In 1935, which country was renamed Iran?

Renaming Persia Renaming Persia Persians Are Not Arabs Persians Are Not Arabs we explain the difference Persian New Year Persian New Year Read More Renaming Persia Persia, What’s in a name? The name Persia is actually a Latin derivation used mainly by Westerners to describe the region roughly equivalent to that of present day  Iran . In truth during the rise and fall of the Persian Empire the land was known to its people as 'Aryanam', which is equated to the current “ Iran ” in the proto - Iranian language . During the reign of the Sassanids it became Eran – meaning "land of the Aryans".   Aryan: Aryan by definition meant anyone speaking any of the Indo-European languages, including that of the Iranians . Unfortunately, with the rise of Hitler in the 1930’s, "Aryan" came to be associated with the Nazi definition: being of Non-Jewish Caucasian descent, especially the blue eyed, blond haired Nordic races that Hitler himself favored and hoped to make a master race.   Iran VS Persia: In fact, in 1935, Dr Hjalmar Schacht, the Nazi Economics minister noted the Aryan origin of the Persians and encouraged the Persian Reza Shah Pahlavi to ask foreign delegates to use the term Iran, "land of Aryans" instead of Persia. As the New York Times explained at the time, "At the suggestion of the Persian Legation in Berlin, the Tehran government, on the Persian New Year , March 21, 1935, substituted Iran for Persia as the official name of the country. Defenders of the name change, point to its use by the Greek historians citing that "Aryan" means "noble". Many also felt that calling something or someone Persian was dated and somewhat restrictive. There was a need to unify the people of this land under one nation, Iran , thus encompassing the other ethnicities, such as the Kurds or Turks, residing in former Persia . In its decision it was influenced by the Nazi revival of interest in the various Aryan races, cradled in ancient Persia . As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs set forth in its memorandum on the subject, 'Perse,' the French designation of Persia, connoted the weakness and tottering independence of the country in the nineteenth century, when it was the chessboard of European imperialistic rivalry. conjured up memories of the vigor and splendor of its historic past."   Name Change This change however, evoked much opposition and confusion as Persians felt that the term damaged their  cultural heritage  and aligned them with pro Nazi sentiment. Additionally, all too often Iran was confused with their neighboring Arab state of Iraq, so much that during World War II, Winston Churchill called to enforce continuation of the term of Persia when dealing with political documentation. Even today, in an effort to separate themselves, those opposed to the current government in Iran continue to refer to themselves as Persian . In 1959, the work of Professor Ehsan Yarshater, editor of Encyclopedia Iranica, propagated a move to use Persia and Iran interchangeably which was approved by Mohammad Reza Shah. Share :


Which was the first British football club to win the European Cup-Winners Cup?

My Football Facts & Stats | UEFA Club Competitions Chart detailing every club who has reached the Semi-Finals in every major UEFA club competition from 1955-56 to 2015-16. The tournament was inaugurated in 1955, at the suggestion of the French sports journalist and editor of L'Équipe Gabriel Hanot as a continental competition for winners of the European national football leagues, as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, abbreviated to European Cup. The competition began as the 1955-56 using a two-leg knockout format where the teams would play two matches, one at home and one away, and the team with the highest overall score qualifying for the next round of the competition. Entry was restricted to the teams that won their national league championships, plus the current European Cup holder. This qualification system continued until 1992. In the 1992–93 season, the tournament was renamed UEFA Champions League. In 1997-98, eligibility was expanded to include not just domestic champions but also the best performing runners up according to UEFA's coefficient ranking list. Between 1960 and 2004 the winner of the tournament qualified for the now defunct Intercontinental Cup against the winner of the Copa Libertadores of South America . Since then, with FIFA taking over, the winner automatically qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup with other winners of continental club championships. The 2009-10 Champions League Final was won by Inter Milan who beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Madrid. Inter Milan fielded a starting XI without a single Italian player. Spanish clubs have now won Europe's top club prize 15 times, Italian clubs 12 times and English clubs 12 times.The 2011 Champions League Final was the 6th to be played at Wembley and the 2012 Final was held at the Allianz Stadium in Munich. Wembley again hosted the Champions League Final in 2013 and the 2014 Final took place at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (also known as the European Cup Winners' Cup) was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The first competition was held in the 1960-61 season, and the last in 1998-99. Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a major European trophy when they beat Atletico Madrid in the 1963 Final. The competition was then abolished to make way for a further expansion to the UEFA Champions League, with domestic cup winners gaining entry into the UEFA Cup (later, the Europa League). The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. As the name suggests, the competition was set up to promote international trade fairs. The competition was initially only open to teams from cities that hosted trade fairs and where these teams finished in their national league had no relevance. Early competitions also featured a one city, one team rule. UEFA do not consider the tournament to be an official UEFA contest. The UEFA Cup was a football competition for European club teams, organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. The last ever winners of the UEFA Cup were the Ukrainian club Shahkter Donetsk who beat Germans Werder Bremen. UEFA decided to re-name the UEFA Cup the 'UEFA Europa League' from the 2009-2010 season onwards.The first winners of the UEFA Europa League were Atletico Madrid in 2010, followed by FC Porto who won an all-Portuguese Final against FC Braga in 2011 played in Dublin. The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was played in Bucharest, Romania.        UEFA European Club Competition Stats 1955-56 to 2016-17 Table detailing the winning clubs and nationalities of Europe's first international competition together with a detailed history of the tournament. The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale was one of the first really international m


The SNCF is the national railway corporation of which European country?

About Us - Voyages-sncf.com Voyages-sncf.com: About us About Voyages-sncf Voyages-sncf.com is the official European distribution channel of the French railways (SNCF) for online sales of high-speed and conventional rail travel throughout France and Europe: plan your journeys, book your train tickets and get inspired by our travel guides! Voyages-sncf, the digital distributor of SNCF products and services in Europe Voyages-sncf has 8 websites in 12 languages, all with mobile versions. Seven countries have their own  dedicated site: Germany, Belgium (in French, Dutch and English), Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland (in French, German and English). The 8th website is in English and is aimed at all other European customers, using the Euro as its sole currency. European rail experts to serve our customers Local expertise: each country has its own dedicated team as well as a. multilingual aftersales service. A complete range of products and services for travelling in Europe Our full range of rail products and services, including trains operating in France (TGV, iDTGV, Intercités, etc) and international rail operators (Thalys, Eurostar, Elipsos, TGV Lyria, TGV France Italy, TGV France Spain, CityNightLine, Italo), brings you high-speed travel options throughout Europe. Our first priority is to keep internet users up-to-date about the latest offers and rail news, but we also have a range of associated services (secure payment, payment by PayPal, e-ticket, mobile app) to simplify train travel in Europe. Don't forget to use our best fare finder to find the lowest prices for more than 200 journeys three months in advance. The Voyages-sncf.com group Voyages-sncf.com Group in Europe is a major tourism expert in the distribution of European train journeys and the destination France. One third of it's 650 employees is dedicated to the development of the European and websites. With a sales revenue of 3,6 billion euros, its business volume grew significantly in 2012 with 7%. The Voyages-sncf.com group aims to be Europe's nº 1 rail operator and a major international group. This new dimension responds to the liberalisation of European markets, developments in consumer practices and the influence of the key digital players who are transforming the e-tourism market. In response to today's rail distribution challenges and new purchasing habits, Voyages-sncf.com now has a powerful, flexible network of 13 websites, multilingual mobile apps, 4 shops and an integrated call centre to meet the needs of its European customers.   It covers more than 30 countries via websites dedicated to the travel industry - and a network of more than 15,000 accredited travel agents and tour operator partners to distribute its rail products in Europe - as well as websites for individuals,  multi-linguistic applications, 4 dedicated shops (Cologne, Geneva, Milan and Aachen) and an integrated call center service. Voyages-sncf.com also has a series of dedicated websites for travel professionals, thus providing over 15,000 approved travel agencies and tour operators with the means to distribute its rail products in Europe, Supported by ticket offices and boutiques in Brussels, Cologne, Geneva, London, Milan and Madrid. As of today, Voyages-sncf.com works hard to simplify rail travel in Europe, with a dual focus on innovation and customer service. SNCF: Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français [The French National Railway Operator] The SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) Group has a turnover of €32.6 million, a presence in 120 countries and 245,000 employees. It is a world leader in people transport, freight transport and logistics. The SNCF group offers a complete range of mobility solutions through its five business lines (SNCF INFRA: network operation and management, works, maintenance and engineering; SNCF PROXIMITÉ: regional transport, rail transport in the greater Paris region (Ile-de-France), Intercités and Keolis; SNCF VOYAGES, high-speed passenger transport, i.e. TGV, iDTGV, Eurostar, Thalys, Lyria, Alleo, Elipsos, Ga


On 30th July 1938, the first issue of which children’s comic was published in Britain?

