The successful and regionally dominant people called Goths in medieval times were?

Kingdoms of Central Europe - Poland   Poland Poland occupies a large area of Central Europe   bordering the southern Baltic Sea. Its history is a long one, covering   several Bronze Age and Iron Age cultures, the latter of which saw the   settlement of Belgic groups who became collectively known as the Venedi ,   settling along the east bank of the Vistula. In the last two centuries   BC Germanic settlement from Scandinavia formed   minor (tribal) states on the southern Baltic coast and west bank of the   Vistula. Of these, the Buri and Lugii occupied areas of   southern Poland, the Burgundians and Goths were located   centrally, while the Gepids and Rugii were on the northern coast.   These states were fairly ephemeral, and once outward migration had depleted   most of them, they were replaced by Slavic settlements that eventually   coalesced into the early Polish states. The movements of the Slavic peoples who became the Poles is highly uncertain.   That they followed the Baltic peoples into the area seems likely, and that   they settled alongside some of them also seems likely, as does their   assimilation of the Venedi on the Vistula. In the Middle Ages, Slavic peoples   came to dominate Poland, and as the West Slavic Polish tribes emerged, they   formed petty kingdoms that were unified in the tenth century, when Poland   emerged into history at the same time as it accepted Christianity. (Additional information from The History of the Baltic Countries,   various authors.) 9000s BC By this date, Estonia , Finland , Latvia , Lithuania , and Prussia are settled by   proto-Baltic hunter-gather tribes which all share the same cultural traces.   They belong to two groups, one being the regionally-dominant Baltic Kunda culture,   which is a development of the earlier Swiderian culture located to the south. The   other is the Magdalen-Ahrensburg culture located in north-western Germany and   Denmark, which probably enriches the Kunda culture. The Baltic Ice Lake on Poland's northern border was entirely cut         off from the Atlantic Ocean until the ice began to recede and         rising water levels broke through around 8200 BC   Traditional scholarly belief has these hunter-gatherers migrating from the   southern Baltics and further east, but a more recent idea suggests that while   this is correct for the Baltics, Finland and northern Scandinavia are also   first inhabited via the sweeping grass plains of Doggerland (now under the   North Sea). Settlements at Eiguliai and Puvotsiai among others testify to   the fact that hunter-gathers are present in Lithuania from as early as the   eleventh millennium. c.8200 BC The   waters of the ice-damned Baltic Ice Lake penetrate the region of the   Billingen Mountains to form a link with the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, the   Yoldia Sea drops rapidly, by about thirty metres. This retreat is so sudden,   and probably has such a profound effect on the early inhabitants of the   Baltic area, that it is known as the Billingen Catastrophe. 8000 - 7100 BC The Preboreal period sees the climate become   significantly warmer in the Baltics. Birch and pine forests start to spread,   and elk, bears, beavers, and various species of water birds migrate into the   region from the south. 7100 - 5800 BC The   Boreal period sees the climate continue to warm and become drier. Pine   forests decrease, allowing deciduous trees to gain a firmer foothold and   become prevalent. The animal population thrives, with red deer, roe deer,   and hares increasing considerably. 5800 - 2800 BC The   Atlantic period is characterised by a climate that is warmer than that of   the present day. New species migrate into the Baltic region, including Baltic aurochs and wild boar, which inhabit forests of broad-leaved trees.   Water chestnuts grow in the many lakes, and the bountiful life draws   hunter-gatherers into the area. The warmness fails towards the end of


What was originally called 'wireless telegraphy'?

Wireless Telegraphy Wireless Telegraphy ▼ Primary Sources ▼ Wireless Telegraphy Many scientists have made contributions to the practical aspects of wireless radio broadcasting. In the 1860s the British scientist James Clerk Maxwell predicted the possibility of generating electromagnetic waves that would travel at the speed of light. Twenty years later the German physicist Heinrich Hertz demonstrated this radiation (hence the word radio). He found that when he generated sparks between two metal balls they could be found by a metal loop with a gap in it. Smaller sparks were seen jumping across this gap. Later experimenters managed to increase the distance across which Hertzian waves could be transmitted, and in 1894 a British scientist, Oliver Lodge, sent Morse-code signals over a distance of half a mile. In 1895 the Russian physicist, Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov, built a receiver to detect electromagnetism in the atmosphere and he predicted that it might be used to pick up generated signals. The next year he arranged a demonstration in the University of St Petersburg where messages were sent and received between different points. Meanwhile, electromagnetism work was being carried out independently in Italy by a young scientist, Guglielmo Marconi . He was the son of a wealthy Italian landowner and an Irish mother. Marconi was educated at the Technical Institute of Livorno and attended the University of Bologna. In 1890 he began experimenting with wireless telegraphy. The apparatus he used was based on the ideas of the German physicist, Heinrich Hertz. Marconi improved Hertz's design by earthing the transmitter and receiver, and found that an insulated aerial enabled him to increase the distance of transmission. Gugliemo Marconi After patenting his wireless telegraphy system in 1896 he established the Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company in London. In 1898 Marconi successfully transmitted signals across the English Channel and in 1901 established communication with St. John's, Newfoundland, from Poldhu in Cornwall. The first wireless transmission was made in 1892 by William Preece. Marconi, disappointed by a lack of support from the Italian government, decided to move to London. During his early work he also found out that the radio waves could be reflected into narrow beams by using sheets of metal sheets around the antenna. Marconi had an Irish cousin who helped him take out his first patent. As a result of the interest of the British Post Office he improved the system and was able to send a signal nine miles across the Bristol Channel. Marconi was now making great progress with his work and was able to communicate with a French wireless station that was some 31 miles across the English Channel. I n 1901 Marconi established communication with St. John's, Newfoundland, from Poldhu in Cornwall. Marconi's system was adopted by the Royal Navy . During the First World War wireless telepathy was widely employed by wartime ground forces. Large naval vessels were fitted with radios, although when they were used, it did make it easier for enemy submarines to discover where they were. Reconnaissance aircraft that had enough power to carry wireless sets (they weighed 50kg) were able to communicate the position of enemy artillery. The Royal Flying Corps began research into how wireless telegraphy could be used to help home-defence aircraft during German bombing raids. In 1916 the RFC developed a lightweight aircraft receiver and a Marconi half-kilowatt ground transmitter. These transmitters were located on aerodromes in raid-threatened areas. The aircraft receiver was tuned in advance, and the pilot had to unreel a 150 ft. aerial from its drum and switch on. Trials started in May and pilots reported that signals were clearly heard up to ten miles but at longer distances they weakened. Further adjustments were made and by November clear signals could be heard over twenty miles. Pilots could now be informed about enemy aircraft movements and therefore had a far better chance of successfully reaching them before they dropped its bombs o


What internet mechanism is named from a popular US confection, thought originated by Chinese Californians?

The Food Timeline: history notes-candy While we Americans tend to think of candy in terms of supermarket and convenience stores displays, this sweet culinary family offers a much broader and complicated lineage. Food historians propose the first sweets were consumed as a sort of medical treatment for digestive troubles. Today's cough drops and peppermint sticks descend from this tradition. As time and technology progressed, so did the art of confectionery. The English word "candy" derives from Arabic "qandi," meaning something made with sugar. Indeed, the first candies were sugar coated nuts, seeds and fruits. Jujubes , licorice and marshmallows are a prime examples of ancient medicine becoming modern candy. Conserves and preserves (fruit preserved in sugar) eventually became their own type of food; typically paired toast or spread between cookies and cakes. "All of the peoples of antiquity made sweetmeats of honey before they had sugar: the Chinese, the Indians, the people of the Middle East, the Egyptians and then the Greeks and Romas used it coat fruits, flowers, and the seeds or stems of plants, to preserve them for use as an ingredient in the kind of confectionery still made in those countries today. Confectioner and preserves featured in the most sumptuous of Athenian banquets, and were an ornament to Roman feasts at the time of the Satyricon, but it seems that after that the barbarian invasions Europe forgot them for a while, except at certain wealthy courts were Eastern products were eaten...At the height of the Middle Ages sweetmeats reappeared, on the tables of the wealthy at first...In fact the confectionery of the time began as a marriage of spices and sugar, and was intended to have a therapeutic or at least preventative function, as an aid to digestive troubles due to the excessive intake of food which was neither very fresh nor very well balanced...guests were in the habit of carrying these sweetmeats to their rooms to be taken at night. They were contained in little comfit-boxes or drageoirs...." ---History of Food, Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat [Barnes & Noble Books:New York] 1992 (p. 565-6) [NOTE: This book has an excellent chapter on the history of confectionery and preserves. Ask your librarian to help you find a copy.] "Candy...The ancient Egyptians preserved nuts and fruits with honey, and by the Middle Ages physicians had learned how to mask the bad taste of their medicines with sweetness, a practice still widespread. Boiled "sugar plums were known in the seventeenth-century England and soon were to appear in the American colonies where maple-syrup candy was popular in the North and benne-seed [sesame seed] confections were just as tempting in the South. In New Amersterdam one could enjoy "marchpane," or "marzipan," which is very old decorative candy made from almonds ground into a sweet paste. While the British called such confections, "sweetmeats," Americans came to call "candy," from the Arabic qandi, "made of sugar," although one finds "candy" in English as early as the fifteenth century...Caramels were known in the early eighteenth century and lollipops by the 1780s..."Hard candies" made from lemon or peppermint flavors were popular in the early nineteenth century...A significant moment in candy history occured at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, where "French-style" candies with rich cream centers were first displayed...But it was the discovery of milk chocolate in Switzerland in 1875 that made the American candy bar such a phenomenon of the late nineteenth century." ---Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, John F. Mariani [Lebhar-Friedman:New York] 1999 (p. 54-5) [NOTE: This source has much more information than can be paraphrased. Ask your librarian to help you find a copy. It also contains separate entries for specific types of candies.] Recommended reading The general concensus of newspaper articles and Web sites place the origin of "sponge candy" in upstate New York. Buffalo appears to be the epicenter. We find much information about the current product but scant details regarding th


