"What describes a variable signal that is continuous in time and amplitude, that can be seen as the opposite of ""digital""?"

Function & Arbitrary Waveform Generator Guidebook - B&K Precision Function & Arbitrary Waveform Generator Guidebook Download Guide Introduction Function and arbitrary waveform generators are among the most important and versatile pieces of electronic test equipment. In electronic design and troubleshooting, the circuit under scrutiny often requires a controllable signal to simulate its normal operation. The testing of physical systems and transducers often needs stable and reliable signals. The signal levels needed range from microvolts to tens of volts or more. Modern DDS (direct digital synthesis) function generators are able to provide a wide variety of signals. Today's basic units are capable of sine, square, and triangle outputs from less than 1 Hz to at least 1 MHz, with variable amplitude and adjustable DC offset. Many generators include extra features, such as higher frequency capability, variable symmetry, frequency sweep, AM and FM operation, and gated burst mode. More advanced models offer a variety of additional waveforms and Arbitrary Waveform Generators can supply user-defined periodic waveforms. Function generators are used where stable and repeatable stimulus signals are needed. Here are some common uses and users: Research and development Electronic and electrical equipment repair businesses Stimulus/response testing, frequency response characterization, and in-circuit signal injection Electronic hobbyists To use a function or arbitrary waveform generator to its best advantage, the user should have a basic understanding of the instrument's controls, features, and operating modes. This guidebook is useful to those with little knowledge of function generators, as well as the experienced technician or engineer who wishes to refresh his/her memory or explore new uses for function generators and more sophisticated arbitrary waveform generators. First, we will explain the controls of a typical function generator. Next, we will look at the theory of how a DDS function generator works. The next section is on applications and contains the majority of the material in this guidebook. A final section discusses common questions. An appendix provides a glossary of terms related to function generators. There are a variety of function generators on the market spanning the cost range from a few tens of dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Some are dedicated instruments (the ones we will look at in more detail), some are black boxes with USB interfaces and an output terminal, some are plugged into computer or instrumentation buses, and some are software programs that run on a PC to generate waveforms on the parallel port or via a sound card. There are also inexpensive kits for hobbyists. The software-only function generators tend to be the least expensive and can be attractive for students and hobbyists on a budget. They are also the most limited in frequency capabilities, often just spanning the audio range. The black boxes are next in cost and have the advantage of portability and low power. They are often intended to operate with laptop computers. Generators that plug into different buses (e.g., PC, VXI) are appropriate where space is at a premium and a custom measurement system needs to be put together for e.g. a dedicated purpose. Dedicated benchtop generators are self-contained with the needed controls and display. The more expensive dedicated instruments add features and usually include one or more types of interface connections that allow computer control. Function Generator Controls The B&K Precision model 4040DDS function generator shown on the following page is a representative of modern DDS function generators. We will describe the numbered controls and their functions. Thefront panel of this instrument is 225 mm wide by 100 mm tall (8.85 inches by 3.94 inches). The instrument is about 245 mm (9.64 inches) deep and weighs about 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds). Control Shows the function generator's settings, such as frequency, amplitude, waveform selected, etc. Typical waveforms Two of the common waveforms generated b


Curling stones are currently made of what?

How Curling Stones are Made? (How it's Made) - YouTube How Curling Stones are Made? (How it's Made) 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 Jan 17, 2008 How Curling Stones are Made? How It's Made, Discovery Channel, granite, Alissa Craig, Scotland Category


What process concerns the passage of food through the human body?

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"What type of building in the Roman forum, the largest of its type there, was called ""Julia""?"

Rome: Foro Romano (the Roman Forum) - TripAdvisor Want the lowest hotel prices? You're in the right place. We check 200+ sites for you. Rome: Foro Romano (the Roman Forum) Review a place you’ve visited JOIN We'll send you updates with the latest deals, reviews and articles for Rome each week. Rome Traveler Article: Rome: Foro Romano (the Roman Forum) Save Article Comments (0) The  Roman Forum  (Foro Romano) was once the beating heart of ancient Rome. The Roman Forum was a center of commerce, politics, government, and religion. Numerous religious rituals took place there, and the Senate met there. Military commanders paraded through the area in triumph after a successful military campaign. Mark Anthony famously addressed the citizens of Rome there after Caesar’s assassination, an event immortalized by Shakespeare. The Roman Forum lies in a little valley between the Capitoline and Palatine Hills. Originally marshland, it was created by draining the area with Rome’s amazing sewer system. The Roman Forum encompasses many temples and monuments, including: Arch of Septimius Severus  (Arco di Settimio Severo): This was a triumphal arch dedicated in C.E. 203 to the Emperor Septimius Severus and his sons, Caracalla and Geta, celebrating their campaigns against the Parthians (people in modern day Iran). There is a central arch, with two smaller side arches. Arch of Titus  (circa 82 C.E.): Standing tall on a little rise, looking down onto the Forum, the Arch of Titus consists of a single arch, over which is a large plaque with an inscription dedicating it to the Emperor Titus. This arch famously depicts Roman soldiers carrying off plunder from the temple in Jerusalem, including a great menorah. Recent research found the scene was painted, the menorah in gold, against a blue background. Basilica Aemelia  (circa 179 B.C.E.): This was a large basilica (a type of Roman building which formed the model for Christian churches) consisting of a colonnade with commercial shops and a central area where business or legal meetings could be held. Little remains to be seen today. Basilica Julia  (circa 46 B.C.E.): The Roman Forum’s other major basilica, it was built by Julius Caesar on the site of an earlier building. You can still see the steps that ran along the length of the building, but little else remains. Basilica of Maxentius  (sometimes called the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine): the last great building of the Roman Forum, this building was started by the Emperor Maxentius, but completed by Constantine -- who defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge -- in 312 C.E.  This was the largest building in the Roman Forum – one gets a glimpse of how enormous this building was, when you consider that only one side aisle is left, the central nave and second aisle now destroyed. The giant statue of Constantine, which now is displayed in the courtyard of the Capitoline Museums, was once seated in a throne in the apse.  Curia Julia  (Roman Senate): Started by Julius Caesar, and finished by his great-nephew and heir, Augustus, this was the third Senate building built. This was not, however, the building in which Caesar was assassinated, as the Curia was under construction and the Senate was meeting in a temporary facility near the Theater of Pompey on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.E.  This building was later converted into a church, which is why it is well preserved. The lovely bronze doors are reconstructions, as the originals were moved to the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Rostra : This was the speaker’s platform, where important speeches and announcements were made to the Roman people. Heads of defeated enemies or traitors would have been displayed here, as well as the prows (rostra) of defeated enemy ships. The Rostra seen today is from the time of Augustus. Temple of Antonius and Faustina  (circa 141 C.E.): The Emperor Antionius Pius built the temple for his late wife Faustina, whom he had declared a god after her death. Upon Antonius’ death, the thrifty Roman Senate declared the temple dedicated to the now late (and also deifie


The highest measured waterfall in North America, among the highest 7 in the world, is in California and is known as what?

Gallery: Most Famous Waterfalls in the US Gallery: Most Famous Waterfalls in the US By Brett Israel | May 31, 2013 08:46am ET MORE Waterfalls across the Nation Credit: Michael Kirkland, National Park Service Waterfalls have an irresistible draw on the American public. Whether people want to photograph them or ride over them in barrels, the rushing water has an indomitable, captivating power. The United States is rich with famous waterfalls . From world-renowned names to little-known cult favorites, and from roaring falls to scenic trickles, there are waterfalls in every state in the Union. Here are the most famous falls that America has to offer. Yosemite Falls, California Credit: NPS. As the highest measured waterfall in North America, Yosemite Falls has plenty of wow-factor. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Yosemite Falls is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow peaks. The total 2,425 feet (739 meters) from the top of the upper falls to the base of the lower falls makes Yosemite Falls one of the tallest waterfalls in the world. Water falls in the three sections; the 1,430-foot (440 m) upper falls, then the 675-foot (206 m) middle cascades and lastly, the 320-foot (98 m) lower falls. When conditions are just right, visitors can see a rare sight called a moonbow — basically, a lunar rainbow that appears as the moon sets. Moonbows only happens a few times each year as light is reflected off the surface of the moon rather than from direct sunlight. Horsetail Fall, California Credit: Bethany Gediman, NPS Yosemite Falls is the main draw to Yosemite National Park, but those in the know flock to Horestail Fall for a magical show in late winter. Known as Yosemite's "firefall," Horsetail Fall flows like lava under a clear sky and favorable lighting. It's a small waterfall that makes big news whenever it glows orange during sunset in mid- to late February. At this time of year, the sun sets at just the right angle and the western sky is just clear enough to create the "firefall" effect. When that happens, the waterfall will glow orange for about 10 minutes. Horsetail Fall flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is seasonal, only flowing in the winter and early spring as the snowpack melts. The waterfall's stream splits into two, both dropping about 1,500 feet (450 m). The most popular place to see the "firefall" is the El Capitan picnic area, west of Yosemite Lodge and east of El Capitan, according to the park. Ruby Falls, Tennessee Credit: U.S. Army. If you've ever travelled along Interstate 75 in Tennessee, then you've surely glimpsed the "See Ruby Falls" billboards along the road. Ruby Falls is a 145-foot-high (44 m) underground waterfall located in Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga. The Lookout Mountain Caverns is a limestone cave , formed when slightly acidic groundwater entered a subterranean stream and eroded the limestone, causing narrow cracks to widen into passages and caves. The stream that makes up Ruby Falls entered the cave sometime later. Ruby Falls is in a large vertical shaft. The stream, 1,120 feet (341 m) underground, is fed both by rainwater and natural springs. It collects in a pool in the cave floor and then continues through the mountain until finally joining the Tennessee River. Multnomah Falls, Oregon Credit: NPS. One of the most picturesque waterfalls in the United States, Multnomah Falls is on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The falls drops in two major steps, and the total height of the waterfall is around 620 feet (189 m), making it the tallest waterfall in Oregon. A unique feature at Multnomah is the Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot- long (14 m) footbridge where visitors can cross 105 feet (32 m) above the lower part of the falls. Visitors that aren't afraid of heights can follow the trail to a platform at the top of the falls for a breathtaking view of the Columbia Gorge, a small waterfall that is hidden from visitors on the ground. Snoqualmie Falls, Washington Credit:


What style of French painting, influenced by Flemish and Dutch Baroque and Italian styles, with schools developed around Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens, was practised by Georges de la Tour, Simon Vouet, and the Le Nain brothers?

