Nociceptive, Neuropathic, Phantom, Psychogenic, and Incident are types of what?

Understanding Nociceptive and Neuropathic Pain from The Richeimer Pain Medical Group December 2000 UNDERSTANDING NOCICEPTIVE & NEUROPATHIC PAIN For the last 300 years, our understanding of pain has been dominated       by the idea that the human body is a complex machine which is separate       from the process of perception. However, pain is an experience and       cannot be separated from the patient's mental state, including their       environment and cultural background. These factors can be so critical       that they can actually cause the brain to trigger or abolish the experience       of pain, independent of what is occurring elsewhere in the body. Therefore,       when assessing a complaint of pain, it is critical to also investigate       the appropriate mental and environmental factors. Pain experts have divided the physical causes of pain into two types:       nociceptive and neuropathic pain. The differences are important for       understanding the nature of the pain problem and especially for determining       how to treat the pain. 1. NOCICEPTIVE PAIN - Examples include sprains, bone       fractures, burns, bumps, bruises, inflammation (from an infection       or arthritic disorder), obstructions, and myofascial pain (which may       indicate abnormal muscle stresses). Nociceptors are the nerves which sense and respond to parts of the       body which suffer from damage. They signal tissue irritation, impending       injury, or actual injury. When activated, they transmit pain signals       (via the peripheral nerves as well as the spinal cord) to the brain.       The pain is typically well localized, constant, and often with an       aching or throbbing quality. Visceral pain is the subtype of nociceptive       pain that involves the internal organs. It tends to be episodic and       poorly localized. Nociceptive pain is usually time limited, meaning when the tissue       damage heals, the pain typically resolves. (Arthritis is a notable       exception in that it is not time limited.) Another characteristic       of nociceptive pain is that it tends to respond well to treatment       with opioids. 2. NEUROPATHIC PAIN - Examples include post herpetic       (or post-shingles) neuralgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy / causalgia       (nerve trauma), components of cancer pain, phantom limb pain, entrapment       neuropathy (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), and peripheral neuropathy       (widespread nerve damage). Among the many causes of peripheral neuropathy,       diabetes is the most common, but the condition can also be caused       by chronic alcohol use, exposure to other toxins (including many chemotherapies),       vitamin deficiencies, and a large variety of other medical conditions--it       is not unusual for the cause of the condition to go undiagnosed. Neuropathic pain is the result of an injury or malfunction in the       peripheral or central nervous system. The pain is often triggered       by an injury, but this injury may or may not involve actual damage       to the nervous system. Nerves can be infiltrated or compressed by       tumors, strangulated by scar tissue, or inflamed by infection. The       pain frequently has burning, lancinating, or electric shock qualities.       Persistent allodynia, pain resulting from a nonpainful stimulus such       as a light touch, is also a common characteristic of neuropathic pain.       The pain may persist for months or years beyond the apparent healing       of any damaged tissues. In this setting, pain signals no longer represent       an alarm about ongoing or impending injury, instead the alarm system       itself is malfunctioning. Neuropathic pain is frequently chronic, and tends to have a less       robust response to treatment wit


In psychology the (positive) 'Pygmalion effect' and opposite (negative) 'Golem effect' influence people by?

Management Secrets: Pygmalion and Galatea Effects By Susan M. Heathfield Updated September 20, 2016 Your expectations of employees and their expectations of themselves are the key factors in how well people perform at work. Known as the Pygmalion effect and the Galatea effect, respectively, the power of expectations cannot be overestimated. These are the fundamental principles you can apply to performance expectations and potential performance improvement at work. The Pygmalion Effect: The Power of the Manager's Expectations You can summarize the Pygmalion effect, often known as the power of expectations, by considering: Every supervisor has expectations of the people who report to him. Supervisors communicate these expectations consciously or unconsciously. People pick up on, or consciously or unconsciously read, these expectations from their supervisor. People perform in ways that are consistent with the expectations they have picked up on from the supervisor. The Pygmalion effect was described by J. Sterling Livingston in the September/October 1988 Harvard Business Review. "The way managers treat their subordinates is subtly influenced by what they expect of them," Livingston said in his article, Pygmalion in Management. The Pygmalion effect enables staff to excel in response to the manager’s message that they are capable of success and expected to succeed. The Pygmalion effect can also undermine staff performance when the subtle communication from the manager tells them the opposite. These cues are often subtle. As an example, the supervisor fails to praise a staff person's performance as frequently as he praises others. The supervisor talks less to a particular employee. Livingston went on to say about the supervisor, "If he is unskilled, he leaves scars on the careers of the young men (and women), cuts deeply into their self-esteem and distorts their image of themselves as human beings. But if he is skillful and has high expectations of his subordinates, their self-confidence will grow , their capabilities will develop and their productivity will be high . More often than he realizes, the manager is Pygmalion." Can you imagine how performance will improve if your supervisors communicate positive thoughts about people to people? If the supervisor actually believes that every employee has the ability to make a positive contribution at work, the telegraphing of that message, either consciously or unconsciously, will positively affect employee performance. And, the effect of the supervisor gets even better than this. When the supervisor holds positive expectations about people, she helps individuals improve their self-concept and thus, self-esteem. People believe they can succeed and contribute and their performance rises to the level of their own expectations. The Galatea Effect: The Power of Self-expectations Even more powerful than the Pygmalion effect, the Galatea effect is a compelling factor in employee performance. The manager who can assist employees to believe in themselves and in their efficacy has harnessed a powerful performance improvement tool. I'm sure you've heard of the words, self-fulfilling prophecy. Applied as the Galatea effect, these words mean that the individual's opinion about his ability and his self-expectations about his performance largely determine his performance. If an employee thinks she can succeed, she will likely succeed. Consequently, any actions the supervisor can take that increase the employee's feelings of positive self-worth, will help the employee's performance improve. I don't mean to over-simplify this concept. Many other factors also contribute to the level of an employee's performance including your company culture , the employee's life experiences, education, family support and relationships with coworkers. However, positive supervision is one of the key factors that keeps good employees on the job. These are ways in which you can encourage positive, powerful self-expectations in employees. Provide opportunities for the employee to experience increasingly challenging assi


The informal German military term 'sitzkrieg' refers to what feature of war?

America’s Entry into World War II Germany, Italy, Japan Other Nations with Allied Powers Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia Other Nations with Axis Powers Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria British and French forces rushed to Northern France to meet the German offensive, much as they had during the early stages of World War I. However, German tanks and motorized infantry moved rapidly through the Ardennes Forest to the south of their positions, continued westward, and then turned north. Allied commanders in Northern France had not prepared for this tactic, largely because they assumed that the Ardennes was impassable for a large invading army. As a result, the Germans were able to flank the Allied position in Northern France, cut their supply lines, and pin the British and French between German forces and the northern coast of France. Nearly the entire British army in France, known as the British Expeditionary Force, was vulnerable to attack by German warplanes as they retreated toward the French port city of Dunkirk. Many feared that these men and the French armies with them would surrender or be annihilated unless they could somehow escape back to England. The British were especially alarmed at the prospect of losing such a large portion of their army, especially given the probability that Hitler would invade their nation next. Military officials and local people worked together to ferry over 300,000 British and French troops to England using any boat that could cross the English Channel. This effort became known as the Dunkirk Evacuation The rapid retreat of the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied troops from the area surrounding Dunkirk, France, in May 1940. After the German blitzkrieg pinned the British army against the English Channel, nearly 200,000 British soldiers and more than 130,000 French troops used civilian and military vessels to cross the English Channel to safety in Britain.. The British were relieved that their army had not been surrounded as many had predicted. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill Lifelong British politician who frequently warned his countrymen of the dangers posed by Adolf Hitler’s ascendency in Germany. Upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain and led his nation against Germany during World War II. reminded his nation that “wars are not won by evacuation.” He pointed out that Britain had succeeded only in abandoning their weapons and equipment to the Nazis. Meanwhile, France was left to face the German onslaught alone. The situation was quickly deteriorating for the bulk of the French army, still fighting but the victim of crippling early losses. Half of their army had been captured or were still manning the defenses along the shared border of Germany and France when the bulk of the German army descended upon Paris. On June 10, an opportunistic Benito Mussolini declared that his nation of Italy was prepared to aid Germany and invade France from the south. French World War I hero Marshal Henri Petain believed the situation was hopeless and urged his nation to accept a deal with Hitler. On June 22, the leaders of France concurred and agreed to Hitler’s terms. Figure 7.24 Adolf Hitler poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in June of 1940. The armistice declared that Germany would control Northern France while Petain would lead a nominally independent French government in the south. The new capital of France was located in the small resort town of Vichy in southern France. Hitler promised that this “independent” French state would be free to make its own decisions and maintain its global empire. However, Petain increasingly found himself choosing between doing the Fuhrer’s bidding or risking further bloodshed. French general Charles de Gaulle escaped to England and established a rival French government in exile that opposed the Nazi-accommodating regime in Vichy. Tens of thousands of French citizens vowed to continu


What internet vulnerability 'bug' was announced (in April 2014) to have existed in 17% of the world's web servers since end-2011?

