Australopithecus sediba, an early hominid, whose only discovered remains date to 1.78 to 1.95 million years ago, is known from two partial skeletons discovered where?

Australopithecus sediba Australopithecus sediba Two spectacular new hominid fossils found in a cave at Malapa in South Africa in 2008 and 2009 have been assigned to a new species, Australopithecus sediba ('sediba' means 'wellspring' in the local seSotho language). Discovered by a team led by Lee Berger and Paul Dirks, it is claimed by them to be the best candidate yet for an immediate ancestor to the genus Homo. The fossils are between 1.78 and 1.95 million years old, about the same date of the oldest Homo erectus fossils. The first fossil, MH1, found by Lee Berger's son Matthew, is an almost complete skull and partial skeleton of an 11 to 12 year old boy. The second fossil, MH2, is a partial skeleton of an adult female, including some jaw fragments. The boy's brain has a typical australopithecine size of 420cc, compared to the smallest Homo brain of 510cc. Both skeletons are small, about 130cm (4'3") tall. Au. sediba is most similar to, and quite likely descended from, Au. africanus. The upper limbs are long, and similar to other australopithecines. Many features of the hip, knee and ankle bones show it was bipedal, like other australopithecines, but the foot bones are still quite primitive. However Berger et al. list many other features of the skull, teeth, and pelvis in which it resembles early Homo fossils. The discoverers have suggested that Au. sediba might be ancestral to either Homo habilis or Homo rudolfensis, or that it might be a closely related sister group to Homo - not a direct ancestor, but a close cousin. Anatomically sediba would be a plausible Homo ancestor, but as the authors admit, these two individuals existed after the earliest known Homo fossils (at about 2.3 million years), so they can't be human ancestors. However, it's not impossible that the sediba species had already existed for a few hundred thousand years and that early members of it could have been human ancestors. Interestingly, prominent scientists quoted in the media have split fairly evenly on the question of whether sediba should have been assigned to Homo or Australopithecus - Bill Kimbel, Don Johanson, Susan Anton and Colin Groves went for Homo, while Meave Leakey, Tim White and Ron Clarke didn't. Some scientists have even suggested that it may be a late-surviving variant of Au. africanus. However, the authors argued that the overall body plan was australopithecine, and hence put it in that genus. This seems to be the conservative and safest plan; even if they are right in their claims about sediba, the fossils do not seem out of place in Australopithecus, whereas putting them in Homo would have run the risk of needing to reclassify them later if they did not turn out to be very closely related to Homo. It would also, as Chris Stringer pointed out in an interview, require "a major redefinition" of the genus Homo. In summary, it's an important discovery even though we don't yet know exactly how it fits into the family tree and what it means for human origins. Refreshingly, the discoverers have been fairly restrained in their claims about the fossil, and are keeping other options in mind. The creationist response The creationist organization Answers In Genesis has already taken note of the fossil . One might have expected that such small, and small-brained, fossils would be dismissed as apes. A few years ago, I'm sure AIG would have done so unhesitatingly. But AIG has strongly backed the idea that the similarly-sized Hobbit from Flores is a pathological human. Because of that, and probably also because some scientists have said Au. sediba should have been classified as Homo, AIG was surprisingly cautious. After referring to a quote by Berger that the small brain size of sediba (an australopithecine feature) is similar to that of the Flores Hobbit, AIG says that: Berger's comment suggests the Australopithecus sediba fossils may in fact be misclassified Homo individuals who were fully human. and But whatever happened to this earlier claim by AIG : When complete fossils are found, they are easy to assign clearly as either 'ape' or human,


What rating system for talk shows, defined as the ratio of interrupted sentences versus all sentences within a typical program, expressed as a percentage, was invented by author Stephen Euin Cobb?

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What is the name of the thick dark green fluid manufactured by the liver?

Cirrhosis of the liver - British Liver Trust Cirrhosis of the liver What is Cirrhosis Cirrhosis is the result of long-term, continuous damage to the liver and may be due to many different causes. The damage leads to scarring, known as fibrosis. Irregular bumps (nodules) replace the smooth liver tissue and the liver becomes harder. Together, the scarring and the nodules are called cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can take many years to develop and can do so without any noticeable symptoms until the damage to the liver is very serious. The build-up of scar tissue can interfere with the flow of blood to your liver and stop it from functioning properly. Cirrhosis can lead to liver failure. How common is cirrhosis? No one knows for sure how many people in the UK have cirrhosis as most people do not know they have it until the condition is serious. However, there is no doubt that the number of people with the condition continues to increase. Every year over 4,000 people in the UK die from cirrhosis. Around 700 people have to have a liver transplant each year to survive. Who is at risk of cirrhosis? Cirrhosis can affect anyone – men and women, young and old. People most at risk of cirrhosis: drink too much alcohol have a long-term liver infection, such as Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C have an inherited liver disease, such as Haemochromatosis have an immune system problem that leads to liver disease are clinically overweight or obese and have a fatty liver Symptoms You are not likely to feel any symptoms of cirrhosis early on. In fact, many people with cirrhosis only find out during tests for an unrelated illness. Additionally, the symptoms can be very non-specific, meaning that they are also caused by other conditions not related to cirrhosis. If you have cirrhosis, you may develop one or more of the symptoms below. If you have or are worried about any of these symptoms discuss them with your doctor. Early symptoms generally feeling unwell and tired all the time loss of appetite loss of weight and muscle wasting feeling sick (nausea) and vomiting tenderness/pain in the liver area spider-like small blood capillaries on the skin above waist level (spider angiomas) blotchy red palms Later symptoms, as the liver is struggling to function intensely itchy skin yellowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin (jaundice) white nails ends of fingers become wider/thicker (clubbed fingers) hair loss swelling of the legs, ankles, feet (oedema) swelling of the abdomen (ascites) dark urine pale-coloured stools or very dark/black tarry stools frequent nosebleeds and bleeding gums easy bruising and diffi culty in stopping small bleeds vomiting blood in men: enlarged breasts and shrunken testes in women: irregular or lack of menstrual periods impotence and loss of sexual desire dizziness and extreme fatigue (anaemia) shortness of breath fevers with high temperature and shivers forgetfulness, memory loss, confusion and drowsiness subtle change in personality writing becomes difficult, spidery and small staggering gait when walking; tendency to fall increased sensitivity to drugs, both medical and recreational increased sensitivity to alcohol Red flag symptoms If you have any of the following symptoms you must see a doctor straight away, especially if you have recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis: fever with high temperatures and shivers, often caused by an infection shortness of breath very dark or black tarry stools (faeces) periods of mental confusion or drowsiness. Although these symptoms may seem very different, because your liver is responsible for so many different functions, if it stops working properly, a range of problems can result. Yellow eyes or skin If your skin and the whites of your eyes turn yellow you may have jaundice. Two things can cause jaundice: a blockage (obstruction) in the bile duct damage to your liver or some defect affecting the liver so that it cannot deal with bilirubin, a by-product of the breakdown of old red blood cells. If either of these occurs, bilirubin – which is yellow – flows back into the blood and shows up in the sk


Who supposedly wrote the fictional diaries written by Sue Townsend?

Sue Townsend Sue Townsend Contact Us Sue Townsend ‘She fills the pages with turmoil, anger, passion, love and big helpings of wit. It’s full of colour and glows with life’ Independent ‘Every sentence is witty and well thought out, and the whole has reverberations beyond itself’ The Times ‘Brilliant, sharp, honest, moving, an exquisite social comedy’ Daily Telegraph ‘Proof, once more, that Townsend is one of the funniest writers around’ The Times ‘The publishers could offer a money back guarantee if you don’t laugh and be sure they wouldn’t have to write a single cheque’ Jeremy Paxman ‘This joyous satire confirms Townsend as the absolute monarch of comic fiction’ Daily Mail About Sue Sue Townsend was born in Leicester in 1946. She left school at 15, was married at 18 and was a single   parent caring for three young children by the age of 23. She wrote in secret for twenty years before   anybody saw her work. Sue is best known for the creation of the luckless and self-deluded Adrian Mole but has also written   many other popular novels, plays and journalism. She won numerous prestigious awards and honours   before passing away in April 2014 at the age of 68. Find Out More Adrian Mole Adrian Mole is one of the most enduring and cherished comic creations of recent history. First   published in 1982, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ became the biggest selling   book of the 80’s and was adapted for both the stage and the screen. Over the next 30 years Sue Townsend kept the British public laughing and touched their hearts with   understanding, as we all followed Mole’s distinctly British, almost heroic tale of failure, delusion   and growth. Find Out More Other Books In addition to the Adrian Mole books, Sue Townsend has written five other popular novels, numerous   plays and non-fiction. Her novels include the ‘laugh-out-loud funny’ The Queen and I, which sees a Republican   Britain oust the royal family and place them in a council estate in the Midlands, and the ‘touching   and hilarious’ The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year, in which we see Eva unintentionally   wage war on the world by simply giving up and going to bed. Adrian Mole Secret Diary App Why don’t you try the new Adrian Mole Secret Diary App The App contains updated never seen before content from Adrian Mole diaries, author   comments and sneak previews. Just follow the link below ...