The History of British Comics Published: 07 April 2016 Hits: 4344 It is generally agreed that Funny Folks (1874 - 1894) became the first publication to meet the accepted definition of a comic. Funny Folks began as a supplement to the Weekly Budget. Its popularity led to it being published as a separate weekly paper. The success of Funny Folks encouraged the publication of other weekly comics. One such comic was the famous Victorian comic, Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday (1884 - 1916). Ally Sloper’s Half Holiday was the inspiration of the engraver and publisher, Gilbert Dalziel. Ally Sloper had a characteristic red nose, battered top hat and he was usually drunk. Ally Sloper is notably the first ever comic strip hero and undoubtedly laid the foundations for the likes of Chubblock Homes -(Comic Cuts), Weary Willie and Tired Tim - (Illustrated Chips), Roy of the Rovers - (Tiger), Desperate Dan - (The Dandy), Dan Dare - (The Eagle) and more recently Judge Dredd - (2000AD). These are but a few names from the canon of British Comic heroes The late 1890’s saw an explosion in comic publishing. Alfred Harmsworth ’s Comic Cuts (1890 - 1953) cost just half a penny, which was half the cost of its contemporaries. Comic Cuts soon had competition from rival publishers with titles such as Funny Cuts (1890 - 1920). Harmsworths response was to bring out further titles of his own including Illustrated Chips. Although these publications were classed as comics, they were primarily aimed at and published for an adult audience. Comics for young children (Nursery Comics) didn’t start being published until the early years of the twentieth century. Rainbow (1914 - 1956) is generally accepted as the first children’s comic although Puck (1904 - 1940) did have a junior section after issue eleven and gradually became a children’s comic. The 1930’s are known as the Golden age of comics. The Golden age saw the appearance of comics like Tiny Tots (1927 - 1959), Crackers (1929 - 1941), The Dandy (1937 - Present) and The Beano (1938 - Present). Both the Beano and the Dandy appeared just prior to the outbreak of the 2nd World War and their timing can be considered fortunate because paper shortages led to laws prohibiting the launching of new comics during the war years. The Beano and Dandy became a vanguard of a new era with the introduction of a new size and style of comic artistry, which included the introduction of speech bubbles in some of the stories.Puck was the first comic to print a s substantial number of its pages in colour but it wasn’t until Mickey Mouse Weekly (1936 - 1955) that a comic was published completely in full colour photogravure. Photogravure is a picture produced from a photographic negative and transferred to a metal plate where it is etched on. The 1950’s is known as the Silver Age and it saw the appearance of a more sophisticated type of comic epitomised by the Eagle (1950 - 1969) with its hero Dan Dare. The silver age comics were post war publications and gone were the paper shortages of the war years, these comics were printed on a better quality paper with full photogravure.The success of the two DC Thomson titles (Beano and Dandy) led Thomson’s rivals, The Amalgamated Press, to launch two of their own rival comics namely Radio Fun (1938 - 1961) and Knockout (1939 -1963). Although The Beano and Dandy are still continuing to be published, Radio Fun and Knockout ended their days in the early 1960’s. In July 1939 DC Thomson had launched a comic called The Magic Comic (1939 - 1941) but it was short lived due to the over saturation of the comics market at that time. The Dandy continues to be the oldest British comic still in publication. No history of British comics would be complete without paying homage to the great Denis Gifford who was born on Boxing day 1927. Gifford's contribution to British comics both as a contributor in the 1940s and 1950s,  including Flip & Flop', and historian is immeasurable. Gifford, who died in 2000 aged 72, wrote over fifty books on British comics which included ‘The Best of the Eagle (1989). Such was his


Which country was defeated by the French during the Battle of Friedland in the Napoleonic Wars?

Battle of Friedland in the Napoleonic Wars •General Levin August, Count von Bennigsen 76,000 men Battle of Friedland: Background: With the beginning of the War of the Fourth Coalition in 1806, Napoleon advanced against Prussia and won stunning victories at Jena and Auerstadt. Having brought Prussia to heel, the French pushed into Poland with the goal inflicting a similar defeat on the Russians. Following a series of minor actions, Napoleon elected to enter winter quarters to give his men a chance to recover from the campaigning season. Opposing the French were Russian forces led by General Count von Bennigsen. Seeing an opportunity to strike at the French, he began moving against the isolated corps of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte . Sensing a chance to cripple the Russians, Napoleon ordered Bernadotte to fall back while he moved with the main army to cut off the Russians. Slowly drawing Bennigsen into his trap, Napoleon was foiled when a copy of his plan was captured by the Russians. Pursuing Bennigsen, the French army became spread over the countryside. On February 7, the Russians turned to make a stand near Eylau. In the resulting Battle of Eylau , the French were checked by Bennigsen on February 7-8, 1807. Departing the field, the Russians retreated north and both sides moved into winter quarters. Moving to Friedland: Renewing the campaign that spring, Napoleon moved against the Russian position at Heilsberg. Having taken a strong defensive stance, Bennigsen repelled several French assaults on June 10, inflicting over 10,000 casualties. Though his lines had held, Bennigsen elected to fall back again, this time towards Friedland. On June 13, Russian cavalry, under General Dmitry Golitsyn, cleared the area around Friedland of French outposts. This done, Bennigsen crossed the Alle River and occupied the town. Situated on the west bank of the Alle, Friedland occupied a finger of land between the river and a mill stream ( Map ). The Battle of Friedland Begins: Pursuing the Russians, Napoleon's army advanced over several routes in multiple columns. The first to arrive in the vicinity of Friedland was that Marshal Jean Lannes. Encountering Russian troops west of Friedland a few hours after midnight on June 14, the French deployed and fighting began in the Sortlack Wood and in front of the village of Posthenen. As the engagement grew in scope, both sides began racing to extend their lines north to Heinrichsdorf. This contest was won by the French when cavalry led by the Marquis de Grouchy occupied the village. Pushing men over the river, Bennigsen's forces had swollen to around 50,000 by 6:00 AM. While his troops were exerting pressure on Lannes, he deployed his men from the Heinrichsdorf-Friedland Road south to the upper bends of the Alle. Additional troops pushed north as far as Schwonau, while reserve cavalry moved into position to support the growing battle in the Sortlack Wood. As the morning progressed, Lannes struggled to hold his position. He was soon aided by the arrival of Marshal Edouard Mortier's VIII Corps which approached Heinrichsdorf and swept the Russians out of Schwonau ( Map ). By midday, Napoleon had arrived on the field with reinforcements. Ordering Marshal Michel Ney 's VI Corps to assume a position south of Lannes, these troops formed between Posthenen and Sortlack Wood. While Mortier and Grouchy formed the French left, Marshal Claude Victor-Perrin's I Corps and the Imperial Guard moved into a reserve position west of Posthenen. Covering his movements with artillery, Napoleon finished forming his troops around 5:00 PM. Assessing the confined terrain around Friedland due to the river and Posthenen mill stream, he decided to strike at the Russian left. The Main Attack: Moving behind a massive artillery barrage, Ney's men advanced on the Sortlack Wood. Quickly overcoming the Russian opposition, they forced the enemy back. On the far left, General Jean Gabriel Marchand succeeded in driving the Russians into the Alle near Sortlack. In an attempt to retrieve the situation, Russian cavalry mounted a determi


Australian born Laura Robson is associated with which sport?

Australian Open 2014: Laura Robson & Heather Watson beaten - BBC Sport BBC Sport Australian Open 2014: Laura Robson & Heather Watson beaten By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at Melbourne Park 13 Jan 2014 13-26 January Coverage: Daily live radio and text coverage on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC Sport website, mobiles and BBC Sport app; Watch the finals live on BBC TV Laura Robson and Heather Watson were beaten as British interest in the women's singles ended swiftly at the Australian Open. Both players took on higher-ranked opposition in the first round, but the manner of their defeats differed sharply. Robson spent just 50 minutes on court in a 6-3 6-0 thrashing by 18th seed Kirsten Flipkens - the Briton's first full match of the season following a wrist injury. Analysis This was a hugely dispiriting defeat for Laura Robson, who says her left wrist will need further treatment before her next tournament in Paris in two weeks' time. The British number one was horribly rusty and made 32 unforced errors in just 50 minutes: a legacy of playing her first full match since early October. Heather Watson will be very frustrated to have lost a tight first-round match after battling through three rounds of qualifying, but she looks like her pre-glandular fever self, and in time should be confident of returning to the world's top 50. Watson, in contrast, kept 31st seed Daniela Hantuchova occupied for two hours and 34 minutes before going down 7-5 3-6 6-3 to the Slovakian. With both Robson and Watson scheduled among the opening matches, it took less than three hours for Andy Murray to be left as the lone Briton in singles competition. Robson, who turns 20 next week, arrived in Melbourne with a wrist injury but said before the match that it was no longer causing her any pain. A lack of match sharpness was certainly clear from the outset on Court Three, as she opened with four straight errors to drop serve and lost the first nine points in a row. There was a big cheer for the Australian-born Robson when she finally got on the board but Flipkens, a Wimbledon semi-finalist last year, was much the stronger. Robson simply could not find her range and racked up 32 errors to her opponent's four as she lost eight straight games and became the first player to go out of the tournament. "It was up and down the whole time, and I don't think I ever really got into a rhythm at all," said Robson. "I wasn't really able to deal with her slice that well. It just didn't go well. I definitely expected to play better, but it happens. "And I didn't really have any expectations going in because I didn't know what it was going to be like out there." While Robson trooped unhappily back to the locker room, Watson was only just getting going on the nearby Court Two against Hantuchova. The 21-year-old from Guernsey, who came through three rounds of qualifying, recovered an early break in the first set but double-faulted facing a fourth break point at 5-5, and smacked her racquet in frustration. Hantuchova's heavier, flatter hitting had just given her the edge in the first set but Watson began to step in and attack the returns in the second, breaking twice to force a decider. Fighting spirit is rarely in short supply where Watson is concerned and she battled back from 0-40 in her first service game, before recovering from 4-1 down to trail 4-3. She had spent most of the match trying to keep pace with Hantuchova, however, and the pressure ultimately told when the Briton was broken for a fifth and decisive time. "I felt I was close throughout the match," said Watson. Media playback is not supported on this device Australian Open 2014: Heather Watson positive despite first round defeat "I started slow in the third set - I should have got up while she went to the bathroom [before the final set] and kept moving - but I had plenty of chances and didn't take them." Watson is ranked 121st after suffering with glandular fever in 2013, and she will slip further after failing to match last year's run to the third round in Melbourne. "I feel like it's an opportunity lost for me," she added


Which is the only species of deer of which both male and female have antlers?