April « 2014 « Skilled Bail Bonds Process | Orange County Fl Bail Bond Category : Orlando Bail Bondsman , Orlando Fl Bail Bonds CAPTCHAs Are Becoming Security Theater CAPTCHAs are a time-worn way for humans to tell computers that we are human. They are those little boxes filled with distorted text that we’ve been told humans can decipher, but computers—the bad guys’ computers—cannot. So, Watson-be-damned, we enter the letters and gain access to whatever is behind the veil, leaving the bad bots steaming outside the pearly, CAPTCHA’d gates. As Google’s ReCAPTCHA website puts it: “Tough on bots, easy on humans.” It is a satisfying display of human superiority built into the daily experience of the web. And, BONUS, you’re often helping do optical character recognition on old books at the same time. Take that, Machines, you don’t even have any books. But then along comes Google today noting, in a showily short and breezy blog post, that their machines can beat ReCAPTCHAs 99% of the time. “Turns out that this new algorithm can also be used to read CAPTCHA puzzles—we found that it can decipher the hardest distorted text puzzles from reCAPTCHA with over 99 percent accuracy,” writes Google product manager Vinay Shet. “This shows that the act of typing in the answer to a distorted image should not be the only factor when it comes to determining a human versus a machine.” But that’s not even the most galling thing. That’s reserved for the next paragraph. “Last year, we announced that we’ve significantly reduced our dependence on text distortions as the main differentiator between human and machine,” Shet continues, “and instead perform advanced risk analysis.”So, we’ve been proudly typing away the whole time, proving we were human, and Google knew that all along. In an earlier post, Shet described their process in general terms: Google has begun “actively considering the user’s entire engagement with the CAPTCHA—before, during and after they interact with it. That means that today the distorted letters serve less as a test of humanity and more as a medium of engagement to elicit a broad range of cues that characterize humans and bots.” Now, we go on typing into the box, but our revolved visual systems—some of the most sophisticated in the animal kingdom—are no longer all that necessary. What we once did to assure Google that we were still human has become security theater. The only audience that we need to perform our humanity for is ourselves. SOURCE : theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/captchas-are-becoming-security-theater/360786/ Category : Orange County Fl Bail bonds , Orlando Bail Not Legal Immigrants Concerning Randy Camacho’s comments that wee should eliminate word “illegal” from our vocabulary (Plugged In, Viewpoints, Sunday). Ask Arizona citizens in the southernmost part of the state how they see “not” legal immigration affecting them. Ask them if they have had their property littered, damaged and robbed by these “not” legal people looking for a path to bypass the “legal” immigration system. Ask them if their real-estate property values are decreasing because of this constant onslaught of dreamers hoping for a better life or drug smugglers working to deliver another load. Ask them if they think we should pay for these “not” legal people who come here to avail themselves of our free goods and services at the expense of the American taxpayers. And ask them if they live their lives in fear from these “not” legal criminals. If the words “illegal immigrant” indicates something offensive, then use “not” legal immigrant to clearly define who they are.Also, let’s support laws that stop all “not” legal immigration activity at the border to maintain our sovereign state in the United States of America. SOURCE : azcentral.com/story/opinion/letters/2014/04/14/just-call-them-not-legal-immigrants/7721915/ Category :  Orange County Fl Bailbonds , Orlando Bail Need a National Change Your Passwords Day Heartbleed, the major flaw that left passwords and other user information vulnerable to hackers this week, wasn’t the first securit


The society-persuasion theory adopted by US and UK governments based on the 2008 Thaler & Sunstein book of the same name is called?

On the Supposed Evidence for Libertarian Paternalism     | SpringerLink , Volume 6, Issue 3 , pp 361–383 On the Supposed Evidence for Libertarian Paternalism Authors 5.2k Downloads Abstract Can the general public learn to deal with risk and uncertainty, or do authorities need to steer people’s choices in the right direction? Libertarian paternalists argue that results from psychological research show that our reasoning is systematically flawed and that we are hardly educable because our cognitive biases resemble stable visual illusions. For that reason, they maintain, authorities who know what is best for us need to step in and steer our behavior with the help of “nudges.” Nudges are nothing new, but justifying them on the basis of a latent irrationality is. In this article, I analyze the scientific evidence presented for such a justification. It suffers from narrow logical norms, that is, a misunderstanding of the nature of rational thinking, and from a confirmation bias, that is, selective reporting of research. These two flaws focus the blame on individuals’ minds rather than on external causes, such as industries that spend billions to nudge people into unhealthy behavior. I conclude that the claim that we are hardly educable lacks evidence and forecloses the true alternative to nudging: teaching people to become risk savvy. Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people … John Adams, 1765 Bounded rationality is not irrationality. … On the contrary, I think there is plenty of evidence that people are generally quite rational; that is, they usually have reasons for what they do. Herbert Simon 1985 Libertarian paternalism, as it is called, is a variant of soft paternalism that uses a bag of tricks called “nudges” to influence people’s decisions. A nudge is a tool for influencing people without using incentives, which are the lifeblood of economic theory, and without enforcing behavior, the essence of hard paternalism. The program is called “paternalistic” because it tries to guide people and “libertarian” because no choices are taken away. In the best paternalistic spirit, its goal is to protect others from harm. Yet its rationale is not to defend us from enemies outside. Instead, the program wants to protect us from ourselves, from our systematic reasoning errors, inertia, and intuition. Nudging is nothing new. Governments and marketing agencies have relied on it for a long time. Consider the appointment letters sent in many countries to women above age 50 for mammography screening. These letters contain a preset time and location. This default booking is a nudge that exploits inertia—women might not take the effort to actively sign up and, similarly, not take the effort to decline the appointment. Furthermore, in the letters and pamphlets encouraging screening, it is often stated that early detection reduces breast cancer mortality by 20 %. That figure is a second nudge that exploits people’s statistical illiteracy. Screening reduces breast cancer mortality from about 5 to 4 in 1,000 women (after 10 years), which amounts to an absolute risk reduction of 1 in every 1,000. But this figure is typically presented as a relative risk reduction of 20 %, often rounded up to 30 %, to look more impressive (Gigerenzer 2014a , b ). This example illustrates the difference between nudging and educating. The aim of the appointment letters is to increase participation rates, not understanding. As a result, women in the European Union are less knowledgeable about the benefit of screening than Russian women, who are not nudged by relative risks and similar persuasive techniques (Gigerenzer et al. 2009 ). Education, by contrast, aims at “a general knowledge among the people” (see introductory epigram), and would require measures to make the public statistically literate and to enforce transparent information policies so that citizens can make informed decisions. But there are often conflicts of interest: in the case of mammography screening, informed citizens might understand that only few women benefit wh


What is the technical genus category of lemons, oranges, limes?

Principal Dwarf Lemon Varieties - Dwarf Citrus Trees, Meyer Lemon, Kieffer Lime, Oranges – Order Online – Four Winds Growers Swansea, Massachusetts Principal Lemon Varieties While most people will prefer either the mild flavor of Meyer or the classic taste of Eureka, we also offer some unusual varieties for those who wish to experiment. Improved Meyer Lemon The gourmet lemon. "Improved" refers to the California state tested, virus-free clone, a collaborative discovery of Joe Grimshaw and Four Winds founder Floyd Dillon in the early 1950's. Very juicy; not as tart as Eureka. Prolific bearer nearly year-round; heaviest in winter. Mature fruit takes on a golden hue. Learn more.   Eureka Lemon Produces large crops of lemons annually. Bears all year. This is the common market variety lemon. Easy to espalier, and fewer thorns than other traditional lemons. Lisbon Lemon Fruit quite similar to Eureka. Thornier, dense foliage. Ample year-round crop. Good producer in hot inland regions. Somewhat more resistant to cold than Eureka once established. Variegated Pink Lemon Distinctive green and yellow variegated foliage. Lemons have pink flesh, clear juice and acidic lemon flavor. Fuchsia colored new growth and flower buds. Excellent landscape tree prized more for interesting variegated foliage than for fruit quality and quantity. Ponderosa Lemon Extra large fruit of this citron-lemon hybrid are a favorite among collectors of novelty citrus. Fragrant blooms produce gigantic lemons with many seeds. Tree tends to be thorny and rangy with an open habit. Needs pruning to control shape. Yen Ben Lemon Similar to Lisbon, this variety is the primary cultivar produced in New Zealand for the Japanese export market. It is smooth skinned with a thin rind and low numbers of seeds. Produces abundantly throughout the year with over 60% of harvestable fruit developing in winter.  Other lemon varieties:


'Simnel' refers to a traditional Easter (what?), originating in medieval England?

Simnel Cake For Easter | Irish American Mom Simnel Cake For Easter by Irish American Mom 12 Comments Simnel cake is a traditional Easter cake baked in Ireland and throughout the British Isles. A rich fruity cake, it has a layer of almond paste baked into the middle and is covered with a thick layer of toasted almond icing. A circle of marzipan balls decorate the top. The history, origins and symbolism of Simnel cake are fascinating, so I thought this Easter I would try my hand at creating this cake from days gone by.   But you know me, I love to ramble. So before we get cooking, here’s a little history lesson …..   Simnel Cakes For Mothering Sunday:   In Ireland and the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day falls on the mid-Sunday of Lent.  Dating back to Elizabethan times, Mothering Sunday called for a special cake to be baked for mothers. Servants who had been hired at the New Year were given a holiday in mid-Lent to return home to see their mothers. To prove their newly acquired cooking skills they brought with them a ‘Mothering’ cake or ‘Simnel’ cake. Because the rules surrounding the Lenten fast were very strict in those days, the cake had to be rich enough, so that it would not spoil before Easter. Bringing Home A New Beau:   Servant girls not only brought home simnel cakes as evidence of newly-acquired baking skills, but sometimes a recently met sweetheart also accompanied her home for family approval. If the servant girl worked in the dairy or laundry and had no access to the kitchens, then it was her new beau’s responsibility to buy a mothering cake. An old English verse goes like this:   “And I’ll to thee a simnel bring   So that when she blesses thee   Half the blessing thou’lst give to me.”   The Eleven Apostles:   But there were twelve apostles, I hear you say. Very true, but when it comes to Simnel cake, Judas is left out in the cold. Traditionally eleven, or sometimes twelve, marzipan balls are used to decorate the top of the cake. These represent the apostles, minus Judas. Eleven balls are the apostles on their own. If twelve are used they represent Jesus and the eleven apostles, again without Judas. Judas, being a traitor is never given a look-in on a Simnel cake. This tradition developed late in the Victorian era. Prior to that these cakes were decorated with preserved fruits and flowers.   Meaning Of The Word Simnel:   Exact origins of the word ‘simnel’ are unclear.  In 1226 a Medieval document refers to “bread made into a simnel”. Historians believe that this refers to the finest white bread derived from the Latin ‘simila’ meaning ‘fine flour’.   Lambert Simnel:   A popular legend attributes the creation of this cake to Lambert Simnel (1477 – ca. 1525). He was a pretender to the throne of England, and at the age of ten, threatened the reign of Henry VII, by claiming to be the Earl of Warwick. Now Simnel was lauded and supported in Ireland. On 24 May 1487, Simnel was crowned “King Edward VI” at Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin. Alack and alas, his army was quickly defeated upon invading England, and Simnel was arrested. Because Henry VII believe the boy was merely a puppet in the hands of misguided adults, he pardoned Simnel. He was sent to work in the royal kitchen where legend has it he created the cake that bears his name. The truth of this story is questionable. References to the cake are found before Simnel’s time, but perhaps he created his own special version of this rich fruit cake. Check out the full story of Lambert Simnel on Wikipedia.   How Is This An Irish Tradition?   The origins of this cake are definitely English, but the practice of bringing a Simnel cake home on Mothering Sunday also carried over to Ireland throughout the centuries. Many Irish girls worked as servants in the “Big Houses” of Ireland, and they too would have been provided the ingredients to make this luscious fruit cake for their families. Simnel cakes are very much associated with Easter in parts of rural Ireland.  Darina Allen, a renowned traditional Irish cook bake a Simnel cake at Easter. For my cake I made a slightly less r


