The hot condiment wasabi is generally from what part of the plant?

Food Culture: Secrets of wasabi - 『S&B Foods - Wasabi, Japanese Curry, Japanese Spices』 Secrets of wasabi Wasabi's kick Wasabia japonica Wasabi (wasabia japonica) is a condiment that belongs to the mustard family along with plants like horseradish and daikon radish. All mustard-type plants have a similar fragrance but there is nothing quite like the kick that accompanies wasabi’s unique aroma and flavor. Wasabi originated in Asia and today is used in a variety of Japanese dishes. It is grown throughout Japan and even its scientific name is wasabia japonica. As perhaps the most widely recognized Japanese condiment in the world, it is called by its Japanese name in numerous languages. How wasabi grows Wasabi has grown wild in Japan’s mountainous regions since ancient times. Full-scale cultivation of the wasabi plant began during the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Because the plant is so delicate and can only grow under certain conditions, it is still considered a precious commodity among spices. Wasabi grows naturally in relatively cold, clear mountain streams. It also requires a north-facing environment with fairly stable weather conditions year-round. Even in the right environment, it takes two to four years for a wasabi plant to grow large enough to be harvested. Owing to strict cultivation requirements and lengthy growing time, it’s only natural that wasabi commands a high price. But wasabi can also grow outside of clear streams if planted in extremely wet soil in a cool mountain region with relatively little sunlight. There are two varieties of wasabi: sawa (mountain stream) wasabi, which grows in shallow, clear-flowing water and oka (land) or hata (field) wasabi, which grows in soil. Though grown in slightly different environments, there is no difference in quality between the two. Plus, field-cultivated wasabi is less expensive since it is easier to produce in large quantities. Successful field cultivation is one of the reasons that tube wasabi is now gaining popularity worldwide. Roots, stalks, leaves and flowers Grated wasabi that is eaten with sushi or sashimi is shaved from the fat, gnarled root of the wasabi plant. Stalks shoot out from the top of the root, ending in large, heart-shaped leaves. Tiny, cross- shaped white flowers are in bloom from winter through early summer. The delicate look of the plant belies its powerful punch. Japanese eat the stalks, leaves and flowers of wasabi as well. Stalks and leaves are typically pickled, and also chopped and served as a topping for vegetable dishes and soups. The history of wasabi Clothes worn by nobility during the Heian period (794 - 1185). Bronze statue of Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder and first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate. Wasabi has been a part of Japanese life for centuries. As a result, the country has developed a unique wasabi culture that revolves around the kitchen. The oldest wasabi records (from the 10th century) Wasabi was noted in Japan as far back as the 10th century according to ancient records. The Chinese characters used to write “wasabi” in Japanese first appeared circa 918 in the Honzo Wamyo botanical medical dictionary and are still in use today. Japan’s oldest book of basic laws and regulations, the Engishiki, was also written during this time. Completed in 927, it lists wasabi as an item that could be used to pay taxes imposed by the central government. During this time it is believed that wasabi was used both as food and medicine. A staple of Japanese food culture (1000 – 1500) There are written records of vegetarian wasabi dishes — primarily served at Buddhist temples — that date back to the Middle Ages. During the Kamakura period (circa 1185 – 1333), wasabi was chopped and used as an ingredient in chilled soups. Gradually, dishes like these spread to the general population. More uses were found for wasabi during the Muromachi period (1338 – 1573). Records from the time include descriptions of carp sashimi flavored with wasabi-infused vinegar. Full-scale cultivation (1501 – 1900) Prior to the 16th century Japanese used wasabi that grew natur


A foundry is specifically involved in what metal process?

Casting Manufacturing Process, Basic Steps in the Casting Process, Metal Casting Process Steps Home » Casting Process » Casting Process: Basic Steps Casting Process: Basic Steps Industrial Process Description The metal casting process has been divided into the following five major operations: Obtaining the Casting Geometry : The process is referred as the study of the geometry of parts and plans, so as to improve the life and quality of casting. Casting Patternmaking : In pattern making, a physical model of casting, i.e. a pattern is used to make the mold. The mold is made by packing some readily formed aggregated materials, like molding sand, around the pattern. After the pattern is withdrawn, its imprint leaves the mold cavity that is ultimately filled with metal to become the casting.   n case, the castings is required to be hollow, such as in the case of pipe fittings, additional patterns, known as cores, are used to develop these cavities. Coremaking & Molding : In core making, cores are formed, (usually of sand) that are placed into a mold cavity to form the interior surface of the casting. Thus the annul space between the mold-cavity surface and the core is what finally becomes the casting. Molding is a process that consists of different operations essential to develop a mold for receiving molten metal. Alloy Melting and Pouring : Melting is a process of preparing the molten material for casting. It is generally done in a specifically designated part of foundry, and the molten metal is transported to the pouring area wherein the molds are filled. Casting Cleaning : Cleaning is a process that refers to the different activities performed for the removal of sand, scale, and excess metal from the casting.   However, all the operations may not apply to each casting method but such processes play an important role to comply with environmental guidelines. Casting Process


The Taj Mahal in India was constructed as a?

The Taj Mahal - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com Google Taj Mahal: Shah Jahan’s Romantic Gesture Shah Jahan was a member of the Mughal dynasty that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid 18th-century. After the death of his father, King Jahangir, in 1627, Shah Jahan emerged the victor of a bitter power struggle with his brothers, and crowned himself emperor at Agra in 1628. At his side was Arjumand Banu Begum, better known as Mumtaz Mahal (“Chosen One of the Palace”), whom he married in 1612 and cherished as the favorite of his three queens. Did You Know? According to one gruesome (and most likely sensational) story, Shah Jahan had his minions cut off the hands of the Taj Mahal's architect and his workers after the structure was completed, ensuring they would never build another of its kind. In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal died after giving birth to the couple’s 14th child. The grieving Shah Jahan, known for commissioning a number of impressive structures throughout his reign, ordered the building of a magnificent mausoleum across the Yamuna River from his own royal palace at Agra. Construction began around 1632 and would continue for the next two decades. The chief architect was probably Ustad Ahmad Lahouri, an Indian of Persian descent who would later be credited with designing the Red Fort at Delhi. In all, more than 20,000 workers from India, Persia, Europe and the Ottoman Empire, along with some 1,000 elephants, were brought in to build the mausoleum complex. Design and Construction of the Taj Mahal Named the Taj Mahal in honor of Mumtaz Mahal, the mausoleum was constructed of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones (including jade, crystal, lapis lazuli, amethyst and turquoise) forming intricate designs in a technique known as pietra dura. Its central dome reached a height of 240 feet (73 meters) and was surrounded by four smaller domes; four slender towers, or minarets, stood at the corners. In accordance with Islamic tradition, verses from the Quran were inscribed in calligraphy on the arched entrances to the mausoleum, in addition to numerous other sections of the complex. Inside the mausoleum, an octagonal marble chamber adorned with carvings and semi-precious stones housed the cenotaph, or false tomb, of Mumtaz Mahal. The real sarcophagus containing her actual remains lay below, at garden level. The rest of the Taj Mahal complex included a main gateway of red sandstone and a square garden divided into quarters by long pools of water, as well as a red sandstone mosque and an identical building called a jawab (or “mirror”) directly across from the mosque. Traditional Mughal building practice would allow no future alterations to be made to the complex. As the story goes, Shah Jahan intended to build a second grand mausoleum across the Yamuna River from the Taj Mahal, where his own remains would be buried when he died; the two structures were to have been connected by a bridge. In fact, Aurangzeb (Shah Jahan’s third son with Mumtaz Mahal) deposed his ailing father in 1658 and took power himself. Shah Jahan lived out the last years of his life under house arrest in a tower of the Red Fort at Agra, with a view of the majestic resting place he had constructed for his wife; when he died in 1666, he was buried next to her. The Taj Mahal Over the Years Under Aurangzeb’s long rule (1658-1707), the Mughal empire reached the height of its strength. However, his militant Muslim policies, including the destruction of many Hindu temples and shrines, undermined the enduring strength of the empire and led to its demise by the mid-18th century. Even as Mughal power crumbled, the Taj Mahal suffered from neglect and disrepair in the two centuries after Shah Jahan’s death. Near the turn of the 19th century, Lord Curzon, then British viceroy of India, ordered a major restoration of the mausoleum complex as part of a colonial effort to preserve India’s artistic and cultural heritage. Today, some 3 million people a year (or around 45,000 a day during peak tourist season) visit the Taj Mahal. Air pollution from nearby fac


The most popular 20th-century Indian car and famous taxi, based virtually unchanged from 1958-2014 on a 1950s Morris Oxford, is the?

