Which Australian, a winner of Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and Australian Film Institute awards, became, in 2009, one of 17 people to have won an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award?

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The London embassy of which country was seized in 1980 by gunmen demanding the release of political prisoners?

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Ricky Ponting represented Australia in what sport?

Ricky Ponting | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo « Prev Showing 3 of 13 Next » December 26-30, 2003 Double-hundreds galore Joins Bradman as the second player to score three double-centuries in a calendar year with 257 against India at the MCG. He reached 242 in the previous match and 206 against West Indies in April, helping him to 1503 runs at 100.2 for 2003. His performances would win him the 2004 Allan Border Medal. March 2004 Captain in all forms Takes over the Test captaincy as well after Steve Waugh retires. Leads Australia to a 3-0 victory in Sri Lanka, his first assignment. October-November 2004 Untimely injury A broken thumb keeps Ponting on the sidelines as Adam Gilchrist leads Australia to their first series win in India in 35 years. Ponting plays the final Test which Australia lose and take the series 2-1. « Prev Showing 4 of 13 Next » January 2005 Another double Scores 207 against Pakistan in Sydney to become only the third Australian, along with Don Bradman and Greg Chappell, to score four or more double-centuries in Tests. June 2005 Beaten by Bangla Suffers humiliating defeat in an ODI against Bangladesh in Cardiff . It's the start of a torrid summer in England. July-September 2005 An Ashes setback A heroic 156 saves the Old Trafford Test but, on September 12, Ponting becomes the first Australian captain since Allan Border in 1986-87 to taste defeat in an Ashes series. « Prev Showing 5 of 13 Next » January 2-6, 2006 The perfect 100th Test Ponting scores hundreds in each innings of his 100th Test , against South Africa at the SCG. March 24-28, 2006 Joining Gavaskar Scores two more hundreds in the Durban Test , it's the third time Ponting's scored hundreds in each innings of a Test. Sunil Gavaskar is the only other batsman to achieve this feat. November 2006 Champion of Champions Leads Australia to Champions Trophy glory in India, thereby winning the only competition that had eluded Australia so far. « Prev Showing 6 of 13 Next » January 2007 Revenge Regains the Ashes in emphatic style. Ponting is the Man of the Series - 576 runs at 82.28 - as Australia becomes the first team in 86 years to achieve an Ashes clean sweep. April 2007 Another World Cup title Leads Australia to a hat-trick of World Cup wins, his second as captain, with an undefeated run during the competition in the West Indies. January 2008 Breaking a barren run Ponting ends a 13-month century-less run with 140 against India in Adelaide , at the end of a controversial series. « Prev Showing 7 of 13 Next » May 2008 Next only to Sachin Scores 35th Test century, against West Indies in Jamaica , to pass Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara's tallies. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him. October 2008 Ending the India jinx After averaging 12.28 in 14 innings, Ponting finally scores a century in India - a 123 in Bangalore . July 2009 « Prev Showing 8 of 13 Next » July-August 2009 Loses the Ashes for the second time, going down 2-1 in England. September 2009 Champion of Champions … again Arrives in South Africa after a disappointing tour of England and successfully defends the Champions Trophy. January 2010 Prolific Punter Scores fifth double-century, against Pakistan in Hobart , and narrowly misses scoring a double-century and a century in the same Test. « Prev Showing 9 of 13 Next » March-July 2010 A lean patch begins Disappointing tours of New Zealand and England follow, where Ponting manages just one half-century in seven innings. Australia win the New Zealand Test series, but slip-up against Pakistan as the series is drawn 1-1. October 2010 Disappointment in India A tour that is a personal high for Ponting, but a poor one for Australia as they are beaten 2-0 in the Test series. Ponting makes three fifties in four innings but all in vain. November 2010-January 2011 Despair in Australia Ponting presides over Australia's first Ashes series defeat at home since 1986-87. He makes just 103 runs in seven innings as Australia go down 3-1. Calls for his retirement intensify. « Prev Showing 10 of 13 Next » March 19, 2011 Unbeaten


National symbols of Bhutan, Flag, Emblem, Animal, Bird, Flower, Tree - Little Bhutan Little Bhutan You are here: Home / Bhutan / National symbols National symbols Bhutan Flag The National Flag: Bhutan’s National Flag is divided diagonally: the upper diagonal is yellow and the lower orange. Separating the two diagonals is a white dragon facing away from the hoist side. Yellow signifies the secular tradition and authority of the King and orange the Buddhist spiritual tradition. The dragon represents the name of the kingdom: Druk Yul or Land of the Thunder Dragon. The dragon signifies purity and the jewels held in the dragon’s claws represent Bhutan’s wealth and security. The dragon’s snarling mouth symbolizes the Bhutanese guardian deities’ ferocious commitment to  protect the nation. National Emblem National Emblem: It is a circle inside which are two crossed vajras placed over a lotus circled by a dragon on each side.  The wish-fulfilling jewel is located above them. There are four jewels inside the circle where the two vajras intersect. They symbolize the spiritual and secular traditions of the country based on the spiritual undertakings of Vajrayana Buddhism. The lotus represents purity; the wish-fulfilling jewel is the sovereign power of the people and the two dragons, the name of the Kingdom.   National Anthem: “Druk Tsendhen” is the national anthem. It was first composed in 1953 and became official in 1966. Takin National Animal: The Takin (Burdorcas Taxicolor) is an extremely rare mammal. It herds in steep and thick woods at an altitude of around 4,000 meters. Legend has it that in the 15th century a Tibetan saint, Drukpa Kunley popularly known as the ‘Divine Madman’ created this unique animal. Its features resemble a quaint blend  between a cow and a goat.   National Bird: The Raven (Corvus Corax Tibetanus) represents one of the most powerful deities of the country, Jarog Dongchen. It is believed that the deity took the form of a raven to guide and unify the country. It looks quite similar to the crow but the raven is much larger.   National Butterfly: Ludlow’s Bhutan Swallowtail, a rare endangered butterfly  was declared as the National Butterfly in 2011. It was rediscovered in the country in 2009  after 75 years. Blue Poppy National Flower: Blue poppy (Meconopsis Grandis) is a rare flower and grows only in high altitudes.  It is mostly found at an altitude of 3,500 to 4,000 meters. After enduring the harsh winter weather it blooms to its full beauty in the spring.  The locals call it “Euitgel Metog Hoem.”   National Tree: The Cypress (Cupressus Torolusa) is locally known as ‘Tsenden”. The cypress grows between an altitude of 1,800 to 3,500 meters. It is an evergreen tree that grows up to a height of 45 meters. Its ability to survive on rugged terrain represents bravery and simplicity.     Bhutanese traditional dress Gho National Dress: Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel introduced the gho and the kira in the 17th century. The Bhutanese women wear an ankle length rectangular piece of dress called the Kira, which is held in place over the shoulder with a pair of komas (broaches with hooks) and a hand woven belt known as the kyera on the waist. Under the Kira, women wear a wonju (blouse). A toego (open jacket) is worn over the dress.     Bhutanese Woman The men wear the gho, a long robe. It is worn till the knee, tied at the waist with a small hand woven kyera (belt), above which a large pouch is formed. Wearing long socks and shoes completes the costume. All Bhutanese are required to wear the kira and gho in offices and administrative centers. For all official/formal occasions, men are required to wear a Kabney (scarf) and the women the Rachu (scarf) with their dress. The color of the Kabney designates the rank of a person.     Bhutanese Archery National Game: Archery is the national game of Bhutan.  The bow and arrow plays a significant role in many Bhutanese myths and legends. It was declared the national sport in 1971 when Bhutan became a member of the United Nations. The game is played during tournaments or leisure. It


"A US TV series (1974 to 1982) was called ""The Little House ... "" where?"