What Species of Deer Has Antlers on Both Male & Female? | eHow What Species of Deer Has Antlers on Both Male & Female?  Email Save Although there are several species of deer, only the reindeer and caribou are species where both males and females have antlers. Caribou males and reindeer males start growing their antlers in February, whereas the females start regrowing theirs in May. Unlike horns, which are permanent, antlers shed once a year. Many species of animals look like deer and look like they have antlers. However, species such as the gazelle have horns instead of antlers. Caribou Although reindeer and caribou are the same species, caribou are wild and larger than reindeer. Male caribou antlers reach 51 inches tall, whereas female antlers reach a length of about 20 inches, but can be smaller. Although both male and female caribou finish growing their antlers at the same time of year, they shed them at different times of the year. Males shed their antlers in November; however, females shed their antlers after winter at the start of the birthing season in May. Caribou are native to Europe, Asia, North America and Greenland. Reindeer Reindeer antlers are smaller than the antlers of caribou but are still large. Male reindeer antlers are at least 20 inches but are rarely larger than 50 inches. Female reindeer antlers can be as small as half the size of males and are rarely larger than 20 inches. Just like the caribou, reindeer males shed their antlers before winter and females shed theirs in the spring. Reindeer live in northern hemispheres such as Scandinavia, arctic North America and Greenland where they are herded domestically for food and resources as well as to pull sleds. More About Caribou and Reindeer Caribou and reindeer grow to 4 to 7 feet at the shoulder and can weigh up to 700 pounds. Like all deer, caribou and reindeer are herbivores, so when grass is hidden by snow, they eat lichens and moss over the winter as a food source. What Antlers Are Used For In other species of antler-bearing animals such as the white-tailed deer, only the male produces antlers to use for mating rights, like the caribou and reindeer do. However, female deer species do not fight for mating rights because they depend on speed and agility to outrun predators and dart into brush. In contrast, female caribou and reindeer use their antlers for protection from predators such as grizzly bears, wolves and eagles that feed on caribou young.


In 1961, the painting titled ‘Le Bateau’ by which artist hung upside down in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for 47 days without anyone noticing?

October 11-20 October 11 1917: Virginia Woolf records her impressions of Katherine Mansfield: "I'm a little     shocked by her commonness at first sight; lines so hard and cheap. However,     when this diminishes, she is so intelligent and inscrutable that she repays friendship." 1921: Aaron Copland to his parents: 207 Bd. Raspail Paris Dear      Ma & Pa, -- I really ought to be sending you a cablegram with this wonderful news,      but I was afraid it would scare you. Just think, I have just sold my      first composition. Let me catch my breath and tell you the whole story.      I wrote you that M. Durand, the biggest publisher in Paris, had promised      to publish a piece of mine called "The Cat and the Mouse" after he had heard me play it at Fontainebleau. Well, I have just been      to see him at his office here and have sold him the piece outright for      500 francs. I signed a contract with him and he has promise to have      the piece ready in about 2 or 3 weeks, at which time I will send you      a copy. Try to remember that in pre-war times, 500 francs was equal      to $100. which is an extraordinary price to pay a young, unknown composer      for a little piece of 5 pages. Then Durand is a very well-known publisher      all over the world, so it gives one a reputation merely to be published      by him. A great deal of the credit is due to Fontainebleau and the school      as I could never have accomplished so much in so short a time without      all that influence helping me. What will Goldmark and Adler have to      say when I send them copies? Its too bad I am not able to play the piece      for you, but you'll have to wait until I get home, unless some one plays      it in N.Y. by some wild chance. Of course, this is only a beginning.      One doesn't get exactly famous simply because he has written one piece      which is printed. But it is a start. And the 500 francs tickles me silly,      even if it isn't a fortune. 1939: President Franklin D. Roosevelt is presented with a letter signed by Albert     Einstein urging the United States to rapidly develop an atomic bomb program. 1976: The Gang of Four--Mao's widow, Jiang Qing, and three others--are arrested    in China and charged with plotting a coup.   top 1492: Christopher Columbus sights Guanahani ( Plana     Cays? ) Island in the Bahamas. ( The     theory popularized by Samuel E. Morison and others that Guanahani     Island is current Watling island no longer receives the support it once     did.) This is bad news for the Bahamans, all of whom will be exterminated     (despite the paternalistic entry in Columbus's log, in which he indicates     that the Spanish will be "gentle": "As I saw that they were friendly to     us, and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our     holy faith by gentle means than by force, I presented them with some red     caps, and strings of beads to wear upon the neck, and many other trifles     of small value, wherewith they were much delighted and became wonderfully     attached to us"). The day is celebrated in the US (on the second Monday     of the month) as Columbus Day, so proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson     in 1968 (the year of the My Lai massacre, the riots at the Democratic     National Convention, and the assassination of Martin Kuther King), but     some celebrate it as Indigenous People Day. For more, see (if you can     find it) my The Discovery of America (San Francisco: Chronicle     Books, 1992, with Carol Christensen). 1859: Emperor Norton abolishes Congress.       54: Emperor Claudius the First dies after being poisoned by his wife, Agrippina. 1881: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends initiate the revival of the Hebrew language. 1909: Art Tatum is born. Partially blind, he would learn to read sheet music     by Braille. He would acknowledge strid


What is the name given to the fluid surrounding a foetus in the womb?

Polyhydramnios - NHS Choices Print this page Introduction  Polyhydramnios is a common complication of pregnancy, where there's an excessive amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the unborn baby (foetus). An abnormal amount of fluid (whether increased or reduced) might be suspected by your healthcare professional after 30 weeks of pregnancy, during one of your antenatal appointments , and should be monitored and investigated. The cause of polyhydramnios is often unknown, but sometimes indicates a problem with the baby's development (see What are the causes? , below). However, most women with polyhydramnios give birth to healthy babies. If you're pregnant and notice your belly is getting large very quickly (acute polyhydramnios), contact your doctor or midwife. It's rare for it to happen suddenly, but it can indicate an abnormality with the foetus and increases your risk of giving birth prematurely . This page covers: How is it investigated and managed?   How is polyhydramnios diagnosed?  In most women with polyhydramnios, the excess fluid builds up slowly. After 30 weeks of pregnancy, this excess fluid should be noticeable and picked up by your GP, midwife or obstetrician during one of your antenatal appointments . In rare cases, when polyhydramnios develops very quickly, the excess fluid may be apparent earlier in pregnancy, or might be noted at the time of the detailed scan at 18-22 weeks. If increased amniotic fluid is suspected, you may be referred for an ultrasound scan , so that the depth of the amniotic fluid surrounding the foetus can be measured. What are the causes?  Often, no cause can be found for polyhydramnios. However, it can be associated with any of the following: The mother carrying twins (read about giving birth to twins ).  The mother having diabetes, including gestational diabetes (pregnancy-related diabetes). Sometimes, if diabetes is the cause, the baby will be larger than expected for its stage of development. A blockage in part of the baby's gut (a condition called gut atresia), which prevents them absorbing the usual amount of amniotic fluid. A gut atresia would often require an operation after the baby's birth (read more about gut atresia in babies ). The mother having rhesus disease , where antibodies in the mother's blood cross the placenta, sometimes causing anaemia in the foetus.   A growth of blood vessels on the placenta, called a chorioangioma. A build-up of fluid in specific areas of the baby's body, such as the abdomen and chest cavity, called hydrops fetalis. A genetic problem with the foetus. What associated risks should I be aware of?  Having polyhydramnios means there's a slightly higher risk of your unborn baby having a birth defect, especially if the fluid build-up is severe. You should discuss with your healthcare professionals any other problems that the extra fluid could be linked to. However, don't panic – the vast majority of women with polyhydramnios give birth to healthy babies. Your labour may be affected in the following ways: You may go into premature labour because of the additional pressure stretching the womb. Your baby may be in the wrong position and you may need a caesarean section . If your baby is in the wrong position, the umbilical cord may slip down into the birth canal when the membranes rupture (read more about a prolapsed umbilical cord ). You may have an increased risk of bleeding after delivery. How is it investigated and managed?  Most women with polyhydramnios need an ultrasound investigation and a glucose tolerance test, to try to identify a cause and check for gestational diabetes .  If your condition isn't severe, this can be done in the GP's surgery and you may not need to be admitted to hospital. Read more about ultrasound scans in pregnancy . If the ultrasound scan appears to show a problem with the foetus, doctors might discuss whether you want to have amniocentesis (where a sample of fluid is drawn out using a needle), to test for chromosomal or genetic problems in the foetus.  Your doctor may also recommend a period of bed rest to help reduce yo


In James Bond novels and films, what is the codename for the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service?

Q (Literary) | James Bond Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Trigger Mortis Major Boothroyd is the British Secret Service armourer introduced in Ian Fleming 's sixth James Bond novel, Dr. No . The character is the origin of the James Bond film character Q (standing for Quartermaster); the head of Q Branch , the fictional research and development division of the Service. Novel biography At the beginning of Dr. No , M calls Major Boothroyd the best armourer in the world. Q is called into M's office to present him and James Bond with alternatives to Bond's Beretta 418 pistol, whose stalled drawing time led to Bond's poisoning by Rosa Klebb at the end of From Russia with Love . He calls the Beretta a "ladies gun" and suggests other weapons such as the Tokarev TT-33 before finally settling on the Walther PPK , which is approved by M. Behind the scenes The origin of the Q character is rather complicated. In the Fleming novels there are frequent references to 'Q branch', a division of the British Secret Service which provides equipment to field operatives. There is a reference to Q in Chapter 3 of Casino Royale , the first Bond book, when M says to Bond: "Go over a few days before the big game starts and get your hand in. Have a talk to Q. about rooms and trains, and any equipment you want." There is a similar reference in the following novel, Live and Let Die . However, this appears to be an abbreviation for Q Branch rather than the codename for a particular individual. In the sixth novel, Dr. No , the service armourer Q appears for the first time. Fleming named the character after Geoffrey Boothroyd, a firearms expert who lived in Glasgow, Scotland. He had written to the novelist suggesting that Bond was not using the best firearms available; criticizing in particular Bond's use of the Beretta 418 pistol. Grateful for the advice, Fleming phased out the Beretta and wrote the character of Boothroyd into the subsequent novel. Boothroyd is also referenced occasionally in the Bond novels of John Gardner , but the author preferred instead to focus on a new character, Q'ute .


