Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon at the 1896 Olympics, what is the world's oldest annual marathon?

Boston Marathon 2016 - YouTube Boston Marathon 2016 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 20, 2016 Boston marathon 2016 held in Massachusetts state in America. It is always held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. Events start from Hopkinton city & finish line is in Boston. Which is 26.2 mile. This video captured from 6 mile away from start line at Framingham city. If you like this video, please don't forget to subscribe this channel. Category


The Belgian Blue, British White, Canadian Speckle Park, Galloway, Lincoln Red, South Devon, Welsh Black and White Park are all types of what?

Breeds - Speckle Park - The Cattle Site Our Shop Speckle Park In 1937 Mary Lindsay, daughter of a beef farmer of Greenstreet Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, spotted a uniquely coloured speckled red roan heifer in her fathers herd. The unique colour pattern impressed her and she subsequently bought the heifer from her dad. She found regardless of the breed of sire she bred the cow to it always produced calves with that colour pattern. It is believed that the heifer was a descendent of a Teeswater Shorthorn which carried the White Park gene as well. These two ancient breeds dating back to the 16th Century were hard, strong and milky. Mary continued to breed speckled cattle and found that the speckled pattern was a dominant trait in her newer version of those ancient breeds. The cattle grew quickly, were hardy and quiet natured.    more... Share This


"Which 2001 musical film based on the Orphean myth and on Giuseppe Verdi's opera ""La Traviata"" stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman?"

Moulin Rouge! : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Moulin Rouge!   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics More interesting facts on Moulin Rouge! Include this on your site/blog: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the 2001 motion picture. For other uses, see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation) . Moulin Rouge! /muːˈlɑːn ˈruːʒ/, from French:  [mulɛ̃ ʁuʒ]) is a 2001 romantic musical film by Baz Luhrmann . Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth and on Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata . It tells the story of a young, English poet / writer , Christian ( Ewan McGregor ), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge , cabaret actress and courtesan Satine ( Nicole Kidman ). It uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris , France . The film was nominated for eight Oscars , including Best Picture , and won two: for art direction and costume design. It was the first musical nominated for best picture in 22 years. It was filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney , Australia . Contents Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor as Satine and Christian. Beginning in 1900, the story introduces the protagonist, an English writer named Christian ( Ewan McGregor ), depressed and surrounded by bottles of alcohol . He then gets up and heads over to his typewriter , and begins telling the story. A year before, in 1899, Christian moves to the Montmartre district of Paris with few possessions to follow the Bohemian revolution. By luck, he encounters a musical troupe led by Toulouse-Lautrec ( John Leguizamo ) that is attempting to present a new play for Harold Zidler ( Jim Broadbent ), the owner of the cabaret , the Moulin Rouge . Christian's writing helps to finalize the show, entitled "Spectacular Spectacular", and the troupe take Christian to the cabaret to present the work itself to its star courtesan , Satine ( Nicole Kidman ), in private to win her favour. However, Zidler has arranged for Satine to spend the night with the wealthy Duke of Monroth ( Richard Roxburgh ) who is looking to invest in the cabaret. Through miscommunication, Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke, and the two depart to her private chambers. She begins to seduce him despite his insistence he is only there to present his poetry , but the two slowly realize they have fallen in love with each other. The Duke then enters while Satine is trying to hide Christian. Satine pulls the Duke onto the bed and quietly urges Christian to leave without the Duke noticing. After Christian refuses, she tells the Duke that they should "wait until opening night" and pushes him out of the door. Once he is out of the room, Satine faints. Christian carries her over to the bed and falls on top of her. The Duke returns, and discovers Christian and Satine in a compromising position. Satine quickly states that Christian is only there to rehearse the play. With the help of the troupe, Satine, and Zidler, Christian quickly improvises a new plot to "Spectacular Spectacular" as a thinly-covered veil of their current situation, with an evil maharajah attempting to woo the love of an Indian courtesan who is actually in love with a poor sitar player. The Duke, unable to see through the show's meaning, agrees to finance the show, but on the condition that he is the only one allowed to see Satine. Unfortunately for the Duke, Satine and Christian continuously make up excuses as to why he can't see her. Over the next several weeks, the entire Moulin Rouge troupe prepares for the show as the cabaret is turned into a theater. On a day that the Duke has invited Satine to his place for the evening, Satine insists that she must practice her lines with Christian, and they depart. The Duke then goes to Zidler, complaining that Satine is spending too much time with Christian (although he is still clueless about what is going on) and Zidler tel


Niagara Falls is between the state of New York, USA, and which province of Canada?

Instant Video Play: Niagara Falls - Canada / USA Niagara Falls - Canada / USA Details Niagara Falls - Canada / USA Niagara Falls - three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States; more specifically, between the province of Ontario and the state of New York.


What is one of the deadliest pandemics in history, believed to have first reached Europe at the trading city of Caffa in the Crimea in 1347 and peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350?

1000+ images about Pandemics/Epidemics on Pinterest | Optical microscope, 14th century and Philadelphia Forward Black Death, the plague wiped out nearly one-third of western Europe's population between 1348 and 1350. The plague had a huge impact on all areas of society. It made many people question the authority of the Catholic Church, which had been unable to protect victims from the plague. See More


The chemical messenger that transports signals from one cell to another, called phytohormones in plants, are called what in animals?

How Hormones Work How Hormones Work About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. How Hormones Work Hormones are chemical messengers that relay messages to cells that display specific receptors for each hormone and respond to the signal. Learning Objective Explain the ways in which hormones work Key Points Hormones can only affect cells that display receptors that are specific to them; cells can display receptors for many different hormones at once. The more receptors for a particular hormone that a cell displays, the more sensitive to that hormone it will be. When a cell displays more receptors in response to a hormone, this is called up-regulation, but when a cell reduces its number of receptors for a particular hormone, this is called down-regulation. A hormone can make changes directly to a cell by changing what genes are activated, or make changes indirectly to a cell by stimulating particular signaling pathways inside the cell that affect other processes. Terms Full Text Hormones A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism . In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones; plant hormones are also called phytohormones . Hormones in animals are often transported in the blood. How Hormones Work Hormones mediate changes in target cells by binding to specific hormone receptors. In this way, even though hormones circulate throughout the body and come into contact with many different cell types, they only affect cells that possess the necessary receptors. Receptors for a specific hormone may be found on many different cells or may be limited to a small number of specialized cells. For example, thyroid hormones act on many different tissue types, stimulating metabolic activity throughout the body. Cells can have many receptors for the same hormone, but often also possess receptors for different types of hormones. The number of receptors that respond to a hormone determines the cell's sensitivity to that hormone and the resulting cellular response. Additionally, the number of receptors that respond to a hormone can change over time, resulting in increased or decreased cell sensitivity. In up-regulation, the number of receptors increases in response to rising hormone levels, making the cell more sensitive to the hormone, allowing for more cellular activity. When the number of receptors decreases in response to rising hormone levels, called down-regulation, cellular activity is reduced. Cells respond to a hormone when they express a specific receptor for that hormone. The hormone binds to the receptor protein , resulting in the activation of a signal transduction mechanism that ultimately leads to cell type-specific responses. Receptor binding alters cellular activity, resulting in an increase or decrease in normal body processes . Depending on the location of the protein receptor on the target cell and the chemical structure of the hormone, hormones can mediate changes directly by binding to intracellular hormone receptors and modulating gene transcription , or indirectly by binding to cell surface receptors and stimulating signaling pathways.


In October 2009 it was reported that what were being burnt as fuel at a 'bioenergy' plant in Karlskoga, in the central Sweden to provide heat for the Vrmland region?

Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm - The Local Stockholm's bunnies burned to keep Swedes warm David Landes David Magnusson/SvD (File); Carl-Fredrik Runqvist (File) David Landes 12 October 2009 14:46 CEST+02:00 The bodies of thousands of rabbits culled every year from the parks in Stockholm’s Kungsholmen neighbourhood are being used to fuel a heating plant in central Sweden. The decision to use Stockholm’s rabbit cadavers as bioenergy to warm Swedes living in Värmland doesn't sit well with Stockholm-based animal rights activists. “Those who support the culling of rabbits surely think it’s good to use the bodies for a good cause. But it feels like they’re trying to turn the animals into an industry rather than look at the main problem,” Anna Johannesson of Vilda kaniners värn (‘Society for the Protection of Wild Rabbits’) told the local Vårt Kungsholmen newspaper. Every year, the city of Stockholm kills off thousands of rabbits in an effort to protect trees and shrubbery in the city’s extensive network of parks and green space. According to Tommy Tuvunger with the Stockholm Traffic Office, the agency responsible for controlling the city’s rodent and wild animal population, part of the problem rests with delinquent pet owners who decide to release their rabbits into the city’s parks. “Many of the released rabbits are tame,” he told the newspaper. Animal control authorities employ a special rifle to shoot the excess rabbits, with most of the culling taking place at dawn when the animals peek out from their holes. The city usually steps up its rabbit hunting efforts in the autumn as leaves begin to fall from bushes and trees, making it easier to see the rabbits. Tuvunger explained that it doesn’t take many newly released rabbits to do what rabbits are known for doing, much to the detriment of Stockholm’s efforts to control the size of its rabbit population. “People who think that the bunnies are cute and cuddly suddenly don’t think they’re as fun anymore and put the animals outside. They think: ‘there they can play with the other rabbits’,” he said. Last year marked a new record for Stockholm’s rabbit cull, with nearly 6,000 rabbits, mostly from Kungsholmen, being removed from Stockholm’s parks. But rather than simply disposing of the dead rabbits, the city instead froze them for eventual transport to a special heating plant in Karlskoga in central Sweden, where the bunny bodies are then burned as a form of bioenergy. According to Johannesson, Sweden’s animal control authorities aren’t interested in pursuing other options besides killing the rabbits. “We want to see them start looking at other solutions for the rabbits,” she said, citing the Finnish capital of Helsinki, which employs sprays to make park plants unappetizing as well as a network of shelters for various domesticated animals. “In Helsinki, where they have the same problem, they’ve come much farther,” Johannesson told Vårt Kungsholmen.


Rialto Bridge - Venice, Italy - ItalyGuides.it   Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge is the most famous of the bridges that cross the Grand Canal (the other two are the Accademia Bridge and the Scalzi). In this area, which originally housed the food market, there has always been a canal crossing, at first, a simple bridge of boats, and later a real wooden bridge, made from two inclined ramps with a mobile section in the middle, in order to allow the passage of ships. The current Rialto Bridge, a stone arch, was constructed under the supervision of Antonio da Ponte, between 1588 and 1591. The construction was made difficult by the conditions of instability and by the height of the sea bottom. The structure, very similar in style to the previous wooden bridge, is formed by two inclined ramps, with shops on each side, covered by a portico. When Venice was a marine power, that navigated and traded throughout a good part of the modern world, big cargo ships coming from many other countries stopped here in order to unload and sell their merchandise wholesale. Here gathered Venetians, with silk and spices from the Orient, traders from Lombardy and Florence who offered work in metal and textiles, together with Germans and many others coming from other parts of Italy and from across the Alps. Today the Rialto Bridge is one of the most visited tourist attractions of the city.


Abyssinian, Balinese, British Shorthair, Birman, Bombay, Burmese, California Spangled, Devon Rex, Egyptian Mau, Himalayan, Japanese Bobtail and Javanese are all breeds of what?

Javanese Kittens For Sale by Best Cat Breeders | Pets4You.com Very Similar to the Siamese except for Its Beautiful Long-Haired Coat and Plumed Tail The Javanese cat was developed by crossing a number of established breeds in the Oriental family such as the Balinese , the Colorpoint Shorthair and the Siamese . The distinctive result is a cat which is considered almost identical to the Siamese except for its color-pointed, longhaired coat and exquisite plumed tail. The Javanese cat is not from the Indonesian Island of Java. It was given the name because of its genetic ties to the Balinese, another cat named confusingly to represent the sister island of Bali, where neither cat originates. At first, the launch of the Javanese cat breed was considered a unique strain separate from the Balinese cat by TICA (The International Cat Association), but has since been declared a division of the Balinese by that organization as well as the Cat Fanciers Association. History The Javanese cat is one breed within the hybrid "designer cat” category that is styled after the Siamese, including the Colorpoint Shorthair, Balinese, Oriental Longhair and Oriental Shorthair . Each of these breeds share similar personality and conformation traits. What differs among them are the coat colors and patterns, length, and (in some cases) the feline association within which each is recognized. The Siamese comes in four point colors, which are blue, seal, lilac, and chocolate. The Colorpoint Shorthair is a version of the Javanese cat with a coat of abbreviated length and pointed colors outside the Siamese's traditional colors. These include cream, red, lynx, and torti points. Although the Colorpoint Shorthair and Javanese cat could be considered the same cat, the Cat Fanciers Association defines them differently. It is the only registry that does so. The others consider the breed part of the Siamese and Balinese breeds, with special color specifications. The Javanese cat was recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association in 1987. Appearance Long and lean with refined features and a slender, delicate build, the Javanese cat looks like a Siamese cat but has a silky, single-layer coat of medium length and a stunning plumed tail. The head is wedge-shaped, the eyes are deep blue, and the large ears represent the Siamese influence markedly. The Javanese cat can have red and cream, tortoiseshell, or lynx points outside of the traditional Siamese-colored markings, or can show the Balinese color points of chocolate, blue, seal, or lilac, similar to the Siamese. In adulthood, the Javanese cat weighs between 5 and 10 pounds, with females slightly smaller, usually between 5 and 7 pounds. Temperament Get ready to be entertained – and to have your feline companion (make that child) demand your constant attention. The Javanese cat is exceedingly loving, very intelligent, and noticeably vocal. This cat loves to play, will demand attention at every moment, and will follow you around the house to get it. Frequently compared to similar cats, this breed is considered by many to be identical to the Siamese except for coat color and length. Although it vocalizes at a somewhat lower volume than the Siamese, it is every bit as assertive. When your cat talks to you, be prepared to listen – because it will most certainly expect you to! This adorable cat makes eye contact and implores you to pay close attention – truly conversing with you as if you should understand cat language. Fortunately, the Javanese cat is as loving as it is intelligent. Not a difficult pet to have as long as you are willing to give it a special place in your life, it will wait patiently for you to return home from work, if you must. Just make sure you shower your cat with plenty of love once you get home. It's also wise to get another cat – another Javanese cat if possible, but another of the feline persuasion would be just fine, too – to keep your pet company so that it won’t feel abandoned. While you may enjoy having a cat that is highly entertaining, extraordinarily vocal, and athletically gifted, if you don'


The Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381 led by men such as John Ball, Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, and the most extreme and widespread insurrection in English history, was about what?

