What word in our language comes from the Icelandic word for ‘to gush’?

Gush | Define Gush at Dictionary.com gush to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe. 2. to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively: She gushed with pride over her new grandchild. 3. to have a sudden, copious flow, as of blood or tears. verb (used with object) to emit suddenly, forcibly, or copiously. noun a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid. 6. effusive and often insincere language or behavior. Origin of gush 1350-1400; Middle English; probably phonesthemic in orig.; see gust 1, rush 1 Related forms outgush, verb (used with object) ungushing, adjective 1. pour, stream, flood. See flow . 4. spurt. Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for gush Expand Contemporary Examples Viewers of a 2011 60 Minutes segment saw Amaitis gush about his relationship with legendary sports bettor Billy Walters. First Step to Peace: Admitting that it's Complicated Yehudah Mirsky May 3, 2012 Historical Examples The well of eternal life can gush forth even in a desert waste, and “where sin abounds grace doth much more abound.” The Children of Wilton Chase Mrs. L. T. Meade They were full of tears, ready to gush in one last flood-tide of feeling over a subdued, chastened, but breaking heart. British Dictionary definitions for gush Expand verb 1. to pour out or cause to pour out suddenly and profusely, usually with a rushing sound 2. to act or utter in an overeffusive, affected, or sentimental manner noun a sudden copious flow or emission, esp of liquid 4. something that flows out or is emitted 5. an extravagant and insincere expression of admiration, sentiment, etc Derived Forms C14: probably of imitative origin; compare Old Norse gjósa, Icelandic gusa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for gush Expand v. 12c., gosshien "make noises in the stomach," later (c.1400) "rush out suddenly, pour out," probably formed imitativeally in English under influence of Old Norse gusa "to gush, spurt," related to geyser. Metaphoric sense of "speak in an effusive manner" first recorded 1873. Related: Gushed; gushing. The noun is 1680s, from the verb. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper


In which English county will you find Wisbech?

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What is the first name of Bill Gates’s wife?

Bill Gates recalls his 'spontaneous' first date with wife - TODAY.com Today.com Bill Gates recalls his 'spontaneous' first date with wife 2013-01-30T16:41:00.000Z comment             () Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images / Today Bill Gates has been married for 19 years and has three children. Here, the Gates visit Downing Street on October 18, 2010 in London. Bill Gates is the second richest man in the world and the fourth most powerful according to Forbes, but there was a time when he was just a boy asking out a girl in the office parking lot. “The first time he asked me out, he said, ‘Could you go out two weeks from this coming Saturday?’” his wife Melinda Gates said in a recent NPR interview . “And I said, ‘Well, that’s not exactly spontaneous…I was like, wow, who knows their calendar two weeks from Saturday night?’” Melinda worked at Microsoft, where Gates was and still is the head honcho. We asked Gates for his side of the story. Melinda "followed up by saying, ‘Hey that’s too far from now, call me closer to the date.’ And then I called her back later that night and said, ‘What about getting together quite late tonight?’ Gates told TODAY.com. “And she said, ‘Well, yeah, that’s spontaneous.’” Despite his riches, there was no wining and dining on this first date. “I had a computer user group meeting I was speaking at, so our first date was quite late that night,” he said. “It was late enough that I’m not sure what was open by then. So we sat at my house and talked.” Nineteen years of marriage and three children later, the couple is doing something right.  “We read a lot of the same books together and talk about that,” he said of keeping the spark alive. “You’ve got to put energy into making sure you know what the other person’s thinking. You can read books that talk about relationships and see how each of you are thinking about things.” The busy couple set aside time for each other and their kids, in addition to all the time they spend together traveling for their foundation. Gates appeared on TODAY to talk about the work of his foundation, through which he has given away 48 percent of his net worth, and his plan to eradicate polio within the next six years. He also spoke with TODAY.com about the foundation’s latest endeavor, the My Hope for 2030 campaign, which is soliciting ideas from the general public for what changes they’d like to see in the world by 2030. Some submissions will be featured in Gates' annual letter, and may inform where resources go in the future. “If you look at political deadlocks or budget crises that are happening, it’s a little bit easy to lose sight of how much things are improving,” he said. “So whether it’s a dream about help for the poor, eradicating diseases or how we can take tech and make education a lot more fun, it’s great to get young people talking about these things, get involved and have a real sense of the possibility that isn’t the main part of the dialogue right now.” Want to share your ideas with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? Click here for more information.   More from TODAY.com


In the UK these books are called ‘Where’s Wally?’ What is his name in the USA?

Where's Waldo? And Who's Wally? | Mental Floss Where's Waldo? And Who's Wally? Image credit:  Like us on Facebook Since I moved to London, I've gotten used to things being just a bit different: Sure, there's the whole accent thing and the driving on the other side of the road and the insertion of u's where they hadn't been before, but I mean the much more subtle differences "“ like Waldo. With his trademark red-and-white striped shirt, his knit cap topped with a pom-pom, glasses and walking stick, Waldo has wended his way through virtually every country on every continent, through time and space and imagination, the sets of Hollywood movies and the pages of beloved books. And Where's Waldo? you ask? Everywhere. His books have sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 25 languages, and as a character, Waldo has become an icon, appearing on TV shows such as The Simpsons, Friends and Frasier. Waldo even made it onto the cover of Rolling Stone. But here in the UK, Waldo is Wally. And, shockingly enough, Waldo was actually Wally first "“ and he's British. Wally was the brainchild of Martin Handford, an illustrator born in the Greater London neighborhood of Hampstead. Handford said that growing up, his earliest influences were large-scale cinema epics, the kinds of movies with large crowd scenes, which he would then try to recreate with pen and paper. Already a known illustrator who specialized in crowd scenes, Handford was asked to put together a book of his work "“ and voila! Wally was born, a visual tie-in that kept continuity from scene to scene. Eventually, after publishers bought the book, Wally evolved into the bespectacled bumbling traveler we now know: In a typical book, Wally/Waldo carries his trademark walking stick, in addition to 11 other items that are designed to help him on his travels: kettle, mallet, cup, backpack, sleeping bag, binoculars, camera, snorkel, belt, bag and a shovel. Waldo, however, isn't particularly good at keeping track of his items and so, on each page, he loses one, requiring the reader to help him find it. To find him and his lost item, readers are tasked with visually sorting through vast scenes, often rife with visual puns and humor (sometimes a bit risquÃ© humor at that). The book series launched in 1987 in the UK, with Wally as its titular character; later that same year, the series was launched in the US, where Wally was introduced as Waldo. The series took off, becoming a sensation within only a few years and eventually morphing into a TV series in both the US and the UK, a comic strip, several video games (including one due out this September from Ubisoft), and even a few magazines (in the UK and Australia, Wally went on weekly adventures to new countries, which he reported on his children's geographical and cultural magazine, Wally's World). By 1997, when the publishers of the books came out with Where's Waldo? The Wonder Book, the Waldo world also had several new characters to find: Woof, Waldo/Wally's faithful canine companion; Wenda, Waldo's girlfriend and the "one who takes pictures," according to the introduction to The Wonder Book; Wizard Whitebeard, whose magic allows the apparently jobless Waldo to travel as much as he does; and Odlaw, whose mean disposition, black-and-yellow striped clothing and slick mustache make him the villain in the Waldo-verse. The intrepid traveler had even by then sparked some controversy "“ Waldo was spotted on the American Library Association's list of 100 most frequently challenged books, after wandering through a beach scene containing a nearly topless sunbather. But not only has this international man of mystery gotten lost in scenes across the world, but so has his original identity. Continuing the pattern started with its introduction to the US, Wally got a new name and it seems, a new attitude with every country he was introduced. In some countries, Waldo retained the whimsical "˜w' in his name: For example, in Germany, he's Walter ("Wo ist Walter?") and in Norway, he's Willy ("Der hvor er Willy?"). Bu


What was the name of the dwarf who is a chief character in ‘Lord of the Rings’?

