Which US President suffered a massive stroke on this day in 1919 which severely incapacitated him for the remainder of his Presidency?

Presidents of the United States - President Woodrow Wilson - TheUSAonline.com Presidents of the United States Woodrow Wilson Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (    December 28, 1856 ï¿½ February 3, 1924 ) was the 28th ( 1913 -    1921 ) President of the United States. He was the second    Democrat to serve two consecutive terms in the White House    after Andrew Jackson. Order:  March 4 , 1913 - March 4 , 1921  Followed:  Thomas R. Marshall  Early life    and education  Wilson was    born in Staunton, Virginia, with ancestry in Strabane,    Northern Ireland. He grew up in Augusta, Georgia.  Wilson    attended Davidson College for one year and then transferred    to Princeton University , graduating in 1879 .He was a    member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternal organization.    Afterward, Wilson studied law at the University of Virginia    for one year. After completing and publishing his    dissertation, Congressional Government, in 1886, he received    his Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins    University. Wilson remains the only American president to    have earned a doctoral degree.  Academic    career  Wilson    served on the faculties of Bryn Mawr College and Wesleyan    University before joining the Princeton faculty as professor    of jurisprudence and political economy in 1890. A popular    teacher and respected scholar, Wilson delivered an oration    at Princeton's sesquicentennial celebration ( 1896 )    entitled "Princeton in the Nation's Service." In this famous    speech, he outlined his vision of the university in a    democratic nation, calling on institutions of higher    learning "to illuminate duty by every lesson that can be    drawn out of the past."  Woodrow    Wilson was unanimously elected president of Princeton on    June 9, 1902. In his inaugural address as Princeton's    president, Wilson developed these themes, attempting to    strike a balance that would please both populists and    aristocrats in the audience.  As    president, Wilson began a fund-raising campaign to bolster    the university corporation. The curriculum guidelines he    developed during his tenure as president of Princeton proved    among the most important innovations in the field of higher    education. He instituted the now common system of core    requirements followed by two years of concentration in a    selected area. When he attempted to curtail the influence of    the elitist "social clubs," however, Wilson met with    resistance from trustees and potential donors. He believed    the system was smothering the intellectual and moral life of    the undergraduates. Opposition from wealthy and powerful    alumni further convinced Wilson of the undesirability of    exclusiveness and moved him towards a more populist position    in his politics.  Political    career  Through his    published commentary on contemporary political matters,    Wilson developed a national reputation and, with increasing    seriousness, considered a public service career. In 1910, he    received an unsolicited nomination for the governorship of    New Jersey, which he eagerly accepted. As governor, he    developed a platform of progressive liberalism in matters of    domestic political economy.  In the    election of 1912, the Democratic Party nominated Wilson as    their presidential candidate. William Howard Taft and    Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican Party by running    against each other, allowing Wilson's victory.  On the day    before Wilson's inauguration in March 1913, members of the    Congressional Union, later known as the National Women's    Party, organized a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. to    siphon attention away from inaugural events. It is said that    when Wilson arrived in town, he found the streets empty of    welcoming crowds and was told that everyone was on    Pennsylvania Avenue watching the parade.  Suffrage    wa


Who led the Muslim forces who captured Jerusalem on this day in 1187, thus ending 88 years of crusader rule of the city?

A Timeline of the Third Crusade & Aftermath: 1187 - 1197 By Austin Cline Updated August 25, 2016. Launched in 1189, the Third Crusade was called because of the Muslim recapture of Jerusalem in 1187 and the defeat of Palestinian knights at Hattin . It was ultimately unsuccessful. Frederick I Barbarossa of Germany drowned before he even reached the Holy Land and Philip II Augustus of France returned home after a short period of time. Only Richard the Lion Heart of England stayed long. He helped capture Acre and some smaller ports, only leaving after he concluded a peace treaty with Saladin . Timeline of the Crusades: Third Crusade & Aftermath 1187 - 1197 1186    Reynald of Chantillon breaks a truce with Saladin by attacking a Muslim caravan and taking several prisoners, including a sister of Saladin. This infuriates the Muslim leader who vows to kill Reynald with his own hands. March 03, 1186            The city of Mosul, Iraq, submits to Saladin. August 1186    Baldwin V, young king of Jerusalem. dies of an illness. His mother, Sibylla, sister of King Baldwin IV, is crowned Queen of Jerusalem by Joscelin of Courtenay and her husband, Guy of Lusignan, is crowned King. This is contrary to the previous king's will. The forces of Raymond of Tripoli are based in Nablus and Raymond himself is in Tiberias; as a consequence, the entire kingdom is effectively split in two and chaos reigns. 1187 - 1192     The Third Crusade is led by Frederick I Barbarossa, Richard I Lion Heart of England, and Philip II Augustus of France. It would end with a peace treaty giving Christians access to Jerusalem and the Holy Places. March 1187      In response to his sister being taken prisoner and a caravan being captured by Reynald of Chantillon, Saladin begins his call for a holy war against the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. May 01, 1187   A large reconnaissance force of Muslims cross the Jordan river with the intent of provoking the Christians into attacking and thus allowing a larger war to commence. The incursion is designed to last just a single day and, near the end, several dozens Templars and Hospitallers charged the much larger Muslim force. Nearly all of the Christians died. June 26, 1187  Saladin launches his invasion of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem by crossing into Palestine. July 01, 1187   Saladin crosses the Jordan River with a large army intent on defeating the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. He is observed by Hospitallers in the fortress of Belvoir but their numbers are too small to do anything but watch. July 02, 1187   Muslim forces under Saladin capture the city of Tiberias but the garrison, led by Count Raymond's wife Eschiva, manage to hold out in the citadel. Christian forces camp at Sephoria in order to decide what to do. They don't have the strength to attack, but they are inspired to move forward by the image of Eschiva holding out. Guy of Lusignan is inclined to remain where he is and Raymond supports him, despite the likely fate of his wife if she is captured. Guy, however, is still plagued by the belief of others that he is a coward and late that night Gerard, Grand Master of the Knights Templar, convinces him to attack. This would be a serious mistake. July 03, 1187   Crusaders march from Sephoria in order to engage Saladin's forces. They brought no water with them, expecting to replenish their supplies at Hattin. That night they would camp on a hill with a well, only to discover that it was already dried up. Saladin would also set fire to the brush; the drifting smoke made the tired and thirsty Crusaders even more miserable. July 04, 1187   Battle of Hattin: Saladin defeats the Crusaders in an area northwest of Lake Tiberias and assumes control of most of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Crusaders should never have left Sephoria - they were defeated as much by the hot desert and lack of water as they were by Saladin's army. Raymond of Tripoli dies of his wounds after the battle. Reynald of Chantillon, Prince of Antioch, is personally beheaded by Saladin but the other Crusader leaders are treated better. Gerard de Ridefo


Born on this day in 1951, how is the pop singer Gordon Sumner better known?

Sting Net Worth - biography, quotes, wiki, assets, cars, homes and more Sting Net Worth Estates and Homes Hobbies Autos and Cars Holiday Destinations(Getaways) Cause Brands About Quotes Trivia Born on: 2nd Oct 51 Born in: United Kingdom Marital status: Married Occupation: Ex-member of Police (band), Singer Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner has an estimated net worth of $300 million. A song writer, a musician, an actor and a true philanthropist; Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner better known as Sting was the lead singer of the famous rock band The Police. Sting, secluded himself from the band when The Police was at the peak of their popularity in 1984 and established himself as a solo artist. He worked in a variety of musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and world beat into his music. With a career spanning over 30 years and more than a dozen solo albums, which have sold over 100 million units worldwide, Sting is perhaps the most successful solo artists in history. All this success has realized itself into a fortune exceeding 200 million GBP making him one of the richest persons active on the music scene. At last count, he owned 7 homes spread across Unites States and England. His wealth had grown to such proportions that he missed his own personnel accountant siphoning him off 7 million USD. His single song earns him a $1, 000 a day of airplay on US radio alone, and add to it money coming in different denominations through a multitude of sources — touring, recording, publishing, merchandising, personal appearances, it’s not hard to imagine how someone can cheat you without you missing it. However, he was not a born billionaire and saw a tough life in his early days which is why he has his heart set for philanthropy. Apart from being a renowned artist he is also a humanitarian as he is closely associated with noble causes and performs for such causes quite often. He got married to actress Frances Tomelty in 1976 and had two children from her but the couple soon got divorced in 1984. His list of recognitions keeps on growing to the extent that now it is pointless to keep a count. 15 Grammy awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, citation as Commander of the British Empire, induction into Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, you name it and Sting has achieved it all. Family & relationships Sting Estates and Homes (6) Il Palagio Sting owns a 900 acre estate for years in Florence which is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and center of Italian Renaissance. Around 15 people work on the estate, bought by Sting in 1997, which lies south-east of Florence.   Features: The musician and his wife bought the property in 1997 and now is the most famous resident of the region of Tuscany nicknamed 'Chiantishire'. The couple has been producing organic food on this vast estate and is selling it directly to stores like Harrods and outlets in the United States and Britain. This estate is known as Il Palagio, where the yoga-toned musician, his producer wife, Trudie Styler, and their family spend the end of every summer. The property has vast farms in which he produces oil, wine, acacia honey and specialty salami, made from a local breed of pig. Some portions of the profit from the sale of this organic food is used for environmental causes like the Soil Association, which promotes organic food and farming in the U.K. the outdoor patio has been named as “Sting’s Café” because it’s where he often hangs out during the day along with wife.   The pool at Il Palagio Sting’s pool in his 16th-century villa, called Il Palagio, in Figline Valdarno, a small village south of Florence It's a 16th century villa The villa comes with a vineyard which is producing grapes for his planned wine label. The antique fountain Amid gardens and groves Il Palagio sits like the central jewel of a lovely crown. The fantastic estate of Sting This 900 acre estate is in Florence which is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and center of Italian Renaissance. Lake House Apart from owning a grand estate in Italy Sting


Bigwig, Fiver and Hazel are the main characters in which 1972 novel?

