Who wrote 'Cocaine Nights', 'The Drowned World', and 'High Rise'?

Cocaine Nights by J.G. Ballard — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists Nov 24, 2011 Vanessa Wu rated it really liked it This book started out with tremendous promise. That sounds more patronising than I would like. It blew my mind. Is that better? I couldn't believe I had avoided this author for so long. If you are an avid reader, not reading J.G. Ballard is like depriving yourself of air. Each sentence glitters with intelligence. The rhythm, the poise, the vocabulary, the imagery are all perfect. He has a fine sense of character and there is passion beneath his hard, cynical edge. But as the book goes along it d This book started out with tremendous promise. That sounds more patronising than I would like. It blew my mind. Is that better? I couldn't believe I had avoided this author for so long. If you are an avid reader, not reading J.G. Ballard is like depriving yourself of air. Each sentence glitters with intelligence. The rhythm, the poise, the vocabulary, the imagery are all perfect. He has a fine sense of character and there is passion beneath his hard, cynical edge. But as the book goes along it degenerates. Not because of the language, which continues to be perfect: perfectly judged and perfectly paced. The similes come just as thick and fast as before. The words still glitter. The images still haunt your brain. But something happens to the credibility. J.G. Ballard is not like other men. He is aloof from ordinary human motivation. His psychology is not quite sane. He has a pathological empathy with weird conditions. He imagines humanity differently from the rest of us. So I stopped enjoying it. He lays the groundwork for his plot very thoroughly. He is like an advertising man. He is very persuasive and very plausible. But his words are a veneer laid over a corrupt underbelly that failed to convince. The twist at the end also didn't ring true. I was disappointed. I was bitterly disappointed. Because when he is good he is breathtakingly good. ...more Shelves: reviews , reviews-3-stars , ballard , re-read , read-2016 All My Ideas Run to Crime I've always enjoyed J G Ballard's novels in the past, but this one lost me about three quarters of the way through. Ballard was prescient about the world of the future in his fiction. However, once the premise of this novel resolved into how the expatriate British, French, Swiss and German residents of gated communities on the idyllic Mediterranean coast of Spain turned to crime (hard drugs, both taking and dealing, prostitution and pornography) to overcome their leisure- All My Ideas Run to Crime I've always enjoyed J G Ballard's novels in the past, but this one lost me about three quarters of the way through. Ballard was prescient about the world of the future in his fiction. However, once the premise of this novel resolved into how the expatriate British, French, Swiss and German residents of gated communities on the idyllic Mediterranean coast of Spain turned to crime (hard drugs, both taking and dealing, prostitution and pornography) to overcome their leisure-induced boredom, I felt that it became more far-fetched and improbable than insightful or persuasive. The novel is as structured and as tightly paced as a crime thriller. About a quarter of the way through, it seems to question whether an investigative process can ever determine the truth, especially when everybody, even the police, seems to be deliberately withholding it from you. The narrator's brother, Frank, has indicated that he will plead guilty to criminal charges of arson and murder. Nobody, let alone the narrator, Charles, believes that Frank committed the crimes, and Charles sets out to prove that he is innocent. Surely, Frank has no motive (or does he?). However, instead of finding evidence, Charles gains an understanding of the community and social set in which his brother moved. (High) society is to blame! Bit by bit, a la Antonioni's "The Passenger" and Polanski's "The Tenant", he takes on Frank's roles and responsibilities in the community, even romantically. Charles crosses frontiers, only to transgre


Is there another name for brain swelling? | Nervous System Disorders and Diseases discussions | Body & Health Conditions center | SteadyHealth.com kingsley43354183 over a year ago Hello, good people. My neighbor suffers from brain swelling. I wonder whether there is another name for this condition. It is strange to me to call it “swelling”. I don’t know why. I would like to know whether another name exists. Thanks for your effort in replying my post. It means a lot to me. Loading... tirrell75954182 over a year ago Hi, there. I am sorry to hear for your neighbor. Brain swelling is accumulation of the water in interstitial (extracellular) space. It has indeed another name. It is called cerebral edema or oedema as British call it. There are several types. Those are: vasogenic, cytotoxic, hydrostatic, osmotic, interstitial and High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)! I hope everything will be all right. I wish you all the best. Bye!


Who so far, has been the only bachelor President of the U.S.A.?

98 Fun Facts about U.S. Presidents | FactRetriever.com 98 Fun Facts about U.S. Presidents By Karin Lehnardt, Senior Writer Published September 17, 2016 The only president to be unanimously elected was George Washington (1732-1799). He also refused to accept his presidential salary, which was $25,000 a year.[2] Because the KKK was a powerful political force, Truman was encouraged to join the organization. According to some accounts, he was inducted, though he was “never active.” Other accounts claim that though he gave the KKK a $10 membership fee, he demanded it back and was never inducted or initiated.[6][9] Grover Cleveland was the only president in history to hold the job of a hangman. He was once the sheriff of Erie County, New York, and twice had to spring the trap at a hanging.[11] The “S” in Harry S Truman doesn’t stand for anything; therefore, there is no period after his middle initial.[10] Lincoln Logs are named after Abraham Lincoln and the log cabin where he was born. John Lloyd Wright, son of famous architect Francis Lloyd Wright, invented them.[11] By carving up Shakespeare's chair, Jefferson and Adams became some of America's earliest vandals Thomas Jefferson and John Adams once traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. While there, they took a knife to one of Shakespeare’s chairs so they could take home some wood chips as souvenirs.[9] James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were once arrested together for taking a carriage ride in the countryside of Vermont on a Sunday, which violated the laws of that state.[9] Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself.[1] George Washington never lived in the White House. The capital was actually located in Philadelphia and other cities when Washington was president. He is also the only president who didn’t represent a political party.[2] James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) is the first president to ever talk on the phone. When he spoke to Alexander Graham Bell, who was at the other end 13 miles away, he said: “Please speak a little more slowly.”[11] Twenty-ninth president Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) repeatedly made love to a young girl, Nan Britton, in a White House closet. On one occasion, Secret Service agents had to stop his wife from beating down the closet door.[5] Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.[8] The term “O.K.” derives from President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) who was known as “Old Kinderhook” because he was raised in Kinderhook, New York. “O.K.” clubs were created to support Van Buren’s campaigns.[11] President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) is the only president to be elected to two nonconsecutive terms. He was the 22nd and 24th president.[10] Bush is the only recorded U.S. president in history to vomit on a foreign dignitary After President Bush Sr. vomited on the Japanese Prime Minister, a new word entered the Japanese language. Bushusuru means “to do the Bush thing,” or to publicly vomit.[11] John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s (1917-1963) famous inaugural line “Ask not what you your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” echoes similar directives made by many others, including Cicero, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and President Warren G. Harding, who told the 1916 Republican convention: “We must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it, and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.”[11] Martin Van Buren was the first to be a United States citizen. All previous presidents were born British subjects.[7] Six presidents were named James: Madison, Monroe, Polk, Buchanan, Garfield, and Carter.[11] President Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was the only president to serve in both WWI and WWII.[8] Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) was the first president to visit all 50 states and the first to visit China. He is the only president to resign.[10] James Earl “Jimmy” Carter (1924-) was the first presi


In which decade was the 'speaking clock' by telephone first introduced?

The time has come for a speaking clock with a northern accent | Business | The Guardian Shortcuts The time has come for a speaking clock with a northern accent BT are looking for a member of the public to voice the speaking clock – and the fifth incumbent could be the first to speak with a regional accent Pat Simmons, the voice of the speaking clock from 1963-85, at the start of her reign. Photograph: Daily Mail/Rex/Shutterstock Tuesday 23 August 2016 12.58 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 24 August 2016 06.57 EDT Share on Messenger Close The first reaction to the news that BT are looking for a replacement voice for the speaking clock was surprise that it still exists. In our time-obsessed world of mobiles and iPads, are there really people who need to call 123 to get the time? Well, yes, there are – 12 million of them a year; down from 70 million a decade ago but still a sizeable chunk of the population. “Clocks on computers are not as accurate as people think,” explains David Hay, head of BT heritage and archives. Which is where the speaking clock, accurate to five-thousandths of a second, comes in, with demand peaking on New Year’s Eve and Remembrance Sunday, when exactitude is everything. There have been four voices in the speaking clock’s 80-year history: Jane Cain (1936-63); Pat Simmons (1963-85); Brian Cobby (1985-2007); and, since 2007, Sara Mendes da Costa. The first three were Post Office or BT employees, chosen in an internal competition. Mendes da Costa was selected in a public competition, and the latter model will again be followed, with BT linking up with The One Show to find the next voice, which will be revealed in November. Pinterest Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the speaking clock. Photograph: BT Heritage and Archives Cain and Simmons had wonderfully clipped, cut-glass accents. Hay says telephone operators in the 1930s and 40s were rigorously trained in enunciation; Cain and Simmons make the Queen sound common. Simmons’s voice, which was used in the era when the telephone was becoming universal and when the number of calls to the speaking clock ran into hundreds of millions, is preserved on a separate service run by another company. At the third stroke – the speaking clock will have a new voice Read more Cobby’s voice had more warmth – the characteristic BT now places first among the qualities it is looking for. He had been an actor before he joined BT, and Hay calls his voice “mellifluous”. The story goes that his voice was so reassuring that elderly ladies liked to ring the speaking clock last thing at night. Mendes da Costa has that warmth, too, as well as clarity and classlessness. So, what now? “We have no preconceived ideas,” says Hay, who is on the panel that will select the winning voice. “Personally, I really liked the last two voices and will be looking for that kind of warmth.” Surely it’s time for a northern voice? “It could be northern, Scottish, Welsh, Irish – accent shouldn’t be a bar,” he says. But you wonder if the panel choosing the voice would make that leap. Hay says the BBC now permit – indeed positively encourage – regional accents, but that’s as part of a mix of voices. Here they have to choose a single voice to speak for (and to) the nation. Pinterest Brian Cobby in 2006. Photograph: Daniel Lynch/Rex/Shutterstock And the rewards for the winner? Cain left the Post Office, went on to the stage and made a film (now sadly lost); Simmons, who was unmarried, received numerous offers of marriage on the strength of her enunciation and now has her slice of immortality; Cobby retired from BT and resumed his acting career on the strength of his new-found fame; and Mendes da Costa does voiceover work and has just published a novel. The next voice will probably be a shoo-in for Strictly Come Dancing or Celebrity Big Brother. If they have time, of course.