Character List Character List    Bookmark this page    Manage My Reading List The volume in which a character appears is indicated in parentheses after his or her name. Where there is no indication, the character appears in all three volumes. (Note: FR = The Fellowship of the Ring, TT = The Two Towers, and RK = Return of the King.) Frodo Baggins A young well-to-do hobbit. When he discovers that the magic ring left to him by his eccentric "Uncle" Bilbo is the One Ring, he reluctantly takes on the quest to destroy it. Often referred to as the Ringbearer. Gandalf the Grey A wizard best known among hobbits for his fireworks and mischievous sense of humor, but actually one of the greatest powers of Middle-earth. He reveals the truth about the Ring to Frodo and acts as a guide and counselor. The leader of the Fellowship. Other names: Stormcrow, Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgrim, the White Rider, Tharkûn, Olórin, Incánus, and Gandalf the White. Samwise "Sam" Gamgee A hobbit, Frodo's gardener at home, and his servant and friend on the quest. Sam is very fond of stories about dragons and elves. A member of the Fellowship, he stays with Frodo after it is broken. Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck A young hobbit, one of Frodo's many cousins. A member of the Fellowship. Friend of Treebeard the Ent and companion of King Théoden of Rohan. Peregrin "Pippin" Took A young hobbit, one of Frodo's many cousins. A member of the Fellowship. Later, a member of the Tower Guard of Minas Tirith. Aragorn The heir of Isildur and the rightful king of Gondor, a mighty warrior and healer. He was raised by the elves of Rivendell and now lives in exile as leader of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North. The time has now come for him to reclaim the throne. He leads the Fellowship after Gandalf's fall. Other names: Strider, Elessar, Elfstone, Dúnadan. Legolas Son of Thranduil, king of the Mirkwood elves. He is a great archer with keen eyesight. A member of the Fellowship. Close friend of Gimli the dwarf and companion of Aragorn. Gimli Son of Glóin, a dwarf of the Lonely Mountain. A member of the Fellowship. Close friend of Legolas the elf and companion of Aragorn. He falls in love with Galadriel. Boromir (FR, TT) Son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor. Sent to Rivendell to decipher a prophetic dream, he joins the Fellowship. He believes that the Ring should be used as a weapon against the Enemy and that trying to destroy it is foolish. He succumbs to the temptation of the Ring and tries to take it from Frodo. He dies defending Merry and Pippin from orcs. Sauron A powerful spirit of evil who now takes the form of a disembodied flaming eye, Sauron represents the worst aspects of power — especially greed, cruelty, and the desire for domination. He created the One Ring long ago as a weapon, lost it nearly three thousand years ago, and now needs it to achieve his conquest of Middle-earth. Other names: the Enemy, the Dark Lord, the Necromancer, the Eye, the Lord of the Rings. The Nazgûl, Servants of the Enemy Once great kings, but Sauron gave nine rings to these men and enslaved them under the One Ring. They are generals for his armies, but he also sends them to capture Frodo and the Ring. The Witchking leads them. Other names: Black Riders, Ringwraiths, the Nine. Gollum An earlier Ringbearer. He carried the Ring, which gave him an unnaturally long life. He was living on an island in an underground lake when he lost the Ring to Bilbo, but he wants it back so badly that he has emerged to search for it. Although he fears Sauron and revealed the Ring's location to him, he also becomes Frodo's guide into Mordor. Despite the Ring's corrupt influence, Frodo still believes Gollum can be saved. Other names: Sméagol, Slinker, Stinker. Bilbo Baggins (FR, RK) Frodo's much older cousin, considered the most eccentric hobbit in the Shire, who adopted Frodo after the younger hobbit's parents died. He won the Ring from Gollum in a riddle game 60 years before the start of the novel, and he passes it on to Frodo when he leaves the Shire for good. The only person to have voluntarily given u


What bird is mentioned in the lyrics of ‘My Old Man (Said Follow the Van)’?

Don't Dilly Dally On The Way by Marie Lloyd Songfacts Songfacts Also known as "The Cock Linnet Song" and "My Old Man Said Follow The Van", this humorous music hall number about doing a moonlight flit was a big hit for Marie Lloyd. The sheet music "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way. (The 'COCK LINNET' Song.)" is credited written by Charles Collins and Fred W. Leigh, and is copyright 1919 by B. Feldman of London. Marie introduced this number in 1918, in the twilight of her career. On stage she performed it dressed as an old woman wrapped in a shawl and carrying a bird in a cage, presumably not a live one. Although it became one of her best known songs, she did not actually record it. Marie Lloyd died in October 1922 aged only fifty-two, but the song remained popular and was recorded by Lily Morris, among others. >> Suggestion credit: Alexander Baron - London, England Miss Piggy performed this on Episode 211 of The Muppet Show. Her version was the first track on the Muppet Show Music Hall EP, which reached #19 in the UK singles charts in 1979. "Cock Linnet" is cockney rhyming slang for minute and to "dilly dally" means to linger.


Which mountain range is often described as “the backbone of England”?

The pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the north west of england from yorkshire and the north east. www.tradebit.com The pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the north west of england from yorkshire and the north east. Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of Greater Manchester, through the Yorkshire Dales past the Cumbrian Fells to the Cheviot Hills on the Anglo-Scottish border. North of the Aire Gap, the Pennines give out a western spur into Lancashire, the Forest of Bowland, and south of the gap is a similar spur, the Rossendale Fells and the West Pennine Moors – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Born 1899, died 1947 (cardiac arrest). Indicted for tax evasion in 1931. Who was he?

Al Capone (1899 - 1947) - Find A Grave Memorial Miami-Dade County Florida, USA Organized Crime Figure, Chicago Gangster. Probably the best known of the 1920s gangsters, he controlled Chicago until brought down by FBI Agent Elliott Ness. Ness later wrote a book "The Untouchables" which detailed his efforts to jail Capone. Capone was the largest of the racketeers, and captured the American public's imagination as few ever did. Born Alphonse Capone in Brooklyn, New York, of Italian immigrant parents, Gabriele and Teresina Capone, the fourth of nine children. Raised in a loving middle class Italian family, he was brought up to be honest and hard working. Surprisingly unbiased for his time, he would become friendly with anyone of any race, creed or color who was loyal to him. He quit school at 8th grade, and began work for Johnny Torrio, a new breed of gangster then taking over New York. From him, Al Capone learned his trade, initially running errands and working his way up the ladder to manager. He also learned from a rough local gangster, Frank Yale, about the use of violence to build an empire, while maintaining a respectable home and social life. He married an Irish Catholic, Mae Coughlin, and they had a son, Albert Francis Capone, born December 4, 1918. Baby Albert was born with congenital syphilis, which Al later admitted he had contracted many years before, but had thought the disease had gone away when it went into remission. His syphilis was never treated properly. When Johnny Torrio moved his operations to Chicago in 1921, he brought Capone with him, and together, they built up the crime empire, concentrating on nightclubs, prostitution, and illegal liquor. His first murder occurred in 1924, for which he was found innocent when the eyewitnesses were bribed. In March 1925, Torrio quit the business to retire to Florida, and gave his entire empire to Capone. Killing other gang members to build his empire, Al Capone's violence peaked with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, 1929 when seven members of Bugs Moran's gang were murdered. This murder brought the attention of the Federal government, who swore to get Capone off the street and into jail. In 1931, he was indicted and convicted of Income Tax evasion and sentenced to eleven years in jail. He died in his home in Miami, Florida, of cardiac arrest resulting from third stage syphilis. He was originally buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. (bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)


Which jockey won the Derby in 1979, 1980, 1989 and 1994?

BBC - A Sporting Nation - Willie Carson: King of the Derby Willie Carson: King of the Derby © SCRAN Five-time champion jockey Willie Carson won 17 British Classics and 11 Irish Classics in a glittering 34-year riding career. William Fisher Hunter Carson, born in Stirling on 16 November 1942, was apprenticed to Captain Gerald Armstrong at the Tupgill stables in North Yorkshire in 1957 and rode his first of 3,828 winners in Britain on Pinker's Pond in a seven-furlong apprentice handicap at Catterick on 19 July 1962. Carson rode his first Classic winner on High Top in the 1972 2000 Guineas, the year he was crowned champion jockey for the first time and was also champion in 1973, 1978, 1980 and 1983. He enjoyed his finest hour in winning the Oaks at Epsom on The Queen's filly Dunfermline in the Silver Jubilee year, 1977 and Carson, in Her Majesty's famous silks of purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves and black velvet cap with gold fringe, also won the 1977 St Leger on Dunfermline at Doncaster at odds of 10/1, beating the 4/7 fav Alleged in a great finish. "Winning the Oaks in Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee year was very special. There was great pressure and winning the St Leger for her made 1977 a fabulous year," said Carson. Carson won the Derby for the first time on the brilliant colt Troy in the 200th running of the famous Epsom showpiece in 1979 and also won the turf's Blue Riband on Henbit (1980), Nashwan (1989) and Erhaab (1994) and rates Nashwan as the best horse he rode in his illustrious career. Carson rode Erhaab with tremendous confidence and the Sheikh Hamdan-owned colt swept past the front-running King's Theatre with devastating acceleration for a brilliant victory. He enjoyed his best season in 1990, riding 187 winners and retired from riding in 1996 at the age of 54. Carson was awarded an OBE in 1983 for services to racing. "Racing has been very good to me and I enjoyed a great association with Major Dick Hern, who was a fantastic trainer. I was able to ride at 7st 10lb and never had weight problems," said the diminutive Scotsman. "When I retired I started working for the BBC and I really enjoy being involved. I hope I can bring an insight to racing to benefit viewers and particularly at the great meetings such as Royal Ascot," added Carson, who was formerly a team captain on the BBC's A Question Of Sport. Carson is a very successful breeder and owns the 60-acre Minster Stud at Cirencester in Gloucestershire and was the first jockey to breed a British Classic winner, Minster Son, who he also rode, to win the 1988 St Leger in Lady Beaverbrook's silks. © SCRAN Carson is fourth in the all-time list of champion flat jockeys in Britain behind Sir Gordon Richards, Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery. "I never expected to be a champion jockey when I started my apprenticeship in 1957 and it was very tough in the early years. Lester (Piggott) was a great man to ride against and it was always satisfying to beat him," said Carson. Willie Carson richly deserves the accolade of one of the turf's all-time greats and his place in Scottish Sport's Hall of Fame is assured. Written by: Bill Harvey


Who was the creator of the St. Trinian’s schoolgirls?

St. Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies at 91 St. Trinian's cartoonist Ronald Searle dies at 91 RAPHAEL SATTER Pin it Share LONDON (AP) — British cartoonist Ronald Searle, the creator of the willfully wicked schoolgirls of St. Trinian's who amused generations of Britons, has died, his family said Tuesday. He was 91. Searle was a prolific illustrator who drew for The New Yorker, Punch, and Walt Disney but it was the fictional girls' boarding school where the students ran riot that most captured the public imagination. The long-legged, leering schoolgirls drank, smoked and generally cut a swath of destruction; their weapon-wielding antics were colored by Searle's morbid sense of humor. His satire of the venerable English school system struck a chord, launching a series of hit films, including one recent incarnation starring Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton and Russell Brand. Searle's secret, as one early profile noted, was to turn "the very epitome of decency and polite tradition for every right-thinking Englishman" into "a place of terror more hellish than anything conceived since the days of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Brueghel." Searle's dark streak may well have been informed by his experiences as a soldier during World War II. Born in Cambridge on March 3, 1920, his promising career as cartoonist was interrupted by his capture by the Japanese at Singapore. He spent the rest of the conflict under atrocious conditions as a prisoner-of-war, but somehow managed to keep drawing despite beatings and bouts of malaria and beriberi. His drawings of camp life were published following his liberation in 1945 in fellow prisoner Russell Braddon's account of his own captivity, "The Naked Island." St. Trinian's sly schoolgirls made him famous, but Searle long insisted that the students were just "a small part of my work." He designed cover art for The New Yorker and a series of editorial cartoons for France's Le Monde newspaper. He designed wry, occasionally absurd advertisements for Church's shoes and U.S. Rubber. His Molesworth books, set in the fictional St. Custard's, also proved popular. But St. Trinian's refused to die, despite Searle's attempt to draw a line under the series by having the girls' blow up their school with an atom bomb. In a statement, Searle's family said that he died "peacefully in his sleep" on Friday in the small city of Draguignan in southern France following a short illness. Funeral arrangements were not immediately made clear Tuesday. The statement said Searle had requested a "private cremation with no fuss and no flowers." Reblog


American E.F.Blackwood gave his name to a common tactic used in which game?

Propaganda of Japan and the U.S. During WW II A Critical Comparison Between Japanese and American Propaganda during World War II. Anthony V. Navarro                             Hakko Ichiu. (ï¿½Eight corner of the World under one roof.ï¿½)                                                                                Japanese War Slogan                             Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that that our people,                                 our territory and our interests are in grave danger.                                                                                President Roosevelt     World War II was one of the most monumental events in history and certainly one of the most significant events in the 20th century.  The catalyst for drawing the United States fully into the war was the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  The series of confrontational events that led up to Pearl Harbor and the events that followed up until the Japanese surrender in 1945, were waged on the political, economic, and military fronts, but one aspect of the war which is sometimes overlooked is the war waged on the social front.  What makes the social aspect of war so significant is that it involves a dynamic within the human person.  In time of war, there is killing, violence, and hate, all stirred up from within.  Thoughts and emotions come into play.  Ideologies and philosophies, ways of life, and cultures clash.  War is no longer only between soldiers on a battlefield but between nations and their ideas.  And in order to make a whole nation of people support the war with mind and spirit, there needs to be influence.  That influence is propaganda.     Much of the social warfare between the United States and Japan involved instilling within their people both a strong nationalistic pride for their own country as well as an incendiary hatred for the other.  This was done with the help of the mediaï¿½newspapers, books, radio, and filmï¿½that were consequently used as propaganda against the enemy.  Much of the material was racist and catered to such ideas as racial inferiority and ethnic supremacy.  Oneï¿½s own nation was always the civilized one while the enemy was depicted as barbaric, sub-human, and in some cases, demonic.     We imbibe a flood of information each day from numerous sourcesï¿½radio, film, books, newspapers, magazines, and advertisements.  We are consciously and subconsciously told what to think, what to do, how to feel, and how to behave.  Although news sources attempt to be as objective as possible, there is always a grain of cultural salt that factors into how people interpret that objective information.  Socioeconomic conditions, political situations, and social atmosphere not only contribute to how news and information are interpreted, but are also reflected in them.  Media is an art, and art is a way of communicating ideas.  Those ideas are what drive nations and people, to think and act. And during time of war, a nation often tries to stir up a common sense of purpose under which its people can unite.     The inspiring quotes above spurred on the war spirit.  The first was a Japanese World War II slogan alluding to the Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.  In an 8th Century literary collection, his words are recalled that the ï¿½eight corners of the world be united under one roofï¿½ creating a brotherhood of races.  The second was spoken by President Frank Roosevelt in his declaration of war to Congress shortly after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Potent words such as these, which were plastered on posters and sung in war slogans, reinforced a sense of duty and instilled a kind of vengeful spirit in not only those fighting on the battlefields but also in the people supporting them on the home front.  Catchy slogans and catch phrases quickly became part of popular culture.     If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the images generated from World War II would speak endless volumes.  Words are powerful, but some of the images in wartime pos


What is the proper scientific name for table sugar?

Chemical formula for sugar Chemical formula for table sugar A molecule of sucrose Glucose and fructose are monosaccharide sugars. A monosaccharide is the smallest unit of sugar, mono meaning 1. Sucrose is commonly called table sugar and is a disaccharide. A disaccharide is a sugar that is made up of two sugar units, di meaning 2. Sucrose is produced as glucose and fructose are joined together by a condensation reaction. In the process a water molecule is eliminated. See the following equation. C6H12O6 + C6H12O6 => C12H22O11 + H2O glucose   + fructose => sucrose + water Hint: This is an easy way to remember the chemical formula for sucrose. 2 x C6H12O6 - H2O = C12H22O11 The molecular formula for sucrose is C12H22O11     Chemical Formula for Sugars Sugars are a white crystalline group of soluble carbohydrates that are sweet tasting in nature. These sugar molecules include glucose, sucrose, lactose, fructose, maltose, lactose and galactose. Sugar molecules are classified as monosaccharides or disaccharides. The following table lists the common sugar molecules are their chemical formula.  Name  Disaccharide (glucose + glucose)  C12H22O11 The monosaccharides glucose, galactose and fructose all have the same molecular formula but they vary in their molecular structure. The three common disaccharides lactose, sucrose and maltose also have the same molecular formula but differ in their structural formula Lactose is also known as ‘milk sugar’ because it is primarily found in dairy products. Lactose intolerance is a genetic disorder which affects many people who lack the enzyme necessary to break down lactose into glucose and galactose. This prevents lactose being absorbed by the body. Sucrose is obtained from sugar cane and sugar beet and is commonly called table sugar.


Squeeze – Up the Junction Lyrics | Genius Lyrics More on Genius About “Up the Junction” “Up the Junction” is the eighth track and third single from Squeeze’s second LP, 1979’s “Cool for Cats,” A slice-of-life vignette set in the band’s native South London. It’s unique in that it doesn’t have a chorus, and instead uses key changes to its base progression to mirror the dramatic arc of its story. Co-songwriters Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have cited Bob Dylan’s “Positively Fourth Street” as an influence on “Up the Junction.” The song peaked at No. 2 on the U.K., making it one of the highest-charting singles of the group’s long career. More recently, astute listeners might’ve noticed it playing in the background in the final scenes of “Gliding Over All,” the eighth episode of season 5 of the American TV series “Breaking Bad.” The song’s title, also its final lyric, loosely translates to “up shit’s creek.” Hidden This page is accessible to Verified artists on the song Locked This song has been locked and is considered "done." You need 600 IQ to add annotations to locked songs. "Up the Junction" Track Info


A Shavian is a big fan and aficionado of which famous playwright?

Project MUSE - A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana John R. Pfeiffer I. Works by Shaw Shaw, Bernard. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Chicago: Trafalgar Square, 2007. 75 pp., illustrated. List: $15.95. Not seen. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Bel Air, Calif.: Dodo Press, 2007. Paper. List: $10.99. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint at $10.99 unless otherwise noted: Methuselah ($21.99), Cashel, Dark Lady, Doctor's, Getting Married ($12.99), Great Catherine, Heartbreak ($12.99), Irrational ($23.99), John Bull, Superman ($14.99), Man of Destiny, Mrs Warren, Perfect Wagnerite, Press Cuttings, Pygmalion, and Blanco Posnet. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Edited "for modernity" by George Arthur Lareau (does not apply to other titles listed below). Amazon.com : Kindle ed., 2007. List: $7.99 in August; $1.60 in September. Not retrieved. The "product description" erroneously informs us that "it won the Nobel Prize for literature." Kindle edition titles are a 2007 innovation by Amazon.com. The selling points are ease of use on a specialized "reader" and speed of "wireless via Amazon Whispernet" delivery to the reader. Particulars are available on the Amazon.com home Web site. At least twenty-one Shaw titles are advertised, priced at $1.60 unless otherwise indicated: Annajanska, Augustus, Caesar ($0.95), Candida, Cashel Byron, Devil's, Doctor's, Fanny's, Great Catherine, How He Lied, Irrational, John Bull, Major Barbara, Preface to Major Barbara, Superman, Man of Destiny, Misalliance, Mrs Warren, O'Flaherty, Overruled, Press Cuttings, and Pygmalion. ———. Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, and Pygmalion. Eastbourne: Gardner's Books, 2007. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint: Methuselah, Caesar, Cashel and Bashville, Doctor's, Dramatic Opinions, Fabian Essays, Getting Married, Heartbreak Great Catherine [End Page 272] and Playlets of the War, Irrational, Love Among the Artists, Misalliance and Dark Lady, On Going to Church, Philanderer, Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant, Quintessence, Three Plays for Puritans, An Unsocial Socialist, and The Wisdom of Bernard Shaw. ———. Arms and the Man. Ed. J. P. Wearing. London: Methuen Drama, 2008. New Mermaids series. Not seen. One of five Shaw plays to be released in the New Mermaids series of classic plays. The others are Major Barbara, ed. Nicholas Grene; Mrs Warren, ed. Norma Jenckes; Pygmalion, ed. L. W. Conolly; and Saint Joan, ed. Jean Chothia. ———. Arms and the Man. Temecula, Calif.: Peacock Books, 2008. List: $20.52. Not seen. ———. Aventuras de una negrita en busca de Dios. Trans. Benito Gómez Ibánez. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2007. List: $27.05. Not seen. Spanish translation. ———. Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Titus Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2008. List: $12.19. Accessed on Amazon.com . Not seen. Also publishes Superman, Pygmalion, and An Unsocial Socialist. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Cambridge, Mass.: IndyPublish, 2007. List: $46.99. Not seen. Also publishes Devil's Disciple and Doctor's Dilemma. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Rockville, Md.: Tark Classic Fiction, 2008. List: $9.99. Not seen.CS.C ———. Cashel Byron's Profession; also The Admirable Bashville. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2007. List: $40.05. Not seen. Also publishes Fabian Essays, Heartbreak, Love Among the Artists, and Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant. ———. "The Cinema as a Moral Leveller" (June 27, 1914). Reprinted in the New Statesman, May 28, 2007, 62. ———. Dark Lady of the Sonnets as Sonnetternas mörka dam. In Shakespeares älskade. Trans. Ulf Liljedahl. Lund: Ellerstrom, 2007. Not seen. Swedish translation. ———. The Devil's Disciple. Charleston, S.C.: BiblioBazaar, 2007. List: $9.99. Not seen. Also publishes Heartbreak, John Bull, Superman, and Pygmalion. See also More Short Works of George Bernard Shaw, below. ———. Don Juan in Hell. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2007. List: $2.00. Also publishes Heartbreak House ($2.00), Major Barbara ($2.00). and Pygmalion ($1.50). No frills paper texts at bargain prices. ———. "82 'Irrevere


What sport is contested in the Vuelta a Espana?

