"Who founded ""Answers"" in 1888, and later founded Amalgamated Press in the UK which, at various times, owned ""The Evening News"", ""The Daily Mail"", ""The Daily Mirror"", ""The Observer"" and ""The Times""?"

BOOKS OF WONDER - THE JOY OF OLD ENCYCLOPEDIAS BOOKS OF WONDER When I was a child, my father had 2 sets of encyclopedias that he kept in the spare bedroom. One was the blue-bound 1920s edition of "The Children's Encyclopedia" which he'd bought and the other was the 1930s "Wonderland of Knowledge" that his parents subscribed to when he was young. As a precocious reader, I was enthralled by these books from a quite young age. Rainy days were spent lying on the spare bed with my nose in a book of knowledge. As an adult, I gained custody of my father's 2 sets as well as collecting my own sets of books of wonder/knowledge (unlike conventional encyclopedias they are sectional not alphabetical). I was captivated by reading about historical topics and events "as they happened". Over the years, I've found a few other such sets of books to bury my head in on rainy days - I don't go out of my way looking for them, but sometimes an interesting book or set turns up at a boot fair or charity shop. Arthur Mee's The Children's Encyclopedia 1911 edition of The Children's Encyclopï¿½dia with brown binding; plus volume 5 of the same edition in blue binding 1913 advert for The Children's Encyclopï¿½dia (The Strand Magazine) Arthur Mee's "The Children's Encyclopï¿½dia" was first published by the Educational Book Company, part of the Amalgamated Press of London. Some readers would have collected it as a weekly partworks between from March 1908 and February 1910 and bound these into volumes. The first 8-volume edition, already bound, was published in 1910. Later editions used the spelling "Encyclopedia" and were expanded to 10 volumes. The last edition was published in 1964. In the USA, "The Children's Encyclopedia" was published in 1910 by Grolier under the name "The Book of Knowledge", bound into as many as 20 slim volumes. This can cause confusion because, in Britain, Waverley published a series of encyclopedias called "The Book of Knowledge" (alphabetically arranged encyclopedias) which were edited by a series of different editors including Harold FB Wheeler (The Book of Knowledge, circa 1935), Sir John Hammerton (The Book of Knowledge, 1955) and Gordon Stowell (The New Book of Knowledge, 1959). 1920s edition of The Children's Encyclopedia with blue binding "The Children's Encyclopedia" was not alphabetical in format, but was originally divided into sections (better suited to being issued as a partworks that could be read as magazines, collected and bound). The last volume contained an alphabetical index. The sections avoided scientific terms, but included topics such as geology, biology and astronomy in sections such as: Familiar Things; Wonder; Nature; The Child's Own Life; The Earth; All Countries; Great Lives; Golden Deeds; Bible Stories; Famous Books; Stories; Poetry; School Lessons; Things To Make and Things To Do. As the years passed, different editions had some changes to the sections. Being aimed at children, the books contained numerous illustrations, photographs, engravings, maps and diagrams.  After the initial run, it was reissued in a monthly format as the "New Children's Encyclopï¿½dia" and later as "Children's Encyclopï¿½dia Magazine", "Children's Magazine" and, finally, "My Magazine" (1914). From September 1910, the magazine included a news supplement called "The Little Paper" which was the forerunner of Arthur Mee's "Children's Newspaper" launched in 1919. 1940s edition of The Children's Encyclopedia with red-brown binding "The Children's Encyclopï¿½dia" sold around 800,000 copies in 12 editions before being extensively revised in the early 1920s. It was then reissued in October 1922 as a 59-part, 7,412-page, 10-volume set "The Children's Encyclopedia" (losing the ae digraph). Arthur Mee died in 1943, but new editions of "The Children's Encyclopedia" continued to be produced. By 1946, it had gone through 14 editions under the imprint of The Educational Book Co and thee were foreign editions in French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. The final edition was the much revised "Arthur Mee's Children's Encyclop


What is the smallest state in the USA by land area?

What Are the 5 Smallest States in the United States? By Matt Rosenberg Updated August 10, 2016. The United States is made up of 50 individual states that vary greatly in size. When talking about land area, Rhode Island ranks as the smallest. Yet, when we discuss population, Wyoming - the 10th largest state in area - comes in with the smallest population. The 5 Smallest States in Land Area If you're familiar with U.S. geography, you might be able to guess which are the smallest states in the country . Notice that four of the five smallest states are along the eastern coast where the states seem to be crammed into a very small area.  Rhode Island - 1,034 square miles (2,678 square kilometers) Rhode Island is only 48 miles in length and 37 miles wide (77 x 59 kilometers). Rhode Island has over 384 miles (618 kilometers) of coastline. The highest point is Jerimoth Hill in Foster at 812 feet (247.5 meters). Delaware - 1,949 square miles (5,047 square kilometers) Delaware is 96 miles (154 kilometers) in length. At its thinnest point, it is only 9 miles (14 kilometers) wide. Delaware has 117 miles of coastline. The highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 447.85 feet (136.5 meters). Connecticut - 4,842 square miles (12,542 square kilometers) Connecticut is only 110 miles long and 70 miles wide (177 x 112 kilometers). Connecticut has 618 miles (994.5 kilometers) of shoreline. The highest point is the southern slope of Mt. Frissell at 2,380 feet (725 meters). Hawaii - 6,423 square miles (16,635 square kilometers) Hawaii is a chain of 132 islands, eight of which are considered principal islands. These include Hawaii (4028 square miles), Maui (727 square miles), Oahu (597 square miles), Kauai (562 square miles), Molokai (260 square miles), Lanai (140 square miles), Niihau (69 square miles), and Kahoolawe (45 square miles). Hawaii has 750 miles of coastline. The highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,796 feet (4,205 meters). New Jersey - 7,354 square miles (19,047 square kilometers) New Jersey is only 170 miles long and 70 miles wide (273 x 112 kilometers). New Jersey has 1,792 miles (2884 kilometers) of shoreline. The highest point is High Point at 1,803 feet (549.5 meters). The 5 Smallest States in Population When we turn to look at population, we get an entirely different look at the country. With the exception of Vermont, the states with the lowest population are among the largest in land area and they're all in the western half of the country. A low population with a large amount of land means a very low population density (or people per square mile). Wyoming - 563,626 people Ranks as the 10th largest in land area - 97,813 square miles (253,334 square kilometers) Population density: 5.8 people per square mile Vermont - 625,741 people Ranks as the 45th largest in land area - 9,614 square miles (24,900 square kilometers) Population density: 65.1 people per square mile North Dakota - 672,591  Ranks as the 19th largest in land area - 70,699 square miles (1,717,853 square kilometers) Population density: 1.1 people per square mile Alaska - 710,231


The food of the Gods is ambrosia: what is the drink of the Gods?

Ambrosia & Nectar - Research Center - Ambrosia Society - AmbrosiaSociety.org Living Water   “Ambrosia” is derived from the Greek ambrotos where a- ("not") and mbrotos ("mortal"). The literal translation of Ambrotos into English would be the word Immortal where im- (“not”) and mortal (“death”). In Greek Mythology ambrosia is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods, often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whomever consumes it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves (Odyssey xii.62), so may have been thought of in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalation of the Earth. Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, nectar. The two terms may not have originally been distinguished, though in Homer's poems, nectar is the drink and ambrosia the food of the gods. On the other hand, in Alcman, nectar is the food, and in Sappho (fragment 45) and Anaxandrides, ambrosia is the drink. Derivatively the word Ambrosia (neut. plur.) was given to certain festivals in honor of Dionysus , the bright shining spotted, woodland dwelling God, the original creator of the ancient Greek “wine.” “Nectar” is derived from Latin nectar "drink of the gods", which in turn has its origins in the Greek word (néktar), presumed to be a compound of the elements nek- "death" and -tar "overcoming". “Amrita” is derived from a Sanskrit word that literally means "without death", and is often referred to in the Rig Veda as Soma and or Nectar. Corresponds to the Greek ambrotos (ambrosia). “Soma” is derived from an Indo-Iranian root *sav- (Sanskrit sav-) "to press", i.e. *sav-ma- is the drink prepared by pressing the stalks of the Soma plant. The root is probably Proto-Indo-European (*sewh-), and also appears in son (from *suhnu-, "pressed out" i.e. "newly born"), which leads to interesting questions as to what the concept “son of God” originally meant. In the Rig Veda Hymns, Soma, Amrita and Nectar are found as descriptive terms for the same “plant/God/drink” so the Soma or “pressed” drink was Amrita or "without death"and it was also the nectar or “death overcoming.” In ancient Greek, Soma means “body” and if the Greeks followed the Vedic model, it was from the Soma “body” that the Ambrotos “not-mortal” and Nectar “death overcoming,” sacred food and drink came from. “Living drops” a term for the Soma drink found in the Rig Veda, the Soma drink as an immortal God was composed of “living drops” Rig Veda 9-64-17. “Mead of Poetry” (Old Norse skáldskapar mjaðar), also known as Mead of Suttungr (Suttungmjaðar), in Norse mythology is a mythical beverage that whoever "drinks becomes a skald (Poet) or scholar" able to recite any information and solve any question.The drink is a vivid metaphor for poetic inspiration, often associated with Odin the god of “possession,” “runes.” “magic” and “poetic inspiration”. The “Mead of Poetry” is differentiated in the Norse myths from the common or alcoholic mead made with yeast. The name Poetic Mead or Mead of Poetry implies that the drink inspires elegant Poetry and either tastes like honey or was made with honey. Dried Amanita muscaria when water extracted as a strong solution, looks, smells and tastes remarkably like honey. The Fleece generated from dried Amanita muscaria will also grow quite well on a honey water solution. In the Rig Veda, “Soma” also called the “master Poet” is equated to honey in taste. The “Mead of Poetry” like “Soma” the “Master of the house of Song,” can inspire poetry because it contains Poetry in it self, the drink is liquid poetry, the wellspring of poetry and song. The “Elixir of Life”, also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water or Aab-e-Hayaat and sometimes equated with the philosopher's stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth. Many practitioners of alchemy pursued it. The elixir of life was also said to be able to create life. It is related to the myths of Enoch, Thoth, and Hermes Trismegistus, all of whom in various tales are said to have drunk "the liquid gold” and t


"In the original meaning of ""decimate"", who is killed?"