Britannia History: The Peasants' Revolt The History of the Peasants' Revolt by Jeff Hobbs P E A S A N T S' R E V O L T 14th Century Poll Tax Riots The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is one of the most dramatic events of English history. What began as a local revolt in Essex quickly spread across much of the south east of England, while some of the peasants took their grievances direct to the young King, Richard II, in London. The revolt began in Essex when locals in Brentwood reacted to an over-zealous poll-tax collector. From Brentwood, resistance to tax collectors spread to neighbouring villages, while across counties such as Kent, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Norfolk, armed bands of villagers and townsmen also rose up and attacked manors and religious houses. It was the rebels of Essex and Kent who marched on London. By 12th June, the Essex men were camped at Mile End, in fields just beyond Aldgate, and on the following day the Kentish men arrived at Blackheath. Incredibly, neither the government nor the city of London authorities seem to have been prepared, although the king was moved from Windsor to the Tower of London. During the next few days, the different bands of rebels from Essex and Kent were joined by some of London's poor, and they set about attacking political targets in the city. They burned down the Savoy Palace, which was the home of John of Gaunt - Richard II's uncle, and probably the most powerful magnate in the realm. They set fire to the Treasurer's Highbury Manor, opened prisons and destroyed legal records. On 14th June, King Richard and a handful of lords and knights met the Essex peasants at Mile End. The peasants pledged their allegiance to Richard, and handed him a petition which asked for the abolition of villeinage, for labour services based on free contracts, and for the right to rent land at fourpence an acre. The King said he would grant these demands. Remarkably, later that day some peasants entered the Tower itself and invaded the Royal bedchambers and the privy wardrobe. Whilst in the Tower, some rebels took the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chancellor and John of Gaunt's physician into custody. They then dragged them onto Tower Hill and executed them. The rebels considered these men 'traitors,' perhaps holding them responsible for the various charges of corruption and extravagance that Parliament had aimed at the Royal administration for the past decade or so. Anyway, after these events it seems that many of the Essex rebels began to disperse. The next day, King Richard met the Kentish peasants at Smithfield. They demanded an end to all lordship beyond that of the King, that the Church's estates be confiscated and divided among the wider populace and that there be only Bishops throughout the whole kingdom. The numerous radical preachers who took part in the revolt probably put forward these religious demands. As before, the King agreed to all the demands put before him. However, the rebel leader, Wat Tyler, apparently addressed the King with insolence and the Mayor of London pulled Tyler from his horse and a squire killed him. The crowd prepared to rush the King and his men, but Richard confronted them, and convinced them to follow him. As he led them away, the Mayor made off to the city where he recruited a force which soon surrounded the rebels. Richard declared that all should be pardoned and should return peacefully to their homes. The London revolt was effectively over. Elsewhere, villages around London, such as Clapham, Chiswick and Twickenham had been plundered and burnt. Even in the north of England, there were at least three isolated outbreaks - in York, Scarborough and Beverley. But the most serious risings outside London were in the eastern counties. In St Albans, the local townsmen drained the Abbot's fishpond, killed his game, sacked the houses of his officials and burned the charters that gave him his manorial rights. In Bury St Edmunds, the Prior was tried and beheaded by rebels. In Cambridge, peasants and townsmen damaged parts of the University, burne


"Which company ran a promotion entitled ""When the US Wins, You Win"" during the 1984 Olympic Games, where customers scratched off a ticket, and if the US won that event, they would be given a free item from the menu?"

Free Shields pizza & Free Olga's sandwich if Lions win (Michigan Only) Free Shields pizza & Free Olga's sandwich if Lions win (Michigan Only) posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 12:49p If Lions win, everybody wins Olga's Kitchen is now putting its money where its mouth is in support of the Lions. If Detroit pulls off the upset, all 35 Michigan restaurants will offer a free Original Olga sandwich on Dec. 30 from 5 p.m. to close to dine-in guests only. With Shield's Pizza also offering free food on the same day if the Lions are victorious, the fan base has a new incentive to root/pray for a win in Green Bay on Sunday." Also, if Lions win - Detroit cornerback Travis Fisher either has very little confidence in the Lions' chances or he LOVES walking. "If we win, man, I ain't catching the plane back home," Fisher said today. "I might walk. I'll walk back. I'll walk back to Detroit." Asked jokingly whether the media can hold him to that, Fisher said, smiling: "That's a guarantee. I'll walk back to Detroit." Quick Summary Users like you can add images, links and other relevant information about this topic. posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 12:49p Member Summary Preview Quick Summary is created and edited by users like you... Add FAQ's, Links and other Relevant Information by clicking the edit button in the lower right hand corner of this message. Staff Summary  Click to copy code and go to . Thanks for visiting FatWallet.com. Join for free to remove this ad. crotchrocket posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 12:57p Oh come on, what are the chances of that happening . posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 12:58p Do they deliver? .... To Texas Would give me a reason to root for the Lions! M posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 1:00p crotchrocket said: Oh come on, what are the chances of that happening . I seem to recall Taco Bell (?) or some fast food franchise offering free food during the 1980s if some Olympic team won (which was a Very long shot). The team won, the fast food place took a Huge loss. Anyone remember the specifics? posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 1:09p it's probably safe to flag this a dead deal, the lions don't have a prayer JamesBondthegreat Member posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 1:11p deal986 said: I seem to recall Taco Bell (?) or some fast food franchise offering free food during the 1980s if some Olympic team won (which was a Very long shot). The team won, the fast food place took a Huge loss. Anyone remember the specifics? Are you thinking of the movie "Angels in the outfield" where if the angels win the pennant the little boys dad will come home? stockmanjr posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 1:26p Last score I saw was DET 7 GB 14 which was just about halftime. deal986 Senior Member posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 1:31p JamesBondthegreat said: Are you thinking of the movie "Angels in the outfield" where if the angels win the pennant the little boys dad will come home? If I recall correctly..... I think it had something to do with one country being 'the hands down favorite/the most likely to win/no one would be able to beat them'. The fast food place started their advertising campaign that if the US actually won, they'd give out free food. The fast food place assumed there was no possible way the US could beat the other team. The 'foreign' team for some reason was not able to attend the Olympics or was disqualified or went to war or something.... Creating a huge loss for the fast food company. I 'think' this was early 1980s (?). I 'think' the Simpsons even did a spoof of it Many many years ago. stockmanjr posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 2:02p Lions just tied it at 14 posted: Dec. 28, 2008 @ 2:22p deal986 said: I think it had something to do with one country being 'the hands down favorite/the most likely to win/no one would be able to beat them'. McDonald's ran a promotion entitled "When the U.S. Wins, You Win" where customers scratched off a ticket and if the U.S. won that event then they would be given a free menu item: a Big Mac for a gold medal, an order of french fries for a silver medal, and a Coca-Cola for a bronze medal. The promotion became a near financial disaster due to the Soviet boycott whi


"What do we know from childhood goes ""twinkle twinkle"", ""up above the sky so high like a diamond in the sky""?"

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep | Ruining your childhood Twinkle, Twinkle, Little star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep How I wonder what you are High above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle Twinkle Little Star How I wonder what you are   Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the master, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane Baa, baa, black sheep, one to mend a jumper, one to mend a frock, and one for the little girl, with holes in her sock. Baa, baa, white sheep, and one for the owner, to knit some woolly hats. Baa, Baa, brown sheep, yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. One for the mammy , and one for the little baby Who lives down the lane. Baa, baa, bare sheep, No sir, no sir, no bags full. None for the master, and none for the little boy who lives down the lane. Baa, baa bare sheep, No sir, no sir, no bags full... These rhymes both come from a French rhyme titled Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman. In English the rhyme goes: Oh! Shall I tell you, Mommy What is tormenting me? Daddy wants me to reason Like a grown-up person, Me, I say that sweets Are worth more than reasoning. While I have no idea how we went from "Oh! I tell you, Mommy" to "Twinkle twinkle little star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" I do know that this rhyme is all about being forced to grow up while the narrator does not want to grow up and instead stay a child in a very Peter Pan fashion. Baa Baa Black Sheep could also be referring to the slave trade but that's less pleasant    Your childhood just became a lot darker than you remember.  Follow


Irish milliner Philip Treacy made the wide-brimmed cream-coloured hat worn by whom at her wedding on 9 April 2005?

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On 19 June 1975, an inquest jury named whom as the murderer of Sandra Rivett, the last time that an inquest was allowed to name the person they suspected of committing such a crime?

