The continent having the highest average elevation is?

World Land Areas and Elevations World > Geography World Land Areas and Elevations The following table lists the approximate land area, highest elevation, and lowest elevation of the world's continents, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, according to the World Atlas. Area Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m)1 Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m) AFRICA Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft. (5,895 m) Lake Assal, Djibouti, 512 ft. below sea level (–156 m) ANTARCTICA Vinson Massif, Ellsworth Mts., 16,066 ft. (4,897 m) Lowest land point hidden within Bentley Subglacial Trench2 ASIA (includes the Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m) Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (–411 m) AUSTRALIA Mt. Kosciusko, Australia, 7,310 ft. (2,228 m) Lake Eyre, Australia, 52 ft. below sea level (–12 m) EUROPE (the Ural Mountains in Russia form the boundary between Europe and Asia) 9,938,000 Mt. Elbrus, Russia/Georgia, 18,510 ft. (5,642 m) Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan 92 ft. below sea level (–28 m) NORTH AMERICA (includes Central America and the Caribbean) Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft. (6,194 m) Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (–86 m) SOUTH AMERICA (6,960 m) Valdes Peninsula, Argentina 131 ft. below sea level (–40 m) 1. The 1954 elevation of Everest, 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) was revised on Nov. 11, 1999, and now stands at 29,035 ft. (8,850 m). 2. Bentley Subglacial Trench itself (ice, not land) is –8,327 ft. below sea level (–2,538 m). Source: WorldAtlas.com.


The Dewey Decimal, Universal Decimal, and Bliss Bibliographic classifications are used by?

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The Carthage civilization (814-200BC) was based around modern?

Carthage - Ancient History Encyclopedia Carthage by Joshua J. Mark published on 28 April 2011 According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido ) sometime around 813 BCE although, actually, it rose following Alexander 's destruction of Tyre in 332 BCE. The city (in modern-day Tunisia, North Africa) was originally known as Kart-hadasht (new city) to distinguish it from the older Phoenician city of Utica nearby. The Greeks called the city Karchedon and the Romans turned this name into Carthago. Originally a small port on the coast, established only as a stop for Phoenician traders to re-supply or repair their ships, Carthage grew to become the most powerful city in the Mediterranean before the rise of Rome . A Great Trade Centre After the fall of the great Phoenician city of Tyre to Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, those Tyrians who were able to escape fled to Carthage with whatever wealth they had. Since many whom Alexander spared were those rich enough to buy their lives, these refugees landed in the city with considerable means and established Carthage as the new centre of Phoenician trade. The Carthaginians then drove the native Africans from the area, enslaved many of them, and exacted tribute from the rest. From a small town on the coast, the city grew in size and grandeur with enormous estates covering miles of acreage. Not even one hundred years passed before Carthage was the richest city in the Mediterranean. The aristocrats lived in palaces, the less affluent in modest but attractive homes, while tribute and tariffs regularly increased the city’s wealth on top of the lucrative business in trade. The harbour was immense, with 220 docks, gleaming columns which rose around it in a half-circle, and was ornamented with Greek sculpture . The Carthaginian trading ships sailed daily to ports all around the Mediterranean Sea while their navy, supreme in the region, kept them safe and, also, opened new territories for trade and resources through conquest . Advertisement Carthage Against Rome It was this expansion which first brought Carthage into conflict with Rome. When Rome was weaker than Carthage, she posed no threat. The Carthaginian navy had long been able to enforce the treaty which kept Rome from trading in the western Mediterranean. When Carthage took Sicily , however, Rome responded. Though they had no navy and knew nothing of fighting on the sea, Rome built 330 ships which they equipped with clever ramps and gangways (the corvus) which could be lowered onto an enemy ship and secured; thus turning a sea battle into a land battle. The First Punic War (264-241 BCE) had begun. After an initial struggle with military tactics, Rome won a series of victories and finally defeated Carthage in 241 BCE. Carthage was forced to cede Sicily to Rome and pay a heavy war indemnity. Carthage again went to war with Rome when the general Hannibal attacked the city of Saguntum . Following this war, Carthage became embroiled in what is known as The Mercenary War (241-237 BCE) which started when the Carthaginian army of mercenaries demanded the payment Carthage owed them. This war was finally won by Carthage through the efforts of the general Hamilcar Barca . Carthage suffered greatly from both these conflicts and, when Rome occupied the Carthaginian colonies of Sardinia and Corsica, there was nothing the Carthaginians could do about it. They tried to make the best of their situation by conquering and expanding holdings in Spain but again went to war with Rome when the Carthaginian general Hannibal attacked the city of Saguntum, an ally of Rome. The Second Punic War (218-202 BCE) was fought largely in northern Italy as Hannibal invaded Italy from Spain by marching his forces over the Alps. Hannibal won every engagement against the Romans in Italy. In 216 BCE he won his greatest victory at the Battle of Cannae but, lacking sufficient troops and supplies, could not build on his successes. He was defeated by the Roman general Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Zama, in North Africa, in 202 BCE a


What edible weed is named from 'lion's tooth'?

Dandelion: Pictures, Flowers, Leaves and Identification | Taraxacum Pause Resume To support our efforts please see our store (books with medicinal info & subscriptions), or browse the dandelion products below.      Dandelions are often considered a pesky weed in Canada and the U.S. yet European and Asian nations have greatly benefited for years from the incredible nutritional value that this weed contains. Dandelions are a rich source of vitamins, minerals and it even has antioxidants. For example, one cup of raw dandelion greens contains 112% of your daily required intake of vitamin A and 535% of vitamin K. The common yellow dandelion has a long list of powerful healing abilities as well as other health benefits.  Contrary to popular belief, the dandelion is a beneficial plant to have. It’s a great companion plant for gardening because it’s long taproot brings up nutrients to the shallow-rooting plants in the garden adding minerals and nitrogen to the soil. Dandelions attract pollinating insects which helps fruits to ripen. - click to play video - Distinguishing Features: The dandelion is a readily identifiable, hardy, perennial weed. It has a rosette base producing several flowering stems and multiple leaves. Fields of Nutrition has medicinal benefits and vitamin/mineral content of Dandelion. Leaves: Dandelions have a toothy, deeply-notched, basal leaves that are hairless. They are 5 to 25 cm or longer and they form a rosette above the central taproot. Height: Depending on several conditions, dandelions can grow as high as 25-30 cm. Habitat: Dandelions are the most common broadleaf weed in most lawns. It is found in virtually every kind of habitat, from openings in deep woods to cultivated fields, from rocky hillsides to fertile gardens and lawns. Edible parts: Leaves, root, and flower. Dandelion leaves can be added to a salad or cooked. They can also be dried and stored for the winter or blanched and frozen. Flowers can be made into juice, or added into many recipes. The root can be made into a coffee substitute. The root and leaves can be dried, stored and made into tea. Similar plants: Sow-Thistle, Agoseris.


Disney's Lion King movie/musical is generally said to be based on what Shakespeare play?

The Lion King | Disney Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia “Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life.” ―Tagline The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation . It was released in theaters on June 15 , 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the 32nd film in the Disney Animated Canon . The story, which was generally influenced by African animal behavior, takes place in a kingdom of animals in Africa . The film was the highest-grossing animated film of all time until the release of Finding Nemo (a Disney / Pixar computer-animated film). The Lion King still holds the record as the highest-grossing traditionally animated film in history, is the fourth highest-grossing animated film of all time, and belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance . The Lion King is the highest-grossing 2D animated film of all time in the United States, and received universal acclaim from critics, who praised the film for its music and story. During its release in 1994, the film grossed more than $968 million worldwide, making it a huge box office success and becoming the most successful film released that year. A musical film, The Lion King garnered two Academy Awards for its achievement in music and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice , with an original score by Hans Zimmer. Disney later produced two related movies: a sequel, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride ; and a part prequel-part parallel, The Lion King 1½ . This film also resulted in a spin-off television series called Timon & Pumbaa , starring the comic relief characters of the same name as well as a series serving as a midquel to the second film, The Lion Guard . Contents [ show ] Plot The story of The Lion King takes place in the Pride Lands, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, Rafiki (Robert Guillaume), a mandrill shaman, anoints Simba, the newborn cub of King Mufasa (James Earl Jones) and Queen Sarabi (Madge Sinclair), and presents him to a gathering of animals at Pride Rock ("The Circle of Life"). Meanwhile, Mufasa's younger brother, Scar (Jeremy Irons), realizes that he is no longer the heir to the throne and plots to kill Simba. Months later, Mufasa takes Simba (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) around the Pride Lands, teaching him about the "Circle of Life", the delicate balance affecting all living things. Later, Scar tells Simba about the elephant graveyard, a place where Mufasa has warned him not to go. Simba asks his mother if he can go to the water-hole with his best friend, Nala (Niketa Calame). Sarabi and Nala's mother Sarafina (Zoe Leader) agree, but only if Mufasa's majordomo, the hornbill Zazu (Rowan Atkinson), goes with them. Simba and Nala elude Zazu's supervision ("I Just Can't Wait to Be King") and go to the graveyard instead. There, the cubs are chased by Shenzi, Banzai and Ed (Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Martin, and Jim Cummings), Scar's spotted hyena henchmen who try to kill them but are rescued by Mufasa, who was summoned by Zazu. Later that night, Scar gains the loyalty of the hyenas by claiming that if he becomes king, they will "never go hungry again." Plotting further, Scar gathers more hyenas ("Be Prepared") forming an army. Some time later, Scar lures Simba into a gorge for a "surprise from his father" then signals the hyenas create a wildebeest stampede down into the gorge where Simba is. Alerted by an insincerely dramatic Scar, Mufasa races to rescue Simba from the stampede. He saves his son but is left clinging to the edge of a cliff, which results in Scar flinging him into the stampede below, where he is buried into the some of the wildebeests' horns, hit the ground with extreme force, and finally trampled to death by the wildebeest. Scar convinces Simba that he was responsible for his own father's death, and recommends that he flees the Pride Lands, never to return. To compound this, Scar once again sends the hyenas to kill Simba, but as Simba reaches a thor


What is the UK's most senior royal palace and official residence of the monarch?

