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No More Quizzes – Not This June Anyway. (Except For This One!)
June 29, 2015 June 24, 2015 fasab Questions, Tests	America, ballet dancer, Bewick, bird, Black, books literature, born, British prime minister, calfskin, Calvados, canada, chief lawyer, city, classics of American literature, Colombia, countries, dancer, died, discoveries, distilled, dracula, education, Entertainment, Euxine Sea, FIFA, France, French city, fruit, general knowledge, Geography, history, Hooper, Idaho, Illinois, invented, inventions, Joan of Arc, leader of the Soviet Union, modern ballet, movies, music, nature, Nobel Prize, non-fiction, novels, organization, People, places, popular sports, published, Pulitzer Prize, put to death, questions, quiz, quizzes, rabies vaccination, Radar, represent, Russian, Saruman, Scaramanga, science, Scooby, Scooby-Doo, sea, short story collections, South America, sport, test, tests, The City Of The Kings, U S government, United States, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, wrong reasons
Welcome to final fasab quiz for June 2015.
Half the year almost gone, but not before you get the chance to try out these questions.
As usual, if you get stuck, you can find the answers waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating.
Enjoy and good luck.
Q. 1. What was bought by the United States from France in 1803?
Q. 2. 'Black', 'Hooper' and 'Bewick' are all types of what bird?
Q. 3. What city in South America is known as 'The City Of The Kings' ?
Q. 4. Very recently in the news for all the wrong reasons, what organization do the letters 'FIFA' represent?
Q. 5. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953?
Q. 6. What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discover by accident on November 8 1895?
Q. 7. He was born in Illinois and died in Idaho and during his lifetime he published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works, and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Who was he?
Q. 8. What name is given to calfskin, dressed and prepared for writing on?
Q. 9. Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine Sea?
Q. 10. What is the name given to the person who is appointed the chief lawyer of the U.S. government?
Q. 11. Name the famous Russian ballet dancer who changed the face of modern ballet?
Q. 12. Who invented the rabies vaccination?
Q. 13. Who is the current (2015) British Prime Minister?
Q. 14. Big points opportunity. How many countries lie between Canada and Colombia? (A point for the correct number and a bonus point for each one you can name correctly.)
Q. 15. What fruit is 'Calvados' distilled from?
Q. 16. What is 'Scooby' short for in the name 'Scooby Doo' ?
Q. 17. What does 'RADAR' stand for?
Q. 18. In which French city was Joan of Arc put to death?
Q. 19. What are the seven most popular sports in America? (A point for each correct answer and a bonus point if you can name them in the correct order.)
Q. 20. He was famous as 'Dracula', 'Scaramanga' and 'Saruman'. Who was he?
ANWERS
A. 1. The Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles).
A. 2. Swans.
A. 3. Lima, Peru. (Ciudad de los Reyes)
A. 4. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer.
A. 5. Joseph Stalin.
A. 6. X-rays.
A. 7. Ernest Hemmingway.
A. 8. It is known as 'Vellum'.
A. 9. The Black Sea.
A. 10. He/she is known as the 'Attorney General'.
A. 11. Rudolf Nureyev.
A. 12. Louis Pasteur.
A. 13. David Cameron.
A. 14. There are 9 countries that lie between Canada and Colombia – they are The United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
A. 15. Apples.
A. 16. Scoobert.
A. 17. 'RADAR' stand for 'Radio Detection and Ranging'.
A. 18. Rouen.
A. 19. 1. American Football 2. Baseball 3. Basketball 4. Ice Hockey 5. Soccer 6. Tennis and 7. Golf
A. 20. He was the wonderful actor Sir Christopher Lee.
Sweaty Palms And Underarms – I Smell Fact Day!
January 27, 2015 January 4, 2015 fasab Factoids, Unusual	50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Australian census, Blue whale, body, boost their mood, dance, dancers, dancing plague, deaths, decoration only, died on July 4th, Divine Wind, doctors' sloppy handwriting, education, emotional stress, Entertainment, exhaustion, fact, Fact day, facts, four smokestacks on the Titanic, Great Pyramid of Giza, Greece, Greek origin, Greek population, heart attack, help regulate their menstrual cycle, help women relax, her lips, hit the nail on the head, information, James Bond, Japan, John Adams, Kamikaze, ladies, largest Greek population, largest heart, man's underarm, maritime bear, Melbourne, Mongol fleets, most watched YouTube video, origin of the phrase, palm sweat, polar bears, Psy's "Gangnam Style", real working chimneys, remember four things at a time, scientific name, sea, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, smell, still in existence, street in Stasbourg, stroke, sweat, Sweaty Palms, temperature, The Book of Margery Kempe, Thomas Jefferson, triggered, trivia, typhoon, Underarms, Ursus Maritimus
Yes, today's selection of facts includes sweaty palms and underarms.
You may be surprised by these and some of the other offerings below.
A person can only remember
four things at a time.
And speaking of four,
of the four smokestacks on the Titanic,
only three were real working chimneys,
the fourth was totally for decoration only.
Palm sweat can be triggered by two separate things,
your body trying to control its temperature
or trying to cope with emotional stress,
both of which are closely linked.
In July of 1518 a woman began to
dance in the street in Stasbourg.
She was eventually joined by about 400 dancers.
It's not clear exactly how many people died
due to this 'dancing plague', but some
definitely died from heart attack,
stroke or exhaustion.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of
the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
and the last one still in existence.
In his entire career (so far) James Bond
has been shot at 4,662 times.
The blue whale has the largest heart
weighing over 1,500 pounds.
Although polar bears are usually born on land,
they spend most of their time at sea.
Their scientific name Ursus Maritimus
means 'maritime bear'.
When a person gets right to the precise point
or says something that is verified as correct it is
often said that they have 'hit the nail on the head'.
The exact origin of the phrase is not known,
but it appeared for the first time in print in
1438 in The Book of Margery Kempe.
7,000 deaths occur each year because
of doctors' sloppy handwriting.
According to the Australian census,
Melbourne has the largest Greek population
outside Greece with over 150,000 people
being of Greek origin, which technically
makes Melbourne the sixth biggest city
in terms of Greek population.
The sweat from a man's underarm
can help women relax,
boost their mood and
help regulate their menstrual cycle,
if applied to her lips.
There you are ladies, now you know.
Mongol fleets tried to conquer Japan
twice in 7 years, but both times
they were stopped by a typhoon.
These events were described as
Kamikaze or 'Divine Wind'.
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
both died on July 4th
on the 50th Anniversary of
the Declaration of Independence.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" is
the most watched YouTube video ever
with nearly 2.2 billion views and counting.
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The Quiz Is Back!
July 7, 2014 June 30, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests	100000 bill, 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, A Rock, acronym, Any Which Way You Can, banned from the Brazil 2014 World Cup, biting an opponent, California, car company, characters, climbed Mount Everest, Clint Eastwood, clockwise, committed suicide, conflict in Iraq, counter-clockwise, Croatia, Doritos invented, education, Entertainment, Every Which Way But Lose, famous city in Brazil, former capital city of Portugal, general knowledge, Geography, headline news, history, Homeward Bound, Islamic terrorist organization, Italian Spaghetti Western, married Adolph Hitler, Men's, movie, movies, music, opposition, politics, questions, quixxes, quiz, Quiz Day, quizzes, sea, sequel, seven actors, Sir Edmund Hilary, soccer player, Soviet males, starred, survive World War II, team, television, test, tests, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, The Magnificent Seven, tv, US President's face, USA Patriot Act, War, water, western movie, Western-most point of the contiguous United States, Wimbledon tennis tournament, woman, woman's heart, Women's Singles title, won the most Super Bowls
No quiz last week.
Time restraints and watching too much of the world cup in Brazil are to blame.
But not to worry, it's back today with a vengeance with another twenty brain teasers for you.
Some easy and some quite difficult.
But remember, if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Q. 1: Which way does water go down the drain, clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Q. 2: He starred along side Clint Eastwood in the 1978 movie 'Every Which Way But Lose' and in the 1980 sequel 'Any Which Way You Can' and he never said a word in either of them. Who was he?
