , (4) topaz (Al2SiO4[F,OH]2), the gemstone , and (5) lepidolite , a mica as well as a component of animal bones and teeth. Physical and chemical properties At room temperature fluorine is a faintly yellow gas with an irritating odour. Inhalation of the gas is dangerous. Upon cooling fluorine becomes a yellow liquid. There is only one stable isotope of the element, fluorine-19. Because fluorine is the most electronegative of the elements, atomic groupings rich in fluorine are often negatively charged. Methyl iodide (CH3I) and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) have different charge distributions as shown in the following formulas, in which the Greek symbol δ indicates a partial charge: The first ionization energy of fluorine is very high (402 kilocalories per mole ), giving a standard heat formation for the F+ cation of 420 kilocalories per mole. The small size of the fluorine atom makes it possible to pack a relatively lar


Which motor company won the contract in May 2011 to provide the next generation of New York's yellow taxis?

New York City picks Nissan minivan as next taxi cab - BBC News BBC News New York City picks Nissan minivan as next taxi cab 4 May 2011 Close share panel Image caption New York's yellow taxis have been featured in many movies and TV shows Japan's Nissan Motor has won a contract to provide the next generation of New York's famous yellow taxis. The deal, which is estimated to be worth $1bn (£607m) was announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The design will be based on Nissan's NV200 minivan model. The van, which beat US carmaker Ford Motor and Turkish manufacturer Karsan Otomotiv for the 10-year contract, will be phased in starting in 2013. Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged the Nissan NV200's boxy form evokes suburbia, but he said the yellow paint would give it the iconic New York touch. The vehicle features an overhead window to offer views of city skyscrapers, and charging stations for mobile phones. 'Best fit' "For the first time, we'll have a taxicab that wasn't 'off the rack', but rather custom-tailored to create the best fit for the drivers, owners and passengers of our city," Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky said. "People are going to fall in love with this taxi once they ride in it. It is going to represent New York City well." The car will also feature satellite navigation, so passengers leaving the main Manhattan corridors will not have to contend with drivers who do not know their way around. The Nissan was the most fuel-efficient and the cheapest of the three finalists, at about $29,000 (£17,608) per vehicle. By 2017, Nissan will be able to manufacture the cars to run solely on electricity, New York City Hall said in a statement. The bulk of the current fleet are Ford Crown Victorias, a car which only does about 12 miles per gallon, compared with 25 miles per gallon for the Nissan NV200. New York's 13,000 yellow cabs carry about 600,000 passengers a day, and are the only vehicles permitted to pick up passengers off the street. The NV200, which will be built in Nissan plants in Mexico, is the first to be designed specifically for use as a New York City taxi.


The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually in which European city?

European Union wins Nobel peace prize | World news | The Guardian European Union wins Nobel peace prize Nobel committee praises EU as force for peace after second world war Friday 12 October 2012 06.32 EDT First published on Friday 12 October 2012 06.32 EDT Close This article is 4 years old The 2012 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to the European Union , with the Norwegian committee ignoring the current economic crisis and instead praising the EU's decades-long historical role in promoting reconciliation and peace. Speaking in Oslo, Thorbjørn Jagland, head of the Nobel committee, shrugged off the euro's woes and said the EU had been a force for peace both after the second world war, binding Germany and France together, and following the bloody slaughter of the 1990s in the Balkans. He said: "The main message is that we need to keep in mind what we have achieved on this continent, and not let the continent go into disintegration again." The collapse of the EU could lead to a resurgence of the "extremism and nationalism" that had led to so many "awful wars", he warned bluntly. Jagland cited several key EU achievements. He said another conflict between France and Germany was "unthinkable" following 70 years as close allies. He mentioned the EU's successful expansion, with the accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EU in the 1980s spreading democracy, and the admission of eastern European nations after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He also praised the EU's role in the Balkans. "Ethnically based national conflicts have been settled," he declared. Croatia will join the EU next year, Montenegro was opening up membership negotiations and Serbia has candidate status, he said. The EU had also "advanced democracy and human rights" in Turkey, he suggested, overlooking the fact that Turkey's membership application has dragged on inconclusively for decades. Jagland conceded that the 27-member bloc was not in great shape, saying: "The EU is currently undergoing grave economic difficulties and considerable social unrest." But he stressed: "The Norwegian Nobel committee wishes to focus on what it sees as the EU's most important result: the successful struggle for peace and reconciliation and for democracy and human rights. The stabilising part played by the EU has helped to transform most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace." Reaction to the news was sharply divided. Within minutes of the award being announced in Oslo at 10am GMT on Friday, the president of the European commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, tweeted : "It is a great honour for the whole of the #EU, all 500 million citizens, to be awarded the 2012 #Nobel Peace prize." He later called it a "justified recognition" of a unique project that works for the benefit of its citizens and the world. But the award provoked derision from British Eurosceptics and some rightwing Tory MPs. Nigel Farage, the leader of Ukip, allegedly remarked: "This goes to show the Norwegians really do have a sense of humour." Another Ukip MEP, Marta Andreasen, said: "If this is their definition of peace then the Norwegians need a new dictionary." Taking questions from reporters, Jagland defended the committee's seemingly counterintuitive decision and spoke repeatedly of the wars in former Yugoslavia: "We have to keep in mind that not so many years ago people from this part of Europe killed each other in awful wars … We are only focusing on what we have achieved on this continent and what could happen if disintegration starts again." Jagland said the committee, made up of members from non-EU Norway , wasn't trying "to save the euro" or attempting to dig Europe out of its current hole. Asked what citizens from Greece, Spain and Ireland would make of their unanimous decision, he said a majority of citizens from these countries still supported the EU: "I think this historic empathy still remains in the heads of so many Europeans. They don't want to lose what has been achieved. Many may criticise the current policy but that is a different matter." It is not clear who will actually p