What military term for a multiple gun discharge referred originally in Latin/Italian to being out of danger or safe?

Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang FAQ Part 1 - A through M This FAQ is maintained by Jeff  Crowell (jeff_crowell@hp.com) ; web hosting provided by Haze Gray & Underway . Last Updated 31 October 2003. Notes: --'RN' denotes Royal Navy usage. Similarly, RCN = Royal Canadian Navy, RAN = Royal Australian Navy, RM = Royal Marines, RNZN = Royal New Zealand Navy, UK = general usage in militaries of the former British Empire --Terms in ALL-CAPS have a separate listing. --Special note: Since days of yore the military in general, and sailors in particular, have often had a rather pithy (dare I say �tasteless'?) manner of speech. That may be changing somewhat in these politically correct times, but to Bowdlerize the sailor�s language represented here would be to deny its rich history. The traditions and origins remain. While I have attempted to present things with a bit of humor, if you are easily offended this FAQ may not be for you. You have been warned. 1MC - The basic one-way communications system on a vessel.  Reaches all spaces on a ship. Used for general announcements, and to transmit general alarm system signals. Control stations are located on the bridge, quarterdeck, and central station. Other transmitters may be installed at additional points. There are other MC and JV circuits used for communications within the ship. They are typically system-specific, i.e. weapons systems, navigation communication, engineering systems, firefighting, etc. 130-rpm fish - A form of sea life (type unknown) which makes a sound very similar to a propeller turning at 130 rpm. 90-Day Wonder � Derisive term for a graduate of OCS. The derision arises from the lack of experience and naval knowledge of the typical graduate. Commonly seen as "90-Day Blunder." 99 � (USN aviation) Precedes a radio call which applies to a group of aircraft, e.g. "99 Guntrains" would address all aircraft with a Guntrain callsign. Aback � Backing a sail is turning it so that the wind hits the front face; the effect is to slow a ship or boat. A sail which is being backed is said to be �aback.� A sailing ship which accidentally goes aback when tacking loses its momentum and is said to be �in irons.� A person is said to be �all aback� when he is confused or surprised. Abaft � Aft of a given point on a ship; e.g. the bridge is abaft the bow. ABC � Atomic, Biological, Chemical. An early term since supplanted by NBC. Accelerated Stall � (Aviation) A stall which occurs during accelerated flight, i.e. while the pilot is pulling G�s. Generally a much more violent event than an unaccelerated stall. Acey-Deucey � Backgammon, a board game traditionally played in off-duty hours. Acey-Deucey Club � A club for E-5 and E-6 enlisteds (Second- and First-Class Petty Officers). ACM - Air Combat Maneuvering. Dogfighting practice. Acockbill � Out of alignment or awry. In original usage, if a sailing ship�s yards were not all aligned, she was said to be "all acockbill." See also SQUARED AWAY. Active Homing � A homing (guidance) method where the missile provides its own signal (typically either radar or sonar) transmissions and homes in on the energy reflected off the target. Adrift � (1) Not secured; scattered about; not properly stowed, or out of place. (2) (RCN) Missing in action. "Oh no, I'm adrift for the meeting and the Bossman'll be there!" Advance and Transfer � Two separate terms involving a ship�s turn. Advance is the forward progress made between the time that the rudder is put over and the time the ship is steady on her new course. Transfer is the horizontal displacement of the ship during the same period of time. Advance is maximized in a turn of 90 degrees or more; transfer is maximized in a turn of 180 degrees or more. AEF/A � (USN submarine) Auxiliary Electrician Forward/Aft. A.F.R.T.S. - Spoken as "a-farts", Armed Forces Radio and Television System is a US system providing television and radio entertainment to forces overseas. Recently, the preferred interpretation has become "American Forces Radio and Television


What's the largest capital city without a river, and also the oldest capital of its continent?

Visit Cosmopolitan Cities - A Travel Gateway to the Metropolises of the World - Nations Online Project Famous Cities of the World ___ Famous Cities of the World keywords: world major city, great world city, cities around the world, cities of the world For a virtual city-hopping, this is the gateway to cosmopolitan cities around the World. The cities and metropolises listed below are the cultural, intellectual, and economical centres of a country and often the seat of the national or regional government. They are social melting pots and main places for trade and innovations. On the list below the city's link will lead you to information about a city with satellite views and maps and links to official city sites or the official visitors sites. The country links will open the country profile page. keywords: world metropolises, mega cities, global cities, major municipalities Metropolis »I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.« Douglas Adams The largest city and national capital of the Netherlands (Holland).   Formerly known as Angora, second largest city and the national capital of Turkey .   Named after the Greek goddess Athena, the municipality of Athens is the national capital of Greece .   Gaming Mecca of the East Coast, home of the Miss America Pageant, site of the world famous Boardwalk in the State of New Jersey .   Largest city in Maryland , USA .   Thailand's national capital, its largest city and the country's main cultural centre.   The national capital and second largest city of China .   The largest city and national capital of Germany (Deutschland).   The national capital city of Switzerland with an UNESCO recognized mediaeval city centre.   Brussels (Stad Brussel, Bruxelles, Brüssel) The national capital of Belgium , sometimes called the European capital because the city houses main institutions of the European Union and is also the political seat of the NATO.   Hungary's capital city, comprises of the hilly Buda on the west and the flat Pest on the east bank of the Danube river.   Buenos Aires (Ciudad de Buenos Aires, city of "Good Airs" in Spanish) The former (1536) Ciudad del Espíritu Santo y Puerto Santa María del Buen Ayre is the largest city and the national capital of Argentina .   Located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in northeast Egypt, Cairo is the largest city in both Africa and the Middle East, the national capital of Egypt and a cultural centre of the Arab world.   Australia's planned capital city, founded in 1908, some years after the federation of Australian states into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.   Famous city at the French Riviera, the Côte d'Azur in France , tourist attraction and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival.   Cape Town (Sasekapa, Kaapstad) Since some years the city is a popular tourist destination in South Africa ; Cape Town is the legislative centre of the country and capital city of the Western Cape Province .   The City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States located on the shores of Lake Michigan, Illinois .   Cologne (Stadt Köln) Cologne is the oldest cities in Germany . The name Cologne stems from Agrippina, the Cologne-born wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, who proclaimed the city "Colonia" in the year 50 AD.   Copenhagen (København) The capital city of Denmark , the city houses the national parliament, the government, and the Danish monarchy.   Visit Damascus one of the oldest city in the world and the national capital of Syria .   The North Indian city is together with New Delhi the "National Capital Territory", second largest city and capital city of India .   Main city of the emirate Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates , the city will host the first Dubai International Film Festival in December 2004.   Bhaile Átha Cliath is the capital and largest city of Ireland   Historical city and capital city of the region Tuscany (Toscana) in Italy .   Genève (Genf, Genève, Geneva), Switzerland Cosmopolitan Swiss city at the Lake Geneva, today hom


The strongest known biological material was identified by scientists (2015) in the teeth of a?