Which instrument, with a range of around 3 -4 octaves, has its lowest string tuned to C 2 octaves below middle C, and the others tuned in fifths?

Instrument Biography: The Vielle | Melanie Spiller and Coloratura Consulting Melanie Spiller and Coloratura Consulting Escapades in Early Music, Writing, and Editing Instrument Biography: The Vielle with 2 comments If you’ve ever melted to the tones of a violin, tapped your feet to a fiddle, or floated happily away to the sound of a viola da gamba or cello, you have the vielle to thank. The history you’re about to read makes a musical link between the ancient world and the modern one. And although no one composes for the instrument anymore, the vielle was so popular during its heyday that there’s no shortage of performance opportunities in today’s early music communities. The original vielle probably evolved from the lyre . The lyre soundbox was stretched and thinned, the open space became a neck with a fingerboard, and a bow was employed to sound the strings (although it could also be plucked). It probably came to Europe through the Balkan Peninsula and first appeared in Europe in the 9th century. Its appearance crowded the more traditional lyre out of the public eye. The spade-shaped vielle of the 9th century became ellipse-shaped (like two cones attached at their wide ends) in the 10th, and pear-shaped by the 11th. The strings were no longer crudely tacked into the bottom, but now crossed a special piece of wood that would later evolve (in the 16th century) into the tailpiece of the violin. There was a circular soundhole divided by a bar, that would later lead to shapes like the violin’s f-holes. This 11th century instrument is still found in the Near East and on the Balkan Peninsula in folk music. It’s sometimes called the lyra (a commonly applied name to many instruments, including the lyre , harp , and lute ). Since the Middle Ages, the vielle has undergone massive transformations to define the difference between the neck and the body and to narrow the soundholes to C-shapes. During the 12th century, the older style was played on the knee rather than on the shoulder. It developed a narrower waist, making it easier to move the bow freely and play each individual string, rather than all of them at once. This development led the way to the violin in northern Italy in the 16th century. But I digress. The vielle was well-known and popular in both knee-held and shoulder-held forms by the middle of the 13th century and was documented by Jerome of Moravia (died after 1271). Jerome wrote about the five-stringed vielle that was most popular at the time, and explained about tuning in fifths or fourths, which later became the only way to tune stringed instruments. Another version of a plucked vielle is called a citole, and appeared around the 9th century, flourishing in the 13th through 15th centuries. It had an egg-shaped body with the strings traversing the length, off the end of the soundbox table, and over a bridge. Strings were arranged in a pairs (called courses) like the lute, and tuned in unison or octaves, which helped make the instrument louder. It was played with bare fingers for more control rather than using a quill or plectrum. During the Middle Ages, the bagpipe and the recorder were associated with lechery, and the vielle and rebec were associated with worldly significance. I don’t know what to do with that bit of information, but it goes along with these next two thoughts that don’t fit into a nice organizational plan: The later waisted vielle is the ancestor of the guitar and the violin. When rendered by artists, they’re shown accompanying solo and social dancing, played for banquets and processions, and they’re often shown in consorts with lutes and psalteries , portative organ (biography coming soon), harp , and transverse flute . Other images show vielle players as angels, mythical and allegorical characters, noble amateurs, minstrels, and the occasional saint. Vielle History It’s thought that bowing a stringed instrument originated in Central Asia, spread through the Arab countries and then on to Byzantium. We don’t really know what the original instrument looked like because painters and sculptors may ha


About how long does it take for the moon to make one orbit of the Earth?

Does the Moon Rotate? Does the Moon Rotate? By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | February 28, 2014 08:39pm ET MORE Miguel Claro recently sent Space.com this beautiful image of the moon and Earthshine taken from Almada, Portugal on Feb. 1, 2014. “I could see the night side of the moon very well illuminated by the Earth reflected light, like if it was full moon,” Claro wrote Space.com in an email. “This impressive phenomenon known as Earthshine, was described and drawn for the first time, by the great Leonardo Da Vinci about 500 years ago in his book Codex Leicester.” Credit: Miguel Claro | www.miguelclaro.com Attentive observers on Earth might notice that the moon essentially keeps the same side facing our planet as it passes through its orbit. This may lead to the question, does the moon rotate? The answer is yes, though it may seem contrary to what our eyes observe. The 'dark' side of the moon The moon orbits the Earth once every 27.322 days. It also takes approximately 27 days for the moon to rotate once on its axis. As a result, the moon does not seem to be spinning but appears to observers from Earth to be keeping almost perfectly still. Scientists call this sychronous rotation. The side of the moon that perpetually faces Earth is known as the near side. The opposite or "back" side is the far side . Sometimes the far side is called the dark side of the moon, but this is inaccurate. When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, during the new moon phase , the back side of the moon is bathed in daylight. The orbit and the rotation aren't perfectly matched, however. The moon travels around the Earth in an elliptical orbit , a slightly stretched-out circle. When the moon is closest to Earth, its rotation is slower than its journey through space, allowing observers to see an additional 8 degrees on the eastern side. When the moon is farthest, the rotation is faster, so an additional 8 degrees are visible on the western side. [ The Moon: 10 Surprising Lunar Facts ] If you could journey around to the far side of the moon as the Apollo 8 astronauts once did, you would see a very different surface from the one you are accostomed to viewing. While the near side of the moon is smoothed by maria — large dark plains created by solidified lava flows — and light lunar highlands, the far side is heavily cratered. [ VIDEO: A Year of Lunar Phases and Wobbles ] A changing orbit The rotational period of the moon wasn't always equal to its orbit around the planet. Just like the gravity of the moon affects ocean tides on the Earth, gravity from Earth affects the moon. But because the moon lacks an ocean, Earth pulls on its crust, creating a tidal bulge at the line that points toward Earth. [ Infographic: Inside Earth's Moon ] Gravity from Earth pulls on the closest tidal bulge, trying to keep it aligned. This creates tidal friction that slows the moon's rotation. Over time, the rotation was slowed enough that the moon's orbit and rotation matched , and the same face became tidally locked, forever pointed toward Earth. The moon is not the only satellite to suffer friction with its parent planet. Many other large moons in the solar system are tidally locked with their partner. Of the larger moons, only Saturn's moon Hyperion , which tumbles chaotically and interacts with other moons, is not tidally synchronized. The situation is not limited to large planets. The dwarf planet Pluto is tidally locked to its moon Charon, which is almost as large as the former planet. Earth (and other planets) do not escape completely unscathed. Just as the Earth exerts friction on the spin of the moon, the moon also exerts friction on the rotation of the Earth. As such, the length of day increases a few milliseconds every century . Related:


What was Emma Bunton's nickname when she was in the Spice Girls?

Emma Bunton | Spice Girls Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia At the age of 11, Emma's parents split, but by time already busy with extracurricular activities such as modeling and doing commercials so the situation didn't prove too drastic her. "Everyone says, 'It was the worst time of my life.' But it wasn't really." She would usually help and accompany her father to go do rounds with him as he delivered milk to houses. She then lived with her brother Paul James and her mother, whom called her a "hero." Her mother had trained at her Gojukai Karate club and had trained her to a "very high standard." She also had a half brother named Robertbbnnnnnnnnhmmnnm n . Emma's time spent at St. Theresa's Roman Catholic primary in Finchley, yet Emma's passion for her hobbies full-scale as she spent her formal theater years at Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone. At the age of 14, Emma had to drop out of the because her parents couldn't to pay for her fees. "...the shock to system was scary. I so much..." Nevertheless, weeks after that the school called back and offered her a scholarship. Already a natural in front of the camera, she left at 16 and began studying drama on a two-year course at Barnet Technical College. 1990snbm Edit At the age of only three, she won a beauty contest to appear as the face of Mothercare, and started to model for them. She did several television commercials which included Toothpaste and Halifax, which had a wedding cake made up of and she the on top of the cake. She also appeared in a Top Chat in a photo-story in which she was a karate kid who had a on her teacher. Before going on to become the Spice Girls , Emmaio Bunton had done auditions for minor roles in British soap dramas and made brief appearances in them. 1993 she appeared in the ITV1 police series The Bill and also auditioned (although unsuccessfully) for the role of Bianca (played by Patsy Palmer) in the BBC soap EastEnders; she had previously appeared briefly in the soap in 1992, as a mugger who attacked the character Jules Tavernier, played by Tommy Eytle. Spice Girls Edit Emma Bunton joined the Spice Girls (then called Touch ) replacing Michelle Stephenson . The Spice Girls went on to become one of the most successful girl bands in the world from sales of their first album Spice , not only that but their first single Wannabe propelled them into the spotlight. They later on to release two more albums, Spiceworld and Forever , the going their own ways to concentrate on solo work. Going Solo She was featured on Tin Tin What I Am in 1999, which peaked at number two on the UK charts. Relationships Bunton has been linked with such stars as actor Nigel Harman, pop singer Justin Timberlake, and 911 lead singer Lee Brennan. 2000s In 2006, she released her album Life In Mono , as well as two singles from the album, Downtown and All I Need To Know . Return of the Spice Girls On 28 June 2007, Bunton said she would reunite with the Spice Girls for a world tour and Greatest Hits collection. Love Edit Her boyfriend of ten years is former Damage and current CherryBlackStone lead singer Jade Jones, with whom she currently lives in a house in Hertfordshire. In October, 2006, there were rumours that the couple were engaged, with plans to marry in March 2007. This rumour was denied several days later. Bunton has stated multiple times that she does not need a wedding to justify her relationship with Jones. "We've been rumoured to be engaged about 20 times, but we don't need a wedding to justify our relationship. But if we ever do get married, I couldn't run off and do it in secret - my family would be so upset." After being diagnosed with endometriosis, a condition which can reduce fertility, Bunton and Jones announced in January 2007 that they were expecting their first child together. On 10 August 2007, Bunton gave birth to a 7-lb. 15-oz. baby boy named Beau Lee Jones. In November 2010, the Emma announced that they are expecting a second child. On her 35th birthday, 21 January 2011, Jade Jones gave Emma an engagement ring. She tweeted that