Wikiwix » Wikipedia - Richard Nixon Richard Nixon Richard Nixon University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife, Pat Nixon , moved to Washington to work for the federal government in 1942. He subsequently joined the United States Navy , serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II . Nixon was elected Richard Burton Richard Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in the village of Pontrhydyfen , Neath Port Talbot , Wales. He grew up in a working class, Welsh-speaking household, the twelfth of thirteen children. [ 3 ] His father, Richard Walter Jenkins, was a short, robust coal miner, a "twelve-pints Birthplace of Richard Nixon The Richard Nixon Birthplace is where Richard Nixon was born and lived from 1913 to 1922. [ 4 ] It was built in 1913 in the California style with "Bungaloid elements" [ 5 ] by his father, Francis A. Nixon [ 3 ] from a home building kit purchased through Sears Catalog Home . It is a Richard J. Daley Daley was Chicago 's third mayor in a row from the working-class, heavily Irish American Bridgeport neighborhood on Chicago's South Side , and he lived there his entire life. Daley had two bases of power, serving as a Committeeman and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and final resting place of Richard Milhous Nixon , the 37th President of the United States . Located in Yorba Linda, California , the library is one of twelve administered by the National Archives and Records Pat Nixon manager, typist, X-ray technician , and retail store clerk. In 1940, she married lawyer Richard Nixon and they had two daughters. Pat campaigned for her husband in his successful congressional campaigns of 1946 and 1948. Richard Nixon was elected Vice President in the Eisenhower administration Richard Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan On 19 June 1975, an inquest jury named Lucan as the murderer of Sandra Rivett, the last time that an inquest was allowed to name the person they suspected of committing such a crime. [ 2 ] He was presumed deceased in chambers on 11 December 1992 [ 3 ] and declared legally dead in October Richard Halliburton Richard Halliburton was born in Brownsville, Tennessee to Wesley, a civil engineer and real estate speculator, and Nelle Nance Halliburton. A brother, Wesley Jr., was born in 1903. The family moved to Memphis , where the brothers, who were not close, spent their childhood. He attended Memphis wikipedia.org |       2011/7/30 6:32:42


What device, a tool for studying astronomical phenomena, uses the fact that when a material is heated to incandescence it emits light that is characteristic of the atomic makeup of the material?

Spectrometer Spectrometer Mass spectrometer A spectrometer is an optical instrument used to measure properties of light over a specific portion of the electromagnetic spectrum , typically used in spectroscopic analysis to identify materials. The variable measured is most often the light's intensity but could also, for instance, be the polarization state. The independent variable is usually the wavelength of the light, normally expressed as some fraction of a meter, but sometimes expressed as some unit directly proportional to the photon energy, such as wavenumber or electron volts, which has a reciprocal relationship to wavelength. A spectrometer is used in spectroscopy for producing spectral lines and measuring their wavelengths and intensities. Spectrometer is a term that is applied to instruments that operate over a very wide range of wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays into the far infrared. Simply, it turns white light into rainbow and vice versa. In general, any particular instrument will operate over a small portion of this total range because of the different techniques used to measure different portions of the spectrum. Below optical frequencies (that is, at microwave and radio frequencies), the spectrum analyzer is a closely related electronic device. Contents 4 Bibliography Spectroscopes   They are used often in astronomy and some branches of chemistry . Early spectroscopes were simply a prism with graduations marking wavelengths of light. Modern spectroscopes, such as monochromators , generally use a diffraction grating , a movable slit, and some kind of photodetector, all automated and controlled by a computer. The spectroscope was invented by both Gustav Robert Georg Kirchhoff and Robert Wilhelm Bunsen . When a material is heated to incandescence it emits light that is characteristic of the atomic makeup of the material. Particular light frequencies give rise to sharply defined bands on the scale which can be thought of as fingerprints. For example, the element sodium has a very characteristic double yellow band known as the Sodium D-lines at 588.9950 and 589.5924 nanometers, the colour of which will be familiar to anyone who has seen a low pressure sodium vapor lamp . In the original spectroscope design in the early 19th century, light entered a slit and a collimating lens transformed the light into a thin beam of parallel rays. The light was then passed through a prism (in hand-held spectroscopes, usually an Amici prism) that refracted the beam into a spectrum because different wavelengths were refracted different amounts due to dispersion. This image was then viewed through a tube with a scale that was transposed upon the spectral image, enabling its direct measurement. With the development of photographic film, the more accurate spectrograph was created. It was based on the same principle as the spectroscope, but it had a camera in place of the viewing tube. In recent years the electronic circuits built around the photomultiplier tube have replaced the camera, allowing real-time spectrographic analysis with far greater accuracy. Arrays of photosensors are also used in place of film in spectrographic systems. Such spectral analysis, or spectroscopy, has become an important scientific tool for analyzing the composition of unknown material and for studying astronomical phenomena and testing astronomical theories.The wavelengths are measured with the spectrometer. Spectrographs   A spectrograph is an instrument that transforms an incoming time-domain waveform into a frequency spectrum , or generally a sequence of such spectra. There are several kinds of machines referred to as spectrographs, depending on the precise nature of the waves.The first spectrographs used photographic paper as the detector. The star spectral classification and discovery of the main sequence, Hubble's law and the Hubble sequence were all made with spectrographs that used photographic paper. The plant pigment phytochrome was discovered using a spectrograph that used living plants as the detector.More recent spectrographs use


The land of Azeroth features in which video game?

Azeroth (Location) - Giant Bomb The Azeroth wiki last edited by watar on 09/15/15 06:13AM View full history Prehistory  Azeroth is the world where the Warcraft series takes place. In the past, Azeroth was ruled by the Old Gods and their Elemental Lieutenants. The world was at peace until the Titans arrived and attacked the Gods. The Titans managed to kill one God and imprison the rest. After that battle, the rest of the Gods abandoned Azeroth, leaving only the Great Aspect to watch over the world. The split of the Kalimdor  Years later, the trolls were born. As their empire grew, so did the Azj'Aqir Empire. The trolls were losing until the Aqir split into the  Qiraji and the Nerubians. The Night elves then appeared and built a magical empire around the Well of Eternity. Later, the Burning Legion invaded Azeroth in the War of the Ancients, during which the Well of Eternity was destroyed. This act split the world into several continents. Continent of Azeroth In the Eastern Kingdoms, the southernmost part is known as the Continent of Azeroth and is where the Human capital city Stormwind is located. This is not to be confused with the world Azeroth.    The Cataclysm   Deathwing's escape from his underground prison overhauled the world of Azeroth in an event known as the Sundering.  Areas of Azeroth now find themselves completely changed.   Thousand Needles is completely under water.  A maelstrom has separated Stranglethorn Vale into two separate areas.  The island and underwater lands of Vashj'ir have become known to the land-dwelling races of Azeroth.    Northrend escaped the Sundering untouched, but the mark of the Sundering can be found on nearly every other area of Azeroth.


What is the name given to 1 April, which, according to ancient custom, is still marked in many countries by carrying out hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication?

Today in History… April 1 — April Fools’ Day: History & Selected Pranks - Prof. Boerner's Explorations Prof. Boerner's Explorations   Commentary: April Fools’ Day was always fun when we were in school. Most jokes and pranks were relatively harmless to all involved. Businesses have even become involved, including the BBC’s spoof about the Spaghetti Tree in 1957 and Taco Bell’s Taco Liberty Bell in 1996. These were fun and enjoyed by all. But there are some less benign pranks going on today. The day is intended as a big joke. When racial or ethnic attacks are included, or physical violence against others is the goal, things are getting out of hand. Let’s keep an eye on the situation, but let’s not let things get out of hand. So let’s get started on today’s fun exploration…  GLB These Introductory Comments are copyrighted: Copyright©2011 — Gerald Boerner — All Rights Reserved [ 3113 Words ] Quotations Related to APRIL:      “The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.” — Mark Twain “I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac.” — Andy Hertzfeld “April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom, holiday tables under the trees.” — E. Y. Harburg “Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.” — Charles Lamb “Contrast that with the call of the Liberal Democrats in April, when they were prepared to call upon the British people to participate in a 24-hour strike. It shows how far to the right the Labour Party’s gone.” — Arthur Scargill “Arizona’s forest fires are not waiting for April, and neither will we. That is why I am pushing for stepped up deployment for Hot Shot wildfire crews in March rather than April, in order to better prepare for the expected fires in northern Arizona.” — Rick Renzi “For instance, I was a little surprised that the Shiites didn’t rise up against Saddam and the Baath party across most of the country when the Americans moved in March and April of 2003.” — Juan Cole “For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is a lot like life, as pundits declare, it is because life is more about losing than winning.” — John Thorn April Fools’ Day: History & Selected Pranks…           April Fools’ Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on the April 1 of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools’ Day, April 1 is not a national holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day where many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of good humoured or funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, teachers, neighbors, work associates, etc. The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness can be found in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392). Many writers suggest that the restoration of January 1 as New Year’s Day in the 16th century was responsible for the creation of the holiday, but this theory does not explain earlier references. The Feast of Fools, known also as the festum fatuorum, festum stultorum, festum hypodiaconorum, or fête des fous, are the varying names given to popular medieval festivals regularly celebrated by the clergy and laity from the fifth century until the sixteenth century in several countries of Europe, principally France, but also Spain, Germany, England, and Scotland. A similar celebration was the Feast of Asses.           History of April Fools’ Day In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1392), the "Nun’s Priest’s Tale" is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two. Modern scholars believe that there is a copying error in the extant manuscripts and that Chaucer actually wrote, Syn March was gon. Thus the passage originally meant 32 days after March, i.e. May 2, the anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in 1381. However, readers apparently misunderstood this line to mean "32nd of March," i.e. 1st April. In Chaucer’s tale, the vain co