Decimate - definition of decimate by The Free Dictionary Decimate - definition of decimate by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/decimate Also found in: Thesaurus , Legal , Wikipedia . dec·i·mate tr.v. dec·i·mat·ed, dec·i·mat·ing, dec·i·mates 1. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms). 2. Usage Problem a. To inflict great destruction or damage on: The storm decimated the region. b. To reduce markedly in amount: a profligate heir who decimated his trust fund. 3. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers). [Latin decimāre, decimāt-, to punish every tenth person, from decimus, tenth, from decem, ten; see dekm̥ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] dec′i·ma′tion n. Usage Note: Decimate originally referred to the killing of every tenth person, a punishment used in the Roman army for mutinous legions. Today this meaning is commonly extended to include the killing of any large proportion of a population. In our 2005 survey, 81 percent of the Usage Panel accepts this extension in the sentence The Jewish population of Germany was decimated by the war, even though it is common knowledge that the number of Jews killed was much greater than a tenth of the original population. This is an increase from the 66 percent who accepted this sentence in our 1988 survey. However, the Panel is less accepting of usages that extend the meaning to include large-scale destruction other than killing, as in The supply of fresh produce was decimated by the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Some 36 percent accepted this sentence in 2005, up from 26 percent in 1988, but still a decided minority. decimate vb (tr) 1. to destroy or kill a large proportion of: a plague decimated the population. 2. (Military) (esp in the ancient Roman army) to kill every tenth man of (a mutinous section) [C17: from Latin decimāre, from decimus tenth, from decem ten] ˌdeciˈmation n ˈdeciˌmator n Usage: One talks about the whole of something being decimated, not a part: disease decimated the population, not disease decimated most of the population dec•i•mate decimate (ˈdesimeit) verb (of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number. The population was decimated by the plague. uitdun, afmaai, wegmaai يُهْلِكُ عَددا كَبيرا من покосявам dizimar decimovat, pustošit dezimieren decimere; tynde ud αποδεκατίζω diezmar suuresti vähendama تلفات سنگین وارد کردن؛ لت و پار کردن hävittää décimer לְהָשמִיד חֶלֶק נִיכָּר बड़ी संख्या में मारना decimalna frakcija (meg)tizedel mengurangi fækka stórlega decimare 多数を殺す 많은 사람을 죽이다 smarkiai/dešimt kartų sumažinti masveidā iznīcināt musnah satu persepuluh decimeren tynne ut , redusere sterkt zdziesiątkować لسمه برخه اخيستل يا ايستل، هر لسم سړى وژل، لويه برخه ځنى تلف كول dizimar a decima истреблять decimovať zdesetkati desetkovati decimera ลดจำนวนลง kırıp geçirmek, büyük bir kısmını yoketmek 大量毀滅(因疾病或戰爭) косити; пустошити بھاری تخفیف کرنا sát hại nhiều 大批杀死（或毁坏） ˌdeciˈmation noun desimering, uitdunning قَتْل عَدَد كَبيرٍ من покосяване dizimação decimování die Dezimierung decimering; udtynding αποδεκατισμός reducción catastrófica, acción de diezmar suur vähenemine تلفات زیاد hävitys décimation הָשמָדָה שֶׁל הָחֶלֶק הַעִיקָרִי नाश desetkovati megtizedelés pengurangan stórfellt mannfall decimazione 激減 대량 살해 sumažinimas masveida iznīcināšana pemusnahan ini decimering stort mannefall , desimering zdziesiątkowanie چاودونکی dizimação decimare истребление decimovanie zdesetkanje desetkovanje decimering การลดจำนวนลง imha , katliam 大量毀滅 спустошення بھاری تخفیف sự tiêu hao 大批杀死，大量毁灭 decimate vt. diezmar.


"Who starred with Bette Davis in the 1962 film ""Whatever Happened To Baby Jane""?"

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ( 1962 ) Not Rated | A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion. Director: Henry Farrell (from the novel by), Lukas Heller (screenplay) Stars: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 24 titles created 19 Feb 2013 a list of 22 titles created 20 Nov 2013 a list of 22 titles created 07 Mar 2014 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 28 titles created 8 months ago Title: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 8.1/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Oscar. Another    1 win & 11 nominations. See more awards  » Videos An aging, reclusive Southern belle, plagued by a horrifying family secret, descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative. Director: Robert Aldrich A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter. Director: Michael Curtiz In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back. Director: William Wyler A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman. Director: Irving Rapper An ingenue insinuates herself into the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford , is depicted. Director: Frank Perry The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century. Director: William Wyler Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge, and predictable complications result. Director: Vincent Sherman The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women. Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance. Director: Tod Browning A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity. Director: Edmund Goulding A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. Director: William Wyler Edit Storyline In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes. Written by garykmcd Too late . . . too late . . . too late to call for help. See more  » Genres: ¿Qué pasó con Baby Jane? See more  » Filming Locations: Mono (Glen Glenn Sound Recording) Color: Did You Know? Trivia In scenes where Jane imitates Blanche's voice, the voice heard is actually Joan Crawford 's voice, and not Bette Davis ', as Davis could not master Crawford's voice properly. See more » Goofs A graphic after the c


To where, between June 1948 and May 1949, was over 1 million tons (up to 13,000 tons per day) of food, coal and other supplies transported by the aircraft of the USA, UK and France?

The Berlin Airlift-June 24, 1948 to May 12, 1949 June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949   Introduction Following     World War II, a delicate balance of power had surfaced between the once     united Allies: Great Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet     Union. The opposing economic structures of capitalism and communism emerged     triumphant at the end of the war. The two blossoming superpowers, the     United States and the Soviet Union, sought to ensure their permanence     by negotiating territorial claims throughout the globe. At the Yalta and     Potsdam Conferences, Europe and the Far East were partitioned off as spheres     of influence to their respected Ally governments. Germany was divided     into fourths allowing each Ally to run its division by a military government     until a suitable national government could be devised and the country     put back together. This divided Germany, under direct supervision of the     Council of Foreign Ministers (Allied Control Council or ACC) and the Kommandatura,     was to become the first battleground of the emerging Cold War between     the United States and the Soviet Union. The year of 1948 was     a critical turning point in the presidency of Harry Truman. He was staring     down the barrel of a re-election campaign, presented with his lowest approval     rating to date, and faced with the threat of a possible World War III     with the Soviet Union over a developing situation in Berlin. Furthermore,     Truman's record against the Soviets, up to this date, had been ineffective     in keeping them from occupying Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania,     and Bulgaria. Republicans were calling him soft on communism and Senator     Joseph McCarthy was at his prime on his communist witch hunts in Washington. In regards to the     German situation, General Clay remarked that the mood in the western zones     was "more tense than at any time since surrender." British and American     staff were leaving Berlin for the expanding administration of Bizonia,     giving Berliners reason to believe the Western powers were leaving. Food     rations in some parts of Germany were being cut to 900 calories a day,     far below the recommended daily allowance for adequate nutrition. Labor     unrest was prevalent throughout all the regions of Germany. Communist     groups on all sides of Germany were gaining followers because they offered     hope and prosperity in the future. American, British, and French authorities     were facing their worst fears....a beleagured German people searching     for drastic solutions. In early September     1947, the United States had, along with Great Britain, combined their     zones into one military province called "Bizonia," hoping to bring security     back to the German people. This formal joining helped to provide economic     stability to a cash strapped British zone. Soon after, France followed     suit and annexed its section to Bizonia. The new Trizone leadership now     looked to secure some economic stability in the midst of the German recession.     In February 1948, the United States and British proposed to the ACC that     a new four-power currency be created. The Soviets, however, hoping to     continue the German recession, refused to accept the new currency, in     favor of the overcirculated Soviet Reichsmark. By doing so, the Soviets     believed they could foster a communist uprising in postwar Germany through     civil unrest. In a March 1948 meeting of the ACC, it was evident that     no agreements could be reached on a unified currency or quadpartite control     of Germany and an infuriated Marshal Sokolovsky and his Soviet delegation     stormed out of the meeting. Both sides waited for the other to make a     move. Trizonia, finally, in an effort to stabilize the economy,


The Australian city of Hobart is on which river?