Q. 3: What percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War II?
a) 20% b) 40% c) 60% d) 80%
Q. 4: I'm sure just about everybody in the world has heard of the dreadful USA Patriot Act, but did you know the name was possibly the most unnecessary acronym ever devised? Five points if you can tell me what it stands for.
Q. 5: Who was with Sir Edmund Hilary when he first climbed Mount Everest?
Q. 6: What soccer player made headline news when he was banned from the Brazil 2014 World Cup for biting an opponent? (Bonus points if you can also name the team he played for and their opposition on that day.)
Q. 7: On which sea does Croatia stand?
Q. 8: What is the name of the Islamic terrorist organization currently involved in the conflict in Iraq?
Q. 9: The famous Wimbledon tennis tournament is currently underway, but who won the Men's and the Women's Singles title in 2013? (A point for each correct answer.)
Q. 10: What car company built the classic 1955 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe?
Q. 11: What were the names of the three stars of the 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western movie "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"?
Q. 12: What team has won the most Super Bowls?
Q. 13: What was the name of the woman who married Adolph Hitler shortly before they both committed suicide?
Q. 14: This one is a famous city in Brazil and the former capital city of Portugal between the years 1808 and 1821, what is it's name?
Q. 15: Which beats faster, a woman's heart or a man's?
Q. 16: Where in California were "Doritos" invented?
Q. 17: Now a chance to add significantly to your points score, name the seven actors who played the original western movie "The Magnificent Seven"? (Bonus points if you can also name the characters they played.)
Q. 18: What US President's face is on the seldom seen $100,000 bill?
Q. 19: In what state is the Western-most point of the contiguous United States located?
Q. 20: Who was "A Rock" and "Homeward Bound" during the 1960s?
A. 1: Counter-clockwise (unless you happen to be south of the equator).
A. 2: His movie name was 'Clyde' and he was an orangutan.
A. 3: The correct answer is d), approximately eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War II.
A. 4: USA Patriot Act stands for 'Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism'. You see even the name is dreadful.
A. 5: Sherpa Tensing Norgay. (You can also take a point if you just said 'Sherpa Tensing'.)
A. 6: His name is Louis Suarez and he played for Uruguay. The opposing team on that day was Italy.
A. 7: The Adriatic sea.
A. 8: It is called 'ISIS'.
A. 9: Andy Murray and Marion Bartoli respectively. Murray was the first man from Great Britain to win the singles title since Fred Perry in 1936..
A. 10: Mercedes.
A. 11: They were Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in the title roles respectively.
A. 12: The Pittsburgh Steelers, with six championships.
A. 13: Eva Braun.
A. 14: Rio de Janeiro.
A. 15: A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
A. 16: Doritos were first made at the Casa de Fritos at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Using surplus tortillas, the company-owned restaurant cut them up and fried them (as in traditional Mexican chips called totopos) and added basic seasoning, resembling the Mexican chilaquiles, but in this case being dry.
A. 17: The Magnificent Seven were Yul Brynner as "Chris Adams", Steve McQueen as "Vin", Horst Buchholz as "Chico", Charles Bronson as "Bernardo O'Reilly", Robert Vaughn as "Lee", James Coburn as "Britt", and Brad Dexter as "Harry Luck".
A. 18: Woodrow Wilson's face is on the $100,000 bill; these bills were mainly designed for trade between between Federal Reserve banks, but fell out of use with the invention of the wire transfer.
A. 19: The Western-most point in the contiguous United States is located at Cape Alava, Washington.
A. 20: Simon And Garfunkel.
Yesterday The Super Bowl – Today The Super Quiz!
February 3, 2014 February 3, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests	actors, Ah! Vous dirai-je Maman, anthropophagus, Armorica rusticana, automobile, best actor Oscar, books, car company, classic, Cod, Cola, color, comic character, contestants, country, Creation, Daniel Day Lewis, debonair hero, Denver Broncos, Dirty, drink, education, English song, Entertainment, February made me shiver, fictional detective, food, football, Gazpacho, general knowledge, Geography, german, GT Berlinetta Boxer, history, honey, island, Jeff Bridges, Jim Henson, John James Audubon, Kevin Spacey, Komodo dragon, Lt Gonville Bromhead, magnificent palace, Marvin, melody, Michael Caine, Miss Felicity Lemon, Miss Universe, Monique Delacroix, mother, movie, movies, Mozart, music, Musket, nature, Pabana, paintings, Pastry, person, pig, plant, plays, questions, quiz, quizzes, Rif, rifle, robot, sauce, science, sea, Seattle Seahawks, secret, Shakespeare, song, soup, South American country, south-western Pacific Ocean, sport, super-bowl, television, test, tests, thing, Tom Hanks, tv, variety of apple, winter, without equal, woman, won
First of all congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks who won their first Super Bowl by crushing the Denver Broncos 43-8, in a rather one-sided game yesterday.
Today it's the super quiz and this won't be so easy.
Yes, another random selection of questions, a lot of which will set you a challenge I think.
As usual if you get stuck the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but please NO cheating!
Q. 1: Who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of an anthropophagus?
Q. 2: The Komodo dragon takes its name from as island in which country?
Q. 3: Which car company built the classic '1962 250 GT Berlinetta Boxer' automobile?
Q. 4: Name the country from which the soup 'Gazpacho' originated?
Q. 5: Name the fictional detective associated with 'Miss Felicity Lemon'?
Q. 6: In which famous movie would you find a robot called 'Marvin'?
Q. 7: 'Winter', 'Secret', 'Dirty', 'Pastry', 'Cola', 'Pig', 'Honey', 'Football', 'Rif' and 'Cod' are all examples of what?
Q. 8: What sauce is made from the plant 'Armorica rusticana'?
Q. 9: Which of these is a comic character who appears in three plays by Shakespeare?
a) Rifle b) Musket c) Pistol
Q. 10: Rather appropriately for this month, the following line 'February made me shiver' is found in which song?
Q. 11: Contestants from which South American country have won the most Miss Universe titles?
Q. 12: Which of these actors has won the most Best Actor Oscars?
a) Tom Hanks b) Kevin Spacey c) Daniel Day Lewis d) Jeff Bridges
Q. 13: John James Audubon is famous for his paintings of what?
Q. 14: Which large sea in the south-western Pacific Ocean is named after a German?
Q. 15: 'Monique Delacroix' was the mother of which debonair hero?
Q. 16: What is the name and the color of Jim Henson's most famous creation?
Q. 17: This word is the name for a magnificent palace, a variety of apple and a person or thing without equal, what is it?
Q. 18: Name the movie in which Michael Caine plays 'Lt Gonville Bromhead'?
Q. 19: What does a woman raise and hold up in a 'Pabana'?
Q. 20: Which very famous soothing English song uses the melody from Mozart's 'Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman'?
A. 1: Anthony Hopkins in 'The Silence of the Lambs', an anthropophagus is a cannibal.
A. 2: Indonesia. (Probably because of the name a lot of people guess Japan.)
A. 3: Ferrari.
A. 4: Spain. (You also get a point if you said Portugal.)
A. 5: Hercule Poirot.
A. 6: 'A Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.
A. 7: They are all names of different wars.
A. 8: Horseradish.
A. 9: c) Pistol. (Pistol (fict) is a follower of Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor. He is married to Mistress Quickly, and is a soldier in conflict with Fluellen, in Henry V.)
A. 10: American Pie (Don McLean).
A. 11: Venezuela (6, in 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008 and 2009).
A. 12: c) Daniel Day Lewis
A. 13: Birds. (An original copy of his book 'Birds of America' sold in London at Sotheby's for a record £7,321,250 (approximately $11.5 million) on 6 December 2010.)