For New York’s Waterfront, a Long-Range Plan - The New York Times The New York Times N.Y. / Region |520 Miles of Waterfront to Get Long-Range Plan Search Continue reading the main story Photo A parking lot for an Ikea store was built on top of a dock in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Credit Michael Nagle for The New York Times Less than five years ago, preservationists criticized the Bloomberg administration for allowing Ikea to pave over a dock for repairing ships in Red Hook, Brooklyn. They said city officials had forsaken New York’s working waterfront by catering to developers of hangar-size stores and luxury condominiums. But now some of those same critics are praising Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other city leaders for assembling a long-term plan that gives some leeway to the maritime industry while trying to lure New Yorkers to the water’s edge — and, in many places, onto the water itself, in kayaks and boats. On Monday, the mayor and Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, are to release to the public the first comprehensive, 10-year plan for the development of the city’s 520 miles of shoreline. The plan, which was required by a bill Ms. Quinn sponsored and the Council passed in 2008, makes clear that cleaning up and redeveloping the waterfront is a priority of Mr. Bloomberg’s that he hopes will be a part of his legacy. The plan does not call for significant new city or state spending, Ms. Quinn said in an interview. Instead, it is an effort to consolidate all of the projects already proposed or under way to make the rivers, bays and shoreline more integral to daily life and commerce in the city. Advertisement Continue reading the main story “This plan gives us the opportunity to look and see where we have really capitalized on this asset and where we haven’t,” Ms. Quinn said. “If we hadn’t done this plan, we wouldn’t as clearly know that 13,000 jobs are supported by the maritime industry.” Robert K. Steel, the deputy mayor for economic development, said that all the “waterfront projects together are a priority.” That means that plans for dozens of parks and piers along the rivers would no longer be considered individually but as a whole, which could protect them in times of cost-cutting, Mr. Steel said. Photo The waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. A report to be released on Monday puts a focus on all projects touching the water. Credit Michael Nagle for The New York Times The same goes for what is left of industry along the water. The report notes that, along with employing some 13,000 people, waterfront businesses, using tugboats and barges to move goods and materials around the harbor, reduce truck traffic in the city. Mr. Steel said there was enough space for all the competing users, like private builders, longshoremen and canoeing enthusiasts. Along with the 10-year plan, Mr. Bloomberg is releasing an “action agenda” of projects scheduled to start in the three years left of his third term in office. Those plans, which include finishing the Brooklyn Bridge Park and the East River Esplanade , will cost more than $700 million, all of which has already been allocated, a spokesman for the mayor said. Separately, about $1.6 billion in improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plants should help reduce pollution in the waterways, the report says. Roland Lewis, chief executive of the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, which represents groups with commercial and recreational interests along the waterfront, said, “The city has come a long way from when we were paving over that graving dock in Red Hook where Ikea was built.” Mr. Lewis, whose organization sued to save the dock beneath Ikea, likened its loss to the role that the destruction of the original Pennsylvania Station played in the city’s preservation movement. “It was sort of a wake-up moment,” Mr. Lewis said, adding that the dock still existed under the Ikea parking lot and could be uncovered and used again someday. Mr. Lewis said the recession that slammed the brakes on a lot of building plans also helped the alliance’s cause. “The economy,” he said, put the


What organization, loosely translated from Arabic to mean 'the Base' or 'maxim' or 'methodology', was founded in 1988 in Peshewar, Pakistan?

Religious Foundations of the Last Instructions of 9/11 - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology of Religion  Theology and Philosophy of Religion Religious Foundations of the Last Instructions of 9/11   Hans G. Kippenberg Global Perspectives on Religion, Islamic Studies, Religion and Politics Online Publication Date: View PDF Page of PRINTED FROM the OXFORD RESEARCH ENCYCLOPEDIA, RELIGION (religion.oxfordre.com). (c) Oxford University Press USA, 2016. All Rights Reserved. Personal use only; commercial use is strictly prohibited. Please see applicable Privacy Policy and Legal Notice (for details see  Privacy Policy ). Subscriber: University of Washington; date: 20 January 2017 Religious Foundations of the Last Instructions of 9/11 Summary and Keywords An instruction manual consisting of four sheets in Arabic was found with three of the four teams that performed the terror attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The writing conceived of the action as a raid (ghazwa), as we know it from early Islamic history. It instructed the teams how to perform the ghazwa correctly. Purifying their intentions by recitals, rituals, and bodily cleaning, they turn their attack into an act of worship. A part called the “second stage” anticipates the issue of assuring divine protection at the airport. Finally “a third stage” urges the teams to act in the plane according the practice of the Prophet and to achieve martyrdom. To understand the manual and its framing of the violence, six dimensions will be analyzed: (1) Arguments for and against the authenticity of the document are discussed. (2) The attack happened in the wake of a declaration of war by the “World Islamic Front for the Jihad against Jews and Crusaders” in 1998, signed by Osama bin Laden and leaders of other jihadist groups. (3) The message spread across the Internet and was accepted by various groups that regarded the situation of Islam as threatened, among them a group of young Muslim men in Hamburg. A network called al-Qaeda emerged. (4) The present world is dominated by the power of ignorance and hubris (jahiliyya). The manual prescribed an attack in terms of the raids (ghazwa) of the Prophet in Medina. (5) The manual presumes a particular communal form of organizing militant Muslims. (6) It celebrated militancy of Muslims and presupposed a fighter’s ethos in the diaspora. An argument is made that the American concept of terrorism as a manifestation of evil and immorality destined to be eradicated militarily by the United States and their allies ignores the secular character of conflict and accelerates the cycle of violence. Keywords: jihad , jihadism , ghazwa , martyrdom , September 11 , suicide attacks , Osama bin Laden , terrorism , Islam , Quran , sword verse , crusade , Afghanistan The Writing and Its Authenticity On September 28, 2001, the FBI distributed four pages of an Arabic document at a press conference and also published them on its website. 1 The headline was spectacular: “Hijacking Letter Found at Three Locations.” Beneath the four pages of Arabic text, the website displayed three photos, surrounded by information about the hijackers, their flights, and the places where the documents were found. Mohamed Atta is connected with American Airlines #11 that crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:45 a.m.; underneath his photo appears: “Found in Atta’s suitcase.” The next photo shows Nawaf al-Hazmi; the text connects him with American Airlines #77, which crashed at 9:39 a.m. into the Pentagon, and the document is said to be “Found in Vehicle at Dulles International Airport.” Finally, a photo of the crash site of United Airlines #93 at Stony Creek Township is accompanied by the remark, “Found at Crime Scene.” Click to view larger Figure 1. The Spiritual Manual as it was published by the FBI on its website on September 28, 2001. Mohamed Atta, who navigated the first plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, originated his journey on September 11


The flower-gardened residence Giverny, in Normandy, France, was home to what impressionist painter, noted for his garden pond scenes?

