If a person is Esotropic, they are what?

Esotropia - causes, symptoms and treatment Esotropia DICTIONARY EYESIGHT INFO FOOD 4 EYES What is Esotropia Esotropia, a form of Strabismus , is the   inward deviation (turn) of an eye and occurs in 1.2% of children by 7 years of age and occurs equally in males and females.  In esotropia, one or both eyes turn   in while in exotropia one or both eyes   turn out. Pseudoesotropia refers to the appearance of crossed eyes in a child whose eyes are actually perfectly aligned in relation to each   other. This is common in infants and younger children who have a broad, flat bridge of the nose which allows the skin on the inner   part of the eyelids to extend over and cover the inner part of the eye.  The sclera (the white part of the eye) closest to the nose becomes partially covered, especially when the child looks toward either   side, and a crossed eye appearance is simulated. As the face matures and the nasal bones grow, the skin is pulled forward and away from the eye, thereby eliminating the crossed eye appearance. Congenital Esotropia "Congenital" means from birth and, using this strict definition, most infants are born with eyes that are not aligned at birth. Only 23% of infants are born with straight eyes. In the majority of   cases, one eye or the other actually turns outward during the neonatal period. Within the first three months the eyes gradually   come into more consistent alignment as coordination of the two eyes together as a team develops. True congenital esotropia is an inward turn of a large amount, and is present in very few children, but the infant will not grow out of   this turn. True infantile esotropia usually appears between the ages of 2 and 4 months. Infantile Esotropia The baby with infantile esotropia usually cross fixates, which means that he or she uses either eye to look in the opposite direction.   The right eye is used to look toward the left side, and the left eye is used to look toward the right side. By definition, they alternate   which eye they are looking with. It is possible to help this type of strabismus with non-surgical methods, such as Eyerobics and/or   glasses. Sometimes, clear tape applied to the inner third of each lens (occlusion) can reduce the tendency to turn inward. Prisms may aid alignment if the turn is not too large. Some children who develop strabismus , in which coordination between the two eyes is poor, also have atypical gross motor development   patterns. They typically skip the crawling stage with bilateral movements, and go right from creeping to standing. The interplay between gross motor, particularly balance systems (stems (cerebellar and vestibular) and binocular systems (motor control of the two eyes) is   evident in the large number of young children with cerebral palsy who have strabismus. If the inward turn of the eye is constant, and of a large amount, surgery may be indicated. Improved alignment may look better cosmetically, but it does not necessarily enable the brain to utilize information from both eyes together. Stereopsis , or two-eyed depth perception, is often poor following surgical treatment. If amblyopia is present (poorer vision in the turned eye), therapy like Eyerobics which includes patching   is often required so that the turned eye develops the capacity to see as well as the better eye. It is best to do this before surgery. The chance of developing binocular vision with surgery alone diminishes with age. Getting the eyes to work together requires time and effort using a proper eye exercise program, but is worth it! What are the symptoms The person's eye or eyes appear to be turning in. The deviation may occur while fixating (looking at) distance objects, near objects or both. See also above. What causes Esotropia The exact cause of the misalignment is not fully understood. Six eye muscles, controlling eye movements, are attached to the outside of   each eye. In each eye, two muscles move the eye right and left. The other four muscles move it up or down and control tilting movements.   To line up and


How many players are on the field in a fielding rounders team?

Rounders Rules The bowler must bowl a ball towards the batter so that: it is thrown with a smooth underarm action the ball arrives without bouncing and within the batters square the ball is above the batter's knee, below the batter's head, and      not at the batter's body the bowler's feet are inside the bowler's square when the ball is      bowled otherwise a 'no-ball' is called. A batter can attempt to hit a no-ball and can run on a no-ball, if desired     whether the ball is hit or not, but cannot return once first post is reached.     If two consecutive no-balls are bowled to the same batter, the batter     scores a half-rounder.   Batting The batter gets one chance to hit the ball (ignoring no-balls) and      must run even if the ball is not struck. If the ball is hit behind the batting square or not hit at all, the      batter may can only run to first base. Otherwise, the batter runs around as many of the bases as possible      and stops at a post only when the batter thinks there is a danger of      the next post being 'stumped'. The batter is out if: the batter hits the ball and it is caught without first hitting the      ground the post being run to is 'stumped' - a fielder touches it with the      ball the batter runs inside a post the batter loses contact with a post when the bowler has the ball      inside the bowler's square the batter overtakes a fellow batter when running around the posts. while not running between posts, the batter obstructs a fielder the batter's foot is outside the batter's square when the ball is      bowled   Scoring Rounders A score is immediately posted in the following situations: If the batter hits the ball or is bowled a no ball and then reaches      the fourth post, a rounder is scored. If the batter fails to hit the ball and reaches the fourth post, a      half-rounder is scored. If the batter hits the ball and reaches the second post, a half-rounder      is scored. A fielder obstructs a batter running to a post, a half-rounder is      scored. If the batter hits the ball and reaches the first, second or third post     without being out, the batter stays at that post (and must keep in contact     with it) until the next ball is bowled. As soon as the ball leaves the     bowler's hand, such a batter can run to the next post, if they wish, even     if a no-ball is called. If the batter does not keep contact with the post, the fielding side     can stump the next post to get the player out. 2 batters cannot be at     the same post so a batter must run on to the next post if the next batter     catches up with them. A batter who continues in this way and reaches the fourth post scores      a half-rounder. Once the fourth post is reached, the person goes to the back of the batter's     line and awaits their next turn to bat.   After both sides have played both innings, the side with the most rounders     wins. Other Rounders Rules The above rules are consistent with the National Rounders Associations     laws. However, those wishing to play more strictly, may also wish to incorporate     the following NRA rules which aren't really necessary for a friendly game. A team consisting of a maximum of 15 players and a minimum of 6 of      whom no more than 9 may be on the field at one time. An innings is over      when the 9th batter is out. If the ball goes behind, the batter may only run to first post but      may continue to run once the ball has returned in front of the batter's      square again. In this way, it is possible to reach 4th post and score      a rounder, even if the ball is hit behind (although this would only      happen in practice due to a fielding error). A batter can run to a post even if it has been previously stumped      but there is no score if this is done on 4th Post Batsmen must carry their bat when running When the bowler has the ball in his square, you cannot


Who plays President Coriolanus Snow in the 2012 film ‘The Hunger Games’?

Donald Sutherland - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Official Photos » The towering presence of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary contributions to cinema. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland , among others. Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, to Dorothy Isobel (McNichol) and... See full bio » Born:


During which year was the inaugural tournament of the FIFA World Cup?

FIFA.com - FIFA World Cup™ FIFA World Cup™ You're logging in with Facebook You're logging in with Twitter You're logging in with Google+ Connect Login Error The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. This Facebook account is already present Your Club account has been locked due to a breach of our Terms of Service. Please set up a new account in line with the Club rules. Review the Club Rules . Alternatively, you can email us by completing our contact form . Please enter a valid email address The email address/password you submitted is wrong or could not be found. Please try again. If you are not a member of the FIFA.com Club, please register first. Log-in unsuccessful FIFA World Cup™ © Foto-net The FIFA World Cup™ is the biggest single-event sporting competition in the world and is contested by the senior men's national teams from the 208 Member Associations of FIFA. The competition has been played every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. It fulfils FIFA’s objectives to touch the world, develop the game, and build a better future through a variety of ways. Tournament format The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of one month – this phase is often called the Final Competition. A qualification phase, the Preliminary Competition which currently takes place over the preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the tournament together with the host nation(s). The preliminary competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ sees a total of 204 entries across six continents competing for 31 available spots. For the last FIFA World Cup, 200 teams played a total of 853 matches as 31 teams qualified for South Africa. Both the preliminary and final competitions act as a massive promotion for the game of football and for the host nation(s) and are therefore wonderful opportunities to help promote values of respect, fair play and discipline to the watching world. Understandably, the organisation of such an event is a huge task for FIFA and the Local Organising Committee and is therefore one of the main activities of FIFA over a four-year period. Facts and figures The 19 FIFA World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other winners are Italy, with four titles; Germany, with three wins; Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two; and England, France, and Spain, with one title each. The FIFA World Cup is the world's most widely viewed sporting event; an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany and the 2010 event in South Africa was broadcast to 204 countries on 245 different channels. Inside the stadiums, a total of 3,170,856 spectators attended the 64 matches an average of 49,670 per match and the third highest aggregate attendance behind USA 1994 and Germany 2006. There were also over six million people who attended public viewing events in 16 sites across the world: ten within South Africa and a further six across the globe in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. A total of 350,000 fans attended the International FIFA Fan Fest in Berlin for the semi-final match between Germany and Spain. 177,853 accreditations for the last FIFA World Cup were printed, while the hospitality programme attracted almost a quarter of a million guests. Over three quarters of a million litres of beer were sold in the stadiums and 390,600 hot dogs were sold in the public catering concessions; many to the half a million international visitors who descended on South Africa. The F


Aldo Moro was Prime Minister of which European country?