In Residence: British Royal Palaces In Residence: British Royal Palaces By Mandy's Royalty Tuesday, August 25, 1998 0 Royal Residence No tags Permalink 0 In Residence: British Royal Palaces Check out this handy-dandy map of the locations of royal homes across the UK (click to enlarge). Buckingham Palace “Buck House” – as it is affectionately known – is the official seat of HM The Queen. It evolved from a much smaller home that was owned by the Dukes of Buckingham, for whom it was named. In 1761, King George III bought Buckingham House, as it was known then, for his wife Queen Charlotte. His Majesty liked the house for its close proximity to St. James’s Palace where official state business was carried out at the time. The residence then became known as the “Queen’s House”, where fourteen of George III’s fifteen children were born! Buckingham Palace became the official residence of the sovereign in July 1837, when a newly crowned Queen Victoria moved in. It has been the official site of the Monarch and their state business ever since. It became so iconic that when it was suggested that Windsor become Queen Elizabeth II’s official residence, Winston Churchill had a good grumble about it. He insisted that Buckingham Palace was to be the site for the Head of State. Did you know? Though the monarch lives and works in Buckingham Palace, St. James’s remains the formal “official palace of the Sovereign” and is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. Buckingham Palace has had numerous additions throughout the years. Today, the room count stands at 775. It houses the offices of the Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, and other various members of the Royal Family. It is also the scene of many official ceremonies such as Jubilees, the receiving of loyal addresses, State Visits and Investitures. Official wedding photographs of numerous Royal Family members are taken in the Throne Room. The Changing of the Guard ceremony takes place outside Buckingham Palace at 11:30 am every day from May to July. It takes place on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting. Information on the opening of State Rooms: royalcollection.org.uk Windsor Castle Situated in the town of Windsor, it is the largest occupied castle in the world. It has been a private home as well as a piece of history, built over 900 years ago by William the Conqueror. Windsor contains the most valuable pieces of art in the world, including paintings, sculptures, and furniture. Its fourteenth-century chapel, named for England’s patron Saint George, has been the site of several memorable weddings. The Queen, as a young princess, lived at Windsor Castle during the war years with her little sister Princess Margaret. The children had been stationed here for their own safety, far from London where the Nazis dropped continuous bombs. It was a shot to the heart for Elizabeth when, in 1992, a lamp overturned and set a curtain alight, burning a large portion of Windsor’s majestic rooms. Her childhood home suffered £30-40m worth of damage. Thankfully, many of the paintings and tapestries were saved. To honor those who had helped battle the blaze and rescue valuable items, new stained glass was added in the chapel bearing the images of volunteers and firemen. St. James’s Palace The walls of this palace housed many a monarch in its time. Built in the 1530s, St. James has long been the “senior” royal palace, and is often in use for official functions. Unlike Windsor and Buckingham Palace, it is not open to the public. King William IV, uncle of Queen Victoria, was the last Sovereign to use St. James’s Palace as a residence. It is still considered a senior royal palace and the Prince of Wales’s offices are located here, as well as the press office for Princes William and Harry. The site was brought into the royal orbit when King Henry VIII acquired it from Eton College. He renovated the building into a ‘magnificent and goodly house’, making it the principal official palace of the Sovereign. Over time, St. James’s has functioned as an official palace as well as a home, and


The traditional Windows/Mac keyboard shortcut to undo the last operation is Ctrl or Cmd and what key?

Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support Shopping Bag Mac keyboard shortcuts By pressing a combination of keys, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. To use a keyboard shortcut, hold down one or more modifier keys while pressing the last key of the shortcut. For example, to use the shortcut Command-C (copy), hold down Command, press C, then release both keys. Mac menus and keyboards often use symbols for certain keys , including the modifier keys: Command ⌘ Caps Lock ⇪ Fn If you're using a keyboard made for Windows PCs, use the Alt key instead of Option, and the Windows logo key instead of Command. Some Mac keyboards and shortcuts use special keys in the top row, which include icons for volume, display brightness, and other functions. Press the icon key to perform that function, or combine it with the Fn key to use it as an F1, F2, F3, or other standard function key.  To learn more shortcuts, check the menus of the app you're using. Every app can have its own shortcuts, and shortcuts that work in one app may not work in another.  Cut, copy, paste, and other common shortcuts           Shortcut           Cut: Remove the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard. Command-C Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder. Command-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder. Command-Z Undo the previous command. You can then press Command-Shift-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands. Command-A Find: Open a Find window, or find items in a document. Command-G Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command-Shift-G. Command-H Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command-Option-H. Command-M Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command-Option-M. Command-N New: Open an new document or window. Command-O Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open. Command-P Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command-Option-W. Command-Q Quit the app. Option-Command-Esc Force Quit: Choose an app to  force quit . Or press Command-Shift-Option-Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit. Command–Space bar Spotlight: Show or hide the  Spotlight  search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar. If you  use multiple input sources  to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight . Space bar Quick Look: Use  Quick Look  to preview the selected item. Command-Tab Switch apps: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps.  Shift-Command-Tilde (~) Switch windows: Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app.  Shift-Command-3 Screenshot: Take a screenshot of the entire screen. Learn more screenshot shortcuts . Command-Comma (,) Preferences: Open preferences for the front app. Sleep, log out, and shut down shortcuts                Shortcut               Power button Tap to turn on your Mac or wake your Mac from sleep.   Hold for 1.5 seconds while your Mac is awake to display a dialog asking if you want to restart, sleep, or shut down. If you don't want to wait 1.5 seconds, press Control–Power button or Control–Media Eject   . Hold for 5 seconds to force your Mac to turn off. Control–Command–Power button Force your Mac to restart. Control–Shift–(Power button or Media Eject ) Put your displays to sleep. Control–Command–Media Eject  Quit all apps, then restart your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them. Control–Option–Command–(Power button or Media Eject ) Quit all apps, then shut down your Mac. If any open documents have unsaved changes, you'll be asked whether you want to save them. Shift-Command-Q Log out of your macOS user account. You'll be asked to con


The Gannex brand, popularised by British prime minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s, was a?

Harold Wilson | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Congregationalist Signature James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG , OBE , FRS, FSS , PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976. He won four general elections , and is the most recent British Prime Minister to have served non-consecutive terms. First entering Parliament in 1945, Wilson was immediately appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and rose quickly through the ministerial ranks, becoming the Secretary for Overseas Trade in 1947 and being appointed to the just months later as the President of the Board of Trade . Later, in the Labour Shadow Cabinet , he served first as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1955 to 1961 and then as the Shadow Foreign Secretary from 1961 to 1963, when he was elected Leader of the Labour Party after the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell . Wilson narrowly won the 1964 election, going on to win a much increased majority in a snap 1966 election. Wilson's first period as Prime Minister coincided with a period of low unemployment and relative economic prosperity, though also of significant problems with Britain's external balance of payments. In 1969 Wilson sent British troops to Northern Ireland . After losing the 1970 general election to Edward Heath , he spent four years as Leader of the Opposition before the February 1974 general election resulted in a hung parliament . After Heath's talks with the Liberals broke down, Wilson returned to power as leader of a minority government until there was a second general election in the autumn, which resulted in a narrow Labour victory. A period of economic crisis was now beginning to hit most Western countries, and in 1976 Wilson suddenly announced his resignation as Prime Minister. Wilson's own approach to Socialism was moderate, with emphasis on increasing opportunity within society, for example through change and expansion within the education system , allied to the technocratic aim of taking better advantage of rapid scientific progress, rather than on the more controversial socialist goal of promoting wider public ownership of industry. He took little action to pursue the Labour Party constitution's stated dedication to such nationalisation , though he did not formally disown it. Himself a member of the Labour Party's "soft left", Wilson joked about leading a Cabinet that was made up mostly of social democrats, comparing himself to a Bolshevik revolutionary presiding over a Tsarist cabinet, but there was arguably little to divide him ideologically from the cabinet majority. [1] [2] Wilson's first period in office, in particular, was notable for substantial legal changes in a number of social areas; though they were generally not at the top of his personal agenda. These included the liberalisation of laws on censorship, divorce, homosexuality, immigration, and abortion; as well as the abolition of capital punishment , which was due in part to the initiatives of backbench MPs who had the support of Roy Jenkins during his time as Home Secretary. Overall, Wilson is seen to have managed a number of difficult political issues with considerable tactical skill, including such potentially divisive issues for his party as the role of public ownership, British membership of the European Community, and the Vietnam War , in which he consistently resisted US pressure to involve Britain and send British troops, while continuing to maintain a costly military presence East of Suez . [3] Nonetheless, his stated ambition of substantially improving Britain's long-term economic performance remained largely unfulfilled. Contents Edit Wilson was born at 4 Warneford Road, Huddersfield , in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England on 11 March 1916, an almost exact contemporary of his rival, Edward Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005). He came from a political family: his father James Herbert Wilson (December 1882 – 1971) was a works chemist who had been active in


Which fictional family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights, California?