Hobart - Discover Tasmania Discover Tasmania 147.328946 Hobart Hobart offers a contrasting blend of heritage, scenery and culture, with world class activities and attractions nearby. Nestled amongst the foothills of Mt Wellington, Hobart combines heritage charm with a modern lifestyle in a setting of exceptional beauty. It's no wonder Lonely Planet has called Hobart one of the top ten spots to visit in the world right now. Hobart is Tasmania's capital city and the second oldest capital in Australia, after Sydney. Located at the entrance to the Derwent River, its well-preserved surrounding bushland reaches close to the city centre and beaches line the shores of the river and estuary beyond. With its captivating history, picturesque waterways, rugged mountains and gourmet experiences, the city has something for everyone. Award-winning restaurants offer fine dining experiences using the best Tasmanian produce recognised by the world's best chefs, while on the waterfront punts and fishmongers sell the freshest seafood straight from the Southern Ocean. Enjoy the contrast of elegant heritage sandstone alongside modern architecture. Explore Salamanca Place, a short walk from the waterfront, with its galleries, theatres, craft shops and restaurants in 1830s Georgian warehouses and on Saturdays enjoy the food and entertainment of Salamanca Market , Australia's best outdoor market. Take a walk along Hobart's iconic waterfront, explore the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery or take a ferry up river to MONA for an out-of-this-world modern art experience. It's easy to fall for the many charms of this quietly buzzing city that hits fever pitch at festival time. Hobart is also close to many of southern Tasmania's best travel experiences, from historic Port Arthur and the rugged Tasman Peninsula to Bruny Island, the Huon and Derwent Valleys and Mount Field National Park . Local tips Go shopping and explore the laneways and hidden secrets of Hobart's CBD Dine at one of the many restaurants in Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, for flavours from around the world Take a guided tour, or self-guided walking tour of Battery Point - within walking distance of Hobart's waterfront - with its many historic houses dating from the first European settlement of 'Hobart Town' Drive or take a tour to the summit of Mount Wellington for spectacular views of the city and harbour and the peaks of the World Heritage Area in the distance and if the weather's no good then try the nearby Mt Nelson Signal Station instead.


"if someone is said to ""have green fingers"", we expect them to be successful as what?"

Learning English - The Teacher - Colour idioms: Green Last updated at 16:26 GMT, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 Colour idioms: Green In this video the Teacher goes green: To have green fingers The grass is always greener on the other side To be green with envy Video Teacher's homework Have you got green fingers? Or tell me about a time you've been green with envy. Use one or more of these idioms in a paragraph and I'll put my favourites on this page. This topic has now closed. Thanks for all your homework. Stano, Slovakia I am an amateur gardener. My friends say that I have got green fingers, but seeing my neighbours garden where often the same type of plants grow better and bloom nicer, I always think that the grass is greener on the other side. Sometimes it makes me even be green with envy Claudia, Germany Admitting to be green with envy to yourself can be one of the hardest things to do. I'm green with envy of anyone whose English is better than mine. I understand a lot but must increase my active vocabulary rapidly because I have some important exams coming up that include a translation and an essay. Lili, Mexico I'm not a good gardener but I love plants.Sometimes I thing I have green fingers with some plants. I'm green with envy when I saw the plants of another neighbours the grass is always greener in the other side. M. V., Spain I don't like plants at all. I don't have green fingers. But I want a house in England with a garden to play football. I am green with envy because I don't have a house in England. Aliya,Kazakhstan When studying at the 5-th grade I had a homework on biology to cultivate some seeds. I was little and naive, so I picked a seed from tomato and put it into the soil in yoghurt's pack. )) It didn't succeed, even if I watered it every day, my tomato hadn't appeared )) I got "D" mark for this homework and was very upset and green with envy at my classmates' plants. I even cried )) since that time I haven't tried to deal with plants anymore, 'cause I don't have green fingers at all. Now I just buy pot-plants in stores, but they don't make me really happy, 'cause I know that they weren't grown by myself. I admire my aunt's flowers grown by herself, even if my bought pot-plants are more beautiful. May be it's stupid, but you know the grass is always greener on the other side )) Rimma, Russia My parents have really green fingers. They manage to grow so many different plants, fruit trees, vegetables and flowers on our small parcel. Alexandre, Brazil I live in a city without green area, but on weekends I go to the beach, because a like beach, but sometimes I go to the country and there has a lot of green area, beautiful countrysides and I try to take this little time. Mateo, Korea I don't need to have green fingers because I don't have a garden but I hope someday I get a small garden and grow fantastic gorgeous and luxurious grasses in my garden. Everybody will be green with envy for my nice grasses. Well even they have a good garden they will be envy of other nice ones. That's the human. The grass is always greener on the other side. Aileen Palo, Philippines People are green with envy to see my beautiful garden they can't imagine how blessed I am to have a green finger.They always complain about their dried dead plants that looks awful to see so, I taught them my gardening secrets and they achieved the garden they want so,I told them there is always greener on the other side!!! Djahida,T, Algeria It's really intersting! amasing! and great! nowdays to be fluent in a foriegn language. I'm such a lucky girl to get the chance to learn English at the University as well as with BBC,therefore all my students,collegues and friends are green with envy when they hear me speaking English! Djahida,T, Algeria When we want to grow new plants at home we usually ask my sister "Sousou" to do it,she has green fingers! Rainbow, Vietnam I love trees, flowers, grass,...everything which make our earth healthy and beautiful. Last week, I found some packages of seeds of some flowers that my brother had brough home from New Zealand.


Off which Japanese island would you find the Straits of Soya and Tsugara?

China Navy Fleet Pass Through Soya Strait (宗谷海峡）Off North Japan For the First Time,2013 - YouTube China Navy Fleet Pass Through Soya Strait (宗谷海峡）Off North Japan For the First Time,2013 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jul 15, 2013 China Navy Fleet Pass Through Soya Strait (宗谷海峡）Off North Japan For the First Time,2013 China naval fleet seen off northern Japan http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/... A Chinese naval fleet was Sunday spotted sailing for the first time through an international strait between northern Japan and Russia's far east, the Japanese defence ministry said. The two missile destroyers, two frigates and a supply ship passed through the Soya Strait from the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk early Sunday, the ministry said. The channel, also known as La Perouse, separates the Russian island of Sakhalin and the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido. Category


The invention of what game, needing only pencil and paper, is attributed to Clifford von Winkler in the early 1900s?

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Who was the Bulgarian dissident poisoned with ricin when jabbed in the leg with an umbrella on Waterloo Bridge, London, on 7 September 1978?

German man stabbed with poison umbrella dies a year after attack which has chilling echoes of infamous Markov assassination | Daily Mail Online German man stabbed with poison umbrella dies a year after attack which has chilling echoes of infamous Markov assassination comments Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov, pictured, was killed with a poison-tipped umbrella on London's Waterloo Bridge An assassin armed with a poisoned-tipped umbrella is being hunted by police after killing a man - in a case bearing chilling echoes of the murder of a Bulgarian dissident on London’s Waterloo Bridge. The 40-year-old German man died of mercury poisoning after being jabbed in the buttocks by a mystery attacker carrying the modified weapon. The unnamed victim told police he was attacked by a slim stranger who had a sticking plaster on his face before falling into a coma. He died on Wednesday almost a year after the hit in Hannover, Germany. A post-mortem and toxicological examination is being carried out soon. But the results are expected to point to mercury poisoning as the cause of death, Der Spiegel news magazine said on Friday. Authorities thought the victim had shown signs of improving, a spokeswoman for the state prosecutor said, but suddenly on Wednesday while in a rehabilitation centre. Prosecutors are now searching for the killer, but admit they have few leads. The case mirrors the murder of journalist Georgi Markov, who defected to Britain from his native country in 1969, but was killed with a poisoned umbrella. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share He reported felling a stinging pain as he waited at a bus stop on Waterloo Bridge in London in September 1978. Deadly: This is a replica of the umbrella - modified to fire a tiny pellet filled with poison - used by the KGB in 1978 to assassinate dissident Georgi Markov Lethal: The tiny ricin-filled 'bullet' fired by an umbrella into Bulgarian defector and BBC broadcaster Georgi Markov, as he walked over London's Waterloo Bridge September 1978 He turned to see an unidentified man picking up an umbrella. Within hours, Markov, 49, a strong critic of Bulgaria's communist regime, had developed a high fever. Three days later he died in hospital. A metal pellet the size of a pinhead and filled with the poison ricin was found in his calf, leading police to believe he had been assassinated by the Bulgarian Secret Service and KGB. Nobody has ever been charged with his murder. Detectives recently reopened the case and flew to Bulgaria to seek access to documents from police archives and speak to former top-ranking secret police officers. It is understood that about 40 people have been interviewed. One key figure is the secret police officer Vladimir Todorov, who allegedly directed the assassination of Markov and was later jailed for allowing secret files on the case to be destroyed. Devastating: Alexander Litvinenko was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium in 2006 after drinking tea at a London hotel meeting with former KGB contacts The ruthless tactics used by hired hit men was recently thrown back into the spotlight with the shooting of Russian financier German Gorbuntsov outside his London apartment in March this year. Mr Gorbuntsov was hit by six bullets in a brutal and brazen attempted assassination outside his apartment. He miraculously survived, and while lying in his hospital bed protected by armed guards, named four former business associates with influence in Russia’s highest echelons. Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko did not see his assassin coming before he was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium in 2006. Mr Litvinenko, 43, fell ill after drinking tea at a London hotel meeting with former KGB contacts and died at University College Hospital. His death and Russia’s subsequent refusal to send the prime suspect – former KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi – for trial in the UK has resulted in relations between Moscow and London sinking to a new low. Still smiling: German Gorbuntsov managed to keep in good spirits while in his London hospital bed 'Hooded assassin': A CCTV image


"Which painter, born in Delft, produced works including ""The Woman With A Water Jug"", ""The Pianist"" and ""The Lacemaker""?"

Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art Works of Art (6) Essay With Rembrandt and Frans Hals , Vermeer ranks among the most admired of all Dutch artists, but he was much less well known in his own day and remained relatively obscure until the end of the nineteenth century. The main reason for this is that he produced a small number of pictures, perhaps about forty-five (of which thirty-six are known today), primarily for a small circle of patrons in Delft. Indeed, as much as half of Vermeer’s output was acquired by the local collector Pieter van Ruijven. Although Vermeer’s work was known to other connoisseurs in Delft and the neighboring court city of The Hague, and a few of his paintings sold to individuals farther afield (Antwerp and Amsterdam), most Dutch painters turned out hundreds of pictures for a much broader market. Adding to his image as an isolated figure are the fact that Vermeer’s teacher is unknown, and that he evidently had no pupils. However, the artist was a respected member of the painters’ guild in Delft, and he exchanged pictorial ideas with painters active in that city (especially Pieter de Hooch in the 1650s) and in the region (for example, Frans van Mieris in Leiden). Vermeer’s father trained as a weaver of fine material but by about 1630 had become an innkeeper and art dealer. The latter business may have helped Vermeer develop his remarkable ability to assimilate formal conventions from past and current masters. On the other hand, his father’s debts and death in 1652 probably explain why Vermeer had to essentially train himself rather than study with an important master. In 1653, Vermeer married the daughter of a wealthy Catholic divorcée; the painter converted to their religion and moved into their house in the heart of Delft. During most of his short career—he died at forty-three, leaving his wife with eleven children—Vermeer’s paintings commanded high prices and he was able to support his large family, but the dismal Dutch economy of the early 1670s made his last few years miserable. In his earliest paintings, Vermeer surveyed the styles of various seventeenth-century artists. For example, in Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (ca. 1655; Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland), he achieved an unlikely mixture of Anthony van Dyck and Hendrick ter Brugghen. The Procuress (1656; Dresden, Gemäldegalerie) recalls Caravaggesque works by the court painter Gerrit van Honthorst, except for the apparent self-portrait which in its handling of light and soft focus resembles a moment caught in a mirror. Similar effects had been achieved in Delft by the short-lived Rembrandt disciple Carel Fabritius (1622–1654), who is often credited with encouraging Vermeer’s later perspective skills. However, Vermeer’s mature interest in naturalistic effects, his carefully balanced compositions, and his domestic subjects derive from numerous sources in Delft and the south Holland area. As the painter worked on a picture, the world of art was constantly tested against direct observation. Vermeer was intensely preoccupied with the behavior of light and other optical effects such as sudden recessions and changes of focus. These qualities in Vermeer’s work may have been inspired by an interest in the camera obscura (which projects actual images), but its importance to the artist has been greatly exaggerated. His compositions are mostly invented and exhibit the most discriminating formal relationships, including those of color. In addition, Vermeer’s application of paint reveals extraordinary technical ability and time-consuming care. In his best works, these qualities suit the subject matter exceedingly well. Vermeer idealized a domestic world occupied (if not animated) mostly by women, whose postures, behavior, and in some cases expressions suggest close study and sympathy (in this the artist resembles Gerard ter Borch, the Younger, whose work he knew). He often suggests some connection between a figure and the viewer, subtl


Producer Alex Korda engaged Anton Karas to score which entire film, after it had been edited together, using only one instrument?

Korda Theme Music - Anoomi - Online Songs & Music Playlists Gyöngéden ölelj át és ringass szerelem! Hadd mondom halkan el, ne hallja senki sem. A nagyvilág te vagy nekem, Karodba bújva már a célhoz érkezem. Hószagú szél, fújja hajunk, Nem érhet engem semmi rossz, ha átölelsz. Nem várok választ mástól, hogyha te felelsz. Hazatalált kóbor szívem, Gyöngéden ölelj át és ringass szerelem! Gyöngéden ölelj át és ringass szerelem! Hadd mondom halkan el, ne hallja senki sem. A nagyvilág te vagy nekem, Karodba bújva már a célhoz érkezem. Gyöngéden ölelj át és ringass szerelem! Hadd mondom halkan el, ne hallja senki sem. A nagyvilág te vagy nekem, Karodba bújva már a célhoz érkezem. Hószagú szél, fújja hajunk, Nem érhet engem semmi rossz, ha átölelsz. Nem várok választ mástól, hogyha te felelsz. Hazatalált kóbor szívem, Gyöngéden ölelj át, és ringass szerelem! Satans Pilgrims - The Godfather Written-By -- Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Robert Lenard Bogle (The Ventures) 10. The Godfather 11. La Cazuela ------------------------ Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather) is a song written for The Godfather (1972), the first film in the Godfather trilogy. While its instrumental version is simply known as The Godfather Love Theme, Speak Softly Love is the vocal version. The words are by Larry Kusik but the music itself is by Nino Rota. The signature musical theme that opens the piece closely models a theme that appears early in Preludio - Povero Ernesto! in the opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). A similar melody also appears in the Overture to La Forza del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). There are also different sets of lyrics for the song in Italian (Parla Più Piano) and also in Sicilian (Brucia La Terra). The Sicilian version is sung by Anthony Corleone (Franc D'Ambrosio) in The Godfather Part III. Rota had used a more comedic version of the song for the 1958 film Fortunella. When this was discovered, Rota's score for The Godfather was disqualified from consideration at the 1973 Academy Awards; it had been nominated for Best Original Score. However, Rota's score for The Godfather Part II won the 1974 Academy Award for Best Original Score, despite containing the same piece. Recordings The song was originally recorded by Andy Williams. Other artists, such as Al Martino, Eric Clapton and Bobby Vinton, have also recorded the song, among many others: Slash regularly performs it in concerts in a rock style. Ken Boothe recorded a reggae version. Sergio Franchi recorded the theme song his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs. Satan's Pilgrims have performed a surf version as well. Harry Connick Jr. recorded it under the title Parle Plus Bas. Gianni Morandi had covered the song under the title Parla Più Piano. Dalida, Tino Rossi, Marie Laforêt, and the Puppini Sisters covered the song under the title Parle Plus Bas. A Ukrainian version, Say You Love Me (Ukrainian: Скажи, що любиш; Skazhy scho lyubysh) was performed by Sofia Rotaru in the musical film Song Is Always with Us. The Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra has also performed a ska version of the song. The song was also sampled for a song, Raja ko rani se pyar ho gaya in the Indian film Akele Hum Akele Tum. In Yugoslavia it was adapted and sung by Tereza Kesovija as Govori Tiše. Hungarian pop star György Korda released the Hungarian language version 1974 as Gyöngéden ölelj át és ringass szerelem. Candies performed this song live in Osaka in 1977. Fantômas also recorded a metal version of the song on their album The Director's Cut. The Hot Club of Detroit recorded a Gypsy jazz cover of this song on their eponymous album. The Sicilian version from The Godfather Part III appears on the music compilation Mob Hits: the Best Songs of Mafia Movies. Speak Softly Love, recorded in 2004 by the Norwegian singer Rein Alexander. The melody was used as the theme music and as a central plot device in the Soviet short animated film Contact. A Slovak version was done by František Krištof Veselý, and a Czech version by Jiří Malásek. Scott Walker recorded a version fo


In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?