A codicil is a supplementary text which alters what sort of legal document?

How to Change a Last Will and Testament | Legalbeagle.com How to Change a Last Will and Testament By eHow Legal Editor When circumstances pertinent to the terms of a Last Will and Testament change, as they sometimes do, making changes to the document is appropriate. While it is not mandatory to hire an attorney familiar with Probate or Estate Planning to make the changes in the Wiill, there are steps a testator (someone who dies with a will) should take to ensure the amendments are properly expressed and inserted to avoid confusion among beneficiaries after your death. Finding a Probate or Estate Planning Lawyer It's a good idea to ask knowledgeable and trusted family members or friends if they know of an experienced probate or estate planning lawyer they could recommend. Word of mouth is a valuable reference. If you have an established professional relationship with a particular lawyer, contact them to see if they are knowledgeable about the kind of help you need. If they do not handle estate planning, ask if they can recommend a trustworthy attorney to help you. Searching the Yellow Pages or other telephone directories to find attorneys with experience in estate planning is another way to find a lawyer. When you call their office, ask how the attorney bills their clients. Will you be charged an hourly or flat rate for the job? While some attorneys are hesitant to discuss their fee arrangements over the telephone, some are willing to do so. Also, ask whether the initial consultation is free or not. Be sure to take notes which you can refer back to in the future. Search online to find lawyers in your area who handle wills and estates. Online ads often contain more detailed information than phone book ads. Still, a call to the lawyer's office is an important step in finding someone you trust. Even the way the secretary responds to your phone call will reveal a lot about the lawyer you are considering to hire. Local and state bar associations also maintain lists of lawyers experienced in various areas of law. Some even have lawyer referral services, a useful service for clients who need legal assistance but do not know where to turn. Many bar associations offer these legal references free of charge. What to do After Finding a Lawyer After making an appointment to see the lawyer, create a detailed list of the changes you wish to make in your Last Will and Testament. Depending on how complicated the changes are, the lawyer might advise you that what you really need is an entirely new Last Will and Testament document. If the changes are minor, the attorney will advise you about creating a Codicil to the existing document. A codicil is a legal document that allows a testator (a person who dies with a valid Will) to make minor changes to their existing Will so that an entirely new Last Will and Testament does not need to be created. The codicil must be drawn up as formally as the original Will. Be sure the codicil makes a reference to the date the original Will was signed and includes clear language describing the minor changes the codicil makes to the original Will. In most states, it is necessary to bring at least one witness with you when the Codicil (or original Will) is signed. This witness should be at least the age of majority in your state, which is usually 18 years old. They also can not have any personal interest in the Will. That means the witness can not be someone who will inherit money or property from the Will or codicil. It is generally a good idea to leave the original will and codicil with your lawyer for safekeeping, although you might want to keep a copy for your records. Law offices with estate planning lawyers usually maintain fire-proof safes to protect these important and irreplaceable documents. Changing a Will Without a Lawyer If the original Will is in your possession, you can draw up your own codicil. Type the changes you wish to make to the Will. Run spell check to ensure the text is clear and concise. There should be no ambiguities as to what your intentions are to prevent family feuds after you di


What word has noun/verb meanings for an island, a promontory, wine, organic soil, thinking, and a fabric used in bookbinding?

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A fourteen year ban (for mental health reasons) on what was lifted, experimentally, by China in 2014?

China's Game Console Ban Lifted: How Will PS4, Xbox One Make Money with So Much Piracy in the Country? : US News : Latin Post Share This Tweet This This week China's government has lifted a 14-year old ban on devices. These devices included game consoles like our popular Xboxes , PlayStations and Wii devices. You see, in China, the government believed that these video games created a "negative effect on the mental health of its youth ." Guess they changed their minds because as of now, China welcomes the popular game consoles Americans know so well. Just because the Chinese government had such a ban on our generation did not mean that the consoles and games were not being sold illegally or "bootlegged."  This is where Microsoft, SONY and Nintendo will find a problem in sales. Yes, the ban is off, but kids are probably going to continue buying games for $1.65 from their usual bootlegger, instead of the $60 an average game goes for. Zhang Yang has sold Xboxes, Wiis and PlayStations at his Beijing shop for as long as the devices have been available. "The consoles that Zhang sells are smuggled into China, modified or 'cracked' to play pirated games," which has kept his shop up and running. Another problem that games corporation face are that Chinese gamers have became accustomed to playing free games on their PCs and mobiles through out the years. You cannot miss something you have never had. Advertisement "Console vendors will need to incorporate a business model for a piracy-rich environment," said Lisa Hanson, a  U.S. based Managing Director at Niko Partners , a research firm focused on Asian games market. "They need to understand who the gamers are, what they demand, what are they not getting out of the current PC game experience that they could from a console game," Hanson added. So while it is easy to sell Call of Duty to kids anywhere else in the world, a very carefully thought out marketing plan must teach Chinese kids how to appreciate the game. Something to also think about is how to convince parents in China to purchase the consoles and games for their "positive shield minded" kids. Have you seen that episode of South Park where Cartman organizes an entire Black Friday troop filled with betrayal and lies in order to get their hands on a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? (Hilarious, by the way).  Yeah... That's how obsessed gamers can really get. Good luck to game consoles in their new journey into success in the strict Chinese Market.


Popular in Indian subcontinental cuisine, gram flour is made from?

Popular Besan Gram Flour Recipes | Vahrehvah article  Popular Besan Gram Flour Recipes Every thing about Popular Besan Gram Flour Recipes | Vahrehvah :   Besan  or Gram flour is a very popular ingredient used in making of various dishes in Indian cooking. Gram flour is a powder made by grinding Bengal gram or Chana dal and it has a nice nutty flavour. The besan is a chief condiment in Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cuisines.Gram flour is yellow in colour, powdery and has an earthy flavour. It is used in making a variety of savoury and sweet dishes. This flour makes a tasty and crispy coating for make various deep fried vegetable pakoras. The variety of chickpea flour depends on the kind of chickpea used to ground. One can use either raw or roasted chickpeas. Roasted chickpea flour is more characterized; while raw flour has a slightly bitter taste. Also known as besan, it is used in gravies, batters, etc. When made into a paste with water or yogurt, it is used popularly as a face cleanser in the Indian subcontinent. Besan is also commonly used as a replacement for egg in vegetarian cooking. Chila, which is a very popular fast food and snack is made from gram flour batter. Gram flour contains high quantity of carbohydrate and no gluten. However, compared to other flours, gram flour is high in protein content. It is also quite popular in Italian and French cuisines. Besan or gram flour contains a high proportion of carbohydrates, however, compared to the standard wheat flour. Besan is also rich in various nutrients including magnesium copper, folate, and manganese. It also contains iron, zinc, phosphorus, calcium and potassium. Below listed are some of my most favourite Besan Gram flour recipes that I wish to share with you all and hope that you all also try them and enjoy the taste: Rajasthani Gatta Curry   or Gatte ki subzi is a very popular Rajasthani vegetarian dish made from besan atta (Bengal flour or chickpea flour). Dumplings made from gram flour and dry spices are steamed and cooked in a spicy and tangy yoghurt based sauce. This dish tastes exceptionally good with any type of India flat bread like roti, chapatti, paratha, puri or bhakri or steamed rice.   Paneer Besan Ka Cheela  or gram flour combined with grated paneer and made into excellent savory pancakes .  Besan Ladoo   are rich, sweet dessert-snack made from gently roasted gram flour (besan) sweetene with sugar. Ladoos can be served any time of the day. Traditionally in Indian households ladoos and burfis  are served as cookies  and chocolate and specially prepared during festivals. Kothimbir Vadi Maharashtrian Snack A quintessential Maharashtrian savory snack recipe, kothimbir vadi or coriander(cilandro) cakes are basically a salty cake preparation with kothimbir( coriander leaves or cilantro). The kothimbir vadi is first steamed and then fried until crispy and served with tomato chutney  or a tempering of mustard seeds and grated coconut.   Zunka - Junka – Pitla   is a popular dish from the North Karnataka and Maharashtra region popularly known as Pitla Bhakri or Pitla. Pitla is a quintessential Maharashtrian dish that can be made in less than 5 minutes for a quick fix as a main meal. It is made with Besan flour as the main ingredients and seasoned with cumin seeds, ajwain and other spices.   Egg Pakora Bread discs topped with spicy potato mixture sprinkled with sesame seeds and deep fried till perfection.Chicken gold coin. it is a chinese style gold coin made with chicken. this yummy lip smacking gold coin waters your mouth and it is a perfect snack for a party.   Boondi   is a Indian snack made from Chickpea flour. It is a fried snack that can be prepared in two different flavors sweet and salty (khara). Generally added to mixture, or eaten by itself with some salt and chilli powder added or made into a yummy boondi ladoo.   Punjabi Kadi Pakodi   is a popular dish from the Punjabi cuisine where pakoras are made and cooked in tangy sour and spice yoghurt sauce thickened with besan flour.   Patisa – Soan Papdi It is made from sugar, gram flour, flour, g


German physician Franz Mesmer's (1734-1815) 'animal magnetism' theory is considered foundational in the development of?