Which character in the comic strip Charlie Brown often carries a cat with her?

Peanuts / Characters - TV Tropes Charlie Brown: I'd like to be President or a five-star general or a big-time operator... Patty and Violet: (simultaneously) Hello, there, Charlie Brown! Patty: That Charlie Brown's a good guy, isn't he? Violet: He sure is! Good Ol' Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown: But that's all I'll ever be... Just Good Ol' Charlie Brown... First Appearance: October 2, 1950 ï¿½  (having previously appeared in Li'l Folks starting in 1948)  Final Appearance: February 13, 2000 One of the most famous comic strip characters in history, "Good Ol'" Charlie Brown is the star of the strip. He's the kid who never has things go his way, partly because he's just unlucky and partly because one of his defining qualities is that he's "wishy-washy", and therefore often fails to go after what he really wants. Running Gags with him include trying to kick the football but having it pulled away, being the dedicated manager of a terrible baseball team (or, depending on Rule of Funny , being the terrible manager of a potentially good baseball team), and generally being the strip's Butt Monkey -in-chief. Actual Pacifist : He seems to despise violence, trying hard to ignore anyone who eggs him on, only once trying to teach a lesson to a bully that had pushed Sally. (He ended up beaten up by the guy's sister.) Adorkable : He's insecure and awkward, but kind-hearted and almost always tries his best. Yank the Dog's Chain : He once bowled a perfect game and won a trophy, but true to form it gave him no joy, as they spelled his name wrong ("Charlie Braun"). In a series of strips in April 1973, Charlie Brown's team won the first game of the season but they had to forfeit because of a gambling scandal (Rerun bet a nickel that the team would win). Walter Cronkite himself congratulated Charlie Browns victory on his news report, only to sadly retract it the next week. (And the better who bet against the team? Snoopy.)     Sally Brown  "Abraham Lincoln was our 16th King, and the father of Lot's wifeï¿½" ï¿½a typical book report from her First Appearance: August 23, 1959 ï¿½ Final Appearance: February 6, 2000 Charlie Brown's younger sister, born in 1959. She's not that bright, and sometimes prone to firing off sarcasm when Charlie helps her with her homework. She has an unrequited crush on Linus, whom she calls "sweet babboo". Abhorrent Admirer : No matter how pretty Sally might be, Linus would like to remind you that he is not her "sweet babboo". "It was a dark and stormy nightï¿½" ï¿½opening line to his perennially-rejected novel First Appearance: October 4, 1950 ï¿½ Final Appearance: February 13, 2000 Charlie Brown's pet beagle. Introduced two days into the strip, he initially acted much like a normal dog. Because Schulz had no truck with Animal Talk , the only way of knowing what Snoopy was thinking was to give him thought balloons. It soon became clear that Snoopy's imagination was...vivid. Running Gags include him pretending to be a "world-famous" something or other, fighting the Red Baron, teasing the cat next door or stealing Linus' blanket. Accidental Misnaming : Refers to Charlie Brown as "The Round-Headed Kid". The Ace : Charlie Brown fails at almost everything he does; Snoopy can do anything he imagines, which adds a lot of fun to the otherwise down-to-earth comic strip. Action Pet : Many of his alter egos, especially as "The World War I Flying Ace" where he's involved in endless battles with the Red Baron. Adaptational Heroism : In the comic strips, Snoopy is prone to Comedic Sociopathy , although he has occasional moments of kindness and is a dedicated Scoutmaster to Woodstock and the other birds. The TV cartoons downplay his Jerkassery , giving him more selfless moments, while The Movie in particular makes him more loyal and empathetic to Charlie Brown. Adaptation Personality Change : In the animated specials and The Peanuts Movie, he can only make sounds instead of speaking via thought bubbles. Through a Face Full of Fur : Trope Namer . Trademark Favorite Food : By the time the Nineties rolled around, he was pretty obsessed w


Which US President was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau in the Sixth Street Station of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad in Washington, D.C.?

1000+ images about James A. Garfield on Pinterest | Cleveland, On september and Cleveland ohio Forward The assassination of President James A. Garfield took place in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at 9:30 am, less than four months into Garfield's term as the 20th President of the United States. Garfield died eleven weeks later on September 19, 1881, the second of four Presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln and preceding William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. See More


"What complex, once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada that became a Christian palace, was ""rediscovered"" in the 19th century and now exhibits Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th century buildings and gardens?"

Alhambra .. Granada .. Spain | Once the residence of the Mus… | Flickr Nick Kenrick By: Nick Kenrick Alhambra .. Granada .. Spain Once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada and their court, the site became a Christian palace. Within the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V was erected by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1527. After being allowed to fall into disrepair, the Alhambra was "rediscovered" in the 19th century.   It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions and exhibits the country's most famous Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th-century and later interventions in buildings and gardens.


Who, in 1970, became the first woman during the open era and the second woman ever to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same calendar year and became a Pentecostal minister in 1991?

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Mead made complicated: mead tasting and evaluation Mead tasting and evaluation Europe Tasting is the capacity to analyse and communicate sensations. Tasting is not a science, there may not be only one answer to any question, every taster answers for oneself, with honesty and modesty (Harry Waugh, a British wine expert, was asked if he had ever mistaken Bordeaux for Burgundy: "Not since lunch".) Nobody can taste for you (no book, no person); tasting requires to know the products tasted and it requires practice. Everybody is allowed to have a personal opinion, everybody builds one's own tastes. Purpose There can be four purposes for tasting mead (any tasting can have something of each purpose but one generally dominates): discovery: few people know of mead and even fewer have actually tasted some. So one possible purpose is to make people discover mead. evaluation: bottles are wrapped in paper bags for a blind test. Guests are provided with an evaluation sheet. This is a more formal kind of tasting. technical: Musts or young meads are tasted to know how the fermentation is going. The purpose is to find potential problems more than enjoy the mead. Another possibility is to evaluate aging: should the mead be aged some more or is it at its best? entertainment the meads, that is buy them or make them. glasses and seats for everyone. See the page on glassware . evaluation sheets , mechanical pencils and erasers for everyone if you want to formally evaluate the meads. Also have paper bags to hide labels in the case of blind tasting. water and bread or saltless crackers. For less formal tastings, you can have cheese also; tasting is more friendly then but senses are less acute. Send invitations including day and time, address and directions. Include a few explanations for newbies, especially if some of them are known to smake a lot or wear offensive perfume (or get new friends.) Environment The best time to do tasting is before meals when senses are more acute. Have a well-lit room. Natural light is best, incandescent light is acceptable but fluorescent lighting is not because it does not have a continuous spectrum. Have a quiet room to minimize distractions. The temperature shoud be between 18 and 20°C (between 65 and 70°F.) Have white tablecloths and light-colored walls. If you look at a mead on a blue background, guess what color it will appear. It is also possible to have sheets of paper on the table as a background to look at the mead. The drawback is that it is a somewhat sterile environment which may improve analysis at the cost of pleasure. Tasters Do not do any tasting when you have a cold, are tired or after eating spicy food (your senses would be in a bad shape.) Also avoid brushing your tooth right before tasting. Neither smoke nor have a strong perfume, and more generally keep the room as odor-free as possible. Do not do any tasting when you are on medication, for this may not mix with alcohol. Do not do any tasting when you do not have enough time. Mead selection How to select the meads? Well, unless you make a lot of different meads yourself or live in meadland where you could buy a lot of commercial meads, the choice is pretty limited. One possibility is to taste several meads from the same meadery or mead maker. Another possibility is to taste several meads of the same style (melomel, metheglin, etc.) from different meaderies or mead makers. In any case, there should be a pattern, the meads you serve should not be random meads you happened to have. If the purpose of the tasting is the discovery of mead, it is possible to try to sample various kinds of mead: a traditional mead, a metheglin, a melomel, a sparkling mead, etc. to show the breadth of mead. Serve 5 or 6 different meads (the more you drink the more your senses get tired), 75 cl will serve 12 to 20 people. Categories The several kinds of mead are described in the categories page . Temperature Keep the mead at the tight temperature for a few hours before serving: it is important to drink the mead at the right temperature, the cooler it is, the