SparkNotes: Watership Down: Analysis of Major Characters Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Hazel Hazel is the protagonist of Watership Down, and he is the leader of the band of rabbits who leave their home to found a new warren. Although Hazel is young and not very big, he possesses many traits that make him a good leader. Never too hasty with his judgments, he always risks his own life rather than those of the other rabbits. Although brave, he is not foolhardy, and his every action is geared toward the benefit of the entire group. Hazel also sticks up for the smaller rabbits, such as Pipkin and Fiver. He will not leave anyone behind or accept any losses, but when things do go wrong he does not dwell on them. Hazel has an extremely quick mind, and although he see neither as clearly as Blackberry nor as deeply as Fiver, he makes decisions rapidly and confidently and he inspires faith in the rest of the rabbits. Furthermore, Hazel knows how to use the rabbits so that each will benefit the rest of the group the most. He listens to Fiver because he knows his brother can sense things that the rest of them cannot. He seeks the advice of Blackberry, the smartest rabbit, when he cannot figure something out. But Hazel also never counts anyone out, and he takes ideas from whomever suggests them, as long as he believes they will work. Hazel comes up with tricks that are reminiscent of El-ahrairah, and he looks at things from his own perspective. He suggests that the rabbits befriend other animals, and both Kehaar and the mice perform several favors in return. Finally, Hazel trusts his fellow rabbits and believes in them, which sometimes makes all the difference. Fiver Hazel's brother, Fiver is small and nervous, but only because he sees far beyond what most rabbits see. Fiver knows that something bad will happen to the home warren, and Hazel trusts his brother enough to leave. Fiver guides the group through their travels, although he acts indirectly, through his brother. Hazel looks to Fiver for guidance, and when Fiver has a bad feeling about something the other rabbits rarely ignore him. In the warren of the snares, the only reason they do not heed Fiver until Bigwig is snared because they do not want to; they are too happy eating well and living easy to pay any attention to Fiver, and even Hazel does not want to listen. Nonetheless, Fiver saves the group. He is not enthralled by the easy life in the new warren because he does not care for it. Fiver wants to be free; he wants a home where the rabbits can live in peace and quiet and defend themselves from natural evils. Fiver seeks a normal rabbit life—nothing more, nothing less. Although he is a very unusual rabbit who uses very unusual means, he helps the group find their way. There are times—such as when the rabbits have to cross the bridge—when the group is afraid, but Fiver trusts his instincts and his feeling that there is nothing to be afraid of. While the other rabbits are afraid of the unknown, especially man-made things, Fiver trusts his instincts. Although he is not at home among bridges and boats and cars, he knows that just because these things are unfamiliar does not mean that they are any worse than what the rabbits already know. In fact, he points out that the rabbits often face more danger from rabbits and familiar circumstances than from the unknown. Fiver is able to guide the others because he knows what he is looking for and he cannot be seduced by danger hidden amongst familiar surroundings. Bigwig Bigwig is the strongest and toughest of Hazel's rabbits, and he does most of their fighting. Although Hazel does his best to avoid confrontations, there are still many instances when the group would be lost if not for Bigwig. He has the courage to stand up to any enemy, but also the good sense to run when necessary. Large, strong, and experienced, Bigwig manages to infiltrate the Efrafa warren and break out with a large group of does. Although it was extremely difficult for Bigwig to do so, he holds up under pressure and even manages to convin


Who was the youngest of King Lear's three daughters?

King Lear's Daughters: Names & Character Analysis - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com King Lear's Daughters: Names & Character Analysis Watch short & fun videos Start Your Free Trial Today An error occurred trying to load this video. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. You must create an account to continue watching Register for a free trial Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student Start Your Free Trial To Continue Watching As a member, you'll also get unlimited access to over lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you             succeed. Coming up next: King Lear: Character Analysis & Sketch You're on a roll. Keep up the good work! Your next lesson will play in 10 seconds 0:02 Characters and Plot Add to Add to Add to Want to watch this again later? Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Custom Courses are courses that you create from Study.com lessons. Use them just like other courses to    track progress, access quizzes and exams, and share content. Teachers Organize and share selected lessons with your class. Make planning easier by creating your own custom course. Students Create a new course from any lesson page or your dashboard. From any lesson page: Click "Add to" located below the video player and follow the prompts to name your course and save your lesson. From your dashboard: Click on the "Custom Courses" tab, then click "Create course". Next, go to any lesson page and begin     adding lessons. Edit your Custom Course directly from your dashboard. Personalize: Name your Custom Course and add an optional description or learning objective. Organize: Create chapters to group lesson within your course. Remove and reorder chapters and lessons at any time. Share your Custom Course or assign lessons and chapters. Teacher Edition: Share or assign lessons and chapters by clicking the "Teacher" tab on the lesson or chapter page you want to     assign.     Students' quiz scores and video views will be trackable in your "Teacher" tab. Premium Edition: You can share your Custom Course by copying and pasting the course URL. Only Study.com members will be able to access the     entire course. Create an account to start this course today Try it free for 5 days! Lesson Transcript Instructor: James Fleming In William Shakespeare's tragic play, 'King Lear,' Lear's daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia - serve as dramatic examples of good and evil, characteristics that lead them to either reject or redeem their father. In this lesson, you'll find a synopsis of the play and explore the familial relationships of some of the main characters. Characters and Plot In King Lear, the elderly king of England decides to retire and divide his kingdom evenly between his three daughters: Regan, Goneril and Cordelia. Before dividing his kingdom, Lear asks each of his daughters to demonstrate the extent of their love for him. Much to his delight, Lear's eldest daughters, Regan and Goneril, offer over-the-top assertions of their love. However, Lear's youngest and more beloved daughter, Cordelia, remains silent. Cordelia's response sends King Lear into a fit of rage, and he exiles her from his kingdom. Cordelia accepts an offer of marriage from the King of France and leaves. Not long afterwards, Regan and Goneril betray their father, depriving him of his right to knights and servants. Goneril even drives him out of her house. After fleeing his kingdom, a disheartened and increasingly mad Lear wanders the countryside during a violent thunderstorm with his loyal Fool. Meanwhile, Cordelia sends French forces to England to rescue her father. After English forces subdue the French, Cordelia and Lear, who regrets his previous treatment of her, are imprisoned. Towards the end of the play, the adulterous Goneril poisons Regan and then commits suicide after learning that the philandering Edmund, the man they both love, is dead. When, Cordelia, the daughter who truly loved her father, is ha


Which Marvel Comic's super-hero, a member of The Avengers group, is the alter ego of an originally frail young man called Steve Rogers?

Avengers - Marvel Universe Wiki: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. Avengers Sighted page [ view draft ]   (+/-) This is the latest sighted revision, approved on 23 April 2011. The draft has 3 changes awaiting review. Accuracy Marvel Universe Base of Operations Stark Tower , midtown Manhattan; Infinite Avengers Mansion , created by Hank Pym and exists in Underspace; formerly Avengers Mansion (a.k.a. Avengers Embassy), 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York; a deep space monitoring station in the asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter; Avengers Headquarters , Manhattan; Avengers Compound , Palos Verdes, California; Avengers Island (a.k.a. Hydrobase); Avengers Park , Manhattan; Avengers Emergency Headquarters , somewhere outside New York City. First Appearance Official Handbook Bibliography Current Members: Luke Cage , Captain America (Bucky Barnes), Amadeus Cho , Iron Man (Anthony Stark), Jocasta , Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse), Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Stature (Cassandra Lang), Thor , Vision , Giant-Man (Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket, Henry Pym), Wolverine (James Howlett) Former Members Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Ares , Beast (Hank McCoy), Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Panther (T'Challa), Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain Britain (Kelsey Leigh), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Crystal (Crystalia Maximoff), Darkhawk (Chris Powell), Demolition Man (Dennis Dunphy), Doctor Druid (Anthony Druid), Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Echo (Maya Lopez), Falcon (Sam Wilson), Firebird (Bonita Juarez), Firestar (Angelica Jones), Gilgamesh , Hellcat (Patsy Walker), Hercules (Heracles), Hulk (Bruce Banner), Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Invisible Woman (Susan Richards), Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart), Justice (Vance Astrovik), Living Lightning (Miguel Santos), Machine Man (X-51/Aaron Stack), Mantis , Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), Moon Knight (Marc Spector), Moondragon (Heather Douglas), Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Rage (Elvin Holiday), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Scarlet Witch (Loki), Sandman (William Baker), Sentry (Robert Reynolds), Sersi , She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Silverclaw (Lupe Santiago), Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter), Starfox (Eros), Stingray (Walter Newell), Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie), Swordman (Jacques Duquesne), Thing (Benjamin Grimm), Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson), Tigra (Greer Nelson), Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.), Two-Gun Kid (Matt Hawk), U.S.Agent (John Walker), War Machine (James Rhodes), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Wonder Man (Simon Williams) Other Members (Honorary, Reserve, etc.) Moira Brandon , Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Charlie-27 , Deathcry , Iron Man (alternate-timeline teenage Tony Stark), Rick Jones , Magdalene , Major Victory (Vance Astro, alternate future Vance Astrovik), Marrina (Marrina Smallwood), Martinex (Martinex T'Naga), Masque ( Whitney Frost , bio-duplicate, deceased), Nikki (Nicholette Gold), Starhawk (Aleta Ogord), Starhawk (Stakar Ogord), Swordsman (Phillip Jarvert), Whizzer (Bob Frank), Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara), Yondu (Yondu Udonta) They are Earth's mightiest heroes, formed to fight the foes no single hero could withstand. The Avengers are the most prestigious and powerful super-hero team in the world, an ever-shifting assemblage of super-beings, adventurers and crime fighters devoted to protecting the planet from menaces beyond the scope of conventional authorities. Contents 6. Current Rosters Early Days The group began with the random teaming of Thor , Iron Man , Ant-Man , Wasp and Hulk , who joined forces to thwart the Asgardian menace Loki in response to a call for help from Hulk's teen sidekick, Rick Jones . Pym suggested the heroes remain together as a team, and his partner Wasp suggested they call themselves "something colorful and dramatic, like...the Avengers." The name stuck, and a legend was born. Iron Man provided the group with financing and high-tech equipment in


Becky Sharp was the central character in which mid 19th century novel?