Limpet teeth are the strongest known biological material | Calvin College Chimes Limpet teeth are the strongest known biological material Tags: biological materials , limpet teeth , synthetic materials Photo by Robert Hershler & Hsiu-Ping Liu (CC-BY 3.0). Scientists have recently identified Earth’s new strongest known material: limpet teeth. Stronger than Kevlar, and surpassing even spider silk, the miniscule structure is found in a nondescript marine gastropod. Limpets are a plain but tenacious creature, resembling nothing more than ridged conical hats. The creatures measure only about 5 centimeters (2 inches) across, and their teeth are less than 1 millimeter (0.04 inches) in length, according to Michelle Starr of CNET Magazine. A limpet’s teeth stand in rows on the animal’s radula, a tongue-like structure for scraping the algae they eat from the rocks they live on. The tiny points are a curved shape and contain the mineral goethite. Both the shape and the composition contribute to their prodigious strength. Goethite measures between 5.0 and 5.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness (diamond is 10) and develops in common limpets (Patella vulgata) over the course of their lifetime. Limpet teeth are now replacing spider silk as the strongest known biological material, surpassing its strength by 10 percent, according to professor Asa Barber of England’s University of Portsmouth, the study lead. Barber and his team tested the material’s tensile strength and found that it took 6.5 gigapascals (GPa) of pressure to pull the structure apart. According to Barber’s study, published in the journal The Royal Society, Kevlar has a tensile strength of only 3.0 to 3.5 GPa, and spider silk’s is 4.5 GPa. Scientists have been studying spider silk for its “potential applications in everything from bullet-proof vests to computer electronics,” according to Barber. Now limpet teeth are inspiring structural engineers to think even larger: toward fibrous materials for use in automobiles, boats and aircraft. “Nature is a wonderful source of inspiration for structures that have excellent mechanical properties,” Barber said. This particular structure defies expectations in more ways than one. The teeth were found to retain their remarkable strength regardless of size. “Generally,” Barber said, “a big structure has lots of flaws and can break more easily than a small structure, which has fewer flaws and is stronger. Limpet teeth break this rule as their strength is the same no matter what the size.” Yet any limpet’s tooth is many times thinner than any synthetic nanofiber currently used in bicycle frames and bulletproof vests, according to Becky Oskin of Live Science. This discovery is particularly relevant to engineering of vehicles—and especially high-speed ones—because the structure is both strong and light. Typically, strength in building materials implies sacrificing an automobile’s potential for speed. Now, by imitating the design of limpet teeth, scientists suspect racing bicycles and cars can keep the structural safety provided by heavy materials without surrendering the speed achieved by lighter ones. “It’s about translating design principles,” Barber told National Geographic. “For the next five or 10 years, this is the challenge.” About the Author Natasha Strydhorst is a Chimes Science and Technology writer, previously section editor, for the 2015-16 school year. She is a senior writing and environmental studies major from Calgary, Alberta (Canada). She enjoys reading, writing, the great outdoors, and virtually any combination thereof.


What hyphenated surname was adopted for members of British Queen Elizabeth II's family?

8 Things You May Not Know About Queen Elizabeth II - History in the Headlines 8 Things You May Not Know About Queen Elizabeth II June 1, 2012 By Jennie Cohen Share this: 8 Things You May Not Know About Queen Elizabeth II Author 8 Things You May Not Know About Queen Elizabeth II URL Explore eight interesting facts about Britain’s long-serving monarch, who ascended the throne upon the death of her father in February 1952. She doesn’t have a passport. Elizabeth boards a plane in 2011. (Credit: Smith Ellen-Pool/Getty Images) Despite being history’s most widely traveled head of state—she has reportedly visited 116 countries during her reign—Elizabeth does not hold a passport. Since all British passports are issued in the queen’s name, she herself doesn’t need one. She also doesn’t require a driver’s license, though she has been known to take joyrides around her various estates in her Range Rover. She has two different birthdays. Baby Elizabeth is held by her mother in May 1926. (Credit: Speaight/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The reigning British monarch was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York on April 21, 1926. However, each Commonwealth country traditionally celebrates her birthday on a designated day in May or June. In the United Kingdom, for instance, it falls on the first, second or third Saturday in June. Britain has officially marked its sovereign’s birthday since 1748, when the event was merged with the annual “Trooping the Colour” ceremony and parade. Elizabeth spends her real birthday enjoying private festivities with her family. She drove a truck during World War II. Elizabeth wears an officer’s uniform and stands beside an Auxiliary Territorial Service first aid truck during World War II. (Credit: Keystone/Getty Images) After months of begging her father to let his heir pitch in, Elizabeth—then an 18-year-old princess—joined the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. Known as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor, she donned a pair of coveralls and trained in London as a mechanic and military truck driver. The queen remains the only female member of the royal family to have entered the armed forces and is the only living head of state who served in World War II. She paid for her wedding dress with ration coupons. Elizabeth and her new husband Philip pose on their wedding day. (Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) Princess Elizabeth married her third cousin Philip Mountbatten, formerly prince of Greece and Denmark, on November 20, 1947. Held during the postwar recovery years, their wedding was a relatively understated affair, at least compared to the lavish union of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981. With austerity measures still in effect, Elizabeth had to save up ration coupons to purchase the material for her wedding dress, an ivory satin gown designed by Norman Hartnell and encrusted with 10,000 white pearls. She didn’t take her husband’s name. Elizabeth and Philip appear with Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1951. (Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) Elizabeth’s father, George VI, was born into the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but during World War I the family name was changed to Windsor amid anti-German sentiment. Similarly, her husband Prince Philip dropped his father’s Germanic surname, Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and adopted that of his maternal grandparents, Mountbatten, during their engagement. But when Elizabeth ascended the throne, her mother and Prime Minister Winston Churchill did everything in their power to prevent the queen and her line from becoming the House of Mountbatten. They succeeded, but several years later Elizabeth proclaimed that some of her descendants would carry the name Mountbatten-Windsor—probably in an attempt to placate her fuming husband. She sent an email in 1976. Elizabeth visits Google’s U.K. offices in 2008. (Credit: POOL/Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images) On March 26, 1976, Queen Elizabeth sent her first email while taking part in a network technology demonstration at the Roy


Titan is the project codename for Apple's development?

Project Titan, SixtyEight & SG5: Inside Apple's top-secret electric car project Project Titan, SixtyEight & SG5: Inside Apple's top-secret electric car project By Neil Hughes & Mikey Campbell Friday, March 13, 2015, 06:18 am PT (09:18 am ET) Shrouded in secrecy and speculation, Apple's mysterious "Titan" electric car project is believed to be in development at a top-secret facility hidden in plain sight, discovered by AppleInsider just minutes away from the company's California headquarters. Artist's (poor) rendering of an Apple garage. Whether or not the mythical "Apple Car" ever becomes a real product, the company is tinkering away on a top-secret automotive project. Sources familiar with the development of "Titan" say it's well beyond the concept stage, with serious work underway at a site located off of Apple's Cupertino campus. Specifically, two people with knowledge of the project say Apple has been working on it and receiving shipments related to its development at a building just minutes from 1 Infinite Loop, in the town of Sunnyvale. It is unclear if this secondary campus is ground zero for "Titan." But AppleInsider can confirm that Apple does indeed have a large presence at the location, and that numerous automotive-related renovations, including an "auto work area" and a "repair garage," have been constructed on the premises. From email to Sunnyvale Last fall, AppleInsider was told that Apple was recruiting engineers from automaker Tesla for an undisclosed electric car project dubbed "Titan." At the time, the information could not be verified, and the editorial staff collectively decided that the details —like many other unverifiable tips received —were not reliable enough to be published. Since then, however, much of the information first provided by that source months ago, including the "Titan" codename, has been corroborated by other sources who spoke with numerous other news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg. That revelation led AppleInsider to revisit those claims from last fall to find out more about the supposed Apple electric car, said to be under development at a top-secret building known by the internal codename "SG5." The results of this extensive investigation led to Sunnyvale, Calif., and the home of a mysterious market research firm dubbed SixtyEight. Nestled amongst a number of verifiable Apple-run offices, it is believed that this location is a key component of the "Titan" project. Apple moves in, but flies under the radar Apple's presence in Sunnyvale is not a secret. It was first reported last May that Apple was to occupy seven buildings, comprising nearly 300,000 square feet, of a large office complex that previously belonged to semiconductor firm Maxim Integrated. At the time, it seemed like business as usual; Apple is tight on space at 1 Infinite Loop and has been leasing other nearby buildings for years —the company has nearly monopolized the available commercial space in neighboring Cupertino, where Infinite Loop is located. The need for even more space has been cited as the main reason for the building of Apple's new "spaceship" headquarters. The Sunnyvale campus is also shared with other tenants. For example, one building serves as headquarters for development company CPP, while IT security startup Illumio has also taken up residence there. But another building at the complex, street number "175," has no listed tenant, despite being off the market for months. And building permits for tenant improvements at the site reveal that it includes a 4,239-square-foot "repair garage" —without acknowledging the current lessee, an unusual practice. When visited in person, the office at building "175" is advertised as home to a mysterious company named SixtyEight Research. Aside from a sparse website registered through GoDaddy less than a year ago that reveals virtually no information about the company, SixtyEight has no discernible online presence. For a self-proclaimed "innovative" company that's "redefining market research," SixtyEight's existence at


Who became the fastest-selling Playmobil toy figure, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017?