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In 1993, which animated animal was first used to advertise Coca Cola?

Coca-Cola Polar Bears | Cartoon characters Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Coca-Cola Polar Bears in "Northern Lights" The Coca-Cola Polar Bears are the mascots of the soft drink, Coca-Cola. Polar Bears first started to appear on Coca-Cola products in 1922 in France. Since then the polar bears have appeared in many Coca-Cola advertisements. Back then however the Coca-Cola polar bear was simply a picture of a polar bear on Coke advertisements. It wasn't until the commercial "Northern Lights" was made in 1993 that the animated polar bears we all know and love were first seen. "Northern Lights" features several animated polar bears watching the Aurora Borealis and drinking some Coca-Cola. Since 1993 the bears have appeared in a variety of commercial and Coca-Cola advertisements. Later polar bear cubs were introduced as well in a holiday ad in which a family of polar bear picks out a tree for Christmas.


The Seto Inland Sea separates the three main islands of which country?

Seto Sea, the Inland Sea of Japan History & Facts - View Larger Map Known as the Seto Sea, the Inland Sea of Japan is the body of water which separates the three main islands of the country, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Not only does it serve as an international waterway that connects the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean, it is a valuable sea transport to industrial parts in the Kansai region because of its connection to Osaka Bay. The waterway runs from east to west in about 450 km and has a width of 15 to 55 km from south to north. An approximate of 3,000 islands can be found here separated by the eastern, central, and western parts. The Inland sea is a rich well of biodiversity with more than 500 marine species inhabiting its waters. Just some of the popular faunas are the ayu, the finless porpoise, horseshoe crabs, and even great white sharks. When it comes to industry, the Inland sea is considered as a very productive section in modern Japan. The primary industries surrounding its waters are from the cities of Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Ube, and Kobe. Tourism helps the area because of the mixture of the sea’s refreshing mix with Japan’s climate and picturesque landscape. The coastal area of the sea, in particular, is one very popular choice for tourists whenever they visit Japan because of the unique beauty of its waters. The length of the coastal area named Setonaikai National Park, considered as one of the oldest parks in the country. The Itsukushima Shrine also found in the area of Inland sea is a member of UNESCO’s list of Heritage Sites around the world. More famous tourist centers are Kyoto and Tokyo with their appealing metropolitan structures and Shodoshima, also known as the “island of olives”. Leave a Reply


Cyprus national flower | My Flower's Blog The national flower is lilium bosinacune. LILIUM It has bulbs 6-7 cm in diameter. The flowers form racemes that contains six flowers or more with no fragrance. Flowering in July. BULGARIA National flower is the rose . CROATIA National flower is the iris. IRIS It takes its name from a Greek word that means rainbow. Are perennial herbs, growing from rhizomes, on drier climate, from bulbs. They have long erect flowering stems. The three sepals expand from their narrow base. CYPRUS The national flower is the cyclamen. CYCLAMEN This flower can grow and bloom on a rock because of  its strength and its  capability to survive. Are perennial herbaceous plants with underground tuber which produce leaves in late winter and flowering in autumn. CZECH REPUBLIC National flower is the rose . DENMARK The national flower is the red clover. RED CLOVER The red clover grows up to 16 inches, with a hairy upright stem. The leaves are made up of three oval leaflets with a white V mark in the center,call chevron. ESTONIA The national flower is the cornflower . CORNFLOWER The cornflower has grown in Estonia soil for more than 10.000 years. The plant grows in dry fields ,creating a strong connection in the minds of Estonians. FINLAND The national flower is the Lilly of the valley. LILLY OF THE VALLEY This flower is known for its sweet and strong smell. Is considered as a symbol of love and purity. FRANCE The national flower is the fleur de lys. FLEUR DE LYS The water iris is the march plant for excellence , whose bright yellow large flowers blooms from June to September. The flag of the kings of France has  three of this  iris. GEORGIA We couldn´t find an official flower . GERMANY


Which element does ‘K’ represent in the Periodic Table?

Potassium - EniG. Periodic Table of the Elements POTASSIUM Relative atomic mass: 39.0983(1) Potassium was discovered by Sir Humphry Davy (GB) in 1807. The origin of the name comes from the Arabic word qali meaning alkali (the origin of the symbol K comes from the Latin word kalium). It is a soft, waxy, silver-white metal. Fresh surfaces have a silvery sheen. Potassium quickly forms dull oxide coating on exposure to air. It reacts strongly with water and gives off a flammable gas. It also reacts violently with oxidants. Potasium occurs only in compounds. Potassium is found in minerals like carnallite [(KMgCl3).6H2O] and sylvite (KCl). Pure metal is produced by the reaction of hot potassium chloride and sodium vapours in a special retort. Pottasium is used as potash in making glass and soap and as saltpetre, potassium nitrate (KNO3) to make explosives and to colour fireworks in mauve. Potassium ions are vital to function of nerve and muscle tissues. The price of 90.2 % pure potassium metal is 90.20  for 5 g. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES


Which American playwright wrote the play ‘All God’s Chillun Got Wings’?

American Experience | Eugene O'Neill | A Controversial Play | PBS A Controversial Play Flash MX plugin required. Download the free Flash plugin from Macromedia's Web site. Non-Flash version Please tell us what you think about A Controversial Play. By 1924 Eugene O'Neill had penned over two dozen plays, garnering two Pulitzer Prizes and recognition as a major playwright . For a new play about an interracial marriage, O'Neill looked to a black spiritual for his title: "All God's Chillun Got Wings." Even before it premiered in a small New York theater in May 1924, the play caused controversy, because it depicted a relationship between a white woman and a black man. O'Neill turned to a dynamic young African American actor, Paul Robeson, for the male lead. A college valedictorian and football star, Robeson had trained as a lawyer, but a love of public speaking drew him into acting. His dynamic presence and powerful singing voice would make him a star on stage and screen in the years to come. In his later work, O'Neill would draw on his own family experience, but with "All God's Chillun Got Wings" he explored contemporary society. Learn more about this rarely performed play and why a depiction of physical affection between a white woman and an African American man caused such uproar in 1920s America. page created on 1.24.06


If a person is ambidextrous they can use which part of the body equally well?

11 Facts About the Ambidextrous | Mental Floss 11 Facts About the Ambidextrous iStock Like us on Facebook 1. If you can write equally well with either hand, then you are the one percent . Even among the small population of ‘multi-handed’ individuals, very few experience equal ease and skill with both hands. In comparison, around 10% of people are lefties. 2. Right-, left- and mixed-handedness aren’t sufficient to define the preferences of most people, according to experts. Most people experience some level of cross-dominance — favoring one hand for certain tasks, even if it’s the non-dominant one — and among the group of people who use both hands, there are even finer distinctions. Ambidextral refers to those who can use both hands as well as a right-hander’s right hand (so, really well), and ambisinistral can be used to describe people who use both hands as well as a right-hander’s left hand (that is, somewhat clumsily). 3. Unlike righties, who show strong left brain dominance, the hemispheres of ambidextrous and left-handed people’s brains are almost symmetric... 4. ... as is the typical brain of a person with synesthesia, or “mixed senses,” who experiences cross-sensory perception. Among synesthetes, the instance of ambidexterity (and left-handedness) is much higher than in the general population. 5. The ambidextrous are more likely to possess the LRRTM1 gene (on chromosome 2), which is linked to schizophrenia. Studies reveal that people with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to be ambidextrous or left-handed than people who are not schizophrenic. 6. Another study, conducted through the BBC Science website, shows that of the one percent of 255,000 respondents who indicated equal ease writing with both hands, 9.2% of men and 15.6% of women reported being bisexual . In the same study, 4% of right-handed and 4.5% of left-handed men, and 6.2% of right-handed and 6.3% of left-handed women said they’re attracted to both sexes. 7. People who identify as ‘either-handed’ score slightly lower overall in general intelligence testing, and most often those scores are lower in arithmetic, memory and reasoning... 8. ... except when they aren’t. A study of 8000 children ages 7 and 8 shows that the 87 mixed-handed students had more pronounced difficulties in language skills, and at ages 15 and 16, the same students showed a higher risk of ADHD symptoms and performed academically under both right- and left-handed students from the same sample. 9. Ambis can be quick to anger, according to a study from Merrimack College, which suggests a higher interlinking of brain hemispheres found in ambidextrous and lefties. A follow-up study found that the increased hemisphere connections correlate to increased awkwardness, clumsiness and moodiness. 10. But inconsistent-handers can also be easier to sway emotionally . Montclair State University tested a group of right- left and either-handers for emotional stability. Their findings report that of the group, righties were hardest to coerce, and ambis were most likely to report a change in mood based on their surroundings, directed thought, and music. 11. It’s not all bad news for the handedness-ambivalent, though. Being able to use both hands with (almost) equal ease can really pay off, especially in sports, arts and music. Some reportedly cross-dominant celebrities and historic figures include Leonardo da Vinci, Pete Rose, Richard Feynmen, pitcher Greg A. Harris, Michelle Kwan, Shigeru Miyamoto, Paul McCartney, Benjamin Franklin and Harry Truman.


Which English Monarch was created ‘Defender of the Faith’ by Pope Leo X?