Chris Froome may double up after second Tour win by racing in Vuelta | Sport | The Guardian Chris Froome may double up after second Tour win by racing in Vuelta • ‘I think Spain could be on the cards, certainly,’ says Briton • Team Sky’s Sir Dave Brailsford says too early to make decision Video: Watch highlights from this year’s Tour de France. Monday 27 July 2015 14.05 EDT Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 08.35 EDT Close This article is 1 year old Having celebrated his second Tour de France win in three years with a glass of champagne on the road to Paris, followed by a long overdue bacon sandwich on Monday morning, Chris Froome refused to rule out a tilt at this year’s Vuelta a España. The Tour of Spain begins in Puerto Banus on 22 August, which means Froome will need to make a decision regarding his participation in the coming days. Having endured no end of brickbats and insinuation en route to his gruelling victory in France the cyclist could be forgiven for deciding to enjoy a break from cycling. But he is clearly tempted by the prospect of becoming only the third rider after Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault to pull off the Tour and Vuelta double. Tour de France 2015: writers’ awards Read more “I would say it’s a bit early to say 100% but I think that could potentially be on the cards, certainly,” said Froome upon his return to London. “I know it would be a massive challenge to back it up with another grand tour now, especially to go there with the aim of going for the general classification again. But yeah, that’s at the back of the mind and maybe that could be on the cards.” A runner-up in Spain last year and in 2011, as well as the fourth-placed finisher in 2012, Froome jokingly requested that the race organiser, Javier Guillén, include a long, flat individual time-trial stage in this year’s race and the Vuelta director duly obliged. Stage 17 of the 21 to be contested by the riders is a 39km, pancake-flat “race of truth” in Burgos, the northern capital of Castile and home town of the Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata. “Having Froome would be great, but that does not mean that we will make a Vuelta to suit him,” said Guillén late last year, even if the subsequent route he unveiled was almost certainly better tailored to the Sky rider’s strengths than that of the Grand Boucle he has just won. On Sunday in Paris, Froome became the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice, following up on his success of 2013, and he spent his first day as a double champion relaxing and doing a publicity turn with his sponsors. Tour de France: Geraint Thomas adds to British academy success stories Read more “It’s not the Tour itself, it’s the whole buildup, months and months of doing every little thing right, every little detail,” he told Sky Sports News. “It’s going to be great to switch off for a few days. I had a bacon butty this morning. It was fantastic, something I haven’t had in months.” Having admitted that he is already plotting his team’s assault on next year’s Tour de France the Sky chief, Sir Dave Brailsford, urged Froome, who is expecting a son with his wife, Michelle, to enjoy some downtime before making any definitive decision on whether or not to line up on the Costa del Sol next month. “The reality is you never know how the guys are going to come out of three weeks of racing,” Brailsford said. “You need to have a couple of days to calibrate and see where you are. “They need to just relax, take time and feel good about what they’ve just done. He’s the first British guy ever to win two Tours, it’s incredible what he’s done, and I don’t think we should be encouraging him to look ahead at the minute.”


Which modern musical instrument used to be called the 'sackbut'?

sackbut | French musical instrument | Britannica.com French musical instrument See Article History Alternative Title: tenor trombone Sackbut, (from Old French saqueboute: “pull-push”), early trombone , invented in the 15th century, probably in Burgundy. It has thicker walls than the modern trombone, imparting a softer tone, and its bell is narrower. Sackbuts. Multimann The sackbut answered the need for a lower-pitched trumpet that composers of the time sought. Its telescoping slide mechanism is retained in the modern trombone. Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: July 20, 1998 URL: https://www.britannica.com/art/sackbut Access Date: January 18, 2017 Share


Which style or school of art did Picasso pioneer?

Pablo Picasso Biography Biography Pablo Picasso Biography Picasso is not just a man and his work. Picasso is always a legend, indeed almost a myth. In the public view he has long since been the personification of genius in modern art. Picasso is an idol,    one of those rare creatures who act as crucibles in which the diverse and often chaotic phenomena of culture are focussed, who seem to body forth the artistic life of their age in one person.    The same thing happens in politics, science, sport. And it happens in art. Early life Born in Malaga, Spain,            in October of 1881, he was the first child born in the family. His father worked as an artist, and was also a professor at the school of fine arts; he also worked as a curator for the museum in            Malaga. Pablo Picasso studied under his father for one year, then went to the Academy of Arts for one year, prior to moving to Paris. In 1901 he went to Paris, which he found as the ideal place to practice new styles, and experiment with a variety of art forms. It was during these initial visits, which he began his work in surrealism and cubism style, which he was the founder of, and            created many distinct pieces which were influenced by these art forms. Updates in style During his stay in Paris, Pablo Picasso was constantly updating his style; he did work from the blue period, the rose period, African influenced style, to cubism, surrealism, and realism. Not only did he master these styles, he was a pioneer in each of these movements, and influenced the styles to follow throughout the 20th century, from the initial works he created. In addition to the styles he introduced to the art world, he also worked through the many different styles which appeared, while working in Paris. Not only did he continually improve his style, and the works he created, he is well known because of the fact that he had the ability to create in any style which was prominent during the time. Russian ballet In 1917, Pablo Picasso joined the Russian Ballet, which toured in Rome; during this time he met Olga Khoklova, who was a ballerina; the couple eventually wed in 1918, upon returning to Paris. The couple eventually separated in 1935; Olga came from nobility, and an upper class lifestyle, while Pablo Picasso led a bohemian lifestyle, which conflicted. Although the couple separated, they remained officially married, until Olga's death, in 1954. In addition to works he created of Olga, many of his later pieces also took a centralized focus on his two other love interests, Marie Theresa Walter and Dora Maar. Pablo Picasso remarried Jacqueline Roque in 1961; the couple remained married until his death 12 years later, in 1973. Work as a pacifist Pablo Picasso was a pacifist, and large scale paintings he created, showcased this cry for peace, and change during the time. A 1937 piece he created, after the German bombing of Guernica, was one such influential piece of the time. Not only did this become his most famous piece of art work, but the piece which showed the brutality of war, and death, also made him a prominent political figure of the time. To sell his work, and the message he believed in, art, politics, and eccentricity, were among his main selling points. Conflicting with social views Many things Pablo Picasso did during the 1950s, conflicted with the general public. Viciousness towards his children, exaggerated virility towards women, and joining the Communist party, were some of the many scandals which he was involved in during his lifetime. Although most of the things he did were viewed negatively by a minority of the general public, admirers of Pablo Picasso turned a blind eye, and still accepted him as a prominent figure in their society. Following the end of WWII, Pablo Picasso turned back towards his classic style of work, and he created the "Dove of Peace."        Even though he became a member of the Communist party, and supported Stalin and his political views and rule, Pablo Picasso could do no wrong. In the ey


Which political party did Picasso join in 1944?

Movement for a Socialist Future E-mail     to hear about site changes, placing 'update' in body of message   Picasso     as political icon Picasso - the Communist years. Gertje Utley, Yale University Press, £35. Pablo Picasso,     arguably the greatest artist of the 20th century, in his art stood for     everything that Communist Parties were accustomed to denouncing. Stalin and     his henchman Zhdanov, imposed the doctrine of Socialist Realism in the     early 1930s as the only acceptable style in the visual arts. Picassoï¿½s     great adventure with George Braque in the years before World War I, however,     produced an anti-naturalist style ï¿½ Cubism. Together they sparked off     an artistic movement which revolutionised the visual arts for the coming     centuries. A virtuoso     in all styles of drawing, painting and sculpture, a master of Surrealism     and other styles, Picasso developed Cubist principles of space and form     throughout his artistic career. His political     masterpiece, Guernica, painted to support the Spanish revolution is a     heroic fusion of the Cubist dislocation of space with Surrealist imagery. The French     Communist Party (PCF) from the 1930s adhered to Zhdanovï¿½s dogma of Socialist     Realism. It was clearly in opposition to the new styles developed by Picasso     and others in the decades running up to World War II. Therefore,     when Picasso joined the French Communist Party in October 1944, many people     were surprised. Why did he     join? And was his friend the poet Jean Cocteau right when he remarked     that joining the PCF was the "first ever anti-revolutionary gesture     by Picasso"? And, equally important, why did Picasso remain a loyal     member until the end of his life, despite the sharp differences between     him and the party that often surfaced? Gertje Utleyï¿½s book goes a long     way to answering these questions. Picassoï¿½s     commitment to communism is ignored in most of the innumerable writings     about him. But in reality, his political beliefs were central to his very     being. He took a strong stand against Fascism, militarism and war. Before World     War II, Picassoï¿½s sympathies, backed up with generous donations, lay with     the revolutionary left (FAI and POUM) rather than the Republican government     when it came under Stalinist control, even though he created Guernica     at the request of the Spanish Republic. It was the     decision to remain in Paris during the years of the German Occupation     which drew Picasso closer into the circle of writers and artists which     included Resistance fighters, Communist Party members and sympathisers. Utley draws     together a wealth of information and personal recollections showing how     Picassoï¿½s studio became a haven for anti-fascists, "where even members     of the underground felt safe". At the same     time, staying in Paris separated Picasso from anti-Stalinist intellectuals,     such as Surrealist leader André Breton, who could have provided     a sympathetic communist alternative. Picassoï¿½s     close friend, the poet Paul Eluard, re-joined the PCF in 1943 and many     other French intellectuals followed. Picasso found in the PCF "a     fatherland" where he could be among brothers and friends. Eluard and     a large group of artists and writers including Louis Aragon provided Picasso     with a rationale which seemed to reconcile the anti-creative dogmas of     Stalinism with his own modernist revolution in art. Utley shows     how, even as Eluard and Aragon wrote eulogies to Stalin, and paid lip     service to "Socialist Realism" they sought at the same time     to make Picassoï¿½s art acceptable to the party. Picasso was     reduced to tears in 1948 while attending the Stalinist Congrès     Mondial des Intellectuals p