Illuminati News: Was The Assassination Of The Former Italian Prime Minister,  Ordered By Henry Kissinger Bettino Craxi    (1934-2000)   "America's "nobility" were doing their   share to destroy the Republic of Italy, a notable contribution   having come from Richard Gardner even while in his official   capacity as President Carter's ambassador to Rome. At that time   Gardner was operating under the direct control of Bettino   Craxi , an important member of the Club of Rome and a key   man in NATO. Craxi was the leading edge of the conspirators'   attempts to destroy the Italian Republic. As we shall see, Craxi   was almost successful in ruining Italy, and as the conspirators   hierarchy's leading player, was able to get divorce and abortion   pushed through the Italian Parliament, resulting in the most   far-reaching and destructive religious and social changes ever   to strike at the Catholic Church, and consequently, the morals   of the Italian nation.   "After President Ronald Reagan was   elected, an important meeting was held in Washington D.C. in   December 1980 under the auspices of the Club of Rome and the   Socialist International. Both these organizations are directly   responsible to the Committee of 300. The main agenda was to   formulate ways and means of how to neutralize the Reagan   presidency. A group plan was adopted and, as we look back, it is   perfectly clear that the plan the conspirators agreed to follow   has been very successful."   Looking back at the explosive   testimony by Guerzoni linking Kissinger to the Moro   assassination, it is interesting to note it was covered   extensively by the Italian media, but not a peep was heard in   the U.S. as the big from the wire services and the Post and Time   suppressed every word of the Guerzoni testimony to the American   public. The mainstream media further suppressed key testimony by   several Red Brigades members about how Moro was brutally shot to   death and how they knew of high-level U.S. involvement in the   plot to kill Moro.   During the years following the Moro   killing, I saw up close and personal how the U.S. was   orchestrating terrorism in Italy, working undercover with the P2   Masonic Lodge and the Vatican, in the very same manner terrorism   and a propaganda-based media is being orchestrated today in   America.   And to put icing on the cake, leading   to a journalistic hiatus near the Adriatic Sea, came the   shocking discovery that Black Ops CIA money was also controlling   the English language newspaper in Rome and all the other news   coming out of the American wire services.     Although the news outlets were shut   off, Dr. Coleman provided a behind the scenes look at really   happened to Moro even though his writings found a long and hard   road, never really reaching the mainstream.   "In June and July of 1982, the wife of   Aldo Moro testified in open court that her husband's murder came   about as a result of serious threats against his life, made by   what she called "a high ranking United States political figure," writes Dr. Coleman. "Mrs. Eleanora Moro repeated the precise   phrase reportedly used by Kissinger in the sworn testimony of   Guerzoni: "Either you stop your political line or you will pay   dearly for it."   "Recalled by the judge, Guerzoni was   asked if he could identify the person Mrs. Moro was talking   about. Guerzoni replied that it was indeed Henry Kissinger as he   had previously intimated.   Guerzoni went on to explain to the   court that Kissinger had made his threats in Moro's hotel room   during the Italian leaders official visit to the U.S. Moro-then   Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy, a NATO   member-country-was a man of high rank, one who should never have   been subjected to Mafia-like pressures and threats.   Adam Weishaupt    (1748-1830)   "Moro was accompanied on his American   visit by the President o


What is the point at the base of a horse’s neck to which the horse’s height is measured?

How to Measure a Horse's Height How to Measure a Horse's Height How to Measure a Horse's Height How Tall is Your Horse? Here's How to Find Out Using a measuring stick to determine a pony's height.  Bob Langrish / Getty Images By Katherine Blocksdorf Updated October 03, 2016. Chances are, if you read ads selling horses, or someone is telling you about the height of their horse, they will use the word ‘ hands ’ to express the measurement. For example, a very tall horse might be 17 HH. A pony is an equine under 14.2 HH. HH or H stands ‘hands high’ or ‘hands’. Hands is a measuring unit that has been used for several centuries. The measurement may, in fact, trace back to the Ancient Egyptians . A hand represents four inches or approximately the width of a male adult’s hand. However, horses are not exclusively measured in hands. In some countries and for FEI competition, horses are measured in centimetres . Ponies, Miniature Horses , and other diminutive equines may also be measured in centimetres or in inches rather than hands. Hands and Other Measurements When measuring in hands, partial hand widths are expressed in inches. So a horse that is 14.2 hands is 14 hands plus 2 inches. The total inches would be 58 inches. A horse could never be said to be 14.5 inches, as the number after the decimal is not a fraction, but represents an entire inch. If a horse is 14.2 1/2 HH, that means he’s two and one-half inches over 14 hands. Horses are measured from the ground, just beside and behind a front foreleg to the top of the withers or fifth vertebrae. This is the one part of the horse’s top line that does not change whether he lowers or raises his head or drops or arches his back. This is standard, regardless of what increments, hands, and centimeters or inches you use, what country you are in, what discipline your ride or breed of horse or pony. Horse Measuring Tools There are a few instruments that you can use to measure a horse’s height. The most accurate and easiest are to use a proper height measuring stick. This tall stick, marked with measurements, with a horizontal bar that slides up and down the stick. The stick is held alongside the horse, and the horizontal bar is slid down until it touches the horse’s withers. Some sticks have a leveling bubble , so you can be sure you are holding the stick level. Height tapes can be purchased inexpensively at feed or tack stores. The problem with tapes is that they are light and floppy, and are hard to hold taut enough to get an accurate measure. Someone has to hold the bottom against the ground, while another person eyes up the measurement at the horse’s withers. You can’t lay the tape against the horse. It must stay perfectly perpendicular to the ground. Often height tapes are printed with a weight tape on the opposite side. A regular tape measure can be used to measure height, but comes with the same problems as the height tape. Additionally, metal tape measures make rattling noises horses sometimes object to, making it difficult to get the horse to stand still for a measurement. Probably, the easiest homemade measuring device is a piece of binder twine tied to a large metal nut or washer. The weight of the metal will hold the string steady, while the handler eyes up the withers and marks the twine—a magic marker will do the trick here. Then the length from the bottom of the washer to the mark on the twine is measured. Another trick is to use a yardstick, piece of lath or even a whip to make it easier to get a line from the twine to the withers. Just hold the yardstick so it is sitting on the horse’s withers, parallel to the ground and note where it hits the tape. How to Measure To measure your horse, have him stand square on a level surface. Hold the tape or stick so it is perpendicular to the ground and beside the horse so it is even with the top point of the horse’s withers. If you are using a proper measuring stick, lower the bar so it meets the top of the horse’s withers. Take note of the measurement. If you can only measure in inches, divide the inches by 4, and calculate the re


On a standard dartboard, which number lies opposite 20?

The Dartboard Sequence The Dartboard Sequence The arrangement of the numbers around the circumference of a standard dart board is as shown below     20 1 18 4 13 6 10 15 2 17 3 19 7 16 8 11 14 9 12 5  Oddly enough, no one seems to know for sure how this particular arrangement was selected. It evidently dates back at least 100 years. Some say the pattern was devised by a carpenter named Brian Gamlin in 1896, while others attribute it to someone named Thomas William Buckle in 1913, but both of these attributions are relatively recent, and neither can be traced back to a contemporary source. Also, although it's clear that the numbers are ordered to mix the large and small together, and possibly to separate numerically close values as far as possible (e.g., 20 is far from 19), no one seems to know of any simple criterion that uniquely singles out this particular arrangement as the best possible in any quantitative sense.  It may be just an accident of history that this particular arrangement has been adopted as the standard dart board format.  It's interesting to consider various possible criteria for choosing a circular arrangement of the first n positive integers. In order to get as "flat" a distribution as possible, we might try to minimize the sum of the squares of each k consecutive terms. For example, setting k = 3, the standard dard board sequence gives  (20+1+18)^2 + (1+18+4)^2 + (18+4+13)^2 + ... + (5+20+1)^2 = 20478  Apparently the standard board layout described above is called the "London" dart board, and there is another, less common, version called the "Manchester" dart board, which has the sequence    20 1 16 6 17 8 12 9 14 5 19 2 15 3 18 7 11 10 13 4 for which the sum of squares of each set of three consecutive numbers is 20454, just slightly less than the London arrangement. In contrast, if we were to arrange the numbers by just inter-weaving the largest and smallest numbers like this     20 1 19 2 18 3 17 4 16 5 15 6 14 7 13 8 12 9 11 10   the resulting sum of squares of each 3 consecutive elements is 20510, so the standard dart boards are, in this sense, more flat distributions.  Needless to say, all of these arrangements are much more flat than the natural monotonic sequence     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  which has a sum of 24350.  By the way, note that if the sum of the squares of every sum of three consecutive numbers for a given arrangement is S, then we can form another arrangement with the same sum simply by taking the "21-complement", i.e., subtracting each number from 21. For example, the complement of the standard London arrangement is    1 20 3 17 8 15 11 6 19 4 18 2 14 5 13 10 7 12 9 16 which has the same sum (20478) as the London arrangement. This works because if we begin with an arrangement a,b,c,d,... having the sum   S = (a+b+c)^2 + (b+c+d)^2 + (c+d+e)^2 + ... and replace each of the numbers a,b,c,... with 21-a, 21-b, 21-c,... respectively, the sum S' of this complementary arrangement is   S' = [(21-a)+(21-b)+(21-c)]^2 + [(21-b)+(21-c)+(21-d)]^2 + ...    = [63-(a+b+c)]^2 + [63-(b+c+d)]^2 + ...    = S + 20(63)^2 - 2(63)[(a+b+c)+(b+c+d)+...] Each of the numbers from 1 to 20 appears three times in the summation inside the square brackets in the last term, so that summation equals 630, and hence S' = S. (The same identity applies to the N+1 complement for sums of squares of every sum of k consecutive terms of a circular arrangement of the first N integers.) How would we go about finding the circular arrangement of the integers 1 to 20 that gives the smallest sum of squares of every sum of three consecutive numbers? One possible approach would be to begin with the monotonic arrangement and then check each possible transposition of two numbers to see which one gives the lowest result. Then make that change and repeat the process, at each stage always choosing the transposition that gives the steepest reduction in the sum. This "greedy algorithm" produces arrangements with the following sum


Which English football club is nicknamed ‘The Black Cats’?