Baseball: Player positions Player Positions Baseball Rules Player    Positions Baseball    Strategy Baseball    Glossary The positions in baseball are primarily defensive. On the offensive side all the players become hitters when it's their turn at bat. There are nine players on the defensive team and each has an important role in helping to get outs and to prevent the other team from scoring runs. The nine players are pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base, right field, center field, and left field. Of these nine defensive baseball players, only two have locations that are defined by the rules. These are the pitcher and the catcher. The rest of the players can be located most anywhere on the field, however, there are typical locations and names for each position that have become standard over the years. Players will shift or move around depending on the batter, the pitcher's style, and the game situation. The baseball battery The defensive baseball positions can be divided into three main categories: 1) the battery 2) infielders 3) outfielders. The Baseball Battery The pitcher and the catcher are the two baseball players that make up the battery. The pitcher is located on the pitching mound in the center of the baseball infield. The pitcher throws or pitches the ball over or near home plate to the catcher. The batter stands in the batters box and tries to hit the baseball. Play starts with the pitcher. Pitchers are the most important player on the defense. All play starts with how well the pitcher can get the batter to miss the baseball. Pitchers try to throw strikes, but also try to throw the baseball where the batter cannot hit it. Pitchers typically have a certain style or type of pitch that they have mastered. Some pitchers try to overpower the batter with fast balls. Other pitchers throw baseballs that curve or drop as to make the batter swing at the baseball in the wrong place. Either way, good pitching is always the best defense. Pitchers also play defense around the mound when a baseball is hit. The catcher is located behind home plate. The catcher's main role is to catch the baseball when the batter misses or doesn't swing at it. The catcher usually squats down and puts the glove right where the pitcher is trying to throw as to give the pitcher a good target. Catchers usually give signals to the pitcher on where to pitch the ball and the type of pitch to make. Catchers also play defense around home plate and cover home plate for defense. The Baseball Infielders There are four players that make up the baseball infield: 1) first baseman 2) second baseman 3) shortstop 4) third baseman. These players shift positions quite often depending on the situation, but in general, the first baseman covers first base and plays just inside first base and a few feet back. The third baseman covers third base and plays just inside third base and a few feet back. The second baseman plays between first and second base usually more towards second base. The shortstop plays between second and third base usually more towards second base. Both the shortstop and second baseman share the roles of covering second base depending on the situation and where the ball is hit. Each infielder typically has specific skills that help them excel at their specific position. The first baseman needs to be able to stretch out and make catches to get force outs as there are a lot of throws to first base during a baseball game. The second baseman and the shortstop need to be expert fielders as lots of ground balls are usually hit to them during a baseball game. The third baseman needs to have a strong arm as it's a good distance from first to third base. Baseball Outfielders The three positions that make up the baseball outfield are the right fielder, center fielder, and left fielder. These players are responsible for catching fly balls as well as running down baseballs that make it through the infield. Any of these positions will benefit from good speed, but typically the center fielder needs to be the fastest run


According to The Bible, who was the older brother of Moses, who set up a golden calf on Mt Sinai for people to worship?

Exodus 32 NIV - The Golden Calf - When the people saw - Bible Gateway Exodus 32New International Version (NIV) The Golden Calf 32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods[ a ] who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” 2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods,[ b ] Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry. 7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’ 9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” 11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. 15 Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back. 16 The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.” 18 Moses replied: “It is not the sound of victory,     it is not the sound of defeat;     it is the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. 20 And he took the calf the people had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it. 21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?” 22 “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. 23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ 24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!” 25 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies. 26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him. 27 Then he said to them, “This is what


What is the English borough and market town on the River Otter in Devonshire, famous for lace making?

Devonshire: History and Geography Devonshire: History and Geography A Research Aid from Combs &c. Families of Devonshire Last updated 04 Nov 2007 You are Our   13546th Visitor. Please Email Additions/Corrections to Webmaster Devon is an immense shire, and one populated by Combs (and all variant spellings) since at least the thirteenth century. The shire consists of three civil "divisions" (north, south and east), each consisting of "hundreds" which in turn include parishes. In 1831, the Rev. Samuel Lewis published A Topographical Dictionary of England, S. Lewis and Company, London, Vol. 2, pp. 38-43), which describes Devonshire, both historically and geographically, and can be of enormous assistance to historical and genealogical researchers. Ed. Note: Some changes in formatting have been made; i.e., those locations mentioned which included early Combs &c. have been placed in bold-face (incomplete); surnames have been capitalized, and some paragraphs have been split for ease of reading. DEVONSHIRE, a maritime county, bounded on the north by the Bristol channel, on the east by the counties of Somerset and Dorset, on the south by the English channel, and on the west by Cornwall, extending from 50° 12' to 51° 17' (N. Lat.), and from about 3° to 4½° (W. Lon.): it is about two hundred and eighty miles in circumference, of which one hundred and thirty miles embrace a line of sea coast; including, according to the ordnance survey, one million five hundred and nineteen thousand three hundred and sixty acres, or two thousand three hundred and seventy-four square miles. The population, in 1821, amounted to 439,040. This portion of the island was called by the Cornish Britons Dunan, (apparently from the inequality of its surface), of which name the [????], and Damnonium of the geographer Ptolemy, seem to be only the Greek and Latin modifications. The Welch called it Deuffneynt, which, according to Camden, signifies deep vallies, a denomination which, like the former, is descriptive of the surface of the county. A softening of this last word, with the addition of the word scyre, signifying a share or portion, appears to have produced the Anglo-Saxon Devenascyre, Devnascyre, and Devenschire, in modern English Devonscyre. This territory was probably inhabited at a very remote period, and its inhabitants, the Cimbri, are supposed to have had commercial transactions with the Phnicians, the Greeks, and other foreign nations. The settlement of a portion of the Belgic invaders of Britain, in the south-eastern parts of Devon, compelled some of the aboriginal inhabitants to emigrate to Ireland, and confined the remainder within the north-western part of their ancient territory. Devonshire under the Romans formed an important part of Britannia Prima, and in the early period of the Saxon era it became part of the kingdom of the West Saxons, or Wessex. The numerous remains of fortresses indicate that it was, at a very remote period, the scene of frequent warfare; and it is probable that many of them were constructed by the aboriginal Britons, as means of defence against the Belgæ and other invaders: but the earliest military transaction authentically recorded, is the battle at Beamdune, now Bampton, in which Cynegils, King of the West Saxons, vanquished the Britons with great slaughter, about the year 614. According to Matthew of Westminster, Brien, the nephew of Cadwallo, the last British king, was besieged in Exeter, by Penda, King of Mercia, in 633; but Cadwallo himself having collected an army, repaired to the assistance of his nephew, and defeated the Saxon king. The Danes, at the commencement of their ravages in the south of England, wintered in Exeter in 876 and 877, and in the latter year were besieged there by King Alfred, who compelled them to enter into a truce. In the ensuing year, the Danish chief, Hubba, having landed on the northern coast, was defeated, with the loss of his famous standard of the raven. In 894, the Danes again landed in Devonshire, and besieged Exeter, but retreated to their ships on the approach of Alfred's arm


Where was Skype, the software that enables telephone calls to be made via the Internet, developed?

The Evolution of Skype: About the New SkypeKit SDK The Evolution of Skype Written by Ray Lieu, Sr Mgr SW Eng | June 29, 2010 Today, Skype is known as the web's leading communications company, connecting hundreds of millions of customers around the globe with voice calls, video calls, and instant messaging. The service has over 521 million users and incredibly carries 13% of the world's total international calling minutes, enough to make it the world's largest voice carrier. But Skype wants to be known for much more than that. Last Tuesday, the company announced the beta version of the SkypeKit Software Development Kit , which will allow consumer electronics device manufacturers and desktop application developers to build Skype-powered voice and video calls into just about any internet-connected device. The SDK is Skype's bid to expand its business far beyond it's current personal computer to personal computer stronghold. It will enable the service to be integrated with the many devices that were once strictly offline but are now becoming linked to the internet. The possibilities are abundant and far-reaching: Television manufacturers could build Skype video chatting into the next generation of internet-connected televisions, automakers which are already beginning to build connected cars could integrate Skype for in-car calling, and so on and so forth. SkypeKit is the company's latest effort to try to turn Skype's enormous user-base into larger revenue streams. For all of its hundreds of millions of users, Skype's latest reported quarterly revenues (from Q3 2009) were a relatively small $185 million , which averages out to just over $1.42 in revenues per user annually. In fact, many people have thought recently that Skype would never be able to fully monetize its large userbase, and that the business was bound to fail. But now, with these new integration possibilities, it is starting to look like Skype may succeed after all. Let's take a look back at how Skype has gotten to where it is now: August 2003: Skype is first released to the public, created by the same group of Estonian developers behind the popular and controversial peer-to-peer file sharing service Kazaa. At this point, the service is simply Skype to Skype audio calls and instant messaging. July 2004: SkypeOut launches, allowing users to call external landlines anywhere in the world via Skype at highly competitive local rates. April 2005: SkypeIn launches, offering users the ability to receive calls from external landlines with Skype with a monthly subscription. Combined with SkypeOut, SkypeIn gives users the option to use Skype as a fully-capable internet softphone.  October 2005: eBay purchases Skype for approximately $2.5 billion . December 2005: Skype incorporates video capabilities into its Skype to Skype service. Videotelephony is a major update to Skype's product, attracting many new users and changing the way customers use the service. April 2006: Skype reaches 100 million users. 2006-2009: Many feel that Skype languishes under eBay's ownership. Aside from the introduction of Skype for SIP and video capabilities, which surely must have been developed and prepared before the eBay purchase, Skype's product remains largely the same, with no major changes to the way the application is utilized by most consumers. March 2009: Skype launches Skype for SIP , allowing companies with SIP-enabled phone systems to receive calls from Skype users directly as Skype-to-Skype calls, and to make calls over Skype using Skype's low international rates. Skype for SIP represents a bid to enter the business VoIP market as a low-cost alternative to higher-end VoIP systems. September 2009: eBay sells Skype to an investor group in a deal valuing the company at $2.75 billion , just barely more than eBay purchased it for in 2005. Over that time, eBay reportedly wrote down nearly $1 billion of the deal's value after realizing that supposed synergies weren't going to work out as anticipated. Also in September 2009, Skype for SIP becomes more viable as Skype announces interoperabilit


In the Christian calendar, Maundy falls on which day of Holy Week?