Mesmer - definition of Mesmer by The Free Dictionary Mesmer - definition of Mesmer by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Mesmer Mes·mer  (mĕz′mər, mĕs′-), Franz 1734-1815. Austrian physician who developed the theory of animal magnetism and treated many patients until his theory was discredited (1784) by a French medical commission. Mes•mer Franz or Friedrich Anton, 1733–1815, Austrian physician. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: mesmerize References in classic literature ? Having heard us to an end, the Count proceeded to relate a few anecdotes, which rendered it evident that prototypes of Gall and Spurzheim had flourished and faded in Egypt so long ago as to have been nearly forgotten, and that the manoeuvres of Mesmer were really very contemptible tricks when put in collation with the positive miracles of the Theban savans, who created lice and a great many other similar things. View in context Previously, Mesmer served as Publisher and Director of School Programs at Pearson Education's Learning Network, where he led the development of the K-12 Teacher Network for the delivery of online state-aligned curriculum, professional development and student assessments. Questar Assessment, Inc. Appoints Educational Publishing Leader Steve Mesmer to Senior Vice President of Business Development and Program Management Chapters examine ripple effects from Swedenborg's metaphysical insights, including discussions of Franz Anton Mesmer and animal magnetism, the Marquis de Puysegur and the alternate-consciousness paradigm, and transformations that continued to rework America after the shift described as the "Covert" Enlightenment came to a close. The Covert Enlightenment Blue Venus is the newest poetry collection by Lisa Russ Spaar (winner of the Rona Jaffe Award for Emerging Women writers and Director of the MFA program in Creative Writing, University of Virginia) and one that continues the theme of insomnia by exploring the sleeplessness of such fascinating personalities as Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Wordsworth, Thomas Merton, the great hypnotist Mesmer, and others. Blue Venus It was of works by Gustav Mesmer, a German born in 1903, who was obsessed by flying and the creation of flying machines.


What original Mrs Beeton sandwich filling did the Royal Society of Chemistry propose in 2014 as the most economically enjoyable?

well-off people.  "You simply put a piece of dry toast between two slices of bread and butter, with salt and pepper to taste. I've tried it and it's surprisingly nice to eat and quite filling.  I would emphasise that toast sandwiches are also good at saving you calories as well as money, provided you only have one toast sandwich for lunch and nothing else. "The RSC decided to promote Mrs Beeton's toast sandwich because it might just be what we need to get us through the harsh economic times that are forecast.  "Nor need you use butter; margarine will do just as well. That option was not open to Mrs Beeton because she was writing a few years before margarine was invented. That was first produced in France in 1869.   "Of course, when we finally emerge from these dark days we will seek something more celebratory from Mrs Beeton's pantheon of rich recipes to welcome back the good times. RSC employee Jon Edwards said today: "In my student days I thought a meal of '9p noodles' from Tesco was the epitome of thrift - but a toast sandwich is tastier, quicker, has more calories and comes in at just 7.5p.  Maybe more students should turn to Mrs Beeton for meals on the cheap." The chef at the RSC will prepare toast sandwiches at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London at 10am on Wednesday 16 November, which will then be offered at 11am to visitors heading for the neighbouring Royal Academy.  Mrs Beeton's Toast Sandwich


Derived from ecclesiastical Latin, the term genuflexion/genuflection refers to bending which part of the body?

Glossary of Episcopal terms Glossary of Episcopal terms The version of the Book of Common Prayer in use in the Episcopal Church. The superior of a monastery. Ablutions The cleansing of the chalices, paten and other vessels after the administration of the Eucharist. The remission of sins pronounced by a priest. See “reconciliation” and “sacrament.” A response of praise at the beginning of the Eucharist. Acolyte Originally a minor clerical order but now a group of lay people who assist priests in the service. Acolytes can be children, teens, or adults. The season of the church year in which we prepare for Christmas. It begins with the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Its liturgical color is purple or blue. The table on which are placed the vessels for holding the bread, wine and water used in the Eucharist. Altar cross A cross that stands upon the altar or hangs above it. Altar guild A lay group that maintains and prepares the altar and its furnishings for services. The rail or kneelers where the people kneel or stand to receive Communion. From the Hebrew for “verily,” “it is so” or “I agree.” Response said or sung at the end of prayers and some hymns and anthems. Anglican The word simply means “English.” Members of the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church, are those that derived their origins from The Church of England, which split from the Roman church in the 16th century. An assembly of churches throughout the world, including the Episcopal Church, which derived their origins from The Church of England and that are in communion with it. Anthem Sacred vocal music sung by a choir. Archbishop A bishop who heads a group of dioceses or a national church. The Episcopal Church does not have an archbishop; its chief bishop is called the presiding bishop. The primate of The Church of England, who is acknowledged as the spiritual, but not governing, head of the Anglican Communion. He is not an Anglican “pope” but is considered “first among equals” by other heads of Anglican Communion churches. A priest on a bishop’s staff who has some administrative duties. Ascension The feast commemorating the ascension of Christ to glory. This feast is 40 days after Easter and always occurs on a Thursday. Ash Wednesday The day that marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual discipline, fasting and moderation in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. In the Ash Wednesday service, ashes are placed on the foreheads of parishioners by the priest. A prayer sung or said on behalf of the people by the celebrant or officiant at liturgical celebrations. Pronounced with the stress on the first syllable. A series of niches, as in a wall or other structure, for the repose of cremated remains. The members of a local church; those who are eligible to receive communion. Used in ancient times for executions. Christ was executed on a cross, or crucified, and the cross became a universal symbol of Christianity. In church architecture, the main intersection of aisles at the front of the church; if viewed from above, the aisles form a large cross. Sometimes the altar is located at the crossing. In a service, crossing refers to a hand gesture of making a cross pattern on one’s body; also a gesture made by a priest or bishop over a congregation or upon a person for a blessing, at death or at baptism. Crozier A staff resembling a shepherd’s crook carried by bishops and abbots as a symbol of office. Crucifer A person in a religious procession who bears the cross and who leads the procession into the church. Crucifix A Christian symbol; a cross with a likeness of the body of Christ on it. Glass pottery or metal containers for the wine and water used at the Eucharist. Vestment worn by a deacon. Corresponds to the priest’s chasuble. See “vestments.” The initial level of ordination in the Episcopal Church and other apostolic-succession churches. In some protestant churches, it is a lay order, but in the Episcopal Church, it is a clerical order. Deacons represent the church in the world and, by tradition, the Gospel is read by the deacon if one is on th


'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street' is a nickname for?

The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Navigation By  Ellen Castelow , Contributing Writer  |   Comments Who is this old lady? 'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street' is the nickname of the Bank of England which has stood in its current location, right in the heart of the City of London since 1734. But was there really an old lady of Threadneedle Street and what had she to do with Banking? There was indeed an old lady…Sarah Whitehead was her name. Sarah had a brother called Philip, a disgruntled former employee of the bank, who was found guilty of forgery in 1811, and executed for his crime. Poor Sarah was so shocked she became 'unhinged' and every day for the next 25 years she went to the Bank and asked to see her brother. When she died she was buried in the old churchyard that later became the bank's garden, and her ghost has been seen on many occasions in the past. Another phrase often used is 'As safe as the Bank of England', and is used to describe a system that is strong and secure. But in 1780 the bank did not seem so safe during the Gordon Riots, when for days, London was terrorised by an Anti-Catholic mob led by Lord George Gordon. After burning down Newgate and other prisons, the mob turned its attention to the bank. A small force of troops were hastily organised by the government and managed to repel the attack. Since then, apart from a short period in the 18th century the bank has been guarded every night by the Bank Piquet, drawn from detachments of the Guards, stationed in London. So, one can now say about something, without fear of being proved wrong, that 'it is as safe as the Bank of England'!


What popular East Asian food means 'bean curdled'?