"In the nursery rhyme beginning ""Hey Diddle Diddle"", who jumped over the moon?"

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What is the name of the main tournament course at St Andrews Golf Club?

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What French political scandal involved the sentencing of an artillery officer to life imprisonment for treason in 1894, who was exonerated and reinstated to the French Army in 1906 after the discovery that the French government had fabricated evidence?

WHKMLA : Scandals in French History as Portrayed in Historic Encyclopedias Scandals in French History as Portrayed in Historic Encyclopedias Korean Minjok Leadership Academy I. Introduction             History is determined by the record of it. Without any record, the history is meaningless and it cannot even exist. However, it is impossible for a man-written record to be always perfect without any omission, exaggeration, or bias. Sometimes these mistakes are purely mistakes, and sometimes they are intended. This paper looked at the scandals in French history portrayed in many different 19th encyclopedias, finding those omissions, exaggerations, or biases, and speculating the reasons for the mistakes if they seemed to be intended. Four scandals were selected according to the following definition, from the period range of 1815 - 1914. II. The Definition of 'Scandals'             In this paper, ��scandals�� mean major political scandals that are worth discussing. A political scandal is a scandal in which politicians or government officials are accused of engaging in various illegal, corrupt, or unethical practices. A political scandal can involve the breaking of the nation's laws or plotting to do so. (2.1) III. Selection Criteria and Translation of the Encyclopedias             Among the encyclopedias accessible on-line, the ones written after the latest scandal on my list were selected as the usable sources. In each scandal, every encyclopedia is searched with every possible key word. If no result came out, the encyclopedia was discarded on that section. When one article from two different editions of one encyclopedia had almost the same contents, the two versions were considered as the same article and were not separated when writing the paper. If the translated version of any relevant biography is on WHKMLA website, that translated biography was used as a source. Otherwise the translation of non-English text was done by Google Translation. Following are the encyclopedias selected as the usable sources :       (1)     Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911 Edition       (2)     Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 1885-1892 Edition / 1902-1909 Edition       (3)     Nordisk Familje-Bok, 1876-1899 Edition / 1904-1926 Edition       (4)     Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, 1915-1930 Edition       (5)     Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907-1914 Edition       (6)     Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901-1906 Edition IV.1.1 Jules Grevy from modern source             Jules Grevy was a President of the French Third Republic and one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans faction. Foreseeing that Louis Bonaparte would be elected president of the Second Republic by the people in 1851, Grevy proposed to vest the chief authority in the president of the Council elected and removable by the Assembly, or in other words, to suppress the Presidency of the Republic. After Bonaparte's coup d'etat in 1852, this proposition gained Grevy a reputation for sagacity, and upon his return to public life in 1868 he took a prominent place in the republican party, ultimately leading to his second election as the president in 1885. However, shortly afterwards, his son-in-law David Wilson was got caught selling state honors (The order 'Legion d'Honneur'). Even though Grevy was not accused of personally participating in this scandal, because he was somewhat obstinate in refusing to realize that he was responsible indirectly for the use which his relative had made of the Elysee, he had to resign in the end (1887). (2.2) IV.1.2.1 Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911             The Wilson scandal is explained briefly in the biographical article titled 'Francois Paul Jules Grevy'. The article lists most of the major doings of Jules Grevy, and then mentions that he unfortunately accepted second term as a president. The scandal broke out right after that, and this article explains the scandal itself briefly, mentioning only the traffic of Legion d'Honneur, of all the crimes of Daniel Wilson. Encyclopaedia Britannica states that Jules Grevy was not accused of being dir


"Who is quoted as saying ""If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants""?"

Isaac Newton - Wikiquote Isaac Newton Jump to: navigation , search I do not know what I may appear to the world , but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea -shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me . Sir Isaac Newton ( January 4 , 1643 – March 31 1727 or in Old Style : December 25 , 1642 – March 20 , 1727) was an English physicist , mathematician , astronomer , alchemist , inventor , theologian and natural philosopher . He is often regarded as the most influential scientist in history and is most famous for discovering the Laws of Gravity . Contents Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — but my greatest friend is truth . If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. I frame no hypotheses. Christ comes as a thief in the night , & it is not for us to know the times & seasons which God hath put into his own breast. To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age... I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait 'till the first dawnings open slowly, by little and little, into a full and clear light . I have studied these things — you have not. Truth is ever to be found in simplicity , and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Amicus Plato — amicus Aristoteles — magis amica veritas Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — but my greatest friend is truth . These are notes in Latin that Newton wrote to himself that he titled: Quaestiones Quaedam Philosophicae [Certain Philosophical Questions] (c. 1664) Variant translations: Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth. Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — truth is a greater friend. This is a variation on a much older adage, which Roger Bacon attributed to Aristotle : Amicus Plato sed magis amica veritas . Bacon was perhaps paraphrasing a statement in the Nicomachean Ethics : Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth. The best and safest method of philosophizing seems to be, first to enquire diligently into the properties of things, and to establish these properties by experiment, and then to proceed more slowly to hypothesis for the explanation of them. For hypotheses should be employed only in explaining the properties of things, but not assumed in determining them, unless so far as they may furnish experiments. Letter to Ignatius Pardies (1672) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (Feb. 1671/2) as quoted by William L. Harper, Isaac Newton's Scientific Method: Turning Data Into Evidence about Gravity and Cosmology (2011) If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants . Letter to Robert Hooke (15 February 1676) [dated as 5 February 1675 using the Julian calendar with March 25th rather than January 1st as New Years Day, equivalent to 15 February 1676 by Gregorian reckonings.] A facsimile of the original is online at The digital Library . The quotation is 7-8 lines up from the bottom of the first page. The phrase is most famous as an expression of Newton's but he was using a metaphor which in its earliest known form was attributed to Bernard of Chartres by John of Salisbury : Bernard of Chartres used to say that we [the Moderns] are like dwarves perched on the shoulders of giants [the Ancients], and thus we are able to see more and farther than the latter. And this is not at all because of the acuteness of our sight or the stature of our body, but because we are carried aloft and elevated by the magnitude of the giants. Modernized variants: If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants. I have not been able to discover the cause of those properties of gravity from phenomena, and I frame no hypotheses; for whatever is not deduced from the phenomena is to be called a hypothesis, and hypotheses, whether metaphysical or physical, whether of occult qualities or mechanical, have


Which American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins (water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane)?

Interwiew with Peter Agre awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporin 02 November 2010 youris.com meets Peter Agre Peter Agre, American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of aquaporins In February 2009, Peter Agre was inducted as the 163rd president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the nation's largest scientific organization. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane. Aquaporins are "the plumbing system for cells," said Agre. Every cell is primarily water. "But the water doesn’t just sit in the cell, it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels." For 100 years, scientists assumed that water leaked through the cell membrane, and some water does. "But the very rapid movement of water through some cells was not explained by this theory," said Agre. Agre said he discovered aquaporins "by serendipity." His lab had an N.I.H. grant to study the Rh blood group antigen. They isolated the Rh molecule but a second molecule, 28 kilodaltons in size (and therefore called 28K) kept appearing. At first they thought it was a piece of the Rh molecule, or a contaminant, but it turned out to be an undiscovered molecule with unknown function. It was abundant in red blood cells and kidney tubes, and related to proteins of diverse origins, like the brains of fruit flies, bacteria, the lenses of eyes, and plant tissues. Agre asked John Parker, his hematology professor at the University of North Carolina. Parker said, “Boy, this thing is found in red cells, kidney tubes, plant tissues; have you considered it might be the long-sought water channel?” So Agre said that he followed up Parker's suggestion. If aquaporin could be manipulated, it could potentially solve medical problems such as fluid retention in heart disease and brain edema after stroke. (Wikipedia.org)


What geographical feature is Bull Run, the site of the battle that was famously lost by troops commanded by General George Custer?