A. 14: The Bismarck Sea.
A. 15: James Bond.
A. 16: Kermit the Frog and he is green.
A. 17: Nonsuch.
A. 18: Zulu.
A. 19: Her skirt. The Pabana (or Peacock dance) is a solemn and stately Spanish dance.
A. 20: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Back To Normal Quiz
January 6, 2014 January 5, 2014 fasab Questions, Tests	A Bug's Life, Absolute government, America, animals, Anubis, Bill Murray, burrito, Camp David, Canadian city, car, character, China, Christmas Day, classics, Clint Eastwood, comedy festival, composed, compulsory, computer-generated feature length movie, Cosi fan tutte, country, country retreat, Crocodile, cultivation, desert, drink, Egyptian god, Elias, Elliot, enchilada, England, environment, Ernest, Ewart, first state in America, food, forest, France, general knowledge, Geography, Germany, Great Britain, Greek god, Groundhog Day, history, Hogmanay, Jackal, July, Just For Laughs, kaufhaus, Kazakhstan, law, lion, literature, little cheese thing, longest land border, Mariculture, measured, Mexican snack food, Mongolia, Monsters Inc, movie character, movies, music, mythology, New Year's Day, new year's eve, Nobel Prize for Literature, Opera, Pennsylvanian city, Pixar, plants, politics, prize possession, profession, quesadilla, questions, quiz, quizzes, Rankine scale, Roman equivalent, Russia, science, sea, seat belts, show business, space, state, Sweden, test, tests, The Office, Toy Story, US Presidents, US TV series, vehicle occupants, Walt Disney, Walt Kowalski, wear seat belts, writers, Zeus
After a couple of festive mega quizzes it's back to normal this week with a standard sized offering to test your knowledge.
As usual the answers can be found waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down below, but NO cheating please!
Q. 1: What was Walt Disney's Middle name?
a) Ewart b) Elias c) Elliot d) Ernest
Q. 2: Which was the first state in America to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, and what year did that law that come into effect? (A point for each part.)
Q. 3: In which year did seat belts become compulsory in Great Britain?
Q. 4: In Germany what is a 'kaufhaus'?
Q. 5: Which country has the longest land border with Russia?
a) Mongolia b) Kazakhstan c) China
Q. 6: 'Hogmanay' is another name for which day of the year?
a) New Year's Day b) New Year's Eve c) Christmas Day
Q. 7: Camp David, the country retreat of US Presidents, is in which state?
Q. 8: The name of which Mexican snack food literally means 'little cheese thing'?
a) quesadilla b) burrito c) enchilada
Q. 9: Absolute government by one person called what?
Q. 10: The Egyptian god Anubis had the head of what animal?
a) Jackal b) Lion c) Crocodile
Q. 11: What was the first fully computer-generated feature length movie made by Pixar?
a) Monsters Inc b) A Bug's Life c) Toy Story
Q. 12: Which Canadian city hosts the 'Just For Laughs' comedy festival every July?
Q. 13: Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Zeus?
Q. 14: The US TV series 'The Office' was set in which Pennsylvanian city?
Q. 15: What is measured on the Rankine scale?
Q. 16: Who composed the opera 'Cosi fan tutte'?
Q. 17: What is the profession of Bill Murray's character in 'Groundhog Day'?
Q. 18: 'Mariculture' is the cultivation of the animals and plants of which environment?
a) Desert b) Forest c) Sea
Q. 19: Writers from which country have won the Nobel Prize for Literature most often?
a) America b) Sweden c) France d) England
Q. 20: What car is the prize possession of Clint Eastwood's movie character 'Walt Kowalski'?
A. 1: b) Elias.
A. 2: New York in 1984 (December 1 to be precise).
A. 3: 1983.
A. 4: A department store.
A. 5: b) Kazakhstan.
A. 6: Hogmanay is celebrated on b) New Year's Eve.
A. 7: Maryland.
A. 8: a) quesadilla.
A. 9: Autocracy.
A. 10: a) Jackal.
A. 11: c) Toy Story.
A. 12: Montreal.
A. 13: Jupiter.
A. 14: Scranton.
A. 15: The Rankine scale measures temperature.
A. 16: Mozart.
A. 17: He plays the part of a TV weatherman.
A. 18: c) Sea.
A. 19: c) France.
A. 20: Gran Torino
Perfectly Timed Photos, Part Four
June 29, 2013 June 9, 2013 fasab comedy, Humour, Photos, Unusual	advertisement, advertising, aircraft, amusing, audience, audience support, avoiding tornado, ball, beer, bicycle, book, Comedy, diving, Entertainment, fall, football, foto, fotos, foul, funny, great cover up, gymnastics, Humor, Humour, lift, Misc, Miscellaneous, newspaper, newspaper headline, perfect photos, perfectly timed photographs, photo, photograph, photographs, photos, pointing finger, pool, poster, Random, reading, riding, saddle, saddle sore, sea, see through book, she loves a cock, skater, soccer, standing on water, supportive audience, takeoff, Tevez, tornado, wave, wheelbarrow
We're getting close to the end of another month and close to the end of this short series.
Hope you enjoy this penultimate selection of perfectly times photos.
Jobs Blow For Sex Workers
April 25, 2013 fasab comedy, Humour, Language, Puns	a little behind in his work, amputated, amusing, arms, asphalt, bad jokes, bakers, barmaid, beer, blanket factory, boyfriend, bread recipes, broke it off, butcher, chlorine, Comedy, complete idiot, condoms, deja Moo, deserted island, Dick-taker, dockyard, doctors, dragon, drink, Entertainment, every conceivable occasion, fascist hooker, folded, funny, gene pool, geometry, get me into trouble, girlfriend, grass related puns, hangover, heard this bull before, Humor, Humour, jokes, knead, leaving me, lecture, legs, marooned, meat grinder, menstrual cycle, Misc, Miscellaneous, missing, mythical creature puns, nine-year-old, obsession, one for the road, parts, people's eyes, period, physician's garden, play on words, pointless, pub, pun, pun day, puns, purple, Random, sand, Scotch on the rocks, sea, silly jokes, sod off, stumped, stupid, sun, throwing acid, wife, wooden leg, word play, word plays, wrath of grapes
Thought it was safe?
Sorry, pun day again folks.
Deja Moo:
The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
I'm not a complete idiot
Some parts are just missing.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says:
"A beer please, and one for the road."
Did you hear about the butcher backed into the meat grinder?
He got a little behind in his work.
She had a boyfriend with a wooden leg,
but broke it off.
Without geometry, life is pointless.
Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
I used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded.
Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.
Dockyard:
A physician's garden.
A guy was confused about why the doctors had amputated his arms and legs.
In fact he was stumped.
A man wakes up on a deserted island
only to find that the sun, sand and sea are all purple.
He cried: "Oh no, I've been marooned!"
Men need to stop telling jokes about women's menstrual cycle!
My girlfriend said that she's leaving me,
because of my constant grass related puns.
I told her to sod off.
My wife gave me a lecture about
my obsession with mythical creature puns.
It didn't half Dragon.
A nine-year-old lad walks into a pub and yells at the barmaid for a Scotch on the rocks.
'Do you want to get me into trouble?' she replies.
'Maybe later,' says the boy, 'but now I just want a drink'.
