Who discovered, in 1895, that X Rays could be applied to medicine?

German scientist discovers X-rays - Nov 08, 1895 - HISTORY.com German scientist discovers X-rays Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible. Rontgen’s discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where he was testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass when he noticed a glow coming from a nearby chemically coated screen. He dubbed the rays that caused this glow X-rays because of their unknown nature. X-rays are electromagnetic energy waves that act similarly to light rays, but at wavelengths approximately 1,000 times shorter than those of light. Rontgen holed up in his lab and conducted a series of experiments to better understand his discovery. He learned that X-rays penetrate human flesh but not higher-density substances such as bone or lead and that they can be photographed. Rontgen’s discovery was labeled a medical miracle and X-rays soon became an important diagnostic tool in medicine, allowing doctors to see inside the human body for the first time without surgery. In 1897, X-rays were first used on a military battlefield, during the Balkan War, to find bullets and broken bones inside patients. Scientists were quick to realize the benefits of X-rays, but slower to comprehend the harmful effects of radiation. Initially, it was believed X-rays passed through flesh as harmlessly as light. However, within several years, researchers began to report cases of burns and skin damage after exposure to X-rays, and in 1904, Thomas Edison’s assistant, Clarence Dally, who had worked extensively with X-rays, died of skin cancer. Dally’s death caused some scientists to begin taking the risks of radiation more seriously, but they still weren’t fully understood. During the 1930s, 40s and 50s, in fact, many American shoe stores featured shoe-fitting fluoroscopes that used to X-rays to enable customers to see the bones in their feet; it wasn’t until the 1950s that this practice was determined to be risky business. Wilhelm Rontgen received numerous accolades for his work, including the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901, yet he remained modest and never tried to patent his discovery. Today, X-ray technology is widely used in medicine, material analysis and devices such as airport security scanners. Related Videos


"What film, sub-titled ""The Story of Christy Brown"", is a 1989 drama directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Julie Hale, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee and Cyril Cusack, that tells the true story of an Irishman born with cerebral palsy?"

My Left Foot    - Dramastyle My Left Foot  This Video is about the licences. For the organization, see Creative Commons license 259719|1 259719|3 259719|4   Reporting the video problem? Share Video :   My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brownis a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis . It tells the true story of Christy Brown , an Irishman born with cerebral palsy , who could control only his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, working class family, and became a writer and artist. The film also stars Ray McAnally , Brenda Fricker , Fiona Shaw , Julie Hale , Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, and Cyril Cusack . It was adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown .Many of the scenes were filmed through a mirror, as Daniel Day-Lewis could only manipulate his right foot to perform the actions seen in the film. It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Fricker). It was also nominated for Best Director , Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium . It also won the NYFCC Best Picture Award for 1989.


"A phrase meaning ""there must be some truth in the rumour"" is ""where there is [what] there is fire""?"

Filipino proverbs - Wikiquote Filipino proverbs Proverbs from all Filipino speaking parts of the world. Habang may buhay, may pag-asa. Meaning: As long as there is still life, there still lies hope. نجم (2005). كلامجرايد. كتبعربية. p. 178.   Kapag may usok, may apoy. Translation and English equivalent: When there's smoke, there's fire. Meaning: "There is no effect without some cause. or It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X" . European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 33. ISBN 1-875943-44-7 .   Tica, Nimrod Ebenezer; Tica, Vivian Balaris (2006). Mga bugtong at salawikain para sa bagong henerasyon . Anvil Pub.. p. 72. ISBN 978-971-27-1230-2 .   Ang lumalakad nang mabagal, kung matinik ay mababaw; Ang lumalakad nang matulin, kung matinik ay malalim. English equivalent: More haste, less speed. Meaning: "Progress with discretion. Acting hastily one is likely to forget/overlook something important, leading to grave errors or failure." Source for meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). "X" . European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese. Veszprémi Nyomda. p. 241. ISBN 1-875943-44-7 .   Mithi . The Union. p. 29.


Where was the British ship Royal Oak sunk by German submarine U47 in October 1939?

German U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak | World History Project Oct 14 1939 German U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak HMS Royal Oak (pennant number 08) was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U-47 on 14 October 1939. Launched in 1914 and completed in 1916, Royal Oak first saw action at the Battle of Jutland. In peacetime, she served in the Atlantic, Home and Mediterranean fleets, coming under accidental attack on more than one occasion. The ship became the centre of worldwide attention in 1928 when her senior officers were controversially court-martialled. During a twenty-five year career, attempts to modernise Royal Oak could not address her fundamental lack of speed, and by the start of the Second World War, she was no longer suited to front-line duty. Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland when she became the first of the five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in the Second World War. The loss of life was heavy: of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men, 833 were killed that night or died later of their wounds. The numerical superiority enjoyed by the British navy and its Allies meant that the loss of the veteran of the First World War made little difference to the naval balance of power, but the effect on wartime morale was considerable. The raid made an immediate celebrity and war hero out of the U-boat commander, Günther Prien, and on his return to Germany he became the first Kriegsmarine submarine officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. To the British, the raid demonstrated that the Germans were capable of bringing the naval war to their home waters, and the shock resulted in rapidly arranged changes to dockland security. Now lying upside-down in 30 m of water with her hull 5 m beneath the surface, Royal Oak is a designated war grave. In an annual ceremony to mark the loss of the ship, Royal Navy divers place a White Ensign underwater at her stern. Unauthorised divers are prohibited from approaching the wreck at any time.


What organisation, set up to encourage scientific research, was founded in 1648 and obtained a charter from King Charles II in 1660?

King Charles II of England (1630-1685). CHARLES II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, second son of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria , was born on the 29th of May 1630 at St James's Palace, and was brought up under the care successively of the Countess of Dorset, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, and the Marquess of Hertford. He accompanied the King during the campaigns of the Civil War, and sat in the parliament at Oxford, but on the 4th of March 1645 he was sent by Charles I to the west, accompanied by Hyde and others who formed his council. Owing, however, to the mutual jealousies and misconduct of Goring and Grenville, and the prince's own disregard and contempt of the council, his presence was in no way advantageous, and could not prevent the final overthrow of the King's forces in 1646. He retired (17th of February) to Pendennis Castle at Falmouth, and on the approach of Fairfax (2nd of March) to Scilly, where he remained with Hyde till the 16th of April. Thence he fled to Jersey, and finally refusing all the overtures from the parliament, and in opposition to the counsels of Hyde, who desired the prince to remain on English territory, he repaired to the Queen at Paris, where he remained for two years. He is described at this time by Mme de Motteville as "well-made, with a swarthy complexion agreeing well with his fine black eyes, a large ugly mouth, a graceful and dignified carriage and a fine figure"; and according to the description circulated later for his capture after the battle of Worcester, he was over six feet tall. He received instruction in mathematics from Hobbes , and was early initiated into all the vices of the age by Buckingham and Percy. In July 1648 the prince joined the royalist fleet and blockaded the Thames with a fleet of eleven ships, returning to Holland, where he received the news of the final royalist defeats and afterwards of the execution of his father. On the 14th of January 1649 he had forwarded to the council a signed carte blanche, granting any conditions provided his father's life were spared. He immediately assumed the title of King, and was proclaimed in Scotland (5th of February) and in some parts of Ireland. On the 17th of September, after a visit to his mother at St Germain, Charles went to Jersey and issued a declaration proclaiming his rights; but, owing to the arrival of the fleet at Portsmouth, he was obliged, on the 13th of February 1650, to return again to Breda. The projected invasion of Ireland was delayed through want of funds till it was too late; Hyde's mission to Spain, in the midst of Cromwell's successes, brought no assistance, and Charles now turned to Scotland for aid. Employing the same unscrupulous and treacherous methods which had proved so fatal to his father, he simultaneously supported and encouraged the expedition of Montrose and the royalists, and negotiated with the covenanters. On the 1st of May he signed the first draft of a treaty at Breda with the latter, in which he accepted the Solemn League and Covenant, conceded the control of public and church affairs to the parliament and the kirk, and undertook to establish Presbyterianism in the three kingdoms. He also signed privately a paper repudiating Ormonde and the loyal Irish, and recalling the commissions granted to them. In acting thus he did not scruple to desert his own royalist followers, and to repudiate and abandon the great and noble Montrose, whose heroic efforts he was apparently merely using in order to extort better terms from the covenanters, and who, having been captured on the 4th of May, was executed on the 21st in spite of some attempts by Charles to procure for him an indemnity. Thus perjured and disgraced the young King embarked for Scotland on the 2nd of June; on the 11th when off Heligoland he signed the treaty, and on the 23rd, on his arrival at Speymouth, before landing, he swore to both the covenants. He proceeded to Falkland near Perth and passed through Aberdeen, where he saw the mutilated arm of Montrose suspended over the city gate. He was compelled to dismiss all h


What waterway was opened to shipping on 15 August 1914 but not officially opened until 12 June 1920?