Abandoned Cars I | MotorwayAmerica Your highway to automotive information in North America Abandoned Cars I See more Abandoned Cars at Abandoned Cars II Contributing photographers: Jim Meachen, Ralph Gable, Jerry Brown, John Harper, Jeffrey Ross, Jim Prueter, B.J. Overbee, Charles Skaggs. For more abandoned cars go to Abandoned Cars and Trucks This 1946 Chevrolet sits in a salvage yard, perhaps waiting for a new owner. The '46 Chevrolet was basically a carryover from the 1942 model after production of new cars ceased during the World War II years. All 1946 models relied on a 6-cylinder, 90 horsepower engine carried over from the pre-war years. (Photo by Ralph Gable) There were critics who joked about Studebaker's post-World War II styling adventures, but the Studebakers of that era have stood the test of time from their rounded slopping rear end with wrap-around window to their "spinner" grille. This 1950 four-door, that featured suicide doors, watches as life goes by on a North Carolina highway. Above, a magazine advertisement for the 1950 Studebaker. (Photos by Ralph Gable) This post-WWII Willys Jeep found in eastern North Carolina has become a trash depository, its useful life long gone. The Army Jeep was transformed for civilian use after the war in 1945 and was particularly popular with servicemen who had driven the military variety. (Photo by Jim Meachen) This 1963 Ford Galaxie was found in South Carolina in retirement in someone's yard. The Galaxie was a full-sized car built in the U.S. between 1959 and 1974. The name was used for the top models in Ford's lineup through 1961. The '63 model was essentially unchanged from the 1961-62 models except for some freshening and added trim. Also pictured, an advertisement for the '63 Galaxie. (Photos by Ralph Gable) Packard was one of the premier luxury cars in the U.S. prior to World War II although it was losing some of its luster in the late '30s by building several more affordable models. In 1937, Packard re-introduced a six-cylinder engine, its first since 1928 when it went exclusively to eight-cylinder powerplants. This 1941 Packard sedan was discovered in Holbrook, Ariz. (Photo by Ted Biederman) The first post-World War II Ford came off the assembly line in July 1945 as a 1946 model. Ford was throughly updated in 1941 before production was halted in 1942 for the war, and the 1946 was a continuation of the '41 model. An all-new Ford was introduced in 1949. This 1946 Ford was found in North Dakota. (Photos by Jim Meachen) This circa 1930 Chevrolet truck has survived its "beast of burden" lifestyle in Utah — at least for now. The first Chevrolet trucks went on sale in 1918, the same year that the Chevrolet Motor Company became part of GM, called the Model 490 Light Delivery. (Photos by Jim Prueter) The Chevrolet Impala was introduced for the 1958 model year as top of the line Bel Air hardtops and convertibles. The third generation 1962-1964 featured new "C" pillar styling for all models except the 4-door hardtop. This style proved extremely popular, and contributed to the desirability of the 1962–1964 Impalas as collectibles. These two 1964 Impala SS models found in eastern North Carolina look as if they are ready for restoration. (Photos by Jim Meachen) Ford designed the Edsel to be a cut above the Ford to compete with models from GM's Oldsmobile and Pontiac brands and Chrysler's DeSoto. But the Edsel, manufactured for just three model years (1958-1960), never caught on with the public, and was labeled "the wrong car for the wrong time." This 1959 station wagon was found languishing in Santa Rosa, N.M. (Photos by Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman) Like its competitors, Dodge came out with an all-new pickup truck design for the 1948 model year, which remained basically unchanged through 1953. This example of a Dodge pickup from the 1948-1950 model years — based on the grille design — was found in New Mexico. (Photos by Jim Meachen) In 1962, the full-sized Oldsmobile 88 was in its fifth generation (1961-1964). The base Dynamic 88 was powered by the 280-horsepower Jetfire


Bungo, Mungo, Laura Grubb and Belladonna Took are which leading literary character's ancestors?

Made to Endure - ApologiesInAdvance - The Hobbit - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own] Copy and paste the following code to link back to this work ( CTRL A / CMD A will select all), or use the Tweet or Tumblr links to share the work on your Twitter or Tumblr account. Made to Endure (75002 words) by ApologiesInAdvance
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Relationships: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Adamanta Chubb/Gerontius Took, Bungo Baggins/Belladonna Took, Gandalf & Belladonna Took, Drogo Baggins/Primula Brandybuck, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins/Otho Sackville-Baggins, Bilbo Baggins & Frodo Baggins, Lalia Clayhanger/Fortinbras Took II, Gorbadoc Brandybuck/Mirabella Took, Rorimac Brandybuck/Menegilda Goold, Saradoc Brandybuck/Esmeralda Took, Goldberry/Tom Bombadil (mentioned), Eglantine Banks/Paladin Took, Hamfast Gamgee/Bell Goodchild
Characters: Adamanta Chubb, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Belladonna Took, Bungo Baggins, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Dwalin, Balin, Kíli, Fíli, Óin, Glóin, Bifur, Bombur, Bofur, Ori - Character, Dori, Nori, Otho Sackville-Baggins, Primula Brandybuck, Drogo Baggins, Frodo Baggins, Camellia Sackville, Fortinbras Took, Adelard Took, Ferumbras Took III, Paladin Took, Isumbras Took IV, Lalia Clayhanger, Isengar Took, Rory Brandybuck, Bruno Bracegirdle, Eglantine Banks, Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took, Pervinca Took, Pippin Took, Gorbadoc Brandybuck, Mirabella Took, Menegilda Goold, Merimac Brandybuck, Saradoc Brandybuck, Esmeralda Took, Merry Brandybuck, Old Man Willow, Tom Bombadil, Saradas Brandybuck, Seredic Brandybuck, Bell Goodchild, Hamfast Gamgee, Hamson Gamgee, Halfred Gamgee, Daisy Gamgee, May Gamgee, Sam Gamgee, Marigold Gamgee, Barliman Butterbur, Myrtle the Pony (Hobbit Movies), Minty the Pony (Hobbit Movies), Original Hobbit Character(s), Original Dwarf Character(s), Original Human Character(s)
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Series: Part 1 of Some Courage and Some Wisdom, Blended in Measure
Summary:
“For things are made to endure in the Shire, passing from one generation to the next.” – Fellowship of the Ring
Hobbits are not what the others races believe. Crafted by the Valar and blessed with inherited magics called knacks, Hobbits have been ensuring the peace between the Free Peoples for a long time. No one else knows and Hobbits are content to keep it that way. However, years ago Shire life was disrupted by the marriage of Gerontius Took to Adamanta Chubb, originally known as the dragon Arradeth. Years later Bilbo Baggins is paying the price of being an odd hobbit, having inherited both Took and Baggins knacks along with his grandmother’s blood, and is the only one of her line to also have a dragon form. Now Gandalf the Grey is once again in need of a hobbit for an adventure and Bilbo must decide. Should he accompany the wizard and hi


When testing his sound equipment inventions, including the first ever recording (on phonograph cylinder in 1878), Thomas Edison often recited?

Edison: His Life and Inventions - a 1929 book by Dyer and Martin EX-PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Published in New York by Harper Brothers, 1929   THE PHONOGRAPH AT the opening of the Electrical Show in New York City in October, 1908, to celebrate the jubilee of the Atlantic Cable and the first quarter century of lighting with the Edison service on Manhattan Island, the exercises were all conducted by means of the Edison phonograph. This included the dedicatory speech of Governor Hughes, of New York; the modest remarks of Mr. Edison, as president; the congratulations of the presidents of several national electric bodies, and a number of vocal and instrumental selections of operatic nature. All this was heard clearly by a very large audience, and was repeated on other evenings. The same speeches were used again phonographically at the Electrical Show in Chicago in 1909--and now the records are preserved for reproduction a hundred or a thousand years hence. This tour de force, never attempted before, was merely an exemplification of the value of the phonograph not only in establishing at first hand the facts of history, but in preserving the human voice. What would we not give to listen to the very accents and tones of the Sermon on the Mount, the orations of Demosthenes, the first Pitt's appeal for American liberty, the Farewell of Washington, or the Address at Gettysburg? Until Edison made his wonderful invention in 1877, the human race was entirely without means for preserving or passing on to posterity its own linguistic utterances or any other vocal sound. We have some idea how the ancients looked and felt and wrote; the abundant evidence takes us back to the cave-dwellers. But all the old languages are dead, and the literary form is their embalmment. We do not even know definitely how Shakespeare's and Goldsmith's plays were pronounced on the stage in the theatres of the time; while it is only a guess that perhaps Chaucer would sound much more modern than he scans. The analysis of sound, which owes so much to Helmholtz, was one step toward recording; and the various means of illustrating the phenomena of sound to the eye and ear, prior to the phonograph, were all ingenious. One can watch the dancing little flames of Koenig, and see a voice expressed in tongues of fire; but the record can only be photographic. In like manner, the simple phonautograph of Leon Scott, invented about 1858, records on a revolving cylinder of blackened paper the sound vibrations transmitted through a membrane to which a tiny stylus is attached; so that a human mouth uses a pen and inscribes its sign vocal. Yet after all we are just as far away as ever from enabling the young actors at Harvard to give Aristophanes with all the true, subtle intonation and inflection of the Athens of 400 B.C. The instrument is dumb. Ingenuity has been shown also in the invention of "talking-machines," like Faber's, based on the reed organ pipe. These autom- ata can be made by dexterous manipulation to jabber a little, like a doll with its monotonous "ma-ma," or a cuckoo clock; but they lack even the sterile utility of the imitative art of ventriloquism. The real great invention lies in creating devices that shall be able to evoke from tinfoil, wax, or composition at any time to-day or in the future the sound that once was as evanescent as the vibrations it made on the air. Contrary to the general notion, very few of the great modern inventions have been the result of a sudden inspiration by which, Minerva-like, they have sprung full-fledged from their creators' brain; but, on the contrary, they have been evolved by slow and gradual steps, so that frequently the final advance has been often almost imperceptible. The Edison phonograph is an important exception to the general rule; not, of course, the phonograph of the present day with all of its mechanical perfection, but as an instrument capable of recording and reproducing sound. Its invention has been frequently attributed to the discovery that a point attached to a telephone dia


Narendra Modi achieved what notable title in May 2014?

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? | My India Home / Politics / Why is Narendra Modi so popular? Why is Narendra Modi so popular? October 9, 2013 by Samudranil Narendra Modi has always had a polarizing effect on Indian population and politics as a whole. He is regarded as a not-so-legible administrator by some, and a messiah by the others. Within the BJP, the party for whom he will contest the 2014 elections as the prime ministerial candidate, his promotion was opposed by Lal Krishna Advani, who himself had wanted the role for himself. Modi’s role in the 2002 Godhra riots cannot be forgotten; at the same time, the progress that Gujarat achieved during his time is too spectacular to ignore. Rarely has an Indian politician commanded opinions so diverse about him. Let us look at some of the prominent aspects of the life and personality of Modi. Transparency The first thing about Modi is that he is fairly transparent and this is something that even his detractors will agree on. He is someone who speaks the way he sees things, a rare quality among politicians, who measure every word and opinion. Modi is perhaps the most hated chief minister in the country, but at the same time his achievements evoke a sense of awe even among ones who don’t want to acknowledge it. Not concerned about his own image Very little is known about the personal life of Narendra Modi. He is supposed to be single, but some critics say that he had once married a lady named Jashodaben. It was stated in a 2009 article that he was her husband, and strangely enough, Modi never debated the contents of that article, which perhaps stamped it as authentic. Jashodaben is a school teacher staying at Rajosana village in the Banaskantha district, and supposedly married him when she was 18-years-old. About their personal life, however, we have nothing but rumors. One such account says that their relationship was damaged because she studied only till the 8th standard. She supposedly does not prefer being photographed as she thinks she is not beautiful enough and also wants to cause zero embarrassment to Modi, considering his high standing in regional and national politics. However, she is also hopeful that one day he will publicly accept her as his wife. In another story it is also said that he got married when he was a child and never saw his wife again. A second marriage never happened as during his youth he was attracted to the ideals of the RSS and vowed to stay single all his life. His wife, purportedly, also took a similar oath of celibacy. Nowadays when everyone in public eye is making sure to stay as correct and acceptable as possible, Modi’s devil-may-care attitude towards his personal life and, by extension, his image, is a welcome change. Nationalistic fervor Narendra Modi has always been a patriotic Indian right from his childhood. It is said that when India fought Pakistan in 1965 he offered to serve soldiers who were moving between railway stations. At that time he was only 15-year-old. Two years later he helped the people who had been affected by floods in Gujarat. This patriotic fervor is also one of the reasons why he has been popular. Hardships in early life  Modi, along with his brother, operated a tea stall at Ahmedabad’s State Transport Office for several years. This taught him about what hardship really was, and made him more goal-oriented and focused in his life, qualities that have marked his political career. Attempts to improve himself Modi went for a three-month course related to image management and public relations at the US. This has helped him become one of the most sought after as well as affable members of his fraternity in this country. This desire to improve oneself is praiseworthy indeed, considering the fact that most people in his position would have taken their position for granted. Respect for his mother and other positive traits  The Gujarat CM is a doting son and always takes his mom’s blessings before starting a new initiative – be it in the domain of politics or something else. In fact she is the person closest to him. He is a


What highly stigmatized human disease is alternatively named after Norwegian physicist GH Armauer Hansen, who in 1873 discovered its causal bacterium?

