Pentagon | building, Arlington, Virginia, United States | Britannica.com building, Arlington, Virginia, United States Written By: Pentagon, large five-sided building in Arlington county, Virginia , near Washington, D.C. , that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense , including all three military services—Army, Navy, and Air Force. Aerial view of the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Hisham F. Ibrahim/Getty Images Constructed during 1941–43, the Pentagon was intended to consolidate the offices of the War Department, which had occupied 17 separate facilities throughout Washington. Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt initially favoured a building without windows to protect it from potential air raids, he was later convinced by building engineers that such a facility would be impractical. He eventually supported a five-sided design by George Edwin Bergstrom—though Gilmore Clarke, the chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, whose office was charged with advising the president and Congress on federally funded artistic and public structures, criticized it as “one of the most serious and worst attacks on the plan of Washington.” The site selected was mostly a swampy wasteland whose only structure was the small, obsolete Washington Airport. In order to stabilize the area, some 5.5 million cubic yards (4.2 million cubic metres) of dirt were trucked in, and 41,492 concrete piles were set to support the building’s foundation. To protect the vista of neighbouring Arlington National Cemetery , the Pentagon’s height was strictly limited to 77 feet 3.5 inches (24 metres). With the country’s entry into World War II in December 1941, just three months after the start of construction in September, completion of the building became a national priority. More than 13,000 workers laboured day and night, and within just eight months of groundbreaking, Secretary of War Henry Stimson relocated his offices to the new facility. At its completion at a cost of $83 million in January 1943, the Pentagon was the world’s largest office building, covering 29 acres (12 hectares)—including a 5-acre (2-hectare) central court—and containing roughly 3,700,000 square feet (344,000 square metres) of usable floor space for approximately 25,000 people. Plans to convert the building to a hospital or some other peacetime facility after the war were abandoned with the rapid onset of the Cold War , which required a high degree of military preparedness. The Pentagon remains one of the world’s largest office buildings. Aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. © Frontpage/Shutterstock.com Vietnam Veterans Memorial Constructed of steel and reinforced concrete with some limestone facing, the structure has five floors, excluding its mezzanine and basement. It consists of five concentric pentagons, or “rings,” with 10 spokelike corridors connecting the whole. There are 17.5 miles (28 km) of corridors, but, because of its innovative construction, it is possible to walk between any two points within the building in approximately seven minutes. Several libraries serve as research facilities for the military, and these repositories subscribe to more than 1,700 periodicals in a wide variety of languages. Two cafeterias, a dining room, and seven snack bars are also located on the premises . There are 67 acres (27 hectares) of parking lots, which can accommodate about 8,700 automobiles. Bus and taxi terminals are located beneath a huge concourse containing a shopping centre for Pentagon employees. The Washington Metro subway also serves the facility, and a heliport was added in 1956. In 2001, on the 60th anniversary of the Pentagon’s groundbreaking, five terrorists hijacked a commercial airliner and piloted it into the building during the September 11 attacks . Part of the southwest side of the building was destroyed, and 189 people, including the terrorists, were killed. The damage was largely repaired within a year. Aerial photograph of the destruction following the crash of a hijacked plane into the Pentagon on … Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill/U


Which Greek heroine refused to many a man unless he could beat her in a footrace?

Human Women of Greek Myth Acacallis Acacallis is a kind of boring story - but that's okay, because it isn't really a story about a girl, it's a story about a city. You'll see. Acacallis was a princess, the daughter of Minos (the King of Crete) and Pasiphae . Acacallis (also called Acalle), went to visit her mom's family in the House of Carmanor (they were leading citizens in the city of Tarrha, which is in the West of Crete). It so happens that Apollo had come to Tarrha from Aegialae with his sister, Artemis being purified. Apollo saw Acacallis and fell in love with her and seduced her. She was his first love. Minos got pissed off about that, and sent Acacallis away to Libya. In Libya she became the mother of Garamas (though some call him the "first man." Incidentally, Acacallis means "no walls" - like the city of Tarrha (and many other Cretan cities). This story is probably just an "explanation story" of when the Hellenes came from Aegialae and took over the city of Tarrha. The nobility fled to Libya, where they began ruling the peaceful Garamantians. Make sense? I can't seem to track down any sort of picture of her, so here's one of her mom ( Pasiphae ) instead by Giuliu Romano. Admeta Admeta was the daughter of Eurystheus for whom Heracles performed the ninth labor. He went to the Amazons and stole the Girdle of Hippolyta from their queen and brought it back to Admeta. Admeta's mother's name was Antimache. Symbolically, in the story of Heracles, Admeta is a priestess who eventually succumbs to sleeping with the hero, but only after he's beaten her (in the form of the Hydra, a crab, a wild mare, a cloud, and a hind - read the story , if you don't get it). Ademete is also another name for Athena , who helped Heracles along. Aedon Aedon was turned into the first nightingale, that's the important thing. How she got to be that way is up for debate. There are two stories that suggest how she became so transformed. The first story sets her up as the wife of Zethus and the mother of Itylus. She mistakenly killed her son, and, out of pity, Zeus turned her into the nightingale, who nightly laments the murder of her child. The other story is not so nice. In this story, Aedon is the queen of ancient Thebes who tries to murder Niobe's kids, but ends up killing her own. She is turned into a nightingale for the same reason in this story. Aegiale She was the daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea, and wife of Diomedes. Diomedes was a big-time Trojan War hero and a favorite of Athena's . I personally think he was pretty cool, because he seriously injured Ares (who screamed like a baby and ran home to Olympus where all the Gods were disgusted). But yeah, then Diomedes did all sorts of other cool things with his buddy Odysseus and then he came home and found out: OH MY GOD! Aegiale had been cheating on him! (Chances are he had been sleeping around like nobody's business himself, but does anyone pay attention to that? Nooooo.) So that's how we know about Aegiale. Aerope Aerope was a great adulteress. She was married to a King of Mycene named Atreus, but she was sleeping with a man named Thyestes (who happened to be Atreus' bitter brother), who wanted to be king. She stole Atreus' golden lamb, gave it to Thyestes, and tricked Atreus into giving the throne to whoever had the golden lamb. Atreus was pissed, and there's a whole story about what he did, but it has nothing to do with Aerope, so I won't tell it. She was also called Merope. Aethra Aethra was the mother of Theseus (and you should definitely know Theseus). She was the daughter of Pittheus (king of Troezen) and the wife of Aegeus (king of Athens). Now despite the fact that she raised and bore Theseus, she is given no more than two words in the telling of the story. She is not even given credit for Theseus' conception, that was the idea of her father. Agave Agave was the Queen of Thebes and sister of Semele (mother of Dionysus), which made her another one of the daughters of Harmonia and Cadmus. They were an ill-fated lot, on the whole. She was being catty (really, she was, read the Bac


Blencathra Mountain 2850feet high in the Lake District, because of its shape is better known by what name?

Lake District Fells Lake District Fells The 25 highest fells in the Lake District National Park are: Scafell Pike, 978 m / 3210 ft Scafell, 965 m / 3162 ft Helvellyn, 951 m / 3118 ft Skiddaw, 931 m / 3054 ft Great End, 910 m / 2986 ft Bowfell, 902 m / 2960 ft Great Gable, 899 m / 2949 ft Pillar, 892 m / 2926 ft Nethermost Pike, 891 m / 2923 ft Catstycam, 889 m / 2917 ft Esk Pike, 885 m / 2903 ft Raise, 883 m / 2896 ft Fairfield, 873 m / 2863 ft Blencathra, 868 m / 2847 ft Skiddaw Little Man, 865 m / 2837 ft White Side, 863 m / 2831 ft Crinkle Crags, 859 m / 2818 ft Dollywaggon Pike, 858 m / 2815 ft Great Dodd, 857 m / 2807 ft Grasmoor, 852 m / 2795 ft Stybarrow Dodd, 843 m / 2772 ft St Sunday Crag, 841 m / 2759 ft Scoat Fell, 841 m / 2759 ft Crag Hill, 839 m / 2753 ft High Street, 828 m / 2717 ft The following description of the topography of the Lake District divides the region into nine areas, based partly on the seven divisions created by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. North The most northerly part is dominated by the two giants, Skiddaw (3,054 feet) and Blencathra, and their many satellites. Behind them stands the wide expanse of Back o'Skidda with Knott as its highest point. This area is separated from the rest of the Lakes by a deep moat of low ground, which contains Bassenthwaite Lake and Keswick, the largest town in the park. With the exception of Blencathra, these hills tend to be smooth, rounded and grassy. A large number of drumlins fill the park here. North West The North Western area stands between the valleys of Borrowdale and Buttermere, with Honister Pass joining the two dales. This area comprises the Newlands Fells (Dale Head, Robinson, Catbells) and the ridge joining them. To the north stand Grasmoor, Grisedale Pike and the hills around the valley of Coledale, and in the far north west is Thornthwaite Forest and Lord's Seat. The fells in this area are rounded Skiddaw slate, with no tarns and few rock faces. West The western part is the area between Buttermere and Wasdale, with Sty Head forming the apex of a large triangle. Ennerdale bisects the area, which consists of the High Stile ridge north of Ennerdale, the Loweswater Fells in the far north west, the Pillar group in the south west, and Great Gable (2,949 ft) near Sty Head. Other tops include Seatallan, Haystacks and Kirk Fell. This area is craggy and steep, with the impressive pinnacle of Pillar Rock its showpiece. Wastwater, located in this part, is England's deepest lake. Central The central part is the lowest in terms of elevation. It takes the form of a long boot-shaped ridge running from Loughrigg Fell above Ambleside - a popular tourist destination - to Keswick, with Derwent Water on the west and Thirlmere on the east. The Langdale Pikes, with High Raise behind them, are another feature popular with walkers. The central ridge running north over High Seat is exceptionally boggy. East The eastern area consists of a long north-to-south ridge - the Helvellyn range, running from Clough Head to Seat Sandal with the 3,118-foot Helvellyn at its highest point. The western slopes of these summits tend to be grassy, with rocky corries and crags on the eastern side. The Fairfield group lies to the south of the range, and forms a similar pattern with towering rock faces and hidden valleys spilling into the Patterdale valley. It culminates in the height of Red Screes overlooking the Kirkstone Pass. Far East The Far Eastern Fells lie on the other side of Patterdale; steep sides leading up to a huge moorland plateau again on a north-south basis. High Street is the highest point on the ridge, overlooking the hidden valley of Mardale and Haweswater. In the south of this region are the fells overlooking Kentmere, and to the east is Shap Fell, a huge area that is more akin to the Pennines than the Lakes, consisting of high flat moorland. Mid-West The valley of Borrowdale from Grayrigg ForestThe Mid Western fells are a triangular shape, with the corners at the Irish Sea, Borrowdale and Langdale. They comprise the Wastwater Screes