Vanity Fair | novel by Thackeray | Britannica.com novel by Thackeray Moby Dick Vanity Fair, novel of early 19th-century English society by William Makepeace Thackeray , published serially in monthly installments from 1847 to 1848 and in book form in 1848. Thackeray’s previous writings had been published either unsigned or under pseudonyms; Vanity Fair was the first work he published under his own name. The novel takes its title from the place designated as the centre of human corruption in John Bunyan ’s 17th-century allegory Pilgrim’s Progress . The book is a densely populated multilayered panorama of manners and human frailties; subtitled A Novel Without a Hero, Vanity Fair metaphorically represents the human condition. Becky Sharp receives a proposal of marriage from Sir Pitt Crawley, illustration by William … Hulton Archive/Getty Images The novel deals mainly with the interwoven fortunes of two women, the wellborn, passive Amelia Sedley and the ambitious, essentially amoral Becky Sharp , the latter perhaps the most memorable character Thackeray created. The adventuress Becky is the novel’s central character and the person around whom all the actors revolve. Amelia marries George Osborne , but George, just before he is killed at the Battle of Waterloo , is ready to desert his young wife for Becky, who has fought her way up through society to marriage with Rawdon Crawley, a young officer from an aristocratic family. Crawley, disillusioned, finally leaves Becky, and in the end virtue apparently triumphs when Amelia marries her lifelong admirer, Captain William Dobbin, and Becky settles down to genteel living and charitable works. The rich movement and colour of this panorama of early 19th-century society make Vanity Fair Thackeray’s greatest achievement; the narrative skill, subtle characterization, and descriptive power make it one of the outstanding novels of its period. The novel inspired a number of film and television adaptations , including a Hindi version, Bahurupi Bazar (1932). Indian film director Mira Nair directed another version in 2004. Learn More in these related articles:


What was the surname of the title character in H.G.Wells; novel The Invisible Man?

The Invisible Man Setting and Character Descriptions The Invisible Man Study Guide Literary Elements Setting England in the 1890's. Iping and the surrounding area Much of the action     initially occurs around or in a couple of pubs and an inn, thus taking     advantage of the natural opportunity for people to spread rumors, speculate     on mysterious issues, and expand on each other’s stories. Character List Griffin The Invisible Man. He is an albino college student who had changed     his area of study from medicine to physics and had become interested in     refractive indexes of tissue. During his studies he stumbled across formulas     that would render tissue invisible. Eventually he tries the formula on     himself, thinking of all the things he could do if he were invisible.     Unfortunately, the conveniences are far outweighed by the disadvantages;     Griffin turns to crime as a means of survival. Mr. Marvel The first character whom Griffin tries to use as an accomplice.     Mr. Marvel is short, fat, and a loner. He is the area tramp. Griffin perhaps     also thinks that he is a little stupid and will thus not be able to resist     and will not be believed if he tries to tell anyone about his predicament. Dr. Kemp A former associate of Griffin’s in his college days. Griffin     had been a student and knew Kemp to be interested in bizarre, and idiosyncratic     aspects of science. It is to Kemp’s house that Griffin goes in his final     attempt to find an accomplice and live a more normal life. Kemp, however,     has no particular sense of loyalty to a former student and is not prepared     to participate in Griffin’s grand schemes. He is also more deceitful than     Griffin knows and betrays the invisible man even while pretending to accept     his confidences. Minor Characters The Halls Proprietors of the Coach & Horses. Mrs. Hall is the one who     is primarily in charge. She is happy enough to leave Griffin alone so     long as her money is coming in on time. Her husband is more suspicious     but does not interfere until Griffin’s behavior starts to become obvious. Teddy Henfrey A clock repairman who happens to visit the inn for a cup of tea.     Mrs. Hall takes advantage of him to try to find out about her strange     guest. Because the stranger will not talk, Teddy convinces himself that     the man is someone of a “suspicious” nature. Teddy begins the rumors about     the man being wanted by the police and merely wrapping himself up to conceal     his identity. Fearenside A cartman who delivers luggage from the station whenever he is     needed. He notices darkness through a torn pant leg where there should     be pink flesh and starts the stories of Griffin being either a black man     or a piebald. Cuss A general practitioner who attempts to get an interview with     Griffin. He is the first to realize he actually see emptiness where there     should be flesh and bone. He also tells an outrageous story to his companions     in town after Griffin terrifies him by pinching his nose with an invisible     hand. Mr. And Mrs. Bunting Bunting is the vicar. Cuss takes his story to Bunting. The next     evening Bunting and his wife hear noise in their house after they have     gone to bed. They are able to hear someone sneeze, and their money disappears     right before their eyes. Other people in the town who appear briefly in the story but have no particular     characterization: Huxter; Wadgers


Which well-known fictional character, who first appeared in print in the 90's, has the rare ability to speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes?

Reptiles Are Abhorrent - TV Tropes Reptiles Are Abhorrent You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share YMMV Just once, we'd like to see an evil terrorist organization with a fluffy hamster motif. "Reptiles are abhorrent because of their cold body, pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible venom; wherefore their Creator has not exerted his powers to make many of them." — Carl von Linné a.k.a. Carolus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae note Also the Epigraph of the Jurassic Park book. It should also be noted that not all reptiles are pale in color, none have cartilaginous skeletons, many are quite clean and docile, not to mention mute, and very few have venom. Also, there are 8,240 species of reptile and only about 5,416 species of mammal, so their Creator has made many more of them than mammals. Reptiles Are Abhorrent refers to the association between reptiles and villainy. This trope manifests itself in several basic ways. The simplest is to have reptiles that are consistently villainous. In animal stories , villains might be anthropomorphic versions of Real Life reptiles, while the heroes are cute mammals and birds. In Speculative Fiction , they might be fantastic beings such as Lizard Folk , Snake People or Reptilian aliens . Even when the bad guys are not actual reptiles, they may have some sort of reptilian theme. Perhaps they are an Animal-Themed Superbeing with reptile-related powers. The villain might have reptilian pets and/or exhibit a special empathy with reptiles. They may even be able to turn into giant snakes . Even if they have no special powers related to reptiles, they might use reptile related Animal Motifs and/or Theme Naming . The trope even turns up, if only by metaphor, in non-fiction; saying that someone is a "snake," "lizard," or "cold blooded" is enough to get across that you're dealing with a nasty character. And any character named "Snake" or "The Viper" is generally a villain, a hardened criminal or at the very least a particularly cynical Anti-Hero . This trope is not applied with equal frequency and intensity to all reptiles. Snakes, crocodiles , and large lizards tend to be the reptiles most associated with villains. Meanwhile, turtles and small lizards like geckos, chameleons, frilled lizards and the like are seen as cute and harmless, and are less likely to be associated with villainy. Stereotypically reptilian features such as fangs , claws, tails, visible scales, and slit pupils may distinguish villainous reptiles from friendly ones, as does the use of venom . Amphibians often are portrayed this way too. Toads in particular have become heavily correlated with abhorrence due to their poisonous secretions, association with witches, and the myth that touching one will give you warts. However, there are many favorable depictions of frogs in fiction. This is not a character trope. It is a pattern only visible when looking at an entire cast of characters. Merely having a few bad reptiles among a majority of good reptiles does not invoke this trope. When the only reptilian character in a work or the majority of the reptile-themed characters are bad guys, this trope is in play. This trope does not require that reptiles be Always Chaotic Evil — there may be a few token good reptilians within a race of mostly evil reptiles as an example of My Species Doth Protest Too Much . Sometimes the trope in invoked in-universe. Characters may assume that reptiles are more likely to be evil, whether or not it's justified. In these cases you may have Reptiles Are Abhorrent crossed with Fantastic Racism . If the expectation of reptiles being evil is set up and then overturned by the majority of such characters, the trope is being subverted. See PlayingWith.Reptiles Are Abhorrent . Reptiles Are Abhorrent is fairly consistent, but it's far from omnipresent , so do not list aversions. Do not list subversions unless they actually invoke this trope. Aside from Snakes, do not list aversions unles


Who is the elder sister of Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire?