Panama Canal open to traffic - Aug 15, 1914 - HISTORY.com Panama Canal open to traffic Share this: Panama Canal open to traffic Author Panama Canal open to traffic URL Publisher A+E Networks The American-built waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is inaugurated with the passage of the U.S. vessel Ancon, a cargo and passenger ship. The rush of settlers to California and Oregon in the mid 19th century was the initial impetus of the U.S. desire to build an artificial waterway across Central America. In 1855, the United States completed a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama (then part of Colombia), prompting various parties to propose canal-building plans. Ultimately, Colombia awarded rights to build the canal to Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French entrepreneur who had completed the Suez Canal in 1869. Construction on a sea-level canal began in 1881, but inadequate planning, disease among the workers, and financial problems drove Lesseps’ company into bankruptcy in 1889. Three years later, Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla, a former chief engineer of the canal works and a French citizen, acquired the assets of the defunct French company. By the turn of the century, sole possession of the isthmian canal became imperative to the United States, which had acquired an overseas empire at the end of the Spanish-American War and sought the ability to move warships and commerce quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. In 1902, the U.S. Congress authorized purchase of the French canal company (pending a treaty with Colombia), and allocated funding for the canal’s construction. In 1903, the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty was signed with Columbia, granting the U.S. use of the territory in exchange for financial compensation. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, but the Colombian Senate, fearing a loss of sovereignty, refused. In response, President Theodore Roosevelt gave tacit approval to a Panamanian independence movement, which was engineered in large part by Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla and his canal company. On November 3, 1903, a faction of Panamanians issued a declaration of independence from Colombia. The U.S.-administered railroad removed its trains from the northern terminus of Colón, thus stranding Colombian troops sent to crush the rebellion. Other Colombian forces were discouraged from marching on Panama by the arrival of U.S. warship Nashville. On November 6, the United States recognized the Republic of Panama, and on November 18 the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed with Panama, granting the U.S. exclusive and permanent possession of the Panama Canal Zone. In exchange, Panama received $10 million and an annuity of $250,000 beginning nine years later. The treaty was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and Bunau-Varilla, who had been given plenipotentiary powers to negotiate on behalf of Panama. Almost immediately, the treaty was condemned by many Panamanians as an infringement on their country’s new national sovereignty. In 1906, American engineers decided on the construction of a lock canal, and the next three years were spent developing construction facilities and eradicating tropical diseases in the area. In 1909, construction proper began. In one of the largest construction projects of all time, U.S. engineers moved nearly 240 million cubic yards of earth and spent close to $400 million in constructing the 40-mile-long canal (or 51 miles long, if the deepened seabed on both ends of the canal is taken into account). On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was opened to traffic. Panama later pushed to revoke the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, and in 1977 U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos signed a treaty to turn over the canal to Panama by the end of the century. A peaceful transfer occurred at noon on December 31, 1999. Related Videos


Which country has the same name as a state of the USA?

St. George, slaying the dragon The Web site of the president of Georgia was temporarily moved to servers based in Atlanta, Georgia, over the weekend, after what appeared to be an attack by Russian hackers. The move was overseen by a Georgian-born executive at a technology company based in Georgia (the state), who happened to be on vacation in Georgia (the country) when the fighting started. Why does a country that was formerly part of the USSR have the same name as a state in the American Deep South? Both got their present-day monikers from the British. The name of the country comes from the Russian word Gruzia, which was in turn derived from the Persian and Turkish versions of the name George, Gorj and Gurju. It's not clear when the Brits started using the word Georgia in place of Gruzia, but scholars believe the switch happened sometime in the late Middle Ages. Advertisement In their native tongue, Georgians refer to themselves as the Kartveli and to their country as Sakartvelo. But the Kartveli have for many centuries been associated with George, the Roman soldier and Christian martyr . (They adopted Christianity under Roman rule in the 330s.) The Arabs, Ottomans, and Persians—who ruled over the country at various times until the Russians took control in 1801—chose to name Sakartvelo after its beloved patron saint, whose image dotted the art and architecture of the region. The American Georgia, on the other hand, was named after King George II of England, who granted the state its charter in 1732. The –ia suffix, meaning " state of ," comes from the Greek and was tacked onto the end of many place names via the vast imperial and lingual legacy of the Romans. The name George became popular in Western Europe only after the Crusades, when knights traveling to the Holy Land came in contact with the widespread veneration of the saint among the Eastern Christians—in places like Georgia. (George became the patron saint of England in the 1340s.) Meanwhile, the saint's name derives from Greek and refers to a tiller of land. In that respect, both Georgia and Georgia live up to their names. We may refer to both the country and the state by the same name, but the homonymy of Georgia and Georgia doesn't exist in Russian. The soldiers storming the border this week might say they were advancing into Gruzia, as opposed to the American region—which they would pronounce as Gee-OR-gee-ah.


The Honda Formula One team was taken over by which team for the 2009 season?

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Global crisis ends Honda F1 era Global crisis ends Honda F1 era Advertisement Honda to quit Formula One Honda is pulling out of Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis for plans to sell its team. The decision leaves Englishman Jenson Button and 2009 team-mate Rubens Barrichello without drives, with only a few mid-ranking seats still available. Honda, which spent more than ï¿½300m a year on F1, said it would also no longer supply the sport with engines. The team say they are optimistic they will find a buyer who will enable them to continue in the sport. Chief executive Nick Fry said he has had three approaches already. But a deadline of January has been set to find an investor and workers at Honda's Brackley base have been told to expect redundancy letters before Christmas. "Honda Motor Co. has come to the conclusion that we will withdraw from all Formula One activities, making 2008 the last season for participation," said Honda president Takeo Fukui at an emotional press conference. HONDA IN F1 Honda team created in 2006 after BAR team was taken over Finished fourth in 2006 constructors' championship with 86 points, but struggled to eighth in 2007 (six points) and ninth in 2008 (14 points) Team costs Honda ï¿½200m annually with more than 800 staff at Brackley Honda ran F1 cars with minimal advertising, meaning more funding had to come from Japanese parent company English driver Jenson Button could lose his place in the sport if the team were to fold "This difficult decision has been made in light of the quickly deteriorating operating environment facing the global auto industry... and the sudden contraction of the world economies," he added. "Honda must protect its core business activities and secure the long term as widespread uncertainties in the economics around the globe continue to mount." According to the Reuters news agency, team bosses Ross Brawn and Nick Fry told a meeting of the Formula One Teams' Association they had a month to find a buyer, otherwise Honda were closing the team. BBC sports news correspondent Adam Parsons said the team was available for a nominal fee of ï¿½1. But any new owner would need a budget of at least ï¿½40m to compete in F1 next year. If no buyer is found, Honda's decision will leave F1 with just 18 cars on the grid next season. Honda said next year's Japanese Grand Prix at its Suzuka circuit would go ahead as planned. Button 'to stay positive' Honda recently cut road vehicle production as a response to the global economic crisis - the company's sales in its key US market were down 30% last month. F1 is a notoriously expensive sport in which to compete, and teams have spent recent months in intensive discussions over cost-cutting measures. Max Mosley, president of world motorsport governing body the FIA, recently urged teams to find ways to reduce costs. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Mosley described Honda's withdrawal as a significant warning to the rest of the teams to start cutting costs dramatically. Mosley wants to make drastic changes for the 2010 season - including making a standard engine and gearbox available to all teams at a projected cost of 5m Euro (ï¿½4.4m) per team. Jenson Button faces an uncertain future after the announcement The idea is opposed by the road-car constructors still in F1, who are proposing a new engine formula of their own. Honda's decision came as a surprise within the sport as it curtails the company's involvement just when they were expecting to deliver on their investment. Honda appointed Brawn, the man who masterminded seven world titles for Michael Schumacher at Benetton and Ferrari, as their team principal prior to the start of the 2008 season. His arrival was seen as the signal for the start of a concerted push for success by the company after several seasons as also-rans. The company returned to F1 as a team owner and car builder in 2005, having spent five years as an engine supplier to the British American Racing team. But they have struggled to make an impact at the top levels of the spo


Which President of the USA was involved in a scandal concerning Monica Lewinsky?