Is British Monarch 'Defender Of The Faith' Or 'Faiths'? | The Huffington Post Is British Monarch 'Defender Of The Faith' Or 'Faiths'? 10/11/2012 08:57 am ET | Updated Oct 15, 2012 Trevor Grundy Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) As Britain awaits the appointment of the next archbishop of Canterbury to lead both the Church of England and the far-flung Anglican Communion, there's renewed attention on the woman who officially gets the final say: Queen Elizabeth II, the "Defender of the Faith." The current archbishop, Rowan Williams, ends his 10-year tenure in December. A Church of England committee is sifting through candidates -- two of whom will be submitted to Prime Minister David Cameron, whose top choice will be submitted to the queen for final approval. When he announced his retirement last March, Williams, 62, famously said his successor will need "the constitution of an ox and the skin of a rhinoceros." Politicians and religious leaders say the next archbishop will need those qualities and more to handle deep divisions in the British church over female bishops and North/South divisions among his 77 million-member global flock over sexuality. But he'll also need something else: the ability to envision life when Elizabeth -- who turns 87 next year -- is no longer on the throne, and when Britain is no longer a Christian-majority country. At her coronation in 1953, Elizabeth swore to "uphold the laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel, maintain the Protestant reformed religion established by law and reserve the settlement of the Church of England." Her son and heir apparent, Prince Charles, has said he's planning a symbolic change if and when he becomes king by taking the title "Defender of Faith" or "Defender of the Faiths" to reflect Britain's multicultural and multifaith society. That change would mean Charles would be the first monarch to not be the standard-bearer for Protestantism for the first time since Henry VIII famously broke from Rome to start his own church. Britons may be on Charles' side: A recent BBC poll found that 73 percent favor Elizabeth remaining "Supreme Governor," but about 50 percent would favor Charles' idea for a title change to Defender of Faith. The royal title "Fidei defensor," usually translated "Defender of the Faith," was bestowed by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII in 1521 in recognition of the king's defense of Roman Catholic teaching against the Protestant ideas of Martin Luther. But after Henry VIII broke with Rome and attacked the pope, the title was later revoked. Henry was excommunicated, but the title was bestowed again on Henry's only son, Edward IV, by Parliament in 1544. Charles caused considerable controversy in 1994 when he first floated the idea in his attempt to embrace the other religions that have become more visible since his mother came to the throne in 1952. "The Queen came to the throne at a time when the Church of England was really the only Christian faith in the country," former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey said in a 2006 television interview. "And there were no Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus around to be in any way evident in the life of the country," he said. "Now it's a completely different world. Prince Charles put his finger on it and there's no way in which the sovereign can be the defender of one faith." A recent study conducted by the British Parliament showed the number of Christians in Britain has dropped 8 percent, to 69 percent, since 2004. The number of nonbelievers, meanwhile, jumped 49 percent over the same period. At the same time, England's Hindu population rose by 43 percent, and Buddhists by 74 percent. "If these populations continue to shrink and grow by the same number of people each year," the study said, "the number of people with no religion will overtake the number of Christians in Great Britain in 20 years." Vernon Bogdanor, a leading constitutionalist who teaches at Oxford University, said society has changed, and perhaps titles should, too. "In 1952," he said recently, "when the queen came to the throne, it was very much an Anglican


In the US tv series ‘Dallas’, what was the first name of Bobby and Pam Ewing’s adopted son?

Dallas (TV Series 1978–1991) - IMDb IMDb Community LATEST HEADLINES There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The soapy, backstabbing machinations of Dallas oil magnate J.R. Ewing and his family. Creator: J.R.'s friends, family, and business associates have had enough of his dirty dealings, and many of them vow revenge. Bobby is especially angry as he and Pam leave Southfork. 9.0 J.R. becomes the focus of accumulated hatreds in Southfork. A desperate search ensues for both Miss Ellie and Jessica while the fate of Peter is left in Sue Ellen's hands. 8.7 The happiness on Pam and Mark's wedding day soon fades as J.R.'s attempt to outwit Angelica may have come too late to save Jack's life and jeopardizes Sue Ellen's life as well. 8.5 a list of 30 titles created 25 Dec 2010 a list of 33 titles created 03 Apr 2011 a list of 26 titles created 19 Aug 2012 a list of 43 titles created 19 Aug 2012 a list of 26 titles created 09 Feb 2015 Search for " Dallas " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     1     Golden Globe. Another    46 wins & 80 nominations. See more awards  » Videos The trials and tribulations of two feuding families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, both oil rich families in Denver, Colorado. Stars: John Forsythe, Linda Evans, Joan Collins Set in the vineyards of California, this prime-time soap opera featured the conflict within the powerful Gioberti family, owners of the vast Falcon Crest Winery. Stars: Jane Wyman, Lorenzo Lamas, Chao Li Chi The next generation of the Ewing family - cousins John Ross Ewing and Christopher Ewing - clash over the family's oil business and vast fortune. Stars: Josh Henderson, Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster Gary and Valene Ewing, relatives of the Ewing clan of Dallas, arrive in Knots Landing to make a new home for themselves. However, scheming Abby Fairgate-Cunningham later breaks up their marriage when she seduces Gary. Stars: Michele Lee, Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark The lives and loves of a group of young adults living in "Melrose Place" in California. Each with their own dreams and drives, the inevitable conflicts, conquests, and consummations ensue. Stars: Heather Locklear, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith It has been two years since Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing took over control of Ewing Oil. Although J.R. is successfully managing a large oil conglomerate, he wants to once again own his ... See full summary  » Director: Michael Preece Dallas: J.R. Returns (TV Movie 1996) Drama     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X   Years after J.R. Ewing lost Ewing Oil and apparently committed suicide, we learn that he is alive and well. He returns to Dallas, and plots to bring his family back together, and regain control of Ewing Oil from arch-enemy Cliff Barnes. Director: Leonard Katzman The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess. Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange The adventures of three sexy female private eyes. Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith Follows a group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California, from their school days and into adulthood. Stars: Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Luke Perry Edit Storyline Popular evening 'soap-opera' style television drama. The show was set in Dallas and chronicled the exploits of wealthy Texas oil millionaires. Many of the plots revolved around shady business dealings and dysfunctional family dynamics. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu> 2 April 1978 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Mono | Stereo (CBS StereoSound) (seasons 12-14)| Mono (seasons 1-11) Color: Did You Know? Trivia When Jim Davis died in 1981, it was decided to write him off by first having his character, Jock Ewing, disappear in the Amazon and eventually having him


Which 19th Century poet wrote ‘Clancy of the Overflow’?

Bush poetry -   Poems by theme and occasion - Australian Poetry Library Books Bush poetry Bush poetry has always played a dominant part in Australian writing since the unique landscape was one of the things that most distinguished the new country from the migrants' homes.  Many earlier Australian poets wrote bush poetry, with bush ballads being especially popular in the last decades of the nineteenth century.  Much old bush poetry circulated orally and its authors are now unknown, though bush songs such as 'Nine Miles from Gundagai' and 'Springtime it Brings on the Shearing' remain popular.  Among the best-known and widely published Australian bush poets are Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, though many others wrote in this vein.  Two of the most famous examples of bush poetry are Paterson's 'The Man from Snowy River' and 'Clancy of the Overflow'.  It is often forgotten that Paterson also wrote the words of Australia's unofficial national anthem, 'Waltzing Matilda'. As well Paterson was responsible for many funny bush poems such as 'A Bush Christening'. Australian poets continued to write bush poetry in the twentieth century. One of the most famous Australian poems is 'My Country' by Dorothea Mackellar, which begins by contrasting the English landscape praised by English poets with that of Australian bush. Its second stanza opens with the well-known line: ' I love a sunburnt country'. Among modern Australian poets, Judith Wright is especially known for her bush poetry, especially poems about the New England countryside where she grew up, such as 'South of My Days'.  Others with a bush background who frequently write bush poetry are David Campbell, who writes about the Monaro area, and Les Murray, who writes about northern New South Wales. While leading contemporary poets rarely use the traditional ballad forms for their bush poetry, others continue to write in this mode, and competition are still being held for the best examples.


Italian mountaineers Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni became the first people to successfully reach the summit of which Himalayan peak, via the Abruzzi Ridge?

K2 | mountain, Asia | Britannica.com mountain, Asia Alternative Titles: Chogori, Dapsang, Mount Godwin Austen, Qogir Feng Related Topics Walter Bonatti K2, Chinese Qogir Feng, also called Mount Godwin Austen, called locally Dapsang or Chogori, the world’s second highest peak (28,251 feet [8,611 metres]), second only to Mount Everest . K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang of China and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of Pakistan . K2 (Mount Godwin Austen), in the Karakoram Range, viewed from the Gilgit-Baltistan district of the … The glacier- and snow-covered mountain rises from its base at about 15,000 feet (4,570 metres) on the Godwin Austen Glacier, a tributary of the Baltoro Glacier. The mountain was discovered and measured in 1856 by Col. T.G. Montgomerie of the Survey of India, and it was given the symbol K2 because it was the second peak measured in the Karakoram Range. The name Mount Godwin Austen is for the peak’s first surveyor, Col. H.H. Godwin Austen, a 19th-century English geographer. The first attempt to reach the summit was made by an Anglo-Swiss expedition in 1902 that ascended to 18,600 feet (5,670 metres) on the peak’s northeastern crest. Other unsuccessful attempts included an Italian expedition in 1909, led by Luigi Amedeo, duke d’Abruzzi , via the southeastern ridge (later called the Abruzzi Ridge) that reached approximately 20,000 feet (6,100 metres). In 1938 an American expedition led by Charles Houston via the Abruzzi Ridge reached about 26,000 feet (7,925 metres); in 1939 another American-led expedition following the same route reached about 27,500 feet (8,380 metres); and in 1953 another expedition led by Houston reached 25,900 feet (7,900 metres) on the Abruzzi Ridge. Finally, in 1954, an Italian expedition consisting of five scientists (including the geologist Ardito Desio as leader), a doctor, a photographer, and 12 others, including a Pakistani, managed to conquer the Abruzzi Ridge despite the severe weather conditions. The summit was reached at 6 pm on July 31, 1954, by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli . In the course of the ascent, Mario Puchoz, one of the guides, died of pneumonia. Similar Topics K2 - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The second highest mountain in the world has perhaps the shortest name: K2 (also called Mount Godwin Austen). It rises to 28,251 feet (8,611 meters) above sea level in the Karakoram Range of the western Himalayas, on the border between Baltistan (in the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan) and China. Colonel T.G. Montgomerie, who found and measured the mountain in 1856 as part of the Survey of India, named it "K2" because it was the second mountain he surveyed in the Karakorams. Soon it received an alternate name, Mount Godwin Austen, for a famous English mountaineer and leading participant in the survey. Article History


The Codex Vaticanus is said to be the oldest almost complete manuscript of which book?