SparkNotes: A Streetcar Named Desire: Character List A Streetcar Named Desire Plot Overview Analysis of Major Characters Blanche DuBois -  Stella’s older sister, who was a high school English teacher in Laurel, Mississippi, until she was forced to leave her post. Blanche is a loquacious and fragile woman around the age of thirty. After losing Belle Reve, the DuBois family home, Blanche arrives in New Orleans at the Kowalski apartment and eventually reveals that she is completely destitute. Though she has strong sexual urges and has had many lovers, she puts on the airs of a woman who has never known indignity. She avoids reality, preferring to live in her own imagination. As the play progresses, Blanche’s instability grows along with her misfortune. Stanley sees through Blanche and finds out the details of her past, destroying her relationship with his friend Mitch. Stanley also destroys what’s left of Blanche by raping her and then having her committed to an insane asylum. Read an in-depth analysis of Blanche DuBois. Stella Kowalski -  Blanche’s younger sister, about twenty-five years old and of a mild disposition that visibly sets her apart from her more vulgar neighbors. Stella possesses the same timeworn aristocratic heritage as Blanche, but she jumped the sinking ship in her late teens and left Mississippi for New Orleans. There, Stella married lower-class Stanley, with whom she shares a robust sexual relationship. Stella’s union with Stanley is both animal and spiritual, violent but renewing. After Blanche’s arrival, Stella is torn between her sister and her husband. Eventually, she stands by Stanley, perhaps in part because she gives birth to his child near the play’s end. While she loves and pities Blanche, she cannot bring herself to believe Blanche’s accusations that Stanley dislikes Blanche, and she eventually dismisses Blanche’s claim that Stanley raped her. Stella’s denial of reality at the play’s end shows that she has more in common with her sister than she thinks. Stanley Kowalski -  The husband of Stella. Stanley is the epitome of vital force. He is loyal to his friends, passionate to his wife, and heartlessly cruel to Blanche. With his Polish ancestry, he represents the new, heterogeneous America. He sees himself as a social leveler, and wishes to destroy Blanche’s social pretensions. Around thirty years of age, Stanley, who fought in World War II, now works as an auto-parts salesman. Practicality is his forte, and he has no patience for Blanche’s distortions of the truth. He lacks ideals and imagination. By the play’s end, he is a disturbing degenerate: he beats his wife and rapes his sister-in-law. Horrifyingly, he shows no remorse. Yet, Blanche is an outcast from society, while Stanley is the proud family man. Read an in-depth analysis of Stanley Kowalski. Harold “Mitch” Mitchell -  Stanley’s army friend, coworker, and poker buddy, who courts Blanche until he finds out that she lied to him about her sordid past. Mitch, like Stanley, is around thirty years of age. Though he is clumsy, sweaty, and has unrefined interests like muscle building, Mitch is more sensitive and more gentlemanly than Stanley and his other friends, perhaps because he lives with his mother, who is slowly dying. Blanche and Mitch are an unlikely match: Mitch doesn’t fit the bill of the chivalric hero, the man Blanche dreams will come to rescue her. Nevertheless, they bond over their lost loves, and when the doctor takes Blanche away against her will, Mitch is the only person present besides Stella who despairs over the tragedy. Read an in-depth analysis of Harold “Mitch” Mitchell. Eunice -  Stella’s friend, upstairs neighbor, and landlady. Eunice and her husband, Steve, represent the low-class, carnal life that Stella has chosen for herself. Like Stella, Eunice accepts her husband’s affections despite his physical abuse of her. At the end of the play, when Stella hesitates to stay with Stanley at Blanche’s expense, Eunice forbids Stella to question her decision and tells her she has no choice but to disbelieve Blanche. Allan Grey


Which famous fictional character retired to a small farm on the Sussex Downs in 1903 and took up the hobby of bee-keeping as his main occupation?

Sherlock Holmes : definition of Sherlock Holmes and synonyms of Sherlock Holmes (English) British Sherlock Holmes (   / ˈ ʃ ɜr l ɒ k ˈ h oʊ m z / ) [1] is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning , his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases . Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study in Scarlet , appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four , in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the first series of short stories in Strand Magazine , beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891; further series of short stories and two novels published in serial form appeared between then and 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes's friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson ; two are narrated by Holmes himself (" The Blanched Soldier " and " The Lion's Mane ") and two others are written in the third person (" The Mazarin Stone " and " His Last Bow "). In two stories (" The Musgrave Ritual " and " The Gloria Scott "), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, while Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. The first and fourth novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Valley of Fear , each include a long interval of omniscient narration recounting events unknown to either Holmes or Watson. Contents 12 External links   Inspiration for the character of Holmes Doyle said that the character of Sherlock Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell , for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary . Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations. [2] Sir Henry Littlejohn , lecturer on Forensic Medicine and Public Health at the Royal College of Surgeons , is also cited as a source for Holmes. Littlejohn served as Police Surgeon and Medical Officer of Health of Edinburgh, providing for Doyle a link between medical investigation and the detection of crime. [3]   Life   Early life   The first appearance of Holmes, 1887 Explicit details about Sherlock Holmes's life outside of the adventures recorded by Dr. Watson are few and far between in Conan Doyle's original stories; nevertheless, incidental details about his early life and extended families portray a loose biographical picture of the detective. An estimate of Holmes's age in the story " His Last Bow " places his birth in 1854; the story is set in August 1914 and he is described as being 60 years of age. Commonly, the date is cited as 6 January. [4] However, an argument for a later birthdate is posited by author Laurie R. King , based on two of Conan Doyle's stories: A Study in Scarlet and "The Gloria Scott" Adventure . Certain details in "The Gloria Scott" Adventure indicate Holmes finished his second and final year at university in either 1880 or 1885. Watson's own account of his wounding in the Second Afghan War and subsequent return to England in A Study in Scarlet place his moving in with Holmes in either early 1881 or 1882. Together, these suggest Holmes left university in 1880; if he began university at the age of 17, his birth year would likely be 1861. [5] Holmes states that he first developed his methods of deduction while an undergraduate. The author Dorothy L. Sayers suggested that, given details in two of the Adventures, Holmes must have been at Cambridge rather than Oxford and that "of all the Cambridge colleges, Sidney Sussex (College) perhaps offered the greatest number of advantages to a man in Holmes's position and, in default of more exact information, we may tentatively place him there". [6] His earliest cases, which he pursued as an amateur, came from fellow university students. [7] According to Holmes, it was an encounter with the fat


Which ground was the venue for the first ever cricket Test Match between England and Australia in 1877 ?

Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne - ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Australia and New Zealand Official Site Brunton Ave, East Melbourne VIC 8002 Info One of the most iconic stadiums in the world, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) holds a special place in Australian sport.  This multi-purpose stadium has hosted the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games as well as international cricket, rugby, rugby league, football and AFL matches. The stadium is home to the state cricket team, the Victorian Bushrangers and Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.   The MCG was built in 1853 and hosted the first ever Test Match in 1877 between Australia and England, making it the birthplace of Test cricket. It was also the venue for the first-ever One Day International in 1970-71 between Australia and England and hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup final in 1992 between England and Pakistan. The grounds also house the Australian National Sports Museum, offering the nation’s finest collection of sporting history. Conveniently, the MCG sits in close proximity to Melbourne’s central city, requiring just a short train or tram ride to reach the arena. QuickLinks


Which motor racing circuit was used for the cycling raod races at the 2012 London Paralympic Games?

London 2012: Paralympic cyclists test Brands Hatch track - BBC News BBC News London 2012: Paralympic cyclists test Brands Hatch track By Hannah Ratcliffe BBC News, Brands Hatch 20 June 2012 Close share panel Image caption The 8km (5m) Paralympic course encompasses the Brands Hatch circuit and some surrounding roads Athletes from around the world have taken part in a London 2012 Paralympic Games training day at Brands Hatch. More than 150 cyclists from 27 nations tested the motor racing track, which will be used for the only Paralympic event in Kent. The Swanley venue will host 32 Paralympic road cycling races and trials between 5 and 8 September. Tandem pilot Craig MacLean, an Olympic silver medallist, and his visually impaired tandem-partner Anthony Kappes were two of the athletes who put the track through its paces on Tuesday. Mr Maclean said: "When you see motor racing on telly you've no idea how big or small these hills are. It's a bit different when you are doing 25 miles an hour on a bike. People feel they're part of something special, something unique, and they are part of creating history Chris Hespe "I'm the sighted pilot, we're both pedalling so we're limited by each other. He's relying on me being fit and vice versa." During the Paralympics, cyclists will complete laps of the 8km (5m) course, which encompasses the Brands Hatch circuit and surrounding roads. The Games will also see the internationally renowned venue, which staged 12 Formula One Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986, return to its cycling heritage. The farmland site was developed as a grass circuit in the 1920s, hosting its first cycle race in 1928. 'Challenging course' Chris Hespe, of Kent County Council (KCC), said: "With Brands Hatch being established as a cycling circuit in the 1920s, it's really going back to its roots." He added: "We've spent a long time working and negotiating with Locog for this. "With 165 riders here you can sense that a big event is coming." Image caption More than 200 athletes will take part in 32 races and trials at Brands Hatch Mr Hespe said: "This is something really special, it's something that will never happen again and the cyclists are saying that this is probably the most challenging road cycling course they've ever ridden on. "This is the largest cycling element of the London 2012 Games. There are going to be 225 athletes competing for 32 medals. "There's a buzz in Kent, people feel they're part of something special, something unique, and they are part of creating history." The local authority, Sevenoaks District Council, has put up new border signs to advertise the fact that it is hosting a London 2012 event. 'Business fears' But the event has not been welcomed by everyone in the villages surrounding Brands Hatch. The road closures that will be put in place during the Games have been criticised by business owners in West Kingsdown, who fear they will see a reduction in trade. Parts of the A20, Scratchers Lane and Fawkham Road will be closed between 3 and 8 September. London 2012 - One extraordinary year The BBC's home of 2012: Latest Olympic news, sport, culture, torch relay, video and audio Roger House from the Kent branch of the Federation of Small Businesses has previously said that although the event would bring many visitors, local firms would not make any money. Julie Underhay, who runs a dental laboratory in West Kingsdown, also expects to have to close her business during the week, at a cost of thousands of pounds. Sevenoaks District Council and KCC have held meetings with business owners to try to work out how they can operate while the road closures are in place. Mr Hespe said: "Some businesses are concerned that there will be a reduction in trade but every effort is being made to mitigate against that. "Having a global event on the doorstep and promoting the Sevenoaks and West Kingsdown area to a global audience should do those businesses good, long term." Jill Davison, deputy leader of Sevenoaks District Council, added: "It puts us right on the map. There's going to be some disruption, but most of th


Which US Football team moved from the Three Rovers Stadium to the newly built Heinz Field in 2001 ?

Three Rivers Stadium - 必应 Sign in Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ( NFL ). Built as a replacement for Forbes Field, which opened in 1909, the $55 million ($354.9 million today) multi-purpose facility was designed to maximize efficiency. Ground was broken in April 1968 and an oft behind-schedule construction plan lasted for 29 months. The stadium opened on July 16 ... (展开) , 1970 when the Pirates played their first game. In the 1971 World Series, Three Rivers Stadium hosted the first World Series game played at night. The following year the stadium was the site of the Immaculate Reception. The final game in the stadium was won by the Steelers on December 16, 2000. Three Rivers Stadium also hosted the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team for a single season each. After its closing, Three Rivers Stadium was imploded in 2001, and the Pirates and Steelers each moved into newly built stadiums: PNC Park and Heinz Field, respectively. Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium Welcome to the Three Rivers Stadium website. This site has been optimized for www.3riversstadium.com/index2.html This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Three Rivers Stadium article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Three_Rivers_Stadium Welcome to the Three Rivers Stadium website. An SMG Managed Facility www.3riversstadium.com Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 646 likes · 1,271 were here. Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh,... www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Rivers-Stadium/105852176113983


The Olympic Stadium in which city was completed in 1938 and has hosted two World Athletic Championships, three Europeans and one Olympics, but not the one it was built for?