Monica Lewinsky on Bill Clinton Sex Scandal: 'I Came Close to Disintegrating' Monica Lewinsky on Bill Clinton Sex Scandal: 'I Came Close to Disintegrating' Pinterest Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic Monica Lewinsky continues to share her side of the story, this time with a tearful speech that addressed her affair with then- President Bill Clinton and the devastation the scandal caused to her self-esteem. “Frankly, I came close to disintegrating. No, it’s not too strong a word. I wish it were, but it isn’t,” Lewinsky, now 41, said Monday at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia. “A relentless mantra in my head: I want to die.” Recalling the public reaction that suddenly exploded all around her, Lewinsky said, “Overnight, I went from being a completely private figure, to a publicly humiliated one. I was patient zero – the first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet.” As for her own reaction, she said, “During this period, I gradually came to realize that there were two Monica Lewinskys … There was me, and there was public Monica Lewinsky. A somewhat curious character, constructed by political factions and the media. Constructed with a little fact, and a lot of fiction. My friends didn’t know that Monica. My family didn’t know that Monica. And this Monica, the real Monica standing here today, didn’t know her either.” Lewinsky, who joined Twitter on Monday, first broke her decade-long silence about the affair in May, when she wrote in Vanity Fair, “It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.” She now works on behalf of victims of online humiliation and harassment. Saying she “deeply regret[s the affair] for many reasons, not the least of which because people were hurt, and that’s never okay,” Lewinsky also cut her young self some slack, describing herself at the time as “more than averagely romantic.” “I fell in love with my boss. In a 22-year-old sort of way, it happens. But my boss was the president of the United States. That probably happens less often.”


What are the joints in the fingers called?

Finger Anatomy Picture Image on MedicineNet.com NEXT Finger Anatomy: Fingers are easily injured, and broken fingers are some of the most common traumatic injuries seen in an emergency room. Finger fractures may account for up to 10% of all bone fractures. Because fingers are used for many everyday activities, they are at higher risk than other parts of the body for traumatic injury, including sports injuries, workplace injuries, and other accidents. Understanding the basic anatomy of the hand and fingers is useful in understanding different types of finger injuries, broken fingers, and how some treatments differ from others. Fingers are constructed of ligaments (strong supportive tissue connecting  bone to bone), tendons (attachment tissue from muscle to bone), and three  phalanges (bones). There are no muscles in the fingers;  and fingers move by the pull of forearm muscles on the tendons. The three bones in each finger are named according to their relationship to the palm of the hand. The first bone, closest to the palm, is the proximal phalange; the second bone is the middle phalange; and the smallest and farthest from the hand is the distal phalange. The thumb does not have a middle phalange. The knuckles are joints formed by the bones of the fingers and are commonly injured or dislocated with trauma to the hand. The first and largest knuckle is the junction between the hand and the fingers - the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP). This joint commonly is injured in closed-fist activities and is commonly known as a boxer's fracture. The next knuckle out toward the  fingernail is the proximal inter-phalangeal joint (PIP). This joint may be dislocated in sporting events when a ball or object directly strikes the finger. The farthest joint of the finger is the distal inter-phalangeal joint (DIP). Injuries to this joint usually involve a fracture or torn tendon (avulsion) injury. Image Source: MedicineNet, Inc.


What device, with a scale of 60 degrees was used in marine navigation for measuring the altitude of a celestial object above the horizon?

Sextant Navigation: How Does a Sextant Work? How is a Sight Taken?   A navigator will decide which stars or planets to 'shoot', depending on time of day, clarity of the horizon and the heavenly bodies (stars and planets) that he or she can see clearly. The taking of the altitude involves 'bringing the celestial body down to the horizon' when seen through the sextant. This means that the reflection of the body, as seen through the sextant, is slowly lowered down to a point when it is just touching the horizon. This is done by first setting the sextant to zero and slowly and smoothly moving the arm of the sextant, all the while keeping the reflection of the body in sight within the instrument. Finer adjustments are made with the micrometer. When the navigator is satisfied that the body is perfectly on the horizon (with planets and the sun, the sextant is rocked from side to side to ensure that the circumference of the body is tangential to the horizon), the angle is then read off the scale on the sextant. This is the uncorrected altitude. A navigator would typically go out on the navigation bridge wing. He or she then takes an altitude and notes the exact time. Calculations are then made to determine the ship’s position. This is usually done when the ship is far from land, and lighthouses and other land based objects cannot be used to ascertain position. slide 6 of 7 Modern Navigation With the advent of the GPS , the marine sextant is slowly becoming obsolete. However, marine navigational examinations still test on the proper use of a sextant. Electronic devices like the GPS are considered aides to navigation. The sextant is the real thing. slide 7 of 7


Which primary colour is mixed with white to produce pink?

5 Ways to Mix Colors to Make Pink - wikiHow Mixing Acrylic or Oil Paint to Create Pink 1 Splotch red paint. Put some red paint on your canvas or paper. What type of red you use will determine the brightness of your pink: for instance, reds with an orange bias will produce a salmon pink. [1] Use of a brick red will produce a muddier pink, closer to a peach. Vermilion will produce a nice shade of pure pink. 2 Add white paint. Now add some white paint to your red paint. Start with just a daub because you can always add more later if it's not enough and you don't want to waste paint. 3 Mix the paints. Using your painting tool (e.g. brush, knife), mix your white into you red. You can keep adding more white to get brighter and brighter tint, but every red has its own tint strength, so you'll eventually reach the limit to how pink you can make that particular red. [2] http://pad1.whstatic.com/images/thumb/7/77/Mix-Colors-to-Make-Pink-Step-3-Version-9.jpg/550px-Mix-Colors-to-Make-Pink-Step-3-Version-9.jpg Using Water Colors to Make Pink 1 Squeeze out red and white paint. Once you squeeze out your red and white paint, allow it to air dry on your palette before continuing. Wait until it is no longer moist. [4] 2 Wet your brush. Dip your brush in your water container and then run it against the rim of your water container to release the excess water. [5] 3 Add red to your water container. Stroke your moist brush over your red paint and then mix it into your water container. Don't dry your brush, but merely release the excess water. [6] 4 Add white to your water container. Stroke your moist brush over your white paint and then mix it into your water container, which already has the red in it. 5 Add white to desired tint. Continue to add your white paint to your water container until you achieve your desired pink tint. [7] Another way of making pink is the "wet wash" method, which entails covering your paper with water (thinner layer makes for pinker color) and then applying a small amount of red paint, washing it think across the wet area. Method Creating Pink Frosting 1 Set out a portion of white frosting. The amount of white frosting you set out should simply be the total amount of pink frosting you would like. 2 Add a tiny drop of red food coloring. Most red food coloring is very strong and will turn white frosting pink in a jiffy -- but be careful because too much food coloring will turn your frosting red! 3 Stir well. Continue to stir the red food coloring into your white frosting until a nice, uniform blend is produced. If you want a deeper shade of pink, add another drop of red food coloring. Method Dyeing Flowers Pink 1 Add red food coloring to your vase. Fill up your vase with enough water to keep your flowers from tipping it over, and then add red food coloring until your water turns a nice, rich, red color after all the coloring is diffused. [8] 2 Trim your flower(s). Cut your flowers' stem at the bottom at an angle and remove any leaves at the bottom to keep your water from getting funky. [9] 3 Wait a few hours. As the flowers drink the water, the red color will absorb into the petals, turning them pink. The longer you allow the flowers to drink, the pinker they will become! [10] Method Making Pink Glue 1 Pour glue into a bowl. Add as much glue into your bowl as you will need for your project. 2 Add red food colouring to the glue. Start with a drop, as you can always add more later if it isn't dark enough for you. 3 Mix well. Continue to mix in red food coloring until it reaches the desired pink tint for your project. Community Q&A If I mixed orange and blue, what would it make? wikiHow Contributor If mixed in equal amounts, it would make brown. If you add just a touch of blue to orange, it will make your orange darker; if you add a bit of orange to blue, it makes the blue darker. Can I make pink without white? wikiHow Contributor No matter what material you're using, pink is simply a lighter version of red. While white helps to "thin out" the color of red, some lighter reds can often be spread thin or mixed with a bit o


For administrative purposes, Germany consists of sixteen areas which they call what?

