Rod Blagojevich was alleged to have solicited personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the US Senate after Barack Obama resigned because he had been elected President of the USA. He was the Governor of which US state?

Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Arrested (VIDEO) | The Huffington Post Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Arrested (VIDEO) 04/10/2009 07:36 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011 5.8k Update, 2:40pm AP reports that Blagojevich's Deputy Governor, Bob Greenlee, has resigned. Spokeswoman Kelley Quinn says Deputy Gov. Bob Greenlee resigned Wednesday, a day after Blagojevich was arrested on corruption charges. She didn't give a reason for his resignation. The governor is accused of scheming to enrich himself by selling President-elect Barack Obama's open Senate seat for cash or a lucrative job for himself. Greenlee was promoted to be a top aide to Blagojevich in June, replacing former Deputy Governor Sheila Nix. Greenlee had been a top administration aide previously. Update If the governor does not resign as the president-elect has asked him to, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (who is referred to as Senate Candidate 2 in the complaint against the governor) has threatened to take action to push Blagojevich out of office, the Chicago Sun-Times reports : The state's chief law enforcement officer is prepared to invoke an obscure Illinois Supreme Court rule under which the state's seven justices could vote to oust a sitting governor deemed unfit for office. "The attorney general is prepared to take action but believes the Legislature should have a reasonable time to act," Madigan spokeswoman Natalie Bauer said. Bauer did not specify a timeline for Blagojevich to resign or for the House and Senate to act on impeachment before she would get involved. UPDATE: President-elect Obama calls for Illinois governor Blagojevich to resign, a spokesperson says . President-elect Barack Obama is calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs says the president-elect agrees with other prominent politicians that "under the current circumstances, it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois." In response to questions from The Associated Press, Gibbs said Obama believes the Illinois legislature should consider a special election to fill the seat. Update Blagojevich left his Chicago home through an alley at 8:18 a.m. Wednesday. He was carrying a briefcase and did not address waiting reporters. Click here to watch video. Update 9:25am CNN is reporting that Blagojevich is planning to return to work today. He was freed on $4,500 bail Tuesday afternoon. Update 8:00am EST: The AP confirms that Blagojevich could still appoint someone to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could still appoint someone to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat despite charges that he tried to barter it away for cash or a plum job in what prosecutors call "a political corruption crime spree." But it would take a lot of nerve and Blagojevich would have to hurry because state lawmakers are racing to snatch away his power to appoint a new senator and put it in the hands of voters. President-elect Obama's efforts on behalf of an ethics bill in Illinois "indirectly" led to yesterday's dramatic arrest of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich, reports the New York Times : In a sequence of events that neatly captures the contradictions of Barack Obama's rise through Illinois politics, a phone call he made three months ago to urge passage of a state ethics bill indirectly contributed to the downfall of a fellow Democrat he twice supported, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich. Mr. Obama placed the call to his political mentor, Emil Jones Jr., president of the Illinois Senate. Mr. Jones was a critic of the legislation, which sought to curb the influence of money in politics, as was Mr. Blagojevich, who had vetoed it. But after the call from Mr. Obama, the Senate overrode the veto, prompting the governor to press state contractors for campaign contributions before the law's restrictions could take effect on Jan. 1, prosecutors say. Tipped off to Mr. Blagojevich's efforts, federal agents obtained wiretaps for his phones and eventually overheard what they say was scheming by the governor to profit from his appoi


Which alpine ski racer was World Cup champion in 1967 and 1968, won the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing with a sweep of the three gold medals for downhill, giant slalom and slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics, and then retired?

Jean-Claude Killy | Olympics Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Killy was born in Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris, during the Nazi occupation of World War II, but was brought up in Val-d'Isère in the Alps, where his family had relocated in 1945 following the war. His father, Robert, was a former Spitfire pilot for the Free French, and opened a ski shop in the Savoie village, and would later operate a hotel. In 1950, his mother Madeline abandoned the family for another man, leaving Robert to raise Jean-Claude, age 7, his older sister (France), and their infant brother (Mic). Jean-Claude was sent to boarding school in Chambéry, 130 km (80 miles) down the valley, but he despised being shut up in a classroom. [1] Early career Edit Killy turned his attention to skiing rather than school. His father allowed him to drop out at age 15, and he made the French national junior team a year later. As a young racer, Killy was fast, but did not usually complete his races, and the early 1960s were not entirely successful for him. [1] In December 1961, at age 18, Killy won his first international race, a giant slalom. The event took place in his home village of Val-d'Isere. Killy had started 39th, a position that should have been a severe disadvantage. [1] The French coach picked Killy for the giant slalom in the 1962 World Championships in Chamonix , France, 50 miles (80 km) away in the shadow of Mont Blanc. But Killy, unaware of his selection, was still attempting to qualify for the downhill event in northeastern Italy at Cortina d'Ampezzo . Only three weeks before the world championships, he skied in his typical reckless style. About two hundred yards (180 m) from the finish, Killy hit a stretch of ice in a compression and went down, rose immediately, then crossed the finish on just one ski—and the fastest time. Unfortunately, his other leg was broken, and he watched the 1962 World Championships on crutches. [1] Two years later, at age 20, Killy was entered in all three of the men's events at the 1964 Olympics , because his coach wanted to prepare him for 1968 . Unfortunately, Killy was plagued by recurrences of amoebic dysentery and hepatitis, ailments that he had contracted in 1962 during a summer of compulsory service with the French Army in Algeria. His form was definitely off, and he fell a few yards after the start of the downhill, lost a binding in the slalom, and finished fifth in the giant slalom, in which he had been the heavy favorite. [1] Although the first half of the decade was a relative disappointment, Killy begin to improve his results in August 1966. Killy won his first downhill race against an international field at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile in August, and also took gold in the combined . Killy was peaking as the first World Cup season was launched in January 1967, with the 1968 Winter Olympics in France only a year away. Dominance – 1967–68 Slalom ^ Results from the 1968 Winter Olympics (and 1970 World Championships ) were included in the World Cup standings. Killy was the first World Cup champion in 1967, winning 12 of 17 races to easily take the overall title. He also won the season titles in each of the three disciplines; he won all five of the downhill races and four of the five giant slalom races. The following year, Killy won the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing with a sweep of all three gold medals ( downhill , giant slalom , and slalom ) in controversial circumstances at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , France . By finishing first in both the downhill and slalom, he also easily won the world championship medal in the combined event. Killy wasn't just faster than the other skiers, he was smarter. Electrical timing by Omega was accurate to one-hundredth of a second. The starting official counted aloud, "3-2-1-Go" and the skier's boot moved forward to push a pivoting rod aside and start the timer. Everyone knew that the closer they got to the bar, the less distance they would travel. Killy, however, relied on enormous upper-body strength and outwitted his opponents. Rather than crowd a


"What is another name for ""lateral epicondylitis""?"

Tennis Elbow Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments Make a fist or grip an object, such as a tennis racket Open a door or shake hands Raise your hand or straighten your wrist Tennis elbow is similar to another condition called golfer's elbow, which affects the tendons on the inside of the elbow. To diagnose your tennis elbow, your doctor will do a thorough exam. He or she will want you to flex your arm, wrist, and elbow to see where it hurts. You may also need imaging tests, such as an X-ray or MRI ( magnetic resonance imaging ) to diagnose tennis elbow or rule out other problems. Continued Treatment for Tennis Elbow The good news about treatment is that usually tennis elbow will heal on its own. You just need to give your elbow a break and do what you can to speed the healing. Types of treatment that help are: Icing the elbow to reduce pain and swelling. Experts recommend doing it for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours for 2 to 3 days or until the pain is gone. Using an elbow strap to protect the injured tendon from further strain. Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ( NSAIDs ), such as ibuprofen , naproxen , or aspirin , to help with pain and swelling. However, these drugs can cause side effects, such as bleeding and ulcers. You should only use them occasionally, unless your doctor says otherwise, since they may delay healing. Performing range of motion exercises to reduce stiffness and increase flexibility. Your doctor may recommend that you do them three to five times a day. Getting physical therapy to strengthen and stretch the muscles. Having injections of steroids or painkillers to temporarily ease some of the swelling and pain around the joint. Studies suggest that steroid injections don't help in the long term. Most of the time, these treatments will do the trick. But if you have a severe case of tennis elbow that doesn't respond to two to four months of conservative treatment, you may need surgery. In the procedure, the damaged section of tendon usually is removed and the remaining tendon repaired. Surgery works in about 85%-90% of cases. Recovering from Tennis Elbow Of course, what you really want to know is when you can get back to your regular activities after having tennis elbow. That depends on your individual case and the extent of the damage to the tendon. People heal at different rates. Whatever you do, don't rush your recovery. If you start pushing yourself before your tennis elbow is healed, you could make the damage worse. You are ready to return to your former level of activity when: Gripping objects or bearing weight on your arm or elbow is no longer painful. Your injured elbow feels as strong as your other elbow. Your elbow is no longer swollen. You can flex and move the elbow without any trouble. Continued How to Prevent Tennis Elbow The key to preventing tennis elbow is to avoid overuse. Stop if you feel any elbow pain during an activity. You may also bring on tennis elbow by using the wrong equipment, like a golf club or tennis racket that is too heavy or that has a grip that is too large. Bad technique -- like using the wrong posture for a swing -- can also lead to tennis elbow. You should also: Stretch and warm up before any sport or activity that will exercise your elbow or arm. Ice your elbow after exercise . WebMD Medical Reference Reviewed by William Blahd, MD on July 28, 2016 Sources


In 1828 Casparus van Houten Sr. patented a hydraulic press that revolutionised the production of what?

Coenraad Johannes van Houten Coenraad Johannes van Houten Coenraad Johannes van Houten (March 15, 1801, Amsterdam - 1887, Weesp) was a Dutch chemist and chocolate maker known for the treatment of cocoa mass with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is still called "Dutch process" chocolate. He is also, incorrectly, credited with introducing a method for pressing the fat (cocoa butter) from roasted cocoa beans, which was in fact his father's invention.[citation needed] Father and son van Houten Coenraad van Houten was the son of Casparus van Houten (1770-1858) and Arnoldina Koster. His father opened a chocolate factory in Amsterdam in 1815, with a mill turned by laborers. At that time, cocoa beans were ground into a fine mass, which could then be mixed with milk to create a chocolate drink or, with addition of sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla, made into cookies. However, the high fat content (over 50%) made the chocolate very hard to digest.[citation needed] Cocoa press In 1828 Casparus van Houten Sr. (and not his son, who is usually credited)[1] patented an inexpensive method for pressing the fat from roasted cocoa beans. The center of the bean, known as the "nib," contains an average of 54 percent cocoa butter, which is a natural fat. Van Houten's machine--a hydraulic press--reduced the cocoa butter content by nearly half. This created a "cake" that could be pulverized into cocoa powder, which was to become the basis of all chocolate products. The introduction of cocoa powder not only made creating chocolate drinks much easier, but also made it possible to combine chocolate with sugar and then remix it with cocoa butter to create a solid, already closely resembling today's eating chocolate. In 1838 the patent expired, enabling others to produce cocoa powder and build on Van Houten's success, experimenting to make new chocolate products. In 1847 English chocolate maker J. S. Fry & Sons produced arguably the first chocolate bar. Later developments were in Switzerland, where Daniel Peter introduced milk chocolate in 1875 and Rodolphe Lindt made chocolate more blendable by the process of conching in 1879. Dutch process chocolate Coenraad Van Houten introduced a further improvement by treating the powder with alkaline salts (potassium or sodium carbonates) so that the powder would mix more easily with water. Today, this process is known as "Dutching". The final product, Dutch chocolate, has a dark color and a mild taste."Coenraad Johannes van Houten". Theobroma Cacao. http://www.theobroma-cacao.de/wissen/geschichte/personen/van-houten/. Retrieved 2009-03-14. Later career In 1835 Coenraad van Houten married Hermina van Houten (unrelated) from Groningen. In 1850 he moved his production from a windmill in Leiden to a steam factory in Weesp. By that time he was exporting chocolate to England, France, and Germany . In 1866 John Cadbury traveled to Weesp to buy a Van Houten press, but didn't use it in his manufacturing until 1875. Coenraad’s son Casparus (c.1844-1901), employed since 1865, had a gift for marketing and contributed greatly to the growth of the company. Advertisements for Van Houten could be found on trams throughout Europe and the United States. As early as 1899 Van Houten produced a commercial film that depicted a sleepy clerk who recovers miraculously after eating some chocolate.[2] The factory was a boost for the town of Weesp, whose population doubled in the second half of the 19th century. Casparus Jr. had himself built a 99-room Jugendstil villa in Weesp, by the renowned architect A. Salm (1857-1915).[3] Work was started in 1897 but not completed until 1901, the year he died.[4] The Van Houten company was sold in 1962 to W.R. Grace, and the factories in Weesp closed in 1971. The Van Houten brand name, still in use, has been transferred several times since, in 1990 from the German chocolate manufacturer Jacobs Suchard to Philip Morris. The brand is currently part of the Barry Callebaut chocolate manufacturing company. The legacy of Dutch process


"Who said, at a critical time in the history of inventions, ""Mr Watson, come here - I want you""?"

March 10, 1876: ‘Mr. Watson, Come Here …’ | WIRED Time of Publication: 7:00 am. 7:00 am March 10, 1876: ‘Mr. Watson, Come Here …’ 1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call in his Boston laboratory, summoning his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, from the next room. The Scottish-born Bell had a lifelong interest in the nature of sound. He was born into a family of speech instructors, and his mother and his wife both had hearing impairments. While ostensibly working in 1875 on a device to send multiple telegraph signals over the same wire by using harmonics , he heard a twang. That led him to investigate whether his electrical apparatus could be used to transmit the sound of a human voice. Bell’s journal, now at the Library of Congress , contains the following entry for March 10, 1876: I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: “Mr. Watson, come here — I want to see you.” To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said. I asked him to repeat the words. He answered, “You said ‘Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you.'” We then changed places and I listened at S [the speaker] while Mr. Watson read a few passages from a book into the mouthpiece M. It was certainly the case that articulate sounds proceeded from S. The effect was loud but indistinct and muffled. Watson’s journal, however, says the famous quote was: “Mr. Watson come here I want you.” That disagreement, though, is trifling compared to the long controversy over whether Bell truly invented the telephone. Another inventor, Elisha Gray, was working on a similar device, and recent books claim that Bell not only stole Gray’s ideas, but may even have bribed a patent examiner to let him sneak a look at Gray’s filing . After years of litigation, Bell’s patents eventually withstood challenges from Gray and others — perhaps by right, perhaps by virtue of bigger backers and better barristers. In that respect, the controversy recalls the patent battle over the telegraph and foreshadows later squabbles over the automobile , the airplane, the spreadsheet, online shopping carts, web-auction software, and the look and feel of operating systems. One thing we know for sure: Mr. Watson was at work that day in Bell’s lab. The telephone call did not interrupt his dinner with a special offer for home repairs or timeshare vacations in Florida. Source: Various Photo: Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates speaking into the telephone using a model prototype in 1876. (Early Office Museum) This article first appeared on Wired.com March 10, 2008. See Also:


What is the name of the daughter of Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), born in 2006?

Geri Halliwell Names Daughter Bluebell Geri Halliwell Names Daughter Bluebell Pinterest David Long/Harlequin/Camera Press/Retna Inspired by the springtime flower, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has named her baby daughter, born May 14, Bluebell Madonna. Saying she found the blooms inspiring during her pregnancy, the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice, 33, tells Britain’s Hello! magazine, “What really clinched it for me was my mother telling me that the bluebell is increasingly rare – so it’s a precious flower, which seems just right for my daughter.” As for the child’s middle name, Halliwell says singer Madonna is one of her heroines. “As she came out of my tummy, Bluebell had both arms flung wide in the air as if announcing to the world, ‘Hi! I’m here!’ ” she tells Hello! “She was screaming her head off, as though she was shouting, `Hello, Wembley!’ No one else has that name, apart from the Virgin Madonna and the singer, whom I love.” The baby weighed 5 lbs., 12 oz. when she was born at London’s Portland Hospital. In the magazine interview, Halliwell does not mention the child’s father, who is reportedly The Terminal screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, 40. Show Full Article


Science Laboratory Petri Dishes and their Uses Home Science Laboratory Petri Dishes and their Uses The Petri dish was named after its inventor, Julius Richard Petri, who was a very famous bacteriologist. Although the Petri dish was originally made out of glass so that it could be reused for experiments after sterilization, these days there are plastic petri dishes also presented as disposable Petri dishes. The latest development in petri dishes is 3D Petri dishes and Petri dishes that have metal rings beneath them. The Petri dishes with metal rings allow for the Petri dishes to be stored away, one on top of the other without them slipping and falling off. Petri dishes are very vital piece of laboratory equipment and have been very widely used. They are indispensible parts of any scientific breakthrough experiment.   For years they have been used across the world by all important scientists and have been part of all the important biological experiments. While ordering for vital lab supplies, a Petri dish would be critical because of its wide usage. Petri dishes are usually used to culture cells in it. These are round and shallow in shape and are made out of glass. Petri dishes are flat bottomed. When cell culture is done in these Petri dishes, a culture medium is used. This culture medium is known as agar. Agar is a gel like material which is made out of red algae and different types of nutrients.


What sort of fish is in the Scandinavian dish called gravlax?

Gravlax Recipe : Bobby Flay : Food Network More Cooking Tips 4.0 4 Paul is, indeed, wrong. The preparation of gravlax, at least if done traditionally, does not involve the use of vodka except, perhaps, as a restorative for the chef. I'm sure that long ago cheesecloth was used but modern materials have replaced it.  This recipe is authentic and quite good. Omniryx 2013-10-07T00:18:36Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Paul is simply wrong on this topic. Having grown up in sweden as well as being a professional cook I can say this is as authentic as it gets. The history of gravlax is quite interesting. As with most traditional scandinavian dishes this one is based on a preservation technique. The word Gravlax literally translates to Grave Salmon in swedish. Historically before refrigeration the fish was literally buried in the earth while curing. This gave a constant cool temperature for the curing process. After being cured the fish could be kept for a few weeks with out spoiling. Another Swedish way of preserving salmon is called "Rimmad Lax". It uses the same basic idea but the curing is much shorter and often does not use dill. After the shoet cure the salmon is cooked. Typically pan fried. This technique also evolved from a need to preserve foods before refrigeration. Paul's suggestion of using vodka in curing seems to be confused with the consumption of flavored vodkas referred to as akvavit or snaps which is often served ice cold with gravlax. Mats H. 2008-08-28T01:57:59Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Great recipe for anyone who would like to try a truly swedish recipe you would find on any smorg?sbord in Sweden. Try it on Wasa Crisp bread with the sauce on top, and you are in for a treat! Madeleine L. 2007-11-01T15:06:42Z item not reviewed by moderator and published Traditional Gravlax curing techniques involve using vodka. Also using cheesecloth instead of aluminum foil would yield better results. This is a recipe for cured salmon and should not be confused with Gravlax. Paul Y. 2007-07-09T11:57:05Z item not reviewed by moderator and published On TV


The Basque country is centred mainly around which mountain range?

An Overview of Basque Country By Katherine Schulz Richard Updated July 22, 2016. The Basque people have inhabited the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains around the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain and southern France for thousands of years. They are the oldest surviving ethnic group in Europe. It is interesting, however, that scholars have still not determined the exact origins of the Basques. The Basques may be the direct descendants of the Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers that first lived in Europe about 35,000 years ago. The Basques have prospered, though their distinctive language and culture were sometimes suppressed, giving rise to a modern violent separatist movement. Ancient History of the Basques Much Basque history is still largely unverified. Due to similarities in place names and personal names, the Basques may be related to a people called the Vascones that lived in Northern Spain. The Basques get their name from this tribe. The Basque people had probably already lived in the Pyrenees for thousands of years when the Romans invaded the Iberian peninsula in approximately the first century BCE. continue reading below our video Test Your General Science Knowledge Middle History of the Basques The Romans had little interest in conquering the Basque territory due to the mountainous, somewhat non-fertile landscape. Partly due to the protection of the Pyrenees, the Basques were never defeated by the invading Moors, Visigoths, Normans, or Franks. However, Castilian (Spanish) forces conquered the Basque territory in the 1500s, but the Basques were given a great amount of autonomy. Spain and France began to pressure the Basques to assimilate, and the Basques lost some of their rights during the Carlist Wars of the 19th century. Basque nationalism became particularly intense during this period. Basque Mistreatment During the Spanish Civil War Basque culture greatly suffered during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Francisco Franco and his fascist party wanted to rid Spain of all heterogeneity. The Basque people were targeted harshly. Franco banned the speaking of Basque. The Basques lost all political autonomy and economic rights. Many Basques were imprisoned or killed. Franco ordered a Basque town, Guernica, to be bombed by the Germans in 1937. Several hundred civilians died. Picasso painted his famous “ Guernica ” to demonstrate the horror of war. When Franco died in 1975, the Basques received much of their autonomy again, but this did not satisfy all Basques. ETA Terrorist Acts In 1959, some of the fiercest nationalists founded ETA , or Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Liberty. This separatist, socialist organization has conducted terrorist activities to try to break away from Spain and France and become an independent nation-state . Over 800 people, including police officers, government leaders, and innocent civilians have been killed by assassinations and bombings. Thousands more have been injured, kidnapped, or robbed. But Spain and France have not tolerated this violence, and many Basque terrorists have been imprisoned. ETA leaders have claimed numerous times that they want to declare a cease-fire and solve the sovereignty issue peacefully, but they have broken the cease-fire repeatedly. The majority of Basque people do not condone the violent actions of ETA, and not all Basques want complete sovereignty. Geography of the Basque Country The Pyrenees Mountains are the major geographic feature of the Basque Country (map) . The Basque Autonomous Community in Spain is divided into three provinces – Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa. The capital and home of the Basque Parliament is Vitoria-Gasteiz. Other large cities include Bilbao and San Sebastian. In France, the Basques live near Biarritz. The Basque Country is heavily industrialized. Energy production is important. Politically, the Basques in Spain have a great deal of autonomy. They control their own police force, industry, agriculture, taxation, and media. However, Basque Country is not yet independent. Basque - Euskara Language The Basque language is not Indo


Gaul During the Roman Empire - French History The ERA of the ROMAN EMPIRE The Gallic Wars {gal'-ik} Julius Caesar's campaigns in Gaul (58-51 BC) are collectively termed the Gallic Wars. In 58 BC, Gallic agitation against the Suevi, a German tribe that had recently conquered territory in Gaul, and the threat of invasion by the Helvetii, a Celtic tribe from the area that is now Switzerland, gave Caesar a pretext to advance his career through war. Lack of cavalry support almost caused Caesar's defeat by the Helvetii at Bibracte, but his legions rallied and forced the Helvetii to withdraw (58). In the same year Caesar's army defeated and killed the Suevi's leader Ariovistus in Alsace after a hard campaign. In 57, Caesar successfully met the attacks of the Gallic tribes of the Belgae and Nervii and established Roman control over what is now Belgium and northern France. The following year he conquered the Atlantic coast, thus isolating the central Gallic tribes, and massacred the German Usipites and Tencteri, who had entered Belgium. His invasions of Germany (55) and Britain (55 and 54) accomplished little but provided much publicity for Caesar. The winter of 54 and most of 53 were spent in suppressing sporadic revolts in northern Gaul. The biggest threat came in 52 when a coalition of tribes in central Gaul under Vercingetorix (chieftain of the Averni) rose against the Romans. Caesar finally besieged Vercingetorix at Alesia. Famine overcame the defenders while Caesar's troops defeated a Gallic rear attack. Vercingetorix was brought to Rome, exhibited in Caesar's triumphal march, and executed. Serious Gallic resistance had now ended, but minor uprisings caused Caesar considerable frustration during 51 BC. The Gallic Wars provided Caesar with wealth, a trained loyal army, and enormous popularity to use against his rivals at Rome. Allen M. Ward, Professor of History, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Source: The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Release #9, ©1997 Bibliography: Caesar, Julius, The Conquest of Gaul, trans. by S. A. Hanford (1951); Gelzer, Matthias, Caesar, Politician and Statesman (1968); Holmes, T R. E., Caesar's Conquest of Gaul, 2d ed. (1911). Gaul {gawl} Gaul (from the Latin Gallia) was the ancient name for an area roughly equivalent to modern France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany west of the Rhine. In Italy, the Po Valley was called Gallia Cisalpina ("Gaul this side of the Alps") by the Romans. The Celts, whom the Romans called Galli (Gauls), began to cross the Rhine into Gaul c.900 BC and by the 5th century BC had established a fairly uniform culture typified by the art of La Tene. Along the Mediterranean coast Greek civilization was introduced with the founding of Massilia (now Marseille) c.600 BC. To protect its ally Massilia and ensure communications with Spain, Rome annexed a strip of territory between the Cevennes and the Alps in 121 BC. Roughly equivalent to the modern Provence, this became known first as Gallia Transalpina ("Gaul across the Alps") and later as Gallia Narbonensis ("Narbonese Gaul"). Julius Caesar conquered the rest of Gaul, called Comata ("Long-haired Gaul"), during his Gallic Wars (58-51 BC). Three new Roman provinces eventually emerged: Belgica, Lugdunensis, and Aquitania. Emperor Claudius I, who was born at Lugdunum (now Lyon), admitted Gallic nobles to the Roman Senate in AD 48. He also ordered the suppression of the druids, the Celtic priests. Native deities were amalgamated with Roman counterparts, and emperor worship was encouraged. By the 4th century AD, however, Christianity predominated and weakened Celtic culture further by using Latin in worship. In the 1st and 2d centuries AD, Gaul flourished through the export of food, wine, and pottery. In the 3d century it suffered devastating barbarian raids, however, and the Roman emperors' ineffective defense led to the creation c.260 of a short-lived kingdom of the Gauls. Beginning in 406 various Germanic tribes, especially Vandals, ravaged Gaul. The Visigoths (see Goths), nominally Roman allies, settled in Aquitaine, where t


Who has been engaged to US tennis player Jimmy Connors and married to British tennis player John Lloyd, Olympic downhill skier Andy Mill and Australian golfer Greg Norman?

Tennis-Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki Tennis-Evert not surprised by McIlroy's split with Wozniacki Tweet Share LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Golfer Rory McIlroy 's decision this week to call off his wedding with former world number one tennis player Caroline Wozniacki is no surprise, according to Chris Evert who suffered similar heartache 40 years ago. Eighteen-times grand slam champion Evert was engaged to fellow American tennis champion Jimmy Connors in 1974, the year both won the Wimbledon title, but the so-called golden couple cancelled their wedding. McIlroy, twice a major champion, announced on Wednesday that he had changed his mind about marrying Dane Wozniacki despite the wedding invitations having already been posted. "It doesn't surprise me," Evert, who was 19 when engaged to Connors, said in an ESPN conference call ahead of next week's French Open. "I look back at Jimmy and I. To look at two players that are in the prime of their career and are striving to be No. 1, (you) don't see each other. "I mean, I was married in my 20s to my tennis. That was the only way I could put all my emotions and energies into that goal. I was in awe that it (McIlroy and Wozniacki's relationship) worked as long as it did. "I can't believe it. They must be just different kind of people. I understand 100 percent, you're married to your career. You're using your emotions. You're using the mental capacity that you have. "You're putting everything into it. That's what it takes to be the best." Evert has since been married three times, to former British tennis player John Lloyd, downhill skier Andy Mill, with whom she had three sons, and Australian golfer Greg Norman -- all of them ending in divorce. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Ossian Shine) Reblog


Wick and Thurso are towns in the far north of which country?

Scottish Highlands Explorer | Caithness Accommodation ~ Activity ~ Attraction ~ Shopping ~ Travel BIG skies, rugged cliffs, spectacular sea-stacks, mysterious moors, long summer nights... these are just some of the natural features that give Caithness its special appeal. These are the Lowlands beyond the Highlands, a county described by its most famous literary son, Neil Gunn, as “that land of exquisite lights”. As well as wide-open spaces you’ll find a warm welcome in this historic, geographically diverse triangle in the top right-hand corner of the British mainland, hemmed in on its northern and eastern coasts by the sea in all its moods. The vast interior of the far north contains the famous Flow Country, with its internationally important birds and plants, while there’s plenty to see and do in the bustling towns of Wick and Thurso and the pleasant villages scattered across the county. One of these villages, John O’Groats, is renowned far and wide as the starting or finishing point of “end to end” journeys to or from Land’s End – although the most northerly point on the British mainland is in fact a few miles further west, at Dunnet Head. Lovers of fresh air and exercise can enjoy any number of country outings – a highlight being the rough coastal path near John O’Groats that gives stunning views of the jagged Stacks of Duncansby. On the other hand, it doesn’t take very long to stroll the length of Ebenezer Place in Wick... at just 6ft 9in it is officially the shortest street in the world! Sites such as the Camster Cairns, the standing stones of Achavanich, Yarrows Archaeological Trail and the Hill o’ Many Stanes provide a fascinating insight into our ancient past. Ornithologists visiting Caithness will be in their element, while the mainly flat landscape makes it ideal for cycling holidays. Golf, horse-riding and world-class surfing add to the range of outdoor activities. To the north, across the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth, lie the Orkney islands; to the south and west is the more mountainous county of Sutherland. The distinctive nature of the physical environment is matched by the county’s cultural heritage. For centuries Caithness was ruled by Vikings, and the Norse influence can still be detected in many local place-names. The county itself was known as Katanes, or “headland of the Cats” – a reference to a Pictish tribe called the Kati, or Cat People. Until the early 19th century there was no proper road into Caithness; its trade links were all by sea. In the 1800s Wick established itself as Europe’s principal herring-fishing port as upwards of a thousand boats set sail in search of the “silver darlings” of the North Sea. That same century saw the rapid rise of quarrying as a major local industry, with hard-wearing flagstones being shipped out of Caithness to pave the streets of cities all around the globe. The area’s harbours are rather quieter these days but Caithness has a well-earned claim to fame for the other kind of fishing; salmon angling is available on several rivers, and there are countless lochs that attract dedicated trout fishers year after year. Meanwhile, some of the best sea-angling grounds off the British coastline are in Caithness waters. There are regular sailings to Orkney by passenger ferry from John O’Groats and by vehicle ferry from Scrabster and Gills Bay, while sightseeing cruises are available along the coast near Wick and also in the John O’Groats area. Although generally flat, the county does have some notable hills, such as Morven and Scaraben. The central area between Wick and Thurso contains some of the finest farming land in the north. The best of the area’s livestock is on display every summer at the various agricultural shows, the centrepiece being the County Show in July, alternating between venues in Wick and Scrabster. The summer months also see fun-filled galas in the towns and villages. Considering the relatively small population of the county – around 26,000 – there’s an impressive range of visitor attractions, some of which are listed here: The Castle and Garde


What Is a Baby Whale Called? | Animals - mom.me What Is a Baby Whale Called? Whales have sharp nurturing instincts. Ablestock.com/AbleStock.com/Getty Images Whales, the gentle giants of the ocean, are a curious and majestic group of animals. There are many species of whale -- it’s incredible to think of the differences between aggressive, fast orcas and slow, lumbering blue whales. Whales have intriguing social structures complete with communication, societal roles and the raising of young over a long period of time, making them similar to humans in more ways than you might initially think. The complexities of whale relationships are evident in the way they raise their young. Birth Seasons The birth of a new baby whale, known as a calf, usually occurs during the birth season for that specific type of whale. Orcas, for example, tend to give birth in the spring or fall, while blue and humpback whales do so in the winter. Gestation also varies from whale to whale -- with orcas it lasts around 17 months, with humpbacks 12 and with blues 11. Almost all whale births are to single calves, but rare twin births have been observed in wild whales. Nursing Habits Whales, like humans, spend a great deal of time nursing their young. Killer and humpback whale calves nurse just a few hours after birth and continue to do so for a year or more. Killer whales nurse at all hours, but only for a few seconds at a time. These brief nursing sessions add up to an average of 90 minutes each day. Blue whale calves drink 100 gallons of milk every day for the first seven months after their births. Calves stay close to their mothers while nursing and learning their way around the sea. Sticking Together Different whales have different approaches to the concept of community and family. Toothed whales, such as orcas and dolphins, live and hunt in large groups known as pods. These pods often share the responsibilities of caring for and protecting new calves. Baleen whales, like blue whales and gray whales, tend to travel either in smaller pods or completely solo. Whale calves also reach maturity at different ages depending on their species -- it takes blue whales 10 years to mature, while killer whales can mature in as few as six. Life in the Pod A new calf’s life is hectic from the get-go: Calves are born swimming, and most are immediately aware of the presence of their mothers and the pod around them. Calves are capable of exploring without the aid of their mother within a few days depending on species, but whale mothers will keep the calves in close proximity to prevent them from becoming lost or risking a predatory encounter. Though whale calves are weak at first and must swim in their mother’s slipstream to keep up, they grow quickly. Orcas, for example, put on around 1,000 pounds in their first year of life.


By the 15th century, coffee was known in the Middle East, Persia, Turkey, and northern Africa. It first arrived in Europe in the area covered by what modern day country?

Coffee | The Coffee Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Main article: History of coffee The exact origins of coffee are unknown, but it is believed that its consumption by humans dates as far back as the sixth century Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia), with beans from the species Coffea arabica were initially consumed as a food rather than a beverage. Eventually coffee trees would come to be cultivated in the nearby Arabian peninsula, from which it first was used for religious purposes, then as a medicine, before finding widespread recreational use throughout the region. In a short period of time, coffeehouses would form, and coffee would find its place as an intellectual, stimulating, and often subversive agent. Despite efforts to hold a monopoly on trade, inevitably, coffee beans were smuggled out of the Middle East to India and beyond. With its widespread cultivation coinciding with the age of European exploration, taking root as a major crop in tropical and sub-tropical regions and growing in popularity and influence around the world. In a short period of time, coffee would come to represent more than a beverage, but also a sign of patriotism, progress, slavery, and revolution. The history of coffee has been recorded as far back as the ninth century. At first, coffee remained largely confined to Ethiopia, where its native beans were first cultivated by Ethiopian highlanders. However, the Arab world began expanding its trade horizons, and the beans moved into Yemen, where until ca 1700 the major emporium was Mocha, and thence to North Africa and were mass-cultivated. From there, the beans entered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of the beverage spread. Origins Etymology The word "coffee" entered English in 1598 via Dutch koffie. This word was created via Turkish kahve, the Turkish pronunciation Arabic qahwa, a truncation of qahhwat al-bun, which translated as "wine of the bean." One possible origin of the name is the Kingdom of Kaffa in Ethiopia, where the coffee plant originated; its name there is bunn or bunna. First uses Legendary accounts There are several legendary accounts of the origin of the drink itself. One account involves the Yemenite Sufi mystic Shaikh ash-Shadhili. When traveling in Ethiopia, the legend goes, he observed goats of unusual vitality, and, upon trying the berries that the goats had been eating, experienced the same vitality. A similar "Legend of Dancing Goats" attributes the discovery of coffee to an Ethiopian goatherder named Kaldi. The story of Kaldi did not appear in writing until 1671, and these stories are considered to be apocryphal. It is supposed that the Ethiopians, the ancestors of today's Oromo tribe, were the first to have recognized the energizing effect of the native coffee plant. Studies of genetic diversity have been performed on Coffea arabica varieties, found to be of low diversity but which retained some residual heterozygosity from ancestral materials, and closely-related diploid species Coffea canephora and C. liberica; however, no direct evidence has ever been found revealing exactly where in Africa coffee grew or who among the natives might have used it as a stimulant or even known about it there earlier than the seventeenth century. The earliest credible evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree appears in the middle of the fifteenth century, in the Sufi monasteries of the Yemen in southern Arabia. It was in Yemen that coffee beans were first roasted and brewed as they are today. From Mocha, coffee spread to Egypt and North Africa, and by the 15th century, it had reached the rest of the Middle East, Persia and Turkey. From the Muslim world, coffee drinking spread to Italy, then to the rest of Europe, and coffee plants were transported by the Dutch to the East Indies and to the Americas. The earliest mention of coffee noted by the literary coffee merchant Philippe Sylvestre Dufour is a reference to bunchum in the works of the 10th century CE Persian physician Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, known as Rhazes in the West, but more defin


Which film about figure skaters starred Jon Heder and Will Ferrell?

Blades of Glory (2007) - 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 In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team. Directors: From $9.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV Famous Directors: From Sundance to Prominence From Christopher Nolan to Quentin Tarantino and every Coen brother in between, many of today's most popular directors got their start at the Sundance Film Festival . Here's a list of some of the biggest names to go from Sundance to Hollywood prominence. a list of 30 titles created 11 Jul 2011 a list of 37 titles created 17 Nov 2012 a list of 46 titles created 06 Dec 2014 a list of 25 titles created 07 Aug 2015 a list of 41 titles created 9 months ago Title: Blades of Glory (2007) 6.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 3 wins & 10 nominations. See more awards  » Videos     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X   #1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test. Director: Adam McKay Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor. Director: Adam McKay Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry. Director: Adam McKay A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber With the '70s behind him, San Diego's top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm. Director: Adam McKay Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true Director: Kent Alterman Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize -- only things don't quite go as planned. Director: Adam McKay John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary. Director: David Dobkin At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Director: Ben Stiller Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater. Director: Todd Phillips A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. Director: Dennis Dugan Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. Director: Judd Apatow Edit Storyline When rivalry between the world's best men's figure skaters - sex addicted, improvisational Chazz Michael Michaels and germophobic, precise Jimmy MacElroy - breaks into a fight on the awards platform, they're banned from the event for life. Three years later, desire for a gold medal and a careful reading of the rules lead them to compete as skating's first male-male pair. Can they overcome mutual dislike, limited time to prepare, their coach's secret past, and the dirty tricks of their main opponents, the Van Waldenberg siblings? The key to victory or defeat may lie in the attraction of the virginal Jimmy toward Katie, the Van Waldenbergs' little sister. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com> C


Who carried out his early experiments at Villa Grifone, Bologna, Italy, with his brother Alfonso?

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937) - Genealogy Guglielmo Marconi Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos Half brother of Luigi Marconi Managed by: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: "...for Eletta Elena Marconi whose father the in ventor of wireless telegraphy died early In the day The Mar quis Guglielmo Marconi is sh... Date: Apr 25 1874 - Bologna, Italy Death: July 20 1937 - Rome, Italy Parents: Guiseppe Marconi, Anna Fenwick Jameson Wife: Beatrice O'Brien, Countess Maria Cristina Marconi Children: NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... against them prevailed Republic Steel A Great Man of This Era Guglielmo Marconi whose death took place in Koine yesteiv day will never b... Date: Australian Newspapers Text: ... INVENTOR. Heart-failure the Cause. ROME. July 20. Márchese Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of the system of wireless tele- graphy that b... Publication: July 21 1937 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...the Atlantic 'THE death of the Marchese Guglielmo Marconi at the age of 63 recalls that the Italian inventor was only 27 when he sat ... Publication: July 25 1937 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... Sln gloton last night, RHFremlv ? Bi) JolmSmilU MAHCHESE GUGLIELMO MARCONI. The whole world must be saddened at the unexpected death o... Publication: July 24 1937 - Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... . ROME, July 20. The death has occurred of the Már- chese^ Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor - . ' of wireless, aged 63. He spanned ... . ... Publication: July 21 1937 - Cairns, Queensland, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... educational purposes. ? The death ' occurred in Roiii? .of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi, .. aged 03 years, inventor ... Edward Mclvor, 34,... Publication: July 22 1937 - Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... which is causing much inconvenience to residents. Late Marçhsee Marconi Sir.-Thc death on Tuesday laet of the late Guglielmo ... the Ecc... Publication: July 23 1937 - Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...Guglielmo Marconi, the wireless genius, who died early on Tuesday, aged a63 years. Marconi had a premonition of his coming end. Rf fe... Publication: July 22 1937 - Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ".... THE Márchese Guglielmo Marconi, the greatest authority on radio telegraphy, died of heart failure early this morning, after having ... Publication: July 21 1937 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...Marchese Guglielmo Marconi, who invented and developed wire less communication, died today. He was 63. Marconi showed signs recently ... Publication: July 22 1937 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: stepmother About Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874– 20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, known for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. He shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy" and was ennobled in 1924 as Marchese Marconi. Early years Marconi was born in Bologna, the second son of Giuseppe Marconi, an Italian landowner, and his Irish wife, Annie Jameson, daughter of Andrew Jameson of Daphne Castle in the County Wexford, Ireland. Marconi was educated privately in Bologna in the lab of Augusto Righi, in Florence at the Istituto Cavallero and, later, in Livorno. As a child Marconi did not do well in school. Baptized as a Catholic, he was also a member of the Anglican Church, being married into it; however, he still received a Catholic annulment. Radio work During his early years, Marconi had an interest in science and electricity. One of the scientific developments during this era came from Heinrich Hertz, who, beginning in 1888, demonstrate


"Hattie McDaniel, an American actress, was the first black performer to win an Academy Award, in 1939 for Best Supporting Actress for her role of ""Mammy"" in which film?"

Hattie McDaniel - Zimbio Hattie McDaniel By Deena Bustillo on Hattie McDaniel won the first-ever black performer to win an Academy Award in 1939. She played the part of Mammy in Gone with the Wind and won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. When Mo'Nique won her 2010 Oscar for the same category, she thanked Hattie and all the black women before her that helped pave the way.   McDaniel was a woman of firsts. She was also the first African American woman to sing on the radio. She was an actress, but also a singer, comedian and TV star. She appeared in over... Read Full Story Overview Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an African-American actress. She was the first performer of African descent to win an Academy Award. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind. See more about Hattie McDaniel here. Featured Stories


The CN Tower which in 1975 became the world's tallest free-standing structure on land is part of the skyline of which city?

CN Tower - YouTube CN Tower 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 Feb 10, 2007 CN Tower The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and tourist tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.39 ft) tall.[1] It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai.[2] It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas and the signature icon of Toronto's skyline, attracting more than two million international visitors annually.[3] CN originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets, prior to the company's privatization in 1995, they transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company (CLC), a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development. Since local residents wished to retain the name CN Tower, the abbreviation is now said to expand to Canada's National Tower rather than the original Canadian National Tower; however, neither of these are commonly used.[4] In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers. History The concept of the CN Tower originated from a 1968 Canadian National Railway desire to build a large TV and radio communication platform to serve the Toronto area, as well as demonstrating the strength of Canadian industry, and CN in particular. These plans evolved over the next few years, until the project became official in 1972. The Tower would have been part of Metro Centre (see CityPlace), a large development south of Front Street on the Railway Lands, a large railway switching yard that was being made redundant by newer yards outside the city. Key project team members were NCK Engineering as structural engineer; John Andrews Architects; Webb, Zerafa, Menkes, Housden Architects; Foundation Building Construction and Canron (Eastern Structural Division). At the time, Toronto was a boom town and the late 1960s and early 1970s had seen the construction of numerous large skyscrapers in the downtown core. This made broadcasting into the downtown area very difficult due to reflections off the buildings. The only solution would be to raise the antennas above the buildings, demanding a tower over 300 metres (984 ft) tall. Additionally, at that time most data communications took place over point-to-point microwave links, whose dish antennae used to cover the roofs of large buildings. As each new skyscraper was added to the downtown, former line-of-sight links were no longer possible. CN intended to rent "hub" space for microwave links, visible from almost any building in the Toronto area. The CN Tower can be seen from at least as far away as Gamble Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north, and from several points on the south shore of Lake Ontario, 48 kilometres (30 mi) to the south. The original plan for the tower envisioned a tripod consisting of three independent cylindrical "pillars" linked at various heights by structural bridges. Had it been built, this design would have been considerably shorter, with the metal antenna located roughly where the concrete section between the main level and the Sky Pod lies today. As the design effort continued, it evolved into the current design with a single continuous hexagonal core to the Sky Pod, with three support legs blended into the hexagon below the main level, forming a large Y-shape structure at the ground level. The idea for the main level in its current form evolved around


Who was Ron Hextall playing for when, on 8 December 1987, in a game against the Boston Bruins, he became the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal by actually shooting the puck into an open net?

On This Date: Ron Hextall Becomes First Goalie To Score A Goal | Sports Then and Now Sports Then and Now Remembering Sports Greats We Lost in 2016 Snow Sports Injuries and How To Treat Them Mixed Martial Arts Professional Wrestling: Weird Form of Show How Mixed Martial Arts Was Created 5 Things Sports Fans Can Look Forward to in 2017 Best Rose Bowl Games in College Football History Tweet On December 8, 1987, Ron Hextall became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal. Today is the anniversary of one of those interesting sports footnotes that were truly unique and deserve to be remembered. It was 23 years ago that Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ron Hextall did something that had never previously been accomplished in an NHL game. When you watch the replay, it doesn’t seem all that difficult a feat to accomplish, but before Hextall whipped a shot the length of the ice into an empty net on December 8, 1987, no goalie had ever actually scored in an NHL game. The accomplishment came at the end of a contest against the Boston Bruins. With Philadelphia leading 4-2, the Bruins pulled their keeper, Rejean Lemelin, to add another offensive player. After Hextall picked up a loose puck near his goal, Hextall whipped it the length of the ice and it easily nestled into the net. Hextall would repeat the accomplishment on April 11, 1989 in a playoff game against the Washington Capitals to become the first goalie to score in a playoff game. Interestingly, Hextall was not the first goalie credited with a goal.  Because of hockey’s score keeping rule that credits a goal to the last offensive player to touch the puck, on November 28, 1979, Billy Smith of the New York Islanders  was the first NHL goalie to be credited with a goal even though he didn’t actually shoot the puck into the net. Smith was awarded the goal during a game against the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies’ goaltender left the ice for an extra skater after a delayed penalty was called on the Islanders. During the ensuing play, Smith made a save, then a Rockies player passed the puck to a vacant point, and it traveled the length of the ice into the empty net. There have been a total of 11 goals credited to goalies in NHL history with six of them resulting directly from a goalie shooting the puck into the net. Following the two goals by Hextall, the next to accomplish the feat was Chris Osgood in 1996. Martin Brodeur, Jose Theodore and Evgeni Nabokov are the others with Nabokov being the last to do so in 2002. Below is a look at Hextall’s historic goal. Related Posts


Who was the youngest First Lady of the USA?

Who was the youngest first lady of the United States? - Ask History Ask History January 23, 2013 By History.com Staff Share These U.S. first ladies made their mark during their stays at the White House. Share this: Who was the youngest first lady of the United States? Author Who was the youngest first lady of the United States? URL Google At the age of 31, Jackie Kennedy captivated the nation with her youth and beauty when her husband was elected president in 1960. But it might surprise you to learn that she is only the third-youngest first lady in American history. Who’s the youngest presidential wife ever? That title belongs to Frances Folsom Cleveland, who was only 21 when she married President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886, in the Blue Room of the White House. A close friend and former law partner of Frances’ father (who died in a carriage accident when she was 10), Cleveland invited Frances and her mother to the White House in 1885, right before the two women left on a grand tour of Europe. Though rumors flew that the president might marry Mrs. Folsom, he instead proposed to her daughter Frances by letter. They married when she returned, becoming the only president and first lady to wed in the executive mansion. Such a young first lady fascinated the American public and press, who called her “Frankie” (a nickname she hated). Her hairstyle was widely copied and her face appeared on souvenir coins, while bustle skirts—a previously popular style—reportedly fell out of fashion after she stopped wearing them. In 1892, when voters reelected Cleveland to a second term after a four-year gap, Frances became the only first lady to return to the White House after leaving it. In September 1893 she gave birth to the second of their three daughters, the first child born to a sitting president. (Their oldest daughter, Ruth, supposedly inspired the Baby Ruth candy bar.) Grover Cleveland died in 1908, and in 1913 Frances became the first presidential widow to remarry. She died in 1947, after living longer after leaving the White House (51 years) than any other former first lady. Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault . Start your free trial today. Tags


"What is the relationship between the words ""left"" (the opposite of right) and ""left"" (the past tense of ""leave"")?"

Passed vs Past Passed vs Past By Ali Hale Sandi from Inspiration for Writers wrote to ask: “Can you do a segment on Past vs. Passed–if you haven’t already? Too many get these words mixed up.” Very happy to oblige, Sandi! Past – relates to location The word past locates something in time, and sometimes in space. It can be used as an adjective, noun, or adverb. “Past” as an adjective The first definition which the OED gives for past as an adjective is “Gone by in time; elapsed; done with; over.” For example: “The days for mourning are now past.” When attributed to a group of people, past can also mean “Having served one’s term of office; former.” (OED) “All past presidents of the United States were male.” And in grammar, we have more examples of past being used as an adjective, such as in “past tense” and “past participle”. “Past” as a noun The main meaning for the noun form of past, given by the OED, is “The time that has gone by; a time, or all of the time, before the present.” “In the past, standards were higher.” “We cannot live in the past.” “Past” as a preposition As a preposition, past can mean: “Beyond in time; after; beyond the age for or time of; (in stating the time of day) so many minutes, or a quarter or half of an hour, after a particular hour.” (OED) “It is almost half past five.” It can also be used for location: “Beyond in place; further on than; at or on the further side of; to a point beyond.” (OED) “My house is the one just past the turning.” “Past” as an adverb The first meaning the OED cites for past being used as an adverb is “So as to pass or go by; by.” For example: “The ball sped past the goalkeeper.” Passed – a verb in the past tense Passed is the past participle of the verb “to pass”. It can be an intransitive verb (one which doesn’t require an object) or a transitive verb (one which requires both a subject and one or more objects). “To pass” means “To proceed, move forward, depart; to cause to do this.” (OED) This can refer to movement forwards in time, in space, or in life (such as “to pass an examination”). For example: “The weeks passed quickly.” (Intransitive: subject “the weeks” and no object). “I passed all my exams!” (Transitive: subject “I” and object “my exams”.) “He passed the ball well during the match earlier.” (Transitive: subject “He” and object “the ball”.) When do “past” and “passed” get confused? Often, writers muddle the words past and passed in sentences such as: “The heroes passed a village on their way towards the mountains.” It’s common to see this written as: “The heroes past a village on their way towards the mountains.” But the word should be passed, as (in this sentence) it’s the past participle of the verb “to pass”. An easy way to tell is to rewrite the sentence in the present tense, as though you’re describing something which is happening currently: “The heroes pass a village on their way towards the mountains.” or “The heroes are passing a village on their way towards the mountains.” However, if you wrote: “The heroes walked past a village on their way towards the mountains.” It’s correct to use past. The verb in this sentence is “walked”, and the “past” is acting as an adverb. Unusual uses of the word “passed” Most of the time, passed is a verb, as described above. There are a few occasions when it can be used as a noun or an adjective, though. For example: “Don’t speak ill of the passed.” (noun) – This comes from the phrase “passed-away”. “A passed pawn” (adjective) – Term used in baseball. “A passed midshipman/fireman/surgeon” (adjective) – Someone who has passed a period of instruction and qualified through examination – apparently this usage arose in the navy. Have you come across any other unusual uses? Are there still any cases where you’re not sure whether to use passed or past? Share your examples with us in the comments below! Subscribe to Receive our Articles and Exercises via Email You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! Subscribers get access to our exercise archives, writing courses, writing jobs and much more! You'll also


"What is the title of an American comedy-drama presented mostly as the daydreams of Dr. John ""J.D."" Dorian, that follows the lives of employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital?"

[scrubs] - I'm no superman - YouTube [scrubs] - I'm no superman 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. Uploaded on Jun 5, 2010 Bilder und Musik zu der Serie " [scrubs] " Musik: Lazlo Bane - I'm no superman Geschichte: Scrubs is an American comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, who is played by Zach Braff. The ninth season saw the transition from Braff as the central character to Kerry Bishé, who plays Lucy Bennett. The show's title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking or insignificant person (at the beginning of the show, most of the main characters were medical interns, one of the lowest ranks in the medical hierarchy). Alongside Braff, the first eight seasons of the show feature Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes in starring roles. In the ninth season, only Braff, Faison and McGinley are listed as regular cast members, while the rest, with the exception of Reyes, have made guest appearances. Braff appeared in six episodes of the ninth season before departing. The ninth season also sees many new cast members introduced and shifts the show's setting from a hospital to a medical school. Kerry Bishé, Eliza Coupe, Dave Franco and Michael Mosley became series regulars, with Bishé becoming the show's new narrator. A complete script is written for each episode of Scrubs; however, actors are given opportunities to improvise their lines during the shooting process. The series has repeatedly featured guest appearances by film actors not generally seen on episodic television, such as Colin Farrell, Heather Graham, and Brendan Fraser. Scrubs premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. During the seventh season, NBC announced that it would not renew the show. Shortly after the seventh season finale, ABC announced that it had picked up the series for a new season and on January 6, 2009, the eighth season of Scrubs premiered on ABC. The ninth season, which premiered on December 1, 2009 on ABC, features several new cast members and is set at a new facility. On May 14, 2010, it was announced that Scrubs was officially canceled by ABC.[2] I don't own anything..


What is the medical term for abnormally low body temperature?

Abnormally low body temperature - RightDiagnosis.com Abnormally low body temperature Introduction: Hypothermia Hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature (symptom description): Abnormally low body temperature is listed as a type of or related-symptom for symptom Hypothermia . Abnormally low body temperature (symptom description): For a medical symptom description of 'Abnormally low body temperature', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Hypothermia (type of symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Abnormally low body temperature' may be possible. Broader Symptom Types for Abnormally low body temperature: Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Abnormally low body temperature:


What is the real first name of the pop star Madonna?

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What is the name of cities in Argentina and Spain that are both capitals of provinces of the same name?

Cities in Spain | Map of Spain Cities Infographics Map of Spain Cities Spain is located in western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The capital and largest city of Spain is Madrid. Other major cities include Barcelona, Malaga, and Granada. Disclaimer Close Disclaimer : All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. However Compare Infobase Limited,its directors and employees do not own any responsibility for the correctness or authenticity of the same. Spain Cities Spain Cities are divided into 17 autonomous communities that are further subdivided into provinces. The cities of Spain fall under the administration and jurisdiction of the provinces. Two autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla, are part of Spain, though they are located on the coast of northern Africa. Catalonia, Galicia, and Basque Country are identified as nationalities, and have a system of self-government as well as separate cultures, including other primary languages. The major cities of Spain are well connected by railways and roads. There are airports in several major cities of Spain, including Barcelona , Girona, Madrid , and Sevilla. Spain's port cities and harbors have also contributed the development of the nation's economy. Major Cities of Spain : Madrid : Madrid is the capital of Spain. With about 3.3 million people, Madrid is the most populous city in Spain, with a metropolitan area of about 6.5 million. Madrid is the third largest city in the European Union, covering an area of 604.3 square kilometers (234.4 square miles). The city is home to the headquarters of many Spanish companies and is considered the financial center of the country. The largest bullfighting contest in Spain takes place in Madrid. There are also a number of churches in the city, including St. Jerome Church, San Nicolas de los Servita, and the St. Isidore Cathedral. Barcelona : With a population of 1,621,537, Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain. Its metropolitan area has a population of about 4.5 million. Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean Coast and is the capital and the most populous city of Catalonia. One of the leading tourist destinations in the world, Barcelona is known for its economic, trade fairs and exhibitions, culture, and sports. The city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics. Barcelona is a major economic and financial center of Spain. Malaga : The sixth largest city in Spain, Malaga has a population of over 568,507. Granada is a city located in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Malaga is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded by the Phoenicians in about 770 BC. Granada is the birthplace of the internationally acclaimed painter Pablo Picasso. Malaga is renowned for its Holy Week celebration that has been happening for five centuries. One of the most beautiful cities in Spain, Malaga is known as the capital of the "Costa del Sol," or Coast of the Sun. Granada : Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Granada is the capital of the province of Granada. The city has some of the most renowned buildings that showcase the ancient Islamic culture of Spain. Granada is home to a Moorish palace, called the Alhambra. The Generalife is another magnificent palace that has beautiful, romantic gardens. Granada is one of the major educational centers in Spain, home to the University of Granada, which attracts students from around Spain. The other major cities in Spain include: Alicante, Seville, San Sebastian, Bilbao, Valencia, Cordoba, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Vitoria, and Badalona. ACOD~20121011


"""A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!"" is an example of what?"

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama! | American History Lives at American Heritage Home » Magazine » 1971 » Volume 22, Issue 4 A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama! The Big Ditch had so far been a colossal flop, and Teddy Roosevelt desperately needed an engineering genius who could take over the job and “make the dirt fly.” The answer was not the famous Goethals, but a man whom history has forgotten. Email The Panama Canal was the biggest, most costly thing Americans had ever attempted beyond their borders, as was plain to everyone in the summer of 1905, and particularly to the man most responsible for the project, Theodore Roosevelt. But as Roosevelt also knew full well by then, and as the American people were beginning to suspect, the Canal was so far a colossal flop. Earlier, when a group of Yale professors had challenged the legality of the American presence in Panama, Roosevelt had answered grandly, “Tell them I am going to make the dirtfly on the Isthmus.” That was supposed to have squashed all such talk and fixed public attention on ends instead of means. Henceforth the President would speak of building the Canal as though it were a mighty battle in which the national honor was at stake. It was just the way the ill-fated Frenchman, Ferdinand de Lesseps, had talked twenty years earlier.   In Washington, however, Roosevelt’s seven-man Canal Commission seemed incapable of agreeing on anything, let alone how to direct history’s most massive engineering effort from a distance of two thousand miles. In Panama things were in a fearful muddle. There were no plans to go by, no proper equipment to work with. Nobody had any real say, and nobody seemed to give a damn about building a canal. Among some of the engineers there the situation was looked upon as a disgrace to the profession, and among influential Republicans back home it was viewed as a potential disaster of alarming proportions. Ships arriving in New York were bringing home more men than they were taking down—hundreds that spring. The newspapers were filled with grim, discouraging accounts by young Americans back from “that sink hole.” Every white man in Panama was afflicted with running sores, it was said. Workers were sleeping six to a room and eating high-priced food that would sicken a dog. The place was crawling with vermin, and there was absolutely nothing to do—no music, no churches, no sports, no books. The boredom alone, according to one eyewitness, was “appalling.” But worst by far were the stories of yellow fever and malaria. There had been an outbreak of yellow fever in April; now, supposedly, an epidemic was raging. The “dead train” to Mount Hope Cemetery was making daily trips. Accounts of health conditions were, it happens, largely distorted. There was, in truth, still comparatively little yellow fever considering the number of men on the Isthmus—134 cases and thirty-four deaths during the eighteen months of the so-called epidemic. But the impression was that the Americans were fast going the way of the French, who had lost thousands of lives trying to do the same thing in the same tropical wilderness. When de Lesseps began his Panama venture, the finest civil engineers in France had enlisted in the work, believing it to be a noble cause for the glory of France. Now it was exceedingly difficult to get any young American to sign up. And then suddenly, with no warning at all, the chief engineer of the Canal, a Chicago railroad man named John F. Wallace, resigned his job. He was getting twentyfive thousand dollars a year for his services in Panama, but he said he had had a better offer and gave no further explanation. Roosevelt was furious. And when Wallace came up to New York from Panama to meet with Secretary of War William Howard Taft, who had overall responsibility for the Canal, there was a stormy session in Taft’s room at the Manhattan Hotel. Taft ripped into Wallace for deserting his duty for “mere lucre.” Stunned by Taft’s outburst, Wallace”asked for time to talk things over, but Taft told him his resignation would be accepted immediately. The news that W


Because of the speed at which the earth and the moon move relative to the sun, a total solar eclipse can never last more than how long?

Solar Eclipse: What is a Total Solar Eclipse & When is the Next One? See photos of the 2016 total solar eclipse   The next one will be an annular solar eclipse (also known as a "ring of fire" solar eclipse) on Sept. 1, 2016.  The total solar eclipse of 2016 reaches totality in this still image from a NASA webcast on March 8, 2016 from Woleai Island in Micronesia, where it was March 9 local time during the eclipse. Credit: NASA TV A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth’s surface. But whether the alignment produces a total solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse or an annular solar eclipse depends on several factors, all explained below. The fact that an eclipse can occur at all is a fluke of celestial mechanics and time. Since the moon formed about 4.5 billion years ago , it has been gradually moving away from Earth (by about 1.6 inches, or 4 centimeters per year). Right now the moon is at the perfect distance to appear in our sky exactly the same size as the sun, and therefore block it out. But this is not always true. When is the next solar eclipse? The next solar eclipse visible from North America will be a total eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017. It will sweep across the continental United States from Oregon to Georgia.  How Solar Eclipses Work: When the moon covers up the sun, skywatchers delight in the opportunity to see a rare spectacle. See how solar eclipses occur in this Space.com infographic . Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor Types of solar eclipses There are four types of solar eclipses: total, annular, partial and hybrid. Here’s what causes each type: Total solar eclipses These are a happy accident of nature. The sun's 864,000-mile diameter is fully 400 times greater than that of our puny moon , which measures just about 2,160 miles. But the moon also happens to be about 400 times closer to Earth than the sun (the ratio varies as both orbits are elliptical), and as a result, when the orbital planes intersect and the distances align favorably, the new moon can appear to completely blot out the disk of the sun. On the average a total eclipse occurs somewhere on Earth about every 18 months. There are actually two types of shadows: the umbra is that part of the shadow where all sunlight is blocked out. The umbra takes the shape of a dark, slender cone. It is surrounded by the penumbra, a lighter, funnel-shaped shadow from which sunlight is partially obscured. During a total solar eclipse, the moon casts its umbra upon Earth's surface; that shadow can sweep a third of the way around the planet in just a few hours. Those who are fortunate enough to be positioned in the direct path of the umbra will see the sun's disk diminish into a crescent as the moon's dark shadow rushes toward them across the landscape. During the brief period of totality, when the sun is completely covered, the beautiful corona — the tenuous outer atmosphere of the sun — is revealed. Totality may last as long as 7 minutes 31 seconds, though most total eclipses are usually much shorter. On Jan. 4, 2011, the moon passed in front of the sun in a partial solar eclipse - as seen from parts of Earth. Here, the joint Japanese-American Hinode satellite captured the same breathtaking event from space. The unique view created what's called an annular solar eclipse. Credit: Hinode/XRT Partial solar eclipses A partial solar eclipse occurs when only the penumbra (the partial shadow) passes over you. In these cases, a part of the sun always remains in view during the eclipse. How much of the sun remains in view depends on the specific circumstances. Usually the penumbra gives just a glancing blow to our planet over the polar regions; in such cases, places far away from the poles but still within the zone of the penumbra might not see much more than a small scallop of the sun hidden by the moon. In a different scenario, those who are positioned


"Historian Richard B. Morris, in his book ""Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny"" (1973), identified Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton as the key what?"

Richard B. Morris Richard B. Morris President of the Association, 1976 This presidential address was delivered at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington, December 28, 1976. American Historical Review 82, no. 1 (January 1977): 1-19. "We the People of the United States": The Bicentennial of a People's Revolution "It is quite obvious," said Richard M. Nixon in March 1976, "that there are certain inherently governmental actions which, if undertaken by the sovereign in protection of the interest of the nation's security, are lawful but which, if undertaken by private persons are not." Nixon was responding in writing to questions put to him by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, concerning alleged abuses of the executive power during his administration. 1 That a former president of the United States should, during the course of the Bicentennial year, advance the notion that the executive is the sovereign seems not only ill-timed but curiously at variance with the principles for which the American Revolution was fought and upon which the Federal Constitution was framed. Gouverneur Morris, whose felicitous choice of the phrase "We the People of the United States" designated the people of the whole nation as the source of sovereignty, said of the president: "This Magistrate is not the King but the prime-Minister. The People are the King." 2 Morris was a better statesman than a prophet. He did not live to see the imperial presidency. The Nixon commentary was of a piece with the attitude of the national government toward the commemoration of the Bicentennial. The two words most muted during the two hundredth year of American independence have been "people" and "revolution." But government officials are not the only ones who are guilty of a benign neglect on this score. A recent massive treatment of the War for Independence has as its subtitle A People's History of the American Revolution. 3 Therein one might expect to find the focus shifted from the elite to the common people, to the private in the ranks and the civilian on the home front. Alas, we have good old-fashioned narrative history, often written with compelling power, but withal a traditional military and political account. One would have to search elsewhere in sources and monographs comparatively discrete to understand why this war was indeed a "people's revolution," to divine how ordinary people gave a distinct cast to what was an extraordinary event for its own time, and to comprehend why, after two centuries, the American Revolution can still inspire and admonish the American people. To explain an epoch as complex as the American Revolution and to understand how a durable constitutional order evolved therefrom one must first recognize how so many aspects of the movement touched a popular chord. Mobilization of public opinion was central to the winning of a war for political independence which was at the same time the first successful effort in the modern era by a colonial people to sever an imperial connection with a great world power. Public sentiment clearly dictated the replacement of an unresponsive and corrupt monarchical system by a republic founded on public morality and, through the elective system and representative institutions, recognizing the sovereignty of the people. If the American Revolution gave birth to a new nation, different from the nations of the Old World and destined to fix the direction of modern nationalism, its distinctive character was shaped in no small part by the enormous demographic changes in the two generations prior to the Revolution and by a popular culture which geographical separation, environmental factors, and sociocultural forces nurtured. It is a commonplace that out of the principal issue concerning the relation of colonies to metropolis the American Revolution forged an anticolonial principle, once central, later peripheral, but still troubling the American conscience. That principle was in obeisance to the sentiments of sovereign people on the move, giving reality to the paper bounda


What is the name of Joseph Heller's best known novel?

Joseph Heller Author MA 1949 Joseph Heller is best known as the author of Catch-22, a celebrated antiwar novel that made an enduring contribution to popular parlance. The darkly comic novel, which centers on the antihero Yossarian, draws upon Heller's own experience as a bomber pilot in World War II to provide a satiric look at war, bureaucracy, and the maddening logic—or lack thereof—of both. It received mixed reviews upon publication in 1961, but soared in popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s as its themes found a receptive audience in the Vietnam War era. Critical acclaim grew as well, and for his use of irony and black humor Heller was often grouped with the authors Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, and Philip Roth. In the novel's text, the original catch-22 "specified that a concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind," Heller wrote. "Orr would be crazy to fly more missions. . . . but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to." Today, says the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (2002), a catch-22 is "any absurd arrangement that puts a person in a double bind." The Brooklyn-born Heller graduated high school in 1941 and enlisted in the Army Air Force within a year after the United States entered World War II. He was eventually trained as a bombardier, and in 1944 was sent to Corsica, where he flew sixty missions. After the war Heller attended New York University on the GI bill and then got a master's degree in English from Columbia. He went on to Oxford as a Fulbright scholar, and held various jobs before publishing a few short stories in Esquire and the Atlantic Monthly. One of these stories provided the seed for Catch-22. Heller wrote five additional novels, including Something Happened (1974), Good As Gold (1979), and Closing Time (1994), a sequel to Catch-22, as well as short stories, plays, screenplays, and the 1998 memoir Now and Then. Listen to a 1975 reading at New York's 92nd Street Y. Australian radio provides this 1998 interview transcript. Heller's papers are at the University of South Carolina. Columbia's history, as seen by those who have studied, taught, and worked here. Columbians have changed the world and how we see it.


Which company, founded in 1950, was the world's first independent credit card company?

In 1950, the first independent credit card company in the world, Diners Club, started as a way for New York businessmen to pay for client meals at 14 participating restaurants. The Club went on to inspire the first credit card-themed Hollywood movie (1 | Mental Floss STORE In 1950, the first independent credit card company in the world, Diners Club, started as a way for New York businessmen to pay for client meals at 14 participating restaurants. The Club went on to inspire the first credit card-themed Hollywood movie (1 Submitted by Anonymous on December 30, 2007 - 11:53pm In 1950, the first independent credit card company in the world, Diners Club, started as a way for New York businessmen to pay for client meals at 14 participating restaurants. The Club went on to inspire the first credit card-themed Hollywood movie (1963’s The Man from the Diners' Club). 176


George Heppelwhite is famous for making what in the 18th century?

1000+ images about Furniture in the Hepplewhite style and period on Pinterest | Armchairs, Brushing and Originals Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Furniture in the Hepplewhite style and period George Hepplewhite the cabinet maker and designer was apprenticed to the well – known furniture makers Gillows of Lancaster. His designs were best known for the introduction of the shield-back chair and also the Prince of Wales feathers motif. Serpentine shapes for sideboards and serving tables were popular, as was intricate inlay work. The “Hepplewhite” period incorporated a simpler, elegant and refined style. 27 Pins145 Followers


Which item of clothing was named after an American women's rights and temperance advocate?

Selected Women's History Collections: New York State Library Selected Women's History Collections held by the New York State Library Alphabetical list, with a brief description of each collection To find additional items related to women's history, including those that have been added to the New York State Library's collection since this list was created, do a SUBJECT search on WOMEN in the catalog . Adel, Harriet Letter. (1829). 1 item. Collection Call Number: 18533 Letter of Harriet Adel of Perry, Wyoming County, New York, to her sister  Pamela Landon, briefly describing her current life and expressing loving  sentiments toward her family. Adirondack Forty-Sixers Records. (1933-1993). 60 boxes. Collection Call Number: SC19467 Correspondence between the mountain climbers and Grace Hudowalski, longtime  secretary and historian for the organization. The letters feature descriptions  of ascents up the mountains. Hudowalski's letters contain reminiscences of her  own and others' climbing experiences. Also included are questionnaires submitted  by climbers after they had successfully climbed all 46 Adirondack high peaks. The Adirondack Forty-Sixers is an organization for individuals who have reached the summit of all 46 peaks in the Adirondack Range of 4,000 feet or higher in  elevation. Many of the Forty-Sixers are women. Finding aid available . Advertising Collection Advertisements. (n.d.). 2 boxes. Collection Call Number: SC16507 19th- and 20th- century advertisements, primarily trade cards, many  directed at women as consumers. Several of the cards illustrate women using the  product being marketed. Albany Army Relief Association Records. (1861-1869). 1 volume, 1 photograph. Collection Call Number: BD13614 Minutes of meetings of the Albany Army Relief Association. The members of the Association, all women, worked with the Sanitary Commission to aid Civil War  soldiers in hospitals and camps by providing clothing, blankets and personal  items. Albany Female Seminary Records. (1827-1861). 2 boxes. Collection Call Number: SC10673 Minute books, student records, and property records of the seminary. Included are the deed to the seminary property, the Articles of Association, reports to the State Board of Regents, 1843-1848, trustees minute books, 1828-1849, and a registry of students, 1829-1861. The Albany Female Seminary was  organized by an association of shareholders in 1828, and operated until 1867. Three of its seven principals were women. Albany Woman Suffrage Society Records. (1882-1883). 1 volume. Collection Call Number: BD9879 Minute book of weekly meetings. The group participated in state and nation-wide conferences in support of women's suffrage. Alden, Mrs. Westover Letter. (1897). 1 item. Collection Call Number: 20054 Letter to Rev. Joel S. Ives from Mrs. Westover Alden, editor of the Woman's  Department of the New York Tribune in New York, New York. In this letter, Alden  thanks Ives for submitting a poem, which she will publish in the Sunshine column  of the newspaper's women's page. Alden recounts her founding four years earlier  of "The Only Woman's Page," the first page in a newspaper devoted exclusively to  news of interest to women. She also describes the work of the Tribune Sunshine  Society, of which she is president, organized to distribute books, magazines, flowers and other items to the homebound. Allen, Mrs. Miriam Account book. (1815). 1 volume. Collection Call Number: BD3754 Account book detailing expenses of and monies received from Allen's  boarding house in Salem, Washington County, New York. Allen, William W. (1829-1866) Papers. (1839-1866). 2 boxes. Collection Call Number: SC12351 Includes the papers of Cornelia Niles Allen, wife of the Baptist minister  William W. Allen. Featured are five issues of The Garland, a handwritten  literary magazine from Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, of which Allen  was "co-editress". Also included are several items of correspondence and books  of poetry. Finding aid available. Allen Family Papers. (1800-1939). 2 boxes. Collection