BBC News - Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Ed Miliband's shadow cabinet and ministerial teams Click on the faces for profiles Here are details of Ed Miliband's ministerial team following his October 2013 reshuffle. This page is no longer being updated. For latest, click here . ED MILIBAND - LABOUR LEADER The then 40-year-old beat older brother and former foreign secretary David to the Labour leadership in 2010 by the narrowest of margins, with the backing of the trade unions proving decisive. Attempted to shake-off his "Red Ed" tag by talking about the "squeezed middle" - but faced criticism the party lacked direction. He launched a two-year policy review and consultation exercise on "refounding" Labour as a more modern and inclusive party. He faced criticism his leadership lacked edge, but won support over his reaction to the phone-hacking scandal - and his decision to burn the party's bridges with Rupert Murdoch's media empire. The son of a Marxist intellectual and an MP since 2005, he was formerly an adviser to Gordon Brown. After entering Parliament, he enjoyed a rapid rise, becoming energy and climate change secretary in 2008. Married his long-term partner and mother of his two young children, Justine Thornton in 2011. ED BALLS - SHADOW CHANCELLOR As Gordon Brown's chief economic adviser, he was at the chancellor's side for many years. After being elected an MP in 2005, he quickly became a Treasury minister but had to deny accusations of briefing against Tony Blair. Later he became schools secretary and narrowly held on to his seat in the 2010 election after being targeted by the Tories. Came third in the Labour leadership contest and was named shadow home secretary, despite being tipped for shadow chancellor. His public calls for Labour to change its position on the deficit were widely seen as having lost him the job. However, following Alan Johnson's resignation in January 2011, Mr Balls, at the age of 44 , became shadow chancellor after all. Married to shadow cabinet colleague Yvette Cooper. YVETTE COOPER - SHADOW HOME SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES Popular throughout the party, the then 42-year old got the most votes of any MP in the shadow cabinet elections. A former journalist with the Independent, she was marked out early on as a rising star after being elected in 1997. Two years later, at the age of 30, she became a minister - the youngest at the time. She rose quickly up the ministerial ladder, working in the Treasury before becoming work and pensions secretary. Was urged by some to run for the leadership but decided against it, saying it was not the right time. Another of those seen as a potential shadow chancellor, she was in fact appointed shadow foreign secretary in Ed Miliband's first front bench line-up, but moved to the home affairs brief after Alan Johnson's resignation. Married to Ed Balls - they are the first married couple to serve as cabinet ministers at the same time. They have three children. DOUGLAS ALEXANDER - SHADOW FOREIGN SECRETARY The former solicitor is one of only a handful of senior Labour figures who were close to both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Once Gordon Brown's speechwriter, he served as Scottish secretary and transport secretary under Tony Blair and international development secretary under Gordon Brown. Blamed by some for the election that never was in 2007 after urging Gordon Brown to call a snap poll. Aged 43 , he co-ordinated the 2010 Labour general election campaign. Backed David Miliband in the leadership contest, chairing his campaign. TRISTRAM HUNT - SHADOW EDUCATION SECRETARY Historian Tristram Hunt, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central since 2010, was promoted from shadow minister to shadow education secretary in the October 2013 reshuffle. He replaced Stephen Twigg. Mr Hunt is best known as a regular newspaper columnist, broadcaster and history lecturer. After taking a first-class degree in history from Cambridge University, he served as an exchange fellow at the University of Chicago before returning to Cambridge to complete his doctora


Which writer created the Detective Alex Cross?

Alex Cross (2012) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain. Director: a list of 44 titles created 19 Nov 2012 a list of 29 titles created 06 Dec 2012 a list of 39 titles created 04 Jan 2013 a list of 34 titles created 11 Sep 2013 a list of 27 titles created 30 Jul 2014 Search for " Alex Cross " 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. Edit Storyline Dr. Alex Cross is on his last police duty to track down an assassin called Picasso, who's been torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit. Soon when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits to end this once and for all. Written by Immanuel Ambhara Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross Genres: Motion Picture Rating           ( MPAA ) Rated PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references, and nudity | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 19 October 2012 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: $11,396,768        (USA) (19 October 2012) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia This film is directed by Rob Cohen , while the previous Alex Cross film, Along Came a Spider (2001), was directed by Lee Tamahori . This is ironic, as Cohen had previously directed the first xXx (2002), while Tamahori had directed the sequel, xXx: State of the Union (2005). See more » Goofs When Picasso is sneaking into Erich Nunemacher's building, the screws are shown turning clockwise to loosen. Screws (with some very rare exceptions) don't work that way. Screws turn counter-clockwise to loosen. See more » Quotes Picasso : Confucius said, "When setting off on a path of revenge, dig two graves." Alex Cross : That's fine with me as long as you're in one of them. Got My Eyes on Ya Body Written by Tobias Karlsson and Pauline K. Olofsson Performed by Pauline K. Olofsson Courtesy of Art By Accident Productions (Sydney, Australia) – See all my reviews Adapted from James Patterson's pulp novel 'Cross', this cat-and-mouse action flick more closely resembles an extended episode of 'NCIS' or 'Law and Order' than it does a fully-fledged feature film. The episodic narrative and say-everything-I'm-thinking dialogue destroys all subtlety and intelligence this may have had, whilst Rob Cohen's murky, in-your-face direction is over-zealous, distracting and at times makes it difficult to decipher what's actually going on in the action sequences. Tyler Perry is hugely popular in the States thanks to his dumbed-down, cross-dressing comedy output, but he goes full serious here to mixed results. Perry's not a complete dud yet is easily out-acted by Matthew Fox, whose psychotic serial killer  replete with twitches, tics and crazy eyes  is fun to watch and elevates this from total boredom to mediocre entertainment. 26 of 40 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? Yes


Named after the city where they signed the pact in 1955 where did eight eastern European states agree to form a political alliance?

1100-1199 - StudyBlue Good to have you back! If you've signed in to StudyBlue with Facebook in the past, please do that again. 1100-1199 Which city does the statue of Jesus Christ, better known as Christ the Redeemer, overlook? Rio de Janeiro In an all-black cast, who played the role of Brick in the 2008 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"? Terrence Howard Advertisement ) What term describes the purchase of securities with borrowed money using the shares themselves as collateral? Buying on Margin In the sequence of presidential succession, who is next in line after the vice president? Speaker of the House Created by Ruth Handler, which 12-inch follower of fashion has been every girl's best friend since 1959? Barbie For which film did Kathy Bates win an Oscar in 1991? Misery Which country is home of port wine? Portugal The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is geographically part of which continent? Asia Which city was hit by the second American atomic bomb in 1945? Nagasaki What does a person with mythomania tend to? Tell lies What is the latin term for the science of languages? Linguistics Which Agatha Christie's fictional characters is the only one to have been given an obituary in the N.Y. Times? Hercule Poriot Guns N' Roses guitarist Saul Hudson is better known by what name? Slash Which land animal species lives the longest? Turtle Which militant Lebanese political group sparked a 2007 attack after capturing two Israeli soldiers? Hezbollah How many calories equal 42 Joules: about 1, 10 or 42? Ten Jumping and dressage are events in which Olympic competition? Equestrian What message delivery system did U.S. computer technician Raymond Tomlinson invent at the beginning of the 1970's? E-mail What is the gesture of submission, originating in imperial China, in which you kneel and touch the ground with your forehead? Kowtow On what sitcom did John Larroquette win three straight Best Supporting Actor Emmy Awards? Night Court What is the most distinctive exterior feature on a Russian Orthodox church? The Onion Dome Which 1957 Broadway musical is loosely based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"? West Side Story What is the name for the valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings? Price Earning Ratio What country issues gold coins called Krugerrands? South Africa In the 1960s, IBM designed a new typing head to reduce jams in typewriters. What shape was it? A ball Who directed "The Color Purple" in 1985? Steven Speilberg What does an oenologist specialize in? Wine What dam created Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the U.S.? Hoover Dam Named after the city where they signed the pact in 1955, where did eight eastern European states agree to form a political alliance? Warsaw What part of the body is affected by a swelling known as a periodontal disease? Gums Which Polynesian word means "forbidden"? Taboo Which novel by J.D. Salinger that is still controversial today features Holden Caulfield as the protagonist? The Catcher in the Rye According to the classic Van Morrison song, who "comes around here bout mid-night?" Gloria What is a tapaculo: a fish, a rodent or a bird? A bird Who did Hugo Chavez refer to as "the devil" in a 2006 speech to the UN General Assembly? George W. Bush Which temperature scale has its absolute zero at minus 273.15 degrees Celsius? Kelvin In which chess move are the rook and the king used at the same time? Castling Which frequency band uses the abbreviation "U.H.F." Ultra High Frequency In which country did T'ai Chi originate? China What character on NCIS is commonly referred to as "Ducky"? Dr. Mallard By what name is the collection of Egyptian tombs across the Nile from Luxor better known? Valley of the Kings "Les Miserables" is a musical based on a novel by which writer? Victor Hugo What term describes the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset in order to profit from a difference in price? Arbitrage (riskless profit) What president extended a "Good Neighbor Policy" to countries in South America, Central America and the Carribean? Franklin Delano Roose


Alec, William and Daniel are 3 of the Baldwin acting family from New York who is the fourth brother?

Baldwin Brothers Biography Alec, Daniel, Billy and Stephen Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958, in Massapequa, New York, Long_Island, New York) is an American actor who is the oldest and best known of the "Baldwin brothers", with brothers Daniel, Stephen and William. He is of three quarters Irish and one quarter French descent. Baldwin has appeared in movies such as The Cooler, The Hunt for Red October, Beetlejuice, Ghosts of Mississippi, Talk Radio, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (voice), The Cat in the Hat, Pearl Harbor, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Along Came Polly, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and The Aviator. He has also made notable appearances on television. In particular, Baldwin is one of the most frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live, leading the show twelve times and also making cameo appearances regularly. He played William Barrett Travis in a movie about the Alamo called Thirteen Days of Glory. In 1998, he began narrating the American version of the children's series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He left the series in 2003. When Baldwin was young, he had a job as a busboy at famous New York City disco Studio 54. He claims he had to quit the job because seeing all of the sex going on around him "was making me too horny." He was married to actress Kim Basinger from 1993 to 2002. They were the subject of much media attention for the bitter divorce and custody fight for their daughter and accusations that Baldwin was an abusive husband, which many believed hurt his career in addition to allegations of him having anger managemeant problems. Baldwin, a liberal Democrat, has always had an active interest in politics and is frequently rumored to be a candidate for public office. He recently revealed in a British magazine interview that he plans to leave acting in a few years to pursue a career in politics. Daniel Baldwin Daniel Baldwin is an American actor who is a member of the famous Baldwin family. His brothers, Alec, Stephen and William are also actors. William Baldwin William Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his early starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners. He also starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film, Fair Game. He has continued to act in films and on television, but has not taken many lead roles. His brothers Daniel, Stephen and Alec are also notable actors - see Baldwin brothers. He is married to singer Chynna Phillips. Stephen Baldwin Stephen Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor. He is one of the "Baldwin brothers," with brothers Daniel, William and the most famous Alec. In 2001 and 2002 he was a frequent caller into "The Ron and Fez Show" before they moved from New York City to Washington D.C. He is a born-again Christian in contrast to his leftist brother Alec. He currently resides in the village of Nyack, New York. He directed and produced Livin' It!, a film that focuses on Christian athletes involved in extreme sports and evangelism. Stephen Baldwin became a born-again Christian shortly after the 9/11 attacks. He frequently talks about his conversion experience, which involves his Portuguese housekeeper. He also currently hosts the television show, Scare Tactics. From Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_brothers


Three female trainers have won the Grand National, Jenny Pitman is one name either of the other two,

Breaking new ground for women trainers at the Grand National - Wales Online Sport Breaking new ground for women trainers at the Grand National It’s been more than 100 years since a Welsh-trained horse won the Grand National – and Rebecca Curtis wants to be the one to break the jinx with Teaforthree.  Share Get rugby updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email It’s been more than 100 years since a Welsh-trained horse won the Grand National – and Rebecca Curtis wants to be the one to break the jinx with Teaforthree. Abbie Wightwick caught up with her It was the moment she’d been waiting for. When Teaforthree galloped his way to a win at Cheltenham last year, trainer Rebecca Curtis was as thrilled as if she’d been riding him herself. She didn’t need to place a bet or sip champagne at the bar to feel a surge of adrenalin as she watched the gelding storm to the finish in the festival opener, the Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase under JT McNamara. It was a hugely prestigious win that garnered publicity for the Wales-born trainer who has 50 horses at her stables in Newport, Pembrokeshire. The Cheltenham Festival, seen by many as the Olympics of horse racing, is a high point in the sporting calendar and Rebecca was immediately asked if Teaforthree would run the Grand National after that win. Now, a year on, that’s exactly what he’s about to do. As well as global fame, history is also at stake at Aintree because if the nine-year-old bay wins next Saturday he’ll be the first Welsh-trained horse to do so since 1905 – that honour goes to a horse called Kirkland – and only the fourth winner trained by a woman in 174 years of the race. Not only that, he will also be racing against a number of Wales-trained horses including Cappa Bleu, who took the 2009 Cheltenham Foxhunters on his debut. Others from Wales which are on course to run are Tim Vaughan’s Beshabar and Peter Bowen’s Always Waining, who has won the last three runnings of the John Smith’s Topham Chase over the Grand National’s many fences. So the pressure is mounting but Rebecca – who has had 40 wins this season, including another with a different horse at Cheltenham – is calmly on course. She says she’s ‘very pleased’ with Teaforthree’s form – bookie William Hill’s number one pick at the time of going to press, feted for his bags of stamina, excellent jumping ability and top quality form – and his preparations for the Grand National are going well. At the age of 32, Rebecca is a rising name in the hugely competitive, notoriously male-dominated world of horse racing. Only two women have ever trained Grand National winners before. Jenny Pitman captured the race for the first time with Corbiere in 1983 and again in 1995 with Royal Athlete while Venetia Williams won with Mon Mome in 2009. Despite these statistics Rebecca brushes off suggestions it’s harder for women to rise to the top in national hunt racing. Success depends on results, not gender she says – pointing out that gender was no barrier to the likes of Jenny Pitman, Henrietta Knight, Lucinda Russell, and Venetia Williams. “I don’t think in this day and age people care what sex you are as long as you can get winners. “There are plenty of good female horse trainers although I think I am the only one in Wales.” If Teaforthree wins the Grand National this year, the 166th running of the world’s greatest chase, of course it’ll be a huge boost for all women hoping to make it in the racing world. But trail blazing isn’t Rebecca’s main concern because what motivates her is a love of horses and the thrill of racing. Learning to ride at the age of four at her parents’ dairy farm in Pembrokeshire, she went into showjumping and rode at national level for the Welsh junior team before getting her first job in racing at the age of 17. Fortunately for the horse-mad teenager, racing trainer Peter Bowen’s stables were just 10 miles down the road from home so she didn’t have to travel far to start her career. “I was always involved with horses and always rode a


In which country did the Velvet Revolution take place in 1989 ?

