In which country does the beer Singha originate?

Most Popular Beers - Beers from 35 Countries - Thrillist Flickr/Alpha CHINA - Snow Beer FUN FACT: Despite the fact that you've probably never heard of it, Snow Beer is actually the most popular (meaning best-selling) beer in the entire world. It's sold almost exclusively in China, which apparently has a lot of people. CZECH REPUBLIC - Pilsner Urquell Pilsner Urquell was the first pilsner beer in the entire world (invented in 1842). DENMARK - Carlsberg Despite also being the best-selling beer in Russia, Carlsberg is very much a Danish invention (and has the distinction of being the flagship brew of the fifth-largest brewery group in the world). ETHIOPIA - St. George Lager In Ethiopia, beer has long been a drink of choice, and the crisp St. George out of Addis Ababa has helped cool down locals and travelers since 1922. Flickr/s_a_i_d_a FRENCH POLYNESIA - Hinano Tahitian treat Hinano tastes like a hybrid of Heineken & Bud and packs a low punch, which is a good thing considering it's best consumed by the icy bucketful on a white-sanded beach. Also, this and Tabu are pretty much the only options in the archipelago. They taste the same.  INDIA - Kingfisher With a market share of over 50%, Kingfisher is akin to some sort of monarch in the Indian beer world. INDONESIA - Bintang Beer Bintang's bottle looks a lot like a Heineken... it apparently tastes like a Heineken... but it's not Heineken, dammit (although it is owned by them)! It's a Pilsner-style beer brewed in Surabaya. related Flickr/Crispin Semmens ISRAEL - Goldstar There's a pretty large debate raging in Israel about whether Goldstar or competitor Maccabee is the better beer. But despite the fact that Goldstar edges out sales of Maccabee ever so slightly, they're both made by Tempo Beer Industries. So... those guys win. ITALY - Peroni While being slightly more well-known the world over for their Nastro Azzurro, Peroni Brewery in Italy has more in-country fame for its eponymous pale lager. JAMAICA - Red Stripe The famous, stout little bottles. The strong desire to get little beads woven into your hair after you drink a few. This one's a no-brainer. Flickr/Pietro Zuco JAPAN - Asahi The four major beer producers in Japan are Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin, and Suntory (yes, THAT Suntory). They're all in close competition, but recently, Asahi has narrowly edged past its rivals -- somehow without the aid of Bill Murray. KENYA - Tusker Tusker, East Africa's best-selling beer, was so-named because the brewery founder was killed in an elephant-hunting accident. And now people are reminded of it every time they drink. It kinda sucks. LAOS - Beerlao Beerlao is half-owned by the Laotian government and half-owned by Carlsberg, and claims to have a 99% market share... so it's got that going for it, which is nice. Flickr/Antony Stanley MADAGASCAR - Three Horses Beer Collectively referred to by locals as "THB", Three Horses Beer produces a variety of brews within Madagascar, but its flagship is its pilsner. MEXICO - Modelo Grupo Modelo, the largest Mexican brewery group, produces a bunch of beers you might recognize (Corona being chief among them), but most of them are exported directly to the US. Within the country itself, however, Modelo is king. NETHERLANDS - Heineken Ah, Heineken. Its distinctive green bottle definitely makes it the most recognized Dutch beer out there, which is appropriate given the fact that its manufacturer, Heineken International, is the world's third-largest brewer. Flickr/James Cridland NORWAY - Ringnes Ringnes is a storied brewery that was founded in 1876, and its success was mostly based on the popularity of its pilsner. Today, it's entirely owned by Danish beer giant Carlsberg, prompting a descendant of its founder to remark: "A country without a leading beer brand is like a man without potency." PAKISTAN - Murree Beer Murree is only legally available within Pakistan, due to the prohibition of exportation of alcohol from the country. While sales of alcohol are just beginning to catch on in any large way, Murree Beer is already popular in clubs and liquor shops. PHI


Hallertau, Tettnanger, Spalt, and Saaz all all varieties of what plant?

Hallertau Hops | Where legends are made Hallertau Hops Origin and Description Think Hallertau Hops and think Bavarian beers styles. The Hallertau variety once dominated the region from which it was named before being replaced by a Hersbrucker and other hallertau varieties which or more tolerant of wilt. Hallertau Hops has a very long history in German Lagers and its aromatic and flavor properties help to describe generations of beers from the area. Hallertau is an aromatic hops with an alpha acid rating at 3.5%-5.5%. This variety is considered a noble hops. This designation fits Tettnanger , Spalt , and Saaz as well, and refers to their high amounts of humulene, and low amounts of alpha acids. Also these varieties have high aromatic qualities. Hallertau itself has tempered yet spicy aroma. It is useful any time during the brewing process from kettle additions, but is more favorable for late additions or during dry hop. As mentioned Hallertau has susceptibility to German Wilt. This along with its low producing yields are some of the reasons that it does not flourish as it once did. However the Hallertau mark has been made on brewing and is not going to go away as it is still prided as Bavarian Style. There are many other Hallertau variations, not so much from this specific strain, but more from breeding programs in and around Germany. Some of these other varieties include Hallertaur Aroma , Hallertaur Magnum , Hallertaur Mittelfrüh , Hallertaur Taurus , Hallertaur Tradition , Pacific Hallertaur , and U.S. Hallertaur Hops. Wow, find a good lager recipe and start brewing. Hallertau Hops Usage


In Canada, the Molson family owns which NHL Team?

Molson family reaches deal to purchase Canadiens | NHL.com Molson family reaches deal to purchase Canadiens Canadiens owners through the years December 4, 1909 During a meeting of the National Hockey Association (NHA), held in Room 129 of the Windsor Hotel, the Canadiens are founded by J. Ambrose O'Brien, a sportsman from Ottawa, with financial support from another magnate of the time, T.C. Hare. The latter providing the $1,000 required for the formation of a team as well as the $5,000 to guarantee the players' salaries. Mr. O'Brien delegates the task of forming and managing this new, largely francophone team, to Jack Laviolette . November 12, 1910 The NHA grants the Canadiens franchise to George Kendall-Kenndy and the club officially becomes Club Athlétique Canadien, a name it retains until 1917. November 3, 1921 Upon the death of her husband, Mrs. Kennedy sells Club de Hockey Canadien to Léo Dandurand, Jos. Cattarinich and Louis A. Létourneau for the sum of $11,500. September 17, 1935 Jos. Cattarinich and Léo Dandurand, sole owners of the Canadiens since the departure of Louis A. Létourneau in 1931, sell the club to the Canadian Arena Company for $165,000. The latter, property of Senator Donat Raymond, already owns the Montreal Maroons. A syndicate is appointed composed of Ernest Savard, president, as well as Maurice Forget and Louis Gélinas as principle directors to manage the Canadiens. May 1940 The Canadian Arena Company and its president, Senator Donat Raymond, as well as its vice-president, William Northey, take over the management of the Montreal Canadiens . Two years earlier, the Maroons had ceased operations. September 24, 1957 Senator Hartland de M. Molson and his brother, Thomas H.P. Molson, purchase Club de Hockey Canadien and the Canadian Arena Company. May 15, 1964 Senator Hartland de M. Molson and his brother Thomas H.P. Molson sell Club de Hockey Canadien and the Canadian Arena Company to their cousins, J. David, William A. and Peter B. Molson for approximately $5 million. December 30, 1971 Brothers J. David, William A. and Peter B. Molson sell the Canadian Arena Company and Club de Hockey Canadien to Placements Rondelle Ltée for approximately $15million. The consortium, whose main shareholders are brothers Peter and Edward Bronfman, will later become Carena Bancorp. August 4, 1978 Molson Breweries of Canada Ltd., under the terms of an agreement with Carena Bancorp, acquire Club de Hockey Canadien and sign a long-term lease on the Forum covering the operation of the team as well as the entertainment division. January 31, 2001 Molson Inc. announces the acquistion of 80,1% of the Club de hockey Canadien and 100% of the Molson Centre to businessman George N. Gillett Jr. The deal is valued at $275 million. Molson Inc.  retains 19,9% stake in the hockey team. The transaction is approved by the NHL board of Governors on June 19, 2001. Source: ourhistory.canadiens.com MONTREAL – George N. Gillett Jr and Geoff Molson announced today that they have reached an agreement in principle for the sale of the Gillett family's interests in the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, the Bell Centre and Gillett Entertainment Group. They will hold a news conference as soon as the agreement is finalized. Mr. Gillett was very appreciative of the extraordinary interest shown by a number of parties in the Montreal Canadiens , and acknowledged the fine work accomplished by the organization's management over the past eight years. Congratulating and thanking Mr. Molson for the winning bid, Mr. Gillett said that he was pleased to return the ownership of the Canadiens to the Molson family, a family that has been associated with the Club for over three generations and committed to the Montreal community for seven generations over a 223 year period. "Our family has been very proud to be associated with the Montreal Canadiens over the past eight years and particularly to be a part of their Centennial Season. I am fully confident that the Molson brothers, who have been a great part of the heritage of the Club, will ensure the preservation and d


What is the first name of Mr. Guinness, of stout beer fame?