Little House on the Prairie (Series) - TV Tropes Little House on the Prairie You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share Series / Little House on the Prairie × WMG This serene family drama on NBC , which ran from 1974 well into the 1980s, was based on the popular series of autobiographical books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Michael Landon and Karen Grassle played Charles and Caroline Ingalls, a pioneer couple with three daughters: Laura (Melissa Gilbert), Mary (Melissa Sue Anderson) and Carrie (twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush). For its ninth and final season, the series was Re Tooled as Little House: A New Beginning; this was followed by three TV movies to wrap up the characters' storylines. This show provides examples of: Abusive Parents : Surprisingly frequent for the show. Guest character Todd from "The Angry Heart" had an abusive dad. James and Cassandra, the orphans Ma and Pa adopt later in the series, briefly lived with an abusive guardian. Albert's nightmares soon after his adoption imply he suffered abuse at a city orphanage. Laura Ingalls Wilder will get dirty and play baseball as a child but at sixteen she becomes more elegant and gets her first teaching job. Albert, who plays football in a number of episodes. Accidental Athlete : In the Baseball Episode "In the Big Inning", as Charles is getting ready for a game against a team from Sleepy Eye, he and Half-Pint are at Jebediah Mumfort's farm, where they both witness Jebediah trying to hit a chicken hawk with a rock. He throws the rock so hard, it puts holes in the side of a barn. After this display, Charles convinces Jebediah to try out for Walnut Grove's baseball team. Of course, he's a natural and helps them win the big game despite all the cheating and poor sportsmanship of those evil people from Sleepy Eye. Adaptational Villainy : Harriet Oleson was generally kind and polite in the books, but in the TV series she's a malicious gossip. Nellie Oleson. In later years, Nancy Oleson, who is also a Doppelganger for Nellie. Jeb Standish in the Winoka episodes is a rare male example. His father, Standish essentially owns the town. Jeb bullies Albert, Laura and others with words rather than fists. Affectionate Nickname : Half-Pint for Laura, even into adulthood. Beard of Sorrow : Charles grows one when he takes his comatose son James, on a pilgrimage to ask God to heal the boy. Bee Afraid : One episode in Season 6 has Albert selling Mrs. Oleson and Nellie a tree trunk filled with bees. They remain docile until Oleson's wagon begins to rock while they transport the hive home, causing the bees to angrily sting both the women as they lose control of their horses. Berserk Button : Pa's big one is hurting or attempting to harm his wife and/or children. Big Brother Bully : Nellie was a female example of this to her brother Willie, often coercing him to go along with her schemes. In the episode "Annabelle", we find out the usually kind-hearted Nels Oleson gave his sister Annabelle a hard time about her weight. Big Eater : Willie Oleson, to the point where his father laments "Where does he put it all?" In "Here Come The Brides", Luke Simms eats so much that even Willie no longer has an appetite Elmer Miles in "For The Love of Nancy" "Boys Will Be Men", a surprisingly lighthearted and comedic episode about Albert and Andy successfully proving they can be men by walking to Sleepy Eye and back, while their fathers struggle to keep up with them. The episode where Laura and Almanzo babysit Royal's boys. Calling the Old Man Out : Willie calls out his mother when she tries to keep him from marrying the girl he loves. In "Gambini the Great," the eponymous stuntman Gambini gets one from his oldest son, who is concerned about his aging dad's death-defying stunts and also does not want to carry on the family tradition. Card-Carrying Villain : The Oleson women, though they get their Pet the Dog episodes every once in a while. Catch Phrase : Hariet Oleson "Oh for HEAVEN'S sake!" Christmas Episode : "Christmas At Plum Creek", "Blizzard", "A Christmas They Ne


Italy controlled which country from 1911 to 1943?

Italy: History History Italy History The following generalized outline of the highly complex history of Italy can be supplemented by the articles on individual cities and regions and by such general articles as Etruscan civilization ; papacy ; Italian art ; Italian literature ; and Renaissance . Ancient Italy Little is known of Italian history before the 5th cent. B.C., except for the regions (S Italy and Sicily) where the Greeks had established colonies (see Magna Graecia ). The earliest known inhabitants seem to have been of Ligurian stock. The Etruscans, coming probably from Asia Minor, established themselves in central Italy before 800 B.C. They reduced the indigenous population to servile status and established a prosperous empire with a complex culture. In the 4th cent. B.C., the Celts (called Gauls by Roman historians) invaded Italy and drove the Etruscans from the Po valley. In the south, the Etruscan advance was checked about the same time by the Samnites (see Samnium ), who had adapted the civilization of their Greek neighbors and who in the 4th cent. B.C. drove the Etruscans out of Campania. The Latins, living along the coast of Latium, had not been fully subjected to the Etruscans; they and their neighbors, the Sabines , were the ancestors of the Romans. The history of Italy from the 5th cent. B.C. to the 5th cent. A.D. is largely that of the growth of Rome and of the Roman Empire, of which Italy was the core. Augustus divided Italy into 11 administrative regions (Latium and Campania, Apulia and Calabria, Lucania and Bruttium, Samnium, Picenum, Umbria, Etruria, Cispadane Gaul, Liguria, Venetia and Istria, Transpadane Gaul). By that time, at the beginning of the Christian era, all of Italy had been thoroughly latinized, Roman citizenship was extended to all free Italians, an excellent system of roads had been built, and Italy, made tax exempt, shared fully in the wealth of Rome. Never since has Italy known an equal degree of prosperity or as long a period of peace. Christianity spread rapidly. The Barbarian Invasions Like the rest of the Roman Empire, Italy in the early 5th cent. A.D. began to be invaded by successive waves of barbarian tribes—the Germanic Visigoths , the Huns , and the Germanic Heruli and Ostrogoths . The deposition (476) of Romulus Augustulus, the last Roman emperor of the West, and the assumption by Odoacer of the rule over Italy is commonly regarded as the end of the Roman Empire. However, the Eastern emperors, residing at Constantinople (see Byzantine Empire ), never renounced their claim to Italy and to succession to the West. On the urging of Zeno, the Eastern emperor, the Ostrogoth Theodoric the Great invaded Italy, took (493) Ravenna (which had replaced Rome as capital), killed Odoacer, and began a long and beneficent rule over Italy. Roman institutions were maintained with the help of scholars and administrators such as Boethius and Cassiodorus. After Theodoric's death (526), the murder (535) of the Gothic queen, Amalasuntha , was followed by the reconquest of Italy by Emperor Justinian I of the East and his generals, Belisarius and Narses . Except, however, in the exarchate of Ravenna, the Pentapolis (Rimini, Ancona, Fano, Pesaro, and Senigallia) on the central Adriatic coast, and the coast of S Italy, Byzantine rule was soon displaced by that of the Lombards , who under Alboin established (569) a new kingdom. The papacy emerged as the chief bulwark of Latin civilization. Gregory I (reigned 590–604), without assistance from Byzantium, succeeded in saving Rome and the Patrimony of St. Peter from the Lombard conquest, thus laying the basis for the creation of the Papal States . At the same time, he effectively freed Rome from allegiance to the Byzantine conquerors. The Lombards warded off Byzantine efforts at reconquest and in 751 took Ravenna; their advance on Rome resulted in the appeal of Pope Stephen II to Pepin the Short , ruler of the Franks, who expelled the Lombards from the exarchate of Ravenna and from the Pentapolis, which he donated (754) to the pope. Pepin's intervention


"""A pitch"" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game?"

Think you know baseball THINK YOU KNOW BASEBALL? This quiz contains questions regarding the most frequently misinterpreted rules. See if you have the correct ruling for the following situations 1. ARE THE HANDS CONSIDERED PART OF THE BAT? Answer: No. See rule 2.00 Ball, Person, Touch, Strike(e)(f). 6.08(b). If the batter is hit anywhere on his body, including the hands, it is a strike if he is swinging at the pitch or is hit in the strike zone. He gets first base if he did not swing and attempted to avoid the pitch. Being hit on the hands is an immediate dead ball, and is NEVER a foul ball. It is a strike. If it is strike three, the batter is out. 2. IF A BATTED BALL HITS THE PLATE FIRST, IS IT A FOUL BALL? Answer: No. The plate is in fair territory and is treated the same as the ground. Rule 2.00 Fair, Foul. If it settles on the plate it is also a fair ball. 3. IS THE BALL ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY DEAD WHEN THE UMPIRE CALLS "BALK!"? Answer: No. If the pitcher throws a pitch or throws to a base after the call, the ball is live (delayed dead). At the end of the play, the balk will be enforced or ignored depending on what happened. Rule 8.05 PENALTY. If ALL runners advance on the play, the balk is ignored. If ANY runner is put out, or does not advance on the play, the balk is enforced from the time of the balk. 4. IF A PITCH HITS THE GROUND, THEN HITS THE BATTER, AND THE BATTER DID NOT SWING; IS THE BATTER ENTITLED TO FIRST BASE? Answer: Yes. A pitch is a ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher. It doesn't have to be in-flight to be a pitch. The batter can hit a ball off the ground and it is a legal hit. The ball is dead when it hits the batter. The batter is awarded first. Rule 2.00 Pitch, 5.09(a), 6.08(b). 5. MUST THE BATTER TURN TO HIS RIGHT WHEN RETURNING TO FIRST BASE AFTER A SAFE HIT? Answer: No. The runner is out when tagged, only if the umpire judges that he made an attempt to go to second base after he reached first. Rule 7.08(c) EXCEPTION and 7.10(c). An attempt is a judgment call. Usually an attempt is judged when the runner takes a step toward second with thoughts of going and lifts the other foot off the ground and moves it toward second. 6. WHEN A FIELDER THROWS THE BALL OUT-OF-PLAY, ARE THE RUNNERS AWARDED THE BASE THEY WERE GOING TO, PLUS ONE? Answer: No. If the wild throw is the first play by an infielder, runners are awarded 2 bases from the bases they held at the time of the pitch. If it is the second play by an infielder, or any throw from an outfielder, it is 2 bases from where they were physically positioned when the wild throw was released by the fielder. Not from the time it went out-of-play. It makes no difference which direction they were running at the time of the throw. If all runners have advanced at least one base before the release of the wild throw that was the first by an infielder, all runners are awarded 2 bases from where they were positioned at the time of the release. Rule 7.05(g) & APPROVED RULING. If the pitcher steps off the rubber before making a pick-off attempt, he is considered a fielder and runners are awarded two bases if the throw goes into dead ball area. 7. AT ALL LEVELS OF PLAY; SENIOR, JUNIOR, & MAJOR, THE RUNNER MUST SLIDE IF THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IS FIELDING THE BALL ON A CLOSE PLAY, OR HAS THE BALL. TRUE OR FALSE? Answer: False. There is no must slide rule. The runner must slide, OR attempt to get around a fielder who has the ball waiting to make a tag. The runner may NEVER deliberately crash into the defender, with or without the ball. However, if an unavoidable collision occurs on a close play, the runner is NOT out. In an attempt to get around the fielder, the runner may not go more than three feet from the baseline. Rule 7.08(a)(3). 8. IF A FIELDER IS BLOCKING THE BASE PATH BEFORE HE CATCHES A THROW, IS THIS ALWAYS INTERFERENCE? Answer: No. First, interference is something the offense does illegally. A fielder who does not have the ball and is not in the act of fielding, is guilty of OBSTRUCTION. If the throw is in flight and CLOSE to the fielder, he has a right to mo


Mandy Rice-Davies, Christine Keeler and Stephen Ward all became infamous in the UK for their part in what event in the 1960s?