Gold Metal Architecture: Olympic Stadiums, 1896 – 2012 | Urbanist Gold Metal Architecture: Olympic Stadiums, 1896 – 2012 Article by SA Rogers , filed under Public & Institutional in the Architecture category Over the last 116 years, Olympic stadiums have gone from sprawling marble structures made from ancient Greek ruins to strikingly illuminated bird’s nest-shaped buildings. Designed by architects like Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & de Meuron and Zaha Hadid, the following Olympic buildings – including stadiums, aquatics centers and even communications towers – stand out for their history, their looks and sometimes the creative uses they’re put to when the Games are over. Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece (1896) (images via: wikimedia commons) The only major stadium still existing in the world that’s built entirely from marble, the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens – also known as Panathinaiko – was originally built for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. It was reconstructed from the remains of an ancient Olympic stadium, used to host the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games honoring the goddess Athena. It hosted the archery competition and the finish of the Marathon in the 2004 Olympic Games. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1932) (images via: wikimedia commons ) This large outdoor stadium is the only one to have hosted the Olympic Games twice, in both 1932 and 1984, as well as Super Bowls and the World Series. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to World War I veterans and was extended to a capacity of over 100,000 in 1930 in anticipation of the Olympics. Helsinki Olympic Stadium (1938) (images via: e-architect.uk ) The Helsinki Olympic Stadium was initially built to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, but they were moved to Tokyo due to World War II; it ultimately hosted them in 1952, years after the end of the war. At its peak it could hold over 70,000 spectators, but has since been modernized with a capacity of 40,600.  Its tower offers an impressive view of the city of Helsinki. Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (1956) (image via: wikimedia commons ) Architecturally, the Stadio Olimi\pico del Ghiaccio is probably not among the shining stars of Olympic stadiums, but it deserves a mention for two reasons: first of all, other than hosting the 1956 winter Olympics, it was featured in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. Second, just look at those mountains. During the games, the stadium had no roof, with spectators gazing up at the Italian Alps. National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (1964) (image via: wikimedia commons ) Tokyo’s National Olympic Stadium hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics and may do so again in 2020, if the city’s bid is accepted. Whether it secures the hosting honor or not, the city will be putting $1 billion into upgrades for the stadium in anticipation of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The stadium survived the 2011 earthquake and tsunami completely intact, likely due to strict Japanese building codes. Estadio Olimpico, Mexico City, Mexico (1968) (image via: wikimedia commons ) Built on a volcanic stone surface, Mexico City’s Estadio Olimpico Universitario hosted the Olympic Games in 1986 and is home to the first all-weather running track to be used in the Olympics, now a requirement of all Olympic stadiums. Shaped like a volcano, the stadium also features a mural by famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera. Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany (1972) (image via: wikimedia commons ) Prior to Beijing’s flashy 2008 Olympic structures, the Olympiastadion in Munich was arguably the most visually engaging Olympic venue of the modern age. Its unusual appearance comes mostly from large, curving canopies of acrylic glass and steel cables that were meant to imitate the Alps and symbolize the  new, democratic Germany. It was constructed in a pit made by bombings that Munich suffered during World War II. Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada (1976) (image via: wikimedia commons ) Referred to as ‘The Big O’ for the doughnut-shape of its roof, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium hosted


What was the name of the circuit on which the Dutch Formula One Grand Prix was held from 1948 until its last running in 1985 ?

Dutch Grand Prix Formula One | @guidof Dutch GP F1 History How about the Dutch Grand Prix Formula One? The Dutch Grand Prix (Grote Prijs van Nederland) was a Formula One automobile race held at Circuit Zandvoort, near Zandvoort, the Netherlands, from 1952 to 1985. It was a part of the World Championship from 1952, and designated the European Grand Prix twice, 1962 and 1976, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one grand prix race in Europe. 1952 was the year of the very first Dutch Grand Prix when it was part of the third Formula One World Championship; this and the next year’s races were won by Italian Alberto Ascari. More information on this first Dutch Grand Prix on second-a-lap.blogspot.se . In 1955 saw yet another demonstration of Mercedes-Benz’s dominance, with Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio and Briton Stirling Moss dominating the proceedings; Moss followed Fangio closely all the way. The 1958 race was won by Moss in a Vanwall. 1959 saw Swede Jo Bonnier win his only Formula One championship event and 1960 saw Dan Gurney have an accident and a spectator was killed; the race was won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper. From 1963 to 1965 saw Briton Jim Clark win all three events, and 1967 saw the introduction of the Lotus 49 with its brand new Ford-Cosworth DFV engine. The DFV won on its debut with Clark driving; this engine became the most successful and widely used engine among private teams until 1985. 1970, however, saw the 49’s successor, the 72 – which was just as advanced a design as the 49 had been 3 years earlier – win comprehensively with Jochen Rindt behind the wheel. Tragedy struck, however – Briton Piers Courage, driving a Frank Williams-entered De Tomaso crashed heavily near the notoriously fast Tunnel Oost corner after a wheel came off and hit him on the head, which killed him. The car, with Courage still in it, then caught fire and burned to the ground. 1971 – Pitlane at Dutch GP with winner Jacky Ickx 1971 saw Jacky Ickx win in a Ferrari after a spirited battle with Mexican Pedro Rodriguez in a BRM in rain-soaked conditions. There was no 1972 race, however. It was originally on that year’s calendar, but the drivers refused to race at Zandvoort, because the facilities and conditions of the circuit were out-of-date with Grand Prix racing at that time. 1973 – Jacky Stewart wins in Holland 1973 – Stewart victory tainted by Williamsons horrific death Zandvoort had been extensively modified during its absence from the Grand Prix calendar. For the 1973 race, in an indirect celebration of the efforts put forth, there was a special atmosphere at that weekend and everyone was happy, especially the organizers. But in the eighth lap of the race, Briton Roger Williamson – in only his second ever Formula One race – crashed heavily near Tunnel Oost and was killed after his car caught fire while scraping along the tarmac. The race was won by Tyrrell driver Jackie Stewart (who broke Jim Clark’s record for the most career Grand Prix victories that weekend) and his teammate François Cevert finished 2nd; but no one felt like celebrating; it was one of the darkest moments in the history of the sport. 1974 – Lauda leading at Zandvoort 1974 saw the re-emerging Ferrari team dominate with Austrian Niki Lauda winning. Holland was host to the eighth round, and Lauda took his fourth pole of the year, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and the McLarens of Fittipaldi and Hailwood next up. Lauda led from the start, will Hailwood jumping up to second. But Regaazzoni took only two laps to regain second, and Hailwood was soon passed by Depailler and Fittipaldi. Depailler held third until he struggled with oversteer, and so Fittipaldi was through. Lauda won, with Regazzoni making it a 1-2 for Ferrari, with Fittipaldi getting third. 1975 – Hunt in his Heskeths leading over Lauda in Ferrari 1975 – James Hunt wins ahead of Niki Lauda and Carlos Reutemann 1975 saw Briton James Hunt win his first championship Formula One race in his Hesketh. Pole went to Lauda, with teammate Regazzoni alongside, and Hunt’s Hesketh third. The


At which football ground did Frank Bruno defeat Joe Bugner in October 1987 ?

That 1980s Sports Blog: 1987: Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner A blog about anything to do with sport in the 1980s. Thursday, 21 June 2012 1987: Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner Not all British heavyweight clashes are as naff, classless and tacky as Haye-Chisora. In relatively recent years, I can recall a couple of 'Battle of Britain' bouts that I was genuinely excited about: Lewis v Mason, and Lewis v Bruno. But before these fights, there was another in 1987 that was just as eagerly anticipated, between 25-year-old Frank Bruno and the much travelled 37-year-old Joe Bugner. It was a fight that wasn't supposed to happen, a fight that saw one promoter take his first steps into the boxing world, and one which would provide Bruno with the chance to silence his critics, temporarily at least. Bruno of course was the darling of British boxing in the eighties, although I probably wouldn't use that word if I ever met him. Through his relationship with commentator Harry Carpenter, and his initial exploits in the ring, Bruno had enchanted the nation, bringing hope to boxing fans that finally we had found a great British heavyweight prospect, and also amusing us with his humour and nature outside the ring too. After 21 straight wins between 1982-1984, Bruno came unstuck in the final round against James 'Bonecrusher' Smith, but had recovered sufficiently to gain a crack at the WBA title against America's Tim Witherspoon in 1986. Despite leading in the fight, Bruno's lack of stamina came back to haunt him, and Witherspoon finished the fight in round 11, meaning Bruno had to start again on the path to another tilt at the heavyweight crown. Bugner was everything that Bruno was not, especially in the popularity stakes. The Hungarian-born fighter had hardly endeared himself to the hearts of the British public, by controversially defeating Henry Cooper in what turned out to be Cooper's last ever bout in 1971. Defeating our 'Enry on a hotly disputed points decision was tantamount to mooning at the Queen during the recent jubilee celebrations. "I never wanted to be the man who ended Henry’s career. I had no idea that was to be his last fight" Bugner commented in 2008. "What happened to me after that fight was worse than being crucified. Even the Kray twins got a better press. I was blamed for something I had no control over and one moronic Labour MP even called for me to be stripped of my title, stripped of my assets and sent back to wherever I came from. I was a 21-year-old kid and my mind was totally f****d after that. I had another 20 fights in England after beating Henry and the reaction from the crowd was bloody painful every time. In the end, I was chased out of my own country." In subsequent years, Bugner would establish himself as a decent heavyweight, losing to Ali in a shot at the world title in 1975. But the British public didn't forgive or forget easily, and Bugner's defeat of Cooper still rankled, although it seems harsh to blame a man who, after all, didn't decide who the fight should be awarded to. However, in recent years, Bugner had made yet another comeback, beating Jame Tillis, David Bey and Greg Page within a year, and he was starting to move back up the world rankings. The fight only materialised after a host of problems were overcome: Trevor Berbick was originally supposed to fight Bruno at Wembley on September 29, but he had to pull out 11 days before this date due to a back injury. This left Bruno twiddling his thumbs, and in desperate need for a fight, due to his desire to progress through the heavyweight division to the inevitable Tyson clash. Enter Barry Hearn. Hearn had so far made his name in snooker as head of the Matchroom Sport company, and this was to be his first foray into boxing promotion. On September 22, Ron Wills reported in the Daily Mirror that "It could be ON. The heavyweight punch-up every fight fan in Britain wants to see - the showdown between Frank Bruno and Joe Bugner". Although Bugner admitted that he had never heard of Hearn when the promoter called him, the obvious attraction was there for both men. Bruno ha


In which of New York's five boroughs is the New Yankee stadium located?