Mockingbird Heights | Headhunter's Horror House Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Headhunter's Horror House Wiki Mockingbird Heights is a fictional town featured in the popular comedy television program The Munsters . The Munster family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane . Mockingbird Heights was also the sight of the funeral home where Herman Munster worked. Contents Edit 1313 Mockingbird Lane 1313 Mockingbird Lane was a street address in Mockingbird Heights. It was the home of the Munsters family which consisted of Herman Munster, his wife Lily, son Eddie, niece Marilyn and Grandpa Munster. The weather patterns directly over top 1313 Mockingbird Lane was always rainy or cloudy, regardless of what the weather was like anywhere else. 4919 Woodbury Drive This is the street address of Doctor E.R. Dudley, the Munsters' family physician. Diamond Jim's Used Cars This is where Lily ordered a customized hearse/roadster for Herman's birthday. Midcity Park Midcity Park was once the target of a nefarious purse snatcher. Unfortunately, it was also wear Herman Munster liked to take his nightly walks. Before long, rumors of a nine-foot man with green skin, red eyes and long arms began circulating throughout Mockingbird Heights.


Name the chemical separation process in which electricity passes through a conducting substance between two electrodes?

BBC - GCSE Bitesize: What is electrolysis? Electrolysis is the process by which ionic substances are broken down into simpler substances using electricity. During electrolysis, metals and gases may form at the electrodes. What is electrolysis? Ionic substancesionic substance: Ionic substances form when a metal reacts with a non-metal. They contain charged particles called ions. contain charged particlescharged particle: A particle that carries an electric charge. called ions [ion: Positively- or negatively-charged particles - eg positively charged hydrogen, sodium and potassium atoms. Ion charge helps determine a substance's acidity or alkalinity ]. For example, lead bromide contains positively charged lead ions and negatively charged bromide ions. Electrolysis is the process by which ionic substances are decomposed (broken down) into simpler substances when an electric current is passed through them. For electrolysis to work, the ions must be free to move. Ions are free to move when an ionic substance is dissolved in water or when melted. For example, if electricity is passed through moltenmolten: Molten means reduced to liquid form by heating. It is mainly used to describe rock, glass or metal. lead bromide, the lead bromide is broken down to form lead and bromine. Electrolysis Here is what happens during electrolysis: Positively charged ions move to the negative electrodeelectrode: Electrodes are conductors used to establish electrical contact with a circuit. The electrode attached to the negative terminal of a battery is called a negative electrode, or cathode. The electrode attached to the positive terminal of a battery is the positive electrode, or anode. during electrolysis. They receive electrons [electron: An electron is a very small negatively-charged particle found in an atom in the space surrounding the nucleus. ] and are reducedreduction: Reduction is a reaction in which oxygen is removed from a substance. Reduction also means a gain in electrons.. Negatively charged ions move to the positive electrode during electrolysis. They lose electrons and are oxidisedoxidation: Oxidation is a reaction in which oxygen combines with a substance. Oxidation also means a loss of electrons.. The substance that is broken down is called the electrolyteelectrolyte: An electrolyte is a substance which in solution will conduct an electric current.. Page:


The highest US military award, the Medal of Honor, is what shape?

Description of Awards - U.S. Military Awards for Valor - Top 3   MEDAL OF HONOR The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded by the United States government. It is presented by the President of the United States, in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty: While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. There are three distinct versions (one for the Army, one for the Air Force, and one for the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard).     DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism: While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not merit award of the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross is equivalent to the Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).     NAVY CROSS The Navy Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, (and to members of the Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy). It is awarded for extraordinary heroism:  While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. Actions that merit the Navy Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not merit award of the Medal of Honor. The Navy Cross is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) and the Air Force Cross (Air Force).     AIR FORCE CROSS The Air Force Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Air Force. It is awarded for extraordinary heroism:  While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.  Actions that merit the Air Force Cross must be of such a high degree that they are above those required for all other U.S. combat decorations but do not merit award of the Medal of Honor. The Air Force Cross is equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) and the Navy Cross (Navy and Marine Corps, and Coast Guard when operating under the authority of the Department of the Navy).     SILVER STAR The Silver Star is the third-highest military combat decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Armed Forces. It is awarded for gallantry in action: While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conf


The Drachma was which nation's main currency unit before the Euro in 2002?

Drachmae - definition of drachmae by The Free Dictionary Drachmae - definition of drachmae by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drachmae n. pl. drach·mas or drach·mae (-mē) 1. The primary unit of currency in Greece before the adoption of the euro. 2. An ancient Greek silver coin. 3. One of several modern units of weight, especially the dram. [Latin, from Greek drakhmē, handful, a handful or bundle of six obols such as could be held in the fist (since the early Greek obol had the shape of a long, slender rod), from drassesthai, drakh-, to grasp.] drachma (ˈdrækmə) n, pl -mas or -mae (-miː) 1. (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Greece, divided into 100 lepta; replaced by the euro in 2002 2. (Units) US another name for dram 2 3. (Currencies) a silver coin of ancient Greece 4. (Units) a unit of weight in ancient Greece [C16: from Latin, from Greek drakhmē a handful, from drassesthai to seize] drach•ma n., pl. -mas, -mae (-mē). 1. the basic monetary unit of modern Greece. 2. the principal silver coin of ancient Greece. 3. a small unit of weight in ancient Greece. 4. any of various modern weights, esp. a dram. [1520–30; < Latin < Greek drachmḗ] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:


Episcopal Church Aaronic Blessing Prayer of blessing drawn from Nm 6:24-26. An optional blessing at the close of An Order of Worship for the Evening (BCP, p. 114). The form of committal in the Burial of the Dead is an adaptation of the Aaronic Blessing (BCP, pp. 485, 501). It is provided as a Seasonal Blessing by the BOS for... Read More » Abbess Female leader or superior of a religious community, usually a community following the Benedictine Rule. In community matters, the abbess has the same authority as an abbot, but without the abbot's sacramental function. The abbess is the spiritual, administrative, and jurisdictional superior of... Read More » Abbey A monastic community of religious persons along with the buildings of the community. The abbey consists of monks ruled by an abbot, or of nuns under an abbess. Abbeys are independent of the jurisdiction of the local bishop. The traditional plan of the buildings included an oratory (chapel), a... Read More » Abbot Male leader or superior of a religious community. The title is derived from the Latin abbas or the Aramaic abba, "Father." The abbot functions as the "father" of the community. He is elected for life and receives authority from a bishop. The role of the abbot is to regulate the life of the... Read More » Abjuration A solemn renunciation of any belief, thing, or person to which one was previously loyal. This formal retraction of errors, made before witnesses, often concerned matters of apostasy, heresy, or schism. Prior to 1972, this solemn disavowal was required of baptized Christians being received into the... Read More » Ablutions Liturgical and ceremonial cleaning of the paten and chalice with water, or with water and wine, following the communion of the people at the Holy Eucharist. If the consecrated bread and wine are not reserved for later use, they are consumed by the ordained and lay ministers of the eucharist either... Read More » Absalom Jones Theological Institute A unit of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, from 1972 to 1978. Named for the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church, it was to be a resource institution for Episcopal seminarians who wanted to serve African American communities. Its only dean was Quinland Reeves... Read More » Absolution The formal act by a bishop or priest of pronouncing God's forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. The absolution of sins reflects the ministry of reconciliation committed by Christ to the church. Absolution may be pronounced following private confession of sins, as provided for by the two... Read More » Acclamation A salutation or greeting in the opening dialogue of the eucharistic liturgy arranged by versicle and response and varied according to the liturgical season. The memorial acclamation is a congregational response that may follow the institution narrative in the eucharistic prayers. Acolyte In contemporary Anglicanism, a general term which covers not only servers, torchbearers, and lighters of candles but also crucifers, thurifers, and banner-bearers. Acolytes are mentioned as a minor order (along with porters, lectors, and exorcists) as early as a letter of Pope Cornelius to Fabius... Read More » Adams, William (July 3, 1813-Jan. 2, 1897). One of the founders of Nashotah House, he was born in Monaghan, Ireland, and received his B.A. in 1836 from Trinity College, Dublin. In 1838 he came to the United States and entered the General Theological Seminary, New York, graduating in 1841. He was ordained deacon... Read More » Addison, James Thayer (Mar. 21, 1887-Feb. 13, 1953). A leader and authority in overseas missionary work, Addison was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and received his B.A. from Harvard in 1909. He received his B.D. from the Episcopal Theological School in 1913. Addison was ordained deacon on June 7, 1913, and priest on... Read More » Adiaphora From the Greek, "things indifferent," matters which can be accepted or rejected without prejudice to belief. Such practices or beliefs may be tolerated or permitted, but may not be required of faithful memb


An old word for a proverb or saying is a?

Another word for saying | Synonyms for saying Another word for saying saying maxim adage saw  2 motto epigram proverb aphorism   These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth. A saying is an often repeated and familiar expression: a collection of philosophical sayings. Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: “For a wise man, he seemed to me … to be governed too much by general maxims” (Edmund Burke). Adage applies to a saying that has gained credit through long use: a gift that gave no credence to the adage, “Good things come in small packages.” Saw often refers to a familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition: old saws that gave little comfort to the losing team. A motto expresses the aims, character, or guiding principles of a person, group, or institution: “Exuberance over taste” is my motto. An epigram is a witty expression, often paradoxical or satirical and neatly or brilliantly phrased: In his epigram Samuel Johnson called remarriage a “triumph of hope over experience.” Proverb refers to an old and popular saying that illustrates something such as a basic truth or a practical precept: “Slow and steady wins the race” is a proverb to live by. Aphorism, denoting a concise expression of a truth or principle, implies depth of content and stylistic distinction: Few writers have coined more aphorisms than Benjamin Franklin.