Guinness Brewing | Guinness Storehouse ® Food & Drink Brewers' Dining Hall Inspired by the 18th-and 19th-century dining rooms at St James's Gate, the Brewers' Dining Hall features an open kitchen and a menu of iconic Guinness® dishes. Share Back to 5th 1837 Bar & Brasserie 1837 Bar & Brasserie This relaxed eatery takes its name from the year that the now-famous pairing of Guinness with oysters first hit the headlines. Enjoy small plates, hearty mains and sharing platters designed to perfectly complement our bold, flavourful beers. Share Back to Brewers' Dining Hall Arthur's Bar Arthur's Bar A tribute to the traditional Irish pub with hospitality to match, Arthur’s Bar is a perfect place to soak up a little atmosphere, sample the many Guinness variants and savour breath-taking views of our fair city. Share Back to 1837 Bar & Brasserie Connoisseur Experience Book in at our luxurious private Connoisseur Bar for a tasting experience like no other. Our expert staff will be your personal guides on a journey leading right to the heart of the black stuff. Share


Hite, Max and Cass are all brewed in which country?

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Who is quoted as saying Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy?

Did Ben Franklin Say 'Beer Is Proof That God Loves Us'? By David Emery Updated March 31, 2016. A tip of the glass to Dick Stevens, owner of the Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus in Columbus, Ohio, who announced the recall of a batch of promotional t-shirts featuring a witticism frequently — but erroneously — attributed to founding father Benjamin Franklin. It was reported as follows by Aria Munro of eNewsChannels.com on Sep. 15, 2008: Beer-themed web sites, brewing organizations and even "beer writers" are fond of quoting Franklin and his supposed love of beer — "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." But after recently hearing a lecture by Chicago-based brewing historian, Bob Skilnik, that convincingly asserts that Franklin was writing about rain, its nourishment of grapes, and ultimately, its conversion into wine, Stevens decided to do his part in correcting this historical inaccuracy.  "I hope that we can set the record straight about this little white lie that has been repeated for years," Stevens said in a press release. continue reading below our video Top 5 Longest Running TV Shows "I have no doubt that ole Ben enjoyed a tankard or two of beer with friends and associates, but this beer quote, while well-meaning, is inaccurate." The aforementioned Skilnik, author of Beer & Food - An American History , has issued a challenge to promulgators of the quote to come forward with proof, reported my colleague (and fellow beer drinker) Bryce Eddings in 2007. There have been no takers so far. For the record, here, in a letter addressed to André Morellet in 1779, is what Benjamin Franklin actually did say: We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy. The miracle in question was only performed to hasten the operation, under circumstances of present necessity, which required it. (Source: Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. p.374.) When Franklin did speak of beer, it wasn't in the most glowing of terms. "My Companion at the Press," he wrote in his autobiography, "drank every day a Pint before Breakfast, a Pint at Breakfast with his Bread and Cheese; a Pint between Breakfast and Dinner; a Pint at Dinner; a Pint in the Afternoon about Six o’Clock, and another when he had done his Day’s-Work. I thought it a detestable Custom." "Small beer" (made with cheaper ingredients and with a lower alcohol content) was very popular in Franklin's time. Apparently, George Washington even had his own recipe .


Name the late 1970's cult TV programme, which was based on the 16th century Chinese novel, journey to the west?

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | What was Monkey Magic all about? What was Monkey Magic all about? By Tom Geoghegan BBC News Magazine The 1970s cult TV series is now an opera and its characters front the BBC Olympics coverage. But it's a mystery to those who never watched it. What on earth was Monkey about? Say the two words "Monkey Magic" to a man in his late 30s and he'll turn into a child, putting on a funny voice and then moving his lips in exaggerated fashion. A Japanese television series based on a 16th Century Chinese novel, badly dubbed in English, does not sound like a sure-fire children's hit. But Monkey - or Monkey Magic as it became known in the UK - was an unlikely success. Fed a late-70s television diet of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, The Six Million Dollar Man and the Red Hand Gang, youngsters watching Monkey on BBC Two one evening a week saw something completely different. And in the coming months, the characters that gripped a generation could find a new legion of fans. Meet the BBC's new Monkey An opera based on the famous Chinese novel that inspired the series, Journey to the West, opens in London a year after its Manchester premiere. Monkey: Journey to the West is another collaboration between Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn, who pens the music, and graphic artist Jamie Hewlett. Hewlett has also designed the characters fronting the BBC's coverage of the Olympics in Beijing. "This is going to be the summer of Monkey," he declared last week. For die-hard fans, the fascination has never dimmed. Although people aged under 33 could be discovering the characters for the first time, the popularity of the story has endured and the BBC series still enjoys cult status. There are several websites dedicated to it and a fan club on Facebook has 65,000 members. But the collective memory of grown-up Monkey-watchers is a bit vague. They pick out certain motifs - Monkey riding a cloud, big sideburns, a headband, egg struck by lightning - but are a bit hazy on what was actually going on. 'Kung fu for kids' Monkey was king of a monkey tribe and, as the memorable opening sequence explains, was hatched from an egg in a storm on a mountain top. He is later imprisoned under a mountain for disobeying the gods. He is released by the young Buddhist monk Tripitaka, on the condition that he escorts him on a long journey to retrieve sacred scripts from India. They are joined by two other miscreant monsters in human form, Sandy and Pigsy. It's joyous, partly because of its predictability but also because it was so fantastically realised TV critic Ali Catterall So begins a series of encounters with demons and baddies, including some spectacular fight scenes, usually with Monkey using his magic staff that can grow in size. He can also fly on a cloud. Tripitaka represents the moral force of the story, although he is probably best remembered for being played by a woman, in the finest panto tradition. He puts a headband on Monkey which he can tighten through prayer when Monkey steps out of line. Guardian television critic Ali Catterall recalls rushing back from Cubs every week to watch it. "It was kung fu for kids. Your older brother watched Bruce Lee and you would be into Monkey. It had dazzling storylines and it looked amazing. The day after at school, one of you would be Monkey and one would be Pigsy." The fight scenes were legendary The one-dimensional characters play on children's recognition of archetypes from a young age, he says, and unlike the Water Margin, which was another Japanese adaptation of a Chinese novel, viewers could dip in and out of Monkey. The stories in Monkey followed a formula, usually with the hero resolving in-fighting at the palace. "Pigsy fails to get off with pretty princess, Monkey plays up and Tripitaka admonishes him with ever-narrowing headband. It's joyous, partly because of its predictability but also because it was so fantastically realised." For children's television, this was ground-breaking, says Lee Atkinson, 36, who runs a fans' website. "No-one had done this at the time. We hadn't seen this on British


Who is first in line to the British Throne?

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Which Peter Benchley novel was made into a film in 1975 by Steven Spielberg?