Fjordman Files - 2011 Fjordman Discusses the English Defence League   Critical comments have been published about the alleged extremism of the English Defence League (EDL), the anti-Jihadist street protest movement that is active in many English cities. The origins of the EDL can be traced back to Luton, England in the spring of 2009, after British troops were harassed by militant Muslims. Scandinavian blogger Conservative Swede commented in April 2009 that “The police broke up a march on Monday 13/4/09 by British people wanting to reclaim their streets from Muslim fanatics. Officers said it was illegal to stage the protest in Luton where extremists were allowed only last month to shout abuse at troops home from Iraq. This is the first time I can remember seeing Westerners act morally. All morality is ultimately rooted in moral outrage. Without socially manifested moral outrage there can only be nihilism. All the priestly preachers of the all-encompassing Enlightenment tsunami, and their priestly institutions, have during the last centuries, and especially during the last decades, worked eagerly to deprive the Westerners of all sense of morality, all sense of honour, and left us with nothing but their cynical, destructive and cruel nihilism; which is in the process of killing us as a civilization. It’s good to see the goodness and honour of these young men. It shows the natural sense of morality that after all exists under the surface among the Westerners. Something we haven’t seen since the days of Enoch Powell. Something that has been utterly suppressed by the traitorous pharisees in our ruling classes.” It is interesting to notice that persons who work for the other team can often see things more clearly than many of us do. Jon Cruddas, a Labour Party MP, wrote in an essay in the left-wing, pro-Islamic newspaper The Guardian that “What makes the EDL much more dangerous is how it reflects a wider political and cultural war. Across western Europe rightwing populist parties are achieving huge electoral success on the same anti-Islam platform.” Yes. This happens because ordinary people now sense that we are being lied to. We are fed-up with seeing our so-called leaders appease organizations that have declared war against our societies, while our sons and daughters are being harassed in the streets by immigrant gangs. “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time,” as Abraham Lincoln once allegedly stated. The number of people who truly believe that Islam is a religion of peace is rapidly declining in all Western countries, despite a concerted pro-Islamic propaganda campaign in our mass media that would have made Chairman Mao proud. The treasonous multicultural elites in our countries are losing this battle for the minds of their people and are finally getting nervous. I notice that left-wing media such as the BBC and The Guardian, both notorious for their pro-Islamic, anti-Christian and anti-Western bias, are very concerned that the EDL might spread “Islamophobia” and critical comments about their country’s insane immigration policies to wider sections of the general public. As far as I am concerned, that’s the best possible recommendation the EDL could get. That alone is reason enough to support their efforts. Islamic Jihad has declared an eternal war against all other cultures and religions on this planet. Promoting Islamic propaganda and viewpoints while harassing those who tell the truth about Islam for “Islamophobia and racism” makes you complicit in Islam’s war against humanity. This makes the BBC, The Guardian and their ilk throughout the Western world enemies of civilization. Not just enemies of Western civilization, which they surely are, but enemies of any civilization worthy of the name. The left-wing organization Unite Against Fascism (UAF) has taken part in several counter demonstrations against the EDL in various cities. They denounce the EDL as “violent racists and fascists” and are planning a special conferenc


What is a fraction? -- A complete course in arithmetic A number written with a numerator and a denominator, in which both are natural numbers .   Example 1.    ("three-tenths") is a common fraction.  It is in contrast to .3, which is a decimal fraction , or simply a decimal. The numerator of is 3.  The denominator is 10.  They are      called the terms of the fraction.   What do the denominator and the numerator signify?     The denominator names the number of equal parts into which number 1 has been divided. We read the denominator as an ordinal number . It names which part of number 1. The numerator, which we read as a cardinal number , names how many of those parts.   The fraction signifies that number 1 has been divided into 10 equal parts and -- starting from the left -- we are counting 3 of them. Number 1, in other words, has been divided into tenths.  At this point, the student should be clear about the language of division into equal parts, and why we use ordinal numbers:  third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and so on.  See Lesson 3, the topic Division into equal parts . Every fraction is constructed in this way from number 1, which is the source of every number of arithmetic. The whole numbers are the multiples of 1. The fractions are its parts:  its halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, and so on. Since the numerator and denominator are natural numbers, the numerator has a ratio to the denominator. (3 is three tenths of 10.) And the fraction itself has that same ratio to 1. (3/10 is three tenths of 1.) . Fractional symbols therefore indicate a ratio. The fraction indicates the ratio of 1 to 2. 1 is half of 2. A proportion can then be written as 1 "1 is to 2 as 4 is to 8." Any number that can be written as a fraction is therefore called a rational number Now in everyday speech, a fraction means a part of a whole, as in the phrase "a fraction of the students." But students are discrete not continuous , and in mathematics a fraction is a number we need to measure what is continuous. A mathematical fraction is not simply a part of any whole. It is a part of the unit of measure, which is 1. As for a pie divided into equal parts, it can and should be described verbally -- not with fractions. We do not measure pies. We will go into this more below . Example 2.   If number 1 is divided into 5 equal parts, and we count 4 of them, what fraction is that?  Also, into which parts has number 1 been divided?   Answer.   That fraction is    = 7 "4 goes into 28 seven (7) times exactly." Problem 2.   Answer with a mixed number or with a whole number and a remainder, whichever makes sense. a)  How many basketball teams -- 5 on a team -- could you make from a)  23 students? 23 ÷ 5 = 4 R 3. You could make 4 teams. 3 students will be left out. (4 5  teams makes no sense.) b)  You are going on a trip of 23 miles, and you have gone a fifth of the b)  distance.  How far have you gone? 4 5  miles. To calculate the fifth part of a number, that is, to divde it into five equal parts, divide by 5. ( Lesson 15, Question 5 ) 23  8  "8 times 3 is 24, plus 5 is 29; over 8." To summarize:  Fractions that are less than 1 are called proper fractions, while fractions greater than or equal to 1 are improper. Improper fractions are equivalent to mixed numbers or whole numbers. * In English, the names of the proper fractions are the same as the names of the parts , and therefore a fraction and a ratio have become confused. "One quarter" is the name of a part, or a ratio, which is a relationship between two numbers. 5  people are one quarter of 20 people -- and that statement is not a measurement, we are not invoking any fraction. The fraction we call "one-quarter," on the other hand, is one quarter of a continuous unit of measure. That may sound like double-talk, but how else are we to explain the meaning of that fraction and its place on the number line? Obviously, one must first understand the ratio -- the part -- whose name is one quarter. (To write "5 is ¼ of 20," or "She ate ¼ of the pie," is not just stylistically faulty. It shows an acu


'Anima sana in corpore sano' (Latin for 'a healthy mind in a healthy body') is significant in which 1949-founded Japanese corporation's branding?

ASICS - SNEAKERS - WOMEN'S SHOES - SPRING SUMMER 2017 - LUISAVIAROMA NOW AVAILABLE Asics began as a small athletic footwear company in Kobe, Japan in 1949. Founded by Mr. Kihachiro Onitsuka, the company was given the name Asics in 1977 based on the famous Latin phrase “ Anima Sana in Corpore Sana”, meaning “A Sound Mind in a Sound Body”. Staying true to this philosophy every innovation, concept and idea is intended to create the best product. Asics was founded on the belief that the best way to create a healthy and happy lifestyle is to promote total health and fitness. See also:


To which major biblical event did the 'burning bush' direct Moses? The Sermon on the Mount; The Ten Commandments; Jesus' birth; or Noah's Ark?