Free Flashcards about WGU Modules Question Answer 1510-1544 First European to explore the Southwest. He search for Cibola (The City of Gold) First to visit the Grand Canyon Coronado 1485-1547 Overthrew the Aztec empires and claimed Montezuma in the Valley of Mexico for Spain in 1521 Hernan Cortes 1500-1542 First Spanish explorer to sail the Atlantic and the first European to explore Florida and southeastern US First to discover the Mississippi River Hernando de Soto 1497 - First English sponsored explorer and earliest to lay claim to North America John Cabot 1545-1596 Mayor of Plymouth, led the second circumnavigation trip from 1577-1580. Second-in-Command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 Sir Francis Drake 1580-1631 Founder and Leader of Jamestown Virginia. Life was saved by Pocahontas. John Smith 1565-1611 Explored Arctic ocean and parts of North America. 1609-Was hired by Dutch East India co. to find the NW passage. Henry Hudson 1554-1618 First English settlement attempt in 1585 at Roanoke Island. Sir Walter Raleigh 1491-1557 French explorer who led three expeditions to Canada 1534, 1535, 1541 looking for the NW Passage. First to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of Saint Lawrence River. Jacques Cartier 1567-1635 French explorer who mapped much of NE North America and started settlement in Quebec. "Father of New France" Samuel de Champlain 1643-1687 First European to travel the entire Mississippi River (1682). Named Mississippi basin "Louisiana" after Louis XIV Sieur de La Salle 1451-1506 First European to sail across the Atlantic. He made for trips sailing for Ferdinand II and Isabella of Spain. Was sailing for Cathay (China) when he, unknowingly, discovered America. Christopher Columbus Italian explorer-sailed for Portugal. 1454-1512 First person to realize that the Americas were separate from Asia. Amerigo Vespucci 1485-1528-Italian-sailed for France. Explored the Atlantic coast of N. America. Giovanni Da Verrazano Exchange of plans, animals, foods, humans, ideas and diseases between E&W hemispheres. Brought great destruction upon N&S indigenous populations. Columbian Exchange Indigenous populations existing in the Americas prior to Spanish and English explorers Pre-colonial Civilizations Empire flourished from around 1200 to the 1530s. Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile. Cities such as Cuzco, the capital, consisted of stone houses and religious buildings Inca modern nation of Mexico. Dominated central Mexico as far south as Guatemala from around 1200 to 1525. capital, Tenochtitlán Aztec Located in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. Built large ceremonial mounds and predated the larger collective Mississippian culture Adena and Hopewell Developed heiroglyphic writing and a calendar. Conquered by the Aztecs Mayan and Toltec The submerged area under the Bering Sea that was thought to have been a land bridge between Asia and North America Beringia Native people of the Pacific Northwest (Columbia River Plateau) region of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Called themselves Nimiipuu ("the people"). Nez Perce North American Plains Indian tribe who lived on the Platte River, Nebraska, from the 16th to the 19th century. Fought against the expansion of the Spanish, but were wiped out by epidemics of smallpox and cholera Pawnee First settlers of the Americas. Nomadic hunter groups Paleo Indians The confederation of tribes known as the Six Nations; the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Tuscarora, Onondaga, and Seneca. Formed sometime around 1570 and located in New York (NE US) Iroquois Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, area had been previously explored and visited by Cartier in 1541 Quebec 1541- de Soto was the first to reach the Mississippi River 1673 - Pere Jacques Marquette journeyed down the Mississippi, La Salle traveled the length in 1682 and named Louisiana Mississippi Valley New Netherlands - Home to New Amsterdam and Fort Orange. Hudson River Valley- Ditch settled in parts of NY, NJ, CT, DE, and PA Early Dutch Colonies Settled for reasons including religious freedom, commerce,


Who is the next in this series: Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, ...?

Marciano made Brockton, Mass., matter 9hTom Hamilton Marciano made Brockton, Mass., matter Between his concrete fists and granite chin, Rocky Marciano, right, punched his place into boxing folklore.  Hulton Archive/Getty Images comment If Rocky Marciano did nothing else in his career, his first fight with Jersey Joe Walcott still would have guaranteed him a secure place in boxing history. With one mighty wallop, Marciano simultaneously sent Jersey Joe to the canvas ("like flour out of a chute," wrote author A.J. Liebling) and put his hometown of Brockton, Mass., on the map in glowing letters. Go there now and you'll still find some of the faithful -- old Italian men, ex-pugs, gym rats, long-retired New Englanders, and Marciano's neighbors and relatives -- and they'll regale you with tales of the Rock. A patented right hand from Marciano disconnected Jersey Joe Walcott, left, from his senses -- and unseated him as heavyweight champion.  Staff/AFP/Getty Images Of course, Marciano loyalists tend to confuse "undefeated," with "unbeatable," but that's to be expected. Few cities have ever loved a fighter the way Brockton loved Marciano. Watch films of the Walcott fight and its aftermath. One patron, barely able to control his joy, squeezes past security and makes it to the ring apron, before he's fended off by Marciano's scowling manager, Al Weill. It was the happiest kind of bedlam. A passage from the New Yorker describes a throng of fans descending on the ring, and hints at the love felt by Marciano's regional supporters: "All the ringside seat-holders from Brockton, Swansea, Taunton, New Bedford, Attleboro, Seekonk, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, East Providence, Providence, and even Hopkinton, Hope Valley and Wakefield, climbed over the shoulders of the sports writers, kicked them under the typewriter benches, stamped on their typewriters, and got up into the ring to shake hands with Rocky." When Marciano returned to Brockton a few days after winning the title, he was treated to a parade that drew between 60,000 and 100,000 people. "He was our little champion," said Goody Petronelli, the Brockton trainer who guided Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Marciano was special because he had everything working against him, from his short stature to his advanced age -- he was well into his 20s before he seriously pursued boxing -- yet he still succeeded. By most logic, he should have remained a club fighter in Providence, but within that short-limbed body lurked unimaginable determination. And if Marciano never attained the larger-than-life aura of a Jack Dempsey, he was certainly a star in his time. From 1952 through 1955, each year's biggest boxing gate featured the Brockton Blockbuster. Hall of Fame trainer Lou Duva first saw Marciano at Stillman's Gym in New York, where Charley Goldman was trying to smooth Marciano's rough edges. Duva had heard rumors about Goldman's new project -- a failed Italian ballplayer who had boxed a bit in the army. "He was tripping and missing," Duva told ESPN.com. "We all thought, 'This guy can't even walk.' But I noticed whenever he landed a punch, the other guy would go spinning like a top." Duva believes Marciano was the greatest heavyweight ever. "All the other guys; Louis, Dempsey, Ali, they all lost," Duva said. "In their prime, they lost. Rocky never lost." "Nothing could hurt the guy," Petronelli added. "He was like concrete." According to Duva, Marciano's pride in being champion kept him on top. "He used to tell me, 'Nothing makes me feel better than to walk into a restaurant and hear someone say Hi champ.'" Retiring undefeated became Marciano's claim to fame, but when Ingemar Johansson defeated Floyd Patterson for the championship in 1959, Marciano considered a comeback. "He was offered $1.2 million to fight Johansson, which is like $20 million now," said Duva, who'd been enlisted to work Marciano's corner. "Rocky would've knocked him out, too. He never wanted to fight Patterson because Patterson was quick. But Johansson stood right in front of you, which would've been perfect for Rocky." When Patterson s


What designer is connected with the clothing brands Purple Label, Black Label, Polo, Blue Label, RLX, Tennis, Pink Pony and Chaps?

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What is the name given to a randomly derived change to the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material of an organism?