Peter Benchley - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS Writer | Producer | Actor Grandson of famed humorist and actor Robert Benchley and the son of highly respected children's books author Nathaniel Benchley , novelist Peter Benchley's book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father's, and usually centered on the world's oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots. Benchley is of course best ... See full bio » Born: Watch the show Related News a list of 464 people created 08 May 2011 a list of 37 people created 12 Dec 2011 a list of 310 people created 26 Aug 2012 a list of 13 people created 07 Feb 2015 a list of 1112 people created 12 Sep 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Peter Benchley's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for     1     Golden Globe. Another    2 nominations. See more awards  » Known For  2011 Jaws: Ultimate Predator (Video Game) (characters and universe)  2006 Jaws Unleashed (Video Game) (characters and universe)  2001 Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure (Video Game) (character: Jaws)  1999 Amazon (TV Series) (creator - 1 episode)  1998 Creature (TV Mini-Series) (based on the novel by - 2 episodes) - Episode #1.2 (1998) ... (based on the novel by) - Episode #1.1 (1998) ... (based on the novel by)  1996 The Beast (TV Mini-Series) (novel - 2 episodes)  1989 Dolphin Cove (TV Series) (writer)  1987 Jaws (Video Game) (characters)  1980 The Island (novel) / (screenplay)  1978 Jaws 2 (based upon characters created by)  1975 Jaws (based on the novel by) / (screenplay) Hide  - Wild Child (2000) ... (executive producer) - Babel (2000) ... (executive producer) - Episode #1.1 (1996) ... (executive producer) Hide   1995 The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (Video documentary) (special thanks) Hide   2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (Video documentary short) Himself - Grandson of Robert Benchley / Author 'Jaws'  2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) Himself  2000 I Love 1970's (TV Series documentary) Himself  1997 In the Teeth of Jaws (TV Movie documentary) Himself  1994 Good Morning America (TV Series) Himself  1992 The Man Who Loves Sharks (TV Movie documentary) Himself  1990 Expedition Earth (TV Series documentary) Himself - Host  1988 World of Audubon: Sharks! (TV Movie documentary) Himself - Host  1988 Byline Showtime (TV Series documentary short) Himself  1982 The American Sportsman (TV Series) Himself  1980 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV Series) Himself  2005 MythBusters (TV Series documentary) Himself Personal Details Other Works: Published five works of non-fiction, which he either wrote or edited: Time and a Ticket (1964), Ocean Planet: Writings and Images of the Sea (1994), Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea (2001), Shark!: True Stories and Lessons from the Deep (2002), Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea (with Karen ... See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Interview | 11 Articles | See more » Height:


Which song title connects Huey Lewis and the news, Jennifer Rush and Frankie goes to Hollywood?

The power of love Jennifer Rush The power of love Jennifer Rush The power of love Jennifer Rush The power of love Jennifer Rush Song Title: The power of love Artist: Jennifer Rush Date of release: December 1984 Description: ” The power of love ” is by Jennifer Rush ( Heidi Stern ), the American pop singer. The song was written by Jennifer Rush, Gunther Mende, Candy DeRouge and Mary Susan Applegate. Production for the single was by Gunther Mende and Candy DeRouge. Gunther Mende is a German record producer who has worked with artists including Céline Dion, Falco and Tina Turner. Candy DeRouge ( Wolfgang Detmann ) is another German record producer, he has also worked with Céline Dion and Falco. Other artists Candy DeRouge has produced for include Bonnie Bianco, Laura Branigan, Thomas Anders, Chris Norman, Helen Schneider, Sally Oldfield. Also credited as co-writer, along with Gunther Mende and Candy DeRouge, is Mary Susan Applegate. Mary is an American poet who also co-wrote No Mercy’s song ” Please don’t go “, a 1997 top ten hit in the UK. The song was released in December 1984 by record label CBS and taken as the fifth and last single from Jennifer’s debut Album ” Jennifer Rush “. The power ballad was to be the only Million selling single of 1985 in the UK, it outsold its nearest rival, Julie covington’s ” Don’t cry for me Argentina ” which sold 980,000 copies and in doing so ” The power of love ” became a record breaker. The song was the biggest selling single ever by a female artist in the United Kingdom, until 1992 when Whitney Houston broke the record with ” I will always love you “. Whitney then held the record until that was broken by Cher’s ” Believe “, released in 1998. Jennifer also set another record at the time, the song took an incredible 16 weeks to reach Number One in the UK. It first charted at number 65 on the 29th of June and during its chart week had moved up to number 42, staying in the 40’s for some nine consecutive weeks. A week later the song made the all important top forty at number 36 which meant considerable airplay across the UK’s radio stations. With the increase in airplay the song finally climbed to reach Number One in the UK and stayed there for 5 weeks. Jennifer’s ” The power of love ” was the second song with the title to reach Number One in the UK, 10 months earlier Frankie Goes To Hollywood reached the top spot in the UK with their song of the same name. A third song of 1985 sharing the same title was by Huey Lewis And The News, they took ” The power of love ” to Number One in the US but only managed to make number 11 in the UK. Along with a top spot on the UK chart, Jennifer also reached Number One in Australia, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Spain. In the United States she only managed to reach number 57 with her version. However cover versions by other artists performed better in the US. Laura Branigan released her version for her Album ” Touch ” in 1987. Laura enjoyed chart success in the US reaching number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The most successful version, even more than the original by Jennifer, was Canadian singer Celine Dion. Her cover of the song from her 1993 Album “The Colour of My Love ” reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks. The song was also covered by Air Supply, the soft rock duo reversed the lyrics to reflect that fact it was a man singing. They enjoyed moderate success with their version reaching the top forty in both Canada and New Zealand. In the US they reached a peak of number 68. BillBoard Highest Chart Position: 57 UK Highest Chart Position: 1 Other Countries Highest Chart Positions: Australia (KMR) 1, Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 1, Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 3, Canada (RPM) 1, France (SNEP) 32, Germany (Official German Charts) 9, Ireland (IRMA) 1, Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 7, New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 1, Norway (VG-lista) 1, Spain (PROMUSICAE) 1, Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 3, Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 3


What was the name of the nuclear reactor that caused worldwide concern after the earthquake in Japan, 2011?

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information By Becky Oskin, Contributing Writer | May 7, 2015 04:52pm ET MORE This isn't likely to happen on the East Coast, but it could. This is an aerial view of damage to Sukuiso, Japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in March, 2011. Credit: Dylan McCord. U.S. Navy On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, unleashing a savage tsunami. The effects of the great  earthquake  were felt around the world, from Norway's fjords to Antarctica's ice sheet. Tsunami debris continues to wash up on North American beaches two years later. Japan still recovering In Japan, residents are still recovering from the disaster. Radioactive water was recently discovered leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant , which suffered a level 7 nuclear meltdown after the tsunami. Japan relies on nuclear power, and many of the country's nuclear reactors remain closed because of stricter seismic safety standards since the earthquake. Four years after the quake, about 230,000 people who lost their homes were still living in temporary housing,  Japan's Reconstruction Agency  said. The total damages from the earthquake and tsunami are estimated at $300 billion dollars (about 25 trillion yen), according to the Japanese government. This map shows the travel times of the tsunami generated by the Honshu earthquake on March 11, 2011. Credit: NOAA/NWS Earthquake a surprise The unexpected disaster was neither the largest nor the deadliest earthquake and  tsunami  to strike this century. That record goes to the 2004 Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunami in Sumatra, a magnitude-9.1, which killed more than 230,000 people. But Japan's one-two punch proved especially devastating for the earthquake-savvy country, because few scientists had predicted the country would experience such a large earthquake and tsunami. Japan's scientists had forecast a smaller earthquake would strike the northern region of Honshu, the country's main island. Nor did they expect such a large tsunami. But there had been hints of the disaster to come. The areas flooded in 2011 closely matched those of a tsunami that hit Sendai in 869. In the decade before the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, a handful of Japanese geologists had begun to recognize that a large earthquake and tsunami had struck the northern Honshu region in 869. However,  their warnings went unheeded  by officials responsible for the country's earthquake hazard assessments. Now, tsunami experts from around the world have been asked to assess the history of past tsunamis in Japan, to better predict the country's future earthquake risk. "For big earthquakes, the tsunami is going to be the big destructive factor," said Vasily Titov, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Center for Tsunami Research in Seattle, Washington. "But if the nation is prepared, warning and education definitely saves lives. Compare the human lives lost in Sumatra and Japan. It's about 10 times less." The cause The 2011 Tohoku earthquake  struck offshore of Japan, along a subduction zone where two of Earth's tectonic plates collide. In a subduction zone, one plate slides beneath another into the mantle, the hotter layer beneath the crust. The great plates are rough and stick together, building up energy that is released as earthquakes. East of Japan, the Pacific plate dives beneath the overriding Eurasian plate. The temblor completely released  centuries of built up stress  between the two tectonic plates, a recent study found. The March 11 earthquake started on a Friday at 2:46 p.m. local time (5:46 a.m. UTC). It was centered on the seafloor 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Tohoku, at a depth of 15 miles (24 km) below the surface. The shaking lasted about six minutes. [Infographic:  How Japan's 2011 Earthquake Happened ] Scientists drilled into the subduction zone soon after the earthquake and discovered a thin, slippery clay layer lining the fault. The resea


In April 2010, a drilling rig run by BP suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Name that rig.

Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 | oil spill, Gulf of Mexico | Britannica.com Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 oil spill, Gulf of Mexico Written By: Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico , approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana —and its subsequent sinking on April 22. Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig after it sank on April 22, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard The explosion The Deepwater Horizon rig, owned and operated by offshore-oil-drilling company Transocean and leased by oil company BP , was situated in the Macondo oil prospect in the Mississippi Canyon, a valley in the continental shelf. The oil well over which it was positioned was located on the seabed 4,993 feet (1,522 metres) below the surface and extended approximately 18,000 feet (5,486 metres) into the rock. On the night of April 20 a surge of natural gas blasted through a concrete core recently installed by contractor Halliburton in order to seal the well for later use. It later emerged through documents released by Wikileaks that a similar incident had occurred on a BP-owned rig in the Caspian Sea in September 2008. Both cores were likely too weak to withstand the pressure because they were composed of a concrete mixture that used nitrogen gas to accelerate curing. Fireboat response crews battling the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon in … Video courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy Once released by the fracture of the core, the natural gas traveled up the Deepwater rig’s riser to the platform, where it ignited, killing 11 workers and injuring 17. The rig capsized and sank on the morning of April 22, rupturing the riser, through which drilling mud had been injected in order to counteract the upward pressure of oil and natural gas. Without any opposing force, oil began to discharge into the gulf. The volume of oil escaping the damaged well—originally estimated by BP to be about 1,000 barrels per day—was thought by U.S. government officials to have peaked at more than 60,000 barrels per day. Leaking oil Triangle shirtwaist factory fire Although BP attempted to activate the rig’s blowout preventer (BOP), a fail-safe mechanism designed to close the channel through which oil was drawn, the device malfunctioned. Forensic analysis of the BOP completed the following year determined that a set of massive blades known as blind shear rams—designed to slice through the pipe carrying oil—had malfunctioned because the pipe had bent under the pressure of the rising gas and oil. (A 2014 report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board claimed that the blind shear rams had activated sooner than previously thought and may have actually punctured the pipe.) Map depicting the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, caused by the explosion of an oil rig … Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Efforts in May to place a containment dome over the largest leak in the broken riser were thwarted by the buoyant action of gas hydrates —gas molecules in an ice matrix—formed by the reaction of natural gas and cold water. When an attempt to employ a “ top kill,” whereby drilling mud was pumped into the well to stanch the flow of oil, also failed, BP in early June turned to an apparatus called the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) cap. With the damaged riser shorn from the LMRP—the top segment of the BOP—the cap was lowered into place. Though fitted loosely over the BOP and allowing some oil to escape, the cap enabled BP to siphon approximately 15,000 barrels of oil per day to a tanker. The addition of an ancillary collection system comprising several devices, also tapped into the BOP, increased the collection rate to approximately 25,000 barrels of oil a day. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent In early July the LMRP cap was removed for several days so that a more permanent seal could be installed; this capping stack was in place b


On 13 January 2012, what ship hit a rock off Isola del Giglio?

The Sinking Of The Costa Concordia - ROBLOX The Sinking Of The Costa Concordia Servers Description On 13 January 2012, at 1:45 local time, Costa Concordia hit a rock off Isola del Giglio. A 160 ft long gash was made in the hull, then partly capsized onto her starboard side, in an unsteady position on a rocky underwater ledge. Almost half of the ship remained above water. Visits


The famous Chilean miners saved in 2010 were originally mining for what two substances?

Hope for trapped Chilean miners as man's wife gives birth to baby Esperanza | Daily Mail Online Latest twist could be added to movie about accident which has begun filming He had promised his wife that he would attend the birth of their first child. However, Ariel Ticona had more than a good excuse for not being present when Elizabeth Segovia went into hospital yesterday afternoon. Ticona is one of the 33 men who have been trapped underground for the past 40 days after a mine in northern Chile collapsed. Hope: Elizabeth Segovia gave birth to Esperanza Ticona yesterday while the baby's father is trapped But yesterday brought a rare piece of good news, when Esperanza Ticona was born, weighing nearly 7lbs and measuring almost 19ins long. The news of the birth will add further drama to a planned film about the miners which already has a title, The 33, a running time - one hour 33 minutes - and a planned release date in 2012. Director Rodrigo Ortuzar, who has cameras at the mine filming relatives, said: 'We're filming at the camp as a way of observing what goes on there so we can recreate it later.' Ticona and his wife had planned to name the child Carolina but each decided to change the name to Esperanza - Spanish for Hope - when the miners were found alive 17 days after the main shaft of the San Jose copper and gold mine collapsed on August 5. Many of the miners' families have held vigil at the mine since then, sleeping in tents in the cold Atacama desert nights. But Ticona didn't want that for his wife. In a recorded video chat made possible thanks to a fiber-optic cable that rescuers dropped through a narrow bore hole, Ticona urged a relative to tell his wife to stay home and take it easy before the birth. Bundle of joy: A mid-wife holds Esperanza Ticona at the Copiapo Clinic, Copiapo, 70km from the San Jose mine Esperanza is watched by her cousin Vinka Montalvan Ticona at the Copiapo Clinic, Copiapo New father: Ariel Ticona is one of 33 miners who have been trapped underground for 40 days 'Tell her to change the name of our daughter... and give her a long-distance kiss!' Ticona said as the other miners shouted: 'We're going to name her Hope!' Segovia told Chile's Canal 13 network that she had exactly the same thought about her name. 'He thought of it there and I thought of it here in the house. 'She was going to be named Carolina Elizabeth, but now her name will be Esperanza Elizabeth.' 'I'm very nervous,' Segovia said as she entered the Copiapo Clinic, Copiapo, some 70km from the San Jose mine, northern Chile. It comes as an artist's impression has been released of the capsule which will be used to pull the miners to safety. The men will be drawn 2,300ft to the surface through a rescue tunnel when it is completed, protected by the 'rescue pod'. Currently being built by the Chilean Navy, it will contain systems for communication and ventilation. It will also include an escape hatch to counter any problems while it ascends. The news of the design will prove heartening to relatives waiting at the surface since the collapse after days of bad news about the drilling of three separate rescue tunnels. Yesterday, the 'Plan A' drill had reached a depth of 750ft but will stop soon when it reaches 820ft for maintenance. Enclosed: The claustrophobic escape pod currently being built by the Chilean Navy to bring the 33 trapped miners to the surface 'Plan B', a higher-velocity drill that will carve out a narrower escape tunnel, has been silenced since last week, when it struck an iron support beam for the mine and its drill bit shattered into small pieces. A third drill, 'Plan C', is still days away from starting its work. Rescuers have already tried three times to use magnets to remove pieces of the shattered second drill and iron beam from the hole. If a fourth effort also fails, Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said on Monday, then the second drill will have to be moved and start digging an entirely new hole. The setback has caused anxiety among the trapped men, who had been cheered by the sound of the constant ha


The Titanic had three anchors. What was their combined weight (in tons)?

Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship More than three million rivets were used in building the Titanic. The Titanic had three anchors, which had a combined weight of 31 tons. The liner was given several nicknames, including Ship of Dreams, Wonder Ship, Last Word in Luxury, and Millionaire's Special. The Titanic had a number of unique features, including a hospital with an operating room, a swimming pool, and a squash court. Third-class accommodations had only two bathtubsone for men and one for womenwhich had to serve more than 700 passengers. For what would be their final meal on the Titanic, first-class passengers were served an 11-course dinner that included salmon, lamb in mint sauce, and pâté de foie gras. The Titanic's food inventory reportedly included 1,750 quarts of ice cream, 36,000 oranges, 1,500 gallons of milk, and 7,000 heads of lettuce. In addition, there were 8,000 cigars and 1,500 bottles of wine. The 1898 novel Futility by Morgan Robertson seemed to foreshadow the Titanic disaster. The work describes the demise of the Titan, an 800-foot passenger liner that strikes an iceberg on its starboard side in April and sinks with great loss of life due to insufficient lifeboats. Several years before becoming captain of the Titanic, Edward J. Smith stated: I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder.Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that. The radio call sign of the Titanic was MGY. The liner featured new davits that could accommodate at least 48 lifeboats. However, for both financial and aesthetic reasons, White Star decided to carry only 20, which was still 4 more than was required by the British Board of Trade. The Titanic had three types of lifeboats. Fourteen were standard boats, capable of holding approximately 65 people each. Two were emergency cutters, which could carry 40 people. They were designed for quick lowering for such events as a person overboard. There were also four collapsible boats, which had canvas sides and could be folded for easy storage. These lifeboats had a capacity of 47 each. As the Titanic sank, wireless operator Jack Phillips initially sent out a CQD, which was still used even though SOS had become the official distress signal several years earlier. However, after his assistant, Harold Bride, joked that he might not have a chance to use SOS again, Phillips began sending out both distress signals. In CQD, the CQ signifies a general call, and the D represents distress. Contrary to popular belief, SOS does not mean save our ship. The letter combination was selected because of the distinct sound it makes in Morse Code. The Titanic employed a bugler who would play The Roast Beef of Old England to alert passengers when meals were being served. A number of passengers brought dogs on the Titanic. During the sinking, the kennels were reportedly opened. Although accounts differ, it is likely that only two dogs were rescued. The ship's maiden voyage was initially scheduled for March 20, 1912. However, after the Olympic collided with the Hawke, work on the Titanic temporarily halted so that its sister ship could be repaired. Both the Carpathia and the Californian were sunk by German U-boats during World War I. The Britannic, which was still being constructed when its sister ship Titanic sank, foundered after reportedly striking a German mine. Crew members Violet Jessop and John Priest survived the sinkings of both the Titanic and the Britannic. In addition, they were also onboard the Olympic when it collided with the Hawke. After the Titanic sank, a number of people talked of raising the wreck. Among the ideas proposed was filling the hull with Ping-Pong balls. In the wake of the disaster, White Star contracted several boatsnotably the Mackay-Bennettfor the grim job of retrieving bodies. Badly deteriorated corpses were buried at sea, while the others were brought to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and placed in a curling rink until being claimed. Among the bodies recovered was John Jacob Astor's. He was assigned number 124 by the Mackay-Bennett, and his effects in