Moses Biography - life, childhood, children, story, death, son, book, old, information, born, tall Moses Biography Moab, Syria Egyptian prophet The Old Testament prophet Moses was chosen to lead Israel out of Egyptian    slavery. He created Israel's nationhood and delivered the Ten    Commandments. Childhood years Moses was the son of Amram and Yochebed of the tribe of Levi. Miriam and     Aaron were his brother and sister. He was born in Egypt during the     period in which the Israelites (Hebrews) had become a threat to the     Egyptians simply because of their large population. The Pharaoh had     ordered that all newborn male Hebrew children be cast into the Nile to     drown. Amram and Yochebed took their newborn son and placed him in a     waterproof basket and hid him in the tall grasses of the Nile.     Meanwhile, his sister Miriam hid and watched over the baby from a     distance. A group of women and servants were bathing nearby. The     Pharaoh's daughter, hearing the baby cry, found and rescued him.     She named him "Moses," meaning "drawn from the     water." Her desire for a son fulfilled, she made certain that he     had the best of everything, including education. Moses was brought up in the splendor of the Egyptian court as the     Pharaoh's daughter's adopted son. Grown to manhood, he was     aware of his Hebraic roots and shared a deep compassion for his confined     kinsmen. He became furious while witnessing an Egyptian master brutally     beating a Hebrew slave, and he impulsively killed the Egyptian. Fearing     the Pharaoh's punishment, he fled into the desert of Midian,     becoming a shepherd for Jethro, a Midianite priest whose daughter     Zipporah he later married. While tending the flocks on Horeb Mountain in     the wilderness, he saw a bush burning yet not turning to ash. He heard a     voice from within the bush telling him that he had been chosen to serve     as one to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. He was also told to     declare the unity of God to his people. At that time most Israelites     were worshipping many gods. Moses was to tell them that there was only     one God. The tremendous responsibility of Moses's task, his shyness, and     his own feeling of unworthiness brought forth a hesitancy and lack of     confidence. The Divine answer was "Who made your tongue?" He was then assured that Aaron, his more talkative brother, would serve     as his spokesman both to the children of Israel and to the Pharaoh. The     promised destination for the Israelites' journey was a "land rich with milk and honey." Moses. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corporation . Moses returned to Egypt and persuaded the Hebrews to organize for a     quick trip from their Egyptian slave drivers. With Aaron, Moses informed     the Pharaoh that the God of the Hebrews demanded that Pharaoh free     God's people. The Pharaoh refused to obey, bringing upon himself     and his people nine terrible plagues (diseases that spread rapidly and     can cause death) that Moses produced upon Egypt by using the miraculous     staff he had received from God as a sign of his authority. The Egyptians     suffered under the plagues of water turned into blood, frogs, gnats,     flies, disease to their cattle, boils, hail, locusts, and darkness. Each     plague was severe to the Egyptians but left the Israelites untouched.     The tenth plague is now the Hebrew story of Passover. God sent the Angel     of Death to kill the firstborn sons of the Egyptians—a proof of     His immense strength and power. The Israelites protected their     households by putting lamb's blood on their doorway, so that the     Angel of Death would know to pass over their homes. This last plague     broke the Pharaoh's resistance and moved him to grant the Hebrews     permission to leave immediately. Moses thus found himself the leader of     an un


In many Asian/Eastern beliefs 'Naraka' is what?

What Is Naraka? | Metaphysics Knowledge By on February 2, 2013 Naraka Punishments Naraka is the Hindi name for hell. Hell as we all know is the place where souls go after death. It is said that when one does a lot of sins in this life then they are sent to hell. In the hell the souls are punished and tortured for the sins that they have done during their life time. We will now discuss what is naraka? In more detail so that you get a better idea as to what our scriptures have to say about it. What Does Naraka Mean? This is primarily a Sanskrit word. It means the underworld. The concept is present in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The concept has basically come from the Vedas. The Vedas clearly mention that the naraka is the place where the souls are sent to get rid of the sins that they have done during their life time. When you read the vedas and the Upanishads you will find the mention of naraka many a times. It is described as a place that is dark. It is very close to the core of the earth as a result it is very hot. The lord of death Yama decides what would be the appropriate punishment for the souls. There are many punishments that are designed like putting the soul in burning water or oil. Once after these tortures the souls are made free of all the sins. These souls are set free and they can get Moksha. Moksha means salvation. Other souls once they are purified of the sins are born again and they live another life on earth. The reincarnation also depends on the deeds. A person who did good deeds will get a better life and vice versa. The duration of the punishment and the tortures are decided by the lord of death Yama. When the sins are more the duration of the torture is longer and vice versa. Yama has an assistant named Chitragupta. He keeps a track of all the sins and the good deeds that one commits during life time. When a dead person goes to Chitragupat he decides if the person should be sent to haven (swarg) or hell (naraka). He also decides what should be the duration of the punishment or torture. There are many characters from the epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana who have spent some time in hell. This was just to ensure that they are purified of the sins that they have committed. The same concept of naraka is found in Buddhism and Jainism. Interesting perhaps this was one of the ways that the saints in the olden days thought would ensure that people don’t get into wrong deeds. The fear of naraka would also ensure that no one does or commits any sins. This would help people live a better and pure life. This would make people more religious. I hope we have been able to explain what Naraka is. This is basically an idea about the naraka as it is explained in the scriptures. However, with time people really don’t fear about going to naraka. That is exactly why there are so many sins that are happening around. Some people also say that heaven and hell are on earth itself. Test Yourself


"The obsequious ""ever so 'umble"" money-lender in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, is?"

Baddies in books: Uriah Heep, the smarmiest creep in Dickens | Books | The Guardian Baddies in books Baddies in books: Uriah Heep, the smarmiest creep in Dickens From his osequious greediness to his superiority complex, Charles Dickens’ dastardly antagonist in David Copperfield gives us chills because he embodies our worst traits Tuesday 17 February 2015 04.00 EST Last modified on Monday 23 February 2015 13.14 EST Share on Messenger Close I saw a cadaverous face appear at a small window on the ground floor … and quickly disappear. The low arched door then opened, and the face came out. It was quite as cadaverous as it had looked in the window, though in the grain of it there was that tinge of red which is sometimes to be observed in the skins of red-haired people. It belonged to a red-haired person - a youth of 15, as I take it now, but looking much older – whose hair was cropped as close as the closest stubble; who had hardly any eyebrows, and no eyelashes, and eyes of a red-brown, so unsheltered and unshaded, that I remember wondering how he went to sleep. He was high-shouldered and bony; dressed in decent black, with a white wisp of a neckcloth; buttoned up to the throat; and had a long, lank, skeleton hand, which particularly attracted my attention … So, in Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield, we get our first glimpse of one of the greatest villains ever to stalk the pages of a book. Immediately after this vivid description – and is if it wasn’t already obvious enough that this is a wrong ‘un – the great Betsy Trotwood sounds out his name: Uriah Heep. I’ll say it again: Uriah Heep. It’s satisfying even to type it. Uriah Heep. I don’t know what it is. An Old Testament prophet gone sour? A pile of wee? Either way, it fits. It is the name of a man who will tell you he is the “umblest person going” while scheming to lord it over you. The name of a man you don’t want to touch. A man indeed, whose very touch will ruin your day – as David Copperfield learned to his expense: “As I came back, I saw Uriah Heep shutting up the office; and feeling friendly towards everybody, went in and spoke to him, and at parting, gave him my hand.” Bad move: “But oh, what a clammy hand his was! as ghostly to the touch as to the sight! I rubbed mine afterwards, to warm it, AND TO RUB HIS OFF.” Ugh. Heep’s infamy is undoubted. He says one thing and means another. He takes employment and shelter in the house of Mr Wickfield, a good man, and he does everything he can to destroy him, to take over his business and to force his daughter into his bed. He is cloying, jerking and writhing. He is dishonest, cruel and, above all, greedy. He is a “monster in the garb of man”. He is morally repugnant even when he sleeps: There I saw him, lying on his back, with his legs extending to I don’t know where, gurglings taking place in his throat, stoppages in his nose, and his mouth open like a post office … Afterwards I was attracted to him in very repulsion, and could not help wandering in and out every half hour or so, and taking another look at him. I quote at such length, because it is so much fun. Dickens’s descriptions, his great floods of revulsion, are fantastic. The inimitable author is sometimes criticised for writing caricatures – but who cares when they are this good? Except, of course, the caricature works because it rings true. Who hasn’t met someone with a little bit of Heep in him; someone a little bit of obsequious and umble and doing his best to do you down? The other thing that makes Heep so fascinating is the complication behind the smarmy face. He isn’t as simple as he first appears. Dickens makes us loath him, but he also forces us to understand him. Just as Satan gets the best lines in Paradise Lost, Heep get some of the best moments in David Copperfield (or, to give it its full, delightful, title: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery [Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account]). And like Satan, you can’t help feeling that Heep might have a point: When I


In 2014, Illinois University research found higher casualty rates from female-named (what?) due to victims' complacency, compared to having higher perceived fear of male names?

The Golden Sparrow on Saturday 12/07/2014 by Golden Sparrow Publishing - issuu issuu PAGES: 16+16 (TGS LIFE) | PRICE: `5 PUNE, JULY 12, 2014 | www.goldensparrow.com SPOTLIGHT Now, the city bats for football P 13 Experts demystify budget 2014 P4&5 Dabholkar murder: Crime & punishment P 12 University of Pune’s vice chancellor Wasudeo Gade’s goal is to secure a place among top 200 universities of the world See full report on p7 MISSION Indian Navy LCA to begin test flights soon LCA has already done more than 25 test flights NEW DELHI: The naval variant of India’s indegenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is due to begin ramp trials soon. Avinash Chander, scientific adviser to the defence minister and director general Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), told India Strategic magazine (www.indi- craft carriers are also located. The station has a 14-degree ramp along with necessary testing sensors and paraphernalia to monitor the fl ights and was specifically built as part of the indigenous LCA-Navy development programme. But as it is a national naval asset, it is shared by the astrategic.in) that the LCA-Navy had already done more than 25 test fl ights from a runway. As these were successful and met the designated parameters, the aircraft will now be deployed at a naval base in Goa to commence ramp fl ights, probably after the monsoon. Goa, on the Arabian seafront, has a major naval air station, INS Hansa, where the MiG-29Ks for Indian air- MiG-29Ks for training pilots and fl ight tests. Both the aircraft need the same degree in the ramp, matching the one on INS Vikramaditya, acquired from Russia, and INS Vikrant, now being built at the Kochi shipyard. Chander said that the fl ight tests are being conducted with LCA MarkI to prove certain technologies and to Contd on p 10 PARAKRAM Common man satisfied with budget 2014 Signpost Infosys net profit up in first quarter NEW DELHI: Income tax exemptions and the focus on women’s safety and senior citizens has put a smile on the common man’s face. The maiden budget of finance minister Arun Jaitley saw the IT exemption limit for those below 60 raised from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh and from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3 lakh for senior citizens. It also proposed to use the huge amount of money lying “unclaimed” in saving schemes for the welfare of senior citizens. “For a change the government has given us importance. I welcome the announcements and hope that the government will take proper care of us,” said Kailash Nihalani, a 72-year-old retired teacher living in west Delhi. However, some complained that Jaitley failed to give them any relief from the inconvenience they face at government hospitals and dispensaries. “At times, it’s difficult for the elderly to get proper access to medicines or treatment at the government-run hospitals and dispensaries. There is Indian IT bellwether Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 2,866 crore for the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2014-15), registering 21.6 percent yearon-year (YoY) and 3.5 per cent sequential growth. In a regulatory filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Friday, the global software major said its consolidated income for the quarter under review (Q1) increased 13.3 per cent YoY and 0.8 per cent sequentially to Rs 12,770 crore. Under the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), net income rose 15.3 per cent YoY and one percent sequentially to $482 million and gross revenue 7.1 per cent YoY and two percent sequentially to $2.13 billion. The company’s huge cash reserves, however, declined to Rs 29,748 crore sequentially from Rs 30,251 crore. Though the company and its subsidiaries added 11,506 people during the quarter under review. no provision for getting proper access to medical facilities for us,” rued Dev Singh Bajaj, a 65-year-old writer based in Mumbai. The allocation of Rs 150 crore to improve safety for women in larger cities was applauded by all especially the women in the wake of the horrific December 16, 2012 gang rape in the national capital. Jaitley announced Rs 50 crore for the surface transpor


Originating in Turkish cuisine terminology the 'shish' in a shish kebab refers to? Lamb; Skewer; Spice; or the 'Sizzle' sound?