In which novel does William Dobbin finally win the hand of Amelia Sedley?

Who Is Amelia Sedley? - Online Essays Who Is Amelia Sedley? William Makepeace Thackeray wrote some of the finest English novels in the English language and his ebullient personality matched his colorful creations. His most famous novel, Vanity Fair is intended to expose social hypocrisy and sham. This satire novel from the Victorian period is written with such style that it was applauded by the very society it was aimed at. It is a tale of two heroines, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, who have just graduated from a school for young ladies. They are heading in the same coach to finally explore the world. Becky is rebellious and low-born and is set to make her way by her wits. On the other hand, the innocent, gently-reared Amelia has been perfectly ... Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers father refuses to countenance a union between his son and the helpless daughter. However, inspired by his friend Dobbin, who is himself in love with Amelia and always selflessly thinking of her happiness, George rebels against his father and marries her. George is killed in battle and she is poverty-stricken that she is forced to hand her son over to her despised father-in-law. Dobbins remains devoted to her but she cannot let go of George. Amelia�s willful attachment to George�s memory leads her to abuse Dobbin�s genuine feelings for her, and earns her the novelist�s final epithet of �tender little parasite.� Is she really wrong to treat Dobbin�s like she does? Thackeray wanted his readers to question rather than accept. He wants the reader their own judgement of criticizing Amelia for hero-worshipping George. Becky�s husband also goes into debt and she is forced to bail him out. He returns home to find her with another man and their marriage is over. She is now forced ... Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login


The word ‘haptic’ relates to which of the five senses?

Haptics | Define Haptics at Dictionary.com haptics noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. the branch of psychology that investigates sensory data and sensation derived from the sense of touch and localized on the skin. 2. Digital Technology. the study or use of tactile sensations and the sense of touch as a method of interacting with computers and electronic devices: Haptics allows you to feel and manipulate digitized objects in a virtual 3D environment. Origin of haptics of or relating to the sense of touch: the haptic sensation of holding a real book in your hands. 2. Digital Technology. of or relating to tactile sensations and the sense of touch as a method of interacting with computers and electronic devices: smartphones that incorporate haptic feedback; haptic technology. a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device: You can save power by adjusting the haptics and brightness of your phone. an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user: joysticks and other haptics. Origin Expand 1860-70; < Greek haptikós ‘able to grasp or perceive,’ equivalent to háp(tein) ‘to grasp, sense, perceive’ + -tikos -tic Dictionary.com Unabridged British Dictionary definitions for haptics Expand relating to or based on the sense of touch Word Origin C19: from Greek, from haptein to touch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for haptics Expand 1895, from haptic ; see -ics . haptic adj. "pertaining to the sense of touch," 1890, from Greek haptikos "able to come into contact with," from haptein "to fasten." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper


What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell?

physical chemistry - Positive or Negative Anode/Cathode in Electrolytic/Galvanic Cell - Chemistry Stack Exchange Positive or Negative Anode/Cathode in Electrolytic/Galvanic Cell up vote 19 down vote favorite 5 In a galvanic (volatic) cell, the anode is considered negative and the cathode is considered positive. This seems reasonable as the anode is the source of electrons and and the cathode is where the electrons flow to. However, in an electrolytic cell, the anode is taken to be positive while the cathode is now negative. However, the reaction is still similar, whereby electrons from the anode flow to the positive terminal of the battery, and electrons from the battery flow to the cathode. So why does the sign of the cathode and anode switch when considering a electrolytic cell? The anode is the electrode where the oxidation reaction \begin{align} \ce{Red -> Ox + e-} \end{align} takes place while the cathode is the electrode where the reduction reaction \begin{align} \ce{Ox + e- -> Red} \end{align} takes place. That's how cathode and anode are defined. Galvanic cell Now, in galvanic cell the reaction proceeds without an external potential helping it along. Since at the anode you have the oxidation reaction which produces electrons you get a build-up of negative charge in the course of the reaction until electrochemical equilibrium is reached. Thus the anode is negative. At the cathode on the other hand you have the reduction reaction which consumes electrons (leaving behind positive (metal) ions at the electrode) and thus leads to a build-up of positive charge in the course of the reaction until electrochemical equilibrium is reached. Thus the cathode is positive. Electrolytic cell In an electrolytic cell you apply an external potential to enforce the reaction to go in the opposite direction. Now the reasoning is reversed. At the negative electrode where you have produced a high electron potential via an external voltage source electrons are "pushed out" of the electrode, thereby reducing the oxidized species $\ce{Ox}$, because the electron energy level inside the electrode (Fermi Level) is higher than the energy level of the LUMO of $\ce{Ox}$ and the electrons can lower their energy by occupying this orbital - you have very reactive electrons so to speak. So the negative electrode will be the one where the reduction reaction will take place and thus it's the cathode. At the positive electrode where you have produced a low electron potential via an external voltage source electrons are "sucked into" the electrode leaving behind the the reduced species $\ce{Red}$ because the electron energy level inside the electrode (Fermi Level) is lower than the energy level of the HOMO of $\ce{Red}$. So the positive electrode will be the one where the oxidation reaction will take place and thus it's the anode. A tale of electrons and waterfalls Since there is some confusion concerning the principles on which an electrolysis works, I'll try a metaphor to explain it. Electrons flow from a region of high potential to a region of low potential much like water falls down a water fall or flows down an inclined plane. The reason is the same: water and electrons can lower their energy this way. Now the external voltage source acts like two big rivers connected to waterfalls: one at a high altitude that leads towards a waterfall - that would be the minus pole - and one at a low altitude that leads away from a waterfall - that would be the plus pole. The electrodes would be like the points of the river shortly before or after the waterfalls in this picture: the cathode is like the edge of a waterfall where the water drops down and the anode is like the point where the water drops into. Ok, what happens at the electrolysis reaction? At the cathode you have the high altitude situation. So the electrons flow to the "edge of their waterfall". They want to "fall down" because behind them the river is pushing towards the edge exerting some kind of "pressure". But where can they fall down to? The other electrode is seperated from them by the solut


Which substance is also known as ‘woolly rock’?

Types of Asbestos - Chyrsotile, Actinolite, Tremolite & More Types of Asbestos Get a Free Wristband Types of Asbestos Asbestos refers to six unique substances that belong to the serpentine and amphibole mineral families: chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite. These terms do not refer to mineral descriptions but to a broad term that refers to unique fibers. According to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the asbestiform varieties of the following minerals are classified as asbestos. Chrysotile This is the most commonly used form of asbestos and can be found today in roofs, ceilings, walls and floors of homes and businesses. Chrysotile asbestos also was used in automobile brake linings, pipe insulation, gaskets and boiler seals. Although it is more prevalent, some studies show it takes more exposure to chrysotile than other types of asbestos to develop related diseases. Learn More About Chrysotile Asbestos Amosite This is known as brown asbestos, and it originates mostly in Africa. It was used most frequently in cement sheet and pipe insulation. It can be found in insulating board (which contained up to 40 percent asbestos), ceiling tiles and in thermal insulation products. Like the other forms of amphibole asbestos, it has needle-like fibers. Learn More About Amosite Asbestos Crocidolite This is also called blue asbestos, and it has the least heat resistance. Mined mostly in South Africa, Bolivia and Australia, crocidolite was commonly used to insulate steam engines. It was also used in some spray-on coatings, pipe insulation and cement products. Learn More About Crocidolite Asbestos Tremolite This is not used commercially, but it can be found as a contaminant in chrysotile asbestos, vermiculite and talc powders. It was occasionally found as a contaminant in certain asbestos-containing insulation products, paints, sealants and roofing materials. Tremolite can be white, green, gray and even transparent. Learn More About Tremolite Asbestos Anthophyllite This type was mined primarily in Finland and displays a gray-brown color. It was not commercially used and was rather found as a contaminant. Anthophyllite was most commonly found in composite flooring. Learn More About Anthophyllite Asbestos Actinolite This form of asbestos has a harsh texture and is not as flexible as the others. It is most often found in metamorphic rock. Actinolite was never used commercially, but it can be found as a contaminant in some asbestos products. Learn More About Actinolite Asbestos This classification was adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1976. The TSCA granted the EPA permission to regulate these six types of asbestos, and they have since been banned in 52 countries. However, hundreds of other asbestos-like minerals have since been recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, yet they are not restricted or regulated. Erionite and taconite are two minerals that contain asbestiform fibers with the potential to cause serious health problems. Is All Asbestos Dangerous? While some types of asbestos may be more hazardous than others, all are dangerous. Leading health agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, classify all types of asbestos as cancer-causing substances. All of the identified forms of asbestos can cause asbestosis, malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, laryngeal cancer and other serious diseases. Some agencies, such as the Health Protection Agency in the U.K., claim crocidolite (blue asbestos) and amosite (brown asbestos) are the most dangerous forms. The EPA has abandoned projects aiming to identify which asbestos fiber types are the most toxic, citing that the overall regulation of asbestos and asbestiform minerals is a more pressing priority. Get Your Free Asbestos Guide Get Your Free Asbestos Guide Serpentine Asbestos Chrysotile is the only type of asbestos that is from the serpentine family and is known as white asbestos. These fibers are curly and are comprised o


Of whom did Princess Diana say ‘Yes I adored him’. ‘Yes I was in love with him’?