Which bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August, 1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki - Aug 09, 1945 - HISTORY.com Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Share this: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Author Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki URL Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender. The devastation wrought at Hiroshima was not sufficient to convince the Japanese War Council to accept the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender. The United States had already planned to drop their second atom bomb, nicknamed “Fat Man,” on August 11 in the event of such recalcitrance, but bad weather expected for that day pushed the date up to August 9th. So at 1:56 a.m., a specially adapted B-29 bomber, called “Bock’s Car,” after its usual commander, Frederick Bock, took off from Tinian Island under the command of Maj. Charles W. Sweeney. Nagasaki was a shipbuilding center, the very industry intended for destruction. The bomb was dropped at 11:02 a.m., 1,650 feet above the city. The explosion unleashed the equivalent force of 22,000 tons of TNT. The hills that surrounded the city did a better job of containing the destructive force, but the number killed is estimated at anywhere between 60,000 and 80,000 (exact figures are impossible, the blast having obliterated bodies and disintegrated records). General Leslie R. Groves, the man responsible for organizing the Manhattan Project, which solved the problem of producing and delivering the nuclear explosion, estimated that another atom bomb would be ready to use against Japan by August 17 or 18—but it was not necessary. Even though the War Council still remained divided (“It is far too early to say that the war is lost,” opined the Minister of War), Emperor Hirohito, by request of two War Council members eager to end the war, met with the Council and declared that “continuing the war can only result in the annihilation of the Japanese people…” The Emperor of Japan gave his permission for unconditional surrender. Related Videos


Which musical group had the single New York Mining Disaster, 1941

History Part 4 Festival Records wouldn't do anything more for the group. And it was at this time that the family began thinking of moving back to England. In March 1966 there was the release of "Cherry Red" right before the label switch that took place in May when they moved to Spin ( Nat Kipner). Nat was convinced the Bee Gees could be successful but a man called Ossie Byrne really brought them at the turning point of their career. Byrne owned a little studio at the back of his butcher's shop in Hurtsville, a suburb of Sydney. The boys could use his studio and didn't have to pay a penny as at Festival Records you could only get 2 hours at the time. Ossie gave them the opportunity to use the studio as long as they liked. A day and night just what they liked, all for nothing. So they got more and more experience recording and they also did "Spicks And Specks" which became number one in Australia as they left, November 25th. 1966. On the ship back to England It was also November when the group released the second Australian LP, named for the single. Their wish to leave for Britain became bigger and bigger and they had found out to be good composers whenever they'd get enough time to work. They talked with Ossie about leaving for several weeks already and then informed their parents.. Hugh and Barbara weren't happy as they knew it wasn't that great, the country they came from. Hugh at one time thought of hiding their passports to prevent them from leaving but after some time one decided going back was the best thing to do after all. Just before leaving Hugh sent a letter to Brian Epstein who passed it on to Robert Stigwood. Robert received it December 3rd. Finally at this point there came some recognition for the boys in Australia. Letter from Hugh to Robert Stigwood  (click for larger copy) They became best group of 1966 and Barry won the prize for best songwriter. Being 17 years old he had already a very impressive past as a songwriter. People wondered how a boy at 17 was able to write such emotional love songs. Many Australian artists recorded Barry's songs. Amongst others there was the group Steve & The Board of Steve Kipner, son of Nat Kipner. And drummer of the band had been Colin Peterson for some time who would later become one of The Bee Gees!! So just before leaving Australia the group sent some material for their first album and tapes like "Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator", "Deeply Deeply Me" and "Gilbert Green" to some record people in England. Stigwood remembers that on those tapes were songs which would become big hits some later. Maureen Bates At the time they left Australia they weren't all bachelors anymore. Barry had met Maureen Bates and her parents in Sydney they were 16 at that time and finally married much too young something they both in fact didn't want to but they just were looking for security and safety. From the moment they got married it went wrong and it was like a prison for both of them. Barry:'I think it gave her more distress than me'. After a year or so they left each other and finally divorced in 1970. Before the family left Australia Leslie, their sister got her first baby: Bernice. January 4th. they sailed of and during the trip they performed on the Fair Sky. During the journey of about 6 weeks the boys did a lot of writing. According to Maurice lots of the Bee Gees First album was written on the ship like "One Minute Woman" and "Turn Of The Century". Also Robin remembers that parts of "To Love Somebody" were written on the ship but it wasn't finished until back in England. The boys worked their way over by performing. Robert Stigwood At the moment of their departure Festival Records made another move by trying to prevent them to leave the country using a court order. Not a nice thing to deal with but it just made the boys even more determined and they thought: just wait and see, we'll show them! Col Joyce was one of the few Australians that had said: this is the only group that can actually make it overseas. And it only took a few months before the Bee Gees proved Col to be right and th


Samantha Bond starred as Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films between 1995 and 2002. She also plays the recurring character of Auntie Angela in which BBC semi-improvised comedy series?

Samantha Bond biography, Early life, Personal life, Career Samantha Bond : biography 27 November 1961 - Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress best known for her roles as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films during the Pierce Brosnan years, as Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered and as Lady Rosamund Painswick in Downton Abbey. Early life Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and TV producer Pat Sandys, and is the sister of the actress Abigail Bond and the journalist Matthew Bond. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is a resident of St Margarets, London. Personal life She is married to Alexander Hanson and has two children, Molly and Tom.Philby, Charlotte.The Independent, 13 December 2008Wolf, Matt. broadway.com, January 5, 2011 Career She has appeared in many television series, notably the 1997 adaptation of Emma starring Kate Beckinsale. She is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and starred opposite Dame Judi Dench in David Hare's award-winning play Amy's View at the Royal National Theatre. In 1983, she appeared in the original Southampton production of Daisy Pulls It Off before it moved to the West End., Telegraph, 25 April 2002. Also in 1983 she appeared in Mansfield Park and in the fourth series of Rumpole of the Bailey, where she played Rumpole's pupil 'Mizz' Liz Probert. In 1985, she appeared in the BBC's adaptation of A Murder is Announced, a Miss Marple novel by Agatha Christie. In 1989, she starred in the television adaptation of Oswald Wynd's novel The Ginger Tree. She played Mary MacKenzie, a young Scottish woman who finds disillusionment, love and heartbreak, in turn of the century Japan. It spans the time from 1903 to the outbreak of the Second World War. She also had a featured role in Erik the Viking, starring Tim Robbins, Eartha Kitt and Mickey Rooney. In 1990, she appeared in the Agatha Christie's Poirot television series episode "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat". In 1992, she also appeared in the "Inspector Morse" television series - 6th, episode 1 ("Dead on time" as Helen Marriat). In 2004, she starred opposite Peter Davison in the ITV drama-comedy Distant Shores. In 2006, she returned to the stage in a new production of Michael Frayn's Donkey's Years at the Comedy Theatre. On 1 January 2007, Bond appeared as the villain Mrs Wormwood in the pilot episode of the BBC children's drama series The Sarah Jane Adventures, a spin-off from the popular science fiction series Doctor Who. She later reprised this role for "Enemy of the Bane", the two-part finale of the show's second series. She has also starred in the popular English drama Midsomer Murders in the episodes "Destroying Angel" (2001) and "Shot at Dawn" (2008), and again in Neil Dudgeon's 2011 debut as lead character, in the episode "Death in the Slow Lane". In the West End she starred in David Leveaux's production of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Duke of York's Theatre (2009). From 2007-2011, Bond has appeared as the recurring character of Sue's sister, Auntie Angela in the BBC semi-improvised comedy Outnumbered, alongside Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner and David Ryall. In series one (2007) she appeared in the episodes; 'The Special Bowl', 'The City Farm', 'The Quiet Night In', 'The Mystery Illness' and 'The Dinner Party'. In series two (2008), Bond only appeared in the first episode 'The Wedding'. In series three (2010), Bond appeared in the episode 'The Restaurant'. Bond also starred in series four (2011) for the final two episodes 'The Cold Caller' and 'The Exchange Student'. In 2009, she took part in the BBC Wales programme Coming Home, about her Welsh family history. In 2009, she portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in part of a series of television programmes for Channel 4 charting particular periods of the monarch's reign. She starred as Mrs. Cheveley in a new production of An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre in November 2010. In 2011 she narrated a documentary on Operation Crossbow and one on the science of colour on BBC's Horizon