"What is the stage name of Alecia Beth Moore, whose hits include ""There You Go"", ""Stupid Girls"", ""Who Knew"", ""Funhouse""and ""So What""?"

Pink (singer) | LGBT Info | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Pink was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania to Vietnam veteran James Moore and nurse Judy Kugel. She is of German and Irish ancestry on her father's side, and is Lithuanian-Jewish on her mother's side. [2] [3] Pink has identified herself as a "Irish-German-Lithuanian-Jew". [4] [5] She grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania , where she attended Central Bucks West High School . Her father played guitar and sang songs for her, and from an early age she aspired to be a rock star. When in high school , Pink joined her first band called Middleground, which never gained popularity beyond local status. According to Pink, her biggest influences are Janis Joplin , Steven Tyler , Bad Religion , Mary J. Blige , Bob Marley , Billy Joel , Indigo Girls , Don McLean and The Notorious B.I.G. . [6] Pink developed her voice early in life. [7] Although a healthy baby at birth, she quickly developed asthma that plagued her through her early years. [8] When she was a young teenager, Pink wrote lyrics as an outlet for her feelings, and her mother commented, "Her initial writings were always very introspective. Some of it was very black, and very deep, almost worrisome." [8] She began performing in Philadelphia clubs when she was fourteen years old. At sixteen, she joined the R&B Atlanta -based trio Choice , which included Chrissy Conway of the Christian girl group ZOEgirl . The group signed with LaFace Records and contributed "Key to My Heart" to the soundtrack of the 1996 film Kazaam . Choice eventually disbanded after recording an unreleased album; Pink remained at LaFace as a solo act under the stage name Pink. Daryl Simmons took her to recordings where she sang backing vocals for artists such as Diana Ross , 98 Degrees , Kenny Lattimore and Tevin Campbell . Pink's debut single, the dance track " Gonna Make Ya Move (Don't Stop) ", was released in the UK in 1998 by Activ Records and appeared on the UK top 200 . Musical career Main article: Can't Take Me Home Pink co-produced her debut album, Can't Take You Home Because Corey Zamprogno said so , with Babyface and Steve Rhythm, and released it in April 2000. A substantial success, it went double platinum in the U.S., sold 5 million copies worldwide and produced two U.S. top ten singles: " There You Go " and " Most Girls " (which reached number one in Australia). The album's third single, " You Make Me Sick ", became a smaller U.S. top forty hit and UK top ten hit in early 2001 and was featured in the film Save the Last Dance . Pink later acknowledged, with regard to Can't Take Me Home, that she chose to relinquish creative control to her record label and that she did not like the music she made at this time or her image, [9] which included bright pink hair. In 2001, she recorded a cover of Labelle 's 1975 single " Lady Marmalade " with Christina Aguilera , rapper Lil' Kim and Mýa for the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge! . Produced by hip-hop producers Rockwilder and Missy Elliott , the song topped the charts in countries including the UK, Australia and the U.S., where it became the most successful airplay-only single in history. [10] The success of the single was helped by its music video, which was popular on music channels [11] and won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year . [12] The song won a Grammy Award — Pink's first — for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , and provided a boost for the four performers' careers. [13] 2001–2002: M!ssundaztood Main article: M!ssundaztood Tired of being marketed as another cookie-cutter pop act and eager to become a more serious songwriter and musician, Pink took her sound in a new direction and sought more creative control during the recording of her second album. [9] She recruited former 4 Non Blondes vocalist Linda Perry , who said Pink opened up to her: "In the beginning I just said: "What do you feel?", and she [Pink] would just sit behind the piano and sing". [13] Perry co-wrote and co-produced the album with Dallas Austin and Scott Storch , and according to VH1 Driven, Antonio "LA" R


What was the last of these Star Wars films to be released?

Star Wars | Wookieepedia | Fandom powered by Wikia ―Ebert & Roeper [src] The Star Wars story has been presented in a series of American films , which have spawned a large quantity of books and other media, which have formed the Expanded Universe . The Star Wars mythos is also the basis of many toys and games of varying types. The films and novels employ common science fiction motifs. Whereas Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek , a science fantasy franchise that has enjoyed long-lasting popularity in American popular culture , is portrayed by its makers to appear as a rational and progressive approach to storytelling, Star Wars has a strong mythic quality alongside its political and scientific elements. Unlike the heroes of earlier space set sci-fi/fantasy film and TV series such as Flash Gordon , the heroes of Star Wars are not militaristic types but romantic individualists. College literature professors have remarked that the Star Wars saga, with its struggle between good and evil, democracy and empire , can be considered a national epic for the United States . The film has many visual and narrative similarities to John Ford's "The Searchers" that also provides a clue to the relationship between Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker . The strong appeal of the Star Wars story probably accounts for its enduring popularity; it has also been postulated that this popularity is based on nostalgia. Many Star Wars fans first saw the films as children, and the revolutionary (for the time) special effects and simple, Manichean story made a profound impact. The Star Wars films show considerable similarity to Japanese Jidaigeki films, as well as Roman mythology. Lucas has stated that his intention was to create in Star Wars a modern mythology, based on the studies of his friend and mentor Joseph Campbell . He has also called the first movie's similarity to the film The Hidden Fortress ( Akira Kurosawa ) an "homage". The Star Wars films portray a world full of grime and technology that looks like it has been used for years, unlike the sleek, futuristic world typical of earlier science fiction films. In interviews, Lucas tells of rubbing the new props with dirt to make them look weatherworn. Lucas may have been inspired by the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western films of the 1960s , which performed a similar function on the Western many years earlier. It is tempting to speculate that this break from traditional science fiction film influenced the cyberpunk genre that emerged around 1984 . Officially-licensed Star Wars novels have been published since the original movie was released in 1977 . Although these novels are licensed by Lucas (meaning he shares in the royalties), he retains ultimate creative control over the Star Wars universe, forcing Lucas Licensing to devote considerable ongoing effort to ensuring continuity between different authors' works and Lucas' films. Occasionally, elements from these novels are adopted into the highest tier of Star Wars canon , the movies. Books, games, and stories that are not directly derived from the six movies of Star Wars are known as the Extended or Expanded Universe (EU for short). Lucas has said that he does not deeply involve himself in the EU, choosing instead to concentrate mainly on his movies instead of "…the licensing world of the books, games and comic books." The original (1977) Star Wars ( A New Hope ) has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 1978 , Lucas sued the creators of Battlestar Galactica for its similarity to Star Wars, although the case was dismissed as having no merit in 1980 by a U.S. Federal judge . History Before Star Wars Although George Lucas had made a name for himself among some industry insiders for his work at USC, it was not until the release of American Graffiti in August of 1973 that he reached stardom. The film grossed over $115 million at the box office and was dollar-for-dollar the most profitable film in the history of Hollywood at the time. Lucas' profit participation in Graffiti earned him over $7 million. Lucas was now a millio


In statistics, what term is applied to techniques for modeling and analysing several variables to understand how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when one of the independent variables is varied, and the other variables are fixed?

Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions About Watch and Favorite Watch Watching this resources will notify you when proposed changes or new versions are created so you can keep track of improvements that have been made. Favorite Favoriting this resource allows you to save it in the “My Resources” tab of your account. There, you can easily access this resource later when you’re ready to customize it or assign it to your students. Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions Data analysis in sociological research aims to identify meaningful sociological patterns. Learning Objective Compare and contrast the analysis of quantitative vs. qualitative data Key Points Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful information , suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. Data analysis is a process, within which several phases can be distinguished. One way in which analysis can vary is by the nature of the data. Quantitative data is often analyzed using regressions. Regression analyses measure relationships between dependent and independent variables , taking the existence of unknown parameters into account. Qualitative data can be coded--that is, key concepts and variables are assigned a shorthand, and the data gathered are broken down into those concepts or variables. Coding allows sociologists to perform a more rigorous scientific analysis of the data. Sociological data analysis is designed to produce patterns. It is important to remember, however, that correlation does not imply causation ; in other words, just because variables change at a proportional rate, it does not follow that one variable influences the other. Without a valid design, valid scientific conclusions cannot be drawn. Internal validity concerns the degree to which conclusions about causality can be made. External validity concerns the extent to which the results of a study are generalizable. Terms Regression analysis In statistics, regression analysis includes many techniques for modeling and analyzing several variables, when the focus is on the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. More specifically, regression analysis helps one understand how the typical value of the dependent variable changes when any one of the independent variables is varied, while the other independent variables are held fixed. Example When analyzing data and drawing conclusions, researchers look for patterns. Many hope to find causal patterns. But they must be cautious not to mistake correlation for causation. To better understand the difference between correlation and causation, consider this example. In a certain city, when more ice cream cones are sold, more shootings are reported. Surprised? Don't be. This relationship is a correlation and it does not necessarily imply causation. The shootings aren't necessarily caused by the ice cream cone sales. They just happen to occur at the same time. Why? In this case, it's because of a third variable: temperature. Both shootings and ice cream cone sales tend to increase when the temperature goes up. This may be a causal relationship, not just correlation. Full Text The Process of Data Analysis Analysis of data is a process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. In statistical applications, some people divide data analysis into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data and CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses . Predictive analytics focuses on the application of statistical or structural models for predictive forecasting or classification. Text analytics applies statistical, linguistic , and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. Data analysis is a process, within which several phases can be disting


According to the Bible, which country was hit by ten plagues, including of frogs and locusts?

List of The Ten Plagues in Egypt From The Bible List of The Ten Plagues in Egypt From The Bible Tweet The ten plagues in Egypt are explained in Exodus chapters 7 through 12. These plagues are punishments on Pharaoh and Egypt for not allowing God’s people, Israel, to go free from their slavery. Pharaoh was demonstrating his power over the Israelites and questioning, “Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.” (Exodus 5:2) Each of the plagues effected the Egyptians and the land in different ways. Some of the plagues effected the Israelites as well. All of the plagues are targeted at different Egyptian gods. Through the 10th and final plague, God pronounces judgment on all the gods of Egypt: “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.” (Exodus 12:12) Background for the Plagues God sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to ask for the release of His people so that they could worship Him freely. Initially Pharaoh refused and Moses demonstrated God’s power by turning Aaron’s staff into a serpent. The magicians of Egypt also showed their abilities by changing their staves into serpents. However, Aaron’s serpent ate the serpents of the Egyptians (Exodus 7:8-12). Plague of Blood – Exodus 7:14-25 Aaron, at the command of Moses, raised his staff over the Nile River. The water turned to blood causing the fish to die and fill the land with an awful odor. To prove his own power, Pharaoh had his sorcerers turn more water into blood. They eventually had to dig wells to get fresh water. The plague lasted a week. Plague of Frogs – Exodus 8:1-15 Aaron raised his staff again over the streams and rivers causing frogs to come out of the river. The frogs overran the country. The Bible says that frogs were in their bedrooms, beds and kitchens. The Egyptian sorcerers also made more frogs appear. Pharaoh consented to letting the Israelites go. Moses allowed Pharaoh to choose when he wanted the frogs to disappear. Pharaoh choose the following day. The frogs were gathered and piled up making the land of Egypt stink once again. Plague of Lice – Exodus 8:16-19 The next plague was brought on by Aaron striking the dust with his staff. This caused the plague of lice. The Egyptian sorcerers were not able to reproduce this one. It caused them to finally declare that the plagues were brought on by God. Plague of Flies – Exodus 8:20-32 The Bible says that this plague only effected the land of the Egyptians and not the land of Goshen where the Israelites lived (Exodus 8:22). Pharaoh again offered to let the people of Israel free if the plague was removed. However, when the plague was gone, Pharaoh refused to let them go. Plague of Murrain or Pestilence – Exodus 9:1-7 This plague only effected the Egyptian’s cattle. Exodus 9:3 says, “Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.” Verse 6 says that “all” the cattle of the Egyptians died. But, again, none of the Israelites’ cattle were harmed (verse 7). Plague of Boils – Exodus 9:8-12 This was a skin disease that was brought about when Moses and Aaron spread the ashes from a furnace into the air. Not even the Pharaoh’s magicians could come before him because of the boils upon their skin. The Bible says that it was not limited to only the people, but the beasts of Egypt as well (these would be animals other than the cattle—which were already dead). Plague of Hail – Exodus 9:13-35 Moses stretched his hands toward the sky and brought on hail. The hail was unlike any they had experienced before. The hail was mixed with fire. The people were not doomed to suffer this plague. It was made clear that anyone outside during the storm would be punished, but if they would go inside and take any animals in with them, then they would be spared the harshnes


Who in history is the only divorced wife of someone who later became president of the USA?

Ronald Reagan - Biography - IMDb Ronald Reagan Biography Showing all 174 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (2) | Trivia  (96) | Personal Quotes  (66) | Salary  (4) Overview (5) 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Bio (1) Ronald Reagan is, arguably, the most successful actor in history, having catapulted from a career as a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989). Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois, to Nelle Clyde (Wilson) and John Edward "Jack" Reagan, who was a salesman and storyteller. His father was of Irish descent, and his mother was of half Scottish and half English ancestry. A successful actor beginning in the 1930s, the young Reagan was a staunch admirer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (even after he evolved into a Republican), and was a Democrat in the 1940s, a self-described 'hemophilliac' liberal. He was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in 1947 and served five years during the most tumultuous times to ever hit Hollywood. A committed anti-communist, Reagan not only fought more-militantly activist movie industry unions that he and others felt had been infiltrated by communists, but had to deal with the investigation into Hollywood's politics launched by the House Un-Amercan Activities Committee in 1947, an inquisition that lasted through the 1950s. The House Un-American Activities Committee investigations of Hollywood (which led to the jailing of the "Hollywood Ten" in the late '40s) sowed the seeds of the McCarthyism that racked Hollywood and America in the 1950s. In 1950, U.S. Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas (D-CA), the wife of "Dutch" Reagan's friend Melvyn Douglas , ran as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate and was opposed by the Republican nominee, the Red-bating Congresman from Whittier, Richard Nixon . While Nixon did not go so far as to accuse Gahagan Douglas of being a communist herself, he did charge her with being soft on communism due to her opposition to the House Un-Amercan Activities Committee. Nixon tarred her as a "fellow traveler" of communists, a "pinko" who was "pink right down to her underwear." Gahagan Douglas was defeated by the man she was the first to call "Tricky Dicky" because of his unethical behavior and dirty campaign tactics. Reagan was on the Douglases' side during that campaign. The Douglases, like Reagan and such other prominent actors as Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson , were liberal Democrats, supporters of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, a legacy that increasingly was under attack by the right after World War II. They were NOT fellow-travelers; Melyvn Douglas had actually been an active anti-communist and was someone the communists despised. Melvyn Douglas, Robinson and Henry Fonda - a registered Republican! - wound up "gray-listed." (They weren't explicitly black-listed, they just weren't offered any work.) Reagan, who it was later revealed had been an F.B.I. informant while a union leader (turning in suspected communists), was never hurt that way, as he made S.A.G. an accomplice of the black-listing. Reagan's career sagged after the late 1940s, and he started appearing in B-movies after he left Warners to go free-lance. However, he had a eminence grise par excellence in Lew Wasserman , his agent and the head of the Music Corp. of America. Wasserman, later called "The Pope of Hollywood," was the genius who figured out that an actor could make a killing via a tax windfall by turning himself into a corporation. The corporation, which would employ the actor, would own part of a motion picture the actor appeared in, and all monies would accrue to the corporation, which was taxed at a much lower rate than was personal income. Wasserman pioneered this tax avoidance scheme with his client James Stewart , beginning with the Anthony Mann western Winchester '73 (1950) (1950). It made Stewart enormously rich as he became a top box office draw in the 1950