Sunderland AFC and the black cat Sunderland AFC and the black cat For the majority of its history, Sunderland AFC never had an 'official' nickname. However, in 2000 there was a vote on the official club website; as the available alternative names were "The Mackems", "The SOLs", "The Miners" and "The Light Brigade", it's not too surprising that Blackcats came out as the clear winner in a poll of over 11,000 people. A smart new logo featuring a rather sleek and muscular cat was introduced, and the Blackcats brand was born. Notwithstanding some scepticism over modern marketing methods, there is a genuine historic SAFC connection with the nickname "Blackcats", definitely going back over 90 years and possibly longer. In January 1909, Sunderland were going through what was for them a relatively lean spell. It had been seven years since we had won the League, and the team which was to win the Championship with a record number of points and get to the Cup Final in 1913 was only just starting to come together. A 4-1 home defeat to Liverpool on New Years Day 1909 left the club in the bottom half of the First Division. When the players came into the dressing room the following day before the game against Bury, they found a stray black cat in residence. Sunderland won 3-1 that day, despite Harry Low missing a penalty, and this coincidence started the "lucky black cat" story. A fortnight later when we went to Bramall Lane and won 3-2 in the FA Cup after being 0-2 down in the second half, the feline mascot was offically adopted by the players. By the end of January 1909, the Sunderland Echo reported of the cat: "there has been a big demand for its portrait, more having been disposed of than of all the players put together". The thousands who went to Newcastle for the FA Cup quarter final that season had black cat mascots adorned with red and white ribbons. The "lucky" tag didn't last for the remainder of the 1908-09 season; Sunderland lost 0-3 at home to Newcastle in the FA Cup replay, George Holley missing a penalty when the score was 0-0. However, the club mascot remained popular and was featured in many cartoons and drawings of the period, particularly popular on Wearside when victorious against a magpie (a verminous creature reputed to have been the mascot of some lesser local rival). For Sunderland's first FA Cup Final appearance in front of a world record crowd at Crystal Palace, many supporters wore badges and pictures of black cats, while the cat featured on much of the souvenir literature of the event. A picture from 1913 of what is believed to be the original black cat is pictured left, complete with ribbon; there have of course been many variations on this over the years. Ever since then the black cat has featured as part of Sunderland AFC at all times, whether in early portraits and badges, oversized cardboard cutouts (particularly popular between the wars), the Supporters Association since its formation in the 1960s, the Roker Park club suite, those plastic inflatables of the late 1980s, or of course the Sunderland fans mailing list, which started in 1993. So, it's certainly not a "made-up" nickname, though for most of its history it was an unofficial one. Black Cats - alternative origins or myths? Note: there is emphatically no "axe to grind" in listing the following as being historically uncertain. These explanations are all of very recent origin, and some do appear rather dubious and contrived. If, however, anyone can come up with good historic evidence confirming the origin of any of these, we'd be delighted to correct this article. Civil War It has been claimed that "Black Cats" is a corruption of "Blaw Caps", referring to the blue headgear of Scottish troops stationed on Wearside during the English Civil War. However, no link in usage is known from then to the present, to the formation of Sunderland AFC, or even to the military references below. It has not been possible to confirm that the headgear of any Scottish troops in Wearside was blue. Napoleonic Wars There have been various suggestions for a later military o


Rhinology is the study of which part of the human body?

Otology Journal | Peer reviewed | Otolaryngology Indexed in: Sherpa Romeo , Academic Keys, J-Gate, JournalTOCs , Crossref About the Journal Journal of Otology & Rhinology (JOR) is a hybrid open access international journal which is distributed all over the globe. The journal provides the choice of both open access and subscription mode of publication to the authors and publishes almost all types of write-ups like research articles, review, case reports, case study, commentary, letter to editor, mini review, opinion, short communication, book review, editorials etc. The journal’s Editorial Board is composed of international experts from the related field who have committed to seeking out excellent work from a range of sources and theoretical perspectives and also to publish high-quality, thought-provoking work that will have a direct impact on clinical practice & scientific society.The journal publishes rigorous peer reviewed research & other scholarly articles which adds new knowledge to the field and has the potential to improve the lives of those affected by Ear, Nose and Throat diseases. The authors can submit their manuscript through Editorial Manager System or Online submission . If the authors find any difficulty in submitting their manuscript, they can E-mail it to editor.jor@scitechnol.com The journal follows double blind peer review process. Manuscripts submitted by authors will be evaluated on Editorial Manager® System by Editors & reviewers of particular expertise in the same field to ensure that the published articles are of high quality with accurate and reliable information & data, which reflect solid scholarship. Editors can manage the whole submission, review, revision and publishing process, however at least two independent reviewer's approval followed by the Editor is required for the acceptance of any citable manuscript. The following classifications and topics related to it will be considered for publication in JOR. Otology Otology is the branch of science which deals with the study of pathology, anatomy & physiology of the ear and its inner and outer structures and functions as well as its diseases. Related Journals of Otology Journal of Otology, Otology & Neurotology, The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Indian Journal of Otology, American Journal of Otolaryngology, The Journal of International Advanced Otology, Indian Journal of Otology On Web, Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, The Mediterranean Journal of Otology, International Journal of Otolaryngology Rhinology Rhinology is the branch of science which deals with the study of nose , its inner & outer structures, sinuses as well as its diseases . Related Journals of Rhinology Rhinology International Journal, American Journal of Rhinology, International Journal of Clinical Rhinology, Rhinology, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, Clinical Rhinology, Allergy & Rhinology, Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Romanian Journal of Rhinology, Otolaryngology and Rhinology Neurotology Neurotology is the branch of medical science which deals with the study of neurological disorder of ear. It is also a sub division of otolaryngology & Head & neck surgery. Related Journals of Neurotology Otology & Neurotology, Audiology and Neurotology, The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Indian Journal of Otology, The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, Ontology & Neurotology, International Tinnitus Journal, Audiology and Neurotology Extra, The Journal of International Advanced Otology, The Mediterranean Journal of Otology Otolaryngology Otolaryngology is the branch of medical science deals with the pathology, anatomy & physiology of the ear and throat and its diseases & conditions as well. Related Journals of Otolaryngology Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, American Journal of Otolaryngology, Ear Nose & Throat Journal, International Journal of Otolaryngology, Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Online Journal of Otolaryngology, The Journal of


What was Ronald Reagan’s last film, released in 1964?

Ronald Reagan Appears as Jack Browning in "The Killers" | World History Project Ronald Reagan Appears as Jack Browning in "The Killers" Supposedly based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this film noir, two hitmen want to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver!) "just stood there and took it" when they came to shoot him. Ronald Reagan plays a rich, double-crossing bad guy. A young Angie Dickinson (looking just like Ellen Barkin) plays the femme fatale. Source: TCM Added by: Brandon samuels The Killers, sometimes marketed as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, is a 1964 crime film released by Universal Studios. It is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story of the same name, following a version made in 1946. It was directed by Don Siegel and stars Lee Marvin. It is notable for being Ronald Reagan's last film before entering politics and eventually the presidency. At the time of its release, Marvin said that it was his favorite film. Synopsis Charlie (Marvin) and Lee (Clu Gulager) are well-dressed, professional hitmen hired to kill ex-race car driver Johnny North (John Cassavetes) — now working as a teacher at a school for the blind. Despite being warned in advance, North does nothing and allows the two men to kill him. Afterwards, Charlie, the older and more experienced of the duo, is bothered by the job. He and Lee decide to track down the people that knew North and find out why their victim didn’t run when he had the chance. This includes his mechanic and best friend Earl Sylvester (Claude Akins) and his lover Sheila Farr (Angie Dickinson). The two killers piece together North's story. He fell in love with Sheila who convinced him to be the getaway driver for an armored car heist masterminded by her boyfriend Jack Browning (Ronald Reagan). The job goes wrong when Browning, finding out that what North did, decides to double cross the driver and eventually hire Charlie and Lee to kill him. Production The Killers was intended to be the first ever "made for TV movie", but NBC judged it too violent to broadcast, and so Universal released the movie in theaters instead. Both Steve McQueen and George Peppard were considered for the Johnny North role. Director Don Siegel had originally been hired as director of the earlier 1946 version of the same story, but had been fired. Actress Virginia Christine had also appeared in the 1946 version. According to the DVD commentary, leading lady Angie Dickinson received the news during filming that her friend (and rumored romantic partner) President John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed. The Killers was Ronald Reagan's last acting role before entering politics, and the only villain in his career. According to Kirk Douglas' autobiography The Ragman's Son, Reagan hated the movie because of a scene in which he slaps Dickinson. Awards Marvin received the 1965 BAFTA Award for Best Actor for this role as well as for his role in Cat Ballou. Source: Wikipedia Added by: Brandon samuels More information


In which year did British author Charles Dickens die?

Charles Dickens – author of A Christmas Carol - The British Library Charles Dickens, British Library Biography Charles Dickens is perhaps as famous today as he was in his lifetime, the author of 15 novels, five novellas, and countless stories and essays, he also generously promoted the careers of other novelists in his weekly journals, and concerned himself with social issues. He excelled in writing about London settings and grotesque and comic characters (Uriah Heep and Fagin, Miss Havisham and Scrooge, the Artful Dodger and Sam Weller). He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, son of John Dickens, a feckless and improvident navy clerk with a great love for literature, and his wife Elizabeth: Charles drew an ironically affectionate portrait of them in Mr and Mrs Micawber (David Copperfield). A happy childhood in Chatham, during which he read voraciously, ended with a move to London in 1822. Family poverty meant the young Charles had to earn money, and he spent a humiliating year labelling bottles in a blacking factory; during this period, his father was imprisoned for debt. Both experiences informed later novels. After leaving school, he became a parliamentary journalist and sketch-writer. He first won fame in 1836 with the antics of the cockney sportsmen portrayed in The Pickwick Papers, which was issued in 20 monthly parts. In the same year he married Catherine Hogarth, daughter of Evening Chronicle editor, George Hogarth; they had 10 children. Next, written in monthly instalments with prodigious speed, came Oliver Twist (1838) and the semi-comedic Nicholas Nickleby (1839). Dickens soon graduated to writing the complex and resonant masterpieces that have ensured his enduring fame, including David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Great Expectations (1861) and Our Mutual Friend (1865). An enthusiast for the theatre, he enjoyed performing his own works, and twice toured America lecturing. After the collapse of his marriage in 1858, he continued his liaison with the actress Nelly Ternan. He died of a stroke in 1870, leaving The Mystery of Edwin Drood unfinished. Further information about the life of Charles Dickens can be found here via the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Name


WHAT DO YOU CALL A FEMALE CHIMPANZEE? What do you call a female chimpanzee? Answer: empress A female chimpanzee is called a empress. Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The better known chimpanzee is Pan troglodytes, the Common Chimpanzee, living primarily in West, and Central Africa. Its cousin, the Bonobo or Pygmy Chimpanzee as it is known archaically, Pan paniscus, is found in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo River forms the boundary between the two species.