Kabab Koobideh | کباب کوبیده کاردی Kabab Koobideh | کباب کوبیده کاردی Video details Kabab Koobideh | کباب کوبیده کاردی Channel: Hasan Kabaabi Description: https://www.facebook.com/AshpaziFarangi this video explain how to make Kabab Koobideh Kardi at Home like professionals and easy. Kebab (or originally kabab) is a wide variety of skewered meals originating in the Middle East and later on adopted in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Balkans, Spain, as well as Central and South Asia, that are now found worldwide. In English, kebab with no qualification generally refers more specifically to shish kebab (Turkish: "şiş kebap") served on the skewer. In the Middle East, however, kebab refers to meat that is cooked over or next to flames; large or small cuts of meat, or even ground meat; it may be served on plates, in sandwiches, or in bowls. The traditional meat for kebab is lamb, but depending on local tastes and taboos, it may now be beef, goat, chicken or fish. Like other ethnic foods brought by travelers, the kebab has become part of everyday cuisine in […]


"Who wrote 'This be the Verse', starting famously ""They f*** you up, your Mum and Dad, They may not mean to, but they do...""?"

'Philip Larkin': A small, sad man who wrote great poetry? - CSMonitor.com 'Philip Larkin': A small, sad man who wrote great poetry? Latest News Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love By James Booth View Caption of Outside of his poetry – and, for the most part, within it – Philip Larkin presented to the public a mild, modest façade. He made a career as a responsible, dedicated, even talented librarian, and his quiet, self-effacing demeanor seemed to adhere more to the stereotypes attached to that profession than to those that govern our expectations of poets. After a liberating stint in Belfast, away from his family, he settled in the English city of Hull, living there from 1955 until the end of his life in 1985. “It is a little on the edge of things,” he said of Hull. “I rather like being on the edge of things.” Larkin traveled little, made few public appearances, regarded the fame that eventually came to him with bemused skepticism, and mostly stayed home, polishing his precise and perfect poems, doing his own laundry, and (you likely could have guessed this part) composing letters to his mother. His considerable reputation as a poet rested on a slim corpus. During his lifetime his poems appeared in four full-length volumes: "The North Ship" (1945), "The Less Deceived" (1955), "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964), and "High Windows" (1974). The first is apprentice work, pleasant but mostly unremarkable. All four are very modest in length. When a "Collected Poems" appeared in 1988, edited by Larkin’s friend Anthony Thwaite, many were surprised by how large a book it was; Thwaite had added a large number of unpublished poems or poems that had not been collected in the “official” volumes. He had also, controversially, organized the poems by date of composition, an act of daring about which some literary scholars are still prone to lose sleep. There were other surprises in store, and more controversies to come. Larkin thought a lot about sex, as it turns out, wrote about it in his letters, and talked about it to his friends and coworkers, sometimes in terms that were, one presumes, not entirely in line with accepted standards of professional conduct. James Booth, in his new biography of Larkin, relates that at the University of Hull, "[t]he Librarian’s office was on the ground floor overlooking a huge sunken lawn known as the 'soup-plate.' Betty [Mackereth, Larkin's secretary] recalls that in the summer Larkin would hold a lens in each hand and adjust them at different distances from his eye to view the women students lying around in the sun. Playing astutely on his youth he allowed his own romantic affections to become the subject of collective interest among his staff, and dramatized his lusts for particular students. One such student, Maeve [Brennan] remembers, “was of Amazonian build – Philip entertained a fantasy about well-proportioned women – and he named a tiny room in the new Library after her, where, the idea was, he would be able to seduce her.” For a time this was known as “Miss Porter’s room.” Recommended: Poetry quiz: Can you match the poet to the poem? It was of course a different age; such behavior by a university librarian would likely not be so kindly looked upon now. Larkin also had an interest in pornography, including, it seems, some violent and bondage-themed pornography; after his death his solicitor, Terry Wheldon, removed two large cardboard boxes of it from his residence, so as not to leave the bereaved to deal with and be disturbed by it. (It was, it appears, a courtesy Wheldon provided to many of his clients.) Larkin shared his enthusiasm for pornography with his friends Kingsley Amis and Robert Conquest; his letters to them contain numerous sexist remarks. They are also racist, in multiple places, or at the very least they appear to be. Indeed, reading the selection of his letters published in 1992, one begins to feel that the Larkin who pined for the glory days of the Empire was pining, in part, for the era when England was something close to a whites-only club. What are you reading? Tell us about the boo


Brazil's first ever football match as a national team was in 1914 at Laranjeiras stadium, Rio de Janeiro state, against?

The birth of Brazil's national football team … a match against Exeter City – video | Football | The Guardian A century of the Seleção The birth of Brazil's national football team … a match against Exeter City – video We look back at the remarkable story of Brazil's first ever national team match in 1914, against a traveling Exeter City team. The bloody contest was staged in front of 3,000 spectators at Laranjeiras Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Seleção emerged victorious and went on to become the most successful team in international football, winning five World Cups


The UHF wireless technology developed by Eriksson in 1994 for data transfer between devices in close proximity is?

A Study of Wireless Technology Based Pilgrim Tracking Systems A Study of Wireless Technology Based Pilgrim Tracking Systems Upcoming SlideShare Show related SlideShares at end WordPress Shortcode A Study of Wireless Technology Based Pilgrim Tracking Systems 1,395 views Published on Oct 28, 2014 This report studies various technologies which can be used for people tracking and crowd management. During any pilgrimage session, the events like losing a group member, medical emergencies, and stampede are very common. In case of disasters like flood, fire, earthquake pilgrims are often left stranded as they have a little knowledge about that area. To address these concerns, the authorities need information about the location and direction of movement of the pilgrims. Sometime, it may be necessary to identify a person in cases like a lost child, unconscious or dead person. Researchers have proposed a number of solutions using the wireless technology which includes RFID tags, NFC, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. An introduction about the technologies and how they can be used to design systems for people identification and tracking is presented. The various systems using a set of technologies have been studied in terms of their effectiveness and the cost. ...


What is the '1c Magenta', which (at $20m) became the most expensive man-made object ever in terms of weight to value?

Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: 4th November The Questions Macclesfield Pub Quiz League Set by The Lamb Inn ART & ENTERTAINMENT 1. Q. Offenbach’s barcarolle from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ is a famous piece of music, but what is a barcarolle ? A. A BOATING SONG (Accept any reference to boats). 2. Q. Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta contains the song generally known as ‘A Policeman’s lot is not a happy one’ ? A. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. 3. Q. Which TV presenter is the daughter of Newspaper Editor and Columnist Eve Pollard ? A. CLAUDIA WINKELMAN. 4. Q. Who created the statue of ‘St.Michael’s victory over the Devil’ on Coventry Cathedral ? A. JACOB EPSTEIN. 5. Q. Which artist painted the work entitled ‘Guernica’ ? A. PABLO PICASSO. 6. Q. In the TV series ‘Inspector Morse’, who wrote the theme tune ? A. BARRINGTON PHELOUNG 7. Q. Mark McManus of ‘Taggart’ fame had a famous singing half-brother. Who is he ? A. BRIAN CONNOLLY (Lead singer of The Sweet). 8. Q. Who composed the music for the films ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘The Mission’ ? A. ENNIO MORRICONE. (a) Q. Which piece of music preceded TV’s ‘The Lone Ranger’ ? A. THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE (Giaochino Rossini) (b) Q. Who is the mother of actress Joely Richardson ? A. VANESSA REDGRAVE. (c) Q. In which play does Mrs. Malaprop appear ? A. THE RIVALS (by Sheridan)   1) What is the capital of Croatia ? (A) Zagreb 2) Which river runs through Leicester ? (A) Soar 3) What is described as : a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water ? (A) Ox Bow Lake 4) What is the largest lake in Europe ? (A) Lake Lagoda (14th largest in the world.) 5) What is a line on a map or chart joining points of equal height or depth called ? (A) Contour 6) Which city is the capital of Canada ? (A) Ottawa 7) Which river runs through Ipswich ? (A) Orwell 8) Yosemite National Park is in which US State ? (A) California SUPPLEMENTARIES (a) Greenland belongs to which country ? (A) Denmark. (b) In which country are the largest waterfalls measured by flow-rate in Europe ? (A) Switzerland (Rhine falls) 1. Q. Which statesman married Miss Clementine Hosier in 1908 ? A. WINSTON CHURCHILL. 2. Q. Who founded The National Viewers & Listeners Association in 1965 ? A. MARY WHITEHOUSE. 3. Q. In which year did the first human heart transplant take place ? A. 1967 (allow 1966-1968). 4. Q. Where was Princess Elizabeth staying when she was given the news of her accession to the throne in 1558 ? A. HATFIELD HOUSE in Hertfordshire. 5. Q. Give a year in the life of Ivan the Terrible. A. 1530 – 1584 6. Q. The Rolls Royce ‘Thrust Measuring Rig’ developed in the 1950’s took off vertically, but what was its nickname ? A. THE FLYING BEDSTEAD. 7. Q. Whose London monument by Edward Bailey is guarded by Edwin Landseer’s lions? A. NELSON 8. Q. What, infamously, happened at Yekaterinburg on July 17th 1918 ? A. THE ASSASINATION OF THE RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY (THE ROMANOVS) (a) Q. What was the code-name for planned German invasion of Britain ? A. OPERATION SEA LION. (b) Q. What is the connection between a large fish-eating bird and Drake’s ship ? A. PELICAN (Name of Drakes ship before becoming The Golden Hind).   SCIENCE 1. Q. What is the tradename of the Du Pont synthetic fibre of high-tensile strength used mainly in rubber products, notably tyres and bullet-proof vests ? A. KEVLAR. 2. Q. In astronomy, where would you find the ‘Cassini Division’ ? A. SATURNS RINGS. 3. Q. As a percentage, what is the average salinity of sea water ? A. 3.5% (accept 3% to 4%) 4. Q. What name is given to static discharges visible on aircraft wing tips and the tops of ships masts ? A. ST. ELMO’S FIRE. 5. Q. In what device in the home would you find a magnetron ? A. MICROWAVE OVEN. 6. Q. Traditionally, how have teachers always used sticks of calcium sulphate ? A. BLACKBOARD CHALK. 7. Q. Why is sodium carbonate sometimes added to a water supply ? A. TO REDUCE NATURAL HARDNESS. 8. Q. Which element is common to all acids ? A. HYDROGEN. (a) Q. By what name is deuterium oxide also kn


A circular partner-swapping ballroom dance, named after a 1700s maritime leader, is the?