Mandy Rice-Davies obituary | Politics | The Guardian Mandy Rice-Davies obituary Showgirl and key player in the Profumo scandal who thrived on the publicity it brought Mandy Rice-Davies in 1965. Photograph: Associated Newspapers/Rex Friday 19 December 2014 09.05 EST Last modified on Tuesday 19 July 2016 10.15 EDT Share on Messenger Close Of the many characters caught up in the 1960s sex and spying saga of the Profumo scandal , Mandy Rice-Davies, who has died aged 70 of cancer, managed to make the best use of the celebrity the whole affair brought. While others lost their reputations and jobs – and her friend the society osteopath Stephen Ward lost his life – Rice-Davies traded on the publicity to work as a singer, an actor, a nightclub owner and a novelist before settling down to comfortable life in Florida and London with her third husband, the businessman Ken Foreman. She was always happy to step vivaciously back into the spotlight to relive her past. When Andrew Lloyd Webber announced plans in 2012 to stage a West End musical based on Ward’s life , Rice-Davies was initially privately sceptical but soon became one of his closest collaborators and a very public champion of the show. On stage, the actor Charlotte Blackledge perfectly captured the bubbly, irreverent, devil-may-care attitude that Rice-Davies never lost. The musical’s director, Richard Eyre, said of his experience of working with her: “She forgets nothing and regrets nothing.” If the public’s interest in the Profumo scandal was waning – Stephen Ward closed last March after a four-month London run of disappointing houses and mixed reviews – once it had been insatiable. In June 1963, Rice-Davies made a headline-grabbing appearance at Ward’s trial for living off immoral earnings. She claimed that among her lovers had been Viscount (“Bill”) Astor, on whose Cliveden estate the Conservative politician John Profumo , holder of the non-cabinet post of war secretary, first began his infamous sexual liaison with Rice-Davies’s friend Christine Keeler, who was simultaneously bedding a Soviet naval attache. It was put to Rice-Davies in the witness box that Astor denied her allegation. “Well, he would, wouldn’t he?” she quipped. The remark dominated the front pages the next day, damned Astor in the public’s eye (he was to die three years later, a broken man), and ultimately earned Rice-Davies a place in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (between Jean Rhys and Samuel Richardson). The writer Ludovic Kennedy left a memorable first-hand account of Rice-Davies in full flow in the witness box. “Astride her golden head sat a little rose-petalled hat, such as debutantes wear at garden parties ... Her simple, grey, sleeveless dress accentuated the impression of modesty ... until one looked at it closely. Then one saw that the slit down the front was only held together by a loose knot – when she walked one could see quite a long way up her leg ...” The truth of her allegation was never firmly established. The court case ended in August 1963 with Ward’s suicide, before a verdict could be reached on charges relating to £200 Astor had given Ward towards the rent on the flat where Rice-Davies lived. Astor’s widow, the 1950s model Bronwen Pugh, was subsequently able to demonstrate that on the dates in November 1962 when Rice-Davies alleged the affair had taken place, her husband was elsewhere. But by then the legend had grown so potent that the actual details mattered little. Marilyn Rice-Davies was born in Llanelli, south Wales. The family moved to Solihull, near Birmingham, when her father left the police force to set up a tyre business. Marilyn’s precocious good looks saw her working, at the age of 15, as a model at the city’s Marshall and Snelgrove department store. She soon afterwards headed for London for more of the same – appearing, for instance, in 1959 at the Earl’s Court motor show, draped over the newly launched Austin Mini. She also became a showgirl at Murray’s cabaret club in Soho (heavily featured in the Lloyd Webber musical). In the buttoned-up atmosphere of the late


"According to the saying, what ""wasn't built in a day""?"

Origin of the Famous Phrase "Rome wasn't built in a Day"ItalianNotebook April 22, 2013 / Local Interest Italy The great masters of the Renaissance — da Vinci, Michelangelo, et al. — if asked by the House of Medici, the Holy Father or any other influential patron of the visual arts to put a “rush job” on their masterpieces, would’ve probably dropped their palettes, chisels and other tools of the trade and wryly replied, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Ever wonder who cleverly arranged those six words into the powerhouse catchphrase that it is today? As it turns out, nary a Roman, sandal clad or otherwise, first coined the locution. Shockingly, it was a 12th century cleric in the court of Phillippe of Alsace — the Count of Flanders — who gets the credit for dreaming up the phrase in French: Rome ne s’est pas faite en un jour. Li Proverbe Au Vilain book cover | © University of Toronto libraries In 1895, Adolf Tobler, a Swiss linguist, published Li Proverbe au Vilain, a collection of Medieval French poems. Each verse is accompanied by a proverb or popular expression followed by the phrase, “Or so the peasant says.” It is in this 12th century body of work that this expression about the Eternal City not being quickly constructed over a 24-hour period first appears. It wasn’t until 1538 that the saying ebbed into the English language when playwright-author John Heywood included it in his work A Dialogue Containing the Number in Effect of all the Proverbs in the English Tongue. Next time you hear someone say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” be quick to respond, “Or so the peasant says.”


What items are in lots of 52 as standard, each with a unique combination of numbers and symbols?

Quandaries & Queries at Math Central More on your published question : I have the same type of lock, but set up a 5-digit pass code. Is that more or fewer possibilities than a 4-digit code. How many digits would make the lock most secure? I don't believe Werner specified this, but each number can only be used once. Thanks, Mary Answered by Penny Nom. Shaking hands at a party 2014-12-03 From Nazrul: At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party? Please help me. 4 card hands 2014-11-02 From Ronaldo: How many Mus hands (combination of 4 cards allowing repetitions) can be made from a deck containing 8 types of cards? RRRR, RRRC, RRRS, RRR7, RRR6, RRR5, RRR4, RRRA, RRCC, RRCS, RRC7, RRC^, RRC5, RRC4, RRCA, RRSS, RRS7, etc. I think 330. If so, what is the formula? Answered by Penny Nom. A lost combination 2014-09-28 From Kim: I cannot remember my combo to this simple lockbox. It is 3 digits- from 0-9. They can be used more than once . I thought it was 117..but no joy. I am fairly sure it was using those digits 1, and 7. can you give me a list of all possible combinations, using 1s and 7s, for the 3 number code? Thank you and I am in awe of people who have math skills, for I certainly do not. Answered by Penny Nom. Selecting a meal at a school cafeteria 2014-07-18 From Gil: A school cafeteria offers 2 main entrees, 3 fruits, 4 vegetables, and 3 drinks. If a plate consists of 1 entree, 2 vegetables, 1 fruit, and 1 drink, how many different plates can a cafeteria manager make? Please explain how you derived at answer. Thank you Answered by Penny Nom. 6 character strings using 1, 5 and 9 2014-06-15 From Kevin: How many 6 digit combinations (i.e., 159159) can be made from 3 different numbers (i.e., 1,5, and 9)? The numbers will obviously have to repeat. A link to a calculator that could list all the combinations would be helpful. I've come across these sites: http://textmechanic.com/Permutation-Generator.html, and http://textmechanic.com/Combination-Generator.html , but am not sure how to use them for my specific case. Thanks. Answered by Penny Nom. Three digit padlock combinations 2014-03-20 From Edwin: Would appreciate if you can provide me with the list of different combinations that can be obtained from a three digits number. I lost the access code of a three digits number padlock (and need to open it order to get important documents Answered by Penny Nom. Some 3-digit combinations 2014-02-23 From ivana: How many possible 3-digit combinations can be made of the numbers 123456? None of the numbers can repeat in one combination. I used to know a formula but have been out of school for some time and cannot remember. Answered by Penny Nom. How many 4-digit numbers are there in which the first and last digits are the same? Answered by Penny Nom. 4 digit combinations 2012-10-17 From Scott: How many different 4- number combinations from 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 with 2 out of the 4 odd and 2 out of the 4 even, with no numbers repeating. Thanks Answered by p. A security code 2012-09-01 From Breanna: The code is made up of five two digit numbers from 01 to 20 entered in a certain order. How many different security codes are possible with this system Answered by Penny Nom. Golf for 16 in 7 rounds 2012-08-16 From Elizabeth: Hello, I am trying to sort out golfing for 16 guys for 7 rounds. However the twist is that the teams are broken down into 8 old boys vs. 8 young boys. Ideally, each of the players would only play each other once within their own team and then twice within all of the matches. Is that possible? Thanks for your help, my brain is hurting! Answered by Victoria West. 6/49 2012-05-25 From Mark: Can you explain why the lotto 6/49 (a lottery of 49 numbers and 6 slots) is a combination and not a permutation? It seems to me that it would a permutation given that the numbers are written in numeric "order" when you look them up in the newspaper. I realize that 49P6 is orders of magnitude larger than 49C6. But I am confused about the reasoning behind it. Answered b


"What is a variation of the standard card game of poker which consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then 5 community cards being placed by the dealer (3 as ""the flop"" then 1 called ""the turn"", then 1 called ""the river""), with players having the option to check, bet or fold after each deal?"