Maundy Thursday 2017  - Calendar-12.com Mar. 2024 28 The dates the holiday is observed are marked with a dotted line (applies to federal holidays). Date calculations are based on your computer's date and time. Maundy Thursday 2017 Tweet Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday) is a movable feast in the Christian calendar. It falls during Holy Week, three days before Easter and commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. In the evening starts Easter Triduum. The feast is celebrated by different Christian denominations to commemorate the establishment of the sacraments: Priesthood and the Eucharist (Holy Communion). Put a link to this page on your blog or website Use Ctrl+C to copy the link 2017 Maundy Thursday If you have found this website useful and would like to let other people     know about it, simply copy the link shown above and paste to     your blog post or a website. Thank you. © Calendar-12.com 2011 — 2017 We use cookies to personalize content and ads and to provide social functions and analyze traffic on our site. By continuing using our site, you accept our cookie policy and consent to the use of cookies. Read more


After the signing of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Mubarak Al-Sabah was recognised by the Ottomans and British as the ruler of the autonomous caza of which city and its hinterlands?

British Kuwait | Pearltrees British Kuwait 14 november 2013 British Kuwait In 1899, fearing direct rule from the Ottomans, Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, the lion of the Arabic island and the killer of his two brothers, entered into a treaty with Britain by which Kuwait became a protectorate. Britain provided naval protection and an annual subsidy in return for allowing London to control its foreign affairs.[32] This treaty was primarily prompted by fears that the proposed Berlin-Baghdad Railway would lead to an expansion of German influence in thePersian Gulf. After the signing of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913, Sheikh Mubarak was diplomatically recognized by both the Ottomans and British as the ruler of the autonomous cazaof the city of Kuwait and the hinterlands.[33] However, soon after the start of World War I, the British invalidated the convention and declared Kuwait an independent principality under the protection of the British Empire.[34][page needed] The 1922 Treaty of Uqair set Kuwait's border with Saudi Arabia and also established the Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone, an area of about 5,180 km² adjoining Kuwait's southern border. Large oil reserves were discovered by the US-British Kuwait Oil Company in 1937. Exploration was delayed by World War II, but thereafter fuelled the country's development into a modern commercial centre. Slavery was abolished in Kuwait in 1947.[35] A major public-works programme began in 1951; Kuwait's infrastructure was transformed, and residents began to enjoy a high standard of living. By 1952, the country became the largest exporter of oil in the Persian Gulf region. This massive growth attracted many foreign workers, especially from Egypt and India.


What joint is between the femur and the tibia?

Anatomy Tables - Joints of the Lower Limb  Anatomy Tables - Joints of the Lower Limb Osteology os coxae (pelvic or innominate bone) three fused bones: ischium, ilium & pubis acetabulum socket for head of femur (Latin, acetabulum = a shallow wide-mouthed vessel or cup) acetabular notch notch in the inferior margin of the acetabulum lunate surface of acetabulum smooth articular surface within the acetabulum obturator foramen large foramen surrounded by the superior and inferior pubic rami, the ischial ramus and the acetabulum; obturator means to occlude or stop up, a reference to the fact that the obturator membrane closes the obturator foramen almost completely; a site of attachment for the obturator externus m. and the obturator internus m. femur long cylindrical central part of femur; also known as: shaft head smooth, rounded proximal end; articulates with acetabulum fovea capitis femoris pit in the femoral head; attachment site of ligamentum capitis femoris (Latin, fovea = a pit + capitis = head) neck constricted area distal to head intertrochanteric line on anterior surface; ridge coursing between greater and lesser trochanters intertrochanteric crest on posterior surface; heavy ridge coursing between greater and lesser trochanters medial condyle located at distal end; articulates with medial condyle of tibia (Greek, kondyle = the knob formed by the knuckle of any joint) lateral condyle located at distal end; articulates with lateral condyle of tibia (Greek, kondyle = the knob formed by the knuckle of any joint) intercondylar fossa between the condyles at distal end; accommodates cruciate ligaments patellar surface the smooth anterior surface at the inferior end of the femur; it articulates with the posterior surface the patella patella a sesamoid bone in the quadriceps femoris tendon; articulates with anterior surface of inferior femur tibia medial condyle at proximal end; articulates with medial condyle of femur; larger than lateral condyle (Greek, kondyle = the knob formed by the knuckle of any joint) lateral condyle at proximal end; articulates with lateral condyle of femur; smaller than medial condyle (Greek, kondyle = the knob formed by the knuckle of any joint) intercondylar eminence projection between condyles; attachment site of cruciate ligaments & medial & lateral meninsci (Greek, kondyle = the knob formed by the knuckle of any joint) Joints - Hip acetabular labrum fibrocartilage fibrocartilage forming rim of acetabulum; deepens the acetabulum (Latin, acetabulum = a shallow wide-mouthed vessel or cup + labrum = lip) transverse acetabular ligament bridges the acetabular notch; forms a bridge over the artery in the ligament of the femoral head (ligamentum capitis femoris) (Latin, acetabulum = a shallow vessel or cup) ligamentum capitis femoris intracapsular ligament connecting transverse acetabular ligament with fovea capitis femoris; also known as: ligament of the femoral head (Latin, capitis = head) zona orbicularis fibrous capsular fibers fromthe hip bone to the intertrochanteric line, forming a collar to help hold the femoral head in place pubofemoral ligament capsular ligament of hip joint connecting superior pubic ramus to medial surface of femoral neck iliofemoral ligament capsular ligament of the hip joint connecting anterior inferior iliac spine to intertrochanteric line ischiofemoral ligament capsular ligament of the hip joint connecting body of ischium to posterior femoral neck (Latin, ischion = hip joint) hip joint synovial acetabulum of os coxae articulates with femoral head; reinforced by capsular ligaments (iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral, zona orbicularis) and containing acetabular labrum & ligamentum capitis femoris iliopectineal bursa bursa lies deep to the iliopsoas tendon as it crosses the neck of the femur and the capsule of the hip joint Joints - Knee masses of loose fatty tissue on both sides of the patellar ligament knee joint synovial femoral condyles articulate with tibial condyles; reinforced by intracapsular ligaments (anterior cruciate & posterior cruciate), a capsular lig


In L M Montgomery's book, where was Anne of Green Gables brought up?

14 Facts About 'Anne of Green Gables' Author L.M. Montgomery | Mental Floss 14 Facts About 'Anne of Green Gables' Author L.M. Montgomery filed under: literature Like us on Facebook L.M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables, was born 140 years ago on November 30. The Canadian writer published 20 novels, many of which are still read around the world. But while her most popular creation, Anne (with an 'e') Shirley, finds love and happiness, Montgomery herself wasn’t so lucky. Her life was full of loneliness, suffering, and disappointment.  1. She felt like an orphan.  When Lucy Maud Montgomery was a baby, her mother died of tuberculosis. Her father, Hugh John Montgomery, left her with her maternal grandparents , the Macneills, on a farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. The elderly couple was strict and formal with Montgomery and didn’t understand her sensitive personality. She often felt unwanted, and sought comfort in reading books, writing, and her imagination.  2. She insisted on being Maud without an E. Like Anne, Montgomery was particular about the spelling of names. She was named Lucy after her grandmother and Maud after Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Alice Maud Mary. She wrote in her journal , “I never liked Lucy as a name. I always liked Maud—spelled not ‘with an e’ if you please.” 3. She loved Prince Edward Island. Montgomery spent her childhood outside picking berries, fishing, and going to the beach. As a child, she named everything she saw—even apple trees had names like Little Syrup, Gavin, and Spider . Later, Montgomery named these places all over again in her books. Cavendish became Avonlea. Her uncle’s pond became The Lake of Shining Waters. The forest near the farm became the Haunted Woods and a cowpath behind the pasture was Lover’s Lane.  4. She gave up her newspaper job to care for her grandmother. In 1901, Montgomery got a job at The Daily Echo in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the only woman on staff, earning a meager $5/week. She proofread articles, edited the society page, and wrote a column about fads and gossip under the pen name Cynthia. She loved every minute of it. But nine months into the job, her grandfather suddenly died. Montgomery was forced to return to Cavendish and live with her ailing grandmother. 5. She was a flirt. As a young woman, Montgomery had many romances. She turned down two proposals before getting engaged to her second cousin, Edwin Simpson. Soon, however, she realized she didn't love Simpson and couldn’t marry him. Instead of rejecting him, she strung him along. Meanwhile, she fell in love with Herman Leard, a farmer’s son. Though Montgomery felt strongly about Leard, he didn’t have the intelligence she wanted in a mate. It all came to a head when both men visited her at the same time. She wrote in her journal: “There I was under the same roof with two men, one of whom I loved and could never marry, the other whom I had promised to marry, but could never love!” Needless to say, neither affair lasted.  6. She wrote despite a lack of support from her relatives. Montgomery’s family considered writing to be a waste of time, especially for a woman. So she worked in secret, even going so far as to smuggle candles to her room so she could write at night. As she said in The Alpine Path : “I struggled on alone, in secrecy and silence. I never told my ambitions and efforts and failures to any one. Down, deep down, under all discouragement and rebuff, I knew I would 'arrive' some day.” 7. She was able to submit in secret because she ran the post office. The Macneill homestead was also the district post office. When Montgomery returned to Cavendish, she took over the duties as assistant postmistress . That way, she could send out submissions and receive responses from publishers without anyone knowing. In 1902, she had 30 pieces accepted. In 1904, she earned $600 from writings. In 1906, she earned $700, when the average woman made $300.  8. She got the idea for Anne from an old journal. One day, Montgomery was leafing through a journal and found an entry written a decad