Originally a French portmanteau word combining a shoe and boot, what means 'wilfully destroy'?

COMBAT MilTerms: K (Cachin) see JINGPAW RANGERS. KAFCA : Keeping the Able from Contributing to the Action, being an acronym coined during the Reagan Administration by Arthur Twining Hadley, a Pentagon consultant, that represents an attempt by the so-called Defense Establishment to make officers into managers and soldiers into mediocre functionaries doing the bidding of their superiors, which, together with interservice rivalry and out-of-control procurement practices, leaves America woefully unprepared and national defense bankrupt. [nb: this acronym is probably an allusion to Franz Kafka, the Austrian writer of The Castle, The Trial, and other existential works] KAK : abbreviation for Key-Auto-Key, being a form of cryptographic logic that uses the key from one key set to produce another key in a different key set; it's a method of automatic substitution according to a variable schedule that permits rapid and accurate encoding or decoding of discrete data by the use of a simple computational device called a 'KAK WHEEL'. KAK WHEEL : a numeric-exchange calculator that was used by the team or platoon leader to encipher and decipher map coordinates or other essential information for inclusion in a regular (clear) radio transmission [eg: "Blackhawk Six, this is One-Six; send log bird ASAP to my location: I KAK: zulu, tango, alfa, alfa, lima, bravo, delta, mike; over."]; this simple mechanical device was carried around the RTO's neck on a thick cord, but was made obsolete before the end of the VIETNAM WAR by a scrambler radio with built-in encryption. See CODE, ENCODE, DECODE, SHACKLE, CIPHER, ENCRYPT, DECRYPT, SCRAMBLE, NULLITY, ALPHABET SOUP, RADIO, COMICS, GRID COORDINATES. KALASHNIKOV / KALISHNIKOV : Kalashnikov AK-47 variously the AK-47, Type 56, or AKM (1959) assault rifle, which are also known as "Kalash" (Kah-lash) and "AK" (AA-Kay, not "ack") from Avtomat (automatic) Kalashnikov (designer); as adapted from captured WWII German MP-43 and SPG-44 rifles using the 7.62X39mm cartridge. After rigorous testing for reliability, simplicity of operation, and ease of maintenance, this became the standard rifle for Soviet infantrymen, then it became standard for communists and revolutionaries around the world. Relatively lightweight and compact, sturdy and reliable, it simplified and speeded up training so more firepower could be introduced onto the combat zone faster. It typically fired in full and semiautomatic modes from a thirty round magazine, and its high muzzle velocity contributed to its combat effectiveness, since bullets were not deflected by foliage. The combination of these effects plus its rapid-fire capability meant that accuracy was not a major requirement, thus reducing the training time before a soldier could be sent into combat. Most armaments analysts judge the AK-47 to be superior to the U.S. M-16, which became the standard weapon of American, South Korean, and South Vietnamese troops. The AK-47 was more durable and less adversely affected by the climate and conditions of Vietnam. There are numerous accounts of American troops using captured AK-47 rifles, in preference to their issue weapons, but the distinctive Kalashnikov sound SIGNATURE was an invitation to "friendly fire" incidents during the confusion of combat. The KALASHNIKOV was supplied to the VC and NVA by both the Soviet Union (USSR) and Red Chinese (PRC / CHICOM). At the end of the VIETNAM WAR, the AK-74 and AKM were introduced with a smaller 5.45mm caliber cartridge. See 7.62 MINIS, SKS, RIFLE, BAR, CAR, SMG, ELDEST SON. KALASHNIKOV KIDS : an alternate designation, due to the ubiquity of the AK assault rifle, for youths participating in a CHILDREN'S BRIGADE or BABY BRIGADE (qv). KANZUS : (kansas) combined force from Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States; see SEATO, ASEAN, ANZUS, FWF, ATFV, AATTV, NZV FORCE, NZATTV, ROK, KATUSA. KARMA : any action that brings inevitable results upon oneself, either in this life or in a reincarnation; the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation accord


What is the recurring number when two-thirds is expressed as a decimal?

What is two thirds as a decimal? | Reference.com What is two thirds as a decimal? A: Quick Answer Two-thirds expressed as a decimal is 0.6, with a line over or under the six, indicating that the six repeats indefinitely, or as 0.666, which is accurate to three decimals. To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator, the top number, by the denominator, the bottom number.


Which controversial Swiss sports head, accused of racism, sexism and corruption 1990s-2000s, was once president of the World Society of Friends of Suspenders, which advocated women should not replace stockings and suspenders with pantyhose?

Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: November 2014 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 25th November Cup Round 2 and Plate   The Nag’s Head and Cock Inn 1. By what name is the post war “European Recovery Program” better known? MARSHALL PLAN 2. Who directed Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven Year Itch and “Some Like It Hot”? BILLY WILDER 3. Which is the only non-English UK city to host The Eurovision Song Contest? EDINBURGH (1972) 4. Who wrote the opera Madame Butterfly? PUCCINI 5. The cholesterol lowering Product Benecol, was first produced in 1995, in which country? FINLAND 6. Eric Arthur Blair was the real name of which author? GEORGE ORWELL 7. Volubilis is a partly excavated Roman city in which African country? MOROCCO 8. Who was the youngest goalkeeper to play in the England football team? JACK BUTLAND 9. What are wrapped in bacon to make angels on horseback? OYSTERS 10. When she saw her lover captain Vronsky with another woman, which literary heroine threw herself under his parting train? ANNA KARENINA 11. Who has the most international football caps for Wales? NEVILLE SOUTHALL 12. Which king of England abdicated in 1399, and died whilst a prisoner at Pontefract castle in 1400? RICHARD II 13. In which country would you find the Negev Desert? ISRAEL 14. What is the name of Hagar the Horrible’s dog in the famous cartoon strip? SNERT 15. Who ran through the streets naked crying, “Eureka”? ARCHIMEDES 16. Which author writes about the exploits of Dirk Pitt? CLIVE CUSSLER 17. Where did the game of Bridge originate? TURKEY 18. Which country singer who died in 1995, Was known as The Silver Fox? CHARLIE RICH 19. In which city was Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin killed in 1995? TEL AVIV 20. To which saint is Chester Cathedral dedicated? ST. WERBURGH 21. Which London bridge, under construction, was painted by Caneletto? WESTMINSTER 22. Oscar winning actress Geena Davis narrowly missed out on a place in the US women’s team for the 2000 summer Olympics. At which sport? ARCHERY 23. In the artwork by Andy Warhol, how many tins of Campbells soup were there? 32 24. Which US President officially opened the Panama Canal? WOODROW WILSON 25. Which English king was known as “Old Rowley”? CHARLES II 26. What is the name of the village Bard in the ‘Asterix’ stories? CACOFONIX 27. Who is the Artistic Director of the National Theatre? SIR NICHOLAS HYTNER 28. What is the name for a rural villa in Russia? A DACHA 29. Which Elvis Presley film is based on the Harold Robbins novel ‘A Stone For Danny Fisher’? KING CREOLE 30. Who piloted the first airplane flight across the English Channel? LOUIS BLERIOT 31. Who wrote Catch 22? JOSEPH HELLER 32. Who, in 1985, murdered his parents, sister and nephews, at White House Farm in Essex? JEREMY BAMBER 33. Since such ceremonies were established as a matter of course, which King of England was the first not to have a coronation? EDWARD V 34. “But love is blind, and lovers cannot see” is a quotation from which Shakespeare play? THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 35. Which 2011 film starred Matt Damon, Scarlett Johannson and a cast of animals? WE BOUGHT A ZOO 36. In which year did the NHS come into operation? 1948 37. Damien Thorn is the central character in which horror film, originally made in 1976? THE OMEN 38. Which D.H. Lawrence novel is set in Mexico? THE PLUMED SERPENT 39. Which US state has the longest official name? THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS 40. Who was leader of the Labour Party prior to Clement Atlee? GEORGE LANSBURY 41. Which author writes the ‘Outlander’ series of books, (now a US TV series)? DIANA GABALDON 42. On which London street is the famous Palladium theatre? ARGYLL STREET 43. Who was the commander of the fleet in opposition to Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar? PIERRE VILLENEUVE 44. What is unique about the class of mammals known as ‘Monotremes’? EGG LAYING (e.g. Platypus or Spiny Anteater) 45. Winter Banana is variety of which fruit? APPLE 46. Which UK rock band had a UK number 1 hit single in 1994 with a song called ‘Inside’, on the back of a hugely popular Livis TV ad? STILTSKIN 47. Fr


Bambino is the family trust of which controversial business mogul, subject to criminal proceedings in Germany 2014?


What abbreviated term refers to songs/music used in film, TV, adverts, games etc?

