The film actor Norma Jean Mortenson is better known by what name?

Marilyn Monroe - Biography - IMDb Marilyn Monroe Biography Showing all 282 items Jump to: Overview  (5) | Mini Bio  (2) | Spouse  (3) | Trade Mark  (4) | Trivia  (133) | Personal Quotes  (116) | Salary  (19) Overview (5) 5' 5½" (1.66 m) Mini Bio (2) Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926. Her mother Gladys Pearl Baker was a film-cutter at Consolidated Film Industries. Marilyn's father's identity was never known. Because Gladys was mentally and financially unable to care for young Marilyn, Gladys placed her in the care of a foster family, The Bolenders. Although the Bolender family wanted to adopt Marilyn, Gladys was eventually able to stabilize her lifestyle and took Marilyn back in her care when Marilyn was 7 years old. However, shortly after regaining custody of Marilyn, Gladys had a complete mental breakdown and was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic and was committed to a state mental hospital. Gladys spent the rest of her life going in and out of hospitals and did not have contact with Marilyn ever again. Gladys outlived her daughter, dying in 1984. Marilyn was then taken in by Gladys' best friend Grace Goddard, who, after a series of foster homes, placed Marilyn into the Los Angeles Orphan's Home in 1935. Marilyn was traumatized by her experience there despite the Orphan's Home being an adequate living facility. Grace Goddard eventually took Marilyn back to live with her in 1937 although this stay did not last long as Grace's husband began molesting Marilyn. Marilyn went to live with Grace's Aunt Ana after this incident, although due to Aunt Ana's advanced age she could not care properly for Marilyn. Marilyn once again for the third time had to return to live with the Goddard's. The Goddard's planned to relocated and according to law, could not take Marilyn with them. She only had two choices: return to the orphanage or get married. Marilyn was only 16 years old. She decided to marry a neighborhood friend named James Dougherty; he went into the military, she modeled, they divorced in 1946. She owned 200 books (including Tolstoy, Whitman, Milton), listened to Beethoven records, studied acting at the Actors' lab in Hollywood, and took literature courses at UCLA downtown. 20th Century Fox gave her a contract but let it lapse a year later. In 1948, Columbia gave her a six-month contract, turned her over to coach Natasha Lytess and featured her in the B movie Ladies of the Chorus (1948) in which she sang three numbers : "Every Baby Needs a Da Da Daddy", "Anyone Can Tell I Love You" and "The Ladies of the Chorus" with Adele Jergens (dubbed by Virginia Rees) and others. Joseph L. Mankiewicz saw her in a small part in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and put her in All About Eve (1950), resulting in 20th Century re-signing her to a seven-year contract. Niagara (1953) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) launched her as a sex symbol superstar. When she went to a supper honoring her in the The Seven Year Itch (1955), she arrived in a red chiffon gown borrowed from the studio (she had never owned a gown). That same year, she married and divorced baseball great Joe DiMaggio (their wedding night was spent in Paso Robles, California). After The Seven Year Itch (1955), she wanted serious acting to replace the sexpot image and went to New York's Actors Studio. She worked with director Lee Strasberg and also underwent psychoanalysis to learn more about herself. Critics praised her transformation in Bus Stop (1956) and the press was stunned by her marriage to playwright Arthur Miller . True to form, she had no veil to match her beige wedding dress so she dyed one in coffee; he wore one of the two suits he owned. They went to England that fall where she made The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) with Laurence Olivier , fighting with him and falling further prey to alcohol and pills. Two miscarriages and gynecological surgery followed. So did an affair with Yves Montand . Work on her last picture The Misfits (1961), written for her by departing husband Miller was interrupted by exhaust


In 2014, how many colours are there on the New Zealand flag?

New Zealand's first flag - social studies activities - New Zealand's first flag | NZHistory, New Zealand history online New Zealand's first flag - social studies activities New Zealand's first flag 20 March 1834: New Zealand chooses its first flag The flag of the United Tribes United Tribes of New Zealand flag New Zealand's first official flag was this one, the flag of the United Tribes. It was selected on 20 March 1834 by 25 chiefs from the far north who, with their followers, had gathered at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands. A number of missionaries, settlers and the commanders of ten British and three American ships were also present. The official British Resident, James Busby, spoke to those gathered and then asked each chief to come forward in turn and select a flag. The son of one of the chiefs recorded the votes. The preferred design, a flag already used by the Church Missionary Society, received 12 out of the 25 votes, with the other two designs receiving 10 and 3 votes, respectively. Busby declared the chosen flag the national flag of New Zealand and had it hoisted on a central flagpole, accompanied by a 21-gun salute from HMS Alligator. The influence of the English missionaries is clear in the use of the St George cross. The Union Jack The Union Jack Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840 , the Union Jack replaced the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand as the official flag of New Zealand. The new Lieutenant-Governor, William Hobson , forcibly removed the United Tribes flag from the Bay of Islands, and had the New Zealand Company's version of the flag hauled down at Port Nicholson. Some Maori, including Hone Heke , believed that Maori should have the right to fly the United Tribes flag alongside the Union Jack, in recognition of their equal status with the government. Heke's repeated felling of the flagstaff at Kororareka between 1844 and 1846 was a vivid rejection of the Union Jack, which was viewed as a symbol of British power over Maori. Similarly, Tarawhaiti's act of hoisting the United Tribes flag on the island of Ruapuke in 1844 symbolised Maori independence. The current New Zealand flag New Zealand flag The New Zealand flag has a royal blue background 'reminiscent of the blue sea and clear sky surrounding us. The stars of the Southern Cross emphasise this country's location in the South Pacific Ocean. The Union Flag gives recognition to our historical foundations and the fact that New Zealand was once a British colony and dominion.' This became our national flag in June 1902. At the time, we had sent soldiers overseas for the first time to support Britain in the South African (Boer) War. Read more about the New Zealand flag   How unique is our flag? One criticism of New Zealand's flag has been that it is too similar to Australia's, which is more widely recognised by people from other countries. There are arguments that this can be a disadvantage when it comes to recognising the brand that is New Zealand. Those who have talked about the need for a new flag have found it hard to come up with an alternative that has broad appeal. Some of their critics have argued that this seems to be about branding a company as opposed to representing a nation. For others the criticism is based on experiences from the past. In the end there was not enough support to suggest a change was really wanted by a majority of New Zealanders. Read more about calls for a new flag Does our current flag represent the New Zealand of the 21st century? There are some people who believe our current flag represents a link with Britain that is becoming less relevant to New Zealanders in the 21st century. They point to the fact that many people living here have no real connection with Britain. Others highlight what they see as the irrelevance of a flag that represents a former colonial power. For many Maori in the 19th century, the Union Jack was frequently viewed as a potent symbol of Great Britain's power in New Zealand. In the New Zealand Wars, Maori parties who resisted government forces often devised their


What film starring Denis Quaid and Tyrese Gibson released in 2004 is a remake of one released in 1965 starring James Stewart and Richard Attenborough?

Flight Of The Phoenix (2004) [Import anglais]: Amazon.fr: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, John Moore: DVD & Blu-ray 5.0 Ã©toiles sur 5 lots of sand 6 mars 2012 Par Peter Mars - PubliÃ© sur Amazon.com Format: Blu-ray Achat vÃ©rifiÃ© After seeing the first and buying it years ago with Jimmy Stewart, I still liked the idea of the new Flight of the Phoenix. Renting it in the old Blockbuster days I enjoyed it. When the price dropped to a reasonable price I snapped it up. The show, reminiscent of the original was updated. The companies rep was there played by Hugh Laurie from House MD as well as a crusty captain played by Dennis Quade. The cast like in the original was made up of people from all around the world, some couldn't get along even with their friends. What brought them together was their desire not to die without trying something to get them out. Deserts are not fun, especially with nomadic tribesmen's wanting them dead and stealing their belongings. If you want drama with action this movie is it. I recommend it very much. 3.0 Ã©toiles sur 5 Awesome special effects in the beginning of the movie 21 aoÃ»t 2016 Par Richard Aron - PubliÃ© sur Amazon.com Achat vÃ©rifiÃ© Awesome special effects in the beginning of the movie, which is why I rated it with 3 stars. The relationships between the characters are not well developed. The survival strategies were not very realistic in many respects. The music was very good in places by didn't flow well from one scene to the next. 4 internautes sur 5 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile  2.0 Ã©toiles sur 5 OK For Rainy Day Movie At Home 6 novembre 2013 Par Infinite Loop - PubliÃ© sur Amazon.com Achat vÃ©rifiÃ© Overall, no too bad -- if you can watch if for free! Saw the original several times. This remake lacked dramatic tension of original. Who could forget that famous Jimmy Stewart scene where it was revealed the "designer" actually designed MODEL airplanes, not the real things? Watching Stewart come totally unglued, now THAT was acting! Same scene as done in this film was flat except for Hugh Laurie's deranged attempt to shoot the designer -- about the only REAL dramatic acting in the entire film. In this film we learn absolutely NOTHING about the background of the pilot (whom I believe was an ex-alcoholic loser in the original). Actors / director failed to show the sense of total exhaustion and desperation we saw in the original. I found it ridiculous that the one female character always seemed to be in perfect makeup except for a few dirty smudges and some dirty clothes. This ensemble struck me as being on a family vacation in Vegas, not dying of thirst and starvation in the Gobi. Oh by the way, where did the bandits find water for their horses? Camels I understand, they're desert animals, horses are not! But the ending was a total joke!!!!! All you see is the plane flying off into the sunset and -- if you watched very carefully -- you'd see a poor CGI rendition of what's was supposed to be some sort of structure, maybe another oil rig. Missing is the final scene showing our motley crew straggling up over a sand dune and tumbling into a pool of water -- they landed at an oasis. Instead, they put up this silly montage scene showing happily-ever-after future snapshots of our characters pursuing their life dreams. Ugh, cheesy!! I think these guys ran out of money & couldn't afford to shoot the proper final oasis scene. I don't fault someone for doing a remake with a different spin, but the original Flight Of The Phoenix was a very heavy dramatic film, the audience actually got excited about seeing the new plane coming together and flying; you could almost feel the character's sense of hopelessness. Everyone was made-up to show open sores, cuts, split parched lips, circles under the eyes, etc. Yet I saw none of that in this film. This film will not be remembered. 1 internautes sur 1 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile  3.0 Ã©toiles sur 5 Entertaining but don't look for a deep plot 15 avril 2012 Par anonymous - PubliÃ© sur Amazon.com Format: DVD Achat


How many US presidents were named Franklin?

U.S. Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other U.S. Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other George W. Bush (the 43rd president) is the son of George Bush (the 41st president). John Quincy Adams (the 6th president) was the son of John Adams (the 2nd president). Benjamin Harrison (the 23rd president) was the grandson of William Henry Harrison (the 9th president). James Madison (the 4th president) and Zachary Taylor (the 12th president) were second cousins. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the 32nd president) was a fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt (the 26th president). Genealogists have determined that FDR was distantly related to a total of 11 U.S. presidents, 5 by blood and 6 by marriage: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren, and George Washington.


In 2003, which team broke Australia's winning streak of the World Netball Tournaments since 1971?

100 Greatest Sports Stars Ever | Ivan Smith 100 Greatest Sports Stars Ever 100 Greatest Sports Stars Ever 100 Greatest Sports Stars Ever A deliberately insane undertaking, conceived to generate opinion, sales, web traffic and whatnot. The more you think about the idea of ranking the top sportspeople, across all disciplines and all time, the more bonkers it becomes. But it did make a lot of people very agitated, both in the office and outside, as people defended their pet sports. I did the compiling and most of the writing, with the help of Alpha senior writer Anthony Sharwood . See if you can spot who wrote what. Another game is to accept that, yes, it was compiled with an Australian bias, but see how many Aussies you can honestly take out: surprisingly few. One more thing: this was done in 2009, so things in sport have moved on fast. See Woods, Tiger … ________ (original introduction) The Alpha team had a lot of fun putting this list together. But we added a bit of science in there, too. Considering the merits of every sports star in the history of the world gets more daunting the more you think about it, so we had to set some rules. To make this uber-list, you couldn’t simply be great; you had to be even better than that. A star’s “score” is affected by how dominant they were, over how long. How many medals they won, and how big the sport is globally. There are “softer” categories, such as charisma, and how much impact they had on their sport (thank you, Ivan Lendl , and goodnight). The brightest and best on this list are known and loved by people who don’t even follow sport that much. By default, we picked no one in action before 1900: if anyone wants to suggest a couple of ancient Greek wrestlers, go ahead, but properly organised sport on a wide scale is a modern luxury. The other rule we set was “no animals, no pastimes”, so don’t go writing in about Phar Lap , or Phil “The Power” Taylor . But, please, do tell us we got it wrong. Just remember those rules… ________ Muhammad Ali Now that Ali’s legend gets polished more with every year, it’s easy to forget how ill-prepared the general public and media were for such a hyperactive, hypertalented smart-mouth. His wild behaviour in 1964 before the first heavyweight title fight with Sonny Liston was greeted with bemusement; the 1965 rematch took place in front of a scattering of people in Lewiston, Maine , of all places. Six years later, his comeback fight against Joe Frazier (“The Fight of the Century”) at Madison Square Garden, was one of the hottest tickets for any sporting occasion in history. In the intervening years, the heavyweight champion of the world became one of the most loved and loathed people in America: the change in his name and religion, banishment from the sport and near-imprisonment charted alongside battles for racial equality and the Vietnam War. After 1971 came the Rumble in the Jungle , the Thrilla in Manila and other epics, as Ali broadened his global fame and extended his career deep into legend. At his peak, Ali was a spectacularly effective fighter: fit as a flea and beautifully proportioned, he could move as fast as a lightweight and make up tactics on the spot, off a base of carefully honed skills and ringcraft. As he aged, he adapted his strategies ingeniously and proved, perhaps too often, how well he could take punishment, and how much he could tolerate pain. From Liston to Frazier and George Foreman, Muhammad Ali operated in the best era of the big men and emerged on top of the pile, several times over. Ali may or may not be “The Greatest”, but then “sportsman” is inadequate to describe a man who helped change cultural attitudes, as well as his own sport. He was certainly sport’s first and greatest trash-talker; the first to truly take advantage of television’s mass-reach; and in terms of sheer impact, popularity and entertainment value worldwide remained untouched until Michael Jordan. As a historic figure, no sports star even comes close. Don Bradman The Don. The King. The greatest cricketer of them all and arguably the greatest Australi


What measure of land area was defined in medieval England as the size of a field that could be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in one day?

Glossary of Ancient and Traditional Weights and Measures - and Money - Hemyock Castle 2.72 feet. Proposed by some archaeologists. Yard: 3 feet. Length of man's pace. Man's reach from nose to finger tip. Ell: 3 feet 9 inches. Measurement of cloth. Double forearm. Roman pace (passus): 5 Roman feet (pedes). 58 inches (approx). Double step. Geometric pace: 5 feet. 60 inches. Modern version of Roman pace. Reed: 9½ feet (approx). 6 Hebrew cubits, possibly a measurement tool rather than a unit. Rod, pole, or perch: 5½ yards. Anglo-Saxon. Approx. 20 "natural" feet. Acre (width): 22 yards. 4 rods. Width of a strip in the strip field farming system. See also Acre (area), 22 by 220 yards, now simply 4840 square yards. Chain (Gunter's or Surveyor's): 22 yards. 100 links. Length of cricket pitch. Each tenth link is a brass tag. Chain (Ramden's or Engineer's): 100 feet. 100 links. Less common. Bolt: 40 yards. 32 ells. Measurement of cloth. Roman stadia: 125 passus. Approx 608 modern feet. Similar to cable and furlong. Furlong: 220 yards. 40 rods. 10 chains. Length of an Ox plough furrow; length of a medieval strip field. Roman mile (milia): 5000 Roman feet. 1000 Roman passus. 8 Roman stadia. Approx 4860 modern feet. English & USA mile: 5280 feet. 1760 yards. 8 furlongs. 80 chains. Changed from 5000 feet during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Scottish mile: 5952 feet. 1984 yards. Old measure. Irish mile: 6720 feet. 2240 yards. Old measure. Beware when told that an Irish distance is "a mile and a bit." The bit may be longer than the mile! Country mile: A vague, long distance — often much longer than a measured mile. Roman league leuga gallica, also leuca Gallica, (the league of Gaul.): 7500 Roman feet. 1½ Roman milia. 12 Roman stadia. Approx. 7290 modern feet. League (Devonshire Domesday Book): 1½ miles. As used in the Devonshire Domesday Book. League: 3 miles (usually). Many different definitions; often approx. the distance a person or horse can walk in one hour. Swedish mile: Traditional decorative item or figure constructed after harvest using cut straw, usually from cereal crops. Ridge Finial: Traditional decorative item or figure made using cut straw, fixed to a thatched roof or thatched hayrick. Often (loosely) called a Corn Dolly. Wisp: A few straws, a handful, used to tie around the centre of a bundle. A wisp is cheaper and more effective than string. It also causes less damage to the straws. Bale: A modern bound bundle of hay or straw from a cereal crop, often produced using a combine harvester. Until recently, most bales were rectangular. Many large modern machines now produce large round bales. Material in bales is normally used for purposes such as animal bedding, rather than for decorative or thatching purposes. Bundle or Sheaf: A bundle of cut straw, hay or reeds, tied together, often using a wisp. Circumference commonly approx. 24 inches in UK, or 1 metre in Europe, depending on local materials and traditions. Greener or damper material would normally be put into smaller sheaves, to let it dry more easily. A UK sheaf would contain approx. 400 to 500 un-damaged straws which are good enough for decorative work such as weaving into corn-dollies. In UK thatching practice, when good bundles are placed alongside each other and pressed together, 7 bundles should cover one fathom. This measure of quality is performed using a fathom of rope. Stook or Shock: Sheaves of cut straw, hay or reeds placed on end to dry. 8, 10 or sometimes up to 16 sheaves are grouped into each self-supporting stook. If the ears of grain are still on the crop, sheaves are arranged with the ears at the top. Reaping: Harvesting the cereal crop, hay or reeds. Reaper and Binder: A measure of land roughly equal to a modern acre. Bovate: A measure of land: The area that could be cultivated by a plough drawn by one ox in one year, or rather during the annual ploughing season. Varied in different regions and different soil types. Approx. 15 acres. Similar to the Dane law term: Oxgang. Bushel: Volume. A dry measure of 8 gallons, or 4 pecks. Cart-load (also called


Which number is exactly opposite 12 through the centre of a dart board?

Different types of dart games Different types of dart games   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cricket: Cricket is my favorite dart game and also the one that I learned first. It is also the most common one played in bars across America. Cricket is a game that, unlike x01, requires some strategy that can help a weaker player beat a stronger player. The Object: The object of the game is to "close" all your numbers (20 down through 15 and bulls-eye) and end up with more or equal points to your opponent. To close a number, you must hit three of that number. The Scoring: The scoreboard is drawn with the numbers 20 through 15 and bullseye written in descending order down the center of the board. Bullseye is usually abbreviated with a B (or C for cork, another term for the bullseye). Each dart that lands in any of the games numbers count toward closing that number. The thin outer ring counts as two of that number and is called a "double". The thin inner ring counts as three of that number and is called a triple. Scoring for one dart is shown by placing a slash ( \ ) next to the number scored. Scoring for two is shown by placing an X next to the number scored. Scoring for three is shown by placing a circle next to the number to indicate it is closed. When three of a number is scored in any combination, it is closed. The Play: The players each take a turn throwing one dart at bulls-eye, closest dart to the bull's-eye gets to throw first. The first player throws three darts at any of the scoring numbers to try to close that number and/or score points (points will be explained later, and games can be played without points). The player then scores the darts that he has thrown and play alternates until one person closes all their numbers and has more or equal points to the opponent. Now let's talk about points. Points is what makes the game of Cricket very interesting. After you close a number, if your opponent does not have the same number closed, any darts that land in that number count as points for you and are totaled on your side of the board. For example, you have your 18 closed and your opponent only has one 18. If you throw a triple 18, you now have 54 points added to any points you may have already scored. If your opponent now throws a triple 18, only two count to close the number. The third does not count for points because your 18 is already closed. If a player has all of their numbers closed including bull's-eyes but has less points, that player has not yet won the game. He must throw enough points to be even or ahead of the opponent. If the only number the opponent has open is bull's-eyes, then the player must throw extra bull's-eyes at 25 points each (or 50 points for the double bulls-eye). Strategy: The best strategy is to close the highest numbers first in descending order (this is the reason they are written that way on the scoreboard). The reason for this is that if points are scored, the player with the higher number closed has a big advantage. If you closed your 20 and scored 20 points in your first round, your opponent would have to throw TWO 19's after they are closed to make up the points and score 38. One important note that I should point out (no pun intended): Deliberately shooting too many points can lead to a bar-room brawl. Darts is considered a "polite game" much like golf. Players do not typically "point monger" each other. Staying one or two bull's-eyes ahead (25 to 50 points) is acceptable. Throwing more points on another player that is not an INCREDIBLY stronger player is not a good idea. On the other hand, by scoring an appropriate number early and simply staying on top of the other player, a weaker player can often beat a stronger player by making the other player have to throw extra bull's-eyes to end the game. Be very careful with this strategy though, sometimes the other player might suddenly turn the tables and will be sure to remember all those extra points you threw on him! Another thing that can happen is that you waste time trying to be sure


If Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday, on what day will New Year's Day fall?

Ace Payroll: Christmas and New Year 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year 2016/2017 Christmas Day is on Sunday 25th December 2016 and Boxing Day is Monday 26th December 2016. New Years Day is Sunday 1st January 2017, with the day after being Monday 2nd January 2017. If Sunday is a normal working day for an employee, then the Sunday is a public holiday for that employee. If the employee does not usually work on a Sunday, then the following Tuesday becomes a public holiday. To check the dates in future years, see the Public Holiday Calendar FAQ. See Also Christmas and New Year 2012/2013 The following is the advice from the Employment Relations Service. If the holiday falls on a weekend, and your employee doesn't normally work on the weekend, the holiday is transferred to the following Monday or Tuesday so that the employee still gets a paid day off. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday and the employee normally works on that day, then the holiday remains at the traditional day and the employee is entitled to that day off on pay. An employee cannot be entitled to more than four public holidays over the Christmas and New Year period, regardless of his or her work pattern. Christmas and New Year's Day this year fall on a Sunday. I understand that in this case, Tuesday becomes the public holiday. In my business, the staff work on all three of these days. Do I have to pay them time and a half for the Sunday, or the Monday and Tuesday, or all three? First, determine which of the days would be a normal working day for the employee if it were not Christmas. Once determined, the following applies If the same staff member usually works all three days, Sunday are Monday are the public holidays. For working those two days you pay time and a half, plus allow the two alternative holidays. For them, Tuesday is not a public holiday. If a staff member works just the Sunday and Monday, or just the Monday and Tuesday, then in both these cases, both days are public holidays. Pay time and a half and allow a day in lieu for each day worked. If an employee usually works just the Sunday and Tuesday, then only the Sunday is a public holiday. The Tuesday is not a public holiday for this employee, because the Tuesday only becomes a public holiday if the employee does not usually work on the Sunday. If an employee would only usually work one of the days between Sunday and Tuesday, then irrespective of which day it is, it is to be treated as a public holiday. This is covered by Section 45 which has changed the handling of the four public holidays at Christmas and New Year. Section 45 Transfer of public holidays over Christmas and New Year (1) For the purposes of this subpart, if any of the public holidays listed in section 44(1)(a) to (d) (christmas and new year) (a) falls on a Saturday and the day would otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on that day: (b) falls on a Saturday and the day would not otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on the following Monday: (c) falls on a Sunday and the day would otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on that day: (d) falls on a Sunday and the day would not otherwise be a working day for the employee, the public holiday must be treated as falling on the following Tuesday. (2) To avoid doubt, this section does not entitle an employee to more than 4 public holidays for the days listed in section 44(1)(a) to (d) (christmas and new year). What this section effectively says is If the Christmas or New Year holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday, and the employee normally works on a Saturday or Sunday, then the Saturday or Sunday are public holidays. If an employee does not usually work on the Saturday or Sunday, then the public holidays are the following Monday or Tuesday. My employee works Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We are closing on Sunday - Christmas Day but will be working every other day. What does the employee get? Your empl


Following the Battle of Borodino, fire raged for four days, destroying an estimated three-quarters of which city?

Fire of Moscow (1812) | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Fire of Moscow (1812) For similar disasters, see Fire of Moscow The 1812 Fire of Moscow broke out on September 14, 1812 in Moscow on the day when Russian troops and most residents abandoned the city and Napoleon 's vanguard troops entered the city following the Battle of Borodino . The fire raged until September 18, destroying an estimated three-quarters of Moscow. Contents Edit Napoleon watching the fire of Moscow Before leaving Moscow, Count Rostopchin gave orders to have the Kremlin and major public buildings (including churches and monasteries) either blown up or set on fire. But this was not the foremost cause of the conflagration that destroyed the city. As the bulk of the French army moved into the city, there were some fires. Their cause has never been determined and both neglect as well as Rostopchin's orders may be among possible reasons. Today, the majority of historians blames the initial fires on Russian sabotage. [1] This version of events is confirmed by General Armand de Caulaincourt . [2] He states that they had been in Moscow for three days. That evening a small fire had broken out but was extinguished and 'attributed to the carelessness of the troops'. Later that evening (10h 30min) Coulaincourt was woken by his valet with the news that 'for three quarters of an hour the city has been in flames'. Fires continued to break out in multiple separate points. Incendiarists were arrested and interrogated and declared that their commanding officer had ordered them to burn everything. 'Houses had been designated to this end.' Later on in the same chapter he asserts 'The existence of inflammable fuses, all made in the same fashion and placed in different public and private buildings, is a fact of which I, as many others, had personal evidence. I saw the fuses on the spot and many were taken to the Emperor.' He goes on to write 'The examination of the police rank-and-file… all proved that the fire had been prepared and executed by order of Count Rostopchin'. A 19th-century caricature ( lubok ) of Napoleon meeting Satan after the Fire of Moscow, by Ivan Alekseevich Ivanov La Grande Armée , that set its position in the manner of a military camp and was looting the city, also had its share of responsibility; many buildings caught fire from bonfires they made for cooking.[ citation needed ] The catastrophe started as many small fires, which promptly grew out of control and formed a massive blaze. Napoleon's police measures and executions of "arsonists" were put into effect after much of the city was already ablaze.[ citation needed ] The fires spread quickly since most buildings in Moscow were made of wood. And although Moscow had a fire brigade, their equipment had previously either been removed or destroyed on Rostopchin's orders. When Napoleon retreated to a castle outside the city, his troops finally lost their discipline and began to loot and pillage all across Moscow. Even hard punishments could not prevent the plundering, beating or raping of Moscow's citizens by French soldiers during the fire. [1] Tolstoy , in his novel War and Peace , suggests that the fire was not deliberately set, either by the Russians or the French, but was the natural result of placing a deserted and mostly wooden city in the hands of invading troops, when fires start nearly every day even with the owners present and a fully functioning police department, and that the soldiers will start fires–from smoking their pipes, cooking their food twice a day, and burning enemy's possessions in the streets. Some of those fires will inevitably get out of control. Without an efficient Fire Department, these house fires will spread to become neighborhood fires, and ultimately a city-wide conflagration. Timeline of events Liturgy in the St Evpla church of Moscow in presence of French soldiers, September 15 of 1812 (Gregorian : Sept. 27). Napoleon retreating from the burning Moscow Dates in Gregorian calendar (new style) and numbers referenced to Clausewitz and Tarle September 8 - Russi


An axolotl is the larva or early form of what?

Axolotls - Rearing from Egg to Adult Rearing Axolotls Introduction I first bred axolotls successfully in the late 1990s. Thankfully I was very successful. By following the advice and directions on this page, you should be too. Axolotl larvae are surprisingly tough, as far as newt and salamander larvae go. By the way, "larvae" is the plural of larva, the term used to describe axolotls (and other newts and salamanders) that have yet to develop all four legs. Due to their toughness, if we follow the guidelines on this page we shouldn't have any major problems rearing the larvae. We should bear in mind that there will always be a few casualities when rearing large numbers of larvae. Some larvae will have "unseen" genetic problems, some will succumb to stress that others will survive, and some will just be plain unlucky. For the beginner, it is most advisable to attempt to rear only a few larvae at a time. It's better to give away or, though it may seem unpleasant, cull most of the eggs, giving the remainder all of your attention and resources, than to try to rear many hundreds of larvae for the first time and see them all die due to stretched resources, bad water conditions, or other problems frequently encountered by beginners. If you have too many eggs, you will find plenty of people willing to accept them from you on the Caudata.org Forum . Likewise, if you are looking for axolotl eggs or young axolotls, you will find them there too. Unusual colours, like the melanoid axolotl larva we can see at the top of this page developing in its egg, are often available through the Forum . Initial care of eggs Finding axolotl eggs, or seeing a female spawning, often occurs when we least expect it, or at least not quite on the day we expect. It's always a good idea to keep an eye out for old spermatophores in the parents' tank so that we have some warning that there may soon be many new mouths to feed. On finding eggs, we must decide if they are to be removed, or the parents are to be removed and the eggs left behind. Many first time breeders opt for the latter choice, but axolotl eggs are quite tough, so the eggs can usually be removed from a tank and moved to another without issue. They can even be removed from rocks if you're careful: there is generally a point of attachment to the egg's outermost jelly layer, which can be sliced with a finger nail, thus freeing the egg. Each egg is surrounded by several layers of jelly, so don't be too afraid. Eggs attached to plants are great, because they will stick to the plants. The plants can be moved carefully to the new tank, thus avoiding all hand contact with the eggs themselves. Once you have made your choice (to move or not to move the eggs), it's time to make sure we have correct conditions for the eggs to hatch. Pictured to the left is a small aquarium (45x20x25 cm, 18x8x10 inch) solely for hatching eggs (I opted to hatch just 100 in this case). Remember to use dechlorinated water. Water shouldn't be soft: do you get limescale in your water pipes or kettle? If you get limescale, your water isn't soft. If you're not sure, you should read the Requirements Page for more information about dissolved salts and their importance. Our next concern is water temperature. Keeping the eggs at a warm temperature (to an absolute maximum of 25 °C /77 °F) will cause the eggs to hatch sooner (generally in less than 14 days), whilst a lower temperature (such as 18 °C / 64 °F) will result in them taking perhaps more than 20 days. Being able to manipulate the time taken to hatch can be very useful if you need a while to secure a food source for the newly hatched axolotls. By lowering the temperature you can give yourself an extra week or two in order to acquire some brineshrimp eggs, culture your Daphnia, or order some microworms from a dealer. Food Speaking of food for little mouths, it's time we considered our options. If you bred your axolotls deliberately, the chances are you are already setup as far as providing tiny live food items is concerned. More often than not though, we need to acquire these


For which painting was Edouard Manet condemned as incompetent and subversive by critics, which damaged his reputation for years?

Shearer West — Portraiture (Oxford History of Art ) by asthenic!syndrome - issuu issuu Portraiture Oxford History of Art Shearer West is Professor of Art History at the University of Birmingham. Her publications include The Image of the Actor: Verbal and Visual Representation in the Age of Garrick and Kemble, Fin de Siècle: Art and Society in an Age of Uncertainty, The Visual Arts in Germany 1890–1940, and the edited books Visions of the ‘neue Frau’: Women and the Visual Arts in Weimar Germany (with Marsha Meskimmon), The Bloomsbury Guide to Art, The Victorians and Race, and Italian Culture in Northern Europe in the Eighteenth Century. Oxford History of Art Titles in the Oxford History of Art series are up-to-date, fully illustrated introductions to a wide variety of subjects written by leading experts in their ﬁeld. They will appear regularly, building into an interlocking and comprehensive series. In the list below, published titles appear in bold. WESTERN ART Archaic and Classical Greek Art Robin Osborne Classical Art From Greece to Rome Mary Beard & John Henderson Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph Jas Elsner Early Medieval Art Lawrence Nees Medieval Art Veronica Sekules Art in Renaissance Italy Evelyn Welch Northern European Art Susie Nash Early Modern Art Nigel Llewellyn Art in Europe 1700–1830 Matthew Craske Modern Art 1851–1929 Richard Brettell After Modern Art 1945–2000 David Hopkins Contemporary Art WESTERN ARCHITECTURE Greek Architecture David Small Roman Architecture Janet Delaine Early Medieval Architecture Roger Stalley Medieval Architecture Nicola Coldstream Renaissance Architecture Christy Anderson Baroque and Rococo Architecture Hilary Ballon European Architecture 1750–1890 Barry Bergdoll Modern Architecture Alan Colquhoun Contemporary Architecture Anthony Vidler Architecture in the United States Dell Upton WORLD ART Aegean Art and Architecture Donald Preziosi & Louise Hitchcock Early Art and Architecture of Africa Peter Garlake African Art John Picton Contemporary African Art Olu Oguibe African-American Art Sharon F. Patton Nineteenth-Century American Art Barbara Groseclose Twentieth-Century American Art Erika Doss Australian Art Andrew Sayers Byzantine Art Robin Cormack Art in China Craig Clunas East European Art Jeremy Howard Ancient Egyptian Art Marianne Eaton-Krauss Indian Art Partha Mitter Islamic Art Irene Bierman Japanese Art Karen Brock Melanesian Art Michael O’Hanlon Mesoamerican Art Cecelia Klein Native North American Art Janet Berlo & Ruth Phillips Polynesian and Micronesian Art Adrienne Kaeppler South-East Asian Art John Guy Latin American Art WESTERN DESIGN Twentieth-Century Design Jonathan Woodham American Design Jeffrey Meikle Nineteenth-Century Design Gillian Naylor Fashion Christopher Breward PHOTOGRAPHY The Photograph Graham Clarke American Photography Miles Orvell Contemporary Photography WESTERN SCULPTURE Sculpture 1900–1945 Penelope Curtis Sculpture Since 1945 Andrew Causey THEMES AND GENRES Landscape and Western Art Malcolm Andrews Portraiture Shearer West Eroticism and Art Alyce Mahon Beauty and Art Elizabeth Prettejohn Women in Art REFERENCE BOOKS The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology Donald Preziosi (ed.) Oxford History of Art 1 1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi São Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Shearer West 2004 First published 2004 by Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the proper permission in writing of Oxford University Press. Within the UK, exceptions are allowed in respect of any fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Desi


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On this day in MUSIC - Page 128 - Historum - History Forums On this day in MUSIC User Name Need help with the website? Contact Us anytime. Art and Cultural History Art and Cultural History Forum - Music, Literature, Mythology, Visual Arts, Sports, Popular Culture Page 128 of 365 From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yeah...I win!! Posts: 14,920 Blog Entries: 2 from the Associated Press in SAN FRANCISCO— 4 March 2012, Sunday Rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose, who formed the band that bore his name and performed with some of rock's heavy hitters, has died . His booking agent, Jim Douglas, says Montrose passed away at his home in Millbrae on Saturday. He was 64. Douglas says Montrose had been in declining health for some time battling prostate cancer and what Douglas termed "personal demons." Besides forming his own band in 1973, which featured Sammy Hagar on lead vocals, Montrose performed with a number of other musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs and the Edgar Winter Group. Douglas said Montrose was working on releasing a DVD and starting a U.S. tour. Montrose is survived by his wife, Leighsa, as well as a son, a daughter and five grandchildren.   From: On a mountain top in Costa Rica. yeah...I win!! Posts: 14,920 in 1807 - 1st performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 4th Symphony in B . in 1856 - Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire. in 1868 - Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofele," premieres in Milan. in 1887 - Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazilian composer) is born. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crL1H8INb8c"]Heitor Villa-Lobos | Bachianas Brasileiras n.1 - Prelï¿½dio (Modinha) - YouTube[/ame] in 1907 - 1st radio broadcast of a musical composition aired. in 1914 - Philip Farkas (US horn player, teacher) is born. in 1917 - 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqpgleq3ssk"]Original Dixieland Jass Band - Dixie Jass Band One-Step - Victor 18255 (first Jazz record ever) - YouTube[/ame] in 1919 - Louis Hirsch & Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in NYC. in 1929 - J. B. Lenoir (US blues guitarist, singer-songwriter) is born. in 1931 - Barry Tuckwell (Australian horn player) is born. in 1933 - Tommy Tucker/Robert Higginbotham (US blues singer, pianist) is born. in 1938 - Paul Evans (US singer, songwriter) in 1939 - Johnny Jenkins (US blues guitarist; the Pinetoppers/solo) is born. in 1944 - Lucio Battisti (Italian singer) is born. in 1946 - Lova Moor/Marie-Claude Jourdain (French singer and dancer) is born. in 1946 - Murray Head (UK actor, singer) is born. in 1946 - Richard Bell (Canadian keyboardist, pianist; Full Tilt Boogie Band/The Band/sessionist) is born. in 1947 - Alfredo Casella dies at age 63. Italian composer born in Turin; he had his biggest success with the ballet La Giara, set to a scenario of Pirandello's; other notable works include Italia, the Concerto Romano, Partita and Scarlattiana for Piano and Orchestra, the Violin and Cello Concerti, Paganiniana, and the Concerto for Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion. Amongst his chamber works, both Cello Sonatas are played with some frequency, as is the very beautiful late Harp Sonata, and the music for Flute and Piano. He also made live-recording player piano music rolls for the Aeolian Duo-Art system, all of which survive today and can be heard. In 1923, together with Gabriele D'Annunzio and Gian Francesco Malipiero from Venice, he founded an association to promote the spread of modern Italian music, the "Corporation of the New Music" is born. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02MMhs3mcTU"]Alfredo Casella: Sinfonia No.2, Op.12 (1908-1910) 1/5 - YouTube[/ame] in 1947 - Clodagh Rodgers (Irish singer) is born. in 1947 - Eddie Hodges (US actor, singer) is born. in 1948 - Eddy Grant (Guyana-born singer, guitar, synthesizer reggae/r&b/soul singer; The Equals/solo) is born. in 1948 - Richard Sidney Hickox CBE (English conductor; choral, orchestral, operatic) is born. TODAY’S MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON . . . in 1950 - Eugene Fodor Jr (American violinist) is born. Fodor was the first American vio


Who is the youngest actor to receive an Oscar for the Best Actor in a Leading Role?

8 of the Youngest Oscar Winners and Nominees of All Time 8 of the Youngest Oscar Winners and Nominees of All Time Reddit When it comes to  the Oscars , usually it’s the older, more established actors that come away with the nominations and awards for their film work. However,  sometimes a young newcomer gives a performance that just cannot be ignored. The following is a list of the youngest Oscar nominees and winners in the acting categories. source: Focus Features 1. Adrien Brody, The Pianist Adrien Brody is the youngest actor to take home an Oscar for Best Actor for his 2002 win for Roman Polanski’s Holocaust film The Pianist. His win might be most remembered for that creepy Halle Berry kiss, but it was history-making because Brody was only 29 years old when he won. That’s much older than any of the other actors on this list, but that only goes to show the Academy’s tendency to honor older actors in the male acting categories. Critics heaped praise on the film, which they saw as one of Polanski’s most personal efforts as he explored his own experiences surviving the Holocaust through the figure of the Polish-Jewish classical composer and pianist Władysław Szpilman. Brody’s performance was honored for his dedication to the role, which saw him learn the piano and lose scary amounts of weight to become the skeletal Szpilman. source: Paramount Pictures 2. Jackie Cooper, Skippy For this 1931 movie about a couple of kids trying to save a dog, Jackie Cooper became the youngest nominee in the Best Actor category at age 9. He’s held the record ever since, for a whopping 84 years. The movie follows the character Skippy, played by Cooper and based on the comic strip of that name by Percy Crosby, as he helps his poor friend Sooky save a dog. The next-youngest actor nominated for the Oscar is a full 10 years older than Cooper. Mickey Rooney was nominated at age 19 for his role in 1939’s Babes in Arms. source: Paramount Pictures 3. Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God Marlee Matlin made history in more ways than one when she took home her Oscar for Best Actress in 1986. She was not only the youngest winner of the award at age 21, but also the only deaf actor ever to win an Academy Award. In Children of a Lesser God, Matlin plays a deaf custodian at a school for the deaf who falls in love with a hearing speech teacher there. As their relationship develops, his insistence that she learn to speak rather than use sign language becomes a major source of discord between them. This was the first performance since the 1926 silent movie You’d Be Surprised to have a deaf actor in a leading role. Matlin has also received a Golden Globe award and four Emmy nominations for her work during her acting career. source: Fox Searchlight 4. Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild The Louisiana native Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest nominee ever in the category of Best Actress at age 9 when she was nominated for her role as the strong-willed young Katrina survivor in the magical realism film Beasts of the Southern Wild. Her nomination also made her the first African American child to earn an Oscar nomination as well as the first person born in the 21st century to do so. She was only 6 years old when the film was made and lied about her age when she auditioned for the role, as she was just 5 and the cut-off age was 6, according to an interview Roger Ebert did with the actress. Director Benh Zeitlin ended up being so impressed with Wallis that he changed the script to better suit her. Reviews of the film lavished her performance with praise. She’s gone on to land the starring role in the high-profile remake of Annie and a modeling campaign with Giorgio Armani. source: Paramount Pictures 5. Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People The 1980 film Ordinary People was the directorial debut of Robert Redford and won four Academy Awards, including for Timothy Hutton’s performance making him the youngest winner for Best Supporting Actor at age 20. The movie is about an upper middle class family attempting to return to normal life after the death of one of


Are depreciation, depletion and amortization similar? | AccountingCoach Q&A Are depreciation, depletion and amortization similar? In accounting the terms depreciation , depletion and amortization often involve the movement of costs from the balance sheet to the income statement in a systematic and logical manner. For example, the systematic expensing of the cost of assets such as buildings, equipment, furnishings and vehicles is known as depreciation. The systematic expensing of the cost of natural resources is referred to as depletion. The systematic expensing of other long-term costs such as bond issue costs and organization costs is referred to as amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization are also described as noncash expenses , since there is no cash outlay in the years that the expense is reported on the income statement. As a result, these expenses are added back to the net income reported in the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows when it is prepared under the indirect method. The term amortization is also used to indicate the systematic reduction in a loan balance resulting from a predetermined schedule of interest and principal payments. Related Q&A


The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which war?

Kids History: Civil War Battles of 1861 and 1862 After the first shot was fired at the Battle of Fort Sumter, the American Civil War would escalate. Many more battles would be fought over the next few years. First Battle of Bull Run This was the first major land battle of the war. It took place on July 21, 1861 near the city of Manassas, Virginia. General Irvin McDowell led the Union troops against P.T. Beauregard's Confederate Army. The goal was to capture the Confederate capitol of Richmond, Virginia. The Union forces were doing well at first until reinforcements came for the south. The Confederate Army started to gain ground and soon the Union forces were fleeing. The Capture of Fort Donelson On February 14-15, 1862, the Union Army under Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Donelson from the Confederates. This is the first major Union victory in the war and opened up a route for the Union Army into Northern Alabama. The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac CSS Virginia by Clary Ray This was one of the most significant naval battles during the civil war primarily because of the new kinds of warships used. It was fought on March 8-9, 1862 near Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Monitor and Merrimac were the first iron clad warships. This meant that instead of just being made of wood, like all the ships before them, they had hard iron on the outside making them very durable against cannon fire. These new ships could easily defeat wooden ships and changed the way navy warships were made around the world. In the actual battle, both ships survived and the fight was largely inconclusive. Battle of Shiloh Fought in Tennessee on April 6-7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh was the largest battle fought in the western part of the country. The Confederate Army, led by General's Albert Johnston and P.T. Beauregard, attacked the Union Army led by General Ulysses S. Grant . They won the first day, however, General Johnston was killed and they stopped the attack. The next day reinforcements arrived for the North. The North counterattacked and drove back the Confederate Army. Both sides suffered heavy losses. There were around 20,000 casualties and 3500 deaths in this battle. The Battle of New Orleans The city of New Orleans was the largest city in the Confederacy and a major port as well. Flag officer David G. Farragut led the attack of the Union Navy from the Mississippi River. He first attempted to bombard the two forts, Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, but was unsuccessful. Then he broke through the chain between the two forts in the river and proceeded to the city of New Orleans. Once in New Orleans he took control of the city on April 24, 1862. This was an important victory for the Union. Seven Days Battles The Seven Days Battles took place between June 25, 1862 and July 1, 1862. There were six major battles fought during this time near the city of Richmond, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army attempted to capture the Union Army under General George B. McClellan. As McClellan's army retreated, Lee continued to attack. McClellan managed to escape, but Lee had gained a victory which increased the moral of the South. Battle of Antietam and Troops at Antietam by The New York Times This was the first major battle fought in the North. It was fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862. The Battle of Antietam is known as the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. There were over 23,000 casualties and 4600 deaths. The Confederate Army, led by General Robert E. Lee, was vastly outnumbered, but still managed to harass and fight off the more conservative Union Army, led by General George B. McClellan. Eventually, though, the Union Amy was able to push back Lee's army and cause them to retreat from Northern soil. Battle of Fredericksburg This battle took place on December 11-15, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was a huge battle involving over 180,000 soldiers. The North was led by General Ambrose Burnside and the South was led by General Robert E. Lee. The North was leading a major attack into the South. General Lee m


Which architect died after being hit by a tram in the streets of Barcelona?

Antoni Gaudí | Casa Batlló Antoni Gaudí International Year of Gaudí 25/06/2002 Today Gaudí has become a world-famous architect, the top name in Catalan architecture. Over the years, his works have gone from being obscure or even criticised to achieving international renown and being symbols and icons of an increasingly global Barcelona. In fact, 2002 was declared the International Year of Gaudí in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his birth. […] + Antoni Gaudí died 10/06/1926 Antoni Gaudí died on June 10th, three days after being hit by a tram, in the Hospital of the Holy Cross, between five and six in the afternoon, according to the newspapers of the time, which also echo the crowd of people who came to the hospital to say their last goodbye to the 74 […] + Was knocked down by tram 07/06/1926 Antoni Gaudí was hit by a tram from the 30th line on June 7 in the “Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes”, between the streets Girona and Bailen, as he was goingto the Sant Felip Neri Church. For his unkempt appearance was not recognised, it was even mistaken for a beggar and was not rescued […] + A major exhibition in Paris 1910 In 1910 a major exhibition of Gaudí’s work opened in the Gran Palais in Paris, and this was the only exhibition outside of Spain dedicated to the architect during his lifetime. + The Crypt in Güell´s Colony 1909 This church is part of an ambitious industrial complex, in the town of Santa Coloma de Cervello (Barcelona). A large textile factory that Eusebi Güell, the great patron of Gaudí, launched in 1890. Mr. Güell´s goal with Colonia Güell was he wanted to be away from the city, where trade union movement was growing and […] + Hotel Attraction: Gaudí’s unfinished project for New York 1908 Currently all of the works created by Gaudí are located in Spain. However, the Catalan architect was commissioned to work in the United States for a project that remained unfinished, Hotel Attraction, which was intended for Manhattan. + Casa Batlló Double Bench 1907 This double bench was designed by Gaudí for the dining room in Casa Batlló. Although it looks like a single piece, it is in fact composed of several different parts fitted together. Its design, with a dividing armrest and two seats which face in different directions, gives it a rather unusual and unexpected appearance, as it breaks the […] + Casa Batlló sewing chair 1907 Sewing Chair, designed by Gaudí for Mrs. Batlló. It adapts to the body posture. Its line eludes straight shapes. + Casa Batlló Chair 1907 This elegant chair was designed by Gaudí for the dining room in Casa Batlló. It is one of the first items of furniture to be ergonomically adapted. Its design presents a reduction of the structure to the bare minimum and an adaptation of the shape to the human body, resulting in a high level of comfort. There is […] + Casa Milà (“La Pedrera”) 1906 This house is located on a vast plot on the corner of Passeig de Gràcia and Provença. Mr. and Mrs. Milà awarded the project to Gaudí, who at the age of 54 was at the height of his career. As a result, the architect hoped to work with complete creative liberty; however, he found himself fettered […] +


What is the common name for decompression sickness?

Decompression Sickness - Causes, Types, and Symptoms Causes, Types, and Symptoms Guest Authors Also known as The Bends and Caisson Disease, Decompression Sickness is an illness that can affect divers or other people (such as miners) who are in a situation that involves pressure rapidly decreasing around the body. DCS, as it is commonly know, is caused by a build up of nitrogen bubbles in the body. When we breathe, approximately 79 of the air we're breathing is nitrogen. As we descend in water, the pressure around our bodies increases, causing nitrogen to be absorbed into our body tissues. This is not actually harmful and it's quite possible for the body to continue to absorb nitrogen until it reaches a point called saturation, which is the point at which the pressure in the tissues equals the surrounding pressure. The problem arises when this pressure needs to be released. In order to release the nitrogen slowly from the body, a diver must ascend slowly and carry out decompression stops if necessary - this allows the nitrogen to slowly seep out of the body tissues and either immediately revert to being a gas or to become tiny harmless bubbles which will eventually become revert to gas. continue reading below our video LeBron vs. Michael: Who's Better? This process is called "Off-gassing" and is normally carried out through the lungs. If a diver ascends too fast and the nitrogen escapes the body tissue too quickly it becomes bubbles in the body and this leads to Decompression Sickness. The bubbles must normally be on the arterial side of the circulatory system to be harmful - they are usually harmless on the venous side. There are several types of Decompression Sickness: Type I Decompression Sickness Type I Decompression Sickness is the least serious form of Decompression Sickness. It normally involves only pain in the body and is not immediately life threatening. It is important to note that symptoms of Type I Decompression Sickness may be warning signs of more serious problems. This is when the nitrogen bubbles come out of solution in skin capillaries . This normally results in a red rash, often on the shoulders and chest. Joint and Limb Pain Decompression Sickness This type is characterized by aching in the joints. It is not known exactly what causes the pain as bubbles in the joint would not have this effect. The common theory is that it is caused by the bubbles aggravating bone marrow, tendons, and joints. The pain can be in one place or it can move around the joint. It is unusual for bisymmetrical symptoms to occur. Type II Decompression Sickness Type II Decompression Sickness is the most serious and can be immediately life-threatening. The main effect is on the nervous system. Neurological Decompression Sickness When nitrogen bubbles affect the nervous system they can cause problems throughout the body. This type of Decompression Sickness normally shows as tingling, numbness, respiratory problems, and unconsciousness. Symptoms can spread quickly and if left untreated can lead to paralysis or even death. Pulmonary Decompression Sickness This is a rare form of Decompression Sickness that occurs when bubbles form in lung capillaries. Fortunately, the majority of the time bubbles dissolve naturally through the lungs. However, it is possible for them to interrupt blood flow to the lungs which can lead to serious and life-threatening respiratory and heart problems. Cerebral Decompression Sickness It is possible for bubbles that make their way into the arterial blood stream to move to the brain and to cause an arterial gas embolism . This is extremely dangerous and can be identified by symptoms such as blurred vision, headaches, confusion, and unconsciousness. Other Forms of Decompression Sickness Extreme tiredness is very common in cases of Decompression Sickness and can sometimes be the only symptom of Decompression Sickness present. It is not know what causes this but you should be aware that extreme fatigue could be a sign of more serious problems. It is also possible for Decompression Sickness to occur in the inner-e


What flower is the English rugby team emblem?

RFU - Twickenham Twickenham Tweet Why a Rose? The simple answer is that we do not know why a rose was chosen as England’s emblem, but there are three possibilities: The royal English rose is white and red. This rose was created to symbolise the marriage between Henry VII (House of Lancaster) and Elizabeth (House of York) and the end of the War of the Roses. Therefore, the English rose is not red, but half red and half white. However, subsequent monarchs (such as Elizabeth I) continued to be associated with the red rose because they were descended from the House of Lancaster. So it is the red rose (rather than the red-and-white rose) that is often, incorrectly, seen as symbolising England or the English monarchy. Therefore the RFU might have selected the red rose for this reason. Secondly, Lawrence Sheriff, the founder of Rugby School (where the game started), was presented with a coat of arms by Elizabeth I and in doing so she allowed him to use her red rose [see above] on the crest. When he founded Rugby School, the new institution based its own coat of arms on his, and so the red rose ended up on the Rugby School crest. The white kit worn by England was taken from the kit used at Rugby School, so it might be that a symbolic image was also taken from the school crest as a badge. Even more likely is the possibility that a combination of this connection with Rugby School and the incorrect identification of the red rose as the English rose [see above]. The third possibility is that the red rose is actually used because it is also the symbol of the county of Lancashire. Of the sub-committee of men who selected the first England side (to play Scotland) in 1871, two came from clubs in Lancashire (Liverpool and Manchester). It is therefore possible that they were also responsible for selecting the England kit (including the red rose). However, it is highly unlikely that the other RFU Committee members would have accepted such a blatantly regional emblem on the national jersey and they would have reversed such a decision immediately. In 1872 a return fixture was arranged, and this was played at the Oval cricket ground in London. It is clear from the RFU meeting minutes that “the same uniform” as the previous year would be used. It was therefore never a foregone conclusion that all post-1871 England teams would wear the same kit and emblem. Various versions of this rose were used thereafter on England rugby shirts until 1920. The new rose takes shape It was Alfred Wright, an RFU employee, who standardised the use of the rose by the RFU on England jerseys. Wright was first employed as a clerk in 1919 and subsequently became Administrative Secretary of the Union. According to Bob Weighill (RFU Secretary 1973-86) Wright was the person who designed the new rose. There are no references to his redesigning or standardising the emblem in the RFU Minute books, nor in any other documents held in the World Rugby Museum. This is not surprising since at that time the RFU helped to administer the game of rugby throughout the world and the redesign of the rose would probably have been seen as a trivial matter. In a photograph of the England rugby team taken at Twickenham on January 25, 1913, it can be seen that the players had different versions of a red rose. In some, such as that worn by C H Pillman, the stalk of the flower is pointing in a different direction. Although some of the 1913 roses followed a broadly similar pattern, they are quite obviously not of an identical design. The fashion for swapping jerseys with an opponent after a game had not yet taken root, so many England players would have worn the same jersey for the duration of their careers. As new players were introduced to the team, they would have had their roses embroidered individually and in isolation. The Wright rose On a photograph of the England rugby team taken at Twickenham on 20 March 1920 is the first photographic evidence that we have for Alfred Wright's rose. It can be seen quite clearly being worn by the majority of the players. 1919/20 was the first internation


In England, what form of punishment was abolished by the Criminal Justice Act of 1948?

JUDICIAL AND PRISON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND Retention of whipping as a judicial penalty and for prison offences Incidence of corporal punishment since 1922 Lessons to be learned from the abolition of corporal punishment in England Retention of whipping as a judicial penalty and for prison offences There appears to be no immediate likelihood of Northern Ireland following the example set by the rest of the United Kingdom which, under the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, s.2, abolished whipping as a form of judicial sentence . A limited measure of reform was instituted in Northern Ireland under the Children and Young Persons Act (N.I.), 1950, s.54(6), which prohibits resort to whipping as a discretionary penalty for any person under seventeen years of age, but although Stormont [Northern Ireland local parliament -- C.F.], when enacting the Criminal Justice Act (N.I.), 1953, chose to follow the lead set a few years earlier by the Westminster Parliament by introducing new forms of prison treatment such as corrective training and preventive detention, it failed to make any provision for the complete abolition of whipping. Power to order corporal punishment for prison offences follows much the same lines as in England and Scotland, being subject to the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs,[1] and the offences punishable by whipping are those covered in the English Act of 1948, viz., mutiny, incitement to mutiny and gross personal violence to a prison officer.[2] [1] See the Prison Rules (N.I.), 1954, r.33 (S.R. & O. (N.I.), 1954, No.7). [2] Prison Act (N.I.), 1953, s.14. It is revealing, however, to note a striking difference in the maximum punishment awardable in the respective countries for such prison offences. Thus, whereas in England under the Prison Act, 1952, s.18 which replaces the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, s.54, the maximum number of strokes which may be imposed is: (1) if the person is twenty-one years or over - eighteen strokes of the cat-o�-nine-tails or birch rod; (2) if the person is under twenty-one years - twelve strokes of a birch rod; in Northern Ireland, under the Prison Act (N.I.), 1953, s.14, the maximum punishment is: (1) if the prisoner is eighteen years or over - thirty-six strokes of the "cat", birch rod or cane, (2) if the prisoner is under eighteen years - eighteen strokes of a birch rod or cane, (3) if the prisoner is a Borstal trainee - twelve strokes of a cane. Northern Ireland, it may be noticed, has elected to retain power to inflict corporal punishment for disciplinary offences in its one male Borstal institution , whereas no such power has ever existed in Scotland, and England dispensed with it under the Criminal Justice Act, 1948, s.54. There is no need to stress the severity of the potential amount of whipping which a prisoner in Northern Ireland may incur, but this is all the more difficult to explain in view of the remarkable fact that Belfast Prison, which is the only prison in the Province for every class of male prisoner, has not known a single case during the years 1922 to 1955 involving the exercise of corporal punishment for one of the recognised prison offences. There was one instance in 1924 of threatened gross violence to a prison officer by a convict serving three years� penal servitude, but the sentence of ten strokes of the birch, awarded by the Visiting Justices, was suspended on condition of good behaviour. Despite the traditional belief in the natural fiery temperament of the Irishman, the experience of H.M. Prison, Belfast, has been singularly free of the type of assaults which are given so much notoriety in the English newspapers, and reliance has been placed, with seemingly satisfactory results, on close confinement, loss of privileges and dietary punishment as the means of dealing with any prisoner bent on violently assaulting a prison officer. To revert to whipping as a judicial penalty, the present position in Northern Ireland is that it is retained for all those crimes which in England, prior to the passing of the 1948 Act, carried a possible sentence


What is the next in the series: Williamsburg Bridge, Rutgers Street Tunnel, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge?

East River, New York City, NY, USA, Collage Video - youtube.com/tanvideo11 - YouTube East River, New York City, NY, USA, Collage Video - youtube.com/tanvideo11 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 Jan 5, 2014 Powered by http://www.tanmarket.com - The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island "including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn" from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland. In reference to its connection to Long Island Sound, it was once also known as the Sound River. The tidal strait usually reverses flow four times a day. Crossings: The river is spanned by ten bridges, which from north to south are: * Throgs Neck Bridge * Rikers Island Bridge "From Queens to Rikers Island only" * Hell Gate Bridge * Robert F. Kennedy Bridge "Triborough, East River Suspension Span" * Roosevelt Island Bridge "east channel only" * Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge * Williamsburg Bridge "Vehicular traffic & Trains of the J M Z subway services" * Manhattan Bridge "Vehicular traffic & Trains of the B D N Q R subway services" * Brooklyn Bridge Tunnels The river is spanned by thirteen tunnels. From north to south, along with uses as of April 2012: * 63rd Street Tunnel "Trains of the F subway service -- upper level; lower level -- under construction for LIRR East Side Access project" * 60th Street Tunnel "Trains of the N Q R subway services" * 53rd Street Tunnel "Trains of the E M subway services" * Steinway Tunnel "Trains of the 7 "7" subway services" * Queens-Midtown Tunnel "Vehicular traffic of Interstate 495" * East River Tunnels "Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak trains from Penn Station to points north and east" * 14th Street Tunnel "Trains of the L subway service" * Rutgers Street Tunnel "Trains of the F subway service" * Cranberry Street Tunnel "Trains of the A C subway services" * Clark Street Tunnel "Trains of the 2 3 subway services" * Montague Street Tunnel "Temporarily closed for post-Hurricane Sandy construction" * Joralemon Street Tunnel "Trains of the 4 5 subway services" * Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel "Vehicular traffic of Interstate 478" Tram Roosevelt Island Tramway "west channel only" Source: wikipedia.org


What name was given to people who believed that James II and his descendants were the rightful rulers of Britain?

The History of Early Modern Britain from 1485   The Tudor Dynasty Henry VII presided over a strengthened monarchy which exercised increasingly centralised control over the country. However, he and his successors were dogged by the questionable legitimacy of their dynasty. The problem came to a head in Henry VIIIï¿½s reign because of his repeated failure to produce a male heir. Henry attempted to remarry, but the Pope refused to dissolve his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. This led Henry to break away from the Catholic Church. After multiple marriages, he did produce a son, the sickly Edward VI, who died six years into his reign. He was succeeded by his elder half-sister Mary I. Mary was the wife of King Philip II of Spain, a staunchly Catholic monarch, and England was immediately riven into pro-Catholic and pro-Protestant camps, where religious and political divisions were inseparable. However, at Maryï¿½s death, she was succeeded by her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth I. Elizabeth never married and died without an heir in 1603. Her designated heir was James VI of Scotland, the son of Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1567). Mary was the grand-daughter of Henry VIIIï¿½s sister Margaret, who had married into the Stuart dynasty of Scotland (she was the wife of James IV). Thus Mary was always a potential claimant of the English throne, and Elizabeth was eventually forced to execute her in 1587. However, by making Maryï¿½s son her heir, Elizabeth secured an easy succession for the Scottish king and an easy transition from the Tudor to the Stuart dynasty. Henry VIII and the Uncertain Succession The Tudor dynasty oversaw the gradual disappearance of the old feudal organisation of England. The process accelerated when Henry VIII broke from Rome and made himself Supreme Head of the English Church. He had the Catholic monasteries dissolved and re-distributed their vast wealth to his courtiers in exchange for their political support. The same process encouraged the further development of courtly culture, as people gathered around the king in order to secure their political advancement. Henryï¿½s son (by his third wife, Jane Seymour) was Edward VI. During his short reign the religious principles of the Church of England were given a strong doctrinal basis and formalised in 1553. However, his successor was the half-Spanish Mary I (daughter of Henry VIIIï¿½s first wife Catherine of Aragon), who was married to Philip II of Spain. Mary tried to reverse the doctrinal changes which had taken place under her father and half-brother, and many of the leading Protestants were forced to flee to the Continent or were burned at the stake. Maryï¿½s accession had been opposed by leading politicians and she had to deal with rebellion throughout her reign. At her death, her half-sister Elizabeth I (daughter of Henry VIIIï¿½s third wife, Anne Boleyn) restored Protestant rule. Elizabeth I Although Elizabeth did not eliminate the religious tensions of the preceding twenty years, they retreated to a simmering undercurrent under her strong rule. Although neither Catholics nor reformists were satisfied with her doctrinal reforms, the majority of the population looked to the monarch as the prime source of authority in religion. Under Elizabeth, much of the power held by the monarch became invested in Elizabeth herself, creating a cult of personality which touched nearly every aspect of Elizabethan society. Internally, the Queenï¿½s courtiers struggled to gain her favour, and, externally, England was able to sway the balance of power in Europe between Spain and France. In particular, her ability to manipulate her many suitors without ever marrying had the effect of concentrating the glory of the realm more fully in her person, so that she eventually insisted that England itself was her spouse, and her persona as the Virgin Queen became the object of almost religious adulation. English nationalism and adoration of its queen became one and the same. Despite the growing power of England, Spain had become the most powerful nation in Europe. In 1556 Philip II (1556-1


What was the original name of the board game invented by Elliot Rudell, similar to Scrabble, whereby letters can be stacked on top of others to create new words?

Patent US20100109247 - Interconnecting game tiles and games therewith - Google Patents Interconnecting game tiles and games therewith US 20100109247 A1 Abstract A game set that includes a plurality of tiles. Each tile has at least one indicia and at least one attachment feature that allows the tiles to be attached to each other in a three-dimensional manner. The tiles can be attached to create at least one visual image. For example, the indicia may be letters and the tiles can be attached in either horizontal or vertical directions to create words. A player may be provided a score that corresponds to the number of tiles attached by that player. The attachment of tiles allows the three-dimensional game to be played without a game board. Images(10) Claims(29) 1. A game set, comprising: a plurality of tiles that each have an indicia and at least one attachment feature that allows said tiles to be attached to each other in a three-dimensional manner. 2. The game set of claim 1 , wherein said attachment feature includes a detent and a protrusion that aligns and attaches two adjacent tiles stacked on top of each other in a vertical direction. 3. The game set of claim 1 , wherein said attachment feature includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 4. The game set of claim 2 , wherein said attachment feature includes a tongue and a groove that attaches two adjacent tiles side by side in a horizontal direction. 5. The game set of claim 1 , wherein each tile has a first indicia on a first side of said tile and a second indicia on a second side of said tile. 6. The game set of claim 5 As shown in FIG. 3 , and illustrated as appearing on an imaginary reference grid (numbers 1-10 and lower case letters a-j) for ease of description, the indicia of the tiles 12 may be interconnected to play a word game. For example, the game may be played in accordance with the general rules of the game UPWORDS, or rules similar to the UPWORDS game. By way of example, each player may be initially given a predetermined number of tiles (e.g. 5 tiles). A first player may attach tiles to create a word with at least two letters. The second player may add tiles to create a different word(s) by attaching a tile(s) in either a horizontal or vertical direction from the existing word. The entire set of interconnected tiles can be rotated about the playing surface so that the letters face the second player. [0033] A player can use the letter on either side of a particular tile. For example, if the word “AFTER” was constructed (in row g. of FIG. 3 ) and a player has a tile with the letter “L” on one side and the letter “C” on the other side then the player can use the letter L to create “ALTER”. By way of example (not illustrated) if the word “RATE” was constructed and a player had a tile with the letter “L” on one side and the letter “C” on the other side then the player could either add the letter “C” to create “CRATE” putting the “C” in front of “RATE”, or could create the word “LATE” by placing the “L” on top of the “R” in “RATE”. FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a game wherein tiles are interconnected and stacked atop one another, by players. [0034] The game play may include certain stacking rules, such as limiting the number of stacked tiles to 5 high, or requiring that the tabs of stacked tiles be aligned. For example, stacked tiles must all have tabs along the same two sides and grooves along the same two sides. [0035] Each player takes turns attaching tiles to create new words. A player may draw from a pile of tiles to replace the tiles that were used. A score can be provided to a player after each turn. The score for vertically stacked tiles can be different than horizontally coupled tiles. For example, two points may be provided for each horizontally attached tile in a word. One point may be provided for each tile within a vertical stack. For example, if a player has four tiles beneath a tile, that player receives five points for that letter. A player that cannot form a word may pass to the nex


What is the name for the masses of lymphoid tissue between the nose and throat that are sometimes removed by an operation in cases where enlargement is having a detrimental effect on health?

shoulders neck The following are the most common signs/symptoms of acne. However, each adolescent may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include: blackheads pus-filled lesions that may be painful nodules (solid, raised bumps) The symptoms of acne may resemble other skin conditions. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis. Treatment of acne: The goal of acne treatment is to minimize scarring and improve appearance. Specific treatment will be determined by your child's physician based on: your child's age, overall health, and medical history severity of the acne your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies expectations for the course of the condition your opinion or preference Treatment for acne will include topical or systemic drug therapy. Depending upon the severity of acne, topical medications (medications applied to the skin) or systemic medications (medications taken orally) may be prescribed by your child's physician. In some cases, a combination of both topical and systemic medications may be recommended. Topical medications to treat acne: Prescription topical medications are often prescribed to treat acne. Topical medication can be in the form of a cream, gel, lotion, or solution. Examples include: benzoyl peroxide tetracycline Treatment for severe, cystic, or inflammatory acne: Isotretinoin, an oral drug, may be prescribed for individuals with severe, cystic, or inflammatory acne to prevent extensive scarring. Isotretinoin reduces the size of the sebaceous glands that produce the skin oil, increases skin cell shedding, and affects the hair follicles, thereby reducing the development of acne lesions. Isotretinoin can clear acne in 90 percent of patients. However, the drug has major unwanted side effects. It is very important to discuss this medication with your child's physician. Antibiotics and Acne Antibiotics are one of the few effective treatments for acne. However, new research indicates that one specific bacterium associated with severe acne, Propionibacterium acnes, is becoming increasingly resistant against antibiotic treatment. This trend may lead to decreased effectiveness of antibiotics in the treatment of future acne, according to the researchers. The researchers recommend that dermatologists restrict their use of antibiotic treatment for acne and test other regimens, including different antibiotics and alternative therapies.  Always consult your child's physician for more information. Acne Scar Removal Specific dermatological procedures to minimize acne scars will be determined by your physician based on: your age, overall health, and medical history severity of the scar your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies your opinion or preference Although acne often is a chronic condition, even if it lasts only during adolescence, acne can leave life-long scars. Acne scars typically look like "ice pick" pit scars or craterlike scars. Although proper treatment for acne may help minimize scarring, several dermatological procedures may help to further minimize any acne scars, including the following: dermabrasion Dermabrasion may be used to minimize small scars, minor skin surface irregularities, surgical scars, and acne scars. As the name implies, dermabrasion involves removing the top layers of skin with an electrical machine that abrades the skin. As the skin heals from the procedure, the surface appears smoother and fresher. chemical peels Chemical peels are often used to minimize sun-damaged skin, irregular pigment, and superficial scars. The top layer of skin is removed with a chemical application to the skin. By removing the top layer, the skin regenerates, often improving its appearance. collagen injections A type of collagen that is derived from purified bovine (cow) collagen is injected beneath the skin to replace the body's natural collagen that has been lost. Injectable collagen is generally used to treat wrinkles, scars, and facial lines. laser resurfacing Laser resurfacing uses high-energy light to burn away damaged skin.


What is the name for an expert on reptiles?

Be An Expert: Reptiles & Amphibian Become an expert on the care of a garter snake. Housing: What kind of house or cage would a garter snake live   in? Furnishings: What will you need to put in the garter snake's   house? Heating: How will you regulate the temperature? Feeding: What and how often will you feed the garter snake? Handling: How should the garter snake be handled? Medical Problems: List any medical problems a garter snake is   susceptible to. Create a foldable snake book that will display the answers to the care of a garter snake. 14. Herp Care     25 Points Take care of a reptile or amphibian for one month. Record food accepted, eating method, color changes, shedding of skin, and any observations. Animal Name ___________________     Dates ______________________ 15. Frog Eggs/Tadpoles     15 Points Keep the eggs or tadpoles of an frog from the time of laying until the transformation into tadpoles. Ponds, small lakes, and creeks are ideal places to find amphibian eggs and catch tadpoles. Collect 2 eggs or tadpoles for each gallon of water. place a small flag to remember where to return the grown frogs. Every 3 days draw what you see as the eggs develop. Eggs and tadpoles can be kept in a large, flat pan, fish bowl, aquarium, or a large glass jar. Use water from the pond where you collect the eggs or larvae. Chlorinated tap water can harm or kill amphibian eggs and larvae. It is not necessary to provide sand or gravel. Eggs found in submerged habitats should be kept submerged. Eggs found floating should be allowed to float. Feed the tadpoles finely ground commercial goldfish food. Feed only what the tadpoles can eat in a hour to avoid fouling the water. Remove any uneaten food promptly. As tadpoles become frogs, their diet changes. They begin to feed on live animals such as insects and small crustaceans. Tiny meal worms or aphids from infested houseplants are your best bet. You might want to simply release the little frogs to ensure their survival. Use the Frog Diary found at: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/museums/education/pdf/primaryresource.pdf page 18   16. Reptile Observation & Information     15 Points Choose a reptile that you can observe at a zoo, at school, a pet store, or another place. Study the reptile weekly for one month. At each visit, draw the reptile. Note any changes in color, shedding of skin, and general habits and behavior. Research information on food, native habitat, range, preferred climate, life span, and predators. Identify human caused threats to its population and laws that protect the species or its habitat. Share what you have learned by creating a report, a foldable book, or a poster on your reptile.


Who was the Greek goddess of victory daughter of Pallas represented as a winged figure wreathed or palm bearing sometimes guiding victors' horses?

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