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Taking her stage name from a Queen song, what singer was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in 1986? | lady gaga | [DOC] [TLE] Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986),Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), [PAR] Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), [PAR] Количество слайдов: 10 [PAR] Описание презентации Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), по слайдам [PAR] Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American pop singer-songwriter. After enrolling at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003 and later performing in the rock music scene of New York City’s Lower East Side, she signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. During her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of recording artist Akon who, recognizing her vocal abilities, signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution. Lady Gaga [PAR] Gaga came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success and achieved international popularity with the singles «Just Dance» and «Poker Face». The album reached number one on the record charts of six countries, topped the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart while simultaneously peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and accomplished positions within the top ten worldwide. Achieving similar worldwide success The Fame Monster (2009), its follow-up, produced a further three global chart-topping singles «Bad Romance», «Telephone» and «Alejandro» and allowed her to embark on her second global concert tour, The Monster Ball Tour, just months after having finished her first, The Fame Ball Tour. The Fame Monster [PAR] Her second studio album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts in all major musical markets after the arrival of its singles «Born This Way», «Judas» and «The Edge of Glory»—the first-mentioned achieved the number-one spot in countries worldwide and was the fastest-selling single in the history of i. Tunes, selling one million copies in five days. [3]Influenced by glam rock singers such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, as well as dance-pop artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson, Gaga is well-recognized for her outré and ever-changing sense of style in music, in fashion, in performance and in her music videos. Her contributions to the music industry have accrued her numerous achievements such as five Grammy Awards—among twelve nominations—and four Guinness World Records. [ [PAR] Gaga has sold an estimated 25 million albums and 70 million singles, making her one of the best-selling music artists worldwide. [6] In the United States, she is among the best-selling digital artists, selling an estimated 29. 3 million digital singles over the course of her career. [7] In 2010, Billboard named her the Artist of the Year, and ranked her as the seventy-third best artist of the 2000 s decade. [8][9] Gaga has been included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes’ annual lists. [10] [PAR] Musical style and influences A 30 -second sample of Lady Gaga’s «Just Dance» featuring the chorus sung by Lady Gaga and Colby O’Donis in the range of B 3 to C♯, backed by a synth marching beat. The song became her first international hit single. Problems listening to this file? See media help. Gaga has been mainly influenced by glam rock singers such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, as well as dance-pop artists such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. [36] [119] The Queen song «Radio Ga Ga» inspired her stage name, «Lady Gaga». [25] [120] She commented: «I adored Freddie Mercury and Queen had a hit called ‘Radio Gaga’. That’s why I love the name [. . . ] Freddie was unique—one of the biggest personalities in the whole of pop music. «[119] Gaga |
In the board game Operation, which ailment requires the removal of a small, plastic wrench? | wrenched ankle | [DOC] [TLE] Operation (game)Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players' hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. The game's prototype was invented in 1964 by John Spinello, a University of Illinois industrial design student at the time, who sold his rights to the game to Milton Bradley for a sum of USD $500 and the promise of a job upon graduation. Initially produced by Milton Bradley in 1965, Operation is currently made by Hasbro, with an estimated franchise worth of USD $40 million. [PAR] The game is a variant on the old-fashioned electrified wire loop game popular at funfairs around the United States. It consists of an "operating table", lithographed with a comic likeness of a patient (nicknamed "Cavity Sam") with a large red lightbulb for his nose. In the surface are a number of openings, which reveal cavities filled with fictional and humorously named ailments made of plastic. The general gameplay requires players to remove these plastic ailments with a pair of tweezers without touching the edge of the cavity opening. [PAR] Gameplay [PAR] Operation includes two sets of cards: The Specialist cards are dealt out evenly amongst the players at the beginning of the game. [PAR] In the U.S. version, players take turns picking Doctor cards, which offer a cash payment for removing each particular ailment, using a pair of tweezers connected with wire to the board. Successfully removing the ailment is rewarded according to the dollar amount shown on the card. However, if the tweezers touch the metal edge of the opening during the attempt (thereby closing a circuit), a buzzer sounds, Sam's nose lights up red, and the player loses the turn. The player holding the Specialist card for that piece then has a try, getting double the fee if he or she succeeds. [PAR] Since there will be times when the player drawing a certain Doctor card also holds the matching Specialist card, that player can purposely botch the first attempt in order to attempt a second try for double value. [PAR] The game can be difficult, due to the shapes of the plastic ailments and the fact the openings are barely larger than the pieces themselves. [PAR] *Adam's Apple: an apple in the throat ($100). "Adam's apple" is a colloquial term referring to the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx that becomes more visually prominent during puberty. [PAR] *Broken Heart: a heart shape with a crack through it on the right side of the chest ($100). The phrase "broken heart" refers to an emotional feeling in which someone is very sad for a reason such as a breakup with a romantic partner. [PAR] *Wrenched Ankle: a wrench in the right ankle ($100). "Wrenched ankle" is an alternative term for a sprained ankle. [PAR] *Butterflies in Stomach: a large butterfly in the middle of the torso ($100). The name comes from the feeling in the stomach when nervous, excited or afraid. [PAR] *Spare Ribs: two ribs fused together as one piece ($150). "Spare Ribs" are a cut of meat or a dish prepared from that cut. [PAR] *Water on the Knee: a pail of water in the knee ($150). Colloquialism for fluid accumulation around the knee joint. [PAR] *Funny Bone: a cartoon-style bone ($200). A reference to the colloquial name of the ulnar nerve which is itself thought to be a play on the anatomical name for the upper arm bone (the humerus). [PAR] *Charley Horse: a small horse resting near the hip joint ($200). A "charley horse" is a sudden spasm in the leg or foot that can be cured by massage or stretching. [PAR] *Writer's Cramp: a pencil in the forearm ($200). A "writer's cramp", which is a soreness in the wrist that can be cured by resting it. [PAR] *The Ankle Bone Connected to the Knee Bone: A rubber band that must be stretched between two pegs at the left ankle and knee. This is the only non |
Born on Dec 9, 1886, which Brooklyn, NY resident invented the process of flash freezing food to prevent damage to the food? | clarence birdseye | [DOC] [TLE] Flash freezingFlash freezing refers to the process in various industries whereby objects are frozen in a few hours by subjecting them to cryogenic temperatures, or in direct contact with liquid nitrogen at . [PAR] The freezing process results in ice crystals formed from intra- and extracellular water, and subsequent crystal growth. Flash freezing is used in the food industry to quickly freeze perishable food items (see frozen food). In this case, food items are subjected to temperatures well below water's melting/freezing point. The freezing speed directly influences the nucleation process and ice crystal size. Decreased growth of the initially formed ice crystals is a result of a high heat removal rate and causes an increased rate of nucleation. Smaller, more ubiquitous ice crystals cause less damage to cell membranes. [PAR] Flash freezing techniques are also used to freeze biological samples fast enough that large ice crystals cannot form and damage the sample. This rapid freezing is done by submerging the sample in liquid nitrogen or a mixture of dry ice and ethanol. [PAR] A supercooled liquid will stay in a liquid state below the normal freezing point when it has little opportunity for nucleation; that is, if it is pure enough and has a smooth enough container. Once agitated it will rapidly become a solid. [PAR] American inventor Clarence Birdseye developed the quick-freezing process of food preservation in the 20th century. [PAR] This process was further developed by American inventor Daniel Tippmann by producing a vacuum and drawing the cold air through palletized food. His process has been sold and installed under the trade name "QuickFreeze" and enables blast freezing of palletized food in 35% less time than conventional blast freezing. |
By what name, shared by a Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman movie, do the sports teams from The University of Alabama play? | crimson tide | [DOC] [TLE] University of AlabamaThe University of Alabama (Alabama or UA) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, and the flagship of the University of Alabama System. Founded in 1820, UA is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama. UA offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work. [PAR] As one of the first public universities established in the early 19th century southwestern frontier of the United States, the University of Alabama has left a vast cultural imprint on the state, region and nation over the past two centuries. The school was a center of activity during the American Civil War and the African-American Civil Rights Movement. The University of Alabama varsity football program (nicknamed the Crimson Tide), which was inaugurated in 1892, ranks as one of 10 winningest programs in US history. In a 1913 speech then-president George H. Denny extolled the university as the "capstone of the public school system in the state [of Alabama]," lending the university its current nickname, The Capstone. The University of Alabama has consistently been ranked as one of the top 50 public universities in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report. [PAR] History [PAR] In 1818, Congress authorized the newly created Alabama Territory to set aside a township for the establishment of a "seminary of learning". When Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, a second township was added to the land grant, bringing it to a total of 46,000 acres (186 km²). The General Assembly of Alabama established the seminary on December 18, 1820, named it "The University of the State of Alabama", and created a Board of Trustees to manage the construction and operation of the university. The board chose as the site of the campus a place which was then just outside the city limits of Tuscaloosa, the state capital at the time. The new campus was designed by William Nichols, also the architect of newly completed Alabama State Capitol building and Christ Episcopal Church. Influenced by Thomas Jefferson's plan at the University of Virginia, the Nichols-designed campus featured a 70 ft wide, 70 ft high domed Rotunda that served as the library and nucleus of the campus. The university's charter was presented to the first university president in the nave of Christ Episcopal Church. UA opened its doors to students on April 18, 1831, with the Reverend Alva Woods as President. [PAR] An academy-style institution during the Antebellum period, the university emphasized the classics and the social and natural sciences. There were around 100 students per year at UA in the 1830s. However, as Alabama was a frontier state and a sizable amount of its territory was still in the hand of various Native American tribes until the 1840s, it lacked the infrastructure to adequately prepare students for the rigors of university education. Consequently, only a fraction of students who enrolled in the early years remained enrolled for long and even fewer graduated. Those who did graduate, however, often had distinguished careers in Alabama and national politics. Early graduates included Benjamin F. Porter and Alexander Meek. [PAR] As the state and university matured, an active literary culture evolved on campus and in Tuscaloosa. UA had one of the largest libraries in the country on the eve of the Civil War with more than 7,000 volumes. There were several thriving literary societies, including the Erosophic and the Phi Beta Kappa societies, which frequently had lectures by such distinguished politicians and literary figures as United States Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell, novelist William Gilmore Simms, and Professor Frederick Barnard (later president of Columbia University). The addresses to those societies reveal a vibrant intellectual culture in Tuscaloosa; they also illustrate the proslavery ideas that were so central to the University and the state. [PAR] Discipline and student behavior was a major issue at the |
Currently the 3rd most popular search engine, what is the name of Microsoft's competitor to Google? | bing | [DOC] [TLE] Search Engines That Compete With Google | InvestopediaSearch Engines That Compete With Google | Investopedia [PAR] Search Engines That Compete With Google [PAR] By Dan Blystone | Updated December 28, 2015 — 9:32 AM EST [PAR] Since its launch in the late 1990's Google ( GOOG ) has grown to become the dominant leader in Internet-related searches. So much so that its name has entered our lexicon as a verb to describe online searches (“I googled the recipe”). The company has only two direct competitors with substantial market share ː Microsoft Corporation's ( MSFT ) Bing and Yahoo Inc.'s ( YHOO ) search. However, its most threatening competition may come from search engines within websites and apps that offer more than just searches, such as those of Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN ) and Facebook, Inc. ( FB ). [PAR] The market for online searches is golden, representing almost half of all online ad spending. Estimates from eMarketer indicate that ad spending worldwide will reach $170 billion in 2015 with search ads accounting for $81 billion. The profitable nature of search means it is one of the most fiercely competitive arenas in the online world. [PAR] The Major Players In Search [PAR] Google [PAR] Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University, and it was incorporated in 1998. For more than a decade, the company has been the leader in online searches and as of June 2015, their website is ranked as the most popular in the world by web traffic data firm Alexa Internet, Inc. Google boasts a 64% share of U.S. desktop searches as of April 2015, according to Internet analytics company comScore. The company makes money primarily through selling online advertising and in this area they are also dominant. EMarketer estimates that Google's 2015 search ad revenue will grow to $44 billion worldwide, a 54.5% share, with Microsoft and Yahoo combined taking just 6.5%. [PAR] Google's search results continue to evolve rapidly, moving towards the ability to answer queries directly. Co-founder and chief executive Larry Page has renamed the search division “knowledge” and in some cases, search results have started to show direct answers along with the usual list of relevant links. (See alsoː Who are Google's (GOOG) main competitors? ) [PAR] Bing [PAR] Microsoft launched their search engine, Bing, in 2009, competing directly with Google. Bing took over from its predecessor called Live Search, which was launched in 2006. Microsoft invested heavily in promoting Bing, and it was successful in increasing its market share within a relatively short timeframe. In 2009, Bing began to also power Yahoo Search. According to comScore, Microsoft sites had a 20% share of U.S. desktop searches as of April 2015. Like Google, Bing makes money from selling online advertising, which currently allows customers to place ads alongside both Bing and Yahoo search results. [PAR] Yahoo Search [PAR] Yahoo started out as an online directory in 1994, and by 1998, it was the most popular starting point for web users. In 2001, Yahoo's search was powered by Inktomi. After that, it used Google technology until 2004. Yahoo is also known globally for its web portal that offers content on subjects such as sports, finance, music, and movies. According to comScore, Yahoo sites have a 12% share of U.S. desktop searches as of April 2015. [PAR] Others [PAR] Ask Network and AOL have a modest 1.8% and 1.1% share of the US desktop search market respectively, according to comScore. Baidu is the leading search engine in China and is ranked the fourth most popular website in the world by Alexa Internet. However, since its results are mostly relevant for Chinese users only, it is unlikely to be a major competitor to Google outside of China. [PAR] Indirect Competition to Google Search [PAR] Amazon [PAR] Speaking in Berlin in 2014, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said, “Many people think our main competition is Bing or Yahoo. But, really, our biggest search competitor is Amazon.” [PAR] He pointed out that very often shoppers will bypass Google, saying “last year almost a third of people looking to buy something started on Amazon - |
Which famous bodybuilder advertised his ability to transform a "97 pound weakling" into a muscle man? | charles atlas | [DOC] [TLE] 50% Off @ Oscar Whitee - Las Vegas, NV | Groupon50% Off @ Oscar Whitee - Las Vegas, NV | Groupon [PAR] One Month of Weekly Fit Classes [PAR] Three Months of Weekly Fit Classes [PAR] Includes: * Weekly Fit Classes * Discounts on Herbalife Products * Oscar Whitee 2017 Calendar (1 Year Only) [PAR] Isometrics: All You Need Is You [PAR] Your trainer may throw a few isometric movements into the fitness mix. Bulk up with knowledge via Groupon’s intro to isometrics. [PAR] Charles Atlas, the mail-order fitness king, made his famous transformation from 97-pound weakling to “The World’s Most Perfectly Developed Man” partly by standing stock-still. In his system of self-perfection, he often used moves that pitted muscle against muscle without moving the joints, which is also known as isometrics. These kinds of exercises were ideal during the Great Depression because they required little to no equipment. Press your palms together, hold a plank position, push against a wall, or flex your biceps and you’re increasing tension and placing beneficial stress on your muscle fibers even though you’re not going anywhere. You’re also not requiring much from your joints, tendons, or connective tissue, so isometrics can be an excellent way to maintain muscle even while recovering from an injury or a career as human pretzel. People with arthritis who experience pain with movement can also find them beneficial. [PAR] Because they involve holding one position, isometric exercises are tightly targeted on relatively small sections of muscle. For that reason, you probably won’t find a strength-training program that relies on isometric moves alone—in order to develop strength across your entire range of motion, you need to stress the muscle at every angle.[DOC] [TLE] Personal-Training Sessions - Teamdunston | GrouponPersonal-Training Sessions - Teamdunston | Groupon [PAR] $89 for four personal training sessions ($360 value) [PAR] $169 for eight personal training sessions ($720 value) [PAR] $159 for four personal training sessions for two people ($640 value) [PAR] $309 for eight personal training sessions for two people ($1,280 value) [PAR] Isometrics: All You Need Is You [PAR] Your trainer may throw a few isometric movements into the fitness mix. Bulk up with knowledge via Groupon’s intro to isometrics. [PAR] Charles Atlas, the mail-order fitness king, made his famous transformation from 97-pound weakling to “The World’s Most Perfectly Developed Man” partly by standing stock-still. In his system of self-perfection, he often used moves that pitted muscle against muscle without moving the joints, which is also known as isometrics. These kinds of exercises were ideal during the Great Depression because they required little to no equipment. Press your palms together, hold a plank position, push against a wall, or flex your biceps and you’re increasing tension and placing beneficial stress on your muscle fibers even though you’re not going anywhere. You’re also not requiring much from your joints, tendons, or connective tissue, so isometrics can be an excellent way to maintain muscle even while recovering from an injury or a career as human pretzel. People with arthritis who experience pain with movement can also find them beneficial. [PAR] Because they involve holding one position, isometric exercises are tightly targeted on relatively small sections of muscle. For that reason, you probably won’t find a strength-training program that relies on isometric moves alone—in order to develop strength across your entire range of motion, you need to stress the muscle at every angle. [PAR] Customer Reviews[DOC] [TLE] Summary/Reviews: The story of Charles Atlas, strong manSummary/Reviews: The story of Charles Atlas, strong man / [PAR] The story of Charles Atlas, strong man / [PAR] Simple text and illustrations present the life of fitness legend Charles Atlas. Full description [PAR] Main Author: [PAR] No Tags, Be the first to tag this record! [PAR] Saved in: [PAR] Staff View [PAR] SUMMARY [PAR] He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars into giant Us, and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas wasn't always one of America's most famous strong men |
Former Representative from the 5th district, Rahm Emanuel was born on Nov 29, 1959. What government position does he hold? | chief of staff | [DOC] [TLE] Rahm Emanuel - Sensagent.comRahm Emanuel : definition of Rahm Emanuel and synonyms of Rahm Emanuel (English) [PAR] Emanuel was chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 mid-term elections and remained a top strategist for House Democrats during the 2008 cycle . After Democrats regained control of the House in 2006, Emanuel was elected chairman of the Democratic Caucus . This made him the fourth-ranking House Democrat, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn . [4] [PAR] Two days after Obama's election victory, Emanuel was announced as Obama's designee for White House Chief of Staff. [5] He resigned from the House on January 2, 2009, [6] and began his duties as Chief of Staff on January 20, 2009, the day of Obama's inauguration. [5] [PAR] Emanuel resigned as Chief of Staff effective October 1, 2010, in order to pursue a campaign to run for Mayor of Chicago pending the announced retirement of six-term incumbent Richard M. Daley . On January 27, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling [7] that had cast doubt on Emanuel's candidacy; the court unanimously held that Emanuel did not abandon his Chicago residency by serving in the White House, thus affirming his eligibility to run for mayor. [8] He won the Mayoral election on February 22, 2011, with 55% of the vote. [9] President Obama appointed William M. Daley , the brother of Emanuel's predecessor as mayor, as Chief of Staff to replace Emanuel. [PAR] Contents [PAR] 11 External links [PAR] Early and personal life [PAR] Emanuel was born in Chicago , Illinois , to Jewish parents. [6] His father, Benjamin M. Emanuel, is a Jerusalem -born [10] pediatrician who was once a member of the Irgun , a Jewish paramilitary organization that operated in Mandate Palestine . His mother, Marsha Smulevitz, is the daughter of a Chicago union organizer. [1] She worked in the civil rights movement and owned, briefly, a local rock and roll club. [11] She is now a psychiatric social worker . [11] The two met in Chicago in the 1950s. [1] Emanuel's older brother Ezekiel Emanuel is an oncologist and bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health , and his younger brother Ari Emanuel , a Hollywood talent agent. [12] He has an adopted sister, Shoshanna, who is 14 years younger. [11] Emanuel's grandfather was a Romanian Jew from Moldova . [13] [PAR] Emanuel's first name, Rahm (רם) means high or lofty in Hebrew . [14] [15] The surname Emanuel (עמנואל), adopted by the family in honor of his father's brother Emanuel Auerbach, who was killed in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in Jerusalem, means God with us. Sources disagree as to whether the family name was changed in 1933 or 1938. [11] [14] [15] [PAR] When the family lived in Chicago, Emanuel attended the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School . After his family moved to Wilmette , he attended public schools: Romona School, Locust Junior High School, and New Trier West High School . [1] [16] He and his brothers attended summer camp in Israel, including just after the 1967 Six-Day War . [11] [17] [PAR] While working at an Arby's restaurant in his high school years, Emanuel severely cut his right middle finger on a meat slicer. He sought medical attention after suffering a severe infection from swimming in Lake Michigan and as a result, had his finger partially amputated . [18] [PAR] Emanuel was encouraged by his mother to take ballet lessons as a boy and is a graduate of the Evanston School of Ballet as well as a student of The Joel Hall Dance Center, where his children also took dance lessons. He won a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet , but turned it down to attend Sarah Lawrence College , a liberal arts school with a strong dance program. [PAR] He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 with a B.A. in Liberal Arts , and went on |
From the Greek for a district in Thessaly, what element, whit the atomic number of 12, uses the symbol Mg? | magnesium | [DOC] [TLE] Magnesium – The Classic Periodic Table Illustrated | Angry ...Magnesium – The Classic Periodic Table Illustrated | Angry Squirrel Studio [PAR] Magnesium – The Classic Periodic Table Illustrated [PAR] Posted in Ruthie B Squirrel , The Classic Periodic Table , The Table Lab [PAR] Ruthie B Squirrel Scientist has been hard at work in The Table Lab of Angry Squirrel Studio. Now she is excited to share some of her discoveries and scientific knowledge. She is going to feature one of the chemical elements and some fun facts about it daily on the blog. So now everyone can become one Super Smart Squirrel. [PAR] Today Ruthie B Squirrel Scientist is excited to tell you more about Magnesium. [PAR] Magnesium is a chemical element with chemical symbol Mg and atomic number 12 with an atomic weight of 24.305. [PAR] The name Magnesium originates from the Greek word for a district in Thessaly called Magnesia. In 1618, a farmer at Epsom in England attempted to give his cows water from a well there. The cows refused to drink because of the water’s bitter taste, but the farmer noticed that the water seemed to heal scratches and rashes. The substance became known as Epsom salts and its fame spread. The metal itself was first produced by Sir Humphry Davy in England in 1808. [PAR] Magnesium is the fourth-most-common element in the Earth as a whole (behind iron, oxygen and silicon), making up 13% of the planet’s mass and a large fraction of the planet’s mantle. [PAR] And now you can also BUY The Classic Periodic Table Poster . [PAR] The Classic Periodic Table is an illustrated version of the original Periodic Table. Each cell features the Atomic Symbol, Atomic Number, Uses, Format and Illustrated representation of the element. [PAR] Material: 80 lb Gloss Paper with Aqueous Coating (C2S) [PAR] Color: Multi [PAR] Measurements: 24 in x 36 in [PAR] Finish: Gloss[DOC] [TLE] Magnesium, Mg - Department of ChemistryMagnesium [PAR] Magnesium has the symbol Mg. [PAR] From the Greek word "Magnesia", a district of Thessaly, Sir Humphrey Davy in 1755. [PAR] Atomic Number = 12, Atomic Mass = 24.31, 12 protons, 12 electrons, 12 neutrons. [PAR] Most common use: [PAR] Used in flares and pyrotechnics, including incendiary bombs. [PAR] It is lighter than aluminum, and is used in alloys used for aircraft, car engine casings, and missile construction . [PAR] The hydroxide (milk of magnesia), chloride, sulfate (Epsom salts), and the citrate are used in medicine [PAR] Physical Properties: [PAR] Magnesium is a shiny, silver or gray colored metal that is light in weight and strong. [PAR] Th density of magnesium is 1.738 g/mL, which means the metal will sink in water, but it is still relatively light weight. [PAR] Chemical Properties: [PAR] Magnesium is a silvery white metal. The surface of magnesium metal is covered with a thin layer of oxide that helps protect the metal from attack by air. Once ignited, magnesium metal burns in air with a characteristic blinding bright white flame to give a mixture of white magnesium oxide, MgO, and magnesium nitride, Mg3N2. Safety: Do not try this without supervision and DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE LIGHT! [PAR] Magnesium is very reactive towards the halogens such as chlorine, Cl2 or bromine, Br2, and burns to form the dihalides magnesium chloride, MgCl2 and magnesium bromide, MgBr2,[DOC] [TLE] Magnesium-25 Oxide Isotope | AMERICAN ELEMENTSMagnesium-25 Oxide Isotope | AMERICAN ELEMENTS ® [PAR] Magnesium-25 Oxide Isotope [PAR] Health & Safety Info | MSDS / SDS [PAR] Signal Word [PAR] Research & Laboratory [PAR] About [PAR] Magnesium 25 Oxide (Magnesium-25) is a stable (non-radioactive) isotope of Magnesium. It is both naturally occurring and a produced by fission. Magnesium 25 Oxide is one of over 250 stable Metallic isotopes produced by American Elements for biological and biomedical labeling, as target materials and other applications. Magnesium Metal is also available in ultra high purity and as nanoparticles. For thin film applications it is available as rod, pellets, pieces, granules and sputtering targets and as either an ingot or powder. Magnesium Oxide 25 |
December 7, 1863 saw the birth of what businessman, who along with business partner Alvah C Roebuck, opened their first store in Chicago in 1886? | richard warren sears | [DOC] [TLE] Alvah Curtis RoebuckAlvah Curtis Roebuck (January 9, 1864 – June 18, 1948) was a manager at, Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Alvah Curtis Roebuck was born on January 9, 1864 in Lafayette, Indiana. He began work as a watchmaker in a Hammond, Indiana, jewelry store at age 12. [PAR] Career [PAR] Roebuck co-founded Sears, Roebuck and Company with Richard Warren Sears in 1891. [PAR] In 1895, Roebuck asked Sears to buy him out for about $20,000. At Richard Sears' request, Roebuck took charge of a division that handled watches, jewelry, optical goods, and, later, phonographs, magic lanterns and motion picture machines. His business interests did not end with Sears. He later organized and financed two companies: a manufacturer and a distributor of motion picture machines and accessories. Roebuck also served as president (1909–1924) of Emerson Typewriter Company, where he invented an improved typewriter, called the "Woodstock." [PAR] After several years in semi-retirement in Florida, the financial losses he suffered in the stock market crash of 1929 forced Roebuck to return to Chicago. By 1933, Roebuck had rejoined Sears, Roebuck and Co., where he largely devoted his time to compiling a history of the company he helped found. [PAR] In September 1934, a Sears store manager asked Roebuck to make a public appearance at his store. After an enthusiastic public turnout, Roebuck went on tour, appearing at retail stores across the country for the next several years. [PAR] Personal life and death [PAR] Roebuck married Sarah Blanche Lett. They resided in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California. They had a son, Alvah Curtis Roebuck, Jr., who also resided in Tujunga, and a daughter, who resided in Evanston, Illinois with her husband Raymond H. Keeler. [PAR] Roebuck died on June 18, 1948 while visiting his daughter in Evanston, Illinois. He was 84 years old. He was buried at the Acacia Park Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.[DOC] [TLE] Richard Warren SearsRichard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 – September 28, 1914) was a manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Sears was born in Stewartville, Minnesota. His father was James Warren Sears, born circa 1828 in New York, a blacksmith and wagon-maker; his mother was Eliza Burton, born in Ohio circa 1843. The family was living in Spring Valley, Minnesota by June of 1870, where his father served as a city councilman and eventually sold his wagon shop in 1875. Both of his parents were of English descent. During his boyhood in Spring Valley, he befriended Almanzo Wilder, the future husband of Laura Ingalls Wilder. After learning telegraphy he entered the service of the railroad. [PAR] In 1880, he started working as a telegraph operator in the town of North Branch, Minnesota for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, which was at the time leased from the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. He eventually was transferred to North Redwood Falls, Minnesota for the same railroad, the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway, to become station agent.[http://www.springvalleymnmuseum.org/wildersears.html Richard Sears], Spring Valley Methodist Church Museum, Accessed January 17, 2011. [PAR] Businessman [PAR] It was in 1886 at age 23, that his career path changed forever: A shipment of gold filled gold watches from a Chicago manufacturer was refused by a Minnesota retailer, Edward Stegerson. [PAR] A common scam existing at the time involved wholesalers who would ship their products to retailers who had not ordered them. Upon refusal, the wholesaler would offer the already price-hiked items to the retailer at a lower consignment cost in the guise of alleviating the cost to ship the items back. The unsuspecting retailer would then agree to take this new-found bargain off the wholesaler's hands, mark up the items and sell them to the public, making a small profit in the transaction. [PAR] But Stegerson, a retailer savvy to the scam, flatly refused the watches. Young Sears jumped at the opportunity, and made |
What movie, a staple of the midnight circuit, is the longest running theatrical release in film history, having first been released on September 26, 1975? | rhps | [DOC] [TLE] The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Susan's Place Transgender ...The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Susan's Place Transgender Resources [PAR] Your support makes all of this possible. Please donate or subscribe . We have raised $10.00 so far this month, leaving us $2490.59 below our goal for the month of January! :( [PAR] The Rocky Horror Picture Show [PAR] From Susan's Place Transgender Resources [PAR] Followed by [PAR] Shock Treatment [PAR] The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and horror films. [1] Still in limited release 34 years after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. [2] [3] It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters across the United States. "Rocky Horror" is the first movie from a major film studio, such as 20th Century Fox, to be in the midnight movie market. [4] Widely known by mainstream audiences, it has a large international following and is one of the most well known and financially successful midnight movies of all time. [5] In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." [PAR] The film, considered a cult classic, [6] is an adaptation of the British musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show. Richard O'Brien, author of the stage show, [7] was assisted by Jim Sharman in writing the screenplay. The movie introduces Tim Curry and features Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original Kings Road production of the play performed at the Royal Court Theatre. [PAR] Contents [PAR] 13 Discuss [PAR] Plot [PAR] The story is narrated by a criminologist who, reading from a leather bound report titled, "The Denton Affair", tells the tale of newly engaged couple, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who find themselves lost and with a flat tire on a rainy, late November evening. [nb 1] Seeking a phone with which to call for help, the two knock on the door of a nearby castle. They are invited inside by Riff Raff, a hunchback servant, along with his sister Magenta. Inside Brad and Janet discover a group of strange and outlandish people who are holding an Annual Transylvanian Convention. They watch, still wet from the rain, as the Transylvanians, servants and a tap dancing groupie named Columbia, dance the "Time Warp", the film's signature song. [PAR] They are soon swept into the world of Dr. Frank N. Furter, a bizarre and self-proclaimed "sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania" and an ensemble of convention attendees. [PAR] Frank claims to have discovered the "secret to life itself" and in a scene inspired by the classic Frankenstein movies, his creation Rocky Horror is brought to life. The ensuing celebration is soon interrupted. Eddie, an ex-delivery boy and partial brain donor to Rocky, rides out of a deep freeze on a motorcycle performing "Hot Patootie". In a jealous rage, Frank corners and slaughters him with an ice axe, consoling a frightened Rocky Horror by telling him the murder was a "mercy killing." [PAR] Brad and Janet are shown to separate bedrooms, where each is visited and seduced in turn by Frank, posing as the opposite. Janet, upset and emotional, wanders off to look for Brad, and is shocked to see him on a television monitor with Frank. She then discovers Rocky, cowering in his birth tank, hiding from Riff-Raff who has been tormenting him. While aiding Rocky Horror, Janet decides to seduce him, while Magenta and Columbia, view from their bedroom monitor. After discovering his creature is missing, Frank, Brad and Riff-Raff return to the lab, where Frank learns that an intruder has entered the building. Dr. Everett Scott, Brad and Janet's old high school science teacher, has come looking for his nephew, Eddie. Frank suspects Dr. Scott of working for the government investigating UFOs. [PAR] Rocky and the guests are served as dinner |
Known as the Sooner State, what was the 48th state to join the Union on Nov 16, 1907? | oklahoma | [DOC] [TLE] Oklahoma is the 46th State Admitted to the Union | World ...Oklahoma is the 46th State Admitted to the Union | World History Project [PAR] Oklahoma is the 46th State Admitted to the Union [PAR] Oklahoma entered the Union as the forty-sixth state on November 16, 1907. [PAR] Derived from the Choctaw Indian words "okla," meaning people, and "humma," meaning red, Oklahoma was designated Indian Territory in 1828. By 1880, sixty tribes, forced by European immigration and the U.S. government to relocate, had moved to Oklahoma. [PAR] Congress opened part of the region, which the United States had acquired in 1803 under the terms of the Louisiana Purchase, to settlement by non-Native Americans in 1889 and organized the Oklahoma Territory in 1890. In 1907, the state of Oklahoma incorporated what remained of Indian Territory. [PAR] Source: Library of Congress Added by: Aimee Lucido [PAR] Delegations to make the territory into a state began near the turn of the 20th century, when the Curtis Act furthered the allotment of Indian tribal lands in Indian Territory. Attempts to create an all-Indian state named Oklahoma, and a later attempt to create an all-Indian state named Sequoyah failed, but the Sequoyah Statehood Convention of 1905 eventually laid the groundwork for the Oklahoma Statehood Convention, which took place two years later. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was established as the 46th state in the Union. [PAR] The new state became a focal point for the emerging oil industry, as discoveries of oil pools prompted towns to grow rapidly in population and wealth. Tulsa eventually became known as the "Oil Capital of the World" for most of the 20th century, and oil investments fueled much of the state's early economy. In 1927, Oklahoma businessman Cyrus Avery, known as the "Father of Route 66", began a campaign to create U.S. Route 66. Using an existing stretch of highway from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma to form the original portion of Highway 66, Avery spearheaded the creation of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to oversee the planning of Route 66, based in his hometown of Tulsa. [PAR] Source: Wikipedia Added by: Aimee Lucido [PAR] “ [PAR] A cyclone hit our farm. It took the roof off of our house, and destroyed our barn and all out buildings. We had a hundred Indian Runner ducks and after the storm we found them about half a mile from the house in a mud swamp, all dead. The family saw the cyclone coming and all got in the storm cellar. After the storm I salvaged what I could from the farm and left Oklahoma for Lincoln County, New Mexico, where they don't have cyclones. I have lived here ever since.” [PAR] — Ben Stimmel [PAR] Oklahoma Statehood Celebrated with Marriage Ceremony [PAR] On Nov. 16, 1907, the Union admitted its 46th state when Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory combined to form the new state of Oklahoma. Residents throughout the state celebrated with wild jubilation and a “red letter” campaign. An unusual aspect of the festivities was a marriage ceremony symbolized the merging of the two territories. [PAR] The day’s celebrations were highlighted in this article, printed by the Hobart Daily Republican (Hobart, Oklahoma) in its Nov. 16, 1907, issue:[DOC] [TLE] Oklahoma enters the Union - Nov 16, 1907 - HISTORY.comOklahoma enters the Union - Nov 16, 1907 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Oklahoma enters the Union [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory collectively enter the United States as Oklahoma, the 46th state. [PAR] Oklahoma, with a name derived from the Choctaw Indian words okla, meaning “people,” and humma, meaning “red,” has a history of human occupation dating back 15,000 years. The first Europeans to visit the region were Spanish explorers in the 16th century, and in the 18th century the Spanish and French struggled for control of the territory. The United States acquired Oklahoma from France in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. [PAR] After the War of 1812, the U.S. government decided to remove Indian tribes from the settled eastern lands of the United States and move them west to the unsettled lands of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. |
Nov 25, 1867 saw Alfred Nobel patent what famous invention that led to the immense fortune that allowed him to endow the various prizes that bear his name? | dynamite | [DOC] [TLE] Alfred NobelAlfred Bernhard Nobel (; ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. [PAR] Known for inventing dynamite, Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 355 different patents, dynamite being the most famous. After reading a premature obituary which condemned him for profiting from the sales of arms, he bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic element nobelium was named after him. His name also survives in modern-day companies such as Dynamit Nobel and AkzoNobel, which are descendants of mergers with companies Nobel himself established. [PAR] Life and career [PAR] Born in Stockholm, Alfred Nobel was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801–1872), an inventor and engineer, and Carolina Andriette (Ahlsell) Nobel (1805–1889). The couple married in 1827 and had eight children. The family was impoverished, and only Alfred and his three brothers survived past childhood. Through his father, Alfred Nobel was a descendant of the Swedish scientist Olaus Rudbeck (1630–1702), and in his turn the boy was interested in engineering, particularly explosives, learning the basic principles from his father at a young age. Alfred Nobel's interest in technology was inherited from his father, an alumnus of Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. [PAR] Following various business failures, Nobel's father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives. He invented modern plywood and started work on the "torpedo". In 1842, the family joined him in the city. Now prosperous, his parents were able to send Nobel to private tutors and the boy excelled in his studies, particularly in chemistry and languages, achieving fluency in English, French, German and Russian. For 18 months, from 1841 to 1842, Nobel went to the only school he ever attended as a child, the Jacobs Apologistic School in Stockholm. [PAR] As a young man, Nobel studied with chemist Nikolai Zinin; then, in 1850, went to Paris to further the work. There he met Ascanio Sobrero, who had invented nitroglycerin three years before. Sobrero strongly opposed the use of nitroglycerin, as it was unpredictable, exploding when subjected to heat or pressure. But Nobel became interested in finding a way to control and use nitroglycerin as a commercially usable explosive, as it had much more power than gunpowder. At age 18, he went to the United States for four years to study chemistry, collaborating for a short period under inventor John Ericsson, who designed the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Nobel filed his first patent, an English patent for a gas meter, in 1857, while his first Swedish patent, which he received in 1863, was on 'ways to prepare gunpowder'. [PAR] The family factory produced armaments for the Crimean War (1853–1856); but, had difficulty switching back to regular domestic production when the fighting ended and they filed for bankruptcy. In 1859, Nobel's father left his factory in the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel (1831–1888), who greatly improved the business. Nobel and his parents returned to Sweden from Russia and Nobel devoted himself to the study of explosives, and especially to the safe manufacture and use of nitroglycerine (discovered in 1847 by Ascanio Sobrero, one of his fellow students under Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Paris). Nobel invented a detonator in 1863; and, in 1865, he designed the blasting cap. [PAR] On 3 September 1864, a shed, used for the preparation of nitroglycerin, exploded at the factory in Heleneborg, Stockholm, killing five people, including Nobel's younger brother Emil. Dogged by more minor accidents but unfazed, Nobel went on to build further factories, focusing on improving the stability of the explosives he was developing. Nobel invented dynamite in 1867, a substance easier and safer to handle than the more unstable nitroglycerin. Dynamite was patented in the US and the UK and was used extensively in mining and the building of transport networks internationally. |
Used to carry oxygen throughout your body, you create billions of new red blood cells every day. Where in your body are those red blood cells created? | bone marrow | [DOC] [TLE] Blood. Low blood pressure and more blood info at Patient ...Blood. Low blood pressure and more blood info at Patient | Patient [PAR] This article gives a brief overview of blood, blood cells and how they work. [PAR] What is blood? [PAR] Blood is made up of liquid (plasma) and various different types of cells. An average-sized man has about 5-6 litres of blood in his body; a woman has slightly less. Blood has many different functions - detailed below. [PAR] Where is blood found? [PAR] Blood is found in blood vessels. Blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins) take blood to and from every part of your body. Blood is pumped through blood vessels by your heart. [PAR] What is normal blood made up of? [PAR] Blood cells [PAR] These can be seen under a microscope and make up about 40% of the blood's volume. Blood cells are divided into three main types: [PAR] Red cells (erythrocytes). These make blood a red colour. One drop of blood contains about five million red cells. A constant new supply of red blood cells is needed to replace old cells that break down. Millions of red blood cells are made each day. Red cells contain a chemical called haemoglobin. This binds to oxygen and takes oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. [PAR] White cells (leukocytes). There are different types of white cells which are called neutrophils (polymorphs), lymphocytes, eosinophils, monocytes and basophils. They are part of the immune system. Their main role is to defend the body against infection. Neutrophils engulf germs (bacteria) and destroy them with special chemicals. Eosinophils and monocytes also work by swallowing up foreign particles in the body. Basophils help to intensify inflammation. Inflammation makes blood vessels leaky. This helps specialised white blood cells get to where they are needed. Lymphocytes have a variety of different functions. They attack viruses and other germs (pathogens). They also make antibodies which help to destroy pathogens. [PAR] Platelets. These are tiny and help the blood to clot if we cut ourselves. [PAR] Plasma [PAR] This is the liquid part of blood and makes up about 60% of the blood's volume. Plasma is mainly made from water but also contains many different proteins and other chemicals, such as: [PAR] Hormones. [PAR] Fat particles. [PAR] Salts. [PAR] When blood spills from your body (or a blood sample is taken into a plain glass tube) the cells and certain plasma proteins clump together to form a clot. The remaining clear fluid is called serum. [PAR] What does blood do? [PAR] Blood has a variety of different functions. These include: [PAR] Transport. Blood takes oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body. It takes carbon dioxide from the body's cells to the lungs where it is breathed out. Blood carries nutrients, hormones and waste products around the body. [PAR] Regulation. Blood helps to keep the acid-alkali balance of the body in check. It also plays a part in regulating body temperature. Increasing the amount of blood flowing close to the skin helps the body to lose heat. [PAR] Protection. White blood cells attack and destroy invading germs (bacteria) and other pathogens. Blood clots, which protects the body from losing too much blood after injury. [PAR] The bone marrow, stem cells and blood cell production [PAR] Bone marrow [PAR] Blood cells are made in the bone marrow by stem cells. The bone marrow is the soft spongy-like material in the centre of bones. The large flat bones such as the pelvis and breastbone (sternum) contain the most bone marrow. To make blood cells continuously you need a healthy bone marrow. You also need nutrients from your diet, including iron and certain vitamins. [PAR] Stem cells [PAR] Stem cells are immature (primitive) cells. There are two main types in the bone marrow - myeloid and lymphoid stem cells. These derive from even more primitive common stem cells called pluripotent stem cells. They are called this because they are able to form many different cell types. Stem cells constantly divide and produce new cells. |