Chapter 16- Germany at International Sommelier Guild - StudyBlue Is Riesling the only wine Germany produces? no, they produce more than just Riesling, including some quality reds. One is one of the most cold-hardy grape varieties? Riesling What country has some of the world's coldest wine-producing regions? Germany - the northernmost wine growing regions in Germany are well above the 50th parallel of latitude.   How has Germany succeeded as a wine country being so far north? centuries of experience and determination What else does Germany have against it other than being so far north? it is far from the moderating influence of a large body of water. What has the success of Germany as a winegrower/ maker of some world-class white wines often been based on? the location of the vineyard - along rivers, which moderate temperature and in selecting vineyard sites on steep, south or southeast facing hillsides where the maximum amount of sunlight is captured and the effects of frost are the least dangerous.   Which facing hillsides in Germany are where the maximum amount of sunlight is captured and the affects of frost are the least dangerous? south or southeast facing hillsides Why is Germany the largest importer of wine in the world? Germany is a major wine-consuming country. It makes the styles of wine it can, and imports those styles it cannot.   What is about half of the imported wine into Germany? bulk wine What happens to the bulk wine imported into Germany? it is bottled in Germany or added to local wines to add body and alcoholic strength.   How does Germany rank among countries exporting wine? Despite domestic demand, Germany is among the top 10 nations exporting wine. FYI - What is the population of Germany? 82.3 million (2009) FYI - What is the vineyard area (in acres) of Germany? 252,000 acres (2007) FYI - What is the total wine production in Germany, in cases? 114 million cases (2007) FYI - What is the total wine consumption in Germany, in cases? 224 million cases (2007) FYI - What is the total wine imports in Germany, in cases? 158 million cases (2007) FYI - What is the total wine exports in Germany, in cases? 38 million cases (2007) FYI - What are the total German wine imports to the US, in $? $148 million (2008) What is the location of Germany? In north-central Europe, reaching as far north as Denmark in the Baltic Sea Where are most all the wine growing areas, and the few exceptions, in Germany? a couple of small districts in eastern Germany, but most all vineyards are in the southwest quadrant of the country. The majority are found near a river or on the shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German). What is the geographical lifeblood of Germany? The Rhine River. it forms most of Germany's border with Switzerland and France as it flows westward from Lake Constance to Basel, Switzerland, then along the French-German border north past Alsace, continuing on thru western Germany until it flows out of the winegrowing region altogether & into the Netherlands. What is the second most important river in Germany? The Mosel River - it flows out of France's Vosges Mtns (where it is the Moselle), past Luxembourg, and northeast thru prime wine territory until it empties into the Rhine. What are other significant tributaries of the Rhine in Germany? the Ahr, Nahe, Main, and Neckar rivers What is the German climate? northern continental; mild summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation year round. With such a cool climate in Germany what do the wine grapes have a problem of doing? struggle to ripen before winter arrives. Why are vineyards in Germany so concentrated near waterways? because wine grapes struggle to ripen before winter arrives - the flowing water moderates local climates, and reflects sunlight back onto the vineyards benefitting the vines in this marginal climate At Germany's northerly latitude what is the distinct advantage for south facing hillsides? maximizing both sun exposure and warmth What are the advantages for the vineyards on the north side of the river in Germany? they benefit from extra sunli


Sasha and Malia are the daughters of which political figure?

Congressional Staffer Resigns After Disparaging Comments About Obama Girls - ABC News ABC News Congressional Staffer Resigns After Disparaging Comments About Obama Girls By John Parkinson Dec 1, 2014, 10:07 AM ET 0 Shares WATCH Elizabeth Lauten Resigns After Facebook Rant 0 Shares Thanksgiving Traditions at the White House Elizabeth Lauten, the communications director for Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Tenn., last week criticized the girls' demeanor during the annual White House turkey pardoning ceremony, writing on Facebook: "Dear Sasha and Malia, I get you’re both in those awful teen years, but you’re a part of the First Family, try showing a little class. "At least respect the part you play. Then again your mother and father don’t respect their positions very much, or the nation for that matter, so I’m guessing you’re coming up a little short in the ‘good role model’ department. Nevertheless, stretch yourself. Rise to the occasion. Act like being in the White House matters to you. Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar. And certainly don’t make faces during televised public events." Lauten was widely criticized across social media for her comments. She then deleted her original post and wrote an apology on Facebook that she sent to ABC News. "After many hours of prayer, talking to my parents, and re-reading my words online I can see more clearly just how hurtful my words were," Lauten wrote. "I'd like to apologize to all of those who I have hurt and offended with my words, and I pledge to learn and grow (and I assure you I have)from this experience." In a phone call, Lauten choked through tears as she told ABC News that she had resigned Monday morning. She refused to discuss the circumstances surrounding her resignation, instead pointing to her Facebook apology as her comment on the incident. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he was “taken aback” by Lauten’s criticism of the president’s daughters, adding that all public and political figures must “choose our words wisely.” “I was taken aback that there was a political operative on Capitol Hill who took the occasion of the Thanksgiving event to criticize the first family,” Earnest said, marking the first official comment from the White House on the incident. Asked whether the White House believes in principle that the first daughters should be “off limits,” Earnest said, “A principle like that is pretty much common sense.” “Me and all the people in this room have ability to speak publicly ... and we choose our words wisely,” he said. The incident is “a reminder of how important that is.” Earnest said Lauten’s Facebook apology “was the appropriate thing to do” although he didn’t comment directly on her resignation. ABC News' Geetika Rudra contributed to this report. 0 Shares


Which former American football star was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and was later convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping?

Knife found at OJ Simpson home not a murder weapon - BBC News BBC News Knife found at OJ Simpson home not a murder weapon 1 April 2016 Close share panel Image copyright AP Image caption In 1995, Simpson was found not guilty of killing his ex-wife and her friend Test have shown that a knife reportedly found near the former home of OJ Simpson is not a murder weapon. Despite a large amount of evidence, the retired American football star was acquitted in the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife and her friend in 1995. Police never found the murder weapon in that high-profile case, which captivated the US for more than a year. He was later found legally responsible for the deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in a civil case. Simpson, who is currently serving a 33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, cannot be prosecuted again under US law for the murders. Los Angeles Police had been sceptical that the weapon was tied to the Simpson and Goldman murders. Police said at the time that the knife was a utility-type knife and was not consistent with the one used in the crime, but still ordered forensic tests. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Simpson's former home was torn down in 1998 The case recently returned to prominence with the airing of the TV mini-series American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson. According to police, someone claiming to be a construction worker found the knife at Simpson's former home when it was razed in 1998. He gave the knife to a police officer who was working on a film set near the property. The police officer kept it, thinking the case was closed. But the officer, now retired, recently told a colleague about the weapon, as a result of which the current investigation was launched.


What disaster occurred in Ireland in 1845?

The Great Famine of 1845 - History Learning Site Home   »   Ireland 1845 to 1922   »  The Great Famine of 1845 The Great Famine of 1845 Citation: C N Trueman "The Great Famine of 1845" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 25 Mar 2015. 16 Aug 2016. Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845 is seen by some historians as a turning point in Ireland’s history . Famine had been common in Nineteenth Century Ireland and almost an occupational hazard of rural life in Ireland. But the Great Famine of 1845 eclipsed all others. Ireland’s rural population had rapidly grown in the Nineteenth Century. This was because a large family was an insurance of continued sustenance in later life – children would take care of their parents. However, this also meant that large families needed large amounts of food and the land situation in Ireland was not geared to support families in this respect. Potatoes were the staple diet of the rural population of Ireland. However, this crop was very vulnerable to disease and no cure existed in Ireland for the dreaded ‘potato blight’. Even if a cure had existed, the people on the land would not have been able to afford it. In 1844, a new form of potato blight was identified in America. It basically turned a potato into a mushy mess that was completely inedible. The American blight was first identified in France and the Isle of Wight in 1845. The summer of 1845 was mild but very wet in Britain. It was almost the perfect weather conditions for the blight to spread. The blight is still with us and is called ‘Phytophthora Infestans’ – an air carried fungus. The people of Ireland expected a good potato crop in 1845. The weather had appeared to be favourable and in many senses, the farming community of Ireland expected a bumper harvest. However, when it came to digging up the potatoes, all they got was a black gooey mess. In fact, the expected bumper crop turned out to be a disaster. There was a 50% loss of potatoes in this year. The rural community had no way of countering this. Each family grew what they needed for that year and few had any to keep for times of trouble. In fact, the problem got worse. The crop of 1846 was all but a total failure and there was a very poor harvest in 1847. Three disastrous years in succession presented Ireland with huge problems. The advice given to those affected by the potato blight bordered on the absurd. One scientist advised people to get hold of chloric acid and manganese dioxide. This mixture should have been been added to salt and applied to the diseased area of the potato. Even if the farmers had the opportunity to obtain such chemicals, they would have produced chlorine gas used to poison troops in World War One! The government in London initially decided to do nothing. The logic behind such a decision was that Ireland had suffered from potato famines before and would have the necessary knowledge on how best to get by in this case. However, by 1846 it was plain that this was no ‘ordinary’ famine. Sir Robert Peel, despite opposition from the Treasury, imported £100,000 worth of corn. By 1846, £3,500,000 worth of potatoes had been lost – therefore, the government’s initial aid was well below what was needed. Peel believed that if this corn was released onto the Irish market in stages, it would keep down the price of other foods. This actually worked reasonably well but it also showed the lack of knowledge that existed in London with regards to Ireland. While Peel was at least doing something to help, he also had little knowledge of the country he was trying to help. The corn was welcomed as better than nothing. However, there were very few mills of any sort in Ireland, so simply grinding it down into flour was very difficult. Many people in Ireland became seriously ill by attempting to eat the corn without it having been ground down. As a result of this, the corn sent to Ireland by Peel became nicknamed “Peel’s Brimstone”. The government also tried to help by establishing public work schemes and road building projects in an effort to create employment so that some


What is the term for the conversion of a solid directly into a vapour by applying heat, and vice versa?

Meaning of sublimation Sublimation (Lat. sublimatio, from sublimare, to elevete, lift up) The psychological mechanism, described by Freudians, which consists in the discovery of a substitute object for the expression of a basic instinct or feeling, e.g., the sublimation of the sex impulses in aesthetic creation -- L.W. sublimation Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭb′li-mā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of converting a solid directly into a gas; analogous to distillation. 2. In psychoanalysis, an unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels. &nb... sublimation Conversion of a solid to vapour without passing through the liquid phase. It is one of the changes of state of matter. Sublimation depends on the fact that the boiling point of the solid substance is lower than its melting point at atmospheric pressure. Thus by increasing pressure, a substance that s...


Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Paul Klee are classified in what school of painting?

Max Ernst. Expert art authentication, certificates of authenticity and expert art appraisals - Art Experts Skip to content Max Ernst (1891-1976) Do you think you may own a painting by Max Ernst? We authenticate, appraise and research all paintings by this great artist. L'Ange du Foyer ou Le Triomphe du Surrealism 1937 Max Ernst has been hailed as the master of Surrealism, and was one of the forerunners of this popular movement. Born in Cologne, Germany, Ernst was originally a student of philosophy at the University in Bonn, but quickly abandoned his studies. At that time, he was interested in psychology and the art of the mentally ill, but his focus eventually moved on to his own artistic endeavors. He would eventually become one of the greatest names in Surrealism and the Dada movement. Oedipus Rex 1922 Ernst showed his work for the first time in 1912 at the Galerie Feldman in Cologne. His earliest work was Expressionistic in nature. In 1913, he traveled to Paris where he lived and worked for a time. Ernst began to first create Surrealist paintings, prints and collages in 1919 after a meeting with artist Paul Klee. Ernst was essentially self taught, though it is likely that he worked alongside and was helped by other famous artists of the day, such as Klee. Ernst mainly used catalogs and textbooks to create these cut out collages, which he would use to create bizarre quotations for compositions. Ernst would also use found objects, such as in his 1919 collage "Fruit of a Long Experience." Fruit of a Long Experience 1919 The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses 1921 Elephant Celebes 1921 The onset of World War I halted Ernst's artistic endeavors while he served in the German army; however, serving in the war gave him a great deal of inspiration. After his service, Ernst formed the Cologne, Germany Dada group with Jean Arp and Alfred Grunwald. His paintings during the early 1920's were brimming with German Romanticism, such as dark forests, ghostlike figures, gloomy caves and cliffs and moonlight dappled landscapes, and were probably a result of his time serving in the war. Ernst would again revisit German Romanticism in the late 1920's, but with a Surrealist twist. Untitled 1920 After Us Motherhood 1927 Cage, Forrest and Black Sun 1927 In 1922, Ernst moved to the Montparnasse region of France, and a few years later began to experiment with an art technique that he called "frottage." This would become an automatic method used by the Surrealists where they would use a pencil or other drawing tool to rub on paper over a textured surface, therefore creating a "rubbing" imprint on the paper. Later, Ernst would also create the Surrealist technique of "grattage" with Joan Miro, which is the practice of scraping dry paint off of a canvas to create a design. Frottage Frottage 1970 Ernst held his first exhibition of Surrealist paintings in 1925 in Paris. His paintings were often controversial, especially his 1926 painting "The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child before Three Witnesses: Andre Breton, Paul Eluard and the Painter." The Virgin Spanking the Christ Child before Three Witnesses: Andre Breton, Paul Eluard and the Painter 1926 His paintings also took on an erotic tone after he married his second wife in 1927, whom Ernst called an inspiration for all of his paintings that year. In 1930, Ernst also worked alongside Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel to create the film "L'Age d'or." nude, The Garden of France 1962 Ernst held his first American exhibit in 1932 at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City. In 1934, Ernst began to sculpt when he became friends with fellow artist Alberto Giacometti. At the onset of World War II, Ernst was named an enemy alien and was detained in Europe for a short while. However, he was able to escape and flee to the United States with Peggy Guggenheim in 1941. Ernst and Guggenheim were married the following year. However, this relationship also did not last, and Ernst married his fourth wife in a double wedding with fell


In the finals of the 3000 metre track event 1984 Summer Olympics, who was accused of colliding with Mary Decker, who was unable to complete the race?

Olympic Games scandals and controversies | Open Access articles | Open Access journals | Conference Proceedings | Editors | Authors | Reviewers | scientific events Open Access Articles- Top Results for Olympic Games scandals and controversies Olympic Games scandals and controversies e The Olympic Games is a major international multi-sport event . During its history, both the Summer and Winter Games were a subject of many scandals, controversies, and illegal drug uses. Some states have boycotted the Games on various occasions, often as a sign of protest against the International Olympic Committee or contemporary politics of other participants. After both World Wars , the losing countries were not invited. Other controversies include decisions by referees and even gestures made by athletes . Contents Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympics Grand Duchy of Finland competed separately from the Russian Empire , but was not allowed to display the Finnish flag. [1] In the 400 metres , American winner John Carpenter , was disqualified for blocking British athlete Wyndham Halswelle in a maneuver that was legal under U.S. rules but prohibited by the British rules under which the race was run. As a result of the disqualification, a second final race was ordered. Halswelle was to face the other two finalists William Robbins and John Taylor , but both were from the United States and decided not to contest the repeat of the final to protest the judges' decision. Halswelle was thus the only medallist in the 400 metres. It was the only walkover victory in Olympic history. Taylor later ran on the Gold medal winning U.S. team for the now-defunct Medley Relay, becoming the first African American medalist. [2] 1912 Summer Olympics American athlete Jim Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon after it was learned that he had played professional minor league baseball three years earlier. [3] In solidarity, the decathlon silver medalist, Hugo Wieslander , refused to accept the medals when they were offered to him. [4] The gold medals were restored to Thorpe's children in 1983, thirty years after his death. [3] 1916 Summer Olympics The 1916 Summer Olympics were to have been held in Berlin , German Empire , but were cancelled because of the outbreak of World War I . 1920 Summer Olympics Budapest had initially been selected over Amsterdam and Lyon to host the Games, but as the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been a German ally in World War I, the French-dominated International Olympic Committee transferred the Games to Antwerp in April 1919. Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, and Turkey were not invited to the Games, being the successor states of the Central Powers which lost World War I. [1] 1924 Summer Olympics Germany was again not invited to the Games. [5] 1932 Summer Olympics Nine-time Finnish Olympic gold medalist Paavo Nurmi was found to be a professional athlete and barred from running in the Games. The main conductors of the ban were Swedish officials, especially Sigfrid Edström , who claimed that Nurmi had received too much money for his travel expenses. However, Nurmi did travel to Los Angeles and kept training at the Olympic Village. Despite pleas from all the entrants of the marathon, he was not allowed to compete at the Games. This incident, in part, led to Finland refusing to participate in the traditional Finland-Sweden athletics international event until 1939. After winning the silver in equestrian dressage , Swedish equestrian Bertil Sandström was demoted to last for clicking to his horse to win encouragement. He asserted that it was a creaking saddle making the sounds. 1936 Summer Olympics Ireland was the only country to boycott the 1936 Olympics because of Hitlers treatment of the Jews. Ireland boycotts 1936 Berlin Olympic Games due to Hilter's treatment of Jews In the cycling match sprint final, German Toni Merkens fouled Dutchman Arie van Vliet . Instead of disqualification, Merkens was fined 100 Reichsmarks and kept the gold medal.[ citation needed ] In one of the football quarter-finals, Peru beat


Who directed himself in his last western film in 1992, which also starred Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris?

Unforgiven (1992) - IMDb IMDb 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 Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 22 titles created 01 Mar 2011 a list of 28 titles created 21 Mar 2011 a list of 45 titles created 10 Jun 2013 a list of 49 titles created 19 Oct 2013 a list of 25 titles created 5 months ago Search for " Unforgiven " 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     4     Oscars. Another    36 wins & 29 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. Director: Clint Eastwood A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Director: Oliver Stone Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. Director: Sergio Leone A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional. Director: Clint Eastwood An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania. Director: Michael Cimino A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. Director: Sergio Leone A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. Director: Michael Mann As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. Director: Curtis Hanson Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin In Miami in 1980, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Director: Brian De Palma Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends, a mafia underboss and a casino owner, for a trophy wife over a gambling empire. Director: Martin Scorsese Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Director: John G. Avildsen Edit Storyline The town of Big Whisky is full of normal people trying to lead quiet lives. Cowboys try to make a living. Sheriff 'Little Bill' tries to build a house and keep a heavy-handed order. The town whores just try to get by.Then a couple of cowboys cut up a whore. Dissatisfied with Bill's justice, the prostitutes put a bounty on the cowboys. The bounty attracts a young gun billing himself as 'The Schofield Kid', and aging killer William Munny. Munny reformed for his young wife, and has been raising crops and two children in peace. But his wife is gone. Farm life is hard. And Munny is no good at it. So he calls his old partner Ned, saddles his ornery nag, and rides off to kill one more time, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy, man and myth. Written by Charlie Ness It's a hell of a thing, killing a man Genres: Rated R for language, and violence, and for a scene of sexuality | See all certifications  » Pa


On what date on the Christian calendar is the day of the Annunciation or Lady Day?

