"What kid's beverage was supposedly better than OJ, Cola and ""The Purple Stuff""?"

'90s Things: 7 Drinks From The Nineties That We Totally Miss | Gurl.com ADVERTISEMENT TANG I don't care what Buzz Aldrin says. Tang is amazing, and I love it. It's still available, and I'm going to buy some this week. Photo Source: Wikipedia SURGE Soda SURGE was the most caffeinated drink you could get back in the day, and it was awesome! Who cares if it was basically radioactive and glowed in the dark? It was delicious! Photo Source: Wikipedia Squeeze-Its Squeeze-Its were like a more syrupy Kool-Aid, and they were so yummy! They came in those cool twist top bottles, and you literally had to squeeze them to drink them. Photo Source: '90s-Life Sunny D Yes, you can still buy Sunny D. But seriously, who still buys Sunny D? This stuff was great because you could avoid drinking that gross, pulpy orange juice your parents loved and have this instead. Photo Source: Wikipedia Hi-C Ecto Cooler There has never been a drink flavor better than Hi-C Ecto Cooler. Seriously. It is the best drink flavor to ever exist in the history of drink flavors, and they NEED to bring it back. Sprite Remix Sprite Remix was perfect when you wanted a carbonated fruit taste without the caffeine before bed. RIP. Photo Source: Wikipedia Snapple Elements Oh man, bringing me back! I don't really know what rain or the Sun should taste like, but they tasted delicious according to Snapple. I used to collect these bottles!


In which U.S. state is Cape Canaveral located?

Cape Canaveral, FL - Cape Canaveral, Florida Map & Directions - MapQuest {{::location.tagLine.value.text}} Sponsored Topics Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 10,147. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Cape Canaveral is located at the northern tip of a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is due south of the geographical feature Cape Canaveral (known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973). It is separated from the mainland by the Banana River, Merritt Island and the Indian River from east to west. Port Canaveral is an important port for cruise liners, which take passengers for cruises to the Caribbean. Cape Canaveral is located at 28°23′18″N 80°36′13″W / 28.388382°N 80.603498°W / 28.388382; -80.603498.


What is the most points a person can score with a single dart throw?

Darts Scoring - How to Score a Darts Match - CCCC Darts Association (Inc) Three dart finishing guide Darts scoring is described here for the matches most people will play. This is a standard version of the game where players must start and finish with a Double scoring dart. The score to begin is 501. Players scores are deducted from 501 with the aim being to finish the game as fast as possible, scoring a Double on the last dart to make the score 0. Further on we'll show you how to record game scores. The Dartboard This standard dartboard clearly shows the segments associated with each number on the board. Landing a dart in the "20" segment scores you 20 points. Simple. You do need to know the value of the different concentric rings round the board. Please read on. Single Scores For any dart landing in the "non-ringed" area of the dartboard you score the number shown at the outside of that segment. As an example, darts landing in the yellow shaded areas would score 13 and 17. 13+17=30. The Double Ring The outer ring counts as double the normal score, usually written as D. In the picture above you can see the yellow highlighting shows D20, D1 and D18. This would score 40+2+36=78 or double the normal score of 20+1+18=39. The Triple Ring Any darts landing in the inner ring score three times their normal value, usually shown as T. In the example above, darts landed in the yellow shaded areas would score T20, T14 and T16. 60+42+48=150. This triples the normal score of 20+14+16=50. You can see that you can increase your score quickly if you can hit the larger numbers in the Triple ring. People scoring 3 T20's in a regional competition may be entitled to a 180 badge as this is the highest scoring shot in darts and is difficult to achieve, especially under competition pressure. Outer Bull


What is supposedly the world's brightest city, as seen from space?

Las Vegas: Brightest city in world? | Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas: Brightest city in world? 5121411 The questions: How many angels can fit on the head of a pin? Are the Phillies a sure thing to win the next World Series now that they've got Nolan Ryan, Satchel Paige, Sandy Koufax and Cy Young on the staff? Is Las Vegas really the brightest spot on the planet when it's seen from space? The answers: Depends on who you ask. Seven. As you can see, the answers are all out of order, which is fitting, given that the only way you're going to get a solid answer to any of this is to make it up anyway. You see, The Associated Press sent out this image from NASA the other day. A bunch of astronauts with some free time were taking snapshots of the Earth from up there on the International Space Station. One of these pics shows Las Vegas at night. The city looks like an amoeba or something, with a bright cluster of goo in the middle and grids of lighted streets emanating out until the pitch black blackness that surrounds the city stops the light cold. If you turn the picture just right, it looks like the face of the devil. Anywho. It's pretty much all over the Internet that Las Vegas is the brightest spot on Earth when seen from space. Blogs and news reports and writings of all types say so. The legend has become so Internet-y that it's taken as a given nowadays. Even the vaunted New York Times said so a couple of years ago. NASA itself won't commit. On its blog, the agency says this: "The Vegas Strip is reputed to be the brightest spot on Earth due to the concentration of lights on its hotels and casinos." Reputed to be? Sounds kinda weasely, dudn't it, coming from a group of "reputed" scientists? So we brought in the big guns to answer the question. First up is the International Dark Sky Association (totally serious here). That's a bunch of people who hate light pollution so much, they formed a group so they can hate it in unison. "If you guys aren't the brightest, the only other place I can think of is Shanghai or Hong Kong," says Johanna Duffek, the group's outreach and education coordinator. She's talking about cities, by the way, with millions more people than Las Vegas has squished into smaller spaces. She turns from the phone for a minute to consult a buddy, presumably the expert of all experts. There is mumbling in the background. The word "Luxor" is overheard. "You tie with Shanghai," she says. So there's your verdict. We tie with the most populous city in the world's most populous country for brightness. Which has got to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Presently, Dale Etheridge, director of the planetarium at the College of Southern Nevada, calls us back. "Not really," is his answer. Which is disappointing. We thought we had this one solved. "We're probably the most noted for the egregious use of light, and we're brighter in light per square mile," he says, but places like Los Angeles put out way more light than we do. Yes ... but ... the title ... brightest city in the world ... ! "We have areas that are as bright as any other city, but ... ," he says, obviously making a weak attempt to mollify. We're not going to add the gibberish he said after the "but." It hurts too much. So, how about those Phillies, huh? Contact reporter Richard Lake at rlake@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0307.


In which country would you find Omaha, Juno, and Utah beaches?

Normandy | D-Day | 6 June 1944 | Utah Beach Tweet D-Day and Utah Beach We are visiting the landing beaches and battlefields of  the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944. We started by flying to Brussels, renting a car and driving  to Sainte-Mère-Église and finding a place to  stay.  So far we have been exploring the town of  Sainte-Mère-Église and its immediate  surroundings, including some German bunkers and artillery  batteries covering the coastline designated Utah Beach by the Allies.  Now we will go to that beach. The Allies had convinced the Germans that they would land  at the Pas de Calais or "Step of Calais",  near the city of Calais.  That's the narrowest part of the English Channel  or La Manche as it's known on its southern side.  Meanwhile, Operation Overlord was planned for the  beaches of Normandy, well to the west of Calais  and across a much wider channel of water. Details of a U.S. military map of the D-Day plans. Full resolution version at Wikipedia . Looking back at the scale of the invasion, there might not  have been enough room to maneuver the huge invasion fleet  in the relatively narrow area between Calais and Dover! The landings would take place on the beaches between  Cherbourg and Le Havre, well between either of those  large and fortified cities. The beaches were assigned code names: UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD, from west to east.  The names were fairly arbitrary,  beyond Utah and Omaha being American place names  and U.S. forces were to take the first two,  while British and Canadian forces would take the other three. Utah Beach was on the roughly north-south coast  of the Cotentin Peninsula.  The Douve River empties into a fairly large estuary in the  "southwest corner" of the Norman coastline,  just northeast of Carentan as seen on the above map.  Just to the estuary's west are high cliffs around  Pointe du Hoc, then it's back to beaches and the other four  landing areas continuing to the east toward Caen. The map above is just a detail from an overall map of the  plans, showing just Normandy itself.  Below is a map showing Utah Beach, and the action of the  U.S. 4th Infantry Division through the evening of 6 June 1944.  Notice the many German fortifications along the beach,  shown as solid black circles.  Not included on this map are the significant German artillery  positions well inland but well within range of the beach,  including Azeville ,  shown in detail on the Sainte-Mère-Église page ,  and many entrenched mobile guns including those at Brécourt Manor . U.S. military map of Utah Beach and  Sainte-Mère-Église. Indicated on the map above, and more clearly on the map below,  the terrain at Utah Beach started at the water line with  a very shallow sandy beach.  Coupled with the large tides in this area, the water line at  Utah Beach moves by a kilometer or more.  We saw this large variation,  and it shows up in my pictures below. Then there are grass-stabilized dunes varying around  10 to 15 meters in height.  Immediately behind this largely linear ridge-shaped dune was  a low-lying area intentionally flooded by the Germans for  defensive purposes.  It would be crucial to find the exits, marked on the map  above, to move inland along roads and get beyond the flooded  areas. The map below shows the planned landings,  along about 2 kilometers of beach starting  slightly to the north of the village of la Madeleine.  However, unexpected tidal currents shifted the landing force  entirely to the south of la Madeleine,  requiring some quick reconnaissance and adjustment of  plans to find appropriate causeways to move beyond the  initial 500-1000 meters from the high-water line  and across the flooded areas. The whole landing front shifted to the south — to the  left as seen in this map — with landing sectors  designated Uncle Red and Tare Green shifted to the left  but remaining in order. This error ended up as a good thing — the road known  as Exit 2 was used much more heavily than planned,  and it was less heavily fortif


What are Windsor, Neuschwanstein, and Blarney?

1000+ images about CaStLEs on Pinterest | Castle homes, Cork ireland and Eilean donan Forward This is Swallow’s Nest Castle an architectural folly, located on the Crimean shore in southern Ukraine, built between 1911-1912 ontop of 130 ft high Aurora Cliff. Designed by Russian architect Leonid Sherwood, the castle overlooks Ai-Todor cape of the Black Sea and is located near the remnants of the Roman castrum of Charax. See More


In which U.S. state was the first nuclear bomb tested?

The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded - Jul 16, 1945 - HISTORY.com The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded Share this: The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded Author The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Plans for the creation of a uranium bomb by the Allies were established as early as 1939, when Italian emigre physicist Enrico Fermi met with U.S. Navy department officials at Columbia University to discuss the use of fissionable materials for military purposes. That same year, Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt supporting the theory that an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction had great potential as a basis for a weapon of mass destruction. In February 1940, the federal government granted a total of $6,000 for research. But in early 1942, with the United States now at war with the Axis powers, and fear mounting that Germany was working on its own uranium bomb, the War Department took a more active interest, and limits on resources for the project were removed. Brigadier-General Leslie R. Groves, himself an engineer, was now in complete charge of a project to assemble the greatest minds in science and discover how to harness the power of the atom as a means of bringing the war to a decisive end. The Manhattan Project (so-called because of where the research began) would wind its way through many locations during the early period of theoretical exploration, most importantly, the University of Chicago, where Enrico Fermi successfully set off the first fission chain reaction. But the Project took final form in the desert of New Mexico, where, in 1943, Robert J. Oppenheimer began directing Project Y at a laboratory at Los Alamos, along with such minds as Hans Bethe, Edward Teller, and Fermi. Here theory and practice came together, as the problems of achieving critical mass—a nuclear explosion—and the construction of a deliverable bomb were worked out. Finally, on the morning of July 16,in the New Mexico desert120 miles south of Santa Fe, the first atomic bomb was detonated. The scientists and a few dignitaries had removed themselves 10,000 yards away to observe as the first mushroom cloud of searing light stretched 40,000 feet into the air and generated the destructive power of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT. The tower on which the bomb sat when detonated was vaporized. The question now became—on whom was the bomb to be dropped? Germany was the original target, but the Germans had already surrendered. The only belligerent remaining was Japan. A footnote: The original $6,000 budget for the Manhattan Project finally ballooned to a total cost of $2 billion. Related Videos


"In the movie ""The Avengers"", which superhero uses a bow and arrow?"

Hawkeye to Shoot a Hoyt in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” - Archery 360 Archery 360 Hawkeye to Shoot a Hoyt in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” Hawkeye to Shoot a Hoyt in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” February 19, 2014 | Staff Writer | Entertainment Share:  When S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Clint Barton/Hawkeye appears with other Marvel superheroes in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” he’ll shoot a Hoyt bow. George Tekmitchov, Hoyt/Easton engineer, confirmed the Hawkeye-Hoyt pairing Jan. 23 on Twitter. Got the word- Avengers 2 will feature yet another Hoyt recurve! Guess which one? @worldarchery @USAArchery @HOYTARCHERYInc Tekmitchov wouldn’t confirm which Hoyt bow Hawkeye will wield, but said it won’t be an Ion-X. @mattzolman good guess. But wrong! 😉 — George T. (@gtekmitchov) January 23, 2014 Come to think of it, no one confirmed Hawkeye will be the hero shooting the Hoyt recurve. In his solo poster for “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Hawkeye is holding a compound bow. If he shoots a compound in the next Avengers movie, it won’t be the first time. Hawkeye picked up a Mathews compound bow instead of a sniper rifle when he first appeared in “Thor” in 2011. By the time “The Avengers” hit theaters in 2012, Hawkeye was shooting a solid-black Hoyt Buffalo recurve with false hinge pieces added to give the illusion the bow could fold. These action figures show Hawkeye with his bow, and one actually folds. In the Marvel comics, Hawkeye usually shoots right-handed. Since actor Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye on the big screen, is left-handed, the character draws his bow with his left hand. When shooting a bow, your dominant eye – the eye you’ll use for aiming – is more important than your dominant hand. Visit getting started in archery to help  determine your dominant eye .   Good luck making an accurate shot with that awkward stance, Agent Barton. Photo: Marvel Movies Wikia As for who will shoot a Hoyt, and which Hoyt they’ll shoot, fans must wait and see. “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” is due for U.S. release May 1, 2015. Share:


What legendary figure flew too close to the sun?

The White Houses of Crete, Makrigialos : Your holiday home in Crete   The Legend of King Minos Did you know that when you visit Crete you are walking in the     footsteps of the Gods? Bacchus and Ariadne Back in the distant past, when the ancient Minoan Civilisation     flourished on the island of Crete, there lived a great king known as     Minos. Historians believe that 'Minos' may actually have been a title     given to all Minoan kings, but to the early Greeks, Minos appears as     one single, powerful figure. Many fantastical stories were woven around     him, and he has come to hold an important place in classical Greek     mythology. According to legend, Minos was a mighty king and a great warrior,     rumoured to be a son of the Greek god Zeus and the mortal woman Europa.     He had a wife, Pasiphae, and three children: Androgeus, Ariadne and     Phaedra. His splendid labyrinthine palace at Knossos was built for him     by the great genius Daedalus. He was a strong character, but he was     also very harsh, and not well liked. As the ruler of one of the most     powerful nations of the ancient world, he was greatly feared and     respected by all the neighbouring kingdoms. One of his most famous conquests was against King Nisus of Megara. At     first victory against Nisus seemed impossible. The king of Megara had a     magical lock of purple hair, and as long he had it in his possession,     his city could not be conquered. However, one day his daughter Scylla     saw Minos from the city walls and fell desperately in love with him.     She stole her father's magical hair and sneaked out of the city to give     it to her beloved. In the end, Minos won the battle and killed Nisus,     but he was so sickened by Scylla's treachery that he sailed away     without her. She tried to swim after him, but her father's ghost     swooped down as an eagle and drowned her. Although he was a great man, Minos was also flawed. One day a     magnificent white bull appeared in his kingdom. The god Poseidon     demanded that the bull be sacrificed to him, but Minos thought it was     such a fine creature that he decided to keep it for himself and     sacrifice another animal in its place. The gods were angry, and decided     to punish Minos by making his wife Pasiphae fall in love with the bull.     Mad with desire, she sought the help of Daedalus, who created a     mechanical cow in which she could hide and approach the bull. As a     result of her union with the animal, she gave birth to a monstrous     creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man - the Minotaur. Minos was horrified, and in fury he imprisoned Daedalus in a tower.     Keeping the brilliant genius captive proved impossible, however. Using     wax, wood and feathers, Daedalus created two pairs of wings - one for     himself and one for his son, Icarus. They used these wings to escape     the tower and fly away over the sea. However, Icarus became too bold in     his excitement, and despite his father's warning, he flew too close to     the sun. The sun's heat melted the wax which held his wings together,     and he plummeted to his death in the sea. The grief-stricken Daedalus     made his way to the Greek mainland, where he quickly hid himself. Dismayed that his prisoner had escaped, Minos devised a plan to     recapture him. He issued a challenge to the Greeks, to see if any of     them could pass a string through a Triton shell. This task was thought     to be impossible, due to the spiral shape of the shell, but Minos knew     that if anyone could do it, it was Daedalus. He was right, of course -     Daedalus rose to the challenge and solved it. He tied the thread to an     ant, which then crawled through the shell, drawing the string along     behind it. However, although the genius had revealed himself to Minos     once again, he still managed to evade capture.


Silver»the essentials [WebElements Periodic Table] CAS Registry ID : 7440-22-4 Silver: historical information Silver was discovered by Known since ancient times in unknown at not known. Origin of name : from the Anglo-Saxon word "siolfur" meaning "silver" (the origin of the symbol Ag comes from the Latin word "argentum" meaning "silver"). Silver has been known since ancient times. It is mentioned in Genesis. Slag dumps in Asia Minor and on islands in the Aegean Sea indicate that man learned to separate silver from lead as early as 3000 B.C. Silver is one of the elements which has an alchemical symbol, shown below (alchemy is an ancient pursuit concerned with, for instance, the transformation of other metals into gold). {{floatR}} {{floatR}} Sometime prior to the autumn of 1803, the Englishman John Dalton was able to explain the results of some of his studies by assuming that matter is composed of atoms and that all samples of any given compound consist of the same combination of these atoms. Dalton also noted that in series of compounds, the ratios of the masses of the second element that combine with a given weight of the first element can be reduced to small whole numbers (the law of multiple proportions). This was further evidence for atoms. Dalton's theory of atoms was published by Thomas Thomson in the 3rd edition of his System of Chemistry in 1807 and in a paper about strontium oxalates published in the Philosophical Transactions. Dalton published these ideas himself in the following year in the New System of Chemical Philosophy. The symbol used by Dalton for silver is shown below. [See History of Chemistry, Sir Edward Thorpe, volume 1, Watts & Co, London, 1914.] Silver around us


PADI offers instruction and certification for what activity?

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What connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River?

Champlain Canal - Erie Canal, Oswego Canal and Champlain Canal Guide Champlain Canal A large yacht entering a lock. Length: 3 Free Docking, Boat Launches, and Marinas Along the Champlain Canal The Champlain Canal follows the traditional Native American route that connects the Hudson River to Lake Champlain and eventually the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Officially beginning at Waterford where the Erie Canal departs from the Hudson River, the 60 mile long Champlain Canal continues upstream along the Hudson River to Fort Edward. At Fort Edward , the canal branches away from the Hudson River towards Whitehall. Whitehall lies at the base of Lake Champlain , where boaters can continue to travel northwards enjoying the picturesque beauty of Lake Champlain . For the transient boater, one can continue to travel northward to Montreal, Canada via the Chambly Canal and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The modern day canal is part of New York State Canal System and the Lakes to Locks Passage in honor of the route's importance to the freedom of the United States. Along this route there are many historic places to visit, many of which were key towns in independence of our the United States. The Hudson River portion of the Champlain Canal is wide and lined with houses. As one approaches Fort Edward and the man-made portion of the canal, the houses fade and scenic fields line the canal. Cows walk right up to the canal for water. The 60 miles of canal really have something for everyone; check out each town to see what you will like. Champlain Canal History Main article: Old Champlain Canal The waterway route connecting New York City with Montreal via the Hudson River, Wood Creek, Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River has played a critical role in the history of New York and the United States. Many famous battles have taken place along this route including Native American conflicts and battles of the French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812. On April 15, 1817, to enhance trade in the area and export precious raw materials out of the Champlain Valley, a bill was passed by New York Legislators which appropriated funds and created a committee to build a navigable waterway connecting the Lower Hudson River with Lake Champlain (as well as the Lower Hudson River with Lake Erie...the Erie Canal ). Six years later the Champlain Canal was officially opened on September 10, 1823 simultaneously with the stretch of Erie Canal from Albany to Rochester. The 64 mile waterway between Whitehall and Waterford consisted of 46.5 miles of artificial channel and 17.5 miles improved river. The canal was enlarged many times and the current Champlain Canal primarily uses the Hudson River from Waterford to Fort Edward and parallels the original canal from Fort Edward to Whitehall at the foot of Lake Champlain . There are numerous remains of the former canals and feeders, primarily in Waterford (Now used a a feeder for Lock E2) and Glens Falls. The Glens Falls feeder was a navigable canal that also supplied water to the Champlain Canal to prevent low water levels in times of drought; today this feeder canal and the remains of its locks are easily viewable by taking a walk or bike ride on the old tow path. There are efforts underway to further restore this historic waterway. Champlain Canal Guide The Champlain Canal is a 60 mile canal that connects the Hudson River at Waterford to southern Lake Champlain at Whitehall. Beginning from the south at Waterford, the northbound trip along the Champlain Canal can be made as a day trip by fast movers and take three to four days (or more!) days of exploration for others. This historic route passes from the largely settled Hudson River near Albany north through the small quaint towns of Mechanicville , Schuylerville , and Fort Edward before branching away from the Hudson River into an artificial channel. Here the route leaves civilization and is lined by farm fields and trees as it continues north entering the lower Champlain Valley with the Adirondack Mountains visible to the West and Green Mountains to th


Honey Bee Honey Bee Apis mellifera Copyright, Mark Cassino Honey Bees are an animal     most of us learn about very early on, one way or another. In     Summer, many people step on Honey Bees and get stung while     walking barefoot on a lawn. Honey Bees are usually     very gentle creatures who mind their own business. They are     too busy to worry about people or other animals. Honey Bees are normally     about 3/4 of an inch long. Most bees are workers, which are     female, but some are male, called "drones." Workers are     slightly smaller than drones. All Honey Bees are reddish     brown and black, with orangish-yellow rings on the abdomen (back part of body). The head , antennae ,     and legs are black. Honey Bees have thick, pale hair on the thorax (middle part of body). Honey Bees live in a     nest, called a "hive." A single hive can have up to 80,000     bees, mostly workers. It is usually located in a hollow     tree. The hive is ruled over by     a queen bee. She is the largest bee in the hive, and she is     the only female to mate. Males usually just hang around;     their only purpose is to mate with the queen. Then they die.     The workers do all of the work inside and outside of the     hive. Their jobs include: caring for larvae (baby bees), making wax, building honeycomb, cleaning up the     hive, storing pollen ,     making honey, guarding the hive, collecting pollen and nectar . Honeycomb is layers of     wax cells (little rooms) made into a hexagonal (six-sided)     shape. The queen will lay eggs in the cells and Honey Bee     babies, called larvae, will hatch. Larvae will eventually pupate (make a coccoon in their cells), and hatch out as adult bees. Honey Bees eat nectar and     pollen from flowers. Nectar is the liquid in a flower, and     pollen is a powdery substance which must be transferred from     one flower to another to make more flowers. Larvae eat     honey. Queen bees eat royal     jelly. Royal jelly is a paste made by worker     bees. The queen lays eggs which     become either males, workers, or new queens, depending on     the time of year and the age of the hive. After she makes     new queens, she will leave the nest with some workers to     start a new hive. The first new queen will     kill all the others, and then she will be the queen of the     old hive.   Can you see the queen     in this picture? > When Honey Bees seek out nectar and pollen to make honey with, they visit many different types of flowers, including clover, dandelions, goldenrod, fruit trees, and milkweed. Once at the flower, the worker bee drinks as much nectar as she can hold. When she gets back to the hive, she passes the nectar on to another worker. This worker holds the nectar on her tongue until the water evaporates (leaves the nectar to go back into the air). She is left with honey on her tongue, which is stored in the hive. Bees eat their store of honey in the winter, when there is no food. When a bee finds a good place with lots of flowers, she marks the spot with a scent. She then goes back to the hive and does a little "dance" which tells the other bees the distance and direction to go. This communication helps the hive locate good places so they don't waste time always looking for flowers. Honey Bees are attracted to flowers with bright colors, but they cannot see red. Plants, which have bright flowers so that insects will pollinate them, have to rely on some other animal (like a butterfly or hummingbird) if they have red flowers. When a bee enters a flower, it has to go deep down to get to the nectar. While it drinks nectar, the bee gets covered with pollen. The bee also collects the pollen in its pollen basket (part of its hind legs). When the bee moves on to another flower, some of the pollen from the first flower rubs off on the second flower. This is pollination. Now the plant will drop its flower and make a fru


"Which country is called the ""graveyard of empires""?"

Is Afghanistan really a 'graveyard of empires?' - CNN.com Is Afghanistan really a 'graveyard of empires?' By Barry Neild, CNN Afghanistan has reputation as "graveyard of empires" Analysts say some truth to this, but needs strong qualification British, Soviet empires both collapsed after involvement in Afghanistan RELATED TOPICS Afghanistan (CNN) -- The hand of history will be weighing heavily on U.S. President Barack Obama's shoulders as he deploys thousands more troops to Afghanistan in the hope of finally crushing a relentless Taliban insurgency. Known as the "graveyard of empires," Afghanistan has a reputation for undoing ambitious military ventures and humiliating would-be conquerors, a fate his opponents at home say is not worth risking more American lives for. In the past two centuries, both Soviet and British invaders have been forced to beat bloody retreats from Afghanistan, deprived of victories that, on paper, looked easy, but ultimately proved futile. And can it only be coincidence that in the wake of their Afghan disasters both the British and Soviet empires -- like that of Alexander the Great's, which extended over the region more than two millennia earlier -- crumbled? Almost immediately, in the case of the Soviets, a century later for Britain. This, say some, is the inevitable Afghan experience. Isolated, poverty-stricken and brutalized by interminable conflict that technological advances in warfare fail to end, the country apparently remains as impervious to today's military adventurers as it was to yesterday's. "It's a hard place to fight, to conquer and rule," says Patrick Porter, a lecturer in defense studies at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Kings College London. "The geography is very hard: It is a country of mountains and deserts, of quite severe winters and that makes it difficult not only to fight in, but also to operate logistically. It limits your mobility and it is difficult to project power." No wonder, he says, that the country's "graveyard" legend dies hard. "I don't think there's some determinism in history that says things always go wrong in Afghanistan, otherwise we'd all pack up and not bother. --British counter-insurgency expert David Benest This is, after all, the setting of the "Great Game" of spying and geo-political horsetrading chronicled by the British empire-era author Rudyard Kipling; a spectacular CinemaScope landscape of snowy peaks, azure skies and mud brick villages peopled with proud warriors. America's backing of the Afghan Mujahedeen in their Cold War-era struggle against the Soviets helped enhance the modern reputation of the Afghan fighters, with U.S. politicians casting them as noble anti-communist warriors to win funding for military operations. This cliche was seized upon rather memorably in the third of Sylvester Stallone's Rambo films, when the frequently shirtless Vietnam veteran joined their struggle in a mind-blowingly violent movie that was released just as the Soviets were actually withdrawing from Afghanistan. "Afghanistan is certainly, historically, a difficult place to conquer and to rule, and the 'graveyard of empires' does suggest some things that are true -- but they need to be strongly qualified," said Porter. Though empires tend to fall after their Afghan skirmishes, he says, for the British this was largely down to World War II, for the Soviets, it was ideological crisis in eastern Europe and for Alexander the Great it was a failure to ensure the stable succession of his Asian empire. "The notion of a 'graveyard of empires' is actually a false extrapolation from something that is true -- that there is tactical and strategic difficulty," Porter says. "It is possible in wars against guerrillas to flood cities with troops. It is much harder to flood mountains. And Afghanistan is a country not of very powerful cities but of thousands of isolated villages cut off in severe winters, allowing guerrillas and insurgents to melt away and return." For Gen. Victor Yermakov, a former Soviet commander in Afghanistan, the situation is more clear cut.


What is the name of Elvis Presley's former home?

Elvis Presley's Graceland : 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard Graceland Home › Elvis Presley.News › Elvis Biography › Elvis Interviews › Sitemap › Elvis Presley's Graceland : 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard The unique association between Elvis Presley and Graceland, his home in Memphis, Tennessee, for more than 20 years (1957-1977), is so powerful that Elvis and Graceland are essentially interchangeable. When Elvis Presley was a young boy, he promised his parents he would make a lot of money and buy them the finest house in town, putting an end to years of struggle. For Elvis Presley, Graceland - a charming and stately colonial revival-style mansion for himself and his parents - was the fulfillment of that childhood promise.   Elvis' outstanding career spanned more than 20 years, crossed three pivotal decades, and encompassed three separate phases, but they were all variations on a lifelong theme of music. Early on, Elvis became known around the world by his first name alone, a universal recognition that still prevails in the twenty-first century. The Presleys bought their first house in 1956, a modest three-bedroom ranch-style house on Audubon Drive in east Memphis, but it did not meet their needs for very long. 3764 Highway 51 South : Graceland On March 17, 1957, they purchased Graceland for US$102,500 and it was where Elvis lived for the next 20 years. After his death on August 16, 1977, Graceland was valued at US$350,000. Because of an annual upkeep bill estimated at US$500,000, the mansion was opened to tourists by Priscilla Presley on June 7, 1982. View a tour of Graceland (22:35) Experience 'visiting Graceland'. Elvis Presley's Graceland - 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard. We're Gonna' Move Elvis buys $100,000  home. Gladys was approached by realtor Virginia Grant who was aware  the Presley's were looking to move. And it was a fairly straight forward search for someone that within a space of one year  did not need to be concerned about money (To the surprise of realtor Virginia  Gran who initially underestimated their buying power) when buying what would  have to have been Memphis' and perhaps (one of?) Tennessee's most highly priced  properties. the Presley's managed to impress the  owners in more ways than one to gain the status of favourite buyer. 1956 For Elvis Presley , 1956 was a year like no other. In January, he was a regional sensation, but by year's end he had become a national and international phenomenon. He made his first two albums for RCA (both million sellers), appeared on national television 11 times, signed a seven-year contract with Paramount Pictures, and stared in his first movie, ' Love Me Tender '. Elvis' appearances on national television were pivotal events for America because his unconventional appearance and performing style caused nationwide controversy. Presley outraged adults, mesmerized the teenagers of the new youth generation, and soon became the leader of the cultural revolution sweeping across the country. Elvis Buys Graceland : March 17, 1957 Peacock stained glass inside the living room of  Graceland : 1970s. The house and farm that became Elvis Presley's Graceland predated his purchase and residence by almost two decades. The Graceland property was originally established as a 500 acre farm during the American Civil War (1861-1865) by publisher Stephen C. Toof (Owner of the Memphis Daily Appeal). Mr Toof named the property after his daughter, Grace Toof. Ruth Moore, the granddaughter of Stephen C. Toof, inherited Toof's farm from his daughter, her aunt Grace. In 1939, Mrs. Ruth Brown Moore and her husband, Dr. Thomas D. Moore , built a two-story Classical Revival residence and outbuildings on the land that had been in her family for almost 100 years. The Moore's had a daughter, Ruth Marie , a musical prodigy who played the piano and the harp at age four. A prominent Memphis architectural firm, Furbringer and Erhman, designed the house to showcase Ruth Marie's talent, designing the large rooms across the front of the house so they 'could be opened up to seat five hundred people for a


Eric Cartman | Villains Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia I'm not fat, I'm big boned. „ ~ Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman, more commonly known as Cartman, is one of the four main protagonists of South Park and was often antagonistic towards Kyle Broflowski, his former arch-rival. Contents [ show ] Biography Cartman has an intense rivalry with Kyle Broflovski (his arch-enemy) due to his constant scheming and disrespect for other cultures - the rivalry has intensified over the course of the series and the struggle between Kyle and Cartman can be seen in some ways as a struggle between good and evil in some later episodes. Also, no matter how much Kyle keeps telling Cartman the truth, he refuses to believe the Jewish boy. Cartman is shown to be delusional, which makes him believe that he is awesome and better than anyone, but he is too ignorant and arrogant to see that he is sociopath. He's always been in denial about the fact that he is really fat and unliked by nearly everyone in town (especially by Kyle and the other kids). However, he was truthful about the fact that he loves being a racist (making fun of Jews and ripping on black people, and doesn't care if he's being rude) It is also shown that he worships Adolf Hitler as seen in the episode, "Pinkeye".   Cartman is often portrayed as very immature and quite cowardly, being reduced to tears once with a single passive hit from Kyle - however despite this he has also shown remarkable knowledge when he wants to, sometimes verging on the role of an evil knowledgeable and master manipulator as he has managed to gather large crowds to his will via impressive speeches and charisma. Cartman's plans vary from story to story but are often small-scale and petty, such as cheating someone out of money or obtaining a new toy/gadget - though he has also had grander plans, some of which have verged on world-domination, though he always fails to achieve his goal (with one notable exception). Some of his more evil plans usually revolve around committing murder (or worse, genocide), which usually happens. Cartman is mostly portrayed as a spoiled brat who will do anything to get what he wants. Denying Cartman of his goal is a dangerous game as he easily develops obsessions over such things and can be extremely vindictive when he feels wronged and if sufficiently annoyed he can develop a psychopathic glee in destroying his perceived enemies. Despite this, Cartman has no qualms about whining, begging and manipulating people as well and he has a foul temper that can explode at any moment. The cause of Cartman's seemingly endless list of flaws seems to be a product of his environment, having been given everything from an early age he has come to expect such treatment and his lazy, selfish behaviour is often rewarded rather than punished by his mother - who also seems incapable of disciplining her demonic child regardless of the abuse she receives. Unlike the other central characters (Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Butters), Cartman doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes and thus continues to do things that often backfire and blames everyone except himself for the results. Another recurring theme in the series is that if Cartman is ever seen doing something good or selfless it is almost always a cover-up for some selfish plan - the effort put into these masterplans show that Cartman is not as stupid as he often acts but are usually doomed to failure due to either the actions of the other characters (especially Kyle) or some other factor. Personality „ ~ Cartman's hatred towards Kyle. Despite being one of the five main characters on the show, and arguably the most popular and mascot, Cartman is evil, sociopathic, foul-mouthed (the most foul-mouthed on the show), lazy, selfish, spoiled, greedy, and openly prejudiced against anyone who is not a heterosexual Caucasian male. Cartman usually does and says despicable things for fun or a higher self-serving purpose, such as theft, lying, slander, even tourture and murder. He once calmly said that other peoples pain and suffering amuses him, seemingly not realizi


What political organization has controlled the Gaza strip since 2007?

Hamas - Council on Foreign Relations Council on Foreign Relations Author: Zachary Laub , Senior Copy Editor/Writer Updated: August 1, 2014 See More of the Most Viewed Introduction Hamas is a Palestinian militant movement that also serves as one of the territories' two major political parties. A nationalist-Islamist spinoff of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas was founded in 1987, during the first intifada, and later emerged at the forefront of armed resistance to Israel. The United States and the European Union consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Its rival party, Fatah, which dominates the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has renounced violence. The support Hamas garners among Palestinians largely owes to the foil it plays to Fatah, which many see as having grown corrupted by power while delivering little through its peaceful cooperation and negotiation with Israel. Hamas candidates won Palestinian elections in 2006, but their government was dismissed in 2007, resulting in the political bifurcation of the West Bank and Gaza. While Fatah reasserted its authority in the West Bank, Hamas has exercised de facto rule over the Gaza Strip in the years since. Origins Hamas, an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya ("Islamic Resistance Movement"), was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a Palestinian cleric who became an activist in local branches of the Muslim Brotherhood after dedicating his early life to Islamic scholarship in Cairo. Beginning in the late 1960s, Yassin preached and performed charitable work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both of which were occupied by Israeli forces following the 1967 Six Day War . Yassin established Hamas as the Brotherhood's local political arm in December 1987, following the outbreak of the first intifada, a Palestinian uprising against Israeli control of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. The following year, Hamas published its charter , calling for the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamic society in historic Palestine. Hamas first employed suicide bombing, a tactic with which it would later become identified, in April 1993, five months before PLO leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Oslo Accords. The historic pact established limited self-government for parts of the West Bank and Gaza under the Palestinian Authority (PA). Hamas condemned the accords, in which the PLO gave Israel its formal recognition. The United States designated Hamas a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) in 1997, but the movement nonetheless eclipsed armed factions of the nationalist organization Fatah as the vanguard of violent resistance during the second intifada, in the early 2000s. This uprising, unlike the first, was characterized by suicide bombings rather than civil disobedience, and claimed the lives of far more Israeli civilians . In both uprisings, Palestinian fatalities far exceeded Israeli ones. Leadership Hamas has a host of leadership bodies that perform various political, military, and social functions. According to the U.S. State Department, general policy is set by an overarching consultative body, often referred to as its politburo, which operates in exile. Local committees manage grassroots issues in Gaza and the West Bank. Khaled Meshaal has served as political chief since 1996. The former teacher has been based in Doha since Hamas fell out with Meshaal's previous host, Syria, as Palestinian refugees joined predominantly Sunni protestors in calling for reforms beginning in 2011, prompting a violent government backlash, and eventually, civil war. He is Hamas' most frequent interlocutor with the PA and regional governments. Gaza's de facto prime minister is Ismail Haniyeh, who served as PA prime minister during the brief period between the 2006 legislative elections and his dismissal by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas the following year. Marwan Issa and Mohammed Deif command Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Israeli forces assassinated the militia's founder, Salah Shehadeh, in a 2002 airstrike.


"What word orginally meant ""to destroy 1/10th of"" but has now come to mean ""to destroy almost completely""?"

10 Words That Don’t Mean What You May Think They Do 10 Words That Don’t Mean What You May Think They Do By Mark Nichol As English evolves, word meanings shift and turn, sometimes reversing themselves altogether. These ten words have shifted their senses over the years. In some cases, we are wise to likewise be flexible; in others, we relax our vocabulary at the expense of useful distinctions: 1. Decimate The literal meaning of this word, as all you lovers of Latin (not to be confused with Latin lovers) know all too well, is “to reduce by one-tenth,” supposedly from the punitive custom of selecting one out of ten captives by lot and killing those so selected. But the senses for this rhadamanthine Roman policy have proliferated, so that now it means “tithed,” “drastically reduced,” or “destroyed” as well. 2. Disinterested Commonly employed to mean “not interested,” disinterested has a precise, useful meaning of “neutral, unbiased.” 3. Enormity Some people would reserve this word to mean “monstrously wicked,” but, in truth, it is properly invoked to refer to anything overwhelming or an unexpected event of great magnitude, and thus it need not be invariably corrected to enormousness except when it is clearly in reference to a loathsome occurrence. Refrain, however, from diluting the word’s impact in such usage as “The enormity of the new stadium struck them as they approached the towering entrance.” 4. Fortuitous This word means “occurring by chance,” but its resemblance to fortune has given it an adopted sense of “lucky.” For meticulous adherence to the traditional meaning, use fortuitous only in the sense indicated in this sentence: “His arrival at that moment was fortuitous, because her note had not specified the exact time of her departure.” Nothing in the context qualifies his arrival as fortunate; the sentence merely states that he arrived in time without knowing that he would do so. The informal meaning is expressed here: “His fortuitous arrival at that very moment enabled him to intercept the incriminating letter.” In this sentence, the time of his appearance is identified as a lucky stroke. 5. Fulsome This term originally meant “abundant, generous, full,” but that sense was rendered obsolete when the word acquired a negative connotation of “offensive, excessive, effusive.” Conservative descriptivists rail against the use of fulsome in a positive sense, but the cold, hard fact is that this sense has been increasingly resurgent for many years, and the adulatory meaning is now much more common than the condemnatory one. If you wish to stand fast before the tsunami of inevitability, be my guest, but fulsome as an exquisite insult has been consigned to the dustbin of history. Some commentators recommend that because of the word’s ambiguity, it’s best to avoid its use altogether. If you insist, make sure the context is clear. 6. Ironic The impact of ironic has been diluted because many people use it to mean “coincidental,” when its traditional definition is “counter to expectations or what is appropriate.” 7. Literally Some folks get exercised when this term is used in place of its antonym, figuratively. However, in a hyperbolic sense, that meaning is justified. Unfortunately, that sense is literally overused. 8. Notorious This term is occasionally used in a neutral sense, but that’s not an error, but the word literally means “known.” However, its dominant connotation is that the fame is a result of infamy. 9. Peruse This victim of definition reversal literally means “to use thoroughly,” and its first sense is that of careful steady or attentive reading. However, many writers (myself included) have employed it as a synonym for scan — enough writers, as a matter of fact, that its second sense is “to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner.” Unfortunately, these mirror meanings mean that if you use the word, I advise you to support it with context that clarifies the intended sense. 10. Plethora Plethora originally referred to an excess of something, but that usage is rare now, and more often the sense is simply o


What city is directly across the border from Windsor, Ontario?

Windsor Tourism Information Windsor > Travel Guide > Windsor Tourism Information Windsor is one of Canada’s most southerly towns. If you’d like to visit a progressive city just across the border, choose Windsor Ontario for your next relaxing, fun-filled getaway. Windsor Ontario lies directly across the Detroit River from Detroit, Michigan. Typically you’d think of driving north from the U.S. to get to Canada; however, Windsor is located south of Detroit and is the only border crossing where entering the United States from Canada involves traveling north! The Ambassador Bridge joins Windsor and Detroit above land. The idea for a motorway spanning the Detroit River started in the early years following World War I, but the bridge would not get built for almost 10 years, and at a cost of $23.5 million US dollars. When completed in 1929, the 2804-meter (9,200 foot) masterpiece of engineering was the longest suspension bridge in the world. A unique alternative to the Ambassador Bridge is the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. At 22.8 meters (75 feet) beneath the river and nearly 1,600 meters (almost a mile) long, the two-lane tunnel is the fastest connection between the cities of Windsor and Detroit. The tunnel connects to the 401 via Ouellette Ave. for getting around the Windsor area. Considered a great feat of engineering, the tunnel opened in November of 1930 at a total cost of $23,000,000. Be forewarned that the tunnel is the second busiest route between Canada and the US, and has toll and customs inspection booths at either end. While trade determines the positive relations between the United States and Canada in the 21st century, it wasn't always that way. The two countries have fought bloody battles before establishing lasting peace, a legacy which has left its mark on Windosr, a strategic point between the two countries. In order to better understand this part of history, there are several museums in Windsor that you’ll want to visit that will provide retrospectives on the War of 1812 the Underground Railway. Agriculture is important to this region, as grapes for wines grow easily in the benign climate. In addition to wineries depending on the land to provide them their product,  local beer breweries rely on the high-quality hops and barley from nearby fields. However, agriculture was long ago replaced as the dominant local industry by the automotive sector. For decades a section of Windsor was simply known as Ford City. Today, the industry remains vibrant, and is closely intertwined with the massive automotive sector just across the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan (USA). Windsor competes with Oshawa, Ontario for the title of automotive capital of Canada, with Windsor housing the Daimler-Chrysler Canadian Headquarters, and Oshawa housing the General Motors Canadian Headquarters. Its industries include the: DaimlerChrysler mini-van assembly plant Several Ford Motor Company engine and casting plants The General Motors transmission plant The Hiram Walker Canadian Club plant Along with a myriad of smaller parts manufacturers that supply the larger plants Windsor is also known as a global leader in the building of molds for the plastic injection industry. Labor union membership is very high in Windsor, thus the Canadian Auto Workers Union has a strong and influential presence in the city. Windsor is also home to Casino Windsor and the Canadian Club Distillery.   Encompassing 46 square miles, Windsor is home to over 208,000 people. Its residents are predominantly English speaking, but Windsor is a multicultural city, playing host to people from all over the world. There are two colleges in Windsor: the University of Windsor and St. Clair College. The University enrolls approximately 14,000 students from Canada, the U.S. and around the globe. It has nine academic departments, including Arts & Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies and Research, Human Kinetics, Law, Nursing, Science and the Odette School of Business. St. Clair College provides lifelong learning opportunities for more than 5,600 students. This co


What disease killed a record 2.3 million people in 2005, but has killed fewer people every year since?

The Odds of Dying The Odds of Dying By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | February 9, 2016 06:56am ET MORE Cataclysmic storms took the lives of about 60 people and lightning killed 25 people in the United States in 2014. Credit: Solarseven | Shutterstock.com Everyone dies of something, but after slogging through the daily news, you'd think most people die from terrorism, shark attacks and gas explosions. But are these tragedies — not to mention deaths from lightning strikes, plane crashes and tsunamis — actually top killers in the United States? Not really. Even combined, these incidents killed far fewer people than the most deadly illness — heart disease, which took the lives of more than 614,000 people in the United States in 2014, accounting for about 23 percent of all deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To separate the deaths that make headlines from those that are far more common, Live Science investigated the odds of dying from various causes. We used the CDC's Wonder database for 2014 data and other sources, and found that you're more likely to die of Alzheimer's disease (about 29 deaths per 100,000 people in the U.S.) than you are from contact with a venomous snake or lizard (there were just five such deaths in 2014). In total, about 2.6 million people died in the United States in 2014, according to the CDC. To put this number into perspective, that means about 824 people died for every 100,000 people in the country. (Keep this statistic in mind, as we'll be giving death rates per 100,000 people throughout this article.) Worldwide, an estimated 56 million people died in 2012, the most recent year for which numbers on worldwide deaths are available from the World Health Organization (WHO). Although Hollywood advised us (in no fewer than five of its blockbusters) to "Die Hard," there are a ton of ways to die. Here's a look at how many people die from common, unexpected and even theoretical events, and the science behind those numbers. [ 9 Healthy Habits You Can Do in 1 Minute (Or Less) ] Ways to Die    Top 2 Deadly Diseases In decades past, infectious diseases were the No. 1 killer, "but with the advent of antibiotics and treatment of infectious diseases, people started to live longer," said Dr. Maan Fares, a staff cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic. With many infections now conquered, people's lifestyle choices — including whether they smoke, how they eat and how much they exercise — are catching up with them, and causing conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and  high cholesterol , Fares told Live Science. So, it may come as no surprise that the top two killers — heart disease and cancer — account for roughly half of all deaths in the United States. About 193 per 100,000 people died from cardiovascular problems, such as heart attacks, in the United States in 2014. Worldwide, cardiovascular diseases killed 17.5 million people, accounting for 3 of every 10 deaths in 2012, the WHO reported. People's risk of heart disease rises with smoking, sedentary lifestyles and  poor sleep . To lower your risk of dying of heart disease, you can exercise, eat colorful fruits and vegetables (and fiber), and drink less alcohol. Chart of the top causes of death in the U.S. for 2014. Credit: by Karl Tate, Infographics artist Cancer placed second, with about 186 deaths per 100,000 people in the United States. Some cancers took more lives than others. The top killers, lung and bronchial cancers, killed about 155,000 people in 2014, or about 49 deaths per 100,000 people. Colon and rectal cancers claimed about 16 lives per 100,000 people, and breast cancer took about 13 lives per 100,000 people. Pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer followed, with about 12.7 and 9 deaths per 100,000 people, respectively. [ 7 Cancers You Can Ward Off with Exercise ] "We still don't know what causes cancer, but we do realize that each cancer is different, and the risk factors associated with each is very different," said Dr. Rupal O'Quinn, a cardio-oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania. Peopl


What high-kicking style of dance was the Moulin Rouge famous for?

Moulin Rouge, Paris Moulin Rouge Ever since it opened its doors nearly 120 years ago, Moulin Rouge has set the standard for the world's most famous cabarets. History of the Moulin Rouge In October 1889, Paris was all abuzz concerning the opening of a new music hall. The owners of this new establishment, Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, who had chosen the name Moulin Rouge (Red Mill) for their theatre, gave it the nickname "Le Premier Palais des Femmes" (The First Palace of Women) and claimed that Moulin Rouge would soon become "a temple of music and dance". Moulin Rouge quickly gained a reputation for being the place where men could view young Parisian girls whose unique and amazing dance moves were as flexible as their morals. And though the famous Can-Can dance had been present in working class ballrooms since the 1830s, the early days of the Moulin Rouge cemented its popularity, though during the first few decades that the establishment was open, it was little more than a bawdy dance performed by courtesans to entertain their male clientele. At times Moulin Rouge Poster from 1891 by Toulouse-Lautrec it was downright vulgar and what went on inside the Moulin Rouge caused much public outrage. During this time period, one of the music hall's most notable patrons was artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who painted a number of famous Moulin Rouge scenes. In later years, the establishment cleaned up its act (so to speak), eventually lost its reputation as a brothel, and became a fashionable music hall known for its extravagant cabaret shows, attracting a high-class clientele. The Can-Can itself was toned down as well, though even modern patrons will tell you that this signature dance is still a bit naughty. Still, it's the main reason patrons come to Moulin Rouge and they always go away entertained by the dancers' high-kicking moves, cartwheels, splits, and other Contemporary poster amazing acrobatic tricks. Visiting Moulin Rouge Today, a visit to the Moulin Rouge is still very popular with adult visitors to Paris. You'll find myriad tourists snapping photos of the huge red windmill that sits on top of the theatre and many visitors make reservations here for a nightly show. The show features more than one hundred performers decked out in the most extravagant costumes, which include lots of feathers, rhinestones, and sequins. The sets are equally as spectacular. But remember, this is adult entertainment, so those with kids should choose a different activity or find a reliable baby-sitter and enjoy a night out sans children.


Seraphim and cherubim are types of what?

Seraphim, Cherubim & The Four Living Creatures -- whyangels?com The Four Living Creatures Three types of amazing 'heavenly beings' are described in the Bible. They don't sound like anything that we'd normally think of as 'angels'! These beings are the Seraphim or Seraphs , Cherubim or Cherubs & The Four Living Creatures . Each have important roles in heaven serving God. Seraphim or Seraphs The word Seraphim (one seraph, two or more seraphim) means “burning ones” or nobles. They are also sometimes called the 'ones of love' because their name might come from the Hebrew root for 'love'. Seraphim are only fully described in the Bible on one occasion. This is in the book of the prophet Isaiah, when he is being commissioned by God to be a prophet and he has a vision of heaven 1 . 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." 6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Isaiah 6:1-7 So these types of heavenly beings have six wings, but they only use two of them for flying. It sounds strange to use wings to cover your face and feet. They may well cover their face because, being so close to God, they would witness His full glory which would be too powerful to behold. Feet are considered 'unclean' and so not worthy to be shown to God. (Some scholars also think that 'feet' could actually mean 'genitals'.) We're not told how many Seraphim there are, but it's more than one. Their position is flying above God's throne, unlike the Cherubim who are beside/around it. Their primary duty is to constantly glorify and praise God and they may also be the personal 'attendant' angels of God. Their eternal song "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory." has been used by Jews and Christians for thousands of years to join with the angels in praising God. In Hebrew, to use the same word three times to describe something means that the person/object is utterly like the word. So calling God Holy three times means that God is utterly and perfectly holy. In Jewish folklore, and some later Christian works, the Seraphim are said to be the highest rank of angel. This is probably because of their very close proximity to God. In art, Seraphim are often red (because of their names 'burning ones') and are shown holding a flaming sword with the words 'holy, holy, holy' on the blade. The coal in Isaiah's vision, that touches his lips, is used to signify that Isaiah is now purified and fit to be a prophet. The coal came from the altar in heaven, so would have been very powerful. Fire is also used in many religions and faiths as a way of purifying and cleansing something. ^ Top of Page Cherubim or Cherubs When most people think of Cherubs they'll think of pudgy little baby-like creatures, with two little wings, who are rather cute. However, that's not how the Bible describes them! Cherubs (the correct pural is Cherubim) are described in two books of the Bible, Genesis and Ezekiel (a Jewish prophet). In Genesis they guard the Garden of Eden, following Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden, and are described holding flaming swords 2 . After he [God] drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24


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"Who played Iceman in the movie ""Top Gun""?"

Top Gun cast: Then and now - seattlepi.com Top Gun cast: Then and now By LYNSI BURTON Close Image 1 of 40 Friday is Top Gun Day and Monday is the 30th anniversary of the movie's premiere. That's right, you'll have an excuse to quote the iconic '80s movie all day and blast "Danger Zone" in your car while you're stuck at a busy suburban intersection. Maybe get together for a celebratory game of shirtless beach volleyball with your bros (unless you're playing Goose that day, in that case you get a cutoff T-shirt). Friday is Top Gun Day and Monday is the 30th anniversary of the movie's premiere. That's right, you'll have an excuse to quote the iconic '80s movie all day and blast "Danger Zone" in your car while you're ... more Friday is Top Gun Day and Monday is the 30th anniversary of the... Photo-6233757.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 2 of 40 Top Gun Day was initially intended by its founders to fall on May 16, the anniversary of the 1986 film's premiere date. However, so many promotional graphics were produced erroneously advertising the film holiday as being on the 13th that it was kept on that date to prevent confusion. The day is intended to be celebrated by adorning one's social media pages with everything Top Gun and quoting the movie all day. Kinda like "Talk Like a Pirate Day." But with more testosterone. Top Gun Day was initially intended by its founders to fall on May 16, the anniversary of the 1986 film's premiere date. However, so many promotional graphics were produced erroneously advertising the film ... more Photo: Paramount Pictures, Getty Top Gun Day was initially intended by its founders to fall on May... Photo-6292598.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 3 of 40 "Top Gun" was the highest-grossing film in 1986, having raked in more than $353 million worldwide. The Cold War-era action flick is said to have increased interest in U.S. naval aviation by 500 percent after its release. less "Top Gun" was the highest-grossing film in 1986, having raked in more than $353 million worldwide. The Cold War-era action flick is said to have increased interest in U.S. naval aviation by 500 percent after its ... more Photo: Paramount Pictures, Getty "Top Gun" was the highest-grossing film in 1986, having... Photo-6292609.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 4 of 40 The movie well-known for the volleyball scene filled with oiled-up buff pilots ... The movie well-known for the volleyball scene filled with oiled-up buff pilots ... The movie well-known for the volleyball scene filled with oiled-up... Photo-4164449.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 5 of 40 the resurrection of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Great Balls of Fire" ... the resurrection of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" and "Great Balls of Fire" ... Photo: Archive Photos, Getty the resurrection of "You've Lost That Loving... Photo-6292616.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 6 of 40 Image 7 of 40 ... and one of the more awkward love scenes in cinema history. less ... and one of the more awkward love scenes in cinema history. Furthermore, a "Top Gun" sequel is reportedly in the works and will once again star Tom Cruise, with a rumored plot involving Maverick fighting for ... more Photo: Paramount Pictures, Getty ... and one of the more awkward love scenes in cinema history.... Photo-6292605.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 8 of 40 So what is the cast up to now? So what is the cast up to now? Photo: Paramount Pictures, Getty So what is the cast up to now? Photo-6292607.85598 - seattlepi.com Image 9 of 40 Tom Cruise, who starred as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, had already appeared in "The Outsiders" and starred in "Risky Business" by the time "Top Gun" came around. The movie only contributed to his meteoric rise in the '80s. He would soon go on to star in "Rain Man" and "Cocktail." Imagine how different the movie would be had the role of "Maverick" gone to other contenders: John Travolta, Rob Lowe, Nicolas Cage, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, John Cusack, Matthew Brockerick, Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, Scott Baio, Tom Hanks, Charlie Sheen, Jim Carrey, Eric Stoltz and Robert Downey, Jr. As Goose wo


What restaurant chain has the most locations in the US?

10 Largest Fast Food Chains in the U.S. by Location - EZlocal Blog 10 Largest Fast Food Chains in the U.S. by Location Update 05/10/2013: We have released a new 2013 update. Check out Largest Fast Food Chains in the U.S. 2013 . What are the 10 biggest fast food chains in the United States? Subway - 23,336 U.S. Locations Pizza Hut - 7,566 U.S. Locations Burger King - 7,233 U.S. Locations Dunkin' Donuts - 6,500 U.S. Locations Wendy's - 5,877 U.S. Locations Taco Bell - 5,604 U.S. Locations Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) - 5,162 U.S. Locations Domino's Pizza - 4,927 U.S. Locations   Methods   A friend posed this question to me earlier today. My first reaction was to scamper off to Google in search of a quick answer. However, after five minutes of fruitless searching, two things occurred to me: One, my friend isn't stupid; surely he has already searched Google. Two, I work for a small business search engine. I have access to a database of 16 million U.S. business listings. Clearly, this is why my friend asked me in the first place. I decided to use our own database as a jumping off point. While 16 million business listings seems pretty comprehensive, it may overlook fast food locations that settled inside of malls, book stores and retail shops. Thus, my first step was to query our own database for the 15 chains with the most locations nationwide: Subway - 20,886 U.S. Locations Sonic Drive-In - 3,375 U.S. Locations Papa John's Pizza - 3,029 U.S. Locations As much as I would have liked to deem this list the official top 15 and call it a day, college has left me an absolute sucker for primary sources. So, I used the above list of 15 as a starting point and chased down the real numbers from each chain's website, press releases or annual SEC filing. How Many Subways are there in the U.S.? According to Subway's International Locations page (as of June 27th, 2010), the restaurant chain has 23,336 locations in the United States. How Many McDonald's are there in the U.S.? From a June 2010 McDonald's press release : McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to more than 26 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local business men and women. How Many Starbucks are there in the U.S.? From a January 2010 Starbucks' press release : Currently, recycling capabilities vary considerably from city to city and county to county. This presents a significant barrier for a bu siness with more than 11,000 retail locations in the U.S. alone. How Many Pizza Huts are there in the U.S.? From Yum Brands' 2009 Year End SEC Filings : Pizza Hut operates in 92 countries and territories throughout the world. As of year end 2009, Pizza Hut had 7,566 units in the U.S., and 5,715 units outside of the U.S. Approximately 8 percent of the U.S. units and 25 percent of the non-U.S. units are operated by the Company. How Many Burger Kings are there in the U.S.? From Burger King's 2009 Year End SEC Filings : As of June 30, 2009, we owned or franchised a total of 11,925 restaurants in 73 countries and U.S. territories, of which 1,429 restaurants were Company restaurants and 10,496 were owned by our franchisees. Of these restaurants, 7,233 or 61% were located in the United States and 4,692 or 39% were located in our international markets. How Many Taco Bells are there in the U.S.? From Yum Brands' 2009 Year End SEC Filings : Taco Bell operates in 20 countries and territories throughout the world. As of year end 2009, there were 5,604 Taco Bell units in the U.S., and 251 units outside of the U.S. Approximately 23 percent of the U.S. units and 1 percent of the non-U.S. units are operated by the Company. How Many Wendy's are there in the U.S.? From Wendy's parent company, the Wendy's Arby's Group 2009 Year End SEC Filings : At January 3, 2010, there were 6,541 Wendy’s restaurants in operation in the United States and in 21 foreign countries and U. S. territories... As of January 3, 2010,


Besides the moon, what is the brightest object in the night sky?

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Who does Bernie Taupin write lyrics for?

Elton John and Bernie Taupin Are Back With ‘Diving Board’ - The New York Times The New York Times Music |Still Making Music Together, Far Apart Search Still Making Music Together, Far Apart Elton John and Bernie Taupin Are Back With ‘Diving Board’ Continue reading the main story The partnership started with an ad in an English music magazine in 1967. Liberty Records was looking for songwriters, and Bernie Taupin, a farmworker and amateur poet from Lincolnshire, sent in a sheaf of lyrics, not expecting much. Around the same time a frustrated young blues pianist named Reg Dwight auditioned for the label. An executive didn’t like Mr. Dwight’s material but tossed him a stack of Mr. Taupin’s lyrics and said, “See what you can do with these.” Since then Mr. Taupin and Mr. Dwight, who later became Elton John, have written dozens of hit songs and more than two dozen albums and have sold 250 million records. Their latest effort, “The Diving Board,” a stripped-down collection of dark piano-driven songs that look backward with the heartache of advancing years, came out on Capitol Records on Tuesday; critics have called it Mr. John’s best work in decades. When one thinks of great songwriting teams, one imagines them lounging in a studio with guitars and empty beer bottles or sitting at a piano together, joking, fighting, becoming excited over a tune’s possibilities. But Mr. Taupin and Mr. John have always worked separately. Their songs start out as Mr. Taupin’s poetic meditations, inspired by some event in his life or something he has read. He labors for weeks on his horse ranch in Southern California and delivers the lyrics fully formed to Mr. John, who goes into a studio, props the papers on the piano and churns out melodies and harmonies to fit the words at breakneck speed. “It’s kind of spooky,” Mr. John said in an interview. “I get bored if it takes more than 40 minutes.” Continue reading the main story If Mr. John’s composing style is as quick and free as Japanese calligraphy, it is also effective. In the 1970s and 1980s, the pair were a hit machine: “Your Song,” “Rocket Man,” “Daniel,” “Crocodile Rock,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues,” “Candle in the Wind.” Photo Bernie Taupin at his ranch in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. Credit Candia Flynn And though these songs have become identified with Elton John, they actually arise from the meshing of two distinctly different personalities — a rusticated, straight writer, who loves his solitude, the American West and raising horses, and an urbane, gay rock star who has a penchant for a crazy wardrobe and thrives in the spotlight. “Had we been the same kind of characters I’m not sure it would have survived,” Mr. Taupin said in an interview from his home in the Santa Ynez Valley. “We live very, very, very different lifestyles, obviously. I’m very much a recluse, not a social person at all.” Advertisement Continue reading the main story Mr. John, speaking from Las Vegas, said he learned long ago he has zero talent for writing lyrics, but Mr. Taupin’s imagery has always had an uncanny way of unlocking melodies in his mind. “It is weird,” said Mr. John, 66. “It’s kind of twilight-zonish in a way.” “Diving Board” is the first solo studio album Mr. John has made with Mr. Taupin as lyricist since 2006, though they did make a duet album, “The Union,” with the pianist Leon Russell in 2010. Both records were produced by T Bone Burnett, known for his old-school, back-to-basics aesthetic. On “Diving Board” Mr. Burnett persuaded Mr. John to return to a spare piano trio sound, letting the piano dominate the arrangements as he used to in his early live shows. “It stripped the songs down,” Mr. John said. “It made me very relaxed.” After a call from Mr. John, Mr. Taupin went to work on lyrics about six months before Mr. John went into the studio to write and record, in January 2012. Mr. Taupin, 63, a voracious reader, draws ideas from history and biographies: “Ballad of Blind Tom” is a stark portrait of Thomas Wiggins, the 19th-century black musical savant and compo


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The hills are alive as the Sound of Music finally returns to Austria - Telegraph Austria The hills are alive as the Sound of Music finally returns to Austria It is a story that was turned into one of the world's most successful and best-loved films and performed in theatres in many countries. But The Sound of Music has been ignored in the Austrian city where the musical and most of its famous songs were recorded.   Image 1 of 2 From the end of October 2011 to June 2012, the stage version of The Sound of Music will be staged in Salzburg Photo: CLARA MOLDEN   Image 1 of 2 Wietske Van Tongeren, who plays Maria, and Uwe Kroger, who plays Captain Von Trapp (both in centre), stand on stage in front of a set of the Von Trapp house, in the Landestheater theatre in Salzburg, Austria Photo: CLARA MOLDEN By David Harrison , Salzburg 7:00AM BST 16 Oct 2011 The story of the von Trapp family fleeing from the Nazis in 1938 has been taboo in the city – and country – that gave overwhelming support to Adolf Hitler and struggled for decades to come to terms with its guilt over the war. Now that taboo is about to be broken when Salzburg's state theatre stages its first ever production of The Sound of Music. The musical, which will be in German with English sub-titles above the stage, will be performed for the first time next Sunday, and then every week until June. The first four performances have sold out and over 90 per cent of seats have been booked until January. Carl Philip von Maldeghem, 42, the artistic director of the 700-seat Landestheater, admitted that initially there had been strong resistance to the play. Related Articles Von Trapp family member dies age 97 29 Dec 2010 "Some people felt it was still not right to put on a show that reminded Salzburg and the rest of Austria of its role in the war," he said during dress rehearsals last week. For decades the city had been uncomfortable about The Sound of Music, which stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer and was released in 1965, six years after the original Rodgers and Hammerstein stage version was first performed on Broadway. "Salzburg, like most of Austria, was unable or unwilling to confront its past for a long time," the director said. "For those who were alive at the time the war was too close, the emotions too raw. They didn't want to talk about it." After the war Austrian artists and intellectuals, including Jews who had suffered persecution under the Nazis, were unwilling to undertake a project that would still be seen as provocative. The first Sound of Music stage show in Austria was performed in Vienna in 2005 but the musical has never been popular in Austria or Germany. There was also local resentment of the film version, which was dismissed as "cheesy" and an inaccurate Hollywood version of Austria in those difficult years. But in recent years the mood has changed as a new generation has come to terms with its history. Stefan Bammer, the theatre's Vienna-born managing director, said: "We are now several generations from the Second World War. Austria is a modern democratic country and younger people are not tied down by the past. The interest in The Sound of Music is a clear sign of that." The city, which attracts tourists for its Mozart heritage – the composer was born there – classical music festival, architecture, mountain setting and skiing, wants to exploit more fully The Sound of Music's commercial possibilities. Tours of locations made famous by the film have been running for many years. They include Leopoldskron Palace, Mirabelle Gardens where the children sing Doh-Ray-Me, Nonnberg Abbey where Maria was a nun, and the gazebo at Hellbrun Palace, recreated in Hollywood studios for the song I am 16, going on 17. But most visitors who take the tours are foreign, usually Britons and Americans, and there has been almost no interest from Austrians or Germans, many of whom have never even heard of The Sound of Music. Many first came across the musical when they travelled abroad. Mr Bammer was introduced to it by American tourists who started singing songs from the


What smelly element is also referred to as brimstone?

What is brimstone? (as in fire and brimstone) What is brimstone? Brimstone (man now calls it "sulfur/sulphur") is a lemon-yellow colored stone.  Brimstone means, "burning stone" or, "the stone that burns."  At left is a picture of brimstones and powdered brimstone. When a plain brimstone (like those to the left) is exposed to the air, nothing happens--but if a match is put to it, it will burn in a peculiar way, like a liquid fire, and it emits noxious fumes. The stone melts like wax but the dripping is a peculiar thick fire, like a piece of wax on fire. As it burns, it has a rich, fluorescent-type deep colbalt bluish color (see below right). It is an interesting, sticky, "acidy"-type burning fire. The little drops burn for some time. Ancient peoples sometimes used brimstone as a type of match. A burning match held under a brimstone causes it to catch on fire. It then melts and drips like wax and gives off fumes that do something to your nostrils--I know because I burned some (the brimstones that I have are about one and a half inches long and maybe about an inch wide). The fumes should not be breathed in, it is dangerous. I read on the internet that: The fumes from burning sulfur...are "toxic and dangerously irritating..." "Sulphur Dioxide [I do not know if this is the correct term] [i]n small quantity...is going to give you a choking feeling and you will not be able to bear it. In excess, IT CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS...[AND] DEATH DUE TO CHOKING..." [Aside: I tried a second experiment in burning brimstone and the brimstone just melted in an acidy way burning wood like acid with "no flame" and eventually fell apart--wait--I think I know why. When I burned it, I was outside and could not see the flame, just the burnt wood. When I tried burning another stone inside it ignited in a flame but when I took it outside, you could not see the flame--you could only see the smoke. When I brought it back in again, you could see the flame again. I do not recommend that anyone burn brimstone and most certainly not inside. The experiment was quick and with small drops.] Brimstone starts out in the molten rock under the earth's surface. It spews out in the lava of volcanoes and often comes to the surface of the earth from volcanoes and hot springs.  Sulfur deposits have been found on the Italian island of Sicily where it lay near the surface of the earth and also Louisiana (USA) deep underground near the Gulf of Mexico. One quote from the internet said, "a hundred years ago, people used to make a suspension of sulfur powder in molasses and drink it as a health tonic." I don't know anything about this type of usage and have not tried it and do not intend to try it in the absence of further pertinent information--and I do not suggest that anyone else try it. Brimstone/sulfur has many commercial/industrial applications. It is often converted to sulfuric acid which is so widely used that it is known as the "king of chemicals." Brimstone/sulfur is used for things such as  fertilizer, car batteries, chemical/petroleum refining, paper, rayon, film, automobile tires, paint, detergents, explosives, matches, food processing (sulfur dioxide in food preservation can be harmful), drugs, and dyes. It is said that sulfur is used at some stage of almost everything we eat, wear, or use. It is used to bleach fabrics. Too much sulfur dioxide in the air can kill people when they breathe it in--it causes choking and suffocation. It causes the throat and breathing passages to become irritated and closed up. BRIMSTONE IN THE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES BIBLE It is in the Authorized King James Bible that we learn the role of brimstone in eternity. Hell and death and all the wicked are going to be cast into the lake of fire that burneth with fire and brimstone (reference Revelation 21:8). This is the second death.  We all have to die the first time--sin requires that--but if a person dies without the Lord Jesus Christ, he will die a second time--but he will not die to go to sleep, he will continually be burning and tormen


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