10 Things You Need to Know About Placing Music on TV and in Films | Songwriter 101 | BMI.com 10 Things You Need to Know About Placing Music on TV and in Films Posted in Songwriter 101 on April 25, 2014    by Jason Blume You want every chance to generate income from your music, and while mechanical royalties (for sales of tangible product and digital downloads) have diminished, there are more opportunities than ever to have your music heard on television and in movies. In addition to the financial benefit, for songwriters who are also recording artists, prominent placements in TV shows and films can help expand your fan base, in addition to looking great on a resume. But there are additional reasons to place songs on television and in movies. In many genres, such as rock, singer/songwriter, alternative rock, pop, R&B, hip-hop, instrumental, and Americana music, it’s very tough to place “outside songs” – songs not written or co-written by the artist or producer. It’s also tough to place songs that sound as if they belong in another era—for example, Patsy Cline, 1940s swing music, or psychedelic rock from 1968. But movies and TV shows need songs in all of these genres—and more, as well as music that sounds as if it’s from various decades. It’s hard to think of any style that isn’t used in television shows and films—and if the music is right, it doesn’t matter how old you are, where you live, or what you look like. Where Do the Songs Used in the Background Come From? You might be surprised to learn that a tremendous amount of the background music on your favorite TV shows and movies is derived from songwriters’ demos and from artists’ independent releases. I’m not referring to the instrumental music composed specifically to underscore a scene—but to the vocal and instrumental pieces heard in the background on television shows and in movies. If you write songs in the hopes that artists other than you will record them, then films and TV shows offer an outlet for your song demos. If you’re a recording artist, as well as a songwriter, we’re talking about placing recordings from your own albums—including albums you’ve produced independently. Composers of instrumental music can also find a market for their music on TV shows and in movies. When used in TV shows and movies these pieces of music are referred to as cues—and are often used as what is known as source music. What is Source Music? Source music is any music in a TV show or film that seems to be emanating from a tangible, physical source within the scene. For instance, the song playing in a disco or honkytonk; music that seems to be coming from a jukebox; or the song heard when a character puts a CD in his or her stereo, switches on the car radio, or puts on the headphones from an iPod. Source music can also be an actual performance, such as a band playing on a stage. Placing this kind of music is typically the easiest way to break in. It’s much easier to get 12 seconds of your song in the background of a TV show than to get Rihanna or Tim McGraw to record it. Which Lyrics, Styles, and Tempos Work Best? There’s a huge misconception about the kinds of lyrics and tempos that tend to be best suited for television and film placement. When I hear depressing, self-absorbed, non-commercial music and I ask, “What do you hope to do with this?” the answer is invariably, “I’ll place it in a TV show or a movie.” Mournful, slow ballads are actually the hardest songs to place for TV/Film. (They’re the hardest to place with recording artists, too – but that’s another topic.) I consistently hear music supervisors and those who work at music libraries state that they look for songs that are similar to current hits—or classic songs—but without the high price tags these songs typically command. It can be effective to evoke the mood and feeling of these songs—but without copying them—or being a sound-alike. The lyric themes most in demand for television and films express universal concepts and emotions such as some aspect of love. Other popular lyric topics include “let’s get started,” “it’


What pollen-receiving part of a flower also refers to negative perceptions and also Christian imagery?


Which famous sports-sponsoring organization has a winged hourglass logo, the oldest registered mark of its industry?

Longines : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Compagnie des Montres Longines Member of the Swatch group Founded A Longines self-winding watch with several horology complications - chronograph , moon phase , day, date and month display. Longines is brand of watch, originally a company founded by Ernest Francillon at Saint-Imier , Switzerland . Its origins can be traced back to the 1830s and it currently holds the oldest registered logo for a watch company (a winged hourglass). Longines is currently owned by the Swatch Group . Longines is known for its 'Aviators' watches. One director of Longines was a friend of Charles Lindbergh ; after his transatlantic flight, Lindbergh designed a pilot watch to help with air navigation. The watch was built to his specifications, and is still produced today. Since 1832, Longines has been renowned for design and precision. Famous aviators, explorers and pioneers have consulted Longines. Longines provided timers used at the first modern day Olympics in 1892. In 1899, Longines went to the North Pole with Arctic Louis Amédée de Savoie. Longines always strives for elegance in design and technological innovation. It was the first to use automatic timekeeping for the Federal Gymnastics, at Basel in 1912. Today, Longines remains a widely recognized name in sport watches and chronographs. Contents Foundation Vintage Longines box. Based in Saint-Imier since 1832, the Compagnie des Montres Longines Francillon S.A. was among the world’s leading watch companies. In 2007, Longines had its 175th anniversary. The brand evolved from a comptoir [1] to a full-fledged manufacturing [2] operation and then back down to an établisseur [3] today, since the early 1980s, as a Swatch Group company. The Longines’ story began in 1832, when Auguste Agassiz found a job in the hamlet of Saint-Imier , joining Comptoir Horloger Raiguel Jeune (a trader of watch parts), in 1833 taking over the business when he and two of his associates set up a company named Comptoir Raiguel Jeue & Cie. The venture was run on the then-prevailing business model based on piecework by people making or processing watch parts in their own homes for the account of a jobber who delivered the blanks, or rough parts, and picked up and paid for the finished ones. The company soon found ways to market its timepieces in distant markets, not least in the Americas. History Advertisements Agassiz & Compagnie In 1847 Agassiz became the sole owner of the company which he renamed Agassiz & Compagnie. In 1852, his nephew Ernest Francillon joined the company. During the 1850s, Francillon took over the business from his ailing uncle, focusing on increasing and improving the production of standard watch designs. Ancienne Maison Auguste Agassiz, Ernest Francillon, successeur In 1862 Francillon renamed the venture Ancienne Maison Auguste Agassiz, Ernest Francillon, successeur, adding his own name to his uncle’s, but acknowledging the latter’s pioneering role. As he took over day-to-day management, Francillon looked for ways of improving and streamlining production, then parceled out to a number of different sites. His idea was to gather everything under one roof, in keeping with his vision of a factory where mechanical manufacturing and assembly methods would enable him to make and finish watches in one integrated process. Les Longines From this perspective, in 1866, Francillon purchased two adjoining plots of land at a place locally known as Les Longines (meaning "long and narrow fields" in the local dialect) on the right bank of the River Suze in the Saint-Imier valley. Here he built a factory, to gather the entire production under one roof. By 1867, Francillon had convinced some of his pieceworkers to transfer their activities to his newly built factory and hired a young kinsman, the engineer Jacqu


What word is punningly used to describe serious campers?

Learn The Lingo At Camp Wicosuta LIT (Leader-In-Training): 10th Tweekers: two-week campers, also 1st time campers in grades 2nd-5th Evening Activity (EAs): Evening Activities begin at 7:30PM and last until 8:30 or 9PM depending on the activity and age group.  EAs may be for the whole camp, for several age groups, or just one age group. Some examples include: Gold Rush (lower camp), Panic (each age group), Candy Horse Races (lower camp), Casino Night (upper camp), Campfire (weeklyall camp). Selective: Selective is the last period of the day. It is the only choice period for all age groups (including Oskis & Cascos).  During selective we offer traditional AND non-traditional activities. Examples include: flag football, Frisbee, quiet reading outside, cheerleading, etc. Upper Camper campers may opt to have bunk time during selective as long as there is a counselor in their cabin. Spirit Days & Brave Week: Spirit Days is a week of special/theme days at camp. Spirits Days does not interrupt or conflict with program. Each day during that week has a theme or spin. Highlights include: friendship day, theme dinners, and Brave Week. Brave Week: Is a chance to meet someone new at camp and serve as a "secret" friend. All campers and staff are matched up with a big and little brave. Big braves do nice things for their little braves such as: make their beds, make things for them in arts & crafts, or send them cards through secret messengers. Brave Week breakout is a secret coordinated by the Totems to surprise the rest of camp. Big braves are revealed at the end of the week at flag lowering. Campers get very excited for Brave Week-- breakout could be at any time, so be prepared. Campfire: Campfires take place once a week up at the "Old Pine" (Wicosuta's founding spot under an old pine tree). Campfires are lead by the Totems. Campfires are quiet and serious at times, and also lots of fun. After the ceremony, we sing camp songs and play games. Each campfire has a theme such as friendship or new beginnings, and campers have the opportunity to speak about the theme. There is also a log that is passed along through different bunks throughout the summer. Each bunk that receives the log creates a poem describing the previous week, and they pass along the log to a bunk of their choice. There are delicious chocolate chip cookies and milk following campfire before bedtime. Always a big hit! Carnival: Each bunk is responsible for a booth that is set up on the soccer field. Examples include: coke/pepsi challenge, cake walk, tattoos, count the candy, as well as lots of water-based rides/activities: a dunk tank, slip 'n' slide, sponge toss, etc.  The carnival lasts most of the afternoon. Carnival ends will a HUGE water-balloon toss! Monster Mash: It's Halloween during the summer! This spooky activity is for lower camp and takes place in the Gymnastics Pavilion.  All campers and counselors use their resources to dress up in costume, and campers have the opportunity to perform skits they have created. Priscilla tells (not-so-scary) ghost stories and provides special, ghostly snacks! Upper Camp Beach Party: An event designed for Upper Camp (Kineo-Totem) only. Put on your favorite bathing suit, grab a lei and some luau gear and go down to the waterfront for dinner and evening activity/dance party! Gold Rush: An evening activity for lower camp and Totems. It involves counselors dressing up and playing the following roles:  bankers, bandits, sheriffs, and kissing sisters. Tennis balls serve as "gold" and campers try to get as many as possible off the soccer field without getting caught by bandits and kissing sisters. The more gold your bunk has, the better chance you have to win the prize you choose at the auction after the event! Candy Horse Races: This is a lower camp evening activity where campers get to bet (fake money) on their favorite horse/counselor.  This usually takes place in the dining hall and each horse has a theme. Some themes include: luau horse, sporty horse, celebrity horse, etc. Th