Poker Game Texas Holdem Las Vegas Casino Video of Dealer dealing Cards to Players round a Card Table - YouTube Find out why Close Poker Game Texas Holdem Las Vegas Casino Video of Dealer dealing Cards to Players round a Card Table Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Apr 7, 2013 Poker Game Texas Holdem in a Las Vegas Casino with a Video of Dealer dealing Cards to Players and moving Chips round a Card Table - http://www.travellinksdirectory.com/l... - Wikipedia has a detailed section on this very popular poker game category -- "Texas hold 'em (also known as hold 'em or holdem) is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three ("the flop") then two additional single cards ("the turn" and "the river" or "fourth and fifth street" respectively), with players having the option to check, bet, raise or fold after each deal; i.e., betting may occur prior to the flop, "on the flop", "on the turn", and "on the river". Texas Hold 'em is the "H" game featured in H.O.R.S.E and in H.O.S.E. ... In Texas hold 'em, as in all variants of poker, individuals compete for an amount of money or chips contributed by the players themselves (called the pot). Because the cards are dealt randomly and outside the control of the players, each player attempts to control the amount of money in the pot based either on the hand they are holding, or on their prediction as to what their opponents may be holding.The game is divided into a series of hands or deals; at the conclusion of each hand, the pot is typically awarded to one player (an exception in which the pot is divided between more than one is discussed below). A hand may end at the showdown, in which case the remaining players compare their hands and the highest hand is awarded the pot; that highest hand is usually held by only one player, but can be held by more in the case of a tie. The other possibility for the conclusion of a hand occurs when all but one player has folded and have thereby abandoned any claim to the pot, in which case the pot is awarded to the player who has not folded. The objective of winning players is not to win every individual hand, but rather to make mathematically and psychologically correct decisions regarding when and how much to bet, raise, call or fold. By making such decisions, winning poker players can maximize their expected gain on each round of betting, thereby increasing their long-term winnings." The link to the relevant Wikipedia article is on -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_ho... Category


The seven brightest stars of which constellation form the asterism known as the Big Dipper in the United States and Canada, or the Plough in the United Kingdom and Ireland?

Ursa Major I | Space Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Grat Bear {{{name}}} Ursa Major (Latin: "Larger Bear"), also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. It can best be seen in April. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance in numerous world cultures. Asterisms The seven brightest stars of Ursa Major form the asterism known as the Big Dipper in the United States and Canada, or the Plough in the United Kingdom and Ireland.Another asterism is recognized in Arab culture, a series of three pairs of stars:ν and ξ Ursae Majoris, Alula Borealis and Australis, the "first leap";λ and μ Ursae Majoris, Tania Borealis and Australis, the "second leap";ι and κ Ursae Majoris, Talitha Borealis and Australis, the "third leap".These stars are found along the southwest border of the constellation. ==Notable features== ===Stars=== Except for Dubhe and Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris), the stars of the Big Dipper all have proper motions heading towards a common point in Sagittarius. A few other such stars have been identified, and together they are called the Ursa Major Moving Group.Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper, forms the famous optical double star with Alcor.The stars Merak (β Ursae Majoris) and Dubhe (α Ursae Majoris) are known as the "pointer stars" because they are helpful for finding Polaris, also known as the North Star. By visually tracing a line from Merak through Dubhe and continuing, one's eye will land on Polaris, accurately indicating true north.W Ursae Majoris is the prototype of a class of contact binary variable stars, and ranges between 7.75m and 8.48m.47 Ursae Majoris has a planetary system with two confirmed planets, 2.54 times and 0.76 times the mass of Jupiter.Several bright galaxies are found in Ursa Major, including the pair Messier 81 (one of the brightest galaxies in the sky) and Messier 82 above the bear's head, and Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), a beautiful spiral northeast of η Ursae Majoris. The other notable spiral galaxies Messier 108 and Messier 109 may also be found in this other constellation. Altogether, the constellation contains about 50 galaxies observable through an amateur telescope. The bright planetary nebula Owl Nebula (M97), named for its appearance, can be found along the bottom of the bowl of the Big Dipper. Of note as a curiosity more than an interesting deep sky object is Messier 40, a double star that Messier nonetheless included in his catalogue.The Hubble Deep Field is located to the northeast of δ Ursae Majoris History Ursa Major was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. It is mentioned by such poets as Homer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Tennyson and Bertrand Cantat. The Finnish epic Kalevala mentions it, Vincent van Gogh painted it and Federico Garcia Lorca mentions in his poem "Song for the Moon" written August 1920.==Mythology== The constellation of Ursa Major has been seen as a bear by many distinct civilizations.[1] This may stem from a common oral tradition stretching back more than 13,000 years.[2]In Greek mythology, Zeus (the king of the gods) lusts after a young woman named Callisto, a nymph of Artemis. Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, transforms the beautiful Callisto into a bear. Callisto, while in bear form, later encounters her son Arcas. Arcas almost shoots the bear, but to avert the tragedy, Zeus turns them into bears and put in the sky, forming Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Callisto is Ursa Major and her son, Arcas is Ursa Minor. In ancient times the name of the constellation was Helike, ("turning"), because it turns around the Pole. In Book Two of Lucan it is called Parrhasian Helice, since Callisto came from Parrhasia in Arcadia, where the story is set.[3]One of the few star groups mentioned in the Bible (Job 9:9; 38:32; — Orion and the Pleiades being others), Ursa Major was also pictured as a bear by the Jewish peoples. ("The Bear" was translated as "Arcturus" in the Vu


Early in November 2010, the Pope made a speech in which he relaxed the church's rules on what?

Profile: Pope Francis - BBC News BBC News Close share panel Media captionA 90-second review of the changes Francis has brought to the papacy Born in Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Latin American - and the first Jesuit - to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Until 13 March, he was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. Analysts did not see him as a favourite for the job of succeeding Benedict XVI, and his advanced age - at 76, he is just two years younger than Benedict at the time of his election in 2005 - may have surprised those expecting a younger man as the 266th Pope. However he appeals to both Church conservatives and reformers, being seen as orthodox on sexual matters, for instance, but liberal on social justice - though far from being a "liberation theologist". Humble lifestyle He was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires, of Italian descent. According to his official Vatican biography , he was ordained as a Jesuit in 1969 and went on to study in Argentina and Germany. As a young man he had a lung removed because of an infection, but his health is currently said to be good. Who are the Jesuits? The Society of Jesus is a male order of the Catholic Church, with 19,000 members worldwide It was established in 16th Century Europe as a missionary order, and members swear vows of poverty, chastity and obedience The order became so powerful that it was suppressed at the end of the 18th Century but later restored Jesuits have a reputation as expert communicators He became a bishop in 1992 and Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. At the 2005 conclave, he was seen as a contender for the papacy. His election took many by surprise in his home city, where many had thought his age ruled him out, says the BBC's Marcia Carmo in Buenos Aires. But any surprise soon gave way to the jubilant blaring of car horns on the streets. As Cardinal Bergoglio, his sermons always had an impact in Argentina and he often stressed social inclusion, indirectly criticising governments that did not pay attention to those on the margins of society, our correspondent says. Francesca Ambrogetti, who co-authored a biography of him, told Reuters news agency that part of his public appeal lay in his "sober and austere" humble lifestyle. In Buenos Aires, he lived in a simple flat. When in Rome, he often preferred to keep his black robe on and is also said to have re-used the cardinal's vest used by his predecessor. Image copyright DANIEL GARCIA Image caption From a humble background in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio has risen to the head of the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Francis. We look at key moments in his life and career so far. Image copyright AP Image caption Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on 17 December 1936 in Buenos Aires. His father was an Italian immigrant railway worker. He became a Jesuit priest at 32, a decade after losing a lung due to illness and abandoning his chemistry studies. He became a bishop in 1992 and was made Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. Image copyright DANIEL GARCIA Image caption 1970s: Human rights groups have raised questions about his role under the Argentine military dictatorship of 1976-1983 - and particularly about the kidnap of two Jesuit priests. The cardinal's office has always denied his involvement. He told Perfil magazine in 2010 he had helped some dissidents escape the country. Image copyright AFP Image caption 1982: Pope Francis has been a strong supporter of the Argentine veterans of the war in the Falkland Islands - referred to in Argentina as Las Malvinas. He has spoken against attempts to "demalvinizar" or gloss over the history of the war. Image copyright AFP Image caption 2001: The Archbishop of Buenos Aires became a cardinal in 2001, as the Argentine economy was in crisis. Speaking in Buenos Aires as thousands joined rallies against government austerity plans, he highlighted the contrast between the rich and "poor people who are persecuted for demanding work". Image copyright AFP Image caption 2005: Cardinal Bergoglio was seen as a strong contender to become Pope at the 2005 conclave