Basic Foods in Southeast Asia : Recipes and Cooking : Food Network Basic Foods in Southeast Asia Basic Foods in Southeast Asia Email Banh mi: A take on the French casse-croûte (meaning "break crust," or sandwich), this Southeast Asian lunch favorite is made with a small baguette, split open lengthwise and filled with pickled carrots and daikon, fresh lettuce, cilantro, chili sauce and Vietnamese bologna, pâté and/or grilled lemongrass-flavored sliced pork. Basic Marinade: The delicious, authentic combination of equal parts palm sugar and fish sauce with grated garlic and lemongrass is used as a marinade for all sorts of proteins. Pork chops or chicken thighs, for example, are marinated for about 20 minutes, and then grilled and served with lime or lemon wedges on the side. Cabbage Salad: Popularly referred to as "Asian coleslaw," this refreshing shredded green cabbage salad is seasoned with fish sauce, sugar and freshly squeezed lime juice, and garnished with crushed peanuts and cilantro, mint or Thai basil leaves. Add leftover shredded or sliced roast chicken or pork, or steamed shrimp for a more filing version of the recipe. Coconut Tapioca Soup: This sweet coconut soup with tapioca pearls is often consumed as a snack or at the end of a wedding or birthday dinner. Served hot, at room temperature, or chilled, it is delicious topped with yellow corn kernels, or diced banana, taro root or sweet potato, and garnished with a light sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds. Curries: Coconut milk-based for the most part, curries play an important role in Southeast Asian cuisines. Ranging from mild to intensely hot and spicy, they often start with melting coconut butter and stir-frying a spice paste—commonly lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, turmeric and galangal with dry spices including coriander, cumin and fenugreek — followed by meat or vegetables. Coconut milk and occasionally stock is then added, and reduced until slightly thickened. Curries are often served with long-grain white rice, sticky short-grain rice or French baguette. Green Papaya Salad (or Green Mango Salad): Unripe green papaya or mango are often used like vegetables. Here either fruit is shredded or finely julienned and dressed in a sweet lime and fish sauce dressing. In a pinch, use readily-available and hard-to-the-touch mango. Nuoc cham: A sweet lime and fish sauce dipping sauce with sliced, chopped or minced fresh garlic and chilies, this ubiquitous table condiment is enjoyed throughout Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. It is great for dipping spring rolls and all sorts of lettuce-wrapped grilled meats and seafood. It is also a delicious alternative to classic salad dressings. Peanut Sauce: One of the most popular dipping sauces in Southeast Asia is made with dry roasted, unsalted peanuts, Hoisin sauce, fish sauce and coconut milk. Significant regional variations exist, for example the sauce can also be enhanced with garlic, shallots, chilies and red curry paste. Pickled vegetables: A cucumber, daikon, and carrot mix that is drained using salt, and marinated in sugar-sweetened rice vinegar. This is often had at the beginning of a meal to whet the appetite; or served as a vegetable main course over rice with a grilled protein such as fish, squid or pork. Raw Beef Salad: The beef here is more accurately spice-and-salt-cured rather than strictly raw. A specialty item, it is fragrant with fish sauce, or fish paste (prahok) combined with palm sugar, and tamarind. Loaded with fresh Thai basil, fresh mung bean sprouts, and sprinkled with crushed roasted peanuts; the beef is thinly sliced and mixed in. Rice Noodle Soups (K'way teao): Street food vendors' classic rice noodles soups are popular in many parts of Southeast Asia. Boiled, the noodles are set afloat a steaming beef, chicken, or pork-based broth, which is sometimes served separately on the side. The noodles are topped with thinly sliced beef, shrimp, squid or pork, or a combination of proteins, a handful of fresh mung bean sprouts are added. Garnished with fried shallots, or garlic oil, freshly torn herbs suc


How many 'states' (variations) are possible in a single 7-segment electronic/digital numeral display (as used in calculators, etc)?

US Patent # 4,021,656. Data input for electronic calculator or digital processor chip - Patents.com Levine; Harold Grossman; Rene E. Graham; John G. Claims What is claimed is: 1. In an electronic calculator system of the type having data storage means, a read-only-memory for storing program instructions, an arithmetic unit for performing operations on data, control circuitry receiving program instructions from the read-only-memory and providing commands for defining the operation of the system, multiple digit display means, means for applying representations of data from the data storage means and sequential pulses to the display means, the sequential pulses and the representations of data being in time multiplex, keyboard means having inputs receiving the sequential pulses and having a plurality of outputs, the improvement wherein: coupling means connects the outputs of the keyboard directly to the input of the arithmetic means, and means connecting the control means to the coupling means whereby the coupling means operates under command of the control means. 2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the system includes an accumulator register, and the output of the arithmetic unit is selectively connected to the accumulator register under control of the control means, and the accumulator register is selectively connected to the data storage means under control of the control means. 3. A system according to claim 2 wherein the system includes a register having its output coupled to the input of the arithmetic unit, and a representation of the particular one of said sequential pulses occurring at a given time is stored in said register which is selectively applied to the input of the arithmetic unit. 4. A system according to claim 3 wherein data is stored in the data storage means in digits of four bits, the arithmetic unit is arranged in four bit parallel format, the accumulator register is four parallel bits, the register containing the representation of the sequential pulse is in four parallel bits, and there are four parallel outputs from the keyboard. 5. A system according to claim 4 wherein the outputs from the keyboard are alternatively coupled to the data storage means under control of the control means. 6. A system according to claim 1 wherein the arithmetic unit under control of the control means performs a compare function and a constant is selectively connected to the input of the arithmetic unit under control of the control means. 7. In an electronic digital processor system of the type implemented in MOS/LSI semiconductor means and having data storage means including a random access memory, first addressing means coupled to the data storage means for accessing data therein, program storage means including a read-only-memory containing a large number of instruction words, second addressing means coupled to the program storage means for accessing instruction words, arithmetic means for performing arithmetic operations on input digits applied thereto, control means receiving the instruction words from the read-only-memory and generating command signals for defining the operation of the system, timing means for the system generating a recurring machine cycle of fixed length, the random access memory being accessed and the read-only-memory being accessed during such machine cycle and the control means receiving an instruction word to generate commands as well as the arithmetic means receiving an input during such machine cycle the improvement wherein the system includes a plurality of parallel input terminals and data input to the system is provided by said plurality of parallel input terminals, and means are provided for selectively connecting the input terminals to the input of the arithmetic means and to the data storage means. 8. A system according to claim 7 including an accumulator register and means for connecting the accumulator to the output of the arithmetic means. 9. A system according to claim 7 wherein the arithmetic means includes compare circuitry producing a compare output in response to


What form of breadcrumbed fried food, often containing mashed potato, is named from French 'to crunch'?

About: Croquette About: Croquette An Entity of Type : Food ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org A croquette is a small breadcrumbed fried food roll containing, usually as main ingredients, mashed potatoes or ground meat (veal, beef, chicken, or turkey), shellfish, fish, cheese, vegetables, and mixed with béchamel or brown sauce, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, spices and herbs, wine, milk, beer, or any of the combination thereof, sometimes with a filling, e.g. sautéed onions, mushrooms, or boiled eggs (Scotch eggs). The croquette is usually shaped into a cylinder, disk, or oval shape, and then deep-fried. The croquette (from the French croquer, "to crunch") gained worldwide popularity, both as a delicacy and as a fast food. Property Als Kroketten, Kroketts oder Croquettes (frz.) bezeichnet man in der Küche aus verschiedenen Grundmassen zubereitete, panierte und frittierte rollen-, birnen-, kugel- oder dreiecksförmige Formlinge. (de) La croqueta es una porción de masa hecha con un picadillo de diversos ingredientes que ligado con bechamel, se reboza en huevo y pan rallado y se fríe en aceite abundante. Suele tener forma redonda u ovalada. (es) La croquette est un mets répandu dans de nombreux pays d'Europe et du monde, où elle peut être consommée comme entrée, plat d’accompagnement, grignotine ou plat principal. (fr) De kroket is een gefrituurd gerecht. (nl) クロケット（仏: croquette。[krɔkɛt] クロケッ、コケットゥ）とは、小さな丸い揚げ物料理である。主な材料はマッシュポテト、挽き肉（子牛肉、牛肉、鶏肉、またはシチメンチョウ）、魚介類、野菜、および白パン、鶏卵、タマネギ、香辛料とハーブ、ワイン、牛乳またはこれらの組合わせであり、具入りの場合もあり、パン粉で包むことが多い 。クロケットは通常円筒形または円盤型であり、揚げて作る。クロケット（フランス語で「バリバリ音を立てて咬む」ことを意味する動詞クロケ「croquer」より）はフランス発祥であり、料理とファストフードの両方として世界的に普及している。 フランスの大事典ではクロケットの初出文献は1740年（元文5年）との記載がある。しかし、イギリスの英語文献にクロケットが登場するのは1706年（宝永3年）。この両者の年代には34年の間があり、クロケットの起源説には謎がある。（参考「おいしいコロッケ大百科」） (ja) Krokiet – potrawa, która składa się z zapiekanego naleśnika z farszem. Do sporządzenia krokietów konieczne jest wykonanie farszu. Najprostszy farsz wykonać można z drobno posiekanej kiszonej kapusty z dodatkiem zasmażonej (na brązowo) na maśle posiekanej cebuli, przyprawionej pieprzem. Inne rodzaje farszu to: Po rozsmarowaniu farszu naleśnik zawija się i układa w rodzaj koperty, tak aby farsz nie wypadł, a następnie obtacza się w jajku z mąką i tartej bułce. Tak przygotowane krokiety smaży się na patelni na niezbyt głębokim oleju, do momentu, aż zbrązowieją ze wszystkich stron. Krokiety spożywa się osobno lub też popija się je czerwonym barszczem. (pl) O croquete é um tipo de salgado ou acepipe recheado de carne desfiada, normalmente bovina, mas pode ser preparado com aves ou peixes. Muito popular no Brasil e em Portugal, de origem provavelmente holandesa[carece de fontes] é encontrado em suas variações em vários lugares do mundo. São encontradas receitas com carne moída, frango, camarão, bacalhau, sardinha, atum, salmão, entre outros. Também são encontradas variações com queijo e vegetais como aspargos, batata e cenoura. (pt) Крокеты (от фр. croquer, кусать) — кулинарное блюдо цилиндрической или округлой формы из мясного фарша или овощей, обваленных в сухарях и обжаренных во фритюре. Вместо сухарей иногда используется картофельное пюре. Крокеты изначально появились во Франции. В дальнейшем приобрели мировую популярность и как деликатес, и как промышленно производимый фастфуд. Часто выступает в качестве гарнира. (ru) A croquette is a small breadcrumbed fried food roll containing, usually as main ingredients, mashed potatoes or ground meat (veal, beef, chicken, or turkey), shellfish, fish, cheese, vegetables, and mixed with béchamel or brown sauce, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, spices and herbs, wine, milk, beer, or any of the combination thereof, sometimes with a filling, e.g. sautéed onions, mushrooms, or boiled eggs (Scotch eggs). The croquette is usually shaped into a cylinder, disk, or oval shape, and then deep-fried. The croquette (from the French croquer, "to crunch") gained worldwide popularity, both as a delicacy and as a fast food. Mashed potato-filled croquettes are often served as a side di


Name the controversial arm-gesture associated with French-Cameroonian comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala?