Glossary — University of Leicester A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 3' End (3-prime) The end of a DNA or RNA strand that has a free hydroxyl group at the 3' carbon of the sugar (deoxyribose or ribose). 5' End (5-prime) The end of a DNA or RNA strand that has a free phosphate group at the 5'-carbon of the sugar (deoxyribose or ribose). A A site see Aminoacyl (A) site Adenine A nitrogen containing base (a purine) found in DNA, RNA, ATP, NAD, etc. Adenosine 5'-diphosphate The nucleotide formed by adding a pyrophosphate group to the 5'-OH group of adenosine. Adenosine 5'-triphosphate A compound containing adenine, ribose, and three phosphate groups. When it is formed it contains two high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds. Hydrolysis (to ADP or AMP) is accompanied by a large free-energy change which is used to drive endergonic reactions. ATP is an energy storage compound and is also a precursor for RNA synthesis. Adenosine A purine nucleoside found in DNA, RNA, and many cofactors. A-DNA A right-handed DNA double helix which has 11 base pairs per turn. The base pairs are tilted about 70° with respect to the helix axis. DNA exists in this form in a crystal under low water conditions. ADP see Adenosine 5' diphosphate Agarose gel electrophoresis see Gel electrophoresis Allele frequency The proportion of an allele relative to all alleles at a locus in a population. Allele One of a pair, or series, of alternative forms of a gene at a given locus in a chromosome. Alpha helix A right-handed spiral in a polypeptide. Alu repeats see Highly repetitive DNA Amino acid Any one of a class of organic compounds containing an amino (NH2) and a carboxyl (COOH) group linked to a central carbon known as the a carbon. The different properties of amino acids are provided by a group on this a carbon which varies between amino acids. These amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Aminoacyl (A) site A binding site on a ribosome that accepts the incoming aminoacyl-tRNA. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases Enzymes that join an amino acids with a tRNA via a high energy bond. Aminoacyl-tRNA A molecule which consists of an amino acid joined to the 3'hydroxyl group of a tRNA molecule via a high energy ester bond. Anaphase The stage in nuclear division at which the first separation of sister chromatids (or, in the first meiotic division, of paired homologues) occurs. Animal cloning The process by which an entire organism is reproduced from a single cell taken from the parent organism and in a genetically identical manner. This means the cloned animal is an exact duplicate in every way of its parent; it has the same exact DNA. Annealing curve see Cot curve Annealing The process by which two complementary single stranded nucleic acids (can be DNA or RNA or a mixture) reform a double stranded molecule. Antibodies Proteins that are found in blood or other bodily fluids of vertebrates, and are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses. Antibiotic Resistance Factor A plasmid that contains one or more genes that encode resistance to antibiotics and has the ability to transfer from one bacterium to another. Anticodon A "triplet" of three nucleotides in a transfer RNA (tRNA) that is complementary to a codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA). During protein synthesis, base pairing between a codon and anticodon aligns the incoming tRNA carrying the new amino acid with the tRNA carrying the growing peptide chain. Antisense DNA see Antisense nucleic acid Antisense gene A gene which is transcribed to give a mRNA which is complementary to the mRNA or pre-mRNA of a normal gene (usually made by inverting the coding region relative to promoter). Antisense nucleic acid A single-stranded nucleic acid which is complementary to and so can bind to a mRNA transcribed from a gene whose product is not required. Antisense RNA see Antisense nucleic acid Antisense therapy A form of treatment for genetic disorders or infections. When the genetic sequence of a particular gene is known to be causative of a particular disease, i


Which theme park in LA County, California, USA, initially created to offer tours of soundstages and sets, is one of the oldest movie studios still in use and was the first of many similar theme parks in, for example, Florida and Japan?

World's Most-Visited Tourist Attractions • A Featured List on Day Zero Project See the Las Vegas Strip NEVADA The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. The Strip is not located within the city of Las Vegas proper— it passes through the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, which are south of the Las Vegas city limits. Most of the Strip has been designated an All-American Road. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. 288 people are doing this goal: Visit Times Square NEW YORK Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The extended Times Square area, also called the Theatre District, consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan. 876 people are doing this goal: Visit Central Park NEW YORK Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 770 acres (3.1 km) of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan. Construction began the same year and was completed in 1873. 684 people are doing this goal: Visit Union Station WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses. It opened in 1907 and at its height during World War II some 200,000 people passed through it every day. It is also the headquarters for Amtrak. 83 people are doing this goal: Visit Niagara Falls NEW YORK The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York. 937 people are doing this goal: Visit Grand Central Terminal NEW YORK Grand Central Terminal (GCT)—colloquially called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a commuter rail terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger trains, it is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms: 44, with 67 tracks along them. 127 people are doing this goal: Explore the Faneuil Hall Marketplace MASSACHUSETTS Faneuil Hall, located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, has been a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes referred to as "the Cradle of Liberty". 77 people are doing this goal: Visit Disney World’s Magic Kingdom FLORIDA Magic Kingdom is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort. The first park built at the resort, it opened October 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. In 2009, the park saw an estimated 17.2 million visitors, making it the most visited theme park in the world. 301 people are doing this goal: Visit Disneyland CALIFORNIA Disneyland Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Dis


What was the name of the Liverpool club where the Beatles played in the early 1960s?

Beatle Clubs & Pubs The Best home and Casbah Club Roag Best inside the Casbah Club The Grapes was a favorite Beatle hangout, located a few doors down Mathew Street from the Cavern (which was not allowed to sell alchohol). The Beatles would often retreat to The Grapes before or after Cavern sets. Mona Best's home was at 8 Haymen's Green in West Derby, a village on the distant outskirts of Liverpool. Despite the long trek, the basement of the home was turned into the successful Casbah Club, a teenage coffee house and venue for bands. The Beatles played there often and, in the summer of 1960, added Mona's son Pete Best to their line-up on drums. The Jacaranda Club (at 23 Slater Street) was owned by Allan Williams, who became the Beatles' first manager. The Beatles often played, rehearsed and hung out at the Jac, where Stu Sutcliffe's murals can still be seen on the basement walls. The Blue Angel (108 Seel Street) was another club run by Allan Williams and was the scene of the Beatles' 1960 audition for impresario Larry Parnes which landed them their first tour outside of Liverpool, backing singer Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland. Litherland Town Hall Interior of Aintree Institute ballroom Aintree Institute exterior The Litherland Town Hall and the Aintree Institute were two of several venues that made up the network of widely-scattered ballrooms that were the next step up from playing bars and cellar clubs. Both are located in the extreme Northern section of Liverpool. The Litherland Town Hall was the site of the "Birth of Beatlemania," the December 1960 concert that demonstrated the group's remarkable improvement after several months in Hamburg and sparked the first stirrings of fan hysteria in their hometown. The Beatles performed 31 times at the Aintree Institute, which still features live music and community events. Ye Cracke The Philharmonic Pub The Empress Ye Cracke is located on Rice Street near the Art College and was a favorite meeting spot for John, Stu and other art students. The Philharmonic Pub was another favorite spot near the Art College. The ornate building is located on Hope Street between the Anglican and the Catholic cathedral (pictured in the background here). The Empress Pub is located at the end of Admiral's Grove a few houses away from Ringo's home. It was pictured on the cover of Ringo's 1970 "Sentimental Journey" album. Click to return to the Beatle sites main page or to go to these Liverpool sites:


Ronald Ross won a Nobel prize in medicine for his work on what subject?

Ronald Ross - Biographical Ronald Ross The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902 Ronald Ross Share this: Ronald Ross - Biographical Ronald  Ross was born on May 13, 1857, as the son of Sir C.C.G. Ross,  a General in the English army. He commenced the study of medicine  at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London in 1875; entered the  Indian Medical Service in 1881. He commenced the study of malaria  in 1892. In 1894 he determined to make an experimental  investigation in India of the hypothesis of Laveran and Manson  that mosquitoes are connected with the propagation of the  disease. After two and a half years' failure, Ross succeeded in  demonstrating the life-cycle of the parasites of malaria in  mosquitoes, thus establishing the hypothesis of Laveran and  Manson. In 1899 he joined the Liverpool School of Tropical  Medicine under the direction of Sir Alfred Jones. He was  immediately sent to West Africa to continue his investigations,  and there he found the species of mosquitoes which convey the  deadly African fever. Since then the School has been unremitting  in its efforts to improve health, and especially to reduce the  malaria in West Africa. Ross' researches have been confirmed and  assisted by many distinguished authorities, especially by Koch , Daniels, Bignami, Celli,  Christophers, Stephens, Annett, Austen, Ruge, Ziemann, and many  others. In 1901 Ross was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of  Surgeons of England and also a Fellow of the Royal Society, of  which he became Vice-President from 1911 to 1913. In 1902 he was  appointed a Companion of the Most Honourable Order of Bath by His  Majesty the King of Great Britain. In 1911 he was elevated to the  rank of Knight Commander of the same Order. In Belgium, he was  made an Officer in the Order of Leopold II. In 1902 a movement was set on foot to commemorate the valuable  services rendered to the School of Tropical Medicine by its  originator and Chairman, Sir Alfred Jones, by founding a Chair of  Tropical Medicine in University College to be connected with the  School. The movement was met with enthusiastic support, and an  amount of money was quickly collected sufficient to found «Sir Alfred Jones' Chair of Tropical Medicine». Ross  was appointed to the Professorship in 1902 and retained the Chair  until 1912, when he left Liverpool, and was appointed Physician  for Tropical Diseases at Kings College Hospital, London, a post  which he held together with the Chair of Tropical Sanitation in  Liverpool. He remained in these posts until 1917, when he was  appointed Consultant in Malariology to the War Office, his  service in this capacity, and in special connection with epidemic  malaria then occurring on combatant troops, being recognized by  his elevation to the rank of Knight Commander, St. Michael and  St. George, in 1918. He was later appointed Consultant in Malaria  to the Ministry of Pensions. In 1926 he assumed the post of  Director in Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital of Tropical  Diseases and Hygiene, which had been created by admirers of his  work, and he remained in this position until his death. He was  also a President of the Society of Tropical Medicine. His Memoirs  (London, 1923) were «inscribed to the people of Sweden and  the memory of Alfred Nobel». During this active career, Ross' interest lay mainly in the  initiation of measures for the prevention of malaria in different  countries of the world. He carried out surveys and initiated  schemes in many places, including West Africa, the Suez Canal  zone, Greece, Mauritius, Cyprus, and in the areas affected by the  1914-1918 war. He also initiated organizations, which have proved  to be well established, for the prevention of malaria within the  planting industries of India and Ceylon. He made many  contributions to the epidemiology of malaria and to methods of  its survey and assessment, but perhaps his greatest was the  development of mathematical models for the study of its  epidemiology, initiated in his report on Mauri