No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock – Facts & History about the Painting 8 ft × 4 ft 2.4 m × 1.2 m Time and time again, innovative art styles become the new mainstream. People have gone through lengths to express how they feel over a canvas or any form of media. People are very interested with the history and techniques of different artists. We have thousands of painters all over the world that graced the diverse world of art with their contributions. One famous art piece is No. 5, by Jackson Pollock that gave a whole new meaning to the Abstract Expressionism. A Great Contribution to the Abstract Expressionist Movement The Abstract Expressionism movement was started just right after the World War 2. This American movement was able to achieve worldwide influence. It was also the movement that placed New York City as the center of the art world. The name of this American movement came from a fusion of the German Expressionists’ self-denial and emotional intensity. The Abstract Expressionistic Movement also had an image of being anarchic, rebellious, and even nihilistic. No. 5 and Abstract Expressionism Jackson Pollock is considered to be one of the leading contributors of this movement. He was able to bring a whole light to the art scene by creating No. 5 in 1948 (it is also called No. 5, 1948). No. 5 became the most expensive and famous artwork that Pollock painted. This painting was also considered as the epitome of the Abstract Expressionism. The Intricate Style in No. 5 This painting was created on an eight by four feet fiberboard. The style that Jackson Pollock used for this art work was the use of liquid paints. He decided to move away from the traditional style of using paints on canvas. No. 5 can be seen with huge amounts of yellow and brown paint drizzled on it. Pollock was inspired to create this painting out of his own emotions. He deviated from the traditional use of liquid paints. The painting’s layout appears a nest-like and inspired different emotions in those viewing the painting. It was this intricacy and dedication that brought this art work to the top of the art scene. The use of action painting or the spontaneous dribbling, smearing, and flinging of liquid paint was the main style that Pollock used for No. 5. Pollock also wanted to bring a whole new perspective into painting. He wanted to convey through No. 5 the culmination of the artist’s emotion in his very own unconventional painting technique. No. 5 brought a whole new influence to abstract expressionism. He was able to advance the Abstract Expressionistic movement by giving this piece a number instead of a name. He was able to bring a new effect to viewers of his art work as well. He wanted people to focus on the painting and feel what it brought to them. No. 5 is considered to be a valuable piece in the world and brought Pollock to the ranks of America’s greatest artists. Leave a Reply


The magician David Copperfield broke off his engagement to whom in 1999?

David Copperfield - Biography - IMDb David Copperfield Jump to: Overview  (4) | Mini Bio  (1) | Trivia  (13) | Personal Quotes  (2) Overview (4) 5' 11¾" (1.82 m) Mini Bio (1) David Copperfield is the first living illusionist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: he won the star on April 25th, 1995, for the category "Live Performance" and the address is 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, USA. On October 2nd, 1994, he was knighted by the French government as Chevalier of Arts and Letters, and on May 22th, 1999, he received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Fordham University. Along with Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese and Colin Powell , on April 24th, 2000, he received the Living Legend award from the United States Library of Congress. In 1979 and 1986 he has been named "Magician of the Year" by the Academy of Magical Arts, in July 2000 he has been named "Magician of the Millennium" by the International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM), and on September 15th, 2011, he has been named "Magician of the Century" and "King of Magic" by the Society of American Magicians. His face graces the postage stamps of six different countries, making him the only living magician to receive this honor. 16 of his groundbreaking 19 TV specials were nominated for Emmy Awards 38 times between 1979 and 2001, and 10 of them have won 21 times between 1981 and 1995. Year after year he continues to tour sold-out arenas throughout the world. He holds 11 Guinness World Records, published in the 2006 edition of this book (pag. 179) and has sold more tickets than any other solo entertainer in history, with ticket sales in the billions, more than Frank Sinatra , Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley . Sound impossible? David Copperfield built a reputation on making the impossible look easy. He singlehandedly redefined his art, and remains the most emulated illusionist in the history of magic. An only child, David was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, USA, on September 16th, 1956, as David Seth Kotkin. His father, Hyman Kotkin , son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, owned and operated in Korby's, a clothing/tailor shop for men and boys on Metuchen's Main Street. His mother, Rebecca Kotkin , a Jewish immigrant born in Jerusalem, Israel, worked in the insurance business. David was a shy and lonely kid who overcame his insecurity with the help of magic. He initially wanted to become a ventriloquist, being fascinated by Paul Winchell , seen in his show Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965). So he bought a ventriloquist's dummy to Macy's, a shop selling magic tricks owned by the American multinational corporation Macy's, founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. When he made a little show in front of his classmates, he realized he was a bad ventriloquist, despite receiving an applause. Then he returned to Macy's in search of a better dummy, and in that occasion there was a demonstrator, called Dan Tsukalas, who performed a magic trick with a little wooden board where a quarter would appear and disappear. David liked it so much that he decided to buy it. Thanks to that his first magic trick he realized he was better as a magician rather than as a ventriloquist. So, by the age of 10 he began practicing magic in his neighborhood, with the stage name "Davino the Boy Magician". At 12 (1968) he was invited to join the Society of American Magicians, so became its youngest member ever and began performing professionally. At 16 (1972) was an adjunct professor at New York University, where he taught a course called "The Art of Magic". At 18 (1974), he graduated from Metuchen High School and then enrolled at Fordham University, a Jesuit based school in New York City. But after just a week he was cast as the lead in "The Magic Man", a new musical comedy created by the producers of Grease (1978), Allan Carr and Robert Stigwood , and written by mystery author Barbara Steketee with her husband Anthony D'Amato. So after three weeks David left Fordham to play in this show. It was for this occasion that, following the suggestion of a friend, he


Who won the Indycar Championship in 1993?

1993 NIGEL MANSELL WINNING INDYCAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (LIVE VERSION) - YouTube 1993 NIGEL MANSELL WINNING INDYCAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (LIVE VERSION) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 1, 2009 1993 NIGEL MANSELL WINNING INDYCAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (LIVE VERSION)... There is a saying in the F1 paddock that those who adored Nigel Mansell were the people who had never met him. That harsh exaggeration highlighted the feelings of some insiders towards a man bullish with self-confidence yet at the same time racked with wearying self-doubt. Mansell would stand on the gas and wring every ounce of speed from a car, racing wheel-to-wheel with the fiercest rival and exhibiting the tenacity that prompted the selective Italian fans, 'the tifosi', to bestow upon him the sobriquet Il Leone (The Lion) during his days with Ferrari. Yet take him from the cockpit, and while he might be ebullient with good humor, equally he might complain about perceives slights and see plots against him at every turn. Mansell came up the hard way in racing, investing all his own money as he attempted to climb the greasy pole from the lower ranks. From karting he worked into Formula Ford, where he enjoyed great success. But his F3 outings were dogged by poor engines and lack of cash. It was not until Colin Chapman was persuaded by his team manager Peter Collins to give Mansell a chance as test driver for Lotus that things took off, and he parlayed that opportunity into a regular race driver by 1981. Few rated him initially despite sporadic promise, and it was not until 1985, on the 72nd attempt, that he succeeded in winning his first Grand Prix at Brands Hatch. Yet from that moment onwards he blossomed into arguably the most competitive Englishman ever to sit in a Formula One car, certainly the most aggressive. His 31 Grand Prix successes placed him behind only arch rivals Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in the all-time rankings when he finally quit F1, and even today only Michael Schumacher has overtaken him. It was as easy to see why the fans loved him, with his bristling mustache, his down-home manner and his never-say-die approach, as it was to see why those who had to work with him sometimes found his persecution complex hard going. He fudged his career in F1 at the very hour of his World Championship triumph in 1992, falling out with Williams in a row about money and kudos, but had his revenge when he won the 1993 CART PPG Indycar Championship at the first attempt. A curious ragbag of contradictory emotions, Nigel Mansell was a determined driver whose character shortcomings sometimes obscured his achievements. It says everything about him as a driver that he was the one man Senna knew he could not intimidate. Category


Quandaries & Queries at Math Central 2011-02-17 From ginger: Find the diagonals of parallelogram where the the side is 40 and the bottom side is 15. Answered by Penny Nom. 2010-11-25 From nicky: The sum of sides of two polygons is 12 and the sum of their diagonals is 19. What kind of polygon are they? Answered by Penny Nom. 2010-03-30 From Tabatha: The diagonals of a rectangle are 8 units long and intersect at a 60 degree angle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Answered by Penny Nom. 2009-12-18 From jason: find the set of polygons in which the number of diagonals is greater than the sum of the measures of the angles Answered by Robert Dawson. 2009-03-17 From Sami: If ABCD is a parallelogram, prove that line AB is congruent to line CD. Clearly state your reasons and conjectures. Answered by Penny Nom. 2009-03-03 From Sandra: One of my son's math questions is as follows: Suppose I have a shape with 10 sides. I choose a vertex then draw lines to the other vertices that dont share sides with the first vertex. How many vertices will that be and why? Answered by Penny Nom. is there a formula for finding the diagonal of a rectangle? Answered by Penny Nom. 2007-10-28 From robert: what do we call a line between 2 vertices which are not next to each other Answered by Walter Whiteley. 2007-09-23 From Nasreen: A(7,2) and C(1,4) are two vertices of a square ABCD  find in the form ax+by=c the equation of the diagonal BD Answered by Stephen La Rocque. 2007-08-10 From John: I have a cylinder that is 37.5" width X 25.25" circumference. I need to create a repeating diagonal lined pattern on the cylinder so that when it prints it joins perfectly at the circumference repeat. The design must follow these specs. Black diagonal lines need to be 1.250" max width X 1.5" max spacing between the black lines.  Please Help Answered by Stephen La Rocque. What is a line segment (not a side) connecting two vertices of a polygon called? Answered by Penny Nom. 2004-12-04 From A parent: Consider a 30 sided polygon. If three diagonal are selected at random, what is the PROBABILITY that they share a common endpoint? Answered by Denis Hanson. 2004-05-15 From Joshua: A dodecahedron has twelve faces, all of which are regular pentagons. Three edges meet at each vertex of the dodecahedron. An interior diagonal is a segment connecting two vertices such that the segment is not an edge or along a face of the dodecagedron. How many interior diagonals does a regular dodecahedron have? Answered by Penny Nom.


"From 14 November 1994 when services began until 14 November 2007, from where did ""Eurostar"" trains leave London for Paris?"

What now for Eurostar? - Telegraph Telegraph Rail journeys What now for Eurostar? "The ride is smooth, the seats relatively comfortable and the staff â€“ who are mainly French because of the difficulty of recruiting English people with sufficiently good FrenchÂ to work in the bilingual environment of the trains â€“ unfailingly polite" Christian Wolmar 14 November 2014 • 12:00am Perhaps one of Margaret Thatcher’s most unexpected legacies was the Channel Tunnel, connecting Britain with France by rail. Not only did it seem to belie her Euroscepticism, she was also known to dislike the railways and only travelled on them a few times during her premiership. It’s still a surprise to remember that it was under her leadership that the decisions to build the tunnel and to make it a rail-only connection were made. The tunnel and in particular the Eurostar services that hurtle between London and Paris (and, ironically, Brussels , the headquarters of the European bureaucracy) were intended to bring about a change in our relationship with Europe. Perhaps, the dreamers thought, passengers standing at St Pancras International station (or Waterloo, Britain’s international rail terminus until 2007) would one day be offered the same array of destinations as at Frankfurt, where there are trains to Paris and Prague , Milan and Copenhagen . The first passenger train ran from Waterloo to Paris Gare du Nord 20 years ago this month, on November 14, 1994, and since then Eurostar has made travelling to the capitals of France and Belgium much more pleasant than before. Rail is a far more satisfying way to travel than making for one of London’s airports and flying, with Paris just two-and-a-quarter hours away on the fastest trains and Brussels a mere two hours. Eurostar, which attracted more than 10 million passengers last year for the first time, has wiped out the competition from air on its two main routes, gaining more than two thirds of the market share. It offers a city centre-to-city centre trip that easily beats the plane in terms of time and comfort. Moreover, even though Eurostar has yet to get Wi-Fi on its trains, people are still able to work on their laptops and smartphones as the French countryside rolls by: a key advantage for rail. The ride is smooth, the seats relatively comfortable and the staff – who are mainly French because of the difficulty of recruiting English people with sufficiently good French to work in the bilingual environment of the trains – unfailingly polite. There is, too, the pleasure of looking out the window to see the train far outpace even the Mercedes cars favoured by French business people on the adjoining autoroutes in France. The service is also about to get better. New trains are on the way, controversially ordered from the German manufacturer Siemens rather than the French-owned Alstom. They will come into use next year and will be roomier and have more capacity – up to 950 seats, 200 more than the current carriages. However, that promised radical transformation of European travel for British passengers has not come about. Unlike most 20-year-olds, Eurostar has changed little since its birth. Sure, the journey times have got quicker thanks to the opening of the high-speed link between London and the Channel Tunnel in 2007. But despite plenty of options for those connecting at Paris, Brussels and Lille, few new direct destinations have been added. Few new direct destinations have been added (Photo: AP) Disneyland Paris was introduced as a destination in 1996 as there is a TGV station nearby – and with fares priced as low as £69 return, it has become a destination for parents wanting to give their children the Mickey Mouse experience without the expense of a transatlantic flight. Since 1997, “snow trains” have run to Bourg St Maurice serving a number of ski resorts in the French Alps, including Courchevel and Val d’Isère. But thereafter only Avignon was added as a direct service – a summertime stop for British tourists heading for Provence . There are several reasons for this limited expansion. First, there


In Greek mythology, Hera sent two serpents to kill which baby?

Greek Mythology: Hercules Greek Mythology Hercules Hercules Hercules or Heracles, legendary hero of ancient Greek and Rome. Known for his great strength  he was the son of Zeus and Alcmene (granddaughter of Perseus). Zeus fell in love with Alcmene, and when Alcmene's husband, Amphitryon, was away, Zeus made her pregnant. This made Hera so angry that she tried to prevent the baby from born. Baby Hercules strangling a snake  However Alcmene gave birth to baby and she named him Hercules "glorious gift of Hera". But that did not ended Hera anger. Hera sent two serpents to kill Hercules in his cradles, but the infant strangled them. He grew up and had become a great warrior, he married a princess, Megara. He killed Megara and his children in a fit of rage sent by Hera and was forced to become the servant of Eurystheus, ruler of Greece.  Hercules and the three headed dog Cerberus                                               Eurystheus obliged Hercules to perform the famous 12 labors, including cleansing the Augean stables, fetching the golden apples of the Hesperides, and descending into Hades to bring back the three-headed dog Cerberus.                        Hercules and Deianira                 Hercules married Deianira , as he won her hand by wrestling with the river god Acheloos. Deianira later sent Hercules a shirt smeared with poison, which she mistakenly believed was a love potion. In agony Hercules burned himself to death on a pyre and his spirit ascended to heaven.  The marriage of Hercules and Hebe Hera ended her anger as Hercules had suffered enough. Hercules became an immortal and married Hebe daughter of Zeus and Hera. Hercules love


The Forest of Arden appears in which Shakespearean play?

The Forest of Arden | Shakespeare's Globe Blog the forest of arden By Robin Craig, a Researcher at the Globe   As You Like It, performed in Georgian by Marjanishvili Theatre Company © John Haynes  What is the importance of the forest of Arden in As You Like It? It is not Shakespeare’s only play that features a move from the court to the woods – A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Timon of Athens do the same – but in As You Like It the forest takes on a special role as a place of inversion, cross-dressing and unsettled gender roles. The escape from the court changes the characters and creates a space of sexual freedom and chaos, where women take control and men learn lessons in romance. In the comedies, the forest becomes a distorted version of the court where social rules are broken, creating a sense of jovial confusion before a return to civilisation in the final act. ‘Gentlemen flock to him every day, and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.’ Act 1.1 The forest can be defined as a 'pastoral space’ that represents the opposite of urban life in the play, representing the division between the city and the country that was beginning to emerge in Shakespeare’s time. The country was often seen as a place of nostalgia for a simpler time, as shown in Duke Senior’s forest court that echoes tales of Robin Hood. The merry court of the forest is an inversion of the court at the beginning of the play, far from the threats of violence and cruel treatment of Duke Frederick. Danger in the forest of As You Like It is never truly life-threatening but, when considering the role of the forest in other plays such as Titus Andronicus, the possibility of violence draws a long shadow over the plot. 'Alas, what danger will it be to us, Maids as we are, to travel forth so far!’ Act 1.3 When Rosalind and Celia decide to enter the forest, they must put on disguises as 'beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold.’ (1.3) The threat of displaying beauty is underscored by the reputation forests had during Shakespeare’s time as spaces where vagrants lived outside society, presenting a danger of sexual violence for women who wandered there alone. For wealthy women, such as Rosalind and Celia, the threat would be even more pronounced as they would be visibly affluent in a place of extreme poverty, fuelling Celia’s decision to dress in 'poor and mean attire’. (1.3) The forest of Arden is a place of comedy but underlying the play is a sense of unspoken danger, drawing on the role of the forest as a place of tragedy and violence that it assumes in Shakespeare’s other plays. As You Like It, 2009 © John Tramper  'I prithee, pretty youth, let me be better acquainted with thee.’ Act 4.1 Rosalind’s decision to disguise herself as a 'pretty youth’ named Ganymede, rather than mimicking Celia’s peasant dress, allows her a degree of control over her romantic future she would not otherwise have access to as a woman. By leaving the court she leaves behind the pressures of being a noblewoman and is able to express her desire for Orlando, albeit while dressed as a man. That Rosalind must cross-dress in order to express her desires is evidence that the forest can only allow so much freedom: the woman may take control, but only while others believe she is male. Rosalind engages with Orlando in a way that can be seen as homoerotic, creating both the sexual and gender confusion that permeates the forest. Her disguise frees her from womanhood but entraps her in masculinity, meaning she cannot marry Orlando unless she returns to presenting as female. Gender never truly breaks down in the forest, showing how the pastoral space is still linked to societal values that render women subordinate, values that Rosalind plays into when declaring women 'apish, shallow, inconstant.’ (3.2) 'The duke hath put on a religious life And thrown into neglect the pompous court’ Act 5.4 In the final scene of the play Duke Senior vows a return to the court after witnessing the marriages between the lovers, signalling a return to civilisation, heterosexuality and normative gender p


In 2008, who became the first female recipient of the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award?