Astrology on the Web: Lady Day, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Lady Day March 25: The Annunciation of the Virgin March 25 in the Christian Calendar celebrates the Annunciation of the Virgin, or Lady Day, a major Christian Feast marking the Equinox. It is the first of the four traditional "quarter days", signalling the beginning of each quarter of the year and welcoming each of the four seasons. These holidays were communally celebrated during the "Age of Faith", reassigned from already established astrologically-based pagan festivities. The other quarter days are Christmas on December 25, St John the Baptist's Day on June 24 and Michaelmas on September 29. Lady Day was originally set at the Equinox by the Church in commemoration of the miraculous conception of Jesus in the womb of his mother, Mary (a.k.a. the Blessed Virgin Mary). Christians believe that this was the day when the archangel Gabriel was sent to announce to her that she was to be the mother of the Messiah. The Equinox has been an immensely significant cause for celebration since prehistoric times, so it was the natural choice for the conception of the Redeemer, being exactly nine months before the date chosen for the birth of Jesus, December 25 (at the Solstice ). According to the Gospel of Luke , in the sixth month after the conception of St. John the Baptist by Elisabeth, the archangel Gabriel was sent from God to the Virgin Mary at Nazareth, a small town in the mountains of Galilee in Northern Israel. Mary was of the house of King David and was espoused to Joseph, of the same royal family, in accordance with prophecy. Annunciation means "Announcement" and Gabriel announced to Mary that she was about to become the mother of a divinely-conceived child, Jesus. Of course, Mary, being a virgin, would have had no other way of knowing she was about fulfil her destiny and remake the world. Esoterically, Gabriel is known as the Watcher of the South and was designated by ancient stargazers to the Royal Star, Fomalhaut , which some five thousand years ago marked the Winter Solstice. The Equinox and the Conception of Jesus Jesus is known as the Sun of Righteousness. The birth of Jesus (at Christmas ) is celebrated on December 25 at the Winter Solstice (the birth of the Sun, as the Sun begins to grow in light) – and the Festival of the Annunciation on March 25 is exactly nine months earlier, nine months being the generally accepted period of gestation (the growth of a baby in the mother's womb). The Catholic Encyclopedia accepts that this date is not mentioned in scripture, so is simply a convenient calculation. In fact this event actually celebrates the Vernal Equinox , when the buds of spring burst into bloom, just as Christmas celebrates the Winter Solstice, when the Sun returns from darkness.. This is a clear reference to the astrological key that, when turned in the lock, opens the door to a deeper understanding of the nature of religion. Frederick Holweck notes in the Catholic Encyclopedia that "The Annunciation is the beginning of Jesus in His human nature. Through His mother He is a member of the human race." This is a way of saying that despite the divine essence of Jesus (Christians believe he was divinely conceived of the Holy Spirit, his mother Mary being a virgin) he also shares the character of our humanity and is not merely a spirit creature, like an angel, or a deva, as some have held. New Year's Day In ancient times, this day was celebrated as New Year's Day and marked the beginning of the new zodiacal year, at the entry of the Sun into Aries. Mike Nichols informs us that "the customs surrounding the celebration of the spring equinox were imported from Mediterranean lands, although there can be no doubt that the first inhabitants of the British Isles observed it, as evidence from megalithic sites shows". It marks a time of new beginnings, appropriately for the Immaculate Conception of the Sun of Righteousness. In England and in the American Colonies, New Year's Day was held on Lady Day until 1752 when, thanks to the switch from the Julian to the


Whose top hat and other belongings fetched nearly half a million euros at auction in May 2009?

BartCop Entertainment Archives - Thursday, 28 May, 2009 BartCop Entertainment Archives - Thursday, 28 May, 2009 Thursday [671 days in a row] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MATTHEW B. CRAWFORD: The Case for Working With Your Hands (nytimes.com) If the goal is to earn a living, then, maybe it isn't really true that 18-year-olds need to be imparted with a sense of panic about getting into college (though they certainly need to learn). Some people are hustled off to college, then to the cubicle, against their own inclinations and natural bents, when they would rather be learning to build things or fix things. Scott Burns: The Payoff for Low Cost Index Investing (assetbuilder.com) If Fidelity, with all its savvy and resources, can't pick a winning manager, just what do you think the chances are of you or me doing it? What do you think are the chances that the average investment adviser can do it? PHILIP GOUREVITCH: The Abu Ghraib We Cannot See (nytimes.com) IN mid-October of 2003, Specialist Sabrina Harman of the 372nd Military Police Company was assigned guard duty on the military intelligence cellblock at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad. That was the block where prisoners of the American occupation forces were held pending and during interrogation. The M.P.'s had no military training as prison guards, and they were told to do whatever the interrogators - a mix of military intelligence and C.I.A. officers and civilian contractors - asked them to do to the prisoners. One Less Torture Advocate "It is way worse than I thought it would be, and that's no joke,"Mancow said, likening it to a time when he nearly drowned as a child. "It is such an odd feeling to have water poured down your nose with your head back...It was instantaneous...and I don't want to say this: absolutely torture." "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe: A review by Howard W. French (powells.com) When it was published fifty years ago, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart caused a stir for its revelation of something hitherto strange and unfamiliar in the world of literature: genuine African voices. Achebe was not the first African novelist, as he has sometimes wrongly been called, but his use of standard English to produce believable characters who inhabited a complex and authentic world marked two existing traditions of writing about Africa as evolutionary dead ends. 20 Questions: Elliott Yamin (popmatters.com) 19. What do you want to say to the leader of your country? I would ask our current president to be honest with us and to be accountable. It's time for a change. Utilize the tools and resources we have to cure diseases and every citizen should be entitled to health care, no matter their financial situation and every school in America should have a music program! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Weekly Poll The 'Guilty TV Pleasures' Edition... Are there any TV programs that you secretly feel sheepish about watching regularly, but do so anyway because you REALLY like them? C'mon now, fess up! I will! I double-dog dare ya, haha! Send your response to    D    The Virginian    E    Wagon Train                    Source Rawhide was the fifth-longest-running American television Western, beaten only by nine years of The Virginian and Wagon Train , fourteen years of Bonanza , and twenty years of Gunsmoke .           Source Alan J was first, and correct, with:    C Rawhide Sally said:    "Rawhide" is the fifth-longest-running American TV Western.   PS: Of course I am just about to leave for Washington, DC but had to hit Marty's page first... See you guys on Monday - please don't be keepin' out of mischief you all :) Charlie observed:    The the choices are the top five, and Clint Eastwood comes in fifth.   C Rawhide Another overcast morning with a sunny afternoon. Tonight, Thursday: CBS opens the night with a RERUN 'NCIS', followed by a RERUN 'CSI: The Original One', then a RERUN 'Without A Trace'. On a RERUN Dave (from 5/11/09) are Tom Hanks and the Kille


Which warship captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Pictou, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?

Empire: Total War - HMS Victory vs. USS Constitution - YouTube Empire: Total War - HMS Victory vs. USS Constitution 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. Uploaded on Oct 13, 2009 This is naval battle of HMS Victory (ETW Special Forces Edition) and USS Constitution (Bonus content). Her Majesty's Ship Victory is a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, started in 1759 and launched in 1765, most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission, and now sits in dry dock in Portsmouth, England as a museum ship. United States Ship Constitution is a three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the Constitution of the United States of America by President George Washington, she is the oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat in the world. Launched in 1797. Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of "Old Ironsides" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping. Game


Which canal allows ships to travel from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean?