‘Fraxinus excelsior’ is the Latin name for which tree?

Ash Tree Names and Types of Fraxinus Species Home » Tree Index » Genus: Fraxinus (Ash Trees) Ash Tree Names and Types of Fraxinus Species Picture of a Ash Tree (Fraxinus americana) Ash Trees, known botanically as the Fraxinus Genus, consist of about 65 species of medium to large trees. They are deciduous, however a few subtropical species are evergreen. Some species can grow as shrubs. Ash trees are all dioecious species (each individual plant is either male or female in sexuality). The seeds from Ash trees are commonly known as keys or helicopter seeds in English. The seeds are inside a one seeded winged fruit, known botanically as a samara. Ash Tree Name Definitions; Ash Tree; Common English name for species of the Fraxinus Genus. "Ash", originally from the old English name "æsc", for "Ash-tree". Some tree common names containing "Ash" do not refer to this genus, see Other Ash Tree Name Uses . Fraxinus; Botanical name given to a genus of plant species commonly known as Ash. The botanical Latin name "Fraxinus" originates from the meaning of "spear", as these were normally made from Ash wood. Ash Tree Native Distribution; In Europe three species are native; the Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), the Manna ash (Fraxinus ornus) and the Narrow-leafed ash (Fraxinus angustifolia). In North America, there are about twenty-two native species of Ash tree. In Asia, there are about twenty-six native species. These numbers are not so clear cut however, as ranges overlap, Southwest Asian Species are found in far Eastern Europe for example. Facts about Ash Trees of the Fraxinus Genus Genus Latin Scientific Name = Fraxinus. (Synonym; Apilia) Genus Latin Name Pronunciation: FRAK-si-nus Genus Latin Name Meaning: The ancient Latin name for "Spear" (Made from Ash wood) Genus Common Names = Ash. List of other Ash Tree (Fraxinus) Vernacular Names Number of Taxa (types) in the Fraxinus Genus ≈ 65 A Frênaie, Franee or fraxinaie is a forest dominated by Ash tree species. Ash trees are grown commercially for their wood, or raised for ornamental, landscaping use. See Ash Tree Uses . See Names of Ash tree Hybrids , and Names of Ash Tree Cultivars , as they are not included in the Ash species table below. List of Ash Trees, Fraxinus Genus - All known species, taxa types, organized by scientific Latin botanical name first and common names second List of Ash Tree Names Botanical Tree Name showing bark on a trunk cross-section The Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) is widely planted as a street tree in the United States. This Green Ash and its many Cultivars are also widely used for landscaping trees, as they are easy to grow and maintain, and less susceptible to diseases than alternative similar trees. The Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore' Green Ash is a Cultivar that is available at tree nurseries and garden centers throughout the United States. Ash is a hardwood and has a hardness of (within 20% of 670 kg/m³ for Fraxinus americana, and higher at 710 kg/m³ for Fraxinus excelsior). Ash wood is tough and very strong but flexible, thus it is used extensively for making bows, tool handles, baseball bats, snooker cues and other uses demanding high strength and resilience from a wood material. Ash wood is used in interior design and furniture manufacturing. The two most economically important species for wood production are White Ash in eastern North America, and European Ash in Europe. Ash is used as sound wood for musical instruments, such as solid-body guitars, electric guitars and electric bass guitars. The Black Ash or Swamp ash (Fraxinus nigra) has been used specifically for this purpose. Ash wood makes excellent firewood and is also used for barbecue or smoking wood. The inner bark of the Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) has been used as a source for a blue dye. During dry summers, farmers prune ash leaves to feed cows in order to augment the lack of lush green grass forage. Ash leaves can be digested adequately and are appreciated by all ruminant animals. Ash leaves can also be kept for winter forage.


Which English cricket broadcaster is known by the nickname ‘Aggers’?

Jonathan Agnew - 必应 Sign in Jonathan Agnew Jonathan Philip Agnew (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers", and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, according to Debrett's Cricketers' Who's Who, after former US Vice President Spiro Agnew. Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. ... (展开) Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career, after his last international match, when he had learned to swing the ball. He was second and third leading wicket -taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. While still a player, Agnew began a career in cricket journalism and commentary. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special. He has also contributed as a member of Australian broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Grandstand team. Agnew's on-air "leg over" comment on Test Match Special, made to fellow commentator Brian Johnston in 1991, provoked giggling fits during a live broadcast and reaction from across England. The incident has been voted "the greatest sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll; Michael Henderson, one of Agnew's peers and rivals, has described him as "a master broadcaster ... the pick of the sports correspondents at the BBC ." Jonathan Philip Agnew (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Agnew Jonathan Agnew的用法讲解 德语助手是权威的德语在线词典,为您提供Jonathan Agnew的中文意思,Jonathan Agnew的读音,Jonathan Agnew的同义词,Jonathan Agnew的反义 … https://www.godic.net/dicts/de/Jonathan_Agnew.html Thanks, Johnners: An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend, 作者: Jonathan Agnew, Blue Door, Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm … https://www.amazon.cn/Thanks-Johnners-An-Affectionate... 374,431 followers · 44,020 tweets Jonathan Agnew Verified account @ Aggerscricket. BBC cricket correspondent & equestrian commentator. MBE DL (Leics). Pres: East Mids Lords Tavs. https://twitter.com/Aggerscricket This is my 41st season in the professional game and my 26th as BBC cricket correspondent. It has been my life from the age of 16. I can be a bit of an old www.jonathanagnew.com


Who wrote the song ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, which was a hit for The Byrds in 1965?

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man - YouTube The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 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. Uploaded on Jul 12, 2010 The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man 1965 "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan, which was released on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home (see 1965 in music). The Byrds also recorded a version of the song that was released as their first single on Columbia Records and which reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart. The Byrds' version was also the title track of their first album, Mr. Tambourine Man. The Byrds had access to an early version of the song recorded by Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliott during the session for the 1964 album Another Side of Bob Dylan. Because of their early access to the song, The Byrds were able to release their version just two weeks after Dylan's. The Byrds' recording of the song was influential in initiating the musical subgenre of folk rock, leading many contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellectual lyrics in the wake of the single's success. This song has been covered by many artists, including Judy Collins, Odetta, Melanie, and William Shatner. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been included in multiple Dylan and Byrds compilation albums. It has been translated into several languages, and has also been used in television shows and films, and referenced in several books. The song has a bright, expansive melody and has become famous in particular for its surrealistic imagery, influenced by artists as diverse as French poet Arthur Rimbaud and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The lyrics call on the title character to play a song and the narrator will follow. Interpretations of the lyrics have included a paean to drugs such as LSD, a call to the singer's muse, a reflection of the audience's demands on the singer, and religious interpretations. Dylan sings the song in four verses, but only one of these was recorded by The Byrds. Dylan's and The Byrds' versions have appeared on various lists ranking the greatest songs of all time, including an appearance by both on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 best songs ever. Both versions also received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Byrds song! Enjoy :) Category


Which former US chat show host starred in the 1998 film ‘Beloved’?

Famous Female Talk Show Hosts | List of Top Female Talk Show Hosts Famous Female Talk Show Hosts 305k views 102 items tags f t p @ This list of famous female talk show hosts is ranked by their level of prominence, with photos when available. This greatest female talk show hosts list contains the most prominent and top women known for being talk show hosts. There many women talk show hosts on the air these days, but this list highlights only the most notable ones. Female TV hosts have worked hard to become the best that they can be, so if you're a girl aspiring to be a talk show host then the women talk show hosts below should give you inspiration. Oprah Winfrey broke ground as a black female talk show host, and there have been many Mexican, Canadian, and Spanish female TV show hosts that have made names for themselves as well.  While this isn't a list of all female talk show hosts, it's a great starting point, with over 100 female TV talk show hosts to learn more about, all of whom have had hit shows. Who are the most famous female talk show hosts? Who are the best female talk show hosts? Take a look at the talk show hostess list below and find out! List Photo: Ellen DeGeneres/ Facebook G Options B Comments & Embed 1


Selma and Patty are characters in which US television cartoon series?

Selma's Choice (1993) Season 4 Episode 9F11- The Simpsons Cartoon Episode Guide Selma's Choice (1993) Season 4 Episode 9F11- The Simpsons Cartoon Episode Guide Animation Studio: Film Roman Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Television Cartoon Characters: Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Klown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Bouvier, Aunt Gladys, Nelson Muntz, Todd Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Kearney, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Apu, Comic Book Guy, Cletus, Professor Frink, Montgomery Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, Principal Skinner, Dr. Hibbert, Rainer Wolfcastle, Lionel Hutz. Voice Actors: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Phil Hartman, Doris Grau; Full Voice Cast .. . Directed By Carlos Baeza. Produced By Al Jean, Mike Reiss, David Mirkin, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Colin A.B.V. Lewis, Jeffrey Goldstein, J. Michael Mendel; more Producers .. . Written By David M. Stern. Music: Alf Clausen, Danny Elfman. Editor: Marc McJimsey, Don Barrozo, Lee Harting, Kurtis Kunsak. First Aired on January 21, 1993 .