Historically, malmsey wine came from what nation and its surrounding islands?

Greece Map / Geography of Greece / Map of Greece - Worldatlas.com Print this map In some future millennium when the definitive history of Planet Earth is chronicled for all to see, the impact and influence of both ancient and modern Greece will occupy countless chapters. It was here in ancient times that many accomplished architects, philosophers, poets, teachers and thinkers would prove influential in the development of the Western World, and the collective works and legends of such great men as Aristotle , Hippocrates, Homer, Plato and Socrates live on today, and for very good reasons. The recorded history of Greece began in the Bronze Age (3000-1200 BC), with the rise of many powerful regional cultures. Typical of ancient civilizations, they too eventually crumbled, and in Greece, they were followed by the growth of Athens and Sparta (consequential city-states), as well as the development of Greater Greece. During this 'Classical Age' massive construction projects were undertaken including the building of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis, enduring literature was written; Socrates, the fabled philosopher, was inspiring the youth of the day with his unwavering commitment to logic and truth, and the spark was lit for the birth of the modern principles of democracy. In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held in Athens. This lengthy creative and prosperous period was eventually interrupted by a Persian invasion of the mainland, a war between Athens and Sparta (won by the Spartans), and the rise of Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire. Subsequently the Romans invaded Greece and quickly took control. The Western Roman Empire began to fade around 300 AD, and Greece became a part of the Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Roman Empire. Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) was the capital city and Constantine I became its first Christian Emperor. The Byzantines lasted for some nine hundred years, until Constantinople was conquered in 1204 during the Crusades. In the early 16th century the Ottoman Turks captured this capital city, and most of Greece was then under Turkish control. The War of Independence with the Ottoman Turks began in 1821, but Greek independence was the direct result of military support from Britain, France and Russia. For on-going stability reasons, those powers and other European forces decided to install a non-Greek king, and that monarchy concept remained into the 20th century. During WWI, Greek troops fought with the Allies but there were problems growing on the home front. In 1936 the Communist Party had widespread popular support and in that same year General Metaxas was appointed prime minister by the king and he established what would prove to be a disastrous fascist dictatorship. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy and then occupied by the Nazis. After Germany's defeat by the Allied Forces, internal fighting continued in Greece between supporters of the king and Communist rebels, with Communism finally crushed in 1949. Greece made a positive move and joined NATO in 1952, but a few years later a military dictatorship took control and it soon suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981 Greece joined the EU, and has never looked back. Greece is quite a remarkable place as you can literally touch the antiquities of the past and stand right where the genesis of our modern cultures and political systems began. You can also enjoy the colorful charms of its many islands, towns and villages, shop in Athens and meet a friendly face at every turn. In 2004 the Olympic flame returned home to Greece as this remarkable country played host to the Summer Games. It was a resounding success, one that paid tribute to the assertive, determined and multi-talented citizens of this great land, both past and present. ISLAND ATTRACTIONS & MAPS


The 1850s 'open-hearth process' was used in producing?

open-hearth process | metallurgy | Britannica.com Open-hearth process metal Open-hearth process, also called Siemens-martin Process, steel making technique that for most of the 20th century accounted for the major part of all steel made in the world. William Siemens , a German living in England in the 1860s, seeking a means of increasing the temperature in a metallurgical furnace , resurrected an old proposal for using the waste heat given off by the furnace; directing the fumes from the furnace through a brick checkerwork, he heated the brick to a high temperature, then used the same pathway for the introduction of air into the furnace; the preheated air materially increased the flame temperature. The first to use the device to produce steel were Pierre and Émile Martin of Sireuil, France, in 1864, charging the furnace with pig iron and some wrought-iron scrap. The ores most readily available in both Great Britain and the United States were especially well suited to the open-hearth process, the product of which proved superior to that from the Bessemer converter. Open-hearth furnace. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Natural gas or atomized heavy oils are used as fuel; both air and fuel are heated before combustion . The furnace is charged with liquid blast-furnace iron and steel scrap together with iron ore, limestone, dolomite, and fluxes. The furnace itself is made of highly refractory materials such as magnesite bricks for the hearths and roofs. Capacities of open-hearth furnaces are as high as 600 tons, and they are usually installed in groups, so that the massive auxiliary equipment needed to charge the furnaces and handle the liquid steel can be efficiently employed. Though the open-hearth process has been almost completely replaced in most industrialized countries by the basic oxygen process and the electric arc furnace , it nevertheless accounts for about one-sixth of all steel produced worldwide. Learn More in these related articles:


Bullace is a thorny shrub with fruit similar to small uncultivated?

bullace - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus bullace a small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters Class: from Old French beloce, from Medieval Latin bolluca, perhaps of Gaulish origin (Source: Collins Dictionary)  [more] Wikipedia: Bullace a variety of plum. It bears edible fruit similar to those of the damson, and like the damson is considered to be a strain of the insititia subspecies of Prunus domestica. Although the term has regionally been applied to several different kinds of "wild... "damson" (specific sense) | [United States] "muscadine" (6 of 17 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation, 1 image ) Collins Dictionary: bullace a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, "Prunus domestica insititia" (or "P. insititia"), of which the damson is the cultivated form "plum" (20 of 279 words, pronunciation) bullace | Prunus domestica  [species] a thorny shrub or small tree with small purple-black plum-like fruits. The damson is probably a cultivated form.; Prunus domestica subsp. insititia ... (22 of 55 words, pronunciation) damson | bullace | Prunus insititia  [species, sense-specific] A Eurasian plum tree "(Prunus insititia") cultivated since ancient times for its edible fruit. | The oval, bluish-black, juicy plum of this tree. (22 of 51 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation) a European plum (Prunus domestica insititia) with small ovoid fruit in clusters (12 of 34 words, pronunciation) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). | The bully tree. (11 of 12 words, 2 definitions) Prunus [plant genus] genus of more than 400 species of flowering shrubs and trees, in the rose family. The genus Prunus has great economic importance as it includes the ... Columbia Encyclopedia: plum | cherry plum common name for a tree of any of many species of the genus "Prunus" of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a drupe. The plum is ... (29 of 471 words) plum | plums  [plural] [countable] a small round fruit with purple, red, or yellow skin and a large hard seed inside. It grows on a plum tree. | [uncountable] a colour that ... (27 of 56 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation) plum [adjective] between red and purple in colour | a plum job or position is one that many people wish they could have because it's very good (24 of 47 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)


The parts that enable a guitar to be tuned are called?

The C Scale Tuning The C Scale Tuning for the Pedal Steel Guitar by Bob Lee Abstract The pedal steel guitar tunings currently in common use hinder the acceptance of the instrument in musical forms other than American "Country" music. An alternate tuning based on the natural C scale is proposed and explained. Introduction The pedal steel guitar is a truly amazing musical instrument. It is one of the few instruments that can easily produce any note in the micro-tonal spectrum. Many musical instruments are limited to the notes of the twelve tone musical scale of the piano keyboard. Some instruments can produce notes that fall in between those tones as special effects ("bending" a note), but few can produce those "in-between" notes as easily and predictably as a fretless stringed instrument. Like the violin, the pedal steel places the precise pitch of each note in the hand of the performer. But even the violin cannot produce full micro-tuned chords - it is limited to two-note harmony (the "double stop") by the curvature of its bridge. The pedal steel has no such limitation. The full potential of the pedal steel includes chordal music subtleties that cannot be performed on any other single instrument. Why, then, is this remarkable instrument largely ignored by the international music community? The answer lies in the musical tastes of the Americans who invented the pedal steel and pushed the mechanical technology to its current advanced state, and in the large American subculture that appropriated certain pedal steel effects for its own music, called "country" or "country and western". By and large, the best pedal steel guitarists in the world are the professional players of country music. This de facto association is one factor that works to the detriment of general acceptance of the instrument, but it is not the only factor. The tuning of the instrument makes it very easy to play American country music at the expense of most other musical forms. The Technical Limitation The standard E9th or "Nashville" tuning used on most pedal steels today is specifically designed for the country and western genre. This tuning spans an octave in the space of 5 strings. Pedals and knee levers are engaged to produce the remaining notes of a standard diatonic scale. Scale-based runs that include glisses or "bends" to get from one note of the scale to the next are a characteristic effect used in country music. Specifically, the whole tone bend is an effect that is used to excess. It is a recognizable ingredient of the "country sound", even to a casual listener. Avoiding the whole tone bend effect is a major performance challenge for anyone playing the Nashville tuning.  Even for the intermediate level player, fast scale-based melody work remains difficult. Some written passages seem to be beyond the capabilities of the instrument, especially if note bends are not to be permitted. In theory, the pedal steel guitarist should be able to play the right hand part of any piano piece. In practice, the Nashville tuning compromises that ideal. An Historic Parallel The pedal steel is a direct descendent of the Hawaiian electric steel guitar. During its most popular period (the 1930's through the 1950's) the Hawaiian guitar progressed from primitive major chord tunings to tunings based on jazz or swing chords. The sound of those advanced chordal tunings became part of the stereotyping of the instrument in Hawaiian and "western" (as in "country and western") music. In the 1960's Jerry Byrd, an acknowledged master of the instrument, was approached with a project of difficult Japanese pop music. To accomplish the required degree of melodic expression, Byrd chose to use a scale-based, rather than chord-based, tuning. He called this 7-string tuning a "C Diatonic". The Japanese album, later released in the USA by the Steel Guitar Record Club, was called Steel Guitar Romantic World. The music profoundly broke the Hawaiian steel guitar stereotype. It did not hint at any Hawaiian or "western" music flavor, because it did not use the charact


The Union of Myanmar, capital Rangoon, is traditionally (in the 'west') called what country?

Yangon | Myanmar | Britannica.com Myanmar Sixth Buddhist Council Yangon, also called Rangoon, city, capital of independent Myanmar (Burma) from 1948 to 2006, when the government officially proclaimed the new city of Nay Pyi Taw (Naypyidaw) the capital of the country. Yangon is located in the southern part of the country on the east bank of the Yangon, or Hlaing, River (eastern mouth of the Irrawaddy River ), 25 miles (40 km) north of the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea . Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and the industrial and commercial centre of the country. It was known abroad as Rangoon until 1989, when the government of Myanmar requested that Yangon, a transliteration reflecting the Burmese pronunciation of the city’s name, be used by other countries. Yangon River, Yangon, Myan. Kyaw.m.naing The city site is a low ridge surrounded by delta alluvium . The original settlements were located on the ridge, but the modern town was built on alluvium. Subsequent expansion has taken place both on the ridge and on delta land. The local climate is warm and humid, with much rainfall. The centre of the city, called the Cantonment , was planned by the British in 1852 and is laid out on a system of blocks, each 800 by 860 feet (245 by 262 metres), intersected regularly by streets running north–south and east–west. As Yangon’s population increased in the 20th century, new settlements were built in the north, east, and west that greatly expanded the city’s area. The most notable building in Yangon is the Shwe Dagon Pagoda , a great Buddhist temple complex that crowns a hill about one mile north of the Cantonment. The pagoda itself is a solid brick stupa (Buddhist reliquary) that is completely covered with gold. It rises 326 feet (99 metres) on a hill 168 feet (51 metres) above the city. Yangon is the site of several other major religious edifices, including the World Peace Pagoda (1952) and the Sule and Botataung pagodas. Similar Topics Mandalay Most of the city centre is made up of brick buildings, which are generally three to four stories high, while traditional wooden structures are common in the outlying areas. Among the old colonial structures of red brick are the Office of Ministers (formerly the Old Secretariat), the Law Courts , Yangon General Hospital, and the customhouse. Modern architecture includes the Secretariat Building, the department stores in the Cantonment, the Polytechnic School, the Institute of Medicine I, and the Yangon Institute of Technology at Insein. Yangon’s rice mills and sawmills located along the river are the largest in the country. The city’s major industries—which produce textiles, soap, rubber, aluminum, and iron and steel sheet—are state-owned, while most of its small industries (food-processing and clothing-manufacturing establishments) are owned privately or cooperatively. The central area of the city contains the commercial district of banks, trading corporations, and offices, as well as shops, brokerage houses, and bazaars. North of the city centre is Royal Lake (Kandawgyi), surrounded by a wooded park; nearby are the city’s zoological and botanical gardens. Yangon’s several museums include the Bogyoke Aung San Museum and the National Museum of Art and Archaeology. There are several stadiums for sports and athletic events. The University of Rangoon, established in 1920, was reconstituted into the Arts and Science University in 1964. Yangon is Myanmar’s main centre for trade and handles more than 80 percent of the country’s foreign commerce. Rice, teak, and metal ores are the principal exports. The city is also the centre of national rail, river, road, and air transportation; an international airport is located at Mingaladon, north of Yangon. The Shwe Dagon Pagoda has been a place of pilgrimage for many centuries, and Yangon grew out of a settlement around the temple that eventually became known as Dagon. Its status was raised to that of a town by the Mon kings in the early 15th century. When King Alaungpaya (who founded the last dynasty of Myanmar kings ) conquered southern Myanmar in


The Japanese term Ekiden refers to a long race characterized by?

XCR'16 Round 8 - Anglesea Ekiden Relay - Athletics Victoria   What is an Ekiden Relay? Ever wanted to compete in a marathon but felt you were not quite up to it? Ekiden is a Japanese term which generally refers to a long-distance relay running race, typically conducted on roads. An Ekiden Relay is commonly held over the marathon distance of 42.195km. Teams of runners complete legs of varying distances. The popular XCR Anglesea Ekiden Relay returns to the XCR calendar in 2016 and will take place on Victoria’s iconic Surf Coast in Anglesea. Interactive Course Map (Click/Touch to activate):


Atomic weight is expressed/measured to a standard based on the common isotope (12) of which element?

List of Elements of the Periodic Table - Sorted by Atomic number energy (eV) Notes: • Density of elements with boiling points below 0°C is given in g/l and in sorted list they are shown before other elements with boling point >0°C. • Earth crust composition average values are from a report by F. W. Clarke and H. S. Washington, 1924. Elemental composition of crustal rocks differ between different localities ( see article ). • Group: There are only 18 groups in the periodic table that constitute the columns of the table. Lanthanoids and Actinoids are numbered as 101 and 102 to separate them in sorting by group. Abbreviations and Definitions: M.P. - melting point B.P. - boiling point Atomic number: The number of protons in an atom. Each element is uniquely defined by its atomic number. Atomic mass: The mass of an atom is primarily determined by the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Atomic mass is measured in Atomic Mass Units (amu) which are scaled relative to carbon, 12C, that is taken as a standard element with an atomic mass of 12. This isotope of carbon has 6 protons and 6 neutrons. Thus, each proton and neutron has a mass of about 1 amu. Isotope: Atoms of the same element with the same atomic number, but different number of neutrons. Isotope of an element is defined by the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Elements have more than one isotope with varying numbers of neutrons. For example, there are two common isotopes of carbon, 12C and 13C which have 6 and 7 neutrons respectively. The abundances of different isotopes of elements vary in nature depending on the source of materials. For relative abundances of isotopes in nature see reference on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions . Atomic weight: Atomic weight values represent weighted average of the masses of all naturally occurring isotopes of an element. The values shown here are based on the IUPAC Commission determinations ( Pure Appl. Chem. 73:667-683, 2001 ). The elements marked with an asterisk have no stable nuclides. For these elements the weight value shown represents the mass number of the longest-lived isotope of the element. Electron configuration: The distribution of electrons according to the energy sublevels (subshells) in uncharged atoms. The noble gas shown in square brackets (e.g. [He]), marks that all the subshells associated with that element are fully occupied by electrons. Energy levels and sublevels


'Anchor escapement' refers to controlled rocking mechanical energy release in?

Watch Terms & Glossary — The Watch Review Site Watch Terms & Glossary You can find a detailed Glossary of Watch terminology and wording. Acrylic Crystal – Sometimes referred to as Hesolite or Hesalite, an acrylic crystal is basically plastic. Polymethylacrylate is often used. Benefits of an acrylic crystal are that is flexes rather than shatters on impact, it doesn’t produce too much glare under bright light and it can be polished easily Alarm Watch – A watch provided with a movement capable of releasing an acoustic sound at the time set. A second crown is dedicated to the winding, setting and release of the striking-work; an additional center hand indicates the time set. The section of the movement dedicated to the alarm device is made up by a series of wheels linked with the barrel, an escapement and a hammer striking a gong or bell. Works much like a normal alarm clock. Altimeter – This determines altitude based on changes in barometric pressure. In a pressurized airplane cabin, the altimeter registers as if on land. A rotating bezel is used to determine altitude. Amplitude –Maximum angle by which a balance or pendulum swings from its rest position. Analog or Analogue – A watch with a dials, hands, and numbers or markers that display a twelve -hour time period. Analogue Digital – A dual display digital and a conventional analogue watch. Analog Quartz – The most commonly-used term in referring to any analog timepiece that operates on a battery or on solar power and is regulated by a quartz crystal. Anchor Escapement – the regulator that controls the speed of a mechanical movement. AntiMagnetic – Mechanical movements can be influenced by the magnetic fields often found in common everyday places. This problem is generally countered by using anti- or nonmagnetic components in the movement as in the eta 2824-2. If the parts most affected by a magnetic field (balance, balance spring and escapement) are made of non-magnetic materials the watch is called anti-magnetic. Bomb squad experts require this type of watch. As used in the Bell & Ross Type Deminuer and Christopher Ward Malvern Automatic Antireflection, Antireflective – A film created by steaming the crystal to eliminate light reflection and improve legibility. This film can scratch quite easily so it is common in exceptional pieces to use this treatment on the inside of the crystal glass although some brands such as Dubey and Schaldenbrand are unusual in that they prefer to coat both sides of all their wristwatches. Aperture – An opening in the dial that displays certain information such as date, day, month, or moon phase or even the movement Applique – Numerals, images or symbols cut out and stuck to dial. Atmosphere (ATM) – The measurement of pressure called an atmosphere. An atmospheric measure is the amount of air pressure at sea level that a watch can withstand. (1ATM= 1BAR= 10m= 33.3ft) indicates water-resistance. Atomic Time Standard – Provided by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Time and Frequency Division, Boulder, Colorado, atomic time is measured through vibrations of atoms in a metal isotope that resembles mercury. The result is extremely accurate time that can be measured on instruments. Radio waves transmit this exact time throughout North America and some “atomic” watches can receive them and correct to the exact time. Automatic Movement – Self-winding watch whose movement is mechanical. A fly wheel (the rotor) turns by the motion of your arm and winds the mainspring. The stored energy in a spring is turned into mechanical energy that creates the watch movement. These watches can be shaken or in most cases manually wound if the power reserve is depleted. Automatic Winding – A rotating weight, set into motion by moving the wrist, winds the spring barrel via the gear train of a mechanical watch movement. Automatic winding was invented during the pocket watch era in 1770 by Abraham-Louis Perrelet, who created a watch with a weight swinging back and forth (a pocket watch usually makes vertical movements). The first automatic –winding


What type of aperitif is named from German 'wormwood', the additive in the original medicinal form?

Home Distillation of Alcohol (Homemade Alcohol to Drink) Black pepper 2-24 Aperatives and Digestives (bitters). The aperitif serves to stimulate the appetite. e.g. vermouth wines. Spirit based ones include the  Italian Aperol (11%abv) which is made from an infusion of rhubarb root, quinine, gentian and bitter orange peel). Jagermeister is a well known German after dinner drink based on various herbs. They had their origin in medicines prepared by monks.. Honey/sugar, and spices were added to alleviate the bitterness. Modern cough mixtures remind us of this background. Bitters Amaro means bitter in Italian. It is a herbal infusion in alcohol and amari (plural of amaro) are still popular in Italy as digestives, or after dinner drinks. There are many brands on the market. The bitter taste is imparted by wormwood, gentian root, quinine, centaury, bitter orange peel,rhubarb, hops, cascarilla, nettles. Aroma is provided by juniper, anise, coriander, hyssop, fennel, cinnamon, cardamon, nutmeg, rosemary, lavender, caraway, camomile, peppermint, tumeric, vanilla, lemon balm, sage, marjoram, oregano, angelica root, orris root, thyme, sweet calamus root. 'Fernet Branca' produced in Milan since 1845, contains aloe, bay leaves, wormwood, aniseed, bitter orange peel, basil, cardamon, liquorice, nutmeg, peppermint and saffron. See the 'Amaro alle erbe' recipe at http://italianfood.miningco.com/library/rec/blr0484.htm A recipe for a simple Amaro or Bitters: 5 leaves melissa (lemon balm) 5 leaves sage zest from a large lemon Steep for 2 weeks. Filter. Add sugar syrup. Bottle and age. Wild Fennel Wal writes .. An Italian from Campania province told me that he uses 13 flowering tops of wild fennel per one litre of grappa. A common liqueur in Italy is 'Liquore de Finocchietto Selvatico' (30%abv) obtained by the maceration of the tops of wild fennel (not seeds like aniseed based liqueurs) with added sugar. It apparently has digestive properties. Vermouth Vemouth arose when an amaro was added to wine. Proportions varied to suit individual tastes. The first commercial success is credited to Antonio Carpano from Turin who began selling a pre-blended formula in 1786 he named 'Punt e mes' (one and a half). In 1813, Joseph Noilly of Lyons, France created a French dry vermouth based on delicate whites infused with wormwood and local plants. 'Vermouth' is the French term for the German 'wermut'(wormwood), the principal bittering agent. In Europe vermouth is drunk as an aperitif or pre-dinner drink. Dry vermouth is essential to add to your gin to make a martini cocktail. The most basic recipe I have seen is from a French site - 1 handful of wormwood 1 glass of sugar 1 star anise Macerate wormwood in the wine for 5 days, strain. Add alcohol, sugar and star anise. Remove star anise after several days. A more complex recipe for vermouth is found at - http://www.makewine.com/winemaking/methods/vermouth/ Came across a recipe for 20 litres of vermouth at 20%abv which could be also made with a neutral spirit base or to camouflage something less successful. Steep for a week. Centaury, Gentian, Wormwood provide the bitterness. Quinine bark, woodruff, yarrow, elecampane,tonka beans are not readily available. Tonka beans have aromatic coumarins but also contain high amounts of thujone. Herb      Quantity (grams/20L) gentian root peel from 2 oranges Steep in the wine, a pinch each of the herbs and spices, for 3 days. Strain, add sugar, bottle. Consume after 15 days. The wormwood and gentian proveid the bitterness, the other herbs and spices are for flavor. Highland Bitters "In Scotland bitters were traditionally drunk before meals, especially breakfast, 'for the purpose of strenthening the stomache, and by that means invigorating the general health'. Any kind of spirit could be used and sometimes wine or ale. 1 and 3/4 oz (55 g) gentian root 1 oz (30 g) coriander seed 1/2 oz (15 g) bitter orange peel 1/4 oz (7 g) chamomile flowers 1/2 oz (15 g) cloves (whole) 1/2 oz (15 g) cinnamon stick 2 bottles whisky Finely chop


Common in Middle East and North Africa, a souq (also souk, shuk, suk, sooq, suq, etc) is a?

Souq - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Souq NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Jump to: navigation , search For the city in Iran of a similar name, see Suq, Iran . For the village in Iran of a similar name, see Shuk, Iran . For the online retailer, see Souq.com . Souq in Amman Souq in Dubai, the Deira Souks A souq or souk ( Arabic : سوق, Hebrew : שוק suq, Hindi : सूक, also spelled shuk, shooq, soq, esouk, succ, suk, sooq, suq) is an open-air marketplace or commercial quarter in Western Asian and North African cities. [1] [2] Suq , and sometimes monti , is also used for a marketplace in Malta . The equivalent Persian term is " bazaar ". Contents Etymology[ edit ] The spelling souk entered European languages probably through French during the French occupation of the Arab countries Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus, the word "souk" most likely refers to Arabic/North African traditional markets . Other spellings of this word involving the letter "Q" (sooq, souq...) were likely developed using English and thus refer to Western Asian/Arab traditional markets, as British colonialism was present there during the 19th and 20th centuries. In Modern Standard Arabic the term al-sooq refers to markets in both the physical sense and the abstract economic sense (e.g., an Arabic-speaker would speak of the sooq in the old city as well as the sooq for oil, and would call the concept of the free market السوق الحرّ as-sūq al-ḥurr). As in markets generally, prices are commonly set by bargaining between buyers and sellers. The term is often used to designate the market in any Western Asian city, but may also be used in Western cities, particularly those with a Muslim community. History[ edit ] A souq was originally an open-air marketplace. Historically, souqs were held outside cities at locations where incoming caravans stopped and merchants displayed their goods for sale. Souqs were formed whenever a caravan or caravans arrived. Since this might be infrequent, souqs often extended beyond buying and selling goods to include major festivals involving various cultural and social activities. Any souq may serve a social function as being a place for people to meet in, in addition to its commercial function. Later, due to the importance of marketplaces and the growth of cities, the major locations of souqs shifted to urban centers. In tribal areas, neutrality from tribal conflicts was usually declared for the period of operation of a souk to permit the unhampered exchange of surplus goods. Seasonal[ edit ] Cayenne peppers at a Souq in Yemen, the Souk Al Milh A seasonal souq is held at a set time that might be yearly, monthly or weekly. The oldest souqs were set up annually, and were typically general festivals held outside cities. For example, Souq Ukadh was held yearly in pre-Islamic times in an area between Mecca and Ta’if during the sacred month of Dhu al-Qi'dah . While a busy market, it was more famous for its poetry competitions, judged by prominent poets such as Al-Khansa and Al-Nabigha . An example of an Islamic annual souq is Al Mirbid just outside Basra , also famed for its poetry competitions in addition to its storytelling activities.[ citation needed ] Changes in political, economic and social styles have left only the small seasonal souqs outside villages and small towns, primarily selling livestock and agricultural products. Weekly markets have continued to function throughout the Arab world. Most of them are named from the day of the week on which they are held. They usually have open spaces specifically designated for their use inside cities. Examples of surviving markets are the Wednesday Market in Amman that specializes in the sale of used products, the Ghazl market held every Friday in Baghdad specializing in pets; the Fina’ Market in Marrakech offers performance acts such as singing, music, acrobats and circus activities. Permanent[ edit ] These are more common but less famous as they focus on commercial activity, not entertainment. Until the Umayyad era, permanent souqs were mer


The mainly Australian/NZ rugby term 'five-eighth' refers to a player positioned behind his own?

Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG ATTITUDE : 41 posts from February 2010 41 posts from February 2010 27 February 2010 Here's the story the Post-Courier refuses to run BY KEITH JACKSON OBSERVERS OF the media in PNG are scratching their heads and wondering what the link is between carbon trader Kirk Roberts and the Post-Courier newspaper. It’s not just that the Post-Courier runs stories favourable to Mr Roberts’ activities. Of real concern is the newspaper’s apparent refusal to publish stories that question his activities, even when they are backed up by the PNG Government. PNG Attitude has been told by a reliable source that a Post-Courier editor has been quizzed on this seeming lack of fairness and balance in its coverage, but brusquely fobbed off  questions and criticism of what seems like a badly flawed editorial policy. Earlier this week the PNG Forest Authority placed an advertisement in the Post-Courier which announced that Roberts’ ‘carbon trading’ activities were under investigation. Just two days later the Post-Courier ran another uncritical front-page story, which one reader described as “a ridiculous and nonsensical pro-Roberts piece”. Anyway, thanks to Sky News which did manage to pick up the story, here it is: 'Carbon cowboy' in PNG legal spat Australia 's self-proclaimed 'carbon kingpin' Kirk Roberts is being investigated by a PNG government agency for allegedly misleading villagers in deals he hopes will net millions. Mr Roberts, a former disqualified Australian horse trainer who also ran a Philippines cock-fighting business, once said he was 'the most beneficial foreigner' for PNG and has travelled across the country promoting carbon trading. Mr Roberts shrugs off widespread criticisms and is adamant he represents numerous landowner groups who want lucrative carbon projects developed under a voluntary system. But PNG authorities are worried Mr Roberts is undermining existing forestry laws, possibly misleading landowners in remote areas all while exploiting PNG's lack of national carbon trade legislation and policy. East Pangia, in PNG's rugged Southern Highlands region, is the latest focus of various conflicting opinions that have flared as Mr Roberts promises what many villagers call 'sky money' - because he appears to be selling air. PNG's Forest Authority managing director, Kanawi Pouru, has taken out a newspaper advertisement reminding Mr Roberts and landowners that East Pangia has already been allocated for logging. Mr Pouru told AAP the Forest Management Agreement was one of 10 agreed projects identified for development by PNG's government in 2002. 'Roberts' operation obviously raises concerns for us,' he said. 'Our lawyers believe we have grounds to proceed against any moves that prevent an already existing forest plan. 'A commercial agreement with landowners has been entered. 'They can't sign rights away then reassign them to someone else like Roberts. 'We are not against carbon trading but we are being cautious because there is still a very high risk involved and so many rules that have not been sorted out. 'We need to understand the business first.' The East Pangia FMA still existed and the logging operation would commence as soon as the agreement was executed next month, Mr Pouru said. '(Mr Roberts) is being investigated and will be dealt with accordingly,' he said. Last week Mr Roberts was in East Pangia mapping out a carbon project. He did not answer (emailed) questions regarding the landowner's sudden switch from forestry to carbon trading, or the scientific credibility of his team. Kuson Waku, a local landowner representative, told PNG's Post Courier newspaper: 'I want to benefit from all the forest.' The story, supporting Mr Roberts' carbon trading plan, was accompanied by a photo of two locals each holding dead bush rats and tree kangaroos, with a possible implication that wildlife was under threat from logging. PNG's Department of Environment and Conservation, Environment Ministry, NGOs and the environmental-law community have all raised concerns about Mr Roberts. But Mr Roberts is no strange


Food in dented cans is less safe/pure than in undented cans, true or false?

Donny Does E-mail John Rothfork Introduction: Donny & Lonny live in Calliope, Texas where they took classes in computer science & American literature at a community college. Calliope is located in the Texas Panhandle between Amarillo & Thalia. Larry McMurtry fans will recognize Thalia as the town where Duane Moore grew up & lived in three great regional novels: The Last Picture Show (1966), Texasville (1987), & Duanes Depressed (1999). These poems also appear in the jounal Amarillo Bay . E-poem: zero okay you clattering collection of Calliope junk boot-up / whoops / wrong file okay you Calliope Junior High kids everyone have their signed permission slip? its like a password before we can start to amble & scroll now heres the rule: keep your dog on a string & your laptop on the wire well all stop browsing & watch when you need to use the pooper scooper     (or pee behind a tree) & heres the answer for the quiz at the end: Donnys dog is named Dumb because he wont talk or even answer his e-mail & hes a shar-pei with lips that flap like Dumbos ears     (rude aint he?) I hope you train your puppies to pour ice tea & be a whole lot better bred     (like not humpin a ladys leg) now open your windows & lets get started E-poem: one      the wall of an Albuquerque tortilla factory (almost a poster)      neurons hunched in coach flying sober a pilgrim to academic rites I overhear money-men reverently talk of golf saying how white balls roll so pure over long expanses of cloistered grass I see confidential addresses scribbled on the back of business cards traded in the unsaid hunt for the bloodless body later at a foreign school I light a few poems like bottle-rockets hoping they dont fizzle & sputter      (cuz somebodys footin the bill      for this folderol / aint they Sport?) in the unblinking literal stare I finger unseen shapes behind my back calculating transubstantiation this is an electric poem you should like it because we read that your body was electric my English teacher made me write it in the computer lab but you will hardly know who I am or what I mean because there was no internet in the civil war in this class it doesnt make sense to look for you under our bootsoles because were skating the talkways for poetry found your homepage / you look like Karl Marx Allen Ginsberg is dead so you can relax he is no longer stalking you in a supermarket they found your notebook everything is second or third hand now the world just a click away  & you can save anything with a right mouse click & paste it on your homepage the hugging & loving bed-fellow will probably be blocked on the school computer unless its a civil right we know our impalpable sustenance is a probably a blizzard of zeros & ones too many to count so we have an electric machine do it I wanted to tell you the infinite separate houses it is form / union / plan packets obedient merrily following      lets not get carried away      & forget) no but the computers plugged in plugged into the whole wide word www.everywhere  everybodys dot comming these days TV is becoming a commercial they wanna slide everybody over to the net so they can buy direct kind of squish em together so ya gotta TV with a cursor okay but just what exactly is a e-poem Donny? its a kind of a new wave telegraph deal dots & blips & a lot of static on the phone I dont really know but somebody at the other end of the modem does if ya shoot stuff out there in cyberspace like off your Big Chief Tablet & into orbit a bot rolls in & docks & takes a sniff like the vacuum on Teletubbies its all code theres a course down at the community college but nobody can understand entirely anyway it flies like a paper airplane into one of those little folders then ya can find it back-ordered at Infoseek & when it unfolds it will tell ya just what a e-poem is if ya ask with the right spellin & syntax ya know syntax dont ya Lonny? some e: Pollock & cummings dribbling & glopping the right answer is: a+b+c+d+e = a call from Johnny Gute hello / guten tag Herr Gutenberg hold the line / theres


The term and tactical use of a 'nightwatchman' arises in which sport?

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Which 'BRIC' country re-elected female president Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party, 2014?

Rousseff re-elected as President of Brazil | The BRICS Post Brics Business RSS Latest Rousseff re-elected as President of Brazil October 27, 2014, 1:17 am Supporters of the Brazil’s President and candidate for Workers Party, Dilma Rousseff, celebrate in Paulista Avenue, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 26, 2014 [Xinhua] President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has won a second term in Brazil, taking 51.64 percent of the vote to 48.36% for centrist Aecio Neves. It was a particularly tight race , with the two candidates technically tied for much of the three weeks of the second round, but Rousseff surged ahead during the last few days. Election data showed that most of Rousseff’s votes came from the poorer north and northeast, where social programs begun by former-President Lula and continued by Rousseff, both of the Workers’ Party (PT), have lifted millions from poverty . Wealthy population centres in the south and southeast, where people were more concerned about economic stagnation and foreign investment, tended to vote for Neves, speaking to a polarisation along class lines that has characterised much of the race. “She’s done so much for the poorest people in the northeast,” said Elisia Cardozo Barbosa, 46, a housewife in Brasília. “For me personally, food, meat is cheaper and better quality, medication is cheaper. Lots of things have improved for us.” Much of the PT’s campaign had focused on these social programs, suggesting in attack ads that Neves would have reduced or eliminated them. “In the end [the people] decided for what they know,” said Sonia Fleury, political scientist at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. “They chose a government which they know is capable of assuring employment and a minimum wage compatible with inflation, and for giving guarantees to the programs that are important to the poor, and to the workers.” In a victory speech in Brasília on Sunday night, Rousseff acknowledged that her victory had been narrow, and cited political reform as a priority for her second mandate. “Sometimes, in history, close results produce stronger and faster changes than wide victories,” Rousseff said. “Among the reforms necessary, the first and most important is political reform.” Political reform was one of the demands of the country-wide protests that swept Brazil in June 2013 , bring at their peak some 1 million people onto the streets. Rousseff attempted to pass a “mini-reform” shortly afterwards but faced serious opposition from congress. With such a narrow victory, passing something so complex and contentious as political reform is likely to be even more difficult now. Rousseff’s first challenge, said Fleury, would be to build an effective governing coalition, and create dialogue with the opposition. “She will have a very hard time,” said Fleury. “She must remake her links to the PT supporters, and build bridges, because statistically she must consider the opposition,” Rousseff also declared a “rigorous commitment to combat corruption.” Rousseff’s bid for reelection has been hampered by an emerging corruption scandal at state-run oil giant Petrobras which allegedly saw politicians receive kickbacks from contracts in return for congressional votes. Just a few days ago, rightwing magazine Veja published accusations that Rousseff knew about this scheme. The race has been very eventful. Marina Silva, who came third, entered the race only after former-Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash . Her powerful backstory as a former-rubber tapper from the Amazon, and her call for a “new politics,” quickly pushed her to the front of the polls. But following attacks and some campaign blunders, she lost momentum and and was eliminated in the first round of the election on October 5. In a short speech after he conceded, Neves said that he was “grateful” to everyone who had voted for him, and that he wished Rousseff success in her new government.   Lucy Jordan in Brasilia, Brazil for The BRICS Post. One Response to Rousseff re-elected as President of Brazil Maureen Greicius October 27, 2014 at


Youku Tudou is (early 2000s) China's most popular?

Project MUSE - China’s Guangchang Wu: The Emergence, Choreography, and Management of Dancing in Public Squares The Emergence, Choreography, and Management of Dancing in Public Squares Chiayi Seetoo (bio) and Haoping Zou (bio) Abstract Dancing in public squares has become extremely popular among the middle-aged and elderly in China, especially women. It has been widely covered by mass media, but few understand it beyond the spectacle. What are the dances like, and how does grassroots organizing interact with government management (and support)? The Chinese socialist past and present, generational difference, gender, and the cultivation of modern citizenship underlie this popular activity. Click for larger view View full resolution Figure 1. Morning practice of Jing’s Troupe, a troupe of student dancers led by Wang Jing, at Xiqing Park, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang, June 2015. (Courtesy of Wang Jing) Those who have followed the trends of contemporary Chinese mass culture are probably familiar with the phenomenon of dancing in public squares. A literal translation of guangchang wu (广场舞), “public square dancing,” differentiates the form from the “square dance,” a type of American folk dance. In Chinese cities and in the countryside, every morning and evening, as long as it’s not raining, groups of mostly middle-aged and elderly women dance together in the open air. Accompanied by recorded music, they dance in park squares, in lots outside of buildings, in shopping malls, and even on the slightly wider corners of sidewalks—basically in whatever outdoor space is empty, flat, and accessible. It has been estimated that nearly 100 million people participate in dancing in public squares in China today ( Guan J. 2014 ). This phenomenon has even attracted the interest of Apple, which includes a song list named “Square Dancing” for users of its latest exclusively Chinese music streaming service, recognizing a huge potential market in the millions who find the dancing essential to their daily lives ( Yang J. 2015 ). 1 Dancing in public squares has also caught the attention of China’s central government. In March 2015, the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Culture of China introduced the Twelve Public Square Dance Workout Routines (Shier tao guangchang jianshen caowu [End Page 22] 十二套广场健身操舞), a series of complete instructional videos freely accessible online. The goal was to promote public square dancing nationwide ( Lu 2015 ). In late August 2015, the Ministry of Culture, the General Administration of Sport, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development jointly issued the Circular for Guiding the Healthy Development of Public Square Dancing (Guanyu yindao guangchang wu huodong jiankang kaizhan de tongzhi 关于引导广场舞活动健康开展的通知). The Circular officially recognizes dancing in public squares as a cultural and sports activity deeply appreciated by the public that has flourished nationwide in recent years, and has had positive effects, enriching the spiritual and cultural lives of the common people in the cities and the countryside, improving the citizens’ health and fitness, and demonstrating the pleasant spirit and outlook of the masses. The Circular includes an outline of specific principles and ways to manage this kind of dancing ( Ministry of Culture 2015 ). Why is dancing in public squares so popular in China that it has attracted both commercial and government interests? Both Chinese and foreign media have paid lots of attention to this kind of dancing. But, contrary to the “positive” designation of the Circular, the press coverage mostly revolves around the civic problems and controversies generated by dancing in public squares. In the Chinese media coverage, dancing in public squares is most often reported for its noise pollution and the conflicts it causes between dancers and local residents. Some of the most notorious expressions of hostility from annoyed residents include throwing feces at the dancers, firing a gun into the air to frighten them, unleashing big dogs to scatte


What whole number is the fourth root of 2,401?

Fourth Roots Calculator Fourth Roots Calculator Share this Calculator & Page Calculator Use Use this calculator to find the fourth root of a number. It accepts inputs of real numbers for the radicand. This online calculator is set up specifically to calculate 4th root. To calculate any root of a number use our Nth Root Calculator . For complex or imaginary solutions use Simplify Radical Expressions Calculator . Fourth Roots Fourth root of 1 is ±1 Fourth root of 16 is ±2 Fourth root of 81 is ±3 Fourth root of 256 is ±4 Fourth root of 625 is ±5 Fourth root of 1296 is ±6 Fourth root of 2401 is ±7 Fourth root of 4096 is ±8 Fourth root of 6561 is ±9 Fourth root of 10000 is ±10 De Moivre's Theorem for k = 0, 1, ..., n-1 \( \sqrt[n]{1} = cos\dfrac{2k\pi}{n} + sin\dfrac{2k\pi}{n} \, i \) \( \sqrt[n]{-1} = cos\dfrac{(2k+1)\pi}{n} + sin\dfrac{(2k+1)\pi}{n} \, i \)   Fourth Root of a Negative Number Find the fourth root of negative 81 with n=4 for the 4th root. Solution: \( = \; \sqrt[4]{81} \cdot \sqrt[4]{ -1 } \) \( = \; 81^{\frac{1}{4}} \cdot (-1)^{\frac{1}{4}} \) Using DeMoivre's Theorem we get the equation \( \small{= 81^{\frac{1}{4}} \cdot \left(cos\left(\dfrac{(2k+1)\pi}{4}\right) + sin\left(\dfrac{(2k+1)\pi}{4}\right)i\right)} \) Solving our equation for k=0 to k=n-1 (for k = 0, 1, 2 and 3); The roots of \( \sqrt[4]{-81} \) are: \( 2.12132034 + 2.12132034i \)


Which statesman used the Russian maxim 'doveryai, no proveryai' ('trust, but verify') to ease US/USSR negotiations at the end of the cold war?

The Iran Treaty: Obama Channels His Predecessors The Iran Treaty: Obama Channels His Predecessors {{article.article.images.featured.caption}} Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Full Bio The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Loading ... This story appears in the {{article.article.magazine.pretty_date}} issue of {{article.article.magazine.pubName}}. Subscribe Threat Of Anti-Chinese Riots Grows In An Angry Indonesia When President Obama announced the historic nuclear treaty with Iran, his statement echoed the words of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan. In 1987, when Mr. Reagan announced his historic disarmament treaty with Russia, he said , “We have listened to the wisdom of an old Russian maxim. Though my pronunciation may give you difficulty, the maxim is, ‘Doveryai, No Proveryai’—‘Trust but verify.’” Today, Mr. Obama said , “…this deal is not built on trust; it is built on verification.” Keywords: xdomesticcollectionx xinternationalcollectionx Mr. Obama was also channeling a classic rhetorical technique called “antithesis,” or juxtaposing two contrasting ideas to create a positive emphasis. At the beginning of his statement, Mr. Obama cited John F. Kennedy’s famous use of antithesis in his Inaugural Address: Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Abraham Lincoln famously used antithesis in his Gettysburg Address: We cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. Mr. Obama used antithesis in his Keynote speech at the 2007 Democratic National Convention: There is not a liberal America and a conservative America—there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America—there’s the United States of America. Over time, the antithetical messages in these speeches have resolved positively: Mr. Reagan’s Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has endured Mr. Kennedy’s negotiations ended the Cuba Missile Crisis. After years of a standoff with Cuba, we have reopened diplomatic relations with them Mr. Lincoln’s Civil War ended with the abolition of slavery Mr. Obama’s Keynote vaulted him from obscurity to the path to the presidency Let us hope for a positive outcome in the nuclear treaty with Iran. Jerry Weissman is the country's leading presentation coach and bestselling author. To learn more visit powerltd.com . You can follow him on LinkedIn , Forbes & Twitter  @PowerPres .


Pāramitā, pāramī, or the Ten Perfections, are an aspirational model of which belief system?

A study of pāramīs  bhikkhu bodhi - transcripts - Spiritual A study of pāramīs  bhikkhu bodhi - transcripts A study of pāramīs  bhikkhu bodhi - transcripts May 08, 2015 Share A study of pāramīs  bhikkhu bodhi - transcripts Embed
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 size(px) Report Description Transcripts of the 14 talks on Dasa Parami or Spiritual Oerefctions given by Bhikkhu Bodhi at Bohdi Monasteryh in 2003. Text 1.A Study of Pāramīs - Bhikkhu BodhiMP3 lectures downloaded from Bodhi Monastery website:http://www.bodhimonastery.net/bm/about-buddhism/audio.html?start=4These are transcripts of talks that Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi gave at Bodhi Monastery in 2003. They havenot been edited or reviewed by the author, but he has given us permission to post them on ourwebsite. Lecture 1: Introduction and the Perfection of Giving (Dāna-pāramī) Bhikkhu BodhiIntroductionThe Buddha said to the monks that they should develop wholesome states (kusalā-dhammā). Thedevelopment of wholesome states leads to welfare and happiness. What are the wholesome statesthat should be developed? I put these in three categories:1. wholesome states included in meritorious actions;2. wholesome states that constitute the pāramīs or pāramitās; and3. wholesome states that constitute the bodhipakhkiya-dhammā or aids or requisites of enlightenment (bodhisambhāra).The governing principle behind the performance of deeds of merits is significant and is called the lawof karmic retribution. This is the principle that the volitional action that we perform has the capacityto bring results that correspond to the ethical nature of the original action. According to this law,unwholesome action, immoral or evil action or uUnwholesome deeds bring the accumulation ofunwholesome kamma, a kind of energy which has the capacity or potential to ripen in the form ofsuffering and miseries in the future. In other words, unwholesome action generate undesirablefruits or consequences by way of causing lower rebirth, sickness, poverty, pain, and various types ofsuffering either later in this life or in future lives.On the other hand wholesome kamma or virtuous actions, bodily, verbal and mental, generatewholesome karmic potential with the capacity to bring desirable fruits in the future, to bringfortunate rebirth into states of prosperity that ensure success in one’s undertakings, even bringphysical beauty, intelligence and success in whatever one undertakes, good health, wealth,everything that people desire in a mundane way.What lies behind the working of the law of kamma is the principle we retribution, good deed begetsgood result, bad deed begets bad results. Good kamma that brings good result is called meritoriousaction. The most basic types of merits are generosity, moral discipline or virtue, and bhāvanā(meditative development). From these three root types of merits, there are different secondarytypes of merits. 1 2. But in order for the spiritual life to unfold in a meaningful way, it seems that it’s not sufficient just tohave this principle of retribution by means of which good action brings good result and bad actionbrings bad results. It is also necessary to have what I would call a law of conservation in the spiritualdomain. It is a law by means of which good and bad actions also accumulate certain energies in themind, energies which are preserved as the stream of consciousness flows on from one life to thenext. We need something to account for what I would call the cumulative energy which is inherentin unwholesome and wholesome actions or qu