"The word ""nebula"" derives from the latin word for what?"

etymology - nebula and nebulous - a question of origin - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange up vote 2 down vote favorite While looking up nebulous, I noticed the origin of the word is dating back to 14th century. Surprised since the nebulae wasn't discovered at that time, I checked nebula to find that its origin dates to 17th century. Given nebulous means nebula-like, it seems inconsistent that it enters the dictionary before its derivative. It's obvious that nebula with its Greek/Latin root existed long before 17th century. But could nebulous have been used without nebula not even being mentioned for 3 centuries? Am I missing a point? Or is the dictionary wrong? Or should we take these as non-definitive dates which just represent the first written occurrence of the word? nebulous : 1375 - 1425 Late Middle English) up vote 4 down vote accepted These words come from Latin nebula. Both nebula and nebulosus ("nebulous") existed in classical Latin. In the Middle Ages, anyone who could write was likely to know Latin. That is why writers freely borrowed such Latin and French words as they saw fit: it is very well possible that the English derivation of nebulosus was used before that of nebula. However, that doesn't tell us much, because no doubt those writers knew both Latin words and had both in mind. Latin and English together formed a large mass (or mess) from which a writer could take any word he needed, Latin being used mostly where an English word was lacking, or where a high register was desired. In addition, I believe the word nebula was first borrowed as nebule, attested from ca. 1420, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Note that nebule originally just meant cloud, fog, mist—nothing specifically scientific. It is used figuratively here: c1420 Lydg. Commend. Our Lady 53 O ... Light withoute nebule, shyning in thy spere. This comes quite close to the earliest attested date for nebulous, ca. 1386: c1386 Almanack (1812) 8 A thyk tyme, þat es for to say nebulus and cloudy. Though by no means necessary, it is also very well possible that nebule was used in English writing some time before nebulous/nebulus but in a lost document.


Peter The Hermit is known for leading what group in 1095?

Peter the Hermit | French ascetic | Britannica.com Peter the Hermit Alternative Title: Pierre l’Ermite Peter the Hermit Saint Odo of Cluny Peter the Hermit, French Pierre l’Ermite (born c. 1050, probably Amiens , France —died July 8, 1115, Neufmoustier, near Huy, Flanders [now in Belgium]), ascetic and monastic founder, considered one of the most important preachers of the First Crusade . He was also, with Walter Sansavoir, one of the leaders of the so-called People’s Crusade, which arrived in the East before the main armies of the First Crusade. Peter the Hermit leading the First Crusade, as depicted in Abreviamen de las … © The British Library/Heritage-Images Peter reputedly visited the Holy Land about 1093. When Pope Urban II proclaimed the Crusade at the Council of Clermont in November 1095, Peter began his preaching, traveling from Berry (in central France) across Champagne and down the Meuse valley to Cologne and thence (May 1096) leading his enthusiastic followers across Europe to Constantinople. On August 6 the Crusaders advanced to Nicomedia (modern Izmir, Turkey). Unable to maintain discipline , Peter soon returned to Constantinople to seek help from the Byzantine emperor, Alexius I . In his absence, most of his army was annihilated (October 21) by the Turks. He waited in Constantinople until the princely expeditions from western Europe were finally assembled there (May 1097) and accompanied them southeastward across Anatolia. In Antioch he became discouraged by the hardships attending the Crusaders’ siege in October and deserted the enterprise (January 1098). He was captured and returned to the Crusade, where he begged forgiveness for his loss of faith. At last having reached Jerusalem , Peter was appointed almoner of the Christian army in spring 1099. He preached a sermon on the Mount of Olives shortly before the storming of Jerusalem in July, and he conducted processions there in August. He returned to Europe in 1100, becoming prior of the Augustinian monastery of Neufmoustier, which he founded. Learn More in these related articles:


What is the unconventional use of TLDs in domain names (such as using .tv, .fm and .am to denote television or radio stations) known as?

tv : definition of tv and synonyms of tv (English) 5 External links   Verisign The domain is currently operated by dotTV, a Verisign company; the Tuvalu government owns twenty percent of the company. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. [1] The Tuvalu government receives a quarterly payment of US$ 1 million for use of the top-level domain. On December 14, 2006, VeriSign announced an alliance with Demand Media , run by ex- MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt to market the .tv top level domain name (TLD) as the preferred Web address for rich media content. ".TV" premium names cannot be transferred to another registrar. Annual renewal fees for .TV premium names are the same as the initial "buy now" registration fee. On March 16, 2010, Sedo announced that it teamed up with Verisign to hold an exclusive auction on April 1 for 115 premium .TV domain names that would carry standard non-premium annual renewals regardless of the closing auction price. On March 19, Verisign announced that premium .TV names would now be available through an expanded .TV registrar channel, slashed prices on premium .TV names, and made a significant number of high sought after premium .TV names non-premium. As a result, Verisign essentially lifted the roadblock that previously discouraged investment in the .TV extension by major domainers, investors, and developers. Because of VeriSign's involvement, and the fact that VeriSign is based in the United States, it is subject to United States law. The first .tv domains were seized by the U.S. government as part of Operation Fake Sweep prior to Super Bowl XLVI . [2]   Content Stations Websites with the .tv domain often feature video content for specific brands or firms. Publications like Nylon and Pitchfork Media run sub-stations of their online publications strictly for original video content. Marketing firms like Vice in New York have received contracts to create brand-tailored .tv content stations, such as Motherboard.tv for Dell and the Creator's Project for Intel have given this domain type more visibility, and inspired the creation of independent content stations at the college level across the United States such as Massive.tv at Northwestern University , Maingreen.tv at Brown University , and Kuumba.tv at Washington University .   co.tv "co.tv" is not an official hierarchy; it is a domain (co.tv) owned by a company who offers free subdomain redirection services, like co.nr. This company offers free co.tv subdomains. Due to the large use by website spammers of subdomains from co.tv in July 2011 Google removed .co.tv websites from its search results. This had no impact on other .tv websites. [3] According to Lucian Constantin at Softpedia, "CO.TV is a free domain provider that is obviously being abused by the people behind this campaign. All of the rogue domains used are hosted on the same IP address." [4] Such unconventional usage of TLDs in domain names are sometimes known as domain hacks . The company closed on the 31 October 2011. All existing domains were cancelled.[ citation needed ]   References


"In a 1934 song, Nol Coward warned Mrs Worthington: ""Don't put your daughter on the ... "" what?"

Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage, Mrs. Worthington by Noël Coward Songfacts Songfacts The title of this humorous and extremely well-crafted song can also be rendered "(Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage,) Mrs. Worthington" or simply "Mrs. Worthington." The punctuation also varies. In his biography, A Talent to Amuse , Sheridan Morley said that in 1933, when Coward was at the height of his powers, he received a constant stream of letters from women begging him "to find parts for their respective daughters in whatever he happened to be staging next". He wrote the song as a general refusal to all these ambitious mothers. According to Morley, it remained "one of the lastingly popular Coward songs that did not have its origin in one of his shows" but although it sold well enough and "served him admirably for cabaret appearances during and after the war", it had the opposite effect from intended; most women took it as a joke. Another version of this song's origin is given in Noël Coward: The Complete Lyrics . As related by the actress daughter of a producer, the writer was visiting her father, who tossed aside a letter he had been reading, clearly upset, and when Coward asked, he replied: "Oh, it's just a letter from some maddening woman called Mrs. Worthington, asking me if I can put her daughter on the stage..." Coward went straight upstairs and wrote it. Amusing as the song is, there is an additional verse which was never recorded because it would not have got past the censor. The sheet music was published by Chappell of London in 1935 at two shillings. Coward recorded the song with piano and orchestra; the music follows the words very closely. "Mrs. Worthington" was also Prime Minister Winston Churchill's favorite Noël Coward song bar " Mad Dogs And Englishmen ." The song's title has found its way into the Oxford Dictionary Of Modern Quotations, and has also been hijacked for a comedy thriller (1943) and an autobiography (1972). >> Suggestion credit:


What was the name given to regulations governing import tariffs designed to protect the prices of cereal crops prices in Britain against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846?