Flemish, English Cross and Garden Wall are all bonds used in what?

Types of Brick Bonds | The Construction Civil Types of Brick Bonds For English and Flemish bond refer in our website. 3. Stretching bond: In this arrangement of bonding, all the bricks are laid as stretchers. The overlap, which is usually of half brick, is obtained by commencing each alternate course with a half brick bat. Stretching bond is used for half brick wall only. This bond is also termed as running bond and is commonly adopted in the construction of half brick thick leaves of cavity walls, partition walls, etc. Since there are no headers, suitable reinforcement should be used for structural bond. 4. Heading bond : In this type of bonding all the bricks are laid as headers on the faces. The overlap, which is usually-of half the width of the brick is obtained by introducing a three-quarter bat in each alternate course at quoins. This bond permits better alignment and  as such it is used for walls curved on plan. This bond is chiefly used for footings in foundations for better transverse distribution of load. 5.Garden wall bond: This type of bond is suitably adopted for one brick thick wall which may act as a garden wall or a boundary wall. In garden wall bond, it is possible to build uniform faces for a wall without much labour or expense. This type of bond is not so strong as English bond and its use is restricted to the construction of dwarf walls or other similar types of walls which are not subjected to large stresses. On accounts of its good appearance, this bond is sometimes used for the construction of the outer leaves of cavity walls. There are two types of garden wall bond, (a) English garden wall bond (b) Flemish garden wall bond (a) English garden wall bond. The general arrangement of bricks in this type of bonding is similar to that of English bond except that the heading courses are only inserted at every fourth or sixth course. Usually the arrangement consists of one course of headers to three courses of stretchers. A queen closer is placed next to the quoin header of the heading course to give the necessary lap. (b) Flemish garden wall bond. This consists of alternate course composed of one header to three or sometimes even five stretchers in series throughout the length of the courses. Each alternate course contains a three quarter bat placed next to the quoin header and a header is laid over the middle of each central stretcher. 6.Facing bond: This arrangement of bricks is adopted for thick walls, where the facing and backing are desired to be constructed with bricks of different thickness. This bond consists of heading and stretching courses so arranged that one heading course comes after several stretching courses. Since the number of joints in the backing and the facing differ greatly, the load distribution is not uniform. This may sometimes lead to unequal settlement of the two thickness of the wall. 7.Raking bond: This is a bond in brick work in which the bonding bricks are laid at any angle other than zero or ninety degrees. This arrangement helps to increase the longitudinal stability of thick walls built in English bond. In this arrangement of bonding, the space between the external stretchers of a wall is filled with bricks inclined to the face of the wall. This bond is introduced at certain intervals along the height of a wall. There arc two common forms of raking bond ; (a) Herring hone bond (b) Diagonal bond. (a) Herring-bone bond. This type of bond is best suited for very thick walls usually not less than four bricks thick. In this arrangement of brick work, bricks are laid in course inclined at 45° in two directions from the centre. This bond is also commonly used for brick pavings. (b) Diagonal bond. This bond is best suited for walls which are 2 to 4 brick thick. This bond is usually introduced at every fifth or seventh course along the height of the wall. In this bond, the bricks arc placed end to end in such a way that extreme corners of the series remain in contact with the stretchers. 8.Dutch bond: This bond is a modification of the old English cross bond and consists of altern


What colour is Bond Street on a standard Monopoly board?

Bond Street | Monopoly Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Houses cost £160 each Hotel, £160 plus 4 Houses If a player owns ALL the lots of any Color-Group, the rent is Doubled on Unimproved Lots in that group. Bond Street is a green property  featured in the UK version of the classic Monopoly boardgame. It is named for a fashionable shopping street in London, England. Other Properties in set


OK, a James Bond question: how many actors have played James Bond in the official' movies?

10 The actors who have played James Bond 10 The actors who have played James Bond Description This article is from the James Bond FAQ , by Michael Reed reed55@core.com with numerous contributions by   others. 10 The actors who have played James Bond A few talented men have gotten to portray James Bond. We start with the EON five, and then the others as well. Note that Roger Moore is older than Sean Connery. A - Sean Connery, born August 25, 1930. Played Bond from 1962-1967, 1971, 1983. A Scot with minimal credits to his name in 1962, he was handpicked by Broccoli and Saltzman to star in the first Bond motion picture. There is less dialogue for Connery than in future turns, and his name was not marketed particularly heavily in the release of either of the first two films. But Connery proved to be the perfect person to assimilate Fleming's cold warrior on screen. He was tough yet suave, strong yet smooth, and able to appeal to both ticket buying genders. By the time of his fifth outing, "You Only Live Twice", the marketing machine said he "IS James Bond". While true in the public's mind, Connery tired of the constant pressure of the role and the potential to suffocate any other projects he wanted to be involved in. He left after 1967 and declined to appear in the sixth release. After a lackluster box office performance, EON prodded and finally got their star back for the seventh outing, "Diamonds Are Forever". Then Connery left once more, stating he would "never again" portray the superspy that he had made a phenomenon. But he did come back for a reprise, in 1983's "Never Say Never Again". For the story on that film, see Brief #1, Section #10, E "Thunderball / Never Say Never Again". Connery has said in interviews that he is proudest of "From Russia With Love". However, he made a severe and nasty break from the Broccoli clan and any thought of him returning to the EON series in any capacity is a pipe dream. Connery won an Academy Award for his supporting role in 1987's "The Untouchables". He is still an A-list box office draw to date and is also staunch in his support of his native Scotland. While he did not look like Ian Fleming's written character on the surface, he was impressive enough to earn the ultimate praise. Fleming himself had his character assume some of Connery's roots in "You Only Live Twice". He told IMBD.com in 2002 that there is no chance of him returning to EON's series, particularly not as a villain. "Absolutely no way - I could never be an enemy of James Bond." B - George Lazenby, born September 5, 1939. Played Bond in 1969. The only Bond star to make a solitary film appearance, George Lazenby won the role after a worldwide search. He was actually an Australian wrestler, car salesman and model who excelled in physical presence and impressed the producers. But he was not prepared for the glimmer of fame and fortune that came with the part. He was cast in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", one of Fleming's most detailed and harrowing novels. It required more characterization than the typical Bond fare and Lazenby faced an uphill battle to achieve it. Director Peter Hunt ignored him at one point, though it was an unwitting mistake. During filming of some emotional scenes, Hunt wanted his star to relate to the isolation Bond would be feeling so he left him alone. Lazenby did not take this as direction or method of acting, but rather a lack of respect by the director. He complained publicly and friction grew between the men, which was duly noted by the press. He also had trouble with female lead Diana Rigg. The most famous example of tension between them, however, is actually a myth. Before a kissing scene, Rigg was heard telling Lazenby at lunch that she was having "garlic with [her] pate." She meant it to be humorous but it was easily taken out-of-context given Lazenby's tenuous relationship with Hunt and EON. While in later years he did complain about Rigg's ego, the Bond actor never validated this story. What did him in, in the end, was as much box-office failure as his own immaturity. The fans were


Since 1923 the phrase My Name is My Bond' (dictum meum pactum in Latin) has been the motto of which City institution, where deals are made with no written pledges and no exchange of documents?

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What ship was the subject of the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Capt. William Bligh.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1962 ) Unrated | In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian. Directors: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Visit our Awards Central section Related News a list of 45 titles created 23 Jul 2013 a list of 30 titles created 25 Apr 2014 a list of 30 titles created 05 May 2015 a list of 46 titles created 4 months ago a list of 30 titles created 2 months ago Title: Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) 7.2/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for     7     Oscars. Another    3 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Midshipman Roger Byam joins Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian aboard HMS Bounty for a voyage to Tahiti. Bligh proves to be a brutal tyrant and, after six pleasant months on Tahiti, ... See full summary  » Director: Frank Lloyd The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British ... See full summary  » Director: Roger Donaldson An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country... See full summary  » Director: George Englund The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony. Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. Director: Henry Koster The destiny of three soldiers during World War II. The German officer Christian Diestl approves less and less of the war. Jewish-American Noah Ackerman deals with antisemitism at home and ... See full summary  » Director: Edward Dmytryk Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail. Director: Laslo Benedek Man tries to recover a horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit. Director: Sidney J. Furie The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town. Director: Arthur Penn A US air force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer. Director: Joshua Logan A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies. Director: Bernhard Wicki The story of two gigolos who vie to see which is the best at their profession. Director: Ralph Levy Edit Storyline The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny. Written by Mattias Thuresson 8 November 1962 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Motín a bordo See more  » Filming Locations: 178 min Sound Mix: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)| 4-Track Stereo (35mm release) (some prints)| Mono (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The scene where the ship arrives in Tahiti to be rapturously greeted by the natives was filmed in exactly the same spot where the real Bounty dropped anchor in 1788. 6000 local extras were used for the sequence. See


what was Sir Francis Drake'sship during his global circumnavigation between 1577 & 1580.

THE FAMOUS VOYAGE THE CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE WORLD 1577-1580: Sir Francis Drake: A Pictorial Biography by Hans P. Kraus (Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room, Library of Congress) Bibliography The Famous Voyage: The Circumnavigation of the World, 1577-1580 Drake was noted in his life for one daring feat after another;        his greatest was his circumnavigation of the earth, the first after        Magellan's. He sailed from Plymouth on Dec. 13, 1577. The squadron        consisted of five vessels, the two larger ships being the Pelican,        Drake's own ship, renamed Golden Hind on the voyage,        on August 20, 1578; and the Elizabeth, commanded by        John Winter. Three smaller vessels were the Marigold, Swan,        and Benedict. Only one ship, the Golden Hind, made        the complete voyage, returning on Sept. 26, 1580, "very richly        fraught with gold, silver, pearls and precious stones" (Stow, Annales ,        p. 807). The expedition was financed as a joint venture, the investors        being such high officials as Privy Councilors Robert Dudley, Earl        of Leicester; Sir Francis Walsingham; the Earl of Lincoln, Lord        High Admiral of England; also, Sir Christopher Hatton; Sir William        Winter, Surveyor and Master of Ordnance of the Navy; and John Hawkins,        Drake's former commander. Queen Elizabeth herself may have been        an investor, though this is not quite certain; what is certain        is that she appropriated the lion's share of the proceeds of the        voyage. Drake himself participated to the tune of £1000,        a good sum for that time. These joint venture companies, partnerships, or associations        were a common method of organizing and financing commercial voyages,        military expeditions, and colonizing activities, from the Middle        Ages onwards. They are explained by J. H. Parry ( The Age        of Reconnaissance , pp. 49-50) as "Partnerships for conducting        commercial enterprises...usually not corporations but rather ad        hoc devices for uniting a number of capitalists...or a number        of partners...or active participants in an enterprise...All these        types of associations under various names--commenda, societas,        compagnia, and so forth--were employed in seaborne trade". Parry        mentions also "associations of individuals formed to undertake        particular enterprises--military expeditions for example--on behalf        of the State". The examples cited by Parry are Italian, but he        remarks that "the Dutch and English were to emerge as the Italians'        aptest pupils in this respect". For another example of such a company        or partnership, see the financial papers of the Drake-Norris expedition        of 1589 (pp. 162-164). The little fleet proceeded to the Cape Verde Islands, where,        on January 30, 1578, the Portuguese pilot Nunho da Silva was captured        (see his narrative, pp. 106-109). Thence they sailed across the        Atlantic to the coasts of South America near the River Plate, and        went southwards to Port St. Julian, where Magellan had anchored        58 years previously; they arrived there on June 18, 1578. The Doughty affair was a crisis in Drake's life; on its outcome        depended the success of the circumnavigation, and hence, probably,        the defeat of the Invincible Armada. The tragedy was this: Thomas        Doughty (d. 1578), a friend of Drake, and one well acquainted with        many prominent Englishmen, was an officer on Drake's circumnavigation        voyage. He was accused by Drake of treachery and incitement to        mutiny. He was put on trial at Port St. Julian, where Magellan        had suppressed a conspiracy of som


Which ship gained notoriety when it spilt oil all over Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1989.

Community group cleans up Chicago industrial district What a Long, Strange Trip It Has Been On August 31, 1986, the cargo ship Khian Sea loaded 14,000 tons (28 million  pounds) of toxic incinerator ash from Philadelphia and set off on an odyssey  that symbolizes a predicament we all share: what to do with our refuse. Starting  in the 1970s, Philadelphia burned most of its municipal garbage and sent the  resulting incinerator ash to a landfill in New Jersey. In 1984, when New Jersey  learned that the ash contained enough arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, dioxin,  and other toxins to be classified as hazardous waste, it refused to accept any  more. When six other states also rejected incinerator ash shipments, Philadelphia  was in a predicament. What would they do with 180,000 tons of the stuff every  year? The answer was to send it offshore to countries with less stringent environmental  standards. A local contractor offered to transport it to the Caribbean. The  Khian Sea was to be the first of those shipments. When the Khian Sea tried to unload its cargo in the Bahamas, however, it  was turned away. Over the next 14 months, the ship also was refused entry by  the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Panama, Bermuda, Guinea Bissau (in West Africa),  and the Netherlands Antilles. Finally in late, 1987, the Haitian government  issued a permit for "fertilizer" import, and the crew dumped 4000 tons of ash  on the beach near the city of Gonaives. Alerted by the environmental group,  Greenpeace, that the ash wasn't really fertilizer, Haitian officials canceled  the permit and ordered everything returned to the ship, but the Khian Sea slipped  away in the night, leaving behind a large pile of loose ash. Some of the waste  has been moved inland and buried, but much of it remains on the beach, slowly  being scattered by the wind and washed into the sea. After it left Haiti, the Khian Sea visited Senegal, Morocco, Yugoslavia,  Sri Lanka, and Singapore looking for a place to dump its toxic load. As it wandered  the oceans looking for a port, the ship changed its name from Khian Sea to Felicia  to Pelacano. Its registration was transferred from Liberia to the Bahamas to  Honduras in an attempt to hide its true identity, but nobody wanted it or its  contents. Like Coleridge's ancient mariner, it seemed cursed to roam the oceans  forever. Two years, three names, four continents, and 11 countries later, the  troublesome cargo was still on board. Then, somewhere in the Indian Ocean between  Singapore and Sri Lanka all the ash disappeared. When questioned about this,  the crew had no comment except that it was all gone. Everyone assumes, of course,  that once out of sight of the land, it was just dumped overboard. If this were just an isolated incident, perhaps it wouldn't matter much.  However, some 3 million tons of hazardous and toxic waste goes to sea every  year looking for a dumping site. A 1998 report by the United Nations Human Rights  Commission listed the United States as a major exporter of toxic waste. In 1989-at  least in part due to the misadventures of the Khian Sea-33 countries met in  Basel, Switzerland, and agreed to limit international shipment of toxic waste,  especially from the richer countries of the world to the poorer ones. Eventually  118 countries-not including the United States-ratified the Basel Convention.  In 1995, the United States announced it would ratify the Convention but reserved  the right to ship "recyclable" materials to whomever will take them. Since almost  everything potentially can be recycled into something, that hardly puts any  limits at all on what we send offshore. The latest development in the saga of the Khian Sea, is that Haiti has  asked Philadelphia to help pay for cleanup of the ash still sitting on the beach.  Eastern Environmental Services, one of whose principal owners was responsible  for dumping the load in Haiti 12 years ago, has agreed to retrieve what's left  and bury it in a landfill in Penns


What was the worlds first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, still in commission with the US Navy

USS Enterprise gives anchor to USS Lincoln - CNN.com 1 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) transits through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea on June 13, 2016. Ike, the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. It could be used to support operations against ISIS in the Mideast. Hide Caption 2 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers A rainbow forms over the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean on February 3, 2015. Hide Caption 3 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers A MV-22B Osprey, from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, lifts off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on June 12, 2016. The V-22 Osprey is being tested, evaluated and is slated to be planned replacement for the C-2Q Greyhound as the singular logistics platform on an aircraft carrier for at-sea delivery of personnel and equipment. Click through the gallery to see other U.S. aircraft carriers. Hide Caption 4 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers Tug boats maneuver the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) into the James River during the ship's turn ship evolution on June 11, 2016. This is a major milestone that brings the country's newest aircraft carrier another step closer to delivery and commissioning later this year. Hide Caption 5 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers U.S. aircraft carrier classes – U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (left) and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin shake hands on a Marine Corps V-22 Osprey as they depart the the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) after touring the aircraft carrier as it sailed in the South China Sea on April 15, 2016. Hide Caption 6 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers A photo illustration of the U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). The ship's keel laying ceremony was celebrated Saturday, August 22, 2015, in Newport News, Virginia. The ship is expected to replace the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), scheduled for inactivation in 2025, in the Navy fleet. The newest Kennedy will be the second carrier of that name. The first John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) was the last conventionally powered carrier. It was decommissioned in 2007. Hide Caption 7 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) passes under the Friendship Bridge while transiting the Suez Canal on Dec. 14, 2015. The ship is conducting operations in the Persian Gulf, where Iran claims to have taken footage of the carrier using a drone. Click through the gallery for more images of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. Hide Caption 8 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman V. Sek, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103, applies a Christmas decal to an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in December 2015. Hide Caption 9 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is seen from inside its sister ship, the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), on August 7 off the coast of California as the two ships prepare for a "hull swap." Over 10 days in San Diego, much of the crew of each ship will transfer to the other. When completed, the Reagan will head to forward deployment in Japan, where the Washington had been. The Washington will head to Newport News, Virginia, for an overhaul. Hide Caption 10 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers Sailors spell out #USA with the American flag on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf in late June 2015. When the Roosevelt leaves the Gulf sometime in October, the U.S. Navy will be without a carrier in the important region for two months. Hide Caption 11 of 31 Photos: U.S. aircraft carriers Three Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS


Name of one of the most famous warships of WWII named after a German Chancellor - ordered to be sunk by Churchill.

1000+ images about Battleships on Pinterest | Battleship, Heavy cruiser and Hms hood The Bismarck in the Baltic Sea The Bismarck in the Baltic Sea in October 1940. At this time the battleship was still missing all three rangefinders as well as half of the anti-aircraft battery. See More


Worlds first nuclear powered sub & first to complete a submerged transit across North Pole.

The World's First Nuclear Submarine Was Launched 60 Years Ago The World's First Nuclear Submarine Was Launched 60 Years Ago Go to permalink Launched 60 years ago today, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Its atomic fuel source gave for the U.S Navy a dramatic increase in both range and operational flexibility. A few years later, the USS Nautilus achieved another historical first: she was the first vessel to complete a submerged transit to the North Pole, on 3 August 1958. Advertisement Our commemorative photo collection offers a glimpse into the first years of the USS Nautilus, to the life on board and under the sea. Jan. 21, 1954: spectators gather around the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus during a christening ceremony. Photo and caption: U.S. Navy First lady Mamie Eisenhower christens the USS Nautilus. Photo and caption: U.S. Navy The Nautilus slips into the Thames River. Photo and caption: U.S. Navy The USS Nautilus in the Thames River shortly after a christening ceremony. Photo and caption: U.S. Navy The Nautilus sets out to sea on a trial run. Photo and caption: Keystone/Getty Images On sea trials. Official board the USS Nautilus at the electric boat division of the General Dynamics Corp. on Aug. 30, 1954, for the commissioning ceremony placing the world's first atomic-powered submarine in the service of the U.S. Navy. Photo and caption: AP A windowless warehouse in the Atomic Energy Commission's National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho, where scientists tested the prototype of the atomic engine of the USS Nautilus. Photo and caption: Keystone/Getty Images Submarine Thermal Reactor No. 45 was the prototype power plant for the nation’s first nuclear submarine. Photo and caption: Idaho National Laboratory Navy personnel stationed in Idaho Falls, Idaho, in the mid 1950s learn how to operate the Nautilus S1W, the prototype of the Navy's first nuclear-powered submarine. Photo and caption: Idaho National Laboratory/energy.gov C1955: Eugene Wilkinson, commander of the world's first nuclear powered vessel, points out the dates and battle actions of the ships that previously bore the name Nautilus. Photo and caption: Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images C1955: Admiral Robert B Carney puts a nickel into the jukebox on board the USS Nautilus. The money went toward the submarine's recreation fund. Photo and caption: Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images 1956: Lieutenant Commander John H. Ebersole, Medical Corps, uses chemical separation of radioactive isotopes, determines source of radiation in the nucleonics laboratory aboard USS Nautilus. Ebersole was responsible for the radiation hygiene and safety of its officers and crew.


Raft used by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl named after Inca Sun God.

Kon-Tiki - New World Encyclopedia Kon-Tiki Next (Konark Sun Temple) The raft in the Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo Kon-Tiki was the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki is also the name of the popular book that Heyerdahl wrote about his adventures. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in the South Pacific in Pre-Columbian times. His aim in mounting the Kon-Tiki expedition was to show, by using only the materials and technologies available to these people at the time, that there were no technical reasons to prevent them from having done so. Heyerdahl and a small team went to Peru , where they constructed a balsa -wood raft out of balsa logs and other native materials in an indigenous style, as recorded in illustrations by Spanish conquistadors. This trip began on April 28, 1947. Accompanied by five companions, Heyerdahl sailed it for 101 days over 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean before smashing into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947. The only modern equipment they had was a radio. Contents The book Kon-Tiki was a best-seller, and a documentary motion picture of the expedition won an Academy Award in 1951. The original Kon-Tiki raft is now on display in a museum of the same name in Oslo , Norway . Construction Polynesians sailing a canoe c. 1781 The main body of the raft was composed of nine balsa tree trunks up to 45 feet long and two feet in diameter that were lashed together with one and a quarter inch hemp ropes. Cross-pieces of balsa logs 18 feet long and one foot in diameter were lashed across the logs at three feet intervals to give lateral support. Pine splashboards clad the bow, and lengths of pine one inch thick and two feet long were wedged between the balsa logs and used as centerboards. The main mast was made of lengths of mangrove wood lashed together to form an A-frame 29 feet high. Behind the main-mast was a cabin of plaited bamboo 14 feet long and eight feet wide that was built about four to five feet high, and roofed with banana leaf thatch. At the stern was a 19-foot long steering oar of mangrove wood, with a blade of fir. The main sail was 15 by 18 feet on a yard of bamboo stems lashed together. Photographs also show a top-sail above the main sail and a mizzen-sail mounted at the stern. The raft was partially decked in split bamboo. No metal was used in the construction. The Voyage The Kon-Tiki left Callao, Peru on the afternoon of April 28, 1947. It was initially towed 50 miles out to open water by the Fleet Tug Guardian Rios of the Peruvian Navy. She then sailed roughly west carried along on the Humboldt Current. The team’s first sight of land was the atoll of Puka-Puka on July 30. They made brief contact with the inhabitants of Angatau Island on August 4, but were unable to land safely. Three days later, on August 7, the raft struck a reef and was eventually beached on an uninhabited islet off Raroia Island in the Tuamotu group. They had traveled a distance of around 3,770 nautical miles in 101 days, at an average speed of 1.5 knots. Stores The Kon-Tiki carried 66 gallons of water in bamboo tubes. For food they took two hundred coconuts, sweet potatoes , bottle gourds, and other assorted fruit and roots. The U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps provided field rations, tinned food, and survival equipment. In return, the Kon-Tiki explorers reported on the quality and utility of the provisions. They also caught plentiful numbers of fish, particularly flying fish, mahi-mahi, yellowfin tuna, and shark . Crew The Kon-Tiki was crewed by six men, all Norwegian except for Bengt Danielsson, who was from Sweden: Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl was the expedition leader. Erik Hesselberg was the navigator and artist. He painted the large Kon-Tiki figure on the raft's sail. Bengt Danielsson took on the role of steward, in charge of supplies and daily rations. Danielsson was a soci