1000+ images about Martin Luther on Pinterest | Martin luther quotes, Lutheran and Professor Luther memorials in Wittenberg, Germany. In Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses against the selling of indulgences at the door of the Castle Church, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. See More


CityPages March 2015 Issue by CityPages Kuwait (page 144) - issuu issuu HOMEWORK FOR GROWN UPS EVERYTHING YOU LEARNED AT SCHOOL... BUT CAN YOU REMEMBER? General Knowledge Quiz Test Your Vocabulary 1. What was originally called 'wireless telegraphy': Television; Video; Radio; or Telephone? 2. What internet mechanism is named from a popular US confection, thought originated by Chinese Californians? 3. What military term for a multiple gun discharge referred originally in Latin/Italian to being out of danger or safe? For three weeks we trudged all over that desolate land with enormous loads on our backs. In this sentence, enormous means: 1. extraordinarily large in size 2. rich and superior in quality 3. irregular in shape 4. relating to the countryside 4. What's the largest capital city without a river, and also the oldest capital of its continent? 7. Titan is the project codename for Apple's development: iCar; iWatch; iSpecs; or iSexmachine? ANSWER: 1. When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!” 6. What hyphenated surname was adopted for members of British Queen Elizabeth II's family? The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal. So what you’re saying when you call something enormous is that it’s beyond what is normal; you’re trying to convey a sense of exaggerated difference. You may also have heard the word ginormous, which people try to use as enormous with a dramatic flair. But, trust us: ginormous is not a good word; it’s just a blend of two words — gigantic and enormous. 5. The strongest known biological material was identified by scientists (2015) in the teeth of a: Lion; Rat; Locust; or Limpet? 8. What's the cube root of 27,000? 9. Name the two long-serving British MPs and past senior ministers caught in a 2015 TV/press sting offering payment for political services from a hoax Chinese company? 10. Who became the fastest-selling Playmobil toy figure, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017: Joan of Arc; Thomas More; ; Martin Luther; or Dalai Lama? 11. Spell the word: Presumptious; Presumtuous; Presumtious; or Presumptuous? 12. What technical term, prefixed with 'extraordinary/irregular', refers euphemistically to the abduction/transfer of a person by one nation to another? Tricky Maths Problem I drive at an average speed of 30 miles per hour to the railroad station each morning and just catch my train. On a particular morning there was a lot of traffic and at the halfway point I found I had averaged only 15 miles per hour. How fast must I drive for the rest of the way to catch my train? 13. In 1895 German company Bayer created what genericized trademark for a diacetylmorphine cough suppressant, alluding to the Greek god/goddess of bravery and self-sacrifice? 14. Put these elements in order of heaviest (most dense) first: Sodium, Hydrogen, Lead, Gold, Oxygen? 16. The flags of China, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature? 17. Which country in 2001 became the first to decriminalize recreational drug use: Mexico; Portugal; Netherlands; or China? ANSWERS:"The train is just about to leave the station and there is no way I will be able to catch it this time. 15. In 2015 the World Health Organization made 'single-use' mandatory for what (by 2020 worldwide): Syringes; Nit combs; Canteen cutlery; or Bed-sheets? JUMBLED WORDS 18. Circumvallate papilla, fungiform papilla, and foliate papilla are commonly called: Toes; Fingernails; Taste buds; or Eyelashes? D E B I A 19. Who was Miss World 1976, and her iconic musician/peace activist boyfriend (two answers required)? P E R I C 20. Match these mathematical terms according to the calculation and result: (Calculations) Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication: (Results) Product, Quotient, Sum, Difference? E V T L E V V I R U Q E O P M M P O Multiplication/Product 17.Portugal, 18.Taste buds, 19.Cindy Breakespeare and Bob Marley, 20.Additi


In 1895 German company Bayer created what genericized trademark for a diacetylmorphine cough suppressant, alluding to the Greek god/goddess of bravery and self-sacrifice?

4/20...Hitlers Birthday. | Page 2 | Rollitup 4/20...Hitlers Birthday. The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member beardo said: ↑ Yeah they used to make it and stay amped up on it, bayer asprin {German} invented Heroin. Click to expand... Alder Wright an English doctor at a London hospital invented Heroin..   more like definitely makes today even cooler? Click to expand... to some maybe, not to most - too much dark history   Alder Wright an English doctor at a London hospital invented Heroin.. Click to expand... Plus rep if I could I was wrong, they didn't invent it=he did, but I didn't exactly make up the connection just had the facts wrong, It was byer that marketed and sole heroin to the public. From Wiki Heroin=In 1895, the German drug company Bayer marketed diacetylmorphine as an over the counter drug under the trademark name Heroin. [10] The name was derived from the Greek word " Heros " because of its perceived "heroic" effects upon a user. [10] It was chiefly developed as a morphine substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine's addictive side-effects. Morphine at the time was a popular recreational drug, and Bayer wished to find a similar but non-addictive substitute to market. [11] However, contrary to Bayer's advertising as a "non-addictive morphine substitute," Heroin would soon have one of the highest rates of dependence amongst its users. [12]   beardo Well-Known Member beardo said: ↑ Oh snap on second thought....I was right Bayre did invent Heroin, Wright had been the first to make the drug diacetylmorphine, but it was not Heroin.until Bayre got involved. Heroin was theirs and a trademark name like Coca Cola. Click to expand... The Cryptkeeper said: ↑ The drug that is in Heroin. Heroin is Diacetylmorphine. I know this for a fact. The acetylated form of Morphine. There is no IN Heroin. Perhaps they marketed it under the trade name Heroin at the time, like Alprozolam is known as Xanax. However, over time it was genericized. Like Yo-yo and Zipper. Click to expand... I cleaned up my post so it made more sense. Yeah Heroin was the Coca Cola of Diacetylmorphine.


The flags of China, Japan, Argentina, Uruguay, Greenland and Bangladesh share what common feature?

The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency Background: In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. Geography :: ARGENTINA Natural hazards: San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution note: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation Geography - note: second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere People and Society :: ARGENTINA Demographic profile: Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15-24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group. Argentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. European immigration diminished in the 1950s, when Argentina's military dictatorships tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration, however, continued to supply


Circumvallate papilla, fungiform papilla, and foliate papilla are commonly called?