Codex Vaticanus Codex Vaticanus (B) The Codex Vaticanus, so called because it is the most famous manuscript in the possession of the Vatican library, is generally believed to be from the fourth century, and is thought to be the oldest (nearly) complete copy of the Greek Bible in existence. Lacking from it are most of the book of Genesis, Hebrews 9:14 to the end, the Pastoral Epistles, and the book of Revelation; these parts were lost by damage to the front and back of the volume, which is common in ancient manuscripts. The writing is in capital letters (called uncial script) without spaces between words (scriptio continuo), and is arranged in three columns on the page. Like other early manuscripts, its text is somewhat shorter than the later manuscripts, less harmonistic in parallel passages of the Synoptic Gospels, and it often agrees with the texts presumed to underlie the ancient Coptic, Syriac, and Latin versions against the later Greek manuscripts. It is relatively free of obvious transcriptional errors, and is usually taken as the best representative of the ancient "Alexandrian" form of the New Testament text. For many years Codex Vaticanus was highly esteemed by scholars who knew next to nothing about it, besides its evident antiquity. Johann Bengel in his Gnomon (see Bengel 1742 ) makes the following remark concerning it: "The number of witnesses who support each reading of every passage ought to be carefully examined: and to that end, in so doing, we should separate those codices ... which are known to have been carefully collated, as, for instance, the Alexandrine, from those which are not known to have been carefully collated, or which are known to have been carelessly collated, as for instance the Vatican MS., which otherwise would be almost without an equal." (Fausset's translation, vol. 1, pp. 15-16). It was jealously guarded by the librarians of the Vatican, and practically inaccessible to competent scholars for most of the nineteenth century (see remarks under Mai 1857 ), during which its reputation was magnified by the mystique surrounding it. When at last its text was fully revealed, in many places seconded by the recently discovered Codex Sinaiticus , the stage was set for the influential text of Tischendorf 1869 and the even more important edition of Westcott and Hort 1881 . Tischendorf 1867 was the first reliable edition of the manuscript to be published. It was preceded by that of Cardinal Mai (see Mai 1857 , partly corrected in Vercellone 1859 ), and by Hansell 1864 . Mai's edition was soon discovered to be very faulty, and scholars generally did not accept it as being more reliable than the collations which were already available to them (see Birch 1788 , 1798 , and Ford 1799 ), and Hansell's edition was based upon Mai's. Later editions of the manuscript are Vercellone 1868 , Cozza 1889 , Vatican 1904 , and Martini 1968 . An excellent color facsimile of the entire codex has been published: Bibliorum Sacrorum Graecorum Codex Vaticanus B. (Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 1999). Full collations are in the apparatus of Tischendorf 1869 and Tregelles 1857 (for which see the Corrigenda). An English translation is presented in Parker 1863 . The most complete collation in English is in Tischendorf 1869 b . A Sample of the Text Codex Vaticanus, Matthew 11:8b-10a ...fiesmenon; idou oi ta malaka forounteV en toiV oikoiV twn basilewn. 9 alla ti exhlqate; profhthn idein; nai, legw umin, kai perissoteron profhtou. 10 outoV estin peri ou gegraptai, idou egw apostellw ton aggelon ... ... Behold, those who wear soft clothes are in kings' houses. 9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger ... See also:


Anna Gordy was the first wife of which late soul singer?

Anna Gordy Gaye Dead: Marvin Gaye's Ex-Wife Dies At 92 | The Huffington Post Anna Gordy Gaye Dead: Marvin Gaye's Ex-Wife Dies At 92 01/31/2014 01:57 pm ET | Updated Feb 05, 2014 810 Donaldson Collection via Getty Images Anna Gordy Gaye, the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy and ex-wife of the late singer Marvin Gaye, has died. She was 92. According to TMZ , sources close to the family revealed that Gordy Gaye died at her Los Angeles home from natural causes and was discovered by family members at around 3 a.m. Friday. Following a 14-year union with the iconic crooner, Anna divorced Marvin Gaye in 1977 . The public split inspired the recording of Gaye’s double album "Here, My Dear" -- an album whose existence was mandated by the terms of the divorce settlement , which also required Marvin to pay royalties from the project toward Anna's alimony. During a 1979 interview with People magazine , the Grammy Award winner credited his marriage to Anna for saving his Motown career. "I do believe the fact that I was married to Berry Gordy's sister saved me from getting my contract ripped up several times,” Gaye said. “Let's face it, I'm a little strange by most standards. I truly feel I'm an artist and I don't give any quarter nor do I ask any ... I gotta take the responsibility to show up every night. I may as well make the people who promote me happy and assured that I am not the unstable flake they think I am." In recent years, Anna Gordy Gaye reportedly suffered from dementia, heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. In 2005, she moved away from Marvin's former Hollywood Hills home due to alleged drug use on the part of her adopted son, Marvin Gaye III. In 2007, trustees for Anna forced Gaye III out of the residence in an effort to sell the home , according to ABC News. Anna Gordy Gaye is survived by her brother Berry and her adopted son Marvin. Related on HuffPost:


Who played Heinrich Himmler in the 1976 film ‘The Eagle Has Landed’?

The Eagle Has Landed (1976) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 8:05 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Eagle Has Landed ( 1976 ) PG | A German plot to kidnap Winston Churchill unfolds at the height of World War II. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 25 titles created 18 Sep 2011 a list of 29 titles created 06 Feb 2012 a list of 24 titles created 12 Mar 2012 a list of 41 titles created 01 Jan 2014 a list of 26 titles created 2 weeks ago Title: The Eagle Has Landed (1976) 6.9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding an American General prisoner... but that's not all that's really going on. Director: Brian G. Hutton A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel. Director: J. Lee Thompson Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. However, mismanagement and poor planning result in its failure. Director: Richard Attenborough As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen? Director: John Guillermin In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the UK. Director: Guy Hamilton A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II. Director: Ken Annakin A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. Director: Brian G. Hutton During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers. Director: Robert Aldrich Directors: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, and 3 more credits  » Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Richard Burton A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Director: Jack Smight During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy. Director: Guy Hamilton Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift. Director: Cy Endfield Edit Storyline Oberst Steiner, a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin. The seemingly impossible assignment becomes more and more feasible as the mission grows nearer with Steiner and his men arriving in England to a very real possibility of success. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com> The best seller is now a major motion picture. See more  » Genres: 25 December 1976 (Finland) See more  » Also Known As: Der Adler ist gelandet See more  » Filming Locations: (DVD) Sound Mix: Mono (35 mm prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| 4-Track Stereo (some 35 mm prints) (London premiere print) Color: Did You Know? Trivia In a 1976 interview with Photoplay Film Magazine, Michael Caine (Kurt Steiner) claimed that his main reason for accepting this role was that he had turned down Where Eagles Dare (1968) and did not want to turn down another World War II film with "Eagle" in its title. See more » Goofs At the church, Steiner wears a black leather jacket. That particular jacket was only given to Luftwaffe Pilots, not Luftwaffe paratroopers, regardless of Officer status. In reality he would have worn the same jacket as Captain Von Neustadt does late in the movie.. See more » Quotes [first lines] Narrator : [WWII New


Who played in the Men’s Singles Finals at Wimbledon in 1980?

One of the greatest? Borg v McEnroe Wimbledon Final 1980 - YouTube One of the greatest? Borg v McEnroe Wimbledon Final 1980 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 Nov 7, 2014 The first time that Ice met Fire in a Wimbledon final, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe battled out over five tempestuous sets in 1980, before Borg eventually retained his title. Watch more exclusive content at http://www.wimbledon.com/en ... SUBSCRIBE to The Wimbledon YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/wimb ... LIKE Wimbledon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wi ... FOLLOW Wimbledon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wimbledon


‘Martes’ is Spanish for which day of the week?

Grammar Grammar Google Ads block to desktop version (300×600) Days of the Week The written lesson is below. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. In Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday. lunes Notice that the days of the week are not capitalized. lunes The days of the week are all masculine. el lunes el sábado el domingo When used with the days of the week, the definite article has the special meaning “on.” No trabajo el lunes. I don’t work on Monday. No trabajo los martes. I don’t work on Tuesdays. Hay una fiesta el miércoles. There is a party on Wednesday. Hay muchas fiestas los viernes. There are many parties on Fridays. Days of the week ending in -s do not change form in the plural. Only the article changes. el lunes el domingo los domingos Use the verb ser to express the day. You will soon learn more about this verb. For now, simply realize that the word “es” is a conjugation of that verb, and is the correct verb in this use. ¿Qué día es hoy? Mañana es martes. Tomorrow is Tuesday. Notice that the following actions do not occur in the present, but rather in the near future. Salimos el lunes. Mañana es domingo. Tomorrow is Sunday. In Spanish, the present tense of the indicative is sometimes used to express the near future. English does this too. Salimos el lunes.


Which Asian country was formerly known as Formosa?

The Island Formerly known as Formosa - Food and Travel TRAVEL BOOKS The Island Formerly known as Formosa It's so easy isn't it - to pigeonhole one place in relation to another? Yet it is the habit of travellers. We seem always to want to explain a country in the terms of somewhere else. So it is, in the middle of Taipei, capital of Taiwan (formerly Formosa) I find myself saying, 'Hmmm'..this is just like China - without the bicycles'. And it is. Except here, at the traffic lights, there's a brimming tide of motor scooters, bearing sometimes a whole family, and noisily gunning off the instant the lights change. In China, the intersection would be dense with hundreds of bikes, wobbling as they waited their turn. In fact the whole city, it seems spins a kaleidoscope of half-memories, quasi-comparisons in my mind. This corner - is it like Bangkok? Or maybe Kuala Lumpur? Those sleek office buildings - surely I saw the same in Singapore. And those interminable silent armies of apartment blocks, each capped with a tiny pagoda style roof. That was Penang, right? Of course as you start to acclimatise to Taipei, its personality emerges. Talk to the people and you see the differences to their Chinese neighbours across the Taiwan Strait. The people are still proudly Chinese by race, but Taiwan is carefully named the Republic of China, not the PROC (People's Republic), as China is termed. Yet it is the people that have made this country, building it in half a century from a country annexed by Japan to a self-sufficient one trading with the world. Located north-east of Hong Kong, and almost 400 kilometres long straddling the Tropic of Cancer, to most westerners Taiwan appears dangerously vulnerable now that Hong Kong is finally a Chinese Territory. We imagine China's eyes focussed with avarice on this small and economically valuable country. Yet the locals laugh when we cautiously raise the subject. Whether it is bravado or not, most simply say they believe China has too much to worry about - controlling its population, stretching its capitalistic muscles - to be too bothered about tiny Taiwan. You have to hope they are correct. So Taiwan gets on with growing and producing. Here there are families with several children, pollution is being addressed, technology increases and the economy looks as healthy as the mop-headed kiddies in brilliant nylon parkas that bring colour to even the greyest scenes. I was grateful for these especially when I visited hot springs in the hills north of Taipei. Here the cement-coloured mud, plopping sullenly, was matched only by the clouds that almost touched us. Steam seeped from crevices and a sulphurous stench stuck to us all. Enter a busload of eager schoolchildren, brilliant in their cool-weather gear, who swarmed over the telescopes and safety fences, measured the ground temperature and gaped in amazement at the moonscape around us, brightening my pictures as they did so. That small event seemed to make sense of this country to me. Sure there is pollution, but many countries are more affected. There are earthquakes - a major one devastated parts to the south of Taipei last September, and there were even two minor ones in the few days I was in the country - but buildings have been constructed using the latest technology to withstand tremors. Prices are high - or is that simply a reflection on the Aussie dollar which fares badly in so many places worldwide? Despite this, Taiwan still manages a brightness, a youthfulness, that exudes hope and optimism. This massive city and its suburbs accounts for around half the country's 20 million population, and has much to offer. The Lungshan Temple is more like a bustling community market. Fruit and foods are laid out on tables, and girls chattering on mobile phones and juggling designer shopping bags, dash in to grab a handful of joss sticks and offer a quick prayer towards the Goddess of Mercy, benignly surveying the crowds from her vantage point. Visitors to Taipei can view priceless Chinese antiques too, rescued from the mainland before the Cultural Revolutio


Which London palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?

FAQ FAQ Q: How can I contact the Archbishop of Canterbury? A: Details of the correspondence address, email address, and telephone number for Lambeth Palace can be found on the ' Contact ' page of this site. Q: Does the Archbishop read and reply to all the correspondence he receives?  A: The Archbishop values the letters and emails that people send to him and is grateful that so many take the trouble to write. He hopes correspondents will understand that because so many letters and emails are sent to him, he is unable to read or reply personally to many of them. In these circumstances he instructs his staff to reply on his behalf, in accordance with agreed policies, and is regularly informed about the nature and content of the incoming correspondence that he does not have the opportunity to see. Sometimes a particular campaign, public debate or issue will generate a substantial amount of communication from the public, making it impossible for a reply to be issued to each individual correspondent. It is very much hoped that the absence of a reply in such cases will not be interpreted as a discourtesy, or a lack of interest in what they have to say.  Q: How can I visit / take a guided tour / hold an event at Lambeth Palace? A: Please see our visit Lambeth Palace  page . Q: Can I invite the Archbishop to an event, or to my local church? A: If you wish to extend an invitation to the Archbishop, please do so in writing using the details on the ' Contact ' page.  Do bear in mind that there are many demands on the Archbishop's time and as a result he is often unable to accept as many invitations as he would like.  Q: Can you tell me where my nearest church is? A: If you are a UK resident the website 'A Church Near You' can give you details of where your nearest Anglican Church can be found. Q: Where is Lambeth Palace? A: Lambeth Palace is situated south of the Thames on Lambeth Palace Road, London.  Click here to see a map showing the location of Lambeth Palace. Q: Does the Archbishop really live at Lambeth Palace? A: The Archbishop of Canterbury lives in a flat in part of the Palace. It is his official London residence.  He is also able to use accommodation at ‘The Old Palace’ in the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral when he is in Canterbury Diocese. Q: How old is Lambeth Palace? A: The oldest parts of Lambeth Palace date back to 1197. Morton's Tower, the main entrance to the Palace was constructed in approximately 1490. The Great Hall, now part of Lambeth Palace Library was reconstructed by Archbishop Juxon after 1660. The main sections of the Palace that you will see today were designed by Architect William Blore in 1833. The newest section of the Palace, the Atrium, was opened by The Prince of Wales in the year 2000.  See the  ' Lambeth Palace ' section for more information. Q: Who does what at Lambeth Palace? A: The Archbishop is supported by a dedicated team of advisers, administrators and clerical, technical and maintenance staff at Lambeth Palace - see further details here .


On a standard dartboard, which number lies between 9 and 11?

The Dartboard Sequence The Dartboard Sequence The arrangement of the numbers around the circumference of a standard dart board is as shown below     20 1 18 4 13 6 10 15 2 17 3 19 7 16 8 11 14 9 12 5  Oddly enough, no one seems to know for sure how this particular arrangement was selected. It evidently dates back at least 100 years. Some say the pattern was devised by a carpenter named Brian Gamlin in 1896, while others attribute it to someone named Thomas William Buckle in 1913, but both of these attributions are relatively recent, and neither can be traced back to a contemporary source. Also, although it's clear that the numbers are ordered to mix the large and small together, and possibly to separate numerically close values as far as possible (e.g., 20 is far from 19), no one seems to know of any simple criterion that uniquely singles out this particular arrangement as the best possible in any quantitative sense.  It may be just an accident of history that this particular arrangement has been adopted as the standard dart board format.  It's interesting to consider various possible criteria for choosing a circular arrangement of the first n positive integers. In order to get as "flat" a distribution as possible, we might try to minimize the sum of the squares of each k consecutive terms. For example, setting k = 3, the standard dard board sequence gives  (20+1+18)^2 + (1+18+4)^2 + (18+4+13)^2 + ... + (5+20+1)^2 = 20478  Apparently the standard board layout described above is called the "London" dart board, and there is another, less common, version called the "Manchester" dart board, which has the sequence    20 1 16 6 17 8 12 9 14 5 19 2 15 3 18 7 11 10 13 4 for which the sum of squares of each set of three consecutive numbers is 20454, just slightly less than the London arrangement. In contrast, if we were to arrange the numbers by just inter-weaving the largest and smallest numbers like this     20 1 19 2 18 3 17 4 16 5 15 6 14 7 13 8 12 9 11 10   the resulting sum of squares of each 3 consecutive elements is 20510, so the standard dart boards are, in this sense, more flat distributions.  Needless to say, all of these arrangements are much more flat than the natural monotonic sequence     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  which has a sum of 24350.  By the way, note that if the sum of the squares of every sum of three consecutive numbers for a given arrangement is S, then we can form another arrangement with the same sum simply by taking the "21-complement", i.e., subtracting each number from 21. For example, the complement of the standard London arrangement is    1 20 3 17 8 15 11 6 19 4 18 2 14 5 13 10 7 12 9 16 which has the same sum (20478) as the London arrangement. This works because if we begin with an arrangement a,b,c,d,... having the sum   S = (a+b+c)^2 + (b+c+d)^2 + (c+d+e)^2 + ... and replace each of the numbers a,b,c,... with 21-a, 21-b, 21-c,... respectively, the sum S' of this complementary arrangement is   S' = [(21-a)+(21-b)+(21-c)]^2 + [(21-b)+(21-c)+(21-d)]^2 + ...    = [63-(a+b+c)]^2 + [63-(b+c+d)]^2 + ...    = S + 20(63)^2 - 2(63)[(a+b+c)+(b+c+d)+...] Each of the numbers from 1 to 20 appears three times in the summation inside the square brackets in the last term, so that summation equals 630, and hence S' = S. (The same identity applies to the N+1 complement for sums of squares of every sum of k consecutive terms of a circular arrangement of the first N integers.) How would we go about finding the circular arrangement of the integers 1 to 20 that gives the smallest sum of squares of every sum of three consecutive numbers? One possible approach would be to begin with the monotonic arrangement and then check each possible transposition of two numbers to see which one gives the lowest result. Then make that change and repeat the process, at each stage always choosing the transposition that gives the steepest reduction in the sum. This "greedy algorithm" produces arrangements with the following sum


Which is the fastest rotating planet in our solar system?