Gloria Estefan Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Singers Gloria Estefan Biography Gloria Estefan is an American singer and songwriter of Cuban origin, famous for her hit songs like âConga" and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get you". This biography of Gloria Estefan provides detailed information about her life, achievements, works & timeline. Quick Facts Nayib Estefan, Emily Marie Consuelo education Our Lady of Lourdes Academy University of Miami awards 1993 -Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor 1993 - National Music Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year award Hispanic Heritage Award 2005 - Hollywood Walk of Fame 2008 - Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year award More Awards 2010 - Image Credit http://www.gloriaestefan.com/ Born as Gloria Maria Fajardo, this Cuban born, Grammy award winning singer is better known by the name Gloria Estefan. Considered to be the most successful ever crossover performer in Latin music, this talented singer is counted among the 100 best selling music artists with an estimated worldwide sales of over 100 million records. Gloria was born in Cuba but her family moved to the U.S. when she was very young. Her childhood was rife with problems and she discovered music as a means of escaping form the harsh realities of life albeit for a little while. As a high school student, she actively sang and played the guitar. Soon she was invited to sing a few songs for a local band, âMiami Latin Boysâ. The band leader, Emilio Estefan, was so impressed by her performance that he invited her to join the band and changed the band name to âMiami Sound Machineâ. Eventually she married him and performed with the band for a few years before getting her break as a solo singer. Her first album as a solo artist, âCuts Both Waysâ became an immediate bestseller and soon she had a big fan following. More hits followed over the years and this crossover singer is the proud winner of seven Grammy awards till date. Childhood & Early Life Gloria Estefan was born to Jose and Gloria Fajardo in Cuba in 1957. Her father, a Cuban soldier was forced to move his family to the U.S. due to political unrest during the Cuban Revolution. She was raised as a Catholic and studied at the St. Michael-Archangel School and later attended Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami. She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Miami. She is well versed in English, Spanish and French. Career She met Emilio Estefan, the leader of the band âMiami Latin Boysâ while she was still a student. He invited her to sing for his band, and later asked her to join the band and renamed the band as âMiami Sound Machineâ. The band started recording and releasing albums from 1977. Their first album was titled âLive Again Renacerâ. After several other popular albums, the band signed a contract with Discos CBS International. The self-titled album, âMiami Sound Machineâ was released in 1980, and the band went on to release more albums during the decade which made them very popular on an international level. Gloria rose to fame with the bandâs 1987 album âLet it Looseâ for which she got top billing. The album became a best seller not just in the U.S., but also in Canada and Australia, acknowledging her talents as the bandâs lead singer. She released her first studio album as a solo artist, âCuts Both Waysâ in 1989. The album became a best seller cementing her reputation as a solo singer. She had a terrible accident in 1990 which threatened to cut short her career. But, ever resilient, she bounced back to recovery surprising doctors, and was soon performing again. Her first concept album, âInto the Lightâ was brought out in 1991. The album dealt with the theme of overcoming lifeâs challenges to get back to a desired life. Her Spanish album, âMi Tierraâ was released in 1993. She incorporated elements of Latin and Cuban music in the album which became one of the best known Latin albums of the year. In 1994, she released âHold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Meâ, an album which consisted of cover versions of


The UEFA cup is a soccer tournament for teams from which continent?

UEFA CUP . While it is limited to Europe there are many countries that technically fall in Asia that is part of UEFA. They are one of the biggest federations in the world and are certainly one of the wealthiest as well. Some of their members are top-ranked teams in the world according to the FIFA rankings and there are more UEFA teams in the FIFA rankings than any of the other associations. They are the organizers and a sponsor of two of the biggest tournaments amongst European football clubs as well, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.   The UEFA Cup is also known as the European Cup 3, CE3, or C3. The clubs that qualify for this competition qualify based on their performance in national leagues and other cup competitions. The UEFA Cup came into being in 1971 it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Later, in 1999, the UEFA Cup Winnerâ€™s Cup was removed and the competition was merged with the modern UEFA Cup. As per usual the winning team may hold the cup for a year before having to return it, but they do keep a smaller replica of the year that they won the cup. There is a tradition that the cup is handed over to any club that manages to win the cup three times in a row or can win it five times overall. Oddly, this has yet to happen up to 2007. The future will tell which club eventually gets to keep the cup.   As with many other tournaments, the UEFA Cup is a difficult and competitive tournament between the clubs of the European continent. The merchandizing, television broadcasts, advertisement, and ticket sales are major sources of income for many cities and organizations during the tournament. Law enforcement agencies also keep an eye out during these times as spirits can run high and supporters may get a little carried away in their celebrations.   Football, or soccer as it is also called (according to the Europeans), is a big game all over the world. The UEFA Cup is one of the biggest tournaments for the European clubs and still draws hundreds of fans every year. While certainly not the only tournament in the world, it is one of the most well-known with even international fans keeping an eye on their favorite teams.


"If someone is referred to as ""ursine"", what animal are they being compared to?"

Notes on Of Mice and Men Themes Notes on Of Mice and Men Themes This section contains 492 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) Of Mice and Men Topic Tracking: Animal (Lennie Described as an Animal) Animal 1: The first time we see Lennie, he is immediately compared to an animal: "...and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws." Chapter 1, pg. 2 . Throughout the novel there will be many such comparisons, and also occasional comparisons to children and the insane. But it is references to animals that occur most frequently. Such representations of Lennie as an animal color how we respond to him and how accountable we hold him for his actions. Therefore, it is significant that Steinbeck immediately mentions an animal when he first describes Lennie. Animal 2: After walking into the clearing, Lennie's first action is very animal-like. He falls to his knees and slurps water from the river, just as a horse might, or a dog drinking water from a bowl. George comments: "You'd drink out of a gutter if you was thirsty." Chapter 1, pg. 3 . Here we have the image of a man who is not intelligent enough to check if the water is fresh, but who also drinks in a very animal-like fashion. Lennie's mental retardation comes across clearly, as he is presented as almost less than human. Lennie tries to hide his mouse from George, but it is no use. George demands the mouse. In the exchange is another animal comparison which also reveals something about George and Lennie's relationship: "Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again." Chapter 1, pg. 9 . The task of caring for Lennie has fallen to George, who like a dog's "master", must watch Lennie every moment. Animal 3: In the description of how he used to play tricks on Lennie, the comparison between Lennie and George as dog and master is reinforced. George tells Slim that Lennie will do anything he tells him to, even jump into the river when he doesn't know how to swim. Much like a faithful dog, Lennie's love is unconditional. He follows orders, even when he doesn't know the harm they might cause. Animal 4: During the fight between Curley and Lennie, both dog and sheep are used to describe Lennie: "Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror." Chapter 3, pg. 63 . Animal 5: While taunting Lennie with the idea that George might not come back, Crooks predicts Lennie's fate without George: "Want me to tell ya what'll happen? They'll take ya to the booby hatch. They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog." Chapter 4, pg. 72 . Animal 6: After Lennie kills Curley's wife, he attempts to hide what he has done: "He pawed up the hay until it partly covered her." Chapter 5, pg. 92 . Animal 7: As he enters the brush, Lennie's movement is compared to that of a bear. When he gets to the river he falls to his knees and laps up the water like an animal, just as he did at the beginning of the book.


"What was the setting for the British TV series ""Taggart""?"