Baroque Painting: History, Characteristics, Styles Baroque Painting Detail from The Holy Trinity (1635) Prado Museum, Madrid. Jose Ribera. A textbook example of 17th century designed to encourage piety and inspire the faithful. Detail from Supper     at Emmaus (1602) National Gallery, London. Caravaggio. Another masterpiece of Christian art from the Counter-Reformation. Introduction In general, "Baroque painting" was a reflection of the profound political and cultural changes then emerging     across Europe. Baroque painting coincided, broadly speaking with the 17th century, although in some areas     - notably Germany - some of its achievements did not occur until the 18th     century. Although the term embraced a bewildering variety of styles, it     was typically characterized by two things: a sense of grandeur (or sensuous     richness), plus an overt emotional content. It was through these two elements     that Baroque painters, sought to evoke emotional states in the viewer     by appealing to the senses, often in dramatic ways. Why were they appealing     to viewers in this way? Because life in 17th century Europe had suddenly     become a competition between two powerful forces. EVOLUTION     OF VISUAL ART and styles, see: History of Art . For a chronological guide to key events in the development of visual arts around the globe see: Greatest Paintings Ever . Historical Background:     Status Quo versus Reform On one side were those who supported the     Catholic Church and the Divine Right of Kings - essentially, the     status quo. The latter included the Kings of France, Spain, Austria and     Great Britain. On the other side were those who wanted reform: they included     those who belonged to the new Protestant religious movement, as well as     those who believed in national or personal self-determination. The former     actively used painting and other artistic disciplines to impress their     congregations and subjects with the truth of their message. So Church authorities built magnificent     churches, decorated with illusionistic fresco     painting on the ceilings and walls, using the latest quadratura techniques and trompe l'oeil methods, in order to stimulate piety     and convey an impression of the splendour of the divine. And they commissioned     an endless stream of Biblical art , designed     to illustrate important parts of Catholic theological dogma. Meantime,     Emperors and Kings proclaimed their own authority by hiring architects     to build palaces, embellished with murals, oil     painting and other forms of decorative     art . Reformers typically disapproved of this     type of religious art , preferring instead     to whitewash the interiors of churches. However, among the nations and     provinces of northern Europe, a new breed of patron began to emerge -     the middle class professional, merchant or office-holder - who began buying     small-scale artworks in order to celebrate their growing affluence and     promote their own cultural values. Thus in Holland, for instance, a new     realist style of easel art boomed as the newly empowered middle classes     commissioned genre paintings , still lifes or individual/group portrait paintings to show     off their new status. In France, the same trend was evident in the demand     for realist works by the Le     Nain brothers and similar artists. Curiously, in Italy, where realist     'low brow' content had first emerged (in works by Caravaggio), the Church     authorities had cleverly exploited it for their own ends, to make Saints     look more human. Thus almost all Caravaggio's paintings were religious. Baroque painting - in this case landscape     painting - was also influenced by the general widening of human intellectual     horizons, triggered by developments in science and by geographical explorations


Who commited suicide after she was abandoned by Aeneas?

Dido | Article about Dido by The Free Dictionary Dido | Article about Dido by The Free Dictionary http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Dido Related to Dido: Dido and Aeneas , Dido and Æneas Dido (dī`dō), in Roman mythology, queen of Carthage, also called Elissa. She was the daughter of a king of Tyre. After her brother Pygmalion murdered her husband, she fled to Libya, where she founded and ruled Carthage. According to one legend, Dido threw herself on a burning pyre to escape marriage to the king of Libya. In the Aeneid, Vergil tells how she fell in love with Aeneas Aeneas , in Greek mythology, a Trojan, son of Anchises and Aphrodite. After the fall of Troy he escaped, bearing his aged father on his back. He stayed at Carthage with Queen Dido, then went to Italy, where his descendants founded Rome. ..... Click the link for more information. , who had been shipwrecked at Carthage, and destroyed herself on the pyre when, at Jupiter's command, he left to continue his journey to Italy. Dido   (also Elissa), in ancient mythology the sister of the king of Tyre (in Phoenicia). Founder of Carthage. According to the Roman version of the myth as treated in Book IV of Vergil’s Aeneid, Dido fell in love with Aeneas, who was cast upon the shores of Carthage by a storm. After his departure she committed suicide. The figure of the lovesick and abandoned Dido has enjoyed great popularity through the centuries in literature, opera (H. Purcell, J. Haydn, and others), and painting (A. Mantegna, P. Rubens, S. Bourdon, H. Fiiger, and others). Dido contracts for as much land as can be enclosed by an oxhide; by cutting it into a strip she obtains enough to found a city. [Rom. Legend: Collier’s VI, 259]


"Who played the joker in the 2008 film ""The Dark Knight""?"

The Dark Knight (2008) - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 4:34 PM, UTC NEWS There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the caped crusader must come to terms with one of the greatest psychological tests of his ability to fight injustice. Director: Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 25 titles created 17 Mar 2011 a list of 36 titles created 14 Jan 2012 a list of 46 titles created 07 Jun 2012 a list of 27 titles created 24 Sep 2013 a list of 45 titles created 31 Aug 2015 Title: The Dark Knight (2008) 9/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won     2     Oscars. Another    146 wins & 142 nominations. See more awards  » Videos     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X   Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. Director: Christopher Nolan After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it. Director: Christopher Nolan A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO. Director: Christopher Nolan An insomniac office worker, looking for a way to change his life, crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker, forming an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more. Director: David Fincher Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Director: Peter Jackson A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Director: Quentin Tarantino Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. Director: Robert Zemeckis A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Director: Peter Jackson Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Director: Frank Darabont While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Director: Peter Jackson A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival. Director: Christopher Nolan Edit Storyline Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle


"What term for a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold and flat forms separated by dark contours, a famous example odf which is Paul Gauguin's ""The Yellow Christ"" (1889), was coined by critic Edouard Dujardin in 1888?"

Paul Gauguin Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The Art Story Web Services & Hosting by The Computer Studio | Designed by DesArtLab Impressionism Impressionism A movement in painting that first surfaced in France in the 1860s, it sought new ways to describe effects of light and movement, often using rich colors. The Impressionists were drawn to modern life and often painted the city, but they also captured landscapes and scenes of middle-class leisure-taking in the suburbs. Symbolism Symbolism Symbolism is an artistic and literary movement that first emerged in France in the 1880s. In the visual arts it is often considered part of Post-Impressionism. It is characterized by an emphasis on the mystical, romantic and expressive, and often by the use of symbolic figures. Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, commonly associated with the Post-Impressionist period. As one of the most prolific and experimental artists of his time, van Gogh was a spontaneous painter and a master of color and perspective. Troubled by personal demons all his life, many historians speculate that van Gogh suffered from a Bipolar disorder. Primitive Art Primitive Art Nineteenth- and twentieth-century artists in the West were greatly influenced by art they deemed 'primitive' or 'naïve', made by tribal or non-Western cultures. Such art, ranging from African and Native American to naive depictions of the French peasantry, was thought to be less civilized and thus closer to raw aesthetic and spiritual experience. Romanticism Romanticism Romanticism was a nineteenth-century movement that celebrated the powers of emotion and intuition over rational analysis or classical ideals. Romantic artists emphasized awe, beauty, and the sublime in their works, which frequently charted the darker or chaotic sides of human life. Eugène Delacroix Eugène Delacroix Eugène Delacroix was a mid-nineteenth-century French painter and pioneer of European Modernist painting. Known primarily as a Romantic, Delacroix's paintings were passionate in their depictions of love, war and human sensuality, earning the artist both praise and controversy in his time. His preoccupation with color-induced optical effects and use of expressive brushstrokes were crucial influences on Impressionism and Pointillism. Realism Realism Realism is an approach to art that stresses the naturalistic representation of things, the look of objects and figures in ordinary life. It emerged as a distinct movement in the mid-nineteenth century, in opposition to the idealistic, sometimes mythical subjects that were then popular, but it can be traced back to sixteenth-century Dutch art and forward into twentieth-century styles such as Social Realism. Gustave Courbet Gustave Courbet Gustave Courbet was a French painter and chief figure in the Realist movement of the mid-nineteenth century. His paintings often contained an emotional bleakness, and were praised for their precision and use of light. Along with Delacroix, Courbet was a key influence on the Impressionists. Camille Corot Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a nineteenth-century French painter and printmaker. Best known for his landscape paintings rendered in a Neo-Classical tradition, Corot's practice of painting outside in the open air was highly influential to many of the French Impressionists. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the leading figures of French Impressionism during the late-nineteenth century. Renoir tended to favor outdoor scenes, gardens bathed in sunlight, and large gatherings of people. Known as a master of light, shadow and color, Renoir was also highly esteemed for his depiction of natural movement on the canvas. In terms of the French Impressionists' lasting popularity and fame, Renoir is perhaps second only to Monet. Claude Monet Claude Monet Claude Monet was a French artist who helped pioneer the painterly effects and emphasis on light, atmosphere, and plein air technique that became hallmarks of Impressionism. He is especially known for hi


Which river runs through the cities of Turin, Piacenza and Ferrara, and is connected to Milan through a network of channels?