Significant Number Factoid Friday – Today The Number Is Eighty-Four 84
March 8, 2013 fasab Factoids, Numbers, Uncategorized, Unusual	3-dimensional pyramid, 84, 84 Charing Cross Road, 84 Charlie Mopic, 84 Lumber, 84 mm recoilless rifle, 84o longitude, A J Allmendinger, AGM-84 Harpoon, Agraharam, air, Air Force, Alexander Litvinenko, Andre Rison, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, assassin, Asteroid 84 Klio, Atlanta, atmosphere, atomic number, Atomic Weight, Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Barbary Pirates of Tripoli, baseball, Belmont Stakes, Betty Stover, bibliophilia, Book of Enoch, books, Calraith Rodgers, Canadair CL-84 Dynavert, Carl Gustav, Chapter 84, Cincinnati, CL-84, Costa Rica, CVE-84, Czechoslovak, DDG-84, de Havilland DH 84 Dragon, dominoes, Douglas DC-3, education, eighty-four, environmental toxicologist, Eugene, F-84 Thunderjet, facts, France, Frank Doel, Franklin Merell-Wolff, Fuzzy Zoeller, George Orwell, Georgia, German bolt-action Mauser M1871/84 rifles, Gewehr 71/84, Helene Hanff, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84, helicopter squadron, hepteract, HMS Cyane, HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Levant, HMS Pictou, HSC-84, Hubble Space Telescope, hurdle, hypercube, India, infantryman, Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, international direct dial, Irène Joliot-Curie, Irving Fryar, Ismael Valenzuela, Israel, JAAF, Japanese Army Air Force, Japanese Imperial Army, Japanese oil tanker, Jerry Porter, John Newcombe, Judi Dench, Kaiser Wilhelm I, Ken Rosewall, Kentucky Derby, KKNX Radio 84, Knoxville, Krypton, LA Lakers, laboratory, leukemia, Lisunov Li-2, London bookseller, los angeles, Luke, M-84, M84, Magic Johnson, Marie and Pierre Curie, Marines, Mark Clayton, Marks & Co, Mars, mathematics, Mauser Gewehr 71/84, Mauser Infantry Rifle Model 71, Men's Hammer Throw, Mens Tennis, Messier object M84, Methuselah, Middlesex University, Militaria, military, Minnesota Twins, Misc, Miscellaneous, movies, murder, music, MV Guanabara, Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, NASCAR, NBA, NBC, Nehemiah, new york, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Nirvana, No 84 Squadron, number, number 84, numbers, Oakland Raiders, Ohio, Okinawa, Olympics Gold, Oregon, P-84 Thunderjets, Pacific War, Palestinian leader, Pathways through to Space, Patrick Sheane Duncan, Philippines, physicist, Polonium, Preakness Stakes, Prof Nick Priest, professor Dror Sadeh, Prussian government, PS-84, radioactive materials, Random, Randy Moss, Red Wolves, religion, Republic Aviation Corporation, Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech, Royal Flying Corps, Russian dissident, Saab Bofors Dynamics, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose, science, sea, Sergei Litvinov, significant number factoid, Sky News, Somali pirates, space, Spanish Army, sport, St. Louis Cardinals, Star SMGs, sun, Sweden, Switzerland, T-84 Main Battle Tank, Tennessee, tetrahedral number, Thailand, the Bible, The Bomb in the Basement, The John Larroquette Show, The Last Samurai, Tim Tam, tobacco, Tommy McDonald, Toyota Camry, triangular numbers, trivia, Ukrainian, uniform #84, United States Navy Reserve, uranium ores, Uranus, US Navy, USS Bulkeley, USS Constitution, USS Shamrock Bay, USSR, Vamsadhara River, Vietnam drama, Vietnam veteran, Virginia Wade, Virgo Cluster of galaxies, Weizmann Institute, Wimbledon, Women's 100-Meters High Hurdles, Womens Tennis, writer, Yasser Arafat, Yugoslavia, Z-84, Škorpion vz. 61
Time for another significant number factoid.
Today the number is 84.
As usual there is a lot more to it than you might have thought.
If you are into numbers, facts, trivia, or you just like the number 84 then this is for you.
84 occurs in the Bible 2 times and once as part of other numbers: — Luke, 2.37 and Nehemiah, 11.18
84th Book of Enoch describes the Dream Visions told to Methuselah.
In Mathematics
84 is the sum of the first seven triangular numbers (making it a tetrahedral number), as well as the sum of a twin prime (41 + 43).
You can count the number 84 in two different ways in this figure. There are 84 diamond-shaped tiles to make this 2-dimensional pattern. Or you can build a 3-dimensional pyramid with 84 blocks.
A hepteract is a seven-dimensional hypercube with 84 penteract 5-faces.
The Greek-based numeric prefix octacontatetra- means 84.
The Latin-based numeric prefix quattuoroctoginta- means 84.
The Roman numeral for 84 is LXXXIV.
84 is the Atomic Weight of Krypton, a noble gas and is present in the air at about 1 ppm. The atmosphere of Mars contains a little (about 0.3 ppm) of krypton. It is characterized by its brilliant green and orange spectral lines.
84 is the Atomic Number of Polonium, discovered in 1898 by Marie and Pierre Curie. It is a silvery metal, that has more isotopes than any other element, all of which are radioactive. Polonium has been found in tobacco as a contaminant and in uranium ores.
Polonium has been used as an assassin's weapon, notably, in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian dissident, in 2006. According to Prof. Nick Priest of Middlesex University, an environmental toxicologist and radiation expert, speaking on Sky News on December 2, Litvinenko was probably the first person ever to die of the acute a-radiation effects of 210Po.
It has also been suggested that Irène Joliot-Curie was the first person to die from the radiation effects of polonium. She was accidentally exposed to polonium in 1946 when a sealed capsule of the element exploded on her laboratory bench. In 1956 she died from leukemia.
According to the book The Bomb in the Basement, several death cases in Israel during 1957–1969 were caused by 210Po. A leak was discovered at a Weizmann Institute laboratory in 1957. Traces of 210Po were found on the hands of professor Dror Sadeh, a physicist who researched radioactive materials. Medical tests indicated no harm, but the tests did not include bone marrow. Sadeh died from cancer. One of his students died of leukemia, and two colleagues died after a few years, both from cancer. The issue was investigated secretly, and there was never any formal admission that a connection between the leak and the deaths had existed.
Abnormally high concentrations of 210Po have been detected in July 2012 in clothes and personal belongings of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 of uncertain causes. However, the spokesman for the Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, Switzerland, where those items were analyzed, stressed that the "clinical symptoms described in Arafat's medical reports were not consistent with polonium-210 and that conclusions could not be drawn as to whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned or not", and that "the only way to confirm the findings would be to exhume Arafat's body to test it for polonium-210." On 27 November 2012 Arafat's body was exhumed and samples were taken for separate analysis by experts from France, Switzerland and Russia. Results are expected by April 2013.
Messier object M84 is situated in the heavily populated inner core of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It was discovered and cataloged by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781 when he also cataloged 7 more nebulous objects in the same celestial region. M84 contains a central machine which ejects two small but conspicuous jets, which can be seen in the radio light.
This object was also target of a 1997 investigation of M84 by the Hubble Space Telescope, shortly after its second service mission (STS-82); it was found that the nucleus of M84 contains a massive central object of 300 million solar masses, concentrated in less than 26 light years from the galaxy's center. M84 is 60,000 light years away from the Earth.
The planet Uranus takes 84.01 years to orbit the Sun.
Asteroid 84 Klio was discovered on August 25, 1865 by Robert Luther at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It has a period of 3 years, 230 days and diameter of 59 miles. Klio [Clio] is one of the 9 Muses of Greco-Roman mythology, daughter of Hermes & Mnemosyne, Klio is the Muse of history.
Baseball's 84th World Series (1987): Minnesota Twins defeats St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 Minnesota beats St. Louis at their Metrodome in Games 1 & 2 by scores of 10-1 & 8-4.
Jerry Porter, wide receiver of the Oakland Raiders (since 2000) wears uniform #84. Started all 16 games (2004) at WR and set new career highs in receptions (68) and receiving yards (998) and tied a career high with nine touchdown catches.
Jerry Porter, wide receiver of the Oakland Raiders
Magic Johnson of the L.A. Lakers holds the record for the most assists made— 84, in a 6-game NBA Finals Series (1985)
Magic Johnson of the L.A. Lakers
Irving Fryar, Andre Rison, Mark Clayton, & Tommy McDonald are tied for 13th place with 84 career receiving touchdowns. Fryar is ranked 6th with 851 receptions & Rison 15th with 743 receptions in the NFL at the start of the 2004 season. (Receiving TDs Leaders).
Randy Moss of the San Francisco 49ers wears number 84.
84th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Ken Rosewall (5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1) on July 4, 1970.
84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats Betty Stove (4-6, 6-3, 6-1) on July 1, 1977.
84th Kentucky Derby was won by Tim Tam in 2:05 with Jockey Ismael Valenzuela aboard (May 3, 1958).
84th Preakness Stakes was won by Tim Tam in 1:57.2 with Jockey Ismael Valenzuela aboard (May 17, 1958).
84th Belmont Stakes was won by One Count in 2:30.2 with Jockey Eddie Arcaro aboard (June 7, 1952).
84th U.S. Golf Open: Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a 276 at Winged Foot Golf Course, NY (June 18, 1984)
Women's 100-Meters High Hurdles: height of the hurdle is 84 centimeters.
Olympics Gold in Men's Hammer Throw: 1988 Sergei Litvinov, USSR, 84.80 meters
Nascar # 84 Toyota Camry, driven by A.J. Allmendinger.
In books, music & movies
84 Charing Cross Road is a book about bibliophilia, containing 20 years of correspondences between a New York writer Helene Hanff and the London bookseller Frank Doel of Marks & Co. The book was originally published by Grossman Publishers, New York (1970) and reissued by Penguin, NY (1990) with an introduction by Anne Bancroft. A film of the same name was released in 1987 starring Anne Bancroft as Helen Hanff, with Anthony Hopkins as Frank P. Doel and Judi Dench as his wife, Mrs. Nora Doel.
George Orwell wrote the classic book Nineteen Eighty-Four. The first edition of this novel was published by Secker & Warburg, London, England, in 1949.
84 Charlie Mopic is a 1989 film written & directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan. It is a low-budget Vietnam drama, shot entirely in hand-held documentary style, in which a camera team follows an Army unit in pursuit of 'Charlie'. Duncan, a Vietnam veteran who served as an infantryman for 13 months during 1968-69, shot this film in the hills outside Los Angeles using Super 16mm film stock, which was later blown up to 35 mm for theatrical release. The movie's producing company itself is called '84 Charlie MoPic'.
Chapter 84 of Franklin Merell-Wolff's Pathways through to Space (1936) is a poem titled "Nirvana".
KKNX Radio 84 in Eugene, Oregon
The John Larroquette Show ran on NBC from 1993 to 1996 for 84 episodes
The B-Side to "Up All Night" (Take That song)
In air, sea and militaria
The USS Constitution is one of the first six frigates of the U.S. Navy, built by the Naval Act of 1794. These frigates were designed by Joshua Humphreys who designed them to be the major vessels of the young U.S. Navy. For this reason, the Constitution and the others were designed and built bigger, stronger and better armed than the rest of the frigates of the period.
Initially she was commissioned to provide protection for merchant ships of the United States during the Quasi-War with France, and fight the Barbary Pirates of Tripoli during the War. However, the Constitution is most famous for her actions during the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five warships from Britain: HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Pictou, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant.
In the battle with Guerriere she earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" and the public respect and affection that often saved her from being dismantled. This frigate has actively served the United States through the years, and either as flagship in the Mediterranean squadrons and Africa, sailed around the world in 1840. During the Civil War she served as a training ship for the Naval Academy.
Nowadays Constitution's mission is to promote understanding of the role of the Navy in times of war as in time of peace through educational outreach, historical demonstrations and active participation in public events. This ship is active, and as such, its crew of 60 officers and sailors members, participates in ceremonies, educational programs and special events while keeping the ship open to visitors year round offering free tours. All personnel assigned is an active member of the Navy and the allocation to this crew is considered a special duty. Traditionally, the command of the ship is assigned to a Navy commander.
She is to date the oldest ship still afloat and is active worldwide.
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named after Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley, who was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.
Bulkeley was laid down on 10 May 1999 by Ingalls Shipbuilding and launched on 21 June 2000 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was commissioned on 8 December 2001 and is currently homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
In February 2011, the Bulkeley was involved in a mission to rescue four American citizens from the yacht Quest which was attacked by Somali pirates.
On 5 March 2011, Bulkeley was involved in rescuing a Japanese oil tanker, MV Guanabara, from Somali pirates while on duty with Combined Task Force 151 off the coast of Oman. Three of the pirates were tried and convicted in Japan, the fourth was turned over to juvenile authorities, as it was determined that he was a minor.
On 16 May 2011 the Bulkeley responded to a mayday call from the Panamanian flagged very large crude carrier Artemis Glory by dispatching a Blackhawk helicopter to its position. Seeing that a piratical skiff carrying four men was firing upon the Artemis Glory, the Blackhawk engaged the skiff. After killing its four crewmembers, the helicopter withdrew without any casualties to its own crewmembers or that of the Artemis Glory.
The ship returned to Norfolk on 15 July 2011. During its deployment, it had participated in operations which had captured 75 Somali pirates and had missile strikes by its carrier strike group against the Libyan government.
USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84)
USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-84) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down with the hull code ACV-84 on 15 March 1943 by the Kaiser Co., Vancouver, Washington, under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1121); re-designated CVE-84 on 10 June 1943; launched on 4 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. James R. Dudley; and commissioned on 15 March 1944, Captain Frank T. Ward, Jr., in command.
No. 84 Squadron
No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was formed on 7 January 1917 and moved to France in September 1917. It flew the SE.5 over the Western front, at one time based in Bertangles, France until it returned to the UK in August 1919. The squadron was disbanded on 30 January 1920. Its aces included Walter A. Southey.
The squadron was reformed on 13 August 1920 at Baghdad in Iraq, moving to Shaibah in September, where it remained for the next 20 years. Its initial equipment was DH.9As (until January 1929) and these were replaced by Wapitis (beginning October 1928), Vincents (December 1934) and Blenheims Mk.Is ( February 1939), before moving to Egypt in September 1940. It later operated in Greece, Iraq, and the Western Desert before moving briefly to the Far East. No. 84 Squadron flew the Vultee Vengeance dive bomber from Assam in North-East India but, contrary to some reports, not the Commonwealth Boomerang fighter from New Guinea during World War II (this was done by No. 84 Squadron RAAF). The squadron re-equipped with the Mosquito in February 1945 and in September 1945 with the Bristol Beaufighter. In 1949 No. 84 Squadron flew Bristol Brigands during Operation Firedog.
The squadron was disbanded again on 20 February 1953, but 204 Squadron was renumbered to No. 84 Squadron on the same day. The squadron was the transport squadron for the RAF in the Middle East till 1971. Its Vickers Valetta flight was detached to become No. 233 Squadron RAF on 1 September 1960 at RAF Khormaksar to provide general transport for the British Army in the Aden Protectorate. The squadron was disbanded yet again at Muharraq on 31 October 1971.
The squadron was reformed on 17 January 1972 from 1563 Flt and a detachment from 230Sqn with Westland Whirlwind HAR.10s at RAF Akrotiri to aid UN operations and operate search and rescue. It later (March 1982) replaced the Whirlwind with the Westland Wessex HC.2 and later still (June 1984) with the Westland Wessex HU.5C. It was the last squadron to use the Westland Wessex.
Since January 2003 the squadron has been assigned to British Forces Cyprus at RAF Akrotiri in the search and rescue role using the Bell Griffin HAR2. The helicopters are leased from and maintained by a civilian company. 84 Squadron aircraft are also used for UN duties in maintaining the buffer zone separating Cypriot and Turkish forces. In recognition of this role the aircraft are always unarmed and carry a light blue band around their tail, matching the blue berets of UN peacekeepers.
84 Squadron is the only serving squadron never to have been based in the United Kingdom.
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate was the result of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service's search for an aircraft that was a combination of their own agile Ki-43 Hayabusa and their fast Ki-44 Shoki that could compete with newest allied designs.
The Ki-84 Hayate ("Gale") or the Army Type 4 Fighter which was it's official IJA designation. Hayate was capable of matching the best allied aircraft in the Pacific theater and with its powerful armament to bring down any allied bomber.
It was numerically the most important fighter serving with the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) during the last year of the Pacific War, and was probably the best Japanese fighter aircraft to see large-scale operation during this period of the war. The Hayate was fully the equal of even the most advanced Allied fighters which opposed it, and was often their superior in many important respects. It was well armed and armoured, was fast, and was very manoeuvrable. Although it was generally outnumbered by Allied fighters which opposed it, it nevertheless gave a good account of itself in battles over the Philippines, over Okinawa, and over the Japanese home islands.
The Lisunov Li-2, originally designated PS-84 (NATO reporting name "Cab"), was a license-built version of the Douglas DC-3. It was produced by Factory #84 in Moscow-Khimki and, after evacuation in 1941, at TAPO in Tashkent. The project was directed by aeronautical engineer Boris Pavlovich Lisunov.
Original passenger airliner, equipped with 14-28 seats. Somewhat smaller span and higher empty weight, and it was also equipped with lower-powered engines compared to the DC-3. The cargo door was also transposed to the right side of the fuselage.
de Havilland Dragon
The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon was a successful small commercial aircraft designed and built by the de Havilland company.
DH.84M Dragon : Military transport version. The DH.84M was armed with two machine guns, and it could carry up to sixteen 20 lb (9 kg) bombs. Exported to Denmark, Iraq and Portugal.
F-84 "Thunderjet"
Republic Aviation Corporation, Long Island, New York, built P-84 Thunderjets in the 1940s. The Thunderjets were the last of the subsonic straight-wing fighter-bombers to see operational service. They were the aircraft with which flight-refueling techniques for fighters were developed. The first fifteen P-84 production aircraft were fitted with Allison J35A-15 engines and designated YF-84As.
F-84 "Thunderjet" was the USAF's first post-war fighter, making its initial flight on February 26, 1946. Gaining its greatest renown during the Korean War, it was used primarily for low-level interdiction missions. The F-84 attacked enemy railroads, bridges, supply depots and troop concentrations with bombs, rockets and napalm. Its maximum speed was 620 mph.
Republic XF-84H
The Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech" was an experimental turboprop aircraft derived from the F-84F Thunderstreak. Powered by a turbine engine that was mated to a supersonic propeller, the XF-84H had the potential of setting the unofficial air speed record for propeller-driven aircraft, but was unable to overcome teething aerodynamic deficiencies, resulting in the cancellation of the program.
Canadair CL-84 "Dynavert"
The Canadair CL-84 "Dynavert", designated by the Canadian Forces as the CX-131, was a V/STOL turbine tiltwing monoplane designed and manufactured by Canadair between 1964 and 1972. Only four of these experimental aircraft were built with three entering flight testing. Two of the CL-84s crashed due to mechanical failures, but no loss of life occurred as a result of these accidents. Despite the fact that the CL-84 was very successful in the experimental and operational trials carried out between 1972 and 1974, no production contracts resulted.
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 (HSC-84)
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 (HSC-84) "Red Wolves" is a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy Reserve. Along with the "Firehawks" of HSC-85, the "Red Wolves" are one of only two squadrons in the U.S. Navy dedicated to supporting Navy SEAL and SWCC Teams, and Combat Search & Rescue. They currently operate eight HH-60H Rescue Hawks organized into four independent, two aircraft detachments that can deploy anywhere in the world within 72 hours of notice.
Calraith Rodgers
Calraith Rodgers (1879-1912) was the first pilot to make the flight across the continental United States in 84 days. He purchased a Wright Model EX biplane, christened it the Vin Fiz, and on Sept. 17, 1911, he took off from Sheepshead Bay on Long Island, New York. Despite mechanical problems and dozens of minor incidents, Rodgers landed at Long Beach, California on Dec. 10, 1911 after flying 4231 miles in 84 days. A crowd of 50,000 cheered him when he landed.
AGM-84 Harpoon
AGM-84 Harpoon is a U.S. Air-to-surface anti-ship missile. It provides the Air Force & Navy with a common missile for air, ship, and submarine launches. Built by Boeing in 1977, it has a range of 60 nautical miles with speed of 855 km/hr.
T-84 Main Battle Tank
The T-84 Main Battle Tank is a Ukrainian development of the Soviet T-80 main battle tank, first built in 1993. Length= 9.72 m, Width=3.56 m, Weight= 48 tons, Speed= 70 km/hr.
This main battle tank's development works started in Charkov Machine-Building Plant's Design Bureau in the late 80-ties. The T-84 is an improved modification of the T-80UD Main Battle Tank.
After the breakup of the Soviet Union designers faced technical and supply problems. However by the help of Ukrainian Ministry of Machine-Building and Military-Production corpse there were made great preparation works to produce all parts of the new tank indigenously.
The T-84 Main Battle Tank was publicly presented in United Arabian Emirates in 1995 during international armament exhibition. The new tank called interest in the Pakistan Army and after a long negotiations there was made an agreement to sell 320 T-84 Main Battle Tanks for Pakistan.
The M-84 is a main battle tank from the former Yugoslavia .
In the 1970s, the Yugoslav army decided to develop its own battle tanks and produce. Due to lack of experience of the Yugoslav military industry in tank, it was decided to use the time very advanced Soviet tank T-72 as a base. The rights of the licensed acquired in 1979 by the Soviet Union. Codenamed Kapela was in the armor wrought Ðuro Ðakovic in Slavonski Brod (Croatia) started production. The first prototype was completed in 1983, and mass production began 1984. Until the outbreak of war in Yugoslavia over 500 pieces for the Yugoslav army were produced. The battle tank M-84 presented a significant improvement of the overall T-72 represents in the following years made more combat performance upgrades and modernizations in different versions.
The Z-84 again replaced the previous Star SMGs in service, starting in the mid 1980s. The theory was to acquire a gun in 9 mm Parabellum, to match their pistols (and the NATO countries finally). It was offered on the commercial market in 9 mm Largo, but none seem to have been made.
The Spanish Army, Air Force and Marines supposedly mostly got out of issuing SMGs around the time this emerged — much like the rest of the world — due to the prevalence of lightweight, select-fire rifles. Unlike the previous replacement cycles, therefore, the Z-70B is still in widespread service for those who are issued SMGs (see the sailors at the top of the page). The Z84 is employed by some Guardia, Police and Military units. Aside from general use (such as the boarding party sailors below), in a recent Small Arms Review article, Julio Montes says:
An interesting weapon in the hands of these naval commandos [the UEBC and UOE] is the locally made Star Z-84… It has proved very efficient and reliable even after being submerged and beat up for longer periods of time. The ever-present MP5 is also found.
Mauser Gewehr 71/84
On December 2, 1871, the Mauser Infantry Rifle Model 71, was officially adopted by the Prussian government, thus becoming the first bolt-action metallic cartridge rifle to enter German military service.
The original design single-shot was updated in 1884, refinements including an 8-round tubular magazine designed by Alfred von Kropatschek, making this Germany's first repeating rifle. This version was designated the Gewehr 71/84 and was officially adopted by the army of Kaiser Wilhelm I on January 31, 1884.
In the film The Last Samurai the Japanese Imperial Army carries German bolt-action Mauser M1871/84 rifles, in spite of the fact they were supposedly being armed by the U.S. The 1884 models were altered in appearance by film makers to resemble the more period accurate 1871 models.
Carl Gustav Recoiles Rifle
The Carl Gustav (also Carl-Gustaf and M2CG; pronounced "Carl Gustaf") is the common name for the 84 mm man-portable reusable multi-role recoilless rifle produced by Saab Bofors Dynamics (formerly Bofors Anti-Armour AB) in Sweden.
The first prototype of the Carl Gustaf was produced in 1946, and while similar weapons of the era have generally disappeared, the Carl Gustaf remains in widespread use today.
British troops refer to it as the Charlie G, while Canadian troops often refer to it as the 84, Carl G or Carlo. In U.S. military service it is known as the M3 Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System (MAAWS) or Ranger Antitank Weapons System (RAWS), but is often called the Gustav or the Goose or simply the Carl Johnson by U.S. soldiers. In Australia it is irreverently known as Charlie Gusto or Charlie Gutsache (guts ache, slang for stomach pain). In its country of origin it is officially named Grg m/48 (Granatgevär or grenade rifle, model 48).
In recent years, the weapon has found new life in a variety of roles. The British Special Air Service, United States Special Forces and United States Army Rangers use M3s in bunker-busting and anti-vehicle roles, while the German Bundeswehr maintains a small number of M2s for battlefield illumination. Many armies continue to use it as a viable anti-armor weapon, especially against 1950s- and 1960s-era tanks and other armored vehicles still in use worldwide.
In a well-documented incident during the Falklands War, a Royal Marine attacked an Argentinian corvette (ARA Guerrico) using a Carl Gustav.
The Carl Gustav was used against Taliban defensive fortifications by soldiers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in operations in Afghanistan. They developed a new system for firing at night in which a spotter with a night-scope fires tracer ammunition to mark the target for the Carl Gustav gunner.[citation needed]
Carl Gustav launchers were used by Free Libyan Army during the Libyan civil war in 2011; the weapons being used were either captured or provided by defecting members of the Libyan Army.
M84 Škorpion vz. 61
The Škorpion vz. 61 is a Czechoslovak 7.65 mm submachine gun developed in 1959 by Miroslav Rybár (1924–1970) and produced under the official designation Samopal vzor 61 ("submachine gun model 1961") by the Ceská zbrojovka arms factory in Uherský Brod.
Although it was developed for use with security forces and special forces, the weapon was also accepted into service with the Czechoslovak Army, as a personal sidearm for lower-ranking army staff, vehicle drivers, armored vehicle personnel and special forces. Currently the weapon is in use with the armed forces of several countries as a sidearm.
The Škorpion was also license-built in Yugoslavia, designated M84. It features a synthetic pistol grip compared to the original version. A civilian, semi-automatic version was also produced, known as the M84A, also available in .380 ACP (9×17mm Short).
Cities located at 84o longitude: Atlanta, Georgia; Cincinnati, Ohio; Knoxville, Tennessee; Agraharam, India; Vamsadhara River, India; San Jose, Costa Rica
84 is the code for international direct dial phone calls to Vietnam.
84 is used as the country ISBN code for books from the Spain.
Baiyoke Sky Hotel, at 84 stories high is the tallest building in Thailand.
The number of the French department Vaucluse
The town of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
A variation of the game 42 played with two sets of dominoes.
The company 84 Lumber
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Time To Put The Fears Behind Us
January 16, 2013 fasab Humour, Medical, Phobias, Uncategorized, Unusual	amusing, animals, bats, beautiful women, bulls, buried alive, cemeteries, Chaetophobia, cheese, childbirth, clothing, contagious, death or dying, definite plans, dryness, education, fabrics, fear, fear of offending others, fears, foreign doctors, foreign hotels, foreign languages, foreigners, foreigners who are pick-pockets, forests, funny, german, germs, gods, hair, health, heat, Heaven, Humor, Humour, hypertrichophobia, inappropriate social behavior, injections, injury, irrational fears, Japan, jealousy, lockjaw, making changes, mental, mental-health, Misc, Miscellaneous, monsters, moving, number 13, office equipment, ouranophobia, People, phobia, phobias, poison, pregnancy, Random, rape, razors, religion, religious ceremony, returning home, ropophobia, sea, silly, silly fears, sitting, speed, stage fright, step-father, strangers, stupid, stupid fears, surgical operations, Tachophobia, taeniophobia, taijin kyofusho, tapeworms, taphephobia, taphophobia, tapinophobia, taurophobia, technology, technophobia, teleophobia, telephones, telephonophobia, teratophobia, testophobia, tests, tetanophobia, tetanus, teutophobia, textophobia, thaasophobia, thalassophobia, thanatophobia, thantophobia, the great mole rat, theatres, theatrophobia, theologicophobia, theology, theophobia, thermophobia, thunder, tocophobia, tomophobia, tonitrophobia, topophobia, toxicophobia, toxiphobia, toxophobia, traumatophobia, trembling, tremophobia, trichinophobia, trichinosis, trichopathophobia, trichophobia, triskaidekaphobia, trypanophobia, tuberculophobia, tuberculosis, turophobia, tyrannophobia, tyrants, Uranophobia, urinating, urine, urophobia, vaccination, vaccinophobia, venereal disease, venereophobia, venustraphobia, verbophobia, verminophobia, vespertiliophobia, vestiphobia, virginitiphobia, virgins, vitricophobia, vokephobia, walloonphobia, Walloons, wiccaphobia, witchcraft, witches, wooden objects, words, xanthophobia, xeniaphobia, xenodochiophobia, xenoglossophobia, xenonosocomiophobia, xenophobia, xerophobia, xerox, xeroxophobia, xylophobia, xyrophobia, yellow, zelophobia, zemmiphobia, zeusophobia, zoophobia
Yes, time to put the fears behind us. This is the final selection of curious and sometimes amusing fears and phobias that affect some people. Irrational but very real to them. Irrational and very silly to the rest of us.
So here we go, 'T' thru 'Z'.
Tachophobia ……….fear of speed.
Taijin Kyofusho ……….a phobia which occurs most typically in Japan, is the fear of offending others by one's inappropriate social behavior or appearance
Taeniophobia or Taeniophobia ……….fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia ……….fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia ……….fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia ……….fear of bulls.
Technophobia ……….fear of technology.
Teleophobia ……….fear of 1) definite plans; 2) religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia ……….fear of telephones.
Teratophobia ……….fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia ……….fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia ……….fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia ……….fear of German or German things.
Textophobia ……….fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia ……….fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia ……….fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia ……….fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia ……….fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia ……….fear of theology.
Theophobia ……….fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia ……….fear of heat.
Tocophobia ……….fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia ……….fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia ……….fear of thunder.
Topophobia ……….fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia ……….fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia ……….fear of injury.
Tremophobia ……….fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia ……….fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia ……….fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia ……….fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia ……….fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia ……….fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia ……….fear of tuberculosis.
Turophobia ……….fear of cheese
Tyrannophobia ……….fear of tyrants.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia ……….fear of heaven.
Urophobia ……….fear of urine or urinating.
Vaccinophobia ……….fear of vaccination.
Venereophobia ……….fear of catching a venereal disease.
Venustraphobia ……….fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia ……….fear of words.
Verminophobia ……….fear of germs.
Vespertiliophobia ……….fear of bats.
Vestiphobia ……….fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia ……….fear of virgins.
Virginitiphobia ……….fear of rape.
Vitricophobia ……….fear of step-father.
Vokephobia ……….fear of returning home.
Walloonphobia ……….fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia ……….fear of witches and witchcraft.
Xanthophobia ……….fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xeniaphobia ……….fear of foreign doctors, usually having to do with strong foreign accents making it difficult to understand their English. Also, if travelling in a foreign country, the fear that doctors may have inadequate medical skills.
Xenodochiophobia ……….fear of foreign hotels that could include the fear that there won't be soap, the kind of toilet paper that you like, clean towels, or good maid service.
Xenoglossophobia ……….fear of foreign languages.
Xenonosocomiophobia ……….fear of foreigners who are pick-pockets.
Xenophobia ……….fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia ……….fear of dryness.
Xeroxophobia ……….fear of using anything made by Xerox, or fear of office equipment in general.
Xylophobia ……….fear of 1) wooden objects; 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia ……….fear of razors.
Zelophobia ……….fear of jealousy.
Zemmiphobia ……….fear of the great mole rat.
Zeusophobia ……….fear of God or gods.
Zoophobia ……….fear of animals.
Remembering The Warmness Of The Day
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A little change of pace again today.
When I was a kid I loved going to the beach (still do actually).
Every summer, or what passed for a summer, in those days we lived very much up north, there was always great anticipation about an imminent trip to see the sea. First, however, there was the tedious part, the journey there. When you are a kid things like that seem to take forever, but the excitement kept us all going and eventually we were within sight of the beach.
Finding somewhere to park was the next problem. It seemed everybody had the same idea as us. But we always found a spot and quickly gathered up all our beach gear and headed as fast as we could towards the salty fresh air and the inviting water.
While Mom and Dad took care of all the important stuff like organizing towels, seats, even a big umbrella for a bit of shade, we stripped down to our swimwear and ran as fast as we could towards the sea. (I keep calling it the "sea", but actually it was the Atlantic Ocean.)
Each year we did the same thing, and each year we learned nothing from the year before.
On we galloped into the water and approximately 1.25 seconds after that we remembered.
The cold.
Sooooooo cold.
The water that looked so inviting was so very, very cold.
For an old person the shock might well have been too much for the system. But when you are young you tend to shrug off these minor discomforts. We were at the beach, and we were in the sea. That's all that mattered.
After a while it didn't feel so cold. Our feet and legs had grown accustomed to the temperature. Actually our feet and legs were probably numb by this time and would not have felt it if we had been standing in boiling water either.
And then just as we were starting to enjoy the whole experience, in would come a big wave and it would splash all over our upper bodies which had not been in the water yet and had not been given the chance to go completely numb.
It was always a "WTF" moment, even in the days when we didn't know what "WTF" meant!
But there was nothing else available so we were none the wiser and made the best of it. There were also a few laughs too.
A friend, George, was always good for one or two. George fancied himself as a bit of an underwater expert and he always had a face mask and snorkel with him. Trouble was when George launched himself for an underwater expedition only his head ever went under the water. Most of the rest of him was in the fresh air. He must have had great natural buoyancy.
That was funny enough, but then someone (yes, sometimes me) would push the little ball thingumy into the snorkel pipe which soon provoked a serious amount of splashing and gasping for air as George's head resurfaced. He was never very pleased, but the rest of us cracked up.
Then there was usually some unfortunate kid whose granny had bought him (or maybe even made) his swimming trunks. On dry land and even going into the water these were fine and looked quite normal, but coming out to go back up to the beach was quite another thing. You see the material they were made of often as not was water absorbent and these poor souls lumbered their way out of the ocean with a crotch full of icy water dragging between their knees. They must have weighed a ton and it's a miracle they stayed on at all. It was so funny and I daren't say what names we called them. Kids can be so cruel.
That was the "refreshing dip" over. We spent the next hour or two on the beach, first getting dried and then lying in the sun thawing out. Then it was off to get something to eat and on to the amusement park to go on a few rides there and spend more pennies in the various slot machines and games.
When it was time to leave both us and our money supply were exhausted. The trip home was a lot shorter, mainly because we slept most of the way. But the day had been good. Enjoyed by all. And the memories were selective. We'd do it again, soon, but we would never remember the coldness of the water, just the warmness of the day.


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Joaquín Nebot Monzonís (Aiòder, 19 de gener de 1946) va ser un polític valencià, diputat en les tres primeres legislatures de les Corts Valencianes.

Treballà com a muntador de forns ceràmics. Militant del PSPV-PSOE fou elegit diputat per la circumscripció de Castelló a les eleccions a les Corts Valencianes de 1983, 1987 i 1991. De 1987 a 1991 ha estat president de la Comissió de Governació i Administració Local de les Corts Valencianes, i de 1991 a 1995 fou secretari de la Comissió d'investigació per tractar les irregularitats detectades en la subvenció concedida a l'empresa COSISTEL, SAL i les possibles implicacions i les responsabilitats que poguessin tenir relació amb l'esmentada subvenció. També fou ponent de la Llei Reguladora de l'Activitat Urbanística (LRAU).

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Militants del Partit Socialista del País Valencià
Diputats a les Corts Valencianes pel Partit Socialista del País Valencià
Persones de l'Alt Millars
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Sure, hackers can find their way into just about any computer network. But can they evade an undercover robot informant in underground hacker chat rooms?
A company called CSIdentity is hoping to outsmart hackers in their own territory with its artificial intelligence software that poses as a hacker – or "chatbot." When a hacker attempts to offload stolen data like credit card numbers, e-mail logins or social security numbers, he'll often offer dozens for free to prove they're real. When he gives this information to the robot informant, the informant notifies CSIdentity.
The company then sells the data to banks, cybersecurity companies and anyone else with a stake in quickly discovering which businesses, accounts and/or credit cards have been compromised.
"Very often we are able to notify our customers that something is wrong before their bank" does, said Scott Mitic, chief executive officer of TrustedID, an identity-theft protection company that buys CSIdentity's data.
CSIdenity says the chatbots were designed by a 10-person analyst team that found patterns in the dialog in hacker chat rooms. A newly abducted credit card number is called "fresh." A "fullz" is a credit card record that includes personal data, as well as the card number and three-digit security code.
Although the bots don't work well during sensitive undercover stings in members-only hacker forums run by organized crime rings, CSIdentity says they're generally working well. During a week in August, they uncovered 419,000 new records up for sale, the company claims. The data consisted primarily of e-mail account logins and passwords, as well as 15,000 credit card numbers and 168 Social Security numbers.


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Huang Jinqiu (pen name: Qing Shuijun) began working as a journalist when he was 18. In 2000, at 26 years old, he won a scholarship to study journalism in Malaysia. With access to new information he became politically active, and contributed regularly to overseas Chinese-language news sites, such as Boxun.com. In January 2003, he announced online his plans to establish the China Patriotic Democracy Party (CPDP).
Upon his return to China seven months later, he was placed under tight police surveillance. He posted his last article, "Me and my public security friends", to Boxun.com on 10 September 2003. Three days later, he was taken to Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province and held incommunicado until January 2004 when his family in Shandong Province was officially informed about his arrest.
Huang Jinqiu was tried in secret as an organizer of the CPDP on 22 June 2004 by the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court, Jiangsu Province. Although CPDP was never established, he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and four years deprivation of political rights for "subversion" in connection with his "reactionary" online writings. His sentence was later confirmed on appeal. Initially, the appeal court was reportedly unable to reach a verdict on his case due to lack of evidence against him and the case was returned to the prosecution for further investigation. In mid-December 2004, the authorities reportedly tried to have Huang Jinqiu committed to a psychiatric hospital instead of a prison, but the hospital refused to admit him. According to sources, Huang Jinqiu has been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in custody on several occasions; including in late 2004 when he was subjected to sleep deprivation while being held in Changzhou Detention Centre in Jiangsu Province, apparently after he tried to bring further legal proceedings against his conviction. He was also reportedly forced to run around the prison yard for extended periods each day and beaten if he stopped.
Huang Jinqiu is now in Pukou prison where he was initially reportedly subjected to beatings by other inmates at the instigation of prison authorities. In 2006, it is thought that his situation reportedly improved and he is now allowed to listen to a radio in prison and has been assigned to write and edit the prison newsletter. This may be a result of his decision not to go ahead with appealing further on his case as he reported to his lawyer in January 2005 and international pressure being brought to bear on his case. His sentence was recently reduced by one year and 10 months. He is due for release in 2013.
Amnesty International considers Huang Jinqiu to be a prisoner of conscience, detained for exercising his human rights to freedom of expression and association. The organization calls for his immediate and unconditional release.
The Chinese authorities have recently intensified their controls over media outlets, including newspapers, magazines and websites. Those reporting on sensitive issues or who challenge the status quo, including journalists and activists, are at risk of dismissal, arbitrary detention or imprisonment. Such patterns of repression cast doubts on Chinese authorities' commitment to ensure 'complete media freedom' during the Beijing Olympics in August 2008. A key factor which facilitates the detention or imprisonment of political dissidents in China is the Criminal Law itself, which continues to be used as a political tool to suppress dissidents.
Ask the Prime Minister to initiate a full and impartial investigation into allegations that he has been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment in prison, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice.
Note that his conditions of detention appear to have improved since 2006, but call on the Prime Minister to provide guarantees that he will not be subjected to further torture and other ill-treatment while he remains in custody.
Also call on his administration to ensure that no one is arrested and/or tried for the legitimate use of the internet in China, including human rights defenders and journalists.
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A Little Bit Of Somethin' is a quietly majestic gem. Brimming with Guerrero's horizontal loose grooves, these brief but innovative instrumentals demonstrate a rich variety and, as such, comprise an LP that is aptly titled. An enchanting start-to-finish listen, it was instantly regarded as essential upon release via Mo Wax in 2000. It has aged remarkably well. Throughout this inspired collection, simplicity is key. In deploying it, Guerrero presents a beautifully crafted melodic soundscape. The distinctive, mellifluous approach of his guitar style, blending Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican, soul and jazz motifs, is at once startlingly new and tantalizingly familiar. Set against unrushed percussion, the music releases a crystal-clear stream of healing frequencies to create a fragile, hypnotic atmosphere. Each track clocks in at around three minutes and, with a lack of studio Polish or commitment to traditional song structure, it's a wonder how this enigmatic record demands your attention. However, through it's gentle dynamism and impressive playing, it does just that. Whilst resolutely low-key, this lo-fi aesthetic feels genuinely organic and remarkably personal; it's powerful intimacy truly connects. It's what makes this album so beloved of those lucky enough to be already familiar with it. From Margaret Kilgallen's truly iconic cover artwork to the music contained within, it's all brilliantly effortless. Guerrero's musical ideas are consistently compelling throughout, making it impossible to select highlights. The album's laconic drift touches upon jazz-fusion workouts and slow-mo hip-hop drums, Tortoise-style experimental post-rock and cinematic sound textures. It's at once hazy, light and bouncy yet sombre and bluesy. The Latin soul of El Chicano blends with the breezy jazz of Grant Green. By employing guitars and drum machines to create a stripped down rhythmic tapestry of spellbinding, addictive songs, there are even traces of The Durutti Column. A little bit of country, a little bit of rock & roll. A Little Bit Of Somethin', indeed.