Lucien Abrams: A Cosmopolitan in Connecticut - Wall panel text and labels from the exhibition Lucien Abrams: A Cosmopolitan in Connecticut March 21 - June 1, 2014   Wall panel text and labels from the exhibition   Artist Lucien Abrams (1870-1941) imparted a cosmopolitan  flavor to his Impressionist paintings, depicting North Africa, France,  and Texas, in addition to Old Lyme. This exhibition, organized by the Old  Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, and elaborated by the Florence Griswold  Museum, is the first to examine the work of Abrams, who contemplated subjects  as diverse as Algerian watering holes, New England circus tents, and shady  plazas in the American southwest. Abrams's style is equally diverse, acknowledging  an appreciation for Cézanne and Renoir and incorporating a vivid  coloristic sensibility that aligned him with the Post-Impressionists and  even the Fauvists. The artist brought to the American Impressionism practiced  in colonies such as the one in Old Lyme a greater awareness of succeeding  European artistic styles, facilitating the embrace of a more modern sensibility  by members of the Connecticut colony. Abrams is an important figure in  the evolution of American Impressionism in the twentieth century, and his  work was recognized at the time as adding modern vitality to the movement.   Born in Lawrence, Kansas, Abrams moved with his family  to Texas, where his father was a prosperous land agent for the railroads  and a pioneer of the oil industry. His mother, daughter of a U.S. Congressman  and Minister to Argentina, helped establish several cultural institutions  in Dallas. Abrams studied at Beloit College in Wisconsin before graduating  from Princeton with a degree in architecture in 1892. Intent on becoming  a painter, he enrolled at the Art Students League for two years before  traveling to Paris in 1894. He studied at the Académie Julian, Académie  Colarossi, and Whistler's Académie Carmen as well as seeking out  Old Master paintings to copy in museums. During these early years, Abrams  focused on the figure and worked in a dark color palette, but his interest  would soon turn to landscape, and with that, to travel. He painted in Italy  for several months in 1896; visited Giverny, home of Claude Monet and site  of a flourishing art colony, in 1898; traveled to Belgium and the Netherlands  in 1900 and 1902, and to Spain in 1901. He explored France, making his  way to Le Pouldu, Pont Aven, and other spots in Brittany and Normandy popular  with artists. Pictures painted there feature looser brushwork and a lighter  palette as Abrams adapted to working outdoors. From 1908 on, Abrams painted  primarily in Provence near Cassis, Martigues, and Marseille, where his  works reflect the dazzling light of Southern France. And, like many French  colleagues attracted to the exotic subject matter available in France's  North African colonies, Abrams spent the winter of 1905-06 in Algeria.   Abrams would live in Europe through 1914, making annual  trips to America between 1899 and 1907. While here, he painted in Mystic  and Rockport, as well as on Maine's Monhegan Island. Both at home and abroad,  Abrams adapted his technique with each stop on his itinerary, thus his  work evolved with his travels. Describing his cosmopolitan approach, Abrams  said, "My art was developed, not in the schools, but by independent  study before nature, not trying to copy, but to interpret, to find order  in chaos, and put it in plastic form." His thorough immersion in the  European art world acquainted him with advanced movements such as Fauvism,  with its expressive brushwork and bright colors, while his awareness of  American developments such as Ashcan School realism reveals itself, for  example, in his focus on street life around 1905-07.   Lucien Abrams arrived in Connecticut in 1914 with a world  of experience honed through traveling and living abroad. Leaving the Continent  upon the outbreak of World War I, Abrams sought a community where he could  live among other artists


"Heinz Baked Beans are branded with the ironically misleading byline of ""(how many) Varieties""?"

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Name the long-standing much-respected British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Boxing Champion who died in 2011, age 76?

Kterrl's Video Favorites | Just another WordPress.com weblog | Page 331 kterrls Video Favorites Sir Henry Cooper, British Olympic heavyweight boxer died he was , 76. Sir Henry Cooper was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, “Enry’s ‘Ammer”, and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali . Cooper held the British , Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966 died he was , 76.. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood.  (3 May 1934 –  1 May 2011) Biography Cooper was born in Westminster , London [3] to Henry and Lily Cooper. He, his identical twin brother, George (1934–2010), [3] and elder brother Bern [1] grew up in a council house on the Bellingham Estate on Farmstead Road, South East London . During the Second World War they were evacuated to Lancing on the Sussex coast . [1] Around 1942, their father, Henry Senior, was called up to serve in the war; the rest of the family did not see him again for almost three years. The twins attended Athelney Road School in Lewisham . The Cooper brothers were particularly close growing up and, in his biography, Henry talks of how they came to each other’s aid when things turned nasty in the school playground. One particular incident landed the young Henry his first knockout in the playground. At school, the only subject that seemed to interest Henry was history, where he enjoyed acting out scenarios.[ citation needed ] Life was tough in the latter years of the Second World War , and London life especially brought many dangers during the blackout . Henry took up many jobs, including a paper round before school and made money out of recycling golf balls to the clubhouse on the Beckenham course. All three of the Cooper brothers excelled in sport, with George and Henry exercising talents particularly in football and also cricket . [4] George Cooper, Henry’s twin, who boxed as Jim Cooper, died on 11 April 2010 at the age of 75. [3] Although Cooper is best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali , he defeated a string of well known heavyweights during his career, including; Zora Folley , Roy Harris , Karl Mildenberger , Alex Miteff , Wayne Bethea , Brian London , Joe Erskine , Jose Manuel Urtain , Piero Tomasoni , Dick Wipperman , Dick Richardson , Billy Walker , Tony Hughes , Jack Bodell , Jefferson Davis and Gawie De Clerk . Cooper died on 1 May 2011 at his son’s house in Oxted , Surrey , after a long illness. [2] He was 76. Boxing career  Style Although Cooper was left-handed, he used the “orthodox” stance, with his left hand and foot forward, rather than the reversed “southpaw” stance more usually adopted by a left handed boxer, he relied on an exceptionally powerful left hook and a formidable jab for offence, being able to effectively combine the two to ‘hook off the jab’. [1] [6] He generally tried to force the action in his bouts; a crowd pleasing style which won him many supporters. After developing a left shoulder problem in the latter half of his career Cooper adjusted to put more stress on right handed punches which he had hitherto neglected. [6]  Early bouts Cooper was often regarded as the most popular of all English boxers and was affectionately known in the UK as: “Our ‘Enry”. He started his boxing career in 1949 as an amateur with the Eltham Amateur Boxing Club, and won seventy-three of eighty-four contests. At the age of seventeen, he won the first of two ABA light-heavyweight titles and before serving in the Army for his two years’ National Service represented Britain in the 1952 Olympics (outpointed in the second stage by Russian Anatoli Petrov). Henry and his twin brother, George (boxing under the name Jim Cooper) turned professional together u


What is the collective name for a flock of geese in flight, especially in V-formation?