How many kings of France were named Louis? - thinkypedia.com How many kings of France were named Louis? There were 18 Louis kings. Louis 1-5-th were First dynasty, Carolingians (800-987). Louis 6-10-th were Second dynasty, Capetians(987-1328). Louis 11 and 12 were Third dynasty, Valois(1328-1589). Louis 13-18 were Fourth dynasty, Bourbon(1589-1793). The Louis 18-th (1773-1850) was the last french king. You can find whole french monarchs family tree here:


City Of Dreams was the second casino owned by James Packer to open in which European ex colony?

James Packer's Casino Game - New Matilda James Packer's Casino Game Australian Politics James Packer, Australia's third richest person with $6 billion, made it sound so simple. He wants to do something really exciting for Sydney – a gift of a six star $400-a-night hotel on the waterfront at Barangaroo, a controversial new development on publicly owned land that was once part of the city's shipping port. But there were two conditions. The first was that Sydney could only have the "best hotel in Australia" if it included a high roller casino. This is tricky — Echo Entertainment already holds the sole licence allowed in NSW until 2019. The second was that Packer would only go ahead with this plan if he got bipartisan support from both the Coalition and the ALP. One thing Packer hates is public controversy. Yet controversy is what casinos often attract. They are associated with gambling addiction and have a history of attracting organised crime. There is a risk of state dependency on gambling taxes, pushing governments to allow unwise expansion. Up until the 1980s, casinos were illegal and had strong underworld links. This was the context in which when gambling was legalised and led to laws in NSW, Victoria and South Australia imposing a limit of one casino in each state. In NSW Echo Entertainment has an exclusive licence until 2019. To be successful in NSW, Packer needs a new law allowing for at least one more casino, which would normally expected to go to tender through a process controlled by the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing . James Packer has long dreamed of a casino in Sydney. After he announced his third crack in Feburary, Premier Barry O'Farrell was quick off the mark with support and last week announced his cabinet will consider the plan under its new "unsolicited proposals" policy. Several days later, NSW Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Luke Foley endorsed the proposal, although with a condition that there should be no poker machines in the new casino. Only the Greens are in clear opposition. Today, Crown told the ASX that the O'Farrell Government had "confirmed" the company's plan for a second Sydney casino and that the proposal had moved to the next stage of the approval process. Already the biggest player, Crown will dominate the Australian casino market if Packer pulls off his plan. His hook is that his hotel with a casino will expand economic activity in NSW by $300 to $440 million per year, a claim based on a report commissioned by Crown from Allen Consulting Group . New Matilda requested to read the report but Crown's Executive General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Karl Bitar, who was ALP National Secretary until he resigned last year and joined Crown as a lobbyist, said it wouldn't be made available. He said the $300-$440 million figure represents projections of visitor spending at Crown and "flow-on effects to other industries." Packer's campaign has been helped by some journalists who reported these claims as fact. Bitar did not reply to a question about whether anyone outside Crown had seen the report. Packer currently owns nearly 50 per cent of Crown Ltd through his private network of companies controlled by Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH). CPH, which earned $175 million profit last year, is in turn controlled by Consolidated Press International Holdings (CPIH) based in the Bahamas tax haven. Its beneficiaries are secret Packer family trusts. (CPIH sits atop a complicated structure of private companies arranged by Packer advisors to minimise tax bills.) In August, he announced equally exciting plans for a new 6 star hotel at his Crown Perth casino to be built on land bought from the Western Australian government at a $60 million discount. This new Perth hotel will add to exclusive accommodation for high roller gamblers opened recently. Last year Packer also announced a major expansion of Crown Melbourne to include a new casino for younger gamblers and extra high roller facilities for which he already controls 80 per cent of the market in Australia. He has also been reported to be interest


Prince Charles - Biography - IMDb Prince Charles Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (35) | Personal Quotes  (23) Overview (4) Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor Nickname 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (2) Prince Charles was born November 14, 1948. His first military services appointment was in 1969. His favorite food is scrambled eggs and he likes to drink whiskey. He enjoys going to Scotland, UK; Klosters, Switzerland; and the Eleuthra in the Caribbean. He enjoys hunting, shooting, fishing, polo, skiing, painting, writing and reading. On February 24, 1981 the engagement of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer was announced at Buckingham Palace. On July 29, 1981 Charles married Princess Diana . The fairy-tale wedding took place at St. Paul's Cathedral. Eleven months later on June 21, 1982 Prince William was born. William is second in line for the throne after his father. Two years later their second son Prince Harry Windsor was born September 15, 1984. Diana said that during the months before was his birth, she and Charles were closer then they ever had been before, but after the birth of Harry the marriage went badly wrong. On August 28, 1996 the fairy-tale marriage came to an end: Charles and Diana divorced. A year later, on August 31, 1997, Diana died in a car crash. Charles now is married to his long time love, Camilla Parker-Bowles . - IMDb Mini Biography By: Lexie <Lexiie22@hotmail.com> Prince Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten was born on November 14, 1948, almost a year after his parents' marriage. His mother is Princess Elizabeth, who later became Queen Elizabeth II and his father is Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh. His sister Anne was born in 1950 and later, in the 60s, came the births of brothers Andrew and Edward. Charles was educated at home in Buckingham Palace and then went to several different schools, including Gordonstoun, which his father attended. In 1968, he graduated college, becoming the first heir to the British throne to graduate college. Later that year he was formally invested as Prince of Wales, a title he received in 1957. He dated many women, two of whom are Camilla Shand (later known as Camilla Parker-Bowles), and Sarah Spencer, the sister of his future wife. He and Diana met in 1977 at a hunt at her father's estate. In 1981 they became engaged and were married. On June 21, 1982 son William Arthur Philip Louis was born, followed on September 15, 1984 by Henry Charles Albert David ("Harry"). Charles & Diana grew apart and in 1992, amid rumors of affairs on both parties, they separated and in 1996, they were divorced. In 1997 Diana died in a car crash and afterward, Charles made an effort to spend as much time possible with his sons. He took Harry with him to see Spice World in Africa shortly afterward. After the death of Princess Diana, Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles cooled their romance down a bit. Several years afterward, William and Harry were formally introduced to her. In 2003 Charles and Camilla moved into the Palace that once belonged to his grandmother. They were to be married on April 8, 2005 but because of the funeral of Pope John Paul II they were married the next day instead. Shortly after their marriage they made a journey to the U.S. and have since lived relatively quietly in England. - IMDb Mini Biography By: CR Spouse (2) ( 29 July  1981      - 28 August  1996) (divorced) (2 children) Trivia (35) He is president of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Is the first member of the British Royal Family ever to graduate from university. As of June 2012, he now holds the honorary ranks of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy, Field Marshal in the British Army and Marshal of the Royal Air Force, the highest ranks of the British armed forces. Between 1967 and 1970, the Prince read archaeology and anthropology and, for his last two years, history, at the University of Cambridge. In 1969 he spent one summer term in Aberystwyth at the University of Wales, before his formal investiture as Prince of Wales in Caernarvon Castle on


What name is given by scholars to the first 6 books of the Old Testament of the Bible?