New Suez Canal to Officially Open in Egypt - Israel News New Suez Canal to Officially Open in Egypt “The waters made it great, the deep set it upon high with its rivers running around its plants, and it sent out its little canals to all the trees of the field.” (Ezekiel 31:4) Port Suez, the southern exit of the Suez Canal. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)  Egypt is set to open the new Suez Canal on August 6, only one year after construction began on the project. Egypt hopes that the new canal will revitalize the country’s economy and bring the 150-year-old waterway into the 21st century. A recent test run of the canal was completed on July 25, with numerous boats, including a fully loaded container ship, traveling through the canal that connects the Indian Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea. The naval passage was originally opened on November 17, 1869, after ten years of construction. The canal allows ships to travel between Europe and South Asia or Eastern Africa without navigating around the entire African continent, cutting approximately 7,000 kilometers off of the sea voyage for trading ships between Europe and Southeast Asia. Egyptian authorities have declared the passage safe for all types of maritime ships. The new 72 kilometer (45 mile) section of the canal, which will be called the Suez Canal Axis, was built by the Egyptian military and is supposed to reduce the travel time needed to cross the canal as well as boost revenues for Egypt. “We declare that the new Suez Canal is safe for all kinds of vessels. We call on all the international maritime carriers to use the current and the new Suez canal. Your navigation is safe,” said Suez Canal Authority chief Mohab Mameesh during a news conference held in the canal city of Ismailiya in late July. “By reducing the navigation time in the Suez Canal, your food, your medicine and your fuel will arrive faster. It will be Egypt’s gift to the world,” Mameesh said. Work on the canal consisted of 37 kilometers of dry digging and 35 kilometers of broadening and expanding the existing waterway. It is expected to shave off 7 hours from the journey it takes to cross the canal, shortening the trip from 18 hours to 11 hours. The project took place under very heavy security, as the Sinai peninsula, which borders the canal, has suffered from continuous attacks by Islamist insurgents which have killed hundreds of police officers and soldiers since 2013. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi set an ambitious target by launching the project and setting a completion date for one year. This is the first step in a broader plan to revolutionize the Egyptian trade economy. According to Sisi’s plan, the canal will help develop the surrounding area into an industrial and commercial hub that will contain new ports, and will also be able to provide shipping services. The Suez Canal Axis is part of a national project that is aimed at kickstarting the economy, which has been struggling since the riots which brought about the eventual fall of former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Sisi hopes that the canal will become a source of national pride and that it will create jobs to combat the double-digit unemployment rate from which Egypt currently suffers. By selling shares to domestic investors, the government raised $9 billion for the project. The expanded canal is expected to more than double the expected annual revenues from $5.3 billion in 2015, to $13.2 billion in just eight years. It is already one of the world’s most heavily utilized shipping lanes and has been a key focus for international trade worldwide. Egyptian authorities hope that the industrial center as well as the shipping lines will eventually make up one-third of the Egyptian economy. Please fill in a valid value for all required fields Please ensure all values are in a proper format. Are you sure you want to leave this form and resume later? You must upload one of the following file types for the selected field: There was an error displaying the form. Please copy and paste the embed code again. Apply Discount


"Who was a British dog trainer, author and television personality who introduced the catch-phrases ""walkies"" and ""sit!"" in her 1980 television series?"

About: Barbara Woodhouse About: Barbara Woodhouse An Entity of Type : Trainer110722575 ,   from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org ,   within Data Space : dbpedia.org Barbara Kathleen Vera Woodhouse (née Blackburn, 9 May 1910 Rathfarnham, Ireland – 9 July 1988, Buckinghamshire, England), was a British dog trainer, author, horse trainer and television personality. Her 1980 television series Training Dogs the Woodhouse Way made her into a household name in the UK. Among her catch-phrases were "walkies" and "sit!", the latter parodied in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. She was also known for her "no bad dogs" philosophy. Property


The modern version of what code-breaking board game for two players, that resembles an old pencil and paper game called Bulls and Cows, was invented in 1970 by Mordecai Meirowitz, an Israeli postmaster and telecommunications expert?

Mastermind (board game) | Card Game Database Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit The game is played using: a decoding board, with a shield at one end covering a row of four large holes, and twelve (or ten, or eight, or six) additional rows containing four large holes next to a set of four small holes; code pegs of six (or more; see Variations below) different colors, with round heads, which will be placed in the large holes on the board; and key pegs, some colored or black, some white, which are flat-headed and smaller than the code pegs; they will be placed in the small holes on the board. The two players decide in advance how many games they will play, which must be an even number . One player becomes the codemaker, the other the codebreaker. The codemaker chooses a pattern of four code pegs. Duplicates are allowed, so the player could even choose four code pegs of the same color. The chosen pattern is placed in the four holes covered by the shield, visible to the codemaker but not to the codebreaker. [3] The codebreaker tries to guess the pattern, in both order and color, within twelve (or ten, or eight) turns. Each guess is made by placing a row of code pegs on the decoding board. Once placed, the codemaker provides feedback by placing from zero to four key pegs in the small holes of the row with the guess. A colored or black key peg is placed for each code peg from the guess which is correct in both color and position. A white key peg indicates the existence of a correct color code peg placed in the wrong position. [4] File:ColorCode.png If there are duplicate colours in the guess, they cannot all be awarded a key peg unless they correspond to the same number of duplicate colours in the hidden code. For example, if the hidden code is white-white-black-black and the player guesses white-white-white-black, the codemaker will award two colored key pegs for the two correct whites, nothing for the third white as there is not a third white in the code, and a colored key peg for the black. No indication is given of the fact that the code also includes a second black. [5] Once feedback is provided, another guess is made; guesses and feedback continue to alternate until either the codebreaker guesses correctly, or twelve (or ten, or eight) incorrect guesses are made. The codemaker gets one point for each guess a codebreaker makes. An extra point is earned by the codemaker if the codebreaker doesn't guess the pattern exactly in the last guess. (An alternative is to score based on the number of colored key pegs placed.) The winner is the one who has the most points after the agreed-upon number of games are played. Other rules may be specified. [6] History Edit Since 1971, the rights to Mastermind have been held by Invicta Plastics of Oadby , near Leicester , UK . (Invicta always named the game Master Mind.) They originally manufactured it themselves, though they have since licensed its manufacture to Hasbro worldwide, with the exception of Pressman Toys and Orda Industries who have the manufacturing rights to the United States and Israel, respectively. [7] Starting in 1973, the game box featured a photograph of a well-dressed, distinguished-looking man seated in the foreground, with an east Asian woman standing behind him. The two amateur models (Bill Woodward and Cecilia Fung) reunited in June 2003 to pose for another publicity photo. [8] Algorithms With four pegs and six colors, there are 64 = 1,296 different patterns (allowing duplicate colors). Five-guess algorithm In 1977, Donald Knuth demonstrated that the codebreaker can solve the pattern in five moves or fewer, using an algorithm that progressively reduced the number of possible patterns. [9] The algorithm works as follows: Create the set S of 1296 possible codes, 1111,1112,.., 6666. Start with initial guess 1122 (Knuth gives examples showing that some other first guesses such as 1123, 1234 do not win in five tries on every code). Play the guess to get a response of colored and white pegs. If the response is four colored pegs, the game is won, the algorithm terminates.


"The film ""Bright Star"", directed by Jane Campion, released in May 2009 and starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, is a period drama about Fanny Brawne's romance with whom?"

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According to Greek mythology, who accompanied Jason on his journey to find the Golden Fleece?

BBC - History -   Ancient History in depth: Jason and the Golden Fleece Jason and the Golden Fleece By Michael Wood Last updated 2011-02-17 Michael Wood discovers a story of heroism, treachery, love and tragedy that would make Hollywood proud. On this page Print this page Classic tale The Greek tale of Jason and the Golden Fleece has been told for 3,000 years. It's a classic hero's quest tale - a sort of ancient Greek mission impossible - in which the hero embarks on a sea voyage into an unknown land, with a great task to achieve. He is in search of a magical ram's fleece, which he has to find in order to reclaim his father's kingdom of Iolkos from the usurper King Pelias. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. The story is a set a generation before the time of the Trojan War, around 1300 BC, but the first known written mention of it comes six centuries later, in the age of Homer (800 BC). The tale came out of the region of Thessaly, in Greece, where early epic poetry developed. The Greeks have retold and reinterpreted it many times since, changing it as their knowledge of the physical world increased. No one knows for sure where the earliest poets set the adventure, but by 700 BC the poet Eumelos set the tale of the Golden Fleece in the kingdom of Aia, a land that at the time was thought to be at the eastern edge of the world. At this point the Jason story becomes fixed as an expedition to the Black Sea. The most famous version, penned by Apollonius of Rhodes, who was head of the library at Alexandria, was composed in the third century BC, after the invasion of Asia by Alexander the Great. Since the 1870s a series of excavations at Mycenae, Knossos, Troy and elsewhere has brought the Greek Heroic Age - the imaginary time when the great myths were set - to life. The archaeologists' discoveries of Bronze Age (2300-700 BC) artefacts made it clear that the Greek myths and epic poems preserve the traditions of a Bronze Age society, and may refer to actual events of that time. The story could also perhaps represent an age of Greek colonisation around the shores of the Black Sea. Top Jason's task Village in Svaneti region of north west Georgia. Here people still pan for gold using the fleece of a sheep    © According to the legend, Jason was deprived of his expectation of the throne of Iolkos (a real kingdom situated in the locale of present day Volos) by his uncle, King Pelias, who usurped the throne. Jason was taken from his parents, and was brought up on Mount Pelion, in Thessaly, by a centaur named Cheiron. Meantime his uncle lived in dread of an oracle's prophecy, which said he should fear the 'man with one shoe'. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. At the age of 20 Jason set off to return to Iolkos - on his journey losing a sandal in the river while helping Hera, Queen of the Gods, who was in disguise as an old woman. On arriving before King Pelias, Jason revealed who he was and made a claim to the kingdom. The king replied, 'If I am to give you the kingdom, first you must bring me the Fleece of the Golden Ram'. And this was the hero's quest. His task would take him beyond the known world to acquire the fleece of a magical ram that once belonged to Zeus, the king of the gods. Jason's ancestor Phrixus had flown east from Greece to the land of Cochlis (modern day Georgia) on the back of this ram. King Aietes, son of Helios the sun god, had then sacrificed the ram and hung its fleece in a sacred grove guarded by a dragon. An oracle foretold that Aietes would lose his kingdom if he lost the fleece, and it was from Aietes that Jason had to retrieve it. Why a fleece? Fleeces are connected with magic in many folk traditions. For the ancient Etruscans a gold coloured fleece was a prophecy of future prosperity for the clan. Recent discoveries about the Hittite Empire in Bronze Age Anatolia show celebrations where fleeces were hung to renew ro


"Who was the female co-star with Elvis Presley in the film ""Viva Las Vegas""?"