Origin of the Word Soccer Origin of the Word Soccer (An Alternative) The accepted origin of the word "soccer" is that its a contraction of the word "Association" with reference to "Association Football". The Football Association was formed in October 1863 when the rules were standardised by a meeting of eleven clubs. With one of the written rules now being that the carrying of the ball was not permitted this finally set in stone the biggest practical different between Association Football and Rugby Football. In 1889 the word was "socca", later it was "socker" in 1891 and finally seemed to settle on "soccer" by 1895. The word is supposed to have evolved in University slang, created by shortening the word "Association" and adding "er". They had other expressions such as "brekkers" for "breakfast" and "rugger" for "rugby." While this seems a relatively acceptable version of the origin, and it does seem reasonble if these references started appearing in literature a couple of decades after the "association" was formed, there are a couple of things which put doubts in my mind. Firstly it doesn't exactly follow the established rules for these Oxford contractions. Instead of merely chopping the last syllable off the word and adding "er", they remove the last two syllables, also remove the first letter of the word, then change the soft "c"s in the word to hard "c"s, before adding the "er". Okay, so maybe following the normal rules does produce the less desirable "asser", but why didn't this word become at least "sosser"? Secondly, there is an alternative theory which fits rather well and, like the game itself, is considerably older than a hundred and fifty years. Football has roots thousands of years ago across many countries of the world but in England it became taken up by the working classes and frowned upon by those in authority and the upper classes. It was a very rough and dangerous sport at first, known as "mob football" and was little more than a violent street battle. The first use of the phrase "football" or rather "fut ball" was in 1424 in the editc reproduced on the right, but what about "soccer"? If you look up at the closest-sounding modern word, "sock", a couple of interesting points appear. The modern word comes from an old English word spelt "socc". More interestingly this was not a snug, fabric covering as it is today, but back then it meant a light shoe and it comes from the Latin "soccus". The word "socc" to mean "shoe" first appeared in 725AD but was there any evidence of it relating to football? When Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned in Carlisle Castle in Tudor times it is documented that she watched the game of football, indeed her retinue played for two hours "strongly" and "skillfully". And, by an amazing coincidence, on this map of Carlisle Castle, it is remarkable to note that certain fields are labelled "Castle Soceries". So could this be proof that in medieval times the game was also known as "soccer" and played by those wearing "soccs" on ground known as "soceries"... with the players "socking" the ball? It is certainly very far from being proof and sadly this circumstantial evidence is all there is to this theory. There appears to be no written evidence putting the word "socc" in the context of football but it remains an interesting mystery. GMR


What city/club football rules, which spread widely in the late 1800s, introduced heading, corners, throw-ins, changing ends, and the goal crossbar?

Index-a This Week's Puzzles So You Think You Know Soccer A soccer goal is what dimensions, yards wide and feet high: 8x7; 7x8; 8x8 or 9x8?  According to FIFA World Cup rules which flag must be displayed inside each match stadium besides those of FIFA/Fair Play, and the two competing nations?  Approximately how many million people play regular organized football in the world (at the early 2000s): 5; 25; 65; or 250?  The word soccer derives from: Sock; Association; Kosher; or Socrates? What is  not required by the rules of soccer: Goal net; Penalty spot; Specified ball pressure; or Shin guards? The 2014 World Cup Finals allocated European and African teams respectively how many places: 3 and 9; 4 and 10; 5 and 13; or 6 and 15?  What city/club football rules, which spread widely in the late 1800s, introduced heading, corners, throw-ins, changing ends, and the goal crossbar: Sheffield; Paris; Milan; or Berlin?  FIFA's 2014 World Cup Finals/Qualifying rules dictate a match squad of how many  players: 18; 23; 26; or 30?  In the 2010 World Cup Final, Jo'bulani was the: Winner's national anthem; Winning goalscorer; Ball; or Trumpet-like horn blown by fans?  The minimum rest-period between two games for any team at  the 2014 World Cup is how many hours: 24; 36; 48; or 72?  Soccer rules award what after an 'own goal' directly from a throw-in: Goal; Penalty; Corner; or Drop-ball?  The headquarters of FIFA are in Brussels; London; Zurich, or Oslo? Who  has made the World Cup footballs since 1970: Adidas; Puma; Umbro; or Nike?  The World Cup Qualifiying matches between El Salvador v Honduras in 1969 coincided with what mutual event: Independence; Earthquake; Drought; or War? The first ever ï¿½100,000 (or above) football transfer, in 1961, was: Bobby Moore; Pele; Dennis Law; or Eusebio?  A white ball was first used in a World Cup in: 1930; 1950; 1966; or 1982?  The centre circle of a soccer pitch is used only at kick-offs/re-starts, and in which other game feature? Matthias Sammer, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo, and Luis Figo won what between 1990-2002: European Cup; World Cup; Golden Boot; or European Footballer of the Year? The first, second and  third placed teams at the 2014 World Cup receive how many medals: 20; 30; 40 or 50? Soccer has been an Olympic event since: 1900; 1964; 1992; or 2002?  PAGE 6


FIFA's 2014 World Cup Finals/Qualifying rules dictate a match squad of how many players?


In the 2010 World Cup Final, Jo'bulani was the?

Jabulani Wold Cup Ball 2010 ï¿½JABULANIï¿½, the Official Match Ball for the 2010           FIFA World Cup South Africa. Jabulani - means ï¿½to           celebrateï¿½ in isiZulu       On December 4th, adidas and FIFA officially unveiled the       adidas ï¿½JABULANIï¿½, the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA       World Cup South Africa. The ï¿½JABULANIï¿½, which means ï¿½to       celebrateï¿½ in isiZulu, features a South African inspired design       and radically new technology. The new match ball will be available       in retail from December 5th onwards. The newly developed ï¿½Gripï¿½nï¿½Grooveï¿½ profile provides the       best players in the world with a ball allowing an exceptionally       stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions. Comprising only       eight, completely new, thermally bonded 3-D panels, which for the       first time are spherically molded, the ball is perfectly round and       even more accurate than ever before. The name: The name ï¿½JABULANIï¿½ originates from the indigenous language       isiZulu, one of the eleven official languages of the Republic of       South Africa, which is spoken by almost 25% of the population.       Literally translated, ï¿½JABULANIï¿½ means ï¿½to celebrateï¿½.       Football is a passion that unites the world. The name of the new       match ball appropriately pays tribute to the passionate football       celebration international fans will enjoy in South Africa next       summer.    The design: Eleven different colors are used in the Adidas ï¿½JABULANIï¿½,       the eleventh Adidas World Cup ball. These 11 colors represent the 11       players in every team, the 11 official languages of South Africa and       the 11 South African communities that make the country one of the       most ethnologically diverse countries on the African continent. The       colorful design brings together the tremendous diversity of the       country in harmonious unity. Four triangle-shaped design elements on       a white background lend the ball a unique appearance in African       spirit. And like the outer facade of Johannesburgï¿½s Soccer City       Stadium, individual design elements also capture the colorfulness of       South Africa. 3-D panel shapes: The Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup features a completely       new, ground-breaking technology. Eight 3-D spherically formed EVA       and TPU panels are moulded together, harmoniously enveloping the       inner carcass. The result is an energetic unit combined with perfect       roundness. Following the first tests, players all over the world are       enthusiastic and are promising many goals with the new ball. What did the players have to say: Michael Ballack: ï¿½Fantastic, the ball does exactly what I want       it to.ï¿½ Petr Cech: ï¿½You can feel the energy coming towards you, like a       shot.ï¿½ Frank Lampard: ï¿½A very strong ball, true to hit.ï¿½ Kakï¿½: ï¿½For me, contact with the ball is all-important, and       thatï¿½s just great with this ball.ï¿½ Grip'n'Groove       profile Aero Grooves: Aero grooves       create the clearly visible profile on the ball's surface. The       Grip'n'Groove profile circles around the entire ball in an optimal       aerodynamic way. The integrated grooves provide unmatched flight characteristics,       making this the most stable and most accurate Adidas ball ever. The       ground breaking performance features of the "Jabulani" have been confirmed in comprehensive comparison tests at       Loughborough University in England and countless checks in wind       tunnel and the Adidas football laboratory in Scheinfeld, Germany.  Grip: Since the       introduction of the "goose bumps" surface for the last       European Championship ball, the microtexture of the new ball's outer


The minimum rest-period between two games for any team at the 2014 World Cup is how many hours?


Soccer rules award what after an 'own goal' directly from a throw-in?

Soccer Rules - Throw Ins Soccer Rules Youth Modifications: Referees often will stop the match if a throw-in is done   incorrectly. However, many times at younger ages, the players are given an   opportunity to try and do it the right way.   A throw-in is a method of   restarting play. A throw-in is awarded to the opponents of the player who last   touched the ball when the whole of the ball crosses the touch line,   either on the ground or in the air. A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in. At the moment of delivering the   ball, the thrower: • faces the field of play • has part of each foot either on the touch line or on the   ground outside the touch line • holds the ball with both hands • delivers the ball from behind and over his head • delivers the ball from the point where it left the field of   play All opponents must stand no less than 2 m (2 yds) from the point   at which the throw-in is taken. The ball is in play when it enters the field of play. After delivering the ball, the thrower must not touch the ball   again until it has touched another player. The Referees are reminded that   opponents may be no closer than 2 metres from the point at which the throw-in is taken. Where necessary,   the referee must warn any player within this distance before the   throw-in is taken and caution the player if he subsequently fails to   retreat to the correct distance. Play is restarted with a throw-in. If a player, while correctly taking a throw-in, intentionally   throws the ball at an opponent in order to play the ball again but neither   in a careless nor a reckless manner nor using excessive force, the   referee must allow play to continue. If the ball enters the opponents’ goal directly from a throw-in,   the referee must award a goal kick. If the ball enters the thrower’s   own goal directly from a throw-in, the referee must award a corner   kick. If the ball touches the ground before entering the field of   play, the throw-in is retaken by the same team from the same position   provided that it was taken in line with the correct procedure. If the   throw-in is not taken in line with the correct procedure, it is retaken   by the opposing team. Throw-in taken by a player   other than the goalkeeper If, after the ball is in play, the thrower touches the ball   again (except with his hands) before it has touched another player: • an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the   kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick) If, after the ball is in play, the thrower deliberately handles   the ball before it has touched another player: • a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the kick   to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick) • a penalty kick is awarded if the infringement occurred inside   the thrower’s penalty area Throw-in taken by the goalkeeper If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper touches the ball   again (except with his hands), before it has touched another player: • an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, the   kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick) If, after the ball is in play, the goalkeeper deliberately   handles the ball before it has touched another player: • a direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the   infringement occurred outside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, the kick to be   taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick) • an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if the infringement occurred inside the goalkeeper’s penalty area, the kick to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick) If an opponent unfairly distracts or impedes the thrower: • he is cautioned for unsporting behavior For any other infringement of this Law: • the throw-in is taken by a play


The headquarters of FIFA are in Brussels; London; Zurich, or Oslo?

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