A popular vote in Switzerland in November 2009 approved banning the building of what in the country?

Swiss minaret referendum, 2009 Swiss minaret referendum, 2009 “against the construction of minarets” Results 53.76% Results by canton The results of the November 2009 referendum by canton. Red indicates opposition to the ban of minarets, green support of the ban. The federal popular initiative “against the construction of minarets” was a successful federal popular initiative in Switzerland to prevent the construction of Mosque minarets . In a November 2009 referendum , a constitutional amendment banning the construction of new minarets was approved by 57.5% of the participating voters. [1] Only three of the twenty Swiss cantons and one half canton [2] mostly in the French-speaking part of Switzerland opposed the initiative. This referendum originates from action on 1 May 2007, when a group of right of centre politicians mainly from the Swiss People’s Party and the Federal Democratic Union , the Egerkinger Komittee (“ Egerkingen Committee”) launched a federal popular initiative that sought a constitutional ban on minarets. The minaret at the mosque of the local Turkish cultural association in Wangen bei Olten is the initial motivation for the initiative. The Swiss government recommended that the proposed amendment be rejected as inconsistent with basic principles of the constitution. [3] But after the results were tabulated, the government immediately announced that the ban was in effect. [4] As of the date of the 2009 vote, there were four minarets in Switzerland, attached to mosques in Zürich , Geneva , Winterthur and Wangen bei Olten . These existing minarets are not affected by the ban. Contents Legal dispute The Ahmadiyya mosque in Zürich (built 1963), the oldest Swiss mosque with a minaret The Swiss minaret controversy began in a small municipality in the northern part of Switzerland in 2005. The contention involved the Turkish cultural association in Wangen bei Olten , which applied for a construction permit to erect a 6-metre-high minaret on the roof of its Islamic community centre. The project faced opposition from surrounding residents, who had formed a group to prevent the tower’s erection. The Turkish association claimed that the building authorities improperly and arbitrarily delayed its building application. They also believed that the members of the local opposition group were motivated by religious bias. The Communal Building and Planning Commission rejected the association’s application. The applicants appealed to the Building and Justice Department, which reverted the decision and remanded. As a consequence of that decision, local residents (who were members of the group mentioned) and the commune of Wangen brought the case before the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn , but failed with their claims. On appeal the Federal Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the lower court. The 6-metre (20 ft)-high minaret was eventually erected in July 2009. [5] Political dispute From 2006 until 2008, members of the Swiss People’s Party and the Federal Democratic Union launched several cantonal initiatives against the erection of minarets. The citizens of the cantons never had the opportunity to vote on them, because all cantonal parliaments held the initiatives unconstitutional and therefore void . [6] Referendum In 2007, in response to the political defeats described above, the Egerkinger committee launched a federal popular initiative against minarets. The committee’s proposed amendment to article 72 of the Swiss Federal Constitution read: “The building of minarets is prohibited.” [7] In Switzerland, federal popular initiatives are not subject to judicial review, as they amend the federal constitution (whereas cantonal initiatives can be challenged in court for violating federal law). Federal initiatives are still bound by international law , however. [8] Promoters of popular initiatives have 18 months to collect at least 100,000 signatures. [9] If they succeed, the initiative is put before the Swiss citizenry in a national vote. Both federal and cantonal initiatives are common in Switzerland, resulti


Club Atltico Boca Juniors, known simply as Boca Juniors or Boca, a sports club best known for its football team, is based in which country?

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"A ""steamer"", that covers the torso and the full length of the arms and legs, is a type of what?"

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Prints of which 1927 silent German expressionist science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang were discovered in Australia, the Museo del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the National Film Archive of New Zealand, to become the basis for a restoration project for a DVD/BD?

2008 July « The Bioscope Photographers and cinematographers at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, from the official report, available at http://www.la84foundation.org Note: This post has now been updated with new information at https://thebioscope.net/2012/06/27/let-the-games-begin It is less than a month now until the Olympic Games in Beijing begin, and for two weeks hundreds of cameras will be trained on the athletes, images of whom will be beamed out to billions. Perhaps nothing better illustrates the ubiquity, power and global shared experience that the motion picture has grown to represent from its simple beginnings in 1896 than that concentrated period, every four years, when it covers the Olympic Games, a phenomenon which likewise traces its (modern) roots to 1896. The modern Olympic Games and motion pictures share a common heritage, beyond that shared birthdate of 1896 (motion pictures existed before 1896, of course, but 1896 was when they first made their real impact upon the world). The two phenomena grew up together, in sophistication, intention and global reach. To view the films of the early Olympic Games is to witness the growth of the medium in how it captured action and form, from analysis, to (relatively) passive witness, to a medium that shaped athletic events to its own design. We see a transition from a formality bred of militaristic roots to entertainment, art and a focus on the individual. In the words of Olympic historian Allen Guttmann (talking of modern sports overall), we see a movement from ritual to record . The survey that follows summarises the history of the Olympic Games on film throughout the silent era, that is, to 1928. Athens, 1896 No one filmed the first Olympic Games of the modern era. The Games, which were held in Athens 6-15 April and attracted 241 athletes from fourteen nations, enjoyed some notice around the world, probably appealing as much to classicists as to athletes, but the motion picture industry was in its infancy and not as yet geared up to reporting on world news. Motion pictures had not yet reached Greece, America would really only awake to motion pictures on a screen on 23 April, with the debut of the Edison Vitascope, and the Lumière brothers – really the only possible candidates – did not think to send one of their operators to Athens. Occasionally on television you will see film purporting to show the Games of 1896. Such scenes are false – in most cases, you are being shown images from 1906. Paris, 1900 The 1900 Games were something of a disaster after the modest triumph of Athens. Organised to run alongside the great Paris Exhibition of 1900, the Games were barely recognised as such, being so chaotically organised and poorly promoted that many of the athletes who did take part in the events (which stretched from May-October 1900) were unaware that they had taken part in the Olympics. It is no surprise, therefore, than no standard films were made of Paris Games (several films of the Paris exhibition survive, but none show the athletic contests). However, fleeting cinematographic records do exist. The Institut Marey, the scientific institute led by Etienne-Jules Marey , who had developed the art and science of chronophotography (sequence photography undertaken for the purposes of analysing motion), decided to record some of the visiting American athletes, to compare their methods with those of French athletes. Alvin Kraenzlein (winner of gold medals for long jump, 60 metres race, 110 metre hurdles and 200 metre hurdles), Richard Sheldon (illustrated, gold medal winner in the shot put), and the legendary Ray Ewry (exponent of the now discontinued events of standing high jump, long jump and triple jump) were among those filmed. The ‘films’ are a few frames long, lasting less than a second each, yet they were enough to demonstrate the superiority of the dynamic attack of the American technique over the correct military bearing of the equivalent French athletes. These fleeting images survive today – there are examples in the National Media Museum – and illustrations from