Who wrote 'Down And Out In Paris And London', and 'The Lion And The Unicorn'?

The Political Ideas of George Orwell | The Socialist Party of Great Britain The Political Ideas of George Orwell George Orwell George Orwell is the pseudonym of Eric Blair who was born at Mothari, India on 25 June 1903; educated at St Cyprian's preparatory school, Eastbourne where he won a scholarship to Eton and. after completing his education, worked as a policeman in Burma, attaining the rank of sub-divisional officer, a private tutor, school teacher and an assistant in a book shop. He fought against the fascists in Spain in 1935-37, worked for the BBC for a time during the Second World War and for Tribune after the war. From about 1930 he tried to earn his living as a writer, finally achieving outstanding success with his last two novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty Four ( 1949). His last years were dogged by tuberculosis and he died in London on 21 January 1950. Orwell was a fine, though somewhat confused, journalist who became famous for the plain style of writing evident in his essays; his successful attempt to make political writing an art; his famous satires on totalitarianism; his search for objectivity and honesty in journalism depicted most graphically in Homage to Catalonia (1938). Many of Orwell's experiences are captured in his books and essays. Indeed any study of Orwell must keep in mind the fact that there is some fiction in all his autobiography and some autobiography in all of his fiction. Orwell described himself as lower-upper-middle class, failing to realise that there are only two classes: the capitalist class which possesses but does not produce and the working class which produces but does not possess. Nevertheless, the myths that have sprung up about his poverty are incorrect. His father's pension was £438-10/- (£438.50) a year compared with the average annual wage of about £l00 for a skilled manual worker in 1913-14. Some twenty years later Orwell was commissioned by Victor Gollancz to write about conditions in the coal mining areas of the industrial north with an advance of £500 spread over two years – a considerable sum when Orwell himself stated that the miners earned less than £3 a week in 1934 (even allowing for expenses incurred in obtaining material for the book). Although Orwell did not make a great deal of money from his writing until the publication of Animal Farm in 1945, he was able to keep his head above water with a standard of living, although far from luxurious and certainly spartan by today's standards, that would have been the envy of many miners in the 1930s. Throughout his novels, documentaries, essays and journalism Orwell relentlessly and uncompromisingly criticised imperialism, nationalism, capitalism, political dishonesty, power, totalitarianism, privilege and private education. He claimed to be a democratic socialist, joining the Independent Labour Party in June 1938 until after the outbreak of the Second World War, but his confused notions of socialism can be read in The Lion and the Unicorn (1941) in which he states: “In England there is only one Socialist party that has ever seriously mattered, the Labour Party. It has never been able to achieve any major change, because except in purely domestic matters it has never possessed a genuinely independent policy. It was and is primarily a party of the trade unions, devoted to raising wages and improving working conditions. This meant that all through the critical years it was directly interested in the prosperity of British capitalism.” Thus Orwell describes the Labour Party as “socialist” and continues in the same paragraph to describe, quite accurately, why it is not and cannot be socialist. He also suggested that there should be “Limitation of incomes, on such a scale that the highest tax-free income in Britain does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one", which even the majority of Conservatives would recognise as unsocialist. He also described Russia as "the only definitely socialist country”, although it is true he had many harsh things to say concerning the perversion of socialism in Russia in man


What name is given to atoms of any given element which have the same number of protons and electrons, and the same chemical qualities, but differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei?

Atoms and Elements Atoms and Elements Atomic Structure   Atoms are the basic building blocks of everything around us. They come in different kinds, called elements , but each atom shares certain characteristics in common. All atoms have a dense central core called the atomic nucleus . Forming the nucleus are two kinds of particles: protons , which have a positive electrical charge, and neutrons , which have no charge. All atoms have at least one proton in their core, and the number of protons determines which kind of element an atom is. For example, an oxygen atom has 8 protons. If you were somehow able to change the proton number of this atom to 7, even if everything else remained the same, it would no longer be an oxygen atom, it would be nitrogen. For this reason, we list the different elements by their proton, or atomic, number. The periodic table of elements is a chart of all of the elements that have been discovered so far, in order by their atomic number . In addition to protons and neutrons, all atoms have electrons , negatively charged particles that move around in the space surrounding the positively-charged nuclear core. Electrons are usually depicted in drawings as much smaller than protons or neutrons because their mass is so much smaller. In fact, electron mass is so small that it is not counted in an atom’s mass. However, the charge strength of a single electron is equal to that of a single proton, and despite their small mass, electrons are important for balancing the charge of an atom. Unless specifically stated otherwise, atoms always have the same number of electrons as protons; therefore, you can find the electron number by looking at the atomic number. But unlike protons, the number of electrons can and does change without affecting the kind of element an atom is! We now know how to find the number of protons and the number of electrons for a given atom, but what about neutrons? How many neutrons do atoms of a given element have? It is NOT always the same as the number of protons and electrons. For example, hydrogen has one proton and one electron, but it doesn’t have any neutrons at all! We determine this by looking at the atomic mass. Even though an atom is so small it would take almost a million for you to see even a tiny dot on your computer screen, each tiny atom definitely has mass and occupies space. This mass comes from the nucleus. Each proton and neutron has about the same amount of mass, measured in daltons , or atomic mass units (amus). Because the unit of measure is defined by one proton, 1 proton = 1 neutron = 1 dalton = 1 amu. Electrons do have some mass, but it is almost 2000 times less than the mass of a proton. There aren’t enough electrons in any of the atoms we know about to affect the total mass; therefore, the total mass is equal to the sum of the protons and the neutrons in an atom. Because we can find the number of protons and the atomic mass of an atom by looking at its element information in the periodic table, we can calculate the number of neutrons in that atom by subtracting the number of protons from the atomic mass. When the number of neutrons is different for individual atoms of the same element, each atom is called an isotope . When you read a periodic table, the atomic mass listed is the average atomic mass for all of the isotopes of that element found in nature. For example, carbon has an atomic mass of 12.01 in the periodic table. Carbon can’t have 6.01 neutrons because you can’t have part of a neutron. The value exceeds 6 because, while most carbon atoms have 6 neutrons, some carbon atoms are found with 7 neutrons and others with 8 neutrons. For our purposes, we round the atomic mass to the nearest whole number to calculate the number of neutrons.   Atomic Structure This video illustrates how atoms and their components work together. Please enable iFrames to view this content or visit  Atomic Structure Video .   Please enable iFrames to view this content or visit <a href="/html5/biology/lesson2/Bio


"""The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last fewfeet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon"", is the first line of which novel?"

Famous Opening Lines | 101 Books Famous Opening Lines by Robert on October 8, 2010   I think some of the best book openings insert the reader into an immediate point of tension. There’s drama right off the bat. I can appreciate books that provide a lot of back story, but I have to make myself be patient. Moby Dick isn't on the list, but it has one of the most famous opening lines in the history of literature. So I’m adding one section–“the opening line”–to my reviews of the 101 books. I think it’s pretty self explanatory. I’ll simply write out the book’s opening line. If my review sucks, maybe the opening line will spur you on to read more. Since I’ll be doing this going forward, starting with my review of Gone With the Wind, I thought I’d write out the opening sentences of the four books I’ve already reviewed. The Catcher in the Rye: “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.” To Kill A Mockingbird: “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.” Slaughterhouse Five: “All this happened, more or less.” Lord of the Flies: “The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.” Even though its my least favorite of the first four books I’ve read, Lord of the Flies has my favorite opening line of these first several reads. Who is the boy with fair hair? Why is he climbing down a rock? Why is a kid in a lagoon? These are the questions I get from just reading that first sentence. I think The Catcher in the Rye has a great first sentence, too–one that provides a lot of questions and tension right away. What’s your favorite opening line of any book?


Who, with 90 wickets in 2007, has been the leading wicket taker in County Cricket for the last five years?