Vater's papilla | definition of Vater's papilla by Medical dictionary Vater's papilla | definition of Vater's papilla by Medical dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vater%27s+papilla Related to Vater's papilla: major duodenal papilla papilla a small, nipple-shaped projection or elevation. adj., adj pap´illary. circumvallate papilla 1. vallate papilla . 2. one of the papillae in the area next to a vallate papilla. conical papilla one of the sparsely scattered elevations on the tongue, often considered to be modified filiform papillae. papillae of corium conical extensions of the fibers, capillary blood vessels, and sometimes nerves of the corium into corresponding spaces among downward- or inward-projecting rete ridges on the undersurface of the epidermis. dental papilla (dentinal papilla) the small mass of condensed mesenchyme capped by each of the enamel organs. duodenal papilla either of the small elevations (major and minor) on the mucosa of the duodenum, the major at the entrance of the conjoined pancreatic and common bile ducts, the minor at the entrance of the accessory pancreatic duct. filiform papilla one of the threadlike elevations covering most of the tongue surface. foliate papilla one of the parallel mucosal folds on the tongue margin at the junction of its body and root. fungiform papilla one of the knoblike projections of the tongue scattered among the filiform papillae. gingival papilla the triangular pad of the gingiva filling the space between the proximal surfaces of two adjacent teeth. hair papilla the fibrovascular mesodermal papilla enclosed within the hair bulb. incisive papilla an elevation at the anterior end of the raphe of the palate. lacrimal papilla an elevation on the margin of either eyelid, near the medial angle of the eye. lingual papillae elevations on the surface of the tongue, containing the taste buds; the conical, filiform, foliate, fungiform, and vallate papillae. mammary papilla nipple (def. 1). papilla pi´li hair papilla . renal papilla the blunted apex of a renal pyramid . tactile papilla tactile corpuscle . urethral papilla a slight elevation in the vestibule of the vagina at the external orifice of the urethra. vallate papilla one of the 8 to 12 large papillae arranged in a V near the base of the tongue. papilla of Vater (Vater's papilla) major duodenal papilla . pa·pil·la [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] papilla papilla of corium  dermal p. dental papilla , dentinal papilla a small mass of condensed mesenchyme in the enamel organ; it differentiates into the dentin and dental pulp. dermal papilla  any of the conical extensions of the fibers, capillary blood vessels, and sometimes nerves of the dermis into corresponding spaces among downward- or inward-projecting rete ridges on the undersurface of the epidermis. duodenal papilla  either of two small elevations on the mucosa of the duodenum, the major at the entrance of the conjoined pancreatic and common bile ducts and the minor at the entrance of the accessory pancreatic duct. filiform papillae  threadlike elevations covering most of the tongue surface. foliate papillae  parallel mucosal folds on the tongue margin at the junction of its body and root. fungiform papillae  knoblike projections of the tongue scattered among the filiform papillae. gingival papilla  the cone-shaped pad of gingiva filling the space between the teeth up to the contact area. hair papilla  the fibrovascular mesodermal papilla enclosed within the hair bulb. incisive papilla  an elevation at the anterior end of the raphe of the palate. papilla pi´li  hair p. renal papillae  the blunted apices of the renal pyramids. tactile papilla  see under corpuscle . urethral papilla  a slight elevation in the vestibule of the vagina at the external orifice of the urethra. vallate papillae  eight to twelve large papillae arranged in a V near the base of the tongue. papilla (pə-pĭl′ə) n. pl. pa·pillae (-pĭl′ē) 1. A small nipplelike projection, such as a protuberance on the skin, at the root of a hair or feather, or at the base of a developi


In the conventional game of darts, 'madhouse' is the name given to a 'Double-(What?)' finish?

Darts 501 - Terms and Meanings The centre of the board. (see also: "SINGLE-BULL" and "DOUBLE-BULL") Score of 50 BUST / BUSTED Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game. The darts do not count and the  player begins his next turn on the same score he had prior to. C C In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored.  For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5  darts" were scored with three darts. CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST Hitting treble 20, treble 1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST") CHALKING Keeping score / marking the game. CHIPS A score of 26. (See also: "BREAKFAST /BED & BREAKFAST") CHUCKER A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his  team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the  terrible throw. A variation on this tradition is to draw a fish around the  score, often leading to aquarium-related jokes being aimed at particularly poor  or unlucky players. CLOCK The dartboard itself, usually in the context of "ROUND THE CLOCK". CORK The centre of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it  is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days. D DARTITIS Name given to a mental state of a dart thrower unable to release his / her dart  during a throw. DEVIL The treble-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error  when going for treble-13 or treble-10. DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws  first in the game. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR  BULL". DOUBLE The thin outer ring of the board. In standard x01 games, a double counts for two  times the number hit. DOUBLE-BULL On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles,  the outer circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle is commonly  red and worth 50 points. Hitting the innermost ring of this type of bullseye is  a "DOUBLE-BULL". (See also: "BULLSEYE") DOUBLE IN (DI) A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE OUT (DO) Hitting the double of a number to win a game of 'x01 DOUBLE TOP Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS The lower portion of the board, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of  x01. E A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. FAT The largest portion of a number (the area between the double and triple ring) FEATHERS The 'feathers'/ Flights of the dart which makes the dart more aerodynamic FLIGHTS The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as  feathers. G Advises all players that the match has now started GAME SHOT Signifies that the match winning double has been hit GOOD GROUP A compliment for tight, accurate throwing. GRAND SLAM Hitting the T5, T20 & T1 in one throw. GRANNY A lose without scoring, see SHUT OUT cricket game H HAIL MARY The third dart that miraculously scores a high treble where the first two  combined scored low single numbers HAT TRICK A score of three bullseyes in a single throw. HIGH TON Scoring between 151-180 points in a game of '01 HOCKEY The throw or Toe line. See 'Oche' Oche is pronounced as Hockey I ISLAND The actual playable area of a dart board (inside the doubles ring). Missing this  area entirely is sometimes referred to as "Off the island". J K KILLER A game variant where a number of players "own" a number on the dartboard and  compete to build up "lives" (by hitting that number) until a threshold is  reached (usually 4 or 6) before attempting to "kill" other players by removing  the lives they have built up (by hitting those other players' numbers) until a  single player is left. L LEG One game of a match. Most professional matches are made up of a number of sets,  each of which is split into legs. LEG SHOT Signifies that a player has completed (Won) the "leg" as per Game Shot. LIPSTICK Nam


What mathematical term for a part derives from ecclesiastical Latin for 'breaking bread'?

Fraction - definition of fraction by The Free Dictionary Fraction - definition of fraction by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fraction Related to fraction: proper fraction frac·tion 1. Mathematics An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as 1/3 . 2. A disconnected piece; a fragment. 3. A small part; a bit: moved a fraction of a step. 4. A chemical component separated by fractionation. [Middle English fraccioun, a breaking, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin frāctiō, frāctiōn-, from Latin frāctus, past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] fraction a. a ratio of two expressions or numbers other than zero b. any rational number that is not an integer 2. any part or subdivision: a substantial fraction of the nation. 3. a small piece; fragment 4. (Chemistry) chem a component of a mixture separated by a fractional process, such as fractional distillation 5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the formal breaking of the bread in Communion 6. the act of breaking vb (tr) to divide [C14: from Late Latin fractiō a breaking into pieces, from Latin fractus broken, from frangere to break] frac•tion a. a number usu. expressed in the form a/b. b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed. 2. a component in a volatile mixture whose range of boiling point temperatures allows it to be separated from other components by fractionation. 3. a part of a whole: Only a fraction of the members were present. 4. a small part or segment: only a fraction of the cost. 5. a piece broken off; fragment. v.t., v.i. 6. to break into fractions. [1350–1400; Middle English fraccioun < Late Latin frāctiō act of breaking] frac·tion (frăk′shən) A number that compares part of an object or a set with the whole, especially the quotient of two whole numbers written in the form a/b . The fraction 1/2 , which means 1 divided by 2, can represent such things as 10 pencils out of a box of 20, or 50 cents out of a dollar. See also decimal fraction , improper fraction , proper fraction . fraction I will have been fractioning you will have been fractioning he/she/it will have been fractioning we will have been fractioning you will have been fractioning they will have been fractioning Past Perfect Continuous 1. fraction - a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process chemical , chemical substance - material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules 2. fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole part , portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" 3. fraction - the quotient of two rational numbers fixed-point part , mantissa - the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 common fraction , simple fraction - the quotient of two integers improper fraction - a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator proper fraction - a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator complex fraction , compound fraction - a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator continued fraction - a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on Verb halve - divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake" quarter - divide by four; divide into quarters fraction noun 3. fragment , part , piece , section , sector , selection , segment You will find only a fraction of the collection on display. Translations 2. (fig) → pequeña porción f, parte f muy pequeña move it just a fraction → muévelo un poquito for a fraction of a second → por un instante fraction a fraction of a second → une fraction de seconde at a fraction of the cost → pour beaucoup moins cher fraction (Math) → Bruch m (fig) → Bruchteil m; a fraction better/shorter → (um) eine Spur besser / kürzer ; move it just a fraction (of an inch) → verrücke es (um) e


Cube root of 125000 Theorems What is Cube Root of 125000 ? 125000 is said to be a perfect cube because 50 x 50 x 50 is equal to 125000. Since 125000 is a whole number, it is a perfect cube. The nearest previous perfect cube is 117649 and the nearest next perfect cube is 132651 .


The cemetery of which chaotic 16th century London hospital became a major archeological project in 2015?

Archaeologists begin excavating skeletons from cemetery disturbed by London builders | Daily Mail Online Bring up your dead! Archaeologists begin excavating 3,000 skeletons from Bedlam Hospital cemetery disturbed by London builders - including tragic mother and child who died together Work underway to excavate remains from burial site disturbed by Crossrail About 3,000 skeletons are now to be excavated from Bedlam burial ground  Mother and her child buried side-by-side are among remains to be removed Cemetery discovered by workers at site for new Liverpool Street rail station 60 archaeologists will work shifts to unearth remains over next four weeks Crossrail project has found more than 10,000 artefacts at 40 London sites


Michelin star chef Kevin Lowe moved from Heston Blumenthal's organization in 2015 to?

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Which dog breed was popularized in the Oscar winning 2012 silent film The Artist?

Dog Breeds That Were Made Famous on Film Email We've long looked to Hollywood for fashions and trends, so it's no surprise that canine film stars fuel our fascination with certain dog breeds. From Disney's 101 Dalmatians  to Oscar front-runner The Artist, we can't help but fall in love with pups on the silver screen. So in honor of Sunday's Academy Awards, we're taking a look back at some of the beloved dog breeds popularized by famous films. Cairn Terrier: The Wizard of Oz In 1939, a girl named Dorothy made history with what is perhaps the most famous line ever spoken to a dog on the silver screen: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." More than seven decades later, little girls dressed for Halloween in braids and blue checked dresses still tote wicker baskets with stuffed-animal Totos. The Cairn Terrier , a rugged, independent little dog bred in Scotland to hunt vermin, is still enjoying its fame from the film; earlier this year, a lawmaker proposed a measure to make the Cairn the official state dog of — you guessed it — Kansas. German Shepherd: Finding Rin Tin Tin American soldier Lee Duncan brought a newborn German Shepherd puppy home from France at the end of World War I; he taught Rin Tin Tin some tricks and decided that the canine could be a movie star. Through feature-length movies and short films, as well as a radio series, Rin Tin Tin touched off a decades-long international frenzy for the breed. During World War II, the Army declared the German Shepherd its official mascot. But mass-production puppy mills cashed in on the soaring popularity of this smart, protective breed and created a genetic nightmare. Still, thanks to Rin Tin Tin, the breed is one of the most recognizable household favorites in America. (For more on this star, read the Vetstreet article: Forget Uggie, Rin Tin Tin Was the Original Movie (and TV and Radio) Star Dog . Dalmatian: 101 Dalmatians Speaking of recognizable breeds, these dogs’ famous spots made them the dangerous target of one of Disney's most famous villains, Cruella De Vil. Audiences everywhere fell in love with the 1961 Disney film and the spotted puppies who — fortunately — did not end up as a fur coat. But you wouldn’t want 101 of these dogs; bred to run alongside carriages and horseback riders, the athletic Dalmatian has an endless desire for exercise. So don’t expect him to sit around all day and watch Disney movies with you. Wire Fox Terrier: The Adventures of Tintin Released late last year, the animated Stephen Spielberg adventure film stars a loyal companion named Snowy. The dog and his owner, a heroic young reporter named Tintin, originally appeared in a 1929 comic created by Belgian artist Georges Remi. The Wire Fox Terrier is an active dog who loves to hunt and dig, so make sure you know how to channel his bottomless energy. Siberian Husky: Balto If you wander into Central Park in New York City, you’ll likely see children climbing onto the back of this bronzed hero . In the hazardous winter of 1925, a Siberian Husky sled dog named Balto led his team on the last leg of a serum delivery in a desperate bid to stop a deadly diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. The heroic run is commemorated by the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and is the subject of the 1995 animated Disney film Balto. Animation aside, the Siberian Husky’s dense double coat keeps him warm in cold climates and his love of exercise makes him a great working dog. His intelligence also makes him an impressive escape artist, so ID tags and microchips are a must for this breed. Chihuahua: Legally Blonde The Taco Bell spokesdog may rule the small screen, but Bruiser the Chihuahua delighted audiences on the big screen in 2001. Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as a bubbly sorority girl who finds herself enrolled at Harvard Law School, sparked a sequel, a spin-off and even a Broadway show — all featuring the Chihuahua . The breed has been called a “purse puppy” because of its toy stature, but this is a saucy, high-strung canine who needs a lot of training. And despite his tiny frame, th


The typical unit measure of 3.6MJ (mega joules) by which electric power is typically sold is more commonly called one?


(As at early 2000s) which non-Olympic women's athletic event has a world record points total of just over 5,000 points?

sports facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about sports COPYRIGHT 2003 The Gale Group Inc. SPORTS SPORTS. Sport in America began as premodern participatory contests of strength, skill, and speed that were unorganized local competitions with simple rules. However, as the nation modernized, sport became highly organized with formalized rules and national competition. Sport became commercialized with expert athletes entertaining paying spectators. The first sportsmen were Native Americans, who competed for religious, medicinal, and gambling purposes. They had running races, but were best known for team ball sports like lacrosse, which had over forty variations. The colonists defined sports broadly to include all diversions. Colonial amusement reflected their European backgrounds, including social class and religion, and their new surroundings in America. Puritans brought their opposition to pagan and Catholic holidays, Sabbath breaking, and time-wasting amusements. They barred brutal sports, gambling games, and amusements that promoted disorder, but advocated useful activities like wolf hunting, fishing, and training-day (military practice) contests like wrestling and marksmanship. The more heterogeneous colonies had more options. New York, with its Dutch heritage, had bowling, kolven (golf), and boat races, and also horseracing after the English took over the colony in 1664. In Philadelphia, control of the community passed from the Quakers to a secular elite who in 1732 tried to separate themselves from lesser sorts by organizing the Schuylkill Fishing Colony, the first sports club in the British Empire. The South had the most expansive sporting culture. The Anglican Church was more tolerant than the Puritans were, and personal ethics did not prohibit gambling or blood sports. An elite planter class emerged in the late seventeenth century, which tried to emulate the English country gentry. The great planters originally raced their own horses in impromptu quarter-mile matches and wagered enormous amounts with their peers. By the mid-eighteenth century, they were starting to import expensive Thoroughbreds that competed in long distance races at urban tracks established by elite jockey clubs. This public entertainment helped demonstrate the supposed superiority of the great planters over the masses. Publicans throughout the colonies were the first sporting entrepreneurs, sponsoring animal baiting, gander pulling, cock fights, skittles (an early form of bowling), shuffleboard, and target shooting to attract thirsty patrons. Moral reformers, particularly evangelical ministers of the Great Awakening, opposed these sports. During the Revolution, many patriots frowned on gambling as unvirtuous and elite sports as aristocratic. The Continental Congress in 1778 recommended that the states suppress racing and "other diversions as are productive of idleness and dissipation." Antebellum Sport Sport in the first half of the nineteenth century remained premodern, abhorred by proper Victorians who frowned upon it as immoral and wasteful. The sporting fraternity encompassed a male bachelor subculture, including segments of the elite, skilled butchers, street thugs, volunteer firefighters, and Irish immigrants. They enjoyed blood sports, combat sports like boxing (which was universally banned), and gambling sports. Southern plantation owners employed slaves as cock trainers, jockeys, boxers, and oarsmen. The leading antebellum sportsman was the industrialist John C. Stevens. He restored Thoroughbred racing to New York in 1823; established the Elysian Fields, the preeminent site of antebellum ball sports, in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1831; promoted the first major pedestrian race in 1835; and organized the New York Yacht Club in 1844. Seven years later, Stevens sponsored America, conqueror of the finest British yachts, promoting pride in American naval architecture, craftsmanship, and seamanship. American sport began a dramatic transformation at midcentury that led to a boom after the Civil War. This was influenced by the


Mate (or maté, yerba mate, or chimarrão) is a popular South American-originating?

Introduction to Chimarrão, Brazilian Yerba Mate - Circle of Drink Introduction to Chimarrão, Brazilian Yerba Mate By Dave Mate on February 13, 2015 in Chimarrão , Videos What is Chimarrão Brazilian Yerba Mate? Chim-A-What…? Yeah, I know. That was my reaction the first time I heard about Brazilian yerba mate. It’s pronounced “sheem-a-HOE” and sometimes spelled without the tilde mark as chimarrao. Basically, chimarrão is the term for traditional yerba mate from Brazil. Less formally, it’s synonymous with erva mate (pronounced “erva-MATCH”, with a soft “a” for “match”)—the Brazilian way of saying “yerba mate.” Pheww! Did you get all that? Bottom line: It’s the traditional “Gaucho” herbal infusion of the three lower states of Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paraná, where mate is predominately consumed in the country. What are the differences between Chimarrão and Uruguayan yerba mate? As you saw in my video “ The Different Types of Yerba Mate ” (below), there’s a confusion surrounding Uruguayan and Brazilian mate. The befuddled mate drinker who’s looking into this issue can blame it on one thing: PRIDE! Well, no, that’s only half true. You see, Uruguayans love their mate. I mean, they REALLY love it! Per capita, they drink more mate than any other country. Interestingly, they don’t grow their own mate. From the humble sausage stand, La Pasiva, which has been serving panchos (hot dogs) for 45 years (look for the queue near Plaza Fabini) to yerba mate, that grassy-tasting tea-like infusion the entire population is addicted to. While Argentinians also enjoy this hot beverage, only in Uruguay do locals clutch the flasks as if they are personal oxygen tanks. And if they’re not sipping from the mate they are carrying it across their shoulders in stylish leather bags. “We like to make an occasion of it,” says one young woman, in the understatement of the year. —“ Uruguay: South America’s next big thing ” Most of the land in Uruguay is allocated for livestock, soy, and pulp production. Though mate does naturally grow in Uruguay, there simply isn’t enough space and economic resources to produce a commercial-grade product. But it’s hardly a problem when you have a neighboring country that’s more than happy to do all the growing for them, i.e., Brazil. Across the border, several notable, Uruguayan owned and operated, companies grow their mate. Canarias is the most recognizable brand; a staple mate found in all corners of Uruguay. Any seasoned mate drinker has come to know that eponymous yellow bag. And when I said pride, I meant it. Despite their mate being grown in Brazil, no Uruguayan considers their mate as “Brazilian”. No, absolutely not! They consider it Uruguayan mate. Hence, the deep pride each country has for their mate despite regions where it’s grown. So on one hand we have Uruguayan-owned companies that grow yerba mate in Brazil, specifically for the Uruguayan market. And on the other hand—and here’s where it can get a bit fuzzy—we have Brazilian mate companies producing chimarrão, exclusively for the local Brazilian market (chimarrão). Gaucho yerba mate Years ago, when I realized this distinction, and after receiving multiple blows from angry Uruguayans and Brazilians proselytizing me on the distinctions, I simplified all the confusion over which country grew what mate for whom, and whether or not a mate was considered Brazilian or Uruguayan, by calling all mate from the region (across both countries) “Gaucho Mate.” The reason being, both mate varieties are usually powdery and lack stems, typical of the Gaucho (cowboys) of the region (which also spans Northern Argentina, though that sort of mate is no longer popular there). As you’ll see in the video below, Stephen and I will discuss some of the finer distinctions between chimarrão and Uruguayan mate, helping to mollify the Uruguayan and Brazilian purist (Materos!), while educating a surprisingly strong and growing community of mate drinkers throughout Europe, Canada, Middle East, and the United States (we’re getting there!). Stephen will explain the the eas


Amazon's next-day delivery service censured for breaching UK advertising standards is?

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What medieval war cry, popularised by Shakespeare with the phrase 'dogs of war', means destruction?

'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war' - the meaning and origin of this phrase Famous Last Words Browse phrases beginning with: Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war more like this... Animals Meaning The military order Havoc! was a signal given to the English military forces in the Middle Ages to direct the soldiery (in Shakespeare's parlance 'the dogs of war') to pillage and chaos. Origin The Black Book of the Admiralty, 1385 is a collection of laws in French and Latin that relate to the organisation of the English Navy. In the 'Ordinances of War of Richard II' in that book we find: "Item, qe nul soit si hardy de crier havok sur peine davoir la test coupe." An English text which comes nearer to defining the term is found in Grose's Military Antiquities Respecting a History of the English Army, 1801. Grose was quoting a translation of an Old French text by Thomas De Brotherton, the first Earl of Norfolk (Brotherton died in 1338): "Likewise be all manner of beasts, when they be brought into the field and cried havoke, then every man to take his part." Shakespeare was well aware of the use of the meaning of havoc and he used 'cry havoc' in several of his plays. The 'cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war' form of the phrase is from his Julius Caesar, 1601. After Caesar's murder Anthony regrets the course he has taken and predicts that war is sure to follow. ANTONY: Blood and destruction shall be so in use And dreadful objects so familiar That mothers shall but smile when they behold Their infants quarter'd with the hands of war; All pity choked with custom of fell deeds: And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge, With Ate by his side come hot from hell, Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial. The term is the predecessord of 'play havoc' (with). This is now more common than 'cry havoc' but has lost the force of the earlier phrase - just meaning 'cause disorder and confusion'.


An enemy group within and threatening a larger entity is called a '(What?) Column'?

Unit - definition of unit by The Free Dictionary Unit - definition of unit by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unit  (yo͞o′nĭt) n. 1. An individual, group, structure, or other entity regarded as an elementary structural or functional constituent of a whole. 2. A group regarded as a distinct entity within a larger group. 3. a. A mechanical part or module. b. An entire apparatus or the equipment that performs a specific function. 4. A precisely specified quantity in terms of which the magnitudes of other quantities of the same kind can be stated. 5. Medicine The quantity of a vaccine, serum, drug, or other agent necessary to produce a specific effect. 6. a. A fixed amount of scholastic study used as a basis for calculating academic credits, usually measured in hours of classroom instruction or laboratory work. b. A section of an academic course focusing on a selected theme: a unit on Native Americans. 7. The number immediately to the left of the decimal point in the Arabic numeral system. 8. Mathematics a. The lowest positive whole number; one. b. An element of a ring with a multiplicative inverse. n 1. a single undivided entity or whole 2. any group or individual, esp when regarded as a basic element of a larger whole 3. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanical part or integrated assembly of parts that performs a subsidiary function: a filter unit. 4. (Mechanical Engineering) a complete system, apparatus, or establishment that performs a specific function: a production unit. 5. (Military) a subdivision of a larger military formation 6. Also called: unit of measurement a standard amount of a physical quantity, such as length, mass, energy, etc, specified multiples of which are used to express magnitudes of that physical quantity: the second is a unit of time. 7. (Pharmacology) the amount of a drug, vaccine, etc, needed to produce a particular effect 8. (Brewing) a standard measure used in calculating alcohol intake and its effect 9. (Mathematics) maths a. (usually plural) the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number: in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens. b. (modifier) having a value defined as one for the system: unit vector. 10. (Mathematics) maths logic Also called: unit set a set having a single member 11. (Logic) maths logic Also called: unit set a set having a single member 13. (Agriculture) short for stock unit 14. (Railways) NZ a self-propelled railcar [C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit] u•nit n. 1. a single entity; one person or thing. 2. any group of things or persons regarded as an entity: They formed a cohesive unit. 3. one of the individuals, parts, or elements into which a whole may be divided or analyzed. 4. one of a number of things, organizations, etc., identical or equivalent in function or form: a rental unit. 5. any specified amount of a quantity, as of length, volume, or time, by comparison with which any other quantity of the same kind is measured. 6. the least positive integer; one. 7. Also called unit's place. (in a mixed or whole number) the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point. 8. a machine, part, or system of machines having a specified purpose; apparatus: a heating unit. 9. a quantity of educational instruction, usu. determined by the number of hours of classroom or laboratory work. 10. Mil. a subdivision of an organized body of soldiers. [1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas] Unit. Unitarian. unit 1. Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization. 2. An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force. 3. A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue. 4. With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment o


Which profession (western world) traditionally wears a toque blanche with a hundred folds?

KWSnet Recommended Books (sorted by author) Index [W] A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Wade, Stephen (2012). The Beautiful Music All around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience. Urbana, University of Illinois Press. In revisiting the human transactions at the heart of these recordings, Wade essentially grants the songs a new life for a new age. Among the book's many virtues are its lively and imaginative narrative interpolations, its vivid song descriptions, its fascinating investigative work, its many colorful personalities and absorbing life-histories, and its often astonishingly trenchant accumulation of detail. A magisterial, monumental book of tremendous sympathy, scope, and imaginativeness." --Robert Cantwell, author of If Beale Street Could Talk: Music, Community, Culture Wald, Alan M. (1987). The New York Intellectuals: The Rise and Decline of the Anti-Stalinist Left from the 1930s to the 1980s. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press. Wald's study - subtle, insightful - ranks with that small cluster of fine works on 20th-century radicals and on the familiar political odyssey of that loosely knit circle, the "New York intellectuals," as they devolved from anti-Stalinist revolutionary communism to neoconservative allies of Nixon and Reagan. But Wald throws a wide net, exploring the thought of, among others, Dwight Macdonald, Harvey Swados, and Philip Rahv, as well as the writings of the Trillings, Mary McCarthy, Susan Sontag, et al. Admittedly a Marxist, Wald is balanced, though not detached or uncritical; the pages on Podhoretz, Decter, Kristol are hardly forgiving. Essential for those interested in the cultural and scholarly activities of an important group. Wald, Alan M. (2002). Exiles from a Future Time: The Forging of the Mid-Twentieth-Century Literary Left. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press. Setting the stage for a trilogy he is planning on the mid-20th-century U.S. literary Left, Wald presents a cast of characters from that Communist-led tradition. Profiling over 30 writers, Wald's study emphasizes biography in order to illumine the connection between political convictions and literary art. The result blends literary scholarship and oral history. For example, Chapter 8 introduces Richard Attaway and compares his novel Blood on the Forge to Claude McKay's novel Banjo. Likewise, Wald introduces Gregory Corso through his chance encounter with Joseph Freeman when speaking poetry into a public telephone. With Muriel Rukeyser as an example, the conclusion summarizes how leftist poetry fits within poetic traditions. Exploring writers' intimate lives and heartfelt political commitments, Wald draws on original research in scores of archives and personal collections of papers; correspondence and interviews with hundreds of writers and their friends and families; and a treasure trove of unpublished memoirs, fiction, and poetry. In fashioning a "humanscape" of the Literary Left, Wald not only reassesses acclaimed authors but also returns to memory dozens of forgotten, talented writers. The authors range from the familiar Mike Gold, Langston Hughes, and Muriel Rukeyser to William Attaway, John Malcolm Brinnin, Stanley Burnshaw, Joy Davidman, Sol Funaroff, Joseph Freeman, Alfred Hayes, Eugene Clay Holmes, V. J. Jerome, Ruth Lechlitner, and Frances Winwar. Focusing on the formation of the tradition and the organization of the Cultural Left, Wald investigates the "elective affinity" of its avant-garde poets, the "Afro-cosmopolitanism" of its Black radical literary movement, and the uneasy negotiation between feminist concerns and class identity among its women writers. Walker, Richard (2007). The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area. Seattle, University of Washington Press. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Despite a population of 7 million people, it is more greensward than asphalt jungle, more open space than hardscape. A vast quilt of countryside is tucke


What West African Republic, on the river of the same name, is a narrow 200 mile east-west strip within Senegal?

Africa - 3 | Britannica.com Africa the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of the Earth. Displaying 101 - 200 of 638 results Caledon River tributary of the Orange River in southeastern Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg, on the Lesotho–South Africa border, and flows generally southwest, forming most of the boundary between Lesotho and Free State province, South Africa. Maseru, capital... camel Camelus either of two species of large ruminating hoofed mammals of arid Africa and Asia known for their ability to go for long periods without drinking. The Arabian camel, or dromedary (Camelus dromedarius), has one back hump; the Bactrian camel (C.... Cameroon country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. Its ethnically diverse population is among the most urban in western Africa. The capital is Yaoundé, located in the south-centre of the country. The country’s name is derived from Rio dos Camarões... Cameroon, Mount volcanic massif of southwestern Cameroon that rises to a height of 13,435 feet (4,095 metres) and extends 14 miles (23 km) inland from the Gulf of Guinea. It is the highest peak in sub-Saharan western and central Africa and the westernmost extension... Cape Colony British colony established in 1806 in what is now South Africa. With the formation of the Union of South Africa (1910), the colony became the province of the Cape of Good Hope (also called Cape Province). For more detail, see Cape Province. Cape flora a scrubland vegetation found along a narrow strip of the extreme southern coast of South Africa, composed of many species of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, especially plants of the family Proteaceae (brownish or grayish shrubs often containing oil or... Cape Verde Peninsula peninsula in west-central Senegal that is the westernmost point of the African continent. Formed by a combination of volcanic offshore islands and a land bridge produced by coastal currents, it projects into the Atlantic Ocean, bending back to the southeast... Carthage great city of antiquity on the north coast of Africa, now a residential suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia. According to tradition, Carthage was founded by the Phoenicians of Tyre in 814 bce; its Phoenician name means “new town.” The archaeological... Carthage, Exarchate of semiautonomous African province of the Byzantine Empire, centred in the city of Carthage, in North Africa. It was established in the late 6th century by the Byzantine emperor Maurice (reigned 582–602) as a military enclave in Byzantine territory occupied... Casamance River river in western Africa, rising in southern Senegal and flowing west through the Casamance region, which lies between The Gambia (north) and Guinea-Bissau (south). The river receives various small tributaries and empties into the Atlantic Ocean after... Cavalla River river in western Africa, rising north of the Nimba Range in Guinea and flowing south to form more than half of the Liberia–Côte d’Ivoire border. It enters the Gulf of Guinea 13 miles (21 km) east of Harper, Liberia, after a course of 320 miles (515 km).... central Africa region of Africa that straddles the Equator and is drained largely by the Congo River system. It comprises, according to common definitions, the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Central African Republic landlocked country located in the centre of Africa. The area that is now the Central African Republic has been settled for at least 8,000 years; the earliest inhabitants were the probable ancestors of today’s Aka (Pygmy) peoples, who live in the western... Central Region Plateau largest continuous tableland in Malaŵi. Its area of 9,000 square miles (23,310 square km) is bordered by the Chimaliro Hills and Viphya Mountains on the north, the Great Rift Valley on the east, the Dwangwa River on the west, and the Kirk and Dzalanyama... chacma species of baboon. Chad landlocked state in north-central Africa. The country’s terrain is that of a shallow basin that rises


What metal, whose symbol is its first and third letters, is loosely called spelter?

Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume I (DC) - Chapter 2 Lessons In Electric Circuits -- Volume I Chapter 2 "One microampere flowing in one ohm causes a one microvolt potential drop." Georg Simon Ohm How voltage, current, and resistance relate An electric circuit is formed when a conductive path is created to allow free electrons to continuously move. This continuous movement of free electrons through the conductors of a circuit is called a current, and it is often referred to in terms of "flow," just like the flow of a liquid through a hollow pipe. The force motivating electrons to "flow" in a circuit is called voltage. Voltage is a specific measure of potential energy that is always relative between two points. When we speak of a certain amount of voltage being present in a circuit, we are referring to the measurement of how much potential energy exists to move electrons from one particular point in that circuit to another particular point. Without reference to two particular points, the term "voltage" has no meaning. Free electrons tend to move through conductors with some degree of friction, or opposition to motion. This opposition to motion is more properly called resistance. The amount of current in a circuit depends on the amount of voltage available to motivate the electrons, and also the amount of resistance in the circuit to oppose electron flow. Just like voltage, resistance is a quantity relative between two points. For this reason, the quantities of voltage and resistance are often stated as being "between" or "across" two points in a circuit. To be able to make meaningful statements about these quantities in circuits, we need to be able to describe their quantities in the same way that we might quantify mass, temperature, volume, length, or any other kind of physical quantity. For mass we might use the units of "kilogram" or "gram." For temperature we might use degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius. Here are the standard units of measurement for electrical current, voltage, and resistance: The "symbol" given for each quantity is the standard alphabetical letter used to represent that quantity in an algebraic equation. Standardized letters like these are common in the disciplines of physics and engineering, and are internationally recognized. The "unit abbreviation" for each quantity represents the alphabetical symbol used as a shorthand notation for its particular unit of measurement. And, yes, that strange-looking "horseshoe" symbol is the capital Greek letter Ω, just a character in a foreign alphabet (apologies to any Greek readers here). Each unit of measurement is named after a famous experimenter in electricity: The amp after the Frenchman Andre M. Ampere, the volt after the Italian Alessandro Volta, and the ohm after the German Georg Simon Ohm. The mathematical symbol for each quantity is meaningful as well. The "R" for resistance and the "V" for voltage are both self-explanatory, whereas "I" for current seems a bit weird. The "I" is thought to have been meant to represent "Intensity" (of electron flow), and the other symbol for voltage, "E," stands for "Electromotive force." From what research I've been able to do, there seems to be some dispute over the meaning of "I." The symbols "E" and "V" are interchangeable for the most part, although some texts reserve "E" to represent voltage across a source (such as a battery or generator) and "V" to represent voltage across anything else. All of these symbols are expressed using capital letters, except in cases where a quantity (especially voltage or current) is described in terms of a brief period of time (called an "instantaneous" value). For example, the voltage of a battery, which is stable over a long period of time, will be symbolized with a capital letter "E," while the voltage peak of a lightning strike at the very instant it hits a power line would most likely be symbolized with a lower-case letter "e" (or lower-case "v") to designate that value as being at a single moment in time. This same lower-case convention holds true fo