The painting ‘The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp’ is the work of which Dutch artist?

Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp, Rembrandt: Analysis, Interpretation   Anatomy Lectures The Netherlands had a tradition of anatomy     lectures, established by the pioneer anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-64).     Once a year the Praelector Anatomiae, the head of the surgeon's     guild would hold a lecture for the members of his guild during which the     corpse of an executed criminal would be dissected. On such an occasion     it was customary for the Praelector to have his portrait painted,     along with other members in attendance. Doctor Nicolaes Tulp (1593-1674)     was Praelector from 1628 to 1653 and the painting captures the     dissection lecture which he delivered on 31 January 1632. In addition     to himself, the portrait features seven members of the Surgeon's Guild,     each of whom would have paid commissions to be included in the picture,     as well as the corpse of the armed robber Adriaen Adriensz, who had been     hanged earlier in the day. In the bottom right hand corner there is a     large open textbook on anatomy, almost certainly De humani corporis     fabrica (Fabric of the Human Body) (1543) by Andreas Vesalius, with     whom Rembrandt flatteringly associates Tulp. Portraits In Dutch     painting of the 17th century , group portraits of these anatomy lessons     usually followed a set formula. The surgeon and the corpse would be in     the centre, surrounded by guild members, and everyone would be painted     staring out of the picture at the artist. Rembrandt adopts a new approach     and creates a combination of group portrait and action picture. The painting     in fact marked a turning point in the evolution of the Dutch corporation,     or guild portrait. For the first time, the figures were unified not merely     by token gestures and glances, but by their common interest in an event     taking place within the composition. Any potential client would certainly     have been impressed by the vitality and depth with which the 26-year old     Rembrandt endowed his portraits. He would adopt a similarly revolutionary     approach in his militia portrait The Night     Watch (1642, Rijksmuseum). These two paintings alone justify Rembrandt's     reputation as one of the best portrait     artists in Europe, and - when other masterpieces like The     Syndics of the Clothmakers Guild (1662, Rijksmuseum) and The     Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661-2, National Museum, Stockholm)     are included - explain why he ranks among the best     artists of all time . Composition The picture is not an authentic record     of the January 1632 dissection (which would have begun with the opening     of the stomach and cranium), but instead an imaginary construction whose     composition is determined largely by pictorial considerations. The corpse     is made the focus of attention, due to its intense brightness. From here,     the viewer's eye is led to the illuminated heads of the audience, whose     expressions reflect different degrees of attention, and to the face and     hands of Tulp. The latter, marked out by his dark costume and hat, is     using a forceps to indicate certain muscles and tendons of the corpse's     arm, while demonstrating their workings with the fingers of his left hand. Of the seven guild members watching, the     one nearest Tulp is holding a list of the subjects' names, while the heads     of the other six form an arrow pointing to Tulp's right hand which holds     the forceps. This enhances the dramatic concentration of the figures on     Tulp's demonstration. Rembrandt's atmospheric chiaroscuro and use of light/shadow to boost the sculptural solidity of the forms     also adds to the picture's intensity. Rembrandt's mastery of the dark     manner is often rightly associated with Caravaggio (1571-1610), but it is unlikely that R


In the International Morse Code, which number is represented by two dashes and three dots?

International Morse Code International Morse Code For learning Morse code it is recommended that you do not try to remember dots and dashes, but remember the Morse code sounds instead. Letter CL, Going off the air ("clear") -.-..-.. DO, Change to wabun code -..--- KN, Invite a specific station to transmit -.--. SK, End of transmission (also VA) ...-.- I am ready to copy QRV? Are you ready to copy? QRL The frequency is in use QRL? Is the frequency in use? QTH What is your location? Notes If the duration of a dot is taken to be one unit then that of a dash is three units. The space between the components of one character is one unit, between characters is three units and between words seven units. To indicate that a mistake has been made         and for the receiver to delete the last word, send ........ (eight dots). The prosigns are combinations of two letters sent together with no space in between. The other abbreviations and Q codes are sent with the normal spacing. I am a father and foster carer a principal research engineer at the IT Innovation Centre a Woodcraft Folk district coordinator a salsa teacher and in my spare time I write and maintain this web site © Copyright Stephen C. Phillips, 2015


Who played Giacinta ‘Jinx’ Johnson in the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’?

Jinx (Halle Berry) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Last Die Another Day (film) Giacinta 'Jinx' Johnson is an NSA operative who teams up with James Bond to spy on rogue North Korean agent Zao and investigate his ties with diamond magnate Gustav Graves . She appears in the 2002 film Die Another Day and is portrayed by American actress Halle Berry . Contents Film biography Los Organos island, Cuba An NSA Agent, Jinx is assigned to kill a rogue North Korean agent named Zao, who is undergoing gene-replacement therapy at the Alvarez clinic on Los Organos island, Cuba. There she meets  James Bond , who is also after Zao in the hope of extracting the identity of a double agent responsible for his 14 month imprisonment in North Korea.  Introducing herself as Jinx, a nickname derived from her being born on Friday the 13th, the two exchange double entendres and proceed back to Bond's room at the Hotel De Los Organos. The following morning she leaves the sleeping spy and crosses over to the clinic. Posing as a prospective patient, she kills Dr. Alvarez and accesses the clinic's records on Zao. Suddenly her mission is interrupted by 007, who has found the North Korean first. After being pursued by Jinx and Bond, Zao escapes by helicopter, leaving the armed American agent surrounded by clinic security. Stripping to her bikini, she dives backwards off the edge of the wall into the ocean and is picked up by a boat. Iceland Still pursuing Zao, Jinx tracks the agent to Gustav Graves' diamond mine in Iceland. Attending a public demonstration of the diamond magnate's Icarus Satellite at his Ice Palace , she once again crosses paths with Bond. Later that evening Jinx breaks into Graves' office and finds Zao 'sleeping' in a 'dream machine'. She tries to kill him but Graves stuns her before she can get the chance. After being interrogated by Zao, the agent leaves her to be disposed of by Mr. Kil . Rather than shoot her, Kil insists on using the nearby industrial lasers. As the laser edges towards her head, she is rescued by 007 who intervenes and stops the machine - only to be jumped by Kil. As the henchman prepares to deliver the finishing blow Jinx grabs the swinging controls and activates the laser; cutting through the back of Mr. Kil's cranium. After formally admitting that she is a member of the NSA, they team up and exchange information. It suddenly becomes clear to Bond that Zao is working with Graves, who is in reality an old North Korean adversary, Colonel Tan-Sun Moon. The pair split up, with Bond confronting Graves and Jinx heading to warn MI6 operative Miranda Frost . However, unbeknownst to Jinx, Frost is a double-agent working for Graves. Exchanging insults, Miranda locks her in Bond's suite and leaves her to die as Graves melts the Ice Palace using his satellite's heat-ray. Almost drowned in the flooding room, she is rescued for the second time by Bond, who shatters the door with his Aston Martin V12 Vanquish and takes her to a nearby hot pool to be revived. Finale Jinx held at sword-point. During the chaos, Graves and Frost escape on his private airliner. On the orders of their respective Service Heads, Jinx and Bond infiltrate a North Korean airbase using switchblades and prepare to snipe Graves before he can take to the skies again. However, a passing truck ruins the shot and they are forced into boarding the plane via its landing gear. Again, the two split up with Jinx taking care of the pilot while James goes after Graves. While Jinx manages to take over the controls, Bond accidentally shoots out a window in Grave's observation deck. She manages to keep the plane airborne but is suddenly ambushed by a sword-wielding Frost, who forces the spy to hand the controls over to the auto-pilot and escorts her out of the cockpit. However, the auto-pilot sends the plane hurtling into the solar beam of the now active Icarus, causing the plane to violently lurch and disintegrate. Frost is hurled to the ground by the impact, allowing Jinx to gain the upper hand. They engage in a violent sword fight culminating in Jinx plungin


In the Star Wars series of films what is described as ‘An energy field created by all living things that surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together’?

Star Wars - Needfull Things - Mike Robin Zwanziger - Hanroth / Germany                                                    Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise that consists of a film series created George Lucas. The first film became a worldwide pop culture  phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. The film series began with Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983.    One of the prominent elements of Star Wars is the "Force", an omnipresent energy that can be harnessed by those with that ability, known as Force-sensitives. It is described in the first produced film as "an energy field created by all living things [that] surrounds us, penetrates us, [and] binds the galaxy together." All of the main films have been a box office success, with the overall box office revenue generated by the Star Wars films (including the theatrical  Star War: The Clone Wars) totalling $4.49 billion, making it the third-highest-grossing film series, behind only the Harry Potter and James Bond films. The success has also led to re-releases in theaters for the series. Princess Leia -  Gentle Giant


Which Star Wars film was released in May 1980?

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Release Info - IMDb Зорянi вiйни: Епiзод V - Iмперiя наносить удар у вiдповiдь USA (video box title) Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back USA Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back USA (promotional title) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back USA (short title)


In the Star Wars series of films Princess Leia is whose twin sister?