Viva Las Vegas (1964) - IMDb IMDb 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 On Disc at Amazon Race car driver Lucky Jackson goes to Las Vegas to earn money to pay for a new engine for his motor car. Working as a waiter, he still finds the time to court young Rusty Martin. Director: a list of 43 titles created 10 Jul 2013 a list of 23 titles created 23 Mar 2015 a list of 47 titles created 09 May 2015 a list of 28 titles created 9 months ago a list of 26 titles created 8 months ago Title: Viva Las Vegas (1964) 6.4/10 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. After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. Director: Richard Thorpe Tulsa is a specialist in the US Army stationed in Germany. He loves to sing and has dreams to run his own nightclub when he leaves the army....but dreams don't come cheap. Tulsa places a ... See full summary  » Director: Norman Taurog Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. His father wants him to go to work at the Great ... See full summary  » Director: Norman Taurog Having flunked graduation for a second time and needing cash to support his crabby (and thus unemployed) father, Danny Fisher takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub - about ... See full summary  » Director: Michael Curtiz At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it. Director: Robert D. Webb An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a lookalike cousin. Director: Gene Nelson Charlie Rogers is a leather-jacketed biker who's fired from a singing engagement after getting into a fight with a group of college toughs. While riding his cycle to the next gig, an irate ... See full summary  » Director: John Rich A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Director: Boris Sagal Mike and Danny fly a crop duster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff seizes it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle. While Danny tries ... See full summary  » Director: Norman Taurog     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X   When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel. Director: Norman Taurog Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race. Director: Norman Taurog When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York. He was orphaned as an infant and grew up elsewhere but always wanted to return to ... See full summary  » Director: Phil Karlson Edit Storyline Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser. Perhaps some singing will help. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} Taglines: It's that "go-go" guy and that "bye-bye" gal in the fun capital of the world! See more  » Genres: 20 May 1964 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Only Girl in Town See more  » Filming Locations: Did You Know? Trivia One of the guitar players on the


Which country won the Men's World Championship in softball the most times between 1996 and 2004?

Women Women More WOMEN'S PROGRAM HISTORY The USA Softball Women’s National Team is the most decorated program in the sport’s history, owning an unmatched 26 Olympic, World Championship, Pan American or World Cup of Softball Gold Medals. Team USA won three consecutive Olympic Gold Medals (1996, 2000, 2004) and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. The Women’s National Team has captured the past seven Pan American Championships and have captured nine World Championship Gold Medals. AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979, the USA Softball Women's National Team has dominated, winning six of the seven gold medals and a silver in 1983. The USA will again be the odds-on favorite to capture the gold medal when in travels to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the 2015 Pan American Games. In seven Pan American Games, the USA Softball Women's National Team has been nothing short of outstanding. The USA has won 72 of 75 games for a winning percentage of .960. In 75 games the USA has outscored their opponents 505 to 31. Since losing to Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game of the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezuela, the USA has put together a 51-game win streak in capturing gold medals in the last five Pan American Games. In 1987 in Indianapolis, IN the USA defeated Puerto Rico 4-1 in the gold medal game. In 1991 the USA routed Canada 14-1 for the gold medal and in 1995 the USA captured their third consecutive gold medal with a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico. At the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada the USA needed extra innings to defeat host Canada 1-0 in eight innings and capture its fourth consecutive title. The USA outscored its opponents 83-1. At the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the USA was as dominating as ever posting a perfect 9-0 record while outscoring its opponents 59-1. With the USA as the heavy favorite, Canada, Puerto Rico and Cuba are expected to battle the Red, White and Blue for the title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. In 2011, with a Pan American Games roster full of 17 rookies, the USA Softball Women's National team recorded the program's eighth Pan American Games gold medal.  The U.S. completed the tournament with a perfect 9-0 record. AT THE WBSC WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The USA Softball Women’s National Team has participated in 13 WBSC Women’s World Championships and has finished out of the medals only once, the 1982 World Championships in Chinese Taipei. It took Australia, Chinese Taipei and an outbreak of stomach flu to make it happen. The USA Softball Women’s National Team program has brought home a total of nine gold medals,making them perhaps the most successful team sport on the Olympic program over the last three decades. They have also collected foursilver World Championship medals In World Championship play, the USA has amassed a lifetime record of 124-11. The USA offense has outscored its opponents collectively 812-56.  AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES The U.S. went 8-1 to capture the first ever gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. The U.S. defeated China 3-1 in the gold medal game. Its lone loss of the Games came to Australia (2-1) in round-robin play. At the 2000 Olympics the U.S. had its 112 game win streak snapped with a 2-1 11 inning loss to Japan in round-robin play. The U.S. proceeded to lose two more games (2-0 to China and 2-1 to Australia). It was the first time in the history of USA Softball that a Women’s National Team lost three games in a row.  The U.S. rebounded to win five consecutive games including wins in the playoffs over China (3-0 in 10 innings), Australia (1-0) and Japan (2-1 in eight innings) in the gold medal game to capture its second consecutive gold medal. In Athens at the 2004 Olympic Games, the U.S. Women’s National Team was anointed as the “Real Dream Team” by Sports Illustrated. The performance by the U.S. Olympic Softball Team will go down in history as one of the most dominant ever. The U.S. squad led by Mike Candrea was considered the best women’s softball team ever assembled and possibly the most dominan


What is the term for the measure of the brightness of a star as it appears on earth?

Brightest Stars: Luminosity & Magnitude Brightest Stars: Luminosity & Magnitude By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | June 19, 2013 07:26pm ET MORE This wide-field view of the sky around the bright star Alpha Centauri was created from photographic images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star appears so big just because of the scattering of light by the telescope's optics as well as in the photographic emulsion. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Solar System. Image released Oct. 17, 2012. Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 A glance at the night sky above Earth shows that some stars are much brighter than others. However, the brightness of a star depends on its composition and how far it is from the planet. Astronomers define star brightness in terms of apparent magnitude (how bright the star appears from Earth) and absolute magnitude (how bright the star appears at a standard distance of 32.6 light years, or 10 parsecs). Astronomers also measure luminosity — the amount of energy (light) that a star emits from its surface. Measuring star brightness is an ancient idea, but today astronomers use more precise tools to obtain the calculation. Though they look serene and silent from our vantage on Earth, stars are actually roiling balls of violent plasma. Test your stellar smarts with this quiz. 0 of 10 questions complete Star Quiz: Test Your Stellar Smarts Though they look serene and silent from our vantage on Earth, stars are actually roiling balls of violent plasma. Test your stellar smarts with this quiz. 0 of Start Over | More Quizzes From Greek to modern times More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus was the first to make a catalog of stars according to their brightness, according to Dave Rothstein, who participated in Cornell University's " Ask An Astronomer " website in 2003. "Basically, he looked at the stars in the sky and classified them by how bright they appear — the brightest stars were 'magnitude 1', the next brightest were 'magnitude 2', etc., down to 'magnitude 6', which were the faintest stars he could see," Rothstein wrote. Human eyes, however are not very discerning. Large differences in brightness actually appear much smaller using this scale, Rothstein said. Light-sensitive charged-coupled devices (CCDs) inside digital cameras measure the amount of light coming from stars, and can provide a more precise definition of brightness. Using this scale, astronomers now define five magnitudes' difference as having a brightness ratio of 100. Vega was used as the reference star for the scale. Initially it had a magnitude of 0, but more precise instrumentation changed that to 0.3. Orion is the brightest and most beautiful of the winter constellations. Some of its stars, including Betelgeuse and Rigel, are among the brightest stars. Credit: Starry Night Software Apparent magnitude vs. absolute magnitude When taking Earth as a reference point, however, the scale of magnitude fails to account for the true differences in brightness between stars. The apparent brightness, or apparent magnitude, depends on the location of the observer. Different observers will come up with a different measurement, depending on their locations and distance from the star. Stars that are closer to Earth, but fainter, could appear brighter than far more luminous ones that are far away. "It is the 'true' brightness — with the distance dependence factored out — that is of most interest to us as astronomers," stated an online course on astronomy from the University of Tennessee. "Therefore, it is useful to establish a convention whereby we can compare two stars on the same footing, without variations in brightness due to differing distances complicating the issue." This wide-field view of the sky around the bright star Alpha Centauri was created from photographic images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The star appears so big just because of the scattering of light by the telescope's optics as well as in the photographic emulsion. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the So