Pakistan Cricket Players Pakistan Cricket Players Hashim Amla Hashim Amla Biography Hashim Mahomed Amla (Born 31 March 1983) Is A South African Cricketer. A Right-Handed Upper Order Batsman[1] And Occasional Medium-Pace Bowler, Amla Bats At Number 3 For South Africa In Test Matches And Has Opened In Limited Overs Contests. He Is Currently Ranked As The No. 1 Batsman In Odis By The Icc. Hashim Amla Hashim Amla On Being Called A Terrorist Hashim Amla Tipped As Future Prospect (2004).Mp4 Posted by Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq Biography Inzamam-ul-Haq (Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu: انضمام الحق; born 3 March 1970[1]), also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era. He rose to fame in the semi-final of the 1992 world cup, in which he scored 60 of 37 balls against a potent Kiwi side.[2] On 5 October 2007, Inzamam retired from International cricket following the second Test match against South Africa, falling three runs short of Javed Miandad as Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the Hyderabad Heroes in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 competition. In the ICL's second edition, he captained the Lahore Badshahs, a team composed entirely of Pakistani cricketers. Inzamam-ul-Haq Ramiz's Lounge - Inzamam Ul Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed - Episode 07 Inzamam ul Haq on Twenty20 World cup Geo Super Posted by Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq Biography Saqlain Mushtaq (Urdu: ثقلین مشتاق) (born December 29, 1976) is a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest off spin bowlers of all time.[1] He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", which he employed to great effect during his career. Saqlain has not been active in international cricket since 2004. Saqlain Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq explains the Doosra Saqlain Mushtaq in the nets on Surrey TV Posted by Mushtaq Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed Biography Mushtaq Ahmed (Urdu: مشتاق احمد) (born 28 June 1970) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who specialised as a leg spin bowler. He was known for his hard-to-pick googly. He memorably trapped Graeme Hick in front with one during the 1992 World Cup final. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997. Nevertheless, despite taking over 150 One Day International and Test wickets, he hasn't played international cricket since October 2003. He is now the spin bowling coach for the England Cricket Team. However, he has played a lot of county cricket in England, including for Somerset and Surrey earlier in his career and more recently for Sussex. In 2003, Mushtaq was the leading wicket taker in county cricket, finishing the season with 103 and inspiring Sussex to its first County Championship title. Following this, he was recalled by Pakistan but was soon dropped for being ineffective. In the 2004 season, Mushtaq was again the leading wicket taker in English county cricket with 84 scalps, but with Danish Kaneria's emergence as Pakistan's first-choice leg spinner, Mushtaq's international career was over. In December 2006, the PCB appointed Mushtaq as assistant coach of the Pakistan team.[1] He acted as interim coach for team's final game of the 2007 World Cup following the death of Bob Woolmer.[2] In 2006, Mushtaq (or "Mushy" as he is best known to Sussex fans) took 102 wickets as Sussex once more won the County Championship, as well as the C&G Trophy. He began the last Championship match of the season, against Nottinghamshire, on 89 wickets, but a haul of 13 in the match (including a career-best 9-48 in the second innings) took him past the hundred mark once again. In 2007, Sussex won the County Championship for the second time in two years, again helped greatly by Mushtaq, who took 90 wickets. Mushtaq Ahmed Aamir Sohail Aamir Sohail Biography A combative left-hand opener, Aamir Sohail was a predominantly back-foot player whose forte was improvisation. He loved to attack, and almost found it impossible to contr


What may be described as a 'primula with fragrant yellow flowers, which grow in pastures and meadows'?

Starter List - American Primrose Society Quarterly Back Issues Starter list of Primula Many newcomers to the Primula world may be a bit hesitant to try new species and varieties. The following list includes primulas for a wide range of habitats and gardening sites. All are easy to grow and provide the gardener with a "starter collection" of spectacular blooms. As your additions to Primula grow, you will increase your collection many times over. . Note that we will be adding photos to this article in the near future.  Until then, please visit www.primulaworld.com where you will see photos of these and many more primulas. Primula veris is the "English cowslip" that was once commonly found in pastures and meadows. It is one of the parents of the modern polyanthus hybrids. From a rosette of ddep green leaves rises a ten-inch flower stalk topped with slightly nodding, fragrant, bell-shaped yellow flowers. The petals have a reddish spot at the base. Orange, red and russet color forms are also available. It is an easy, vigorous plant, requiring rich, moist but well drained soil. In areas with hot summers, shade during the afternoon is desirable. Seed germinates easily and is readily available from primula seed sources. Primula vulgaris is the native "Primrose" found in Britain, Ireland and most of southern Europe. This true primrose provides the parentage for the modern acaulis hybrids. Single, soft yellow flowers top an eight-inch stem. Other color forms, such as pink and purple, are found on some subspecies. They need a good, rich, moisture retentive soil and dappled shade. It is important to keep this and most other Primula species moist during the warm mid-summer months. Seed germinates readily and is available from specialty seed sources. (The term "vulgaris" refers to the true species; commonly the term "acaulis" designates a hybrid). Primula x juliana hybrids are the delight of the gardener who wants a hardy, colorful plant for the border. The parents of these hybrids are P. juliae and other members of the Vernales Section which includes P. veris, P. vulgaris and P. elatior. The best forms are small mounds of deep green topped with a variety of flower colors. The plants spread by a creeping rootstock and can be easily divided after flowering. Although, flowering times for the different cultivars vary, most are among the earliest of the primulas. Since hybrids do not breed true from seed, the gardener should acquire clones from specialty nurseries and primrose shows. To be assured of a hardy, proven plant, look for named clones such as 'Wanda' (not Wanda hybrids or Wanda strain), 'Springtime', 'Jay-Jay', 'Dorothy', 'Snow White', and many more. Primula sieboldii is a marvelous delicate-appearing plant for the woodland or as an under planting for rhododendrons. Native to Japan, this plant is available in a multitude of beautiful forms. Some are named and there are some excellent seed strains. This slightly hairy, scalloped leaf rosette bears 9-12 inch stems of large flat flowers in shades of pink, red, white and lavender. The outer side of the petal may even be a different shade than the face. Primula sieboldii grows well in a peat bed or any shady, moist location. As the ground starts to become dry in the summer, the plant dies back to an underground rhizome. Plants may be divided just as the leaves are emerging in the spring or after flowering. It is easily grown from seed. Primula denticulata, the Drumstick primrose is an unusual, versatile, early spring primula. The flowers emerge before or at the same time the large, somewhat coarse leaves. The round heads of flowers in shades of lavender, through purple, red, pink and white flowers put on a spectacular display in April and May. The flower stalks are about 12 inches tall and after flowering, the leaves will enlarge to 12 inches, so the plant must be given room. It is easy in a border or anywhere where moist soil is found. Seed is readily available. The plant can be divided or propagated by root cuttings. Primula florindae is another large plant for the shady border. T


Which pop group have had UK number one hits with 'Bring It Back', 'Never Had A Dream Come True', 'Don't Stop Movin'', and 'Have You Ever'?

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Fans struggle with S Club split Fans struggle with S Club split By Ian Youngs BBC News Online entertainment staff Some fans said they had been "betrayed" by the group Pop group S Club's young fans are struggling to come to terms with the demise of the UK's most successful chart acts of the last five years. Some fans were upset, some were angry and others were relieved that S Club split. The group announced they were splitting up from the stage of the London Arena on Monday evening. The cheerful chart-toppers may have been derided by some for being cheesy, but they were one of the UK's favourite pop groups, scoring 10 UK top 10 hits since arriving in 1999. There was little shock that the end was nigh - just surprise that it came when it did. Just two weeks ago, they used the premiï¿½re of their latest film to rebuff rumours that they were about to break up. One fan, Laine C, from Glasgow, wrote on a fan website: "I'm seriously gutted after them denying it and everything - lying to fans is not good, I'm really disappointed in them." The decision to split appeared carefully timed to coincide with the end of a tour and to come after the film had been released - but just in time to create interest in their farewell single, aptly titled Say Goodbye. S CLUB'S UK NUMBER ONE HITS Bring It All Back - 1999 Never Had A Dream Come True - 2000 Don't Stop Movin' - 2001 Have You Ever - 2001 Such marketing control has angered those who thought their devotion, which put the group at the top of the charts, was not being taken into account. Some said they felt "betrayed" by the continual denials because - such is the nature of teenage pop fans - they had become emotionally attached to the group. Many compared the demise to that of S Club's rivals, Steps, who also denied their intentions until the last minute - after which they were accused of acting out of "greed and cynicism". A deluge of angry messages were posted on fan websites. "They have lied to us for months and it really hurts because I thought they were all genuine, down to earth people who had respect for their fans," one read. Top of the Pops magazine writer Daniel Cleeve said fans were now getting used to the fact that pop music was now run like an industry. "They're much more savvy to the fact that it is a business, and therefore when their favourite band breaks up, they're more philosophical about it and get on with their lives a little bit better," he said. In a poll for BBC Newsround Online, about half those who voted said they were upset at the S Club split, a quarter said they did not care and the other quarter said they were glad. Phone helpline The reaction does not compare with the hysteria created when early 1990s boy band Take That decided to call it a day in 1996. Then, it came as a complete shock and a Samaritans hotline had to be set up to field calls from distraught fans. "Take That were such a colossal band," Mr Cleeve said. "In our times, they were one of the boy bands that came close to the levels of hysteria that the Beatles had to endure. "So I'm not surprised that with S Club, it's not such a big story and send-off as that was." Take That singer Robbie Williams went on to harness that devotion during his solo career and is still the UK's most popular male performer. S Club Juniors will be renamed S Club 8 But group success does not automatically lead to solo hits once the act splits. Former Boyzone singer Ronan Keating seamlessly moved from group stardom to success on his own - but others have found it much harder. Steps bandmates H and Claire teamed up after their group split - but their chart placings have slipped lower with each single. New material by fellow Steps star Faye Tozer has not been received well while Lee Latchford Evans has been playing a minor role in the stage version of Grease. Of the members of original reality TV group Hear'Say, Kym Marsh recently went in at number two with her solo debut single. But bandmate Suzanne Shaw is in the musical version of the Cliff Richard film Summer Holiday alongside Christopher B


The 'Greek Orders' are the three original classic orders of architecture, namely 'Doric', 'Ionic' and which other?