POLI 103 Study Guide (2013-14 Lisamartin) - Instructor Lisa Martin at University of Wisconsin - Madison - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. POLI 103 Study Guide (2013-14 Lisamartin) POLI 103 Study Guide (2013-14 Lisamartin) StudyBlue Size: 777 Views: 59 sovereignty   The idea that states have the right to do whatever they like within their own borders, free from interference by other states Sovereignty Absolute rule within your own border. Every nation should have some form of sovereignty. Advertisement ) sovereignty The expectation that states have legal and political supremacy- or ultimate authority- within their territorial boundaries.  What is sovereignty? the expectation that states have legal and political supremacy within their boundaries Sovereignty the expectation that states have legal and political supremacy-or ultimate authority-within their territorial boundries  sovereignty exclusive political authority over a defined territory and the people within it IGO's   Inter-governmental organizations, the members of which are national governments NGO's   Non-governmental organizations, the members of which are individuals and groups NGO private organizations not directly affiliated with national governments and usually focusing on social, economic, and political change in a country or region. Ex. Big Tobacco State A territorially bound, legalized international entity, controlled by a government and inhabited by a population state a central authority with the ability to make and enforce laws, rules, and decisions within a specified territory. (Most countries governed by states) What is a state? A central authority that has the ability to make and enforce laws, rules, and decisions within it's territory Nation A group of people who share a common identity based on a shared history, language, culture, etc. Nationalism   The idea that nations should have their own nation-states—i.e.: that there should ·    be congruence between state and nation, and that the dominant nation should have power in a state. Nationalism The idea that the nation and state should be congruent, which can lead to more or less benign mobilization. It frequently includes ideas of superiority; it is often the source of ideological conflicts. Advertisement A legally recognized state comprised overwhelmingly of one nation GDP  Gross-domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in a given year in a given country PPP  Purchasing power parity: a tool for comparing GDP across states, PPP measures the real value of goods and services once exchange rates are taken into account North-South GAP  The disparity of income and population size between the geographic North: ·    Europe, North America, East Asia, and the geographic South: Asia, Latin America, Africa, Middle East Treaty of Westphalia   A treaty signed after the Thirty Years War in 1648, which established that states had the right to choose their own religious practices and taxation policies, free from interference by other states. This treaty laid the legal foundations for the idea of sovereignty Norm  A custom that is not legally binding, but tends to be followed anyway Norm   A standard of behavior defined in terms of an actor’s responsibilities or rights. norms standards of behavior for actors with a given identity; norms define what actions are "right" or appropriate under particular circumstances Collective Security  The idea that if one state violates another states’ sovereignty, then all the other states can get together (even those whose sovereignty was not violated) and take on the aggressor Sovereignty with Responsibility  A recent amendment to the idea of sovereignty that holds that abuse of power and crimes against humanity strip states of sovereignty Collective Goods  Goods that have two characteristics: non-rivalry (i.e.: one person using the good does not prevent anyone else from using it) and non-excludability (i.e.: no one can be prevented from using the good). So, all members benef


Which US state produces the most maple syrup?

Top Regions Producers of Maple Syrup | MapleSyrupWorld Top Regions Producers of Maple Syrup Top Regions Producers of Maple Syrup Which region is the golden paradise of maple syrup ?  Did you know that maple syrup is an entirely North America product? Maple syrup is made from sap collected from maple trees during the early spring.  Not all kind of maple trees can be harvested and the climate needs to be specific.  The sugar maple is the preferred kind of maple tree.  Its sap has a high sugar content of approximately 2%.  The black maple, red maple, silver maple and the ash leafed maple trees can also be tapped but their sugar content is about 1% sugar. Cold freezing night and warm days are required for the sap to flow properly from the trees.  This peculiar climate is only found in the northern states and provinces of North America on the East coast.   You gotta love your maple syrup! Top States/Provinces Producer of Maple Syrup Province of Quebec, Canada:  7, 989,000 gallons harvested. State of Vermont, USA:  890,000 gallons harvested. Province of Ontario, Canada:  400,000 gallons harvested. * State of New York, USA:  312,000 gallons harvested. State of Maine, USA: 310,000 gallons harvested. Province of New Brunswick, Canada:  300,000 gallons harvested.* State of Wisconsin, USA:  117,000 gallons harvested. State of New Hampshire, USA:  87,000 gallons harvested. State of Michigan, USA:  82, 000 gallons harvested. State of Ohio, USA:  65,000 gallons harvested. State of Pennsylvania, USA:  54,000 gallons harvested. State of Massachusetts, USA: 29,000 gallons harvested. Province of Nova Scotia, Canada:   22, 000 gallons harvested. * State of Connecticut, USA: 9,000 gallons harvested.   *The data for Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were not out for 2010 when we published this article and were extrapolated from previous year.  They are an approximation for 2010. Your First Name:


Actor John Wayne is mostly associated with what type of film?

John Wayne - Biography - IMDb John Wayne Biography Showing all 472 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (5) | Trivia  (238) | Personal Quotes  (170) | Salary  (50) Overview (5) 6' 4" (1.93 m) Mini Bio (1) John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert. Until the ranch failed, Marion and his younger brother Robert E. Morrison swam in an irrigation ditch and rode a horse to school. When the ranch failed, the family moved to Glendale, California, where Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as John Wayne . His first featured film was Men Without Women (1930). After more than 70 low-budget westerns and adventures, mostly routine, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie that made him a star. He appeared in nearly 250 movies, many of epic proportions. From 1942-43 he was in a radio series, "The Three Sheets to the Wind", and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a Conservative political organization, later becoming its President. His conservative political stance was also reflected in The Alamo (1960), which he produced, directed and starred in. His patriotic stand was enshrined in The Green Berets (1968) which he co-directed and starred in. Over the years Wayne was beset with health problems. In September 1964 he had a cancerous left lung removed; in March 1978 there was heart valve replacement surgery; and in January 1979 his stomach was removed. He received the Best Actor nomination for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and finally got the Oscar for his role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (1969). A Congressional Gold Medal was struck in his honor in 1979. He is perhaps best remembered for his parts in Ford's cavalry trilogy - Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ed Stephan Spouse (3) Slow talk and distinctive gravelly voice Distinctive cat-like walk Often starred with Maureen O'Hara Westerns and war movies Trivia (238) Holds the record for the actor with the most leading parts - 142. In all but 11 films he played the leading part. Ranked #16 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997) Born at 1:00pm-CST. Sons with Josephine: Michael Wayne (producer) (died 2003, age 68) and Patrick Wayne (actor); daughters Toni Wayne (died 2000, age 64) and Melinda Wayne . Most published sources refer to Wayne's birth name as Marion Michael Morrison. His birth certificate, however, gives his original name as Marion Robert Morrison. According to Wayne's own statements, after the birth of his younger brother in 1911, his parents named the newborn Robert Emmett and changed Wayne's name from Marion Robert to Marion Michael. It has also been suggested by several of his biographers that Wayne's parents actually changed his birth name from Marion Robert to Marion Mitchell. In "Duke: The Life and Times of John Wayne" (1985), Donald Shepherd and Robert F. Slatzer state that when Wayne's younger brother was born, "the Duke's middle name was changed from Robert to Mitchell. . . . After he gained celebrity, Duke deliberately confused biographers and others by claiming Michael as his middle name, a claim that had no basis in fact." His production company, Batjac, was originally to be called


What Roman road, which began to be constructed in 312 BC, connected Rome to Brindisi in southeast Italy?