Group Names Discussion from BIRDCHAT Bruce Helmboldt starts the thread Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 08:02:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Helmboldt, Bruce" < .DLA.MIL> Subject: group names    I know that a group of crows is called a "murder of crows", and a   group of skylarks (found in Vancouver, BC, and on San Juan Island, WA)   is called an "exaltation of skylarks". Does the term "gaggle of   geese" apply to wild geese or just domesticated barnyard geese?   What's the term for a group of swans? Does anybody else have any   group names I can add to my collection of worthless bird trivia?   Thanks.     0>            Bruce Helmboldt  206-889-7357   _/_)_ .dla.mil    /             Duvall, WA Stephan L. Moss adds a few suggestions. Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 09:15:10 -0700 From: "Dr. Stephan L. Moss" < .EDU> Subject: Re: group names Comments: To: "Helmboldt, Bruce" < .DLA.MIL>  May I suggest two sets of responses, those that are 'real' and the ones that are humorous? Real: a Kettle of Hawks (Where does this one come from?) a Gaggle of Geese less real: a Cawldron of crows a Gulp of Swallows  ! ! Dr. Stephan L. Moss .edu ! ! Administrative Computing    Pomona College ! Claremont, CA 91711 ! (909) 607-1734 Terry Ross cites Lipton. Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 15:13:34 -0400 From: Terry Ross < .LIB.MD.US> Subject: Re: "Group Names" James Lipton's "An Exaltation of Larks" is devoted to these collective nouns, many of which orignated as hunters' terms and have been in the language for centuries. Here's a gleaning from his book: A covey of partridges A murder of crows A rafter of turkeys A brood of hens A fall of woodcocks A dule of doves A wedge of swans A party of jays A company of parrots A colony of penguins A cover of coots A sord of mallards A dissimulation of birds A peep of chickens A pitying of turtledoves A paddling of ducks [on the water] A siege of herons A charm of finches A skein of geese [in flight] a tidings of magpies A cast of hawks A deceit of lapwings An ostentation of peacocks A bouquet of pheasants A congregation of plovers An unkindness of ravens A building of rooks A host of sparrows A descent of woodpeckers A mustering of storks A flight of swallows A watch of nightingales A murmuration of starlings A spring of teal A parliament of owls An exaltation of larks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terry Ross           Visit the BALTIMORE BIRD CLUB Baltimore MD       http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~tross/baltbird.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pete Janzen considers "kettles". Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 15:46:45 -0400 From: Pete Janzen < > Subject: Group names I think the term "kettle of hawks" probably derives from the visual effect of migrating buteos, especially Swainson's Hawks. Swainson's form large flocks that slowly spin as a group, and often stack up vertically, as well as spreading out horizontally. These formations were apparently much commoner in the past, when populations were larger. I've only really seen this once, as a severe cold front moved through in early October, and we saw a group of about 250 Swainson's.  Many other raptors were migrating that day as well. Another interesting trivia fact about these "kettles" is the seperation of the much commoner light phase hawks from dark phase individuals. A very knowledgeable birder from western Ks., present during this event, told us to watch as the kettle passed over, and we would see a few dark Swainson's trailing the flock. Sure enough, after the big group was past, 4 dark phase birds came slowly circling, about a mile behind the rest. Pete Janzen, Wichita, Ks Macklin Smith replies to Ross. Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 17:56:36 -0400 From: Macklin Smith < > Subject: Re: "Group Names" Comments: To: Terry Ross < .LIB.MD.US>  Although many of the collective nouns for birds and other creatures have a certain charm, and although some of them are indeed quite old (a covey of partridges, a flock of birds), th


How many petals do buttercup and columbine flowers commonly have?

Ranunculaceae - Buttercup Family Family Index   Ranunculaceae, the Buttercup family, is a large family, globally,           it consists of around 1,800 species in about 50 genera. The           family occurs throughout the world, but is most abundant in           temperate and cool regions of the northern and southern hemispheres. Ranunculus is Latin for "a little frog", the name           applied by Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.) to a group of plants           in this family that grows where frogs abound. It's not an economically important family. The commercially           available species are almost all ornamentals. Some genera           are important as poisonous plants. The poisonous properties           of Aconitum and Delphinium are well known, particularly to           those in involved with cattle. Many, possibly most, other           genera contain poisonous species. The compounds involved vary           but include alkaloids (in Aconitum and Delphinium), protoanemonin           (in Anemone, Clematis, and Ranunculus), and cardiac glycosides           (in Helleborus). A drink of Aconitum tea was the lethal drug           used for giving the death penalty in ancient times. Almost all members of the Ranunculaceae are herbaceous, but           most species of Clematis are woody vines. The leaves are usually           basal or alternate, but are opposite in Clematis. The leaves           are usually without stipules, but stipules are present in           Thalictrum, Caltha, and Ranunculus. The flowers are usually radially symmetric and bisexual, but           Delphinium and Aconitum are bilaterally symmetric and Thalictrum           has unisexual flowers. When both sepals and petals are present,           there are usually 5, but sometimes 4, and sometimes no petals,           but brightly colored sepals. The petals may have spurs that           run between the sepals (as with columbines), or only some           petals with spurs that run into the sepals (as in delphiniums). The flowers have numerous stamens, and either many pistils           that develop into single-seed fruit or a few separate pistils           that develop into many-seeded fruits. Fruits are either pods           (follicles), seed-like (achenes), or berries.


As at 2011 what car corporation owns the Rolls Royce and Mini marques?

Rolls-Royce car sales hit new record - BBC News Rolls-Royce car sales hit new record 9 January 2012 Media captionRolls-Royce chief Torsten Muller-Otvos says 2012 should deliver another record Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has reported record sales for 2011, having sold 3,538 cars. Sales at the BMW-owned luxury marque grew by 31% from the previous year, although the growth rate was weaker than in 2010 when sales jumped by 150%. Rolls-Royce's £165,000 Ghost model, which is smaller and less ostentatious than the £235,000 Phantom models, has been the main driving force for sales. Rolls chief Torsten Muller-Otvos said 2011 had been an "outstanding year". Parent company BMW Group also recorded record sales for its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce marques after sales rose 14.2% last year to 1,668,982 vehicles. Rolls-Royce's strong performance last year was more than matched by rival ultra-luxury car company Bentley, which sold 7,003 cars during 2011, marking a 37% rise that returned it to pre-recession levels. Further expansion Rolls-Royce said last year's sales were the highest in the marque's 107-year history, beating the previous record set in 1978 when 3,347 Rolls-Royce models were sold. Analysis By Jorn MadslienBusiness reporter, BBC News Rolls-Royce has seen sales more than treble since 2009, largely because it has been able to attract new customers who would not traditionally buy its cars. The Ghost model, an ultra-luxurious alternative to parent company BMW's 7 Series flagship, has proved popular with younger customers as well as with women. As such, the carmaker has adjusted to a new reality in which more people become very wealthy at a younger age and women are becoming increasingly prominent in the world of business. Rolls-Royce has also responded to customers' desire for subtlety, given the prevailing downbeat economic mood. Chief executive Torsten Muller-Otvos says he has seen a "shift from bling to substance". Driving the electric Rolls-Royce At the time, the Bentley and Rolls-Royce marques were both parts of the same company. The two brands went separate ways a decade ago, when the German automotive giant Volkswagen Group took over the Crewe factory in Cheshire, where Bentleys are still being produced. BMW acquired the right to use the Rolls-Royce brand and built a brand new factory on the edge of the Earl of March's Goodwood estate in West Sussex where it started manufacturing new models. That factory has been expanded in line with a broadening of the model line-up, which currently includes four Phantom models and one Ghost model. The expansion is set to continue as the product range is developed further, Mr Muller-Otvos said. Industry insiders predict that a convertible Ghost could hit the road in a couple of years. Global markets The market for Rolls-Royce models grew particularly fast in Germany and Russia, where sales more than doubled last year. Sales in the Asia Pacific region rose 47%. In the UK they were up 30%, while in the Middle East they rose 23%. Image caption The Ghost has helped to lift Rolls-Royce sales from about 1,000 cars in 2009 The US and Chinese markets are the most important ones for the company, though it has not released detailed figures about how many cars it sold in individual markets. Looking ahead, the carmaker will further develop its global network of dealerships, and will enter new markets in South America, Mr Muller-Otvos said. "We will see another record year for Rolls-Royce in 2012," said Mr Muller-Otvos.