Daisy Ridley, Daughter of Han Solo and Leia in Star Wars? · Guardian Liberty Voice Share on Facebook Follow on Facebook Add to Google+ Connect on Linked in Subscribe by Email Print This Post When the entire main cast of Star Wars Episode VII was announced on April 29, there was much speculation on Twitter about who Daisy Ridley is. The new female lead is almost unknown to the public prior the announcement. Other than a few images online and an updated information about her role in the upcoming Star Wars film on IMDB, little is known about the British actress who had appeared a number of TV series, such as Casuality and Toast of London, and a recent film Scrawl. Many Star Wars zealots and fans speculated that Daisy Ridley may play the role of Han Solo and Princess Leia’s daughter, Jaina Solo. In July 2013, IGN speculated that Star Wars Episode VII will focus more on the children of heroes from the original trilogy, featuring the son and daughter of Han and Leia, Jacen and Jaina Solo. While there is no official announcement about any of the cast playing Jacen or Jaina, the rumor about Ridley started with a black and white photo of the entire cast sitting in a circle with Ridley sitting between Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, who are reprising their famous roles of Solo and Leia, respectively. “FridayFilmCulb” on Twitter tweeted, “Daisy Ridley sitting inbetween Ford and Fisher? She must be their daughter.” If Daisy Ridley will play the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia in the next Star Wars film, just who is Jaina Solo? In the Expanded Universe of Star Wars, Jaina is the twin sister of Jacen, who was born about nine years after the Battle of Yavin from Star War: A New Hope. Like her father, she was one of the few best pilots in Rogue Squadron and was adept in machinery. Jaina also inherited Leia’s sensitivity to the Force, making her a Jedi Knight like her uncle Luke Skywalker. Most illustrations of Jaina Solo, such as the picture (by artist Chris Trevas) next to Daisy Ridley’s photo, depict her as young and wise yet determined. Others depict her as a fierce young warrior, like the one by artist Jason Felix below. If Ridley is to play such a physical role as a Jedi Knight, she will have to train for at least six months of the art of the lightsaber as well as developing a physique that matches Jaina’s. If Daisy Ridley plays Jaina, who will play her twin brother? It’s not quite known yet, and Disney — who bought LucasArts in 2012 and took over the Star Wars franchise — revealed almost nothing about the plot. It may or may not follow the story as written and told in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. What is known is that Episode VII will take place about 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Whether or not she plays the role of Han and Leia’s Jaina Solo, Daisy Ridley may become one of the most promising new celebrities in the new Star Wars film, along with John Boyega, Oscar Issac, and Adam Driver whose roles are not currently yet known. Filming is currently taking place at Pinewood Studios in London. The Star Wars saga will strike back in theaters on December 18, 2015.


In the Star Wars series of films what is the name of the capital of the planet Naboo?

Naboo | Lucasfilm Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Galactic Republic , Galactic Empire , New Republic Naboo is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface. Humans of Naboo have an electoral monarchy and maintain a peaceful culture that defends education , the arts , environmental protection and scientific achievements. The main capital of Naboo is Theed . Located in the Chommell sector , Naboo is the home planet of Padmé Amidala and Jar Jar Binks , as well as Senator (later Chancellor and then Emperor ) Palpatine . In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace , it was the site of a blockade by the Trade Federation and the Battle of Naboo between the Federation and the native inhabitants. Naboo is seen in four films in the Star Wars series, having a prominent role in the first two prequels and glimpsed briefly in Revenge of the Sith and the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi . Its name originates from the Tunisian city of Nabeul (Formal Arabic pronunciation: Nābul; local Tunisian dialect: Template:IPA-ar ), itself founded by Greek merchants naming it "Neapolis". This originated from the same inspiration that made another major planet in the original trilogy, Tatooine to be a namesake to the another Tunisian town, the desert city of Tataouine . The similar sounding adjective "Nubian" used in the movies to refer to Queen Amidala's ship is cause for some confusion. Nubian refers to the planet Nubia , not to Naboo. The most correct adjective form of Naboo is "Nabooan" based upon an indigenous wild panther known as a "Nabooan tusk-cat". Theed's architecture, while referencing Ancient Rome and other classical traditions, was heavily inspired by the Frank Lloyd Wright -designed Marin County Civic Center in California . ( Skywalker Ranch and Industrial Light & Magic are both based in Marin County .) Contents Edit The Naboo System is located in the Chommel Sector, a region in the galactic Mid-Rim. Planet Naboo is the third planet of the star system that shares the same name. The Naboo system comprises five planets, namely Moth (Venus type), Erep (Venus type), Naboo (Earth type), Widow (Mars type) and Storm (Jupiter type). The planet Naboo has three moons: Ohma D'un , Rori and Tasia . Tasia, an ice moon, is the only Naboo moon to be seen in the entire Star Wars saga. Ohma D'un is a water moon and Rori is a brownish swamp moon. Geographic features Edit Naboo is described as having a porous, plasma -rich interior without a molten core—a rare phenomenon among the planets in the Star Wars universe. The surface of Naboo is covered by dense swamps, rolling grass plains, and verdant hills. The largest mountain chain, the Gallo Mountains, bisect the singular continent and divide the great grass plains of the north from the Lianorm Swamp in the south. South of the Lianorm Swamp is Paonga Sea, where at the bottom lies the Gungan city of Otoh Gunga. Underneath the planet's surface is a tremendous maze of passages and caves, home to immense aquatic animals and creatures that are never seen on the surface. Gungans dominate these 'underwaterways', using them as a highway of sorts between their surface Holy Places and their underwater cities. One gungan civilization was known as Otoh Gunga, where Jar-Jar leads Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn. History The Plaza de España in Seville , Spain , was used as scenery for the Naboo planet, in Episode II. It is not known if the aquatic Gungans are the "original" inhabitants of Naboo, but they may have evolved in the interior underground seas or the swamplands. What is known is that a pre-Gungan humanoid civilization did live on the surface tens of thousands of years ago, leaving monuments and ruins scattered throughout the planet. The largest of these ruins, located on the northern edge of the Lianorm Swamp, was identified as the Gungan Sacred Place. Gungans view these ruins as sacred, and their builders as the "Elders" of the planet. E


Which was the last ‘Star Wars’ film, released in 2008?

Star Wars home video releases | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia Star Wars home video releases 133,384pages on This page describes the significant home video releases of official Star Wars films, television shows and documentaries, excluding releases which did not come directly from Lucasfilm (such as Star Wars Tech or spoof programs like Robot Chicken: Star Wars ). Contents 1982 A New Hope The very first home video release of any Star Wars film came in May 1982 when 20th Century Fox Video released Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc. Star Wars (A New Hope) VHS, 1982 1984 The Empire Strikes Back CBS/FOX released Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc in November 1984. The Empire Strikes Back VHS, 1984 1986 Return of the Jedi CBS/FOX released Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi on VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc, and CED VideoDisc in February 1986. Return of the Jedi VHS, 1986 Droids and Ewoks VHS releases (CBS/FOX) In 1988 , CBS/FOX released ten PAL -formatted VHS tapes for the UK market. "The White Witch" (ep #1) "Escape into Terror" (ep #2) "The Trigon Unleased" (ep #3) "A Race to the Finish" (ep #4) Droids 2 "The Lost Prince" (ep #5) "The New King" (ep #6) "The Pirates of Tarnooga" (ep #7) "The Revenge of Kybo Ren" (ep #8) Droids 3 "Tail of the Roon Comet" (ep #10) "The Roon Games" (ep #11) "Across the Roon Sea" (ep #12) "The Frozen Citadel" (ep #13) Droids: The Great Heap (eps #14-15) "The Haunted Village" (ep #2) "The Cries of the Tress" (ep #1) "Rampage of the Phlogs" (ep #3) "Sunstar versus Shadowstone" (ep #9) Ewoks 2 "To Save Deej" (ep #4) "The Land of the Gupins" (ep #8) "The Travelling Jindas" (ep #5) "The Curse of the Jindas" (ep #7) Ewoks 3 "The Tree of Light" (ep #6) "Asha" (ep #13) "The Crystal Cloak" (ep #14) "The Wish Plant" (ep #15) "The Totem Master" (ep #19) "A Gift For Shodu" (ep #20) "Horville's Hut Of Horrors" (ep #29) "The Tragic Flute" (ep #30) "Just My Luck" (ep #31) "Bringing Up Norky" (ep #32) Ewoks 5 "Home is Where the Skrieks Are" (ep #16) "Princess Latara" (ep #17) "Gone With The Mimphs" (ep #22) "The First Apprentice" (ep #23) "Party Ewok" (ep #34) "Malani the Warrior" (ep #35) "A Hard Sell" (ep #24) "A Warrior and A Lurdo" (ep #25) Ewoks 6 "Battle for the Sunstar" (ep #33) "The Season Scepter" (ep #26) "The Raich" (ep #18) "Night of the Stranger" (ep #21) 1990 The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor were released on VHS and laserdisc by MGM Home Entertainment in 1990 . Droids and Ewoks VHS releases (J2 Communications) "The Lost Prince" (ep #5) Special Double Length Edition Vol. 1 "The White Witch" (ep #1) "Escape Into Terror" (ep #2) Special Double Length Edition Vol. 2 "The Lost Prince" (ep #5) "The New King" (ep #6) "The Tree of Light" (ep #6) Special Double Length Edition Vol. 1 "Cries of the Trees" (ep #1) "The Tree of Light" (ep #6) Special Double Length Edition Vol. 2 "The Haunted Village" (ep #2) "Blue Harvest" (ep #12) 1995 Star Wars "Faces" VHS/LaserDisc A new boxset was released on VHS and LaserDisc in August 1995. It would be the last time that the original versions of the Classic Trilogy were released on both formats. Widescreen editions were derived from the transfer used on the 1993 Definitive Collection set. The sole special feature is a three-part interview about the trilogy with George Lucas , conducted by Leonard Maltin. Add a photo to this gallery Star Wars Trilogy overseas VHS/LaserDisc Outside the United States and Canada, the Classic Trilogy was packaged with new posters created by John Alvin . "The Lost Prince" (ep #5) "The New King" (ep #6) "The Pirates of Tarnooga" (ep #7) "The Revenge of Kybo Ren" (ep #8) "The Haunted Village" (ep #2} "The Cries of the Trees" (ep #1) "Rampage of the Phlogs" (ep #3) "Sunstar vs Shadowstone" (ep #9) 1997 Special Editions The Special Edition cuts of the original trilogy are released on VHS and LaserDisc on August 26, 1997. The cassettes came in either pan-and-scan or widescreen formats and included featurettes on the making o


In the Star Wars series of films what is the name of the short, stocky, friendly hunter-gatherers that inhabit the forest moon of Endor?