What J. D. Salinger book was Mark David Chapman carrying with him when he shot John Lennon outside the Dakota apartments on Dec 8, 1980? | catcher in rye | [DOC] [TLE] JOHN LENNON: THE WALRUS | DAVID COMFORTJOHN LENNON: THE WALRUS | DAVID COMFORT [PAR] DAVID COMFORT [PAR] “… I hope the hell when I do die, somebody has sense enough to just [PAR] dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me [PAR] in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on [PAR] Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody.” [PAR] The Catcher in the Rye. [PAR] [PAR] Except for kids and carousels, about everything annoyed the hell out of Holden Caulfield. Made him want to puke. Killed him. The only life worth living for the 16-year-old flunk-out, the voice of generations, was to catch kids before the morons, perverts, and phonys ran them off some crazy cliff. [PAR] Last week, the boy’s 91-year-old creator, J.D. Salinger, went off the cliff without bidding his readers goodbye. His second wife (Colleen, 51) and two children (Margaret, 50, and Matthew, 44) have honored his wishes: no funeral, no flowers or any of that crap. [PAR] Not even a tombstone. Holden had made himself clear about that too. If he “sat right the hell on top of an atom bomb,” he didn’t want some stupid tombstone with his name and dates on it. Because “right under that it’ll say, ‘Fuck you.’” Every time he stumbled on someplace that seemed “nice and peaceful,” the teenager found that some pervert had already left him this Hallmark greeting. Which is what made him want to ride an atom bomb to begin with. [PAR] After the novel became an overnight sensation in ’51, Salinger retreated to the White Mountains. In a rare interview with the New York Times in ’74, he said he continued to write here “for my own pleasure” but found “a marvelous peace in not publishing.” [PAR] At the time of the interview, another historic artist was living in the gothic Dakota apartments, a stone’s throw from Holden’s Central Park haunt at the duck pond. Like Salinger, this star would tire of fame (“where things are hollow”), and get off the merry-go-round, singing “I just had to let it go.” [PAR] And like Holden’s reclusive creator, the ex-Beatle had just wanted peace, too. “We’re only trying to get us some peace,” he sang. “Christ you know it ain’t easy, you know how hard it can be. The way things are going, they’re going to crucify me.” [PAR] John was J.D.’s soulmate in other ways, as well. He dug Jesus, but called the Disciples “thick and ordinary.” He mourned the loss of his youth, singing “when I was boy, everything was alright.” And phonys drove him crazy, too. [PAR] But the musical prophet and the literary prophet parted ways on deliverance from the craziness. The first sang about love and peace; the second wrote about catching innocents. But how? Salinger never bothered to say. His love life had been even more purgatorial than Lennon’s, providing little hope of a universal version. As for his famous cliff, his first wife said the moody novelist had nearly driven her “over the edge” and to suicide. [PAR] Fittingly, his suicidal young hero wrote his manifesto from the loony bin. Holden went crazy in a crazy world. It was only normal. In fact, he liked crazies. “The guy I like most in the Bible, next to Jesus, was that lunatic and all, that lived in the tombs and kept cutting himself with stones. I like him ten times as much as the Disciples.” [PAR] The words were a heavensent for another suicidal psychiatric patient, this one real: Mark David Chapman. The Catcher in the Rye was gospel for the former YMCA youth counselor and reborn Christian. Holden Caulfield became his new idol, replacing John Lennon. [PAR] At first the two had seemed like the same person to |
Given its own glass, what drink consists of 4 parts whisky, 1 sugar cube, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, and a splash of soda water? | old fashioned | [DOC] [TLE] DrinkBoy: Renewing an Old FashionDrinkBoy [PAR] "Modern American Drinks" (1895) by George J. Kappeler [PAR] The Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail: [PAR] Dissolve a small lump of sugar with a little water in a whiskey-glass; add two dashes Angostura bitters, a small piece ice, a piece lemon-peel, one jigger whiskey. Mix with small bar-spoon and serve, leaving spoon in glass. [PAR] From this, we can see that the basic construction of the Old Fashioned is fairly similar to what we have today. Noting of course that the water used here is only for dissolving the sugar (which doesn't dissolve as well in alcohol), and there isn't yet any sign of the orange or cherry that most of us today assume will be found in this drink. [PAR] At the end of this article I will document a large collection of recipes for the Old Fashioned, but first let's step through a special selection of them which I think illustrate various important aspects of understanding how this cocktail has evolved. [PAR] [PAR] "Drinks as they are Mixed" (1904) Paul E. Lowe [PAR] Cocktail, Old Fashioned. [PAR] Use old-fashioned cocktail glass. Sugar, 1 lump. Seltzer, 1 dash, and crush sugar with muddler. Ice, one square piece. Orange bitters, 1 dash. Angostura bitters, 1 dash. Lemon peel, 1 piece. Whiskey, 1 jigger. Stir gently and serve with spoon. [PAR] In this recipe, we see Seltzer being used for probably the first time; again it is clear that it is only being used to dissolve the sugar. We also see Orange bitters being referenced. Back in these days, Orange bitters was a very popular bitters, often used more then Angostura, so it might not be surprising to see a bartender use it instead of, or in addition to some other bitters. While Angostura was a "proprietary bitters" (meaning that it could only be made by the company that held its proprietary recipe), Orange bitters was sort of a generic bitters that many companies made. Today, it is currently fairly hard to find, but it is still being made by Fee Brothers in Rochester New York. [PAR] [PAR] "Jacks Manual" (1908) Jack. A. Grohusko [PAR] OLD FASHION COCKTAILS [PAR] 1 dash Angostura bitters 1 dash Curaçao Piece of cut loaf sugar Dissolve in two spoonfuls of water 100% liquor as desired 1 piece ice in glass. Stir well and twist a piece of lemon peel on top and serve [PAR] Here we present another interesting change to the recipe. Instead of Orange bitters, we see the use of Curaçao, which is an orange flavored liqueur similar to triple sec, and would clearly add more orange flavor to this drink then Orange bitters would. And still, we see water being used only to dissolve the sugar. [PAR] [PAR] "ABC of Mixing Cocktails" (1922) by Harry McElhone [PAR] 198. Old-Fashioned Whisky Cocktail [PAR] Take a small tumbler and put into it 4 dashes of Angostura Bitters, 1 lump of ice, 1 glass Canadian Club Whisky, 1 tablespoonful Castor Sugar. Stir well until Sugar is dissolved, then squeeze Lemon Peel on top and serve in same glass as mixed. [PAR] Here, we see what I think is the first specific reference to Canadian whisky being used. Harry McElhone was the noted bartender and owner of "Harry's American Bar" in Paris, which he opened after leaving Ciro's of London. I can only guess why he chose to use Canadian whisky instead of what would have almost certainly been the original American whiskey (Bourbon, or most likely Rye). Canadian whisky is a gentler whisky, with less of a robust flavor then what you might find in an American whiskey, but it is also made with mostly Rye grain, so many people will accidentally infer that it is a suitable substitute for American Rye whiskey. You'll also note that Mr. McElhone also specifically names the brand of the product to use. Is this due to marketing pressures or obligations? The "ABC of Mixing Cocktails" does have advertising in it, and even includes an ad |
Who's missing: Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Charlotte York | miranda hobbes | [DOC] [TLE] Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Samantha Jones and ...Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbes, the four protagonists of Sex And The City (SATC), which dealt with women and their lives in upmarket New York, became household favourites and also pop fashion icons - Photogallery [PAR] /tv/shows/sex-and-the-city-turns-15/eventshow/20574094.cms [PAR] 02 [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbes, the four protagonists of Sex And The City (SATC), which dealt with women and their lives in upmarket New York, became household favourites and also pop fashion icons. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbes, the four protagonists of Sex And The City (SATC), which dealt with women and their lives in upmarket New York, became household favourites and also pop fashion icons. [DOC] [TLE] Carrie Bradshaw (Character) - Quotes - IMDbCarrie Bradshaw (Character) - Quotes [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw (Character) [PAR] Sex and the City (2008) [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Some labels are best left in the closet. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : And we were dressed from head to toe in love... the only label that never goes out of style. [PAR] Resort Worker : Very good, Mrs. Preston. [PAR] [walks away from table] [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : [gives blank look] That was like taking a bullet. [PAR] Miranda Hobbes : [at a bar, drinking Cosmopolitans] Why did we ever stop drinking these? [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Because everyone else started! [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Charlotte Poughkeepsied in her pants. [PAR] Samantha Jones : I can't color enough, I would color all day every day If I had my way, I would use every crayon in my box [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : We get it! You like to color... [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : When Big colors... he rarely stays within the lines. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Women come to New York for the two L's: Labels and Love. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : I thought I'd still be in extreme pain. But I feel nothing. I'd like some more nothing. [PAR] [Miranda pours her some more Skyy vodka] [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : What does your gut tell you? [PAR] Samantha Jones : [hands Carrie her iPhone, which Carrie returns somewhat disgusted] [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : I don't know how to work this! [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : It's the last single girl kiss. [PAR] Charlotte York : I always knew she'd marry Big. [PAR] Samantha Jones : You thought that after the second break up? [PAR] Miranda Hobbes : After the fifteenth? [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Ha ha, we broke up a lot. [PAR] Miranda Hobbes : The only two choices for women; witch and sexy kitten. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Oh you just said a mouthful there sister. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Well, honey, what have you been eating? [PAR] Samantha Jones : Everything except Dante's dick. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Lets go down to the hotel for dinner tonight, I need to get myself out of my Mexi-coma. [PAR] Samantha Jones : Aww, you made a little joke. Good for you! [PAR] Miranda Hobbes : Is it just me or is Valentine's Day on steroids this year? [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : No it's the same, we just played for the other team. [PAR] Anthony Marentino : The invitations are fancier than the dress. [PAR] Anthony Marentino : I meant you to! [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Sweetie, you shit your pants this year. I think you're done. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : You brought me back to life. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : Yes, the honeymoon to a romantic Mexican resort that I prepaid on my credit card to surprise the man who jilted me. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : I know, my head's in the Witness Protection Program. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : I put a bird on my head. [PAR] Carrie Bradshaw : I |
What long running PBS staple features a purple, anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus Rex known for his "I love you" song? | baby bop | [DOC] [TLE] Barney & Friends - Wikipedia, Photos and VideosBarney & Friends - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos [PAR] Barney & Friends [PAR] NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] [PAR] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE [PAR] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. [PAR] (December 2012) [PAR] Carey Stinson (1994, 2002–2009) [PAR] Josh Martin (1997; Barney suit) [PAR] Julie Johnson (Baby Bop voice) [PAR] Jeff Brooks (1993–2002) [PAR] HDTV ( 1080i ) (2009–2010; 2017—present) [PAR] Original release [PAR] Original Series April 6, 1992 (1992-04-06) – [PAR] September 18, 2009 (2009-09-18) [PAR] Website [PAR] Barney & Friends is an American children's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8, created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment . It premiered on PBS Kids on April 6, 1992. This spin-off of Barney and the Backyard Gang features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorphic tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude. [4] [5] [6] [7] Although it originally ended on September 18, 2009,[ citation needed ] reruns of the series were still shown on several PBS stations in following years. From 2005 until 2015, reruns aired on Sprout . A revival of the series is set for a 2017 PBS Kids launch. [8] [9] [PAR] Contents [PAR] 10 External links [PAR] Origin and development [PAR] Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas . [10] She came up with the idea for the program while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. Leach then brought together a team who created a series of home videos, Barney and the Backyard Gang , which also starred actress Sandy Duncan in the first three videos. [11] Barney was later joined by the characters "Baby Bop", "B.J.", and "Riff".[ citation needed ] [PAR] One day in 1991, the daughter of Connecticut Public Television executive Larry Rifkin rented one of the videos and was mesmerized by it. Rifkin thought the concept could potentially be developed for PBS Kids . Rifkin thought Barney had appeal because he wasn't nearly as neurotic as Big Bird . He pitched it to CPTV president Jerry Franklin , whose preschool son also fell in love with it. Franklin and Rifkin pitched the idea to all of their colleagues with preschoolers, and they all agreed that kids would love a potential Barney show. Franklin and Rifkin convinced Leach to let CPTV revamp the concept for television. [12] The show debuted as Barney & Friends in 1992. [13] The series was produced by CPTV and Lyrick Studios (later bought by HIT Entertainment ). [14] [PAR] Although the show was a runaway hit, PBS initially opted not to provide funding beyond the initial 30-episode run. When CPTV executives learned this, they wrote letters to their fellow PBS member stations urging them to get PBS to reconsider. The Lyons Group, meanwhile, sent out notices through the Barney Fan Club, telling parents to write letters and make phone calls to their local PBS stations to show their support for Barney & Friends. By the time of the yearly member stations' meeting, station executives across the country were up in arms over the prospect of one of their most popular shows being cancelled. Faced with an atmosphere that Rifkin later described as "like an insurrection," PBS ultimately relented. [12] [PAR] For several years, the show was taped at the Color Dynamics Studios facility at Greenville Avenue & Bethany Drive in Allen, Texas , after which it moved to The Studios at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas , and then Carrollton , a suburb of Dallas. The TV series and videos are currently distributed by HIT Entertainment and Universal Studios , while the TV series was produced by WNET from 2006 to 2009, with the revived series being produced by Mattel and 9 Story Media Group . Sheryl Leach left the show in 1998, five |
In the world of Skeet shooting, also known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, what is the name of the small round disk that serves as the target? | clay pigeons | [DOC] [TLE] Clay pigeon shootingClay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, and formally known as Inanimate Bird Shooting, is the art of shooting a firearm at special flying targets, known as clay pigeons or clay targets. [PAR] The terminology commonly used by clay shooters often relates to times past, when live-pigeon competitions were held. Although such competitions were made illegal in the UK in 1921, a target may still be called a "bird", a hit may be referred to as a "kill", and a missed target as a "bird away"; the machine which projects the targets is still known as a "trap". [PAR] Disciplines [PAR] Clay pigeon shooting has at least 20 different forms of regulated competition called disciplines, although most can be grouped under the main headings of trap, skeet, and sporting. [PAR] Sporting Clays [PAR] The English Sporting discipline has the sport's biggest following. While the other disciplines only use standard targets, in Sporting almost anything goes. Targets are thrown in a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations and distances and the discipline was originally devised to simulate live quarry shooting, hence some of the names commonly used on sporting stands: springing teal, driven pheasant, bolting rabbit, crossing pigeon, dropping duck, etc. Disciplines in this group include English sporting, international (FITASC) sporting, super sporting sportrap, and Compak sporting. [PAR] This discipline can have an infinite variety of "stands". English sporting is the most popular form of clay shooting in the UK, and a course or competition will feature a given number of stands each of which has a predetermined number of targets, all traveling along the same path and speed, either as singles or doubles. [PAR] Each stand will feature a different type of target; e.g., crosser, driven, quartering, etc. International (FITASC) sporting gives a much greater variety of targets in terms of trajectory and speed, and is shot by squads of six competitors in rounds of 25 targets at a time. Super Sporting is a hybrid of the two preceding varieties. There are also other formats such as Compak sporting and sportap in which five cages are surrounded by a number of traps, and shooters fire a specific combinations or singles from each stand according to a program displayed in front of the cage. [PAR] Maze clays shooting [PAR] This is a new shotgun game that offers sporting clays and FITASC target presentations on a skeet/trap or open field. This is possible by using a movable support system that carries the release buttons (wired or wireless setup) from 6 to 9 traps and the dual safety screen in any place on the field. As a result, the shooter can shoot in safe conditions upon target presentations in varying range (10 to 60 yards) and varying angles (sharp to wide). [PAR] Trap shooting [PAR] Targets are thrown either as singles or doubles from one or more traps situated some 15 m in front of the shooter, and are generally going away from the firing point at varying speeds, angles and elevations. The most common disciplines in this group are: [PAR] *Down-The-Line (DTL) Single Barrel [PAR] *Double Rise [PAR] *Automatic Ball Trap (ABT) [PAR] *Olympic Trap [PAR] *Double Trap [PAR] *Universal Trench [PAR] *Helice (or ZZ) [PAR] Down-The-Line [PAR] Also known as DTL, this is a popular trap shooting discipline. Targets are thrown to a distance of 45 to 50 metres at a fixed height of approximately 2.75 m and with a horizontal spread of up to 22 degrees either side of the centre line. Each competitor shoots at a single target in turn, but without moving from the stand until all have shot five targets. Then they all move one place to the right, and continue to do so until they have all completed a standard round of 25 birds. Scoring of each target is 3 points for a first barrel kill, 2 points for a second barrel kill and 0 for a miss (maximum 75 points per round). Variations of this discipline are single barrel, double rise, and handicap-by-distance. |
Who's missing: Jason, Mary Ellen, Erin, Ben, Jim-Bob, Elizabeth | john boy | [DOC] [TLE] The Waltons Where Are They Now?The Waltons Where Are They Now? [PAR] The Walton Family - Early in the series [PAR] The Walton Family - In 1982 [PAR] The characters are as follows: Back Row: Jim Bob, John Boy (Robert Wightman) and Jason. [PAR] Centre Row: Mary Ellen, Grandma, John, Elizabeth, Erin and Paul Northridge (Erin's husband). [PAR] Front Row: Jonesy (Mary Ellen's 2nd husband), John Curtis, Cindy (Ben's wife), Virginia (Ben and Cindy's daughter) and Ben. [PAR] The Walton Family - In1993 [PAR] The characters here are standing from right: Elizabeth, Jim Bob, Olivia, John, Jason and Toni (Jason's wife). [PAR] Seated around the table from the right: Katie (Mary Ellen's daughter), Grandma, Cindy, Ben, Janet. On the other side of the turkey are: Erin, Mary Ellen, Clay (Mary Ellen's son), then the three sons of Jason and Toni (Burl, Roy and I'm not too sure of the other one). [PAR] Biographies[DOC] [TLE] Ben or Erin? | The Waltons ForumBen or Erin? | The Waltons Forum [PAR] The Waltons Forum [PAR] Welcome to The Waltons Forum. [PAR] This forum is for fans of the classic 1970s television show, The Waltons. [PAR] Please read the Forum Rules before posting. [PAR] Back to Top [PAR] Post by PLP927 on Jun 10, 2011 18:50:36 GMT -5 [PAR] I have been questionable as to who is older, Erin or Ben? I believe Erin is older then Ben, but am I wrong? [PAR] I have seen where Ben has been listed before Erin (when listing Walton Childrens' names) and I have seen Erin listed before Ben. [PAR] Go figure! [PAR] Post by Marilyn on Jun 10, 2011 20:53:15 GMT -5 [PAR] I always understood Erin to be older than Ben. [PAR] The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 [PAR] Ralph Waite and I at the 2012 Waltons Reunion-Burbank, CA [PAR] Posts: 3,666 [PAR] Jun 10, 2011 18:50:36 GMT -5 PLP927 said: [PAR] I have been questionable as to who is older, Erin or Ben? I believe Erin is older then Ben, but am I wrong? [PAR] I have seen where Ben has been listed before Erin (when listing Walton Childrens' names) and I have seen Erin listed before Ben. [PAR] Go figure! [PAR] So, which is older? [PAR] You are not wrong. Erin is older than Ben but if you noticed on Season 1 [PAR] which the problem appeared to be with Ben and Erin…who was the older one. There seemed to be a time too, when one of them was billed above the other, causing more confusion. Finally Earl himself was asked to clarify it, so now we know that this is the correct order: [PAR] John Boy [PAR] Back to Top [PAR] Post by voltage888 on Sept 14, 2011 21:35:10 GMT -5 [PAR] I think the reason why Erin looked older than Ben towards the end was because she was so much taller and acted more mature than Ben. [PAR] I can't remember, but I thought Ben was out of school before Erin was. I guess that may not matter because he could have left before he graduated. [PAR] I still think it is strange that they casted someone to play the fifth child who three years older than the fourth child. Maybe the casting department was confused too on the order. [PAR] Back to Top [PAR] Post by voltage888 on Sept 15, 2011 14:01:13 GMT -5 [PAR] If you watch the first season, Ben is much more taller than Erin. Boys, before they hit their growth spurt, are generally the same size if not shorter than girls. If Ben was younger than Erin, then he should have been shorter, not taller than Erin at this point. For instance, David Harper (Jim-Bob) is the same age as Mary McDonough, yet he is definitely shorter than she is in the early seasons. [PAR] My theory is that the production staff goofed and put |
Sperm, beluga, and pilot are all types of what? | whale | [DOC] [TLE] Types of Whales: Baleen Whales and Toothed Whales (with ...Types of Whales: Baleen Whales and Toothed Whales (with Videos) - EnkiVillage [PAR] Types of Toothed Whales [PAR] Whales are enormous, intelligent mammals that live in the ocean. Unlike fish that breathe through gills, they breathe into their lungs through blowhole(s). Their bodies are smooth and streamlined to make movement in water easily. Apart from sea cows (manatees), whales are the only other set of mammals that live under water their entire lives and have fully adapted to the deep ocean life. Want to know different types of whales? Whales can be basically classified into two categories, toothed and baleen. As the name suggests, toothed whales have teeth, and the baleen don’t have teeth. However, there are many other differences between them. [PAR] Types of Baleen Whales [PAR] In the two types of whales, the baleen whales will normally be much bigger than the toothed whales. While the toothed whales have one blow hole, the baleen whales have 2. Compared to the tooth whales, they are not fast swimmers. The baleen whales lack dorsal fins and the few that have very small ones. As for the Toothed Whales, each one of them possesses not less than one dorsal fin. Below is a list of 5 of the common baleen whales [PAR] 1 [PAR] Blue Whale [PAR] So far, blue whales are considered to be the largest animals existing on the surface of the earth. Their lengths go up to 100 feet and weigh between 100-150 tons. Without a doubt, this makes the blue whale the largest mammal in the world. In spite of their large size, blue whales have dorsal fins that are relatively small located three-quarters down their backs. The skin of the whale is unique with mottled grayish-blue coloration. This coloration comes in handy during photo-identification research. It helps separate individual blue whales and helps scientists study more about them in general. For more information watch the video below: [PAR] 2 [PAR] Bowhead Whale [PAR] Scientifically known as Balaenamysticetus, the bowhead whale is named after its jaws, which are high and arched, resembling a bow. Bowhead whales are cold-water whales that live in the Artic. They are black in color. As an adaptation to the cold waters that the whales live in, they have a blubber layer that is more than 1½ feet thick. This layer keeps the whales warm and insulated from the cold waters. Due to over-exploitation and whaling, the bowhead whales have drastically decreased in population size over the years. Regardless of this knowledge, they are still listed as least concern. In terms of weight, these whales are among the largest of whale species in today’s existence. For more information watch this video: [PAR] 3 [PAR] Fin Whale [PAR] The second largest animal in the world is the fin whale. These whales owe their nickname, razorback, to the plates and grooves that cover their bodies. Their lengths go up to 65 feet and weigh about 73 tons. The conspicuous features of the fin whales are their flippers and dorsal fins. Their tails are wide and have a notch in the middle. Unique to other whale characteristics, the fin whale is very symmetrical. For more information watch this video: [PAR] 4 [PAR] Gray Whale [PAR] Most people notice the gray whale when they look into the ocean. Their characteristics make them familiar in several ways. They weigh about 36 tons and can grow to more than 50 feet in length. They have whiskers around their mouths that help them know what is happening in their surroundings. You are likely to spot the gray whales living in small clusters, but at times you will get them in larger groups. However, they do not spend their life time in one group. Often, you will see them diving out of the ocean at incredible speeds. Researchers believe they do this to get rid of any parasites on them. For more information watch the video below: [PAR] 5 [PAR] Right Whale [PAR] You cannot fail to recognize the sheer size of these whales. They grow up to 60 feet in length and can weigh up to 100 tons. One of |
On Oct 14, 1912, what former president, and all around bad-assed, was shot during a campaign speech, and proceeded to deliver a 90 minute speech? | t roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "The attempted assassination of ex-President ...Full text of "The attempted assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt" [PAR] See other formats [PAR] /I THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION of EX-PRESIDENT Theodore Roosevelt Written, Compiled, and Edited by OLIVER E. REMEY HENRY F. COCHEMS WHEELER P. BLOODGOOD Published by* THE PROGRESSIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY of Milwaukee, Wisconsin ., r.ijht, 19U, by O. E. Remey, Milwaukee EDITION. A Li&rajy J&Ulfjon of this book is in the hands of the printers and wi-fl" b ifesitecE: ffractly; : . . - This edition will be bound in Kard cover. The volume will be neatly bound and suitable for public and private libraries. The Library Edition will be limited in number. Those who desire a copy will be mailed a copy as soon as the edition is off the press, if they will send one dollar to the Progressive Publishing Company of Milwaukee, VVis., Room 600 Caswell Block, Milwaukee. The demand for this edition is rapidly exhausting it. THIS HISTORICAL NARRATIVE IS DEDICATED TO EX-PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE GREATEST AMERICAN OF HIS TIME. 261203 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. Theodore Roosevelt Frontispiece Shirts Worn by the Ex-President 18 Page of Ex-President s Manuscript 24 X-Ray Photograph Showing Bullet 32 John Flammang Schrank 40 Page One of Schrank s Letter 50 Page Two of Schrank s Letter 60 Capt. A. O. Girard 70 Elbert E. Martin 80 Automobile in Which Ex-President Roosevelt Was Shot . . 90 Johnston Emergency Hospital 100 Judge August C. Backus 110 District Attorney Winifred C. Zabel 120 Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood 130 Dr. R. G. Sayle 140 John T. Janssen, Chief of Police 150 Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt 160 Members of Sanity Commission 170 Hotel Gilpatrick 180 Schrank in County Jail 190 Henry F. Cochems 199 James G. Flanders, Schrank s Attorney 236 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Preface 9 Chronology 11 CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. The Shot is Fired 15 Speaks to Great Audience 25 Roosevelt in the Emergency 51 Careful of Collar Buttons 57 Arrival at Mercy Hospital 64 Gets Back into Campaign 74 Back at Sagamore Hill 82 Arrest, Appears in Court 91 Appears in Municipal Court 99 Schrank Declared Insane 105 Shows Repentance But Once 112 Schrank Before Chief 117 Witnesses of the Shooting 132 A Second Examination 153 Report of the Alienists 192 Finding of the Alienists 195 Schrank Describes Shooting 202 CHAPTER XVIII. Conclusion of Commission 208 CHAPTER XIX. Schrank Discusses Visions 210 CHAPTER XX. Schrank s Defense 213 CHAPTER XXI. Schrank s Unwritten Laws 224 CHAPTER XXII. Unusual Court Precedent. . 235 PREFACE. At 8:10 o clock on the night of Oct. 14, 1912, a shot was fired the echo of which swept around the entire world in thirty minutes. An insane man attempted to end the life of the only living ex-president of the United States and the best known American. The bullet failed of its mission. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, carrying the leaden missile intended as a pellet of death in his right side, has recovered. He is spared for many more years of active service for his country. John Flammang Schrank, the mad man who fired the shot, is in the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh, Wis., pronounced by a commis sion of five alienists a paranoiac. If he recovers he will face trial for assault with intent to kill. This little |
Nov 24, 1859 saw the first edition of On The Origin of Species, under the authorship of who? | charles darwin | [DOC] [TLE] Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin's "On the ...Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” [PAR] Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” [PAR] Here’s something else I’m thankful for: Science. [PAR] Charles Darwin’s seminal work, On the Origin of Species, was published on 150 years ago this week, November 24, 1859. You can read the first edition online here . The National Science Foundation has an amazing special report which you can access by clicking here or on the image above. [PAR] No, it doesn’t bear directly on climate change, but I think this historic anniversary is relevant for a couple of reasons. First, for all the angst over the public’s understanding of climate science — 72% think we’re warming and 82% of those think it’s a serious problem — only 39% of Americans say they “ believe in the theory of evolution ,” and it’s been around a lot longer and is as well-substantiated a theory as any in science. [PAR] Second, Darwin was, among other things, a great science writer. For aspiring and practicing science writers out there, here is how the conclusion to his masterwork evolved — see Science (subs. req’d) and here : [PAR] NOTE BOOK OF 1837 [PAR] Astronomers might formerly have said that God foreordered each planet to move in its particular destiny. In the same manner God orders each animal created with certain forms in certain countries; but how much more simple and sublime [a] power””let attraction act according to certain law, such are inevitable consequences””let animals be created, then by the fixed laws of generation, such will be their successors. [PAR] SKETCH OF 1842 [PAR] There is a simple grandeur in the view of life with powers of growth, assimilation and reproduction, being originally breathed into matter under one or a few forms, and that whilst this our planet has gone circling on according to fixed laws, and land and water, in a cycle of change, have gone on replacing each other, that from so simple an origin, through the process of gradual selection of infinitesimal changes, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been evolved. [PAR] ESSAY OF 1844 [PAR] There is a simple grandeur in this view of life with its several powers of growth, reproduction and of sensation, having been originally breathed into matter under a few forms, perhaps into only one, and that whilst this planet has gone cycling onwards according to the fixed laws of gravity and whilst land and water have gone on replacing each other””that from so simple an origin, through the selection of infinitesimal varieties, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been evolved. [PAR] ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, 1859 [PAR] There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. [PAR] Interestingly, Science left out the final revision, that appeared in the second edition (online here , image of final page below): [PAR] There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. [PAR] So yes, even before the blogosphere, people kept rewriting and reusing their old material, sometimes making some pretty big changes. [PAR] Finally, as to why Darwin made that remarkable change in the final sentence, Dr. Charles F. Urbanowicz, Professor of Anthropology offers up Martin Gardner’s explanation : [PAR] “Darwin himself, as a young biologist aboard H.M.S. Beagle, was so thoroughly orthodox that the ship’s officers laughed at his propensity for quoting Scripture. Then ‘disbelief crept over me at a very |
Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance is used by what insurance company? | geico | [DOC] [TLE] Esurance Commercials Take on GEICO | compare.comCompare Car Insurance Esurance’s Ad Campaigns [PAR] Esurance Commercials take on GEICO [PAR] May 15, 2014 [PAR] GEICO’s tagline is by now probably quite familiar: “Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.” When it first debuted, it was probably groundbreaking – fifteen percent is a lot of money, and fifteen minutes isn’t a lot of time. But we live in the future now, where we expect things to happen almost-instantaneously, and fifteen minutes feels like a lifetime. [PAR] Esurance’s Commercials Undercuts GEICO’s Promise [PAR] Esurance has caught on to this flaw in GEICO’s advertising campaign (and so had GEICO, it seems; fewer and fewer of their ads feature it with each passing month). Their most recent series of advertisements, since the demise of Erin Esurance , features folks of a certain age who are stuck in the past, unaware of the new cultural norms, or generally clueless. It’s a clever play on the idea that GEICO’s fifteen minutes is outdated and becoming irrelevant, and it’s funny. [PAR] “I Unfriend You!” [PAR] In one Esurance commercial, Beatrice posts her vacation photos to her physical wall in her home, and invites her friends to come look at them. She also brags that she saved 15% on car insurance. When her more tech-savvy friend calls her out, Beatrice points to her and says “I unfriend you!” Of course, this is wrong. It’s so wrong that it almost detracts from the point of the ad – that there are better ways to save. [PAR] Be Kind, Rewind [PAR] In another Esurance TV ad, Larry tells the camera confidently that he saves time by not rewinding DVDs before returning them to…Redbox, I guess, since there really isn’t anywhere you can rent DVDs anymore. Anyway, he says that taking the time to rewind DVDs is crazy – and the implication, of course, is that so is taking 15 minutes to get a car insurance quote. [PAR] Do Esurance’s Ads Work? [PAR] Esurance’s new commercials are clever, endearing, and memorable – when I mention them around the office everyone knows what I’m talking about, and a friend has even taken to shouting at others “I unfriend you” when he is displeased with them. (I kind of wish I was making that second thing up.) They target one of their biggest competitors (Esurance’s parent company, Allstate, is on the front lines with GEICO in terms of market share and advertising budget), and they do it by going after the ubiquitous catch phrase. If you’re paying attention to the clever, almost-subtle play, it’s a great dig at a competitor and boost for the company. [PAR] However, as I mentioned before, this is the future – people are watching TV with their phones or tablets in their hands while they’re making dinner or herding children, and if they’re even watching the commercials, they aren’t always paying close attention. An advertisement that calls out another company’s slogan is running the risk of putting that other company in the mind of viewers. The first time I saw the new Esurance ad, I thought it was for GEICO – and I work in insurance marketing, so I’m paying pretty close attention to this sort of thing. [PAR] The goal of most insurance companies’ advertising is to get people to think about insurance even if they aren’t thinking about insurance, on the hope that when the time comes to actually think about insurance, they’ll choose the company they’ve been thinking about. However, a potential customer listening with half an ear might hear the wrong catchphrase from these advertisements. Apparently this is a risk Esurance decided they were willing to take: lampooning the competition was worth the risk of throwing them free business. And at the end of the day, the new Esurance commercials are pretty funny, and in the auto insurance industry, that seems to be what really matters. [PAR] Compare Car Insurance Quotes[DOC |
Sparking a 1970s TV show, which military branch conducted the Project Blue Book UFO study? | air force | [DOC] [TLE] Project Blue Book - Sensagent.comaliens from the cosmos : definition of aliens from the cosmos and synonyms of aliens from the cosmos (English) [PAR] Jump to: navigation , search [PAR] Project Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the United States Air Force (U.S.A.F.). Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study. A termination order was given for the study in December 1969, and all activity under its auspices ceased in January 1970. [PAR] Project Blue Book had two goals: [PAR] to determine if UFOs were a threat to national security , and [PAR] to scientifically analyze UFO-related data . [PAR] Thousands of UFO reports were collected, analyzed and filed. As the result of the Condon Report , which concluded there was nothing anomalous about any UFOs, Project Blue Book was ordered shut down in December 1969. This project was the last publicly known UFO research project led by the USAF. [1] [PAR] By the time Project Blue Book ended, it had collected 12,618 UFO reports, and concluded that most of them were misidentifications of natural phenomena (clouds, stars , etc.) or conventional aircraft. A few were considered hoaxes . 701 of the reports — about six percent — were classified as unknowns, defying detailed analysis. [2] The UFO reports were archived and are available under the Freedom of Information Act , but names and other personal information of all witnesses have been changed. [PAR] Though many accepted Blue Book's final conclusions that there was nothing extraordinary about UFOs, critics — then and now — have charged that Blue Book, especially in its later years, was engaging in dubious research, or even perpetuating a cover up of UFO evidence. Some evidence suggests that not only did some UFO reports bypass Blue Book entirely, but that the U.S. Air Force continued collecting and studying UFO reports after Blue Book had been discontinued, despite official claims to the contrary. [3] [PAR] Contents [PAR] 8 External links [PAR] Previous projects [PAR] Public USAF UFO studies were first initiated under Project Sign at the end of 1947, following many widely publicized UFO reports (see Kenneth Arnold ). Project Sign was initiated specifically at the request of General Nathan Twining , chief of the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base . Wright-Patterson was also to be the home of Project Sign and all subsequent official USAF public investigations. [PAR] Sign was officially inconclusive regarding the cause of the sightings. However, according to US Air Force Captain Edward J. Ruppelt (the first director of Project Blue Book), Sign's initial intelligence estimate (the so-called Estimate of the Situation ) written in the late summer of 1948, concluded that the flying saucers were real craft, were not made by either the Russians or US, and were likely extraterrestrial in origin. (See also extraterrestrial hypothesis .) This estimate was forwarded to the Pentagon, but subsequently ordered destroyed by Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg , USAF Chief of Staff, citing a lack of physical proof. Vandenberg subsequently dismantled Project Sign. [PAR] Project Sign was succeeded at the end of 1948 by Project Grudge , which had a debunking mandate. Ruppelt referred to the era of Project Grudge as the "dark ages" of early USAF UFO investigation. Grudge concluded that all UFOs were natural phenomena or other misinterpretations, although it also stated that 23 percent of the reports could not be explained. [PAR] Project Blue Book [PAR] The Captain Ruppelt era [PAR] According to Captain Edward J. Ruppelt , by the end of 1951, several high-ranking, very influential USAF generals were so dissatisfied with the state of Air Force UFO investigations that they dismantled Project Grudge and replaced it with Project Blue Book in early 1952. One of these men was Gen. Charles P. Cabell . Another important change came when General William Garland joined Cabell's staff; Garland thought the UFO question deserved serious scrutiny because he had witnessed a UFO [4] . [PAR] The new name, Project Blue Book, was selected to refer to the blue booklets used for testing at some colleges and universities. The name was inspired, said Ruppelt, by the close attention that high-ranking officers were |
What New Orleans Jazz Legend was commonly known as Satchmo, short for Satchelmouth? | louis armstrong | [DOC] [TLE] Birthplace of Jazz: LegendsBirthplace of Jazz: Legends [PAR] Jazz Legends [PAR] Character [PAR] Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the birthplace of jazz. He is considered the most important improviser in jazz, and he taught the world to swing. Armstrong, fondly known as "Satchmo" (which is short for "Satchelmouth" referring to the size of his mouth) or "Pops," had a sense of humor, natural and unassuming manner, and positive disposition that made everyone around him feel good. With his infectious, wide grin and instantly recognizable gravelly voice, he won the hearts of people everywhere. He had an exciting and innovative style of playing that musicians imitate to this day. Throughout his career, Armstrong spread the language of jazz around the world, serving as an international ambassador of swing. His profound impact on the music of the 20th century continues into the 21st century. [PAR] Childhood [PAR] Armstrong had what many, today, would refer to as a traumatic or dysfunctional childhood. He and his friends would sing for nickels and pennies on the streets of his native New Orleans. On New Year’s Eve 1913, just 12 years old, Armstrong was caught firing a gun into the air and sentenced to a boys home for waifs. It was here under the tutelage of Peter Davis, who ran the home, that Armstrong learned how to play the cornet and he was soon playing picnics and parades. Later in life Louis returned year after year to the same waifs home to spread his joy to whoever was housed there. He never forgot Peter Davis or the kids. [PAR] Jazz Career [PAR] During the mid 1920’s Armstrong began recording the sessions that would become legendary with his “Hot Five” and “Hot Seven” groups. His first record under his own name was “My Heart” cut November 12th 1925. For better than three years Armstrong remained in Chicago churning out a number of famous recordings that earned him worldwide acclaim. Many were with a pianist he had worked with in the Dickerson band named Earl “Fatha” Hines. By the time he returned to New York in 1929 both black and white audiences knew Armstrong the world over. [PAR] Fame [PAR] While in New York, this time around, Armstrong reached a pivotal point in his career; he led the Dickerson band and doubled in a roll on Broadway in the revue called “Hot Chocolates.” His first “popular song” hit came from this show; a song written by Fats Waller called “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” [PAR] Late Career [PAR] Armstrong spent most of the 1940's touring and playing live. He was so busy, it wasn't until the 50's and 60's that most of his recordings were made.Armstrong was recorded in a variety of settings; from small groups with Oscar Peterson on piano, to two albums with Ella Fitzgerald, to big band and orchestral accompaniment. The bulk of these recordings can be found on the Verve record label. [PAR] Introduction [PAR] George Vital Laine aka Papa Jack (September 21, 1873 - June 1, 1966) was the most busy and perhaps the most important band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish-American War to World War I. [PAR] Managing Bands [PAR] Laine was a drummer, but was more noted for his skills at arranging and booking bands. He often had several different bands playing parades, dances, and advertising events around town at the same time. He ususally used the band name "Reliance" for parade marching band jobs. [PAR] Reliance Brass Band [PAR] Near the turn of the century, Laine organized his famous Reliance Brass Band which he lead for nearly 20 years. The market demand for music in the early 1900s eventually called for three separate units of this group, plus four others, the Tuxedo Band, Laine's Band, the Formal Band, and another, with no name at all. As the crave for vernacular dance music grew, Laine also included dance bands, adding pianists, guitarists and string bassists with brass band players. Laine's love of music and his role in it's perpetuation is reflected in his |
What youth groups motto is “Be Prepared”? | boy scouts | [DOC] [TLE] Boy Scout Motto - U.S. Scouting Service ProjectBoy Scout Motto [PAR] Boy Scout Motto [PAR] Be Prepared: The Motto of the Boy Scouts of America [PAR] Excerpted from page 54, Boy Scout Handbook, 11th ed, [PAR] (#33105), copyright 1998 by BSA, ISBN 0-8395-3105-2 [PAR] Be Prepared. [PAR] That's the motto of the Boy Scouts. [PAR] "Be prepared for what?" someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, [PAR] "Why, for any old thing." said Baden-Powell. [PAR] The training you receive in your troop will help you live up to the Scout motto. When someone has an accident, you are prepared because of your first aid instruction. Because of lifesaving practice, you might be able to save a nonswimmer who has fallen into deep water. [PAR] But Baden-Powell wasn't thinking just of being ready for emergencies. His idea was that all Scouts should prepare themselves to become productive citizens and to give happiness to other people. He wanted each Scout to be ready in mind and body for any struggles, and to meet with a strong heart whatever challenges might lie ahead. [PAR] Be prepared for life - to live happily and without regret, knowing that you have done your best. That's what the Scout motto means. [PAR] Page updated on: May 02, 2013 [PAR] © 1994-2017 - U.S. Scouting Service Project | Site Map | Disclaimer | Project Team | Contact Us | Privacy Policy [PAR] Materials found at U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. Websites may be reproduced and used locally by Scouting volunteers for training purposes consistent with the programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) [ Links to BSA Sites ], the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) or other Scouting and Guiding Organizations. No material found here may be used or reproduced for electronic redistribution or for commercial or other non-Scouting purposes without the express permission of the U. S. Scouting Service Project, Inc. (USSSP) or other copyright holders. USSSP is not affiliated with BSA or WOSM and does not speak on behalf of BSA or WOSM. Opinions expressed on these web pages are those of the web authors. You can support this website with in two ways: Visit Our Trading Post at www.ScoutingBooks.com or make a donation by clicking the button below. [PAR] (U.S. Scouting Service Project Donation) [PAR] (Ruth Lyons Memorial Donations)[DOC] [TLE] Boy Scout Motto and AimsBoy Scout Motto and Aims [PAR] Boy Scout Aims and Methods [PAR] Aims of Scouting [PAR] Character Development [PAR] This aim is to build self-reliance, self-discipline, self-confidence, and self-respect. The scout understands and improves himself: his personal qualities, his values, his outlook on life. [PAR] Citizenship Training [PAR] This aim is to nurture respect of, participation in, and caring for community, nation, and world while fostering a commitment of service to others and an understanding of local, state, and national government. Citizenship refers to the scout's relationship to others - his obligations to other people, to the society he lives in, and to the government of his society. [PAR] Personal Fitness [PAR] This aim is to develop life-long physical, mental, emotional, and moral fitness. Fitness includes a healthy, strong body, a mind able to imagine and reason, and a spirit of courage, caring, and self-control. [PAR] Methods of Scouting [PAR] Ideals [PAR] The ideals of Boy Scouting are spelled out in the Scout Oath , the Scout Law , the Scout motto, and the Scout slogan. The Boy Scout measures himself against these ideals and continually tries to improve. The goals are high, and as he reaches for them, he has some control over what and who he becomes. [PAR] Patrols [PAR] The patrol method gives Boy Scouts an experience in group living and participating citizenship. It places responsibility on young shoulders and teaches boys how to accept it. The patrol method allows Scouts to interact in small groups where members can easily relate |
A bone is joined to a muscle by what tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue? | tendons | [DOC] [TLE] Tendons definition - definithing.comTendons definition [PAR] noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew. [PAR] 2. [PAR] a reinforcing strand in prestressed concrete. [PAR] noun [PAR] 1. [PAR] a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew [PAR] tendon ten·don (těn’dən) [PAR] n. [PAR] A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and consists of rows of elongated cells, minimal ground substance, and densely arranged, almost parallel, bundles of collageneous fibers. [PAR] tendon [PAR] (těn’dən) [PAR] A band of tough, fibrous, inelastic tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Tendons are made chiefly of collagen. [PAR] tendon definition[DOC] [TLE] Tendon aponeuroses - definition of tendon aponeuroses by ...Tendon aponeuroses - definition of tendon aponeuroses by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Tendon aponeuroses - definition of tendon aponeuroses by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tendon+aponeuroses [PAR] Related to tendon aponeuroses: abdominal aponeurosis [PAR] ten·don [PAR] n. [PAR] A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment. [PAR] [Medieval Latin tendō, tendōn-, alteration (influenced by Latin tendere, to stretch) of Greek tenōn; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] [PAR] tendon [PAR] (ˈtɛndən) [PAR] n [PAR] (Anatomy) a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew [PAR] [C16: from Medieval Latin tendō, from Latin tendere to stretch; related to Greek tenōn sinew] [PAR] ten•don [PAR] (ˈtɛn dən) [PAR] n. [PAR] a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew. [PAR] [1535–45; < Medieval Latin tendōn-, s. of tendō < Greek ténōn sinew (sp. with -d- by association with Latin tendere to stretch)] [PAR] ten·don [PAR] A band of tough fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: [PAR] sinew [PAR] connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments [PAR] collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling [PAR] muscle system , muscular structure , musculature - the muscular system of an organism [PAR] hamstring , hamstring tendon - one of the tendons at the back of the knee [PAR] Achilles tendon , tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [PAR] Translations [PAR] tendon [PAR] (ˈtendən) noun [PAR] a strong cord joining a muscle to a bone etc. He has damaged a tendon in his leg. sening, pees طُنْب، وَتَر сухожилие tendão šlacha die Sehne sene τένοντας tendón kõõlus زرد پی jänne tendon גיד नस tetiva ín urat sin tendine 腱 힘줄 sausgyslė cīpsla tendon pees sene ścięgno tendão tendon сухожилие šľacha kita tetiva sena เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก tendon, kiriş 腱 сухожилля عضلہ، پٹھا gân, dây chằng 腱 [PAR] tendon [PAR] → وَتَر šlacha sene Sehne τένοντας tendón jänne tendon tetiva tendine 腱 힘줄 pees sene ścięgno tendão сухожилие sena เส้นเอ็นที่ยึดกล้ามเนื้อและกระดูก kiriş gân 腱 [PAR] ten·don [PAR] n. tendón, tejido fibroso que sirve de unión a los músculos y los huesos y a otras partes; [PAR] deep ___ reflexes → reflejos profundos de los ___ -es; [PAR] ___ jerk → tirón tendinoso;[DOC] [TLE] Tendon - definition of tendon by The Free DictionaryTendon - definition of tendon by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Tendon - definition of tendon by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tendon [PAR] Related to tendon: Achilles tendon [PAR] ten·don [PAR] n. [PAR] A band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment. [PAR] [Medieval Latin tendō, tendōn-, alteration (influenced by Latin tendere, to stretch) of Greek tenōn; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] [PAR] tendon [PAR] (ˈtɛndən) [PAR] n [PAR] (Anatomy) a cord or band of white inelastic collagenous tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or some other part; sinew [PAR] |
Featuring Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa, what is the name of the group that backs up Bruce Springsteen? | e street band | [DOC] [TLE] Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s Biography — Free ...Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s Biography — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and photos at Last.fm [PAR] Listeners [PAR] Biography [PAR] Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are generally regarded as one of the best live bands ever. Famous for their extremely long concerts, the band is well-respected throughout rock. Note that only live recordings can be credited to Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band . The official artist credit for all of Bruce Springsteen's studio recordings (even for those recorded with the E Street Band as his studio band) is Bruce Springsteen . [PAR] Since forming in 1972, the band's members have changed; however, core members include saxophonist Clarence Clemons, organist Danny Federici, bassist Garry Tallent, drummer Max Weinberg, pianist Roy Bittan and, of course, guitarist/singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen. Guitarist Steven Van Zandt joined the band while recording Born to Run and made this record at least possible. He became one of the most honored and most influential members. [PAR] Other musicians important to the band include guitarist Nils Lofgren (who stepped in after Van Zandt quit); guitarist/singer Patti Scialfa (who is also Springsten's wife); and pianist David Sancious and drummers "Mad Dog" Vini Lopez and Ernest "Boom" Carter, who all had left the band prior to Born to Run. Also, The Rising tour saw the official addition of violinist Soozie Tyrell. [PAR] In 1989 the band split up, after the massive success of the Born in the USA tour and the quieter Tunnel of Love tour. However, in 1999, the band reunited and embarked on a rather successful 18-month reunion tour - the "E-United Tour" - and now were powered by three guitars (Springsteen, Van Zandt and Lofgren, with Scialfa usually playing a fourth, acoustic guitar). [PAR] Following the events of September 11, 2001, Springsteen and the Band embarked on their first studio recordings (excepting a short recording session for Springsteen's 1995 Greatest Hits album) since 1984's Born in the U.S.A. The band recorded The Rising in 2002, and then hit the road for another marathon, two-year tour. [PAR] After The Rising, Springsteen recorded two more albums without the E Streeters followed by "Magic", released in October 2007 and featuring the hit single "Radio Nowhere". Magic was followed up by a traditionally strong tour throughout 2008, during which original band-member and friend Danny Federici passed away. Federici had already been temporarily replaced by Charlie Giordano, with whom Springsteen played the year before during the Seeger Sessions. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rounded the 100-show tour at Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. [PAR] On January 27, 2009 Springsteen's twenty-fourth album "Working on a Dream" will be released. According to the official press release, Working on a Dream was recorded with the E Street Band and features twelve new Springsteen compositions plus two bonus tracks. It is the fourth collaboration between Springsteen and Brendan O'Brien, who produced and mixed the album. A new tour for 2009 is expected to be announced soon. Springsteen and the E Street Band will play The Super Bowl halftime show on February 1, 2009. [PAR] Saturday 27th July 2009 saw Bruce and the E-Streeters played The Glastonbury Festival, England. This was the band's first-ever UK festival performance, a total of 135,000 people watched an epic, two-and-a-half hour headlining set. [PAR] Current members[DOC] [TLE] Bruce Springsteen Tickets | Totally TicketsBruce Springsteen Tickets | Totally Tickets [PAR] Bruce Springsteen Tickets [PAR] 0.00 out of 100 based on 0 reviews 0 [PAR] Rate Your Experience [PAR] Add Review [PAR] Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey, United States) is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist. With a recording career stretching back to 1966 that continues to this day, he's recorded multiple award-winning studio albums and toured constantly, inspiring generations of pop and rock musicians. He's often known as "The Boss". He has frequently played as Bruce |
What was the name by which we called Thailand before 1939 and between 1945 and 1949? | thailand | [DOC] [TLE] Thailand - definition of Thailand by The Free DictionaryThailand - definition of Thailand by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Thailand - definition of Thailand by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Thailand [PAR] Related to Thailand: Chiang Mai [PAR] Thailand [PAR] Thai·land [PAR] (tī′lănd′, -lənd) Formerly Si·am (sī-ăm′) [PAR] A country of southeast Asia on the Gulf of Thailand (formerly the Gulf of Siam), an arm of the South China Sea. Various Thai kingdoms were founded from the 13th century on, frequently coming into conflict with neighboring Burmese and Cambodian powers. Siam remained an absolute monarchy until 1932, when the king was compelled to accept a constitution, and the country was renamed Thailand in 1939. Thailand was occupied by the Japanese in World War II, and most of its numerous postwar governments were controlled by the military. Bangkok is the capital and the largest city. [PAR] Thailand [PAR] (ˈtaɪˌlænd) [PAR] n [PAR] 1. (Placename) a kingdom in SE Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand: united as a kingdom in 1350 and became a major SE Asian power; consists chiefly of a central plain around the Chao Phraya river system, mountains rising over 2400 m (8000 ft) in the northwest, and rainforest the length of the S peninsula. Parts of the SW coast suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Official language: Thai. Official religion: (Hinayana) Buddhist. Currency: baht. Capital: Bangkok. Pop: 67 448 120 (2013 est). Area: 513 998 sq km (198 455 sq miles). Former name (until 1939 and 1945–49): Siam [PAR] 2. (Placename) Gulf of Thailand an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina. Former name: Gulf of Siam [PAR] Thai•land [PAR] (ˈtaɪˌlænd, -lənd) [PAR] n. [PAR] 1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia. 60,609,046; 198,115 sq. mi. (513,115 sq. km).Cap.: Bangkok. [PAR] 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of Thailand. [PAR] ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:[DOC] [TLE] Siam Officially Renamed Thailand | History TodaySiam Officially Renamed Thailand | History Today [PAR] Siam Officially Renamed Thailand [PAR] Richard Cavendish explains how the proposal to change the name of Siam to Thailand was eventually accepted on May 11th, 1949. [PAR] On July 20th, 1948, the Siamese constituent assembly voted to change the [PAR] name of Siam to Thailand, the change to come into effect the following year. Muang Thai or Thailand means ‘land of the free’ and the name had been changed before, in 1939 under the fascist military dictatorship of Field Marshal Luang Phibunsongkhram, but the anti-Axis powers refused to recognise the new name after Siam allied herself with the Japanese and in 1942 declared war on the United States and the United Kingdom. [PAR] Phibun and his nationalist supporters in Siam took the Japanese side, partly because it initially looked like the winning one, partly because they hoped to recover long-lost territory in Laos, Cambodia and Burma, and partly because of their profound hostility to the Chinese in Thailand. They had already restricted Chinese immigration, closed hundreds of Chinese schools and shut down Chinese newspapers. In any case, when the Japanese late in 1941 demanded free passage across Thailand to invade Malaya and attack Singapore, the Thais were in no position to resist. [PAR] As the war went on, however, and it became clear that the country had picked the losing side, the resources of Thai diplomacy were skilfully marshalled to make the country’s peace with the Allies while taking care not to offend the Japanese unduly. Phibun’s regime ended in 1944. After the war the United States decided that the Thai regime had acted under duress and no objection was raised to the change of name. Phibun returned to power in 1948 and his hostility to Communist China now put him in an altogether better light with the Western powers. He lasted until 1957, when his military cronies decided they had had quite enough of him and sent him packing. He retired to Japan and lived in Tokyo until his death in 1964.[DOC] [TLE] Bangkok | Define Bangkok |
Doctor Julius Hibbert is the resident General Practitioner on what TV series? | simpsons | [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Classic TV Doctors - Who´s your favourite doctor on ...Top 10 Classic TV Doctors - Who´s your favourite doctor on TV? - Series & TV [PAR] Share on Tumblr [PAR] My friends at Masters in Healthcare prepared a great article about 10 Classic TV Doctors, and one must agree. [PAR] They asked for my opinion, and what I will do is just re arrange a bit that Top Ten Classic TV Doctors in my eyes. [PAR] Let´s start. [PAR] 10- Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForrest Kelley, “Star Trek”) [PAR] “He’s dead, Jim.” Leonard McCoy was a staple of the original “Star Trek” TV series and later film franchise, known for his dry humor and comic pessimism. He even put in an appearance in the pilot episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” [PAR] His tagline “I’m a doctor, not a…” has been quoted in almost every incarnation of “Star Trek” (1966) on film and television. [PAR] He once said: “I’d wanted to become a doctor and couldn’t ~ yet became the best known doctor in the galaxy” [PAR] So, for that I put Doctor McCoy on the tenth spot on TV Classic Doctors top ten. [PAR] 9- Marcus Welby (Robert Young, “Marcus Welby, M.D.”) [PAR] The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby’s young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and uncaring doctors. [PAR] Watch this Marcus Welby video and know wgy he Made the Top 10 Classic TV Doctors list. [PAR] 8- Julius Hibbert (Harry Shearer, “The Simpsons”) [PAR] Always chuckling and seemingly indifferent to the ups and downs of life in Springfield, Dr. Hibbert, a spoof of Cosby’s Huxtable, is one of the most enduring and hilarious characters on “The Simpsons,” and a fan favorite. [PAR] Dr. Hibbert is Springfield’s most prominent and competent doctor, though he sometimes makes no effort to hide or makes light of his high prices. Dr. Hibbert is very good-natured, and is known for finding a reason to laugh at nearly every situation. [PAR] Hibbert is noticeably less dysfunctional than just about everyone else on the show, though he does have a bizarre tendency to chuckle at inappropriate moments. It is mentioned in Make Room for Lisa, that “Before I learned to chuckle mindlessly, I was headed to an early grave.” He also gives questionable solutions to certain medical problems. For example, when Maggie saved Homer from drowning, he attributed it to common cases of superhuman strength in children whose parents’ lives are in danger. [PAR] That´s why He makes our Top 10 Classic TV Doctors list. [PAR] 7- Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy”) [PAR] Miranda Bailey, a graduate of Wellesley College, is currently an attending general surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. Previous positions include Chief Resident and also the resident in charge of the five new surgical interns (now third-year surgical residents). Her colleagues refer to her as “The Nazi” because of her tough personality and blunt attitude. Although often harsh with her interns, she has been shown to provide both support and advice when they need it; some might say she practices “tough love.” She married Tucker Jones circa 1995 but their marriage encountered difficulties in 2007 due to her commitments as both a parent to son “Tuck” and to her career as a surgeon. [PAR] She´s the heart and soul of Grey´s Anatomy and the best character on the show. She´s well surrounded with a good pack of other nice characters such as Callie Torres and Mark Sloan. They make the very best Grey´s Anatomy moments. [PAR] Very deserved spot for Miranda Bailey on the Top Ten Classic TV Doctors List. [PAR] 6- Philip Chandler (Denzel Washington, “St. Elsewhere”) [PAR] This NBC drama had its share of young stars on the rise, including Mark Harmon and Howie Mandel, but it was Denzel Washington’s turn as Dr. Chandler that brought an interesting depth to the show and helped catapult Washington to fame. [PAR] Although |
Who became the first state when they ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787? | delaware | [DOC] [TLE] State of Delaware - Delaware Day - About Delaware DayState of Delaware - Delaware Day - About Delaware Day [PAR] About Delaware Day [PAR] Main Menu [PAR] About Delaware Day [PAR] Since 1933, the governors of Delaware have proclaimed December 7 as Delaware Day in honor of that day in 1787, when Delaware became the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution, thus making Delaware the first state in the New Nation. [PAR] Thanks to the efforts of a wise Delaware educator and legislator, Mr. E. Paul Burkholder along with the Rotary Club of Georgetown, a statewide effort was made in 1933 to have December 7 established as Delaware Day. He and this Rotary Club secured more than 6,000 signatures on petitions , which were presented to the Governor and to the legislature. As a result, a House Joint Resolution was passed and approved on November 29, 1933. The first Delaware Day celebration was held December 7, 1933, by proclamation of Governor C. Douglass Buck. [PAR] [43k, PDF] [PAR] History of Delaware's Signing of the Constitution [PAR] On September 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia held their final session and then made ready to return home. It had been a long convention--they had been meeting since May--but in the end the delegates had hammered out a new constitution for the young republic. The next day, Nicholas Ridgely of Dover wrote to a Philadelphia merchant that because of the work done by the Constitutional Convention "The expectations of everybody are raised and permanency in government is once again hoped for." Before the high hopes of Nicholas Ridgely and thousands of other Americans could be realized, however, the proposed constitution had to be ratified by nine of the thirteen states. [PAR] Since 1781, the Articles of Confederation had been the constitution of the United States, but the Articles gave so much political power to the individual states that the national government was rendered unimportant. This development was increasingly unacceptable to Delawareans and so many other Americans. In fact, a frustrated George Read , one of five Delaware delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and a forceful advocate of a strong national government, went so far as to suggest the abolition of all state governments. [PAR] The proposed constitution that was submitted to the individual states for ratification in 1787 was not a revision of the Articles of Confederation, but rather an entirely new document that gave considerable power to the national government. In many states, the supporters of the Articles worked hard to block ratification. In Delaware, however, there was no overt opposition. Indeed, all of Delaware's normally combative political factions favored the new constitution. [PAR] On November 26, 1787, Delaware elected thirty delegates to a state convention to consider ratification. On December 7, 1787, the delegates, meeting in Dover at Battell's Tavern (also known as the Golden Fleece Tavern) unanimously made Delaware the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. Delaware's willingness to seize the initiative was very important. As a contemporary French observer living in New York City wrote, "Delaware has the advantage of having given the first signal of a revolution in the general government of the United States, and its example can only produce a good effort in other state conventions." [PAR] The "good effect" was soon evident. By June 21, 1788, New Hampshire, became the decisive ninth state to ratify. Delaware had led the way in making the United States Constitution the law of the land. [PAR] The Continental Congress adopted the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787. An official copy of the document was presented to the Delaware Assembly by the President of Delaware, Thomas Collins, on October 24, 1787, along with four petitions containing 171 signatures urging ratification. [PAR] On November 10, 1787, both branches of the Delaware Legislature adopted a bill which called for a State Convention to be held in Dover, Delaware, on December 3, 1787, for the purpose of considering the ratification of the new Federal Constitution. This piece of legislation provided for the election of ten persons to be selected in each county to attend this convention. [PAR] The elections were held and thirty men were chosen to meet in Dover |
Which company is responsible for "The Gun that Won the West"? | winchester repeating arms company | [DOC] [TLE] The Winchester Repeating Rifle, The Gun That Won The WestThe Winchester Repeating Rifle, The Gun That Won The West [PAR] The Gun That Won The West [PAR] 1873 Winchester Repeating Rifles [PAR] Well over 100 years ago the Winchester repeating rifle was introduced to the world. The final evolution of a rifle started in 1848 when the concept of a repeating firearm was developed by Walter Hunt, who designed and manufactured the "Rocket Ball and Volition Repeater". A lever acting, tube loading repeater. His partner George Arrowsmith and a machinist named Lewis Jennings improved on the original design and were granted a US Patent in 1849. Many people were involved at the time, all of whom improved on the original design. Most notable was Benjamin Tyler Henry, the foreman of then investor Courtland Palmer. Henry would eventually have his name attached to one of the first profitable incarnations of the original design. Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson of handgun fame even had a go at the development. Smith, Wesson and Henry formed the "Volcanic Arms Company" to produce and market the final design in 1855. An investor at that time was Oliver F. Winchester. A man with no knowledge of firearms, actually being more conversant with sewing machines than firearms. But, as a shrewd investor, by 1857 he owned the majority of stock in Volcanic Arms. [PAR] [PAR] Shown below are the Winchester Rifle Model 1873 (top) in 32-20 caliber and a Model 94 Carbine (bottom) in 30-30 caliber. [PAR] The 1873 was not the first bearing the Winchester name. But, because of its popularity it was nicknamed "The Gun That Won The West". [PAR] Anyway, back to the story... [PAR] The next and probably most important development was the .44 caliber rim fire cartridge. This made a repeating rifle's power equivalent to the current single shot rifles. By this time the repeating rifles were marketed by the New Haven Arms Company, but were actually designed wholly by Henry. They all bore the inscription "NEW HAVEN CONN. PATENT FEB 14 1854". They were still Volcanic Arms rifles at that time. [PAR] The New Haven Arms Company made about 13,500 rifles which came officially to be known as Henry rifles. They were an improvement of the Volcanic design. Of that most were brass frames. Both the Volcanic and Henry rifles made by New Haven are valuable collector items. One can expect near $20,000 (or more) for one in VG shape. As an aside, the most popular caliber appeared to be .38 for these. [PAR] In 1866 the name was officially changed to Winchester Repeating Arms Company and was entirely owned by Winchester. [PAR] It follows that the first real Winchester should be the Model 1866. The major change from the old gun was the incorporation of a totally round magazine tube. Winchester's plant foreman of the day Nelson King designed it to replace the slotted tube design. Now dirt no longer got into the works and the reliability of the gun went up considerably. In those days the frames were made of brass. Eventually the frames were made in iron, and the model number 1867 was assigned to some of them. Steel was used in 1884. The named stamped incorporated "KING'S PATENT" to signify the change. [PAR] My Model 1873 is an example of the early Winchester at it's greatest popularity. It was manufactured in many calibers, but the most favoured was the .44-40. This was a center fire cartridge used in the early Colt revolver. So it was only necessary to pack one type of ammunition. .38-40 was offered in 1879 and .32-20 in 1882. Mine is the latter, and it was made in 1882. As well some were made in .22 rimfire. But by far the most popular was the .44. [PAR] Round on the left is 32-20 for 1873, on right is 30-30 for 1894. [PAR] Lately I have had a lot of requests about the availability of ammunition for older Winchester Rifles. My first caution is to be aware that all the rifles up to the model 94 used black powder. 32-20 Pistol ammunition is available, and fits the 73 |
Which president’s policy was to “speak softly and carry a big stick”? | president theodore roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick - Modern Survival BlogSpeak Softly and Carry a Big Stick [PAR] Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick [PAR] February 1, 2012, by Ken Jorgustin [PAR] U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far”, and established a foreign diplomacy ideology nicknamed ‘Big Stick diplomacy’. [PAR] The meaning of the phrase advises a tactic of caution and non-aggression, backed up by the ability to do violence if required. Similar to the phrase, ‘the iron fist in the velvet glove’, the idea was to begin gently, but hold a decisive weapon in reserve. [PAR] [PAR] As I was sitting here this evening contemplating a quick post, my wife watching Jeopardy on TV (I admit to enjoying the Jeopardy challenge too), I heard a reference to the famous phrase ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick’. It got me to thinking about similarities to preparedness in general. Let me explain… [PAR] [PAR] How often have you heard others in conversation bragging about this or that, all the while boisterous or bloviating on and on? Does this type of behavior bother you? Well it shouldn’t… [PAR] Here’s why. If you have all your ducks in a row, so to speak, there is absolutely no need to brag or boisterously bloviate. In fact, to do so will only paint a target on your back for others to notice, who may trip you up in some way out of jealousy or vindictive pleasure. It happens. [PAR] Speak softly. Live under the radar. Don’t paint a target on your back. All the while you’re building your defenses so as to build a personal castle around you and your family, living without fear or dependence as much as reasonably possible. [PAR] Carry a big stick. Although the original proverb referred to a stick as a weapon, you could look at it as your overall defense strategy against the modern systems of dependence. For example, having a 6 month storage of food and consumable supplies, and 6 months worth of saved cash to maintain your current standard of living, would certainly create a ‘speak easy’ emotion of calm and reassurance. [PAR] The big stick could be having no debt. With no debt, you are truly free (to an extent). Having no debt is a weapon to be used against the system which is trying its best to enslave you. [PAR] The big stick is the accumulation of all your preparedness plans, your reserves, knowledge, know-how, all of which could be used if need be. Having and carrying the big stick will inspire a peaceful self-gratifying feeling for most. [PAR] [PAR] The thing that I like about the phrase, is that it represents a civil ideal of self reliance. A quiet, but powerful calm. It’s something to strive for. [PAR] [PAR] Be Prepared. If you enjoyed this, or topics of current events risk awareness and survival preparedness, click here to check out our current homepage articles… [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] Speak softly and carry a big stick - meaning and origin.'Speak softly and carry a big stick' - the meaning and origin of this phrase [PAR] Speak softly and carry a big stick [PAR] Meaning [PAR] A proverb advising the tactic of caution and non-aggression, backed up by the ability to do violence if required. [PAR] Origin [PAR] The notion being expressed here is the opposite of the tactics employed by every temporary schoolteacher - who begin stern and tough and, when discipline allows it, become more easy-going. The 'speak softly...' doctrine, like the earlier phrase 'the iron fist in the velvet glove', was to begin gently, but hold a decisive weapon in reserve. [PAR] The widespread use of 'speak softly and carry a big stick' began with American president Theodore Roosevelt. In a letter to Henry L. Sprague, on January 26th 1900, he wrote: [PAR] "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." [PAR] Roosevelt claims the phrase to be of West African origin, but I can find no |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons, the story (and movie) about a boy/man who ages in reverse, was written by what great Jazz Age writer? | scott fitzgerald | [DOC] [TLE] THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN ... - Criterion ConfessionsCriterion Confessions: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - #476 [PAR] A survey of the Criterion Collection on DVD by Jamie S. Rich. [PAR] Sunday, May 3, 2009 [PAR] THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - #476 [PAR] There was no movie in 2008 that I anticipated more than The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . A long gestating project, it had several formidable building blocks that really hit the right spot for me. By the time it came along, I risked drowning in my own excitement, though at least I was able to see it ahead of some of the hype. One perk of reviewing movies is that you get to see them a little earlier, often before the promotion reaches critical mass and threatens to swallow the movie whole. Had I had to wait a few more days, maybe the scales would have tipped; maybe the chatter would have combined with my already epic wishes, and the image I had of the final result would have been insurmountable, regardless of the quality of the movie. [PAR] Luckily, that did not happen, and I was as pleased by Benjamin Button as I could ever have hoped to be. At the time, I reviewed it for DVD Talk , and though I gushed, I felt the movie inspired me to write a pretty good piece detailing how the movie spoke to me, how it appealed to the F. Scott Fitzgerald fanboy inside of me. This was written the night of the screening, before it would become hip to dislike Benjamin Button, and the review would become one of my most read pieces (currently #2 in terms of my personal hits on DVD Talk). When I voted in Film Comment's readers poll (I have long since sworn off a critic's top 10 of my own; too many fleas on that dog already), I put it at the top of the list with Wall*E [PAR] close behind. [PAR] Often, if I review something theatrically and then revisit it on DVD, I will write a fresh review from scratch, giving my second-time-around impressions, without going back to the original review. On rare occasions, when I feel my initial reactions are as good as anything I could say a second time, I stick to the first piece. Which isn't to say I didn't take anything more out of the repeat viewing, just that my thoughts were crystal enough or my prose good enough that I am not yet ready to get around to the other side. This time, I will combine a little of both, and I will begin by reprinting my original piece on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button before sharing further ruminations immediately after: [PAR] * * * * [PAR] F. Scott Fitzgerald is my favorite author. His prose has a wonderful lyricism that shows a real knack for capturing the beauty in the simplest of moments. The way he composes a line can delight in its construction while breaking your heart with its vocabulary. His stories have an outer glitz that serves as a mask to the dark romanticism behind it. He always showed his readers the diamond first, and then the price it cost a man's soul second. [PAR] I don't think I've ever seen a film adaptation of Fitzgerald's that has captured that ephemeral quality of his prose--that is, not until I had seen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Ironically, the film that pulled off this feat is the one that has the least to do with the actual source material. Outside of the title and the basic concept of a man born old and aging backwards, ending his life as a baby, the film of Benjamin Button takes virtually nothing from Fitzgerald's short story. It does, however, draw on the author's complete works in theme and tone, tackling notions of doomed romance, reinvention, and indulging in the full flavor of life. Hell, even the scenes of drunkenness feel like they could be pulled from any number of Fitzgerald's jazz age stories--or even from his biography. [PAR] The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was adapted by writer Eric Roth ( The Good Shepherd , Munich [PAR] ) and |
The tomb of what Egyptian king, which later inspired a Top 20 hit by Steve Martin, was discovered by Howard Carter on Nov 4, 1922, in spite of the supposed curse? | king tut | [DOC] [TLE] Howard CarterHoward Carter (9 May 1874 - 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun (colloquially known as "King Tut" and "the boy king") in November 1922. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Howard Carter was born in Kensington on 9 May 1874, the son of Samuel Carter, an artist, and Martha Joyce Carter (née Sands). His father trained and developed Howard's artistic talents. [PAR] Howard Carter spent much of his childhood with relatives in the Norfolk market town of Swaffham, the birthplace of both his parents. Nearby was the mansion of the Amherst family, Didlington Hall, containing a magnificent collection of Egyptian antiques, which sparked Carter's interest in that subject. In 1891, the Egypt Exploration Fund (EEF) sent Carter to assist an Amherst family friend, Percy Newberry, in the excavation and recording of Middle Kingdom tombs at Beni Hasan. [PAR] [PAR] Although only 17, Carter was innovative in improving the methods of copying tomb decoration. In 1892, he worked under the tutelage of Flinders Petrie for one season at Amarna, the capital founded by the pharaoh Akhenaten. From 1894 to 1899, he worked with Édouard Naville at Deir el-Bahari, where he recorded the wall reliefs in the temple of Hatshepsut. [PAR] In 1899, Carter was appointed to the position of Chief Inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service (EAS). He supervised a number of excavations at Thebes (now known as Luxor). In 1904, he was transferred to the Inspectorate of Lower Egypt. Carter was praised for his improvements in the protection of, and accessibility to, existing excavation sites, and his development of a grid-block system for searching for tombs. The Antiquities Service also provided funding for Carter to head his own excavation projects and during this period Carter discovered the Tombs of Thutmose I and Thutmose III, although both tombs had been robbed of treasures long before. [PAR] Carter resigned from the Antiquities Service in 1905 after a formal inquiry into what became known as the Saqqara Affair, a noisy confrontation between Egyptian site guards and a group of French tourists. Carter sided with the Egyptian personnel. [PAR] Tutankhamun's tomb [PAR] In 1907, after three hard years for Carter, Lord Carnarvon employed him to supervise Carnarvon's Egyptian excavations in the Valley of the Kings. The intention of Gaston Maspero, who introduced the two, was to ensure that Howard Carter imposed modern archaeological methods and systems of recording. [PAR] Carnarvon financed Carter's work in the Valley of the Kings to 1914, but until 1917 excavations and study were interrupted by the First World War. Following the end of the First World War, Carter aggressively resumed his work. [PAR] After several years of finding little, Lord Carnarvon became dissatisfied with the lack of results, and in 1922 informed Carter that he had one more season of funding to search the Valley of the Kings and find the tomb. [PAR] On 4 November 1922, Howard Carter's excavation group found steps that Carter hoped led to Tutankhamun's tomb (subsequently designated KV62) (the tomb that would be considered the best preserved and most intact pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings). [PAR] He wired Lord Carnarvon to come, and on 26 November 1922, with Carnarvon, Carnarvon's daughter and others in attendance, Carter made the "tiny breach in the top left hand corner" of the doorway (with a chisel his grandmother had given him for his 17th birthday.) He was able to peer in by the light of a candle and see that many of the gold and ebony treasures were still in place. He did not yet know whether it was "a tomb or merely a cache", but he did see a promising sealed doorway between two sentinel statues. When Carnarvon asked "Can you see anything?", Carter replied with the famous words: [PAR] The next several months were spent cataloging the contents of the antechamber under the "often stressful" supervision of Pierre Lacau, director general of the Department of Antiquities of Egypt. On 16 February 1923, |
Who authored the 1823 immortal poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas"? | clement clarke moore | [DOC] [TLE] All About "A Visit from St. Nicholas" - Collaborative ...All About "A Visit from St. Nicholas" - Collaborative Essays and Articles - Geneseo Wiki [PAR] Collaborative Essays and Articles [PAR] All About "A Visit from St. Nicholas" [PAR] Browse pages [PAR] Go to start of metadata [PAR] Neither this page nor the pages linked to it were written by Paul Schacht. "All About 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'" is a collaborative essay written by students in Paul Schacht's fall, 2005 section of Intd 105 , "The Battle for Christmas." It was part of the original Collaborative Writing Project and was moved to its present site in fall, 2007. Its page history did not survive the move. [PAR] Contents: [PAR] The History of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" [PAR] "A Visit from St. Nicholas" was first published in the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823 by Mr. Orville Holley. Given to Mr. Holley anonymously, the poem immediately became a Christmas favorite. Only nine days after its debut in the Troy Sentinel, it appeared in the New York Spectator. Two years later it reappeared in New Jersey and Pennsylvania almanacs. In 1826, it appeared in the literary magazine The Casket. It also appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal in 1828, which came just six weeks before the death of Henry Livingston Jr. Although the poem continued to be reprinted, the authorship was unknown for quite some time. It is commonly believed that Clement Clarke Moore wrote " A Visit from St. Nicholas " on December 24, 1822, while doing some Christmas shopping. When he arrived home, he copied the poem down and recited it at the Christmas feast. A guest who heard the poem then copied it and delivered it to Mr. Orville Holley. This story may be fact or fiction, for Mr. Holley never confirmed who delivered the poem, although Moore did finally take credit for the poem in 1844. [PAR] Controversy Behind "A Visit from St. Nicholas" [PAR] The well-known poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," or what has also become known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", has became a Christmas tradition, yet it also has created a controversy that many people are unaware of. The true authorship of the poem has been disputed since the 19th century. Years after the poem was published, Clement Clarke Moore took credit as the author, yet some believe that the true author was none other than Henry Livingston Jr. . In order to investigate the credibility of the authorship of these two men, writers like Joe Nickell (The Case of the Christmas Poem) and Don Foster (Author Unknown), have analyzed the poem and created theories that attempt to prove one of the men as the true author. Their theories and the investigation behind the authorship of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" rely heavily upon the changing view of Santa Claus . [PAR] Potential Authors of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" [PAR] By means of its many publications, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" quickly grasped the American public's attention and soon spread to papers and journals across the United States. The poem was originally published anonymously and no credit was taken for its authorship until 1844. Almost 20 years after the original publication of the poem, Clement Clarke Moore took credit for the beloved holiday work, and became known as both the creator of the poem and the "founder of modern Christmas". It is widely accepted that Moore wrote the poem; however, discrepancies have arisen between Moore's acceptance of credit for the poem and outside claims that say Livingston might be the author. Heading the argument against Moore are the descendents of Henry Livingston Jr. , who claim that Moore did not write the poem, but that it is Henry Livingston Jr. who deserves the credit. [PAR] Clement Clarke Moore [PAR] An old-style country gentleman and scholarly professor of Hebrew, Clement Clarke Moore is credited with the authorship of "A Visit from St. Nicholas". As a great Manhattan landowner, Moore played a key role in the emergence of New York landscape. Although much of his work reflects serious pious issues, it is suggested that Moore wrote the poem |
Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology, was known by what name in Roman mythology? | neptune | [DOC] [TLE] Poseidon (Neptune) - Greek God of the Sea. | Greek MythologyPoseidon (Neptune) - Greek God of the Sea. | Greek Mythology Pantheon [PAR] Greek Mythology Pantheon [PAR] Greek Mythology Pantheon > Poseidon (Neptune) – Greek God of the Sea [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) – Greek God of the Sea [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by GenzoMan [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by GenzoMan [PAR] Poseidon (Roman equivalent is Neptune) is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology, brother of Zeus and Hades (Pluto). His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses". He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and beard. [PAR] Poseidon, like his brothers and sisters, lived the first years of his life in the dark belly of his father Cronus. By the time their brother, Zeus, with the magical potion of Metis, managed to get them out of the peculiar prison. [PAR] There are also other myths about the birth of Poseidon. Thus, the ancient poets tell that Rhea in the case of Poseidon managed to fool her husband. Rather than giving him to swallow the divine infant, she gave him, wrapped in swaddling clothes, a newborn horse. Then, in order to conceal the baby's crying from Cronus, Rhea put it to grow among a flock of sheep. [PAR] The nymph Arne took over the growing up of Poseidon. Someday Cronus went through there, because he thought he heard the crying of a baby, and asked Arne if there was a baby nearby. She replied to him with cleverness, that how a baby could be born by sheep or by her that was single. Cronus was fooled and ashamed by her answer and left. [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God fighting a sea monster - Art Picture [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God fighting a sea monster - Art Picture [PAR] She therefore called Telchines, deities similar to the Curetes of Crete, who protected Zeus. Each time the newborn was crying, savages Telchines start dancing, screaming and hitting their spears on earth. Within such a big panic and in such a fuss Cronus could not hear anything. [PAR] However, what made the early years of his life was to help his brothers in order to outplay their father and the other Titans and take power into their hands. After that, the three sons of Cronus decided to divide the world. [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by Gokberk Kaya [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by Gokberk Kaya [PAR] At the suggestion of Zeus, they divided the world in three domains, the sky, the sea and the underworld. Olympus and Earth remained commonplace for visiting them whenever they wanted. Because all three wanted the sky and none naturally wanted to reign for all his life in the underworld, they did draw. [PAR] Zeus pulled first and chose the kingdom of heaven. Poseidon pulled second and chose the sea. Hades (Roman equivalent is Hades) responded with anger, but quickly accepted his fate and withdrew to his dark kingdom. [PAR] Poseidon could not easily accept the victory of Zeus. Ηe admitted the outcome with cold heart, but since then, there were many times that he argued with his brother, till he recognized his eternal supremacy and omnipotence. [PAR] So when Zeus once asked some errand and the marine god refused to perform it, he sent Iris to the ocean palace. [PAR] Before Iris left, he told her the following words: [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by God of War III ConceptArt [PAR] Poseidon (Neptune) Greek God - Art Picture by God of War III ConceptArt [PAR] “Tell the King Poseidon that his almighty brother orders him to immediately come to Olympus because I have a job to assign to him. Otherwise, my terrible wrath will fall upon him and he will be dissolved.” [PAR] Once Poseidon got the message, he |
What boxer, nicknamed Boom Boom, faced off against Duk Koo Kim in 1982, earning the TKO in the 14th round, and it ended with Kim lapsing into a coma before dying 4 days later? | ray mancini | [DOC] [TLE] Kim Duk-kooKim Duk-Koo (January 8, 1955 - November 18, 1982) was a South Korean boxer who died following a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini. His death sparked a number of reforms in the sport aimed to better protect the health of fighters, including reducing the number of rounds in championship bouts from 15 to 12. [PAR] Early life and education [PAR] Kim was born in Gangwon Province, South Korea, 100 miles east of Seoul, the youngest of five children. His father died when he was two and his mother married three more times. Kim grew up poor. He worked odd jobs such as a shoe-shining boy and a tour guide before getting into boxing in 1976. [PAR] Career [PAR] After compiling a 29–4 amateur record, he turned professional in 1978. In February 1982, he won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title and became the World Boxing Association's #1 contender. Kim carried a 17–1–1 professional record into the Mancini fight[http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126122/index.htm "Then All The Joy Turned To Sorrow"], Ralph Wiley, Sports Illustrated, November 22, 1982 and had won 8 bouts by KO before flying to Las Vegas as the world's (WBA) number 1 challenger to world lightweight champion Mancini. However, he had fought outside of South Korea only once before, in the Philippines. It was his first time ever fighting in North America. [PAR] Mancini match [PAR] Kim was lightly regarded by the American boxing establishment,[https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug [PAR] ki-mancinikim111207 "Mancini and Kim forever linked"], Yahoo Sports but not by Ray Mancini, who believed the fight would be a "war". Kim struggled to lose weight in the days prior to the bout so that he could weigh in under the lightweight's 135-pound limit. Before the fight, Kim was quoted as saying "Either he dies or I die." He wrote the message "live or die" on his Las Vegas hotel lamp shade only days before the bout (a mistaken translation led to "kill or be killed" being reported in the media). [PAR] Mancini and Kim met in an arena outside Caesars Palace on November 13, 1982. Mancini and Kim went toe to toe for a good portion of the bout, to the point that Mancini briefly considered quitting. Kim tore open Mancini's left ear and puffed up his left eye, and Mancini's left hand swelled to twice its normal size. After the fight Mancini's left eye would be completely closed. However, by the latter rounds, Mancini began to dominate, landing many more punches than Kim did. In the 11th he buckled Kim's knees. In the beginning of the 13th round Mancini charged Kim with a flurry of 39 punches, but had little effect. Sugar Ray Leonard (working as one of the commentators of the fight) said Kim came right back very strong. Leonard later declared the round to be closely contested. When the fighters came out for the 14th round, Mancini charged forward and hit Kim with a right. Kim reeled back, Mancini missed with a left, and then Mancini hit Kim with another hard right hand. Kim went flying into the ropes, his head hitting the canvas. Kim managed to rise unsteadily to his feet, but referee Richard Green stopped the fight and Mancini was declared the winner by TKO nineteen seconds into the 14th round. Ralph Wiley of Sports Illustrated, covering the fight, would later recall Kim pulling himself up the ropes as he was dying "One of the greatest physical feats I had ever witnessed." [PAR] Minutes after the fight was over, Kim collapsed into a coma, and was removed from the Caesars Palace arena on a stretcher and taken to the Desert Springs Hospital. At the hospital he was found to have a subdural hematoma consisting of 100 cc of blood in his skull. Emergency brain surgery was performed at the hospital to try to save him, but that effort proved to be futile, and Kim died four days after the bout, on November 18. The neurosurgeon said it was caused |
Featuring William Hartnell in the title role, Nov 23, 1963 saw the debut of what BBC sci-fi series, the world's longest running series in that genre? | doctor who | [DOC] [TLE] Doctor Who - cs.mcgill.caDoctor Who [PAR] Doctor Who [PAR] Current Doctor Who series logo [PAR] Genre [PAR] 405-line (360i) black & white (1963–1967) [PAR] 625-line (576i) black & white (1968–1969) [PAR] 625-line (576i) colour (1970–1989) [PAR] 525-line (480i) colour telecine (1996) [PAR] 720x576 anamorphic 16:9 (2005–present) [PAR] Running time [PAR] 25 mins (1963–1984, 1986–1989) [PAR] 45 mins (1985, 2005–present) [PAR] various other lengths [PAR] November 23, 1963– December 6, 1989 (original series) [PAR] May 12, 1996 (television movie) [PAR] March 26, 2005 – present (current series) [PAR] No. of episodes [PAR] 723 (as of 8 July 2006) ( List of episodes) [PAR] IMDb profile [PAR] TV.com summary [PAR] Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known as " The Doctor", who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. [PAR] The programme is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running science fiction television series in the world and is also a significant part of British popular culture . It has been recognised for its imaginative stories, creative low-budget special effects during its original run and pioneering use of electronic music (originally produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop). In Britain and elsewhere, the show has become a cult television favourite on a par with Star Trek and has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. It has received recognition from critics and the public as one of the finest British television programmes, including a BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series in 2006. [PAR] The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. A television movie was made in 1996, and the programme was successfully relaunched in 2005, produced in-house by BBC Wales. Some development money for the new series is contributed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), which is credited as a co-producer in overseas markets, although they do not have creative input into the series. [PAR] A Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, is scheduled to air in December 2006. A third series, starring David Tennant as the Doctor and Freema Agyeman as his companion Martha Jones, will follow in 2007 on BBC One. [PAR] History [PAR] Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p.m. ( GMT) on November 23, 1963. The programme was born out of discussions and plans that had been going on for a year. The Head of Drama , Sydney Newman , was mainly responsible for developing it, with contributions by the Head of the Script Department (later Head of Serials), Donald Wilson, staff writer C. E. 'Bunny' Webber, writer Anthony Coburn, story editor David Whitaker and initial producer, Verity Lambert. The series' distinctive, haunting title theme was composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. [PAR] The BBC drama department's Serials division produced the programme for twenty-six seasons, broadcast on BBC One. Falling viewing numbers, a decline in the public perception of the show and a less prominent transmission slot saw production suspended in 1989 by Jonathan Powell, Controller of BBC One. Although it was for all intents and purposes cancelled (series co-star Sophie Aldred said in the documentary Doctor Who: More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS that she was told it was cancelled), the BBC maintained the series was merely "on hiatus" and insisted the show would return. [PAR] While in-house production had ceased, the BBC was hopeful of finding an independent production company to re-launch the show. Philip Segal, a British expatriate who worked for Columbia Pictures' television arm in the United States , approached the BBC about such a venture. Segal's negotiations eventually led to a television movie. The movie was broadcast on the Fox Network in 1996 as a co-production between Fox, Universal Pictures, the BBC , and BBC Worldwide. However, although the film was successful in the UK (with 9.1 million viewers), it was less |
The wickedest man in the world, Dr. Simon Bar Sinister is the man antagonist in what TV cartoon? | underdog | [DOC] [TLE] About: Simon Bar Sinister - DBpediaAbout: Simon Bar Sinister [PAR] About: Simon Bar Sinister [PAR] An Entity of Type : Scientist110560637 , from Named Graph : http://dbpedia.org , within Data Space : dbpedia.org [PAR] Dr. Simon Bar Sinister was the main antagonist in the Underdog cartoon show. Simon was the wickedest man in the world, and it was his ambition to rule the world, but each time, Underdog defeated him. [PAR] Property [PAR] Dr. Simon Bar Sinister was the main antagonist in the Underdog cartoon show. Simon was the wickedest man in the world, and it was his ambition to rule the world, but each time, Underdog defeated him. [PAR] (en) [PAR] Dr. Simon Bar Sinister was the main antagonist in the Underdog cartoon show. Simon was the wickedest man in the world, and it was his ambition to rule the world, but each time, Underdog defeated him. [PAR] (en)[DOC] [TLE] Simon Bar Sinister : Wikis (The Full Wiki)Simon Bar Sinister : Wikis (The Full Wiki) [PAR] From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [PAR] Simon Bar Sinister [PAR] Dr. Simon Bar Sinister was the main antagonist in the Underdog cartoon show. Simon is the wickedest man in the world, and it was his ambition to rule the world, but each time, Underdog defeated him. [PAR] Voiced by Allen Swift , and based on the voice and looks of Lionel Barrymore , Simon appeared to be only two feet tall. The " Bar Sinister " in his name was a macaronic reference to a mark from heraldry , in English called a bend sinister ; on a shield it was denoted by a line (to those facing the shield) from the top right to the bottom left. (The French equivalent is barre, and is pronounced the same way.) His name could be translated as "Simon, the Bastard" (see baton sinister ). Additionally, his name could be a mock or pun on Simon Bar Jonas or Simon bar Kokhba . In Aramaic , the word bar means "son of". [PAR] Simon's most famous saying was, " Simon says !" His henchman was Cad Lackey , who, though generally dull-witted, was occasionally capable of pointing out flaws in his boss's plans. Contrary to the mad scientist stereotype , Simon actually paid attention to Cad's suggestions. [PAR] In the 2007 live-action film adaptation , he is portrayed by Peter Dinklage . In the movie, Bar Sinister was originally a geneticist for a company in Capitol City, using dogs as test subjects for the betterment of mankind. But after being laughed at by the Mayor after attempting to have his research expanded to law enforcement, Bar Sinister began his work to create a super-power formula to get revenge. However, the incident resulted in the destruction of his lab that not only scarred his forehead, losing some of his hair, and being limped in his right leg, but created Underdog. [PAR] Episodes in which he is prominent [PAR] Simon Says (first appearance): Invents a camera used to freeze living things in photographs. [PAR] Go Snow : Invents the Snow Gun to turn people into snowmen and snowwomen. After he snowed Underdog into submission, Underdog managed to defrost himself and then, flew around in circles, until Simon and Cad's plan was foiled. [PAR] The Big Shrink : Desires to be the biggest man in the world, so he invents Pure Distilled Shrinking Water to shrink people to the size of his thumb. After using the Shrinking Chemical on Underdog and Sweet Polly, he uses his Rainmaking Machine to make it rain Shrinking Water all over the city, and he even shrinks Cad. Underdog, Polly and the Townspeople shrink him to the size of a flea and tickle him into telling them the cure to the shrinking water. After Simon tells the townspeople the cure, he and Cad are sent to jail. [PAR] Weathering the Storm : Invents the Weather Machine to distort the Earth's weather patterns, but finds out he can't use the Weather Machine against Earth if he's on Earth. Cad points out they could use the Weather Machine if they weren't on the Earth. Simon and Cad spoil the Moon Launch at Cape |
On December 7, 1787, which US state became the first to ratify the US Constitution, a fact that they display on their license plates? | blue hen state | [DOC] [TLE] State Nicknames Alabama - Georgia and their ExplanationState Nicknames Alabama - Georgia [PAR] Alabama [PAR] Alabama has been known as the Yellowhammer State since the Civil War. The yellowhammer nickname was applied to the Confederate soldiers from Alabama when a company of young cavalry soldiers from Huntsville, under the command of Rev. D.C. Kelly, arrived at Hopkinsville, KY, where Gen. Forrest's troops were stationed. The officers and men of the Huntsville company wore fine, new uniforms, whereas the soldiers who had long been on the battlefields were dressed in faded, worn uniforms. On the sleeves, collars and coattails of the new calvary troop were bits of brilliant yellow cloth. As the company rode past Company A , Will Arnett cried out in greeting "Yellowhammer, Yellowhammer, flicker, flicker!" The greeting brought a roar of laughter from the men and from that moment the Huntsville soldiers were spoken of as the "yellowhammer company." The term quickly spread throughout the Confederate Army and all Alabama troops were referred to unofficially as the "Yellowhammers." [PAR] California [PAR] The Golden State has long been a popular designation for California and was made the official State Nickname in 1968. It is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state. The Golden State Museum is also the name of a new museum slated to open in late 1998 at the California State Archives in Sacramento. The museum's exhibits will bring to life the momentous events of California's history through a series of innovative, interpretive exhibits. [PAR] Colorado [PAR] Colorado has been nicknamed the Centennial State because it became a state in the year 1876, 100 years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence. Colorado also is called Colorful Colorado presumably because of it's magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains. This phrase has decorated maps, car license plates, tourist information centers and souvenirs of all kinds! [PAR] Connecticut [PAR] Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut, made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/39 were the first written constitution in history. Some contemporary historians dispute Fiske's analysis. However, Simeon E. Baldwin, a former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, defended Fiske's view of the Fundamental Orders in Osborn's History of Connecticut in Monographic Form by stating that "never had a company of men deliberately met to frame a social compact for immediate use, constituting a new and independent commonwealth, with definite officers, executive and legislative, and prescribed rules and modes of government, until the first planters of Connecticut came together for their great work on January 14th, 1638-9." The text of the Fundamental Orders is reproduced in Section I of this volume and the original is on permanent display at the Museum of Connecticut History at the State Library. Connecticut has also been known as the Nutmeg State, the Provisions State, and the Land of Steady Habits. [PAR] source: http://www.state.ct.us/sots/RegisterManual/SectionX/Misc7.htm [PAR] Delaware [PAR] The First State: Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. [PAR] The Diamond State: This nickname was given to Delaware, according to legend, by Thomas Jefferson because he described Delaware as a "jewel" among states due to its strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard. [PAR] Blue Hen State: This nickname was given to Delaware after the fighting Blue Hen Cocks that were carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War Soldiers for entertainment during Cock fights. [PAR] Small Wonder: This nickname is basically a new nickname. It was given to Delaware due to its size and the contributions it has made to our country as a whole and the beauty of Delaware.[DOC] [TLE] The Ratification Process: State by State [ushistory.org]The Ratification Process: State by State [ushistory.org] [PAR] 16c. The Ratification Process: State by State [PAR] The man behind the signature: This portrait of John Hancock was painted by John Singleton Copley. [PAR] The ratification process started when the Congress turned the Constitution over to |
Barak Obama was 47 at the time of his inauguration. Who was the youngest president, aged 42 at the time of his swearing in? | theodore roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] Question - Youngest President of the United StatesQuestion - Youngest President of the United States [PAR] By Martin Kelly [PAR] Updated February 29, 2016. [PAR] While many mistakenly say that John F. Kennedy was the youngest president of the United States, this is in error. He was the youngest president ever elected to the presidency at the age of 43. However, Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest man to serve as president when he took over after William McKinley's assassination . He was 42. [PAR] The founders of the Constitution decided that the age requirement to become a member of the House of Representatives should be 25, to become a Senator should be 30, and to become the president to be 35. One reason why this was the case was to make sure that individuals had the time to gain real world experience before leading the nation. In addition, there were no term limits set on the presidency until the passage of the 22nd amendment in 1947. Older presidents would not be able to stay in office quite as long, avoiding the appearance of a monarchical president. Finally, there was a belief that by the age of 35 individuals would have created a reputation for themselves on the national stage so that voters and electors would know ore about who they were electing as president. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] What are the Seven Wonders of the World [PAR] [PAR] Some question whether this age limit could be considered age discrimination. However, this issue is moot in that individuals who are even 40 years of age are often cited as being too young when they run for president. When President Obama ran for the presidency in 2008, he was 46 years old. Articles such as one written by one of John McCain's justice advisory committee members, Steven Calabresi, argued that he was still too young to serve as president. This despite the fact that he was 11 years old than he minimum required by the Constitution. However, in a poll taken during 2008, 13% of those polled stated that they thought he was too young to be president. The point of this is that in the United States, there is a perception that age is important in terms of gaining experience and reputation when being considered for the presidency. [PAR] Here are the ages of the ten youngest presidents to have served in the United States since its founding:[DOC] [TLE] President of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America (POTUS) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [PAR] The President of the United States is considered one of the world's most powerful people, leading the world's only contemporary superpower. The role includes being the commander-in-chief of the world's most expensive military with the largest nuclear arsenal and leading the nation with the largest economy by real and nominal GDP. The office of the president holds significant hard and soft power both in the United States and abroad. [PAR] Article II of the U.S. Constitution vests the executive power of the United States in the president. The power includes execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the Senate. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances. The president is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of the party to which the president is enrolled. The president also directs the foreign and domestic policy of the United States. Since the founding of the United States, the power of the president and the federal government has grown substantially. [PAR] The president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States. The Twenty-second Amendment, adopted in 1951, prohibits anyone from ever being elected to the presidency for a third full term. It |
What had Grandma been drinking too much of in the song 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'? | eggnog | [DOC] [TLE] Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Lyrics by Elmo & PatsyElmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Lyrics [PAR] Elmo & Patsy [PAR] Grandma got run over by a reindeer [PAR] Walking home from our house Christmas Eve. [PAR] You can say there's no such thing as Santa, [PAR] But as for me an' Grandpa, we believe. [PAR] She'd been drinking too much eggnog, [PAR] And we begged her not to go. [PAR] But she forgot her medication, [PAR] And she staggered out the door [PAR] into the snow. [PAR] When we found her Christmas morning, [PAR] At the scene of the attack [PAR] She had hoof prints on her forehead, [PAR] And incriminating Claus marks[DOC] [TLE] Christmas Songs - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer ...Christmas Songs - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer lyrics | LyricsMode.com [PAR] Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer lyrics [PAR] $album_name [PAR] To explain lyrics, select line or word and click "Explain". [PAR] Create lyrics explanation [PAR] Select some words and click "Explain" button. Then type your knowledge, add image or YouTube video till "Good-o-meter" shows "Cool" or "Awesome!". Publish your explanation with "Explain" button. Get karma points! [PAR] OK, got it! [PAR] New! Read & write lyrics explanations [PAR] Highlight lyrics and explain them to earn Karma points. [PAR] Christmas Songs – Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer lyrics [PAR] (Dr. Elmo, 1979, Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas) [PAR] Grandma got run over by a reindeer. [PAR] Walking home from our house Christmas eve. [PAR] You can say there's no such thing as Santa, [PAR] But as for me and grandpa we believe. [PAR] She'd been drinking too much eggnog, [PAR] And we begged her not to go. [PAR] But she forgot her medication, and she [PAR] Staggered out the door into the snow. [PAR] When we found her Christmas morning, [PAR] At the scene of the attack, [PAR] She had hoof-prints on her forehead, [PAR] And incriminating Claus marks on her back. [PAR] Now we're all so proud of grandpa, [PAR] He's been taking this so well. [PAR] See him in there watching football, [PAR] Drinking root beer and [PAR] Playing cards with Cousin Mel. [PAR] It's not Christmas without Grandma, [PAR] All the family's dressed in black [PAR] And we just can't help but wonder: [PAR] Should we open up her gifts, [PAR] Or send them back? [PAR] Now the goose is on the table [PAR] And the pudding made of fig [PAR] And the blue and silver candles [PAR] That would just have matched [PAR] The hair on grandma's wig. [PAR] I've warned all my [PAR] Better watch out for yourselves, [PAR] They should never give a license [PAR] To a man who drives a sleigh [PAR] And plays with elves[DOC] [TLE] Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Christmas SongGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Christmas Song [PAR] Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer [PAR] Christmas Song [PAR] Grandma got run over by a reindeer [PAR] Walking home from our house Christmas Eve. [PAR] You can say there's no such thing as Santa, [PAR] But as for me an' Grandpa, we believe. [PAR] She'd been drinking too much eggnog, [PAR] And we begged her not to go. [PAR] But she forgot her medication, [PAR] And she staggered out the door into the snow. [PAR] When we found her Christmas morning, [PAR] At the scene of the attack [PAR] She had hoof prints on her forehead, [PAR] And incriminating Claus marks on her back. [PAR] Chorus [PAR] Now we're all so proud of Grandpa, [PAR] He's been taking this so well. [PAR] See him in there watching football, [PAR] Drinking beer and playing cards with cousin Mel. [PAR] It's not Christmas without Grandma, [PAR] All the family's dressed in black. [PAR] And we just can't help but wonder [PAR] Should we open up her gifts or send them back? [PAR] SEND THEM BACK!!!??? [PAR] Now the goose is on the table [PAR] And the pudding made of fig [PAR] ( |
Santa's Little Helper is the family dog on what TV series? | simpsons | [DOC] [TLE] Santa's Little Helper | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by ...Santa's Little Helper | Simpsons Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] Santa's Little Helper races at the Springfield Downs . [PAR] History [PAR] Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. He was relying on this bonus because the jar of Christmas money that Marge accumulates for the family's Christmas treats was disposed of to pay for the removal of a tattoo that Bart got on his arm. Homer took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as Santa Claus at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing his name to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him that it was a merry Christmas after all. [1] [PAR] Snowball II , Maggie and Santa's Little Helper together for a picture [PAR] Sometimes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on the newspaper and other objects in the Simpson's household (sometimes ignored or tolerated by the family), tearing up the furniture, digging holes in the backyard and eating food from the living room table. It is stated that Homer and Santa's Little Helper's birthdays are on the same day. [2] [PAR] With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. Once, he made a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, amazed that the dog spoke English. [3] He is also shown to have ridden a circus ball on his hind legs and speak the phrase 'We love... you!' in an attempt to be given some attention from the Simpson family. [4] In addition, he was mascot of Duff Beer , and was known as Suds McDuff (a reference to a similar, real life mascot Spuds MacKenzie). [5] [PAR] Santa's Little Helper licking Bart [PAR] Santa's Little Helper's life with the Simpsons is not always easy. Due to his disobedience and destructive behavior nearly caused the Simpson family to give him away, but he passed an obedience class, thus he could stay. [6] Santa's Little Helper almost passed away from gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") because Homer initially couldn't afford $750 for the required operation. [7] He also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns ' slanted oil well drill (The latter of which caused Bart Simpson to hate Burns immensely). [8] Santa's Little Helper is sometimes a bad dog. [PAR] At one time, Santa's Little Helper was shortly abandoned by Bart for Laddie , a purebred and very well-trained dog he bought from a mail-order catalog together with various other expensive gifts and gadgets. To do that, Bart used a credit card he applied for under the name of his dog, yet the credit card company misread the form and issued a card to Mr. "Santos L. Halper". Laddie learned many tricks that Santa's Little Helper was completely unable to perform (most notably a back flip, CPR and using a toilet). The Simpson family nearly forgot about their old pet, and Bart eventually gave him away instead of Laddie when repo men take back everything he fraudulently purchased. Feeling guilty about this disloyalty and bored with his too perfect new dog, Bart tried to get Santa's Little Helper back. When he finally found him, Santa's Little Helper was serving as a guide dog for a blind man named Mr. Mitchell, but eventually chose to return to his former owner, Bart. [9] [PAR] Santa's Little Helper growling at the family [PAR] Santa's Little Helper has also shown aptitude in |
Whom did Time Magazine tab as their Person of the Year for 2011? | protester | [DOC] [TLE] The Protester: TIME's 2011 Person of the YearThe Protester: TIME's 2011 Person of the Year [PAR] A day-by-day photo chronicle of the 2011 Egyptian uprising [PAR] Person of the Year 1927 - 2011 [PAR] 2011 [PAR] No one could have known that when a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square, it would incite protests that would topple dictators and start a global wave of dissent. In 2011, protesters didn't just voice their complaints; they changed the world. [PAR] TIME's Person of the Year is bestowed by the editors on the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year. See who made the grade over TIME's first eight decades. See them all[DOC] [TLE] Time Person of the YearPerson of the Year (called Man of the Year until 1999 ) is an annual issue of the United States news magazine, Time, that features and profiles a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse...has done the most to influence the events of the year". [PAR] Background [PAR] The tradition of selecting a "Man of the Year" began in 1927, with Time editors contemplating the news makers of the year. The idea was also an attempt to remedy the editorial embarrassment earlier that year of not having aviator Charles Lindbergh on its cover following his historic trans-Atlantic flight. By the end of the year, it was decided that a cover story featuring Lindbergh as the Man of the Year would serve both purposes. [PAR] Since then, individual people, classes of people, the computer ("Machine of the Year" in 1982), and "Endangered Earth" ("Planet of the Year" in 1988) have all been selected for the special year-end issue. Despite the magazine's frequent statements to the contrary, the designation is often regarded as an honor, and spoken of as an award or prize, simply based on many previous selections of admirable people. However, Time magazine points out that controversial figures such as Adolf Hitler (1938), Joseph Stalin (1939 and 1942), Nikita Khrushchev (1957) and Ayatollah Khomeini (1979) have also been granted the title for their impacts. [PAR] In 1999, the title was changed to Person of the Year. Women who have been selected for recognition after the renaming include "The Whistleblowers" (Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins in 2002), Melinda Gates (jointly with Bill Gates and Bono, in 2005), and Angela Merkel in 2015. Prior to 1999, four women were granted the title as individuals, as "Woman of the Year"—Wallis Simpson (1936), Soong Mei-ling (1937), Queen Elizabeth II (1952) and Corazon Aquino (1986). "American Women" were recognized as a group in 1975. Other classes of people recognized comprise both men and women, such as "Hungarian Freedom Fighters" (1956), "U.S. Scientists" (1960), "The Inheritors" (1966), "The Middle Americans" (1969), "The American Soldier" (2003), "You" (2006), "The Protester" (2011) represented on the cover by a woman, and "Ebola fighters" (2014). [PAR] Since the list began, every serving President of the United States has been a Person of the Year at least once with the exceptions of Calvin Coolidge, in office at time of the first issue, Herbert Hoover, the next U.S. president, and Gerald Ford. Most were named Person of the Year either the year they were elected or while they were in office; the only one to be given the title before being elected is Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1944 as Supreme Commander of the Allied Invasion Force, eight years before his election. He subsequently received the title again in 1959, while in office. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only person to have received the title three times, first as President-elect (1932) and later as the incumbent |
If Omnipotence is Latin for all powerful, what is Latin for all knowing? | infinite knowledge | [DOC] [TLE] Omniscient | Definition of Omniscient by Merriam-WebsterOmniscient | Definition of Omniscient by Merriam-Webster [PAR] See omniscient defined for kids [PAR] Did You Know? [PAR] One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient, which has been part of English since at least the beginning of the 17th century, brings together two Latin roots: the prefix omni-, meaning "all," and the verb scire, meaning "to know." You will recognize omni- as the prefix that tells all in such words as omnivorous ("eating all" or, more precisely, "eating both meat and vegetables") and omnipotent ("all-powerful"). Scire likewise has a number of other knowledge-related descendants in English, including conscience , science , and prescience (meaning " foreknowledge "). [PAR] Origin and Etymology of omniscient [PAR] New Latin omniscient-, omnisciens, back-formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia [PAR] First Known Use: 1598[DOC] [TLE] Difference Between Omniscient and Omnipotent | Difference ...Difference Between Omniscient and Omnipotent | Difference Between [PAR] Difference Between Omniscient and Omnipotent [PAR] • Categorized under Religion | Difference Between Omniscient and Omnipotent [PAR] Omniscient vs Omnipotent [PAR] There are many similarities between “omniscient” and “omnipotent.” In looking at these terms, both words contain the prefix “omni.” “Omni” is Latin for “all” or “infinite.” [PAR] Both words also function as adjectives and nouns. Furthermore, often both terms are used as an attribute of a Creator or a supreme being. These attributes were assumed by believers due to lifted phrases in holy texts and classical religious teachings. [PAR] However, both words have different meanings. “Omniscient” means “infinite knowledge, awareness, understanding, insight or perception.” It is also used to pertain to universality and completeness of the mentioned attributes. Omniscient can be classified as inherent (to know anything a being wants to know and also what can be known) and total (knowing everything regardless of desire or inclination). [PAR] The word “omniscient” has its origins in Latin. The Modified Latin (in other books, Neo-Latin) ”omniscientem” is the word origin of “omniscient.” “Omniscient” has been used since the 1600s. The suffix “scient” (the shortened form of “scienta” or “sciens”) means “knowledge.” It also has other forms. Examples include the adverbs “omnisciently” and “non-omnisciently.” In addition, it has an adjective form of ‘‘non-omniscient.” [PAR] On the other hand, “omnipotent” means “infinite power, authority, and might.” A being with this attribute would assume total control of all realms and situations. “Omnipotent” came from the Latin “omnipotentem.” “Potent” is the Latin suffix for “powerful.” The word has been used since the early 14th century. [PAR] Forms of “omnipotent” included two adverbs; “omnipotently” and “non-omnipotently” as well as another adjective “non-omnipotent.” Both terms are almost similar and are usually used with each other in the context of religion. This is the reason why people mistakenly use them for one another. [PAR] The Supreme Being of any faith is considered omnipotent and having powers beyond imagination. Being omnipotent also means that the Supreme Being is capable of doing anything, evenly the illogical possibilities at the pleasure of the being at any given time. The Supreme Being is also considered as consistent and in agreement to its nature. [PAR] Aside from heavenly beings, heads of state or powerful monarchs are also considered as omnipotent in their governments, territories, and realms. [PAR] In the Christian faith, God has four O’s. He is omniscient and omnipotent. God is also omnipresent (meaning “in all places”) and “omnibenevolent’ (meaning “all good”). This belief is rooted in classical theology. [PAR] However, there are many people who are trying to explain or put a logical sense into God’s attributes, particularly God being omniscient and omnipotent. The debate is known as the Divine Paradox. Discussions are |
What is the largest city in Canada? | city of toronto | [DOC] [TLE] Canada Population (2016) - World Population ReviewCanada Population (2016) - World Population Review [PAR] World Population Review [PAR] Canada Population 2016 [PAR] [[getCurrentPopulation()]] [PAR] In 2016, Canada has an estimated population of 36.04 million, which ranks 38th in the world. Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area and the largest North American country. Canada extends from the Pacific to the Atlantic and north to the Arctic Ocean. The United States-Canadian border is the longest land border in the world. [PAR] Canada's most recent census was conducted in 2016, but the official results will not be released until early 2017. Prior to 2016, the last census was completed in Canada on May 10 2011. Preliminary figures released on 8 February 2012 showed that the officially recorded population of Canada was 33,476,688. Canada is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world, with much of its land inhospitable. The country's population density is under 4 people per square kilometer, which ranks 228th in the world. [PAR] Rapid Population Growth [PAR] As you can see from the chart below, Canada's population has tripled since the 1940s, growing from 11 million at the time of the second world war to over 36 million today. [PAR] Population growth has been fairly consistent over the past fifty years and shows no sign of slowing. Between the last census in 2006 and 2011, the number of people in Canada increased by an impressive 5.9%. Current estimates show that the population has increased an addition 7.5% since 2011. [PAR] Canada's growth is fueled largely by immigration. In fact, relative to its size, Canada is the largest importer of human capital in the Group of Eight, attracting even more immigrants per capita than the USA. Natural population growth, by contrast, accounts for only around one-tenth of Canada's overall population increase each year. Worldwide, Canada is 9th in crude net migration rate. [PAR] Given the large geographical area of Canada and its relative affluence, it is likely that its population will continue to grow rapidly for decades to come, leading some to speculate as to what a Canada of 100 million people might look like, and whether increased population combined with unrivaled access to natural resources would make Canada a global superpower. [PAR] Canada's Population by Province and Territory [PAR] The census results also show the population of each Canadian province and territory. More than half of Canadians live in just two provinces; Ontario, where one in three Canadians live, and Quebec where almost a quarter of Canadians live. The combined population of Canada's three territories (Northwest, Yukon and Nunavut) is less than the population of Canada's smallest province (Prince Edward Island). [PAR] Province/Territory [PAR] 0.1% [PAR] Largest Cities in Canada [PAR] The largest city in Canada by population is Toronto, home to 2,615,060 people at the time of the 2011 census, and an estimated 2.8 million in 2016. The wider Toronto metropolitan area is over twice as populous, containing around 6 million people in total. [PAR] Canada's second largest city is Montreal in Quebec, where 1,649,519 people live, followed in third place by Calgary in Alberta with 1,096,833. Calgary is growing at almost twice the Canadian average, so if current trends continue it will no doubt overtake Montreal in the future. Ottawa is Canada's fourth largest city – 883,391 people live in the capital city. [PAR] The fastest growing large city between 2006 and 2011 was Brampton, Ontario. In the 5 year period, the city grew by nearly 21% en route to surpassing 500,000 residents. Montreal is the slowest growing major city in Canada, with growth of just 1.8% from 2006 to 2011. By comparison, Canada itself grew by 5.9% during the 5 year period. [PAR] Canada Population Density [PAR] As you can see from the map, the majority of Canadians live in a narrow Southern belt along the border with the United States. There are two main reasons for this. [PAR] The first, and most important, is that the most hospitable part of Canadian territory is in the south. Summers are warm and winters are not too harsh, making the area suitable |
In the numbering system used in baseball scorekeeping (where the pitcher is #1, shortstop #6, etc), what position is #2? | catcher | [DOC] [TLE] PitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important defensive player, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and closer. [PAR] Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The National League in Major League Baseball and the Japanese Central League are among the remaining leagues that have not adopted the designated hitter position. [PAR] Overview [PAR] In most cases, the objective of the pitcher is to deliver the pitch to the catcher without allowing the batter to hit the ball with the bat. A successful pitch is delivered in such a way that the batter either allows the pitch to pass through the strike zone, swings the bat at the ball and misses it, or hits the ball poorly (resulting in a pop fly or ground out). If the batter elects not to swing at the pitch, it is called a strike if any part of the ball passes through the strike zone and a ball when no part of the ball passes through the strike zone. A check swing is when the batter begins to swing, but then stops the swing short. If the batter successfully checks the swing and the pitch is out of the strike zone, it is called a ball. [PAR] There are two legal pitching positions, the windup and the set position or stretch. Either position may be used at any time; typically, the windup is used when the bases are empty, while the set position is used when at least one runner is on base. Each position has certain procedures that must be followed. A balk can be called on a pitcher from either position. A power pitcher is one who relies on the velocity of his pitches to succeed. Generally, power pitchers record a high percentage of strikeouts. A control pitcher succeeds by throwing accurate pitches and thus records few walks. [PAR] Nearly all action during a game is centered on the pitcher for the defensive team. A pitcher's particular style, time taken between pitches, and skill heavily influence the dynamics of the game and can often determine the victor. Starting with the pivot foot on the pitcher's rubber at the center of the pitcher's mound, which is 60 ft from home plate, the pitcher throws the baseball to the catcher, who is positioned behind home plate and catches the ball. Meanwhile, a batter stands in the batter's box at one side of the plate, and attempts to bat the ball safely into fair play. [PAR] The type and sequence of pitches chosen depend upon the particular situation in a game. Because pitchers and catchers must coordinate each pitch, a system of hand signals is used by the catcher to communicate choices to the pitcher, who either vetoes or accepts by shaking his head or nodding. The relationship between pitcher and catcher is so important that some teams select the starting catcher for a particular game based on the starting pitcher. Together, the pitcher and catcher are known as the battery. [PAR] Although the object and mechanics of pitching remain the same, pitchers may be classified according to their roles and effectiveness. The starting pitcher begins the game, and he may be followed by various relief pitchers, such as the long reliever, the left-handed specialist, the middle reliever, the setup man, and/or the closer. [PAR] In Major League Baseball, every team uses Baseball Rubbing Mud to rub game balls in before their pitchers use them in games. [PAR] Pitching in a game [PAR] [PAR] A skilled pitcher often throws a variety |
Nov 24, 1963 saw the death of reputed JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald at the hands of which Dallas night club owner? | jack ruby | [DOC] [TLE] Did Jack Ruby Know Lee Harvey Oswald ? Crime MagazineDid Jack Ruby Know Lee Harvey Oswald? Crime Magazine [PAR] by Don Fulsom [PAR] Jack Ruby (born Jacob Rubenstein) was a vulgar, violent, lowlife. But a proud one. He had risen from the Mob-dominated slums of Chicago—where, growing up, he'd run errands for Al Capone. Now, in 1963, Ruby ran his own striptease club in Dallas—seedy to some, but to Jack "a f----ing classy joint." [PAR] The Carousel was a run-down walkup on Commerce Street where Jack (or "Sparky," as the easily ignitable owner was known) oversaw a master of ceremonies, four strippers and a five-piece bump-and-grind band. On Commerce, flashing neon signs and scores of eight-by-ten glossy stock photos of near-nude gals beckoned horny guys to ascend the stairs and enjoy "Dallas's only nonstop burlesque." [PAR] Soon after Ruby murdered JFK assassination suspect Lee Harvey Oswald, Carousel emcee Bill Demar (Bill Crowe in real life) publicly identified Oswald as a recent patron. The magician-ventriloquist said he distinctly recalled Oswald because, as an audience member, Oswald had actually taken part in Demar's "memory act." [PAR] "I have 20 customers call out various objects in rapid order," Demar told the Associated Press. "Then I tell them at random what they called out. I am positive Oswald was one of the men that called out an object about nine days ago." 1 [PAR] Carousel patron Harvey Wade supported the entertainer's story, according to Facts on File. [PAR] Comedian Wally Weston—who preceded Demar as an emcee earlier in November 1963—claimed Oswald was at the Carousel "at least twice" before the assassination. Weston made the revelation in exclusive July 19, 1976 interview with the New York Daily News. [PAR] The same article reported that "Dallas lawyer Carroll Jarnigan told FBI agents he saw Oswald and Ruby together in the Carousel on the night of October 4, 1963, and overheard them discussing plans for Oswald to assassinate Texas Governor John Connally, who was wounded in the fusillade that killed Kennedy." [PAR] These people weren't the only Carousel employees or customers to have linked President Kennedy's reputed assassin with Jack Ruby. [PAR] At 20, "Little Lynn" (in private life, Karen Carlin) was Jack's youngest stripper. With long locks of artificially colored gray hair, Lynn had the body of swimsuit contestant—but, on stage, wore little other than a big smile, pink heels and a matching G-string. 2 [PAR] On November 24, 1963, Little Lynn told U.S. Secret Service agent Roger Warner that she, in his words, "was under the impression that Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, and other individuals unknown to her, were involved in a plot to assassinate President Kennedy and that she would be killed if she gave any information to authorities." Lynn reportedly died of a gunshot wound in Houston in 1964, according to the Encyclopedia of the JFK Assassination. 3 [PAR] By some accounts, even before her boss murdered Oswald, Jack's featured stripper, 27-year-old "Jada" (real name, Janet Conforto) told reporters that Ruby and Oswald were acquainted. Described by Ruby biographer Seth Kantor as "supercharged with animalism," the orange-haired Jada had been recruited by Ruby from a club in New Orleans. According to the Encyclopedia of the JFK Assassination, that joint was partly owned by the underworld's biggest bigwig in Louisiana and Texas, prime JFK assassination suspect Carlos Marcello. 4 [PAR] In Dallas, even offstage, Jada acted the part of a star … and of a wild exhibitionist. Usually wearing only a mink coat and high-heeled shoes, she spun around town in a new gold Cadillac convertible with "JADA" embossed on the door. After one notable visit to Mexico, the brazen stripper returned with 200 pounds of marijuana in the Caddy's trunk, according to Dallas sports reporter Gary Cartwright. 5 She got through customs by diverting the attention of border agents. Jada pretended to fall out of her car |
On December 8th, 1941, FDR delivered his famous "a date that will live in infamy" speech. To what was he referring? | attack on pearl harbor | [DOC] [TLE] FDR DECLARES WAR (12/8/41) - Franklin Delano Roosevelt ...FDR DECLARES WAR (12/8/41) - Franklin Delano Roosevelt , WWII , Infamy Speech , 24400 - YouTube [PAR] FDR DECLARES WAR (12/8/41) - Franklin Delano Roosevelt , WWII , Infamy Speech , 24400 [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Published on Dec 12, 2012 [PAR] The Presidential Address to Congress on December 8, 1941. Known as the Infamy Speech, it was delivered at 12:30 p.m. that day to a Joint Session of Congress by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, one day after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii. Roosevelt famously describes the previous day as "a date which will live in infamy." Within an hour of the speech, Congress passed a formal declaration of war against Japan and officially brought the U.S. into World War II. The address is regarded as one of the most famous American political speeches of the 20th century. [PAR] This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] Day of Infamy Speech Given by FDR After Pearl HarborDay of Infamy Speech Given by FDR After Pearl Harbor [PAR] By Jennifer Rosenberg [PAR] Updated May 29, 2016. [PAR] At 12:30 p.m. on December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood before Congress and gave what is now known as his "Day of Infamy" or "Pearl Harbor" speech. [PAR] In this speech, Roosevelt declared that December 7, 1941, the day that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor , would remain "a date which will live in infamy." That particular line has become so famous that it is hard to believe the first draft had the phrase written as "a date which will live in world history." [PAR] At the end of the speech, Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war against Japan. His request was granted that same day. [PAR] (Note: The text below is the speech as Roosevelt delivered it, which differs slightly from his final written draft.) [PAR] Full Text of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech [PAR] Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives: [PAR] Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. [PAR] continue reading below our video [PAR] 10 Facts About the Titanic That You Don't Know [PAR] The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. [PAR] Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack. [PAR] It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. [PAR] The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu. [PAR] Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an |
On December 14, 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first person to visit where? | south pole | [DOC] [TLE] Race to the South Pole | TIME For KidsRace to the South Pole | TIME For Kids [PAR] Race to the South Pole [PAR] Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first successful expedition to the globe's southernmost point [PAR] December 14, 2011 [PAR] Print [PAR] GETTY IMAGES [PAR] After arriving at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, explorer Roald Amundsen (left) spent three days there with his companions: Oscar Wisting, Sverre Hassel, Helmer Hanssen and Olav Bjaaland (the photographer, not pictured). [PAR] On December 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his four-man team became the first people to reach the South Pole, where they raised the Norwegian flag in victory. On Wednesday, exactly 100 years later, Norway’s prime minister gathered with scientists and polar adventurers at the bottom of the world to remember the famous explorer’s achievements. "We are here to celebrate one of the greatest feats in human history," Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said, as he unveiled an ice sculpture of Amundsen. [PAR] A Great Expedition [PAR] TIME & LIFE PICTURES/GETTY IMAGES [PAR] Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. [PAR] In the early 1900s, there was a race to see who could get to the South Pole first. Amundsen beat his rival, British explorer Robert Flacon Scott, by five weeks. On March 8, 1912, after learning of Amundsen's successful expedition, The New York Times wrote: "The whole world has now been discovered." [PAR] Amundsen was one of the world’s most notable polar explorers. In 1903, he became the first to make a ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, the sea route through the Arctic Ocean on the northern coast of North America. After learning that American explorer Robert E. Peary had reached the North Pole first in April 1909, Amundsen made secret plans for a South Pole expedition. At the time, the South Pole was considered to be the last great, undiscovered territory. [PAR] On October 19, 1911, Amundsen set out from his base, in Bay of Whales, Antarctica, with four companions, 52 dogs and four sleds. His success in reaching the South Pole was aided by careful planning. He took a preliminary trip to drop food and supplies along the first part of his route. His use of sled dogs to carry supplies also helped. Amundsen and his men, along with 11 surviving dogs, made it back to base on January 25, 1912, quicker than expected. [PAR] In addition to Norway's flag, Amundsen left behind a tent with spare equipment for Scott, and a letter addressed to the King of Norway about his accomplishment. Though Scott eventually reached the South Pole, he died while returning home. On Wednesday, Norway’s prime minister took time to remember the British explorer’s accomplishments, too. "Scott and his men will forever be remembered for their valor and their determination to reach the most inhospitable place on Earth," Stoltenberg said. The two explorers share the name of the research station now located at the South Pole: the Amundsen-Scott Station. [PAR] A Land of Research [PAR] Today, Antarctica is a base for a variety of global scientific research projects, from oceanography to cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the origin and structure of the universe. The land holds many clues to Earth's past and future changes, especially those related to global climate change. Wednesday’s ceremony at the pole also served a reminder of the importance of continuing scientific research in this distant place. "The loss of ice in the Antarctic can have grave global consequences,” Stoltenberg said. “Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott and their men went to extraordinary lengths to accomplish their goals. We must be prepared to do the same.” [PAR] TFK Footer Primary[DOC] [TLE] Pictures from Amundsen’s South Pole adventures | ScienceNordicPictures from Amundsen’s South Pole adventures | ScienceNordic [PAR] Pictures from Amundsen’s South Pole adventures [PAR] December 24, 2011 - 07:42 [PAR] Fascinating photos reveal the harsh but beautiful surroundings of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen’s 100-year-old expedition to the South Pole. [PAR] By: Niels Ebdrup [PAR] A hundred years |
Who is missing: Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Jackson, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln? | george washington | [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln & Benjamin Franklin - First thoughts aboutAbraham Lincoln & Benjamin Franklin - First thoughts about [PAR] Abraham Lincoln & Benjamin Franklin [PAR] Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 â April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States , serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis â the American Civil War â preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and promoting economic and financial modernization. Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . 5.0/5 [PAR] Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Alexander Hamilton Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Lincoln United States Martin Luther King Thomas Edison Republican Party Ulysses Grant Legislative Assembly Bharat Ratna Magsaysay Award [PAR] 28 Aug 2015 00:35 [PAR] If the quotation is attributed to Albert Einstein , Mark Twain , Benjamin Franklin, or Abraham Lincoln it is almost certain false. [PAR] 29 Mar 2015 10:57 [PAR] I only have four boyfriends: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington , Andrew Jackson , and Abraham Lincoln. [PAR] 07 Feb 2015 00:52 [PAR] I was thinking more Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Abigail Adams Riley-Weldon. But we can discuss [PAR] 26 Jan 2015 04:21 [PAR] I need Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin .. A bunch of Hamilton's and Andrew Jackson s can fw it too .. That's a dream . [PAR] 22 Nov 2014 13:22 [PAR] No. Name About him Important Personalities 1. Abraham Lincoln (1809-'65) Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the U.S.A. from 1861 to 1865 and was returned from the Republican Party . He opposed slavery and was a great champion of democracy. He was assassinated in 1865. 2. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Franklin was a famous American philosopher and statesman who actively helped in promoting the declaration of independence. 3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave Born 11 September, 1895 in Gujrat. He was educated at Baroda.Met Gandhiji and joined Sabarmati Ashram in 1916.He was originator of Bhoodan yagna Movement.He received Magsaysay Award in 1969. He received Bharat Ratna award in 1983. 4. C.N.Annadurai Was the founding father of Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (DMK), a political party of South India.DMK obtained absolute majority in the Tamil nadu Legislative Assembly at the elections of 1967 and 1971. 5. Horgovind Khurana Has become famous in carrying out research work in the U.S.A. He was awarded Nobel Prize in 1968 i ... [PAR] 17 Oct 2014 06:06 [PAR] I always kind of shrug inside when I tell people that I was a mailman. But, it turns out that these people also worked for the postal service: Walt Disney , Charles Bukowski , William Faulkner , Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman , William Mckinley , Benjamin Franklin, Will Hays, Sherman Hemsley , Charles Lindbergh . . . [PAR] 15 Oct 2014 13:30 [PAR] Shout out to that 5th week in a month when you have to pay that extra Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson , and Abraham Lincoln. But I love my home care provider Happy Wednesday Boogies!!! [PAR] 07 Oct 2014 03:06 [PAR] Only *** you should be tryna be friends w/ is Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Edison , Abraham Lincoln & George Washington . [PAR] 16 Sep 2014 21:33 [PAR] George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , John Adams , Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln are church of Philadelphia [PAR] 16 Aug 2014 11:01 [PAR] With faces such as Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin, it might not be a big surprise to soon see Rosa Parks grace the canvas of banknotes. [PAR] 09 Jun 2014 13:40 [PAR] To all my barbies out there who date Benjamin Franklin, George Washing, Abraham Lincoln, youâll be better off in life. Get that money.ðð¸ðð° [PAR] 02 Jun 2014 02:32 [PAR] From Pastor Ken's Notebook To Yours: (From the "Got Time for a Little Chuckle?" Department) History Rewritten... True lies written by 6th Graders on their history exams. Abraham Lincoln was America's greatest precedent. Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation . On the night |
Nov 30, 1835 saw the birth of what famed American humorist and novelist, known for works such as The Prince and the Pauper and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, along with some other famous works? | samuel langhorne clemens | [DOC] [TLE] Mark Twain : definition of Mark Twain and synonyms of Mark ...Mark Twain : definition of Mark Twain and synonyms of Mark Twain (English) [PAR] Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist . He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel , Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), [2] the latter often called "the Great American Novel ." [PAR] Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri , which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River , before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, " The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ", which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well received. Twain had found his calling. [PAR] He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents , artists, industrialists, and European royalty. [PAR] He lacked financial acumen, and, though he made a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor , and was forced to declare bankruptcy. With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers he eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his bankruptcy had relieved him of the legal responsibility. [PAR] Twain was born during a visit by Halley's Comet , and he predicted that he would "go out with it" as well. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age," [3] and William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature ." [4] [PAR] Contents [PAR] 18 External links [PAR] Early life [PAR] Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. He was the son of Jane (née Lampton; 1803–1890), a native of Kentucky, and John Marshall Clemens (1798–1847), a Virginian by birth. His parents met when his father moved to Missouri and were married several years later, in 1823. [5] [6] He was the sixth of seven children but only three of his siblings survived childhood: his brother Orion (1825–1897), Henry, who died in a riverboat explosion (1838–1858), and Pamela (1827–1904). His sister Margaret (1833–1839) died when he was three, and his brother Benjamin (1832–1842) died three years later. Another brother, Pleasant (1828–1829), died at six months. [7] Twain was born two weeks after the closest approach to Earth of Halley's Comet . [PAR] When he was four, Twain's family moved to Hannibal, Missouri , [8] a port town on the Mississippi River that inspired the fictional town of St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. [9] Missouri was a slave state and young Twain became familiar with the institution of slavery , a theme he would later explore in his writing. Twain's father was an attorney and judge. [10] The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was organized in his office in 1846. The railroad connected the second and third largest cities in the state and was the westernmost United States railroad until the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad . It delivered mail to and from the Pony Express . [11] [PAR] Samuel Clemens, age 15 [PAR] In 1847, when Twain was 11, his father died of pneumonia . [12] The next year, he became a printer's apprentice. In 1851, he began working as a typesetter and contributor of articles and humorous |
Mug, Hires, and Barq's are all types of what? | root beers | [DOC] [TLE] Barq'sBarq's is an American soft drink. Its brand of root beer is notable for having caffeine. Barq's, created by Edward Barq and bottled since the turn of the 20th century, is currently owned and bottled by the Coca-Cola Company. It was known as Barq's Famous Olde Tyme Root Beer until 2012. [PAR] Barq's products [PAR] * Diet Barq's Root Beer - contains no caffeine. Available in Root Beer and Vanilla Cream. [PAR] * Barq's Red Crème Soda (Barq's Yellow Creme Soda was also produced until the early 1990s). [PAR] * Diet Barq's Red Crème Soda [PAR] * Barq's French Vanilla Crème Soda [PAR] * Discontinued: Diet Crème Soda Barq's French Vanilla [PAR] * Discontinued: Barq's Floatz, which is designed to taste like a root beer float. J & J Snack Foods Corporation once licensed the brand name for Barq's Floatz ice cream squeeze tubes. [PAR] History [PAR] The Barq's Brothers Bottling Company was founded in 1898 in the French Quarter of New Orleans, by Edward Charles Edmond Barq and his older brother, Gaston. The Barq Brothers bottled carbonated water and various soft drinks of their own creation. Early on their most popular creation was an orange-flavored soda called Orangine, which won a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. [PAR] Edward Barq moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1897 with his new wife. The following year he opened the Biloxi Artesian Bottling Works. 1898 is often given as the debut year for what was later to be known as "Barq's root beer," but some sources say this particular product was not produced until some two years later. [PAR] It was on the Mississippi coast that Barq met and employed a young boy, Jesse Robinson. Robinson was mentored by Barq and later moved to New Orleans to find his fortune. In 1934 Edward Barq, Sr. and Robinson sign a contractual agreement on Barq's product rights. The agreement was unique from other franchises in many aspects. One, that Robinson was allowed to make his own concentrate. The two men remained close their entire lives, working on flavors and production challenges. A distinctive difference between the Biloxi-based root beer and the Louisiana's was that the Louisiana bottle was printed in red (versus Biloxi's blue). This was to distinguish ownership of bottles as blue labeled ones were returned to Mississippi and vice-versa. There were also regional taste differences between the various Barq's bottlers. While there may have been minor formula differences, water generally defined these differences. [PAR] For many decades Barq's was not marketed as a "root beer." This was in part a desire to avoid legal conflict with the Hires Root Beer company, which was attempting to claim a trademark on the term "root beer." It was also due to differences from other root beers at the time. The formulation was sarsaparilla based, contained less sugar, had a higher carbonation, and less of a foamy head than other brands. [PAR] The traditional slogan was the simple affirmation "Drink Barq's. It's good" which first appeared on the classic diamond-necked bottle, patented in 1935 by Ed Barq. [PAR] In 1976, the Biloxi Barq's Company was purchased from the 3rd generation of Barq family members by John Oudt and John Koerner. An aggressive television campaign was developed based on the "Barq's Got Sparks" theme. Their plans to market the brand nationally were complicated by the existence of the Louisiana-based Barq's companies which were owned and operated by Robinson's heirs. [PAR] There were extended legal conflicts over the rights and ownership of the trademark Barq's, Barq's Sr. and Barq's Root Beer. The legal battle went all the way to the United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit which ruled in favor of the Robinson heirs. The last family-held Louisiana Barq's was sold by Robinson's heirs to Coca-Cola in 2000. [PAR] In 1990, Barq's partnered with the Pick N Save grocery store in Dekalb, Illinois to create the World's Largest Root Beer Float. |
Originally titled Your Radio Playhouse, what long running PBS radio series is hosted by Ira Glass? | this american life | [DOC] [TLE] Ira GlassIra Jeffrey Glass (, born March 3, 1959) is an American public radio personality and the host and producer of the radio and television show This American Life. [PAR] Early life [PAR] Glass was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, to Jewish parents Barry Glass, an accountant, and Shirley Glass, a psychologist, infidelity researcher, and author whom the New York Times called "the godmother of infidelity research." [PAR] He is the first cousin once removed of composer Philip Glass, who has appeared on Glass' show and whose music can often be heard on the program. [PAR] Education [PAR] Glass attended Milford Mill High School in Baltimore County where he was active in student theater, student government, and yearbook; he was also the co-editor of the student literary magazine. He played the part of Captain George Brackett in Milford's 1975 production of South Pacific, Lowe in their 1976 production of Damn Yankees, and Bud Frump in their 1977 production of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; along with his involvement on stage, he was a member of the Thespian Society. Glass was involved in student government during his junior and senior years, as a member of the executive board. His involvement in yearbook started in tenth grade and continued until his graduation in 1977. A rather popular and outgoing student, Glass also was involved with the morning announcements, as well as being a member of the Milford Mill Honor Society in 1977. While in high school, he wrote jokes for Baltimore radio personality Johnny Walker. [PAR] After graduation from high school, he initially attended Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, but transferred to Brown University, where he concentrated in semiotics and graduated in 1982. [PAR] Career [PAR] Radio broadcasting [PAR] Glass has worked in public radio for some 30 years. At 19 he began as an intern at National Public Radio's headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was a reporter and host on several NPR programs, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation. Glass wrote, [PAR] The very first National Public Radio show that I worked on was Joe Frank's. I think I was influenced in a huge way... Before I saw Joe put together a show, I had never thought about radio as a place where you could tell a certain kind of story. [PAR] From November 1990 until September 1995, with NPR producer Gary Covino, he co-hosted a weekly local program on Chicago Public Radio called "The Wild Room." In 1993, Glass said, [PAR] I like to think of it as the only show on public radio other than "Car Talk" that both Daniel Schorr [NPR news analyst] and Kurt Cobain [lead singer/guitarist of Nirvana] could listen to. I think it's appropriate that the show [which aired on Friday evenings] is on a station that most people don't listen to at a time when most people won't hear it. And the fact that public radio never puts a new show on the air or takes any off is definitely to our advantage. [PAR] During this time, he spent two years reporting on the Chicago Public School System—one year at a high school, and another at an elementary school. The largest finding of his investigations was that smaller class sizes would contribute to more success in impoverished, inner-city schools. [PAR] In 1995, the MacArthur Foundation approached Torey Malatia, general manager of Chicago Public Radio, with an offer of to produce a show featuring local Chicago writers and performance artists. Malatia approached Glass who countered that he wanted to do a weekly program with a budget of . In 1998 Covino told the Chicago Reader, "The show he proposed was The Wild Room." He just didn't call it The Wild Room." Covino continued to produce The Wild Room until February 1996. [PAR] Glass invited David Sedaris to read his essays on NPR, which led to Sedaris's success as an independent author. Glass also produced Sedaris's commentaries on NPR. [PAR] Since 1995, he has hosted and produced This |
According to the nursery rhyme, who is to blow his horn, because the sheeps in the meadow and the cows in the corn? | little boy blue | [DOC] [TLE] Little Boy Blue - Blind Pig & The AcornLittle Boy Blue - Blind Pig & The Acorn [PAR] Little Boy Blue [PAR] The sheep’s in the meadow, [PAR] The cow’s in the corn. [PAR] But where is the boy [PAR] Who looks after the sheep? [PAR] Under the haystack, [PAR] For if I do [PAR] He’s sure to cry. [PAR] One of our uncles used to say this rhyme to Paul when he was young. So when I hear it I think of the uncle and of Paul with a shock of blond hair falling into his big brown eyes. [PAR] The rhyme could be used to describe anyone who isn’t doing their job or that has left their watch unattended. According to the book Heavy Words Lightly Thrown The Reason Behind The Rhyme written by Christ Roberts, the rhyme details Charles II and the good life he lead during his exile from Britain. While Charles II was ‘under the haystack’ troubles ‘sheep in the meadow and cows in the corn’ were plaguing his country. [PAR] From the book: [PAR] “The rhyme is a lament by the remaining Royalists that the country was in disarray, lacking a king to lead it (no Leviathan figure, for those familiar with Hobbe’s philosophy). Even these Cavaliers, however are critical of Charles, as the final lines contain a suggestion that he might lack a certain moral fiber and should be more vigorous in reclaiming the throne.” [PAR] Do you remember Little Boy Blue? [PAR] Tipper [PAR] p.s. The Pressley Girls and the Blind Pig Gang will be performing this Saturday-June 28 at 12:00 p.m. at the Martins Creek Community Center's Annual Jamboree. There'll be vendors, muisc, and food come by and see us if you can! [PAR] *Source: Roberts, Chris. Heavy words lightly thrown: the reason behind the rhyme. Large print ed. Waterville, Me.: Thorndike Press, 2006. Print.[DOC] [TLE] Full text of "The nursery rhyme book" - Internet ArchiveFull text of "The nursery rhyme book" [PAR] See other formats [PAR] ft IC-vva3-: : '.- ; £v : ^T H ■ 1 ■■" 02*>0J£ "S&riW 2.1>$S& . B °° K 398.8.L25N c. 1 LANG # NURSERY RHYME BOOK 3 „ . II Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/nurseryrhymebook01lang The Nursery Rhyme Book OTHER CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH DRAWINGS BY L. LESLIE BROOKE ORANGES AND LEMONS THE MAN IN THE MOON ARE ISSUED AS SEPARATE BOOKS IN PAPER COVERS Also in One Volutne NURSERY RHYME PICTURE BOOK CONTAINING THE ABOVE SELECTIONS THE THREE LITTLE PIGS TOM THUMB THE GOLDEN GOOSE THE THREE BEARS ARE ISSUED AS SEPARATE STORIES IN PAPER COVERS OR IN TWO VOLUMES IN ART BOARDS Also in One Volume THE GOLDEN GOOSE BOOK CONTAINING ALL THE ABOVE STORIES JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN JOH NNY CROWS PA RTY In T-wo Volumes THE PELICAN CHORUS AND OTHER VERSES THE * JUMBLIES ■ AND OTHER ■ VERSES BY EDWARD LEAR Also in One Volume NONSENSE SONGS COMPRISING THE ABOVE TWO SELECTIONS THE HO USE IN THE W OOD THE TRUTH ABOUT OLD KING COLE BY G. F. HILL THE TAILOR & THE CROW PUBLISHED BY FREDERICK WARNE & CO. Copyright 1897 by F. 1 1 ante &• Co. LITTLE BO-PEEP THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK EDITED BY ANDREW LANG ILLUSTRATED BY L LESLIE BROOKE ?t LONDON-FREDERICK WARNE AND CO AND NEW YORK £^T Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Duke Street, Stamford Street, London, S. E. Pre/ace Copyright 1897 by F. Warne &■ Co. TO read the old Nursery Rhymes brings back queer lost memories of a man's own childhood. One seems to see the loose floppy picture-books of long ago, with their boldly coloured pictures. The books were tattered and worn, and my first library consisted of |
According to the proverb, you should look before you do what? | leap | [DOC] [TLE] Look before you leap - Idioms by The Free DictionaryLook before you leap - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Look before you leap - Idioms by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Look+before+you+leap [PAR] Also found in: Acronyms . [PAR] Look before you leap. [PAR] Prov. Cliché Think carefully about what you are about to do before you do it. I'm not saying you shouldn't sign the lease for that apartment. I'm just saying you should look before you leap. Jill: I'm thinking about going to night school. Jane: Are you sure you can spare the time and the money? Look before you leap. [PAR] See also: before , leap , look [PAR] Look before you leap. [PAR] something that you say in order to advise someone to think about possible problems before doing something If you're thinking of buying a house, my advice is, look before you leap. [PAR] See also: before , leap , look [PAR] look before you leap [PAR] Think of the consequences before you act, as in You'd better check out all the costs before you buy a cellular phone-look before you leap . This expression alludes to Aesop's fable about the fox who is unable to climb out of a well and persuades a goat to jump in. The fox then climbs on the goat's horns to get out, while the goat remains trapped. [c. 1350] |
The boll weevil, a species of beetle, causes damage to which crop? | cotton | [DOC] [TLE] Boll Weevil « Cotton Insect Management GuideBoll Weevil [PAR] Boll Weevil [PAR] Boll Weevil [PAR] Anthonomus grandis [PAR] Description. The adult boll weevil is a small, brown to grayish-brown beetle. It has a distinctive gently curved, black snout which is about ½ the length of the body. [PAR] Boll weevils can be distinguished from other weevils by the two spurs on its front legs [PAR] Just behind the head, the thorax normally has a light whitish stripe that ends where the thorax joins the abdomen. The body of the boll weevil is covered with short, tan brown and grey scales which give it a slightly fuzzy appearance. The boll weevil can be distinguished from many other weevils by the spurs on its front legs. Many weevils have a spur at this location, but only the boll weevil and a few of its close relatives have a double spur. Adult weevils vary in size from slightly more than 1/8 inch to almost ½ inch in length. [PAR] Boll weevil grub feeding in a square [PAR] Immature stages of the boll weevil live inside squares and bolls where they are protected from most natural enemies and insecticides. Eggs are seldom seen since they are small and are deposited inside a square or boll. The larva is a small, white, c-shaped, legless grub with a tan to brown head and chewing mouthparts. Grubs vary in size from very small to ½ inch in length. The pupae or “resting” stage of the boll weevil is 3/8 to ½ inch long and cream colored. With dark eyes and a snout already formed, it has begun to develop the characteristics of the adult stage. [PAR] The adult boll weevil spends the winter in hibernation, called “diapause,” without food and returns to cotton in the early spring the following year. In areas where winters are warm and host cotton is available, reproduction can occur throughout the year. Overwintering quarters usually consist of fence rows, broadleaved plant litter along creek bottoms, ditch banks and other protected, wooded areas near cotton fields. In the spring overwintered boll weevil adults concentrate in early planted fields nearest overwintering habitat where cotton is squaring. Adult boll weevils feed on tender growth in plant terminals if the young cotton does not have squares. In the early season, boll weevils colonize localized spots and do not generally invade the entire field. [PAR] Despite having boll in it’s name, the boll weevil prefers to feed on and lay eggs in squares. The boll weevil is a pollen feeder; its survival is diminished without squaring cotton, although adult boll weevils emerging from overwintering quarters may subsist on other plants for short periods (e.g., an average of 18 days on yellow woolywhite in the Rolling Plains area). After adult weevils feed on cotton for 3 to 7 days and mate, they lay eggs in squares that have reached at least the “one-third grown stage” (approximately 1/4 inch in diameter). Egg laying may occur in smaller squares; however, sufficient feeding material is not available for a high percentage of larvae to develop to the adult stage. Late in the season eggs may be laid in small bolls, but squares are preferred. [PAR] Boll weevil egg punctures [PAR] It takes the eggs 2.5 to 5 days to hatch into the grublike larva that feeds inside the square or small boll. After larval development begins the infested square turns yellow, bracts open or flare and the fruiting form falls off the plant. The larva feeds for 7 to 14 days before pupating inside the square or small boll. During the next 4 to 6 days the pupal stage changes into an adult boll weevil. The newly developed adult eats its way out of the square or small boll and feeds on other fruiting forms for about 5 days. During this time the weevil mates and females begin to lay eggs. The entire cycle takes 16 to 18 days under ideal conditions. Six or seven generations may be produced each year with each female having the capability of laying approximately 200 eggs. [PAR] Boll weevil feeding sites can usually be distinguished from caterpillar feeding by the bright yellow-orange frass which does not contain webbing typical of most caterpillar frass [PAR] Damage. Adult boll weevil feeding causes little |
What degree does a US law school graduate get? | jd | [DOC] [TLE] Law School Basics | DiscoverLaw.orgLaw School Basics | DiscoverLaw.org [PAR] Law School Basics [PAR] Law School Basics [PAR] What’s a JD degree? [PAR] The Juris Doctor (JD) degree is the graduate degree required to practice law in the United States. The JD degree is offered by American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law schools, by law schools that are not ABA-approved, and by many Canadian law schools. [PAR] A bachelor’s degree is required for admission into a JD program. [PAR] The LSAT is an integral part of the law school admission process in the United States, Canada, and a growing number of other countries. [PAR] The JD program is generally a three-year, full-time academic program. [PAR] All US states accept graduation from an ABA-approved law school as meeting that state’s education requirement for eligibility to sit for the bar examination. [PAR] How long does it take to get a law degree? [PAR] To find alternatives to the usual three-year program, talk to the individual law school. [PAR] Earning your law degree is worth the time and effort. Check the LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools for more information about specific programs at individual schools. [PAR] What is law school like? [PAR] The best way to find out what law school is like is to speak with people who are in law school, who have recently graduated, or who are practicing law. Many law school websites have multimedia tours and presentations that are the next best thing to visiting the campus. You can also find real stories from law school students on this website. [PAR] Do students choose majors in law school? [PAR] Though all law schools share a core curriculum, some law schools may offer specialized courses. [PAR] While there are some specialty focus areas such as patent law and taxation that students can choose, most law students choose to take a wide variety of courses to maximize their career options after law school. (However, if you know that you want to specialize in a specific area of law after graduation, you should choose a law school that offers electives in that specialty.) A number of law schools have dual-degree programs that can enhance your career opportunities even more.[DOC] [TLE] Law schoolA law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction. [PAR] Law degrees [PAR] Brazil [PAR] In Brazil the legal education begins between 1827/28 in Olinda/PE and São Paulo/SP where the first Schools of Law were established by the new Empire using as educational model the Coimbra Faculty of Law. [PAR] Nowadays the legal education consists in a 5-year-long course in which, afterwards, the scholar is granted a bachelor´s degree. [PAR] Therefore, it is considered part of the higher education, hence the educational system is regulated as: i) basic education - primary, middle anda high school; and ii) higher education: licentiate, bachelor and vocational ed. [PAR] The practice of law is conditioned upon admission to the bar of a particular state or other territorial jurisdiction (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - OAB ). [PAR] Public attorneys, public prossecutors and magistrates (judges) admission is made, mainly, through an entrance examination and a constitutional mandatory three years of legal experience. Starting from the second degree courts it is mandatory a 1/5 of its composition to be fulfilled with members of the lawyers/attorneys/barristers association and also from federal/state/labour processcutors (ministério público) regarding the court jurisdiction (it is not applied for electoral and military courts). [PAR] After achieving the bachelor´s degree of laws it is possible to follow an i) specialization or follow ii) academically (or both), in either case it is called postgraduation: i) lato sensu; or ii) stricto sensu; respectively. [PAR] The postgraduation, stricto sensu, consists in a: a) master´s degree, which is usually a two-year degree; and a b) doctorate´s degree, which can take up another four years. [PAR] Canada [PAR] The oldest civil law |
December 14, 2003, saw the capture of The Ace of Spades, Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, near what town, his home town? | tikrit | [DOC] [TLE] Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit ...Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit Photos and Images | Getty Images [PAR] Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit [PAR] December 14, 2003 License [PAR] An Iraqi woman celebrates the capture of ousted ictator Saddam Hussein 14 December...An Iraqi woman celebrates the capture of ousted ictator Saddam Hussein 14 December 2003 in front of Communist party headquarters in Baghdad. Saddam Hussein has been captured alive by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months, US civil administrator Paul Bremer said said at a press conference, which he began with the dramatic announcement, 'Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.' Saddam, 66, was seized late 13 December in a raid near his hometown of Tikrit, north of the capital. AFP PHOTO/Henghameh FAHIMI LessMore[DOC] [TLE] Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit ...Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit Photos and Images | Getty Images [PAR] Saddam Hussein Captured By Coalition Forces In Tikrit [PAR] December 14, 2003 License [PAR] An Iraqi woman celebrates the capture of ousted ictator Saddam Hussein 14 December...An Iraqi woman celebrates the capture of ousted ictator Saddam Hussein 14 December 2003 in front of Communist party headquarters in Baghdad. Saddam Hussein has been captured alive by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months, US civil administrator Paul Bremer said said at a press conference, which he began with the dramatic announcement, 'Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.' Saddam, 66, was seized late 13 December in a raid near his hometown of Tikrit, north of the capital. AFP PHOTO/Henghameh FAHIMI LessMore[DOC] [TLE] Saddam Hussein Captured | Buy Photos - AP ImagesSaddam Hussein Captured | Buy Photos | AP Images | Collections [PAR] Saddam Hussein Captured [PAR] Saddam Hussein Captured Photos [PAR] Saddam Hussein was the 5th president of Iraq, serving from 1979 – 2003. He was a dictator for 24 years. December 13, 2003, U.S. soldiers found Saddam Hussein hiding in a deep hole miles outside of Tikrit. The soldiers arrested him, he di ... Show More [PAR] Saddam Hussein was the 5th president of Iraq, serving from 1979 – 2003. He was a dictator for 24 years. December 13, 2003, U.S. soldiers found Saddam Hussein hiding in a deep hole miles outside of Tikrit. The soldiers arrested him, he didn’t not resist them so he was uninjured. Saddam Hussein was in custody of the US and will be on trial in front of a special tribunal for a few criminal cases pending against him. On November 2006, he was found guilty of crimes violent against humanity convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed on December 30, 2006 after his appeal failed. Saddam Hussein photos and Saddam Hussein images Show Less [PAR] Location: IRAQ[DOC] [TLE] Saddam Hussein Captured Near Tikrit | Fox NewsSaddam Hussein Captured Near Tikrit | Fox News [PAR] Saddam Hussein Captured Near Tikrit [PAR] Published December 14, 2003 [PAR] Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print [PAR] BAGHDAD, Iraq – U.S. forces converged on a farmhouse near Tikrit and discovered the Ace of Spades literally in the hole -- Saddam Hussein with a pistol, hiding in a dirt pit 6 feet in the ground. [PAR] Without any shots fired, American troops pulled a bearded and haggard Saddam from his hiding place near his hometown, U.S. officials announced Sunday morning. Hours later, when President Bush addressed the nation, he declared that "a dark and painful era is over." [PAR] • Video: Saddam in Custody [PAR] "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," L. Paul Bremer ( search ), the U.S. administrator in Iraq, told reporters in the first statement on the capture. "The tyrant is a prisoner." [PAR] The former Iraqi dictator was captured Saturday at 8:30 p.m. local time in the cellar of a farmhouse in the town of Adwar ( search ), 10 miles from Tikrit, ending one of the most intense manhunts in history. Saddam has been on the run since the fall of Baghdad to U.S. forces on April 9. [PAR] "He was caught like a rat," said Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno ( search ) |
What drink consists of equal parts of stout beer and champagne, usually served in a champagne flute? | black velvet | [DOC] [TLE] drinkboston.com » Champagnedrinkboston.com » Champagne [PAR] Night of bubbles and booze [PAR] What better way to spend a Monday night in February than at a cozy neighborhood restaurant drinking champagne cocktails mixed by some of Boston’s best bartenders ? That’s the sound reasoning that brought 60+ people to Green Street last night for drinkboston.com’s sold-out champagne cocktail party. Misty Kalkofen of Green Street and the B-Side Lounge, Ben Sandrof of Noir, Dylan Black of Green Street and John Gertsen of No. 9 Park mixed four distinctive classic cocktails using champagne: the Diamond Fizz, the Black Velvet, the B2C2 and the Seelbach (recipes below). Not only that, they visited each and every table in the room, explaining the drinks’ origins (or alleged origins, given that the history of cocktails is usually as unverifiable as the provenance of traditional folk songs). The evening was festive and informative — well worth the price of a small headache on Tuesday morning. [PAR] To get on the email list for future drinkboston.com events, email drinkboston at comcast dot net. [PAR] The cocktails [PAR] B2C2 [PAR] 1 oz each of brandy, Benedictine and Cointreau shaken over ice and strained. Top with champagne. [PAR] Misty learned of this drink from David Wondrich’s Killer Cocktails: An Intoxicating Guide to Sophisticated Drinking . It was “created by American intelligence officers at the end of WWII. They had all of these wonderful goods that had been looted from the French by the Germans and then left behind during the Germans’ retreat,” she says. Luxurious bubbles. [PAR] Diamond Fizz [PAR] 2 oz gin, 1 oz lemon juice and 1/2 tsp powdered sugar shaken over ice and strained. Top with champagne. [PAR] A dressed-up gin fizz (which uses seltzer instead of champagne). Also similar to the French 75, only it contains less sugar and no garnish. The Cocktail Database recipe calls for a highball glass with ice, but we served it straight up in a saucer. Delicious either way. [PAR] Black Velvet [PAR] 1/2 stout and 1/2 champagne in a wine glass or flute. [PAR] Said to have been created at London’s Brooks Club in 1861 during mourning over Prince Albert’s death. Also called the Bismarck, as the drink was a favorite of German statesman Otto von Bismarck. Dylan used Mackeson’s Stout for this drink. Dark and rich. [PAR] Seelbach [PAR] 1 oz bourbon, 1/2 oz Cointreau and 7 dashes each Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters poured into a flute and stirred. Top with champagne. [PAR] Invented at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1917. The recipe was lost, probably during Prohibition, until being rediscovered by the hotel in 1995 and later printed in Gary and Mardee Regan’s New Classic Cocktails . This is one of the great whiskey drinks. [PAR] Champagne cocktails at Green Street 2/12/07 [PAR] Champagne is special. Cocktails are special. Put the two together and you get something even greater than the sum of its fabulous parts, a champagne cocktail. And I’m not talking about the drink where you drop a sugar cube and some bitters in a glass of champagne (though that is a good drink). I’m talking champagne with booze in it. I’m talking the Seelbach : bourbon, Cointreau, Peychaud’s bitters and Angostura bitters, topped with bubbly. To the uninitiated, that may sound scary, like the liquor equivalent of PCP. But one sip and you realize it’s just the opposite — oh so sophisticated. The champagne mellows the bracing effect of the bourbon and bitters, which in turn give the champagne a dangerous quality. One Seelbach makes you feel like you’re at a lawn party at San Simeon . A few Seelbachs make you feel like you’re in a nightclub balancing glassware on your boobs. [PAR] On Monday, February 12, Green Street (280 Green St., Central Square, Cambridge) and drinkboston.com will host a party featuring the Seelbach and other champagne cocktails presented by four of Boston’s best bartenders: Dylan Black of Green Street, John Gertsen of No. 9 Park, Misty Kalkofen of Green Street and the B-Side Lounge, and Ben Sandrof of Noir. Tickets are $20 and include four |
In the motion picture industry, what does a gaffer do? | electricians | [DOC] [TLE] Gaffer | Film and TV Jobs in the Entertainment Industry ...Gaffer | Film and TV Jobs in the Entertainment Industry | Media-Match.com [PAR] Gaffer [PAR] What do Gaffers do? [PAR] A Gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. In British English the term Gaffer is long established as meaning an old man, or the foreman of a squad of workmen. The term was also used to describe men who adjusted lighting in English theater and men who tended street lamps, after the "gaff" they used, a pole with a hook on its end. [PAR] Sometimes the Gaffer is credited as chief lighting technician (CLT). In television the term Lighting Director is often used, but sometimes the Technical Director (T.D.) will light the studio set. Experienced Gaffers can coordinate the entire job of lighting, given knowledge of the time of day and conditions to be portrayed, managing resources as broad as electrical generators, lights, cable, and manpower. Gaffers are responsible for knowing the appropriate color of gel (plastic sheeting) to put on the lights or windows to achieve a variety of effects, such as transforming midday into a beautiful sunset. They can recreate the flicker of lights in a subway car, the motion of light inside a turning airplane, or the passage of night into day. [PAR] Usually, the Gaffer works for and reports to the director of photography (the DP or DOP). The DP is responsible for the overall lighting design, but he or she may give a little or a lot of latitude to the Gaffer on these matters, depending on their working relationship. The Gaffer works with the key grip, who is in charge of some of the equipment related to the lighting. The Gaffer will usually have an assistant called a best boy and, depending on the size of the job, crew members who are called "electricians," although not all of them are trained as electricians in the usual sense of the term. Many Gaffers are expected to own a truck complete with most basic lighting equipment and then rent extra lighting equipment as needed.[DOC] [TLE] Gaffer (filmmaking)A gaffer in the motion picture industry and on a television crew is the head electrician, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. The term gaffer originally related to the moving of overhead equipment to control lighting levels using a gaff. The term has been used for the chief electrician in films since 1936 according to the Oxford English Dictionary.Oxford English Dictionary accessed 15 May 2009 However, a book on motion picture production from 1929 refers to the chief electrician as the Gaffer. The gaffer's assistant is the best boy. [PAR] Sometimes the Gaffer is credited as Chief Lighting Technician (CLT). [PAR] The Gaffer is responsible for managing lighting, including associated resources such as labour, lighting instruments and electrical equipment under the direction of the Director of Photography (the DP or DOP) or, in television, the Lighting Director (LD). [PAR] The DP/LD is responsible for the overall lighting design, but delegates the implementation of the design to the Gaffer and the Key Grip. The Key Grip is the head grip, in charge of the labour and non-electrical equipment used to support and modify the lighting. Grip equipment includes stands, flags and gobos. The Gaffer will usually have an assistant called a best boy and, depending on the size of the job, crew members who are called "electricians", although not all of them are trained as electricians in the usual sense of the term. [PAR] Gaffers use gaffer tape, and several other types of tape. [PAR] Other types of tape gaffers use include paper tape, pressure-sensitive tape (A.K.A. snot tape), electrical tape, J-LAR, and cloth tape.[DOC] [TLE] Hollywood Hard Hats - ForbesHollywood Hard Hats [PAR] Hollywood Hard Hats [PAR] comments, called-out [PAR] If youre the kind of movie-goer who stays reading end credits until youre playing footsie with the usher, you have |
According to the tongue twister, who picked a peck of pickled peppers? | peter piper | [DOC] [TLE] Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers - English ...Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers - English Children's Songs - England - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World [PAR] Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers [PAR] This is the most well-known tongue twister in the English language… [PAR] Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers [PAR] Tongue Twister [PAR] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; [PAR] A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; [PAR] If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, [PAR] Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? [PAR] Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers [PAR] Tongue Twister [PAR] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; [PAR] A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; [PAR] If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, [PAR] Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?[DOC] [TLE] Tongue Twisters - Peter Piper - About.com EducationPeter Piper to Practice the P Sound [PAR] Tongue twisters are fun words games we use to challenge our pronunciation. As an English learner , you can use tongue twisters to help with pronunciation of certain sounds. [PAR] Peter Piper [PAR] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [PAR] Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? [PAR] If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, [PAR] where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? [PAR] Listen to the Peter Piper recording a number of times and then try it for yourself! [PAR] Improving Your Pronunciation [PAR] In this tongue twister, Peter Piper, you can work on your 'p's. The 'p' sound is voiceless and is similar to the 'b' sound which is voiced. The difference between the two sounds is that the 'p' does not use the voice. Practice the difference in these sounds with minimal pairs - words that only have a difference between the 'p' and 'b' sound. [PAR] bob - pop[DOC] [TLE] Tongue Twisters > Example tongue twisters - Fun With WordsTongue Twisters > Example tongue twisters [PAR] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [PAR] Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? [PAR] If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers, [PAR] Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? [PAR] She sells seashells by the seashore. [PAR] The shells she sells are surely seashells. [PAR] So if she sells shells on the seashore, [PAR] I'm sure she sells seashore shells. [PAR] Red lorry, yellow lorry. [PAR] Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches? [PAR] How much wood would a woodchuck chuck [PAR] If a woodchuck could chuck wood? [PAR] He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, [PAR] And chuck as much as a woodchuck would [PAR] If a woodchuck could chuck wood. [PAR] Kids' Funny Tongue Twisters[DOC] [TLE] Peter Piper (Tongue Twister Song) A Funny Song by Bryant ...Peter Piper (Tongue Twister Song) A Funny Song by Bryant Oden - YouTube [PAR] Peter Piper (Tongue Twister Song) A Funny Song by Bryant Oden [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Sep 11, 2009 [PAR] By Bryant Oden, who did "The Duck Song". iTunes: Itunes for the faster version of this song: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-... [PAR] On the CD of 40 songs: "The Songdrops Collection, Vol. 1." [PAR] http://facebook.com/songdrops [PAR] By Bryant Oden, who did the duck song, I got a pea, Bob the Snail, Best Friends Forever, This Song is Stuck Inside my head, The Turkey Song, I Don't Like Tomatoes, The CBA Song, I Love U, Ringtone and more really funny songs for kids and classrooms. [PAR] Lyrics-words to Peter Piper: [PAR] Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers [PAR] A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked [PAR] If |
What radio station do you find at 950 on your local AM dial? | kjr | [DOC] [TLE] Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR - Home of the 12th Man and ...Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR - Home of the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl 51 [PAR] Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR - Home of the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl 51 [PAR] Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR - Home of the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl 51 |
Dan (D. B.) Cooper leapt from a 727 operated by what airline, disappearing into the inky dark with $200,000 cash, the only unsolved U.S. aircraft hijacking? | northeast | [DOC] [TLE] Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified ...Porchlight International for the Missing & Unidentified -> Cooper, Dan "D.B." 11/24/1971 [PAR] Mystery of D.B. Cooper's identity possibly solved [PAR] 09:56 AM MST on Friday, October 26, 2007 [PAR] Associated Press [PAR] BONNEY LAKE, Wash. -- Some residents of Bonney Lake are skeptical of a New York Magazine article that suggests hijacker D.B. Cooper was a man who lived in the Pierce County town from 1972 to his death in 1994. [PAR] Kenneth Christiansen was a former Army paratrooper and former flight attendant. His brother, Lyle Christiansen of Morris, Minn., told the magazine he believes Kenneth was D.B. Cooper. [PAR] Most believe the hijacker died in 1971 when he jumped out of a plane over southwest Washington with $200,000. [PAR] Bonney Lake Mayor Neal Johnson says the D.B. Cooper connection could draw visitors to the town. [PAR] One resident who lived a block away from Christiansen says he had a lot of money and was generous, but Julia Bowne doubts he was the hijacker and notes he's not around to defend himself. [PAR] Hijacker parachuted from jetliner in 1971 with US$200,000 ransom [PAR] James Cowan, National Post, With Files From News Services [PAR] Published: Thursday, January 03, 2008 [PAR] The basic facts of the case have been known for nearly four decades: On Nov. 24, 1971, a man hijacked a Northwest Orient Airlines flight, procured a US$200,000 ransom, and then donned a parachute, jumping from the plane to disappear into a rainy night. [PAR] The story of D.B. Cooper has inspired newspaper articles, books, movies, television shows, songs and poems. Yet it remains a mystery without a final chapter, the only unsolved skyjacking on record. Despite identifying more than 1,000 suspects over the past 36 years, federal investigators remain baffled. In a bid to once again reheat the very cold case, the FBI this week released new information, including pictures of Cooper's tie and parachute. [PAR] "This case is 36 years old; it's beyond its expiration date, but I asked for the case because I was intrigued with it," Larry Carr, a federal agent based in Seattle, Wash., who recently took over the Cooper investigation, told The New York Times. [PAR] "I remember as a child reading about it and wondering what had happened. It's surreal that after 36 years here I am the only investigator left. I wanted to take a shot at solving it." [PAR] While Cooper's fate after leaping from the plane somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Nev., remains unknown, police say some details have become clear over the years. For example, investigators have concluded that the criminal was not an expert skydiver. "We originally thought Cooper was an experienced jumper, perhaps even a paratrooper," Mr. Carr said in a statement. "[But] no experienced parachutist would have jumped in the pitch-black night, in the rain, with a 200-mile-an-hour wind in his face, wearing loafers and a trench coat. It was simply too risky." [PAR] It is also unlikely that Cooper had an accomplice waiting on the ground. If someone was assisting him, the hijacker would have been concerned about where he disembarked, investigators contend. But Cooper simply told the flight crew to "fly to Mexico" and then flung himself into dense cloud cover at 8 p.m., making it nearly impossible for him to know where he was going to land. [PAR] Cooper initially boarded Flight 305 between Portland, Ore., and Seattle in the early afternoon, dressed in a business suit with a black tie. He had purchased a ticket for the short flight for US$18.52 using the name "Dan Cooper." (There is no evidence the suspect ever called himself "D.B. Cooper." Police interviewed and released a man with those initials early in the investigation. The media started identifying the fugitive by the same name). [PAR] The man ordered a bourbon and soda and lit a cigarette while waiting for takeoff. Once airborne, he called over a stewardess and showed her a tangle of wires and red sticks hidden in the briefcase he carried. He then dictated a note |
On December 10, 1906, which totally badassed US president won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War, the first American ever to win a Nobel Prize? | trust buster | [DOC] [TLE] Theodore Roosevelt - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.comTheodore Roosevelt - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt [PAR] A+E Networks [PAR] Introduction [PAR] The rising young Republican politician Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley. Young and physically robust, he brought a new energy to the White House, and won a second term on his own merits in 1904. Roosevelt confronted the bitter struggle between management and labor head-on and became known as the great “trust buster” for his strenuous efforts to break up industrial combinations under the Sherman Antitrust Act. He was also a dedicated conservationist, setting aside some 200 million acres for national forests, reserves and wildlife refuges during his presidency. In the foreign policy arena, Roosevelt won a Nobel Peace Prize for his negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War and spearheaded the beginning of construction on the Panama Canal. After leaving the White House and going on safari in Africa, he returned to politics in 1912, mounting a failed run for president at the head of a new Progressive Party. [PAR] Google [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt’s Early Life and Career [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, into a wealthy family in New York City. Known as “Teedie”–later “Teddy”–he was frail and sickly as a boy, and as a teenager followed a program of gymnastics and weightlifting to build up his strength. Upon graduating from Harvard College in 1880, Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee and entered Columbia University Law School, though he dropped out after only one year to enter public service. He was elected to the New York State Assembly at the age of 23, and served two terms (1882-84). Both his wife and mother died on the same day in 1884, and the grieving Roosevelt spent the next two years on a ranch he owned in the Badlands of the Dakota Territory, where he hunted big game, drove cattle and worked as a frontier sheriff. Upon returning to New York, he married his childhood sweetheart, Edith Kermit Carow. The couple would raise six children, including Roosevelt’s daughter from his first marriage, Alice. [PAR] Did You Know? [PAR] Early in his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt sparked a scandal when he invited the African-American educator Booker T. Washington to dine with him and his family; he was the first president ever to entertain a black man in the White House. [PAR] In 1886, Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City. Two years later, President Benjamin Harrison rewarded Roosevelt’s service to the Republican Party with a job on the U.S. Civil Service Commission; he was reappointed by Harrison’s successor, Grover Cleveland . In 1895, Roosevelt became president of the New York City Board of Police Commissioners, and in 1897 William McKinley named him as assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Roosevelt left his post as naval secretary to become colonel of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, known as the “Rough Riders.” Once in Cuba, Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in a brave, costly uphill charge in the Battle of San Juan; he returned home as one of the war’s most visible heroes. [PAR] Teddy Roosevelt’s Unexpected Path to the White House [PAR] The Republican political machine in New York threw their considerable support behind the returning war hero, helping Roosevelt defeat a popular Democratic candidate to win the governorship. Once elected, Roosevelt displayed his characteristic independence and unwillingness to buckle to the pressure of party bosses. In 1900, the leading New York Republican Thomas C. Platt conspired with national party boss Mark Hanna to get Roosevelt named as McKinley’s running mate, in order to keep him from running for a second term in the governor’s office. Roosevelt campaigned vigorously for McKinley, traveling by train for more than 21,000 miles to speak in 24 states, and McKinley and Roosevelt won in a landslide over Democrats William Jennings Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson. [PAR] On September 6, 1901, a deranged anarchist named Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died eight days later, and Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president. |
Stop, drop, and roll was drilled in your head in elementary school if you ever caught on fire. What did they expect you to do in the case of a nuclear attack? | duck and cover | [DOC] [TLE] Duck and Cover Drills Bring the Cold War HomeDuck and Cover Drills Bring the Cold War Home [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] After the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, the American public was understandably nervous. They were aware of the destruction that individual atomic bombs did to the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But the general public did not know a lot yet about the dangers of radiation and fallout. [PAR] So, a new Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) was set up in 1951 to educate and reassure the country that there were ways to survive an atomic attack from the Soviet Union. They commissioned a university study on how to achieve "emotion management" during the early days of the Cold War. [PAR] One of their approaches was to involve schools. Teachers in selected cities were encouraged to conduct air raid drills where they would suddenly yell, "Drop!" and students were expected to kneel down under their desks with their hands clutched around their heads and necks. Some schools even distributed metal "dog tags," like those worn by World War II soldiers, so that the bodies of students could be identified after an attack. [PAR] The next logical step was to promote these "preparedness" measures around the country, and the FCDA decided the best way to do that was to commission an educational film that would appeal to children. In 1951, the agency awarded a contract for the production to a New York firm known as Archer Films. [PAR] Archer called in teachers to meet with them and got the endorsement of the National Education Association. An administrator at a private school in McLean, Virginia, mentioned that they had participated in the "duck and cover" drills. That was the first time the producers had heard the drills called that, and they thought the phrase would work as a title. [PAR] The producers went to work on a script that would combine live actors and an animated turtle to encourage kids to duck down to the ground and get under some form of cover a desk, a table or next to a wall if they ever saw a bright flash of light. The flash would presumably be produced by an atomic blast. The hero of the film was the animated Turtle named Bert who wore a pith helmet and quickly ducked his head into his shell when a monkey in a tree set off a firecracker nearby. [PAR] At the time, not that much was generally known about the effects of radiation sickness and radioactive fallout away from Ground Zero of a nuclear blast. In addition, the first atomic weapons were produced by a fission reaction. In the early bombs, uranium was compressed into a "critical mass," where enough radioactive material came together to create a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Millions of free neutrons would hit uranium or plutonium atoms and break them apart, releasing more neutrons. An explosion resulted. [PAR] The resulting explosion of this fission reaction was the equivalent of at least 15,000 tons of TNT the most powerful conventional explosive. In the parlance of the time, the Hiroshima bomb was a 15-kiloton weapon. Most people were concerned with the tremendous heat and blast damage that atomic bombs produced, not with the relatively small amount of radiation produced. [PAR] So, when Duck and Cover was completed in January 1952, its admonition perhaps could have saved some lives in the event of an atomic-bomb attack. Civil Defense officials liked the animated turtle and his monkey tormentor so much that they included the film in the "Alert America Convoy." The convoy had 10 trucks and trailers that toured he country for nine months in 1952. Each vehicle contained civil defense dioramas, posters, 3-D models and a film theatre showing Duck and Cover and other educational movies. The theme was practical ways individuals could "beat the bomb." According to the FCDA, 1.1 million people eventually saw the convoy exhibits. [PAR] At the same time, Duck and Cover was premiered to educators at a gala screening at a Manhattan movie theatre. From there, it was distributed to schools around the country by one of the largest educational film distributors. It was shown on television stations around the country, and some |
Name the year: The Euro becomes official currency; Mandalay Bay opens in Vegas; Columbine; SpongeBob SquarePants debuts; Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France; WTO riots paralyze Seattle; | 1999 | [DOC] [TLE] SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The series' popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated series to ever air on Nickelodeon, and the most distributed property of MTV Networks. The media franchise has generated $8 billion in merchandising revenue for Nickelodeon. [PAR] Many of the ideas for the series originated in an unpublished educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in 1989. He began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a television series in 1996 upon the cancellation of Rocko's Modern Life, and turned to Tom Kenny, who had worked with him on that series, to voice the title character. SpongeBob was originally going to be named SpongeBoy, and the series was to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!, but these were both changed, as the name was already trademarked. [PAR] Nickelodeon held a preview for the series in the United States on May 1, 1999, following the television airing of the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. The series officially premiered on July 17, 1999. It has received worldwide critical acclaim since its premiere and gained enormous popularity by its second season. A feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, was released in theaters on November 19, 2004, and a sequel was released on February 6, 2015. On July 21, 2012, the series was renewed and aired its ninth season, beginning with the episode "Extreme Spots". [PAR] The series has won a variety of awards, including six Annie Awards, eight Golden Reel Awards, two Emmy Awards, 12 Kids' Choice Awards, and two BAFTA Children's Awards. Despite its widespread popularity, the series has been involved in several public controversies, including one centered on speculation over SpongeBob's intended sexual orientation, and another focusing on the perceived declining quality of the show's content since the release of the first film. In 2011, a newly described species of mushroom, Spongiforma squarepantsii, was named after the cartoon's title character. [PAR] Premise [PAR] Characters [PAR] The series revolves around its title character and his various friends. SpongeBob SquarePants is an energetic and optimistic sea sponge (although his appearance more closely resembles a kitchen sponge) who lives in a sea pineapple and loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab. He has a pet snail, Gary, who meows like a cat. Living two houses down from SpongeBob is his best friend Patrick Star, a dim-witted yet friendly pink starfish who lives under a rock. Despite his "mental setbacks", Patrick still sees himself as intelligent. Squidward Tentacles is SpongeBob's next-door neighbor and co-worker at the Krusty Krab. Squidward is an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus who lives in an Easter Island moai and dislikes his neighbors (especially SpongeBob) for their childlike behavior. He enjoys playing the clarinet and painting self-portraits, but hates his job as a cashier. [PAR] Another close friend of SpongeBob is Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas. She is a scientist and an expert in karate. She lives in an underwater tree dome (a tree Sandy brought with her that is entrapped in a clear glass dome locked by a tight, hand-turned seal). When outside of her dwelling, she wears an astronaut-like suit because she cannot breathe underwater. Mr. Krabs, a miserly crab obsessed with money, is the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant and SpongeBob's boss. His rival, Plankton, is a small green copepod who owns a low-rank fast-food restaurant called the Chum Bucket, located across the street from the Krusty Krab. Plankton spends most of his time planning to steal the secret recipe for Mr. Krabs' popular Krabby Patty burgers, so as to gain the upper hand and put the Krusty Krab out of business. [PAR] Other recurring characters appear throughout the series, such as SpongeBob's ever-suffering driving teacher Mrs. Puff; Mr. Krabs' whiney teenage whale daughter Pearl; Plankton's |
The Green Bay Packers play at what storied stadium? | lambeau field | [DOC] [TLE] Green Bay Packers Team History | Pro Football Hall of Fame ...Green Bay Packers Team History | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site [PAR] Team Greats [PAR] Team History [PAR] The incredible saga of the Green Bay Packers began in August 1919, when the Indian Packing Company agreed to sponsor a local pro football team under the direction of Earl (Curly) Lambeau. In 1921, the Packers were granted a membership in the new National Football League. [PAR] Today, they rank as the third oldest team in pro football. The long and storied history of the Green Bay team is one of struggle, until comparatively recent, for financial survival off the field and playing stability on the field. The Packers' record has been punctuated with periods of both the highest success and the deepest depths of defeat. [PAR] Many great football players have performed for the Green Bay team but two coaches, Lambeau and Vince Lombardi, rank as the most dominant figures in the Packers' epic. Between the two, Lambeau and Lombardi brought the Packers 11 NFL championships, including two record strings of three straight titles, the first in 1929, 1930 and 1931 and the second in 1965, 1966 and 1967. Those last three championships completed the Packers' dynasty years in the 1960s, which began with Green Bay also winning NFL championships in 1961 and 1962. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Lambeau-led Packers were annual championship contenders. They won four divisional crowns and NFL titles in 1936, 1939 and 1944. [PAR] Individually, Lambeau, Lombardi and 20 long-time Packers players are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame players from the early years include Don Hutson, history's first great pass receiver, Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle, Cal Hubbard, John (Blood) McNally, Mike Michalske and Tony Canadeo. The great Packers elevens of the 1960s produced Jim Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Herb Adderley, Willie Davis, Jim Ringo, Paul Hornung, Willie Wood and Henry Jordan for the Hall. More recent Packers who've earned election to the Hall of Fame include wide receiver James Lofton, defensive lineman Reggie White and linebacker Dave Robinson. [PAR] Green Bay, home of the Packers, is still a city of less than 100,000 and is viewed as sort of a sports "dinosaur" as the only remaining small city in the big-city world of major league professional sports franchises. Green Bay is unique in another way -- the team is the only community-owned non-profit organization in the NFL. From 1937-1994 the Packers played their home games in two cities. Five of their eight home games were played in Green Bay's Lambeau Field and the remaining three at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee. Today the Packers play exclusively in Lambeau Field. [PAR] The Packers first played on a couple of small fields in Green Bay and then in 6,000-seat City Stadium beginning in 1925. Eventually, the City Stadium capacity reached 25,000. On September 29, 1957, the Packers dedicated a modern $1,000,000 stadium with a 32,150-seat capacity. Subsequent expansions and renovations have brought the Green Bay facility, officially named Lambeau Field in 1965, to its current capacity. [PAR] Off the field, the Packers remain a financially sound, competitive and historically rich franchise. On the field the glory years are back. In 1996, the Packers returned to the top of the pro football world when they won Super Bowl XXXI. Green Bay won the Super Bowl for a fourth time in 2010 when the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. [PAR] Close[DOC] [TLE] Team History | Green Bay PackersTeam History | Green Bay Packers [PAR] Chapter 14 [PAR] ROUGH RHODE(S) [PAR] Moving swiftly, Wolf tabbed Ray Rhodes, former Eagles head coach and Green Bay defensive coordinator, as the Packers’ 12th head coach, Jan. 11, 1999. The Packers launched 1999 under Rhodes in breathtaking fashion, winning three of the first four games in the last minute. Fate, however, suddenly stopped smiling as Green Bay (8-8) missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992, ending seven straight winning seasons. Saying the Packers lacked the needed toughness and |
What presidential candidate suspended his campaign on Saturday, following allegations of adultery among his many other woes? | herman cain | [DOC] [TLE] Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign - OTBHerman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign [PAR] Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign [PAR] Doug Mataconis · Saturday, December 3, 2011 · 30 Comments [PAR] After a morning of speculation, Herman Cain appeared at what was intended to be his Georgia campaign headquarters and announced he was suspending campaign: [PAR] Herman Cain, a little known businessman who became a frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, suspended his campaign Saturday following allegations of an extramarital affair and claims of sexual harassment. [PAR] For the past month, Cain has held on as an embattled candidate, denying accusations that he had sexually harassed several women when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. With his standing in the polls already slipping, an Atlanta woman this week came forward and alleged that she and Cain had carried on a 13-year affair. [PAR] The former Godfather’s chief executive, whose snappy slogans and simple policy prescriptions won over voters, fiercely denied all of the accusations. [PAR] Cain’s decision is the latest twist in a Republican primary contest that has been marked by a search among conservatives for an alternative to Mitt Romney, the establishment favorite. In early summer, that was Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, followed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry and, by late September, Cain. In recent weeks, Newt Gingrich, dismissed in June after his campaign imploded, has risen to the top of the field alongside Romney. [PAR] The question now is where Cain’s support, which was fading even before he dropped out, will go. Many political observers believe Gingrich is the likeliest beneficiary, with one group of anti-Romney voters shifting to another. But there is evidence that Romney too could benefit — a Pew poll conducted before Thanksgiving showed that Cain supporters split evenly between Romney and Gingrich when asked for their second choice. Second-tier candidates, such as Texas Rep. Ron Paul, are likely to make an aggressive push for Cain voters as well. [PAR] In a Republican nominating contest that has see-sawed from one frontrunner to another, Cain, 65, was perhaps the unlikeliest to rise to the top of the pack. A former pizza executive with no political experience, little campaign to speak of and a schedule tailored more to selling books than winning votes, Cain nevertheless captured the hearts of Republican voters with a clear message, confidently delivered. [PAR] In a field of politicians and Washington insiders, he was a businessman with “bold new ideas.” While Mitt Romney had a 59-point economic plan and a 160-page book to explain it, Cain said the nation’s ills could be fixed with three simple numbers — 9, 9 and 9. [PAR] Cain talked so incessantly about his plan — which would have scrapped the current tax code and replaced it with a 9 percent tax on individuals, a 9 percent tax on businesses, and a 9 percent sales tax — that it became both a punch line and a selling point. [PAR] On the campaign trail, Cain attracted large crowds who were drawn to his straight-forward style, folksy sayings (“awwww shucky ducky now!”) and affability. More than once he delighted crowds by breaking into song. Released in the midst of his presidential run, his latest book, “THIS IS HERMAN CAIN!,” became a bestseller. [PAR] Cain also embraced his role as the first African American to rise to the top tier of a Republican nominating contest. When asked whether he was the flavor of the week for Republican voters, Cain told Jay Leno to call him “Haagen-Dazs Black Walnut” because “it tastes good all the time.” And he used his up-by-my-bootstraps story of growing up poor and black in Atlanta to connect with voters and extol American values. [PAR] Cain’s standing began to disintegrate in late October when Politico reported that two women had been given payments after making claims of sexual harassment at the restaurant association. Later, the Associated Press said a third woman had come forward to say she also had been sexually harassed by Cain. [PAR] On Nov. 7, a Chicago woman, Sharon Bialek, went on television with celebrity attorney Gloria Allred and claimed Cain had been sexually |
Holding office from 1901 to 1909, who was the 26th President of the United States? | theodore roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Us President - Timeline IndexTheodore Roosevelt, 26th Us President, 1901-1909 - Timeline Index [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Us President, 1901-1909 [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt, 26th Us President, 1901-1909 [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt is mostly remembered as the twenty-sixth President of the United States (1901-1909), but this astonishingly multifaceted man was a great many other things as well. [PAR] In addition to holding elective office as a New York State Assemblyman, Governor of New York, Vice President, and President, he was also a deputy sheriff in the Dakota Territory, Police Commissioner of New York City, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Colonel of the Rough Riders *, all by the age of 42, at which time he became the youngest man ever to hold the office of President. [PAR] His specific achievements are numerous. Perhaps his greatest contribution was his work for conservation. During his tenure in the White House from 1901 to 1909, he designated 150 National Forests, the first 51 Federal Bird Reservations, 5 National Parks, the first 18 National Monuments, the first 4 National Game Preserves, and the first 21 Reclamation Projects. Altogether, in the seven-and-one-half years he was in office, he provided federal protection for almost 230 million acres, a land area equivalent to that of all the East coast states from Maine to Florida. [PAR] More on this Website[DOC] [TLE] THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th President - Pinterest1000+ images about THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th President on Pinterest | Theodore roosevelt, Roosevelt and Us presidents [PAR] Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas [PAR] THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th President [PAR] Pictures of the 26th President of the United States. Teddy Roosevelt [PAR] 107 Pins58 Followers[DOC] [TLE] The 26th US President - Theodore RooseveltThe 26th US President - Theodore Roosevelt [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt [PAR] George W. Bush [PAR] � [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th US President (1901-1909) after the assassination of President William McKinley. Nicknamed Teddy, he was one of the most popular and important Presidents ever to serve in the Chief Executive Office. A hero in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, his foreign policy was summed up in the phrase "Speak softly and carry a big stick." The Panama Canal was built during his tenure in the White House. [PAR] Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 into a prosperous Dutch New York City family. As a child he was sickly, suffering from asthma and poor eyesight. He exercised vigorously to improve his health and increase his body strength. He was a man of hearty enthusiasm and was devoted to physical fitness. When he was pleased he would say "Bully!" Roosevelt enjoyed big game hunting, and toy makers created the teddy bear after a cartoonist drew Roosevelt with a bear cub. His hunting produced a unique collection of animals that he donated to the Smithsonian Institute. [PAR] Teddy Roosevelt was also an author. Between 1880 and 1900 he wrote more than a dozen books, the best known of which is "The Winning of the West", which was published in four volumes. Teddy was much loved by the public, and he thoroughly enjoyed his presidency. Upon leaving office, he said, "I do not believe that anyone else has ever enjoyed the White House as much as I have." [PAR] Theodore Roosevelt's first taste of politics came when was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1882. In 1884, bereaved by the deaths of his mother and his wife, Alice Hathaway Lee (who died giving birth to a daughter who did survive), he left New York and retired to his ranch in the Dakota Territory. He spent the next two years ranching and hunting for big game. [PAR] In 1886, Roosevelt both remarried and reentered politics. After an unsuccessful campaign in 1886 for mayor of New York City and a failed bid to get on the national Republican ticket in 1888, he was finally, in 1889, appointed United States Civil Service Commissioner. He was re-appointed in 1893. From 1895 to 1897, he served as New York City's police commissioner. In 1887 he met and subsequently married Edith |
Consisting of 20 quires of 25 sheets, the ream is a common retail unit of what product? | sheets of paper | [DOC] [TLE] What is a Paper Ream? (with picture) - wiseGEEKWhat is a Paper Ream? (with picture) [PAR] What is a Paper Ream? [PAR] Last Modified Date: 09 January 2017 [PAR] Copyright Protected: [PAR] These 10 animal facts will amaze you [PAR] A paper ream is a package of 500 sheets of paper of the same quality and style that have been cut to the same size. Consumers often purchase paper in the form of reams, while printers may work in even bigger volumes. This amount is also used as unit of base measurement for calculating the weight of paper, which is a reference to its density. Weight is usually indicated with the pound symbol (#), often on the endcap of a ream so that consumers can refer to this information when selecting paper. [PAR] Originally, a paper ream was made up of 20 quires, sheaves consisting of 24 sheets of paper, meaning that a ream actually contained 480 sheets. The definition of “quire” itself has also changed through the ages, but this is an entirely separate issue. To add to the chaos, printers usually purchased reams that contained 516 sheets of paper, to account for potential wastage. Ultimately, many paper companies adopted a 500 sheet standard to reduce confusion. [PAR] Ad [PAR] It is still possible to find a so-called “short ream” of only 480 sheets, however. Short reams are more common with fine or unique papers, but they do crop up in the realm of office supplies as well. Consumers should check for a label that will indicate whether or not a package of paper is a short ream. This can become especially critical for shoppers who are purchasing paper by the case, as a case of ten short reams will fall short of the 5,000 sheets of paper one would expect. [PAR] As discussed above, the paper ream is also used to measure paper density. When writing paper is labeled as 20#, for example, it means that a stack of 500 sheets that measure 17 by 22 inch (36 by 56 centimeter) weighs 20 pounds (9 kilograms). Other types of paper use different base sizes. In countries that use the metric system, many paper companies standardize this measurement, using 1 square meter as the basis size for a ream when determining weight, no matter what kind of paper it is. Weights can get confusing, since the paper is often cut after its weight has determined; this explains why a ream of 35# bond , for example, does not actually weigh 35 pounds (16 kilograms). [PAR] The weight of paper is an important concern for many people. Some weights, for example, will not fit through regular office printers, while others are too flimsy for certain tasks. Many paper companies offer base styles in a number of weights, allowing people to choose the one most suited to their purpose, whether it is a formal wedding invitation or a business letter. [PAR] Ad[DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Rules and formulæ in elementary mathematics"Full text of "Rules and formulæ in elementary mathematics" [PAR] See other formats [PAR] Google This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the copyright to expire and the book to enter the public domain. A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired. Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. Public domain books are our gateways to the past, representing a wealth of history, culture and knowledge that's often difficult to discover. Marks, notations and other maiginalia present in the original volume will appear in this file - a reminder of this book's long journey from the publisher to a library and finally to you. Usage guidelines Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible. Public domain books belong to the public and we are merely their custodians. Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to |
According to the classic 12 Days of Christmas song, what group were there 11 of? | pipers piping | [DOC] [TLE] The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days after Christmas). The song, published in England in 1780 without music as a chant or rhyme, is thought to be French in origin. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 68. The tunes of collected versions vary. The standard tune now associated with it is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin, who first introduced the now familiar prolongation of the verse "five gold rings". [PAR] Lyrics [PAR] "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. [PAR] There are many variations in the lyrics. The lyrics given here are from Austin's 1909 publication that first established the current form of the carol. The first three verses run, in full, as follows: [PAR] Subsequent verses follow the same pattern, each adding one new gift and repeating all the earlier gifts, so that each verse is one line longer than its predecessor: [PAR] 4 Calling Birds [PAR] 5 Gold Rings [PAR] 6 Geese a-Laying [PAR] 7 Swans a-Swimming [PAR] 8 Maids a-Milking [PAR] 9 Ladies Dancing [PAR] 10 Lords a-Leaping [PAR] 11 Pipers Piping [PAR] 12 Drummers Drumming [PAR] Variations of the lyrics [PAR] The earliest known version of the lyrics was published under the title "The Twelve Days of Christmas sung at King Pepin's Ball", as part of a 1780 children's book, Mirth without Mischief. Subsequent versions have shown considerable variation: [PAR] * In the earliest versions, the word "On" is not present at the beginning of each verse—for example, the first verse begins simply "The first day of Christmas". "On" was added in Austin's 1909 version, and became very popular thereafter. [PAR] * In the early versions "my true love sent" me the gifts. However, a 20th-century variant has "my true love gave to me"; this wording has become particularly common in North America. [PAR] * The 1780 version has "four colly birds"—"colly" being a regional English expression for "black". This wording must have been opaque to many even in the 19th century: "canary birds", "colour'd birds", "curley birds", and "corley birds" are found in its place. Frederic Austin's 1909 version, which introduced the now-standard melody, also altered the fourth day's gift to four "calling" birds, and this variant has become the most popular, although "colly" is still found. [PAR] * The "five gold rings" may become "five golden rings", especially in North America. In the standard melody, this change enables singers to fit one syllable per musical note. [PAR] * The gifts associated with the final four days are often reordered. For example, the pipers may be on the ninth day rather than the eleventh. Annotations reprinted from 4000 Years of Christmas by Earl W. Count (New York: Henry Schuman, 1948) [PAR] For ease of comparison with Austin's 1909 version given above: [PAR] (a) differences in wording, ignoring capitalisation and punctuation, are indicated in italics; [PAR] (b) items that do not appear at all in Austin's version are indicated in bold italics. [PAR] Scotland [PAR] In Scotland, early in the 19th century, the recitation began: "The king sent his lady on the first Yule day, | A popingo-aye [parrot]; | Wha learns my carol and carries it away?" The succeeding gifts were two partridges, three plovers, a goose that was grey, three starlings, three goldspinks, a bull that was brown, three ducks a-merry laying |
Following a year trial, Seattle resident Amanda Knox had her fate decided at the hands of an Italian jury. How did they find her? | guilty | [DOC] [TLE] Amanda Knox - 必应 - bing.comAmanda Knox - 必应 [PAR] Sign in [PAR] Amanda Knox [PAR] Amanda Marie Knox (born July 9, 1987) is an American woman who spent almost four years in an Italian prison following the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, one of the women who shared her apartment, before being definitively acquitted by the Supreme Court of Cassation. Knox, then a twenty years old student, had raised the alarm after returning from spending the night with her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito. Following an interrogation, the conduct of which is a matter of dispute, Knox implicated herself and an employer. Knox and Sollecito were initially a ... (展开) ccused of murdering Kercher while acting with the employer, but he was released and substituted for Rudy Guede after Guede's bloodstained fingerprints were found on Kercher's possessions. Pre-trial publicity in Italian media portrayed Knox in a negative light, leading to complaints that the prosecution was using character assassination tactics. A guilty verdict at Knox's initial trial and her 26-year sentence caused international controversy, as U.S. forensic experts thought evidence at the crime scene was incompatible with her involvement. A prolonged legal process, including a successful prosecution appeal against her acquittal at a second-level trial, continued after Knox was freed in 2011. On March 27, 2015, Italy's highest court—the Supreme Court of Cassation—definitively exonerated Knox and Sollecito. Knox's conviction for Calunnia against her employer was upheld by all courts. On January 14, 2016 Ms. Knox was acquitted of Calunnia for saying she had been struck by policewomen during the interrogation. [PAR] Amanda KnoxItaly [PAR] Perugia background [PAR] Perugia, the city where the murder of Kercher took place, is known for its universities and large population of students. There had reportedly not been a killing in the city for twenty years, but its prosecutors had been responsible for Italy's most controversial murder cases. In 2... [PAR] Amanda Knox Early life [PAR] Amanda Knox grew up in West Seattle with three younger sisters. Her mother, Edda Mellas, a mathematics teacher, and her father, Curt Knox, a vice president of finance at the local Macy's, divorced when Amanda was a few years old. Her stepfather, Chris Mellas, is an information-technology consultant. Knox first travelled to Italy at the age of 15, when she visited Rome, Pisa, the Amalfi Coast and the ruins of Pompeii on a family holiday. Her interest in the country was increased by the book Under the Tuscan Sun, which her mother gave her. She graduated in 2005 from the Seattle Preparatory School and studied linguistics at the University of Washington; making the university's dean's list, and working at part-time jobs to fund an academic year in Italy. Relatives described the 20-year-old Knox as outgoing, but unwary. Her stepfather had strong reservations about her going to Italy that year, as he felt she was still too naïve. [PAR] Perugia background [PAR] Perugia, the city where the murder of Kercher took place, is known for its universities and large population of students. There had reportedly not been a killing in the city for twenty years, but its prosecutors had been responsible for Italy's most controversial murder cases. In 2002 the conviction in Perugia of former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti for ordering the murder of a journalist (linked to a secret masonic lodge) resulted in complaints that the justice system had "gone mad". The Supreme Court took the unusual step of definitively acquitting him the next year. [PAR] In early 2002, Perugia prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, who enjoyed taking a detective-like role and was later to be in charge of the Kercher investigation, arraigned members of a respectable masonic lodge for an alleged conspiracy reportedly involving serial killings and Satanic rites. Mignini investigated fellow prosecutors for complicity in the supposed plot, and appealed dismissals of the charges; there were no convictions the case, which finally ended in 2010. According to a scholar who researched comparative law in Italy, selective changes to the Italian legal system left it unable to cope when a prosecutor with Mignini's American-style adversarial approach used his powers to the fullest. [PAR] Via della Pergola 7 [PAR] In Perugia |
December 12, 2003 saw the death of Keiko, an Orca whale, off the coast of Finland. Keiko achieved fame as a star in what movie series? | free willy | [DOC] [TLE] Free Willy Makes A Splash For 20 Year Anniversary / Story ...Free Willy Makes A Splash For 20 Year Anniversary / Story Of Keiko The Killer Whale And His Ties To Michael Jackson | ALL THINGS MICHAEL [PAR] Free Willy Makes A Splash For 20 Year Anniversary / Story Of Keiko The Killer Whale And His Ties To Michael Jackson [PAR] Posted on [PAR] 0 [PAR] Source: Huffington Post [PAR] July 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of “Free Willy,” the emotional family film which stole the hearts of viewers. Starring Jason James Richter as a young man who becomes friends with an Orca whale named Willy (played by famous whale Keiko), “Free Willy” brought in $77.69 million at the box office and was followed by two sequels: “Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home” and “Free Willy 3: The Rescue.” [PAR] Twenty years ago, Warner Bros. released the family film, Free Willy and millions of children and adults fell in love with Keiko, the orca whale starring in the movie. Children were mesmerized by the relationship of a troubled 12-year-old boy and the 2000-pound captive whale that needed his help to return to the ocean to join his family. Little did we know… but life was about to imitate art. [PAR] After spending months with Keiko in Mexico City, our last day of filming was bittersweet. We were anxious to move on to our next location, but leaving Keiko to languish behind in a tiny chlorinated pool was unacceptable. We (the producers) made a pledge to do something about it! But how? [PAR] After the first preview of the film, we knew we had touched an emotional chord when a man came up to us and offered money to help free the whales! Warner Bros. received more mail than Santa that year from kids insisting that “Willy”/Keiko be set free. [PAR] By teaming up with the Earth Island Foundation, the “Free Willy/Keiko Foundation” was created and an 800# was featured at the end of the film for anyone who wanted to make a donation to help Keiko. Adults and children overwhelmingly responded from around the world. The movie went on to become a big hit for the studio, but Keiko was still deteriorating in his under-sized tank. Now what? [PAR] Theresa Demarest’s film Keiko, the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy documents the great effort, commitment and perseverance from several organizations, most notably Earth Island and the Humane Society, to strike a deal with the Mexican amusement park that owned Keiko to donate the whale to the Foundation. Donations came from WB, New Regency, The McCaw Foundation and the public and UPS to fly Keiko to his new rehab facility in Oregon and eventually Keiko was flown home to Iceland in a U.S. Air Force carrier! Life imitating art, indeed. [PAR] When adults talk to us about Free Willy, they remember it as a childhood favorite that they watched repeatedly. Now as young parents, they are eager to share it with their own kids. After the tragic event at Sandy Hook, we were very touched to learn that Jessica Rekos (age six) had been a big fan of Free Willy and watched it many times and dreamed of becoming a marine biologist. She would have loved Keiko, the Untold Story to see how the “real Willy” got released back into the wild. [PAR] A Free Willy/Keiko fundraising event on August 17th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood will provide an opportunity to entertain and educate a new generation of kids to believe beyond their wildest dreams that they can make a difference in this world. Both Free Willyand Keiko the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy will be shown after a Blue Carpet reception. Cast and crew from both films will participate in a Q&A between the films. Teaming with LAUSD’s Beyond the Bell Division, the Free Willy/Keiko Foundation will also bring 200 students to the event. It’s great to know that the message is as relevant today as it was 20 years ago! [PAR] ‘Free Willy’ Turns 20: Catching Up With Star Jason James Richter [PAR] Source |
Dec 18, 1620 is the official landing date of the Mayflower. At what Massachusetts location did they make land? | plymouth | [DOC] [TLE] The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [ushistory.org]The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [ushistory.org] [PAR] 3a. The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [PAR] At the time of its famous voyage, the Mayflower was roughly 12 years old and had been in the business of shipping wine. Seen here is the replica Mayflower II. [PAR] Not all the English Separatists set out for the New World. [PAR] The first group to leave England actually headed for the Dutch Netherlands in 1608. They became uneasy in their new land as their children started speaking Dutch and abandoning English traditions. Even worse to the Separatists, the tolerance shown to them by the Dutch was shown to many different faiths. They became disgusted with the attention paid to worldly goods, and the presence of many "unholy" faiths. [PAR] The great Separatist experiment in the Netherlands came to a quick end, as they began to look elsewhere for a purer place to build their society. Some headed for English islands in the Caribbean. Those who would be forever known to future Americans as the Pilgrims set their sights on the New World in late 1620. [PAR] Crossing the Atlantic [PAR] The Mayflower Compact , signed aboard the ship on its way from England to the New World, acknowledged their loyalty to the King and pledged their obedience to such just and equal laws as would be necessary to the general good of the colony to be established after landing. This document represents the first example of a written constitution in North America. [PAR] Over a hundred travelers embarked on the voyage of the Mayflower in September 1620. Less than one third were Separatists. The rest were immigrants, adventurers, and speculators. [PAR] When the weather was good, the passengers could enjoy hot food cooked on deck. When there was high wind or storms, they lived on salted beef, a dried biscuit called "hard tack," other dried vegetables, and beer. The nearest thing to resemble a bathroom was a bucket. [PAR] Their voyage took about two months, and the passengers enjoyed a happier experience than most trans-Atlantic trips. One death was suffered and one child was born. The child was named Oceanus after the watery depths beneath them. [PAR] Are We There Yet? [PAR] One of the greatest twists of fate in human history occurred on that epochal voyage. The Pilgrims were originally bound for Virginia to live north of Jamestown under the same charter granted to citizens of Jamestown. Fate charted a different course. Lost at sea, they happened upon a piece of land that would become known as Cape Cod. After surveying the land, they set up camp not too far from Plymouth Rock. They feared venturing further south because winter was fast approaching. [PAR] The 102 travellers aboard the Mayflower landed upon the shores of Plymouth in 1620. This rock still sits on those shores to commemorate the historic event. [PAR] The Pilgrims had an important question to answer before they set ashore. Since they were not landing within the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company, they had no charter to govern them. Who would rule their society? [PAR] In the landmark Mayflower Compact of 1620, the Pilgrims decided that they would rule themselves, based on majority rule of the townsmen. This independent attitude set up a tradition of self-rule that would later lead to town meetings and elected legislatures in New England. [PAR] Like the Virginia House of Burgesses established the previous year, Plymouth colony began to lay the foundation for democracy in the American colonies. [PAR] Women had by far the hardest time of any group of Mayflower passengers — of the eighteen women that came with their husbands (no single women came on the Mayflower), all but five died--a 72% death rate which was well above the 58% for men, 25% for boys, and 18% for girls.[DOC] [TLE] The Voyage of the Mayflower - Historycentral HomeThe Voyage of the Mayflower [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] One hundred and two individuals, most of whom were Puritans, received a grant of land on which to set up their own colony. They set sail from England on the Mayflower, arriving in Massachusettes in December. When they landed, the colonists called their new home "New Plymouth." The colonists all signed |
Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What governmental position does he hold? | federal reserve chairman | [DOC] [TLE] Ben BernankeBen Shalom Bernanke ( ; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, from 2006 to 2014. During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response to the late-2000s financial crisis. [PAR] Before becoming Federal Reserve chairman, Bernanke was a tenured professor at Princeton University and chaired the department of economics there from 1996 to September 2002, when he went on public service leave. [PAR] From August 5, 2002 until June 21, 2005, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, proposed the Bernanke Doctrine, and first discussed "the Great Moderation" — the theory that traditional business cycles have declined in volatility in recent decades through structural changes that have occurred in the international economy, particularly increases in the economic stability of developing nations, diminishing the influence of macroeconomic (monetary and fiscal) policy. [PAR] Bernanke then served as chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers before President Bush nominated him to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the United States Federal Reserve. His first term began February 1, 2006. Bernanke was confirmed for a second term as chairman on January 28, 2010, after being renominated by President Barack Obama, who later referred to him as "the epitome of calm." His second term ended February 1, 2014, when he was succeeded by Janet Yellen. [PAR] Bernanke wrote about his time as chairman of the Federal Reserve in his 2015 book, The Courage to Act, in which he revealed that the world's economy came close to collapse in 2007 and 2008. Bernanke asserts that it was only the novel efforts of the Fed (cooperating with other agencies and agencies of foreign governments) that prevented an economic catastrophe greater than the Great Depression. [PAR] Family and childhood [PAR] Bernanke was born in Augusta, Georgia, and was raised on East Jefferson Street in Dillon, South Carolina. His father Philip was a pharmacist and part-time theater manager. His mother Edna was an elementary school teacher. Bernanke has two younger siblings. His brother, Seth, is a lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina. His sister, Sharon, is a longtime administrator at Berklee College of Music in Boston. [PAR] The Bernankes were one of the few Jewish families in Dillon and attended Ohav Shalom, a local synagogue; Bernanke learned Hebrew as a child from his maternal grandfather, Harold Friedman, a professional hazzan (service leader), shochet, and Hebrew teacher. Bernanke's father and uncle owned and managed a drugstore they purchased from Bernanke's paternal grandfather, Jonas Bernanke. [PAR] Jonas Bernanke was born in Boryslav, Austria-Hungary (today part of Ukraine), on January 23, 1891. He immigrated to the United States from Przemyśl, Austria-Hungary (today part of Poland) and arrived at Ellis Island, aged 30, on June 30, 1921, with his wife Pauline, aged 25. On the ship's manifest, Jonas's occupation is listed as "clerk" and Pauline's as "doctor med". [PAR] The family moved to Dillon from New York in the 1940s. Bernanke's mother gave up her job as a schoolteacher when her son was born and worked at the family drugstore. Ben Bernanke also worked there sometimes. [PAR] Young adult [PAR] As a teenager, Bernanke worked construction on a new hospital and waited tables at a restaurant at nearby South of the Border, a roadside attraction in his hometown of Dillon, before leaving for college. To support himself throughout college, he worked during the summers at South of the Border. [PAR] Religion [PAR] As a teenager in the 1960s in the small town of Dillon, Bernanke used to help roll the Torah scrolls in his local synagogue. Although he keeps his beliefs private, his friend Mark Gertler, chairman of New York University's economics department, says they are "embedded in who he (Bernanke) is". On the other hand, the Bernanke family was concerned that Ben would "lose his Jewish identity" if |
Christmas Island, a territory of Australia, is located in what ocean? | indian | [DOC] [TLE] Christmas Island Map, Google Map of Christmas IslandChristmas Island Map, Google Map of Christmas Island [PAR] .cx [PAR] About Christmas Island : [PAR] The Christmas Island is a small overseas territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean near the Island of Java. The island has a remote location and minimal human contact. This has resulted in the development of vast endemic flora and fauna here. The island is also known as the Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 135 sq km and had an approximate population of 2,072 in 2011. Most of the settlers here are Chinese Australians. [PAR] The island was discovered by Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company on the Christmas Day of 1643 AD. It is because of this origin that the island got its name. After several explorations, deposits of phosphate of lime were discovered on the island and it was annexed to the British Empire in 1888. The first settlement was established soon after by G. Clunies Ross who owned the nearby Cocos Islands. Finally in 1957, the sovereignty was transferred to Australia on its request and Australia paid £2.9 million in compensation to the government of Singapore. [PAR] Geography : [PAR] The Christmas Island is located 2,600 kms from Perth in Australia and 500 kms from Indonesia. It is roughly quadrilateral in shape, the highest length being 19 kms and the highest breadth being 14.5 kms. It is actually the top of a submarine volcano, which rises from a depth of 4,500 m. The height of the summit above sea level is 300 mts. You will also find deposits of limestone from coral reefs on the Christmas Island. The central part of the island forms a plateau, surrounded by steep cliffs along the coast. A narrow fringing reef also borders the island. [PAR] How to reach (transport) : [PAR] You can travel to the Christmas Island in the following ways: [PAR] The island is served by its own airport. Weekly flights connect it to the nearby Cocos Islands. Besides, flights are also available to Perth. There is also some talk of launching a direct flight to Jakarta from this island. [PAR] Though there are no passenger ships to the island, it is a favorite port of call for yachts and cruise ships. [PAR] Weather : [PAR] The island has warm tropical climate influenced by the monsoon winds. The wet season lasts from November to May when heavy downpours occur at any time of the day and cyclones may also develop. The weather is drier from June to November and this is the best time to visit the Christmas Island. [PAR] Points of interest (places to visit) : [PAR] Christmas Island is more popular with scientists and naturalists rather than with the tourists. But the clean air, quiet beaches and the friendly locals make it a great place to relax. In addition, the unique flora and fauna of the island can be of great interest to the tourist. The most important points of interest on the island are as follows: [PAR] There are several freshwater streams called dales that flow out to the ocean. During their journey, these dales have sculpted the surrounding landscape into a unique one with interesting forms or terraces. [PAR] The Lily Beach is a beautiful beach where you can find a bathing pool as you run down the sandy shores. However, it is best not to venture beyond the bathing pool as the current can be quite treacherous. [PAR] Unique geological features have been developed on the steep limestone cliffs along the coast. These are blowholes where water rushes in and throws the air out with a force. [PAR] The Dolly Beach is another scenic beach with white sands backed by the black basalt cliffs. It is known to be a nesting ground for the endangered sea turtles. [PAR] You can indulge in several activities like scuba diving, nature walking, and fishing. One of the most wonderful sights is the red crab migration that is seen here. [PAR] Accommodation : [PAR] Though small, the Christmas Island offers a variety of accommodation ranging from lodges, cabins and boutique hotels. The Cabin, Hibiscus House, Captain’s Lookout, Mango Tree Lodge, Papaya Cottage, The Sunset, and The Sanctuary are some of |
Ralph Wilson Stadium is home to what NFL team? | buffalo bills | [DOC] [TLE] Other NFL owners want Bills to replace Ralph Wilson StadiumOther NFL owners want Bills to replace Ralph Wilson Stadium [PAR] Other NFL owners want Bills to replace Ralph Wilson Stadium [PAR] Shalise Manza Young [PAR] Pin it [PAR] Share [PAR] The outside of Ralph Wilson Stadium is covered in snow in Orchard Park, N.Y. Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Snowed out in Buffalo, the Bills are heading to Detroit to play their "home" NFL football game against the New York Jets on Monday night, Nov. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert) [PAR] More [PAR] Many an NFL owner/team has raked its home city over the coals, temporarily raising taxes to build a new stadium that many of the people who helped pay for it can't afford to attend and agreeing to a deal that puts nearly all of the money in the owner's hands while placing most of the risk in the hands of the city or county. [PAR] Not surprisingly, many of those owners now want the Pegulas, who own the Buffalo Bills , to follow their lead. [PAR] One interesting story that came out of the now-completed NFL spring meetings comes via Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News, who writes that commissioner Roger Goodell, other league executives and other team owners believe it's "imperative" that the Bills replace Ralph Wilson Stadium with a new facility. [PAR] Opened in 1973 and built for what seems now like a bargain basement cost - $22 million - The Ralph is not even close to the oldest stadium in use in the NFL (there are several older, including the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the Rams will play until their new facility opens, which opened in 1923, and the Chicago Bears' Soldier Field, which opened in 1924), but it is among the most aesthetically unpleasing, along with O.Co Coliseum, where the Oakland Raiders play, and Qualcomm Stadium, home to the San Diego Chargers. [PAR] But to hear other owners tell it, the Bills could be in big trouble if they don't build soon. [PAR] “It gets tougher and tougher to compete when all these new stadiums are going up and” the Bills are “going to be at a disadvantage, I think, somewhat competitively unless they get one,” New York Giants owner John Mara told the Buffalo News. “We’d all like to see them get a new building.” [PAR] Mara continued, “I don’t think it’s urgent like it has to happen tomorrow. But I think, for the long-term best interests of that franchise, they need to be in a new building. Listen, we’ve been in much worse stadiums, believe me. And they still have great fan support. But there’s a growing disparity in income between the top quartile teams and the bottom quartile teams, and that’s something we have to be conscious of. And a new stadium would help them a great deal.” [PAR] Terry and Kim Pegula, who bought the Bills in 2014 after iconic founding owner Wilson died, spent $1.4 billion to buy the franchise. While Carucci reports the NFL would like to see a new stadium for the Bills in the next five years or so and considers it an urgent matter, it wasn't discussed with the Pegulas during this week's meetings, nor was the matter on the docket at the sessions specifically discussing stadium updates. [PAR] Interestingly, while those outside Buffalo seem to think it's of utmost importance for the Bills to build, those inside Buffalo don't seem to agree. [PAR] In a companion piece to Carucci's story, the Buffalo News offers a story on where things stand with a new stadium, and at the moment they're standing in the middle of an empty field, all alone. [PAR] Though a New York state-commissioned report identified four potential sites for a new facility, that report came out over a year ago, and Bills president Russ Brandon said the group has since been suspended. Last summer, Terry Pegula said a new stadium is "nothing urgent right now," and Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the News a new stadium will be dealt with "when we have to." [PAR] And |
Yesterday saw the maiden flight of the new Boeing Dreamliner. What model number is it given? | 787 | [DOC] [TLE] Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is here - CNETBoeing 747-8 Intercontinental is here - CNET [PAR] Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is here [PAR] Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is here [PAR] The aerospace heavyweight formally unveils the next generation of its iconic jumbo jet. Despite modest sales, Boeing is confident the plane will carry on the 747's famous legacy. [PAR] Up Next Governments suck at social media, but you deserve some blame [PAR] The all-new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, which the aviation giant formally unveiled today in Everett, Washington.Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET [PAR] EVERETT, Wash.--Sporting an all-new corporate color scheme--red and orange and white instead of the company's traditional blue and white--Boeing unveiled its next-generation 747-8 Intercontinental here today. [PAR] With the formal unveiling, the aviation giant made it clear that its 787 Dreamliner is hardly its only card in the global commercial aviation poker game. [PAR] Billed as the most fuel-efficient and cheapest airliner to operate in the world, the new plane seems poised to join its predecessors in the 747 line as an iconic representation of what air travel can and should be. [PAR] And while preorders of the 747-8 Intercontinental are nowhere near what Boeing saw with the 787, the aerospace giant also appears ready to move to the final stages leading to customer delivery without the numerous, and much publicized, delays of its Dreamliner cousin. [PAR] 34 [PAR] Boeing's next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental unveiled (photos) [PAR] At a media event yesterday, Boeing vice president and deputy 747 program manager Elizabeth Lund said that the 747-8 Intercontinental is currently slated for an early spring first flight , and a fourth-quarter first passenger delivery. Asked if she felt confident about that schedule, Lund pointed out that while you can never predict unforeseen problems, "we started to build on schedule, and we're rolling out on schedule...so we're performing to plan at this point." [PAR] To date, the 747-8 program has received 107 announced preorders. But of that number, just 33 are for the Intercontinental passenger version, and from just two carriers--Lufthansa and Korean Air--and several private customers. The remaining 74 preorders are all for the 747-8 freighter, which is about a year ahead of the passenger plane. The freighter made its first flight almost exactly a year ago. [PAR] Lund acknowledged that Boeing would "love" to have more orders for the Intercontinental at this point, but argued that the plane has come to maturity during a very "tough" environment, and said that the aviation giant is "very confident" that the plane will sell well this year. [PAR] The low preorder figure for the Intercontinental indicates that the market for big, long-haul planes that fly between major transport hubs may not be as sizable as it once was. The Airbus A380 , the largest passenger plane in the world, which can carry 525 passengers in a three-class configuration, has also sold in smaller numbers than hoped. Airbus has sold 234 of the planes. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was said to have had the most preorders in aviation history, though some carriers later pulled back, perhaps because of the difficult economy, and some would say because of the plane's many delays. To date, Boeing says that it has 847 preorders for the Dreamliner. [PAR] 35 [PAR] Where Boeing's next-gen 747-8 comes to life (photos) [PAR] Whether Boeing will ever sell anywhere near as many units as the Dreamliner is unlikely. But with its two-day media extravaganza surrounding the unveiling of the Intercontinental this weekend, Boeing is signaling that it believes in its next-generation 747, and that it is committed long-term to the platform. [PAR] New wings [PAR] One major highlight of the Intercontinental is the plane's new wing design. Created using "the latest in computational fluid dynamics validated in the world's most sophisticated wind tunnels," the wings offer improved aerodynamics, and larger fuel capacity while also allowing the plane to be as fast as, or faster than, any other passenger aircraft on Earth. [PAR] " |
In the Transformer universe, who do the Autobots battle? | decepticons | [DOC] [TLE] Transformers: Universe (game) - Teletraan I: The ...Transformers: Universe (game) | Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] [ show ] [PAR] Review [PAR] Gameplay will be a third person shooter, like other Transformer games. It will also be faction-based, with players joining either the Autobots or Decepticons, and creating their own transformer which they can level up through PvP, PvE and quests. The storyline will be somewhat based on the Transformers: Prime continuity. The Game will be playable in a browser (Internet explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox have been confirmed). The game's starting point is on Earth which is also the likely battleground for Autobots and Decepticons. Other locations may be included after the game is released, such as Cybertron. The main currency of the game is Energon, which can be harvested and earned in game to buy new weapons and other items. Considering the game is free to play, Jagex developers may also make Energon available for commercial purchase, as well as other classes, weapons, armor upgrades, etc. [PAR] Currently, the Game is in Beta, and information about the game itself is limited. [PAR] Characters [PAR] Vehicons [PAR] Locations [PAR] The player-Autobot controls the behavior of commands from the command center, reminding base of the Autobots in "Prime". [PAR] The first available slot locations is abandoned Old town of Jasper, where you can place various missions, as with other players, and separately from them. [PAR] Base of the Decepticons is a spaceship Leviathan. [PAR] Plot [PAR] Autobots [PAR] Prowl welcomes a new commander and is glad that he joined the Autobots and then offers a fighter to assemble a squad that he'll be commanding. [PAR] Decepticons [PAR] Further information in this article is coming soon as it pertains to information that is not currently appropriate for inclusion. [PAR] See the relevant policy page for the reasons why, and do not add further information pending review . [PAR] Game Modes [PAR] Training [PAR] When leaving base transformer falls into one of the abandoned cities where can produce vigoron kill terrorcons and destroy enemy guns. The strength of the enemies depends on the number of simultaneously available on the card players. [PAR] Multiplayer [PAR] Collect a team of several players and sent to one of the locations where it meets another team of the same size. Transformers battle, while the players any of the commands will not be defeated by a specified number of times. [PAR] Meetor Storm [PAR] On the field fall few energy-rich meteorites, the control above which points every second. Team players are fighting for them, until one team will win 1000 points. [PAR] Free Play [PAR] The plot of the missions in this case does not depend on faction. Transformer uses the land-bridge to get into a Ghost town. There it would save a couple Vechtomov, to nurse them and send to the base. Then fighters attacked the enemy's gun and protect her Vechtomov, and then cope with terrorcons.[DOC] [TLE] Who's Who in the Transformers Universe - NTFAWho's Who in the Transformers Universe [PAR] Who's Who in the Transformers Universe [PAR] FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 1 (Optimus Prime), TRANSFORMERS # 42 (Hi Q) [PAR] "Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." [PAR] Profile: Sage, scholar, soldier - Optimus Prime is all this and more. To peace-loving beings across the galaxy the revered leader of the Autobots is the living symbol of freedom - a beacon that shines against the forces of darkness. To his followers he is a bottomless well of inspiration and courage from which they draw their strength. And to the evil Decepticons he is the one force in the universe who can shatter their dreams of galactic conquest. He has dedicated his existence to the protection of all life forms - mechanical, organic and otherwise. His wisdom and compassion are legendary. Although fate has set his course on a path of destruction and strife, his greatest desire is to bring peace and harmony to all inhabited worlds everywhere. [PAR] Optimus Prime is binary-bonded to Hi Q, |
Who memorialized a battle of the Crimean War in his 1854 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? | lord tennyson | [DOC] [TLE] The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854 - EyeWitness to HistoryCharge of the Light Brigade [PAR] Printer Friendly Version >>> [PAR] What specifically ignited the Crimean War in 1854 has long been forgotten in the collective memory. The conflict erupted in 1854 with the Russian Empire on one side and Britain, France, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire on the other. Their dispute centered on which side would have dominant influence in the declining Ottoman Empire. The wars's major battleground was in Russia's Crimean Peninsula, which gave the conflict its name. British and French forces landed in the Crimea in the fall of 1854 with the objective of attacking Russia's naval base at the city of Sevastopol and thereby weaken its naval presence in the Black Sea. [PAR] An artist's conception of the [PAR] Charge of the Light Brigade [PAR] [PAR] Although the war itself is only a dim recollection, what is vividly remembered is one valorously tragic incident of the campaign: the headlong cavalry charge of the British Light Brigade into murderous Russian fire; an action immortalized by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem. [PAR] The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during a battle near the city of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. Through a miscommunication of orders, the Light Brigade of approximately 600 horsemen began a headlong charge into a treeless valley with the objective of capturing some Russian field artillery at its end. Unbeknown to them, the valley was ringed on three sides by some 20 battalions of Russian infantry and artillery. [PAR] The result was disastrous. An estimated 278 of the Light Brigade were killed or wounded. Observing the charge, a French Marshall remarked: "It is magnificent, but it is not war. It is madness." When news of the action reached London, it caused a national scandal that prompted Tennyson to pen his poem. History remembers the charge of the Light Brigade as an example of the extraordinary bravery of the British soldier in the face of enemy fire in spite of poor leadership. [PAR] "They swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun. . ." [PAR] William Howard Russell was a correspondent for the London Illustrated News and was present at the battle. It was his description that prompted Tennyson's poem. We join Russell's account as the Light Brigade begins its charge: [PAR] "They swept proudly past, glittering in the morning sun in all the pride and splendor of war. We could hardly believe the evidence of our senses! Surely that handful of men were not going to charge an army in position? Alas! it was but too true - their desperate valor knew no bounds, and far indeed was it removed from its so-called better part - discretion. [PAR] ADVERTISMENT [PAR] They advanced in two lines, quickening their pace as they closed towards the enemy. A more fearful spectacle was never witnessed than by those who, without the power to aid, beheld their heroic countrymen rushing to the arms of death. At the distance of 1200 yards the whole line of the enemy belched forth, from thirty iron mouths, a flood of smoke and flame, through which hissed the deadly balls. Their flight was marked by instant gaps in our ranks, by dead men and horses, by steeds flying wounded or riderless across the plain. [PAR] The first line was broken - it was joined by the second, they never halted or checked their speed an instant. With diminished ranks, thinned by those thirty guns, which the Russians had laid with the most deadly accuracy, with a halo of flashing steel above their heads, and with a cheer which was many a noble fellow's death cry, they flew into the smoke of the batteries; but ere they were lost from view, the plain was strewed with their bodies and with the carcasses of horses. They were exposed to an oblique fire from the batteries on the hills on both sides, as wed as to a direct fire of musketry. [PAR] Through the clouds of smoke we could see their sabers flashing as they rode up to the guns and dashed between 'them, cutting down the gunners as they stood |
Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Charlie Watts, Buddy Rich, Phil Collins and Karen Carpenter are all what type of musician? | drummer | [DOC] [TLE] Keith Moon & Buddy Rich - First thoughts aboutKeith Moon & Buddy Rich - First thoughts about [PAR] Keith Moon & Buddy Rich [PAR] Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 â 7 September 1978) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 â April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. 5.0/5 [PAR] Keith Moon Buddy Rich John Bonham Neil Peart Gene Krupa Ginger Baker Mitch Mitchell Lars Ulrich Max Roach Philly Joe Jones Ringo Starr Charlie Watts Mike Portnoy Steve Gadd Ed Shaughnessy Elvin Jones Art Blakey Van Halen Bill Ward Bob Weir Neal Peart [PAR] 22 Dec 2014 17:25 [PAR] I get sick and tired of seeing these year end musical questions every year about the Top Ten Greatest Drummers of All Time. Really, John Bohnam? I'm sorry but John Bohnam, Ginger Baker , Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell , etc were all excellent drummers, maybe even great, but no way do any of them belong on a top ten list. None of them could lick the loafers of Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa , Joe Morello , Max Roach , Philly Joe Jones , Kenny Clarke , Art Blakey , Elvin Jones , Earl Palmer or Ed Shaughnessy . Now there's a top ten list. [PAR] 26 Sep 2014 15:38 [PAR] of the mighty Zep in one moment and Jim Morrison in the next. It's the Black Crowes and Keith Moon and Buddy Rich and Hendrix and *** [PAR] 01 Aug 2014 01:15 [PAR] you need the top 3 drummers to form the SUPER drummer... John Bonham 's Feet, Keith Moon's Tom Work, and Buddy Rich's Flair [PAR] 30 May 2014 15:44 [PAR] BIRTHDAY WISHES: Topper Headon was born today in 1955 in London, England. Topper Headon is best known for his drumming contributions in the punk rock band The Clash. He is regarded as one of the most inspirational and technically inventive punk rock drummers of the late 1970s and early 1980s and appeared on many seminal recordings by the Clash. Although he was not an original member of the Clash, his arrival helped push them to the next musical level, as he quickly became an integral part of the group. Born Nicholas Bowen Headon, he became known as "Topper" due to his resemblance to the character "Mickey the Monkey" from the U.K. comic "The Topper." Headon started playing drums at an early age and was a fan of jazz and soul music. Legendary drummers Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa , Keith Moon, HarveyMason, Billy Cobham , and Steve Gadd were all some of his first major influences. In 1973, Headon joined the cult progressive rock outfit Mirkwood. He appeared with them for a year and a half as they supported major act ... [PAR] 22 Feb 2014 18:25 [PAR] MUSIC HISTORY 101 February 22, 2002- English-born jazz drummer Ronnie Verrell died one day after his 76th birthday. Although he'd worked with two of the UK's most prestigious and acclaimed jazz giants, The Ted Heath Orchestra and The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, most Americans that do know of him recognize him mainly as the man behind the talent of ANIMAL, the hirsute and spastic but enthusiastic drummer on TV's The Muppet Show (whose voice is provided by actor Frank Oz ). When American jazz percussionist Buddy Rich, (one of Verrell's heroes), guested on the show, Verrell (as Animal) had a drumming duel with Rich, and won after Animal smashed a snare drum over Rich's head. Fans of The Who's drummer Keith Moon claim that the character of Animal was based on Moon, who was known for his wild antics. However, there is no evidence in the original sketches for the character that suggest that he was based on anybody in particular. Three of the other members of the Electric Mayhem were created by Muppet designer Micha ... [PAR] 10 Feb 2014 20:25 [PAR] Only somewhat vintage Ludwig realted, but who would you guys pick as 10 best drummers of all time? I'll get it going, in no particular order. Tough to limit it to only 10, and not use the criteria of 'influential'. |
Arch enemey of Count Dracula, what is the name of the vampire hunter in Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula? | van helsing | [DOC] [TLE] Dracula - TV TropesDracula - TV Tropes [PAR] Dracula [PAR] You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account [PAR] Share [PAR] The vampire . As Sherlock Holmes is to detectives, James Bond is to secret agents, and Superman is to Superheroes , so Dracula is to vampires. [PAR] Count Dracula was created by Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel of the same name . He was not the first to introduce vampires into western literature (see the "penny dreadful" — emphasis on 'dreadful' — novel Varney the Vampire for one precursor; also Carmilla , which introduces lesbian vampires ; additionally The Vampyre , which was written by a physician friend of Lord Byron and Mary Shelley after Byron proposed a horror story contest, which directly inspired Frankenstein as well) but his Dracula is the first to enter popular culture — the vampire known even by people not familiar with the book, or even the genre . [PAR] Stoker named the Count after the historical figure Vlad III Drăculea , voïvode of Wallachia (part of modern Romania), known as Vlad the Impaler. Despite being similarly bloodthirsty, he was more prone to impaling his enemies than to biting their necks and drinking their blood. Indeed, in the novel, the Count claims to be related to Vlad III and Van Helsing conjectures that the two are one and the same . Though because of some historically inaccurate details, it's fair to say Bram Stoker did not actually know a lot about the historical Dracula beyond the name and a degree of the reputation, probably less than modern fans do. Because of this connection, "Vlad" is commonly used as a first name when Dracula appears in works that actually give him a first name, whether or not any historical reference is made. [PAR] Stoker invented some of the classic vampire traits, such as not having a reflection, and popularised others, like shapeshifting into animal forms and the aversion to garlic and crucifixes. But Dracula does not follow the standard rules in the novel, largely because he predates most of them . Sunlight does not do any harm to him, though his powers are diminished in daylight and it prevents him from shapeshifting . He also starts as an old man and de-ages as he drinks blood, a tidbit kept in only by a few of the adaptations. [PAR] Most series with vampires will eventually include either Dracula or a subversion, sometimes using a transparent alias. "Alucard", which despite sounding French is "Dracula" spelled backwards, is very common. It has been used in several movies, most famously by Lon Chaney Jr. [PAR] in Son of Dracula . Some appearances of Dracula treat "Dracul" as another name for him, but they have distinct meanings. The name "Dracula" means "son of Dracul" in Romanian, literally "son of (the) dragon", but has come to mean "son of the Devil ". As such, it fits the fictional vampire surprisingly well. "Dracul" was Vlad III's father Vlad II, who was called that as a result of his association with the Order of the Dragon [PAR] . [PAR] Despite being the archetype of all modern vampires, Dracula was remarkably angst-free in the original novel, and operated simply as a vicious, sadistic, and distinctly creepy archvillain (with a monobrow, rancid blood-breath, and hair on his palms, no less) whose only redeeming quality was his Magnificent Bastardry (though there is some sympathy for Dracula the man, as opposed to Dracula the vampire, as it's established that the soul of a person who becomes a vampire is prevented from entering heaven until the vampire is destroyed, reflected by the look of peace on him as he crumbles). He never even bothered to seduce any of his female victims, simply entering their rooms and attacking them or using hypnosis to draw them to him. Subsequent versions, naturally, have Flanderized his sex appeal and added oodles of gothy melodrama . He had some properly gothic angst, but it wasn't based on Mad Love or reluctant villainy — he was simply a very old, very tired Evil Overlord , bored with ruling a backwater area in Ruritania , |
Roald Amundsen, along with Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, became the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911. What countries flag did they fly over the pole? | norway | [DOC] [TLE] On This Day: Roald Amundsen Becomes First Man to Reach ...On This Day: Roald Amundsen Becomes First Man to Reach South Pole [PAR] more » [PAR] National Library of Australia [PAR] Four of the five explorers in Amundsen’s team are pictured at the South Pole by the fifth member, Olav Bjaaland, Dec. 14, 1911. [PAR] On This Day: Roald Amundsen Becomes First Man to Reach South Pole [PAR] December 14, 2011 06:00 AM [PAR] by findingDulcinea Staff [PAR] On Dec. 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and four fellow Norwegian explorers became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating the ill-fated team of British Capt. Robert F. Scott by just over a month. [PAR] The Race to the South Pole [PAR] Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer who in 1898 was part of the first expedition to winter in Antarctica and in 1903 became the first man to sail through the Northwest Passage, had been planning an expedition to the North Pole in September 1910, but he lost interest when he heard that Americans Robert Peary and Frederick Cook had each achieved the feat in April 1909. [PAR] Amundsen secretly began planning to travel to the South Pole instead. In October, he sent a telegram notifying British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who was a preparing a South Pole exploration, of his intentions. “Beg leave inform you proceeding Antarctic. Amundsen,” the telegram read. [PAR] Thus began the race to the South Pole . Each party arrived in Antarctica in January 1911; Scott established base camp at McMurdo Sound, while Amundsen set up his camp, called Framheim, at the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf, located 60 miles closer to the pole. [PAR] The two parties prepared for the journey to the pole by making expeditions south and establishing supply depots along their intended paths. The Amundsen party, which relied on sled dogs, reached farther south than the Scott party, whose Siberian ponies were less equipped for the conditions. [PAR] Amundsen set off for the pole with seven men in September, the start of the Antarctic spring. Just days into their trip, the weather turned cold, and they retreated back to Framheim. Hjalmer Johansen criticized Amundsen’s leadership and was expelled from the traveling party; the humiliated Johansen would later commit suicide upon his return to Norway. [PAR] Amundsen began his second push for the pole on Oct. 20, accompanied by four men and more than 50 dogs. Scott and his 13 men set off from their camp on Nov. 1 with dogs, ponies and motor sledges. [PAR] The Scott party was slowed by many setbacks: the motor sledges did not work reliably in the cold and the ponies could not manage the journey. The explorers had to abandon the sledges and they eventually killed all the ponies for food. [PAR] Traveling much lighter, the Amundsen team had few difficulties. On the afternoon of Dec. 14, the five explorers—Amundsen, Helmer Hanssen, Olav Bjaaland, Sverre Hassel and Oscar Wisting—became the first men to ever reach the South Pole. [PAR] Amundsen later wrote: “ After we had halted we collected and congratulated each other . … After this we proceeded to the greatest and most solemn act of the whole journey—the planting of our flag. … I had determined that the act of planting it—the historic event—should be equally divided among us all. It was not for one man to do this; it was for all who had staked their lives in the struggle, and held together through thick and thin.” [PAR] Related Events[DOC] [TLE] Race to the South Pole | TIME For KidsRace to the South Pole | TIME For Kids [PAR] Race to the South Pole [PAR] Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first successful expedition to the globe's southernmost point [PAR] December 14, 2011 [PAR] Print [PAR] GETTY IMAGES [PAR] After arriving at the South Pole on December 14, 1911, explorer Roald Amundsen (left) spent three days there with his companions: Oscar Wisting, Sverre Hassel, Helmer Hanssen and Olav Bjaaland (the photographer, not pictured). [PAR] On December 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his four-man team became the first people to reach the South Pole, where |
Which Gilligans Island character had the unique ability to construct just about anything necessary to survive from coconuts and bamboo (including a way to recharge batteries), but couldn't be arsed to fix a 2 foot hole in a boat? | professor | [DOC] [TLE] Gilligan's IslandGilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United Artists Television. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Co and Procter & Gamble, the show followed the comic adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive the island on which they had been shipwrecked. Most episodes revolve around the dissimilar castaways' conflicts and their unsuccessful attempts, for whose failure Gilligan was frequently responsible, to escape their plight. [PAR] Gilligan's Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in black and white. These episodes were later colorized for syndication. The show's second and third seasons (62 episodes) and the three television movie sequels were filmed in color. [PAR] The show received solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s when many markets ran the show in the late afternoon after school. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as an American cultural icon. [PAR] Premise [PAR] The two-man crew of the charter boat SS Minnow and five passengers on a "three-hour tour" from Honolulu run into a tropical storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. [PAR] Uncharted island [PAR] The island was close enough to Hawaii to clearly pick up Hawaiian AM radio transmissions on a portable receiver. The location given in the series varies. [PAR] In the first season episode "'X' Marks the Spot", the radio warns that the Air Force will test launch an armed missile to strike a location near 140° latitude, 10° longitude. The Skipper calculates this as their island's location, based on their starting point when the storm hit before they "... drifted for that three days... with the prevailing western current...", meaning the deadly missile will hit the island. [PAR] Later in the first season, the episode "Big Man on Little Stick" has the Professor giving the position as "approximately 110° longitude and 10° latitude". [PAR] In the third season episode "The Pigeon", the island is placed about southeast of Honolulu. [PAR] Cast and characters [PAR] * Bob Denver is First Mate Gilligan, the bumbling, accident-prone crewman (affectionately known as "Little Buddy" by "the Skipper") of the SS Minnow. Denver was not the first choice to play Gilligan; actor Jerry Van Dyke was offered the role, but he turned it down, believing that the show would never be successful. He chose instead to play the lead in My Mother the Car, which premiered the following year and was cancelled after one season. The producers looked to Bob Denver, the actor who had played Maynard G. Krebs, the goofy but lovable beatnik in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicated whether "Gilligan" was the character's first name or his last. In the DVD collection, Sherwood Schwartz states that he preferred the full name of "Willy Gilligan" for the character. Denver, on various television/radio interviews (The Pat Sajak Show; KDKA radio), said that "Gil Egan" was his choice. The actor reasoned that because everyone yelled at the first mate, it ran together as "Gilligan." In the unaired pilot episode, whether Lovey Howell refers to Gilligan as "Stewart" or steward is unclear. On Rescue from Gilligan's Island, the writers artfully dodged Gilligan's full name when the other names are announced. Little is revealed about Gilligan's past, except his occasional reference to best friend Skinny Mulligan. [PAR] * Alan Hale, Jr. is The Skipper/Captain Jonas Grumby, the captain of the S.S. Minnow. Alan Hale Jr. was a longtime actor in B-Westerns and the look-alike son of |
What cocktail consists of 1.5 oz Gin, .5oz Applejack, 4 dashes Grenadine, the juice of 1/2 Lemon, and 1 egg white? | pink lady | [DOC] [TLE] Cocktail Bar Ideas & Signature Drinks - PinterestMeer dan 1000 afbeeldingen over Cocktail Bar Ideas & Signature Drinks op Pinterest - Grauwe gans, Grapefruitsap en Wodka [PAR] Meer informatie op magicskillet.com [PAR] Pink Lady Cocktail [PAR] Pink Lady Cocktail Recipe: 1 1/2 oz. gin, 3/4 oz. applejack, 1/4 oz. lemon juice, 1-2 dashes grenadine, 1 egg white, Maraschino cherry for garnish. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry. [PAR] pin[DOC] [TLE] What are the best, yet little known cocktails? - QuoraWhat are the best, yet little known cocktails? - Quora [PAR] Quora [PAR] 0.5oz fresh lemon juice [PAR] shake it all up with ice and strain into cocktail glass. [PAR] This drink is very well balanced and you can make it a little more floral by adding lavender bitters, but don't go overboard with the bitters or the creme de violette because then some people will be reminded of the soap on their grandma's bathroom sink. [PAR] [PAR] Juice from 1/2 a lemon [PAR] 1 egg white [PAR] Couple dashes of grenadine (try to get the real one actually made from pomegranate) [PAR] Shake it vigorously with ice to make sure the egg white froths up (it's for texture, not really for flavor) and then strain into cocktail glass. [PAR] Once I asked for a "smoky pink lady" and it was the same plus a dash of laphroaig scotch, and it was really good (a friend of mine suggested that the cocktail modification should be called "Amy Winehouse"). [PAR] [PAR] I feel like Matrtinez has not gotten enough publicity. Here it is: [PAR] 2 oz Old Tom aged gin (Ransom goes great) [PAR] 1 oz sweet vermouth [PAR] 1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur [PAR] 3 dashes Angostura bitters [PAR] Stir with ice for 30-45 seconds. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Peel a strip of lemon zest over the glass. Position the lemon strip horizontally, pith side up, light a match underneath and squeeze the lemon strip. After a brief burst of flame engulfs the lemon zest, drop it into the cocktail. Et voilà! [PAR] Written Nov 10, 2012 [PAR] Any cocktail no one has heard of, but bartenders and historians argue the origins of nearly to the point of physical violence must be worth some attention. Quora, I give you the Ramos Gin Fizz: [PAR] For those truly interested, I give you another video, higher production value, slightly different recipe and techniques... but perhaps you'll appreciate the first bartender and resulting beverage more by the end: [PAR] Anyway, what's not to love? You have booze, milk, egg, and citrus coming together in one drink. A cocktail that makes the bartender earn their tips, surely, but it is a complete entertainment, from the construction, the appreciation, to the consumption itself. That's what a real cocktail should be about - the full experience, not some gimmicky ingredient, or a desire to paint the walls with projectile vomit. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas was written by who? | seuss | [DOC] [TLE] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Literawiki - WikiaHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! | Literawiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! [PAR] 1,306pages on [PAR] Share [PAR] Sand sculpture of the Grinch in Key West, Florida, December 2010. [PAR] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a 1957 children's fiction book in verse , written and illustrated by Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss . The main character in the story, the Grinch, is a monster who hates Christmas and tries, without success, to put a stop to it coming. At the end of the story, the Grinch, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol , has a change of heart and enthusiastically embraces the holiday. [PAR] The book contains sixty-nine pages, most of which are dominated by the illustrations (in three colors; black, white and red). The book can easily be read by a parent to a child in one sitting. However, the book uses more sophisticated vocabulary and requires a higher reading level than the 1960 Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham and the 1957 book The Cat in the Hat . Consequently, children who have enjoyed those books, althought they should have no difficulty understanding How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, may struggle to read it on their own. [PAR] How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was adapted in 1966 as an animated TV special, directed by Chuck Jones and narrated by Boris Karloff, and in 2000 as a live action movie, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey as the title character. [PAR] Plot [PAR] 1957 photograph of Dr. Seuss drawing illustrations for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! [PAR] The monstruous Grinch lives alone, accept for his dog Max, in a cave high above the town of Whoville. The Whos, the inhabitants of Whoville, love Christmas but the Grinch hates everything about the holiday, especially the noise that children make when they play with their presents and the sound of the Whos singing. Possible reasons for the Grinch's intense dislike of Christmas may be a problem in his head, shoes that are too tight or a heart that is two sizes too small. [PAR] Having decided that he can put up with Christmas no longer, the Grinch decides to steal it. On Christmas Eve, he makes a Santa Claus costume, ties an antler to his dog's head, so that he can pass as a reindeer, and goes into Whoville on a sleigh, carrying a large empty sack. The Grinch enters every house in town by going down the chimney. He steals all the presents and all the decorations from each house and empties each house's refrigerator of every piece of food. In one house, a small girl, Cindy-Lou Who, seems him stuffing the Christmas tree up the chimney and asks why he is doing so. The Grinch, pretending to be Santa Claus, tells her that one of the trees lights is defective, he is taking it to his workshop to fix it and will return it later. [PAR] Children reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in November 2007. [PAR] After having robbed every house in Whoville, early on the morning of Christmas Day, the Grinch goes to the top of a mountain, intending to throw everything that he has stolen off the top of it. Before he does so, he decides to listen to the sobbing that he expects to be coming from Whoville when the Whos discover that Christmas has been stolen. To his surprise, he does not hear the Whos crying, he hears them singing instead. The Grinch is confused. He believed that stealing presents, decorations and food would prevent Christmas from coming but it came anyway. After thinking about it for a long time, the Grinch comes to the conclusion that Christmas cannot be bought in a store and that it has a greater significance. [PAR] According to the Whos, the Grinch's heart suddenly grows by three sizes. He rushes back to town to return everything that he has stolen and enthusiastically joins in the town's Christmas dinner.[DOC] [TLE] You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Full orginal - YouTubeYou're a Mean |
According to Zuzu Bailey, what happens every time a bell rings? | angel gets his wings | [DOC] [TLE] Quotes - Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.Quotes - Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. [PAR] Quotes [PAR] Source: It's a Wonderful Life [PAR] Speaker: Zuzu Bailey [PAR] "Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings." [PAR] Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. [PAR] Family It's a Wonderful Life Friendship Relationship Positive Hope Happy Movie Assorted Movie Character Home [PAR] Context [PAR] This famous line is spoken by Zuzu Bailey, played by Karolyn Grimes, in It's a Wonderful Life (directed by Frank Capra, 1946). [PAR] Interesting fact: Very few people have ever actually heard this line spoken, because it gets lost underneath the sound of their own sobbing and nose-blowing. If the ending of It's A Wonderful Life doesn't choke you up, you're probably a robot. [PAR] Zuzu, George's daughter, hears a bell ring and utters the immortal quote. It reminds us of Clarence, George Bailey's wingless guardian angel—and we suddenly we realize that bell must have been for him. Attaboy, Clarence! [PAR] Where you've heard it [PAR] No movie has gotten more play at the holidays over the years than It's a Wonderful Life. It is, perennially, the one you've got to watch when Christmas rolls around. So you've probably heard people quote it in December. Or… any freakin' time a bell rings. People really like to overdo it with this one. [PAR] Trisha Yearwood and Vince Gill know what we're talking about. So does the musical group Presents for Sally . And, because of the "angel" thing, you'll hear it referenced all the time in religious blogs and articles , too. [PAR] Pretentious Factor [PAR] If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. [PAR] Zuzu is just a little girl… how could anyone be pretentious at such a young age? Well, we mostly agree, which is why her pretentious score is on the south side of 5, but we can't let her get away with that uppity "teacher says" bit. Take it down a notch, kiddo.[DOC] [TLE] Every time a bell rings an Angel inhales CO2 | Anglican ...Every time a bell rings an Angel inhales CO2 | Anglican Samizdat [PAR] Every time a bell rings an Angel inhales CO2 [PAR] Posted on [PAR] by David [PAR] According to ZuZu Bailey in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” [PAR] Not exactly biblical, but everyone enjoys a sentimental film at Christmas and no-one takes it very seriously – although these days, perhaps some do. [PAR] Here is the contemporary equivalent from the Green Team at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Uxbridge; as is the case with much that is modern, twice as silly and four times as superstitious as the original. [PAR] The Green Team at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Uxbridge, Ont. rang their church bell 350 times as part of the 350.org climate change campaign on Oct. 24. The team was part of an international demonstration involving 182 nations. The goal: send a message to world leaders about the need for action on global warming. “CO2 in the atmosphere has to be reduced to less than 350 parts per million and quickly, if we are to save many life forms on this planet, including ourselves,” said the team in a press release issued today. “The holy spirit was working throughout the world this past weekend, we won’t fail.” [PAR] Like or Share this:[DOC] [TLE] ZuZu Bailey | ritaLOVEStoWRITEZuZu Bailey | ritaLOVEStoWRITE [PAR] ritaLOVEStoWRITE [PAR] “Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” –ZuZu Bailey’ [PAR] Who: ZuZu Bailey [PAR] Directed & Produced by: Frank Capra [PAR] Written By: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, Jo Swerling, Philip Van Doren Stern and Michael |
In Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker, who is the nutcrackers main enemy? | mouse king | [DOC] [TLE] Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a - YouTubeTchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a - YouTube [PAR] Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011 [PAR] The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight of the numbers from the ballet, forming The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, intended for concert performance. The Nutcracker Suite should not be mistaken for the complete ballet. The outline below represents the selection and sequence of the Nutcracker Suite culled by the composer. [PAR] I. Miniature Overture 0:00[DOC] [TLE] The Story of the Nutcracker BalletThe Story of the Nutcracker Ballet [PAR] The Nutcracker Ballet Story [PAR] The Most Common of Many Variations [PAR] The Nutcracker Ballet is based on the story "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice" written by E.T.A. Hoffman. Although what is seen on the stage today is different in detail from the original story, the basic plot remains the same; The story of a young German girl who dreams of a Nutcracker Prince and a fierce battle against a Mouse King with seven heads. [PAR] When Marius Petipa had the idea to choreograph the story into a ballet, it was actually based on a revision by Alexander Dumas, a well known French author. His version reflects more of what we have come to love as the Nutcracker Ballet. [PAR] [PAR] The Party Scene [PAR] It is Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house -- A large and grand house with the most beautiful tree imaginable. The Stahlbaums are hosting their annual Christmas party, welcoming the arrival of their family and friends. The children, Clara and Fritz, are dancing and playing as they welcome their friends too. [PAR] The party grows festive with music and dance as godfather Drosselmeyer arrives. He is a skilled clock and toy maker and always full of surprises. Drosselmeyer draws everyone's attention as he presents two life-size dolls. They are the delight of the party, each taking a turn to dance. [PAR] The children begin to open gifts when Drosselmeyer presents his to Clara and Fritz. Although his gift to Fritz is quite nice, he gives Clara a beautiful Nutcracker that becomes the hit of the party. Fritz becomes jealous and, having a bit more spunk than a boy should have, grabs the nutcracker from Clara and promptly breaks it. Clara is heartbroken looking on as Drosselmeyer quickly repairs the Nutcracker with a handkerchief he magically draws from the air. [PAR] As the evening grows late, the guests depart and the Stahlbaum family retires for the evening. Clara, worried about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaks back to the tree to check on him, falling asleep with him in her arms. [PAR] [PAR] The Fight Scene [PAR] As the clock strikes midnight strange things begin to happen. Clara begins shrinking as her beautiful Christmas tree grows high above her. The toys around the tree come to life while the room fills with an army of mice, led by the fierce Mouse King. As the Nutcracker awakens, he leads his army of toy soldiers into battle with the mice. The Mouse King corners the Nutcracker and battles him one-on-one. The Nutcracker seems to be no match for the Mouse King. [PAR] The Nutcracker and his army can go on no longer and are captured by the mice and their King. Clara makes a final daring charge throwing her slipper at the Mouse King, hitting him square on the head. The Mouse King drops to the floor and the mice run away, carrying off their leader's lifeless body. [PAR] [PAR] The Land of Snow [PAR] The Nutcracker turns into a Prince and takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow, an enchanted forest wonderland where they are welcomed |
In the O. Henry story “The Gift of the Magi”, what did Della sell to buy a chain for her husband’s prized pocket watch? | her hair | [DOC] [TLE] Della in The Gift of the Magi - ShmoopDella in The Gift of the Magi [PAR] Character Analysis [PAR] Della: One Devoted Woman [PAR] Della is the loving, warm, selfless, and occasionally hysterical heroine of the story. Della's financially poor. She spends all of her days in a cramped flat, as "mistress of the home" (3). In other words, she's a homemaker. Della basically lives for one thing (or rather, person): Jim, her husband. She's spent a lot of the time leading up to Christmas just thinking of what to get him: [PAR] She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week doesn't go far. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. They always are. Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim. Her Jim. Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. (5) [PAR] As you might gather from that, Della throws just about every bit of energy she has into being good to Jim. She's been saving for months just to round up money for a Christmas present. She has even endured the humiliation of pinching pennies at stores. [PAR] He may not be bringing in much money, but Jim is the cat's pajamas for Della. He deserves the absolute best, which is why she's so set on getting him the perfect present: "Something fine and rare and sterling – something just a little bit near to being worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim" (6). [PAR] Della is willing to go to any length to achieve this goal, and ends up selling her one prized possession – her hair – to do it. Although she sheds a tear or two over the hair, really it doesn't seem to affect her that much. She doesn't even think it's much of a choice. She has to get Jim a present: "I had my hair cut off and sold because I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. It'll grow out again – you won't mind, will you? I just had to do it" (28). [PAR] In fact, the thing that seems to bother Della most about losing her hair is that Jim likes it so much. She's worried he won't find her pretty anymore (though she doesn't really have anything to worry about). She barely seems to think of herself at all. That's devotion. [PAR] Is Della Too Devoted? [PAR] Della's so devoted, in fact, you might be a little bit bothered. It might be difficult to define Della apart from Jim: she lives for her husband. But it looks like her husband might live only for her too. After all, he sacrifices his watch – which is a precious object that's been passed down through his family for generations (and won't grow back) – to get her a gift. And given how humble their circumstances are, and how hard his work must be, it's not clear what else he would have to live for besides Della. So is Jim just as devoted to Della as Della is to Jim? It's likely that he is. [PAR] If that's the case, though Della and Jim definitely play different roles, they're in a relationship of equality, and equal devotion. That makes Della's own devotion less strange, and kind of wonderful – like it's supposed to be. Della and Jim's utter devotion to each other is the whole point of the story, after all. It's because of this devotion that both sacrifice their only prized possessions to get gifts for each other. That selflessness is what makes them wise givers – magi – and what teaches us the lesson about the meaning of giving that the narrator wants to get across. [PAR] Still, it's true that we don't actually ever get to go inside Jim's head and see whether he loves her as much as she loves him. So if you want to be skeptical of the narrator's heartwarming ending and be cynical about Della |
What brand of rum is advertised with the slogan To Life, Love, and Loot, and features a buccaneer? | captain morgan | [DOC] [TLE] EGO MEN | Issue 1 | April, 2013 ♦ by Flit Media - issuu♦ EGO MEN | Issue 1 | April, 2013 ♦ by Flit Media - issuu [PAR] issuu [PAR] A P R I L [PAR] ISSN 2298-089X [PAR] > HOMO homini lupus est?... ადამიანი ადამიანისთვის მგელია? [PAR] > Gianni Fontana [PAR] > Famous weapons and their famous owners [PAR] I prefer talented people over the ones that are well-packed [PAR] ცნობილი იარაღების ცნობილი მფლობელები [PAR] კარგად შეფუთულ ადამიანებზე მეტად ნიჭიერ ადამიანებს ვაფასებ [PAR] > Comfort and Luxury Zone კომფორტისა და ფუფუნების ზონა [PAR] > RATI DURGLISHVILI Johnnie Walker > Jack Daniel’s > Jim Beam > Captain Morgan [PAR] Andreas Heidingsfelder [PAR] I prefer talented people over the ones that are [PAR] I love the feeling [PAR] Remember, an amateur built the Arch while professionals [PAR] of success [PAR] 67 74 78 82 90 94 Hobby ჰობი [PAR] What? Where? When? რა? სად? როდის? [PAR] Leader [PAR] A room of one’s own [PAR] ლიდერი [PAR] > Giorgi Kvinikadze გიორგი კვინიკაძე > Romeo Mikautadze რომეო მიქაუტაძე > Mehmet Melek მეჰმეთ მელექი [PAR] ძმები ლუმიერები [PAR] > Thomas Alva Edison თომას ალვა ედისონი [PAR] > Roland Moreno როლანდ მორენო [PAR] Loyal customers of Bank of Georgia about SOLO საქართველოს ბანკის ლოიალური მომხმარებლები სოლოს შესახებ [PAR] Famous weapons and their famous owners ცნობილი იარაღების ცნობილი მფლობელები [PAR] Lasha kiladze [PAR] An ideal woman should resemble a good book that you would want to read [PAR] Create a leader and your “Own I” in yourself over and over again [PAR] over and over again „იდეალური ქალი უნდა გავდეს ძალიან კარგ ნაწარმოებს, რომელსაც ერთხელ წაიკითხავ და კიდევ მოგინდება წაკითხვა” [PAR] შექმენით საკუთარ თავში „საკუთარი მე“ და ლიდერი [PAR] სტივ ჯობსი [PAR] Comfort and luxury zone კომფორტის და ფუფუნების ზონა [PAR] 42 45 48 55 58 64 Bow [PAR] Idols [PAR] Idols of different generations - 4 most desirable men of the twentieth century [PAR] >>> [PAR] Airbus airplane for pilots and passengers [PAR] >>> [PAR] სხვადასხვა თაობის კუმირები მეოცე საუკუნის 4 ყველაზე სასურველი მამაკაცი [PAR] Gentlemen’s Details [PAR] Giorgi Kekelidze [PAR] ჯენტლმენის დეტალები [PAR] გიორგი კეკელიძე Experience has shown that I start thinking in a different direction during the pauses I call crisis გამოცდილებამ მაჩვენა, რომ კრიზისებად წოდებული შესვენებების დროს სხვა მიმართულებებით იწყებ ფიქრს. [PAR] 104 142 148 156 158 Style [PAR] Culture [PAR] > Golden Brand > Pro Media & Spot Media [PAR] Nika Tsiskaridze [PAR] The “Morning star” of the [PAR] The two-faced Janus [PAR] მსოფლიო ბალეტის „ცისკრის ვარსკვლავი“ [PAR] Content [PAR] > A few words about the god of shoes ორი სიტყვა ფეხსაცმლის მეფის შესახებ > Bisse > 11 Questions to Friedrich Wille CEO FREYWILLE 11 კითხვა FREYWILLE - ს აღმასრულებელ დირექტორ, ფრიდრიხ ვილეს > EGO STYLE > Appearance is the business card Gianni Fontana ვიზუალი პიროვნების სავიზიტო ბარათია ჯანი ფონტანა > SEX ,MONEY, STYLE > Dr. Yassine Sibari იასინე სიბარი [PAR] Events [PAR] მთავარი რედაქტორი/Editor in Chief> ანუკი ნაცვლიშვილი/Anuki Natsvlishvili პასუხისმგებელი რედაქტორი/Responsible Editor > ნინიკო ელიზბარაშვილი/Niniko Elizbarashvili ლიტერატურული რედაქტორი/Literary Editor > ნატუკა ნაცვლიშვილი/Natuka Natsvlishvili მოდის რედაქტორი/Fashion Editor > ანანო დოლაბერიძე/Anano Dolaberidze არტ დირექტორი/Art Director > სერგო კულიჯანოვი/Sergo Kulijanov კრეატიული დირექტორი/Creative Director > საშა პრიშვინი/Sashà Prishvin საზოგადოებასთან ურთიერთობის მენეჯერი/PR Manager > ლიკა მენაღარიშვილი/Lika Menagarishvili ადმინისტრაციული მენეჯერი/Administrative Manager > გვანცა სალთხუციშვილი/Gvantsa Saltkhutsishvili რეალიზაციის მენეჯერი მენეჯერი/Realization |
December 20, 1860 saw which state secede from the Union, the first of 11? | south carolina | [DOC] [TLE] South Carolina First State To Secede From The Union ...South Carolina First State To Secede From The Union - December 20, 1860 - YouTube [PAR] South Carolina First State To Secede From The Union - December 20, 1860 [PAR] Want to watch this again later? [PAR] Sign in to add this video to a playlist. [PAR] Need to report the video? [PAR] Sign in to report inappropriate content. [PAR] The interactive transcript could not be loaded. [PAR] Loading... [PAR] Rating is available when the video has been rented. [PAR] This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. [PAR] Uploaded on Dec 20, 2010 [PAR] From: [PAR] December 20, 2010 [PAR] South Carolina First State To Secede From The Union - December 20, 1860 [PAR] FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law. [PAR] Category[DOC] [TLE] South Carolina Secession Part 2 | Video | C-SPAN.orgSouth Carolina Secession Part 2 | Video | C-SPAN.org [PAR] Supreme Court [PAR] December 4, 2010 [PAR] South Carolina Secession, Part 2 A panel was held on the secession of South Carolina from the Union on December 20, 1860. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, shortly after the 1860 election of Abraham… read more [PAR] South Carolina Secession, Part 2 A panel was held on the secession of South Carolina from the Union on December 20, 1860. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, shortly after the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. Ten more states would secede in 1861. After both panelists made their presentations they responded to questions from members of the audience. Kyle Sinisi moderated. [PAR] Mark Neely spoke on “Secession as the De-Ratification of the Constitution.” William Freehling spoke on “Was Lincoln an Immediate Menace to Slavery?” [PAR] “The Revolution of 1860” was the afternoon panel of the “A House Divided: Secession and Its Legacy Symposium” held at the Citadel’s Holliday Alumni Center by The South Carolina Historical Society, The Citadel, and The Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust. close [PAR] Transcript type[DOC] [TLE] Thursday December 20, 1860 - Tulane UniversityDecember 20, 1860 [PAR] [PAR] South Carolina Secedes [PAR] On this day, a secession convention meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, unanimously adopted an ordinance dissolving the connection between South Carolina and the United States of America. [PAR] The convention had been called by the governor and legislature of South Carolina once Lincoln 's victory was assured. Delegates were elected on December 6, 1860, and the convention convened on December 17. Its action made South Carolina the first state to secede. Support for the Union was negligible, and a distinguished South Carolina unionist, James L. Petigru, allegedly commented at this time that his state was too small to be a nation and too large to be an insane asylum. [PAR] Two days after leaving the Union, on December 22, 1860, South Carolina sent commissioners to Washington, D.C., to negotiate for the delivery of federal property, such as forts, within the state. [PAR] Click here to read the Charleston Mercury's account of secession. [PAR] Click here to read the Charleston Mercury's story on Fort Sumter. [PAR] Bibliography: Thomas, Confederate Nation, pp. 45-47; Rhodes, History, 3: 215.[DOC] [TLE] Voices of Secession - Civil War TrustVoices of Secession [PAR] Voices of Secession [PAR] During the Long Secession Winter, Southerners Contemplate Disunion [PAR] By Nicholas A. Redding; Hallowed Ground Magazine, 2010 [PAR] Cartoon pictures the race to secession. Published by Currier and Ives, 1861. (Library of Congress) [PAR] December 20, 1860: the fateful date on which Southern secession from the American republic left the realm of rhetoric and philosophy and entered the uncomfortable dominion of reality. Or, so the story is often written. However, the truth is that the fate of the entire South was not yet fully cast in December 1860 when South Carolina declared her independence; the rest of the Southern states still wrestled |
What product is advertised with the slogan "When you care enough to send the very best?" | hallmark | [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Best Product SlogansTop 10 Best Product Slogans [PAR] Top 10 Best Product Slogans [PAR] #10 [PAR] "When you care enough to send the very best." (Hallmark) #9 [PAR] "The ultimate driving machine." (BMW) [PAR] #8 [PAR] "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." (Timex) [PAR] #7 [PAR] "Raise your hand if you're sure." (Sure) [PAR] #6 [PAR] "It's everywhere you want to be." (Visa) [PAR] #5 [PAR] "Be all you can be." (U.S. Army) [PAR] #4 [DOC] [TLE] Product slogans and branding messages distinct | Bluffton ...Product slogans and branding messages distinct | Bluffton Today [PAR] Product slogans and branding messages distinct [PAR] By: [PAR] [PAR] [PAR] Advertising can be defined as a form of communication which presents information about the virtues and advantages of a particular product in such a way that it encourages people to pay attention and want to purchase the item. [PAR] Once companies back in the 1920s were able to mass produce and distribute goods, they needed a way to differentiate their products from others in the same specialty category. To strengthen consumer awareness and recognition and to encourage trust in specific companies’ merchandise, brands were promoted by short catchy tunes known as jingles and distinctive phrases known as slogans. [PAR] Unilever’s Pepsodent brand of toothpaste was easily remembered by the 1949 jingle, “You’ll Wonder Where the Yellow Went When You Brush Your Teeth With Pepsodent” as were General Motors’ Chevy cars after Dinah Shore repeatedly sang the “See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet!” jingle on her 1952 television show. [PAR] Early slogans like the one for confectionery manufacturer Mars’ M&Ms as “candy that melts in your mouth, not in your hands” tended to be straight-forward and factual but Levy’s Rye Bread brand slyly integrated some humor to widen its appeal with the tagline “You Don’t Have To Be Jewish To Love Levy’s.” [PAR] Branding strategy is based on the fundamental attributes of products such as their consistent quality or ability to provide an authentic experience so for ads to be successful, images must be so vivid and well nuanced that they become trademarks instantly associated with their product. [PAR] Among our personal favorites are Tony the Tiger, the animated mascot for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes who’s been growling “They’re Grrrrreat!” since 1951 and Clara Peller, the properly dressed great grandmotherly type who, after she and 2 friends at the “Big Bun” restaurant were served an enormous hamburger bun with only a tiny meat patty, peevishly shouted “Where’s the Beef?” Wendy’s fast food chain introduced that slogan in 1984 and “Where’s the Beef?” became such a national catchphrase that it was 2011 before Wendy’s advertised “Here’s the Beef.” [PAR] In the 1970s television advertising began using music written and performed by pop singing stars to make good ads great. CocaCola’s group of international children singing “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony” succinctly messaged that its soft drink wanted to be a global brand. Marvin Gaye’s “Heard It Through the Grapevine” opened Levi Strauss’ ad set in a laundromat to promote its shrink to fit Levi 501 jeans. Barry Manilow created for Johnson & Johnson its “I am stuck on Band-Aid ‘cause Band Aid’s stuck on me.” And probably one of the best visual-aural matches we can remember had to be Heinz’ use of Carly Simon’s song “Anticipation” as two children wait for the thick ketchup to pour out of the Heinz bottle. [PAR] David Ogilvy, who in the 1960s was known as the “Father of Advertising,” stressed that the function of advertising was to sell and the best way to do that was to tell consumers how the product could benefit them. Among other things memorable ads’ message must be consistent with the brand product, truthful, reasonably simple to remember and pleasant to hear over and over again. If the imagery is achieved by using a graphic logo as well |
Served in a traditional cocktail glass, what drink consists of equal parts brandy (or cognac), Contreau, and lemon juice? | sidecar | [DOC] [TLE] Kitchen Riffs: The Sidecar CocktailKitchen Riffs: The Sidecar Cocktail [PAR] The Sidecar Cocktail [PAR] Warning: This May Become Your Favorite Drink [PAR] The Sidecar is a velvety smooth, cognac-fueled elixir that features both sweet and sour notes. Every time I have one, I wonder why I don’t drink it more often. In fact, it may be my “desert island cocktail” – the drink I’d choose if I could have only one. [PAR] As is the case with many cocktails, the origins of the Sidecar are somewhat mysterious. Legend says the drink was invented in Paris during the 1920s. Some claim it was formulated in a small bistro. Others say Harry’s New York Bar. Still others say it originated at the bar of the Ritz Hotel. Reportedly, the inventor of the cocktail was an American Army officer — and the drink was named after the motorcycle sidecar he rode in during quaffing expeditions. [PAR] But once you taste this fabulous drink, you won’t care where or how it originated. [PAR] Recipe: The Sidecar Cocktail [PAR] The Sidecar is simplicity itself: Just mix fresh lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac (or brandy). Shake with ice, and serve in a cocktail glass. If you want to be traditional, you can sugar the rim of the glass. Or garnish with a lemon twist or orange slice. [PAR] As with any drink that contains both sour (in this case, lemon) and sweet (Cointreau), getting the balance right is a matter of individual taste (more about this in the Notes). But to start, I would suggest one of the following ratios: either equal parts of lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac; or 2 parts of cognac, and 1 part each of lemon juice and Cointreau. [PAR] This recipe makes one drink. [PAR] Ingredients [PAR] 1 ounce fresh lemon juice (freshly squeezed is a must for this drink) [PAR] 1 ounce Cointreau (you can substitute another triple sec, but Cointreau is preferable) [PAR] 1 to 2 ounces cognac (or brandy; nothing too expensive — a moderately priced VSOP like St. Remy or Raynal works well) [PAR] Optional: Sugar for coating the rim of the glass; or lemon twist or orange slice garnish [PAR] Preparation and Serving [PAR] If you want to garnish the glass rim with sugar, wet the outside of the rim with lemon juice. Dip the outside of the rim in sugar, and swirl glass to coat. [PAR] For the drink, combine lemon juice, Cointreau, and cognac in a cocktail shaker that is half filled with ice. Shake well for 20 - 30 seconds. [PAR] Strain mixture into the cocktail glass. If you don’t sugar the rim, you could garnish with a lemon twist or orange slice. [PAR] Why Shake? [PAR] Note that the recipe directs you to shake the drink. There are three reasons for this: [PAR] It makes the drink cold. [PAR] Shaking with ice somewhat dilutes the drink, which adds volume and an important dimension to the final flavor. [PAR] Lemon (or any citrus) juice is difficult to incorporate into a drink merely by stirring. So it’s better to shake a drink that contains citrus. [PAR] Ingredients for a Sidecar [PAR] Notes [PAR] Finding the right ratio or balance of ingredients for this drink is really a matter of taste. The traditional ratio is 1:1:1 (equal parts of lemon juice, Cointreau, and Cognac). This is sometimes called the “Paris” ratio, because it supposedly reflects the way the drink was first made in Paris. I suggest using this ratio for your first Sidecar. [PAR] Some people think the Sidecar actually originated in London. The “London” ratio for the drink is 2:1:1 (2 parts cognac, 1 part each of lemon juice and Cointreau). I suggest using this ratio the second time you make a Sidecar. Then you can evaluate which of the two ratios you prefer. [PAR] The 2:1:1 version is David Wondrich’s favorite formula . [PAR] The Paris formulation is a bit sweeter |
The male is a cob, the female a pen, & the young a cygnet: which bird are we talking about? | swan | [DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions - The Trumpeter Swan SocietyThe Trumpeter Swan Society [PAR] Top Ten Threats to Trumpeter Swans [PAR] Photograph by Jess Lee [PAR] Our main office receives many e-mail inquiries, and often the questions are similar enough that we thought it best to put a few answers to frequently asked questions here. However, please feel free to e-mail your questions to us and we will do our best to answer them, or find someone else who might know the answer. [PAR] Are Trumpeter Swans an endangered species? [PAR] In the 1960's, when the Federal Endangered Species Act came into being, the Trumpeter Swan was considered for this list. At about the same time, a nesting population of about 2,000 Trumpeters was discovered in Alaska. The species was then taken off the consideration list. However, various states list the Trumpeter as either state-threatened or state-endangered. [PAR] What is a male swan called, a female swan? [PAR] A male swan is called a Cob. The female is called a Pen and the young of the year are called cygnets. While male Trumpeters (21-38 pounds) are generally larger, weigh more than female Trumpeters (20-25 pounds), visually distinguishing the sexes is not possible without internal examination of the vent area. However, an observer can tell the sex of each bird of a pair by watching their behavior. It is only the female that incubates the eggs while the male will swim close by to protect the nest from predators. In mating, the male mounts the female and grasps her neck with his bill. [PAR] What do Trumpeter Swans eat? [PAR] Adult swans eat aquatic vegetation, including the leaves, seeds, and roots of many types of pond weeds. In captivity, swans will eat corn and other grains provided. Wild swans have also adapted to field feeding, eating left over grains and vegetables that have been harvested by farmers. [PAR] How many eggs do Trumpeter Swans lay? [PAR] They lay, on the average, three to eight eggs. One egg is laid every other day until the clutch is complete. The Pen does not begin incubating until her clutch is complete so that all cygnets will hatch within 24 hours of each other. Only one clutch of eggs is laid per year. The incubation period is approximately 34 days. The swans build their nests out of stems and leaves from plants such as cattails and sedges. Trumpeters often nest on top of muskrat houses or beaver lodges. [PAR] Will Trumpeter Swans remove the geese from my lake or pond? [PAR] Only a mature, mated territorial nesting pair of Trumpeters will chase off (they might even kill) geese and other waterfowl in their nesting marsh. However, this aggressive behavior is usually only exhibited during the nesting season March through October. At other times of the year, the swans will readily flock with the geese. Young swans or two swans of the same sex will not be as aggressive and generally will readily tolerate geese and other waterfowl at any time of year. [PAR] Captive swans need open water year round and will need to be fed during the winter months which could attract waterfowl. Early in the season, a trained dog may be more effective to chase geese off the lawn. However, once the geese begin nesting, they are protected under Federal Migratory Bird law and may not be harrassed. In order to discourage geese ( and promote healthier wetlands), it is best to keep a good natural buffer around the pond, allow grass to grow long, and plant shrubs. Geese do not like to eat long grass! They love to eat freshly mowed grass. A fence barrier between your lawn and the lake should also discourage them. Geese prefer a clear runway to the pond and a clear view to spot potential predators. Finally, encourage your neighbors not to feed geese! [PAR] [DOC] [TLE] EEK! - Critter Corner - The Trumpeter SwanEEK! - Critter Corner - The Trumpeter Swan [PAR] The Trumpeter Swan [PAR] A big, beautiful, white bird [PAR] Snow-white trumpeter swans are a spectacular sight. With a wingspan of more than 7 feet and a height of about 4 feet, the trumpeter swan |
Los Angeles is the largest city in California? What city holds the honor of being the second largest? | san diego | [DOC] [TLE] 10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population | U-Pack10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population | U-Pack [PAR] Home / Categories / Cool Stuff / 10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population [PAR] 10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population [PAR] 105 Shares [PAR] What city has the largest population? [PAR] Coming in at 8.1 million people, New York is the largest US city. When we looked into further into the results, we were surprised at which cities made the list. In fact, we searched beyond the 10 largest US cities by population as defined by 2010 U.S. Census , and also looked at the 10 largest metro areas. Take a peek at the places with the largest populations and share the infographics below! [PAR] 10 Largest U.S. Cities by Population [PAR] The data in the U.S. Census Bureau is reported from a national count and post-count survey. The areas reported are according to the Census cartographic boundaries. Here are the 10 largest US cities: [PAR] 1. New York City, NY – 8,174,959 [PAR] It’s no surprise that NYC is the most populated city in America. New York is so big that it’s over twice the size of the next largest city! Along with being a global power city leading the way in finance, it’s also a forerunner in media, fashion, technology, and entertainment. Whether you call it the Big Apple, the Capital of the World, or the Empire City, you could join the 8.1 million residents who call it home. [PAR] 2. Los Angeles, CA – 3,792,657 [PAR] While the 2010 census shows more people moving out of California than into the state (about 100,000 more, actually), L.A. is still the second largest city in the country. If you’re into warm weather, entertainment, and sharing the city with 3.8 million people, the “Creative Capital of the World” might be the city for you! [PAR] 3. Chicago, IL – 2,695,598 [PAR] The Windy City’s downtown area is one of the fastest growing in the nation – more than 48,000 people moved to downtown Chicago between 2000 and 2010. Along with being home to 2.7 million people, Chicago is also home to one of the world’s last free zoos! [PAR] 4. Houston, TX – 2,096,661 [PAR] Houston is the largest city in the big state of Texas. If you’re looking for a city that is culturally diverse, you may be intrigued to know that there are more than 90 languages spoken among the 2.1 million residents. [PAR] 5. Philadelphia, PA – 1,526,006 [PAR] Philadelphia is the second largest city on the East Coast (behind NYC), and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With historical landmarks such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, you’ll quickly see why 1.5 million people find this city such a fascinating place to live. [PAR] 6. Phoenix, AZ – 1,447,617 [PAR] Because the city has a total area of 517.9 square miles (about 2,797 people per square mile), the 1.4 million residents of Phoenix have plenty of room to move around! Perhaps a move to the Valley of the Sun will provide the city life you’re looking for without all the crowding. [PAR] 7. San Antonio, TX – 1,327,556 [PAR] Known for SeaWorld, Six Flags, the Alamo, and its downtown River Walk, the 1.3 million San Antonio residents have plenty to enjoy! The area also has a strong military presence – Fort Sam Houston, Randolph AFB, and Lackland AFB make up the Joint Base San Antonio. [PAR] 8. San Diego, CA – 1,301,621 [PAR] As the second largest city in California (behind L.A.), San Diego is known for balmy weather, beautiful beaches, and U.S. Navy presence. No wonder more than 1.3 million people choose to live here!. If you’re craving sun, sand, and adventure, San Diego may be for you. [PAR] 9. Dallas, TX – 1,197,792 [PAR] According to this Business Journal article , Dallas is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation, with a population of 1.1 million in 2010. |
Whose ghost was the first to appear to Ebenezer Scrooge? | jacob marley | [DOC] [TLE] Who are the four ghosts in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles ...Who are the four ghosts in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens? | Reference.com [PAR] Who are the four ghosts in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens? [PAR] A: [PAR] Quick Answer [PAR] The four ghosts who appear in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens are Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. All four visit Ebenezer Scrooge within the span of a few hours. [PAR] Full Answer [PAR] Jacob Marley is Scrooge's late business partner who in life was miserly like Scrooge. His ghost appears to Scrooge on the night of Christmas Eve to tell him of three visitors he will soon encounter. [PAR] The second ghost to appear is the Ghost of Christmas Past, who comes to remind Scrooge of his childhood. The Ghost of Christmas Present visits next to show him the holiday season in the homes of people with whom he is now associated. Scrooge learns from him that Tiny Tim will soon die if conditions for his family do not change. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge his own grave.[DOC] [TLE] Jacob Marley - Christmas Specials Wiki - WikiaJacob Marley | Christmas Specials Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] [ show ] [PAR] Relationship with Scrooge [PAR] In life, Marley was the business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge. As teenagers, both men had been apprenticed in business and met as clerks (presumably in accounting) in another business. The firm of Scrooge and Marley was a nineteenth century financial institution, probably a counting house, as Marley refers to their offices as 'our money-changing hole'. They have become successful bankers, with seats on the London Stock Exchange; they are also stockholders and directors of at least one major association, but a vast amount of their wealth has been accumulated through usurious moneylending. Scrooge is described as Marley's "sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner". He has been dead seven years by the time the story begins. [PAR] The Haunting of Ebenezer Scrooge [PAR] Jacob Marley preys upon Scrooge's mind in a variety of different ways. First, his face appears in place of Scrooge's door-knocker as Scrooge approaches his lodgings; secondly, Scrooge gets the impression of a "locomotive hearse" ascending the stairs before him as he climbs; thirdly by making his face appear to engulf the whole design of the fireplace in Scrooge's bedroom; next by making every bell in the house ring of its own accord and then, most famously, by appearing before Scrooge in the form of a ghost himself. [PAR] The ghost maintains the same voice, hairstyle and sense of dress that he had in life, but is completely transparent, wearing a handkerchief tied about his jaws, and "captive, bound and double-ironed" with chains which are described as "long, and wound about him like a tail; it was made... of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel." He often, in moments of great despair or impatience at Scrooge's skepticism, flings these upon the ground before him and almost induces his former partner "into a swoon". He explains that it is the chain he subconsciously built himself in life, as a result of his extortionate behaviour. The ghost is also described as being provided with "an infernal atmosphere of its own... its hair and skirts, and tassels, were still agitated as by the hot vapour from an oven". He despairs at his inability to ever find happiness in the mortal world or the next. As he spent his life on this earth obsessing over money and mistreating the poor and wretched to fill his pocket, Marley is damned to walk the earth for all eternity, never to find rest or peace. [PAR] At first Scrooge does not believe that Marley's ghost is real, and a mere figment of his imagination. When the spectre asks, "Why do you doubt your senses?" Scrooge scoffs that "...a little thing |
Olive the Other what is a Christmas book by Vivian Walsh and J Otto Seibold? | reindeers | [DOC] [TLE] Olive The Other Reindeer: J Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh ...Olive The Other Reindeer: J Otto Seibold, Vivian Walsh: Hardcover: 9780811818070: Powell's Books [PAR] Olive The Other Reindeer [PAR] Ships in 1 to 3 days [PAR] Qty [PAR] Cedar Hills [PAR] From Powells.com [PAR] J.otto Seibold and Vivian Walsh are the George and Ira Gershwin of children's books. Okay, maybe that's a stretch. But they are a remarkable team. In 1993 the husband and wife collaboration published their first book, Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride . A perfectly proportioned blend of whimsy and style, this hilarious and improbable tale of a Picasso-faced little dog was an immediate hit with kids and adults alike. The pair's subsequent books have all become perennial bestsellers, and Seibold's playful, Matisse-with-a-Mac illustrations made him something of an icon among designers. Perhaps the pair's best-known work, though, is Olive the Other Reindeer, which was recently made into the most popular animated Christmas special since How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The story's plot is simple. A little dog named Olive misunderstands the words to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Instead of "All of the other reindeer" she hears "Olive, the other reindeer," and thinks, "I thought I was a dog. Hmmm. I must be a Reindeer." Happy to have cleared that up, Olive catches a bus well, it takes a couple of buses and heads to the North Pole. Fortunately, Olive is just in time to join Santa and the other reindeer in their Christmas Eve duties. As usual, the writing is both simple enough for a child and witty enough for an adult, but what makes Olive the Other Reindeer stand heads and shoulders above the other Christmas books crowding the shelves are Seibold's wonderfully waggish illustrations. Farley, Powells.com [PAR] Synopses & Reviews [PAR] Publisher Comments [PAR] Olive is merrily preparing for Christmas when suddenly she realizes "Olive... the other Reindeer... I thought I was a dog. Hmmm, I must be a Reindeer!" So she quickly hops aboard the polar express and heads to the North Pole. And while Santa and the other reindeer are a bit surprised that a dog wants to join the their team, in the end Olive and her unusual reindeer skills are just what Santa and his veteran reindeer team need. Colorful graphic illustrations accompany this zany dog story from the well-known author and artist team, Vivian and J.otto Seibold. Adorable Olive and her hilarious adventures are sure to make anyone's Christmas merry. [PAR] Review [PAR] "Silly, but slightly amusing for kids who can appreciate the play on words and doggie humor." Marilyn Courtot, Children's Literature [PAR] Review [PAR] Seibold and Walsh specialize in street-smart art and convoluted story-lines....Seibold's illustration style [is] a sort of cubism for the '90s. His computer-generated, airbrush-smooth characters resemble digital icons, but their asymmetrical quality lends them a hand-drawn warmth. The spreads are abuzz with comical details." Publishers Weekly [PAR] Review [PAR] "Seibold's story, its predictability obvious from the start, doesn't quite live up to its promising title. The idea of another person, animal or toy...helping Santa to deliver the gifts on Christmas Eve...is tired and worn-out. Only the very young will find this story amusing....The text even contains a spelling error. Definitely not worth the price." Gail Hamilton, CM: Canadian Review of Materials [PAR] Synopsis [PAR] Thinking that "all of the other reindeer" she hears people singing about include her, Olive the dog reports to the North Pole to help Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. [PAR] Synopsis [PAR] "Olive the other reindeer?" thinks Olive. "I always thought I was a dog--but I must be a reindeer!" And while Santa and his reindeer are a bit surprised that a dog wants to join the reindeer team, in the end, Olive and her unusual skills are just |
What holiday, created by a future Cal State Long Beach professor in 1966, is celebrated the day after Christmas for 7 days? | kwanzaa | [DOC] [TLE] Started By CSULB Professor, Kwanzaa Celebrates The ...Started By CSULB Professor, Kwanzaa Celebrates The Importance Of African Culture [PAR] Started By CSULB Professor, Kwanzaa Celebrates The Importance Of African Culture [PAR] Details [PAR] Comment [PAR] [Eds. note: I originally wrote about Kwanzaa when I was the Managing Editor of City Beat Long Beach and a version of this piece originally appeared in the December 2011 issue of that magazine. Since City Beat is no more and their website has been taken down as well (and Dr. Karenga has yet to return our calls), I received permission to re-run this relevant piece on this important holiday that has some epic roots in our own backyard.] [PAR] Though its history is much younger than the other holidays celebrated during this time of year, Kwanzaa is by no means less significant. Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as a way for African-Americans to honor their shared heritage and culture, the seven-day celebration—which begins today, December 26, and goes until January 1—has become an important holiday for those with black heritage worldwide. [PAR] Starting today with a parade down Crenshaw Blvd., the 36th annual Kwanzaa Gwaride Parade and Festival will be the largest Kwanzaa kickoff celebration in Southern California. With this year's festival theme being "Freedom from Obesity,'' the parade's Iyaba (queen) and Oba (king) are both medical practitioners. The Kwanzaa Heritage Festival will also be held in Leimert Park on December 29 and will include live music, traditional dancing, a drum circle and international marketplace. [PAR] In his 2012 founders statement , Dr. Karenga Kwanzaa discusses his theme for this year's Kwanzaa, "Us and the Well-being of the World: A Courageous Questioning." [PAR] "At the center of this concern and care must be a constant and courageous questioning first about how we understand and assert ourselves in the world and what this means," Dr. Karenga wrote. "Thus, the Day of Meditation during Kwanzaa which is the culminating point and place of our remembrance, reflection and recommitment calls on us to sit down, think deeply about ourselves in the world, and measure ourselves in the mirror of the best of our culture to determine where we stand." [PAR] The word Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza which translates roughly to “first fruit”), and the holiday’s template is loosely based on traditional pan-African harvest festivals. But that is where any precedent stops. As an internationally celebrated, non-religious, non-heroic, non-political African-American holiday, Kwanzaa is a unique experience that encourages unity among those of African descent and attempts to preserve common African culture. [PAR] Dr. Karenga—a leading theorist during the ’60s Black Power Movement who is now the chair of Cal State Long Beach's Department of Africana Studies—organized Kwanzaa around a set of communitarian African values, called the Nguzo Saba. These seven principles include Umoja (unity), Kujicahgulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujama (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity) and Imani (faith). Each day of Kwanzaa focuses on one of these driving principles and is expressed through the lighting of colored candles, dancing, reciting poetry and the giving of appropriate gifts. [PAR] In addition to the daily celebrations, Kwanzaa calls for a central place in the home to be dedicated to the construction of a Kwanzaa Set—a display of the holiday’s symbolic objects. Central to this is the kinara, a candleholder that carries the seven candles—three red, three green and one black—as well as a Unity Cup, the filling and sharing of which is a central Kwanzaa ritual. Ears of corn are placed on the Kwanzaa Set's staw mat, each representing a child in the family. African foods such as millet, spiced pepper balls and rice are often served, though some people fast during the holiday and a feast is often held on its final night. [PAR] While Kwanzaa was originally directed at a small group of activists, it gained popularity as interest in |
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