Which is the only letter in the English alphabet never (as at 2011) to appear in the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements?

10 Basic Chemistry Facts 10 Basic Chemistry Facts 10 Basic Chemistry Facts Fun and Interesting Chemistry Facts An important chemistry fact is that most of the universe is made from the element hydrogen.  Hubble Space Telescope, photo PR96-27B Updated March 19, 2016. This is a collection of 10 fun and interesting basic chemistry facts. Chemistry is the study of matter and energy and the interactions between them. It is a physical science that is closely related to physics, which often shares the same definition.   Chemistry traces its roots back to the ancient study of alchemy . Chemistry and alchemy are separate now, though alchemy still is practiced today.   All matter is made up of the chemical elements, which are distinguished from each other by the numbers of protons they possess.   The chemical elements are organized in order of increasing atomic number into the periodic table . The first element in the periodic table is hydrogen .   Each element in the periodic table has a one or two letter symbol. The only letter in the English alphabet not used on the periodic table is J. The letter q only appears in the symbol for the placeholder name for element 114, ununquadium , which has the symbol Uuq. When element 114 is officially discovered, it will be given a new name.


What is the gamekeeper's name in D H Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover?

SparkNotes: Lady Chatterley's Lover: Summary Lady Chatterley's Lover Context Characters Lady Chatterley's Lover begins by introducing Connie Reid, the female protagonist of the novel. She was raised as a cultured bohemian of the upper-middle class, and was introduced to love affairs--intellectual and sexual liaisons--as a teenager. In 1917, at 23, she marries Clifford Chatterley, the scion of an aristocratic line. After a month's honeymoon, he is sent to war, and returns paralyzed from the waist down, impotent. After the war, Clifford becomes a successful writer, and many intellectuals flock to the Chatterley mansion, Wragby. Connie feels isolated; the vaunted intellectuals prove empty and bloodless, and she resorts to a brief and dissatisfying affair with a visiting playwright, Michaelis. Connie longs for real human contact, and falls into despair, as all men seem scared of true feelings and true passion. There is a growing distance between Connie and Clifford, who has retreated into the meaningless pursuit of success in his writing and in his obsession with coal-mining, and towards whom Connie feels a deep physical aversion. A nurse, Mrs. Bolton, is hired to take care of the handicapped Clifford so that Connie can be more independent, and Clifford falls into a deep dependence on the nurse, his manhood fading into an infantile reliance. Into the void of Connie's life comes Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on Clifford's estate, newly returned from serving in the army. Mellors is aloof and derisive, and yet Connie feels curiously drawn to him by his innate nobility and grace, his purposeful isolation, his undercurrents of natural sensuality. After several chance meetings in which Mellors keeps her at arm's length, reminding her of the class distance between them, they meet by chance at a hut in the forest, where they have sex. This happens on several occasions, but still Connie feels a distance between them, remaining profoundly separate from him despite their physical closeness. One day, Connie and Mellors meet by coincidence in the woods, and they have sex on the forest floor. This time, they experience simultaneous orgasms. This is a revelatory and profoundly moving experience for Connie; she begins to adore Mellors, feeling that they have connected on some deep sensual level. She is proud to believe that she is pregnant with Mellors' child: he is a real, "living" man, as opposed to the emotionally-dead intellectuals and the dehumanized industrial workers. They grow progressively closer, connecting on a primordial physical level, as woman and man rather than as two minds or intellects. Connie goes away to Venice for a vacation. While she is gone, Mellors' old wife returns, causing a scandal. Connie returns to find that Mellors has been fired as a result of the negative rumors spread about him by his resentful wife, against whom he has initiated divorce proceedings. Connie admits to Clifford that she is pregnant with Mellors' baby, but Clifford refuses to give her a divorce. The novel ends with Mellors working on a farm, waiting for his divorce, and Connie living with her sister, also waiting: the hope exists that, in the end, they will be together.


What large media corporation suffered a serious hacking attack on its popular gaming and entertainment websites in May 2011, compromising personal details of over 100 million users?

A Breakdown and Analysis of the December, 2014 Sony Hack A Breakdown and Analysis of the December, 2014 Sony Hack December 5, 2014 By RBS   Sony; A Year After the Hack (February 18, 2016)   On November 25, a new chapter was added to the chronicles of data theft activity. A group calling itself GOP or The Guardians Of Peace, hacked their way into Sony Pictures, leaving the Sony network crippled for days, valuable insider information including previously unreleased films posted to the Internet, and vague allegations it all may have been done by North Korea in retribution for the imminent release of an upcoming movie titled “The Interview”. While politically motivated attacks and theft of intellectual property is nothing new, this incident certainly stands out for several reasons. First, via a Pastebin link, the group released a package and links to torrent files hosted on four sites consisting of 26 parts, broken out into 25 1GB files, and one 894 MB rar file. The files were also uploaded to the file sharing giants MEGA and Rapidgator, but removed by site managers shortly after. The researchers at RBS were able to access the files and analyze the content prior to the information going off-line, as well as reach out to GOP. The results of the analysis provide unprecedented insight into the inner workings of Sony Pictures and leaked the personal information of approximately 4,000 past and present employees. As if the sensitive employee information wasn’t troubling enough, the leak also revealed curious practices at Sony, such as money orders used to purchase movie tickets that were apparently re-sold back to Sony staff. The Guardians Of Peace made their contact information available for a brief time. RBS researchers used that opportunity to contact to the group seeking comment and received the following response: I am the head of GOP. I appreciate you for calling us. The data will soon get there. You can find what we do on the following link. The link provided only led to a Facebook page that was not in use. The following time line gives more perspective and analysis of the details of the intrusion based on information made available via public sources. The Beginning (November 24) On November 24th, a Reddit post appeared stating that Sony Pictures had been breached and that their complete internal network, nation-wide, had signs that the breach was carried out by a group calling themselves GOP, or The Guardians Of Peace. This comes three years after a large series of attacks against Sony became public . Within hours, Geek.com had reported that “ Sony just got hacked, doxxed, and shut down ” as Sony went into panic mode over the breach. Minutes after the original reddit post appeared, the thread exploded with comments and feedback about the content. Several links to additional files were included within the comments that included two text files that listed additional file names that were said to be coming in a subsequent leak of information from the Sony network. In order to better understand the breach and the ramifications, Risk Based Security (RBS) reached out to the Guardians of Peace and asked for more information. During the brief email conversation, they stated that additional data leaks were forthcoming, and that they had obtained over a dozen terabytes of data from various Sony servers. The mail went on to say that additional information would be published soon, and provided a link to a Facebook page that appeared to be closed . Movie Leaks (November 26th) A few days after the the initial breach report was announced, four torrent links were published to torrent trackers that contained unreleased movies from Sony, obtained by GOP during the attack. These titles included Annie (December 19), Mr Turner (December 19), and To Write Love On Her Arms (March 2015). According to several torrent tracking sites, these files have been downloaded over 100,000 times. On December 1st, NBC News aired a segment reporting that the FBI were investigating the breach and the possibility that North Korea was involved. While this may sound


The Imperial War Museum in London was originally based in which building at Sydenham Hill, famously destroyed by fire in 1936?

Imperial War Museum | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia IWM North Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military war effort and sacrifice of Britain and its Empire during the First World War . The museum's remit has since expanded to include all conflicts in which British or Commonwealth forces have been involved since 1914. As of 2012, the museum aims 'to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and "wartime experience"'. [2] Originally housed in the Crystal Palace at Sydenham Hill , the museum opened to the public in 1920. In 1924 the museum moved to space in the Imperial Institute in South Kensington, and finally in 1936 the museum acquired a permanent home which was previously the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark . The outbreak of the Second World War saw the museum expand both its collections and its terms of reference, but in the post-war period the museum entered a period of decline. The 1960s saw the museum redevelop its Southwark building, now referred to as Imperial War Museum London, which serves as the organisation's corporate headquarters . During the 1970s the museum began to expand onto other sites. The first, in 1976, was a historic airfield in Cambridgeshire now referred to as IWM Duxford . In 1978 the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Belfast became a branch of the museum, having previously been preserved for the nation by a private trust. In 1984 the Cabinet War Rooms , an underground wartime command centre, was opened to the public. From the 1980s onwards the museum's Bethlem building underwent a series of multimillion-pound redevelopments, completed in 2000. Finally, 2002 saw the opening of IWM North in Trafford , Greater Manchester, the fifth branch of the museum and the first in the north of England. In 2011 the museum rebranded itself as IWM, standing for 'Imperial War Museums'. The museum's collections include archives of personal and official documents, photographs, film and video material, and oral history recordings; an extensive library, a large art collection, and examples of military vehicles and aircraft, equipment and other artefacts. The museum is funded by government grants, charitable donations and revenue generation through commercial activity such as retailing, licensing, and publishing. Admission is free to IWM London and IWM North, but an admission fee is levied at the other branches. The museum is an exempt charity under the Charities Act 1993 and a non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport . As of January 2012 the Chairman of the Trustees is Sir Francis Richards . Since October 2008, the museum's Director General has been Diane Lees . Contents Edit Sir Alfred Mond, photographed between 1910 and 1920. On 27 February 1917 Sir Alfred Mond , an MP and First Commissioner of Works, wrote to the Prime Minister David Lloyd George to propose the establishment of a National War Museum. This proposal was accepted by the War Cabinet on 5 March 1917 and the decision announced in The Times on 26 March. A committee was established, chaired by Mond, to oversee the collection of material to be exhibited in the new museum. [3] [4] This National War Museum Committee set about collecting material to illustrate Britain's war effort by dividing into subcommittees examining such subjects as the Army, the Navy, the production of munitions , and women's war work . [5] There was an early appreciation of the need for exhibits to reflect personal experience in order to prevent the collections becoming dead relics. Sir Martin Conway , the Museum's first Director General, said that exhibits must 'be vitalised by contributions expressive of the action, the experiences, the valour and the endurance of individuals'. [6] The museum's first curator and secretary was Charles ffoulkes , who had previously been curator of the Tower of London a


The UK Millennium Cohort Study of 10,000 babies born 2000-01 found a clear correlation between positive childhood behaviour/behavior and what?

The Foundation Years: Frank Field Independent Review by Alex Hawley - issuu issuu The Foundation Years: preventing poor children becoming poor adults The report of the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances Frank Field Cabinet Office 22 Whitehall London SW1A 2WH Publication date: December 2010 ÂŠ Crown copyright 2010 You may re-use this information (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/open-government-licence/ or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or e-mail: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. This document/publication can also be viewed on our website at www.frankfield.co.uk Any enquiries regarding this document/publication should be sent to us at: fieldf@parliament.uk The material used in this publication is constituted from 75% post consumer waste and 25% virgin fibre. Ref: 403244 /1210 December 2010 Chapter1 APersonalCommentary 11 Chapter2 PovertyandLifeChances 27 Chapter3 TheInfluencesonChildren’sLifeChances 37 Chapter4 BuildingFoundationYearsServices 53 Chapter5 ANewFrameworkforMeasuringPovertyandLifeChances 71 Chapter6 OverviewoftheConsultationProcessandSummaryofFormalSubmissions 85 AnnexA LifeChancesIndicators–RecommendedMeasures 93 OptionsforanewMeasureofServiceQuality AnnexC ConsultationDetails AnnexD FrankField’sPublicStatements 98 Acknowledgements Acknowledgements AsthebulkoftheReview’sworkhasbeen undertakenbytheReviewteamIwanttoplace onrecordmythankstothem. AnnChinner,as ReviewTeamLead,andStephenBalchin,Lotta Gustafsson,DanielleMason,TimCrosierand TimWeedon,asPolicyAdvisors,haveworked onthefollowingreport.JonathanPortes,the CabinetOffice’sChiefEconomist,hasoverseen theworkoftheReview.Itishardtothinkthat theReviewcouldhavebeenbetterservedfrom acrossWhitehall.PatrickWhitefrommyHouse ofCommons’Officehaslinkedmyworkinthe HousewiththeworkoftheReviewandplayed akeyroleinshapingmycommentary.JillHendey, mysecretary,hastypedthenotesItookofallour evidencesessionsandtherecordsImadeofthe findingsfromtheresearchreportsIhaveread.I amextremelygratefultothisteamwhohasmade workingontheReviewapleasureaswesetabout ourtaskofreshapingananti-povertystrategythat willbeeffectiveduringthe21stcentury. IwishalsotothanktheteamofSeniorOfficials fromtheDepartmentforWorkandPensions, DepartmentforEducation,Departmentof Health,HMTreasury,GovernmentEqualities OfficeandDepartmentforCommunitiesand LocalGovernmentwhoplayedakeypartactingas valuablesoundingboardsforthisReview,andof coursealltheacademics,charities,practitioners, stakeholdersandindividualswhowehavemetand whosubmittedtheirevidence. 3 5 Introduction and Recommendations Introduction FrankFieldwascommissionedbythePrime MinisterinJune2010toprovideanindependent reviewonpovertyandlifechancesbytheendof theyear.Theaimofthereviewisto: •generateabroaderdebateaboutthenatureand extentofpovertyintheUK; •examinethecaseforreformstopoverty measures,inparticularfortheinclusionofnonfinancialelements; •explorehowachild’shomeenvironment affectstheirchancesofbeingreadytotakefull advantageoftheirschooling;and determiningwhethertheirpotentialisrealisedin adultlife.Thethingsthatmattermostareahealthy pregnancy;goodmaternalmentalhealth;secure bondingwiththechild;loveandresponsiveness ofparentsalongwithclearboundaries,aswellas opportunitiesforachild’scognitive,languageand socialandemotionaldevelopment.Goodservices mattertoo:healthservices,Children’sCentresand highqualitychildcare. Laterinterventionstohelppoorlyperforming childrencanbeeffectivebut,ingeneral,the mosteffective


The Stanley Cup, for which various USA and Canada clubs compete and said to be the oldest sports trophy in N America, is awarded in which sport?

History of Ice Hockey From Early Beginnings to Current   Halifax Rules 'The earliest games in the sport were not carbon copies of the current version; the Halifax Rules , which Creighton played under in the March 3rd game, said the puck couldn't leave the ice, no forward passing was permitted and the goalie couldn't fall down or kneel to make saves.  As the sport's popularity skyrocketed in Montreal in the late 1800s, the official rules of the sport were created, the Montreal Rules, in 1877. Injured players could now be replaced, team sizes were set at seven a side (down from eight) and the rink's measurements were now made standard. ' 'Lord Stanley:' 'Hockey took the country by storm, as hockey teams sprouted up across eastern Canada, both at universities and at amateur athletic clubs. McGill University (at which James Creighton studied law) established the first university hockey team in 1877, and the 1880s saw an explosion of teams.  The first hockey leagues formed in the mid-1880s, while the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada (AHAC), which began in 1885, was the first national hockey organization. At the Montreal Winter Carnival in 1889, at a match between the Montreal Victorias and the Amateur Athletic Association, Sir Frederick Arthur Stanley, Governor General of Canada, with his wife and two children stopped to watch the game. Stanley was taken with the game, and helped to form a team, the Rideau Rebels and a league, the Ontario Hockey Association (which formed in 1890).  Two years after the formation of the OHA, Stanley created the concept of a regional competition and gave a cup to be awarded to the victor, the Dominion Challenge Trophy. In 1893, it was decided the cup would never become the property of any team and was renamed the Stanley Hockey Championship Cup. While the cup, about the size of an association football, has undergone several cosmetic changes over the years, the Stanley Cup is still awarded to the champion of the National Hockey League today.' 'Growth:' 'As the country spread west, so did the sport. The Manitoba Hockey Association was formed in 1892, and first competed for the Stanley Cup four years later. In their first attempt at capturing the Cup, the Winnipeg team defeated their counterparts from Montreal, (the first team the Cup winners didn't come from Montreal), and the reports of the victory came down in hockey's first play-by-play, done by telegraph.  The Cup continued to be awarded, year after year, to teams mainly from Montreal, the hockey capital of the world. In 1900, a team from Halifax competed for the Stanley Cup, losing to the Montreal Shamrocks 11-0. However, the Halifax team had come west with the practice of putting up fishing nets on the back of the metal posts that served as goals. The tradition stayed, and the first goal nets were born.' 'Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, the game spread not only geographically but also across the classes. While the amateur athletic clubs who played organized hockey were made up of upper class men, hockey leagues and teams formed among both the middle and lower classes, often by banks or mining companies for example. Women also played early organized hockey, forming their own leagues by the turn of the century.  The first black hockey league began in Nova Scotia, the Colored League of the Maritimes, in 1900. Its creation was spurred because the white leagues wouldn't allow black players. The game had also spread all the way to the Pacific in Canada and south to the United States by 1900, in places like Vancouver, the Yukon Territory, New England and Michigan. Early hockey, however, was also plagued by excessive violence. In two cases, one in 1905 and another in 1907, hockey players were put on trial after blows that killed other hockey players.  Both times the players were found innocent, but the press and many in the country (including the juries) called on legislation to be enacted that would curb the violence.' 'Professional Hockey:' 'Hockey's populari


What is the Strait between Sicily and mainland Italy?

Italy's €8.5bn bridge to nowhere | The Independent Europe Italy's €8.5bn bridge to nowhere It's overpriced, favoured by the Mafia and at risk from earthquakes – but 15 years after it was conceived, it's still not been canned. Michael Day tells how an engineering marvel became a parable of modern Italy Thursday 15 November 2012 00:00 BST Click to follow Italy's €8.5bn bridge to nowhere 1/2 The project company's president, Giuseppe Zamberletti, with a picture of plans for the bridge Getty Images The planned bridge will span the Strait of Messina, pictured, linking Reggio to Messina Alamy The project company's president, Giuseppe Zamberletti, with a picture of plans for the bridge It was supposed to be one of the engineering marvels of 21st century Europe. But despite decades of hype, plans for the world's biggest suspension bridge between Sicily and mainland Italy have yet to come to fruition, and most observers think they never will. So austerity-hit Italians are now asking why the usually parsimonious Monti government has just signalled its continued financial support for what newspapers have dubbed the "phantom bridge". For a construction project, even a monumentally grand one, that's yet to see the light of day, an awful lot of money – €600m has already been spent. Consultancy fees, compensation for contracts never realised, and, ironically, cost-analysis have swallowed up nearly £500m without a brick laid or girder planted for the project, which it is expected would eventually cost around €8.5bn (£6.8bn). This month, to the incredulity of the project's many opponents, the technocrat government of Mario Monti announced a two-year extension in funding of the "exploratory work" into the project by the Messina Strait company. However, environmental group Legambiente said ministers were effectively passing the buck and leaving it up to a subsequent elected government decide the project's fate while "wasting money in the meantime on useless tests". "The only winner in this case is the pro-bridge lobby," said the organisation's vice-president Edoardo Zanchini. It is probably no coincidence that the pro-bridge lobby consists largely of members of the centre-right PDL party, on whose parliamentary support Premier Monti relies. The last centre-left government – that of Romano Prodi – shelved the project in 2006, only for it to be exhumed when Silvio Berlusconi returned to power in 2008.A verbose Messina Strait company statement claims that it has made "a strong acceleration" towards realisation of the project following the interruption. But the Italian press isn't convinced. "The circus goes on, continuing to spend money on realising a dream project that doesn't exist," huffed La Repubblica newspaper. It noted the Messina Strait company would continue paying the salaries of 50 or so people, including senior police chiefs and an executive from the Rai state TV company. Spending on the project will at least be lower that the pre-recession levels seen between 2001 and 2006, when the Berlusconi government financed all sorts of consultancy studies, from those on the "emotional impact" of the bridge for local people to the "physico-chemical characteristics of the waters of the Strait and their influence on migrating whales". These nods to the environment were not enough to head off blanket condemnation from green groups. But backers of the bridge project appeared to receive another fillip last week with reports the Chinese might be coming on board. Lorenzo Falciai, a spokesman for the Messina Strait company, said the China Communications Construction Company "had made no formal agreement, but had declared an interest". "I don't think it's a coincidence that these vague comments come straight after the government's announcement that more money would be wasted on the project for the next two years," Mr Zanchini of Legambiente told The Independent. "In the 15 years this has been going on for, no international company has ever been really convinced by the project, which would be incredibly difficult as well as very risky." It is true tha


The Latin phrase 'Ecce Homo' means Behold the what?

Ecce homo - definition of ecce homo by The Free Dictionary Ecce homo - definition of ecce homo by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ecce+homo Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . ec·ce ho·mo  (ĕk′sē hō′mō, ĕk′ĕ) n. A depiction of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns. [From Late Latin ecce homō, behold the man : Latin ecce, behold + Latin homō, man.] Ecce Homo (Ecclesiastical Terms) a picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns [Latin: behold the man, the words of Pontius Pilate to Christ's accusers (John 19:5)] ec•ce ho•mo (ˈɛk si ˈhoʊ moʊ, ˈɛk eɪ) n. a representation in art of Christ crowned with thorns. [< Late Latin: “behold the man,” Pilate's words on presenting Christ to his accusers (John 19:5)] ecce homo A Latin phrase meaning behold the man, used to mean a representation of Christ crowned with thorns. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: ecce homo - a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: representation References in periodicals archive ? 2) Somewhat overcritical of his German contemporaries, Nietzsche describes in his provocative autobiography Ecce Homo (written in the Fall of 1888) the reception of his works as follows: "uberall sonst habe ich Leser--lauter ansgesuchte Intelligenzen, bewahrte, in hohen Stellungen and Pflichten erzogene Charaktere; ich habe sogar wirkliche Genies unter meinen Lesern. Lost highway: unveiling cinema's Yellow Brick Road announced today the sale of two of its latest documentary series Ecce Homo and The Greatest Journeys on Earth to seventy countries. Coscient Group: Ecce Homo and The Greatest Journeys on Earth, Two Documentary Series Produced by Coscient Group, Sold to 70 Countries This year's Homotopia programme runs from November 3-14 and features the return of Polari, London's award-winning LGBT literary salon, hosted by Paul Burston and with guest authors and performers (November 4); The Butch Monologues (November 6); Ecce Homo - cabaret with Naughty Nickers (November 5-7), and a chance to join The Paying Guests author Sarah Waters 'In Conversation' on November 13.


What political first lady appeared in Woody Allen's 2011 film Midnight in Paris?

Midnight in Paris (2011) - News NEWS 19 July 2010 2:30 PM, PDT  | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news » Does Woody Allen ever consider putting down his typewriter and think about taking a well-deserved holiday? At the age of 74 there’s no sign of that yet as he’s currently in production with his 41st feature, Midnight in Paris . The Playlist have posted some images from the shoot and it’s the first time Allen has been back since the sublime Everyone Says I Love You to France’s capital, whose luminous streets replace the rustic and sultry Spanish hills of and Vicky Christina Barcelona. As always, Allen has managed to populate the cast with a number of diverse and interesting talent, including Kathy Bates , Michael Sheen , Adrien Brody , Owen Wilson , Marion Cotillard , Rachael McAdam, Alison Pil (you may remember her from Gus Van Sant ’s Milk ), upcoming Thor baddie Tom Hiddleston and France’s very own first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy . It’s interesting to note that this is » - Adam Lowes 14 July 2010 7:01 PM, PDT  | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news » French comedians Gad Elmaleh and Manu Payet have joined the cast of Woody Allen .s romantic comedy " Midnight in Paris ."According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is currently shooting on location in Paris.The all-star cast includes Adrien Brody , Rachel McAdams , Owen Wilson , Kathy Bates , Elsa Pataky , Michael Sheen , Marion Cotillard and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy .The film focuses on a family traveling to Paris for business, including a young engaged couple whose lives are changed throughout the journey.Elmaleh recently starred in Francis Veber 's " The Valet ," opposite Audrey Tautou in " Priceless " and Roselyne Bosch 's Holocaust drama "The Round-Up" opposite Jean Reno and Melanie Laurent. Payet recently starred in Elmaleh's film "Coco." » - Adnan Tezer Moneyball " Parks and Recreation " star Chris Pratt has joined the cast of Bennett Miller 's baseball-themed " Moneyball " which begins shooting next week in Los Angeles says Risky Biz. Pratt plays Scott Hatteberg, the late 90's backup catcher for the Red Sox whose career was stalled by elbow surgery. Guns, Girls and Gambling Chris Kattan (" Undercover Brother ") and Helena Mattsson (" Surrogates ") have joined the cast of Michael Winnick 's indie crime thriller "Guns, Girls and Gambling" for Freefall Films reports Heat Vision. The story involves the race for a priceless Hopi warrior mask stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino. Christian Slater , Gary Oldman , Dane Cook and Megan Park also star. Kattan plays Gay Elvis, one of a slew of Presley impersonators. Mattsson will play a tall, blond female assassin. French comedians Gad Elmaleh (" The Valet ," " Priceless ") and Manu Payet (" Coco ") have joined the cast of » - Garth Franklin Paris -- Marion Cotillard and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy won't be the only Frenchies spending " Midnight in Paris " with Woody Allen with Gallic comedians Gad Elmaleh and Manu Payet tapped for the prolific director's France-based film currently shooting in Paris. Both will have only small roles, with Elmaleh shooting for three days and Payet for just one. Elmaleh has recently starred in Francis Veber 's " The Valet ," opposite Audrey Tautou in " Priceless " and more recently Roselyne Bosch 's Holocaust drama "The Round-Up" opposite Jean Reno and " Inglourious Basterds " star Melanie Laurent. Payet, a well-known funnyman on French small and big screens, recently starred in Elmaleh's film " Coco ." The Gallic cast will break bread and fromage with the already-announced all-star cast that includes Adrien Brody , Rachel McAdams , Owen Wilson , Kathy Bates , Elsa Pataky and Michael Sheen in the story about an American family who head to the French capital on business. The pressure » 18 June 2010 7:36 PM, PDT  | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news » Rachel McAdams will marry Channing Tatum in a new movie. The star of " The Notebook " has signed up to appear opposite the "Dear John" star in romantic drama " The Vow ", replacing Julia Roberts who wa


The LEAF Award (as at 2011, fully the Emirates Glass LEAF Award) is a prize awarded for what?

2011 Leaf Award goes to OBR of Italy | Floornature 2011 Leaf Award goes to OBR of Italy Section: News The housing development in Milano-Fiori by the architects of OBR has won the 2011 Leaf Award in The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2011. Other photos... The closing ceremony in the 2011 Leaf Awards - The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2011, the ninth edition of the prestigious international award for works representing landmarks for the international architecture community, was held in London on September 16. Architects who have won Leaf Awards in the past include Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield, Steven Holl and more. The overall winner in 2011 was an Italian project: the housing development in Milano-Fiori, Assago, by OBR with Buro Happold Ltd and Favero & Milan Ingegneria S.p.A. for the Cabassi Group. The project was awarded the overall first prize and also won in the category "Residential Building of the Year Award - Multiple Occupancy". The international panel of judges particularly appreciated the symbiosis between architecture and landscape revealed by the presence of bioclimatic greenhouses, a characteristic element of the project and of OBR's architecture in general. Completed in 2010 after a long process of planning that began when the studio won a competition held in 2005, OBR's project may already be familiar to Floornature readers as it was presented in the itinerary "Architecture and sustainability: construction technologies presented by Alessandro Trivelli", put together as part of the Architectural Itineraries in Milan project of the P.P.C. Order of Architects of the Province of Milan. (Agnese Bifulco)