Roman Roads Roman Roads Via Aemilia - Via Flaminia - Via Appia photographs Roman Roads in general Italy's largest monuments Censors Appius Claudius Caecus and Gaius Flaminius and consul Aemilius Lepidus couldn't imagine that the roads they built in the 3rd and 2nd century B.C. would still be in service more than 2200 years later. They're now officially called the SS7, SS3 and SS9, but to everyone they're still the good old Appia, Flaminia and Emilia... The Via Appia (Appian Way) was one of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic. It connected Rome to Brindisi, in southeast Italy. The road is named after Appius Claudius Caecus, the Roman censor who began and completed the first section as a military road to the south in 312 BC during the Samnite Wars. "Appia teritur regina longarum viarum" (the Appian way is commonly said to be the queen of the long roads). The Via Flaminia lead from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to Rimini on the Adriatic coast of the Sea, being the major option the Romans had for travel between Etruria, Latium and Campania and the Po Valley. It was constructed by Gaius Flaminius during his censorship (220 BC). Frequent improvements were made to it during the imperial period. Augustus, when he instituted a general restoration of the roads of Italy, reserved the Flaminia for himself, and rebuilt many bridges. The original Via Aemilia (Emilia) ran from Rimini (Ariminum), where it started off where Via Flaminia ended, to Piacenza (Placentia). Later on it continued to Milan. The Via Aemilia was the first consular road that interconnected Roman colonies in Italy without touching Rome, while all other roads such as the Via Flaminia or the Via Appia originated in the capital. all photos all screenings all texts other posts ABOUT THIS PROJECT As a tribute to these roads, I started to document the current Roman Roads in Italy. Transport, lodging, people, towns and landscapes are still key elements of these monumental landmarks - their actual use never changed. I seldomly left the roads, the distance between the route and myself was never more than 10 metres. Only very occasionally, when events in history allowed for it, the distance was larger. Also, to be precise, I documented the route, which is not necessarily identical to the present-day road.


The American Landrace, Australian Yorkshire, British Landrace, Bulgarian White, Gascon, Hereford, Krskopolje, Mangalitsa, Moody Woody, Red Wattle, Tamworth and Wuzishan are all types of what?

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Which of his children did Michael Jackson famously hang over a hotel balcony?

Michael Jackson dangles his baby over a hotel balcony - YouTube Michael Jackson dangles his baby over a hotel balcony Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Nov 25, 2010 Michael Jackson dangles blanket over a hotel balcony. Category


What word, originally applied to a large, flawless diamond, is now used to denote a model of excellence or perfection of any kind?

paragon - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus paragon (idol)   an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Synonyms: beau ideal, idol, perfection. Type of: ideal (role model)   model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Synonyms: apotheosis, ideal, nonesuch, nonpareil, nonsuch, saint. Type of: role model Etymology summary Middle French paragon "a model, pattern of excellence" (15th century), from... (Source: Online Etymology)  [more] | competition  [synonym, sense-specific] A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. | [obsolete] A companion; a match; an equal. | [obsolete] Comparison; competition. | [typography] A size of type between great primer and... (37 of 101 words, 9 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation, 1 image ) paragon | pattern  [synonym, sense-specific] a model of excellence; pattern | a size of printer's type, approximately equal to 20 point | [archaic] to equal or surpass | to compare | to regard as ... (25 of 441 words, 5 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation) Paragon [disambiguation] a large, flawless diamond. The title is now used figuratively to denote a model of excellence or perfection of any kind; one having no equal; a perfect embodiment of a concept. Paragon may also refer to: Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States |... (44 of 410 words, 32 definitions) a model of excellence or perfection (6 of 133 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation) to compare with; "parallel" | to put in rivalry; "match" | [obsolete] "surpass" (11 of 30 words, 3 definitions) Oxford Dictionary: paragon a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality | a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence | a perfect diamond of 100 ... (28 of 96 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation) | paragons  [3rd-person singular present] A model of excellence or perfection of a kind; a peerless example | An unflawed diamond weighing at least 100 carats. | A very large spherical pearl. ... (25 of 87 words, 6 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation) New World Dictionary: paragon a model or pattern of perfection or excellence | a perfect diamond weighing a hundred carats or more | a large, perfectly round pearl | [archaic, ... (23 of 73 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation) Random House Dictionary: paragon a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence. | [printing] a 20-point type. | an unusually large, round pearl. | to compare; ... (22 of 49 words, 7 definitions, pronunciation)


"These are the first lines from what song: ""They asked me how I knew, My true love was true. Oh, I of course replied, Something here inside cannot be denied""?"

The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes lyrics | LyricsMode.com The Platters Smoke Gets In Your Eyes lyrics $album_name To explain lyrics, select line or word and click "Explain". Create lyrics explanation Select some words and click "Explain" button. Then type your knowledge, add image or YouTube video till "Good-o-meter" shows "Cool" or "Awesome!". Publish your explanation with "Explain" button. Get karma points! OK, got it! New! Read & write lyrics explanations Highlight lyrics and explain them to earn Karma points. The Platters – Smoke Gets In Your Eyes lyrics Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/the_platters/smoke_gets_in_your_eyes.html Correct Add song structure elements Click "Correct" to open the "Correction form". There you can add structure tags, correct typos or add missing words. Send your correction and get karma points! Result of your work will appear after moderating. OK, got it! +1 UnregisteredJul 19, 2012 at 1:17 am So many times I have fallen in love with a man, and people around me will say, "what do you see in him? He's damaged goods, be warned. " so I go blithely on my way, still into him, still trying to please him, and he blows me off for no good reason at all. The same people who warned me tell me off, too, and I'm left alone and in tears with a broken heart. Add your reply -1 UnregisteredOct 30, 2011 at 12:25 am Sometimes we meet someone who seems very special and we start to believe what we want to. "something here inside cannot be denied. " we want them to be interested in us and this can make us jump to thinking that they return our interest "smoke gets in your eyes. " then one day we get the rude shock that they are interested in someone else and not us "a lovely flame dies," "tears i cannot hide. " Add your reply Write about your feelings and thoughts Know what this song is about? Does it mean anything special hidden between the lines to you? Share your meaning with community, make it interesting and valuable. Make sure you've read our simple tips Hey! It's useful. If this song really means something special to you, describe your feelings and thoughts. Don't hesitate to explain what songwriters and singer wanted to say. Also we collected some tips and tricks for you: Don't write just "I love this song." Hidden between the lines, words and thoughts sometimes hold many different not yet explained meanings Remember: your meaning might be valuable for someone Don't post links to images and links to facts Write correctly Don't spam and write clearly off-topic meanings Don't write abusive, vulgar, offensive, racist, threatening or harassing meanings Do not post anything that you do not have the right to post Please note: We moderate every meaning Follow these rules and your meaning will be published . Write song meaning Type your knowledge till "Good-o-meter" shows "Awesome!". Then send your meaning with "Post meaning" button. Get karma points! OK, got it!


What was the middle name of writer G B Shaw?

George Bernard Shaw - Biographical George Bernard Shaw The Nobel Prize in Literature 1925 George Bernard Shaw Share this: George Bernard Shaw - Biographical George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was  born in Dublin, the son of a civil servant. His education was  irregular, due to his dislike of any organized training. After  working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to  London as a young man (1876), where he established himself as a  leading music and theatre critic in the eighties and nineties and  became a prominent member of the Fabian Society, for which he  composed many pamphlets. He began his literary career as a  novelist; as a fervent advocate of the new theatre of Ibsen  (The Quintessence of Ibsenism, 1891) he decided to write  plays in order to illustrate his criticism of the English stage.  His earliest dramas were called appropriately Plays Pleasant  and Unpleasant (1898). Among these, Widower's Houses and Mrs. Warren's Profession savagely attack social  hypocrisy, while in plays such as Arms and the Man and The Man of Destiny the criticism is less fierce. Shaw's  radical rationalism, his utter disregard of conventions, his keen  dialectic interest and verbal wit often turn the stage into a  forum of ideas, and nowhere more openly than in the famous  discourses on the Life Force, «Don Juan in Hell», the  third act of the dramatization of woman's love chase of man, Man and Superman (1903). In the plays of his later period discussion sometimes drowns the  drama, in Back to Methuselah (1921), although in the same  period he worked on his masterpiece Saint Joan (1923), in  which he rewrites the well-known story of the French maiden and  extends it from the Middle Ages to the present. Other important plays by Shaw are Caesar and Cleopatra (1901), a historical play filled with allusions to modern times,  and Androcles and the Lion (1912), in which he exercised a  kind of retrospective history and from modern movements drew  deductions for the Christian era. In Major Barbara (1905),  one of Shaw's most successful «discussion» plays, the  audience's attention is held by the power of the witty  argumentation that man can achieve aesthetic salvation only  through political activity, not as an individual. The Doctor's  Dilemma (1906), facetiously classified as a tragedy by Shaw,  is really a comedy the humour of which is directed at the medical  profession. Candida (1898), with social attitudes toward  sex relations as objects of his satire, and Pygmalion (1912), a witty study of phonetics as well as a clever treatment  of middle-class morality and class distinction, proved some of  Shaw's greatest successes on the stage. It is a combination of  the dramatic, the comic, and the social corrective that gives  Shaw's comedies their special flavour. Shaw's complete works appeared in thirty-six volumes between 1930  and 1950, the year of his death. From Nobel Lectures , Literature 1901-1967, Editor Horst Frenz, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1969 This autobiography/biography was written  at the time of the award and first   published in the book series Les   Prix Nobel .   It was later edited and republished in Nobel Lectures . To cite this document, always state the source as shown above.   George Bernard Shaw died on November 2, 1950.