WALK LIKE AN EWOK ON THE ENDOR'S FOREST MOON - YouTube WALK LIKE AN EWOK ON THE ENDOR'S FOREST MOON 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. Uploaded on Sep 17, 2011 WALK LIKE AN EWOK ON THE ENDOR'S FOREST MOON (G.Fiori) G.Fiori: yamaha trb 5 bass guitar, elka capri 101, nintendo ds, sequencing. track composed, arranged, performed and produced by Giuseppe Fiori theme based on a true story about THE EWOKS. Ewoks originate from the Star Wars films. In the series, they are a species of teddy-bear-like hunter-gatherers that inhabit the forest moon of Endor. They first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983). They have since featured in two made-for-television films, Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, as well as an animated series and several books and games. George Lucas created the Ewoks because he wanted Return of the Jedi to feature a tribe of some primitive creatures that bring down the technological Empire. He had originally intended the scenes to be set on the Wookiee home planet, but as the film series evolved, the Wookiees became technologically skilled. Lucas designed a new species instead, and says his approach was simple: Wookiees are tall, so he made Ewoks short.[1] The Ewok are named after the Miwok, a Native American tribe, indigenous to the Redwood forest in which the Endor scenes were filmed for Return of the Jedi, near the San Rafael location of Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. The name also is a pun on the syllables of Wookie backwards. [2] As presented in the films, Ewoks appear as stocky, sapient bipeds which stand about one meter tall. They have flat faces, are completely covered in fur, and have large jewel-like eyes. Both their fur and their eyes come in a variety of earth-tones, primarily brown, white, grey, gold, and black. Despite their small size, Ewoks are strong; in the climactic battle scene of Return of the Jedi, they are shown physically overpowering and once even throwing Imperial Stormtroopers, though this detail is not consistent throughout the film. Ewoks live high among the trees of their home moon's forests, in villages built on platforms between the closely spaced trees. The bass guitar[1] (also called electric bass,[2][3][4] or simply bass; /ˈbeɪs/) is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb (by plucking, slapping, popping, tapping, or thumping), or by using a pick. The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and four, five, or six strings. The four-string bass—by far the most common—is usually tuned the same as the double bass,[5] which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lower strings of a guitar (E, A, D, and G).[6] The bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds (as is the double bass) to avoid excessive ledger lines. Like the electric guitar, the bass guitar is plugged into an amplifier and speaker for live performances. Since the 1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music as the bass instrument in the rhythm section. While the types of basslines performed by the bassist vary widely from one style of music to another, the bassist fulfills a similar role in most types of music: anchoring the harmonic framework and laying down the beat. The bass guitar is used in many styles of music including rock, metal, pop, punk rock, country, reggae, blues, and jazz. It is used as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock and metal styles. In the 1930s, musician and inventor Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington, developed the first electric string bass in its modern form, a fretted instrument designed to be held and played horizontally. The 1935 sales catalog for Tutmarc's electronic musica


In the Star Wars series of films who played Sabe, one of Padme Amidala’s handmaidens, in ‘The Phantom Menace’?

The Royal Handmaiden Society   Who's Who? The Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman Debate One of the first mistakes a newcomer to Handmaidenology makes is       they think that Natalie Portman played the part of the decoy Sab� as       well as Amidala and Padm�. This is definitely not the case. This       page will help to explain and clarify some of the misconceptions       that have been around since Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom       Menace debuted. --------------------------------------- Actress Keira Knightley, who played Sab�, looks very             much like Natalie Portman. While this helped to enhance             the decoy plot, it did confuse some viewers. --------------------------------------- Not only do Keira and Natalie resemble each other, but             they also sounded alike in the film as well. While both             their voices were lowered in pitch during             post-production, there are still subtle differences that             can be heard. Keira's accent appears to sound more             authentically British than Natalie's "early-Leia"-like             affectations. Another of Keira's films, Coming Home, was filmed around the same time as Episode I. Her voice in that film, while normal             in pitch, has the same tone as Sab�. "I             will not cooperate!" --------------------------------------- There was further confusion during and just after Episode I's premiere. While Natalie never wore the             black feathered Escape from Naboo dress during the film,             she wore it in all the promotional shots released to the             media. Keira was the only one to wear it during the             movie. --------------------------------------- Then, behind the scenes footage was released in May             showing someone other than Natalie being fitted for the             Disco Ball Parade dress. That would be Keira, who never             wore the dress in the film. --------------------------------------- To make matters worse, Vogue Magazine did a fashion             pictorial in May of 1999 for some of Queen Amidala's             dresses. In these photos, it was neither Natalie nor             Keira, but another model. --------------------------------------- Producer Rick McCallum did nothing to help our cause             during on online chat with fans. Here's the text of the             Lucasfilm chat from June 7, 1999: ASKLucasfilm: Jedi-Al says: Rick, was it a separate actress that played the "fake" queen, when Natalie was Padme on screen? I didn't             see her name in the credits. RickMcCallum: No, it's Natalie that plays both parts. Thanks a lot Rick! --------------------------------------- The weeks after the film's release, the handmaidens             gained more notice. Soon, the Royal Handmaiden Society             was born and word began to spread about Keira. (Okay,             the filmmakers may have helped us a little too.) In a May 27, 1999 interview with the London Daily             Variety, casting director Robin Gurland stated the             following: "One of the hardest roles to cast was that of Sab�, the handmaiden that fills             in for the Queen when she is in hiding. Originally we             were going to us a stand-in, but that was before we             found a girl by the name of Keira Knightley. She was             only fourteen at the time of principal photography, two             years younger than Natalie Portman, but nevertheless the             resemblance is striking. I wouldn't be surprised if she             fools quite a few of th


In the Star Wars series of films which character, designed to serve humans, boasts that he is ‘Fluent in over six million forms of communication’?

C-3PO at Control Board | Star Tours C-3PO (pronounced /siːˈθ… | Flickr C-3PO at Control Board Star Tours C-3PO (pronounced /siːˈθriːpi.oʊ/, phonetically spelled See-Threepio, and called Threepio for short) is a character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. He is also a major character in the television show Droids, and appears frequently in the series' "Expanded Universe" of novels, comic books, and video games. C-3PO is one of the four characters to appear in all six of the Star Wars feature films, and one of only two characters portrayed by the same actor in all six installments of the series (the other being Kenny Baker as R2-D2). In all his various appearances, he is portrayed by Anthony Daniels.   C-3PO is a protocol droid designed to serve humans, and boasts that he is fluent "in over six million forms of communication." C-3PO is generally seen with his long-time counterpart, R2-D2, a small, quirky droid. Threepio's main function as a protocol droid is to assist with etiquette, customs, and translation so that meetings of different cultures run smoothly. Alongside the astromech droid R2-D2, Threepio played a vital and pivotal role in the Galaxy's history.   Walt Disney World-Hollywood Studios-Orlando Fl. Done


In the Star Wars series of films who is revealed to be the father of Luke Skywalker?

Where is Luke Skywalker? J.J. Abrams and Mark Hamill grapple with the question – EW.com RELATED: Harrison Ford – The EW Interview None of these are things Abrams will discuss now. Again, only the film itself will answer those questions. But he will talk about another implication of the thing that drew him in: “Who is Luke Skywalker?” Like, who? In the Oct. 19 trailer, Han Solo tells Rey and Finn: “It’s all true. The Dark Side. The Jedi. All of it.” And they listen like teenagers being told the Tooth Fairy is real. If it seems implausible that a war hero could be forgotten so quickly, try asking the average 20-year-old who Audie Murphy was. Hell, ask a 40-year-old and see what you get. FORGOTTEN HEROES The filmmakers didn’t forget about Luke, but others in the galaxy may have. “It was the thing that struck me the hardest, which was the idea that doing a story that took place nearly 40 years after Jedi meant that there would be a generation for whom Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia would be as good as myth,” Abrams says. “They’d be as old and as mythic as the tale of King Arthur. They would be characters who they may have heard of, but maybe not. They’d be characters who they might believe existed, or just sounded like a fairy tale.” This is especially true of Daisy Ridley’s Rey, a young woman who was abandoned on the desert world of Jakku as a child and forced to eke out a meager existence as a scavenger amid its battlefield junkyards. “To someone who is living alone and struggling without a formal education or support system, who knows what that person in the literal middle of nowhere would have ever heard about any of these things, or would ever know, and how much that person would have to infer and piece together on their own,” Abrams says. “So the idea that someone like that would begin to learn that the Jedi were real, and that the Force exists, and that there’s a power in the universe that sounds fanciful but is actually possible, was an incredibly intriguing notion.” John Boyega’s Finn, raised from childhood to be a stormtrooper for The First Order, has actually heard of Luke Skywalker, but he was given a starkly different picture of him. “For Finn, he’s been raised from the ashes of the Empire,” says Boyega. “He’s been taught about Luke Skywalker, he knows about his history. For him it’s like joining the army and then learning about one of the great enemies of your country. It has that effect on him. But in terms of the Force, and the magical stuff that happens, that is the point where Finn kind of questions what is what. What is the Force, what part does Luke Skywalker play in all of this?” Han Solo, he adds, doesn’t inspire the same fear. For Finn, it really is kind of: “Han who?” “To a stormtrooper they’ve probably been given a watered down bit about Han Solo or something,” he says. “It doesn’t feel as magical and mythical and historical, so you know. It’s quite fun playing that not really knowing who these people are.” He ends up in possession of the lightsaber that once belonged to Luke, and to Luke’s father before him. It was last seen tumbling down an air shaft after Darth Vader sliced off his hand and revealed that he, he was Luke’s father.  In this film … it’s an important piece of the puzzle that will reveal Luke’s fate and whereabouts. NEXT PAGE: Abrams on the infamous Dinner For Five video [pagebreak] DINNER FOR FIVE Here’s another piece of the puzzle from our world — a long time ago, in June 2005. An IFC show called Dinner For Five, presided over by geek impresario Kevin Smith, featured Mark Hamill discussing what he imagined the future to be for Luke Skywalker. It’s a pretty dark one. Sitting right across from him happened to be J.J. Abrams, years before having any idea he would someday actually make another Star Wars film with the actor. “Dinner For Five …” Abrams says, thinking back. “It was a funny night. And Stan Lee was there too — it was a very funny group of people. Yeah, Mark had a whole concept.” Here’s the question fans have been wondering ever since this clip started to recirculate onlin


In the Star Wars series of films what is the name of the fictional moon-sized spacestation and superweapon, which is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive energy beam?