Taggart (TV Series 1983–2010) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow. Creator: A 15 year-old gold bullion robbery leads the Maryhill team on a race against time as one by one the robbers are murdered. With pirates, treasure chests and secret maps to buried treasure muddying the... 8.5 Taggart and Livingston investigate after the discovery of a woman's severed leg. 8.4 The discovery of two skulls at the site for a new by-pass road leads the team to a pharmaceutical company. Someone doesn't want the skulls identified and will go to any length including murder. 8.4 a list of 35 titles created 07 Nov 2012 a list of 40 titles created 15 May 2013 a list of 241 titles created 08 Nov 2014 a list of 26 titles created 8 months ago a list of 44 titles created 6 months ago Search for " Taggart " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards  » Photos Set in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters. Stars: Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black Alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like. Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series 1996) Crime | Mystery | Drama Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities. Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle Approaching retirement, Jane Tennison investigates the murder of a missing girl. But the cracks soon begin to show as Jane struggles with an alcohol problem and the death of her father. Stars: Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, Laura Greenwood Fitz returns to Manchester after living 10 years in Australia with his wife and youngest son. He is soon drawn into the investigation of a British soldier who may have been traumatized by his years serving in Northern Ireland. Director: Antonia Bird Prime Suspect 3 (TV Mini-Series 1993) Crime | Drama | Mystery Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Jane Tennison investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police. Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin An abrasively eccentric forensic psychologist aids in the solving of difficult police cases. Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Kieran O'Brien Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's investigation of the murder of a Bosnian refugee leads her to one, or possibly two, Serbian war criminals determined to silence the last witness to a massacre a decade before. Stars: Helen Mirren, Liam Cunningham, Oleg Menshikov Single mother DCI Janine Lewis struggles with the problems of bringing up four children while leading her team of detectives in solving high-profile murders. Stars: Caroline Quentin, Ian Kelsey, Paul Loughran Prime Suspect 2 (TV Mini-Series 1992) Crime | Drama | Mystery DCI Jane Tennison's investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit. Stars: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield Detective Tennison investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss. Stars: Helen Mirren, Ray Emmet Brown, John Brobbey Prime Suspect (TV Mini-Series 1991) Crime | Drama | Mystery A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell 6 September 1983 (UK) See more  » A


What needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace, popular in England in the 19th century, is characterised by patterns composed of small holes or eyelets bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches?

Broderie anglaise - WOW.com Broderie anglaise Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderie_anglaise Updated: 2016-12-13T15:39Z Broderie Anglaise cuff , detail from Broken Vows by Philip Hermogenes Calderon Broderie anglaise (French, "English embroidery") is a whitework needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery , cutwork and needle lace that became associated with England, due to its popularity there in the 19th century. Contents 5 External links History and technique Broderie anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of round or oval holes, called eyelets, which are cut out of the fabric, then bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches . [1] The patterns, often depicting flowers, leaves, vines, or stems, are further delineated by simple embroidery stitches made on the surrounding material. Later broderie anglaise also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch . [2] The technique originated in 16th century eastern Europe—probably in what is now the Czech Republic —but remains associated with England because of its popularity there during the 19th century. In the Victorian era , broderie anglaise typically had open areas in many sizes. Transfers were used first to lay out the design on the material. In some cases, the holes were punched out with an embroidery stiletto before finishing the edge; in other cases, the fabric was embroidered first, and the hole was cut afterwards, with scissors. Beginning in the 1870s, the designs and techniques of broderie anglaise could be copied by the Swiss hand-embroidery machine. Today, most broderie anglaise is created by machine. [2] Madeira work is a popular form of broderie anglaise associated with artisans on the island of Madeira , a Portuguese territory off the coast of Africa. [2] Fashion and popular culture Broderie anglaise was extremely popular in England between 1840 and 1880 for women's underclothing and children's wear. The 1950s saw a resurgence in popularity, when it was frequently used to trim dresses and underwear. In 1959, Brigitte Bardot wore a dress of gingham and broderie anglaise for her wedding to Jacques Charrier . [3] In contemporary western fashion, it has been featured on a wide variety of modern garments such as shorts and even t-shirts. It has been characterized as "lace, but scaled-up" making it more robust and suited to daytime wear, and less associated with the fine, lacy look of lingerie. [4] References S.F.A. Caulfield and B.C. Saward, The Dictionary of Needlework, 1885. Notes


What did the British nickname the V1 rocket during the London Bitz during World War II?

The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline: June 13, 1944 - First V-1 Rocket Attack on Britain A German V-1 bomb in flight about to crash and explode in London. The 'V' came from the German word Vergeltungswaffen, meaning weapons of reprisal. The V-1 was developed by German scientists at the Peenemünde research facility on the Baltic Sea, under the direction of Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger. They were nicknamed "buzz bombs" by the British due to the distinct buzzing sound made by the pulse-jet engines powering the bombs, which overall resembled a small aircraft. Other British nicknames included "doodlebugs" and "flying bombs." Each V-1 was launched from a short length catapult then climbed to about 3,000 feet at speeds up to 350 miles per hour. As the V-1 approached its target, the buzzing noise could be heard by persons on the ground. At a preset distance, the engine would suddenly cut out and there would be momentary silence as the bomb plunged toward the ground, followed by an explosion of the 1,870 pound warhead. The first V-1s were launched against London on June 13, 1944, a week after the D-Day landings. During the first V-1 bombing campaign, up to 100 V-1s fell every hour on London. Over an 80 day period, more than 6,000 persons were killed, with over 17,000 injured and a million buildings wrecked or damaged. Unlike conventional German aircraft bombing raids, V-1 attacks occurred around the clock in all types of weather, striking indiscriminately, causing suspense and terror among the population of London and parts of Kent and Sussex. Prime Minister Winston Churchill recalled, "One landed near my home at Westerham, killing, by cruel mischance, twenty-two homeless children and five grownups collected in a refuge made for them in the woods." According to German records, 8,564 were launched against England as well as the port of Antwerp, with about 57 percent actually reaching their designated targets. The remainder failed as a result of antiaircraft guns, barrage balloons, and interception by fighter planes. Over 29,000 V-1 bombs were built, mainly through slave labor at a huge underground factory near Nordhausen. Launch sites and production facilities were specially targeted by Allied bombers during Operation Crossbow. In those raids, nearly 2,000 Allied airmen were killed. Eventually, British and American planes knocked out the majority of the launching sites. By September of 1944, however, the Nazis introduced the V-2 rocket, a liquid-fueled rocket that traveled at supersonic speeds as high as 50 miles, then hurtled down toward its target at a speed of nearly 4,000 miles per hour, smashing its 2,000 pound high explosive warhead into the ground without warning. Unlike the V-1, the V-2 rockets could not be intercepted. Over a thousand were fired at London. Copyright © 1998 The History Place™ All Rights Reserved (Photo credit: U.S. National Archives)


The Largest Inland Delta in the World The Largest Inland Delta in the World GO Sep 14, 2007 18:07 GMT  ·  By Stefan Anitei  ·  Share:  This is a geographic accident located in the desert sands of the Kalahari (Botswana) like the mouth of a large river: a lot of streams and small lakes forming a wet labyrinth where you can see herds of buffaloes and elephants and lions stalking their prey. But the peculiarity of the Okavango is the way it dies. The river springs from the central Angola and after running 1,400 km (880 mi), it literally evaporates in the Kalahari desert, its mouth turning into the world's largest inner delta (15,000 square km, about five times larger than Danube Delta, for instance) and an exceptional place for seeing the most representative species of the African fauna. To the south, Okavango Delta fuels Lake Ngami. During the rainy season, the volume of flow of its numerous arms and thousands of channels in which the river is divided while approaching its final increases significantly, receiving 11 cubic kilometers of water annually. The arrival of the water in a country representing the paradigm of the dryness is an event, that's why 'pula', Botswana's national currency means "water". 10,000 years ago, Okavango still flowed into the area of Makgadkgadi Pan, southern Botswana. The pan is an ancient lake turned today into vast plains of drought and gray land which only harbor water rarely, in years with extremely abundant rainfall. Together with the omnipresent desert, the pans have been gaining terrain and they have pushed most of the population towards the cities. Botswana has a surface almost as much as Texas and a little more than 1.5 million people, and it is surprisingly one of the countries with the greatest percentage of urban population in the world. Only the Bushmen still dare to defy the climate severity of the Kalahari. That's why, even if the territory occupied by the Okavango delta is relatively small, it harbors 90 % of Botswana's waters, a national treasure. Like a store depositing reserves for the times of scarcity, the delta presents its highest water levels during the dry season, between May and July, and empties gradually reaching the rainy season with the minimum lows. That's why when there's no water, the animals start a migration to the wetlands of the river. Your attention may be attracted by zebras or giraffes, but animals adapted to the Okavango delta are the Red Lechwe and Reedbucks, beautiful aquatic antelopes that cross the waters at a great speed. This is also one of the few places in Africa where the African Wild Dog can still be seen. The Okavango's lions are famous as the only ones in the world that do not avoid water and are adapted for hunting in the swamps. Numerous birds feed on the fish of the swamps, like spoonbillls, herons, ibises, and prey birds. Traditionally, both locals and tourists use mokoro, a narrow canoe pushed with a perch, allowing a silent movement. Even if it may look dangerous to travel in mokoro amongst elephants, hippopotamuses and crocodiles, incidents are extremely rare. The delta's vegetation is impressive. In many occasions, the water is covered by waterlilies, while the banks are covered by papyrus and palm trees. In the savanna around the delta, the dominant tree is the mopane, which in some places forms real forests. The oasis can be reached by air or water, and Maun City is its operational center. Chief's Island, in the Moremi reserve, is one of the richest areas in fauna. The difficult access, and the high prices for entry and staying in the natural reserves have turned Botswana and Okavango in one of the most expensive destinations in Africa. In change, you can enjoy one of the least altered areas in the continent.   CHECK OUT THE GALLERY  (3 Images)