Princess Diana and Prince Charles: the Martin Bashir Interview Fallout SHARE AFP / Getty Images The Princess of Wales is interviewed by the BBC's Martin Bashir (R) on Nov. 20, 1995 Nov. 20, 1995: Princess Diana admits, during a TV interview, that she had an affair with her riding instructor The infidelity itself was hardly news, but when Princess Diana admitted on British TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles, it “ plunged the monarchy into the greatest crisis since the Abdication ,” the Daily Mail said, referencing King Edward VIII’s 1936 abandonment of his throne to marry a divorced American socialite. On this day, Nov. 20, in 1995, the BBC aired Diana’s first solo press interview — a stroke of independence made possible by keeping her meeting with BBC’s Martin Bashir secret from Buckingham Palace . She took the opportunity to address the tensions within her marriage, her struggles with postpartum depression and bulimia, and the fact that she had been intimately involved with a man other than the Prince. Charles had admitted to his own infidelity on a TV documentary the previous year. His longtime affair with Camilla Parker Bowles was no secret when Diana told Bashir, “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.” Rumors of her five-year affair with cavalry officer James Hewitt, whom she’d hired as a riding instructor, had already made news as well, partly because he’d profited from the story by collaborating on a tell-all book, Princess in Love . In the interview, Diana said, “Yes, I adored him. Yes, I was in love with him. But I was very let down.” In her surprise that Hewitt betrayed her, some saw the same naïveté that a young Diana, barely out of her teens, had worn like a veil on her wedding day. Following Diana’s death in a 1997 car crash, Joyce Carol Oates wrote an essay for TIME in which she linked “the drama in the princess’s life” to “her often desperate search for love” and her utter devastation when her husband failed her. Oates wrote: Of Diana at the time of the wedding, it was said by a former classmate that she was “one of the few virgins of her age around. She was a complete romantic, and she was saving herself for the love of her life, which she knew would come one day.” There is no evidence that Diana would have behaved other than devotedly to her husband and family if she hadn’t been forced to acknowledge that her husband wasn’t only having a clandestine affair with another man’s wife, but had been having this affair for years. By the early 1990s, when Charles and Diana were already leading separate lives, a biography of Diana revealed that, just a year after her wedding, she had attempted suicide over her suspicions about Charles’ relationship with Camilla. On a 1985 visit to a London hospice, according to TIME , “she let slip a telling comment. ‘The biggest disease this world suffers from,’ she complained, ‘[is] people feeling unloved.’ ” That was no excuse for airing dirty laundry, however — at least not to the Royal Family. Within a month of Diana’s interview, her press secretary had resigned and the Queen had sent Charles and Diana a letter urging them to divorce quickly . Read the 1997 special report on Diana’s death, here in the TIME Vault: Death of a Princess


Which member of the royal family is often referred to as ‘Princess Pushy’?

Princess pushy and her son's not very royal wedding | Express Yourself | Comment | Daily Express VIDS Princess pushy and her son's not very royal wedding IT HAS been billed as the wedding of the year. Not, it should be stressed, by the bride, who is on record as saying the event would have taken place at Starbucks if it had been left up to her. 00:00, Wed, Sep 9, 2009 HAPPY: Freddie and Sophie at a wedding last weekend [] She and her fiancé have turned down regal sums from celebrity magazines and the budget – while generous by most people’s standards – is not in the stratospheric league. The determination to make a splash comes from the mother of the groom, who has pulled out all the stops to make the nuptials a right royal affair – even though it’s the bride’s poor parents who are footing most of the bill. But this supposed highlight of the social calendar is in danger of falling flat on its face as the most eagerly sought guests – senior and not so senior members of the Royal Family – have suddenly found their diaries full of pressing engagements elsewhere. The happy couple are Lord Freddie Windsor- the Oxford-educated party boy turned merchant banker, who also happens to be 32nd in line to the throne- and his bride Sophie Winkleman. She is a beautiful and cerebral actress best-known for playing a lust object called Big Suze in the cult Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. The half-sister of the energetic TV presenter Claudia Winkleman, she could be poised for international stardom after securing the lead role in a US sitcom from the stable of Friends and Frasier. POSE: Princess Michael of Kent has been accused of busting the budget So far, so glamorous. What has threatened to flip the proceedings into farce is the involvement of Lord Freddie’s mother, the indefatigable Princess Michael of Kent. The gaffe-prone princess – who once boasted that she has more royal blood than any of the Queen’s family and was famously nicknamed Princess Pushy by Princess Anne – took over the arrangements for Saturday’s ceremony even though Sophie’s parents, retired publisher Barry Winkleman and his wife Cindy Black, are picking up the tab. It was the princess – born Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz – who insisted the service be held in the Chapel Royal of Hampton Court Palace. That move is said to have eaten up half the £40,000 earmarked by the Winklemans. With costs now soaring into the red, everyone involved is scrambling to get them back down, with the groom’s godmother, billionaire’s widow Lady Annabel Goldsmith, offering a free wedding supper to the younger guests in lieu of a present to the couple. Despite such gestures of upper-class solidarity, the supposed royal wedding is turning out to be nothing of the kind. The Queen’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie, who is sixth in line to the throne, is the most senior royal going, along with the Queen’s cousins the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra (who are Lord Freddie’s uncle and aunt). The rest of the Royal Family seem to have prior commitments. The Queen herself – who is first cousin to Freddie’s father, Prince Michael of Kent – will be in North Yorkshire presenting the new Elizabeth Cross to families of six members of the Queen’s Royal Lancers. Prince Philip will be otherwise engaged. Unusually, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have an official engagement on a Saturday, visiting Seaton Delaval Hall, a stately home which the National Trust is trying to save for the nation. Princes William and Harry have also pleaded prior commitments. “All four were invited but none of them is able to attend,” says a senior aide at Clarence House. “They have, however, clubbed together to buy the couple a joint present.” Meanwhile Prince Andrew is “spending the weekend privately”, his ex-wife the Duchess of York isn’t going either, while Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Princess Anne and Peter and Zara Phillips have all politely declined. Relations between the “Michaels” and the rest of the Royal Family are often strained. This stems from Prince Michael’s reputation as a royal-for-hire t


Which baronet had an eight-year affair with Princess Margaret in the 1970s?

Roddy Llewellyn (Baronet) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Roddy Llewellyn Male Born Oct 9, 1947 Sir Roderic Victor Llewellyn, 5th Baronet is a British baronet, landscape gardener, gardening journalist, author and television presenter. He gained much notice for his eight year relationship with HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of HM Queen Elizabeth II.…  Read More related links Patisso The Patio King  Blackpool Gazette Google News - Aug 20, 2011 'His Southport garden is just the showcase his career needs, propelling him to the attention of Diarmuid Gavin, Stefan Buczacki, David Bellamy and Roddy Llewellyn, along with 75000 visitors, amateur and professional gardeners, who flock to the four-day' 70000 Expected To Flock To Southport Flower Show  Chester Chronicle.Co.Uk Google News - Aug 19, 2011 'Famous botanist David Bellamy will join well-known horticulturalists such as Sir Roddy Llewellyn, and Stefan Buczacki and the team from BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time will be on hand to give gardeners' advice. Former Atomic Kitten star Liz' David Bellamy And Liz Mc Larnon Among The Guests For Southport Flower Show  Southport Visiter Google News - Aug 16, 2011 'And patrons Professor David Bellamy OBE, Professor Stefan Buczacki and Sir Roddy Llewellyn will be on hand with a warm welcome and advice on making the most of your garden. On the show's opening day on Thursday the focus is on horticulture,' Glasto For Grannies! The Annual Event For Seniors Hoping To Get The Most Out ...  Daily Mail Google News - Jul 23, 2011 'Valerie Singleton is flogging computers on stand D14, while former royal favourite Sir Roddy Llewellyn is dispensing advice about petunias and weeds in the gardening area. Green Goddess Diana Moran, the former breakfast telly keep-fit guru,' Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Roddy Llewellyn. CHILDHOOD 1947 Birth Born in 1947. TWENTIES 1973 26 Years Old Starting in 1973, Llewellyn, then 25, began an affair with Princess Margaret, then 43. … Read More The highly publicized eight-year relationship was a factor in the dissolution of the Princess's marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon. Read Less THIRTIES Show Less On 11 July 1981, Llewellyn married Tatiana Soskin, a daughter of the film producer Paul Soskin, The couple have three daughters, Alexandra, Natasha, and Rosie. … Read More Alexandra, the eldest, is a designer and artist.