Benoit Assou-Ekotto 'disappointed' to be charged by FA over 'quenelle' tweets | Daily Mail Online comments Benoit Assou-Ekotto has spoken of his disappointment at the Football Association's decision to charge him with improper conduct. QPR's on-loan Tottenham defender was charged following social media posts relating to the 'quenelle' gesture. Hull striker Yannick Sagbo has also been charged, while Samir Nasri and Mamadou Sakho have also been rapped on the knuckles. The salute came to the fore when West Brom forward Nicolas Anelka made the arm gesture when celebrating a goal against West Ham on December 28. In trouble: The FA charged QPR loanee Benoit Assou-Ekotto with improper conduct Controversial: Assou-Ekotto posted a message on Twitter: 'I congratulate you on the beautiful quenelle'   PATRICK COLLINS: The sacking of a decent man like Powell exposes football's silent scandal... we are treating unsung heroes callously   An independent regulatory commission last month handed down a five-match ban to the former France international after finding it 'did contain a reference to anti-Semitism' in that it is strongly associated with his friend, the French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who has been convicted seven times of anti-Semitic crimes. In a statement released to Press Association Sport, Assou-Ekotto said: 'I am disappointed to have been charged by the Football Association with misconduct in respect of my use of Twitter but I am grateful that as part of this process I will be able to present my case to them. 'I would like to reassure the fans of both Tottenham and QPR, along with the football community generally, that I condemn discrimination and racism in any form. 'During my seven years as a player at Tottenham, my record of engaging with the diverse local community and my strong stance on anti-racism issues speaks for itself. 'I am proud that the work undertaken by my foundation in educating young people has as its cornerstone inclusion and respect for diversity. End of the road: Nicolas Anelka was sacked after performing the quenelle in homage to Dieudonne Mbala Mbala Warned: Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has avoided a charge from the FA for this photograph 'I will not be making any further comment in respect of these issues whilst the Football Association's disciplinary proceedings are ongoing but would like to thank all of those people who have provided me with messages of support since the charge was confirmed by the Football Association.' West Brom sacked Anelka for 'gross misconduct' on March 14 - just hours after he took to Twitter claiming he had decided to terminate his contract - once it was confirmed neither he nor the FA would contest the ban. The governing body had argued for a more severe sanction and on Tuesday confirmed action against Assou-Ekotto, Sagbo, Nasri and Sakho. Fooled: Mamadou Sakho (right) was pictured making the gesture but claimed he was tricked into doing it


Tarja Halonen, Martti Ahtisaari, and Mauno Koivisto have been presidents of Suomi - known in western language as?

Republic of Finland | The Countries Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Republic of Finland is a parliamentary democracy in Europe . Contents [ show ] History Finland's nearly 700-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden began in 1154 with the introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Eric. During the ensuing centuries, Finland played an important role in the political life of the Swedish-Finnish realm, and Finnish soldiers often predominated in Swedish armies. Finns also formed a significant proportion of the first "Swedish" settlers in 17th-century America. Following Finland's incorporation into Sweden in the 12th century, Swedish became the dominant language, although Finnish recovered its predominance after a 19th-century resurgence of Finnish nationalism. Publication in 1835 of the Finnish national epic, The Kalevala--a collection of traditional myths and legends--first stirred the nationalism that later led to Finland's independence from Russia. In 1809, Finland was conquered by the armies of Czar Alexander I and thereafter remained an autonomous grand duchy connected with the Russian Empire until the end of 1917. On December 6, 1917, shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Finland declared its independence. In 1918, the country experienced a brief but bitter civil war that colored domestic politics for many years. During World War II, Finland fought the Soviet Union twice--in the Winter War of 1939-40 and again in the Continuation War of 1941-44. This was followed by the Lapland War of 1944-45, when Finland fought against the Germans as they withdrew their forces from northern Finland. During the Continuation War (1941-1944) Finland was a co-belligerent with Germany. However, Finnish Jews were not persecuted. Of the approximately 500 Jewish refugees who arrived in Finland, eight were handed over to the Germans, for which Finland submitted an official apology in 2000. Also during the war, approximately 2,600 Soviet prisoners of war were exchanged for 2,100 Finnish prisoners of war from Germany. In 2003, the Simon Wiesenthal Center submitted an official request for a full-scale investigation by the Finnish authorities of the prisoner exchange. It was established there were about 70 Jews among the extradited prisoners. However, none was extradited as a result of ethnic background or religious belief. Treaties signed in 1947 and 1948 with the Soviet Union included obligations and restraints on Finland vis-a-vis the U.S.S.R. as well as territorial concessions by Finland; both have been abrogated by Finland since the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union (see Foreign Relations). [1] Government Finland has a mixed presidential/parliamentary system with executive powers divided between the president, who has primary responsibility for national security and foreign affairs, and the prime minister, who has primary responsibility for all other areas, including EU issues. Under the constitution that took effect in March 2000, the established practice for managing foreign policy is that the president keeps in close touch with the prime minister, the minister for foreign affairs, and other ministers responsible for foreign relations. Constitutional changes strengthened the prime minister--who must enjoy the confidence of the parliament (Eduskunta)--at the expense of the president. Finns enjoy individual and political freedoms, and suffrage is universal at 18. The country's population is relatively ethnically homogeneous. Immigration to Finland has significantly increased over the past decade, although the foreign-born population, only 2.9% of the total population (December 2009), is still much lower than in any other EU country. Few tensions exist between the Finnish-speaking majority and the Swedish-speaking minority. President and cabinet Elected for a 6-year term, the president: Handles foreign policy, except for certain international agreements and decisions of peace or war, which must be submitted to parliament, and EU relations, which are handled by the prime minister; Is commander in chief of the armed for


Where in 2014 became the last European territory to decriminalize sex between men?

Northern Cyprus becomes last European territory to decriminalize gay sex Northern Cyprus becomes last European territory to decriminalize gay sex Dasha Afanasieva Share By Dasha Afanasieva ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Cypriot-controlled northern Cyprus on Monday became the last territory in Europe to decriminalize sexual relations between consenting, adult men. Its parliament voted to abolish the criminal code provisions that carried five year prison sentences. Same-sex relationships between women were not mentioned in the code. "We decriminalized homosexuality but we also changed that whole section (of the code) to modernize laws protecting human rights," lawmaker Bogus Derya told Reuters, speaking from Nicosia, which the Turkish Cypriot population calls Lefkosa. The president of northern Cyprus, Dervis Eroglu, now has 15 days to sign the bill into law. "It's been long overdue and I'm pleased that following conversations with Dervis Eroglu, he has promised to sign the bill into law," said Marina Yannakoudakis, a British member of the European Parliament who has campaigned for the change. Her office said the last time it was aware that someone was arrested under the law was in February 2012. "I haven't stopped campaigning. There are still around 40 countries in the Commonwealth where homosexuality is illegal and some countries are moving backwards," she said. In December the Supreme Court on India, the world's largest democracy, threw out a 2009 ruling by a lower court that had decriminalized gay sex. The ban on homosexuality, defined as having "carnal knowledge against the order of nature", was a remnant from the days when Cyprus was under British colonial rule. The island became independent in 1960 and in the subsequent acrimonious split of the Greek and Turkish sides 14 years later both kept it on their statute books. Greek Cypriots decriminalized homosexuality amid pressure from the European Union in the 1990s. The only country to recognize the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is Turkey. "We welcome today's vote and can finally call Europe a continent completely free from laws criminalizing homosexuality," said Paulo Corte-Real from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, a rights advocacy group. Cyprus has been divided into the Greek and Turkish parts since 1974 when Turkey invaded the north in response to a Greek Cypriot coup. (Editing by Alison Williams)


Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) and Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-73) are famous South American?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Gabriel Garcia Marquez COPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group, Inc. Gabriel Jose García Márquez: 1928—: Author, journalist One of the most influential novelists of the twentieth century, Gabriel García Márquez was a key figure in the Latin American literary renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s. His novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was read throughout the world, selling millions of copies and introducing enthusiastic readers across the globe to the genre of "magical realism." A prolific journalist as well as a novelist and short story writer, García Márquez has reported from several world capitals and remained active through the 1990s as publisher of the Colombian news magazine Cambio. A Childhood Steeped in Myth García Márquez was born on March 6, 1928, in Aracataca, Colombia , a small town on the Caribbean coast to which his mother's family had moved after her father, Colonel Nicolas Marquez Mejfa, had killed a man in a duel. The oldest child of 11 siblings, García Márquez grew up in Aracataca with his maternal grandparents, who nurtured the budding writer's imagination with fascinating stories of local history and family events. The Colonel reminisced frequently about his youth during the country's civil wars, while the boy's grandmother, who claimed to converse with ghosts and spirits, recounted family legends and became the boy's "source of the magical, superstitious and supernatural view of reality," as García Márquez described it in a New York Times Book Review piece quoted in Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Among the more memorable family stories was that of García Márquez's parents' courtship. "This history of their forbidden love was one of the wonders of my youth," he wrote in "Seranade," a piece published in New Yorker. So impassioned were his parents' accounts of the affair, he observed, that when he attempted to write about the subject in his novel Love in the Time of Cholera "I couldn't distinguish between life and poetry." It was the Colonel who disapproved of Gabriel Eligio Garcia as a suitor for his daughter, Luisa Santiaga; the young telegraph operator had a reputation as a womanizer and had been born out of wedlock to a fourteen-year-old girl who went on to have six other children by three different men. "It is surprising that Colonel Marquez was so disquieted by this irregular conduct," García Márquez wrote, "when the Colonel himself had fathered, in addition to his three official children, nine more by different mothers, both before and after his marriage, and all of them were welcomed by his wife as if they were her own." Gabriel Eligio Garcia was also a political conservative—the party against whom the Colonel had fought in the civil wars—and had few financial prospects. After a passionate courtship that included violin serenades, exile, and even the purchase of a revolver by which Gabriel Eligio Garcia hoped to protect himself from the Colonel's wrath, the couple eloped. When Luisa Santiaga announced her first pregnancy, however, her parents welcomed her and her husband back to Aracataca, where the writer was born in his grandparents' house. García Márquez grew up with ten younger siblings and also has several half siblings from his father's extramarital affairs. At a Glance . . . Born March 6, 1928, in Aracataca, Colombia; son of Gabriel Eligio Garcia (a telegraph operator) and Luisa Santiaga Marquez Iguaran; married Mercedes Barcha, 1958; children: two sons. Education: Universidad nacional de Colombia, 1947-48; Universidad de Cartagena , 1948-49. Career: Began career as a journalist, 1947; reporter for Universal, Cartegena, Colombia, late 1940s, El heraldo, Baranquilla, Colombia, 1950-52, and El espectador, Bogota, Colombia, until 1955; freelance journalist in Paris , London, and Caracas , Venezuela , 1956-58; worked for Momento magazine, Caracas, 1958-59; helped form Prensa Latina news agency, Bogota, 1959, and worked as its correspondent in Havana , Cuba , and New York City, 1961; writer, 1965–; Fundacion Habeas, f


DNA analysis of a 7,000 year-old cave-dwelling human skeleton from north Spain revealed what surprising genetic feature?

This Caveman with Holly Wood movie star looks was a 7,000 year old hunter/ Hollywood hunk - YouTube This Caveman with Holly Wood movie star looks was a 7,000 year old hunter/ Hollywood hunk Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jan 28, 2014 The Caveman with Holly Wood movie star looks - 7,000 year old hunter/ Hollywood hunk Blue-eyed boy: Face of 7,000-year-old caveman with Hollywood good looks revealed DNA from a skeleton found in Spain showed the hunter gatherer had a mix of African and European genes He wouldn't look out of place on the set of a Hollywood film. But this is the 7,000-year-old hunter gatherer brought to life by scientists using DNA found in a frozen skeleton buried in a subterranean cave. The prehistoric man, from Cantabria in northern Spain, had dark, possibly black, hair and skin coupled with blazing blue eyes. Experts were astonished to find a combination of African and European genes in the ancient caveman, who they christened La Brana 1. His remains were discovered in a cold subterranean cave 5,000 feet below sea level in the Cantabrian mountains of north-west Spain, where conditions are ideal for preserving DNA. Results from an analysis of the genetic material, taken from a tooth, appear in the latest online edition of the journal Nature. Study leader Professor Carles Lalueza-Fox, from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona, said: "The biggest surprise was to discover that this individual possessed African versions in the genes that determine the light pigmentation of the current Europeans, which indicates that he had dark skin, although we cannot know the exact shade. "Even more surprising was to find that he possessed the genetic variations that produce blue eyes in current Europeans." La Brana 1 had a "unique phenotype" - or set of characteristics - in a genome that was otherwise "clearly northern European", he said. His was one of two unusually well preserved male skeletons unearthed from the La Brana-Arintero cave system near Leon in 2006. The scientists focused first on La Brana 1's DNA because it was in better condition. They hope in due course to piece together the genome of the other man, La Brana 2. Both individuals have been dated to around 7,000 years old. They lived in the Mesolithic period, which ended 5,000 years ago with the development of agriculture and livestock farming in the Middle East. Despite La Brana 1's dark colour, the research revealed genetic similarities with Scandinavians from Sweden and Finland. He also shared a common ancestor with people who inhabited the Upper Palaeolithic site of Mal'ta, near Lake Baikal, Siberia, more than 20,000 years ago. DNA from one of the Siberians, a boy, last year revealed links with native Americans. "These data indicate that there is genetic continuity in the populations of central and western Eurasia," said Prof Lalueza-Fox. La Brana 1's genome hints at some of the changes that occurred in humans as a result of switching from a hunter-gatherer existence to farming. He would have been unable to digest lactose in milk or to cope with the starchy food that became the mainstay of later Neolithic farmers. Farming is thought to have driven changes in the human immune system as a result of exposure to bacteria and viruses from animals. But a number of DNA variants conferring resistance to infection in modern Europeans were already present in the hunter-gatherer. This suggests they did not arise as an adaptation to farming, but had a more ancient origin. The mixture of African and European traits implies that long after modern humans left Africa their racial transformation was still in progress, with changes in eye colour coming before alterations in skin tone. Writing in Nature, the scientists concluded: "Our results indicate that the adaptiv


What Terry Nation concept was produced by scientist Davros from the indigenous Kaleds of the planet Skaro?

Daleks There is also a Dalek picture gallery Who are they? The Daleks are little green blobs in bonded polycarbide armour , perceived by the general public to be the Doctor's greatest foe, and their "pepperpot" design has become a cultural icon. Created by mad scientist Davros on the planet Skaro, the Daleks have attempted to conquer the universe and exterminate all other creatures numerous times. The Doctor has stopped their plans on numerous occasions. Popular Myths: ' The Daleks Can't Climb Stairs ' - In the 1966 story The Chase, Daleks are seen upstairs when they arrived in a time machine which was clearly downstairs. By 1985's Revelation of the Daleks, effects technology was sufficiently advanced to show a hovering Dalek, and they were seen to climb stairs in 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks. ' They were designed like pepperpots ' - Dalek Designer Raymond Cusick actually based his design around a man seated on a chair, only ever using a pepperpot to demonstrate how it would move. ' They were named after a set of encyclopedias ' - At the time, writer Terry Nation told the press that he named them after an encyclopedia labelled DAL-LEK, but in fact he simply made up the name. ' Terry Nation was the Creator of the Daleks ' - Although writer Terry Nation owns most of the rights to the Daleks, and his estate insists that he is credited as their creator, in fact all he did was write a script (which I'm told was heavily edited) and think up the name. Their distinctive design was entirely the creation of Raymond Cusick, who never received a penny of the royalties collected for Dalek appearances. Dalek Timeline The Parting of the Ways Dalek Biology The Daleks are the mutated remains of a race known as the Kaleds. A Kaled scientist called Davros predicted this final form whilst the bulk of the Kaled people were still humanoid. He altered the Kaleds, removing emotions such as love and pity, and cementing hate, making them see all other lifeforms as inferior. The resultant mutations are tentacled creatures, dependant on the travel machines designed by Davros. However, these travel machines - made of Dalekanium and Bonded Polycarbide armour are very powerful. Equiped with energy weapons which can exterminate almost anything living with a single shot, and plunger-like arms which can be adapted to a variety of uses, the Daleks are powerful fighting machines - their only weak point being the eyepiece. Daleks are inseperable from their casing, although they are not cyborgs. Despite appearances, Daleks can climb stairs by use of rocket packs. There have, however, been more than one species of Dalek. After Davros was resurrected, he twice tried to create another race of Daleks in his image. These Daleks varied considerably from the original Daleks - having, for example, prosthetic arms attached. However, the casing/travel machine closely resembled the classic design, apart from a difference in colour. The Daleks in the era of the Last Time War had a different appearance from earlier Daleks, both inside and outside. Their casings were gold-coloured, and had advanced personal force-fields. The Daleks themselves had turned from a greenish colour to blue, and had rather less pronounced tentacles. The Emperor Dalek who survived the Time War had also created a new race of Daleks, forced by circumstance to use human cells as the basis for a new Dalek race. Dalek Culture and Psychology Daleks exist for one primary purpose: to exterminate all lesser lifeforms. They see everything that isn't a Dalek to be inferior, although they will often keep other species to use as slave labour. This has occasionally been represented as the religious rite-of-exterminating-everything-that-isn't-a-Dalek. Daleks are soldiers first, other things later. Although they do have scientists and technicians, everything is slaved to the quest to dominate the universe. The Daleks (or at least those from before the Last Great Time War) have a hierachical command structure. At the top of the pyramid is the Dalek Prime, later known as the Emperor Dalek. The Emperor was the


What's the western name of the least densely populated country in the world, (national language 'Kalaallit Nunaat'), with capital city Nuuk?