Five Boroughs : Long Island Exchange Used Cars Five Boroughs Located just west of Long Island is a city with 5 boroughs, 59 community districts and hundreds of neighborhoods . The Five Boroughs of New York: New York City is one of the biggest cities in the world, perhaps, because it is actually made up of five smaller sections called boroughs. At one time, each borough had a completely separate government because it was considered a municipal corporation. A municipal is a local governing body with its own set of governing officials. In 1898, the separate governments were united as one. The five boroughs kept their separate identities but became a part of New York City. The five boroughs are Manhattan , Brooklyn , Queens , The Bronx and Staten Island . Each borough has a borough president, and the borough government operates out of a borough hall like a city hall that most people associate with city officials. Manhattan is the only exception; the officials function out of the Manhattan Municipal Building. As of 1990, the borough president has very little power. At one time, each president had a voice in budget decisions within the city of New York . It was argued in the U.S. Supreme Court that the practice was unconstitutional since each borough president got one vote. The most densely populated boroughs got the same vote as the borough with the least amount of people. It violated the 14th amendment. The mayor of New York City makes all budget decisions for all the boroughs. Manhattan: When people think New York, they often think of Manhattan . The island of Manhattan is the smallest of the five boroughs but has more people than the largest borough of New York. Manhattan is 23 square miles. That is not much space for the 1.6 million people who live there and does not take into account tourists or those that work in Manhattan but choose to live in one of the outer boroughs. Manhattan is known for many landmarks like the Empire State Building and Central Park. The neighborhoods are varied. From Harlem with its boutiques and jazz clubs, Lower Manhattan’s cultural cuisine to the Upper East Side’s museums and Midtown’s Times Square, there is a cultural, culinary and visual experience for every visitor. The Bronx: The Bronx is the second smallest of the New York boroughs at 42 square miles but has less people than Manhattan does. The 2010 census reported over 1.3 million people in The Bronx. The Bronx has more open spaces than Manhattan and could account for the amount of people. There are many tree-lined streets and local parks for families that settle in this area. The South Bronx is where Yankee stadium can be found. The Bronx also boasts the Bronx Zoo with many outdoor cafes and exhibits. It is where visitors and neighbors can enjoy the New York Botanical Gardens as well. Brooklyn: Brooklyn is the most inhabited of the five boroughs with over 2.5 million people in 71 square miles. The many ethnic groups in Brooklyn can be found in concentrated sections around the borough. There is a large African American community in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area , Russians in the Brighton Beach area and a sizable Hispanic population in Bushwick . There is a large concentration of various other ethnic populations like the Irish, Arab Americans, Greek, Orthodox Jews and West Indians just to name a few. The Brooklyn Philharmonic and the Brooklyn Academy of Music are examples of the musical traditions Brooklyn is famous for having within its borough. Another example of culture is the Brooklyn Museum which houses the second largest collection of art in the U. S. Queens: If Queens were a city independent of New York, it would be considered the fourth most thickly-settled city in the U. S. behind cities like Los Angeles and Chicago. Queens has a population of over 2.2 million people in 109 square miles. While it may be thought that Brooklyn is the most culturally-diverse, it is actually Queens where its residents speak over 138 languages. The area of Queens includes the major airports within its borders. Queens has outdoor amusements in Corona , a


After which famous American tennis player is the stadium at Flushing Meadow named, where the final of the US Open has been held each year since 1997 ?

US Open Tennis Live Stream, TV, Flushing Meadows Online Feed Event Information:   The US       Open, formally the United States       Open Tennis Championships, is a       hardcourt tennis tournament which is       the modern iteration of one of the       oldest tennis championships in the       world, the U.S. National       Championship, which for men's       singles was first contested in 1881.       Since 1987, the US Open has been       chronologically the fourth and final       tennis major comprising the Grand       Slam each year; the other three are       the Australian Open, French Open and       Wimbledon. It is held annually in       August and September over a two-week       period (the weeks before and after       Labor Day weekend). The main       tournament consists of five       different event championships: men's       and women's singles, men's and       women's doubles, and mixed doubles,       with additional tournaments for       senior, junior, and wheelchair       players. Since 1978, the tournament       has been played on acrylic hard       courts at the USTA Billie Jean King       National Tennis Center at Flushing       Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New       York City. The US       Open has tiebreaks in every set,       including the last set. The other       three Grand Slam tournaments have       tiebreaks in every set other than       the last set (i.e. the fifth set for       men and third set for women), and       therefore their last set continues       indefinitely until a two-game lead       is reached. The DecoTurf surface at       the US Open is a fast surface,       having slightly less friction and       producing a lower bounce compared to       other hard courts (most notably the       Rebound Ace surface formerly used at       the Australian Open). For this       reason, many serve-and-volley       players have found success at the US       Open. The       main court is located at the       22,547-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium,       opened in 1997. It is named after       Arthur Ashe, the African American       tennis player who won the men's       final of the inaugural US Open in       1968. The next largest court is       Louis Armstrong Stadium, opened in       1978, extensively renovated from the       original Singer Bowl. It was the       main stadium from 1978ï¿½96, and its       peak capacity neared 18,000 seats,       but was reduced to 10,200 after the       opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium. The       third largest court is the       6,000-seat Grandstand Stadium,       attached to the Louis Armstrong       Stadium. Sidecourts 4, 7, and 11       each have a seating capacity of over       1,000. All       the courts used by the US Open are       lighted, meaning that television       coverage of the tournament can       extend into prime time to attract       higher ratings. This has recently       been used to the advantage of USA       Network, and now, ESPN2, on cable       and especially for CBS, the American       broadcast television outlet for the       tournament for many years, which       used its influence to move the       women's singles final to Saturday       night to draw better television       ratings. Local Weather:


In which Swiss resort is the famous bobsleigh track, the Cresta Run?

Skeleton Equipment and History - Olympic Sport History Sports History Skeleton racing involves plummeting head-first down a steep and treacherous ice track on a tiny sled. It is considered the world's first sliding sport.   Thrill-seeking tourists Sleighing is one of the oldest winter sports. Descriptions of the sport can be found in 16th-century literature, but as a racing sport it can be traced to the mid-19th century, when British tourists started sliding down snowbound roads in the Alps. British and American holidaymakers built the first toboggan run in Davos in 1882. The Cresta run Skeleton sled racing owes it entire early history to St Moritz and the famed Cresta Run. The sport developed in the Swiss resort town as a pursuit for the rich. E. F. Benson put it best when he wrote in 1913, “There is one Mecca, there is one St Peter's, and there is one Cresta.” Olympic history Men’s skeleton made two early appearances on the Olympic programme at its “ancestral” home of St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948. It was then dropped until it reappeared as a men’s and women’s event at Salt Lake City in 2002.


Which Scottish Lib Dem MP is currently Chief Secretary to the Treasury?

Danny Alexander 'will lose seat in 2015 unless there is a miracle turnaround' according to Lib Dem strategist - Telegraph Liberal Democrats Danny Alexander 'will lose seat in 2015 unless there is a miracle turnaround' according to Lib Dem strategist Senior Lib Dem strategist privately admits Chief Secretary of Treasury is  heading for defeat as backlash against Coalition creates 'anti-Danny'  sentiment Strategists want Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to focus on local issues in battle to save his seat Photo: CLARA MOLDEN By Ben Riley-Smith , Political Correspondent 6:00AM GMT 18 Nov 2014 Follow Danny Alexander will lose his seat at the next general election unless there is a radical turnaround in fortunes, a senior Liberal Democrat strategist has privately warned. The source believes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury's closeness to the austerity cuts and George Osborne will create an "anti-Danny" backlash among constituents that could topple him. It raises the prospect of one of the four most influential figures in the Coalition being kicked out of politics in less than six months. Party insiders have raised concerns that his closeness to the Tories means his Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency will be one of the hardest seats for the party to hold in Scotland. Strategists have decided the best hope of saving his seat is to focus overwhelmingly on local issues, such as highlighting Mr Alexander's campaigning against average speed cameras on the A9, rather than defending Coalition policies. Related Articles Sketch: Danny Alexander unlocks George Osborne’s secret 18 Nov 2014 Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland who stepped down last week and is considering running for Westminster next May, has ruled out running for the seat despite reports he was considering mounting a challenge. Polls show support for the Liberal Democrats has plummeted since 2010 while as many as one in two Scottish voters could back SNP as the party enjoys a surge after the independence referendum. While Mr Alexander beat the SNP candidate by 22 per cent in 2010, the party currently leads the Lib Dems by more than 40 per cent nationally. Jo Swinson, the education and business minister widely tipped to be promoted to the Cabinet at the last reshuffle, is also expected to lose her Scottish seat. A Scottish Lib Dem source said Mr Alexander would be focusing on his record as a local MP to hold off any challenge form the SNP. Mr Alexander is considered one of the architects of the Coalition, having played a central role in the Lib Dems' negotiating team after the 2010 election. He is also one of the so-called "Quad" alongside David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Mr Osborne through which all major Government decisions are passed. It is feared Mr Alexander will be attacked for being "in bed with the Tories" – an SNP line used with great effect during the Scottish independence campaign – and blamed for the austerity cutbacks.