Which planet spins the fastest? | Cool Cosmos   Which planet spins the fastest? Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System rotating on average once in just under 10 hours. That is very fast especially considering how large Jupiter is. This means that Jupiter has the shortest days of all the planets in the Solar System. Since Jupiter is a gas planet, it does not rotate as a solid sphere. Jupiter's equator rotates a bit faster than its polar regions at a speed of 28,273 miles/hour (about 43,000 kilometers/hour). Jupiter's day varies from 9 hours and 56 minutes around the poles to 9 hours and 50 minutes close to the equator. Continue the conversation on


‘The Dong With the Luminous Nose’ is a poem by which poet?

The Dong with a Luminous Nose by Edward Lear | Poetry Foundation The Dong with a Luminous Nose by Edward Lear The Dong with a Luminous Nose Related Poem Content Details When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights; — When the angry breakers roar As they beat on the rocky shore; — When Storm-clouds brood on the towering heights Of the Hills of the Chankly Bore: — Then, through the vast and gloomy dark, There moves what seems a fiery spark, A lonely spark with silvery rays Piercing the coal-black night, — A Meteor strange and bright: — Hither and thither the vision strays, A single lurid light. Slowly it wander, — pauses, — creeps, — Anon it sparkles, — flashes and leaps; And ever as onward it gleaming goes A light on the Bong-tree stems it throws. And those who watch at that midnight hour From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as the wild light passes along, — "The Dong! — the Dong! "The wandering Dong through the forest goes! "The Dong! the Dong! "The Dong with a luminous Nose!" Long years ago The Dong was happy and gay, Till he fell in love with a Jumbly Girl Who came to those shores one day. For the Jumblies came in a sieve, they did, — Landing at eve near the Zemmery Fidd Where the Oblong Oysters grow, And the rocks are smooth and gray. And all the woods and the valleys rang With the Chorus they daily and nightly sang, — "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green, and the hands are blue And they went to sea in a sieve. Happily, happily passed those days! While the cheerful Jumblies staid; They danced in circlets all night long, To the plaintive pipe of the lively Dong, In moonlight, shine, or shade. For day and night he was always there By the side of the Jumbly Girl so fair, With her sky-blue hands, and her sea-green hair. Till the morning came of that hateful day When the Jumblies sailed in their sieve away, And the Dong was left on the cruel shore Gazing — gazing for evermore, — Ever keeping his weary eyes on That pea-green sail on the far horizon, — Singing the Jumbly Chorus still As he sate all day on the grassy hill, — "Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green, and the hands are blue And they went to sea in a sieve. But when the sun was low in the West, The Dong arose and said; — "What little sense I once possessed Has quite gone out of my head!" — And since that day he wanders still By lake and dorest, marsh and hills, Singing — "O somewhere, in valley or plain "Might I find my Jumbly Girl again! "For ever I'll seek by lake and shore "Till I find my Jumbly Girl once more!" Playing a pipe with silvery squeaks, Since then his Jumbly Girl he seeks, And because by night he could not see, He gathered the bark of the Twangum Tree On the flowery plain that grows. And he wove him a wondrous Nose, — A Nose as strange as a Nose could be! Of vast proportions and painted red, And tied with cords to the back of his head. — In a hollow rounded space it ended With a luminous Lamp within suspended, All fenced about To prevent the wind from blowing it out; — And with holes all round to send the light, In gleaming rays on the dismal night. And now each night, and all night long, Over those plains still roams the Dong; And above the wail of the Chimp and Snipe You may hear the squeak of his plaintive pipe While ever he seeks, but seeks in vain To meet with his Jumbly Girl again; Lonely and wild — all night he goes, — The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night, — "This is the hour when forth he goes, "The Dong with a luminous Nose! "Yonder — over the plain he goes; "He goes!


Mr Kitty is the pet cat of which character in the US animated tv series ‘South Park’?

South Park Other Recurring Characters / Characters - TV Tropes Supporting Leader : During the "Imaginationland" trilogy. Took a Level in Badass : He was originally quite meek. Then, starting in "Red Sleigh Down", Jesus kicks all sorts of ass.     Mayor MacDaniels  "My geologist? Now? Tell him the infection is fine and I don't need another check-up." Voiced by: Mary Kay Bergman (1997-1999), Eliza Schneider (1999-2003), April Stewart (2004-present) Debut: "Weight Gain 4000" Corrupt and idiotic mayor of South Park. Bi the Way : She's implied to be in a relationship with Officer Barbrady and slept with Chef, but she's also slept with Mrs. Cartman and was shown looking at a porn magazine of busty women in one episode. Characterization Marches On : Originally she was a lot stupider than most of the other South Park adults, but as they got dumber she's generally become smarter; modern episodes tend to vary on whether she's just as dumb as them or the Only Sane Adult in town. Jerkass : She considers everyone in town a bunch of hillbillies and isn't above trying to convince Barbrady to shoot kids. Took a Level in Kindness : From "Red Hot Catholic Love" and on, he's a Good Shepherd instead of a Fundamentalist .     Officer Barbrady  "Okay, people, move along. Nothing to see here." Voiced by: Trey Parker Debut: "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" The town cop. Incredibly stupid and unhelpful, at least in the earlier seasons. His squad car says "To Patronise And Annoy". Coinciding with decreased prominence, it seems that he has gotten more competent over the years. A Day in the Limelight : "Naughty Ninjas" gave him more focus and development than he'd received in years. Anti-Hero : However his heart is in the right place. Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop : Incompetent; the mayor can make him believe the people he left to die in jail never came despite the bodies being in front of him. He apparently killed the chicken lover just to show Cartman how you hit someone with a nightstick. Man Child : When he returns to class so he can learn to read he reverts quickly to a child. The Only Believer : The only member of the South Park Police Department who actually cares about justice. Out of Focus : In later seasons when South Park gets an actual police force. Police Are Useless : Sometimes is unable to deal with the problems in the town. Token Good Teammate : He might be an incompetent moron, but Barbrady is often portrayed as the only member of South Park's police force who is neither corrupt nor racist. "Naughty Ninjas" seems to imply he's the only member of the force who joined to protect the town rather than to beat up minorities. Took a Level in Badass : Grew more competent in later seasons, helping to arrest a pharmacist for selling cough syrup to minors in "Quest for Ratings", warned people about the giant hamsters attacking in "Pandemic", attempted to stop the drunken party in "About Last Night" (here he fails because the partiers tip his car over), and in "Medicinal Fried Chicken", helps to take down the illegal KFC cartel, surviving the shootout between the cops and Colonel Sanders' enforcers. He also saves Jimmy's life from a psychotic GEICO representative in "Sponsored Content". Trauma Conga Line : The entirety of "Naughty Ninjas", with him losing his job, being unable to provide for his sick and elderly dog, and ending up on the street and homeless. Vetinari Job Security : He had this in the first few seasons, when he was the only police officer in South Park.     Sergeant Harrison Yates  " JESUS CHRIST MONKEY BALLS!!! We could have made an innocent man go to jail who wasn't black!" Voiced by: Trey Parker Debut: "Christian Rock Hard" An incompetent and corrupt police officer who hates rich black people. Works under the Park County Police Department. Anti-Hero : Beating minorities is part of the policework and why the whole precinct save Barbrady joined in. But he tries getting the police job done. Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop : Abuses minorities, arrests someone for calling for a different type of cock magic and takes hours to figure out an obvious


Which songwriter and rapper’s real name is Timothy Z Mosley?

Who Is Timothy Z. Mosley - Timbaland Net Worth Who Is Timothy Z. Mosley Read more... Timbaland Timbaland Net Worth is $75 Million. Timbaland is a Grammy Award-Winning record producer, singer and rapper with has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Born Timothy Zachery Mosley in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 10, 1971, Timbaland began his. Timothy Zachery Mosley (born... Timbaland Net Worth is $75 Million. Timbaland Net Worth is $75 Million. Timbaland is a Grammy Award-Winning record producer, singer and rapper with has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Born Timothy Zachery Mosley in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 10, 1971, Timbaland began his Timothy Zachery Mosley better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine...the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further work on Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million and Missy Elliott's 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip-hop artists. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo, but later released his debut solo album Tim's Bio in 1998. In 2007, Timbaland released the first album in his Shock Value series, Timbaland Presents: Shock Value. Timothy Zachery Mosley was born on March 10, 1972 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he was raised. He graduated from Salem High School. During his time as a DJ, he was known as "DJ Tim" or "DJ Timmy Tim". His brother, Sebastian, is nine years younger. Timbaland began making hip hop backing tracks on a Casio keyboard. While...


In medicine, what is the name for inflammation of the walls of a vein?

Phlebitis Treatment and Symptoms Phlebitis Pictures Phlebitis Definition Phlebitis (fle-BYE-tis) is a condition in which a vein becomes inflamed (phleb=vein + it is=inflammation). The inflammation may cause pain and swelling. When the inflammation is caused by a blood clot or thrombus, it is called thrombophlebitis. Thrombophlebitis usually occurs in leg veins, but it may also affect the veins in the arms. There are two sets of veins in the arms and legs, 1) the superficial veins that run just under the skin, and 2) the deep veins. Superficial phlebitis affects veins on the skin surface. The condition is rarely serious and usually resolves with local treatment of the inflammation with warm compresses and anti-inflammatory medications. Sometimes superficial phlebitis can be associated with deep vein thrombophlebitis and medical evaluation may be needed. Phlebitis in the deep veins is referred to as deep vein thrombophlebitis (or DVT , deep vein thrombosis ) affects the veins located deeper in the arms and legs. Blood clots (thrombi) that form may embolize or break off and travel to the lungs . This is a potentially life-threatening condition called pulmonary embolism . Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 2/9/2016 Medical Author: