History and Meaning of Tulips. As one of the most popular flowers in the world, the tulip is a perennial flower with an interesting and lengthy history. Due to their historical past, the tulips meaning and tulip symbolism are equally interesting. Tulip Flower Facts & History. To understand the tulip meaning you need to look at it's history.
A guide to fielding positions. Fielding is a crucial part of cricket and there are many areas where a fielder will be placed. The position names can seem a little strange to the untrained eye. You can field in the slips, at gully, at square leg or even at silly point.
Skip (curling) In the sport of curling, the skip (also called a skipper) is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the house (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling sheet (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position.