Greek Architecture: Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian? - dummies Greek Architecture: Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian? Greek Architecture: Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian? Greek Architecture: Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian? By Deborah K. Dietsch, Robert A. M. Stern For the Greeks, temples were not only places to worship the gods but also impressive symbols of their society and culture. They were built as focal points on the highest ground of every city in Greece and the conquered territories around the Mediterranean. Beneath the temples spread public meeting places, civic buildings, gymnasiums, stadiums, theaters, and housing. Today, the remains of Greek cities can be found in Italy, Sicily, and Turkey. One of the reasons that they have lasted so long is that the Greeks built their temples, amphitheaters, and other major public buildings with limestone and marble. Blocks of stone were held in place by bronze or iron pins set into molten lead — a flexible system that could withstand earthquakes. Greek architecture followed a highly structured system of proportions that relates individual architectural components to the whole building. This system was developed according to three styles, or orders. Each order consists of an upright support called a column that extends from a base at the bottom to a shaft in the middle and a capital at the top — much like the feet, body, and head of the human figure. The capital was often a stylized representation of natural forms, such as animal horns or plant leaves. It, in turn, supports a horizontal element called the entablature, which is divided further into three different parts: The architrave (lowest part) The frieze (middle) The cornice (top) These elements, in turn, were further elaborated with decorative moldings and ornamentation (see Figure 1). Each component of a classical order was sized and arranged according to an overall proportioning system based on the height and diameter of the columns. Figure 1: Parts of a column. The Greeks first constructed their orders with wood, and then switched to stone using the same forms. The ends of the wooden beams holding up the roof, for example, were translated into stone as a decorative element, called a triglyph (“three grooves”), in the entablature above the column capital. The Greeks started out using only one order per building. But after a few hundred years, they got more creative and sometimes used one order for the exterior and another for the interior. The proportions of the orders were developed over a long period of time — they became lighter and more refined. Some folks think that the orders are primarily a question of details, moldings, and characteristic capitals. However, in fact, the very concept of order and an overall relationship is really the most important thing here. Each of the orders is a proportional system or a range of proportions for the entire structure. Doric: Heavy simplicity The oldest, simplest, and most massive of the three Greek orders is the Doric, which was applied to temples beginning in the 7th century B.C. As shown in Figure 2, columns are placed close together and are often without bases. Their shafts are sculpted with concave curves called flutes. The capitals are plain with a rounded section at the bottom, known as the echinus, and a square at the top, called the abacus. The entablature has a distinctive frieze decorated with vertical channels, or triglyphs. In between the triglyphs are spaces, called metopes, which were commonly sculpted with figures and ornamentation. The frieze is separated from the architrave by a narrow band called the regula. Together, these elements formed a rectangular structure surrounded by a double row of columns that conveyed a bold unity. The Doric order reached its pinnacle of perfection in the Parthenon. Figure 2: Doric order. Ionic: The Ionic Sea Scrolls? The next order to be developed by the Greeks was the Ionic (see Figure 3). It is called Ionic because it developed in the Ionian islands in the 6th century B.C. Roman historian Vitruvius compared this delicate order to a female f


Alphabetically, which is the last country in South America?

List of all South American countries (the continent South america) in alphabetical order Sorted by square kilometers South america South America, the southern hemisphere neighbor attached to North America is comprised of twelve countries, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In addition, French Guiana is also located in South America, though it is a region of France and is thus not considered to be technically a part of South America. Some of the most intriguing aspects of South America include the climate and location of the content. Surrounded by three distinct bodies of water, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea allow for a diverse coastline surrounding the entire continent. Depending on which ocean a country borders, the tourism in the country centers around highlighting the benefits of being along the waters edge. The interior portion of South America boasts an assortment of terrains, ranging from lush mountains which boast magnificent peaks to rolling hills and valleys to support crops and farming found throughout the continent. One of the most breathtaking wonders, and one which winds through various countries in South America, is the famed Amazon River. The Amazon is the second largest river in the world, and the width of the river ranges between one to six miles depending on which section of the river is being explored, in fact the varying width of the river is notable from satellite images as no bridge has even been constructed to cross the Amazon. From deadly fish such as piranha to docile pink dolphins, the Amazon River symbolizes South America through the sheer magnitude and diversity the river boasts. The draw to South America is due in part to notable areas and sites located in the various countries. Peru offers the Andes Mountains for those seeking adventure and a return to nature. Chile lies at the farthest southern section of South America, and besides Antarctica and the manned scientific stations located there, Chile is the southern most inhabited country in the world. The coastal regions of South America have sandy beaches and rocky cliffs, which allow for a range of seaside experiences to be had. This type of diversity is present throughout all of South America. From urban, highly dense major cities to indigent tribal colonies living along the banks of the Amazon River; South America has an assortment of unique cultures, landscapes, climates and sites to be seen, experiences and revered. List of all South American countries (the continent South america) in alphabetical order 1


'I'm In Love With A Wondeful Guy' comes from which musical?

'I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy' from South Pacific (1958) - YouTube 'I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy' from South Pacific (1958) 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 Nov 23, 2013 Mitzi Gaynor's performance is full of verve and vitality; having promised in the previous number to 'Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair', here she realises she has fallen head over heels in love. The odd colour of this clip is because the film was shot using filters; the director Joshua Logan had intended the tints to be subtle, but 20th Century Fox got their hands on it and turned them extreme. No copyright infringement intended. Category


What is the symbol of the United States Democratic Party?

The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant Ever wondered what the story was behind these two famous party animals? The now-famous Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Later, cartoonist Thomas Nast used the Democratic donkey in newspaper cartoons and made the symbol famous. Nast invented another famous symbol—the Republican elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party. Democrats today say the donkey is smart and brave, while Republicans say the elephant is strong and dignified.


In France, what is 'un homme d'affaires'?

Homme D'affaires | Definition of Homme D'affaires by Merriam-Webster :  man of business :  business agent :  businessman Seen and Heard What made you want to look up homme d'affaires? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).


'Cedric Errol' is better known as which fictional character?

Lord Fauntleroy | fictional character | Britannica.com Lord Fauntleroy fictional character THIS ARTICLE IS A STUB. You can learn more about this topic in the related articles below. Alternative Title: Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy Similar Topics Lord Fauntleroy, in full Cedric Errol, Lord Fauntleroy, fictional character, a young American boy who becomes heir to an English earldom in Frances Hodgson Burnett ’s sentimental novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886). Learn More in these related articles: Corrections? Updates? Help us improve this article! Contact our editors with your feedback. MEDIA FOR: You have successfully emailed this. Error when sending the email. Try again later. Edit Mode Submit Tips For Editing We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind. Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience. You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered. Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources. At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.) Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions. Submit Thank You for Your Contribution! Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article. Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed. Uh Oh There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later. Close Date Published: May 10, 2010 URL: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lord-Fauntleroy Access Date: January 20, 2017 Share


Gloriana Biography, Gloriana Music, Gloriana News, Gloriana Photos and more - KeepVid Music Artist NEWS The country vocal group Gloriana began taking shape in 2007, when Tom Gossin and Mike Gossin -- two guitar-playing brothers who had been working as a duo in North Carolina -- moved to Nashville and met Rachel Reinert. The trio's vocal chemistry was obvious from the start, and they completed their lineup with the addition of singer/mandolinist Cheyenne Kimball, a former child prodigy who had starred in several TV shows (including her own MTV reality series) and briefly pursued a solo career with Epic Records. Together, the Gossin brothers, Reinert, and Kimball honed a commercial sound inspired by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Alabama, and the California country-rock movement of the 1970s, with their four-part harmonies playing a central role.         Gloriana eventually sent a demo to Emblem Music Group, a label that had been recently founded by producer Matt Serletic. Serletic liked what he heard, signed the quartet, and offered to produce its first record. Gloriana, the resulting self-titled debut, appeared in 2009. Country audiences flocked to the album, sending it to number two on the country charts and earning the quartet several awards, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the annual American Music Awards and Top New Vocal Group at the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards. Gloriana recorded their follow-up album, 2012's A Thousand Miles Left Behind, without Kimball, who left the band in 2011, and the remaining three members wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the new release. Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History.nThe first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Gloriana was the name given by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser to his character representing Queen Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene. It became the popular name given to Elizabeth I. It is recorded that the troops at Tilbury hailed her with cries of "Gloriana, Gloriana, Gloriana", after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.nThe opera depicts the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex, and was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953. Several in the audience of its gala opening were disappointed by the opera, which presents the first Elizabeth as a sympathetic, but flawed, character motivated largely by vanity and desire. The premiere was one of Britten's few critical failures, and the opera was not included in the series of complete Decca recordings conducted by the composer. However, a symphonic suite extracted from the opera by the composer (Opus 53a), which includes the Courtly Dances, is often performed as a concert piece. The members of Gloriana have noticed an immediate impact from winning the Breakthrough Artist of the Year trophy at the most recent American Music Awards. 23 SEP A publicist confirms that Cheyenne Kimball of the country group Gloriana is engaged. 22 DEC After its "completely unexpected" shrinking from a quartet to a trio, country group Gloriana is ready to move its career ahead with "A Thousand Miles Behind" in 2012. 06 MAR


Which Scottish soccer club plays at Cappielow Park?