Who wrote the first five books of the Bible   THE MOASIC TRADITION AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF  REJECTING IT Until comparatively recent times, the  practically  universal view among both Jews and Christians was that "Moses wrote  the Pentateuch." Josephus, the Jewish historian, in  speaking of the  sacred books of the Jews declares: "and of them five  belong to Moses,  which contain his laws and the traditions of the origin  of mankind  till his death."[3]  That these words refer to the  Pentateuch, that they attribute it to  Moses, and that they represent  the accepted opinion of Jewish scholars  of the past is undeniable. The  acceptance of this belief in the  Christian Church is shown by the  fact that in Luther's translation of  the Bible each of the books of  the Pentateuch is entitled a "book of  Moses," and that a similar  statement appears in the 1611 Version of the  English Bible. The  question whether a tradition which is so ancient and  so universal is  correct is important in itself. But it becomes  especially important  when we consider the three matters closely  connected with it which  have already been alluded to: (I) the  basis of this tradition, (II) the consequences of rejecting it,  and (III) the methods used by the critics to disprove the Mosaic  authorship. I. The Basis of the Mosaic Tradition Is  Four-fold a. The Claims of the Pentateuch Itself The quotation from Josephus given above states  that the  Pentateuch contains "his [Moses'] laws." This is borne out by  the  statements of the document itself. As to the Decalogue, it is   expressly declared that all the arrangements for that most impressive   scene at Mount Sinai when the Law was given were made by Moses, and that   the Ten Words were uttered in his presence (Ex. 20:19f.); later he  was  told to write them (34:27). Regarding the laws of Ex.21–23., we  are  expressly told that "Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah" (24:4);  and  the document containing them is clearly the "book of the  covenant" referred to in verse 7. All of the laws regarding the  erection of the  tabernacle and its worship recorded in Ex. 25–31 are  given in the form  of personal communications to Moses; and the account  of the construction  of the tabernacle and of its erection is  accompanied by the  oft–repeated refrain, "as Jehovah commanded  Moses."[4]  In Leviticus the words, "Jehovah spake  (said, called) unto Moses" (or  less freq., "unto Moses and Aaron"),  occur about 35 times, 19 of which  are at the beginning of a chapter;  and 26:46 and 27:34 definitely  connect the giving of these laws with  Sinai. Numbers closely resembles  Leviticus in this respect. Nearly  half of the chapters begin in the same  way; and the last verse of the  book brings us down to the time when  Israel was encamped in Moab.  Deuteronomy is largely made up of elaborate  discourses declared to  have been delivered by Moses, the primary aim of  which is to rehearse  the laws already given and apply them to the new  conditions under  which Israel will shortly live, and to exhort the  people to loyalty  and obedience. Chap. 31:9, 24 tells us that Moses  wrote the law in a  book; and vs. 26 tells us that he commanded the  Levities to place this  book beside the ark. The meaning and scope of the  word "law" in these  statements is a matter of dispute, but the natural  inference would be  that it at least included all the legal portions of  the  Pentateuch.What applies to the laws is also true to some  degree of the  historical portions of the Pentateuch. Of the events of  his own day  we are told that Moses was commanded to write God's judgment  upon  Amalek "in a book" (Ex. 27:14). It is also stated that Moses wrote  the  itinerary recorded in Num. 33. And there is force in the argument   that the writer of this itinerary would naturally he the author of the   narrative which describes the history of which it is only a summary.[5]   We are also told that Moses gave as a parting legacy to Isr


Who supplies tyres for all A1 Grand Prix cars?

Why low profile tyres make sense for F1 · F1 Fanatic Author Keith Collantine A 13-inch F1 wheel (left) and 15-inch IndyCar wheel (right) We’re now four months into 2010 and we still don’t know who will be supplying tyres to F1 teams next year. While much ink has been spilled about the need to ‘spice up the show’ in Formula, the requirement for 24 cars to each have a set of tyres to go racing on is clearly a more pressing need. Rumours suggest F1 could embrace a radical change in its tyre regulations, increasing wheel sizes from 13 inches to 18 and having more than one tyre supplier for the first time since 2006. But a less drastic step to 15 inches could prove a better compromise. Low profile tyres The IndyCar series uses 15-inch wheels What size wheels does your road car run on? Chances are they’re quite a bit bigger than 13-inches – particularly if it’s a performance model. Yet F1 has stuck with the same small wheels and thick sidewalls for years. With Bridgestone set to leave the sport at the end of this year there’s a strong case for F1 to take the opportunity to change its tyre rules to bring in wheels that better reflect what people use on the road – and therefore make supplying F1 rubber a more attractive proposition for the world’s tyre manufacturers. Cost and complexity A figure of 18 inches has been put about as a potential new wheel size but this is surprising for a couple of reasons. It could look like a swing too far in the opposite direction – the picture above compares a 15-inch racing tyre with a 13-inch one and the difference is very noticeable. It would also create several technical challenges for the team. One tyre manufacturer estimated the increased wheel sizes would add a total of 33kg in weight. That extra weight increases the strain on the gearbox – as A1 Grand Prix discovered when it tried to use a similar tyre specification. There is nothing more important to a car’s performance than how its tyres work and the design changes needed to cope with new wheels and smaller sidewalls would go beyond just a re-thinking of the suspension. Such a costly change would not be popular with those teams who are visibly short on sponsors and those taking their first tentative steps in F1. Better racing But we shouldn’t write off the idea as a non-starter as there’s quit a lot to be said about bringing in lower profile tyres. First, there’s no denying they look better. Tyre warm-up would be quicker, allowing the governing body to finally get rid of tyre warmers, something other single-seater categories did a long time ago to put more emphasis on driver skill. There is potentially a safety benefit too. A tyre with a smaller sidewall will bounce less far if it is ripped from a car in an impact. Perhaps what’s needed here is a compromise between 13 and 18-inch wheels. The answer could be the sized used in IndyCars – 15 inches – where tyre warmers are banned and, you have to admit, the wheels look a lot more sporty than F1’s. There’s another reason why 15-inch tyres could be a smart choice for F1. IndyCar tyres are supplied by Firestone , which is a subsidiary of Bridgestone, meaning they already have plenty of experience and data for producing tyres of similar specification. But they aren’t the only company who could supply F1 tyres in the future. A new tyre war? Cooper supplied tyres for A1 Grand Prix before the series collapsed The last F1 tyre supplier to quit the sport, Michelin, have unsurprisingly been linked with a return to take Bridgestone’s place. Michelin were understood to favour low-profile tyres when they last returned to F1 in 2001. On leaving the sport in 2006 they French company let it be known it was not interested in submitting a tender to be F1’s sole tyre supplier – it wanted to compete against other tyre manufacturers. Michelin is presently the sole tyre supplier for the FIA’s new GT1 World Championship. But it has requested that other manufacturers be allowed to supply tyres to the championship. If Michelin returned to F1 it would presumably want the same. But F1 cannot afford a tyre war of th


Which overweight knight from three Shakespearean plays was the subject of an opera by Verdi?

Shakespeare, William   in Oxford Music Online User Tips This free article does not feature the full functionality available to Grove Music Online subscribers, including article navigation tools, image viewing options, hover-over text for abbreviations, and OpenURL links. Click here for more information on how to subscribe or recommend this resource for your institution. Click to view other complimentary articles from Oxford Music Online. Shakespeare, William (b Stratford-upon-Avon, bap. 26 April 1564; d Stratford-upon-Avon, 23 April 1616). English playwright. 1. Music in Shakespeare’s plays. (i) Shakespeare’s use of music. Music has an important role in Shakespeare’s works: any of his plays would suffer only in its total impact if sound effects and processions, fencing and costumes were eliminated, but the actual sound of vocal and instrumental music is essential to Shakespeare’s dramatic purpose. It remains of course complementary to the sound of verse and prose, but where it punctuates the dialogue it could be omitted only at considerable loss. Beyond this, the traditional associations of music, its divine and degrading powers, often play their part in providing the dramas with a network of wider associations, not only in the actual use of music in the dramatic action but in the frequent use of musical imagery in the text of the play, for important structural and thematic purposes. These allegorical and symbolic functions of music would be recognizable by an Elizabethan audience but less so today. In accordance with the conventions of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, the integration of music in Shakespeare’s plays operates on differing levels of sophistication and meaning. The majority of musical cues can be readily divided into four main categories: stage music, magic music, character music and atmospheric music. ‘Stage music’ is the most straightforward category. It encompasses functional or occasional music, prompted by or announcing an action on stage, usually eschewing allusion or hidden metaphor. It is used to accompany a banquet or procession, a duel or a battle where the ‘stage army’ (e.g. the Prologue to Henry V) is not very impressive and the aural excitement would make up for the rather minimal visual effects. Or it may herald the arrival or entry of kings and nobles. Trumpets and kettledrums announce the royal procession in Hamlet (3.ii). A flourish of trumpets conventionally ushers in Duke Frederick, lords, Orlando, Charles and attendants as the mood changes in Act 1 Scene ii of As You Like It. Likewise a flourish of cornetts announces the arrival of the Prince of Morocco (Merchant of Venice, 2.i) and his entry with Portia later in the same act. ‘Stage music’ may also be employed simply and quietly for a serenade, as in The Merchant of Venice, 5.i, or The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 4.ii. The second category, ‘magic music’, is connected with the age-old concept of the ‘ethos’ of music, where the art of tones assists in inducing sleep or falling in love or a miraculous healing. When Lady Mortimer sings Mortimer to sleep in 1 Henry IV, 3.i, her singing, accompanied by Hotspur’s quizzical humour, involves and questions the extraordinary goings-on of Glendower, with his strange folklore and ‘skimble-skamble stuff’. Lear’s disordered mind is healed by the power of soft music; likewise in Pericles, Cerimon revives Queen Thaisa with soft or ‘still’ music. When the fairies sing Titania to sleep in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2.ii, we know that theirs is no ordinary lullaby. Ariel entices Ferdinand ‘to these yellow sands’ in The Tempest, 1.ii, with a magic song. The origin of such ‘magic music’ is frequently invisible, or at least not to be seen by the characters on stage who are so wondrously affected. Glendower’s musicians who Hang in the air a thousand leagues from hence,     And straight they shall be here (3.i) were hidden, most probably behind the curtain or arras at the back of the Globe stage, as were the spirits who accompany Ariel. The use of music to portray and reveal character in a play demands real