"The name's the same - A small Norfolk town near the Suffolk border and a verb used by teenagers meaning ""to show a lack of respect""?"

Ipswich, England - Planet Ipswich : A bridge between the Ipswiches of the world Planet Ipswich : A bridge between the Ipswiches of the world In The News Ipswich, Suffolk, England Situated at 52° 3’ 34” N  1° 9’ 20” E, Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk in the region of East Anglia. It is located on the River Orwell estuary & also on the River Gipping,  approximately twelve miles from the coast & 70 miles north east of London. Population:-  The population of the Borough of Ipswich at the 2011 census was 133,384. How to get there:- By road: From London & the south take A12 (junction 28 from M25) northbound.  From Cambridge & the Midlands take A14 eastbound.  From Norwich take A140 southbound, then head east on the A14. By rail:  Ipswich is on the Great Eastern Main Line. From London, use London Liverpool Street Station. Connections also to Norwich, Harwich, Felixstowe & Lowestoft. From the west, Ipswich is reached on the Ipswich to Ely Line, via Cambridge & Bury St Edmunds.  Nearest major airport is Stansted in Essex. From there take A120, then A12 northbound.  Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time.   Daylight saving time in summer +1 hr.   Order of contents on this page: (Click on the links below) History: Please note that the sections on the Ipswich Window, Viscount Ipswich, & Ipswich Almond Pudding have now been moved to the Ips Misc page. Why not also visit www.planetsuffolk.com   - Bringing together the Suffolks of the world Early Settlement & Derivation of Name Evidence of settlements going back to the stone age have been found in and around what is now known as Ipswich, making it one of the earliest known inhabited sites in Britain. Paleolithic, Mesolithic & Neolithic artifacts, including stone axes & pottery, have been found in various areas of the town & surrounding countryside. During the Bronze & Iron Ages the area was inhabited by a Celtic tribe called the Trinovantes, whose capital was on the site of modern day Colchester.  Although there was no town in the area in Roman times, there are known to have been a few farmsteads. A large villa is known to have stood to the north west of the present town centre, in what is now Castle Hill. This was discovered in 1854, but not excavated until 1948 & is one of the largest & wealthiest villas to have been discovered in Suffolk. Roman burial sites have also been found in the Dales Road & Tuddenham Road areas. There also seems to have been a river crossing point with a few buildings close to modern day Handford Road, where pottery & coins have been unearthed. There are two main theories as to the origins of the town's name. One is that the town took its name from a seventh century Saxon named Gippa (or Gipe), who was known as ‘Gippa the Yawner’. Whether this man actually existed is now impossible to ascertain, although it should be noted that the Old English verb to yawn was ‘Gipian’. The other possibility is that the name derives from ‘Gipa’, meaning an opening or estuary, & ‘Wic’ meaning a town, dwelling or settlement. Whichever version is correct, the town that came to be known as ‘Gippeswick’  was established on the Orwell estuary where it could most easily be forded, near to the present day Stoke Bridge. The Domesday book lists the town as Gipeswic. Other spellings include Gippeswiche and Gypewici. As the G was silent, the name eventually, evolved into Yppyswyche, before eventually becoming Ipswiche & finally the spelling we know today. The name Gippeswyk still survives today in Gippeswyk Road & Gippeswyk Avenue, plus the nearby Gippeswyk Park. Adjacent to the park is the red bricked Gippeswyk Hall, which is a Grade II listed building that dates from c.1600. Top of Page Ipswich Hoards There are two notable hoards that have been discovered in Ipswich; the first in 1863, the other in 1968 & 69. Discovered in an earthenware pot, buried 10 feet beneath the ground, the first hoard was found in 1863 during demolition & road widening on the corner of The Buttermarket & White Hart Lane. The find is alleged to have originally consisted of some 150 silver pennies, although the w


Guy Lombardo and Oscar Peterson were the first inductees into which nation's newly instituted Music Hall of Fame in 1978 ?

UnerasedHistory - Page 9 of 43 - "Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it" "Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it" National Chili Month   It is so good that October is National Chili Month. Chili is something people eat year-round but October when the temperatures start dropping is the best time. It is also the time for chili contests and there are as many ways to make chili as there are ingredients to use. In recent years people have started making turkey chili and vegetarian chili. They are good when made right and at contests you will find some of the best whether at a sanctioned meet or at your church as a fundraiser. If you don’t have a chili recipe in your family, it is time to start experimenting. In my family we have one that is difficult to make but the rewards are great. It is called “Oklahoma” chili and I think it came from a cousin that lived in Terral, OK on the Oklahoma-Texas border near Wichita Falls, TX. Here is how to make it: The two major pieces of equipment you need is a very large cast iron frying pan and a large pot. Shopping List: Five pounds of onion (don’t cry), five pounds of hamburger, one can of Mexican chili beans, two packs of Texas chili spices, two large cans of stewed tomatoes, garlic and salt to taste. The hard-to-get item is three to five pounds of suet or the fat around steaks, etc. Normal grocery stores no longer carry it but find a butcher shop where they cut their own meat and ask them for some. How to: Start by using the cast iron pan and cook down the suet as far as you can. You are creating the grease you will need to cook the onions. My pan is 16” across and the goal is to get about an inch or more of grease. Pull the very cooked suet out and start adding the onion chopped. Size of the chop is up to you and put all of the onion in the pan. Cook at slightly hotter than medium. Stir and move the onions around about every fifteen minutes until very brown. The process is called carmelizing. Put the onions into the stockpot and start cooking the hamburger in the cast iron pan. The grease won’t be used so get the leanest meat you can get from the store (93% or leaner.) As any batch gets done, put it in the stockpot and stir with the onions. Start after the first batch goes in, add both cans of the tomatoes, drained; the Mexican chili beans, drained; both packs of spices. Now stir and as more meat gets done add it to the pot.  Now, let it all simmer for about an hour. This is best put together either the day before or early in the day. Before serving test for taste and add garlic, salt. Adjust its heat with your favorite method. Two other kinds of chili that have become common are turkey chili and vegetarian chili. Here are sample recipes for both. Turkey Chili Recipe Shredded cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, sour cream for optional garnish. METHOD 1 In a large, 8-quart, thick-bottom pot, cook the onion and green pepper over medium high heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for a minute or two more. Add a bit more olive oil if needed. 2 Add tomatoes, tomato paste, stock. beans, oregano, salt, pepper, and cooked turkey meat. Bring mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for an hour. 3 Salt to taste. Add 1 to 3 teaspoons of sugar to take the edge of the acidity of the tomatoes if desired. The chili may be made in advance and chilled for 2 days, or frozen for 2 months. Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, and or sour cream. Serve alone, over rice, or with corn bread. Makes about 12 cups. Serves 8. Craig’s Easy Vegan Chili 2 – cans pinto beans (15 oz) 1 – can kidney beans (15 oz) 1 – can chopped green chili’s (4 oz) 1 – can diced tomatoes 1 – can stewed tomatoes (I blend these) 1 – onion (chopped) 1/2 t pepper chili powder to taste Put all the veggies, salt and pepper in a crock pot and simmer on low for 12 hrs. Stir every 3 hrs. and add chili powder until it has a kick but not nuclear. Serve with whole grain crackers or tortilla chips a


Chemistry - which of the halogens has the lowest atomic number?

What are the Halogens in the Periodic Table? - Quora Quora Daniel James Berger , PhD in organic chemistry The elements in Group 17 of the periodic table  ( The Old fashioned name for Group 17 is Group VII ) are known collectively as The Halogens. They are the elements Fluorine, ( atomic number 9 ),  Chlorine, ( atomic number 17 ), Bromine ( atomic number 35 ), Iodine ( atomic number 53 ), Astatine  ( atomic number 85 ), and a newly discovered element not yet given a name, that has an atomic number of 117, ( Discovered in 2010). However both Astatine and Element No. 117 are too radioactive to be made in quantities that can be weighed. They are man made elements that have very short half lives;  so decay into other elements before one has the chance to make any of their compounds. So in most laboratories Halogen chemistry is essentially about the study of Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine & Iodine. The word Halogen was coined in 1842 by the Swedish Chemist Berzelius ( 1779 - 1848 ). It is a made up Swedish word which literally means "Salt producer" in Swedish. A name in keeping with the reactive nature of these elements. Lots of Halogen salts are known. Eg. Sodium chloride. Potassium fluoride. Sodium Bromide.  These elements are all members of the same group, because all of their atoms have the same number of electrons in their outermost shell or orbit. Group 17 elements all have 7 electrons in their outermost orbit.  The Periodic Table highlighting Group 17. Fluorine As mentioned previously fluorine has an atomic number of 9. This means that an atom of fluorine will have in addition to 9 protons in the nucleus of its atom, it will have a total of 9 electrons orbiting its nucleus. An individual  proton always has a charge of +1 and an individual electron always has a charge of -1. We have 9 protons in an atom of fluorine each having a charge of +1, plus 9 electrons in that same atom orbiting the nucleus of that atom. ( +1 X 9 ) + (-1 X 9 ) = 0.  So the atom is electrically neutral. This is true for all neutral atoms of fluorine. The 9 electrons are arranged in 2 shells or orbit.  2 of the 9 electrons orbit in the 1st shell or orbit. The remaining 7 electrons orbit in a larger shell. The 7 electrons in the outermost orbit of all Halogens are the electrons that participate in chemical reactions. During chemical reactions the number of electrons in the outermost orbit can go up or down. Up to a max of 8, and down to 0 ( in theory ). Compare with  Na+1 or with Li+1  Written Feb 7, 2016 The halogens are the family of chemical elements that includes fluorine (atomic symbol F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). The halogens make up Group VIIA of the Periodic Table of the elements. Elemental halogens are diatomic molecules. However, due to their high reactivity, the halogens are never found in nature in native form. The family name means "salt-forming," from the Greek for salt, "hals", and for generating "genes". The salinity of the oceans on Earth is due in large part to such halogen salts (halides) as sodium chloride (NaCl) and potassium iodide (KI). Halogens display physical and chemical properties typical of nonmetals. They have relatively low melting and boiling points that increase steadily down the group. Near room temperature, the halogens span all of the physical states: Fluorine and chlorine are gases, bromine is a liquid, and iodine is a solid. All of the elements are colored, with the color becoming more intense moving down the group. Fluorine gas is pale yellow, and chlorine gas is a yellowish green. Liquid bromine and its vapors are brownish red. Solid iodine appears as shiny, dark gray crystals, and the vapors are a deep purple. The halogens are poor thermal and electrical conductors in all phases, and as solids they are brittle and crumbly. The halogens have distinctive, unpleasant odors, will burn exposed flesh, and are toxic. The neutral atoms of the halogens possess seven outer electrons. An additional electron can be added to halogen atoms to form singly charged negative ions. These ions


Lady Day or, more properly, the Feast of the Anunciation of the Blessed Virgin, is celebrated on the 25th of which month?

Day Of The Unborn Child--Feast Of The Annunciation--March 25th Follow Us on Twitter @March25info and on Facebook at AnnunciationDayMarch25   If you would like more frequent updates than the mailing list provides, follow us on Facebook and/or Twitter for updates on Day of the Unborn Child events, and also year-round alerts for TV specials on Annunciation shrines/pilgrimages, and Spiritual Adoption/"9 Months 4 Life" prayer intentions and "25th of the Month Club" ideas each 25th.ï¿½ To visit and "Like" our page on Facebook go to facebook.com/AnnunciationDayMarch25 and to sign up for tweets just click this link: Follow Us On Twitter @March25info   List An Event / Share a Suggestion Visit our Local & National Events page to check current listings by state and city.ï¿½ If there is a special upcoming Annunciation or Day of the Unborn Child event that you would like to see listed, or if you would like to share ideas and traditions for celebrating the day, contact us with details (including website links if possible) at info@DayOfTheUnbornChild.com .   Use Our Free E-cards for Both the Annunciation and Christmas.ï¿½ Send An E-mail to Mar25Dec25ecard@dayoftheunbornchild.com and you will receive our dual-season e-card to forward to family and friends.   Since you will receive our e-card in your inbox you can use your own e-mail program and contact-list/address-book to forward it to as many recipients as you like, as often as you like -- and keep it to use on both holidays.ï¿½ Also downloadable as note/post-cards, the festive design covers both the springtime and the winter feasts -- so you can raise awareness about the significance of March 25th while checking off your Christmas card list.ï¿½ Click HERE for full details and tips and other cards and banner options.   Use Our Seasonal Banners in E-mails, Blogs, and Websites to Highlight the Annunciation--or Print as Signs, Envelope Seals and Note/Post-Cards   Click HERE to view our selection of banners and instructions on using them to promote the Annunciation as the Feast of Christ's Conception/Incarnation or as Day of the Unborn Child and the start of a "9 Months 4 Life" period of Spiritual Adoption prayer.ï¿½ The page also features multi-season banners to highlight the Annunciation/Christmas/New Year's connection during the holiday season or year round.   ï¿½ What can I do the rest of the year if the day has already passed?   Why use a Christian feast to promote the universal cause of unborn children?ï¿½ Why not choose a new date for a secular Day Of The Unborn Child? It would be hard to find a date that has more universal import than the Annunciation feast day of March 25th (once observed as New Year's Day) in its symbolic link to a historic birthday celebration known worldwide.ï¿½ Christmas is recognized around the world and its celebration transcends cultural, racial, national and class divisions--therefore the feast day that precedes it by the length of a pregnancy is an ideal choice for a cross-cultural memorial for the unborn that can similarly transcend varying faith traditions.ï¿½ In fact, the Vatican.va page promoting the Annunciation feast as "The Day of the Unborn Child" notes that when the movement began in Argentina the official 1999 proclamation was made in the presence of representatives from the Orthodox, Anglican, Evangelical, Jewish, and Muslim faiths.ï¿½ Likewise, the date of the Annunciation as "Day of the Unborn Child" can be honored by those of no particular faith tradition who advocate the right to life for secular philosophical reasons.ï¿½ Clearly there is no absolutist line of separation between the overlapping spheres of state and faith-influenced culture based on the precedents weï¿½ve already set in national holidays like Christmas and the way we measure time.ï¿½ Even the most secularized nations and governments use a calendar that has the approximate date of Christï¿½s birth as its starting point.ï¿½ Atheist scholars accept the conventional division of history into B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. or Anno Domini which means ï¿½in the year of the Lord.ï¿½ï


Which common British mammal has the scientific name Erinaceous Europaeus?

Geographic Range [top] Range Description: Erinaceus europaeus is endemic to Europe (including European Russia), with a distribution extending from the British Isles and the Iberian peninsula, westwards through much of western to central Europe; and from southern Fennoscandia, and the northern Baltic to north-west Russia. It is present on the Azores and a number of Mediterranean islands, but is absent from south-east Europe and southern Russia. It is typically found at altitudes of up to 600 m, although it can reach 1,500-2,000 m in the Alps (Lapini 1999). Countries occurrence: Native: Austria; Belgium; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russian Federation; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom Additional data: Bibliography [top] Huijser, M.P. 1999. Human impact on populations of hedgehogs Erinaceus europaeus through traffic and changes in the landscape: a review. Lutra 42:39-56. IUCN. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org . (Accessed: 07 December 2016). Lapini, L. 1999. Erinaceus europaeus. In: A.J. Mitchell-Jones, G. Amori, W. Bogdanowicz, B. Kryštufek, P.J.H. Reijnders, F. Spitzenberger, M. Stubbe, J.B.M. Thissen, V. Vohralík, and J. Zima (eds), The Atlas of European Mammals. Academic Press, London. Pacifici, M., Santini, L., Di Marco, M., Baisero, D., Francucci, L., Grottolo Marasini, G., Visconti, P. and Rondinini, C. 2013. Generation length for mammals. Nature Conservation 5: 87–94. Verkem, S., De Maeseneer, J., Vandenddriessche, B., Verbeylen, G. and Yskout, S. 2003. Zoogdieren in Vlaanderen. Ecologie en verspreiding van 1987 tot 2002. Natuurpunt Studie & JNM-Zoogdierenwerkgroep, Mechelen & Gent, België.. Citation: Amori, G. 2016. Erinaceus europaeus. In:  The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T29650A2791303. . Downloaded on 19 January 2017. Disclaimer:


Sri Lanka has two official languages - Sinhala or Singhalese is one, what is the other?

LankaWeb – SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL IDENTITY, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE SINHALESE MAJORITY SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL IDENTITY, OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE SINHALESE MAJORITY Posted on July 15th, 2014 Shenali D Waduge Contrary to what is erroneously being promoted the Sinhela race did not descend from banished King Vijaya of India. The discovery of the Balangoda man depicts a rich civilization going back 38000 years. Undoubtedly what distinguishes the Sinhala people is their Sinhala language – both people and language found nowhere else in the world except in Sri Lanka. Thus, they become a distinct community with a unique language, Sinhale culture and literature evolved and developed within Sri Lanka solidified further by Buddhism. It became the source and secret of unity through history which is why these key areas continue to be target for annihilation by Christian West and their local stooges. There are only 14.8million Sinhalese speaking Sinhale and thus both ethnic group and language must be protected. All other cultures and languages in Sri Lanka originated from other countries. It was the Sinhalese that built Sri Lanka’s civilization. With close to 7000 languages the world over, Sinhalese is one of the world’s oldest living languages with a history over 2300 years with inscriptions in Brahmi script (linguistically diagnostic in Indo-Aryan Prakrit) dating from 600-500BC found in remnants of pottery in Anuradhapura. The Sinhala script has won international fame in 1909 for being one of the world’s most creative alphabets and is named one of the world’s 16 most current creative alphabets. Etymology of Sri Lanka with King Ravana naming Lanka as the capital followed by Sinhalana (Pali) meaning ‘land of the lion people’, Ceilao given by Portuguese, Seilan, Helanka ‘Lanka of Helas’ ‘Heladiva’ – Island of Hela’s (natives), Serendip (derived from sihalan-dip – island of sihala’s/Helas), ‘Taproben’ to former Ceylon. Present ‘Sri’ comes from Sanskrit for ‘resplendent’ and Lanka ‘Island’.  Sealing the Sinhale language, culture and people has been the philosophy of Buddhism and its noble tenets. In ancient times the partnership of King-Bhikkus and Buddhist culture prevailed. Threats to Sinhela language came from South Indian Dravida invaders who not only destroyed places of learning and Buddhist establishments but attempted to also destroy the Sinhala writings by burning libraries of ‘ola’ palm-leaf manuscripts by setting fire to them. The Catholic/Christian Portuguese, Dutch and British took over from the Dravidians again targeting the Sinhalese Buddhists and the Sinhalese language. Had conversions not taken place the Sinhalese would have been all Buddhists no different to how Muslims are identified with Islam (ethnicity and religion one and the same). The foreign invaders however created a new ethno-religious group of Christians/Catholics from both Sinhalese and Tamils. Once Britain controlled the entire country they inflicted the greatest damage to Sinhala Buddhist cultural heritage and Sinhala language. English was introduced to undermine Sinhala language and culture through their infamous divide and rule policy. This meant special privileges (in education and employment) were given to Tamil minorities and the Sinhalese and Tamils who adopted Christian faith. By 1870 the British ensured only 2 Buddhist schools prevailed in Sri Lanka (in Panadura and Dodanduwa) with close to 250 children. Children attending Christian schools numbered close to 80,000. Revenge against rebellions resulted in orders to destroy property belonging to Sinhala people, setting fire to their homes, gardens, killing cattle, and destroying their livelihood, reservoirs and irrigation works – spilled water resulting in thousands of deaths from malaria. The British then took over millions of acres of land leaving the Sinhalese landless/homeless. The idea was obviously to kill the Sinhala population by starving them while those involved in the rebellion were beheaded and David Cameroon thinks he can come to Sri Lanka and demand answer