Death Star Privacy Death Star The Death Star is a fictional moon-sized spacestation and superweapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. It is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive energy beam. Lego Star Wars - Films and Videos ... A short video clip is included as a special feature in the Star Wars Clone Wars animated series' second season DVD, titled Revenge of the Brick ... In 2009, a short movie titled Lego Star Wars The Quest for R2-D2 was aired on Cartoon Network and uploaded to the LEGO Star Wars website ... In 2010, another CGI LEGO film was made titled Lego Star Wars Bombad Bounty where Vader hires Boba Fett to track down the gungan Jar Jar Binks for an accident he caused to Vader ... Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II - Synopsis ... Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II is a 22-minute long special episode of Robot Chicken List of Skits in the Broadcast Version Boba Fett kills many Ewoks using his laser blasters, lightsabers, and a ... Opening sequence, redone from the previous special Robot Chicken Star Wars, based on the end sequences of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith but modified ... Parody of the Geonosian arena scene from Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones, as an over-the-top commercial for a monster truck event ... Star Wars (Namco Video Game) - Gameplay ... Star Wars plays like a side-scrolling platformer with two difficulty settings- the Novice Mission and the Pro Mission ... In two levels (the Death Star and Yavin IV) the player actually does get to fight the real Darth Vader ... The final level involves using the X-Wing against the Death Star ... Death Star - Cultural Impact - Merchandise ... playset and a model, respectively, of the first Death Star ... In 2005 and 2008, Lego released models of Death Star II and Death Star I, respectively ... Palitoy created a heavy card version of the Death Star as a playset for the vintage range of action figures in 1979 in the UK, Australia and Canada ... List Of Star Wars Superweapons - Death Star ... The Galactic Empire's ultimate terror weapon, the Death Star is a giant spherical military station with a superlaser weapon capable of destroying a planet ... A Death Star appears in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope and another in Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi ... The designs for the Death Star are visible in Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones, and a Death Star appears under construction at the end of Star Wars ... Famous quotes containing the words star and/or death: “The professional celebrity, male and female, is the crowning result of the star system of a society that makes a fetish of competition. In America, this system is carried to the point where a man who can knock a small white ball into a series of holes in the ground with more efficiency than anyone else thereby gains social access to the President of the United States.”


In the Star Wars series of films what is the name of Han Solo’s Wookie co-pilot?

Wookiee | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia ― Han Solo , and C-3PO [src] The Wookiees were a species of tall, hairy humanoids that were native to the planet Kashyyyk . The most notable member of this species was the warrior Chewbacca , Han Solo 's best friend and co-pilot, who played a vital role in the Galactic Civil War by aiding the Rebel Alliance in their fight against the Galactic Empire , as well as the First Order–Resistance conflict where he fought against the First Order . They were quite strong, and were known to rip people's arms out of their sockets when provoked. Though being from a temperate planet better known for its swamps and forests, they were able to be comfortable on icy worlds such as Ilum , Hoth , and Starkiller Base without any protective clothing, including gloves and boots. Contents Edit Wookiees were a tall species of furry giants from the planet Kashyyyk , who could grow to a height of nearly three meters . Despite their fearsome appearance and volatile temperament, Wookiees were regarded as intelligent, sophisticated, loyal and trusting. When angered, Wookiees were known to descend into a berserker rage. [17] Wookiees had a long lifespan, appearing not to age over a span of fifty years . [18] One Wookiee, Lohgarra , lived healthily for centuries —the only distinction being her white fur. [6] They could learn to understand other languages , like Galactic Basic , but they were physically unable to speak them. To those who had not learned to understand Shyriiwook , the Wookiee language, [19] it appeared they spoke in a series of growls and purrs. Although rare, it was possible for Wookiees to be born Force-sensitive , like the Jedi youngling , Gungi . [20] History Edit Wookiees originated on the Mid Rim forest planet of Kashyyyk. In the ancient past, they invented and crafted weapons that fired poisoned darts and arrows. [21] During the Clone Wars , the Wookiees fought alongside the Galactic Republic in several star systems . [13] Towards the end of the conflict, Wookiee forces also defended their homeworld from a Separatist invasion with the help of Galactic Republic forces led by Jedi Master Yoda . [14] Following the establishment of the Galactic Empire , the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk was blockaded by the Empire. The softening and repeal of anti-slavery laws ultimately led to the Empire classifying the Wookiees as non-sentient. [15] The Empire enslaved the Wookiees not because they were a meaningful threat to the Empire but because their massive, robust physiology allowed them to work long and hard in extreme conditions. [12] As a result, many Wookiees were forced into slavery building much of the Imperial war machine, [12] sent to be worked to death in the dangerous spice mines of the planet Kessel , [13] or on construction sites such as the Death Star , though a number escaped this fate. [11] Numerous Wookiees were bred for use in medical experimentation, and some were used as playthings for Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck , Imperial governor of Kashyyyk, who occasionally hunted live Wookiees for sport. Tolruck controlled the Wookiees by fitting them with inhibitor chips . [12] About fourteen years after the establishment of the Empire, [13] the 212th Attack Battalion led by General Kahdah quelled a Wookiee revolt on Kashyyyk. Civilian travel to the planet was restricted and access was granted only for official government business. [22] Shortly later, the Empire transported several captives including Wullffwarro and his son Kitwarr to the spice mines of Kessel. The Spectres , a rebel cell based on the Outer Rim world of Lothal, rescued the prisoners and escaped Kessel. [23] During the Galactic Civil War , several Wookiees including Chewbacca [4] and Lohgarra fought for the Alliance to Restore the Republic [6] and its successor government, the New Republic . [11] One year following the Battle of Endor , the Wookiee homeworld was liberated by the New Republic forces . Working with a group of rebels led by Han Solo and Chewbacca, the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus used a hy


In the Star Wars series of films what is the name of the fictional weapon, consisting of a polished hilt which projects a blade of plasma, used by the Jedi and the Sith?

Lightsaber - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lightsaber Prop of Luke Skywalker 's second lightsaber hilt A plot element from the Star Wars franchise First appearance Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) Genre Jedi , Sith A lightsaber is a science fiction weapon in the Star Wars movies and Expanded Universe . The lightsaber consists of a polished metal hilt which projects a blade of energy ( plasma ) about one meter long. The lightsaber is the signature weapon of the Jedi order and their Sith counterparts, both of whom can use them for offence, or to deflect blaster bolts. Its distinct appearance was created using rotoscoping for the original trilogy , and digitally for the prequel trilogy. The lightsaber first appeared in the original Star Wars film ( 1977 ) and every Star Wars movie to date features at least one lightsaber duel . In 2008 , a survey of approximately two thousand film fans found it to be the most popular film weapon. [1] The lightsaber's blade cuts through most substances without resistance. It leaves cauterized wounds in flesh, but can be deflected by another lightsaber's blade, or an energy shield or wall. Some vibroswords and shields made with cortosis are also able to deflect them, as seen first in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and, later on, in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and The Force Unleashed . An active lightsaber gives off a distinctive hum, which rises in pitch and volume as the blade is moved rapidly through the air. Bringing the blade into contact with an object or another lightsaber's blade produces a loud crackle. The term "lightsaber" has been applied to other similar weapons in science fiction . Contents Production Visual effects Animator Nelson Shin was tasked with drawing the lightsaber to match the film scenes that the film producers brought. Shin explained to the people from Lucasfilm that since the lightsaber is made of light , the sword should look "a little shaky" like a fluorescent tube. He suggested inserting one frame that was much lighter than the others while printing the film on an optical printer , making the light seem to vibrate. Shin also recommended adding a degausser sound on top of the other sounds for the weapon since the sound would be reminiscent of a magnetic field. The whole process took one week, surprising his company, and Lucasfilm demonstrated the film to him, having followed his suggestions, including using an X-Acto knife to give the lightsaber a very sharp look. [2] Sound The lightsaber sound effect was developed by sound designer Ben Burtt as a combination of the hum of idling interlock motors in aged movie projectors and interference caused by a television set on an unshielded microphone . Burtt discovered the latter accidentally as he was looking for a buzzing, sparkling sound to add to the projector motor hum. [3] The pitch changes of lightsaber movement were produced by playing the basic lightsaber tone on a speaker and recording it on a moving microphone, generating Doppler shift to mimic a moving sound source. [3] Off film, advanced micro controller boards are now used to produce lightsaber sounds. These are commonly referred to as " sound boards ". Prop construction For Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the original film prop hilts were constructed from old camera-flash battery packs and other pieces of hardware. The "switched-on" sword props were designed with the intention of creating an "in-camera" glowing effect. The "blade" was three-sided and coated with a retroreflector array—the same sort used for highway signs . A lamp was positioned to the side of the taking camera and reflected towards the subject through 45-degree angled glass so that the sword would appear to glow from the camera's point-of-view. Depiction Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn