What became the world's largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when it was delivered in October 2009?

Biggest Ship in the World - Largest Ships | Maritime Connector 22.6 knots (41.9 km/h; 26.0 mph) Both ships were ordered in February 2006 at STX Europe shipyard in Turku, Finland. Oasis and Allure of the Sea First in a series, Oasis of the Seas, was completed and turned over to Royal Caribbean on 28 October 2009. Her sistership, Allure of the Seas, left the Turku shipyard on 29 October 2010. Oasis of the Seas Althought those two ships have identical superstructures, the Allure is 50 millimetres (2.0 in) longer than the Oasis, which is making her technically the largest cruise ship in the world. Allure of the Seas Allegedly, with the building costs of € 900 million (US$1.24 billion), the Oasis of the Seas is the most expensive commercial ship ever built. Oasis of the Seas The Oasis class have surpassed the earlier Freedom class as the world's largest passenger ships. At 360 m (1,181 feet) in length Oasis is 21 metres (69 ft) longer than the prior largest passenger ship, the Independence of the Seas and classmates. Oasis also is 8.5 metres (28 ft) wider, and with a gross tonnage of 225,282, is almost 45% larger. Freedom of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas   Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h) SS Great Eastern was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around the world without refuelling. She was so far ahead of contemporary commercial requirements, and industrial capabilities, that her length (nearly 700 feet) and tonnage would remain unmatched for four more decades. SS Great Eastern She was christened Leviathan during a initial launching attempt in early November 1857, she was thereafter always known as Great Eastern. Nearly three months costly struggle to get her afloat, and more problems while she was completing, left her original company bankrupt. New owners decided to employ her on the route between Britain and North America. The ship financial difficulties continued, compounded by a series of accidents. In September 1859 Great Eastern's first voyage was cut short by a boiler explosion. Her second company collapsed under the expense of repairs and a new firm took her on. Finally reaching New York in June 1860, for the next two months she was exhibited to the public and made voyages along the U.S. coast. Nearly a year passed before Great Eastern's next westbound trip in May 1861, by which time the American Civil War had begun. During June and July she transported troops to Quebec to reinforce Canada's defences. In September Great Eastern began another trip to New York, but was disabled by a severe storm. In mid-1862 she made three voyages, but improving commercial prospects abruptly ceased when she struck an uncharted rock entering New York harbour, necessitating more expensive repairs. She did not resume service until mid-1863, making two more trips and bankrupting yet another company. Sold at auction, Great Eastern was chartered for laying a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. The ship finally found her niche. In 1866 Great Eastern brought a cable to North America, establishing nearly instantaneous communication between the Old World and the New that has remained unbroken ever since. Following a unfruitful effort by French interests to put her back into passenger service in 1867, Great Eastern returned to cable work. Between 1869 and 1874 she strung six more cables from Europe to America, repaired two earlier ones, and laid another across the Indian Ocean. SS Great Eastern Great Eastern was laid up at Milford Haven, Wales in 1874. In 1886 she steamed to Liverpool to become an exhibition ship. This prosaic, but profitable employment continued during visits to London and Scotland later in the year. Sold late in 1887, Great Eastern went back to Liverpool, where she was stripped and slowly broken up during 1888 and 1889. SS Great Eastern beached for breaking up Trivia: largest sailing vessel still operating - Club Med 2 The Club Med 2 is a five-masted computer-controlled sailing ship owned and operated by Club Med and operated as a cruise ship. General Characteris


"A best-selling album by Bruce Springsteen was ""Born in ..."" what?"

Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic Born in the U.S.A. google+ AllMusic Review               by William Ruhlmann Bruce Springsteen had become increasingly downcast as a songwriter during his recording career, and his pessimism bottomed out with Nebraska . But Born in the U.S.A. , his popular triumph, which threw off seven Top Ten hits and became one of the best-selling albums of all time, trafficked in much the same struggle, albeit set to galloping rhythms and set off by chiming guitars. That the witless wonders of the Reagan regime attempted to co-opt the title track as an election-year campaign song wasn't so surprising: the verses described the disenfranchisement of a lower-class Vietnam vet, and the chorus was intended to be angry, but it came off as anthemic. Then, too, Springsteen had softened his message with nostalgia and sentimentality, and those are always crowd-pleasers. "Glory Days" may have employed Springsteen 's trademark disaffection, yet it came across as a couch potato's drunken lament. But more than anything else, Born in the U.S.A. marked the first time that Springsteen 's characters really seemed to relish the fight and to have something to fight for. They were not defeated ("No Surrender"), and they had friendship ("Bobby Jean") and family ("My Hometown") to defend. The restless hero of "Dancing in the Dark" even pledged himself in the face of futility, and for Springsteen , that was a step. The "romantic young boys" of his first two albums, chastened by "the working life" encountered on his third, fourth, and fifth albums and having faced the despair of his sixth, were still alive on this, his seventh, with their sense of humor and their determination intact. Born in the U.S.A. was their apotheosis, the place where they renewed their commitment and where Springsteen remembered that he was a rock & roll star, which is how a vastly increased public was happy to treat him. Track Listing


"What animal makes its home in a ""drey""?"

Drey - definition of drey by The Free Dictionary Drey - definition of drey by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drey - A squirrel's nest of twigs in a tree. See also related terms for twigs . ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: drey - the nest of a squirrel nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young Translations Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: twigs References in periodicals archive ? Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr Pr P et et et et et et et etty t in Au Au Au Au Au Au Au Au Au Audr dr dr dr drey ey e Hep ph ph ph ph ph ph ph ph phot ot ot ot ot ot ot ot ot ot ot ot otog o raph p by by by by by by by by by by by by Nor o man Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Pa Park rk rk rk rk rk rk rkinson Whether zipping around Italy on a scooter with Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday, at her beatnik best in Funny Face, or breaking our hearts chasing a cat in the rain in Breakfast at Tiffany's, her appeal is irresistible.


What sport is played in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final, that has been held since 1914?

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - U.S. Soccer U.S. Soccer Third Qualifying Round for 2017 Open Cup Rescheduled, Second Qualifying Round Nears End CHICAGO (Oct. 24, 2016) – The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Monday that the third round of Open Division Local Qualifying for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been rescheduled. Originally set to be played on Nov. 19-20, 2016, the third qualifying round will take place on March 11-12, 2017, the set of dates originally set aside for the fourth qualifying round. If necessary, the fourth qualifying round will now take place on the weekend that had been previously reserved for the fifth qualifying round (April 8-9, 2017). The matchups for the third qualifying round will be announced in mid-January along with the complete format for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Additionally, the tournament schedule for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will take place as follows: 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament Schedule Wed., April 12: First Round pairings and Second Round possible matchups announced Wed., May 10: First Round Wed., May 17: Second Round Wed., May 31: Third Round Wed., June 14*: Fourth Round (MLS teams enter) Thur., June 15: Round of 16 Draw Wed., June 28*: Round of 16 Tues., July 11^: Quarterfinals Wed., Aug. 9*: Semifinals Wed., Sept. 20: Final * Note: Any game in the Fourth Round, Round of 16 and Semifinal Round where one of the participants has a league game the following Friday will be moved up a day (exception to this is when the team’s opponent is scheduled for a league game the preceding Sunday; in this case, the provisions in the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Handbook to determine the match date will prevail). In addition, any game chosen by U.S. Soccer to be broadcast nationally is subject to being moved up a day. ^ For the Quarterfinal round, teams may apply to change the match date within a window that runs between July 7-16 if both teams in a match are not scheduled otherwise. Second Qualifying Round Nearly Complete; Two Games Rescheduled Due to Weather A majority of games in the second qualifying round for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was completed over the weekend, though severe weather caused Sunday’s matches between Santa Ana Winds FC and La Máquina FC as well as LA Wolves FC and Inland Empire FC to be postponed. Dates, times and locations for the two rescheduled matches will be announced later this week @OpenCup on Twitter. Second Qualifying Round FC Dallas Claims Second Open Cup Title with 4-2 Win vs. New England Revolution in 2016 Final FRISCO, Texas (Sept. 13, 2016) – FC Dallas claimed its second Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title with a 4-2 victory over New England Revolution on Tuesday night. Mauro Diaz served as the protagonist and played a part in all four goals as FCD won the trophy named after the club’s founder, Lamar Hunt, for the first time since 1997. “We are champions again,” FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja said. “We won it. It proves we can do it after that many years. There are so many people involved with this club, waiting for that trophy and this moment... we’ve made it real.” New England scored the opening goal through Juan Agudelo after six minutes, but the hosts responded through Maxi Urruti to restore parity. Matt Hedges nodded home a Diaz free kick to give FCD a lead it would not relinquish. New England dared to dream of a second Open Cup triumph after Agudelo’s early opener. His rasping finish from Gershon Koffie’s vertical ball provided the Revs with a tangible advantage to protect, but it only served to spark a response from FCD. Diaz opened his masterful performance with a precise diagonal for Urruti’s equalizer on 15 minutes. His delivery on the remnants of a corner allowed Hedges to give FCD the lead for good after 40 minutes. Hedges drew a penalty deep in first-half stoppage time and watched Diaz convert from the spot to extend the margin on the stroke of halftime. The penalty kick converted just before the halftime whistle underscored his influence on the proceedings. “It is a collection of what he has done this year,” Par


Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in what year?

Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space | The Greatest Moments in Flight By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor | July 24, 2012 02:00pm ET MORE On 12 April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space when he launched into orbit on the Vostok 3KA-3 spacecraft (Vostok 1). Credit: ESA This is part of a SPACE.com series of articles on the Greatest Moments in Flight, the breakthrough events that paved the way for human spaceflight and its next steps: asteroid mining and bases on the moon and Mars. The United States and the Soviet Union vigorously competed to push the boundaries of mankind's exploration of space. The Russians scored a victory when they launched a small craft carrying cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to new heights. His 108-minute flight gave him a permanent place in the history books as the first man in space. The race to the stars With the 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first manmade satellite, the Russians took an early lead in the space race. The next step was to send a human off the planet. The American plan to send a man into space by 1961 created a deadline that the Russian team worked hard to beat. The development of the Vostok spacecraft became paramount. Prior to Gagarin’s historic flight, the Soviets sent a prototype of his spaceship, along with a life-size dummy called Ivan Ivanovich and a dog called Zvezdochka. With these successes, the vessel was considered ready to take a living, breathing human into space. [ INFOGRAPHIC: How the First Human Spaceflight Worked ] The right stuff More than 200 Russian Air Force fighter pilots were selected as cosmonaut candidates. Such pilots were considered optimum because they had exposure to the forces of acceleration and the ejection process, as well as experience with high-stress situations. Among the pilots was 27-year-old Senior Lieutenant Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin. The third of four children, Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934, in a small village a hundred miles from Moscow. As a teenager, Gagarin witnessed a Russian Yak fighter plane make an emergency landing near his home. When offered a chance years later to join a flying club, he eagerly accepted, making his first solo flight in 1955. Only a few years later, he submitted his request to be considered as a cosmonaut. [ PHOTOS: Yuri Gagarin & 50 Years of Human Spaceflight ] First in (space) flight On April 12, 1961, at 9:07 a.m. Moscow time, the Vostok 1 spacecraft blasted off from the Soviets' launch site. Because no one was certain how weightlessness would affect a pilot, the spherical capsule had little in the way of onboard controls; the work was done either automatically or from the ground. If an emergency arose, Gagarin was supposed to receive an override code that would allow him to take manual control, but Sergei Korolov, chief designer of the Soviet space program, disregarded protocol and gave it to the pilot prior to the flight. Over the course of 108 minutes, Vostok 1 traveled around the Earth once, reaching a maximum height of 203 miles (327 kilometers). Over Africa, the engines fired to bring Gagarin back to Earth. The craft carried ten days worth of provisions in case the engines failed and Gagarin was required to wait for the orbit to naturally decay, but they were unnecessary. Gagarin re-entered Earth's atmosphere, experiencing forces up to eight times the pull of gravity, but remained consciousness. Vostok 1 had no engines to slow its re-entry or a way to land safely. About four miles up (seven kilometers), Gagarin ejected and parachuted to Earth. In order for the mission to be counted as an official spaceflight, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the governing body for aerospace records, had determined that the pilot must land with the spacecraft. Soviet leaders indicated that Gagarin had touched down with the Vostok 1, and did not reveal that he had ejected until 1971. Regardless, Gagarin still set the record as the first man to leave Earth's orbit and travel into space. [ Milestones in Human Spaceflight: Pictur


Which president of the USA faced impeachment proceedings over his activities with Monica Lewinsky?

The Impeachment Trial of President William Jefferson Clinton President William Clinton by Douglas O. Linder (2005) In 1999, for only the second time in United States history, the Senate conducted an impeachment trial of a President. The acquittal of William Jefferson Clinton on February 12 came as no great surprise, given the near party-line vote on impeachment charges in the House of Representatives leading to the trial.  Despite its predictable outcome, the impeachment trial of President Clinton is well worth studying, both for what it says about the failure of the judiciary and political institutions to respond adequately to an unprecedented situation, and what it tells us about the failures of Bill Clinton, the all-too-human occupant of the nation's highest office.  The trial also raises fascinating questions about the distinction between public morality and private morality. Background: The Paula Jones Sexual Harassment Suit The impeachment saga of President Clinton has its origins in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought in Arkansas in May, 1994 by Paula Jones , a former Arkansas state employee.  In her suit, Jones alleged that on May 8, 1991, while she helped to staff a state-sponsored management conference at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, a state trooper and member of Governor Clinton's security detail, Danny Ferguson, approached her and told her that the Governor would like to meet her in his hotel suite.  Minutes later, Jones, seeing this as an opportunity to advance her career, took the elevator to Clinton's suite.  There, according to her disputed account, Clinton made a series of increasingly aggressive moves, culminating in his dropping his pants exposing an erection--and then asking Jones to "kiss it." Jones claimed that she stood and told the Governor, "I'm not that kind of girl." As she left, Clinton stopped her by the door and said, "You're a smart girl, let's keep this between ourselves."  (There is strong reason to question Jones's story, as Clinton's security guard reported that Jones seemed pleased when she left the hotel room--and that anything that happened inside appeared to be consensual.) Lawyers for Clinton argued that the Jones suit would distract him from the important tasks of his office and should not be allowed to go forward while he occupied the White House.  Clinton's immunity claim eventually reached the United States Supreme Court.  The Court ruled unanimously in May, 1997 against the President, and allowed discovery in the case to proceed.  As Federal Appeals Court Judge (and Reagan appointee) Richard A. Posner noted in An Affair of State: The Investigation, Impeachment, and Trial of President Clinton, the Court's "inept," "unpragmatic," and "backward-looking" decision in Clinton v Jones , and an earlier decision by the Court upholding the constitutionality of the act authorizing the appointment of independent counsels,  had major consequences: "Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky, an affair intrinsically devoid of significance to anyone except Lewinsky, would have remained a secret from the public.  The public would not have been worse for not knowing about it.  There would have been no impeachment inquiry, no impeachment, no concerns about the motives behind the President's military actions against terrorists and rogue states in the summer and fall of 1998, no spectacle of the United States Senate play-acting at adjudication.  The Supreme Court's decisions created a situation that led the President and his defenders into the pattern of cornered-rat behavior that engendered a constitutional storm and that may have embittered American politics, weakened the Presidency, distracted the federal government from essential business, and undermined the rule of law." As a result of the Supreme Court's action, Judge Susan Weber Wright allowed discovery to proceed in the Paula Jones lawsuit.  Judge Wright ruled that lawyers for Jones, in order to help prove her sexual harassment claim, could inquire into any sexual relationships that Clinton might have with subordinates  either as Govern


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Fleming and Walloon | people | Britannica.com Fleming and Walloon Camille Huysmans Fleming and Walloon , members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium . The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west. The Walloons, who make up about one-third of the Belgian population, speak dialects of French and live chiefly in the south and east. The religion of the vast majority of both groups is Roman Catholicism . Originally, the area of Belgium was a part of Gaul in Roman times and was inhabited by Romanized Celts . Gradually the land was infiltrated by groups of Gothic Germans, until finally in the 3rd and 4th centuries ce a new wave of Germans, the Salic Franks , began pressing down from the northeast. Eventually they pushed back the Romans and took up a line generally corresponding to the present north-south division between Flemings and Walloons, a natural line of formerly dense forests. Only later, in the 5th century, after the withdrawal of the Roman frontier garrisons, did many Franks push on southward and settle much of Gaul proper. The northern Franks retained their Germanic language (which became modern Dutch), whereas the Franks moving south rapidly adopted the language of the culturally dominant Romanized Gauls, the language that would become French . The language frontier between northern Flemings and southern Walloons has remained virtually unchanged ever since, although there are Dutch speakers in the south and French speakers in the north. The linguistic boundary is minutely demarcated by law and passes roughly east-west across north-central Belgium on a line just south of the capital city, Brussels . North of the line, all public signs and government publications must be in Dutch, which has official status. The same situation prevails for French south of the line. In Brussels, which is officially bilingual, all signs and publications must be in both languages. Much of the history of modern Belgium consists of the struggle of the country’s Flemish-speaking community to gain equal status for its language and to acquire its fair share of political influence and economic opportunity in a society that was dominated largely by Walloons after the country achieved independence in 1830. In the 20th century the Flemings were successful in obtaining legislation to further these aims, but their linguistic and other differences with the Walloons remain a source of social friction. Learn More in these related articles: in Netherlands


For what was Thomas Bewick renowned in the 18th century?

Thomas Bewick | The Still Room The Still Room Reply In digging through the British Museum online collection database this week for a project, I tripped over the wood engravings of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Operating mostly in Newcastle for his entire career, Bewick’s rural upbringing led to an interest in … Continue reading → Share this:


An ombrophobe or ombrophobous plant cannot withstand much what?

Ombrophobe - definition and synonims of «ombrophobe» in english dictionary ombrophobe Meaning of ombrophobe in the english dictionary online DICTIONARY exclamation Ombrophobe is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc. DEFINITION OF OMBROPHOBE Ombrophobe Ombrophobe or ombrophobous/ombrophobic plant is a plant that cannot withstand much rain. The term was introduced by the 19th century botanist Julius Wiesner, who identified the two extreme kinds of plants, ombrophobes and ombrophiles. Xerophytes are usually ombrophobous. Read more What ombrophobe means The definition of ombrophobe in the dictionary is a plant which does not survive in or tolerate rainy conditions. WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OMBROPHOBE Synonyms and antonyms of ombrophobe in the english dictionary of synonyms SYNONYMS WORDS RELATING TO «OMBROPHOBE» ombrophobe ombrophobe ombrophobous ombrophobic plant that cannot withstand much rain term introduced century botanist julius wiesner identified extreme kinds plants ombrophobes ombrophiles xerophytes usually merriam webster international scientific vocabulary ombro phobe this word doesn appear from premium unabridged collins always spanish italian your search found usage examples trends frequency level data available ˈɒmbrəˌfəʊb encyclopedia grows arid regions tolerate prolonged rains want thank existence tell friend about link page visit download Online english translator with the translation of ombrophobe into 20 languages TRANSLATOR TRANSLATION OF OMBROPHOBE Find out the translation of ombrophobe to 20 languages with english dictionary multilingual translator. The translations of ombrophobe to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ombrophobe» in English. order by number of speakers alphabetical order Trends of use of ombrophobe TRENDS TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OMBROPHOBE» The term «ombrophobe» is used very little and occupies the 165.776 position in our list of most widely used terms in the dictionary . 0 23 /100 The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «ombrophobe» in the different countries. Principal search tendencies and common uses of ombrophobe 1 List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «ombrophobe». Examples of use in the literature, quotes and news about ombrophobe EXAMPLES 10 BOOKS RELATING TO «OMBROPHOBE» Discover the use of ombrophobe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ombrophobe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in literature. 1 Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening Some of the plants, called by Professor Wiesner " ombrophobe," can only for a short time stand continuous rain, and soon shed their leaves and decay. Others, called " ombrophil," can stand it for months together. Plants growing in dry places  ... 1894 2 Dictionary of Soils and Fertilisers ... where rain is abundant. Ombrophobe. A plant which cannot survive in continuous rain. Ombrophyte. A plant inhabiting rainy places. Omega Tankage. A trade name for a high-grade nitrogenous tankage Dictionary of Soils and Fertilizers 863. L. L. Somani, 1989 3 The Lichens 48, 119—210. Schindler, H. (1935). Das Xanthorietum substellaris, eine ombrophobe Flechtengemeinschaft der vogtlandischen Diabase. Beih. Bot. Zentralbl., Abt. B 53, 252—266. Schmid, G. (1927). Zur Okologie der Luftalgen. Ber. Deut. Bot. Vernon Ahmadijian, 2012 4 The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms [60] oleaceous Relating to the Oleaceae. oleiferous Producing oil. oligostemonous (paucistemonous) Having few stamens. ombrophile (see ombrophyte) ombrophobe A plant intolerant of prolonged rainfall. ombrophyte ( ombrophile) A plant ... Michael Hickey, Clive King, 2000 5 Agricultural Science Plants of dry places are usually ombrophobe, but the reverse cannot be said of p


"""Silly mid on"" and ""gully"" are positions in which sport?"

Silly mid on: a blagger’s guide to cricket | Thomson Sport Cricket Silly mid on: a blagger’s guide to cricket Whether you’re thinking of following England on tour or just catching a game at the local county ground, it’s always handy to know a little bit about the history and rules of the game. The origins of cricket No one is 100% sure how cricket started, but the best guess is that it was played in a simple form by children during the Norman era. It is believed that it was first taken up by adults at around the beginning of the 17th century. By the middle of that century parish teams were playing regularly across the country. After the Restoration cricket’s popularity grew and noblemen began investing in the game and acting as patrons. It is at this time that county teams began to form. The spread of cricket worldwide As Britain’s empire expanded so did the number of people playing the game. First came North America, followed by the Caribbean colonies, India, Sri Lanka, Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Wherever the British went, cricket followed. And by the end of the 18th century cricket was being played wherever imperial rule reigned. The origins of test cricket Test cricket is considered the pinnacle of the sport and is contested only by those teams who have been awarded test status by the ICC. These are England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, The West Indies and Bangladesh. The first test match was played between England and Australia at the MCG in 1877. That wasn’t the first international cricket match however: that honour goes to a match played between USA and Canada on 24 and 25 September 1844. Silly mid off: cricket positions explained If you’re going to convince people you’re a true cricket aficionado, you’ll need to understand all of the crazy sounding fielding positions. You know the type “Cook has moved Trott out to silly mid-on in an attempt to pick up a wicket off the spin bowler.” So, listen carefully, here goes. The Off Side: The off side is in front of the batsman as he takes guard at the crease. The On Side The on side is behind him. This is also known as ‘leg side’. The wicketkeeper Nice simple one this. He’s the bloke wearing gloves and standing behind the batsman. Slips The first slip stands two arms lengths to the side of the keeper. The second slip stands another two arms lengths away and the third slip a further two. Gully This is a close in position that is at 45 degrees from the batsman. Point Point is another close-in position and is stationed at 90 degrees from the batsman. Silly point Silly point is very close and very much in the line of the batsman’s shot. So much so that he requires extra protective equipment, such as a helmet and shin pads. This is presumably why it’s called ‘silly’. Short leg On the opposite side of the wicket from silly point is “short leg”. Again protective gear is often required. Mid-on & mid-off These are mid-range positions that are positioned on both the on and off sides to stop straight drives downfield by the batsman. Silly mid-on and silly mid-off These positions are directly in line with mid-on and mid-off. But they’re much nearer the batsman. Long-on and long-off These are positioned at the boundary and are again designed to stop a straight drive from the batsman. Cover When the ball makes it past point on the off-side, cover and cover point are there to stop the boundary. Square leg and mid-wicket When the ball gets past short leg on the on-side, square leg and mid-wicket are there to stop the boundary. Everything past the keeper and the slips If the ball gets nicked past the keeper, it’ll be heading down to either fine leg or deep fine leg. While if it gets past the slips the third man will be charged with stopping the boundary. Our three favourite cricket facts It’s always good to be armed with a few bits of trivia when you’re heading of for a day at the cricket. So here are our favourite three. Not quite a full-Nelson The score of 111 is considered to be really unlucky. But why is it called a Nelson? It’s base


What is an annual holiday in some parts of the world, celebrated on 31 October, that has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints?

Halloween READING Reading Comprehension - Halloween Develop your reading skills. Read the following text and do the comprehension question. You can also try the Halloween quiz . Halloween Halloween (also spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. Halloween has origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain, which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end". This was a Gaelic festival celebrated mainly in Ireland and Scotland.This festival celebrates the end of the "lighter half" of the year and beginning of the "darker half", and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year".The celebration has some elements of a festival of the dead. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Other world became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honored and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks. Their purpose was to disguise oneself as a harmful spirit and thus avoid harm. But where does the origin of the name "halloween" come from? Well The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from All Hallows' Even – e'en is a shortening of evening. It is now known as "Eve of" All Saints' Day, which is November 1st. As Chritianity started to spread, the church tried to supplant these pagan festivities with the Christian holiday (All Saints' Day) by moving it from May 13 to November 1. Although All Saints' Day is now considered to occur one day after Halloween, the two holidays were once celebrated on the same day. Halloween is also related to A jack-o'-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern) which is typically a carved pumpkin. In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect. Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The word "trick" refers to a (mostly idle) threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given. In some parts of Ireland and Scotland children still go guising. In this custom the child performs some sort of show, i.e. sings a song or tells a ghost story, in order to earn their treats.   Why did people wear masks on Halloween? a. They wanted to be unrecognizable. b. They wanted to frighten away evil spirits. c. They wanted to frighten their friends. When children ask "trick or treat?": a. They want you to give them candy b. They give you a treat in return of candy or money c. They let you in peace in return of candy or money During Samhain festivities: only evil spirits are present b. only good spirits are present c.


"Which construction, designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947, that stands 630 feet (192 m) tall and is 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base, is called ""the tallest monument in the USA""?"

The Gateway Arch — Its History and Architecture (St. Louis, Missouri) The remainder of the year from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Gateway Arch and Museum of Westward Expansion are open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m (summer hours). Security Note: Due to security measures at the Gateway Arch, all visitors to the Arch must pass through a security checkpoint. No weapons—including knives—are allowed. If you have pre-purchased your tram ticket, plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before your tram departure time.     All orders for items in the Troll Universe Online Store go through Amazon's Secure Order Server.   All orders for items in the Gnome-Man's Land Online Store go through Amazon's Secure Order Server.   Fun Places to Visit, Little-Known History The Gateway Arch — Its History and Architecture (St. Louis, Missouri) By Richard Grigonis — April 9, 2011 “An arch consists of two weaknesses which, leaning one against the other, make a strength.”—Leonardo Da Vinci Note: For a tourist's impressions and review of the Gateway Arch, see Phil Dotree's article . The Gateway Arch, or “Gateway to the West,” is the principal component of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, an extraordinary monument built on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, “the oldest European city in the Midwest.” The Gateway Arch is the tallest man-made monument in the United States (630 feet, or 192 meters) and the second tallest freestanding monument in the world after the Eiffel Tower. Gateway Arch, centerpiece of the Jefferson National (Western) Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, Missouri, as seen from the park.  (Photo: © Atalu | Dreamstime.com ) The “father” of the Memorial is St. Louis attorney and civic leader Luther Ely Smith (1873–1951) who in the 1920s had been appointed by his Amherst schoolmate, Calvin Coolidge, to build the George Rogers Clark Memorial in Vincennes, Indiana. Ten years later, the U.S. government desired to build a memorial to Thomas Jefferson, which finally materialized as the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.—even so, Smith later said that while returning by train to St. Louis from a meeting concerning the Clark memorial, he looked out at St. Louis and happened upon the idea that the Jefferson memorial should be placed on historic property in St. Louis where the expansion to the west started, an area that had now, ironically, become a drab waterfront. Essentially, Smith had been so inspired by what Vincennes, Indiana had done in its tribute to George Rogers Clark of Revolutionary War fame, that he decided to try the same thing in St. Louis. Smith approached St. Louis Mayor Bernard Dickmann with the idea. Both men then pitched the idea again to civic leaders. Smith was appointed to chair a committee to explore the idea in greater detail the idea of renovating the waterfront area in St. Louis by turning it into a park and establishing a national expansion memorial. This committee became the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association and was formally chartered in April 1934. Luther Ely Smith served as its chairman until 1949 following selection of the Memorial’s final design. St. Louis Gateway Arch as seen from the riverfront, looking west. Note the dome of the old court house in the background and, in the foreground, the grand staircase and the three flags of the USA, Missouri and St_Louis.  (Photo: © Jiong Dai | Dreamstime.com ) The federal government became interested in the park proposal, and on June 15, 1934, then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill instituting the United States Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission to develop plans for a national memorial commemorating Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, and westward national expansion. On April 10, 1935, the governor of Missouri signed an enabling act authorizing cities of 400,000 or more inhabitants to issue bonds in aid of federal historic projects, and on September 10 St. Louis voted a bond issue of $7,500,000 of which $2,250,000 was made available soon thereafter. aerial photo (taken


"Who is the boss of the fictional Inspector Clouseau of the French Sret in the ""Pink Panther"" series of films?"

Herbert Lom, Boss of Inspector Clouseau, Dies at 95 - The New York Times The New York Times Arts |Herbert Lom, Frustrated Boss of Inspector Clouseau, Dies at 95 Search Continue reading the main story Photo Herbert Lom, left, with Peter Sellers in 1976 on the set of "The Pink Panther Strikes Again." Credit Keystone/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images Herbert Lom, the versatile Czech-born actor who could play Napoleon Bonaparte or a witch hunter with equal aplomb but who was perhaps best known as Peter Sellers’s frustrated boss in the Pink Panther franchise, died on Thursday at his home in London. He was 95. His son Alec confirmed his death, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Lom gained more attention as a reliable character actor than as a suave leading man, although he was both. His deep-set, mesmerizing eyes made him the perfect villain in a series of minor films in the early 1940s, and he went on to excel after World War II and in the 1950s and ’60s in small roles in a variety of genres. In a career of more than five decades he appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows. He was born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru in 1917 to upper-class parents in Prague. (Various sources give his date of birth as Jan. 9 or Sept. 11.) He became a theater actor and made one movie in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to London in 1939, just before the Nazis invaded (and shedding about 40 letters from his name along the way). His parents survived and later joined him in London, but his girlfriend died in a concentration camp. He began his English-speaking acting career at the Old Vic and other stage companies before landing some impressive film roles, thanks to an appealingly exotic accent and a sultry gaze. From the outset he was able to avoid being typecast as the lecherous but irresistible villain, unlike many other European actors who went to Hollywood in the 1940s. Mr. Lom’s first major Hollywood success was Jules Dassin’s noir masterpiece “Night and the City” (1950), in which he played a chilling but remorseful gangster. Advertisement Continue reading the main story But he flourished in comedy as well, notably alongside Sellers and Alec Guinness in “The Ladykillers” (1955) and later as the twitchy, long-suffering Chief Inspector Dreyfus, who is eventually driven insane by Sellers’s bumbling Inspector Clouseau. He played Dreyfus in seven Pink Panther movies, from “A Shot in the Dark” (1964) to “Son of the Pink Panther” (1993), which was made 13 years after Sellers’s death and starred Roberto Benigni as Clouseau’s son. Mr. Lom also starred with Robert Mitchum and Rita Hayworth in “Fire Down Below” (1957) and played a hoodlum on the make in prewar London in “No Trees in the Street” (1959). He played Napoleon Bonaparte twice, in “The Young Mr. Pitt” (1942) and in King Vidor’s ambitious “War and Peace” (1956). He appeared in epics — as a pirate who offers to help get the slaves out of Italy in “Spartacus” (1960) and as the Muslim leader Ben Yussuf in “El Cid” (1961) — and in horror movies. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy Mr. Lom had the title role in a not very successful remake of “The Phantom of the Opera” (1962) ; he was Van Helsing in “Count Dracula” (1970), one of many movies starring Christopher Lee as the notorious vampire; and he played a bloodthirsty witch hunter in 18th-century Austria in the ultragory German-made “Mark of the Devil” (1970), which developed a cult following for its explicit torture scenes. Audiences were handed “stomach distress bags” at cinemas around the world. Onstage, Mr. Lom originated the role of the king in the original London cast of the musical “The King and I” in 1955. On television, he appeared in the British series “The Human Jungle” in 1963 and 1964 and on “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in 1967. His two most notable films in the 1980s were “Hopscotch” (1980), a spy spoof with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, and David Cronenberg’s “D


New York businessman and gambler Arnold Rothstein was believed to have been behind baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which the 1919 World Series was fixed, giving the series to which team?

Project MUSE - At the Nexus of Labor and Leisure: Baseball, Nativism, and the 1919 Black Sox Scandal At the Nexus of Labor and Leisure: Baseball, Nativism, and the 1919 Black Sox Scandal Robin F. Bachin Abstract This article analyzes the 1919 baseball scandal in relation to broader issues including labor, “outsiders,” and Americanism following World War I. I argue that the scandal muted concerns about labor relations raised by players, and instead focused on supposed threats by “outsiders” and “foreigners” who, through their connections to the sporting underworld, sullied the American institution of baseball. I juxtapose the Black Sox scandal with the nationwide steel strike of 1919 to highlight how the rhetoric used to discuss both events, by industrial leaders, social commentators, and the popular press, reflected rising nativist attitudes and ideas that ultimately fueled the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids. Discussions of both the steel strike and the Black Sox scandal were subsumed under the banner of Americanism, and illustrated how the meaning of Americanism was constricted following the war. Sites such as the shopfloor and the baseball field became arenas in which these narrowing definitions of Americanism were constructed and negotiated. As Chicagoans gathered outside the Cook County Courthouse on September 29, 1920 awaiting the departure of the White Sox players giving testimony about their role in throwing the 1919 World Series, a lone newsboy broke free from the crowd. When he saw outfielder Joe Jackson emerge from the court, he approached him, exclaiming, “Say it ain’t so, Joe. Say it ain’t so.” Jackson responded, “It’s so, kid.” According to many observers, Jackson’s response, and the scandal it reflected, led to the downfall of Americans’ faith in the purity of baseball, and in the integrity of this American institution. The American national pastime, argued many critics, had been sullied nearly beyond repair. 1 This well-known story has been repeated in various forms, through a variety of media, for decades. 2 Many baseball reporters claim the story is apocryphal, but others insist on its verity. Writer James T. Farrell, a devoted White Sox fan during the time of the scandal, claimed the incident indeed happened, but slightly differently. According to Farrell, in September of 1920, after the story of the scandal broke, over 200 gathered near the clubhouse after a Sox victory over the Detroit Tigers and began calling to Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch as they descended the stairs: A few fans called to them, but they gave no acknowledgement to these greetings. They turned and started to walk away. Spontaneously, the crowd followed in a slow, disorderly manner. I went with the crowd and trailed about five feet behind Jackson and Felsch. They walked somewhat slowly. A fan called out: “It ain’t true, Joe.” The two suspected players did not turn back. They walked on, slowly. The crowd took up this cry and more than once men and boys repeated: “It ain’t true, Joe.” This call followed Jackson and Felsch as they walked all the way under the stands to the Thirty-fifth Street side of the ball parkSoon Felsch and Jackson drove out in their sportive roadsters, through a double file of silent fans. 3 Whether or not the story happened this way, if at all, it is a poignant tale not only of children’s love for baseball, but also for the role the Black Sox scandal played in exposing deeper divisions in American culture. The scandal became a symbol of the rising post-war tensions over labor relations, race, ethnicity, and nationalism in America. It also became a vehicle for circumscribing the meanings of Americanism. In Chicago in 1919, and indeed throughout the nation, leisure sites like baseball parks became battlegrounds in which the meanings of Americanism, democracy, and loyalty were negotiated. These sites represented what Nancy Fraser calls “arenas of discursive interaction” in which citizens came together in a shared public space and addressed common experiences and concerns. 4 These sites had within them the potential f


In January 2006, what space probe was sent to investigate Pluto?

Reaching for Pluto: NASA Launches Probe to Solar System's Edge Reaching for Pluto: NASA Launches Probe to Solar System's Edge By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | January 19, 2006 03:47pm ET MORE NASA's New Horizons spacecraft launches into space on a mission to the planet Pluto and beyond on Jan. 19, 2006. Credit: NASA. This story was updated at 5:09 p.m. EST. NASA's first probe bound for the planet Pluto and beyond rocketed toward the distant world Thursday after two days of delay due to weather. A Lockheed Martin-built Atlas 5 rocket flung the New Horizons spacecraft spaceward at 2:00 p.m. EST (1900), sending the probe speeding away from Earth at about 36,250 miles per hour (58,338 kilometers per hour)- the fastest ever for a NASA mission. The probe should pass the Moon at 11:00 EST (0400 Jan. 20 GMT) on a nine-year trek towards Pluto. "The United States has a spacecraft on its way to Pluto, the Kuiper Belt and on to the stars," said New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern during a post-launch press conference. "I have July 14, 2015 emblazoned on my calendar." Initial reports indicate that the probe is in good health. Grounds stations received their first signals from New Horizons at about 2:50 p.m. EST (1950 GMT), which showed the spacecraft's radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) - which uses heat from decaying plutonium dioxide to generate power - is online and performing as expected, mission managers said. "The vehicle looks to be right where it needs to be," NASA launch manager Omar Baez, said just after liftoff. "It was Mother Nature that was holding us back earlier, but we got through it." Weather woes Indeed, nature was the bane of New Horizons' launch from the beginning. Flight controllers were forced to scrub an initial Jan. 17 launch attempt when winds proved too strong at the spacecraft's Complex 41 launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. One day later, severe storms in Maryland prevented a second launch attempt when they knocked out power at New Horizons' mission control center at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory. The laboratory is managing the mission for NASA. Earlier today, thick cloud cover repeatedly forced flight controllers to push back New Horizons' planned liftoff from 1:08 p.m. EST (1808 GMT), until the weather eased to meet launch guidelines. "It was suspenseful, there was no question," Stern said of today's countdown, holding up a small stub of a pencil. "This has been our mascot for years, this little ground-down pencil...it represents perseverance." New Horizons mission managers took today's launch as an opportunity to honor Pluto's past. Riding aboard the NASA spacecraft are ashes of the late astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the planet in 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Tombaugh died in Jan. 17, 1997, nine years to the day of New Horizons first launch attempt this week. "I want to point out what a great honor it is to have Clyde's widow [and family] here with us," Stern said of Patsy Tombaugh, her daughter Annette and son-in-law. Jim Kennedy, NASA's Kennedy Space Center director, said earlier this week that a Florida quarter - bearing the image of a space shuttle - is also accompanying the probe to Pluto. Onward to Pluto The $700 million New Horizons mission began in earnest as the probe popped free from its third stage to begin the long, nine-year trek toward Pluto. The spacecraft should swing past Jupiter, grabbing a gravity boost in the process, in late February 2007, NASA officials said. "This mission is going to the far frontier of our solar system," said Richard Binzel, a science team co-investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), before today's launch. "In some ways, our basic knowledge about Pluto could fit on a three-by-five inch note card." Pluto is the only member of the traditional nine-planet solar system not visited by a spacecraft, a statistic New Horizons hopes to change. The probe carries seven primary instruments to study Pluto, its moon Charon


"What word would you expect to find ""Lobster"" described as on a French menu?"

Behind the French Menu: Crabes - Crabs. Crabs Among the Crustaceans on Your French Menu. Crustaceans II. Crabes - Crabs. Crabs Among the Crustaceans on Your French Menu. Crustaceans II. from Le Crabe, Le Crabe Tourteau: The Edible Brown Crab. Photograph by courtesy of Hans Hillewsert CC-By-SA-3.0.      Crabs are the tasty, eight-legged crustaceans at the heart of many French seafood restaurant menus. Ordering crabs in France is a joy, with a choice from the simplest of dishes to truly special creations. I have never seen the variety of crab recipes that France offers available anywhere else.                          You can order crabs in season, without too many worries as crabs are far less expensive than lobster. Both crabs and lobsters have exquisite tastes, but those tastes and their individual textures are very different. In competitions for the tastiest crustaceans on the planet, it is crabs and lobsters who are always the winners; the only dispute will be who came first and who came second.  The European two-clawed European lobster , a slightly sweeter and close cousin of the American two-clawed lobster is called the homard bleu in French and it is very expensive. That is a good reason to enjoy one of the crabs on the menu. The rock lobster , the Langouste, the owner of the lobster tail , will also be in contention, but fresh crab is something special.       How to eat boiled crabs.                  If you are new to eating fresh crab begin by ordering the simplest dish on the menu.  That will be cold fresh crab served with Fresh Mayonnaise or Aioli ; the crab will have been simply prepared by boiling and then allowing it too cool. That natural recipe allows you to enjoy pulling apart the tasty crab meat from the claws, the legs, and the shell. A bowl of Fresh Mayonnaise will be on the side.  Worry, not the hard work of opening a crab’s carapace, the top part of its shell, is always done by the restaurant. The carapace, the top, is just returned when the crab is served as it looks attractive, it has no other use.  All seafood restaurants provide the special tools that allow you to pull the meat from the legs and claws.     Photograph courtesy of Tella Chen     Unfortunately, few restaurants, these days, supply finger bowls, and for this otherwise enjoyable task, you do need one. Those finger wipes that many restaurants hand out do not do the trick unless you use five or six.   When the dish you have chosen is just crab meat, Chair de Crabe, then all the hard work will have been done by the restaurant.    In this post, I will keep to the most popular crabs and crab dishes. A future post or posts will include more suggestions on menu options.         French seafood restaurants usually offer, in season, the two most popular local crabs.  Neither will be on North American menus, and there are very few UK restaurants that offer a whole fresh crab, let alone a choice.  Other local edible crabs are available in France; however, most are small and will end up in the fish or crab soup. In any case, when you visit a French seafood restaurant the crabs, including imported crabs, that you may order will be named on the menu, or possibly on a blackboard on the wall; additionally, your server is also there to help you decide.  In the larger towns, in the crab season, many restaurants offer trays of cooked crabs by their entrance. These are for locals who want to buy crabs when the markets are closed and prefer to enjoy them at home. Diners in the restaurant may also come out and choose their own crab.   The shared name for crabs in the languages of France’s neighbors:    (Catalan –cranc), (Dutch – krabben), (German - kraben), ( Italian -granchi),(Spanish – cangrejos).          The edible brown crab, the Crabe Tourteau, is so popular in France, it is not always called by its correct name: Crabe Tourteau; instead, it is often just called Le Crabe, The Crab.   Just calling it “Le Crabe”  is as if, for the French, there was no other crab in the world.   When only one crab is on the menu, then that will usually be “Le Crabe”, the C


Where was Expo 2010 held from 1 May to 31 October 2010, the most expensive Expo in the history of world's fairs with the largest site (5.28 square km), with more than 190 countries and over 50 international organisations participating?

DSA October 2010 by Defence and Security Alert - issuu issuu 1st A N N I V E R S A R Y S P E C I A L SAARC COUNTRIES : US$ 20 REST OF THE WORLD : US$ 25 INDIA : ` 120 > VOLUME 2 > ISSUE 1 > OCTOBER 2010 security from the mother to the motherland... the world of nuclear world editor-in-chief FABULOUS PRIZES mission The power of a King lies in his mighty arms… Security of the citizens at peace time is very important because State is the only saviour of the men and women who get affected only because of the negligence of the State. — Chanakya DSA is as much yours, as it is ours! I t is now a year since we launched your magazine and we wouldn’t be here without you and your tremendous support and encouragement. Here’s wishing you all a very happy first anniversary and with all our thanks. So much has happened in the last one year that the headlines don’t seem the same at all. And most of all, there is something deeply disturbing in the manner the governments of India and of Jammu and Kashmir have responded to the stone throwing mobs. They are, after all, only stone throwing mobs, nothing more, nothing less. And for that rallying crowd to have the two governments in apoplectic fits is a poor testimony to both governance and national priorities. It is one thing to be sensitive to public opinion, but another to buckle and betray a complete absence of balance. The state government can be accused of the former, while the government of India is guilty of the latter. When the first stone came to be pelted sometime in June they were assumed to be part of the Kashmir Valley’s political routine, a public reacting to an innocent’s violent death, or a particularly heavy security clampdown. When the death toll grew, there was a sense of something new at play, a different group of players, a new set of agendas. But as the stones multiplied and the venues changed, it became obvious that this was nothing more than another enactment of the Valley routine, fiery public demonstrations, stone pelting, police jeeps on fire, independence slogans et al. The players are the same, so are the venues and the slogans. Nothing has changed, so why should the governments respond in such a seething manner! What has indeed changed is the reversal of years of gains imposed by the Army and the security forces led by a rejuvenated Jammu and Kashmir Police. In every insurgency the local police has to play the pivotal role and once J&K Police began to, the contours of insurgency changed. No longer could the militants, the few local or the largely Pakistani ones, run through the state as they once did. This was because the local police had got its network up and running and was beginning to deliver results. While the Army had pretty much cleared up the countryside, it was the J&K Police that delivered the urban centres. What was left should have been cleared up by political initiatives. It is difficult to imagine this is the same state that just recently had its first municipal and panchayat elections in decades. The same state that had provided remarkably peaceful polling for the parliament and assembly elections. Which only suggests that obviously the will of the people to participate politically is there, all it needed was a government to play politics to end. Unfortunately for the valley, for India, we did not have that. Instead there was a political drift when it came to Jammu and Kashmir. What with the government of India declaring in January that the Naxals would be finished in three months. Governance is not being unifocal, especially not when it comes to matter of security, terror and insurgency. All these are ingredients of the J&K pot and must be tackled in a systematic manner. Knee jerk reactions are just what the insurgents want and which they have gotten with both governments in a bind over the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. That is a fig leaf, for the people are not going to be taken by such tokenism. And the Army is not going to gain in confidence of the government. Insurgencies are, after all, political problems and can only be solved through go


Which country left the British Commonwealth in 1949?

History and Purpose of the Commonwealth of Nations Share By Matt Rosenberg As the British Empire began its process of decolonization and the creation of independent states from former British colonies, there arose a need for an organization of countries formerly part of the Empire. In 1884, Lord Rosebery, a British politician, described the changing British Empire as a "Commonwealth of Nations." Thus, in 1931, the British Commonwealth of Nations was founded under the Statute of Westminster with five initial members - the United Kingdom, Canada, the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, and the Union of South Africa. (Ireland permanently left the Commonwealth in 1949, Newfoundland became part of Canada in 1949, and South Africa left in 1961 due to apartheid but rejoined in 1994 as the Republic of South Africa). In 1946, the word "British" was dropped and the organization became known as simply the Commonwealth of Nations. Australia and New Zealand adopted the Statute in 1942 and 1947, respectively. With India's independence in 1947, the new country desired to become a Republic and to not utilize the monarchy as their head of state. continue reading below our video 4 Tips for Improving Test Performance The London Declaration of 1949 modified the requirement that members must view the monarchy as their head of state to require that countries recognize the monarchy as simply the leader of the Commonwealth. With this adjustment, additional countries joined the Commonwealth as they gained independence from the United Kingdom so today there are fifty-four member countries. Of the fifty-four, thirty-three are republics (such as India), five have their own monarchies (such as Brunei Darussalam), and sixteen are a constitutional monarchy with the sovereign of the United Kingdom as their head of state (such as Canada and Australia). Although membership requires having been a former dependency of the United Kingdom or a dependency of a dependency, former Portuguese colony Mozambique became a member 1995 under special circumstances due to Mozambique's willingness to support the Commonwealth's fight against apartheid in South Africa. The Secretary General is elected by the Heads of Government of the membership and can serve two four-year terms. The position of Secretary General was established in 1965. The Commonwealth Secretariat has its headquarters in London and is composed of 320 staff members from the member countries. The Commonwealth maintains its own flag. The purpose of the voluntary Commonwealth is for international cooperation and to advance economics, social development, and human rights in member countries. Decisions of the various Commonwealth councils are non-binding. The Commonwealth of Nations supports the Commonwealth Games, which is a sporting event held every four years for member countries. A Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March. Each year carries a different theme but each country can celebrate the day as they choose. The population of the 54 member states exceeds two billion, about 30% of the world population (India is responsible for a majority of the Commonwealth's population).


In September 2003, who was the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open wicker basket beneath a hot air balloon?

What Day Of The Week Was September 22, 2003?     Curious to find out some fun birthday facts about September 22, 2003 ? Know some interesting info about your day of birth including celebrity birthdays and the meaning of your birthday. Listen to the number-one song on the day you were born. (Sponsored link) Zodiac & Birthstone Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years. Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac). September 22, 2003 Historical Event(s) 2003 David Hempleman-Adams becomes the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an open-air, wicker-basket hot air balloon. Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it. Share this info:


It is believed that the first of what type of business was opened in 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas by Noah Brannen?

What services are available at most laundromats? | Reference.com What services are available at most laundromats? A: Quick Answer Most basic laundromats allow customers to wash and dry their own clothing, sometimes with help from an attendant who provides change or sells detergent if necessary. In addition to the standard services, higher-end laundromats often provide cleaning for specialty garments such as wedding gowns, as well as dry-cleaning pick-up and drop-off services. Full Answer Laundromats, also called self-service laundry or coin wash, are usually unmanned, fully automated and open 24 hours. However, some laundromats employ staff members to assist customers with operating the washing and drying machines. Staff members also watch over the machines while customers are away to ensure that no one steals other customers' clothing. Some laundromats wash, dry and fold clothing for their customers to pick up later. This service goes by names such as Fluff & Fold, Wash-n-Fold, bachelor bundles, service wash and full service wash. There are some laundromat companies that deliver clothing to customers as well. Laundromats are also called wash-a-terias, launderettes and coin laundries. Noah Brannen opened the first laundromat in 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas. It is believed that the first coin-operated laundromat was founded in Philadelphia in 1947. According to the United States Census Bureau, there are about 11,000 laundromats in the United States that employ 39,000 people and generate over $3.4 billion annually.


The modern Oxford-Cambridge University boating course runs from Putney to where?

The Cancer Research UK Boat Races - The Course The Course previous next The Championship Course, Putney to Mortlake The Boat Race course, known as the Championship Course is 4 miles, 374 yards or 6.8 Km long. It stretches between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in South West London. This course was first used for the Boat Race in 1845 and has been used for every race since, (apart from 1846, 1856 and 1863 when the race was held in the opposite direction between Mortlake and Putney). The Fulham/Chiswick side of the course is known as the Middlesex side. The Putney/Barnes side of the course is known as the Surrey side. The Boat Races are rowed upstream, but are timed to start on the incoming flood tide.  The Boat Race is usually an hour before high tide, with the Women's Boat Race a further hour before so that the crews are rowing with the fastest possible current. The University Stone The University Stone is set into the towpath on Putney Embankment a few metres below Putney Bridge. The races will start from two stake boats moored so that the competitors' bows are in line with the University Stone. There is an equivalent stone set into the bank,  adjacent to The Ship pub in Mortlake, at the finish of the race. The University Stone at Putney Detail map of the start Before The Cancer Research UK Boat Race the umpire will toss a coin, an 1829 gold sovereign, to decide which side or station the crews will row on. The challenger (the President of the losing club from the previous year), will call heads or tails. The Cancer Research UK Women's Boat Race toss will use a 2015 gold sovereign to commemorate the first year The Women's Boat Race took place on the Championship Course. In both races, the choice of stations could prove decisive. The President's decision will be based on the day's weather conditions and the advantage they thinks their crew can gain from either the Middlesex or Surrey bends.  The first and final bends give an advantage to the crew on the Middlesex station, while the long middle bend favours Surrey.  Crews race off the start at Putney The crews warm up heading through both Putney road and rail bridges towards Wandsworth before returning to move on to the stake boats. This version of Putney Bridge was completed in 1886. Aligned on the stake boats, the athletes will be able to look across at their opposition for the first time.  Watched by thousands of spectators, the early stages of the races will see the crews pass the Putney boathouses on their way to Chiswick. The crews race past the boathouses and crowds in Putney in the 2014 BNY Mellon Boat Race The Mile Post Times are recorded during the race at fixed points along the course. The first of these is The Mile Post, 1 mile from the University Stone at the start of the race. The plinth on the Surrey bank commemorates Cambridge 'Blue' & Tideway coach Steve Fairbairn. It was erected by members of Thames and London Rowing Club's in honour of Fairbairn's skills as a coach and his role in founding the Head of the River Race in 1926. The record to this point is held by Cambridge (1998), in a time of 3mins 33 sec. The plinth at The Mile Post commemorating Steve Fairbairn Harrods Depository A key landmark for crews and spectators alike, Harrods Depository was a furniture warehouse for the eponymous store. Converted into flats in the 1990's the building has a commanding position on the Surrey bank, just before the crews shoot Hammersmith Bridge. The advantage is just beginning to turn towards the Surrey crew at this point, and was where Oxford (on the Surrey station) broke clear in The 2014 BNY Mellon Boat Race.  The 2011 Boat Race crews passing Harrods Depository Boat Race crews approaching Hammersmith Bridge At Hammersmith Bridge the advantage of the Surrey bend starts to come into play. Traditionally cox's aim for the second lampost from the left as they pass under the bridge. 80% of crews ahead at Hammersmith go on to win.  It is at this point the cox on the Surrey station can steer a course to capitalise on the advantage of their advantage, trying to p


According to Greek legend, which of the 9 Muses was the muse of Dance?

The Nine Muses ***   Information about the Nine Muses The Muses were depicted as nine young, beautiful maidens who became the representatives of poetry, the arts, the sciences and sources of inspiration. The father of the nine Muses was Zeus, the king of the gods and their mother was Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. The Nine Muses were believed to reside above the golden clouds that covered two sacred Greek mountain peaks of Mount Olympus and Mount Helicon. According to a passage in Plutarch, the Muses were also referred to as Mneiai (Memories), much of the poetry of the time was committed to memory, rather than written. With regard to the origin of the Nine Muses, it is said that they were introduced by Zeus in answer to a request by the Olympian gods, after their victory in the War with the Titans . The victorious Olympians requested that these special divinities should be called into existence, in order to commemorate, in words and song, the glorious deeds of the Olympian gods. They were originally the patron goddesses of poets and musicians. Their roles extended over time to include comedy, tragedy, history, poetry, music, dancing, singing, rhetoric, sacred hymns, and harmony. The word museum derives from the Muses. The god Apollo , in his role as the god of music, poetry, and dance was sometimes said to be their leader. Picture of the Nine Muses Chart of the Nine Muses in Greek Mythology The names of the nine Muses were Clio, Thalia, Erato, Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Terpsichore, Urania and Melpomene. Each represented and were patrons of different sections of the arts and sciences. Information including the roles, patronage and symbols of the Nine Muses mentioned in Greek Mythology are detailed in the following chart: Chart of the Nine Muses in Greek Mythology Names of the 9 Muses The Nine Muses in Greek Mythology and Legends Clio Clio was the Muse who was the patron of history and writing. Clio enjoyed telling stories of the past. In Greek the word 'history' is derived from kleos, meaning heroic acts. In Ancient Greek drama there were three types of plays: Comedies tragedies and satyres that were based on legends and real people from history. Her symbol was a parchment scroll, or a set of tablets. Thalia Thalia was the Muse who was the joyful patron of comedy and pastoral poetry. Her symbol was a comic mask but she is also depicted with a bugle and a trumpet or occasionally a shepherdï¿½s staff. Thalia and Apollo were the parents of 6 sons, the Corybantes, who were armed and crested dancers. Erato Erato was the beautiful, passionate and erotic Muse who was the patron of lyric and love poetry. Her symbol was a Cithara , a type of lyre, but she was also depicted with turtle doves and golden arrows. Occasionally she is accompanied by the god Eros , holding a torch. Euterpe Euterpe was the Muse who was the patron of music. Her symbol was the the Aulos, a type of double flute. Her name was derived from the Greek words meaning the "giver of much delight." She had a son called Rhesus with the river-god Strymon. Calliope Calliope was the Muse who was the patron of epic poetry. Her symbol is writing tablet but she is also depicted carrying a scroll or a book or as wearing a golden crown. She was said to be the wisest of all the Muses and said to be the inspiration of Homer. Calliope was the mother of Orpheus and Linus Terpsichore Terpsichore was the Muse who was the patron of dance and the Greek chorus. Her symbol is a lyre and she is often depicted playing this instrument in a seated position. She is sometimes said to be the mother of the Sirens by Achelous. Urania Urania was the philosophical Muse who was the patron of astronomy and the constellations. She possessed the gift of prophecy by reading the stars. Her name derives from the Greek word for 'heavenly'. Her symbols are the globe and the compass and she is usually depicted with in a cloak embroidered with stars, staring at the Heavens. Melpomene Melpomene was the Muse who was first represented song and then became the patron of tragedy. Her name was derived from th


Ceramic items are made from what material?

What is a Ceramic ?     Ceramics are classified as inorganic and nonmetallic    materials that are essential to our daily lifestyle.  Ceramic and materials engineers are the people who design the    processes in which these products can be made, create new types of ceramic    products, and find different uses for ceramic products in everyday life.              Ceramics are all around us.  This    category of materials includes things like tile, bricks, plates, glass,    and toilets.  Ceramics can be    found in products like watches (quartz tuning forks-the time keeping    devices in watches), snow skies (piezoelectric-ceramics that stress when    a voltage is applied to them), automobiles (sparkplugs and ceramic engine    parts found in racecars), and phone lines.  They can also be found on space shuttles, appliances (enamel    coatings), and airplanes (nose cones).  Depending on their method of formation, ceramics can be dense or    lightweight.  Typically, they    will demonstrate excellent strength and hardness properties; however, they    are often brittle in nature.  Ceramics    can also be formed to serve as electrically conductive materials, objects    allowing electricity to pass through their mass, or insulators, materials    preventing the flow of electricity.  Some    ceramics, like superconductors, also display magnetic properties. Ceramics are generally made by taking mixtures of    clay, earthen elements, powders, and water and shaping them into desired    forms.  Once the ceramic has    been shaped, it is fired in a high temperature oven known as a kiln.  Often, ceramics are covered in decorative, waterproof, paint-like    substances known as glazes.


What was the name of the ship used by Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the east coast of the American colonies from 1717 to 1718?

Blackbeard | Pirate | Fandom powered by Wikia Commands: Queen Anne's Revenge, Adventure Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 18th century. Teach was most likely born in Bristol. Little is known about his early life, but in 1716 he joined the crew of Benjamin Hornigold, a pirate who operated from the Caribbean island of New Providence. He quickly acquired his own ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, and from 1717 to 1718 became a feared pirate. His cognomen was derived from his thick black beard and fearsome appearance; he was reported to have tied lit fuses under his hat to frighten his enemies. After separating from Hornigold, Teach formed an alliance of pirates, and with his cohorts blockaded the port of Charleston, South Carolina. After successfully ransoming the port's inhabitants, he ran his ship aground and then accepted a royal pardon. He was soon back at sea, and attracted the attention of the Governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood. Spotswood arranged for a party of soldiers and sailors to find and capture the pirate, which they did on 22 November 1718. During a ferocious battle, Teach was killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. A shrewd and calculating leader, Teach used his fearsome image instead of force to elicit the response he desired from those he robbed. Contrary to the modern-day image of the traditional tyrannical pirate, he commanded his vessels with the permission of their crews, and there are no known accounts of his ever having harmed or murdered those he held captive. He was romanticised after his death, and became the inspiration for a number of pirate-themed works of fiction across a range of genres. Contents Edit Little is known about Blackbeard's early life. It is commonly believed that at the time of his death he was between 35 and 40, and thus born in about 1680. In contemporary records his name is most often given as Blackbeard, Edward Thatch, or Edward Teach, and it is the latter which today is most often used, but several spellings of his surname exist—Thatch, Thach, Thache, Thack, Tack, Thatche, and Theach. One early claim was that his surname was Drummond, but the lack of any supporting documentation makes this unlikely. It was the custom of pirates to use fictitious surnames while engaging in the business of piracy, so as not to tarnish the family name, and Teach's real name will likely never be known. The 17th-century rise of England's American colonies and the rapid 18th-century expansion of the Atlantic slave trade had made Bristol an important international sea port, and Teach was most likely raised in what was the second-largest city in England. Teach could almost certainly read and write; he communicated with merchants, and on his death had in his possession a letter addressed to him by the Chief Justice and Secretary of the Province of Carolina, Tobias Knight. The author Robert Lee speculated that Teach may therefore have been born into a respectable, wealthy family. Teach may have arrived in the Caribbean in the last years of the 17th century, on a merchant vessel (possibly a slave ship). The 18th-century author Charles Johnson claimed that Teach was for some time a sailor operating from Jamaica on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War, and that "he had often distinguished himself for his uncommon boldness and personal courage". At what point during the war Teach joined the fighting is, like most of his life before he became a pirate, unknown. New Providence Edit With its history of colonialism, trade, and piracy, the West Indies was the setting for a great many maritime incidents during the 17th and 18th centuries. The privateer-turned-pirate Henry Jennings and his followers had early in the 18th century decided to use the then empty island of New Providence as a base for their operations; the island was within easy reach of the Florida Strait and its busy shipping lanes fil


Muscle Cramp Causes, Treatment & Remedies What Is the Prognosis for Muscle Cramps? What Is a Muscle Cramp? As we normally use our muscles, they alternately contract and relax as we move our limbs back and forth. Similarly, the muscles that maintain our posture contract and relax in a synchronized fashion. A muscle that involuntarily contracts without our consciously willing it is called a "spasm." If the spasm is forceful and sustained, it becomes a cramp. A muscle cramp is an involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. Muscle cramps cause a visible or palpable hardening of the involved muscle. Muscle cramps can last anywhere from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour or occasionally longer. It is not uncommon for a cramp to recur multiple times until it finally goes away. The cramp may involve a part of a muscle, the entire muscle, or several muscles that usually act together, such as those that flex adjacent fingers. Some cramps involve the simultaneous contraction of muscles that ordinarily move body parts in opposite directions. Muscle cramps are extremely common, and nearly everyone experiences a cramp at some time in their life. Cramps are common in adults and become increasingly frequent with aging . However, children also experience cramps. Any of the muscles that are under our voluntary control (skeletal muscles) can cramp. Cramps of the extremities, especially the legs and feet , and most particularly the calf (the classic "charley horse"), are very common. Involuntary muscles, those we cannot control, of the various organs (heart, uterus, blood vessel wall, intestinal tract, bile and urine passages, bronchial tree, etc.) are also subject to spasms and cramps but will not be further considered in this review. This article focuses on cramps of the muscles that move joints, the muscles we can consciously control, the voluntary muscle known as skeletal muscle. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 7/26/2016 Medical Author:


According to Greek legend, Leander was visited nightly by whom, who swam across the Hellespont?

What does Greek mythology mean? definition, meaning and pronunciation (Free English Language Dictionary) Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects Hypernyms ("Greek mythology" is a kind of...): classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks) Domain member category: Eos ((Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora) Selene ((Greek mythology) goddess of the moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna) Rhadamanthus ((Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld) Pythia ; Pythoness ((Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles) Aides ; Aidoneus ; Hades ; Pluto ((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone) Phaethon ((Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth) Procrustes ((Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus) Cora ; Despoina ; Kore ; Persephone ((Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina) Proteus ((Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will) Poseidon ((Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune) Eurydice ((Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus) Orion ((Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation) Crius ; Cocus ((Greek mythology) one of the Titans) Oceanus ((Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology) Zeus ((Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter) Zephyr ((Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind) Tyche ((Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna) Triton ((Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon) Titaness ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology) Titan ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)) Orpheus ((Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed) Pontos ; Pontus ((Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus) Pasiphae ((Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne) goat god ; Pan ((Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus) Calliope ((Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry) Hyperion ((Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology) Hymen ((Greek mythology) the god of marriage) Hestia ((Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta) Hecate ((Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches) Io ((Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer) Hygeia ((Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea) Hermaphroditus ((Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body) Hermes ((Greek mytholo


In Greek mythology, which winged horse sprang from the body of Medusa after her death?

PEGASUS (Pegasos) - Winged Horse of Greek Mythology Of the Spring (pêgê) Pegasus at the spring, Apulian red-figure vase C4th B.C., Tampa Museum of Art PEGASOS (Pegasus) was an immortal, winged horse which sprang from the neck of the beheaded Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). It was tamed by Bellerophon who rode it into battle against the fire-breathing monster known as the Khimaira (Chimera) . Later the hero attempted to fly to heaven but Zeus caused the horse to buck throwing him back down to earth in disgrace. Pegasos winged his way on to Olympos where he became the thunderbolt-bearer of Zeus. Pegasos was commemorated amongst the stars as the constellation of the same name. Its rising marks the arrival of spring and, in Greece, of seasonal thunderstorms. Pegasos' name means either "of the spring" from the Greek word pêgê, or "sprung forth" from the word pêgazô. The first alludes to the steed's connection with various springs, and the latter to its birth from the Gorgon's neck. FAMILY OF PEGASUS PARENTS [1.1] POSEIDON & MEDOUSA (Hesiod Theogony 278, Apollodorus 2.32 & 2.42, Hyginus Fabulae 151 & Astronomica 2.18, Ovid Metamorphoses 4.781 & 6.119) [1.2] MEDOUSA (Pindar Olympian Ode, Nonnus Dionysiaca 24.270) ENCYCLOPEDIA PE′GASUS (Pêgasos). The famous winged horse, whose origin is thus related. When Perseus struck off the head of Medusa, with whom Poseidon had had intercourse in the form of a horse or a bird, there sprang forth from her Chrysaor and the horse Pegasus. The latter obtained the name Pegasus because he was believed to have made his appearance near the sources (pêgai) of Oceanus. Pegasus rose up to the seats of the immortals, and afterwards lived in the palace of Zeus, for whom he carried thunder and lightning (IIes. Theog. 281, &c.; Apollod. ii. 3. § 2, 4. § 2 ; Schol. ad Aristoph. Pac. 722; comp. Ov. Met. iv. 781, &c. vi. 119). According to this view, which is apparently the most ancient, Pegasus was the thundering horse of Zeus; but later writers describe him as the horse of Eos (Schol. ad Hom. Il. vi. 155; Tzetz. ad Lyc. 17), and place him among the stars as the heavenly horse (Arat. Phaen. 205, &c.; Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 18 Ov. Fast. iii. 457, &c.). Pegasus also acts a prominent part in the fight of Bellerophon against the Chimaera (Hes. Theog. 325; Apollod. ii. 3. § 2). After Bellerophon had tried and suffered much to obtain possession of Pegasus for his fight against the Chimaera, he consuited the soothsayer Polyidus at Corinth. The latter advised him to spend a night in the temple of Athena, and, as Bellerophon was sleeping, the goddess appeared to him in a dream, commanding him to sacrifice to Poseidon, and gave him a golden bridle. When he awoke he found the bridle, offered the sacrifice, and caught Pegasus, who was drinking at the well Peirene (Pind. Ol. xiii. 90, &c. with the Schol.; Strab. viii. p. 379). According to some Athena herself tamed and bridled Pegasus, and surrendered him to Bellerophon (Paus. ii. 4. § 1), or Bellerophon received Pegasus from his own father Poseidon (Schol. ad Hom. Il. vi. 155). After he had conquered the Chimaera (Pindar says that he also conquered the Amazons and the Solymi, Ol. xiii. 125), he endeavoured to rise up to heaven with his winged horse, but fell down upon the earth, either from fear or from giddiness, or being thrown off by Pegasus, who was rendered furious by a gad-fly which Zeus had sent. But Pegasus continued his flight (Hygin. Poet. Astr. ii. 18 ; Pind. Isthm. vii. 6; Tzetz. ad Lyc. 17; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 636). Whether Hesiod considered Pegasus as a winged horse, cannot be inferred with certainty from the word apoptamenose; but Pindar, Euripides, and the other later writers, expressly mention his wings. Pegasus lastly was also regarded as the horse of the Muses, and in this capacity he is more celebrated in modern times than he ever was in antiquity ; for with the ancients he had no connection with the Muses, except that by his hoof he called forth the inspiring well Hippocrene. The story about this well runs as follows. When the nine Muses engaged in a con


"Which film, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, John Carradine and Claire Trevor, was indirectly based on Guy de Maupassant's story ""Boule de Suif""?"

Corey harrison veneers Corey harrison veneers Posted in Uncategorized Last month the latest iteration of the great American Western Cowboys and Aliens Starring in his first film of the genre is Harrison Ford. Executive producer Steven Spielberg also invited director Jon Favreau that has a assortment of classic Western movies. Spielberg also invited the director along with the writers to some private screening of numerous John Ford Westerns and furnished live commentary on how to make one particular correctly. The origins of Western may be traced to several mythical art forms- James Fenimore Coopers heroic frontier journey novels similar to The Final from the Mohicans as well as the Deerslayer The melodramatic tales of Bret Harte and Zane Grey as well as the all far too beautiful landscapes of 19th century Romantic painters similar to Albert Bierstadt. Corey harrison veneers No other region incorporates a nationwide equivalent with the Western but this distinctively American phenomenon has certainly not been taken very seriously in your own home. It has received a good deal far more respect in Paris Berlin Rome and Tokyo. In 1967 Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges stated that I think presently when literary adult males have neglected their epic duties the epic may be saved for us strangely plenty of because of the Westernshas been saved to the marketplace by of all locations Hollywood. And considering the very first WesternEdwin S. Porters The Amazing Practice Robbery 1903 the genre has celebrated myth not fact. Despite the fact that the film is about in Wyoming it absolutely was shot in New Jersey and Delaware. Since the newspaper editor tells us from the Guy Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 This is certainly the West sir. Once the legend will become fact print the legend. Movie cowboy Tom Combine observed in 1938 that the Older West is absolutely not a specific position inside of a specified time its a state of mind. Its no matter you wish it being. From its beginnings the Western is a vehicle for telling the story belonging to the American Identification. Cowboys and Aliens maybe might be witnessed as an additional mythical metaphor for American fears of terrorism that have been with us now for a ten years. . John Ford directed certainly significantly more films than any person in Hollywood. Roughly 226 He began his very long profession in Westerns he had arrive out West from Maine along with his brother Francis and reportedly received his 1st director task in 1917 since he could yell the loudest. He developed dozens of Westerns within the silent era. The first Westerns inside the 1920s were not large productions these horse operas featured simplistic plots lower budgets and were usually shot within a week. But together with the advent of audio in 1927 the custom on the Western was carried on in B pictures aimed at kids. Inside early 1930s Adult audiences flocked in document figures to musicals comedies and city melodramas there was virtually no marketplace for prestige Westerns. At this time Ford was to accomplish acclaim in other genres in movies including the Informer 1937. But in between 1939 and 1962 Ford was to very nearly singlehandedly adjust the encounter belonging to the Western with 6 iconic films that have carried out even more to make a vision of The united states that still persists to this day in each individual component of the globe. These six motion pictures- Stagecoach My Darling Clementine Fort Apache She Wore a Yellow Ribbon The Searchers and therefore the Guy Who Shot Liberty Valance signify John Fords special vision belonging to the American frontier. This vision was to alter radically through 23 years however the Ford fundamentals are- A sensation of community ritual the advance of civilization and also the insignificance of humanity. In 1939 Ford felt that if effectively presented an adult Western could nevertheless achieve success. And he had the proper automobile for Stagecoach a morality play influenced by the social criticism in Guy de Maupassants Boule de Suif a commentary on bourgeois hypocris


The village of Zermatt is close to what geographical feature?

Zermatt, Switzerland - About the Matterhorn Village       The mountain village of Zermatt is one of the great ski and climbing centres of the world. Nestled in a deep valley enclosed between steeply scarped mountains, it is dominated by the huge and graceful pyramid of the Matterhorn. From the moment you step off your Swiss-red train and catch sight of the cobbled streets and horses with sleighs patiently waiting for their rides, you know you are in a special place. What strikes me most often is the silence. There are no cars here. This immediately creates a welcoming atmosphere. The air is fresh and  crisp. But more than this, you immediately feel a part of the village. It draws you in. Most everyone is on foot, locals and visitors alike. The main street bustles happily with pedestrians. There are no impersonal tour buses belching out noise, fumes, and package tourists. Zermatt is no auto through-route. The train stops here. All journeys on from here are on foot or ski. Everyone is here because they love mountains. Walking through the cobbled paths of town, between the ancient sunburnt barns and chalets, you catch your first glimpse of the Matterhorn and know you have come to the right place. Welcome to Zermatt... First Ascent of the Matterhorn Zermatt's place in history was tragically secured with the first ascent of  the Matterhorn 150 years ago. As the surrounding peaks were climbed in the 1830's to 50's, there developed intense competition to conquer the Matterhorn, which for many years had been considered "unclimbable". The English climber Edward Whymper had made several abortive attempts from the Italian side, when in 1865, he learned that the Rev. Charles Hudson was to attempt the Matterhorn from Zermatt. Hurrying over the Theodulpass, he joined forces together with Lord Francis Douglas, George Hadow, and the guides Michel Croz (from Chamonix), and Peter Taugwalder and his son (from Zermatt). On the 14th of July the ascent was triumphantly achieved. However during the descent, just below the summit on the north face, Hadow slipped. In three disastrous seconds, Hadow fell onto the unprepared Croz, subsequently pulling Hudson and Douglas away from the face. The elder Taugwalder belayed the rope round a rock; but it snapped and four of the seven climbers fell thousands of feet to their deaths down the north wall. News of the triumph and tragedy flashed around the world, and Zermatt and the Matterhorn have held a special fascination for many people ever since. N.b.You can join our virtual climb of the Matterhorn by clicking here . [ top of page ] Today the beauty of the setting is still unsurpassed. Dominated by the unmistakable peak of the Matterhorn, at 4478 metres (14,692 ft), standing alone at the head of the valley, Zermatt is encircled by a famous ring of mountains over 4000 metres (13000 feet) high. The names of Dent Blanche (4356m), Weisshorn (4505m), Dom (4545m), Gabelhorn (4062m), Zinal-Rothorn (4221m), and Monte Rosa (4634m) continue to attract mountain lovers to the heart of one of the world's most magnificent alpine areas. Zermatt is car-free and consequently any walking around is very pleasant. A promenade down the main street in the evening is always popular. At any time, it is delightful to explore some of the tiny (and romantic) cobbled alleyways just off the main street, where you will find ancient sun browned barns and traditional chalets. It is very much like stepping back in time. Places to eat... It should be noted that the quality is high throughout Zermatt and prices can vary immensely. Have a look around, there are cosy restaurants everywhere and menus with prices are normally posted outside. When in the mountains be sure stop at any traditional little mountain hut/restaurant you see. Normally these offer simple, but excellent dishes at reasonable prices. (The menus are usually translated into English) Despite Zermatt's popularity, despite it's growth, it is still only a village, open and friendly, where people mix happily in the main street, mercifully free of cars, and dance the night awa