What is the Velvet Revolution? The Peaceful Movement That Overthrew Communist Czechoslovakia Lives On 25 Years Later What is the Velvet Revolution? The Peaceful Movement That Overthrew Communist Czechoslovakia Lives On 25 Years Later 11/17/14 AT 2:35 PM Close Czech Republic President Milos Zeman was pelted verbally and physically with curses, eggs, tomatoes and sandwiches on Monday during a celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Protesters said he had betrayed the very peaceful revolution he was commemorating. The Velvet Revolution ended 41 years of authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989. It started a week after the Berlin Wall fell when Czechoslovak riot police brutally suppressed a student-led pro-democracy protest in Bratislava, causing massive public outrage. The people of Czechoslovakia came out in droves to call for democracy. A week later, after the number of protesters grew to an unprecedented half a million and 75 percent of the country’s entire population went on a two-hour general strike, the Communist leadership stepped down. Two weeks after that, the first non-Communist government was sworn in and a dissident leader, the playwright Vaclav Havel, was made president just in time for New Years 1990. Remarkably, no one was killed, especially considering Warsaw Pact nations had invaded Czechoslovakia to suppress a popular reform movement just 21 years before. A child shows symbolic red cards to Czech President Milos Zeman during a protest rally in Prague, Nov. 17, 2014. Czechs who helped bring about the "Velvet Revolution" that overthrew Kremlin-backed Communist rule are marking the 25th anniversary this week by accusing the country's present-day leaders of once again cozying up to Russia. Photo: Reuters/David W Cerny Czechs by the hundreds of thousands fill Wenceslas Square in Prague during the Velvet Revolution in 1989. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons Previous Next Four years later the country split, also peacefully, into the Czech and Slovak republics. Prague on Nov. 25, 1989, at the height of the protests that brought down the Communist regime. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons The Velvet Revolution has since become the model of the well-executed peaceful revolution, one that hopeful revolutionaries have sought to emulate ever since. While Zeman’s presidency cannot be compared to the brutal authoritarian Communist regime of 25 years ago, the gripes among the Czech public aren't all too different. Czechs are upset with Zeman’s pro-Russian attitudes and his often vulgar talk and behavior. He’s cozied up with Russian business, publicly sought tips on how to “stabilize” society from China’s Communist leadership and  downplayed the revolution so dear to many Czechs and Slovaks . Some in the crowd held up signs reading “I Am Ashamed of My President,” and others shouted “Resign! Resign!” “We disagree with our president’s behavior, I hate the things he says,” said Vojtech Stros, a student in Prague. Demonstrators show symbolic red cards to Czech President Milos Zeman during a protest in Prague, Nov. 17, 2014. Czechs who helped bring about the "Velvet Revolution" that overthrew Kremlin-backed Communist rule are marking the 25th anniversary this week by accusing the country's present-day leaders of once again cozying up to Russia. Photo: Reuters/David W Cerny Most famously, Zeman was rumored to have been drunk at a Bohemian Crown Jewels ceremony shortly after being inaugurated and is notorious for using vulgarity in the media, most recently this month when discussing the political punk group Pussy Riot on live radio. Related Stories Berlin Wall Reflections, From Bush To The Hoff Despite the crowds and considering that only 25 years have passed, BBC found that only 30 percent of Czechs under the age of 30 are aware that Nov. 17 is a national holiday to remember the Velvet Revolution. People light candles at Narodni street in Prague's city center, Nov. 17, 2014. The Czech Republic marks the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, which led to the fall of the Communist regime 25 year


The Ford Sierra replaced which car model?

Ford Sierra History Ford Sierra History Want to buy the car? Contact Us: Ford Sierra History Ford Sierra The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Motor Company in Europe between 1982 and 1993. Released on October 13th, 1982 for the 1983 model year, it replaced the Ford Cortina/Taunus, and was itself replaced by the Mondeo. (In New Zealand and South Africa, it was initially replaced by the Telstar). Its radical and polarizing aerodynamic styling was ahead of its time and was a lasting influence, but more conservative buyers found it unappealing. Possibly for this reason, and the early lack of a saloon variant, it never quite achieved the ubiquity of the Cortina or the Taunus, although sales were still strong; a total of 2,700,500 Sierras were made, mainly manufactured in Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, although Sierras were also assembled in Argentina, Venezuela, South Africa, and New Zeland. Styling The first Ford vehicle to have the bold new "aero" look styling was the 1981 Probe III concept car. The good reception this received encouraged Ford management to go ahead with a production car with styling almost as challenging. This "aero" look influenced Fords worldwide; 1983's new Ford Thunderbird in North America introduced similar rounded, flowing lines, and many other new Fords of the time adopted the look. The aerodynamic features of the Sierra were essentially developed from those first seen in the Escort Mk III - the "Aeroback" bootlid stump was proved to reduce the drag coefficient of the bodyshell significantly, which was a class leading 0.34 at its launch. The aerodynamic styling of the Sierra would later be seen in North America's revolutionary Ford Taurus, which turned out to be one of the most popular cars that Ford has ever sold in North America. At first, many found the design blob-like and difficult to accept after being used to the sharp-edged, straight-line styling of the Cortina, and it picked up nicknames such as "jellymould" and "The Salesman's Spaceship" (the latter thanks to its status as a popular fleet car in the United Kingdom). Sales were slow at first. It was later in the Sierra's life that the styling began to pay off; ten years after its introduction, the Sierra's styling was not nearly as outdated as its contemporaries. As other manufacturers adopted similar aerodynamic styling, the Sierra looked more normal. Early versions suffered from crosswind stability problems, which were addressed in 1985. These shortcomings saw a lot of press attention, and contributed to early slow sales. Body styles In another departure from tradition, the Sierra was, at first, only available as a 3-door, which itself existed in two versions, with two pillars (XR4) and only one pillar (later 3-door hatchbacks), a 5-door hatchback and a 5-door estate; no saloon was available. Due to the fact that the Ford Cortina only came in saloon and estate bodystyles, along with the Ford Escort Mk III and the Ford Granada Mk II. Ford had completely turned a saloon and estate lineup into a hatchback and estate lineup. The company then addressed this issue by launching the Ford Orion in 1983, a car to fill the gap vacated between the late Cortina and the new Sierra. Ford found that customers were more attached to the idea of a saloon than they had thought, and this was then again addressed in 1987 by launching a saloon version of the Sierra. In the UK, this model was called the Ford Sierra Sapphire. This differed from the other Sierra models in having a traditional black grille, which only appeared in right hand drive markets. The 3-door Sierra was dropped in the UK in 1985, although the Cosworth version was continued. However the 3-door Sierra production continued in Europe including after the Sierra range was facelifted in 1987. The Later 1.8TD Hatchbacks had the Saloon's ( Sapphire ) short bonnet and grill instead of the long nosed bonnet. Sierras outside Europe South Africa In South Africa, the local Sierra lineup featured both the hatchback and wagon. The restyled Sierra range, introduced in 1988, differe


What is the name of the north American Swan the heaviest living bird native to North America that became almost extinct in the 1930’s but has since recovered significantly?

Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History | Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History 39. Mountain sucker and goldeye Preface The purpose of this book is to identify and describe the Great Plains animals and plants that were encountered and described by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery two centuries ago during their famous exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase territories. It also attempts to place both the organisms they discovered in an ecological framework and these two explorers in a historical context as biologists. It is intended to serve as a bicentennial tribute to this remarkable exploration of the then-unknown lands comprising the Louisiana Purchase. The bicentennial of this epic journey seems an especially appropriate time to review and marvel at the expedition's accomplishments, and to reflect on the changes in the land and its associated biota that have occurred during the subsequent two hundred years of American history. The animals selected for inclusion in this survey represent as many as possible of the identifiable species of vertebrates that were initially described, or at least apparently discovered, by the Lewis and Clark expedition while crossing the Great Plains as well as those previously known species that were described in sufficient detail to permit identification with some degree of confidence. Special attention has been given to those animal species encountered by the Corps of Discovery that were previously unknown, or ones for which important new biological information was obtained during the expedition. However, a few distinctly western and montane-adapted animals such as the blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) and pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) were excluded. Both of these forest-adapted birds were encountered at the very edge of the Great Plains in western Montana. A few additional western or northern species, such as the Columbian ground squirrel, lynx, and moose, were likewise deemed to be of doubtful species identification or of questionable geographic affinities. These species have been included in the survey, but their names are set off by parentheses. The plants chosen for inclusion in the text represent all those species collected on the Great Plains and preserved as herbarium specimens that are known to be still extant. Selecting the western limits of the Great Plains in order to decide which plant species to include was a subjective exercise, but those species whose ranges fall largely or entirely outside the coverage of the Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains were excluded. These include antelope bush (Purshia tridentata), golden currant (Ribes aureum), moundscale (Atriplex gardneri), and common monkey-flower (Mimulus guttatus). The comments made in the text as to Native American ritual or medicinal uses of plants derive mostly from Gilmore (1977) and Kindscher (1992); the latter reference is especially valuable as to plant medicinal properties. This summary of the animals and plants encountered by Lewis and Clark is organized in three parts, corresponding to three broad and roughly equal geographic regions, at least in terms of river distances traveled. Accompanying the summary are maps of the major campsites and associated dates spent by the Corps of Discovery in each of these three regions. The Corps spent much more time exploring during the upstream, outward-bound phase in 1804 and 1805 than during the return journey, and this first part of the expedition was by far the richest from a biological standpoint. Almost no new species were discovered during the return trip in 1806, and the associated campsites are not mapped. In general, the animals and plants that the expedition encountered are described only for that phase of the expedition where they were first encountered. However, a few especially important mammals (e.g., bison, pronghorn, elk, wolf, and grizzly bear) are discussed in two or all three of the geographic regions recognized here. Names of present-day states or cou


The Bridge referred to locally as The Blinking Eye Bridge, or the Winking Eye Bridge spans which river?

10 Cool Bridges from Around the World | Mental Floss 10 Cool Bridges from Around the World Like us on Facebook 1. The Moses Bridge, Netherlands Designed by architecture group RO & AD, The Moses Bridge is constructed out of Accoya wood, a hi-tech wood that is supposedly harder and more durable than some of the best tropical woods. It is treated with a nontoxic anti-fungal coating to maintain its split-the-water functionality. 2. Da Vinci Bridge, Norway A bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci to span the Golden Horn in Istanbul has been built some 500 years later! Wild, right? The bridge now spans a motorway in the less exotic setting of Aas, a small town 20 miles north of Oslo, Norway. However, it is the first major civil engineering project to be built from da Vinci's drawings. Da Vinci first sketched the bridge for Sultan Bajazet II, but none of the Sultan’s engineers thought it could be done! 3. Henderson Waves, Singapore This nearly 900-foot pedestrian bridge is the highest of its kind in Singapore, connecting two parks. The bridge has a wave-form made up of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck. The curved ribs form alcoves that function as shelters with seats within. 4. The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, England The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is sometimes referred to as the 'Blinking Eye Bridge' or the 'Winking Eye Bridge' due to its shape and its tilting method. It’s a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England. Definitely one I need to check out ASAP. Such fun! 5. Rolling Bridge, England This 39-foot timber and steel bridge was built in 2004 to act as a walkway over a small section of London's Grand Union Canal. An innovative hydraulic system in the bridge's handrail allows it to retract and curl into an octagon, which it does every Friday at noon. 6. Slauerhoffbrug, Netherlands The Slauerhoffbrug, located in Leeuwarden, was designed by Van Driel Mechatronica and is a fully automatic bridge with the ability to sense and adapt to its surroundings. It’s very Terminator-like in its ability to quickly sense and transform to the position needed, allowing ships to pass. You definitely don't want to get on this bridge's bad side! :-) 7. The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge , Brazil Architect Alexandre Chan and structural engineer Mario Vila Verde, both from Rio de Janeiro, entered the idea of this bridge into a competition aiming to solve the problem of closing the gap between commuters and their homes. According to Chan, the idea was “to create a landmark for the enjoyment of the community as much as to simply traverse a body of water.” 8. The Millau Viaduct, France Designed by French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, the Millau Viaduct is the 12th highest bridge in the world, at 890 ft above the road deck. 9. Pythonbrug, Amsterdam If you’re wondering why you don’t see such works of art stateside, that’s because such a design wouldn't pass muster under the Americans With Disabilities Act, which sets a 5 percent limit on the grade of such structures. Well that, and maybe we don’t have the guts to build such a forward thinking structure? Yes, that’s a challenge folks! 10. Oresund Bridge, Sweden The Oresund Bridge crosses the Oresund strait and joins Sweden with Denmark. It begins as a cable-stayed bridge in Sweden and ends as a tunnel in Denmark. A small artificial island was built around the tunnel's entrance to keep water from creeping in.


What was the name of the Royal Navy Frigate featured in the Radio Comedy Series The Navy Lark?

The Navy Lark, 1959 - British Classic Comedy The Navy Lark, 1959 1950's , 1950's BBC Comedy , 1960's , 1960's BBC Comedy , 1970's , 1970's BBC Comedy , Radio Broadcast on the BBC Light Program and subsequently BBC Radio2.The Navy Lark was a radio sitcom that revolved around life aboard a British Royal Navy Frigate – HMS Troutbridge, based in HMNB Portsmouth.  It ran for a mammoth 244 episodes between 1959 and 1977. Summary Programs were self-contained, although there was continuity within the series, and there would sometimes be a reference to a previous episode. A normal episode consisted of Sub Lieutenant Phillips, scheming Chief Petty Officer Pertwee and bemused Lt. Murray trying to get out of trouble they created for themselves without being found out by their direct superior, Commander (later Captain) “Thunderguts” Povey. Scenes frequently featured a string of eccentric characters, often played by Ronnie Barker Clips


What French word is a measurement of textile density?

Know your Silk Momme - Sillk Valuation and Weight Fabrics.net Know Your Momme – Silk Momme Described Momme is one of the factors used to determine the quality and value of silk. 1. What is Silk Momme? — Silk Momme, actually pronounced as moe-me, is a unit of measurement for silk fabric. It is a measure of the weight of silk fabric and the weight is determined by the factors listed below. 2. Types of silk — Generally silk is divided into two categories — cultivated and wild. a. CULTIVATED SILK is a smooth, continuous filament of silk and appears almost glassy and translucent. It also shows a prismatic, rainbow effect. This silk is a reeled/thrown silk and is done by hand. The silkworms are fed mulberry leaves and the silk filaments are anywhere from 500 to 1000 meters long in one cocoon. Several of these are grouped together in the unraveling of the cocoons to make 1 continuous silk yarn. b. WILD SILK is difficult to reel and after being processed is worked up as spun silk. The diet of these worms can be oak, plum and a couple of other kinds of plants. The silk’s colors have a wide range from light beige to a deep tan due to the tannin in the leaves. It is also known as tussah silk. It comes predominantly from China and India (India has the most lustrous tussah) but the quality covers a broad range. It is a very inexpensive silk and for the most part, does not wear well over time. Doupponi immediately comes to mind — hand-woven because of the slubbing effect and therefore ravels very easily. Makes beautiful drapery and dresses that are only going to be worn once. Wild silk filaments are resistant to acids and bleaches which make dyeing the filaments difficult. Generally most tussahs available are in their natural colors such as in shantungs and pongees. Wild silk is a spun/cut silk; this is silk that essentially is woven with broken or short threads. This silk is found in the inside of the cocoon and wears very quickly. This silk is for the most part, rough to the touch, flatter and less elastic with a low luster. 3. Weight of silk — Silk is measured by weight either by grams or by momme (mm). 28 grams = 1 ounce. 8 momme = 1 oz. In determining the right silk for your purposes, silk under 20 momme is considered lightweight, 20 to 28 is considered mediumweight and anything above that is considered heavyweight. You can calculate that if a 20mm silk charmeuse sells for $18.00 it would stand to reason that a 30mm would be more expensive and so on. The more body (weight) that a silk has, the longer the shelf-life. Generally, all silks can be washed (except for maybe bridal silk satins) and the heavier ones can be washed repeatedly and still maintain their hand and original beauty. Silk is inherently a drapey, supple fabric. When you see stiff silks it is because a finish has been applied to give it an artificial hand. When you wash that silk, it will lose the finish/crispness that has been added to the silk. There are other considerations as well in making a decision as to which silk you should purchase. 4 ply silk crepe as an example, has a lot of stretch to it. The 4 ply crepe that is finished in China is not as fine a quality as the one that comes out of Korea. The fabric itself is made in China but it is finished in Korea and has a better hand and a lot less stretch. It is also more expensive because of the necessary additional work done to it. 4. Origin of silk — The origin of silk plays a part in the value of the silk. The largest supplier of silk yarn is of course, China. India comes in second and Japan third. There are a few other sources but negligible in what they supply to the world market . . . but the FINEST SILK FABRIC comes from Italy and France. China has come a long way from its earlier silk fabric manufacturing to become a supplier of better quality silk fabric for the most part. But not every supplier out of China produces silk of equal value in beauty and durability. As the weight of the silk goes up, so does the price and the durability. A duchesse silk satin from China does not have the same value/beauty a


Who played the title role in the 2015 film Macbeth?

Macbeth (2015) - 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 With Prime Video WATCH NOW Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. Director: "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'Edge of Seventeen' Star Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld has received critical acclaim for her role in the coming-of-age comedy The Edge of Seventeen . What other roles has she played over the years? Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 4 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section. a list of 41 titles created 02 Jan 2015 a list of 45 titles created 07 Apr 2015 a list of 30 titles created 07 Nov 2015 a list of 27 titles created 02 Jan 2016 a list of 38 titles created 10 months ago Search for " Macbeth " 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. 2 wins & 19 nominations. See more awards  » Videos Edit Storyline Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. All hail Macbeth that shall be king See more  » Genres: Rated R for strong violence and brief sexuality | See all certifications  » Parents Guide: 11 December 2015 (USA) See more  » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Michael Fassbender and Sean Harris have previously starred together in Wedding Belles (2007) and Prometheus (2012). After Macbeth, they also co-starred in Trespass Against Us (2016). See more » Goofs When Macbeth placed the dagger on the young warrior's chest, he places the dead man's hand on top of the blade. In the next shot, the dead man's hand is rested on his chest - below the knife. See more » Quotes (Sydney, Australia) – See all my reviews The world of William Shakespeare can be a tricky road to navigate, especially if you are not educated in his tediously difficult language that arrogantly lies in waiting, sprawled across the pages of his many plays. If you are neither a Thespian or English Literature Graduate (which I am clearly not), you will struggle to understand the famous playwrights narrative. It just might be easier to learn French or German at the local community college than it is to painfully study what Shakespeare is actually trying to say. I have seen just a handful of the Elizabethan era writers work; the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and the very puzzling comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Each time I came away scratching my head, my feeble brain trying its best to piece together the events that had actually taken place. Through all the confusion, I still found myself enjoying the fragments of dialogue and story that made sense to me. This is why I was drawn to another of Shakespeare's great tragedies, even though I knew I would be sitting through nearly two hours of theatre without the use of subtitles. Macbeth is a well known story of ambition, murder, rage and tyranny but what I was looking for in Justin Kurzel's interpretation was a connection that an uneducated sloth like myself could get from a tale that had four hundred years of retelling. I wanted to feel the characters emotions and I wanted to visualise their world. I wanted to be able to identify Macbeth's tragic blind ambition and lust for power. More importantly, I wanted a tangible belief in the story being presented to me. Kurzel knows his audience well because he has directed one of the greatest Shakespearean plays ever put onto film. The brutal and bloody world that Kurzel has visioned, creates an authentic and powerful atmosphere that never deserts the viewer, allowing the


La Vuelta is the Spanish equivalent of which famous sporting event?

Liquid Slider 1.1 View Vuelta a Espana 2016 - Road to Madrid in a larger map Highlights Watch 7 LIVE race stages of La Vuelta a España 2016 including  mountain finishes and a time trial VIP Access to 4 stage finishes, viewing areas and Depart Villages Ride the most stunning passes in the playground of World Cycling - the Pyrenees (both French and Spanish!) Climb some Tour de France classic cols and ride the Queen Stage of this year's Vuelta Enjoy the sunshine and coastal riding beside the beaches of the Costa Blanca and the Mediterranean Visit the beautiful city of Valencia - the home of Paella Ride the route of the Time Trial with a race motorbike in support! Ride the race route as a VIP, only hours before the pros arrive, crossing the finish line on race day! We work with La Vuelta organisers as an official operator. Pedal along some of the best roads in Spain, visiting the famous sights Enjoy the diverse cuisine, wine, culture & fascinating history See the finale in Madrid and the podium celebrations as a VIP Stay in beautiful 4 star accommodation and luxury rural retreats, some nights with the teams Fully supported and led by experienced guides, including Vuelta a Espana masters rider and mix of male / female guides Gallery Itinerary Our itinerary has been selected to include all the best parts of the final 11 days, combined with some great cycling, sights and scenery of the area. We have made the tour slightly longer because how could we miss the amazing Pyrenees? The route takes us from spectacular summit vistas, passing through historical towns and cycling past breath taking landscapes. From mountain stews, unique Spanish cheeses, fresh oranges, paella, the tastiest seafood and a natural abundance of local produce to enjoy, this tour offers more than just the chance to see La Vuelta. However, the race and the riding is our main focus. Being fully guided and supported (with our support vans accredited to drive along the race route), you can cycle with the group or at your own pace, or even take a rest in the van! We ensure there are enough options for all our cyclists, including the most avid. Non cyclists also welcome - we have a private van for you to sightsee in and head to other race areas rather than sitting behind our cyclists all day (if preferred!). Day 1.  Madrid Transfer to Jaca, the Pyrenees Friday, 2 September 2016 We meet in our centrally located hotel in the heart of Madrid at 10:30 (option to leave bike boxes for those who bring their own bikes for return at end - please plan to give us your bike box the night before 1 Sept). After an informal welcome drink, we take a transfer out to the beautiful town of Jaca, in the midst of the Pyrenees mountains in Northern Spain, stopping en route to catch today's race stage on tv in a cafe. We will arrive at our luxury hotel , our base for the next 3 nights as it is perfectly located to enjoy and ride the next few days's stages. We set the bikes up, making sure everyone is fitted correctly, and take a short ride around. Have time for a late afternoon swim before settling down to enjoy a fine group welcome dinner. A relaxing and great way to set us up for our upcoming adventure. Ask about options to come the day before and enjoy Madrid. Extra nights in Madrid at our meet hotel can be booked upon request. (Note: today is a transfer of 4 hours so another option is to meet at the hotel in the late afternoon.) Day 2. Col de Marie-Blanque, Col d'Aubisque, French Pyrenees 105 km After a good buffet breakfast, we head out to cross the border into France. Today we are heading to ride part of the Queen Stage of this year's Vuelta - cycling the roads that are often used by the Tour De France. The route today features the Col de La Pierre Saint-Martin, the place last year Froome dropped Quintana and Contador to win the TdF. The scenery is amazing as we take on the first challenge of the day, the category 1 col de Marie-Blanque. After climbing this fantastic col, the road winds downwards so we can catch our breaths. However, today is all about  the inaugural Vuelta


Who did England play in the opening game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup?

Rugby World Cup: England primed for action and ready for opening night | Sport | The Guardian Rugby World Cup 2015 Rugby World Cup: England primed for action and ready for opening night Home side will wear red and use the visiting dressing room against Fiji but everything else is as normal A rugby fan gets into the spirit of the occasion outside Twickenham Stadium on the eve of the World Cup’s opening match between England and Fiji. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Friday 18 September 2015 03.41 EDT First published on Thursday 17 September 2015 17.00 EDT Share on Messenger Close Not for a decade have England kicked off a Rugby World Cup feeling so inwardly upbeat. Jonny Wilkinson was already in the casualty ward before their opening game in France eight years ago and their display against the United States in Lille was correspondingly grim. They were only slightly better against Argentina in Dunedin during 2011 , a tight 13-9 victory being swiftly overtaken by livelier off-field developments. This time there is a completely different mood. Aside from the odd shower which has been forecast for the opening ceremony – a 20-minute show entitled ‘Breaking New Ground’ directed by the choreographer Kim Gavin – everything else is set fair. Tom Wood, their combative flanker, is one of many who cannot wait for the clock to tick round to 8pm. “I feel ready and prepared and feel I can speak for the whole team,” he said, adamant the home side can “step up another gear” again compared with their final warm-up outing against Ireland . And why not? As Graham Rowntree, England’s forwards coach, repeatedly stressed, this is the time of his players’ lives: a home World Cup, no nagging injury worries, a country on the edge of its collective seat. There comes a point when self-doubt is replaced by total conviction and Chris Robshaw’s side appear to be there already. Wood stopped short of suggesting England are nailed-on to lift the Webb Ellis Cup but his quiet optimism was striking. “There are some great teams out there and I can’t promise you success but all I can say is we’ve left no stone unturned in terms of our preparation. I feel prepared and I hope the lessons learned from our Six Nations campaigns will stand us in good stead.” He was harking back, not for the first time, to England’s spectacular failure to land a grand slam in Cardiff in 2013, the last time they approached a game awash with so much hype. “I’d definitely say losing in the Millennium Stadium was a turning point for us. The occasion caught us off guard that day.” England have still not claimed any titles but their resilience in the face of the kind of challenge now facing them is stiffer than it was. Pinterest England ready to face Fiji in Rugby World Cup opener That, at any rate, is Rowntree’s firm belief. England have clearly tired of talking up Fiji’s running threats and wonder if it is not the visitors – clad in white and occupying the home dressing-room – who could be overwhelmed by the scale of the event. “There’s a lot of talk about this word upset,” Rowntree said. “But we’re in good shape. I don’t spend a lot of time drawing parallels with the previous tournament but I am exceptionally happy with where we are at this moment. The guys are on their own turf, in front of their families and friends, with 15 million people potentially watching on television and 50 million countrywide supporting them. My question to you is: ‘Which team is the pressure on?’” Seven successive wins at Twickenham have also helped to foster a certain belief, even if England’s red jerseys and alternative dressing-room arrangements give this fixture a slightly different twist. Rowntree is having flashbacks to London 2012 – “You can feel it walking around … it reminds me of the Olympics” – and Wood feels similarly. “Stuart [Lancaster] has talked a lot about being on the front foot in terms of English identity – we know what that can do for us and we want to try to harness it. We know what it did for the British athletes at the Olympics and we want some of that. We have to go out and g


In which decade was the book “A Brief History of Time” first published?

A Brief History of Time: Stephen Hawking: 9780553380163: Amazon.com: Books By Corky on November 30, 2016 Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase A book that does exactly what the titles says; it's a brief history of time via Hawking's perspective. It loosely goes through the history of physics to show how we've gotten to the ideas we accept as true today. It's great because it's simplistic and you don't need a scientific background to enjoy it. I'm personally from an engineering standpoint and took an intro to quantum mechanics class in college... so I was really happy to see some topics from that come back around for me... but in even better to understand terms than I had seen. I read the entire book on two long flights and was definitely worth the money. If you like physics or space and you want an introduction... or even just a nice cohesive timeline of ideas... this book is great. By Will Fry on September 21, 2016 Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase A Brief History Of Time explores some of the basic questions of existence, such as: How did the universe come to be? What's going to happen to it? How does time work? The book covers the size and age of the universe, the beginning and end of it, black holes, various theories about time, and how the theory of general relativity fits in with the quest for a general theory of everything. Widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of our time, Hawking's attempt to communicate complex science to the general public is written in a clear, almost elementary style, at least initially. (As more difficult concepts are introduced, the sentences become thicker, and the paragraphs longer.) For example, when introducing the âuncertainty principleâ, Hawking writes: âThe more accurately you try to measure the position of the particle, the less accurately you can measure its speed, and vice versa... Heisenbergâs uncertainly principle is a fundamental, inescapable property of the world.â What I Liked Least About It By far the most infuriating thing about this book was Hawkingâs deliberate and repeated use of a non-standard way to communicate numbers. For example: âThe idea of inflation could also explain why there is so much matter in the universe. There are something like ten million million million million million million million million million million million million million million (1 with eighty zeroes after it) particles in the region of the universe we can observe. Where did they all come from?â Nobody writes (or understands) numbers this way. The most common way to communicate large numbers in science writing is with scientific notation, something thatâs common enough that the average person at least knows what you mean. Hawking could have saved quite a bit of space in the above paragraph by simply writing â10^80â (sorry, this text field won't accept superscripts), which is how any other writer would have handled it. Did he expect that repeating âmillionâ fourteen times would somehow impress someone? (Also, oddly enough, âtenâ followed by fourteen instances of âmillionâ would actually be one with eight-five zeroes after it, not eighty. So, it was not only a poor way to write the number, but inaccurate as well. It should have had âone hundredâ with thirteen instances of âmillionâ.) A second thing that began to bug me was the gratuitous use of the word âGodâ, in places where it didnât seem to belong. Knowing as I do that Hawking admitted in 2014 that he doesnât believe in God (âIâm an atheistâ), and that he most likely didnât believe in God in 1988 when he inserted these phrases about God, it seems disingenuous and misleading. As late as 2007, he was still saying âthe laws [of science] may have been decreed by Godâ, though some who have known him since the 1970s say he has been an atheist the entire time. Itâs not just a few mentions. The idea of God permeates this book. To be clear, Iâm not complaining that he talks about God; nearly everyone I have ever known does that repeatedly. My complaint is that the talk of God s


Which British rock group named themselves after a South African football club?

Kaizer Chiefs Football Club Amakhosi! Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs are arguably South Africa’s most popular football club. Founded in 1970, the team – which is also known as 'Amakhosi' – has won scores of titles and entertained millions of fans. Chiefs enjoy a particularly competitive rivalry with fellow Soweto soccer club, Orlando Pirates. Did you know? Popular British rock band Kaiser Chiefs, known for hits such as Ruby, named themselves after the football club.
 Every Kaizer Chiefs match is a big deal, with fans travelling from far and wide to support their team, regardless of where in South Africa they are playing. Droves of yellow-clad supporters take to the streets before and after the game to blow vuvuzelas (a plastic horn), sing, dance and celebrate soccer.

 The Soweto Derby with Orlando Pirates is a particularly atmospheric occasion, regardless of where the game is played.

 Football fans visiting Gauteng should take the time to watch a Kaizer Chiefs match in Soweto, and to combine soccer with sightseeing in this buzzing township. Kaizer Chiefs generally play their home games at FNB Stadium, which hosted the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup under the name Soccer City.

 The conventional 'peace' sign (index and middle fingers raised upwards, facing forward) is also used by Kaizer Chiefs’ supporters as a sign of unity and allegiance to their team. This is just one of the many ways in which the Amakhosi faithful connect.

 Siphiwe Tshabalala, who shot to fame with a screamer of a goal for South Africa against Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, and Itumeleng Khune, who made some amazing saves during that tournament, are two of Kaizer Chiefs' most internationally recognised players of recent times.

 Some Kaizer Chiefs legends of the past 20 years include Doctor Khumalo (who made 397 appearances for the club), former national captain Neil Tovey, John ‘Shoes’ Moshoeu and Marks Maponyane.

 Kaizer Chiefs was founded by Kaizer Motaung, who played for Orlando Pirates early on in his career before moving to the United States to represent the Atlanta Chiefs.
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In which US State is Dayton, where the Dayton Agreement was signed in 1995?

Dayton Accords | international agreement | Britannica.com international agreement Alternative Title: General Framework Agreement for Peace Related Topics Serbia Dayton Accords, peace agreement reached on Nov. 21, 1995, by the presidents of Bosnia , Croatia , and Serbia , ending the war in Bosnia and outlining a General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It preserved Bosnia as a single state made up of two parts, the Bosniak-Croat federation and the Bosnian Serb Republic, with Sarajevo remaining as the undivided capital city. Slobodan Milošević (third from left), Alija Izetbegović (fourth from left), … Staff Sgt. Brian Schlumbohm/U.S. Air Force Division of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as agreed upon in the Dayton Accords. U.S. Department of Defense The agreement is known as the Dayton Accords because the negotiations took place at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base outside Dayton , Ohio. The process was led by Richard Holbrooke , who was the chief U.S. peace negotiator, and Secretary of State Warren Christopher . The outbreak of war War broke out in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s following the dissolution of the Yugoslav federation, comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia , and Slovenia. After Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina declared their independence from Yugoslavia, ethnic Serbs, who opposed the breakup of Serb-dominated Yugoslavia, launched armed struggles to carve out separate Serb-controlled territories in both areas. Around the same time, Croats and Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) also began fighting each other, largely over territory. The Serb separatists were given military support by Slobodan Milošević , leader of the Republic of Serbia, as they systematically attacked other ethnic communities and subjected civilians to murder, rape, and imprisonment in camps reminiscent of the concentration camps used by the Nazis during the Holocaust . The war in Croatia lasted until January 1992, when an unconditional cease-fire established an uneasy peace between the Croatian government and ethnic Serbs. The war between Croats and Bosniaks halted with the signing of the Washington agreement in March 1994, establishing an uncomfortable alliance known as the Bosniak-Croat federation. Meanwhile, fighting between Croat-Bosniak forces and the Serbs continued, despite international efforts to establish a lasting cease-fire, including a no-fly zone, a fire-free zone around Sarajevo, and humanitarian operations. In February 1994, in NATO ’s first-ever use of force, NATO fighters shot down four Serb aircraft that were violating the no-fly zone. Later, in May 1995, NATO conducted air strikes on the Serb stronghold of Pale. Similar Topics Anti-Comintern Pact In the summer of 1995, the tide began to turn against the Serbs, as Bosniak and Croat forces recaptured some of the Serb-held territory in Bosnia through a large-scale military operation code-named Operation Storm, the largest European land offensive since World War II . U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton had authorized a private company to use retired U.S. military personnel to improve and train the Croatian army. Croatian forces took Krajina with little resistance. It was the first defeat for the Serbs in four years, and it changed both the balance of power on the ground and the psychology of all the parties. The road toward peace In an effort to capitalize on the shift in momentum, President Clinton sent National Security Adviser Anthony Lake and Undersecretary of State Peter Tarnoff to Europe to present a framework for peace. The United States also made a key shift in policy to conduct air strikes against the Serbs if they continued to threaten the Bosnian safe areas or refused to negotiate a settlement. In late August 1995, following an attack by Bosnian Serbs in Sarajevo, NATO conducted air strikes on Serb positions. On September 1 Holbrooke announced that all the parties would meet in Geneva for talks. When the Bosnian Serbs did not comply with all of NATO’s conditions, NATO air strikes resumed. On September 14, Holbrooke succ


Which cathedral houses the bones of the Venerable Bede?

The Venerable Bede - Durham World Heritage Site The Venerable Bede The Venerable Bede Bede was known as the Father of English History. How did he come to gain that title? Who Was the Venerable Bede?  The Venerable Bede – also known as St Bede – is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He lived and died in between the twin monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow in the North East of England between 673 and 735 AD and wrote or translated some forty books on practically every area of knowledge, including nature, astronomy, and poetry. He also wrote the first martyrology (a chronicle about the lives of the saints).  However, his most famous writing was on theology and history and his best known work is The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Read more about the Life and Death of Bede . Why Was the Venerable Bede Important?   Although Bede was a polymath and religious figure who described himself as having “devoted [his] energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church” and for whom “study, teaching, and writing had always been [his] delight", he is remembered today as the earliest English historian, whose work has shed light on a period of English history that would have otherwise been unknown.  He is often referred to as ‘The Father of English History.’  Bede’s Association with Durham The Venerable Bede’s bones have been in Durham Cathedral since 1022. They were brought from Jarrow by a monk called Alfred who had them buried alongside Cuthbert’s relics, where they remained until they were moved to the Cathedral’s Galilee Chapel in the 14th century.  Why is Bede called the ‘Venerable’ ?  In fact, ‘the Venerable Bede’ comes from the Latin inscription on Bede’s tomb in Durham Cathedral, reading: HIC SUNT IN FOSSA BEDAE VENERABILIS OSSA Here are buried the bones of the Venerable Bede Bede's tomb in Durham Cathedral. © Durham Cathedral and Jarrold Publishing


What nationality was the painter Hieronymus Bosch?

Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch Remains: Buried, Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands Gender: Male Nationality: Netherlands Executive summary: Painter of the grotesque Jerom Bosch is the name generally given, from his birthplace Hertogenbosch, to Hieronymus van Aeken, the Dutch painter. He was probably a pupil of Albert Ouwater, and may be called the Breughel of the 15th century, for he devoted himself to the invention of bizarre types, diableries, and scenes of the kind generally associated with Breughel, whose art is to a great extent based on Bosch's. He was a satirist much in advance of his time, and one of the most original and ingenious artists of the 15th century. He exercised great influence on Lucas Cranach, who frequently copied his paintings. His works were much admired in Spain, especially by Philip II., at whose court Bosch painted for some time. One of his chief works is the "Last Judgment" at the Berlin gallery, which also owns a little "St. Jerome in the Desert." "The Fall of the Rebellious Angels" and the "St. Anthony" triptych are in the Brussels museum, and two important triptychs are at the Munich gallery. The Lippmann collection in Berlin contains an important "Adoration of the Magi", the Antwerp museum a "Passion", and a practically unknown painting from his brush is at the Naples museum. Father: Anthonius van Aken (painter, d. circa 1478) Do you know something we don't?


In which English County is RAF Scampton home of the Red Arrows?

RAF Scampton - RAF Station homepage RAF Scampton Welcome to RAF Scampton A very warm welcome to the RAF Scampton Website. RAF Scampton has a long and proud history as an operational Station and the current activities of its personnel certainly match those of their predecessors. The Station acts as parent organisation to 3 resident units, namely the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), No 1 Air Control Centre (1ACC) and the Mobile Meteorological Unit (MMU). As independent units each have a specific mission to fulfill, which when taken together result in the delivery of a significant defence diplomacy and operational output for this station. The key mission of 1ACC is to provide Air Command and Control in direct defence of the United Kingdom’s airspace. Moreover, No 1 ACC also possesses the ability to deploy that capability, at short notice, in order to provide this service anywhere in the world. Of course a more visible demonstration of our presence in Lincolnshire is that of RAFAT, or as they are more commonly known the ‘Red Arrows’. RAF Scampton is proud to serve as home of this world-famous aerobatic team and their commitment to excellence in the air, which is why they make such vital use of the surrounding airspace in their preparations for their annual Display Season. Finally, we are also home to the majority of the RAF MMU, a Reserve Force Unit whose role is to provide crucial meteorological (weather) services to our Armed Forces personnel when serving on deployed operations throughout the world. For those of you who are to be posted to the Station, may I wish you a most enjoyable tour at this historic base located just a little north of the equally historic city of Lincoln, whilst for those just visiting the site please feel free to explore further and learn more of what happens at RAF Scampton and also of our proud place within the local community. Wing Commander J L Campbell BA(Hons) MA RAF


Which character sings the song ”As long as he needs me” in the musical Oliver?

As Long As He Need Me from Oliver the Musical - YouTube As Long As He Need Me from Oliver the Musical Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 28, 2008 Sinead Keane sings As Long As He Needs me from St Marys Musical Society's production of Oliver! The Musical in the part of Nancy. Filmed By Joe Finnegan. Also Starring Ronan Mooney & Ian McClean Category


What instrument did band leader Stan Kenton play?

The Stan Kenton Mellophoniums The Stan Kenton Mellophoniums Originally published May 1993.   Possibly the most  interesting chapter in the history of the mellophone occurred with the Stan Kenton  Orchestra during the early 1960s. From September 1960 through November 1963, the  orchestra prominently featured a four man section of mellophoniums and  forever changed the use of the instrument.   Stan Kenton started his band  in 1941. Through the late 1970s, the Kenton band witnessed a lot of changes  in music and in the world that listened to it. Driven by Kenton's eagerness  to push the musical envelope, the band continually changed to meet, and  often surpass the demands of his loyal, but often fickle audience.   From 1941 through the 1950s,  audiences had seen Kenton's group develop from a small dance band to a  full-blown orchestra. Except for a few occasions, such as featuring the  electric upright bass in 1941, Kenton used the same mainstream  instrumentation that was used by almost every other big band. The Kenton  Orchestra's uniqueness, instead, was manifested in its music arrangements.  However, in the summer of 1960, Kenton found himself "restless with the  sound the band was making," 1 and he was ready for "a change of format." 2   Kenton solicited the help of  his longtime arranger Johnny Richards to "work over" the instruments in the  band. Kenton explained the situation to author Dr. William F. Lee this way:   We  wanted colors that, somehow the moment you hear them on record or hear them  in person, you could identify, something that didn't sound like a low  trumpet or a high trombone. We experimented with some German horns, we  worked with alto trumpets, we worked with fluegelhorns. 3   Gene Roland soon became  involved with the search for a new instrument for the band. Roland was a  noted performer who, during his long tenure with the band played trumpet,  trombone, and solo saxophone. His first suggestion to Kenton was for a  section of E-flat trumpets, and he even got a section of them together for  Kenton to hear. However, the big trumpets sounded too much like trombones to  be used in the band. The band needed something completely different.   The Suggestion   C.G. Conn, Ltd. was an  American firm of instrument manufacturers named after Charles Gerard Conn.  Conn was a cornet player whose success in the development of a "rubber-rimmed" mouthpiece in 1875 propelled him into the instrument making  industry. 4 The Conn Company primarily produced band instruments and introduced a new  version of its mellophone in 1957. This instrument, the mellophonium, was a  standard mellophone except it utilized a "bell-front" design as opposed to  the traditional "wrapped" configuration of the French horn. This was a  radical, but not a new concept in the design of the mellophone. Other  companies and individuals had already produced instruments of this type  prior to Conn's attempt. 5   Conn had devised the  mellophonium as an alternative for the French horn and mellophone in  marching bands. Its ability to project sound effectively and its design for  outdoor playing made it quite useful for marching bands.   An exhaustive publicity  campaign was undertaken by C.G. Conn, Ltd. to introduce the mellophonium to  the public. Its first national appearance occurred on the Lawrence Welk  Show. 6   Mellophonist Don Elliott also performed with the Conn Mellophonium on the  nationally-broadcast Steve Allen Show during the summer of 1957. 7 The instrument even spent a week on the Captain Kangaroo Show, along  with other instruments from Conn's antique instrument museum that was housed  at the Elkhart, Indiana facility. 8   Needless to say, when C.G.  Conn, Ltd. heard of Kenton's plight in 1960, they were quick to suggest  their mellophonium. Stan Kenton remembered receiving mellophoniums to test: "Johnny Richards and I had them send some instruments to us. We started  getting fellows to play them, and both of us became terribly excited with  the sound of the mellophonium. It had a


In Morse code, a single dot represents which letter of the alphabet?

International Morse Code International Morse Code For learning Morse code it is recommended that you do not try to remember dots and dashes, but remember the Morse code sounds instead. Letter CL, Going off the air ("clear") -.-..-.. DO, Change to wabun code -..--- KN, Invite a specific station to transmit -.--. SK, End of transmission (also VA) ...-.- I am ready to copy QRV? Are you ready to copy? QRL The frequency is in use QRL? Is the frequency in use? QTH What is your location? Notes If the duration of a dot is taken to be one unit then that of a dash is three units. The space between the components of one character is one unit, between characters is three units and between words seven units. To indicate that a mistake has been made         and for the receiver to delete the last word, send ........ (eight dots). The prosigns are combinations of two letters sent together with no space in between. The other abbreviations and Q codes are sent with the normal spacing. I am a father and foster carer a principal research engineer at the IT Innovation Centre a Woodcraft Folk district coordinator a salsa teacher and in my spare time I write and maintain this web site © Copyright Stephen C. Phillips, 2015


What name is given to a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol?

Tincture - definition of tincture by The Free Dictionary Tincture - definition of tincture by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tincture Related to tincture: Iodine tincture tinc·ture 1. A coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment. 2. An imparted color; a tint. 3. A quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes. 4. A trace or vestige: "a faint tincture of condescension" (Robert Craft). 5. An alcohol solution of a nonvolatile medicine: tincture of iodine. 6. Heraldry A metal, color, or fur. tr.v. tinc·tured, tinc·tur·ing, tinc·tures 1. To stain or tint with a color. 2. To infuse, as with a quality; impregnate. [Middle English, from Latin tīnctūra, a dyeing, from tīnctus, past participle of tingere, to dye.] tincture 1. (Pharmacology) pharmacol a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol 2. (Colours) a tint, colour, or tinge 3. a slight flavour, aroma, or trace 4. (Heraldry) any one of the colours or either of the metals used on heraldic arms 5. (Dyeing) obsolete a dye or pigment vb (tr) to give a tint or colour to [C14: from Latin tinctūra a dyeing, from tingere to dye] tinc•ture (ˈtɪŋk tʃər) n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n. 1. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs. 2. a slight infusion, as of some element or quality; smattering; trace; tinge: a tincture of irony. 3. any of various heraldic colors, metals, or furs. 4. a dye or pigment. v.t. 6. to imbue or infuse with something. [1350–1400; Middle English: dye < Latin tīnctūra dyeing] tincture I will have been tincturing you will have been tincturing he/she/it will have been tincturing we will have been tincturing you will have been tincturing they will have been tincturing Past Perfect Continuous 1. tincture - a substances that colors metals coloring material , colour , colouring material , color - any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim" argent - a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance 2. tincture - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" vestige , trace , shadow footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" indicant , indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" 3. tincture - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted" color , coloring , colouring , colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" mellowness - a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" richness - a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" tinge , undertone - a pale or subdued color 4. tincture - (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution medicament , medication , medicinal drug , medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease tincture of iodine , iodine - a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic materia medica , pharmacological medicine , pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects arnica - used especially in treating bruises Verb 1.


The Contra Dam, also known as the Verzasca Dam, is in which country?

Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland | Dronestagram Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland By magic-eye Follow Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland Contra Dam (Verzasca Dam), Ticino, Switzerland Description The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca, Ticino Switzerland. The site of James Bond’s Bungee Jump in the movie “Golden Eye” – the stunt was voted as the best movie stunt of all time in a 2002. City


Who was appointed as shadow Home Secretary in September 2015?

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