Cappielow Park - Greenock, Inverclyde Cappielow Park Log in to leave a tip here. Post Grab a pint in the Norseman before the game. 8 Photos greenock morton football club greenock  Foursquare © 2017  Lovingly made in NYC & SF Cappielow Park Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. None listed (See when people check in) People tend to check in during these times: Today


Which Scottish queen had the sobriquet 'The Maid of Norway'?

Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway St Margaret's Hope, where    Margaret, Maid of Norway Died   Margaret, Maid of Norway lived from 9 April 1283 to 26 September   1290 and was Queen of Scotland from 19 March 1286 to 26 September 1290. She was   the granddaughter of Alexander III. Her mother,   also called Margaret, was wife of King Eirik II of Norway, but had died giving   birth to her. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Alexander's death, en route to be with his new young bride Yolande de Dreux, threw Scotland into   chaos. Robert Bruce (grandfather of Robert I ) and John   Balliol both made claims for the throne, and to add to the confusion,   Alexander III's widow Yolande said she   was pregnant. When her child miscarried or was stillborn, the Scottish   Parliament appointed six guardians to look after Margaret. The Scottish nobility called on assistance from Edward I of England in an effort to   secure Margaret's position. Edward arranged the Treaty of Birgham in July 1290.   Under its terms Margaret, Maid of Norway was betrothed to his son Edward (later Edward II of England). In return Edward I guaranteed Scottish   independence and agreed to act as ward for the young Queen Margaret. In September 1290, Margaret set sail in a Norwegian ship from   Bergen bound for Leith and   accompanied by Bishop Narve of Bergen. Storms drove the ship off course to Orkney, and it eventually landed at St Margaret's   Hope, South Ronaldsay. Here Margaret, Maid of Norway, died, apparently from   the effects of sea-sickness, still aged only eight. Had her marriage to Edward   gone ahead, the crowns of Scotland and England would have been united some   three hundred years earlier than they eventually were, in 1603. And three   hundred years of bloody history would probably have been very different. As it was, Margaret's body was returned to Bergen and buried beside   her mother, in the north side of the choir, in Christ's Kirk at Bergen. Before   her burial, her father King Eirik confirmed the identity of her body. This is   significant because in 1300, a year after the death of King Eirik, a woman   turned up in Bergen claiming to be Margaret. There was much popular support for   her claim, despite the identification of Margaret's body, and despite the fact   that the woman appeared to be about 40 when Margaret would only be 17. The false Margaret was executed in 1301 The death of the Maid of Norway in 1290 brought to an end the rule   of the House of Dunkeld or the House of   Canmore, which had started with the accession to the throne of Malcolm III in 1058. It also paved the way for   two years of chaos, with 13 claimants for the Scottish throne having their   claims assessed by Edward I of England.   The Wars of Independence from England were just around the corner...


What is the maximum number of people allowed in a Tug-Of-War team?

Tug of War Tug of War Would it be possible for two teams in a tug-o-war to overcome the ultimate tensile strength of an iron rod and pull it apart? How big would the teams have to be? —Markus Andersen A couple dozen people could pull a half-inch iron rod apart. Tug-of-war, a simple game in which two teams try to pull a rope in opposite directions, has a surprisingly bloody history. I don't mean that there's some kind of gruesome historical forerunner of modern tug-of-war.[1]Although it's definitely an ancient sport , so I'm sure people have come up with all kinds of horrific variations over the centuries that I don't really want to spend hours reading about. Humans seem to be creative when it comes to that kind of thing. I mean that modern tug-of-war involves a lot more death and mutilation than you might expect—precisely because people underestimate how few people it takes to break "strong" things like heavy rope. As detailed in a riveting article in Priceonomics, recent games of tug-of-war have resulted in hundreds of serious injuries and numerous deaths—all caused, one way or another, by ropes snapping. In particular, this seems to happen when large groups of students try to set a world record for largest tug-of-war game. When a rope under many tons of tension suddenly snaps, the recoiling ends can—and do—cause a terrifying variety of injuries. Before we answer Markus's question, it's worth noting that the physics of tug-of-war can be a little tricky . It seems like common sense that the "stronger" team has an advantage, but that's not quite right. To win, you need to resist sliding forward better than the other team. If you can't resist sliding, then increasing your arm strength means you'll just pull yourself forward. Since sliding friction is often proportional to weight, tug-of-war on many surfaces is simply a contest over who's heavier.[2]Champion tug-of-war teams focus on body angle, footwork, digging into the ground, and timing pulls to throw off the other team. The strongest team in the world would lose a tug-of-war with a six-year-old and a sack of bricks, as long as the sack had a firm grip. So, how much force can tug-of-war players exert? A 2011 paper analyzing the immune systems of several "elite tug-of-war players"[3]The paper notes that "Few studies have been done to examine the effects of [the] tug-of-war sport on physiological responses," which seems likely enough to me. measured their average pull force (on a school gym floor) to be about 102.5 kilograms-force, or about 1.5x their body weight. The ultimate tensile strength of cast iron is about 200 megapascals (MPa), so we can use a simple formula to figure out how many players would be needed to break one. \[ \text{People required}=\frac{\pi\times\left(\tfrac{1}{4}\text{ inch} \right )^2\times200\text{ MPa}}{102.5\text{ kg}/\text{person}}\approx25\text{ people} \] Two teams of 25 people[4]I originally wrote 25 people total, forgetting that two people pulling with 100 units of force each will produce 100 units of tension on the rope, not 200! Thank you for Gordon McDonough for pointing this out. could probably pull a half-inch iron bar apart. An inch-thick iron bar could be torn in half by teams of 101 people,[5]People often play tug-of-war with their dogs. Going by weight alone, 30 humans would probably be about evenly matched against 101 dalmatians. and a 2-inch-diameter bar would need over 400. It's hard to have a tug-of-war with something thicker than about 2 inches. Since you're not allowed to install handles on the rope,[6]Or wrap it around your hand, for reasons which will become clear if you read some of the articles on tug-of-war injuries. it has to be narrow enough to grip easily. While "400 people" may be the limit for plain iron bars, there are much stronger substances out there. Common types of steel, for example, have a tensile strength about 10 times that of cast iron. Common half-inch rebar , for example, would in theory take teams of over 200 people to pull apart, compared to 25 for cast iron. Other substances are even stronger; a hal


Five of the world's highest waterfalls are wholly or partly in which country?

The World's Most Beautiful Waterfalls: Niagara Falls, Sutherland Falls, And More - Thrillist Thrillist Log in or Sign Up to start saving places View your Get Thrillist in Your Inbox Discover the very best food, drink and fun in your city. Eat up! I confirm I am at least 21 years old Follow Thrillist Email Shutterstock Waterfalls have been an awe-inspiring sight ever since the first man walked down river, peered over the edge, and then wildly exclaimed to his tribe-bros, "I think we can jump off of this!" So it's with the same passionate spirit of adventure and danger that we're proud to introduce the most treacherous, powerful, and enormous waterfalls that TLC would be wholly against chasing. Victoria Falls Zambezi River, bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia Considered the largest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls thunders obnoxiously in Southern Africa. A Scotsman named David Livingston "discovered" the falls around 1855 and named them after then-queen Victoria. When the locals told Livingston they'd known about the falls for years, calling it "the smoke that thunders", Livingston straight up preached about Christianity for about 20min and everyone just kinda walked away. Continue Reading Ventisquero Falls Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile In Spanish, "ventisquero" translates to a zone in a mountain where heavy snow accumulations occur. That's not really relevant to anything, but hey! The more you know! What makes this waterfall particularly unique isn't the fact that it's in Chile (try harder Chile), but that it flows from a 50,000-year-old freaking glacier. That's ablation, son! Pearl Shoal Waterfall Sichuan Province, China You can find this beaut in "Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture", which is basically the Las Vegas of Sichuan Province (probably). Fun fact: the falls are located in the same area as Five Flower Lake, which appeared in the film Hero, and that was a badass movie. Sutherland Falls Milford Sound, New Zealand Named after what happens when Kiefer's had a few, and strongly resembling a Bob Ross painting, this magnificent water-fueled gravity-verifier pours out of a badass mountain lake at one of the South Island's most picturesque destinations. The falls extend 1,904ft, making this one of the tallest in the world (and one of the nicest in our hearts). Niagara Falls Niagara Gorge, Ontario, Canada Niagara Falls looks like it used to be a giant lake, but then half the lake gave up and sunk, accepting that "this is just who I am now". The result is one of the most recognizable falls in the world. Consisting of three individual waterfalls (Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls), Niagara has seen countless "daredevils" construct barrels for upwards of $30,000, only to plunge 165ft into the waters below. Which makes total sense when you look up the word 'idiot' in the dictionary. Palouse Falls Franklin/Whitman counties, Washington, USA Dropping 198ft, Palouse Falls is part of the eponymous park located in the bear-infested state of Washington. The falls received a quick bout of fame after pro kayaker and all-around badass Tyler Bradt set a world record for the largest descent over a waterfall. This drop clocks in at 17ft higher than Niagara. Suck it, Canada! Angel Falls Auyantepui, Venezuela Angel Falls is the world's highest waterfall, clocking it at 3,212ft, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It got its name from Jimmie Angel, the first person to fly over it and subsequently crash land on top of it. After Jim got out of his plane, he let out a big ol' "F this!" and walked for 11 days down to the bottom, where folks were fascinated by his story and decided to name the waterfall after him. Iguazu Falls Iguazu River, bordering Brazil and Argentina Literally translating into "big water," Iguazu is one of the widest falls in the world. And, if Canada hadn't already been sucking it enough for the last, like, three waterfalls, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt went to Iguazu and was all, "Poor Niagara!" Also, no dumb rich dude was ever like "let's ride a barrel over Iguazu


"Which movie of 1960 used the tag line ""Check in. Relax. Take a shower""."

Psycho (1960) - 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 From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. Director: a list of 32 titles created 06 Feb 2011 a list of 21 titles created 09 Oct 2013 a list of 24 titles created 09 Jul 2014 a list of 30 titles created 12 Sep 2014 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Psycho " 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. Nominated for     4     Oscars. Another    5 wins & 9 nominations. See more awards  » Videos A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Director: Alfred Hitchcock A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients. Director: Milos Forman A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Director: Alfred Hitchcock In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director: Michael Curtiz A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. Director: Jonathan Demme Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director: Orson Welles     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X   In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Director: Stanley Kubrick A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process. Director: Martin Scorsese Edit Storyline Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com> It Is _Required_ That You


The invention of which home recreational item is attributed to John Spilsbury in 1760?

Southeastern Antiquing & Collecting Magazine September 2014 by Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine - issuu issuu Collecting Antique Meerschaums Really Regal Pipes! Ahlers 101 Pieces Tiffany Sterling “Florentine” Ogletree AUCTION GALLERY Fine Estates Auction Early 18th Century Queen Anne Settee October 4-5, 2014 @11am EST ~ Two Full Days ~ 1,000+ Premier Lots Preview Dates: Wednesday - Friday, October 1 – 3, 10am–6pm Preview Party: Thursday, October 2, 5pm–9pm AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS View Partial Catalog at: www.AandOauctions.com Louis XVI Style Bureau a Cylinder 14K Gemstone, Diamond & Pearl Necklace Mallard Rosewood Mirrored Armoire Gae Aulenti for Knoll Marble Coffee Table Mallard Rosewood Half Tester Bed Pair of George III Giltwood Mirrors Fulvio Bianconi Bikini Fenicio Vase Monumental Oriental Porcelain Floor Vase J & J.W. Meeks Rosewood Etagere Ahlers & Ogletree, Inc. – GAL#C2954 • 404.869.2478 • 715 Miami Circle, Suite 210 • Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Bid online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com and www.Invaluable.com Seeking quality consignments for upcoming auctions. Items - Collections - Estates Collecting Antique Meerschaums—Really Regal Pipes! By Ben Rapaport Exclusive to Southeastern Antiquing Magazine The motif of this 18-inch pipe depicts the wedding of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, to the Marquis of Lorne at Windsor St. George chapel, March 21, 1871. Attributed to Joseph Krammer, Vienna, ca. 1871, it was once the property of the Dunhill Antique Pipe Museum collection. It sold at Christie's in London on May 23, 2006 for $50,000. (Photo: Bruce Benjamin Collection.) Carved by Carl Kiess of Vienna, Austria, this pipe belonged to Duke Franz Ferdinand who presented it to Emperor Franz Josef, Kaiser of Austria and King of Hungary. It ended up in the U.S. and depicts seven boys and one girl and is known as “The First Smoke”; 18 inches long. (From the Sarunas Peckus Collection.) Why regal? Well, it is because the meerschaum has been called “the king of pipes” and, as often, “the queen of pipes,” “the prince of pipes,” and “the sovereign of smoke,” all appropriate appellations of royalty. It is also been given other names, such as “Venus of the Sea,” and “White Goddess.” It has also been described as light as a fleeting dream, the apple of the eye of the refined pipe smoker, the aristocrat of smoking pipes, the quintessential smoker’s requisite, also accurate and deserving characterizations. As one 19th century writer proclaimed: “All great smokers use the pipe. The poor smoke a modest clay pipe; the rich a meerschaum set with silver and amber, carved and engraved like a precious stone; poor and rich consuming much tobacco, burn it in an incombustible bowl with a tube attached.”  As early as 1851, the catalog of the Great Exhibition in London noted a number of awards to exhibitors of meerschaum pipes. Of one carver, Carl Astrath of Vienna, the catalog read: “Prize Medal, for an assortment of most exquisite specimens of meerschaum pipe-bowls and cigar-tubes; the sculpturing of the figures displaying remarkable artistic skill, and the execution of leafage being bold and sharp.” J. Strauss of Turin also received a prize medal for “…several elaborately-carved meerschaum pipe-bowls, the sculpturing of which is vey exquisite.”  So many of these 19th century creations surpass ordinary creativity and craftsmanship and verge upon artistic genius to be compared with the larger-than-life creations in bronze, marble, alabaster and stone of Brancusi, Cellini, Maillol, Moore and Saint-Gaudens. This is one reason why the following appeared in a respected 19th century newspaper: “A meerschaum pipe is one of the best things a man can have, and gives him more pleasure for the amount of money expended than anything else he can buy.” The highest compliment ever paid to it is that it is as skillfully elaborated and as intricately fashioned as Japanese netsukes.  So what is meerschaum? It is neither a major industrial mineral nor a precious stone, but it still retains a record of a long—and continuing—association with art an


Eight of the world's ten highest mountains are wholly or partly in which country?

Tallest Mountains in the World South America Tallest Mountains in the World The world’s tallest mountains are some of the most majestic and beautiful things that one can be blessed enough to witness in their lifetime. They are all located in Asia and each reach an altitude of over eight thousand meters in height. There are only fourteen mountains in the world that can boast such a height. Below are the ten highest of these fourteen mountains. Mount Everest. Standing at about 29,029 feet (8,848 meters), Everest boasts the top spot for the tallest mountain in the world. It is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China and is part of the Himalayan Mountain Range. Although it is the tallest mountain and attracts many climbers of both advanced and limited climbing skill, it is one of the easier mountains to climb. Don’t be mistaken by what we mean by easier, there is still the danger posed by weather changes, winds, temperature and altitude sickness that can make such a long climb difficult, but the terrain is a lot more simple to take than some of the other tallest mountains like K2 or Nanga Parbat. K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) is located on the border between Pakistan and China and is part of the Himalayan Mountain Range. It is the second highest mountain in the world and is a far more treacherous climb than Everest. In fact, one of every four people that attempts to reach the summit at about 28,251 feet (8,611 meters), dos not live to see the bottom again. Of all of the highest mountains, above eight thousand meters, K2 has the third highest mortality rate. Kangchenjunga, once thought to be the tallest mountain in the world, was stated as the third highest mountain at 28,169 feet (8,586 meters) in 1848. Its name translates to “The Five Treasures of the Snow” and each of these peaks is said to represent the five repositories of God: gold, silver, gems, grain and holy books. This mountain is sacred to Kirant religion and because of this when the first expedition to the summit occurred in 1955; the British exploration team stopped a few feet away from the actual summit out of respect. A tradition which most teams that have successfully reached the summit have honorably followed. Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Everest at the South Col. It is located on the boarder between Nepal and China and at it highest peak is about 27,940 feet (8,516 meters) high. This mountain is best known for its close proximity to Everest but is special in own right because it is the home of the steepest face of a mountain that is approximately 1.98×1.4 miles in size. This southern face has been the setting for any failed attempts, some notable fatalities and very few successful summit reaches. Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located about 14 miles east of Everest. It is located on the boarder of Nepal and China. It is an isolated peak that has the unique shape of a four-sided pyramid. There is another subsidiary peak that doesn’t quite meet up to the “eight-thousander” reputation called Kangchungtse, or Makalu II. It lies northeast of the main summit and is connected to it by a arrow saddle called Chomo Lonzo. Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world and stands at about 26,906 feet (8,201meters) high. Like most of the other Himalayan Mountains, it lies between Nepal and China (Tibet). Its name in Tibetan means “Turquoise Goddess”. It was used as a warm up for climbing Mount Everest when people were first exploring the Himalayan Mountains and today it is considered the easiest of al of the “eight-thousander” mountains to climb. Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world and is about 26,795 feet (8,167 meters) tall. It is located just north of central Nepal. Its name means “White Mountain”. The South and West faces of Dhaulagiri both feature massive drops; each rises over 4000 meters from its base, and each has been the site of epic climbs. This mountain, along with Annapurna, is home to a more dramatic scene than most of the other mountains, f


Finnegans Wake | The Folio Society The Folio Society Introduced by David Greetham Illustrated by John Vernon Lord John Vernon Lord illustrates James Joyce’s masterpiece of linguistic innovation in a landmark Folio publication. Published price: US$ 199.95 Based on 3 reviews Finnegans Wake Seventeen years in the making, James Joyce’s staggering experiment with language has provoked wonder, veneration, derision and bewilderment. But, more than 70 years after its first publication, it remains for many the pinnacle of creative linguistic achievement in the English – or not quite so English – language. This landmark Folio edition is the first in many years to be illustrated, and John Vernon Lord has created 12 intriguing collages, as well as an insightful introduction in which he outlines the thought process behind each image. Production Details Bound in cloth with leather inset label Set in Dante 11 colour illustrations and frontispiece Blocked slipcase Book size: 11½" x 8" How to read Finnegans Wake As a book that defies categorisation (it is part novel, part verse, part myth and part riddle) Finnegans Wake can be read in many ways: as a puzzle; as a stream-of-consciousness carrying an expansive flow of ideas; as a poem full of linguistic acrobatics and sounds to be savoured. On one level, it is an imitation of the subconscious activity that occupies our sleep, when the patterns that govern our waking thoughts are suspended. To this end, Joyce created a kind of dreamspeak. Filled with neologisms, portmanteaus and polyglot puns, it is an extraordinary attempt to inhabit a commonplace but elusive realm of human experience. So unprecedented was his endeavour that some doubted his sanity on reading the first published passages. But the book itself rebuffed them: ‘it is not a miseffectual whyacinthinous riot of blots and blurs and bars and balls and hoops and wriggles … it only looks as like it as damn it’. 'A great comic vision, one of the few books of the world that can make us laugh aloud on nearly every page' ANTHONY BURGESS Intricately constructed, the language of Finnegans Wake is supple and intuitive – in many ways closer to poetry than prose: ‘with her greengageflavoured candywhistle duetted to the crazyquilt, Isobel, she is so pretty’. Its playful humour is instantly apparent, even to the novice reader. Conflated words and spoonerisms reveal witty or bawdy meanings, or poke fun at various establishments. Self-referential jokes wink at the book’s complexity: it is ‘an allblind alley leading to an Irish plot’. Often described as musical, the language depends much on sound for its meaning: ‘Countlessness of livestories have netherfallen by this plage, flick as flowflakes, litters from aloft’. Words are melded and stretched; syntax is elastic. In this way Joyce conjures the unpredictable, boundless nature of dreams – their slippery meanings, their vivid and oblique imagery, their wayward chronology. But this world of sleep also encompasses many languages and mythologies, numerous figures from history and legions of literary works. On another level, the leading characters are fused with geographical protagonists: the city of Dublin and the River Liffey. Overarching all of this, the book’s circular structure embodies the theories of the philosopher Giambattista Vico, who viewed history as cyclical. 'If our society should go to smash tomorrow (which, as Joyce implies, it may) one could find all the pieces, together with the forces that broke them, in Finnegans Wake' JOSEPH CAMPBELL There is no set way to read Finnegans Wake, for its multiplicity – in each word and in its recursive, self-enfolding whole – is inherent and intended. As Joyce scholar John Bishop observed, ‘the only way not to enjoy Finnegans Wake is to expect that one has to plod through it word by word making sense of everything in linear order’. Or, as Joyce wrote: ‘So you need hardly spell me how every word will be bound over to carry three score and ten toptypsical readings throughout the book of Doublends Jined.’ This edition has been set from the definitive H


Which organ of the body produces hormones controlling the rate of chemical reactions in the body's cells?

Endocrine System Endocrine System El sistema endocrino Ever dozed through chemistry class and wondered what chemistry had to do with you? A lot! Your body produces its own chemicals and uses them to control certain functions, and the main system that coordinates these chemicals is called the endocrine system. What Is the Endocrine System? Although we rarely think about the endocrine system, it influences almost every cell, organ, and function of our bodies. The endocrine system plays a role in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, and sexual function and reproductive processes. In general, the endocrine system is in charge of body processes that happen slowly, such as cell growth. Faster processes like breathing and body movement are controlled by the nervous system. But even though the nervous system and endocrine system are separate systems, they often work together to help the body function properly. The foundations of the endocrine system are the hormones and glands. As the body's chemical messengers, hormones transfer information and instructions from one set of cells to another. Many different hormones move through the bloodstream, but each type of hormone is designed to affect only certain cells.   A gland is a group of cells that produces and secretes, or gives off, chemicals. A gland selects and removes materials from the blood, processes them, and secretes the finished chemical product for use somewhere in the body. Some types of glands release their secretions in specific areas. For instance, exocrine (pronounced: EK-suh-krin) glands, such as the sweat and salivary glands, release secretions in the skin or inside the mouth. Endocrine glands, on the other hand, release more than 20 major hormones directly into the bloodstream where they can be transported to cells in other parts of the body. The major glands that make up the human endocrine system include the: hypothalamus continue Hypothalamus The hypothalamus (pronounced: hi-po-THAL-uh-mus), a collection of specialized cells that is located in the lower central part of the brain, is the main link between the endocrine and nervous systems. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus control the pituitary gland by producing chemicals that either stimulate or suppress hormone secretions from the pituitary. Pituitary Although it is no bigger than a pea, the pituitary (pronounced: puh-TOO-uh-ter-ee) gland, located at the base of the brain just beneath the hypothalamus, is considered the most important part of the endocrine system. It's often called the "master gland" because it makes hormones that control several other endocrine glands. The production and secretion of pituitary hormones can be influenced by factors such as emotions and changes in the seasons. To accomplish this, the hypothalamus provides information sensed by the brain (such as environmental temperature, light exposure patterns, and feelings) to the pituitary. The tiny pituitary is divided into two parts: the anterior lobe and the posterior lobe. The anterior lobe regulates the activity of the thyroid, adrenals, and reproductive glands. The anterior lobe produces hormones such as: growth hormone, which stimulates the growth of bone and other body tissues and plays a role in the body's handling of nutrients and minerals prolactin (pronounced: pro-LAK-tin), which activates milk production in women who are breastfeeding thyrotropin (pronounced: thy-ruh-TRO-pin), which stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones corticotropin (pronounced: kor-tih-ko-TRO-pin), which stimulates the adrenal gland to produce certain hormones The pituitary also secretes endorphins (pronounced: en-DOR-fins), chemicals that act on the nervous system and reduce feelings of pain. In addition, the pituitary secretes hormones that signal the reproductive organs to make sex hormones. The pituitary gland also controls ovulation and the menstrual cycle in women. The posterior lobe of the pituitary releases antidiuretic (pronounced: an-ty-dy-uh-REH-tik) hormone, which helps control the balance of wat


The A23 connects London to which other town or city?

Brighton | City Guide | East Sussex | UK | Maps & Directions Brighton Hotels    Easy to get to by road, rail, air, sea and tunnel, you can arrive unruffled ready to relax and enjoy your stay. North of the town, the A23 connects to the M23/M25 motorway while East-West directions are served by the A27. For a clearer view of the road links to Brighton try Google Maps UK , Multi Map , Street Map or for route planning The AA . National Express coaches run services from London and other major towns and cities around the UK. For more information call National Express on +44 0990 808080. Rail services to and from London Victoria are fast and frequent with Southern's 49 minute service. Thameslink trains also connect Brighton to London King's Cross and Bedford and there are direct Intercity trains to Birmingham, Manchester, Scotland and Wales. You can check the train times at www.trainline.co.uk . If you are thinking of catching a train from the continent to London and then to Brighton have a look at the Eurostar web site. If you need to catch the underground through London (often called 'the tube') check out www.thetube.com . Brighton & Hove's 'doorstep' airport, London Gatwick , is only 30 minutes away by direct train or 28 miles by road. With over 120 destinations by scheduled services from Gatwick, you can travel anywhere in the world. Or, the world can easily get to Brighton & Hove ... Gatwick Airport switchboard +44 (0)1293 535353. Serving more international destinations than any other airport worldwide, London Heathrow is a little further - 60 miles, approximately 1½ hours by road - but still easily accessible with direct coach services from Heathrow to Gatwick to Brighton. Heathrow Airport switchboard +44 (0)181 759 4321. If you fancy renting a car when you're in the UK the companies Avis Car Rental rent you cars from Gatwick Airport. Possibly cheaper (judging by the name!) are Thrifty Cars . Transmanche ferries operates from local ferry port Newhaven, 9 miles from Brighton & Hove, and offers regular sailings to Dieppe, France throughout the year. The journey takes 4 hours. Call +44 (0)1273 364056 or visit www.transmancheferries.com . Less than 2 hours from Brighton & Hove either via London Waterloo or Ashford International, the Channel Tunnel avoids delays caused by weather and Customs and connects the city to France, Belgium and beyond.


In which American city do the 'Celtics' play professional Basketball?

Boston Celtics Schedule Moreexpand game info away game Game between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks played on Sat October 15th 2016. The Celtics beat the Knicks 119 to 107. RJ Hunter led the scoring with 17 points, Demetrius Jackson led in assists with 6 assists, and Amir Johnson led by grabbing 6 rebounds. SaturdaySat Oct 15 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY W 119-107 TEAM LEADERS OF THE GAME R. Hunter


Which aid to seafarers was invented in 1730 by John Hadley?

What is a Sextant? What is a Sextant? By KaranC | In: Marine Navigation | Last Updated on July 11, 2016 +1 Broadly speaking a sextant is an instrument that measures the angle between two objects that are visible. Primarily, it is used to measure the angle between a celestial body and the horizon, a process normally known as sighting the object or taking a sight. The angle measured and the time at which it was measured is then used to identify the location of the user on the grid map of the world. Thus sextants are basically navigational tools and have been successfully used by seaman and even other travelers over the years. The most common process of this is to sight the sun at noon to find the latitude of one’s location. The instrument is called a sextant because of the scale of the angles on it which runs up to 60o. The principle of the instrument was invented by Sir Isaac Newton during his life time but the actual tool was developed later on by two individuals separately. Englishman John Hadley and Thomas Godfrey of Philadelphia and around the same time too i.e. 1730. Slowly this tool replaced the then existing navigational instrument which was called Davis quadrant also known as the backstaff. Though there is one similarity between the sextant and the Davis quadrant and that is that both of them measure angles of the celestial bodies relative to the horizon, but that is just about it as far as similarities are concerned. Unlike the backstaff, this instrument allows the direct observation of stars making it possible for anyone to use it even at night. In addition to this as a sextant measures relative angle, it does not require a steady aim, thereby making it more comfortable to use. Credits: Historic C&GS Collection/wikipedia.org Over the years the sextants have evolved into basically two types, the half-horizon mirror and the whole horizon mirror. The half horizon mirror is the traditional one wherein, the celestial body and the horizon are on either side of the field view. The index mirror has to be moved until the bottom point of the celestial object is reflected in line, with the horizon reflection on the fixed mirror. On the other hand the whole horizon view mirror makes it possible to find the exact point where the horizon line and the celestial body line touch. This instrument also has a filter to protect the eyes from the sun. To tackle the adverse weather conditions like fog there is a mirror that acts as an artificial horizon by reflecting a bubble in a liquid filled tube, strange method but quite effective and accurate. Credits: TOR/wikipedia.org This valuable navigational instrument has to be taken care of because it is very delicate and would be damaged with the slightest of mishandling. Often it is damaged beyond repair during their functioning period as well they need to be adjusted for maintain the accuracy of the measurements. They are stored in weatherproof cases because it can be warped by the weather and become as useless as when being dropped. Even in today’s world it is a trustworthy companion when other modern navigational systems like the GPS fail, which is why it is always kept as a backup. You may also like to read: Learn to maneuver a ship by sitting at home. References: clipperlight, wisegeek


Which breed of dog takes its name from a state in Mexico?

Chihuahau - the smallest dog in the world! Dogs - Chihuahua   The Chihuahua takes its name from the  state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Most folk pronounce the name, "Chee wa  wa." It is an ancient breed. Images of dogs that look like  Chihuahuas have been found carved on stone in the Huejotzingo Monastery  between Mexico City and Pueblo. It's possible that the monks kept dogs  to keep rats away.  It is thought that the breed developed naturally and was not the result of man deliberately trying to reduce the size of the dogs by selective breeding. Read the early history of dog breeds. These pocket-sized dogs make great  pets for small houses & small gardens. They can live in a flat and use a  cat litter tray. They prefer to be indoors in cold weather. They can be  carried around, but that is not good for a dog! Some children are too  rough to play with such a tiny dog.  Small dogs can yap a lot, so it's  important to let the dog get used to strangers and strange noises while  young. It's sometimes the smallest dogs that kick up the most noise if  an intruder comes! Chihuahuas can have short, smooth  coats, or long coats. They can be any colour, or mixed colours. The  long-haired Chihuahua has a wavy coat with a mane around the neck. The  hair on the tail is long and the tail is held high, curling proudly over  his back.  The short-haired Chihuahua is short-haired all over, and  needs no grooming.  Weight: 2 to 6 pounds (2.7 kg or  less.)  Height: 5 inches The Chihuahua is the smallest breed  in the world! Smooth coat Chihuahuas     Wilbur belongs to  Willie & Mari Rencken, South Africa. He looks so sweet, but Mari says, "Does he have a temper!"   Chihuahuas have  the longest life-span of any breed.  What must we humans do to live  long, like the Chihuahua? The Bible says we must "honour our father & mother." Exodus chapter 20 verse 12. Are we living honourable lives so  that our children (and other people's children) will respect us?    Long haired Chihuahuas belonging to  T. van der Watt, South Africa


PLF Karakuls--Magic of Karakuls Article The True Magic of Karakuls Originally published in the Winter 1995 issue of The Fiberfest Magazine. Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep and doesn't know where to find them; leave them alone and they'll come home, dragging their tails behind them. Little Bo-Peep's sheep must have been Karakuls--many of them literally do drag their tails behind them, and they always come home, especially at dinner time. Karakuls are mysterious, fat-tailed sheep. In times of plenty they are able to store huge amounts of energy in the form of fat in their tails, and use it in times of lean. Some of the fatty deposits become so large, in fact, that the tail almost reaches the ground. But in reality, the tail doesn't get so large that it needs a wheeled cart to carry it, as those sheep tails in the nursery rhyme might. Karakuls were originally imported from Russia into Canada, and many died in quarantine or were of poor quality. The Russian sheep first arrived in 1908, and the last Karakul importation came from Germany in 1929. Eventually, only about 87 pure Karakuls, mostly rams, were imported into the United States through Canada. These imported black Karakul rams were bred with local ewes of other breeds, and as a result the American Karakuls are likely to carry some Lincoln, Tunis, Navajo, or other blood and come in a wide range of colors. More information about the breed itself, as well as a breeder list, can be obtained from the American Karakul Sheep Registry. Many of the American Karakuls have retained the characteristics of their Bokhara desert ancestors--fleetness of foot, hardiness, and the ability to survive. Karakuls are fur sheep and are probably the oldest of our present day breeds. Dating back centuries before Christ in their native home in Russian Turkestan (central Asia) where they were originally domesticated, they survived by grazing vast mountainous desert areas and evading wolves, wild dogs, and poachers. Over millennia, this little fat-tailed fur sheep probably benefited humans more than any other breed, contributing fur, meat, wool, fat (oil), and milk. Strong, lustrous, long jet black Karakul wool has traditionally been used in the production of the finest carpets and Persian rugs. Robert Nabours, a National Geographic writer who visited Bokhara in 1914, discovered that Karakul breeding stock was selected almost exclusively on the appearance of the quality of fur at birth, regardless of their adult features. The retention of an individual in the flock, especially a ram, depended on the value of the pelts of his progeny. Karakuls are the only fur bearing sheep known. At birth the lambs have a lustrous coat of fur instead of wool covering their bodies. This fur coat on the newborn Karakul lamb once gave the markets of the world the highly prized and popular fur known as Persian Lamb and Broadtail, famous for its beauty and durability. Once of major economic importance, these pelts fell out of fashion after World War II when there was no longer an outlet for them in the United States. Karakul Pelts According to experts, pelt quality in a newborn Karakul should still be the standard quality indicator. Author Lowry Hagerman states in The Karakul Handbook , "Luster in the fur is reflected in natural luster in the mature fleece and in the head and leg hair. The most lustrous mature animals are those that most probably carried the most lustrous fur as lambs." And when selecting ewe lambs, Hagerman suggests: "pick out the small curled ones of good quality. Pay particular attention to texture, density, and luster as well as general type. Other factors being equal, select the largest lambs; they will grow out into the largest ewes, make the best mothers, and produce the largest lambs and pelts." Interestingly, Hagerman tells of a certain imported ram who carried a very strong white spotting gene and produced many black lambs with white spots, as did their offspring. So watch for that black Karakul lamb with a white poll or tip on the tail. It could well be a direct descen


What would be the profession of a member of M.I.C.E.?

MICE - What does MICE stand for? The Free Dictionary MICE - What does MICE stand for? The Free Dictionary http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events MICE Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers MICE Member, Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) MICE Manipal Institute of Computer Education (India) MICE Money, Ideology, Compromise, Ego (reasons people become spies) MICE Milieu, Idea, Character, Event (fiction writing) MICE Management Information Capability for Enforcement MICE Multivariate Imputation of Chained Equations MICE Multisensory Intervention Through Consultation and Education MICE Man's Impact on Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems MICE Money, Ideology, Coercion & Ego (reasons people become spies) MICE Member, Institute of Civil Engineering MICE Missile Intercept Computer Evaluation (Model) MICE Mechanical, Ingress, Climatic/Chemical and Electromagnetic (computer network engineering) 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: References in classic literature ? The mice have gnawed at it, and sharper teeth than teeth of mice have gnawed at me. View in context This idea soon became so insupportable to her that at the risk of whatever terrible consequences might result to herself from it, she implored the captain to put her on shore; but the captain, eager to escape from his false position-placed between French and English cruisers, like the bat between the mice and the birds--was in great haste to regain England, and positively refused to obey what he took for a woman's caprice, promising his passenger, who had been particularly recommended to him by the cardinal, to land her, if the sea and the French permitted him, at one of the ports of Brittany, either at Lorient or Brest. View in context Thurle's so ready to take farms under you, it's a pity but what he should take this, and see if he likes to live in a house wi' all the plagues o' Egypt in't--wi' the cellar full o' water, and frogs and toads hoppin' up the steps by dozens--and the floors rotten, and the rats and mice gnawing every bit o' cheese, and runnin' over our heads as we lie i' bed till we expect 'em to eat us up alive--as it's a mercy they hanna eat the children long ago.