Greenland Population (2016) - World Population Review World Population Review Greenland Population 2016 [[getCurrentPopulation()]] Greenland is an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark located east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. While part of the North American continent, Greenland is more culturally associated with Europe, particularly Norway and Denmark. In 2015, Greenland has an estimated population of 57,000, which ranks 192nd in the world. Greenland is the 12th largest country in the world in terms of area, but its population is just 57,000 in 2015 with a population density of only 0.026 people per square kilometer, which ranks 244th in the world (the least densely populated country). Most Greenlanders live in the fjords in the southwest of the main island, where the climate is milder. Cities in Greenland The largest city and capital of Greenland is Nuuk, which has a population of more than 16,000. Nuuk is one of the smallest capital cities in the world in terms of population. The name Nuuk is actually a Kalaallisut word for "cape," which refers to the city's position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord. Nuuk is also the northernmost capital in the world. Other major cities in Greenland include Sisimiut (pop: 6,000) and Ilulissat (pop: 4,500). All other cities and towns have a population of less than 4,000. Greenland Demographics Greenland has a population of just shy of 57,000. 88% of Greelanders are Greenlandic Inuit, which includes mixed persons. The rest of are white European descent, mostly Greenland Danes. There are also thousands of Greenlandic Inuit in Denmark proper. Most Greenlanders are Lutheran. In Greenlandic (or Kallallisut), the country is Kalaallit Nunaat, or "land of the Kalaallit," who are the indigenous Greenlandic Inuit people who live in the western part of the country. The languages of Danish and Greenlandic have been used officially since the country established home rule in 1979 and most people can speak both languages, although Kalaallisut became the only official language in 2009. Danish remains the most widely used language in the country's administration and higher education. Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world and the nation faces other pressing social issues, including high rates of alcoholism, HIV, and unemployment. Greenland History Greenland was home to many Paleo-Eskimo people in prehistoric times, with the first settlement in the area occurring around 2500 BC. Around 986 AD, the west coast of Greenland was settled by Norwegians and Icelanders through the arrival of 14 boats led by Erik the Red. This group created three settlements known as the Eastern Settlement, the Western Settlement and the Ivituut, or Middle Settlement, on fjords. The island was shared with the late Dorset culture and the Thule culture to the north. The settlements thrived for a long time but eventually disappeared in the 1400s, likely due to the declining temperatures with onset of the Little Ice Age, famine and increasing conflicts with the local Inuit peoples. In 1500, King Manuel I of Portugal sent an explorer, Corte-Real, to Greenland looking for a Northwest Passage to Asia. Corte-Real found the sea frozen and headed south, arriving in Newfoundland and Labrador and supplying new information about Greenland's southern coastline. In the early 17th century, King Christian IV of Denmark sent expeditions to Greenland to find the lost eastern Norse settlement and reestablish Danish sovereignty over the island. The expeditions were largely unsuccessful. While the Norse settlements died off and the area came under control of the Inuit groups, Denmark never relinquished its claims to the island that it inherited from the Norwegians, asserting its sovereignty over the island in the 18th century. The Treaty of Kiel in 1814 dissolved the union between Norway and Denmark and Norway occupied the eastern coast of Greenland as Erik the Red's Land in 1931. Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1940, severing the island's connection to Denmark. A year


Stadium, French's, Händlmaier, and Maille make what, commonly from the Sinapis alba and Brassica juncea plants?

Mustard (condiment) Privacy & Advertising Mustard (condiment) Mustard seeds (top left) may be ground (top right) to make different kinds of mustard. These four mustards are: a simple table mustard with turmeric coloring (center left), a Bavarian sweet mustard (center right), a Dijon mustard (lower left), and a coarse French mustard made mainly from black mustard seeds (lower right). Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant (white/ yellow mustard, Sinapis alba ; brown/ Indian mustard, Brassica juncea ; or black mustard, B. nigra ). The whole, ground, cracked, or bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water, vinegar, lemon juice , wine, or other liquids, salt, and often other flavorings and spices , to create a paste or sauce ranging in color from bright yellow to dark brown. The taste of mustard ranges from sweet to spicy. [1] Commonly paired with meats and cheeses, mustard is added to sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, corn dogs , and hot dogs . It is also used as an ingredient in many dressings , glazes , sauces, soups, and marinades . As a cream or as individual seeds, mustard is used as a condiment in the cuisine of India and Bangladesh , the Mediterranean , northern and southeastern Europe , Asia, the Americas, and Africa, [2] making it one of the most popular and widely used spices and condiments in the world. Contents 12 External links Etymology The English word “mustard” derives from the Anglo-Norman mustarde and Old French mostarde (Modern French is moutarde). The first element is ultimately from Latin mustum, (“ must “, young wine) – the condiment was originally prepared by making the ground seeds into a paste with must. The second element comes also from Latin ardens, (hot, flaming). It is first attested in English in the late 13th century, though it is found as a surname a century earlier. [3] History Archeological excavations in the Indus Valley (Indian Subcontinent) have revealed that mustard was cultivated there. That civilization existed until about 1800 BC. [4] The Romans were probably the first to experiment with the preparation of mustard as a condiment. They mixed unfermented grape juice (the must) with ground mustard seeds (called sinapis) to make “burning must”, mustum ardens — hence “must ard”. [5] A recipe for mustard appears in De re coquinaria , the anonymously compiled Roman cookbook from the late 4th or early 5th century; the recipe calls for a mixture of ground mustard, pepper , caraway , lovage , grilled coriander seeds, dill , celery , thyme , oregano , onion , honey , vinegar , fish sauce , and oil , and was intended as a glaze for spit-roasted boar . [6] The Romans likely exported mustard seed to Gaul , and by the 10th century, monks of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris absorbed the mustard-making knowledge of Romans and began their own production. [7] The first appearance of mustard makers on the royal registers in Paris dates back to 1292. [8] Dijon , France, became a recognized center for mustard making by the 13th century. [9] The popularity of mustard in Dijon is evidenced by written accounts of guests consuming 320 litres (70 imp gal) of mustard creme in a single sitting at a gala held by the Duke of Burgundy in 1336. [10] In 1777, one of the most famous Dijon mustard makers, Grey-Poupon , was established as a partnership between Maurice Grey, a mustard maker with a unique recipe containing white wine; and Auguste Poupon, his financial backer. [11] Their success was aided by the introduction of the first automatic mustard-making machine. [11] In 1937, Dijon mustard was granted an Appellation d’origine contrôlée . [7] Due to its long tradition of mustard making, Dijon is regarded as the mustard capital of the world. [9] The early use of mustard as a condiment in England is attested from the year 1390 in the book The Forme of Cury which was written by King Richard II’s master cooks. It was prepared in the form of mustard balls — coarse-ground mustard seed combined with flour and cinnamon , moistened, rolled into balls, and dried — which were easily stored and combined wit


The creamy cherimoya/chirimoya fruit with a soft cactus-like skin is also known as the '(what?) apple'?

The Exotic Fruits Asian Pear The oldest known cultivated pear, the fragrant Asian pear dates to 1100 B.C. It is very juice, crisp and slightly sweet. Color ranges from green to yellow to brown. Select firm fruit. Refrigerate three to four weeks. Asian Pear Uses: Eat out of hand, add to fruit salads, bake like apples. Cactus Pear Also called a prickly pear, this sweet, somewhat bland berry has a melon-like aroma and small, hard seeds. It comes from a variety of cactuses and ranges in color from green to purplish-red. Buy firm, ripen at room temperature up to two days, then refrigerate up to three days. Take care with the prickles. Cactus Pear Uses: Carefully peel the skin, slice or cut lengthwise, and scoop out seeds with a spoon. Serve cold. Use in marmalades, jelly, ice cream or dessert toppings and blended drinks. Cherimoya Also called a custard apple, this tropical fruit is native to Central and South America and has creamy white pulp with large, black, almond-shaped seeds. Its flavor resembles a delicate cross between a pineapple , papaya and banana . Select blemish and bruise-free fruit, ripen at room temperature until soft, and then refrigerate, well wrapped, up to four days. Serve well chilled. Cherimoya Uses: Slice it in half, remove seeds and scoop out flesh with a spoon. Add to tropical fruit salads, puree for fruit drinks or use as a topping for ice cream or pudding. Guava The skin color of guava fruit varies from yellow to green to pink. Flesh may be pale yellow to bright red. It tastes sweet to sour, so eat only when very ripe. Choose tender fruit with some yellow; store at room temperature until soft. Refrigerate up to two days. Guava Uses: Enjoy alone or use in jams, jellies, sauces or deserts. Kiwano Horned Melon Grown in New Zealand but originally from tropical Africa, these spiked melons with edible seeds have jelly-like pulp and a sweet-tart flavor evocative of bananas and cucumbers. Select fruit free of bruises and splits; store at room temperature up to two weeks. At peak ripeness, it turns golden orange. Kiwano Horned Melon Uses: Slice into wedges or cut in half lengthwise and eat directly from shell with a spoon. Use shell as a serving dish for ice cream topped with the pulp or for fruit dips. Korean Melon This bright, yellow and white ribbed gourd has white, crispy flesh arid is aromatic. Choose firm, symmetrical melons with good rind color and a dull, waxy texture. Store uncut melons up to five days at room temperature. Wrap cut melons in plastic and refrigerate up to three days. Korean Melon Uses: Eat fresh in wedges or cube and add to fruit salads. Use as a garnish or serve with ice cream. Kumquats These miniature orange "footballs" are entirely edible, with a sweet skin and tart pulp. Choose firm, glossy fruit and store at room temperature up to two days, then refrigerate up to two weeks. Kumquat Uses: Enjoy whole, or slice into salads or desserts. Or try this quick recipe: Cooked Sweet Kumquats 2 cups white sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Wash kumquats and cover with water in a non-aluminum saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Add sugar and cinnamon, return to a boil and cook for five minutes. Remove from heat and drain. Passion Fruit Native to Brazil, this is the largest berry around. Its leathery, purple-brown skin becomes brittle and wrinkled when ripe. The yellowish, jelly-like pulp has a lemony, tart flavor and contains many small, black edible seeds. Select one heavy for is size; pulp is ripe when skin is wrinkled. Refrigerate up to one week. Passion Fruit Uses: Cut fruit in half and scoop out pulp with a spoon. Use to top ice cream or add to blended drinks. To enjoy passion fruit alone, cut in half and dip out the seeds and the fruit with a spoon. The seeds are edible, munch away. The film between the seeds and the skin is edible, but not particularly tasty. If you got a very sharp passion fruit, sprinkle with sugar as you eat it. Passion fruit can be juiced with all the seeds in a mixer and crush. You can filter out the little bits or l