 In his twenties, Llewellyn studied horticulture at Merrist Wood Agricultural College in Surrey. Today, Llewellyn runs his own garden design company, Roddy Llewellyn's Garden Design.

 He regularly lectures, appearing at venues including the Retirement Show at Olympia, Glasgow and Manchester (chairing question and answer sessions), Dobbies Garden Centre ("Inspirational Ideas for the Garden"), Hereford Cathedral ("Interesting Ideas for the Garden"), Malvern Spring Gardening Show ("Who are better Gardeners - Men or Women?"), Cotswold Wildlife Park (series, "An Evening with the Gardening Experts 2005-2006"), Cholmondeley Castle ("Amusing Ideas for the Garden"), and the ship the Crystal Symphony (on a Garden Design Theme Cruise giving "themed lectures").

 Llewellyn was a patron at the Southport Flower Show in 2006.

 Llewellyn has written various books, magazine articles, and newspaper columns on the subject of gardening. The magazines he has written for have included Heritage Homes in 2006, Country Life in 2005 and 2006, Country Illustrated in 2004 and 2006, Oxfordshire Limited Edition in 2006, The Lady in 2005, Eden Project Friends in 2004, and the Sunday Times in 2004. Read Less He wrote columns for the Daily Star from 1981 to 1985, and The Mail on Sunday from 1987 to 1999. FORTIES 1990 43 Years Old He presented The Home Show in 1990 and The Gardening Roadshow in 1992-1993 for Thames Television, amongst several other programmes. LATE ADULTHOOD 2007 60 Years Old He appeared on Gardeners' World in 2007. … Read More In t


A boomer is a large male ...............what?

Boomer | Define Boomer at Dictionary.com boomer a person or thing that booms . 2. a person who settles in areas or towns that are booming . 3. Informal. a wandering or migratory worker; hobo. 5. a period of sudden and decisive economic growth: July was a boomer for the retail trade. 6. Informal. a person, fad, etc., that enjoys a brief popularity or financial success: A new group of boomers made this season's hit record. 7. The boomers tell us our town can double its size. 8. Australian. a fully grown male kangaroo, especially a large one. Origin of boomer 1820-30; boom 1 + -er 1 boom1 to make a deep, prolonged, resonant sound. 2. to move with a resounding rush or great impetus. 3. to progress, grow, or flourish vigorously, as a business or a city: Her business is booming since she enlarged the store. verb (used with object) to give forth with a booming sound (often followed by out): The clock boomed out nine. 5. to boost; campaign for vigorously: His followers are booming George for mayor. noun a deep, prolonged, resonant sound. 7. the resonant cry of a bird or animal. 8. a buzzing, humming, or droning, as of a bee or beetle. 9. a rapid increase in price, development, numbers, etc.: a boom in housing construction. 10. a period of rapid economic growth, prosperity, high wages and prices, and relatively full employment. 11. a rise in popularity, as of a political candidate. adjective caused by or characteristic of a boom: boom prices. Origin Expand 1400-50; 1910-15 for def 10; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz; cognate with Dutch bommen, German bummen, orig. imitative Related forms Examples from the Web for boomer Expand British Dictionary definitions for boomer Expand (Austral) a large male kangaroo 2. (Austral & NZ, informal) anything exceptionally large Word Origin to make a deep prolonged resonant sound, as of thunder or artillery fire 2. to prosper or cause to prosper vigorously and rapidly: business boomed noun a deep prolonged resonant sound: the boom of the sea 4. the cry of certain animals, esp the bittern 5. a period of high economic growth characterized by rising wages, profits, and prices, full employment, and high levels of investment, trade, and other economic activity Compare depression (sense 5) 6. any similar period of high activity 7. the activity itself: a baby boom Word Origin C15: perhaps from Dutch bommen, of imitative origin boom2 noun 1. (nautical) a spar to which a sail is fastened to control its position relative to the wind 2. a beam or spar pivoting at the foot of the mast of a derrick, controlling the distance from the mast at which a load is lifted or lowered 3. a pole, usually extensible, carrying an overhead microphone and projected over a film or television set 4. a barrier across a waterway, usually consisting of a chain of connected floating logs, to confine free-floating logs, protect a harbour from attack, etc the area so barred off Word Origin C16: from Dutch boom tree, beam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for boomer Expand boom v. mid-15c., earliest use was for bees and wasps, probably echoic of humming. The meaning "make a loud noise" is 15c. Cf. bomb . Meaning "to burst into prosperity" (of places, businesses, etc.) is 1871, American English. Related: Boomed; booming. Boom box first attested 1978. n. "long pole," 1540s, from Scottish boun, borrowed from Dutch boom "tree, pole, beam," from a Middle Dutch word analogous to Old English beam (see beam (n.)). in the business sense, 1873, sometimes said to be from boom (n.1), from the nautical meaning "a long spar run out to extend the foot of a sail" -- a ship "booming" being one in full sail. But it could just as well be from boom (v.) on the notion of "suddenness." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Slang definitions & phrases for boomer Expand


Smallest Ape in The World Smallest Ape in The World Gorilla is the largest or biggest ape in the world. It is up to... Smallest Ape in The World By: M.Arslan | 09 , Mar 2013 | Mammals Largest Ape In The World Gibbon is the smallest ape in the world. Its height is up to 65 cm whereas its weight is up to 6.7 kg. Normally, the apes are large animals having bulky body and big size but Gibbons are an exception. Gibbons are found in tropical and subtropical rainforests from northeast India to Indonesia and north to southern China, including the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java. This worlds smallest ape is the master of the art of locomotion, brachiation, swinging from one branch to another with an amazing speed of 56 km/h. Their sharp movement is also because of their comparatively small and smart body as compared to other ape species. Gibbons are really interesting apes, their quick and agile movement keeps them away from predators as the hunter can not catch them. They spend most of their time on trees and rarely roam on earth is surface even they sleep on trees while sitting upright. Another interesting thing about Gibbons is that they are very social and cooperative by nature. Gibbons nurture their offspring very carefully and transfer their good habits to their babies. Normally, a male is smaller in size than a female which gives birth to one baby at a time. This baby clings to the mothers hair right after the birth.


What name is given to areas of land in Holland that have been reclaimed from the sea?

Protective Dikes and Land Reclamation, The Netherlands | Building the World Protective Dikes and Land Reclamation, The Netherlands Protective Dikes and Land Reclamation, The Netherlands Maeslant Barrier in Rotterdam, from The Wall Street Journal, at wsj.com. WHY THE NETHERLANDS? “God created the earth but the Dutch made Holland.” –  popular proverb The Dutch, living on a seacoast, save disappearing land by building protective dikes, and reclaiming marshland for agriculture, and have been doing so for a very long time. In the first century AD, Pliny the Elder described inland farmers constructing dams in tidal creeks to protect their land against high water. Today’s world is also plagued by flooding. Thailand suffered serious inundation in 2011; factories near Bangkok closed, delaying the production of Toyota automobiles whose specialized parts are manufactured in Thailand. Water disasters have impacted New Orleans on the Gulf as well as the farmlands along the Mississippi River. What of island nations disappearing due to rising oceans – the Maldives, Kiribati? Can the medieval Dutch teach us a few lessons for a safer and more productive future? IS IT ALL DUE TO A CAT? During the Middle Ages, cats were introduced to Europe to control the rodent population that had long ravaged stored grains. As a result, agriculture became more efficient and there was throughout Europe a period of growth. The farming opportunities began to appeal to the Dutch who dug up marshes to create farmland. From 800 to 1250 AD due to a boom in farming and a growing coastal trade, the population of the Netherlands grew ten-fold. To keep up with the demand for food, the Dutch dug up the marshes and sold the peat, converting marshes to farmland. But as the marshes were drained, the groundwater was lowered and the land began to sink. It therefore became imperative to build a series of linked major dikes to protect the land from flooding. Previous to this change, the land had been 6.5 to 9.8 feet above sea level (2-3 meters). It is worth noting that while dikes are not unique to The Netherlands, they have provided the country with one undeniable distinction: it constitutes the only country in the world whose key areas were reclaimed from the sea, not from neighbors. Additionally the thousand-year-old dike army can be regarded as an authentic progenitor of the concept of “an army enlisted against nature” as proposed by William James in the essay “The Moral Equivalent of War.” Around the year AD 1100, West-Friesland had built an enclosure dike (omringkijk). At the same time, the Frisians established a “dike peace” or strongly enforced consensus that whenever a dike was endangered, family feuds must cease forthwith so that all available manpower could be mobilized to reinforce the dikes. THE BOYS WHO SAVED HOLLAND A statue to the boy who saved Holland. Many children know the story of Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, thinking it to be translation of a Dutch book. Hans, a valiant fifteen-year-old boy who skates very well, saves his father’s life and lets his friend win the championship skating race because his buddy needs the prize money even more. But the story, first published in 1865, was written in fact by an American who had never even been to Holland. The book captured the imaginations of many. In addition to introducing the sport of speed skating to the United States, the book was taken up by Disney in films both in 1962 and in 1998, adapted for in-line skating set in Los Angeles. Erroneously, many people think Hans also is the boy who saved Holland by plugging a hole in the dike and staying there all night until adults checked the dikes in the morning and were able to fix the leak. It’s the kind of thing Hans Brinker would indeed have done. But actually this is a sub-story in the Hans Brinker book by Mary Mapes Dodge, who merely refers to the boy as The Hero of Haarlem. Later, Phoebe Cary, an American poet living not too far from an area of New York City that became known as Harlem, wrote a poem called “The Leak in the Dike” in which she named the


What is the name for snow overhanging the edge of a mountain ridge?