Full text of "Irrigation in the valley of the River Po northern Italy; being an account of a mission undertaken in the summer of 1899 for the Egyptian Government" See other formats CORNELL  UNIVERSITY  LIBRARY   Cornell University Library TC 894.P7S62   Irrigation in the valley of the River Po   3 1924 022 884 427   Cornell University Library   The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library.  There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text.   http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022884427   IPTJBLIC ^WORKIS l^Xl<rX&TTilt.   IRRIGATION   IN   THE VALLEY OF THE RIVllR PO  NORTHERN ITALY.  BEING AN ACCOUNT OF A MISSION UNDERTAKEN IN THE SUMMER OF 1899 FOR THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT  BY  ISMAIL SIRRY BEY,  INSPECTOR OP IRRIGATION. EGYPT.   K^SItr   CAIRO:  National Printing Department, 1902.   CONTENTS.   Introduction   Page.  7   PART I.   Chapter I. General Remarks on the Valley of the River Po.   Description o£ the River Po and its Valley  AfBuents o£ the Po  Regions and Provinces crossed by the Po  Means o£ the Distribution o£ the Fertilizing Water o£ the Po  Solid matter contained in the Po water  Discharges of the Po  Slopes o£ the Po and its Tributaries, Nature o£ the Soil in the Po Valley, Hydrography o£ the Po Valley . . .  Rain and Rainfall  Periods of Drought  Loss sustained by Agriculture from Drought, Rainfall upon different Places ... Lakes existing in the Po Valley and their Emissaries Regimen of the Rivers in the Po Valley   21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 27 27 28 29 30 31 34   J  Chapter II. River Embankments and Defence Works against Inundation in the Po Valley.   Banks; their Roll and Structure. Object of Banks  36  Construction of Banks  36  Form of Banks  37  Embankment in the Po Valley  38  Defence Works of Banks. Evils to which the Banks are exposed ...  38  Defence against erosion  39  The "Piani di Rosta"  39  The "Buzzoni"  40  The "Gabbioni"  40  The "Burghi a Calcestroni"  40  The "Mantellature"  41  The "Volpastri"  41   — 4 —   The "Palizzate"  The "Passaglioni"  The plantations "a boschetto"  The riibble stone revetments  The "Ciufeate"  The "Penelli"  The "Hearico"  Defence Works from Sinking, Slipping, and Passage of Water >Si>eoial trainings  Principal methods for closing breaches  Breach of the Po which occurred in May, LS72, at Guarda Ferrarese Guardianship of the River Banks in Flood Time   Page. 41 41 41 42 42 42 43 43 45 46 50   Oh AFTER III.  General HemarJcs nn the Irriijatloii Worls ui the Po T alleij.  Abstract on the Irrigation in the Po Valley  Short Historical Review   60 f,2   Chapter IV.  Irrigation i)t Piedmont.  Historical Review  Domanial C!anals. Branches of the Dora Baltea  ( Ijgliano Hydraulic Elevator  Canals taking off the Elvo and Cervo Torrents  (Janals taking off the river Sesia  History of the Cavour Canal  Available Discharges of the Domanial Canals  Description of the (Javour Canal Works  Farini feeder to the Cavour Canal from the Dora Baltea Association of Irrigation on the ^Vest of the Sesia  Water gauging and Tariff a  Duty of the Water  Private ('anals  Statistics  ( 'anals on the right side of the Po  (General Administration of the Domanial Canals  H3'drometrical Station of Santhia      64     66     68     71     71     72     74     76     86     90     92     94     94     95     97     97     99   PLATES.   Map of the Valley of the river Po Form of embankments  Sections of banks  Defence works against erosion  Defence woi'ks against erosion  Regona bend in Po river ...  Defence works on the river Reno  Longitudinal Section of the Po river  Map showing Cavour and other Domanial canals. Longitudinal  Section of the Cavour Canal Map of Piedmont showing the different systems of irrigation on  the left of the Po  Cigliano pu


Which official knocks three times on the doors to the chamber of the House of Commons at the state opening of a British parliament?

State Opening of Parliament - UK Parliament State Opening of Parliament What happens after State Opening State Opening of Parliament The State Opening of Parliament marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. It is the only regular occasion when the three constituent parts of Parliament – the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons – meet. When is State Opening? State Opening happens on the first day of a new parliamentary session or shortly after a general election. The State Opening of Parliament for the 2016-17 session took place on 18 May 2016. What happens during State Opening State Opening is the main ceremonial event of the parliamentary calendar, attracting large crowds and a significant television and online audience. It begins with the Queen's procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster, escorted by the Household Cavalry. The Queen arrives at Sovereign's Entrance and proceeds to the Robing Room. Wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, she leads the Royal Procession through the Royal Gallery, packed with 600 guests, to the chamber of the House of Lords. The House of Lords official known as 'Black Rod ' is sent to summon the Commons. The doors to the Commons chamber are shut in his face: a practice dating back to the Civil War, symbolising the Commons' independence from the monarchy. Black Rod strikes the door three times before it is opened. Members of the House of Commons then follow Black Rod and the Commons Speaker to the Lords chamber, standing at the opposite end to the Throne, known as the Bar of the House, to listen to the speech. The Queen's Speech The Queen's Speech is delivered by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords. Although the Queen reads the Speech, it is written by the government. It contains an outline of its policies and proposed legislation for the new parliamentary session. After the Queen's Speech When the Queen leaves, a new parliamentary session starts and Parliament gets back to work. Members of both Houses debate the content of the speech and agree an ‘Address in Reply to Her Majesty’s Gracious Speech’. Each House continues the debate over the planned legislative programme for several days, looking at different subject areas. The Queen's Speech is voted on by the Commons, but no vote is taken in the Lords. History of State Opening Traditions surrounding State Opening and the delivery of a speech by the monarch can be traced back as far as the 16th century. The current ceremony dates from the opening of the rebuilt Palace of Westminster in 1852 after the fire of 1834. Further information


Which Canadian-born bandleader and violinist formed The Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor?

It Ain't Necessarily So - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians - YouTube It Ain't Necessarily So - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 4, 2014 Recorded on December 14, 1935. aetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist. Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold between 100 and 300 million phonograph records during their lifetimes Lombardo was born in London, Ontario, to Italian-Canadian immigrants, Gaetano Sr. and Lena Lombardo. His father, who had immigrated to Canada from Italy and worked as a tailor, was an amateur singer with a baritone voice and had four of his five sons learn to play instruments so they could accompany him. Lombardo and his brothers formed their first orchestra while still in grammar school and rehearsed in the back of their father's tailor shop. Lombardo first performed in public with his brother Carmen at a church lawn party in London in 1914. His first recording session took place where trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke made his legendary recordings—in Richmond, Indiana, at the Gennett Studios—both during early 1924. After that solitary Gennett session, they recorded two sessions for Brunswick (a rejected session in Cleveland in late 1926 and an issued session for Vocalion in early 1927). The band then signed to Columbia and recorded prolifically between 1927 and 1931. In early 1932, they signed to Brunswick and continued their success through 1934 when they signed to Decca (1934–1935). They then signed to Victor in later 1935 and stayed until mid 1938 when again they signed to Decca. In 1938, Lombardo became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Although Lombardo's "sweet" big-band music was viewed by some in the jazz and big-band community of the day as "corny", trumpeter Louis Armstrong famously enjoyed Lombardo's music. For much more information please see:


Corcovado mountain overlooks which city?

Text Illustration - Mt. Corcovado (hunchback Mountain) Overlooks The ... by Kenneth Trent - SermonCentral.com (Suggest Tag) Mt. Corcovado (Hunchback Mountain) overlooks the city of Rio de Janeiro. At the summit, standing with outstretched arms, is the statue named “Christ the Redeemer” which can be seen from any part of the city below. It stands 98’ tall with arms spanning 92’ and weighs 1,145 tons. In the "sign language" of divine love, the outstretched arms seem to say: “Come unto Me, and I will give you rest….” So, what did you think? Thank you.


The cruciate ligaments are in which part of the human body?

Notes anterior longitudinal ligament a ligament that courses from superior to inferior along the anterior surfacesa   of all vertebral bodies it lies directly posterior to the thoracic and abdominal viscera interspinous ligament a ligament that connects the spinous processes of two adjacent vertebra a syndesmosis intervertebral disc a fibrocartilaginous disk between adjacent vertebral bodies a symphysis; it is composed of two parts: an outer anulus fibrosus and an   inner nucleus pulposus; the nucleus pulposus is the remnant of the notochord;   the intervertebral disks are important shock absorbers between vertebrae ligamenta flava a ligament formed predominantly by elastic fibers which joins the laminae   of adjacent vertebrae a syndesmosis; paired; the ligamentum flavum is penetrated by the needle   during spinal tap; the word flavum is derived from the Latin word flavus, which   means "yellow" - a reference to the predominance of yellow elastic   fibers which gives this ligament its grossly visible color nuchal ligament a midline ligament that extends posteriorly from the spinous processes of   cervical vertebrae and extends from the base of the skull to the 7th cervical   vertebra a syndesmosis; it provides muscle attachments to the cervical spinous processes   without the necessity of long spinous processes that would hinder extension   of the neck posterior longitudinal ligament a ligament that courses from superior to inferior along the posterior surfaces   of all vertebral bodies it is broader at the intervertebral disks and narrow at the vertebral bodies   which gives it a scalloped edge; it is located in the vertebral canal; it is   NOT penetrated by the needle during spinal tap supraspinous ligament a ligament that connects the tips of the spinous processes of thoracic and   lumbar vertebrae a syndesmosis; the supraspinous ligament begins at the C7 vertebra and ends   at the mid-sacral segmental level; it serves as a muscle attachment site zygapophyseal joint a small joint between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae a synovial plane joint acromioclavicular joint the joint between the distal end of the clavicle and the acromion of the   scapula a plane synovial joint; the shape of the articulation encourages the acromion   to slide inferior to the clavicle during dislocation (shoulder separation)   a condition that occurs when the coracoclavicular ligament is torn; a small   articular disk occurs within this joint capsule annular ligament the ligament that encircles the head of the radius it forms 4/5 of a circle - the radial notch of the ulna forms the other   1/5; it attaches to the margins of the radial notch; it holds the head of the   radius against the ulna and cups in distal to the head to provide restraint   against distal dislocation of the radius carpometacarpal joint, finger the articulation between the distal carpal bones and the proximal   ends of the metacarpal bones of the hand a synovial plane joint; limited motion is permitted at the carpometacarpal   joint; the carpometacarpal joint is reinforced by dorsal and palmar ligaments carpometacarpal joint, thumb the articulation between the trapezium and the proximal end of the metacarpal   bone of the thumb a synovial saddle (sellar) joint; this articulation permits two planes   of motion: flexion/extension and abduction/adduction which may be combined   to produce circumduction coracoacromial ligament the ligament that connects the coracoid process to the acromion of the scapula it passes superior to both the head of the humerus and the supraspinatus   tendon; it provides support for the head of the humerus that prevents superior   dislocation coracoclavicular joint the joint between the coracoid process of the scapula and the inferior surface   of the lateral portion of the clavicle a syndesmosis; this joint provides stability to the acromioclavicular joint coracoclavicular ligament the ligament that connects the upper surface of the coracoid process to   the under surface o


What was astronaut Buzz Aldrin's first name?

Buzz Aldrin - Biography - IMDb Buzz Aldrin Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (3) | Trivia  (14) | Personal Quotes  (8) Overview (3) 5' 10" (1.78 m) Mini Bio (1) Buzz Aldrin was born on January 20, 1930 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA as Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr. He is known for his work on The Other Side of the Moon (1990), Fly Me to the Moon 3D (2008) and Apollo 11: The Untold Story (2006). He was previously married to Lois Driggs Cannon, Beverly Van Zile and Jean Ann Archer. Spouse (3) ( 29 December  1954      - 1972) (divorced) (3 children) Trivia (14) Astronaut, second man on the moon. Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon. Had his first name legally changed to "Buzz" in 1979. Moonwalker. Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11, making him the second man to walk on the Moon. Society of Operating Cameramen, (SOC) Recipient, Technical Achievment Award (1995) "NASA, First live television broadcast from the Moon" (1969). His Swedish ancestors were blacksmiths who emigrated to America from the province Värmland in Sweden. Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2007 for his services to enterprise and space (inaugural election). Official induction ceremonies held in May 2008. In 2007, at age 77, he underwent plastic surgery for a face-lift. Claims that being subjected to countless bouts of G-force as a fighter pilot and astronaut caused his jowls to sag prematurely. Flew twice for NASA. Once on the first manned lunar expedition Apollo 11 with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins and once on Gemini 12 with Jim Lovell , the last Gemini mission. On the historic Apollo 11 mission, the lunar module was Eagle and the command module was Columbia. Honorary member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Jokingly credited in Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Buzz Aldrin Show (1970) as actor, writer and makeup artist. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California on January 14, 1993. His nickname "Buzz" originated in childhood. The younger of his two older sisters mispronounced 'brother' as 'buzzer', which was then shortened to 'Buzz'. Wrote a 2009 memoir "Magnificent Desolation," telling in detail his problems after his return from the moon with divorce, drinking, depression, and despair and checking into rehab in 1975 where he started the long climb back to sobriety and hope. Personal Quotes (8) [on joining Neil Armstrong in first walk on the moon, 20 July 1969] Beautiful! Beautiful! Magnificent desolation! [on why no famous photos were taken of Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 landing on the moon] As the sequence of lunar operations evolved, Neil had the camera most of the time, and the majority of pictures taken on the moon that include an astronaut are of me. It wasn't until we were back on Earth and in the lunar receiving laboratory looking over the pictures that we realized there were few pictures of Neil. My fault, perhaps, but we had never simulated this in our training. There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education. We can continue to try and clean up the gutters all over the world and spend all of our resources looking at just the dirty spots and trying to make them clean. Or we can lift our eyes up and look into the skies and move forward in an evolutionary way. I think humans will reach Mars, and I would like to see it happen in my lifetime. Mars is there, waiting to be reached. The torment of depression and the complications of addiction that accompany it affect millions, including myself and family members before me - my grandfather committed suicide before I was born and my mother the year before I went to the moon - along with hundreds of veterans who come to a similar fate each year," Aldrin wrote. "As individuals and as a nation we need to be compassionate and supportive of all who suffer and give them the resources to face life. [on Robin Williams] I


Abu Simbel - Abu Simbel, Egypt - History and Visitor Information Site information Abu Simbel HISTORY Abu Simbel is an archaeological site in Egypt housing a series of incredible Ancient Egyptian monuments, especially a number of rock temples. The most famous sites at Abu Simbel are the two Temples of Ramesses II. The site was rediscovered in 1813. Known as Ramesses the Great (sometimes spelt Ramses), Ramesses II is one of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs and formed part of the Nineteenth Dynasty. From 1279 BC, he built the temples at Abu Simbel as a way to immortalise himself, a feat he certainly seems to have achieved with these two vast structures and the large statues of himself which guard it. The temples were carved directly into the sandstone outcrops located on the west bank of the Nile River, south of Aswan in the land of Nubia. These sacred temples were each dedicated to the gods as well as to Ramesses and his wife, Nefertari. The larger one, known as the Great Temple, honoured Re-Horakhti, Amon Ra and Ptah and the smaller, Hathor. One of the most startling sights at Abu Simbel is the main hall of the Great Temple. This was also cut into the sandstone and along the hand hewn length are two rows of Osirid statues of Ramses, each one 30 feet high. Those on the north side wear the white crown of Upper Egypt, while those on the south side wear the double crown of Lower Egypt. This hall is precisely cut so that the early morning sun rays on 22nd of February and 22nd of October shine down the entire length to light up the back wall where the statues of four gods are seated. Incredibly, the temples at Abu Simbel were once located elsewhere, but were moved – with the help of UNESCO – to their current location in order to protect them from flooding. The place they once stood is now under water. Today, the Abu Simbel temples form part of a UNESCO World Heritage site known as the “Nubian Monuments”. This site also features as one of our Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Egypt .


Where was Geoff Ogilvie, the 2006 US Open golf tournament winner, born?

Geoff Ogilvy US Masters Golfers - US Masters Golf Betting Options Geoff Ogilvy US Masters Golfers Australian Geoff Ogilvy made golfing history with his awesome victory at the 2006 US Open at Winged Foot. Although many believe he won by default because of the silly shot Phil Mickelson played to drop out of the tournament, the 30-year-old claims that it really doesn’t matter how you win, it is the fact that you have won! The young man finished his round with a real flourish, making unlikely pars on each of the last two holes. He holed a magnificent 30-foot chip shot at the 17th, and then got up and down at the 18th for par. Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie only needed par on the final hole to win or bogeys to force a playoff with Ogilvy. Both players produced double bogeys handing Ogilvy the dramatic win. Geoff Ogilvy, US Masters golfer, first turned professional in May 1998 but opted to join the cheaper European Tour initially. In his second season he had some success and finished 48th on the tour. In 2001 he joined the US-based PGA Tour and finished in the top 100 in each of his first five seasons. His early years on the European Tour were some of his best. “The PGA Tour sorely misses that sort of atmosphere [of the European Tour]. I hear that the Nationwide Tour has it, but this one [the PGA Tour] doesn’t. There’s too much money out there. In Europe they all travel together. It’s like a family, really. Or a circus,” he said. Ogilvy has a particular love of the Augusta National and the Masters. When asked about the criticism Augusta has been getting in recent years for lengthening the course, changing the grass and generally making it more difficult to play, he said, “For 60 years not a bad word was said about the place, but for the last five a lot of very important people have been very critical, which is a shame. That course isn’t a national treasure, it’s a world treasure. It needs to be preserved. And I hope it will be from now on.” His best results at the Majors: US Masters – T16 in 2006 US Open – winner in 2006 British Open – T5 in 2005 PGA Championships – T6 in 2005 & 2007 Free Bets


What name was given to both of the Acts that united the parliaments of England and Scotand in 1707, and those of Britain and Ireland in 1800?

Learn and talk about Treaty of Union, 1706 in England, 1706 in Scotland, 1706 treaties, 1707 treaties Background[ edit ] Queen Elizabeth I of England (and of Ireland) died without issue on 24 March 1603, dissolving the Tudor dynasty . The throne fell immediately and uncontroversially to her double first cousin twice removed, King James VI of Scotland , a member of House of Stuart and son of Mary, Queen of Scots . He assumed the throne of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland as King James I in the Union of the Crowns in 1603. This personal union somewhat assuaged constant English fears of Scottish cooperation with France, especially in a hypothetical French invasion of Britain. After that personal union , people widely discussed the idea of uniting the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. Nevertheless, Acts of Parliament attempting to unite the two countries failed in 1606, in 1667, and in 1689. The Company of Scotland received an investment equal to one-quarter of all money circulating in the Kingdom of Scotland and sponsored the Darien scheme , an ill-fated attempt to establish a Scottish trading colony in the Isthmus of Panama . The colonisation began in 1698 and ended in a military confrontation with the Spanish in 1700; however, most colonists died of tropical diseases. In the face of opposition by English commercial interests, the Company of Scotland raised subscriptions in Amsterdam, Hamburg and London for the scheme.For his part, King William III had given only lukewarm support to the whole Scottish colonial endeavour. England was at war with France and hence did not want to offend Spain, which claimed the territory as part of New Granada. England was also under pressure from the London-based East India Company , who were keen to maintain their monopoly over English foreign trade. It therefore forced the English and Dutch investors to withdraw. Next, the East India Company threatened legal action on the grounds that the Scots had no authority from the king to raise funds outside the king's realm, and obliged the promoters to refund subscriptions to the Hamburg investors. This left no source of finance but Scotland itself. This economic disaster for the investing Scottish elites diminished the resistance of the Scottish political establishment (i.e. the nobility) to the idea of political union with England. The Scottish nobility ultimately supported the union despite some popular opposition and anti-union riots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and elsewhere. [3] [4] [5] Treaty negotiations[ edit ] Deeper political integration had been a key policy of Queen Anne ever since she acceded to the throne in 1702. Under the aegis of the Queen and her ministers in both kingdoms, the parliaments of England and Scotland agreed to participate in fresh negotiations for a union treaty in 1705. Each country appointed 31 commissioners to conduct the negotiations. The Scottish Parliament had originally begun to organise an election of the commissioners they would have nominated to negotiate on behalf of Scotland. However, in September 1705, the leader of the opposition Country Party, the Duke of Hamilton , after having attempted to obstruct the negotiation of a treaty, proposed that the Scottish commissioners be nominated by the Queen. The commissioners were nominated on the advice of the Duke of Queensberry and the Duke of Argyll . Of the 31 Scottish commissioners who were appointed, 29 were members of the government Court Party and one was a member of the Squadron Volante . At the head of the list was Queensberry, and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland , the Earl of Seafield . [6] George Lockhart of Carnwath , a member of the opposition Cavalier Party, was the only commissioner opposed to union. The 31 English commissioners, including government ministers and officers of state, such as the Lord High Treasurer , the Earl of Godolphin , the Lord Keeper , Baron Cowper , and a large number of Whigs who supported union. Tories were not in favour of union and only one was represented among the commissioners. Negotiations bet


What is a Chinese-inspired meat dumpling-style snack food that normally consists of a large ball of pork or other meat, cabbage and flavourings, encased in a wrapper similar to that of a more traditional dumpling?

Dim sim Dim sim     A dim sim is a Chinese-inspired meat  dumpling-style snack food popular in Australia. The dish normally  consists of a large ball of pork or other meat, cabbage and flavourings,  encased in a wrapper similar to that of a more traditional dumpling.  They are usually deep-fried or steamed, but can be barbecued. Dim sims differ from typical Chinese dumplings in that they are often much larger, have a thicker skin and are shaped more robustly. Dim sims were brought to Australia by Chinese chef William Wing Young for his restaurant "Wing Lee". According to Young's daughter, celebrity chef Elizabeth Chong, her father was the first to create the popular snack's style and shape in 1945, and to begin manufacturing them in commercial quantities. Dim Sims are typically served with soy sauce.The dim sim has become a part of Australian culture, and is considered by many locals as an Australian food. Left: Dim Sims are  typically served with soy sauce. Chinese view dim sims as Westernised food, as the dim sim has very strong gingery taste to it that is uncommon in authentic Chinese food. Ginger is added as westerners associate it with Chinese food, whereas Chinese use ginger during cooking but do not eat it. Also, the deep fried version has a skin very unlike the skin of deep fried authentic Chinese food. There are four variants of the dim sim commonly found in takeaway stores today: Meat Dim Sim. This is the regular and most common variety. It may be served steamed or deep fried and is usually slightly cheaper than other varieties. The filling is mostly a mixture of ground pork and lamb/mutton. When folded correctly, one end of the meat dim sim is left slightly open and the overall appearance is a cylindrical shape. Garlic Dim Sim.The garlic, or Hong Kong dim sim is the most strongly flavoured dim sim. It is much rounder in comparison to vegetable or meat dim sims and is fried to a distinctive dark golden brown colour. The overall size is similar, or perhaps slightly larger than the meat dim sim. Chicken Dim Sim. Larger than the meat dim sim, it contains chicken mince and cabbage and is folded to resemble more of a parcel shape. Vegetable Dim Sim. This is the largest dim sim available and is nearly twice the size of a meat dim sim, and in comparison is quite soft to touch, even after deep frying. It is mostly cabbage and carrot, but may include other ingredients such as noodles. Vegetable dim sims are unlikely to be served steamed.


In Victorian cookery, what was one of the main ingredients of mock turtle soup?

The Kitchen Project - "Turtle Soup and Mock Turtle Soup " About TURTLE SOUP by Janet Clarkson Turtle     soup was popular in the 19th century probably as a symbol of opulence     - particularly during the Victorian era. It was considered essential at     ceremonial dinners - for example it was always on the menu for the Lord     Mayors banquets in London. The soup was made from the green cartilage     that lines the shell of the turtle (no doubt the meat was added too) -     this gave it a particularly gelatinous texture. I suspect it was food     snobbery which helped make it popular - it was imported and therefore     expensive, and only for the wealthy. I suppose     this led inevitably to the "Mock" variety appearing in the early 1800's.     Apparently 15,000 turtles a year were imported into England from the Cayman     Islands (to my knowledge it is the only place in the world which now has     farmed green turtles) They nearly became extinct in many areas, and are     still protected in most places. I suppose that meant that Mock Turtle     was the only turtle soup for anyone! I did read once that Abe Lincoln     was a thrifty chap - so no doubt this is why he personally ordered the     soup for that day. Mock Turtle     Soup Mrs.     Beeton (first ed 1861) She gives 2 recipes, and the second one (called     "More Economical") uses veal knuckle. A knuckle     of veal weighing 5 or 6 lbs., 2 cow     heels, 2 large     onions stuck with cloves, 1 bunch     of sweet herbs, 3 blades     of mace, 4 quarts     of water.   Put     all the ingredients, except the forcemeat balls and lemon juice in an     earthen jar, and stew for 6 hours. Do not open it till cold, When wanted     for use, skim off all the fat, and strain carefully; place it on the fire,     cut up the meat into inch and a half squares, put it, with the forcemeat     balls and lemon juice, into the soup, and serve. It can be flavoured with a teaspoonful of anchovy, or Harvey's sauce.     Sufficient for 10 persons she says. Forcemeat     balls She gives     a lot of recipes for different forcemeat balls for various dishes - the     one for turtle soup is "Soyer's recipe" (he got around that guy) Take a pound and a half of lean veal from the fillet, and cut it in long thin     slices; scrape with a knife till nothing but the fibre remains; put it     in a mortar, pound it 10 minutes, or until a puree; pass it through a     wire sieve (use the remainder in stock); then take 1 pound of good fresh     beef suet, which skin, shred, and chop very fine; put in a mortar and     pound it; then add 6oz of panada (that is, bread soaked in milk and boiled     till nearly dry) with the suet; pound them well together, add the veal,;     season with a teaspoonful of salt, a quarter of one of pepper, half that     of nutmeg; work all well together; then add four and eggs by degrees,     continually pounding the contents of the mortar. When well mixed, take     small pieces in a spoon, and poach in some boiling water; and if it is     delicate, firm, and of a good flavour, it is ready for use. Mock     Turtle Soup 2 From Mary Randolph's, The     Virginia Housewife . It was first printed in 1824, and this recipe comes from the 1860 edition Have     a large head(of a calf or veal) cleaned nicely without taking off the     skin, divide the chop from the front of the head, take out the tongue,     (which is best when salted,) put on the head with a gallon of water, the     hock of a ham or a piece of nice pork, four or five onions, thyme, parsley,     cloves and nutmeg, pepper and salt, boil all these together until the     flesh on the head is quite tender, then take it up, cut all into small     pieces, take the eyes out carefully, strain the water in which it was     boiled, add half a pint of wine and a g


The Treaty of Peace with Japan (also known as the Treaty of San Francisco and the San Francisco Peace Treaty), signed by 49 nations that officially ended World War II, came into effect in what year?

JPRI Working Paper No. 78 JPRI Working Paper No. 78, June 2001 A Just Peace? The 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty in Historical Perspective by John Price On September 4, 1951, delegates from over fifty countries gathered at the San Francisco Opera House to discuss the making of a peace treaty with Japan. Signed by forty-eight countries four days later, on September 8, the San Francisco Peace Treaty (SFPT), as it is better known, contained seven chapters and a preamble. It marked the end of hostilities between the signatories, provided for the termination of the occupation, and specified the details of the settlement of war-related issues. Chapter I formally ended the state of war and recognized Japan's sovereignty. Japan relinquished control of or claim to Korea, Formosa, the Pescadores, Sakhalin, the Kuriles, the islands it held in the Pacific, Antarctica, and the Spratly and Paracel islands and, furthermore, gave the U.S. control of the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) and other territories (Chapter II). Under Chapter III, the security clause, Japan recognized the U.N. Charter but specified that Japan might enter into "collective security arrangements." Chapter IV, on political and economic issues, specified that Japan would relinquish all special rights and privileges in China, accept the decisions of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE); it also provided for the revival of commercial treaties, including granting the Allied powers MFN (most-favored-nation) status. Chapter V regulated property claims, including reparations and compensation, while Chapter VI referred unresolved disputes to the International Court of Justice. The final articles, Chapter VII, defined the ratification process and included an article (26) that gave any of the signatories most-favored-nation status if Japan were to negotiate a settlement with any other country that provided benefits not in the SFPT. On April 28, 1952, a little over seven months after the signing of the treaty, Japan formally regained its sovereignty. Most historians today would not contest then prime minister Shigeru Yoshida's conclusion that the peace treaty was fair and generous to Japan. It did not exact heavy reparations nor did it impose any post-treaty supervision over Japan. Indeed, half a century later, the U.S. And Japanese governments continue aggressively to defend the treaty. Its supporters, including the U.S. and Japanese governments, plan a major commemoration in San Francisco on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing. However, a balanced examination of the treaty process and outcomes reveals the more challenging fact that there was at the time, and continues to be today intense resistance to the SFPT. These dynamics, including the influence of the treaty fifty years after it was signed and the dilemmas associated with its history, are neatly encapsulated in a recent decision of the U.S. judiciary. In 1999, using a section of California state law that extends the statute of limitations for claims against the Nazis and their allies, a group of prisoners of war and forced laborers from World War II in Asia charged that Japanese corporations with subsidiaries in the United States were the legal successors of corporations that had used forced labor during the war and that they were thus liable for redress of the injustices. However, on September 21, 2000, United States District Judge Vaughn R. Walker dismissed the claims of these former U.S. prisoners of war, arguing that the SFPT barred claims such as those asserted by the plaintiffs. The decision states that the SFPT "exchanged full compensation of plaintiffs for a future peace. History has vindicated the wisdom of that bargain. And while full compensation for plaintiff's hardships, in the purely economic sense, has been denied these former prisoners and countless other survivors of the war, the immeasurable bounty of life for themselves and their posterity in a free society and in a more peaceful world services the debt" (United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. MDL


"""Something wicked this way hops"" was the tagline for which film released in 2005?"

Something wicked this way comes (phrase) - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Something wicked this way comes (phrase)   Wikis Something wicked this way comes (phrase): Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The phrase "something wicked this way comes" originates in Act IV scene 1 of William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth . The speaker is the second witch , whose full line is, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." The wicked thing is Macbeth himself, by this point in the play a traitor and murderer. Like many phrases from Shakespeare, it has become a popular choice for titles in pop culture. Its enduring usage may be due in part to Ray Bradbury 's novel of the same name. Contents Something Chocolate This Way Comes is the title of the 21st Baby Blues book. The phrase is quoted in Way of the Wolf by E. E. Knight . By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968) is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie In film Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1983 film based on the Bradbury novel, starring Jason Robards and Jonathan Pryce . "Something wicked this way comes" is a lyric sung in "Double Trouble," a song written by John Williams (with lyrics from Macbeth) for Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban . It was also used as a tagline to the film on posters and other promotional material. "Something wicked this way hops" is the tagline of the 2005 film Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." Alister Crowley in Chemical Wedding. In television " Something Wicca This Way Comes " is the first episode of the TV show Charmed. Another episode later on in the series is called " Something Wicca This Way Goes ". " Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes " is a 2004 episode of South Park which deals with a Wal-Mart being built in South Park and the people becoming addicted to it. " Something Wicked This Way Comes " is the title of a 2007 episode of Ugly Betty . "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a 2005 episode of Joan of Arcadia . " Something Wicked " is the title of a 2006 episode of Supernatural . On the DVD release one of the chapters of the episode is titled "...this way comes". "With the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." Rory (played by Alexis Bledel ) quotes Shakespeare in Season One, Episode 13 of Gilmore Girls originally aired on February 15, 2001. "Great, something wicked this way comes." Caitlyn Geller (Played by Alyson Stoner ) quotes Shakespeare in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock "Something Wick This Way Comes" Season 2, Episode 2 of The Drew Carey Show in which Nigel Wick (played by Craig Ferguson ) appears for the first time, becoming Drews new Boss It has also been quoted in "Ed, Edd n Eddy's Boo Haw Haw" Ed quotes it when through a horror movie Marathon induced hallucination thinks of Jimmy as an alien from the belly of putridity then attacks him with a stop sign In music "Something Wicked" is a song by British Sea Power . Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1998 album by Iced Earth . It is also the name of the trilogy of songs on the same album, "Prophecy", "Birth of the Wicked" and "The Coming Curse". Something Wicked is a 1993 album by Nuclear Assault . In the title song, the whole phrase, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes" is used. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a song by Ex-Bloodhound Gang singer Daddy Long Legs in the band Wolfpac . The same title was used for albums by The Enid (1983), Sopor Aeternus (2000), The Herbaliser (2002) and Cheyne (2004). "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a song by Barry Adamson , from the album Oedipus Schmoedipus, that was included on the soundtrack of the 1997 David Lynch film Lost Highway . "Something Wicked This Way Comes" is a song by the female-fronted heavy-metal band Doro , from their epon


In the Christian biblical quotation, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a what than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God?

The camel and the eye of the needle, Hebrew NT Application - Biblical Hebrew 'The camel and the eye of the needle', Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25 Just where is that gate in Jerusalem? "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." (Matthew 19:24) For the last two centuries it has been common teaching in Sunday School that there is a gate in Jerusalem called the eye of the needle through which a camel could not pass unless it stooped and first had all its baggage first removed. After dark, when the main gates were shut, travellers or merchants would have to use this smaller gate, through which the camel could only enter unencumbered and crawling on its knees! Great sermon material, with the parallels of coming to God on our knees without all our baggage. A lovely story and an excellent parable for preaching but unfortunately unfounded! From at least the 15th century, and possibly as early as the 9th but not earlier, this story has been put forth, however, there is no evidence for such a gate, nor record of reprimand of the architect who may have forgotten to make a gate big enough for the camel and rider to pass through unhindered. Variations on this theme include that of ancient inns having small entrances to thwart thieves, or the story of an old mountain pass known as the "eye of the needle", so narrow that merchants would have to dismount from their camels and were thus easier prey for brigands lying in wait. Mangled Greek maybe? There are some differences in the transmitted Greek. The needle in Matthew and Mark is a rafic. In Luke it is a belone. But both are synonyms for needles used in sewing, but Luke's is more likely to be used by a surgeon than a seamstress. Another possible solution comes from the possibility of a Greek misprint. The suggestion is that the Greek word kamilos ('camel') should really be kamï¿½los, meaning 'cable, rope', as some late New Testament manuscripts 1 actually have here. Hence it is easier to thread a needle with a rope rather than a strand of cotton than for a rich man to enter the kingdom. A neat but unnecessary solution! A variation on all of the above is that the needle was a 6 inch carpet needle and the rope was made of camel hair- but this is again clutching at straws or camel hair, and is an unnecessary emendation. Makes sense in Aramaic An alternative linguistic explanation is taken from George M Lamsa's Syriac-Aramaic Peshitta translation 2 which has the word 'rope' in the main text but a footnote on Matthew 19:24 which states that the Aramaic word gamla means rope and camel, possibly because the ropes were made from camel hair. Evidence for this also comes from the 10th century Aramaic lexicographer Mar Bahlul who gives the meaning as a "a large rope used to bind ships". (cf. http://www.aramaicnt.org/HTML/LUKE/evidences/Camel.html ) Some have even suggested a pun in Aramaic between camel and gnat or louse from the Aramaic kalma 'vermin, louse'. Just as the apocryphal Acts of Peter and Andrew 3 refers the saying to a literal camel and needle, so we are not meant to reason away the apparent difficulty of getting a camel through a needle's eye. For the difficulty is not apparent it is real, and not be solved by textual trickery but by taking the ludicrous language at face value. What we have instead then, I believe, is a beautiful Hebrew hyperbole, as in the tree sticking out of one's eye whilst one is removing a speck in another's eye! Indeed, Jewish Talmudic literature uses a similar aphorism about an elephant passing through the eye of a needle as a figure of speech implying the unlikely or impossible: "They do not show a man a palm tree of gold, nor an elephant going through the eye of a needle." 4 This first instance concerned dreams and their interpretation and suggested that men only dream that which is natural or possible, not that which is unlikely ever to have occurred to them. "ï¿½ who can make an elephant pass through the eye of a needle." 5 In this case, the illustration concerns a dispute


What is the regulation size ratio for a pocket billiards table?

Pool Table Sizes And So-Called "Regulation Tables" By Matthew Sherman Updated October 17, 2016. A billiard table, billiards table, or pool table is a bounded table on which billiards-type games are played. In the modern era, all billiards tables provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate, that is covered with cloth (usually of a tightly-woven worsted wool called baize), and surrounded by vulcanized rubber cushions, with the whole elevated above the floor. More specific terms are used for specific sports, such as snooker table and pool table, and different-sized billiard balls are used on these table types.  A pool table, or pocket billiards table (as the sport's governing body prefers to call it), has six pockets – one at each corner of the table (corner pockets) and one at the midpoint of each of the longer sides (side pockets or middle pockets). An American table tends to be 4' x 9'  and the English pool tables are really  mini-tables , even diminutive 6-footers! The minis tend to crowd the balls together excessively into little clusters that create frustration when you attempt to pry them apart. continue reading below our video Understanding Baseball Of course, the pockets on American tables are larger to yield wiggle room for the bigger  object balls . Pool Table Size The table is the blood and body of good pool. The best shooter, equipped with the world's best stick , would fare poorly on a table with broken pockets or on one too small to present a challenge. Pool tables are typically rectangular with a 2:1 ratio play surface, length to width (in a variety of sizes). The best sized-table to play on is nine by four-and-a-half feet . "Regulation-Sized" Pool Tables Beware of rip-offs due to the deregulated nature of pool competition worldwide. Table ads that guarantee "regulation size" mean nothing in particular, except that they have a 2:1 ratio.


"""Facebook"" was launched in what year?"

10 years after Facebook launched, social media is only beginning to shake up the world - The Washington Post 10 years after Facebook launched, social media is only beginning to shake up the world The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set! By Vivek Wadhwa By Vivek Wadhwa February 3, 2014 Follow @wadhwa When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com in Feb. 2004, even he could not imagine the forces it would unleash. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is what this Web site rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world. Remember Facebook boxes? How about when it was called "Thefacebook"? We take a look back at the social-media juggernaut's 10 years on the Internet. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) To the children of this connected era, the world is one giant social network. They are not bound—as were previous generations of humans—by what they were taught. They are limited by their curiosity and ambition. During my childhood, all knowledge was local. You learned everything you knew from your parents, teachers, preachers, and friends. If you were privileged and had access to a library or an encyclopedia, you could learn a little more. You surely couldn’t follow and reach out to the people that you read about; learn what people all over the world had to say; or ask the difficult, uncomfortable, questions. With the high-quality and timely information at their fingertips and encouragement from each other, today’s children are rising above the fears and biases of their parents. That is why youth in the Middle East are fermenting revolutions and the Chinese are getting restless. Adults are also participating in this revolution. India’s normally docile middle class is speaking up against social ills. Silicon Valley executives are being shamed into adding women to their boards. Political leaders—such as President Obama—are marshalling the energy of millions for elections and political causes. All of this is being done with social media technologies that Facebook and its competitors unleashed. As does every advancing technology, social media has created many new problems. It is commonly addictive and provides a tool for stalking children. Social media is used by extremists in the Middle East and elsewhere to solicit and brainwash recruits. And it exposes us and our friends to unsavory spying. We may leave our lights on in the house when we are on vacation, but through social media we tell criminals who may want to rob us exactly where we are, when we plan to return home, and how to blackmail us. Governments don’t need informers any more. Social media allows government agencies to spy on their political masters, their own citizens, in a way that would make Big Brother jealous. We record our thoughts, emotions, likes and dislikes on Facebook; we share our political views, social preferences, and plans. We post intimate photographs of ourselves. No spy agency or criminal organization could actively gather the type of data that we voluntarily post for them. We tell governments our friends’ names, e-mail addresses and contact numbers, and we tag photographs of them. And as computers become more powerful, they will be able to analyze our social-media information and correlate it with what our friends and acquaintances say about us. The marketers are also seeing big opportunities. Amazon is trying to predict what we will order. Google is trying to judge our needs and wants based on our social-media profiles—it wants to be our personal assistant. We need to be aware of the risks and keep working to mitigate the dangers. Getting back to the bright side, major changes are happening in fields such as health care because of social media. Already, by analyzing Google searches, researchers can track the spread of disease across the world. Patients are able to converse with others who


When was the last Act of amnesty passed in Great Britain?

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amnesty - Wikisource, the free online library 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Amnesty 1222265 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica , Volume 1 — Amnesty AMNESTY (from the Gr. ἀμνηστἱα, oblivion), an act of grace by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent persons. It includes more than pardon, inasmuch as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offence. Amnesties, which may be granted by the crown alone, or by act of parliament, were formerly usual on coronations and similar occasions, but are chiefly exercised towards associations of political criminals, and are sometimes granted absolutely, though more frequently there are certain specified exceptions. Thus, in the case of the earliest recorded amnesty, that of Thrasybulus at Athens, the thirty tyrants and a few others were expressly excluded from its operation; and the amnesty proclaimed on the restoration of Charles II. did not extend to those who had taken part in the execution of his father. Other celebrated amnesties are that proclaimed by Napoleon on the 13th of March 1815, from which thirteen eminent persons, including Talleyrand, were excepted; the Prussian amnesty of the 10th of August 1840; the general amnesty proclaimed by the emperor Francis Joseph of Austria in 1857; the general amnesty granted by President Johnson after the Civil War in 1868; and the French amnesty of 1905. The last act of amnesty passed in Great Britain was that of 1747, which proclaimed a pardon to those who had taken part in the second Jacobite rebellion.


First Indianapolis 500 held - May 30, 1911 - HISTORY.com First Indianapolis 500 held Publisher A+E Networks On this day in 1911, Ray Harroun drives his single-seater Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, now one of the world’s most famous motor racing competitions. The Indiana automobile dealer Carl Fisher first proposed building a private auto testing facility in 1906, in order to address car manufacturers’ inability to test potential top speeds of new cars due to the poorly developed state of the public roadways. The result was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, built on 328 acres of farmland five miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis. The idea was that occasional races at the track would pit cars from different manufacturers against each other in order to showcase their full power and entice spectators to check out the new models themselves. In 1911, Fisher and his partners decided to focus on one long race per year, as opposed to numerous shorter events, in order to attract more publicity. The purse for the grueling 500-mile race would be the richest in racing. On May 30, 1911, 40 cars lined up at the starting line for the first Indy 500. A multi-car accident occurred 13 laps into the race, and the ensuing chaos temporarily disrupted scoring, throwing the finish into dispute when the eventual runner-up, Ralph Mulford, argued that he was the rightful winner. It was Ray Harroun, however, who took home the $14,250 purse, clocking an average speed of 74.59 mph and a total time of 6 hours and 42 minutes. The Wasp was the first car with a rear-view mirror, which Harroun had installed in order to compensate for not having a mechanic in the seat next to him to warn of other cars passing. Impressive as it was, Harroun’s 1911 speed would have finished him 10th in the 1922 Indy 500. Barely a decade later, nearly all the cars that started in the race were smaller, lighter, more efficient and far more expensive than consumer cars. Their aerodynamic bodies featured narrow grills and teardrop-shaped tails; knock-off wire wheels made for quick, efficient tire changes; and the new straight-sided tires lasted much longer than their early pneumatic counterparts. The best cars were equipped with four-wheel hydraulic brakes and inline 3.0-liter V-8 engines made of aluminum. By the mid-1920s, the Indy 500 had become what it is today–a high-paying event for the world’s most expensive cars. Related Videos


By what name is the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, who lived near Coventry in the 11th century, better known?

1000+ images about Lady Godiva on Pinterest | The old, Acrylics and Lady godiva Forward Godiva is the latinised form of the Old English name Godgyfu or Godgifu (literally, “God’s gift” or “good gift”). Godgyfu was an 11th century Anglo-Saxon aristocrat whose life spanned one of the most tumultuous periods in early English history. Despite her illustrious husband, renowned piety, and religious benefactions, without the tantalising legend of her ride she would likely be completely forgotten.... click to #read #more | A Journey Through #Medieval Life octavia.net (pic from wiki) See More


Who was the first person to sign the American Declaration of Independence?

Did You Know…. Independence Day Should Actually Be July 2? | National Archives Did You Know…. Independence Day Should Actually Be July 2? Press Release · Tuesday, July 2, 1776 Washington, DC And Other Little Known Facts About The Declaration Of Independence Washington, DC America's revolutionary Charter of Freedom, the Declaration of Independence is a document upon which our nation's founding principles were established. The National Archives will celebrate the 229th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with its traditional Fourth of July program. The theme of this year's annual program is "Declaration Days: National Archives Family Weekend 4th of July Celebration." The two day-long program will include patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by Operation Iraqi Freedom wounded veterans from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and exciting free family activities and entertainment for all ages. History lovers young and old can view the newly-restored Declaration of Independence, and speak with actors playing those who signed this important document! All programs are free, open to the public, and take place at the National Archives Building on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, NW. The Declaration of Independence set the course for our nation on a journey of freedom, which also led this historic document on its own journey.  For example, did you know.: Who Authored the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, which was then edited by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson took their edits and incorporated them into what would become the version finally adopted. Independence Day Should Have Been July 2 July 2, 1776 is the day that the Continental Congress actually voted for independence. John Adams, in his writings, even noted that July 2 would be remembered in the annals of American history and would be marked with fireworks and celebrations. The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn't actually signed until August 2.  Fifty-six delegates eventually signed the document, although all were not present on that day in August. Who Signed and In What Order? John Hancock signed first, with a large hand right in the middle because he was the President of the Congress. The others signed by state delegation, beginning in the upper right in one column, and then proceeding in five other columns, arranged from the northernmost state (New Hampshire) to the southernmost (Georgia). Who Signed Last? It is believed Thomas McKean of Delaware was the last person to sign. When Congress authorized the printing of an official copy with the names attached in January 1777, McKean's name was not included. He signed after that date, or the printer made a mistake by omitting him. On The Road Again  The Declaration of Independence spent many years on the road. After the signing ceremony on August 2, it was most likely filed in Philadelphia. On December 12, threatened by the British, Congress adjourned and reconvened 8 days later in Baltimore, MD, where the document remained until its return to Philadelphia in March of 1777. In the years to follow, it traveled widely with the Continental Congress throughout the Northeast, then moving to Washington, DC in 1800. In 1814, again threatened by war, it was moved to an unused gristmill in Virginia for protection. On August 24, as the British burned the White House, it was moved to Leesburg, VA until September, when it returned to the nation's capital. With the exception of a trip to Philadelphia for the Centennial and to Fort Knox during World War II, it has remained there ever since. If By Land or By Sea  The document has also experienced many modes of travel. Initially, like other parchment documents of the time, the Declaration was probably stored in a rolled format. Each time the document was used, it would have been unrolled and re-rolled. It likely traveled by light wagon and by horseback with the Continental Congress it


What is the capital of the Australian state of Tasmania?

Capital Cities of Australia - Overview • Adelaide, South Australia The capital of South Australia, Adelaide, is on Gulf St Vincent which leads through Investigator Strait to the Southern Ocean . As with most major Australian cities, a river runs through the city, and in Adelaide this is the Torrens. The larger, longer Murray River empties into Lake Alexandrina and into the ocean southeast of Adelaide on the eastern side of the Fleurieu Peninsula . Adelaide city centre has streets laid out in a grid surrounded by parklands. Adelaide is named after Queen Adelaide, German-born consort of England's King William IV. More » continue reading below our video Tipping Etiquette Around the World Brisbane skyline © Tourism Queensland. Brisbane skyline © Tourism Queensland • Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is located on the southeastern side of the state, just north of the Gold Coast . The city has grown alongside the meandering Brisbane River with the city's eastern suburbs fronting Moreton Bay on the western side of the Pacific Ocean . In population, Brisbane ranks first in Queensland and third among Australia's cities after Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane is named after the river which snakes through the city. The river itself is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. More » Australian Parliament House © Australian Capital Tourism. Australian Parliament House © Australian Capital Tourism • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory is Australia's national capital. Geographically, the Australian Capital Territory is within, but not a part of, the state of New South Wales, in much the same way that the District of Columbia, where the US capital of Washington is located, is part of neither the states of Maryland nor Virginia. As the seat of national government, the Australian Parliament and the nation's central federal offices are located in Canberra, as are the nation's national galleries, museums and library. Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin was created when the Molonglo River was dammed in the early 1960s. More » Aerial view of Darwin © Tourism NT. Aerial view of Darwin © Tourism NT • Darwin, Northern Territory It's Australia's northernmost capital city in the region commonly referred to as the Top End. It's a city that's suffered the brunt of war and natural catastrophes but has seemed to rise stronger than ever before. As the Australian capital city closest to Southeast Asia, it is a melting pot of peoples and cultures, from Aboriginal and Islander Australians to the descendants of European settlers and Asian wayfarers and migrants. The city is named after evolutionist Charles Darwin who sailed on the HMS Beagle in the early 1800s, although Darwin was not on the Beagle when the ship sailed into Darwin Harbour in 1839. More » Port Arthur © Tourism Tasmania & Sarah Quine. Port Arthur © Tourism Tasmania & Sarah Quine • Hobart, Tasmania Hobart, Australia's southernmost state capital, is located on the southeastern side of island-state Tasmania. It has grown on the banks of the Derwent River and is the end point of the annual sea classic, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race , which starts on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day . The ruins of the Port Arthur convict penitentiary and the historic village of Richmond are but two popular Hobart daytrip destinations. The main island of Tasmania is no more than 62.5 square kilometres and most Tasmanian attractions can be reached in a day from Hobart or the northern city of Launceston. More » Melbourne skyline © Tourism Victoria. Melbourne skyline © Tourism Victoria • Melbourne, Victoria Ah, Melbourne. It's one of my favorite cities, and always a pleasure to visit. Getting around Melbourne to view and experience its many city attractions is easy and pleasant with its free City Circle tram and the City Tourist Shuttle . Catch either of these two visitor-friendly vehicles and get off at places that interest you and then get back on and head to your next destination. And feel the throb of this city. It's ali


Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo play US Marshalls investigating the disappearance of a psychiatric patient in the 1950s in which 2010 film directed by Martin Scorsese?

FILM RATINGS PAGE - SYLVAIN RICHARD (Montreal)@Arts & Opinion 2.5 or more for a noteworthy film 3.5 for an exceptional film 4 for a classic. 2.4 -- NANNERL, MOZARTï¿½S SISTER, Renï¿½ Fï¿½ret [reviewed by Sylvain Richard] Biopic          centering on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartï¿½s older sister Maria Anna          Walburga (Nannerl, 1751-1829). Like her brother, she was a child          progeny and musically gifted, adept at playing both the harpsichord          and the violin. She also had a strong desire to compose; to          put on paper the music she heard in her head. However due to          societyï¿½s stance that playing violin and composing were unacceptable          pursuits for women, her father did not allow her to develop          her gifts, only allowing her to accompany Wolfgang on the harpsichord.          The filmï¿½s characters were un-engaging and superficial. Loose          editing and weak plot distracted from the potentially informative          aspect of a little known figure in the history of music, who          was overshadowed by her brother. The set designs and costumes          were exquisite. 3.3 -- BARNEYï¿½S VERSION, Richard J. Louis [reviewed by Sylvain Richard] Adaptation         of Mordecai Richlerï¿½s (1931-2001) final novel. Barney Panofsky         (Paul Giamatti) is an ordinary man who has lived an extraordinary         and colourful life. As the title suggests, it unfolds from his         point of view as Barney goes through three marriages (Rachel Lefevre,         Minnie Driver and Rosamund Pike). His father, Izzy (Dustin Hoffman)         a retired cop, guides him through life. We also explore the relationships         with his friends, especially his best friend Boogie (Scott Speedman).         When Boogie suddenly vanishes one day, Barney is the prime suspect.         Delightfully scripted and edited with outstanding performances         throughout. With engaging and credible characters and a true reflection         of life, this light-hearted human comedy is a fitting tribute         to one of Canadaï¿½s most noted authors. 3.1 -- RABBIT HOLE, John Cameron Mitchell [reviewed by Sylvain Richard] A         stirring portrait of a husband and wife dealing with one of the         most difficult of life changing situations ï¿½ the sudden loss of         a child. Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) lost         their only son Danny, just eight months prior. Danny had been         playing with his dog, when suddenly the dog dashed out onto the         street. Danny ran out after him and was fatally struck by a passing         car. The driver was Jason (Miles Teller), a teenager. Both are         trying to get back on track and regain a sense of normalcy, each         in his own way. This leads to conflicts as Becca desires to remove         all memories of her son whereas Howie wants to hold on and still         feel Dannyï¿½s presence. Becca opens up to her mother (Dianne West)         and reaches out to Jason. Howie drifts towards Gabby (Sandra Oh),         a member of a bereavement group. Fine acting, well conceived script         and tight editing along with appropriate emotional responses will         give this film its rightful place among the genre of coping-with-loss         films. 3.0 -- THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, Michael Apted [reviewed by Sylvain Richard] The         third chapter after ï¿½The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe,ï¿½ and         ï¿½Prince Caspianï¿½ -- of a fantasy series about a group of children         who are drawn into a fictional fantasy world called Narnia. Peter         and Susan Pevensie are visiting Americ