Glossary: summit, peak, etc : Articles : SummitPost Images Purpose of this Article This is to provide a reference and standardized answer to the frequent confusion arising over terms such as "mountain", "peak", and "summit."  I realize that local usage will sometimes differ, but it may be useful to have a standard glossary for SP purposes. I have done my best to verify my definitions using authoritative English-language dictionaries. Please provide corrections or interesting local variations in comments to this page. This page covers toponymy in English, with a few brief notes on a handful of other languages. A joint effort is now underway on Summitpost to build a multilingual dictionary covering toponomy, gear, and other areas. Mountain   Mount Everest, Tibet (China) / Nepal, 8850 m The most elemental term is also the hardest to define precisely. A mountain is like a hill, but bigger. Some governments or hiking clubs will define a mountain as having a minimum elevation, or a minimum prominence, but these standards vary widely. For our purposes, if it's got "mount" or "mountain" in the name, or if it's massive enough that, by local standards, it could, then it's a mountain. It's not always clear where one mountain ends and a neighboring mountain begins. Local tradition governs. The word "mountain" comes from roots meaning, roughly, "big pile." Related English words include "mound" and of course "mount". As the very learned brenta points out, "mount" is a noun and "mountain" was derived from it, originally as an adjective.   Driskill Mountain, Louisiana (USA), 163 meters Nowadays the distinction between "mountain" and "mount" has largely vanished, but "mount" is still slightly preferred to "mountain" when used as part of a name, as in "Mount Everest". "Mount" is common for mountains named after people ("Mount Lafayette"), whereas "Mountain" is often used for descriptive names ("Granite Mountain"), but there is no fixed rule. Whether "mount" or "mountain" appears in a name depends on whatsounded better to the person doing the naming. But there does seem to be a topographic pattern as well. (this paragraph suggested by JScoles) Summit summit The summit is the highest point. In theory, every mountain has exactly one summit. In practice, mountaineers will in many cases talk about multiple summits (eg Everest South Summit), thus blurring the distinction between "summit" and "peak" (see below). Sometimes as you're climbing you'll approach a spot that looks like it might be the summit, only to discover it's a "false summit". The word comes from Latin "summus", meaning "highest". In the 19th century, "summit" was also applied to other kinds of highest points, such as the highest point reached when crossing a pass. Peak A peak is a point that's higher than all other adjacent points. In mathematical terms, it's a local maximum, the point with slope of zero along a convex-up curve.  The thing to understand about this definition is that it is entirely localized: there may be some higher point not far away, but if you can't get there without going downhill first, you're standing on a peak. In other words, most mountains will have multiple peaks. Hiking clubs usually have criteria (prominence, sometimes separation) to separate the peaks that "count" from those that are too small to bother with, but these are not essential to the definition and will vary from region to region. In common usage, a "peak" is pointy, otherwise it may be called a "knob", "crag", "bald", "dome", and so forth. The word is probably related to words such as "pike" (a long spear) which describe something sharp and pointy. (Also, French "piquer" to jab as with a needle, Spanish "picador", spear-man). Range   range A range is a group of mountains. It may be a huge group ("Appalachian Range") or a small one ("Willey Range"). Deciding where one range ends and another begins is not always clear, and local usage should be deferred to. The basic idea, though, is that a range consists of a distinct group of mountains joined together by high ground -


What was Miss Piggy’s surname on the Muppet Show?

Miss Piggy | Muppet Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia designer/builder First Mate Piggy of the USS Swinetrek. Miss Piggy is one of the central characters on The Muppet Show . She is a force of nature who developed from a one-joke running gag into a complex, three-dimensional character. Miss Piggy is a prima-donna pig who is absolutely convinced that she's destined for stardom, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her public face is the soul of feminine charm, but she can instantly fly into a rage whenever she thinks she's insulted or thwarted. Kermit the Frog has learned this all too well; when she isn't smothering him in kisses, she's sending him flying through the air with a karate-chop. Contents [ show ] Piggy's Biography From modest beginnings (which she is quick to gloss over), Miss Piggy first broke into show business by winning the Miss Bogen County beauty contest, a victory which also marked her first meeting with the frog of her life, Kermit (whom she often calls "Kermie"). The rest, as they say, is history (and a lot of juicy gossip, too). In 1976, Miss Piggy started out in the chorus of The Muppet Show. Thanks to her charisma and a correspondence course in karate, [1] Piggy made her presence known and soon became the lead chanteuse and femme fatale on the show. Quickly, her career expanded to include television specials, home videos, records and books. Her "how to" volume of advice on absolutely everything, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life , became a national bestseller, and her fabulous face has been featured on the cover of countless magazines too numerous to mention. Miss Piggy starred in two regular Muppet Show sketches -- " Veterinarian's Hospital ", as the ravishing Nurse Piggy, and " Pigs in Space ", as the enchanting First Mate Piggy. She also has a dog named Foo-Foo . Miss Piggy has starred in all eight theatrically-released Muppet feature films, and both made-for-TV movies. She starred in two television specials, The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show and Miss Piggy's Hollywood . She also starred in her own workout album . Miss Piggy's Talents Miss Piggy considers herself a dramatic actress and a great singer, but she has other talents, too (besides karate). In the Kaye Ballard episode of The Muppet Show, it has been proven that Miss Piggy can play a few instruments such as the trumpet and kazoo. Miss Piggy proves to be great at bending metal bars (for example, in The Great Muppet Caper , she bent back the jail bars, and in The Muppets Take Manhattan, she was able to bend a metal bar). As shown in The Great Muppet Caper, Miss Piggy also has the ability to model, tap dance, swim, drive a truck, and ride a motorcycle. Pointed out by Rowlf in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years and Kermit in A Muppet Family Christmas , no one can make an entrance like Piggy. Kermit and Piggy Eventually in the films, Kermit started returning her affections and (unwittingly) married her in The Muppets Take Manhattan —although subsequent events suggest that it was only their characters in the movie that married and that their relationship is really the same as ever. Before The Muppets Take Manhattan, in episode 310 of The Muppet Show, Miss Piggy unsuccessfully attempted to get Kermit to marry her. She wrote a "comedy sketch" involving a wedding between her and Kermit, got Scooter to trick Kermit into signing a marriage license, and hired a real minister for the sketch. However, during the skit, before Kermit was to say "I do," he introduced Lew Zealand instead. In episode 502 , after planting one too many rumors about her and Kermit's relationship to the gossip papers, Kermit fired Miss Piggy, having guest star Loretta Swit replace her in "Pigs in Space" and "Veterinarian's Hospital". The rest of the cast were sad, until they realized that this meant they'd be rid of Foo-Foo. Eventually, Loretta Swit got them to sing a song, and all was apparently forgiven after that. A month before the debut of their 2015 ABC series, The Muppets , Miss Piggy and Kermit formally announced that they were breaking up. Piggy said in a statement that “D


Which Northumberland heroine was the daughter of the keeper of the Longstone lighthouse?

LITTLEDART Littledart Lighthouse Model Longstone England Warning: getimagesize(lighthouses/Lighthouse Images/Longstone-2.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in main on line 78 Error opening lightbox image lighthouses/Lighthouse Images/Longstone-2.jpg Littledart Lighthouse Model Longstone England Ref: NE55380136 Longstone Lighthouse Position 55° 38'.63 N 01° 36'.58 W The Longstone Lighthouse, or Outer Farne as it was first called, is situated on Longstone Rock, one of the Outer Staple Islands. A light was requested for these islands by Sir John Clayton in the late 17th century and by Captain J. Blackett in 1755. Unfortunately both were rejected as the Elder Brethren of Trinity House were unable to obtain the consent of the affected parties to pay a toll for the maintenance of the light. However, in 1826 it was found essential for the welfare of shipping off the Northumberland coast to construct a lighthouse in the Farne Group on the Longstone Rock, which lies about 6 miles from the mainland on the westernmost side of the reef. Vegetation was very scanty being predominantly matgrass. The Lighthouse, designed and built by Joseph Nelson is a red and white circular tower built of rough stone with iron railings around the lantern gallery. The light originally came from the Argand lamps with 12 burners, parabolic reflectors 21 inches in diameter and 9 inches deep and a catadioptric optical apparatus. The cost of the Lighthouse and the dwellings was approximately £4,771, the lantern alone costing £1,441. The island was a bleak situation to endure and the isolation must have been terrible, often storms were so bad as to drive the family into the upper rooms of the tower to seek refuge, the waves being so enormous that they covered the living quarters. Longstone Lighthouse is most famous as the scene of the Forfarshire wreck and the exploits of Grace Darling, a daughter of the keeper in charge. In September 1838 the steamer Forfarshire, bound from Hull to Dundee, went aground on Hawkers Rocks, about a mile from the Lighthouse, when 43 people were drowned; the stern portion of the vessel being split off and carried away in the storm. The forepart, to which clung the survivors, remained fast on the rocks. At daybreak William Darling, the keeper, and the fishermen ashore saw the wreck, but the waves were beating against the rocks so much that the fishermen thought it impossible to attempt a rescue and even Darling hesitated. He was finally persuaded to make the attempt by his daughter, with her as the second hand in the small lighthouse boat. On reaching the wreck after a terrific struggle they brought back 4 men and 1 woman in their frail open boat and later a further four survivors; all 9 had to be accommodated and fed at the lighthouse for 2 days until the storm abated and they could be taken to the mainland. This gallant action made Grace Darling and her father famous. The Royal Human Society voted them its gold medal, the Government made them a grant and a public subscription was organised. Major alterations were made to the Lighthouse in 1952 and the light was converted to electricity. Longstone Lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in September 1990 and is now monitored from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich. Specifications Height Of Tower    26 Metres Height Of Light Above Mean High Water    23 Metres Automated    1990


What term is used for the vast plains of Northern Asia?

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